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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | Washington Post: 42% of Democrats Think the Butler PA Assassination Attempt that Killed One Man Was "Staged"Gee it's funny, I remember Jake Tapper devoting his show to rebutting "conspiracy theories" for years. And now he's silent as a dummy. I wonder why.The Washington PostYeah I don't believe 1 in 8 Republicans said that. A lot of Democrats know how crazy they sound and are claiming to be "Republicans" who believe Trump had one of his supporters murdered as a sympathy play. Full article: I remember when it was revealed that "Palestinian" leader Mahmoud Abbas was a Holocaust denier. His defenders said -- and this is probably accurate -- Holocaust denial brands a "moderate." Because the harder-core don't deny the Holocaust -- they celebrate it. Similarly, it's the "moderate" Democrats who claim the many assassination attempts on Trump by their political allies were "staged." The harder Democrat position is that the assassins were just bad shots, and they need to recruit better ones. I mean, literally thousands of accounts on TikTok say exactly that. About 1 in 4 Americans think the April shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner was staged, with a marked partisan divide, according to a survey published Monday. Roughly 1 in 3 Democratic respondents said they believed the event was staged, compared with about 1 in 8 Republicans, according to a survey published Monday by NewsGuard, a company that rates the reliability of online news outlets. Respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 were also more likely than older people to think the incident was staged, according to the report.Fake Jake, you want to get in on this or are you all good? Last week, a federal grand jury in D.C. indicted the alleged gunman, charging Cole Tomas Allen with four felonies, including the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Soon after the incident that led to his arrest at the Washington Hilton, conspiracy theories began to spread online that falsely claim the Trump administration staged the incident in an effort to manufacture support for the president, the Republican Party and his planned White House ballroom. The NewsGuard survey found that 24 percent of U.S. adults believe the incident at the Washington Hilton was fake, compared with 45 percent who believed it was legitimate. An additional 32 percent said they were unsure. The survey of 1,000 American adults was conducted by YouGov from April 28 to May 4. "It's very striking," said Sofia Rubinson, an editor at NewsGuard. The results underscore broader skepticism that Americans feel toward the government and the press, she said. "Increasingly, people on all sides of the political spectrum are distrustful of both this administration and also the media," she said, but willing to trust unverified information they see online. The White House rejected the conspiracy theories in a statement provided after publication. "Anyone who thinks President Trump staged his own assassination attempts is a complete moron," spokesman Davis Ingle said. Joan Donovan, a Boston University professor who researches media manipulation, said the results are an indicator of the role of showmanship in Trump's presidency. "It just seems incredibly Hollywood to imagine that this is staged," Donovan said of the correspondents' dinner shooting. "The entire apparatus of the government has been turned into a reality TV show."Oh I get it, the psychotic breakdown of Democrats is Trump's fault. Of course. Of course. This is the "expert" the Post called to get context for the left's psychotic break with reality. There were no other experts available.
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Heh
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:34 PM (4KUe5) 2
Shorter: 25% Americans believe the fake assassins need better aim!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:35 PM (4KUe5) 3
The staging presumption is pure projection.
It's what they (or rather their overseers) would do, and they know it. Posted by: AMartel at May 11, 2026 04:35 PM (otvi3) 4
Hey Ace ,thx for posting my comment on X. 107k views is nuts. Got a good laugh from how many people couldn't believe Lucas had posted her screed
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:36 PM (gu0hJ) 5
There was a poll a few years ago that showed more than half of Democrats thought Putin changed vote totals on voting machines in Michigan in 2016.
Democrats believe absolute insane shit and have for a while. But we're crazy because there are 300,000 ballots with no provenance in Georgia for 2020 that could have thrown the election and we don't just believe that they're fine. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:36 PM (tXqCv) 6
Hola
Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 11, 2026 04:36 PM (LdBR/) 7
Remember, believing COVID came from the Coronavirus research lab in Wuhan instead of the wet market is crazy conspiracy theorizing, but thinking the assassination attempt that missed killing Trump by an inch, and did kill another guy, was a fake is something serious minded people believe
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm) 8
because lefties think we righties place no value on human life, that's why we want to deprive illegals who can't read english the ability to earn a living driving big rigs
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 04:37 PM (CWTWj) 9
“It’s not happening, and it’s good that it is!”
— as so well described by Michael Anton re: the Left’s common response Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (4KUe5) 10
"We'd definitely have faked an assassination attempt on Biden."
-the message Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (tXqCv) 11
YouGov: 25% of “very liberal” Americans say violence can be justified to achieve political goals compared with 3% of “very conservative” Americans.
They have paid no price for killing people they don't like, why wouldn't they endorse it? Seriously the left can trade 1000 street thugs for one Kirk and come out ahead so why would they stop?!? Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm) 12
>>>4 Hey Ace ,thx for posting my comment on X. 107k views is nuts. Got a good laugh from how many people couldn't believe Lucas had posted her screed
many more people are interested in your post than in mine. Posted by: ace at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle) 13
because lefties think we righties place no value on human life, that's why we want to deprive illegals who can't read english the ability to earn a living driving big rigs
The left: How dare you call third world countries shitholes!!! YOU RACIST!!! Also the left: If you send illegals home they will be straight up murdered by their NAZI like countrymen in the hellscape they live in. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (sKqQm) 14
TJM, and Biden totally got 82 million votes!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (4KUe5) 15
The percentage of people who believe the moon landings were fake is pretty constant, to going up slightly every year as we get further away. There are a lot of stupid people out there
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (gu0hJ) 16
Ha! Almost got willow'd, but I checked the main page first. From the last thread:
>> 32 Pete Davidson is a shitbag. > True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t) Yeah, I've seen that trend (of celebrity tattoo removal) called one of the biggest cultural rugpulls in history. "Look kids, if you want to be cool like me, you should permanently ink your skin! Haha psych, just kidding." What is going on with that? Is there a cultural conservatism rising under the surface that he is reacting to, or is he actually a psychologically secure trend-setting alpha (which I find hard to believe)? Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (Sy6m/) 17
1 in 4 doctors recommend prostate exams for imaginary animals.
Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS) 18
Yeah, Democrats are evil. Where's the news?
Posted by: Monty Python at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (N1DT3) 19
It gets better. Some are claiming JD Vance is John Wayne Gacy's son
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (7T8ei) 20
Remember these are the same 'science loving' rocket sturgeons who think fire can't melt steel.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (FvbyY) 21
Political violence is unacceptable
Violence to eliminate the assholes who think its cool is a fucking duty. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (snZF9) 22
42 percent of Democrats believe the Butler, PA assassination attempt on President Trump was staged.
This isn't a small group. Massive numbers of Democrat voters are living in a complete state of delusion. Data like this are enlightening but in general the left believes, or at least consistently claims to believe, all sorts of insane things way beyond even this. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (sKqQm) 23
it's not all conspiracy theories, it's right wing conspiracy theories that are dangerous
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (CWTWj) 24
So where do you recruit these people, ones with long social media histories of being liberal Dems, to volunteer to get themselves shot or jailed forever in a plot to improve President Trump’s ratings?
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (OoFl2) 25
Remember these are the same 'science loving' rocket sturgeons who think fire can't melt steel.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (FvbyY) Poor Rosie. You gotta go easy on her. She's so used to ancient sword makers forging their blades between the crack of her fat ass she never saw fire actually work. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (snZF9) 26
it's not all conspiracy theories, it's right wing conspiracy theories that are dangerous
Also know as "spoilers"...for example... Telling everyone COVID came from the Wu Lab in 2021 was bad because it was a spoiler.... See also: the clot shot doesn't work. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (sKqQm) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (FvbyY) Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (61TgR) 29
YouGov: 25% of “very liberal” Americans say violence can be justified to achieve political goals compared with 3% of “very conservative” Americans.
I celebrate the 4th of July every year. I would have to answer the same way. Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 04:43 PM (CNl8/) 30
Boobs ! They've got electrolytes!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 11, 2026 04:43 PM (Kt19C) 31
@23
>>it's not all conspiracy theories, it's right wing conspiracy theories that are dangerous Most so-called right wing conspiracy theories end up being proven out, so is say it's roughly 70/30. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (HKmKB) 32
It will be interesting to watch the reaction of Dems to all the info that's about to come out about the 2020 election being stolen. The first reaction will be "all the lawsuits were thrown out". Then it will be "all the evidence is fake" . Then "old news, Trump won in 2024 anyway. .. though he stole that too"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (gu0hJ) 33
The same people calling it a hoax are the ones calling for more violence
Especially the media. Islam: Behead those that say Islam are violence The left: Obviously this assassination attempt is a false flag. Also, why can't our guys like this guy do a better job shooting?!? Note: Jihadis are actually more pithy in their hypocrisy... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (sKqQm) 34
When the 25% of young liberals increasingly act on those beliefs, the rest of the political spectrum will HAVE to change in self-defense.
These fools are tearing down firewalls and have no idea what they will bring about. The foundations of society are not fragile, but 80 years of undermining will make them so. Posted by: Monty Python at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (N1DT3) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (FvbyY) 36
re 24: the same place the feds got people to plot to kidnap wretched whitmer in 2024? 'dups 'r' us'?
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (CWTWj) 37
I think the Hiroshima bomb was staged.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (ndZc7) 38
How was the survey conducted?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (2Ez/1) 39
On X, the left is currently workshopping their newest conspiracy:
That the rescue of the pilots in Iran was a coverup for a failed raid on the Ishtar nuclear facility. It's like cocaine-dusted catnip for them--has everything they can't resist: - US military (and especially Trump) failure - oppressed enemies winning - Republican scandal - no factual basis whatsoever Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (MtSIY) 40
Turns out that "WTF is that?" Step daughter of Kamala has been on SSRIs since age 11.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (wBaIH) 41
You have to be psychotic to believe the things leftists believe. None of it makes sense in the real world. WTF is "my truth?" Just another false construct made of bullshit and fever dreams. They are miserable liars and just plain unpleasant.
When faced with actual truth, they freak out and attack. Now those attacks are physical. At some point they really will FAFO, and they won't like that, either. Posted by: tcn in AK at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (DwqWV) 42
""Unfortunately, when governments or institutions are hiding the truth about what they're up to or they're playing fast and loose with certain regulations or they're not imposing certain laws on different people," Donovan said, "it is much easier to believe in a conspiracy against oneself than it is to believe that the system has become rotted."
Sounds right to me. Biden's FBI didn't want to leave any evidence that might trace back to one of their buddies. We said it here on the blog a lot. Of course for Democrat voters whose worldview is that their party are the 'good guys' there is a lot of mental dissonance and a "it was staged" conspiracy is so much less jarring that the truth. Posted by: PaleRider at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (PV+Zw) 43
Bers,
Tell us how you really feel next time. LOL Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:44 PM (FvbyY) Hmm, and here I was thinking I was being kind. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (snZF9) 44
The party of satan thinks it was staged. Figures
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (FV5X0) 45
I think the problem is that it smells like a conspiracy, the way that all the evidence got dug up, the body got cremated without notice, and no evidence that there was a follow up investigation of the incident--and this has happened a number of time.
The entire media for the last 20 year loves to point out how much coverage and investigative power the Feds and local police have, there are television series about it, and then "no one knows nuthin" So the maybe the question should be whose conspiracy was it. Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR) 46
What is the difference between Communism and Cargo Cults?
The Cargo Cultist actually saw it work for a while. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:47 PM (FvbyY) 47
"Unfortunately, when governments or institutions are hiding the truth about what they're up to or they're playing fast and loose with certain regulations or they're not imposing certain laws on different people," Donovan said, "it is much easier to believe in a conspiracy against oneself than it is to believe that the system has become rotted."
I remember telling leftists under the Junta that if you wanted people to trust you more you needed to stop lying about everything...starting with COVID. And the answer was, of course, that every thing they were saying about COVID was 100% true and when you pointed out they literally flipped on things like whether you should take the "Trump shot" their answer was something like "Well, I am just going on where the science is as of today" Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:47 PM (sKqQm) 48
How was the survey conducted? Posted by: Quarter Twenty ============== Survey by Newsguard. Isn't that that organization that guards the news from facts? Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 04:47 PM (XJ22o) 49
7 out of 10 Americans think the Biden Presidency was fake.
Posted by: dantesed at May 11, 2026 04:48 PM (Oy/m2) 50
It can be natural of people to fall for conspiracy theories when they're trying to make sense of complicated events, Donovan said.
"Unfortunately, when governments or institutions are hiding the truth about what they're up to or they're playing fast and loose with certain regulations or they're not imposing certain laws on different people," Donovan said, "it is much easier to believe in a conspiracy against oneself than it is to believe that the system has become rotted." Or that you are the baddie. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t) 51
40 I am not shocked nor surprised. The upcoming generation is fooked in every way.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 04:48 PM (Q0yOR) 52
"It worked, didn't it?"
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (vE0+H) 53
You have to be psychotic to believe the things leftists believe. None of it makes sense in the real world. WTF is "my truth?" Just another false construct made of bullshit and fever dreams. They are miserable liars and just plain unpleasant.
When faced with actual truth, they freak out and attack. Now those attacks are physical. At some point they really will FAFO, and they won't like that, either. Posted by: tcn in AK at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (DwqWV) The moment the men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the men who just wanted to be left alone.” Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (snZF9) 54
Reality and Leftism are simply incompatible.
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (Av6i5) Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t) 56
they believe what they have to believe
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (j+aD2) 57
compared with about 1 in 8 Republicans,
=== um...and that is great news ? that we have obvious flaming leftards identifying as Rs ?? Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3) 58
Fireman dies by gunshot but it's fake, really have to have a total suspension of disbelief for that to happen.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (n5tGW) 59
I think the Hiroshima bomb was staged.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (ndZc7) It was. The Norther Marianas Islands, wasn't it? Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (rbvCR) 60
80% of the viewing audience believes Joey Bidet's head in a bottle will star in an episode of Futurama.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (FvbyY) Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (xkXS7) 62
g'afternoon, 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (8iYDv) Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:51 PM (zafwz) 64
62 Hey, Alton. 'Sup?
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ) 65
The reason that the left says "Trump is Hitler, conservatives are NAZIs and we should eliminate noth him" is because they currently...believe it.
Well, not really, they wouldn't be engage in street theater if they did. But they are willing to consistently claim they believe it. And they will ACT on it until something changes to force them to pay a price for believing something insane. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:52 PM (sKqQm) 66
The Spanish American War, Fake or not?
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (4NO2D) 67
But if one of their crazies finally shoots and kills Trump, they'll believe it.
I wonder what the "Moon Landing Was Fake" people are going to do when we land on the moon again in a few years and start building bases there? I guess all of that will be special effects filmed in a studio, too. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt) 68
compared with about 1 in 8 Republicans,
=== um...and that is great news ? that we have obvious flaming leftards identifying as Rs ?? Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3) NeverTrumpers are just as broke-brained as leftards. Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (zafwz) 69
Washington Post: 42% of Democrats Think the Butler PA Assassination Attempt that Killed One Man Was "Staged"
42% of democrats polled are mentally ill. Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (0N4FZ) 70
100% of the people who say it was staged are just mad it didn't kill him.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (vE0+H) 71
The left: Violence is never the answer!
Also the left: Unless someone disagrees with me...then it is the best and first answer! Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (sKqQm) 72
What is going on with that? Is there a cultural conservatism rising under the surface that he is reacting to, or is he actually a psychologically secure trend-setting alpha (which I find hard to believe)?
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (Sy6m/) Might just be that they started looking crappy as he gained / lost weight and skin started to sag. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (8avO+) 73
YouGov: 25% of "very liberal" Americans say violence can be justified to achieve political goals compared with 3% of "very conservative" Americans.
Violence has already been used in an attempt to achieve political goals. No one on the left denounced it. 75% of "very liberal" Americans lied. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 04:54 PM (ExV1e) 74
42% of democrats polled are mentally ill.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (0N4FZ) 100% Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 04:54 PM (FtULh) 75
80% of the viewing audience believes Joey Bidet's head in a bottle will star in an episode of Futurama.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (FvbyY) I'll make it 81%, lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:54 PM (snZF9) 76
that we have obvious flaming leftards identifying as Rs ??
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3) I didn't need a survey to tell me that one. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:54 PM (vE0+H) 77
Completely OT:
Mark watched some Korean movies alongside me, and he has some extended thoughts on the films of Park Chan-wook. https://is.gd/ErqvHm Read! Comment! Just say hi! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (tXqCv) 78
I wonder what the "Moon Landing Was Fake" people are going to do when we land on the moon again in a few years and start building bases there?
I guess all of that will be special effects filmed in a studio, too. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt) Have you seen the AI generated fight scene between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise? Took like a day to create. We can believe or not anything we choose, because we cant believe our lying eyes anymore. Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (zafwz) 79
NeverTrumpers are just as broke-brained as leftards.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:53 PM (zafwz) they don't have to be NeverTrumpers, exactly..it's just that everything is a deep state coup/plot/conspiracy and you will never have all the facts ...and Q was right... Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (GD0B3) 80
Have you seen the AI generated fight scene between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise? Took like a day to create.
We can believe or not anything we choose, because we cant believe our lying eyes anymore. Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (zafwz) Flat Earthers. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (6ydKt) 81
The reason the left think all the assassination attempts on Trump are staged is because they constantly stage fake things, so presume that's the normal way of doing things.
2020 elections -- staged Every public opinion ppll taken from the 1960s to the present -- staged All the data purported "supporting" Anthropogenic Global Warming -- staged All the accusations against Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, etc. etc. etc. -- staged Fake protests arranged by the SPLC -- staged. Every so-called "hate crime" of the last 20 years -- staged. And on and on and on. That's all they do. So yeah, of course it's natural that they think things are staged. They live in a completely corrupt politcal hemisphere. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (Av6i5) 82
Turns out that "WTF is that?" Step daughter of Kamala has been on SSRIs since age 11.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (wBaIH) Imagine my non surprise. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+) 83
"We'd definitely have faked an assassination attempt on Biden."
-the message Posted by: TheJamesMadison It was the bicycle, I tell you! Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (SC8Ww) 84
To kill Trump and run off followers, yeah.
Or could the Secret Service and the PA State Police truly be that inept? Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (NFX2v) 85
This delusion is not something Democrats have arrived at out of the blue. The mainstream media has been not only winking and nodding at them, now they are full on nuts telling them that Republicans are to blame for everything. Where we can go from here I don't know.
Posted by: Decaf at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (Z8tay) 86
My nephew has told us that unless we are willing to change our views and beliefs he wants nothing to do with us. His crazy friends or someone has gotten to him and led him down a insane path. I wash my hands of him and shake the dust from my shoes. I don't have a nephew now. There are tons just like him I know. Family friend's son is our nephew's friend - and a "pastor" and he's said the same thing. Peas of a pod. Best friends.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Q0yOR) 87
Turns out that "WTF is that?" Step daughter of Kamala has been on SSRIs since age 11.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM She used to be a dude, right? Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (4NO2D) 88
"But if one of their crazies finally shoots and kills Trump, they'll believe it. "
believe that it was a false-flag op Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (VyBeY) 89
Have you seen the AI generated fight scene between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise? Took like a day to create.
We can believe or not anything we choose, because we cant believe our lying eyes anymore. Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (zafwz) Get them in the same bar and we could beat that with just some drinks. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (8avO+) 90
Field Marshal Zhukov, that explains a lot....
Posted by: RandomDave at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (aJQbY) 91
So yeah, of course it's natural that they think things are staged. They live in a completely corrupt politcal hemisphere.
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 04:56 PM (Av6i5) Exactly. To them it's just business as usual. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (snZF9) 92
> I wonder what the "Moon Landing Was Fake" people are going to do when we land on the moon again in a few years and start building bases there?
I'm guessing it'll be, "Well, it was fake back then. I'm glad we finally made it to the moon." Or maybe, "This is fake too." Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (mkw2N) 93
Of course they did:
Democrats on Monday filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the Virginia Supreme Court’s rejection of the state’s mid-decade redistricting effort, which was passed by referendum last month and would overwhelmingly benefit Democrats. Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (kX27y) 94
Like muslins will say " The holocaust was a hoax " and in the next sentence " Hitler didn't go far enough".
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:58 PM (YwEeS) 95
80% of the viewing audience believes Joey Bidet's head in a bottle will star in an episode of Futurama.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 04:50 PM (FvbyY) That assumes technology will have advanced by then to finally pull it out of his ass... Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 11, 2026 04:58 PM (nbLIj) 96
One of the more amusing things about leftwing insanity - we are about to watch AGW die at the ends of their oligarchs who have gone from global warming grifting to AI data centers.
Most of the NPCs will just update their programming and get with the new programming, but some share won't and it will be hillarious. It will be like the Branch Covidians when the average leftist got off the "COVID Party don't stop" train. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 04:58 PM (sKqQm) 97
They say By Any Means Necessary.
They mean including violence. Because they will use our system until it is of no use, and they will discard it when necessary. Look at what they have already discarded. Rule of law. Oaths of office. Equal justice. There are only a few more steps to Boxcars. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 04:58 PM (RIvkX) 98
The Hale Bopp crowd had nothing on Commies.
Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 04:59 PM (xkXS7) 99
Butler was a deep state operation and it was intended to be the end of our movement and the civilized world as we know it, not to mention the death of a great man.
Does that count as "staged"? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:59 PM (vE0+H) 100
My nephew has told us that unless we are willing to change our views and beliefs he wants nothing to do with us. His crazy friends or someone has gotten to him and led him down a insane path. I wash my hands of him and shake the dust from my shoes. I don't have a nephew now. There are tons just like him I know. Family friend's son is our nephew's friend - and a "pastor" and he's said the same thing. Peas of a pod. Best friends.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Q0yOR) Some of them turn back when you aren't there as a good example and they start to see how their new companions are much nastier in the real world to him and everyone else. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:59 PM (8avO+) 101
68% of American people believe Gilligan's Island was a documentary.
Posted by: dantesed at May 11, 2026 04:59 PM (Oy/m2) 102
Well, I think that the 2020 election results were fake...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 05:00 PM (iERP6) 103
The reason the left think all the assassination attempts on Trump are staged is because they constantly stage fake things, so presume that's the normal way of doing things.
Yup. In the important aspect of "someone tipped off CNN to bring a special slow-motion camera to Butler" respect it was indeed staged. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 05:00 PM (2ocoG) 104
> Have you seen the AI generated fight scene between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise? Took like a day to create.
Speaking of AI videos, I noticed something recently. When AI videos started coming out a couple of years ago, all the hip kids made fun of the boomers who couldn't spot the fakes. Now that AI videos are getting really good, the hip kids are falling for the videos even harder than the boomers did. They don't have the real life experience to compare things they see to the likelihood of those things being real. Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 05:00 PM (mkw2N) 105
I'm pretty certain the Fake Moon Landing thing was created and stirred up by commies who are forever pissed we beat the Soviets.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 05:00 PM (vE0+H) 106
the assassins were just bad shots
Wait til they see how tough it is to hit The Golden Scalp Weasel when it teleports PDT out of the trajectory. Posted by: DaveA at May 11, 2026 05:00 PM (FhXTo) 107
They say By Any Means Necessary.
They mean including violence. Because they will use our system until it is of no use, and they will discard it when necessary. Look at what they have already discarded. Rule of law. Oaths of office. Equal justice. There are only a few more steps to Boxcars. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 04:58 PM (RIvkX) No, they mean by violence at all times. It was a first resort with their Antifa thugs from the start. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 05:01 PM (8avO+) 108
99 No that was a set up...
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 05:01 PM (YwEeS) 109
My Father in Law is an odd guy. He's smart, but he's reflexively contrarian, extremely independent, and easily enticed by unconventional ideas.
I was chatting with him yesterday and he told me he's been on a liver cleanse. I'm already extremely suspicious of cleanses, but I'm holding my tongue. He says phase I just ended, and now he's on to phase II. Phase II involves ingesting Turpentine. Alright, tongue holding time over. I look at him quizically and ask him, "Turpentine?" "Yes," he says. I immediately get on google and am looking for Turpentine toxicity concentration and other similar information. He assures me he's going to only take half a tablespoon per day and it's "pure" Turpentine, distilled from pine resin. I tell him a fatal dose is somewhere around 8 to 12 tablespoons. I see it's a gastrointestinal irritant, a CNS depressant, and can cause pneumonitis if aspirated. I tell him this. He tells me he trusts Dr Andrew Kaufmann. I ask him if he's sure he's not being pranked. Andy Kaufmann? Really? Like the comedian? He says no. I look this guy up. Apparently he's a real MD, but I'm skeptical. He tells me he'll text me later today, or maybe not. Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 05:01 PM (mkw2N) 110
My nephew has told us that unless we are willing to change our views and beliefs he wants nothing to do with us. His crazy friends or someone has gotten to him and led him down a insane path. I wash my hands of him and shake the dust from my shoes. I don't have a nephew now. There are tons just like him I know. Family friend's son is our nephew's friend - and a "pastor" and he's said the same thing. Peas of a pod. Best friends.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Q0yOR) ===== The number one reason I am so very critical of Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses, Marxists and other cults, they seek to divide parents from children, brothers from sisters. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 05:01 PM (RIvkX) 111
Get them in the same bar and we could beat that with just some drinks.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:57 PM (8avO+) Heh. What's the bar called, The Closet? (wait, that don't work because they'd be going into the closet...) Nevermind. Posted by: OneEyedJack at May 11, 2026 05:02 PM (zafwz) 112
That YouGov poll needs to be shoved into the faces of every CATOmite after their disastrous 'study' made the rounds on leftist Twitter. The Right does not have a population justifying political violence. The left does. Q Fucking E D.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 05:02 PM (diia5) 113
Do they claim the Biden SS of the Sloped Roof Brigade were all in on it?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 05:02 PM (vE0+H) 114
Turns out Ray Harryhausen had an actual menagerie of real monsters that he created with advanced DNA editing techniques. He then pretended to make claymation fight scenes to cover up the reality that he was manufacturing an actual army of unstoppable killer-monstrosities which he then tested in real battles against unwitting Hollywood stuntmen.
It was all a double-reverse psy-op -- he made everything look staged, to cover up the fact that it was all real. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 05:02 PM (Av6i5) 115
Both sides do it.
Posted by: Harold Fraud, Jr at May 11, 2026 05:03 PM (Cqx++) 116
68% of American people believe Gilligan's Island was a documentary.
Posted by: dantesed at May 11, 2026 04:59 PM (Oy/m2) Even in the GI world I wonder how they found an uncharted island from where ever they left (say Hawaii) far enough to never be detected but close enough to have guest stars arrive and be able to leave nearly every week. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 05:04 PM (8avO+) 117
And the answer was, of course, that every thing they were saying about COVID was 100% true and when you pointed out they literally flipped on things like whether you should take the "Trump shot" their answer was something like "Well, I am just going on where the science is as of today"
Posted by: 18-1 Decades of science around 'natural immunity' was thrown out for the Covid cause. 'Natural immunity' has been debunked! The world had gone bonkers. Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 05:04 PM (Dv3i1) Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 05:04 PM (j+aD2) 119
Even in the GI world I wonder how they found an uncharted island from where ever they left (say Hawaii) far enough to never be detected but close enough to have guest stars arrive and be able to leave nearly every week.
Posted by: Oldcat Mebbe the island has a smoke monster and it moves around. Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 05:04 PM (diia5) 120
Turns out Ray Harryhausen had an actual menagerie of real monsters that he created with advanced DNA editing techniques. He then pretended to make claymation fight scenes to cover up the reality that he was manufacturing an actual army of unstoppable killer-monstrosities which he then tested in real battles against unwitting Hollywood stuntmen.
It was all a double-reverse psy-op -- he made everything look staged, to cover up the fact that it was all real. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 05:02 PM (Av6i5) covering them up with clay was the hard part. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+) 121
7 out of 10 Americans think the Biden Presidency was fake.
The other 3 are appalled it wasnt. ** raises hand ** * note: not paw re: todays 1st topic. Posted by: DaveA at May 11, 2026 05:05 PM (FhXTo) 122
My nephew has told us that unless we are willing to change our views and beliefs he wants nothing to do with us. His crazy friends or someone has gotten to him and led him down a insane path.
-- It's like that "ground rules" question to global warming truthers: Are there any facts that you can think of, if you were wrong on, that would change your mind? If no, then you are not seeking truth, your belief is religious. No leftist will ever discuss the "falsifiables" of their beliefs. As AtC oft said (IIRC) under the Reign of Obama, something like, "if any of his policy proposals produce the of results he promises, I promise to change my mind. But, they won't. Nor will liberal will ever make the opposite promise." Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 05:05 PM (MtSIY) Unfunny Anti-Childbirth Hag Chelsea Handler Gets Destroyed at Netflix Roast of Kevin HartOoof. "Speaking of dead kids, she's a big fan of abortions. She's been scraped more times than the grill at Benihana's." These don't all seem in good fun. Lizzo also get some abuse from Tony Hinchcliffe. She seems to roll with the punches pretty well. Though that might mostly be due to physiognomy. Content warning, particularly for the Tony Hinchcliffe.
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FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1) 2
Who?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:42 PM (xcxpd) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1) 5
I've heard of this woman. That's about the extent of my knowledge.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 03:43 PM (N1DT3) 6
These don't all seem in good fun.
====== I watched a couple of the roasts when Comedy Central started them again. They always feel deeply mean spirited from everyone except Norm Macdonald. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:43 PM (tXqCv) 7
And congrats to Sponge
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:43 PM (xcxpd) 8
Now the Dean Martin roasts were Quality. There was rivalry but they were mostly peers, friendly if not always friends.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:44 PM (xcxpd) 9
The roasts from the 1970s were smarter, funnier, and wittier.
Put them side by side. Cultural degradation on display. Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 03:44 PM (N1DT3) 10
Apparently Zionism is a bad thing in Hollywood now?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (xcxpd) 11
6 These don't all seem in good fun.
Forced levity and comity occupies a firm place in the Uncanny Valley: it's deeply unsettling and you can't wait to get somewhere else. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (Riz8t) 12
Norm MacDonalds roast of Takei is epic cringe
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (wkU1F) 13
Destroyed, as in a bare ass spanking?
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 03:46 PM (Ia/+0) 14
10 Apparently Zionism is a bad thing in Hollywood now?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (xcxpd) "Free Palestine" (with the purchase of a Palestine of equal or greater value) is still the Hollywood cause celebre. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:46 PM (FpHTM) Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 03:46 PM (a+Mdu) 16
14 10 Apparently Zionism is a bad thing in Hollywood now?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (xcxpd) "Free Palestine" (with the purchase of a Palestine of equal or greater value) is still the Hollywood cause celebre. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:46 PM (FpHTM) BOGO PALESTINE! Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (xcxpd) 17
Pete Davidson from the roast:
“Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, in that he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat,” Davidson quipped, drawing gasps from the crowd. Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (CNl8/) 18
What is that slur that works for both Chinese and Koreans?
These jokes are just not funny. Hers aren't even jokes, but Gills' are too raw. I have trouble finding humor in abortion. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (WnFiD) 19
Hinchcliff is a Trump fan. Kill Tony gets tiresome, but he is brutal on these roasts.
The Kill Tony with Biden and Trump is quite good. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (zZu0s) 20
Shane Gillis and Chelsea Handler deserve each other.
Last thread they were talking about Roman punishments. One of the ones I like was tying a parricide in a bag with a snake, a rooster, and a cat (if memory serves), and dumped in the river. I always felt bad for that cat. Gillis and Handler can be thrown in a bag with a big snake and maybe some black rats. Posted by: gKWVE at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (sDWtc) 21
Never heard of either person, but that's increasingly the case with anything related to "entertainment". Sad!
Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (U/Byj) 22
Once you've seen Norm's roast of Bob Saget, there's nowhere to go but down. But to be fair Cloris Leachman killed that night too.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (/YotI) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (3ek7K) 24
The child is a demon, grotesque, even poisonous.
Posted by: Eromero at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (JIOJb) 25
Now I wanna go watch old Norm MacDonald jokes...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd) 26
BOGO PALESTINE!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (xcxpd) There are already two. The UN insists we call them "Lebanon" and "Jordan". Posted by: gKWVE at May 11, 2026 03:49 PM (sDWtc) 27
Is this a palate cleanser or time killer thread?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:49 PM (z2aPa) 28
22 But to be fair Cloris Leachman killed that night too.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (/YotI) ====== One of the best parts of Malcolm in the Middle. But not as good as Kenneth Mars as Otto, who had to have been Franz Liebkind after he went into hiding. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:49 PM (tXqCv) 29
this was funny
probably would have been funnier if I knew who any of these people were other than my dude Shane Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 03:50 PM (j+aD2) 30
22 Once you've seen Norm's roast of Bob Saget, there's nowhere to go but down. But to be fair Cloris Leachman killed that night too.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:48 PM (/YotI) And then there was Gilbert Gottfried's roast of Saget, which was... something else entirely. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:50 PM (FpHTM) 31
Just saw this at The Volokh Conspiracy
Elected Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht Switches from Democrat to Independent From his statement: "From 1998 to 2001, years that preceded my judicial career, I served as Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. In the quarter century that has passed since then, the Democratic Party has changed. Nazi tattoos, jihadist chants, intimidation and attacks at synagogues, and other hateful anti-Jewish invective and actions are minimized, ignored, and even coddled. Acquiescence to Jew-hatred is now disturbingly common among activists, leaders and even many elected officials in the Democratic Party." Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:50 PM (CNl8/) 32
Pete Davidson is a shitbag.
True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t) 33
Was anyone called a hockey puck? If not, then not a real roast.
Posted by: Old Man Yelling Get of My Lawn at Cloud at May 11, 2026 03:51 PM (sFNX2) 34
I dunno. I kind of grinned with one side of my mouth at one of the lines, so that kind of makes him the funniest man alive right now?
For fucks sake I guess I'm old, but holy shit please bring back Rodney and let someone defile his corpse on a stage in an empty theater. It would be funnier than all of current pedowood combined. These people make Arsenio Hall look like the Godfather of Comedy. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:52 PM (/YotI) 35
At the roast of Shatner he rode out on a white horse. Sulu said "Bill I've been waiting a long time to say this. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:52 PM (gu0hJ) 36
These roasts are really pretty mean. Nothing like the old ones back in the day with Dean Martin, et al. Pretty vulgar and not funny.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 11, 2026 03:52 PM (3ImbR) 37
I'm sorry, but I don't like any of these people and all their humor is vulgar and tends toward shock instead of funny.
(The one on about Lizzo describing stairs as "one battle after another" was good, but when I see lizzo all I can think of is that disgusting image that was on every website for months last year. yuch.) Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 03:52 PM (WnFiD) 38
True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 03:51 PM (Riz8t) Hiding his true self? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1) 39
35 At the roast of Shatner he rode out on a white horse. Sulu said "Bill I've been waiting a long time to say this. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:52 PM (gu0hJ) ===== Takei is a pathetic, whiny piece of shit. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (tXqCv) 40
Shane Gillis and Chelsea Handler deserve each other.
Last thread they were talking about Roman punishments. One of the ones I like was tying a parricide in a bag with a snake, a rooster, and a cat (if memory serves), and dumped in the river. I always felt bad for that cat. Gillis and Handler can be thrown in a bag with a big snake and maybe some black rats. Posted by: gKWVE at May 11, 2026 03:47 PM (sDWtc) Not a cat - domestic cats might have been uncommon in ancient italy. Wiki Poena cullei under Roman law was a type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide. The punishment consisted of being sewn up in a leather sack, with an assortment of live animals including a dog, snake, monkey, and a chicken or rooster, and then being thrown into water. --------------------- I remember a fiction novel giving the exact religious meaning behind the list of animals. The sack was a reference to returning you to the mothers womb as such an unnatural a son and the water was to avoid you being accepted into mother earth. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (8avO+) 41
I watched a couple of the roasts when Comedy Central started them again.
They always feel deeply mean spirited from everyone except Norm Macdonald. ---------------------- They are too cringe for me to watch. But I guess no one actually cares. Posted by: SH at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (sX1BW) 42
It's not really a roast if Foster Brooks isn't there.
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (CNl8/) 43
Chelsea Handler during “The Roast of Kevin Heart” special: “Now that your favorite leader (to Tony Hinchcliffe) is making the draft mandatory, I assume all of you will be signing up to go fight in Iran. Or do you tough alpha males only go to the Middle East for comedy festivals?”
Chelsea Handler is a liberal Zionist, Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Can we please stop normalising her? She is hateful AF. Didn’t she have dinner at Jeffrey Epstein‘s house? I’m not praising this Zionist even when she says something true or a little funny Her introduction was way funnier than her set lol she never recovered that Zionist joke. I am tired of rich people "roasting" each other with pre approved, manufactured jokes to produce cheap outrage and clicks. It normalizes these sociopaths by giving them a plattform where they can act like they are a good sport. We saw where this led when Jimmy Fallon had Trump on before the election Aw poor tony cant take a joke. Fuck all these guys and their heavy handed involvement in progressing Fascism in the US Tony isn't funny, he did NOT do the ridyah fest, so the joke was a little off Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (JCZqz) 44
42 It's not really a roast if Foster Brooks isn't there.
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (CNl8/) Or if he's sober Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (xcxpd) 45
Chelsea's been scrapped more times than a grill at Benihana's
not certain whether typo or whether benihana generates epic amounts of scrap Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (pVQ1I) 46
Garbage people slinging garbage at each other is almost amusing.
Almost. Some of one liners were pretty good tho'. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (jehhT) 47
Most of the celerys are stupid. They say whatever their PR people tell them because good or bad it gets them in the news. Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (3ek7K) 48
43 Chelsea Handler during “The Roast of Kevin Heart” special: “Now that your favorite leader (to Tony Hinchcliffe) is making the draft mandatory, I assume all of you will be signing up to go fight in Iran. Or do you tough alpha males only go to the Middle East for comedy festivals?”
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought b ======== This joke doesn't make sense. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:54 PM (tXqCv) 49
Pete Davidson is a shitbag.
True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. --------------- Why is that relevant? From a cultural standpoint? Posted by: SH at May 11, 2026 03:55 PM (sX1BW) 50
Is this a palate cleanser or time killer thread?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:49 PM (z2aPa) I had palate killer and time cleanser on my index cards after watching that. I know I'm picky about comedy and I mean I guess it was ok if you just like cruel humor without any real intelligence. Which has its place don't get me wrong but it's not hard. The funny thing about stepping over lines is when you use it for observation. The line stepping itself gets rather samey. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (/YotI) 51
49 Pete Davidson is a shitbag.
True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. --------------- Why is that relevant? From a cultural standpoint? Posted by: SH at May 11, 2026 03:55 PM (sX1BW) ==== All I know is that when he looked like an over-tatted and drugged out hobo, women were thirsty af for him. Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tats, and actually works out, the same women find him mid. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (tXqCv) 52
Poena cullei under Roman law was a type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide.
i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots. Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) 53
50 I know I'm picky about comedy and I mean I guess it was ok if you just like cruel humor without any real intelligence. Which has its place don't get me wrong but it's not hard. The funny thing about stepping over lines is when you use it for observation. The line stepping itself gets rather samey.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (/YotI) Cruelty is the Horde's purview. But we're not on TV. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:57 PM (FpHTM) 54
Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tits, and actually works out, the same women find him mid. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (tXqCv) I guess he stopped sticking his cock in anything that would give him work too. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1) 55
"I mean, her vagina smells so bad, it's like a big garbage dump."
There - I've just done "roast" comedy. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:57 PM (/YotI) 56
Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tits, and actually works out, the same women find him mid.
--------------- He got rid of his tits too? Wow. Posted by: SH at May 11, 2026 03:58 PM (sX1BW) 57
51 All I know is that when he looked like an over-tatted and drugged out hobo, women were thirsty af for him.
Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tits, and actually works out, the same women find him mid. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (tXqCv) Because it takes away the "But I can fix him!" impulse. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:58 PM (FpHTM) 58
i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots.
Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) ---------- They knew enough to know you don't want to own a dead one. Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 03:58 PM (xvhJH) 59
Poena cullei under Roman law was a type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide.
i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots. Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) the species name for parrots is in Latin. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+) 60
Last vid is gone.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 03:59 PM (WQ5nn) 61
They knew enough to know you don't want to own a dead one.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 03:58 PM (xvhJH) They're not much fun. Just like dead puppies. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1) 62
49 Pete Davidson is a shitbag.
True, but he's recently spent a buttload of money to remove tattoos. If you don't know why that's relevant, I don't know what to tell you. --------------- Why is that relevant? From a cultural standpoint? As I said, I don't know what to tell you, but perhaps you're on to something. Perhaps it's nothing more significant than that tats are now passe' and he's trying to remain cutting edge. Perhaps it's larger that that. IDK. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Riz8t) 63
Last vid is gone.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 03:59 PM (WQ5nn I guess I was the last one to watch it........ Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1) 64
I would definitely watch an all Moron version of Hollywood Squares.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (z2aPa) 65
Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tits, and actually works out, the same women find him mid.
that seems a bit extreme Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (pVQ1I) 66
well if you missed that video you didn't miss much
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (j+aD2) 67
Chelsea’s been pounded more than the grinder at Parris Island. Haha.
Seriously though, Chelsea, I wrote you a poem. Roses are red, Violets are blue. You’re a fucking whore Die in a fire, skank. Thanks, I’ll be here all night. Posted by: Duke Lowell Roasts at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (u73oe) 68
"Pedro Pascal is from Chile so I guess he only like to fuck the Chilean kids."
There. More "roast" comedy. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (/YotI) 69
Tattoo scrapping don't sound like any fun.
Posted by: Case at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (NWIIQ) 70
55 "I mean, her vagina smells so bad, it's like a big garbage dump."
There - I've just done "roast" comedy. Posted by: ... I APPRECIATE YOUR SUBTLE AND NUANCED HUMOR. Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (JCZqz) 71
LIZZO!
I saw a colouring book of her at the dollar store a few times! I have to see if it's still available. Perhaps one day the art thread will accept user submissions. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b) 72
What exactly is a (an evil) Zionist? The term is tossed around like "Nazi" these days but never defined. Does being anti-zionist mean that one believes all Jews should be booted from (sacred) Palestine? The Jews that refuse to leave should be forcibly removed and put in camps?
I suppose the best current definition of Zionist is someone to be looked down on. Anti-zionists are cool! AmIright? Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (sFNX2) 73
Yah, she's gross and unfixable but so is the guy who called her a zionist. These celeb roasts are super weird. It's like they want to get out ahead of/drown out the legitimate public criticism by totally destroying each other first.
Posted by: AMartel at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (otvi3) 74
Uhm has Trump instituted a draft without me knowing? Oh they mean selective service which has been around for decades nevermind...
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS) 75
64 I would definitely watch an all Moron version of Hollywood Squares.
Posted by: Ben Had I'm afraid I can only give answers in image form. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (JCZqz) 76
74 Uhm has Trump instituted a draft without me knowing? Oh they mean selective service which has been around for decades nevermind... Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS) ======= And all the males are signed up. So...the joke doesn't make sense. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (tXqCv) 77
75 64 I would definitely watch an all Moron version of Hollywood Squares.
Posted by: Ben Had I'm afraid I can only give answers in image form. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (JCZqz) ====== I don't get it. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:03 PM (tXqCv) 78
So glad to be able to say l don't know any of these names.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 04:03 PM (2Ez/1) 79
And all the males are signed up. So...the joke doesn't make sense. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (tXqCv) TDS comedy usually fails to hit.....Just like bullets fired at him. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1) 80
I watch those roasts and I think 99% of the jokes are just mean and nasty. I dont think I would want to hang out with them.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:03 PM (7mCLy) 81
LIZZO!
I saw a colouring book of her at the dollar store a few times! I have to see if it's still available. Perhaps one day the art thread will accept user submissions. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b) Gonna be hard on the crayons. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (8avO+) 82
Coincidence: the NY Post has an article about how Kevin Hart's media company Hartbeat has laid off 1/4 of its workers and is losing a ton of money. But he had a good time at the roast
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (gu0hJ) 83
Tony Hinchcliffe’s entire segment at the Roast of Kevin Hart.
He killed. ------------ [Video deleted; here's an alternative URL:] https://is.gd/Qq5E36 Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (ePd8V) 84
For a second I red it as Chelsea Clinton. 🤣
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (9V6lq) 85
72 What exactly is a (an evil) Zionist? The term is tossed around like "Nazi" these days but never defined. Does being anti-zionist mean that one believes all Jews should be booted from (sacred) Palestine? The Jews that refuse to leave should be forcibly removed and put in camps?
I suppose the best current definition of Zionist is someone to be looked down on. Anti-zionists are cool! AmIright? Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (sFNX2) These days, it basically means anyone who won't submit to Islam. A Filthy Kuffar. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (FpHTM) Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv) 87
Hinchcliffe. Isn't that one of those towns in England or something?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (2Ez/1) 88
"Free Palestine" (with the purchase of a Palestine of equal or greater value) is still the Hollywood cause celebre. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:46 PM (FpHTM) ____________ "Oh look! I got this tres chic keffiyah at Antoinette's. Only $3500!" Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (HdYcL) 89
What exactly is a (an evil) Zionist?
Anyone who is Jewish, or doesn't support the eradication of Jews, from what I can tell when scanning Lefty discussion sites. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (JCZqz) 90
The old roasts, which I have not seen since I was a teen and would stay up late, were different.
I saw Scorsese talk about "Goodfellas" once and he said he was trying to capture the feeling of the Ratpack, and how they "owned the town" in Vegas. (He said Ocean's Eleven was an inspiration) (This was at an introduction to a film series at the Met complex in the 90s.) Those roasts were like that -- they were a bunch of talent all having a blast. Yeah, some of it was contrived and most was scripted, but it was fun because you felt like you were let into their world. Or at least bits of their Vegas act. Same with the old Johnny Carson, where guests would "pop in" and talk about things and it felt like a gab session and not a sales pitch for their next "project." All that is missing. I think these people all hate each other, and they sit on a stage, set apart, and give their "reactions" to get camera time. Such a decadent culture. This is not fun, it is programmed. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (WnFiD) 91
82 Coincidence: the NY Post has an article about how Kevin Hart's media company Hartbeat has laid off 1/4 of its workers and is losing a ton of money. But he had a good time at the roast
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:04 PM (gu0hJ) ====== Jordan Peale signed a huge first look deal with Universal like 5 years ago. They've produced one film (Him, came out last year, did anyone notice? didn't think so), and Peale has written literally nothing (not even directed, just written) since Nope. His production company is down to like 4 people and his contract with Universal is not going to be renewed. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (tXqCv) 92
Who gets to be Paul Lynde in the Moron version of Hollywood Squares? Garrett?
Posted by: PabloD at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (bA3Gd) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1) 94
It's not really a roast if Foster Brooks isn't there.
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (CNl8/) Or the one guy. H something. Did a lot of take my wife jokes. This is going to bug me. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (zZu0s) 95
Why is that relevant? From a cultural standpoint?
Posted by: SH at May 11, 2026 03:55 PM (sX1BW) ==== All I know is that when he looked like an over-tatted and drugged out hobo, women were thirsty af for him. Now that he stopped the drugs, got rid of his tats, and actually works out, the same women find him mid. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (tXqCv) ___________ He was the hot ticket for a while when he was with other hot, popular women. The easiest way to get a hot girl is to already have one. Remember the 80s movie Can't Buy Me Love? The dork's plan would 100% work. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (iFTx/) 96
Does being anti-zionist mean that one believes all Jews should be booted from (sacred) Palestine? The Jews that refuse to leave should be forcibly removed and put in camps?
- Pretty much. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (9V6lq) 97
Chelsea handler has had more meat in her than a jersey Mike's sub. Skip the secret sauce.
Posted by: Danny devito at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (7mCLy) 98
"I mean, her vagina smells so bad, it's like a big garbage dump."
....... If she could only keep her legs closed the seagulls might leave. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (UjdFS) 99
Looking forward to AI roasts.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (wBaIH) 100
It's only now that I can go back and comprehend that even when I was a child, CBS was carrying water for Islam and the PLO.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:07 PM (FpHTM) 101
Henny Youngman
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS) 102
92 Who gets to be Paul Lynde in the Moron version of Hollywood Squares? Garrett?
Posted by: PabloD at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM ----- The coveted center square! Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 04:07 PM (2Ez/1) 103
The Brady roast was amazing. If you have not seen it check it out.
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (9V6lq) 104
99 Looking forward to AI roasts. Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (wBaIH) ====== "I told Gemini to draw me a picture of our president, and it drew a picture of a black alien from Mars. What a fucking retard." "I told Grok to tell me what this video was, and he said it was your mom." Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (tXqCv) 105
And yeah unfortunately the jew hate is not confined to the left. Take a look in any chat with young people like an Asmongold stream.
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (YwEeS) 106
@94 Henny Youngman
My wife said for our anniversary take me somewhere I've never been. So I took her to the kitchen Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (gu0hJ) 107
Or the one guy. H something. Did a lot of take my wife jokes.
This is going to bug me. Henny Youngman Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (Riz8t) 108
98 "I mean, her vagina smells so bad, it's like a big garbage dump."
....... If she could only keep her legs closed the seagulls might leave. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 04:06 PM (UjdFS) Word. Posted by: Low tide in bridgeport at May 11, 2026 04:09 PM (7mCLy) 109
92 Who gets to be Paul Lynde in the Moron version of Hollywood Squares? Garrett?
Posted by: PabloD at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (bA3Gd) Miklos. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:09 PM (FpHTM) 110
"Kevin Hart you're looking good. I heard you're on a low-carb diet. Of course you're on a low everything diet. Whatever you can reach."
Thats roast comedy with one second of thought applied. I'm not saying it's gold. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:09 PM (/YotI) 111
Henny Youngman
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS) Yes! Thank you. Those old ones were famn funny (more so if you know something of the people and time period.) Good stuff. I did not like the 70s, Dean Martin ones as well. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 04:10 PM (zZu0s) 112
Wait. Isn't this thread just begging for ace's "shit or garbage?" question?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 04:10 PM (2Ez/1) 113
They're not much fun.
Just like dead puppies. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1) I'm not so sure about that... Posted by: Monty Python at May 11, 2026 04:10 PM (N1DT3) 114
From the thread "Virginia Democrats Seethe," I present without comment...
Zombie's Law Of Political Conservation Of Craziness >> 185 The reason that Democrats look crazier and crazier every day is because there are fewer and fewer of them every day. >> There is a certain set amount of craziness in any political movement, but if it has huge number os adherents, the craziness get diluted to such a degree that you barely notice it. And the movement loses members, the amountt of craziness nonetheless remains constant, so the craziness gets concentrated in fewer and fewer people. Eventually there will just be a handful of Democrats, hut tey will all be like the Weather Underground or the Red Army Faction, glassy-eyed hyper-communist lunatics plotting terrorism and mass murder for reasons they themselves don't even understand anymore. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (Av6i5) >> 186 And the movement = As the movement Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 01:55 PM (Av6i5) Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 04:10 PM (Sy6m/) 115
The roasts of old were great because they all knew each other and were legitimate stars. Now a bunch of "who" are theys and people with little or no talent beyond looking good
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:10 PM (gu0hJ) 116
>>>Tony Hinchcliffe’s entire segment at the Roast of Kevin Hart.
They took it down. The shorter clip is still up, though. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (syz1S) 117
i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots.
Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) Yes, they were quite familiar with them: https://is.gd/Zg5Opl Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (ZVgZ4) 118
109 92 Who gets to be Paul Lynde in the Moron version of Hollywood Squares? Garrett?
Posted by: PabloD at May 11, 2026 04:05 PM (bA3Gd) Miklos. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:09 PM (FpHTM) First question always goes to The Blade. Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (7mCLy) 119
116 >>>Tony Hinchcliffe’s entire segment at the Roast of Kevin Hart. They took it down. The shorter clip is still up, though. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (syz1S) ====== Who's they? The government?! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (tXqCv) 120
Take my constitution, please.
>>@EricLDaugh >>🚨 JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court >>This is STATE CONSTITUTION, yet Democrats want to usurp their own laws! >>It was never about democracy. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (a+Mdu) 121
Help me find my keys and we'll drive out of here.
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (2Ez/1) 122
Poena cullei under Roman law was a type of death penalty imposed on a subject who had been found guilty of parricide.
i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots. Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) They migrate. Like coconuts. Posted by: Arthur Pendragon at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (wVcYX) 123
105 And yeah unfortunately the jew hate is not confined to the left. Take a look in any chat with young people like an Asmongold stream.
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:08 PM (YwEeS) Or sites like KiwiFarms and Soyjak.Party Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (FpHTM) 124
Henny Youngman: "Now here's a fastidious couple. She's fast and he's hideous."
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (77rzZ) 125
120 Take my constitution, please.
>>@EricLDaugh >>🚨 JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court >>This is STATE CONSTITUTION, yet Democrats want to usurp their own laws! >>It was never about democracy. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (a+Mdu) ======= It would be a shadow docket thing, but Jackson is going to write a 934 page dissent first. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (tXqCv) 126
A good news update
NPR (May 5th): Minneapolis grapples with the impact of Trump's largest immigration crackdown yet. Three months ago...agents arrested thousands of undocumented immigrants, in what the Border Patrol commander then in charge there, Gregory Bovino, called a "turn and burn" strategy. Agents also threatened journalists and activists documenting the arrests, and shot and killed two U.S. citizens Today, Minneapolis looks different. The crackdown has receded, and arrests of immigrants have dropped 12%...But the surge left a mark that enforcement statistics can't capture, including a hollowed-out local economy that immigrants and their neighbors say they are struggling to rebuild. "We were left traumatized," said Y, a woman who asked NPR to identify her by her middle initial because she worries speaking out will affect her ongoing immigration case. Together, their stories map what the crackdown left behind: shuttered restaurants, households rationing groceries, mounting debt, mental health woes and, for some, a serious reckoning with whether to leave the United States to return to their home countries. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (JCZqz) 127
118 First question always goes to The Blade.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (7mCLy) That's Sponge's privilege. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (FpHTM) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (3ek7K) 129
Looking forward to AI roasts.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov ....... Your Mother is so fat she is considering Ozempic. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS) 130
89 "[Zionist is] Anyone who is Jewish, or doesn't support the eradication of Jews, from what I can tell when scanning Lefty discussion sites."
You may be correct, but I am really troubled by what seems to me like an instant and explosive growth in tossing the term around like it's nothing and all decent folks need to hate Zionists. I recently had two people that I thought were solid conservatives turn the hate up on Zionists. I was shocked. Maybe I am too old, but until very recently, Jew hatred (that's what it really is) just was not done in America. Maybe AI is encouraging hatred. I don't know. I have a bad feeling about this. Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 04:13 PM (sFNX2) 131
I don't know who Kevin Hart, Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe are ,and the only Pete Davison I've heard is Peter Davison who is quite a fine actor and was Tristan Farnon in the 1978 version of "All Creatures Great and Small and in "Dr. Who" He sounds like a much nicer person than Pete Davison. So I didn't watch the clips.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:13 PM (2sfNr) 132
Uhm has Trump instituted a draft without me knowing? Oh they mean selective service which has been around for decades nevermind...
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS) ======= And all the males are signed up. So...the joke doesn't make sense. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (tXqCv) Perhaps they are meaning in the UK? Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:13 PM (8avO+) 133
126 Together, their stories map what the crackdown left behind: shuttered restaurants, households rationing groceries, mounting debt, mental health woes and, for some, a serious reckoning with whether to leave the United States to return to their home countries.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (JCZqz) ======= America is a racist hellhole run by oligarchal capitalist fascists who employ the police to murder brown bodies for sport while forcing corporations to pay women only 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. Yes, they should flee. They should flee to post-racial paradise France instead. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:13 PM (tXqCv) 134
I would've loved to have been at a Borscht Belt resort back in the day. What great entertainment it had.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ) 135
132
So...the joke doesn't make sense. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (tXqCv) Perhaps they are meaning in the UK? Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 04:13 PM (8avO+) ===== "Trump controls Keir Starmer" would be a take, but no, I don't think that's it. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:14 PM (tXqCv) 136
Jack Benny, young Carson. Milton Berle. Red Buttons.
Seemed more genteel. Probably wasn't but they had wit. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 04:14 PM (zZu0s) 137
117 i was not aware that the romans knew about parrots.
Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:56 PM (pVQ1I) Yes, they were quite familiar with them: https://is.gd/Zg5Opl Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit ---------------------- Amazing. Question, answer, link -- "Everything the Romans and Greeks knew about parrots." Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 04:14 PM (WnFiD) 138
120 Take my constitution, please.
>>@EricLDaugh >>🚨 JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court >>This is STATE CONSTITUTION, yet Democrats want to usurp their own laws! >>It was never about democracy. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (a+Mdu) Aaaaaand Antifa will start the assassination threats against Kavanaugh any second now... Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:15 PM (FpHTM) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 04:15 PM (3ek7K) 140
I guess I was the last one to watch it........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1) ******* You’re always first and even last. Sadly, I missed it. Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (NpAcC) 141
So there is was Saturday night banging the crap out of Chelsea handler, and Richard Pryor walks in and says give me the hammer when your done.
Posted by: Zombie Rodney dangerfield at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (7mCLy) 142
What exactly is a (an evil) Zionist? The term is tossed around like "Nazi" these days but never defined. Does being anti-zionist mean that one believes all Jews should be booted from (sacred) Palestine? The Jews that refuse to leave should be forcibly removed and put in camps? I suppose the best current definition of Zionist is someone to be looked down on. Anti-zionists are cool! AmIright? Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 04:01 PM (sFNX2) Antisemites know that it's still not socially acceptable to expose their true "Kill all the Joos" sentiments. So they equivocate. "I don't want to kill ALL the Joos, just the apartheid Zionists". Much more appropriate in polite company. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (y9nCu) 143
,and the only Pete Davison I've heard is Peter Davison who is quite a fine actor and was Tristan Farnon in the 1978 version of "All Creatures Great and Small and in "Dr. Who" ...
----------- Great TV Series -- and even better novels (if you haven't read them) by "James Herriot" (pseudonym for James Alfred Wight -- the original author and veterinarian). Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (ePd8V) 144
> And yeah unfortunately the jew hate is not confined to the left.
When Trump started smacking Iran around, I was shocked by all the people on the right who immediately started screeching how they wouldn't die in a war for Israel. There's apparently a significant part of the right who think any action we take in the middle east is completely by the direction of Israel. Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (mkw2N) 145
>>JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
That's not how any of this works. Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 04:17 PM (xkXS7) 146
It would be a shadow docket thing, but Jackson is going to write a 934 page dissent first.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison "Write". Sure. Do her interns do it, does she chat GPT is, or maybe some text-to-speech program? Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:17 PM (JCZqz) 147
Greek and Roman satires were very parroty.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ) 148
146 It would be a shadow docket thing, but Jackson is going to write a 934 page dissent first.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison "Write". Sure. Do her interns do it, does she chat GPT is, or maybe some text-to-speech program? Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:17 PM (JCZqz) ======= "I can't write more than 3,000 words at a time unless you pay for premium." -ChatGPT "Just keep going! Make it MORE like a rejected Huffington Post screed from 20 years ago!" Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (tXqCv) 149
Together, their stories map what the crackdown left behind: shuttered restaurants, households rationing groceries, mounting debt, mental health woes and, for some, a serious reckoning with whether to leave the United States to return to their home countries.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:12 PM (JCZqz) ______ This idiot is really trying to threaten me with a good time, isn't he? All that's missing from that list of results of Trump's crackdown is free blowjobs from Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (iFTx/) 150
"I mean, her vagina smells so bad, it's like a big garbage dump."
There - I've just done "roast" comedy. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:57 PM (/YotI) Nah, that's not a "roast". That's just an observation. A roast has to be in the form of a joke...Something like. "Chelsea's vag smells so bad, even skunks won't fuck her." Boom. There. That how it's done. Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (iJfKG) 151
Zionist = Jew
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (/YotI) 152
144 When Trump started smacking Iran around, I was shocked by all the people on the right who immediately started screeching how they wouldn't die in a war for Israel. There's apparently a significant part of the right who think any action we take in the middle east is completely by the direction of Israel.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (mkw2N) With a lot of those influencers (especially Fuentes), a large part of their audience are from Muslim countries. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (FpHTM) 153
wow, I remember when celebrity roasts were done in a spirit of fun ... those "people" seem to actually hate each other.
but, then, demonrats, amirite? it's all they know how to do, anymore. Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (VyBeY) 154
145 >>JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
yeah that's .. not gonna work guys maybe it will keep Barry in foreign leader junta things tho Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (j+aD2) 155
@134 used to drive in the Borscht Belt for court. It's sad. Most of the old hotels are are gone, either burned down or collapsed. The Concord was torn down and replaced with a new hotel and casino. Not doing that well. Of course it's just outside Monticello which is a dump. Sullivan county is NYC gone rural and really weird
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (gu0hJ) 156
JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
That's not how any of this works. Posted by: garrett Would love to hear the "We decline to hear this case". 😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (S838b) 157
>>@EricLDaugh
>>🚨 JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court >>This is STATE CONSTITUTION, yet Democrats want to usurp their own laws! >>It was never about democracy. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (a+Mdu) -------------- Action Jackson will need a few months to write her solo dissent. Posted by: WisRich at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (G0vdT) 158
>>"We were left traumatized," said Y, a woman who asked NPR to identify her by her middle initial because she worries speaking out will affect her ongoing immigration case.
How do you parody this? Have news crew interview car thieves about the crackdown on people leaving keys in their car? The worst part is that NPR listeners don't even understand why this is so absurd. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 04:19 PM (WnFiD) 159
"Just keep going! Make it MORE like a rejected Huffington Post screed from 20 years ago!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison HuffPo? Pffft. She's in Mother Jones/Jacobin territory. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:19 PM (JCZqz) 160
NPR —Minneapolis grapples with impact of ICE actions …
And? This is what people voted for. Hope and CHANGE, baby! Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (4KUe5) 161
Who's they?
The government?! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (tXqCv) It was a Twitter link, so Twitter. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (syz1S) 162
When Trump started smacking Iran around, I was shocked by all the people on the right who immediately started screeching how they wouldn't die in a war for Israel. There's apparently a significant part of the right who think any action we take in the middle east is completely by the direction of Israel.
----- I'd be careful in assuming most of that was from "people on the right". Many of those were the same ilk that wanted to mark Nic Fuentes and Cadence Ovens as "fellow righties" even though it was clear that neither were. Posted by: Crusader at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (TN0g+) 163
Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 04:16 PM (ePd8V)
Yes, I've read the novels and enjoyed them . I did not see the recent remake of AGG& S because I don't have a working TV. I heard it was very good, however. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:21 PM (2sfNr) 164
Chelsea's vag smells so bad, even skunks won't fuck her."
Boom. There. That how it's done. Posted by: naturalfake at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (iJfKG) Well that's what I was trying to say. I guess I don't get roasts. Maybe because the British do it by default and manage to be funny with it. Like "your face looks like a cunt". Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:21 PM (/YotI) 165
144" they wouldn't die in a war for Israel."
I don't want to die in a war period. Idea is to make other bastard die (paraphrasing Patton). I've heard that about Israel lately as well, along with Trump being Israel's stooge by attacking Iran, etc. How do you think that makes those of us who may have family deployed in Epic Fury feel? Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 04:21 PM (sFNX2) 166
@134 used to drive in the Borscht Belt for court. It's sad. Most of the old hotels are are gone, either burned down or collapsed. The Concord was torn down and replaced with a new hotel and casino. Not doing that well. Of course it's just outside Monticello which is a dump. Sullivan county is NYC gone rural and really weird
Posted by: Smell the Glove Too bad. I'm surprised that no historic status was bestowed on some of those sites to preserve them. I'm surprised New York Jews allowed their deterioration to take place. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ) 167
"35 At the roast of Shatner he rode out on a white horse. Sulu said "Bill I've been waiting a long time to say this. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on" "
takei probably would if they stood still long enough Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 04:22 PM (VyBeY) 168
Jackson's dissent: you honkies, with all due respect, can suck my farts which is a legal term for "fuck you" .
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 04:22 PM (gu0hJ) 169
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:21 PM (2sfNr)
Fen, I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ) 170
Once again, Dems are for federalism until they don’t get what they want.
SCOTUS is an unwelcome branch of government until they don’t get what they want. Toddlers are more subtle than these people. Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:23 PM (4KUe5) 171
Democracy dies with Democrats.
Posted by: In Delaware at May 11, 2026 04:23 PM (2Ez/1) 172
I'm not impressed by that Shane douche. He keeps popping up on podcasts as some kind of amateur comedic expert in world history, but about half of what he spews out is provably wrong with a 30 second cruise through Wikipedia. Not just the politically debatable parts of Wiki, but down to basic facts that even the commie cocksuckers at Wiki doesn't try to fake. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 04:23 PM (y9nCu) 173
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (4KUe5
i Mentioned that very early Sunday morning I was in a woodsy more rural area of NJ ( Yes, we have them) I passed a farm with a sign saying "ICE out of our neighborhoods " I thought it was odd for the person to assume that their views were ones of all their neighbors. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:24 PM (2sfNr) 174
Note how libs claim all the "ists" are so bad. But then they're all proud social ist. Commun ist. Femin ist.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:24 PM (/YotI) 175
149 This idiot is really trying to threaten me with a good time, isn't he? All that's missing from that list of results of Trump's crackdown is free blowjobs from Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (iFTx/) ======= How does millions of illegal immigrants leaving America affect the housing market that every Democrat insists is in crisis because we have a shortage and that's the only reason New York isn't growing? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:25 PM (tXqCv) 176
It's not really a roast if Foster Brooks isn't there.
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 11, 2026 03:53 PM (CNl8/) THIS! Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:25 PM (snZF9) 177
159 "Just keep going! Make it MORE like a rejected Huffington Post screed from 20 years ago!" Posted by: TheJamesMadison HuffPo? Pffft. She's in Mother Jones/Jacobin territory. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 04:19 PM (JCZqz) ====== Fair. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:25 PM (tXqCv) 178
Fen, did they also have one of those word salad signs that includes “all are welcome!”?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM (4KUe5) 179
161 Who's they? The government?! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (tXqCv) It was a Twitter link, so Twitter. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (syz1S) ====== It's a Seinfeld reference, so laugh! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM (tXqCv) 180
Hank begging Artie to let him be the emcee for Larry Sanders' roast. Language warning:
https://tinyurl.com/2zbxjd7n Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM (XvL8K) 181
Dallas Morning News is so stupid.
TX school enrollment has declined by 76k. Despite massive population growth. Three main factors they list: "declining birth rates, shifting migration patterns and increased competition from private schools and home schooling." Guess which one they focus their attack on as the key factor? Yup. Charter schools. Which they note, increased enrollment by 2.4%, while the schools lost 1.7%. But, hilarious "shifting migration patterns." You mean, deportations, right? Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM (MtSIY) 182
Jack Benny, young Carson. Milton Berle. Red Buttons.
Seemed more genteel. Probably wasn't but they had wit. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 04:14 PM (zZu0s) --------------- Even as a young boy, Red Buttons used to make me cry with laughter during those (Las Vegas) Dean Martin Roasts: Goliath’s mother, who said to Goliath, "Stop running around with David! You’re always coming home stoned!" Never got a dinner! Donald Trump's mother, who said, Donnie! Stop playing Monopoly and get in that barber's chair! Never got a dinner! Adam, who said to Eve, What do you mean you have nothing to wear? Never got a dinner! Jack the Ripper's mother, who said to Jack, How come I never see you with the same girl twice? Never got a dinner! [King Solomon, who said to his thousand wives, Who doesn't have a headache tonight? Never got a dinner! George Washington, who said to his father, Dad, if I never tell I lie, how am I ever gonna become President? Never got a dinner! Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (ePd8V) 183
181 But, hilarious "shifting migration patterns."
You mean, deportations, right? Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM (MtSIY) ====== I've heard that smaller class sizes are good for students. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (tXqCv) 184
i Mentioned that very early Sunday morning I was in a woodsy more rural area of NJ ( Yes, we have them) I passed a farm with a sign saying "ICE out of our neighborhoods " I thought it was odd for the person to assume that their views were ones of all their neighbors.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:24 PM (2sfNr) Thats a leftist owned farm thats only there for the tax write off, and they're pissed about losing their farm slaves. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (snZF9) 185
153 wow, I remember when celebrity roasts were done in a spirit of fun ... those "people" seem to actually hate each other.
but, then, demonrats, amirite? it's all they know how to do, anymore. Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (VyBeY) ------ Yeah like everything else, celeb "roasts" have just turned into people being shitty to each other for clicks. Tony Hinchcliffe is a REALLY funny insult comic when it's done in good fun but none of this was in good fun. Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (oqH4h) 186
Anyone who has a sign supporting illegals should have a busload of them dropped at their house. I bet they will change their tune. Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 04:28 PM (3ek7K) 187
Roast? No, I'll have the kale with a side order of chitlins.
Posted by: Case at May 11, 2026 04:28 PM (NWIIQ) 188
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)
Thanks . just had a church service on Mother's Day I enjoyed it and I hope they did. FenSpouse was describing our Saturday celebration to someone at the church and he "We went out for a drink and potato peels." I told the woman he meant "potato skins" but she guessed that. Got lovely cards from spouse and son. How was your MD and for Mrs. Bulg? Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:28 PM (2sfNr) 189
>>>I've heard of this woman. That's about the extent of my knowledge.
Chelsea Handler is like lupus: I've heard of it, and I have a vague notion that it's something bad and best avoided. Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 11, 2026 04:29 PM (CwhoI) 190
“Shifting migration patterns “
All they really care about is less funding due to declining enrollment, and few young minds and bodies to manipulate. Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:29 PM (4KUe5) 191
I guess he stopped sticking his cock in anything that would give him work too. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1) Well ya, he just became a father and is engaged. Now in a normal world those things happen in a different order, but it’s Hollywood. At least an attempt is being made. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 04:29 PM (OoFl2) 192
The government?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (tXqCv) It was a Twitter link, so Twitter. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (syz1S) ====== https://youtu.be/wIH69amxUI8 It's a Seinfeld reference, so laugh! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:26 PM ++++ The government?! Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:11 PM (tXqCv) It was a Twitter link, so Twitter. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 04:20 PM (syz1S) ====== It's a Seinfeld reference, so laugh! ++++ Posted by: Here's a link at May 11, 2026 04:30 PM (2Ez/1) 193
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (snZF9)
Quite likely. I do know some actual other farmers who don't have that kind of sign and seem to employ what I'm guessing are mostly Americans Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:30 PM (2sfNr) 194
I wonder if scumy Chelsea Handler slept with Epstein?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (NpAcC) 195
156 JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
That's not how any of this works. Posted by: garrett Would love to hear the "We decline to hear this case". 😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (S838b) This is a real life Mortimer duke moment, yelling turn those machines back on. Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (7mCLy) 196
194 I wonder if scumy Chelsea Handler slept with Epstein? Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (NpAcC) ====== Did he promise to degrade her and insist that she was nothing more than her sexual organs and that she wasn't good enough for his super human breeding program? Then yes. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (tXqCv) 197
Well that's what I was trying to say. I guess I don't get roasts. Maybe because the British do it by default and manage to be funny with it.
Like "your face looks like a cunt". ----- That's neither a "roast" nor funny. Posted by: Crusader at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (TN0g+) 198
194 I wonder if scumy Chelsea Handler slept with Epstein?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM She only let him pee on her Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (7mCLy) 199
Think it’s easier to imagine who Chelsea Handler hasn’t slept with within the celebrity set.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (4KUe5) 200
195 This is a real life Mortimer duke moment, yelling turn those machines back on.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (7mCLy) ======= Oh, that's going to be an exact quote in the emails around Fulton and 2020 and the 300,000 mysterious ballots. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (tXqCv) 201
Thats a leftist owned farm thats only there for the tax write off, and they're pissed about losing their farm slaves. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:27 PM (snZF9) Jon Bon Jovi's bee farm was shot through the heart by publicity about his tax write off. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (y9nCu) 202
How was your MD and for Mrs. Bulg?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke I had a tutoring gig on Sunday (scheduled it before I knew it was MD), so we had an early MD brunch on Friday at a restaurant called "First Watch" (highly recommended). Our son came over in the late afternoon yesterday and we all enjoyed takeout from Noodles & Company. And I loaded my wife up on chocolate for her MD present. She's going through a bad patch at work right now, but chocolate always seems to cheer her up. So chocolate it was. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ) 203
Quite likely. I do know some actual other farmers who don't have that kind of sign and seem to employ what I'm guessing are mostly Americans
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:30 PM (2sfNr) A lot of family owned farms around me. No slave labor that I can see. I never saw any anti ICE signs around here. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:34 PM (snZF9) 204
Fen, how is your son doing? Does he like his job?
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ) 205
JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
--- Red states need to push a republican form of governance for their blue cites: The entire state gets to vote for the mayor of the city. And maybe a majority of the city council. Because it is not at all fair that these cities are little blue fiefdoms free from any management by the rest of the state who must suffer their misrule. IF your taxes go to the city, you should have a voice in how it's run. Even sales tax. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 04:37 PM (MtSIY) 206
Does anybody know if birds/squirrels like pretzels? My wife got some Utz Pub Mix for our MD celebration, but it's overloaded with pretzel sticks, and neither I nor my wife like pretzels. So, I'm thinking of putting some sticks out for the critters.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ) 207
Would love to hear the "We decline to hear this case".
😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 04:18 PM (S838b) ------- Just a recording of Thomas and Alito ripping a fart into a microphone in two-part harmony. Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 04:39 PM (oqH4h) 208
Does anybody know if birds/squirrels like pretzels? My wife got some Utz Pub Mix for our MD celebration, but it's overloaded with pretzel sticks, and neither I nor my wife like pretzels. So, I'm thinking of putting some sticks out for the critters.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ) The skunks like them, especially if you put out peanut butter as well, but the raccoons will come knocking on your patio door to ask for beer to go with them. Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (rbvCR) 209
206 Does anybody know if birds/squirrels like pretzels? My wife got some Utz Pub Mix for our MD celebration, but it's overloaded with pretzel sticks, and neither I nor my wife like pretzels. So, I'm thinking of putting some sticks out for the critters.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ) ----- It's just crunchy bread so yeah solid chance the birds will carry it all away post haste. Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (oqH4h) 210
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ
He's not disliking it. He sometimes has very long days with a large amount of driving , but he's working hard , getting out of the house and making money so is glad about that. Thanks for asking. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:40 PM (Yl2Ob) 211
JUST IN: Democrats have just appealed to the US SUPREME COURT in a last-minute bid to REINSTATE Virginia's 10D-1R gerrymander, which was struck down by the State Supreme Court
That's not how any of this works. Posted by: garrett Would love to hear the "We decline to hear this case". 😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 ============= With Jumanji Jackson's dissent. Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 11, 2026 04:41 PM (XJ22o) 212
Rowan and Martin, Foster Brooks, Jonathon Winters, Don Rickles. THEY were funny. Not this current bunch of clowns.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 04:41 PM (Q0yOR) 213
He's not disliking it. He sometimes has very long days with a large amount of driving, but he's working hard, getting out of the house and making money so is glad about that. Thanks for asking.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke Good to hear, Fen. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:42 PM (77rzZ) 214
Rowan and Martin, Foster Brooks, Jonathon Winters, Don Rickles. THEY were funny. Not this current bunch of clowns.
Posted by: turambar I find it weird that Don Rickles' best friend was Bob Newhart. Both very funny, but very funny, but both very different in style. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:43 PM (77rzZ) 215
Unas yest' NOOD.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:45 PM (77rzZ) 216
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 04:33
Im glad that you had a nice dinner but im sorry that your wife is having a bad patch at work and good chocolate is usually much appreciated. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 04:46 PM (Yl2Ob) 217
That's neither a "roast" nor funny.
Posted by: Crusader at May 11, 2026 04:32 PM (TN0g+) This is where you and I differ. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 04:48 PM (vE0+H) 218
Wow she's not funny. Who knew ?
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 11, 2026 04:49 PM (FV5X0) Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 11, 2026 04:51 PM (jrgJz) 220
My Father in Law is an odd guy. He's smart, but he's reflexively contrarian, extremely independent, and easily enticed by unconventional ideas.
I was chatting with him yesterday and he told me he's been on a liver cleanse. I'm already extremely suspicious of cleanses, but I'm holding my tongue. He says phase I just ended, and now he's on to phase II. Phase II involves ingesting Turpentine. Alright, tongue holding time over. I look at him quizically and ask him, "Turpentine?" "Yes," he says. I immediately get on google and am looking for Turpentine toxicity concentration and other similar information. He assures me he's going to only take half a tablespoon per day and it's "pure" Turpentine, distilled from pine resin. I tell him a fatal dose is somewhere around 8 to 12 tablespoons. I see it's a gastrointestinal irritant, a CNS depressant, and can cause pneumonitis if aspirated. I tell him this. He tells me he trusts Dr Andrew Kaufmann. I ask him if he's sure he's not being pranked. Andy Kaufmann? Really? Like the comedian? He says no. I look this guy up. Apparently he's a real MD, but I'm skeptical. He tells me he'll text me later today, or maybe not. Posted by: bonhomme at May 11, 2026 04:55 PM (mkw2N) Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years, Double Downs on Endless Illegal Immigration, Calls Immigration Reformers "Dangerous" and Warns They Are Taking the UK Down a "Dark Path"Keir Starmer: I want 10 years in No 10 and will fight my challengersOh great, more Migrant Youths. Just what the UK voters were hoping for! Note that Queer Starmer pretended to favor Brexit in order to Con the Conservative Rubes -- pissed off by the "Conservatives'" unwillingness to ever honor the "exit" part of Brexit -- into voting for him. Three Labour MPs have resigned and 55 Labour MPs have called for Starmer's resignation or at least a timeline for his departure. He's refusing. .. But the Labour leader was defiant in response to calls for him to quit and made clear he would not stand aside if MPs triggered a leadership contest. "I'm not going to walk away from the job I was elected to do in July 2024," he said. "I'm not going to plunge the country into chaos."Starmer is also vowing that the Fake Conservative Party plunged the UK into "chaos" by repeatedly tossing out unpopular PMs, and says that Labour must not do that. That is, Labour must keep him and his Sketch Foreign Male Model Entaglements at No. 10 Dowining Street. Ministerial aides are resigning to pressure him to resign: That was followed by a near constant soundtrack of Labour MPs, one after another, publicly calling for him to go, sooner or later. And by teatime, the most significant of those - the resignation of ministerial aides, from the lowest rung of the government - saying they too had lost faith in their leader. One of them, Joe Morris, was the parliamentary private secretary to Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary not short of prime ministerial ambition. What might Streeting do next? ...Starmer insists he must remain PM to safeguard the "diverse" country Labour (and the treacherous Tories) have created, against the wishes of native Britons.
He also brags about refusing entry into the country to anyone who speaks against his replacement agenda:
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When a thousand souls rise from the sea,
Holding up the sun, And an angel cries, "Beware your lies." It could be the end of it all. Where will you turn if it all goes wrong, And you're on the run? JERUSALEM .... Where will you turn if it all goes wrong, And you're on the run? TO THE BLADE AND HIS FIRSTS! Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:27 PM (iFTx/) 2
I nooded for this decade-seeking dummy.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:28 PM (iNUL3) 3
Declares himself Queen of Ukraine.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (ExV1e) 4
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1) 5
Centered.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1) 6
Let the centering comments commence.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (n5tGW) 7
Ace is feeling pretty fair to middlin' after his Dr. appointment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1) 8
I feel so centered.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ) 9
He is going to have to be drug out of there by his feet.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (OoFl2) 10
"Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years"
I suspect this is rope-a-dope and fake posturing for his coming resignation. They always scream loudest before the axe drops. But UK politics is smelly and stupid and these leeches dig in like ... leeches. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (iFTx/) 11
Keir Starmer needs to be in jail.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (GD0B3) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (HdYcL) 13
Keir Starmer: I want 10 years in No 10 and will fight my challengers
The muzzies might not give you ten years. And you ain't fighting them. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (S838b) 14
Huh. Looks like the center can hold, after all.
Posted by: Paco at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (2L+MU) 15
Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years, Double Downs on Endless Illegal Immigration, Calls Immigration Reformers "Dangerous" and Warns They Are Taking the UK Down a "Dark Path"
Euros keep voting to end/restrict immigration and they are being told they are NOT allowed to vote on that. And you think that would be the single most important decision the voters would be given - who should we let in if anyone and how can we make sure they will improve out country? Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (sKqQm) 16
I would think the invaders might have something to say about that, Queer. Off with your head for instance.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 02:32 PM (Q0yOR) 17
>>> Warns They Are Taking the UK Down a "Dark Path"
Alien rape gangs are the path to Sweetness and Light. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 11, 2026 02:32 PM (/lPRQ) 18
Who do you suppose this clown's been talking to? Someone like, maybe, the JEF? Or a like minded minion? Because you don't go off half cocked like Starmer just did unless you've got support for doing so.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT) 19
Keir Starmer has said he wants a decade in Downing Street and will fight anyone who challenges him for the Labour leadership.
I've said this since the elections when all the 'pundits' were spewing he was going to resign. That f*cker isn't going anywhere. He's not done f*cking the UK into the ground. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1) 20
Remember, ewoks are sensitive.
Do not make snide references or remarks about being centered. CBD will be along shortly to remediate the issue. Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (0sNs1) 21
"But you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as Prime Minister as I would wish to do without the help and support of the Ukrainian rent boys I love." Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (HdYcL) 22
Sir Keir Wanker may be the most ineffectual politician I have ever witnessed. He lucked into a massive parliamentary majority with the same vote share his party had in a blowout loss five years earlier, and then he just spends his time looking like a deer in the headlights while Ukrainian rentboys firebomb his homes and cars. It's a story that will be laughed about centuries from now.
Posted by: the lower depths at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (Dg7ng) 23
Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years
_______ Ten Year Queer Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh ==== He has a lot of Uke Rent Boy ass to tap. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (/lPRQ) 24
Nasty closeted queer man, Country's leader, fails spectacularly and refuses to accept responsibility.
Posted by: This too, is the story of Obama at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (anL5R) Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (tXqCv) 26
How did the Ace as Ewok thing get started, anyway?
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (77rzZ) 27
Keir Starmer needs to be in jail.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (GD0B3) The Tower of London was a jail, once. And had other amenities, too. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (utfVc) 28
He makes a pi$$ poor Oliver Cromwell.
Posted by: Paco at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (2L+MU) 29
Hopefully CBD had some helpful discussion about BBQ with his contractor.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (0sNs1) 30
The only question remaining on what kind of man Starmer is, is whether he uses the Ukrainian rent boys for himself only, or does he share them with his wife?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (Dv3i1) 31
Did anyone else misread "clock work" as "cock work" in the first tweet, considering it was talking about Der Fuhrer Queer Starmer?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (qx7Zg) 32
26 How did the Ace as Ewok thing get started, anyway?
----------------------------- I would like to know this as well. Posted by: the lower depths at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM (Dg7ng) 33
What a cock.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s) 34
It looks like Brexit is kaput.
Posted by: pookysgirl is glad to not be in the YooKay at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (Wt5PA) 35
28 He would make a piss poor piss boy
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (Q0yOR) 36
It's strange seeing one of those Downfall videos happening in real-time, isn't it? Posted by: American Hawkman at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (6so3e) 37
Remember, ewoks are sensitive.
Do not make snide references or remarks about being centered. CBD will be along shortly to remediate the issue. Posted by: Duncanthrax When you've had a doctor's fingers up your ass and they made a poster about it, you'd be sensitive too. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (S838b) 38
19I've said this since the elections when all the 'pundits' were spewing he was going to resign.
That f*cker isn't going anywhere. He's not done f*cking the UK into the ground. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1) ======= A leadership vote would probably be total chaos between Islamists, wannabe Greens, old-school Labour, and feminists. It's why there's no effort to do it. It's much more likely that a couple subgroups of Labour decide that it's better to align with the CP on a no confidence vote than it is to fail at a leadership vote that could go to another faction. Hence...inertia. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (tXqCv) 39
And another point to consider. At one point Britain was not full of immigrants.
If immigration were reversed Britain would become more like it was in say the 1990s. Is that...a dark time? And that's the "extreme" example, realistically some minor protections on immigration still leave the country with millions of immigrants and an increasing percentage of them. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm) 40
It's strange seeing one of those Downfall videos happening in real-time, isn't it? Posted by: American Hawkman at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (6so3e) ___________ The Starmerbunker Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (HdYcL) 41
"He goes, we all go" Is what they're selling to the underling Labor MP's. That, and the chat with those Paki blokes outside their doors at 1 am. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (Y8DZL) 42
It's strange seeing one of those Downfall videos happening in real-time, isn't it?
Posted by: American Hawkman at May 11, 2026 02:35 PM (6so3e) All we need is Starmer on video claiming "Steiner will come," and it's complete. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (qx7Zg) 43
WTF? We were centered, then fixed and now back to the center.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (S838b) 44
Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years
Homo PM asked for it........ https://youtu.be/r53QzkaWvdM Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (Zz0t1) 45
Coming soon to HBO: "centered vs justified". LOL
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (utfVc) 46
Keir Starmer went in for a prostate exam. He started moaning in the middle of it.
Posted by: This too, is the story of Obama at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (anL5R) 47
39 And another point to consider. At one point Britain was not full of immigrants.
If immigration were reversed Britain would become more like it was in say the 1990s. Is that...a dark time? And that's the "extreme" example, realistically some minor protections on immigration still leave the country with millions of immigrants and an increasing percentage of them. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm) ===== But then how would the government fund the social safety net and the NHS without all the welfare they're handing out for immigrants. Didn't think of that, did you, smart guy, huh? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (tXqCv) 48
Starmer has been reading the cereal box quotes and taking them to heart. " I am enough". Stranded at the pier, Keir.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (z2aPa) 49
Om. Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (xvhJH) Posted by: Dum-Dum at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (HBTIy) Posted by: Just reporting at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (oXp6j) 52
WTF? We were centered, then fixed and now back to the center.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM Perhaps swolenness and nodules were detected? Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 11, 2026 02:38 PM (0sNs1) 53
My wa has been disturbed!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 02:38 PM (xvhJH) 54
Those commies and their 10-year progroms, um, programs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 02:38 PM (ynpvh) 55
50 There is a way to get rid of Starmer. Little hole in the front and not much left out the back. Posted by: Dum-Dum at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (HBTIy) ===== There could be an intra party leadership vote. But I seriously doubt that the massive majority that Labour has can be corralled effectively around a single candidate. Their bench apparently is awful. And Starmer made some personnel move (promoting the woman or orchestrated Boris Johnson's downfall) like he's going to fight to keep his position. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (tXqCv) 56
One of the few actual roles the Crown has in government is to call a PM into an audience and tell them to either straighten out or hit the road. Chuckles has not seen fit to act. Any questions where he comes down on these issues?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (OUMaO) 57
I don't even think King Charles has vowed to stay in office for another ten years. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o) 58
But the Labour leader was defiant in response to calls for him to quit and made clear he would not stand aside if MPs triggered a leadership contest. "I'm not going to walk away from the job I was elected to do in July 2024," he said. "I'm not going to plunge the country into chaos."
Too late. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (Zz0t1) 59
You know who else was in office for 10 years?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (/YotI) 60
But, King Chuck the Tampon was so suave and cool and totally owned Trump on his visit and he's cool with all this, so, sod off far right wankers. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (Y8DZL) 61
WTF? We were centered, then fixed and now back to the center. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM _________ He's helping his "girlfriend" move furniture. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (HdYcL) 62
56 One of the few actual roles the Crown has in government is to call a PM into an audience and tell them to either straighten out or hit the road. Chuckles has not seen fit to act. Any questions where he comes down on these issues?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (OUMaO) ====== Well, a monarch has the power to do it on his own, but it hasn't been done since 1834. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (tXqCv) 63
olbermann's less masculine looking twin
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (CWTWj) 64
Somewhere in the UK is a motivated Islamic MP who will see to it that Starmer's reign ends long before his 10 year reign is over.
Might have to check the polymarket on that.... Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (jehhT) 65
My wa has been disturbed!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 02:38 PM My cousin Ben and his oblate sphereiods can help restore calm. Posted by: Josiah Wa at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (0sNs1) 66
The Ewok thing was cemented by the time I started looking at the comments around 2008.
Since then, he has played into it numerous times. I think it might come from the fox appearance many, many moons ago and people said he looked remarkably hirstute. Or it could well be something else or a combination of things. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s) 67
The Anti-Churchill.
We shall go on to the end, we shall welcome them in France, We shall welcome them on the seas and oceans, We shall welcome them with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall surrender our Island, whatever the cost may be, We shall welcome them on the beaches, We shall welcome them on the landing grounds, We shall welcome them in the fields and in the streets, We shall welcome them in the hills; We shall always surrender. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (ndZc7) 68
62 56 One of the few actual roles the Crown has in government is to call a PM into an audience and tell them to either straighten out or hit the road. Chuckles has not seen fit to act. Any questions where he comes down on these issues?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (OUMaO) ====== Well, a monarch has the power to do it on his own, but it hasn't been done since 1834. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (tXqCv) Chuckles is also fond of things Muzzie...and not so fond of things Christian... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (ynpvh) 69
I don't even think King Charles has vowed to stay in office for another ten years.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o) He's King until they carry him out in a pine box. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc) 70
How is a pasty white soy boy the leader of "the party of immigrants?" Did Starmer slide in because of name recognition in a chaotic field ala Biden?
Posted by: PaleRider at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (PV+Zw) 71
Coming soon to HBO: "centered vs justified". LOL
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Starring Walton Goggins & Timothy Olyphant, with friend of the Blog Nick Searcy. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (S838b) 72
Somewhere in the UK is a motivated Islamic MP who will see to it that Starmer's reign ends long before his 10 year reign is over. ___________ Spencer Percival redux Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (HdYcL) 73
68 Well, a monarch has the power to do it on his own, but it hasn't been done since 1834.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (tXqCv) Chuckles is also fond of things Muzzie...and not so fond of things Christian... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (ynpvh) ===== This all started under his mother. She was fine with it, too. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (tXqCv) 74
I don't even think King Charles has vowed to stay in office for another ten years.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o) --------- Heh heh heh. Posted by: The Big C at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (xvhJH) 75
My imagination jumps in when I read stuff like this. There is no "logical" reason for this type of Nation self-destruction unless it is being coerced through extortion. This is highlighted by the simultaneous self-destruction of the Labour Party which would contradict an effort to hold onto power as a motivation.
Here's an outlandish theory for you to chew and, likely, spit out. What if a rogue Islamic nation was able to secure a Dirty Bomb (or a biological agent) and place it within a country like the UK. Their demands are simply to allow unchecked immigration. A "silent" invasion. Hell, the Muslims not only recognize the concept. They named it, aspire to it and strategized it. Hijrah (or Hijra). I keep telling myself that "no one is that stupid" when I see what is happening to the UK. So, I fall back on coercion. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (dIske) 76
Starmer is the definition of "men without chests."
He's a born technocrat and thus has no concept of what it means to be an independent leader. If the party bigwigs tell him to resign, he'll resign. Posted by: Dr. T at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (xI6JS) 77
Starmer is starkers. Raving mad, even.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (wVcYX) Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (FpHTM) 79
53 My wa has been disturbed!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at We don’t have to share everything! Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (OoFl2) 80
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying mote and more Till he became Most poor: With thee O Let me rise As larks, harmoniously, and sing this day victories: Then shall the fall further the flight in me. Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (2ap+5) 81
How is a pasty white soy boy the leader of "the party of immigrants?" Did Starmer slide in because of name recognition in a chaotic field ala Biden?
He's got more immigrant DNA in his stools then most British family lines have in generations of genetics. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm) 82
It seems pretty clear he has a plan to totally muzzify the UK for whatever reason, but he has no intentions of abandoning that. Maybe he is a secret muzzie too or being pushed by the one world order types, who knows. It's full speed ahead though.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (n5tGW) 83
Crap. The centering got corrected.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (2ap+5) 84
Starmer is delusional.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (GD0B3) 85
I'm not a Starmer hater and the issues really manifested before he took office. However there are issues with parts of this rhetoric. If we are culturally diverse what are the cultures?
The government is clearly unsuccessfully trying to create a more inclusive British identity. We’re so fragmented I think we should commend efforts to actually try make minorities proud to be in and of the UK. Why are migrants criticised for not integrating but then efforts to create a more inclusive identity are also criticised? Do we want to stay angry and divided? I’d also ask the labor messaging critique in reverse- why does every Reform communication have to mention immigration? Holy shit, his speech was bad. "We done everything right, people just dont understand that". He wasn't speaking to the country he was speaking to the party. Like am sure that's what he needs to do to save his skin. But it just shows how much he doesn't fucking care. The reason he’s so hated is because he is a terrible public speaker. Can’t go 2 seconds without staring at a script, can’t speak without scripted lines, stutters more than he talks and has an annoying nasal voice. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz) 86
After the local council elections held last week, the Labour government should be under no illusion as to the feelings of the UK voters towards their government.
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (rj6Yv) 87
82 It seems pretty clear he has a plan to totally muzzify the UK for whatever reason, but he has no intentions of abandoning that. Maybe he is a secret muzzie too or being pushed by the one world order types, who knows. It's full speed ahead though.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk He believes this is the best method to keep his head attached to his neck. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (OoFl2) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (/YotI) 89
75 Here's an outlandish theory for you to chew and, likely, spit out. What if a rogue Islamic nation was able to secure a Dirty Bomb (or a biological agent) and place it within a country like the UK. Their demands are simply to allow unchecked immigration. A "silent" invasion. Hell, the Muslims not only recognize the concept. They named it, aspire to it and strategized it. Hijrah (or Hijra).
I keep telling myself that "no one is that stupid" when I see what is happening to the UK. So, I fall back on coercion. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (dIske) ===== There was some Xeet written by someone who said he had heard from an English diplomat the story. Brexit put Britain on a path towards independent trade deals. Trump was working on a good with with England, but never finished it before 2020. With Biden in office, the EU went to England and demanded pretty much complete capitulation to take in every immigrant France allowed to put on a dinghy. And England accepted. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (tXqCv) 90
Ten years? Britain will be an emirate by then.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (u73oe) 91
85 The government is clearly unsuccessfully trying to create a more inclusive British identity. We’re so fragmented I think we should commend efforts to actually try make minorities proud to be in and of the UK. Why are migrants criticised for not integrating but then efforts to create a more inclusive identity are also criticised? Do we want to stay angry and divided?
I’d also ask the labor messaging critique in reverse- why does every Reform communication have to mention immigration? Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz) ===== England sounds like an awful place for immigrants since the locals will just hound them and probably kill them for having such wonderful ethnic foods. They should return to their home countries to protect their own livelihoods and spices. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (tXqCv) 92
My imagination jumps in when I read stuff like this. There is no "logical" reason for this type of Nation self-destruction
The problem is when you analyze it as "Why would Britain allow something like this?" That's not the right framework - Starmer is not Britain and doesn't give a shit about Britain. Starmer expects money and power by keeping immigration open. Its that simple. If it is bad for Britain he does not care. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm) 93
Ten years? Britain will be an emirate by then.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (u73oe) Thats the point. He wants to make it irreversible. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (zZu0s) 94
Ten years? Britain will be an emirate by then. Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (u73oe) _________ Emir Queer Keir Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (HdYcL) 95
I watched American Society of Magical Negroes last weekend. It was dumb, insulting, offensive, racist, and surprisingly poorly made. Not even the usually good David Alan Grier could save it, mostly because he was given little to do besides spout racist, cringe dialog.
Terrible script, bad casting, amateur-hour direction. Don't get me started on Justice Smith. He's terrible. How does this guy get work in movies? The entire point of the movie seemed to be to insult white people as murderous racists. But the filmmakers were so stupid that they also ended up insulting blacks. They portray blacks as emotional support animals for whites -- little more than slaves. I assume this crime against nature was greenlit in the wake of BLM hysteria, when money was thrown at anything "black." The idea of the "magical negro" has some promise. In the hands of much better filmmakers, it could have been made funnier and more lighthearted. People like Mel Brooks and the Wayans can be offensive and funny at the same time. But ASoMN is deadly serious that magical negroes need to exist or else whites would literally murder all blacks. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (iFTx/) 96
He's delusional.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t) 97
I keep telling myself that "no one is that stupid" when I see what is happening to the UK.
== I sometimes attribute to my enemies my intelligence, because I try to game out what they are doing and make sense of it. Its not particularly helpful when dealing with idjits. Look at any number of domestic leftoid twats. They are all pretty stupid. Arrogantly stupid and 1000% convinced they are smarter than everyone else. That's what it is. Woketards. Posted by: Sun Tzu at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (anL5R) 98
Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) 99
86 After the local council elections held last week, the Labour government should be under no illusion as to the feelings of the UK voters towards their government.
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (rj6Yv) ======= It's been obvious since pretty much right after the last general election 2 years ago that Labour was only in power because the CP gave them Parliament and that everything the party did was just making it worse. I don't think there's been an approval rating above 16% for Labour since. There were anti-immigrant riots 2 years ago, even. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:46 PM (tXqCv) 100
No worries, Jim'll fix it...
Posted by: the BBC at May 11, 2026 02:46 PM (jvxI2) 101
Starmer expects money and power by keeping immigration open. Its that simple. If it is bad for Britain he does not care.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm) I don't even think it's that. If he was venal he would resign. He has rhe dead nuts certainty of the zealot. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 02:46 PM (zZu0s) 102
Keir Starmer: I want 10 years in No 10 and will fight my challengers
I'm so turned on right now. CHASTEN!!!! FINSH ME!!!! Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 11, 2026 02:46 PM (Zz0t1) 103
Holy shit, his speech was bad. "We done everything right, people just dont understand that".
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz) Now do every democrat ever who - post-election - points out that the problem wasn't the message itself, it was just the delivery of that message. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (iNUL3) 104
98 Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) ===== Nah. Uneducated farmers and hotties only. Anyone who's touched their education system can stay across the Pond. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv) 105
Jeez, sounds like even the haters hate him. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (Y8DZL) 106
Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) ========= I think we already have. Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (xvhJH) 107
We keep asking, but can't get an answer: when is the UK going to do follow the wise example of South Africa and dismantle all their nuclear weapons?
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (2ap+5) 108
Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) ___________ The ones from Lucas and British Leyland? Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (HdYcL) 109
Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) Nope. It's time they learn how to fight for their country. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (Zz0t1) 110
Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (dIske)
Fortunately it's not coercion or even stupidity. Far more likely, our officials have been paid off. Look at all the Somali Learing Center money. When do you ever know of a Democrat letting corrupt money go *elsewhere*? So there's a reason it went to them. And a good chance a lot of it came back into the local pockets. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (/YotI) 111
Mr. O'Spades,
Please call our offices at your earliest convenience. Your PSA test results are in. Don't make any plans for next week. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Posted by: Ewok Urology Associates of Endor at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (nHXB4) Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (NpAcC) 113
Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) —————— Nope. No more immigration from dysfunctional third world countries. Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (u73oe) 114
The UK is so fucked. It's the Debby Does Dallas of nations.
Posted by: Defenestratus at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (WYStd) 115
112 Ten years?
Trump only gets 8. Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (NpAcC) ====== He can do an Obama and be de facto president under de jure Vance just like Obama was de facto president under de jure Biden. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (tXqCv) 116
82 It seems pretty clear he has a plan to totally muzzify the UK for whatever reason, but he has no intentions of abandoning that. Maybe he is a secret muzzie too or being pushed by the one world order types, who knows. It's full speed ahead though.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (n5tGW) Every "One World Order" Globalist has decided that Islam is the fastest path to One World Order. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (FpHTM) 117
He's not insane, at least not for refusing to bend the knee. It may or may not work for him - but he has the law on his side, even if his Party has gotten spooked, and stepping down now would be worse for them than if he holds the line and still gets knocked over, even if they can't see it through their fear. He can still use his position to thwart the enemy, and any replacement would necessarily concede more ground than he will.
I would do the same, in his light little loafers. He can do more to harm the UK than a putative successor would be able to do, and that's the mission. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2) 118
Benny Hill girls welcome Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (HdYcL) 119
The UK is so fucked. It's the Debby Does Dallas of nations.
Posted by: Defenestratus *kicks dirt* -- Sandra Fluke Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (77rzZ) 120
Young “Europeans” like Ahmed and Mohammed from Berlin and Stockholm.
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (9V6lq) 121
I kept expecting him to say "I'm not a crook", but then I realized that even Nixon wasn't that delusional.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (gu0hJ) 122
The prime minister described his government as a "10-year project of renewal".
------------- "A Muzzie Baby Rapist in every Cot!" Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (ePd8V) 123
That's not the right framework - Starmer is not Britain and doesn't give a shit about Britain.
Starmer expects money and power by keeping immigration open. Its that simple. If it is bad for Britain he does not care. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm) ______________________________ I was on the same page with you until I saw the Labour party get absolutely dismantled in the municipality elections. That doesn't forecast power for Starmer or anyone in his camp. And, the collateral damage to party in general suggests another motivation. Hell, maybe it's as simple as pay-offs under the table like the George Calloway situation. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (dIske) 124
wow the UK sure did get punished for voting in Brexit huh
they really pissed off the globalist left with that Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (j+aD2) 125
I wonder if Sharon Osbourne will be banned from coming over for the May 16th event. She said she's going.
Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (kX27y) 126
Obama probably met with him and told him to hang on...along with the Iranans.
Posted by: steevy at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (YwEeS) 127
Well, a monarch has the power to do it on his own, but it hasn't been done since 1834.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:40 PM (tXqCv) And for good reason. It would precipitate a crisis that would probably destroy the monarchy. It is up to the internal machinations of the Labour party to get rid of Starmer. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (iERP6) 128
The reason he’s so hated is because he is a terrible public speaker. Can’t go 2 seconds without staring at a script, can’t speak without scripted lines, stutters more than he talks and has an annoying nasal voice.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz) ... but enough about Obama. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (ZFqKB) 129
115 He can do an Obama and be de facto president under de jure Vance just like Obama was de facto president under de jure Biden.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (tXqCv) Canada and the Vatican are treating Obama as if he's still president now. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (FpHTM) 130
123 I was on the same page with you until I saw the Labour party get absolutely dismantled in the municipality elections. That doesn't forecast power for Starmer or anyone in his camp. And, the collateral damage to party in general suggests another motivation.
Hell, maybe it's as simple as pay-offs under the table like the George Calloway situation. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (dIske) ====== Labour's days are numbered, ending in 2029 unless they get some kind of Muslim plurality of the whole population to back them in three years. But, other than that happening, as long as Starmer is PM, he's king of patronage and spending in Britain. Once he quits, he's a nobody. He has no incentive to leave since he has no sense of honor. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:52 PM (tXqCv) 131
Speaking of crazy ass Muslims . . .
Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries Trump poses greatest threat to our democracy since Nixon #InvestigateTheWhiteHouse Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 02:52 PM (ndZc7) 132
I believe ace was on fox news many, many moons ago.
I've seen the picture. He looks like an Ewok. Now he probably looks like a skinny and in shape Ewok. At the time he was a bearded fellow. Posted by: Bosk at May 11, 2026 02:52 PM (VMFAF) 133
A blogger I know, who claims to have met Ace, says he actually resembles an ewok. Translated into human form, that suggests Ace would have the physiognomy and stature of, say, Robert Reich.
I refuse to believe this is true. In my mind's eye, Ace will always be Batman. Posted by: Paco at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (2L+MU) 134
That is, Labour must keep him and his Sketch Foreign Male Model Entanglements at No. 10 Downing Street.
----------- Not to mention his Sketch Foreign Male Gerbil Entanglements. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (ePd8V) 135
I was on the same page with you until I saw the Labour party get absolutely dismantled in the municipality elections. That doesn't forecast power for Starmer or anyone in his camp. And, the collateral damage to party in general suggests another motivation.
Hell, maybe it's as simple as pay-offs under the table like the George Calloway situation. == The odds of a British PM having a numbered bank account in some middle eastern country are actually pretty good. Posted by: Sun Tzu at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (anL5R) Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (ePd8V) 137
Even if (when?) Starmer resigns or gets fisted, what difference will it make? They'll just replace him with some other idiot communist gayboy to simp for Islam.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/) 138
127 And for good reason. It would precipitate a crisis that would probably destroy the monarchy.
It is up to the internal machinations of the Labour party to get rid of Starmer. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:51 PM (iERP6) ====== The monarchy should choose country over government and signal to the population that it's on its side. Charles should climb atop a horse and march the yeomanry into Parliament and hang Starmer. He should dissolve Parliament permanently and declare that yes, being king means actual power. Unless, that is, he's actually a secret Muslim and wants to punish his people because his great grandfather did an imperialism. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (tXqCv) 139
Robinson is taking his life in his hands heading back there for that event.
The muslhams have a fatwah out on him. That's why he left in the first place. And the government threw him in prison hoping he'd be murdered. Somehow, he wasn't. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (Zz0t1) 140
He really doesn't even have to do anything but stay to totally ruin the UK. Just keep the same policies and there will be a million new immigrants in the next 2 years. A new labor PM will do the same anyway. They're toast.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (n5tGW) 141
96 He's delusional.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t) That was my first thought! This is a man who has lost complete touch with reality. It’s incredibly hilarious to see Labor have put themselves in this fix. They have an openly insane man as the face of their party. Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (AnnNE) 142
#TwoKings
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (yFLFB) 143
Is he any more insane than the GOP pushing amnesty a year after Trump won on a platform of mass deportations?
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (9V6lq) 144
Leftist suck!!
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (pBqsA) 145
Every "One World Order" Globalist has decided that Islam is the fastest path to One World Order.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 02:49 PM (FpHTM) Correct. And you-know-who (me) warned people here this was coming back when we were still crying about trannies. Remember those? The problem for the white globalists is generally thus - they think the brown people are easily hornswaggled. The brown people however are more bloodthirsty than the bloodthirsty Left could ever fathom. And both groups think that together they can roll over Christians who will remain too afraid to do or say very much about any of it. But mark this - however much the two misunderstand each other, the underestimating of Christians and in particular their faith will turn out to be the gravest miscalculation in world history. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (/YotI) 146
98 Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) ===== Nah. Uneducated farmers and hotties only. Anyone who's touched their education system can stay across the Pond. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv) Hotties in purple wigs, silver mini-dresses, and who say "al-lu-min-i-um" and "shed-ule" go to the front of the line. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (wVcYX) 147
A blogger I know, who claims to have met Ace, says he actually resembles an ewok. Translated into human form, that suggests Ace would have the physiognomy and stature of, say, Robert Reich.
I refuse to believe this is true. In my mind's eye, Ace will always be Batman. == Would you accept a hirtsue Robert Reich wearing a bat man costume? Or, at least a codpiece? Posted by: You wanted Batman, you'd settle for . . . you'll get at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (anL5R) 148
The monarchy should choose country over government and signal to the population that it's on its side. Charles should climb atop a horse and march the yeomanry into Parliament and hang Starmer. He should dissolve Parliament permanently and declare that yes, being king means actual power.
Unless, that is, he's actually a secret Muslim and wants to punish his people because his great grandfather did an imperialism. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (tXqCv) They should install a Stuart on the throne ! Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (GD0B3) 149
137 Even if (when?) Starmer resigns or gets fisted, what difference will it make? They'll just replace him with some other idiot communist gayboy to simp for Islam.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/) ======= It really seems like Labour cannot come to any kind of consensus about who would replace him, which is why there's never been a leadership vote against him despite every 3 months for 2 years we've gotten stories that Starmer is a week from resigning. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (tXqCv) 150
They all think they can be Trump.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (/YotI) 151
Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries Trump poses greatest threat to our democracy since Nixon #InvestigateTheWhiteHouse Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 02:52 PM (ndZc7) Now do the Owebama White House, asshole. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1) 152
see, this is why parliamentary government sucks
here in the USA, despite all the downsides (criminals) in government, at least we have a chance every two years to make changes (I said a chance) but in the UK, you can be stuck with assholes for years at a time with NO opportunity to vote them out Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (ZxPkt) 153
Even if (when?) Starmer resigns or gets fisted, what difference will it make? They'll just replace him with some other idiot communist gayboy to simp for Islam.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (iFTx/) ======= It really seems like Labour cannot come to any kind of consensus about who would replace him, which is why there's never been a leadership vote against him despite every 3 months for 2 years we've gotten stories that Starmer is a week from resigning. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (tXqCv) _________ Like Kathleen Kennedy getting fired! Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/) 154
How much of this is a negotiation tactic?
It's funny, these people never understand to negotiate from a position of strength when dealing with other countries, but in their personal lives they are tigers. Maybe he is vying for Exalted Leader of the EU Raccoon Lodge or something. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (WnFiD) 155
It's time they learn how to fight for their country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer A program to arm select groups (Operation Excalibur?) might not be entirely out of order. Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (OUMaO) 156
It's time for a Glorious Revolution!
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (GD0B3) 157
Hotties in purple wigs, silver mini-dresses, and who say "al-lu-min-i-um" and "shed-ule" go to the front of the line. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (wVcYX) ____________ My buxom, callipygic executive assistant with the posh English accent agrees. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (HdYcL) 158
Voters howz my ass taste!
Posted by: Kwier Starmer at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1) 159
Labour's days are numbered, ending in 2029 unless they get some kind of Muslim plurality of the whole population to back them in three years.
- Wasn't one of the wrinkles this weekend that Labour lost muslim voters because they have their own party now? Posted by: Methos at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (vSvIl) 160
152 see, this is why parliamentary government sucks
here in the USA, despite all the downsides (criminals) in government, at least we have a chance every two years to make changes (I said a chance) but in the UK, you can be stuck with assholes for years at a time with NO opportunity to vote them out Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 02:55 PM (ZxPkt) ====== Parliament does have snap elections which can swiftly change out governments. It's happened recently, even. But the central problem is really the lack of a written constitution and a figurehead executive, leaving all power in the legislature with a judiciary that makes it up even more than ours does. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (tXqCv) 161
He blames the British public for noticing their country turning into something unrecognisable.
------------ "You have been found guilty of the White Supremacist Crime of Noticing In The First Degree and Sentenced to A Livestock's Death. May Allah Have Mercy on Your Hole ..." Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (ePd8V) 162
How can he stay in power for 10-12 years? Isn't another General Election coming up within three years or so?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (Yl2Ob) 163
I wonder what Tony Blair thinks of all this...
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (GD0B3) 164
Honestly, hypertrichiasis is not laughing matter. I mean the amount of money he goes through on razors is astronomical, not withstanding his lifetime membership in the dollar shave club.
Posted by: You wanted Batman, you'd settle for . . . you'll get at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (anL5R) 165
153 Like Kathleen Kennedy getting fired!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/) ===== Except not as many people getting raped. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (tXqCv) 166
Then did good Prince Harry of Suffolk and his beautious princess Meghan of Yachtgirl land at Hastings and ralleyed the folk to buy some fruit jam, and, lo, all was set right. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (Y8DZL) 167
Coming soon to HBO: "centered vs justified". LOL
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Starring Walton Goggins & Timothy Olyphant, with friend of the Blog Nick Searcy. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (S838b) I can totally see Walton Goggins as a Moron. Posted by: pookysgirl, ready to pitch show ideas at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (Wt5PA) 168
They should install a Stuart on the throne !
Posted by: runner There's gotta be some distant descendant of Bonnie Prince Charlie running around. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ) 169
146 98 Open up American citizenship to Brits with expert STEM skills. Brain Drain them.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:45 PM (52qkP) ===== Nah. Uneducated farmers and hotties only. Anyone who's touched their education system can stay across the Pond. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv) Hotties in purple wigs, silver mini-dresses, and who say "al-lu-min-i-um" and "shed-ule" go to the front of the line. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 02:54 PM (wVcYX) Elizabeth Hurley goes to the front of the line... Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (wtvvX) 170
All these ministerial aides resigning. Where do they go next? Of course we know where they'd land in the US, but I wonder what kind of Between Jobs Service the UK provides for former government officials. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (XJ22o) 171
Nope.
It's time they learn how to fight for their country. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:48 PM (Zz0t1) Europe was lost long ago and they hate us. I don't care if they fight or not. In the mean time I'll gladly welcome their brainiac refugees. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (52qkP) 172
Anyone who's touched their education system can stay across the Pond.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv) Hotties in purple wigs, silver mini-dresses, and who say "al-lu-min-i-um" and "shed-ule" go to the front of the line. Posted by: Count de Monet Just in time to staff a moon base... Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (OUMaO) 173
The reason he’s so hated is because he is a terrible public speaker. Can’t go 2 seconds without staring at a script, can’t speak without scripted lines, stutters more than he talks and has an annoying nasal voice.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 02:42 PM (JCZqz) Stuttering clustercuck of a misreable failure. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (ZFqKB) 174
Spain legalized 500k illegals with the express intent of making them into left wing voters.
Queer is doing the same. As are democrats and 1/4 of the GOP here. The playbook is the same worldwide. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (9V6lq) 175
Oh, and the PA said the rash will eventually go away.
Posted by: Ewok Urology Associates of Endor at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (nHXB4) 176
159 Labour's days are numbered, ending in 2029 unless they get some kind of Muslim plurality of the whole population to back them in three years.
- Wasn't one of the wrinkles this weekend that Labour lost muslim voters because they have their own party now? Posted by: Methos at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (vSvIl) ====== Yes. Muslims have their own party now, in addition to some defections to the Green Party. Labour has no path to power past 2029 on the current track. Events, dear boy, events, but it really does seem like Labour is going to be effectively dead in 3 years. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (tXqCv) 177
Uneducated farmers and hotties only. _____________ There was a video of a South African farmer who recently came here and said it was a relief to wake up and not feel threatened with murder. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (HdYcL) 178
What's it going to be then, eh?
Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (sFNX2) 179
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv)
Did you see the STEM part ? Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (52qkP) 180
Wow. Good thing Britain relegated the monarchy to such a minor role and established the parliamentary system. Otherwise we might have a return to authoritarianism.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (ReYtg) 181
There's gotta be some distant descendant of Bonnie Prince Charlie running around.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (77rzZ) ---------- I believe the senior Jacobite is the Duke of Bavaria. Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (xvhJH) 182
There was a video of a South African farmer who recently came here and said it was a relief to wake up and not feel threatened with murder.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (HdYcL) Hopefully he’s smart enough to stay out of urban blue shitholes. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (9V6lq) 183
Labour's days are numbered, ending in 2029 unless they get some kind of Muslim plurality of the whole population to back them in three years.
- Wasn't one of the wrinkles this weekend that Labour lost muslim voters because they have their own party now? Posted by: Methos at May 11, 2026 02:57 PM (vSvIl) -------------- I believe they're called the "I KEEL YOU!" Party ... Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (ePd8V) 184
Jefferies is really not happy about not getting to be Majority Leader huh
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (j+aD2) 185
All these literal and figurative cocksuckers keep sliming their way into positions of power. I know they've got big $$$ behind them - and sometimes big Ukrainian rent boy penis - but it just baffles me at times just how often these deeply degenerate sacks of shit, who hate their countries and countrymen, keep getting handed the levers of power.
Posted by: Kakistocracy in action at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (TbWk/) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (HdYcL) 187
My buxom, callipygic executive assistant with the posh English accent agrees.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:56 PM (HdYcL) Peaches & cream complexion? ROWR! Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (wVcYX) 188
Euros keep voting to end/restrict immigration and they are being told they are NOT allowed to vote on that.
_____ You'd think that this bold in your face Denial of our Precious Democracy(TM) would generate speculation and investigation as to why this is the case in the West (and nowhere else). No discussion was had with the electorate, there was no debate or an electoral campaign issue in favor of bringing masses of 3rd world men into the country, it just appeared as policy. Now there is discussion in these opinion pages, but not on the policy and how it came to be, but whether the rise of these nationalist/nativist parties is due to racism, islamophobia, misogyny, white supremacy or all of the above, and they are therefore illegitimate. No one is sticking there neck out to debate whether this is good policy or not. Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (Dv3i1) 189
179 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv)
Did you see the STEM part ? Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (52qkP) ===== Their universities are worse than ours. So, yes, I saw the STEM part. They can stay in England or flee to Ukraine or wherever. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (tXqCv) 190
The longer Starmer stays in as PM, the better it is for Reform, he's the least popular person who could lead the government and a known quantity, thus making him the easiest person to beat.
Posted by: Surfperch at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (deNAM) 191
"Prime Minister, the Labour Party just suffered the worst electoral defeat of any party in British history."
"I take full r esponsibility." (Actual quote.) "Sooooo...if you 'take full responsibility,' what does that mean exactly?" "It means -- I'm staying in office for TEN YEARS and will only double-down on the very policies that everyone just voted against!" I'm beginning to think he's severely mentall ill. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (Av6i5) 192
UK will be a caliphate in three years.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (ReYtg) 193
There was a time when I was naive enough to think that world leaders were special and uniquely qualified to lead a nation in promotion of their best interests.
NOW, I think a vast majority of commenters to this site are much more grounded, qualified and prepared to do a much better job in those roles than "leaders" like Starmer, Macron, Biden, etc. The irony is that I am less conceited in my over 29 years and KNOW I could do a better job leading a freakin country than most people sitting in those chairs at the present. It's depressing to have that original belief blown away by window licking troglodytes like Starmer. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 03:01 PM (dIske) 194
153 Like Kathleen Kennedy getting fired!
Posted by: Elric The Blade Once again, Doomcock was right. Posted by: Dicktor von Doomcock at May 11, 2026 03:01 PM (JCZqz) 195
>>Hakeem Jeffries
@RepJeffries Trump poses greatest threat to our democracy since Nixon #InvestigateTheWhiteHouse This guy should be on the first Helicopter that Nuevo Pinochet sends up. Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:01 PM (xkXS7) 196
190 The longer Starmer stays in as PM, the better it is for Reform, he's the least popular person who could lead the government and a known quantity, thus making him the easiest person to beat.
Posted by: Surfperch at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (deNAM) ====== Next guy/gal would end up just as unpopular. Starmer is the lighting rod for Labour not because he's Starmer but because he's the leader of Labour and Labour is pushing policies everyone hates. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:02 PM (tXqCv) 197
In any self respecting South American country, this is the point at which the Army steps in, abolishes the government, and announces new elections where you will vote for Colonel Jose’ Guapo.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 03:02 PM (AnnNE) 198
It's why the Conservative Party going through like 5 Prime Ministers in 2 years didn't fix the Conservative Party.
The CP was still full of the same assholes pushing the same policies that made them unpopular, no matter who was in charge. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:02 PM (tXqCv) 199
197 In any self respecting South American country, this is the point at which the Army steps in, abolishes the government, and announces new elections where you will vote for Colonel Jose’ Guapo.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 03:02 PM (AnnNE) ====== I sense an issue with your comparison... Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (tXqCv) 200
My fear is Restore and Reform splitting the anti Muslim vote and allowing Labor to gain power again. Or at least allow labor/Conservative/LibDems to form a coalition govt.
A single “far right” party can win. Two of them? Not so much. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (9V6lq) 201
>>Spain legalized 500k illegals with the express intent of making them into left wing voters.
For some reason I thought that the Court over there said 'no' to this plan...?? Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (xkXS7) 202
Spain legalized 500k illegals with the express intent of making them into left wing voters.
Queer is doing the same. As are democrats and 1/4 of the GOP here. The playbook is the same worldwide. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (9V6lq) What they really want is an army. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (/YotI) 203
So, Threads (1984) it will be.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (wVcYX) 204
Beneath Starmer's cuck-faced borderline Down's Syndrome deer-in-the-headlights exterior beats the heart of diabolical warlord.
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Av6i5) 205
Did you see the STEM part ?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (52qkP) We have the cult that is Texas A&M University churning out STEM graduates every year. I think we can manage without importing funny sounding foreigners with bad teeth. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1) 206
Maybe Starmer wants to do what Spain did to its people: legalize five hundred thousand illegal immigrants
Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (jH8ni) 207
I bet Hakeem Jeffries couldn't name another player in the Watergate scam and could explain what it was .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (52qkP) 208
keep telling myself that "no one is that stupid" when I see what is happening to the UK. So, I fall back on coercion.
Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:41 PM (dIske) ------ Except it is pretty much every Western European nation doing thr same thing. And also they are able to stay in power with their crazy policies often despite massive public disapproval. Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (Vh9CX) 209
Stuttering clustercuck of a misreable failure.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (ZFqKB) ------------- Updated AoSHQ Style Guide: SOAMF -- Stuttering Clustercuck of a Misreable Foreigner. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (ePd8V) 210
>>What they really want is an army.
They want an army of Terrorists. Nobody wants an Arab Army. They do nothing but lose. Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (xkXS7) 211
For some reason I thought that the Court over there said 'no' to this plan...?? Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (xkXS7) OVERRULED!!!!! Posted by: Lord Emperor Boasberg at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (Zz0t1) 212
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (tXqCv)
Did you see the STEM part ? Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:59 PM (52qkP) Operation Paperclip 2: Electric Boogaloo Posted by: Methos at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (vSvIl) 213
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Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh) 214
210 >>What they really want is an army.
They want an army of Terrorists. Nobody wants an Arab Army. They do nothing but lose. Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (xkXS7) And abuse the pack animals. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (ynpvh) 215
The problem for the white globalists is generally thus - they think the brown people are easily hornswaggled. The brown people however are more bloodthirsty than the bloodthirsty Left could ever fathom.
------ Yes. The 1960s-80s in Europe were the dress rehearsal for what we're seeing now. Back then it was all Communist terrorists making common cause with Islamic ones. They operated closely, and the whites funneled them gouts of Doviet cash and helped train them. They never gave an inch to the Communists in return. They simply continued on with their religious mission well beyond the time the Communists in Europe outgrew college theatrics and entered the institutions, and then retired to spend more time with their foie gras. The Muslims took the measure of their erstwhile comrades then, and now they're acting on that assessment. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (BI5O2) 216
I want 10 years in No 10 No 2 wants 10 years in No 10? Kinda shitty of him to make that demand, dontcha think? Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (y9nCu) 217
Nobody wants an Arab Army. They do nothing but lose.
Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (xkXS7) --------- Bunch of fig-eaters trying to find reverse on a Soviet tank. Posted by: Walter Sobchak at May 11, 2026 03:06 PM (xvhJH) 218
210 >>What they really want is an army.
They want an army of Terrorists. Nobody wants an Arab Army. They do nothing but lose. Posted by: garrett They do an adequate job of suppressing dissent within their nation, which is all the Globalist leaders care about at the moment in Western European countries. Posted by: Military Moron at May 11, 2026 03:06 PM (JCZqz) 219
A street army is that they want. Thugs to keep the legacy Brits/Americans in their place. See 2020 summer of love as their blueprint.
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 03:07 PM (9V6lq) 220
Beneath Starmer's cuck-faced borderline Down's Syndrome deer-in-the-headlights exterior beats the heart of diabolical warlord.
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Av6i5) ------------ 86 47 Chromosomes! Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:07 PM (ePd8V) 221
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Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh) That's called Flouncing and you just do it. Don't comment about it. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (ZFqKB) 223
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Starmer looks and sounds like a homo even when he's trying to be tough and resolute.
Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (GNqmQ) 225
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Posted by: FrankinTexas There are advertisements here? Seriously, I have never seen one. I suggest investing $0 in some sort of ad-blocking browser add-on, of which there are dozens of free ones and take 1 minute to install. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (Av6i5) 227
Except it is pretty much every Western European nation doing thr same thing. And also they are able to stay in power with their crazy policies often despite massive public disapproval. Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (Vh9CX) The Parliamentary System of government says hi. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 03:09 PM (y9nCu) 228
Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh)
Oh kwitcher whining. You obviously haven't been to Daily Caller lately. Posted by: Seriously, this is nothing at May 11, 2026 03:09 PM (TbWk/) 229
Starmer looks and sounds like a homo even when he's trying to be tough and resolute.
Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (GNqmQ) I know. Isn't he dreamy!!?? Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 11, 2026 03:09 PM (Zz0t1) 230
It's why the Conservative Party going through like 5 Prime Ministers in 2 years didn't fix the Conservative Party.
The CP was still full of the same assholes pushing the same policies that made them unpopular, no matter who was in charge. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:02 PM (tXqCv) Oh, it got fixed. By Reform rising and smashing all kind of records, and a Restore Britain forming. Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (GD0B3) 231
I just got here, but I hope everyone praised and reassured the Ewok this morning. Remember, healthy Ewoks make strong allies!
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (WnFiD) 232
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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1 Or just use Brave. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s) 233
Starmer looks and sounds like a homo even when he's trying to be tough and resolute.
Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (GNqmQ) He's trying for menacing, but it comes off as mincing. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (wVcYX) 234
224 Starmer looks and sounds like a homo even when he's trying to be tough and resolute.
Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (GNqmQ) He's had more dicks in him than a Nixon impersonator convention. Posted by: Probably true at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (TbWk/) 235
230 Oh, it got fixed. By Reform rising and smashing all kind of records, and a Restore Britain forming.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (GD0B3) ====== Yeah, it's very far from clear if Reform is anything other than a reconstituted Conservative Party. It's my understanding that most of the people up for elections under Reform are former Conservative Party MPs. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (tXqCv) 236
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Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh) That's called Flouncing and you just do it. Don't comment about it. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (ZFqKB) Another never-before heard from nic. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (utfVc) 237
Ace is feeling pretty fair to middlin' after his Dr. appointment.
i used to think this was the saying, too. its fair to midland, as in texas. they produced the best cotton. Posted by: choogle at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (XiQIo) 238
Yes. The 1960s-80s in Europe were the dress rehearsal for what we're seeing now. Back then it was all Communist terrorists making common cause with Islamic ones. They operated closely, and the whites funneled them gouts of Soviet cash and helped train them.
They never gave an inch to the Communists in return. They simply continued on with their religious mission well beyond the time the Communists in Europe outgrew college theatrics and entered the institutions, and then retired to spend more time with their foie gras. The Muslims took the measure of their erstwhile comrades then, and now they're acting on that assessment. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (BI5O2) -------------- The "Red-Green (Commie-Muzzie) Alliance" > Watermelons (Green on The Outside & Red on The Inside) Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (ePd8V) 239
The number of Labour MPs calling for Starmer's resignation has now passed 60 (as somebody noted, 81 will trigger a formal leadership challenge) and a fourth cabinet minister has just quit. And the Scottish First Minister (another Labourite) has joined the call for Starmer to step down.
I'll be very surprised if he lasts the week. Posted by: Dr. T at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (xI6JS) 240
We have the cult that is Texas A&M University churning out STEM graduates every year.
I think we can manage without importing funny sounding foreigners with bad teeth. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1) If A&M is anything like my alma mater NC State, then those STEM graduates ARE funny sounding foreigners with bad teeth. And bad BO. Posted by: Defenestratus at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (WYStd) 241
Yeah, it's very far from clear if Reform is anything other than a reconstituted Conservative Party.
It's my understanding that most of the people up for elections under Reform are former Conservative Party MPs. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (tXqCv) think of it as MUKGA Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (GD0B3) 242
Headline : Starmer defenestrated, drowns in Thames. Green Party accuses Labour of polluting river
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (gu0hJ) 243
Or just use Brave.
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Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh) That's called Flouncing and you just do it. Don't comment about it. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 03:08 PM (ZFqKB) Another never-before heard from nic. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (utfVc) When you have to flounce, then flounce. Don't talk. Posted by: Tuco at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (wVcYX) 245
Mr. Starmer, may I suggest you take fiddle lessons.
Posted by: Emporer Nero at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (MDua2) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (Yl2Ob) 247
241 Yeah, it's very far from clear if Reform is anything other than a reconstituted Conservative Party.
It's my understanding that most of the people up for elections under Reform are former Conservative Party MPs. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:11 PM (tXqCv) think of it as MUKGA Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (GD0B3) ====== Listen, if Trump had formed the America Party and Paul Ryan had run for Congress as the rep for the AP for WI-1, would you expect Paul Ryan to be all MAGA? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (tXqCv) 248
It's going to take him 10 years to fully wreck the country.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (eloIc) 249
Keir Starmer Vows to Remain in Office for Ten Years, Double Downs on Endless Illegal Immigration, Calls Immigration Reformers "Dangerous" and Warns They Are Taking the UK Down a "Dark Path"
Euros keep voting to end/restrict immigration and they are being told they are NOT allowed to vote on that. And you think that would be the single most important decision the voters would be given - who should we let in if anyone and how can we make sure they will improve out country? Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (sKqQm) It isn't like they let the people get their way on any other subject - high energy prices despite oil, no industry or jobs, crushing fraud, universal police allowance of crime.... Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (8avO+) 250
Unless, that is, he's actually a secret Muslim and wants to punish his people because his great grandfather did an imperialism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (tXqCv You have seen King Charles, right? The British Monarchy is not made up of high testosterone, alpha males. This is a man who has his pjs pressed daily, has a very specific length in which toothpaste must be put on his toothbrush, and probably couldn’t find the kitchen in any of his homes if his life depended on it, let alone cook a meal for himself. He is not going to rip the monarchy back to anything beyond ceremonial. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (OoFl2) 251
"I'm not going to plunge the country into chaos."
TOO LATE! Posted by: GWB at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (kU0PQ) 252
What they really want is an army.
Posted by: ... at May 11 This. It's also why the Marxist Mayors in NY, LA, and Seattle make it impossible for current law enforcement people to staty on. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (Y8DZL) 253
If A&M is anything like my alma mater NC State, then those STEM graduates ARE funny sounding foreigners with bad teeth. And bad BO. Posted by: Defenestratus at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (WYStd) I'll have to ask the First Daughter to ask her boyfriend as he goes there. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1) 254
How is this possible???? From The Daily Caller:
POLL: 42% Of Democrats Say Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (kX27y) 255
Or just use Brave.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s) I seem to remember trying it once a while back and didn't like it. Opera does a decent job with ads, but I just added onto it to make it even gooderer. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:12 PM (Zz0t1) Using Brave on all of my devices exclusively. Works great on AoSHQ. Posted by: Defenestratus at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (WYStd) 256
POLL: 42% Of Democrats Say Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (kX27y) I agree. Democrats tried their best to have his head blown off that day. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (Zz0t1) 257
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My guess is that he is working on some kind of deal where UK is bound to the EU under some special, secret, agreement that hands lots of power to some EU administrator.
Once that is done he will resign and be appointed that EU administrator. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (WnFiD) 259
202 What they really want is an army.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:03 PM (/YotI) And since Muslims have a reputation for being the most fanatical killers... Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (iXqHn) 260
250 You have seen King Charles, right? The British Monarchy is not made up of high testosterone, alpha males. This is a man who has his pjs pressed daily, has a very specific length in which toothpaste must be put on his toothbrush, and probably couldn’t find the kitchen in any of his homes if his life depended on it, let alone cook a meal for himself. He is not going to rip the monarchy back to anything beyond ceremonial.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (OoFl2) ====== I didn't say he would. I'm saying the monarch could. I think the British people would march behind the decrepit dandy if he promised to hang Starmer. But he supports the rape of his people's children by foreign invaders, so of course he'd never do it. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (tXqCv) 261
Listen, if Trump had formed the America Party and Paul Ryan had run for Congress as the rep for the AP for WI-1, would you expect Paul Ryan to be all MAGA?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (tXqCv) wow, that is one crazy cocktail , right there ! Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (GD0B3) 262
FSJ and Gertie's veterinarian went to Texas A&M. Just FYI.
Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (GNqmQ) 263
Using Brave on all of my devices exclusively. Works great on AoSHQ.
Posted by: Defenestratus at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (WYStd) Opera on my phone works just fine as well, without any add-ons. I'll stay where I'm happy for now. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1) 264
Yeah, it's very far from clear if Reform is anything other than a reconstituted Conservative Party.
It's amazing how clearly voters want a true conservative party, and yet somehow always get cucked. They voted in the Torries and voted for Brexit, but neither delivered. They're voting now for Reform, which has been a massive disappointment and hasn't/won't deliver, which is why Restore is gaining traction. The Left gets it a bit, too, but when people get a taste of their "next step" (commies or greens in power), everything goes to shit and people go back to the more moderate Leftists. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (JCZqz) 265
One of the few actual roles the Crown has in government is to call a PM into an audience and tell them to either straighten out or hit the road. Chuckles has not seen fit to act. Any questions where he comes down on these issues?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 02:39 PM (OUMaO) Don't know if Charles has the influence to make even Starmer quit. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (8avO+) 266
258 My guess is that he is working on some kind of deal where UK is bound to the EU under some special, secret, agreement that hands lots of power to some EU administrator.
Once that is done he will resign and be appointed that EU administrator. Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (WnFiD) ======= It's my understanding that the Conservative Party made this agreement about 4 years ago already. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (tXqCv) 267
Posted by: FrankinTexas at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (SFMsh)
If you've been a lurker here long enough you'll know aos is a tough crowd. Don't take it personally. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (52qkP) 268
261 Listen, if Trump had formed the America Party and Paul Ryan had run for Congress as the rep for the AP for WI-1, would you expect Paul Ryan to be all MAGA?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:13 PM (tXqCv) wow, that is one crazy cocktail , right there ! Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (GD0B3) ====== That's really what it seems like Reform is, though. The CP MPs shedding the CP mantle and just taking up the Reform mantle. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (tXqCv) 269
Nobody wants an Arab Army. They do nothing but lose. Posted by: garrett at May 11, 2026 03:04 PM (xkXS7) The commies worldwide may be a bunch of backstabbing cocksuckers but at least they can field an army that is capable of winning a war, as long as you don't mind horrific casualties and getting logistics support from those evil running dog capitalists. Arabs and mohammedans do really well against kneeling, unarmed and bound infidels, but they'd do better if they spent more time and effort into training than they do in chanting Allah Snackbar like meth-addled Rhesus monkeys at the zoo whenever someone lights off a rocket or demo charge. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 03:17 PM (y9nCu) Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (NpAcC) 271
265 Don't know if Charles has the influence to make even Starmer quit.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (8avO+) ===== Charles technically has the power. If he tries and Starmer refuses, well, the monarchy isn't real and the people of Britain should look on them as celebrities on the government dole and nothing else. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (tXqCv) 272
The Left gets it a bit, too, but when people get a taste of their "next step" (commies or greens in power), everything goes to shit and people go back to the more moderate Leftists.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (JCZqz) Like in our case the problem is there are no moderate leftist in the UK any more. Even the Conservatives failed in immigration AND Brexit AND much else. Last election (and this one) was about crushing the Tories out of any power...crushing labor is for the next one. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (8avO+) 273
Let's be honest the Crown has no active role in Government, it's all ceremonial, wearing weird clothes from the 1660s, adoring themselves with big ass diamonds at dinners and pretending to do charitable work.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3) 274
How is this possible???? From The Daily Caller:
POLL: 42% Of Democrats Say Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 03:14 PM (kX27y) ------------ You had the (yet another) Treasonous FBI Director (Fecklessness. Betrayal. Insurrection.) testify before Congress -- before catching his taxpayer-funded jet for vacation -- claim that Trump was hit with a piece of glass, and not shrapnel. "OF COURSE IT WAS STAGED. SO WHAT IF WE MURDERED ONE PERSON ON STAGE AND CRITICALLY WOUNDED TWO OTHERS. REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (ePd8V) 275
Britain's Fascist Moment has arrived.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (RIvkX) 276
Have Ricky Gervais do a comedy special especially based on getting Starmer out. See what happens.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (gu0hJ) Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (61TgR) 278
Don't know if Charles has the influence to make even Starmer quit. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:16 PM (8avO+) He has the influence to blow him, that's about it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1) 279
>> POLL: 42% Of Democrats Say Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged
42% would say the earth is flat if that somehow was bad for Trump. 42% would say Trump is some sort of alien hybrid. Etc, etc, etc. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (w6EFb) 280
272 Like in our case the problem is there are no moderate leftist in the UK any more. Even the Conservatives failed in immigration AND Brexit AND much else. Last election (and this one) was about crushing the Tories out of any power...crushing labor is for the next one.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (8avO+) ===== Up until about 5 years ago, Labour was the restrictionist party on immigration in England. The CP was always seen as more open borders in general (minus some firebrands here and there). Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:19 PM (tXqCv) 281
Let's be honest the Crown has no active role in Government, it's all ceremonial, wearing weird clothes from the 1660s, adoring themselves with big ass diamonds at dinners and pretending to do charitable work.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3) --------------- You left out the Tampon Cosplay and Inbreeding ... but mostly Inbreeding. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:19 PM (ePd8V) 282
281 You left out the Tampon Cosplay and Inbreeding ... but mostly Inbreeding.
Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:19 PM (ePd8V) ===== And killing the ones brought in to bring some modest genetic diversity to the line. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (tXqCv) 283
The UK is so fucked. It's the Debby Does Dallas of nations.
Posted by: Defenestratus Fun fact: Debbie only gets fucked once in the movie. Posted by: Chuck C at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (D0HYP) 284
Chuckles still has the power to remove the PM. Of course, given the current "constitutional understanding" you might call it (none of this is written down), if Chuckles did that, it would spark a crisis. It could bring the monarchy down. Or it could save England. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (w6EFb) 285
Let's be honest the Crown has no active role in Government, it's all ceremonial, wearing weird clothes from the 1660s, adoring themselves with big ass diamonds at dinners and pretending to do charitable work.
Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3) Don't forget the inbreeding we have to do and passing on the syph to our offspring. A royal's life is not all fun and games and analingus. Posted by: King Chuck, Dirty Pervert at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (HBTIy) 286
42%of Democrats are at the low end of the IQ curve
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (gu0hJ) 287
You left out the Tampon Cosplay and Inbreeding ... but mostly Inbreeding.
Posted by: ShainS Are they accepting applications!?!?! Where do I sign up?!?!?! Posted by: Tim Walz at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (JCZqz) 288
Cmon Britain
Drag this fucktard into the river Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (61TgR) Instead of No. 10 Downing Street, have PM Starmer live in a van down by the river. Posted by: Matt Foley at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (wVcYX) 289
Adblock. Opera Browser. Many solutions. Even Youtube bends the knee to F5 eventually.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (WQ5nn) 290
Drag him out and beat him. Oh wait, the Brits are pussies. Nevermind.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (abIsI) 291
And killing the ones brought in to bring some modest genetic diversity to the line.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (tXqCv) WHAT?!?? Oh, you mean Diana. Posted by: HRH Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (nHXB4) 292
@272
I think "King" Chucky is viewed as such already. What King allows the rape and pillaging of his own country like this? They should drag his ass to the river too Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (61TgR) 293
Brexit put Britain on a path towards independent trade deals. Trump was working on a good with with England, but never finished it before 2020. With Biden in office, the EU went to England and demanded pretty much complete capitulation to take in every immigrant France allowed to put on a dinghy.
And England accepted. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 02:43 PM (tXqCv) The Tories were opening the floodgates even during the Brexit wars, long before 2020. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (8avO+) 294
The UK is so fucked. It's the Debby Does Dallas of nations.
Posted by: Defenestratus Fun fact: Debbie only gets fucked once in the movie. Posted by: Chuck C at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (D0HYP) Luckiest sporting goods store owner ever! Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 03:23 PM (wVcYX) 295
The Crown sold out to Arab oil money long ago.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:24 PM (z2aPa) 296
How did the Ace as Ewok thing get started, anyway?
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:34 PM Ace appeared briefly on Fox in 2006, where they kept bumping his segment because an IDF tank was stuck in a mud puddle and the Palestinians were gaining on it. Dude has, or at least had, a lot of hair. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 03:24 PM (3cXfB) 297
But he supports the rape of his people's children by foreign invaders, so of course he'd never do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (tXqCv I think he is extremely insulated from it. Extremely. Interestingly enough, Wills was asked about this and the frustration felt by people actually from the UK, and Wills responded that he would need to learn more, he but he would understand why people would be frustrated by services meant for British citizens not being given to them but to those who are not citizens. He was actually shockingly firm about it. I don’t know if anything came of it, though. He probably got smacked or something for speaking out of school. Anyway, it makes me wonder if he becomes less pomp and more circumstance, would he be willing to do something more than his father? The Queen was more concerned about being seen as meddling. If the people were supportive, William and his temper may be the ones to do it. Keeping in mind British conservatives and US conservatives aren’t even on the same ballpark. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 03:24 PM (OoFl2) 298
Cmon Britain
Drag this fucktard into the river Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (61TgR) -------------- Plug him, seize him, drug him, freeze him Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it Take him to the water, drop him in the river Push him in the water, drop him in the river Washing him down, washing him down Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:24 PM (ePd8V) 299
Give him the Viking Blood Eagle.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 03:25 PM (abIsI) 300
292 @272
I think "King" Chucky is viewed as such already. What King allows the rape and pillaging of his own country like this? They should drag his ass to the river too Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (61TgR) ====== It started under Elizabeth. These rape gangs have been going on for decades. She approved of it. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:25 PM (tXqCv) 301
We keep asking, but can't get an answer: when is the UK going to do follow the wise example of South Africa and dismantle all their nuclear weapons?
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 02:47 PM (2ap+5) I've heard their nukes are under our control. Can't confirm how secure that is. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+) 302
In the recent novel, "Submission," the French "center" parties form an alliance of convenience/stab in the back with Muslims to keep anti-immigrant party out of power. It works, and that's the last election France ever has or needs. Hence - submission.
Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 03:26 PM (sFNX2) Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:26 PM (pVQ1I) 304
I was on the same page with you until I saw the Labour party get absolutely dismantled in the municipality elections. That doesn't forecast power for Starmer or anyone in his camp. And, the collateral damage to party in general suggests another motivation.
Hell, maybe it's as simple as pay-offs under the table like the George Calloway situation. Posted by: Orson at May 11, 2026 02:50 PM (dIske) problem is the current elites are true believers, not politicians who tack and veer with the current political winds. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:27 PM (8avO+) 305
Once again I have to say that Ace of Spades is almost unreadable due to the advertisements on the blog. I spend so much time getting rid of them that I don't feel like reading all of the content. Help. Otherwise I may become a former reader.
Posted by: FrankinTexas Brave. Browser. Posted by: Chuck C at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (D0HYP) 306
303 284 It could bring the monarchy down. Or it could save England.
healing power of "and"? Posted by: anachronda at May 11, 2026 03:26 PM (pVQ1I) ====== "You know, Conrad, our ancestors, they were terrible people. They robbed, lied, pillaged, and killed, until one day, they found themselves noblemen. But that nobility, it never came from chivalry. It came from being tough and ruthless." Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (tXqCv) 307
277 Cmon Britain
Drag this fucktard into the river Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:18 PM (61TgR) During the time of Tibetius while under the influence of Sejanus (and later on his own) those found guilty of treason (read: anti Sejanus) when they were executed their bodieswere drug to the Tiber by hooks. When Tiberius finally kicked it, the people cried 'To the Tiber with Tiberius!' To the Thames with Traitor Starmer? Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s) 308
It's amazing how clearly voters want a true conservative party, and yet somehow always get cucked. They voted in the Torries and voted for Brexit, but neither delivered. They're voting now for Reform, which has been a massive disappointment and hasn't/won't deliver, which is why Restore is gaining traction.”
This reminds me of something I was thinking on - the remaining conservative mp’s (Tories) really need to think hard about whether they should switch parties and join up with Reform. They got their clock cleaned in this election as well, and if any of them want to stay in government this looks to be their only real option. Easier move for them than for any Labour MP’s. Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (AnnNE) 309
290 Drag him out and beat him. Oh wait, the Brits are pussies. Nevermind.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (abIsI) There's three kinds of people in this world, Chuck! Posted by: Drunk Guy talking to Gary Johnston at May 11, 2026 03:29 PM (TbWk/) 310
308 This reminds me of something I was thinking on - the remaining conservative mp’s (Tories) really need to think hard about whether they should switch parties and join up with Reform. They got their clock cleaned in this election as well, and if any of them want to stay in government this looks to be their only real option. Easier move for them than for any Labour MP’s.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (AnnNE) ===== Reform's main problem is that it has too many CPs who've jumped ship. Do the CPs left really belong in what is supposed to be a direct reform of the Conservative Party at all? They'd do better joining Labour. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:29 PM (tXqCv) 311
But he supports the rape of his people's children by foreign invaders, so of course he'd never do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (tXqCv You oppose child rape? Then don't rape one. Posted by: MY BODY MY CHOICE at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (TbWk/) 312
42%of Democrats are at the low end of the IQ curve
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:21 PM (gu0hJ) ------------ Where the scoring beginning at Zero with SCOTUS Justice Affirmative Action Jackson. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (ePd8V) 313
Starmer needs to be carried out of office on a rail. This is beyond parody, it's serious.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (cWLG3) 314
311 But he supports the rape of his people's children by foreign invaders, so of course he'd never do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:15 PM (tXqCv You oppose child rape? Then don't rape one. Posted by: MY BODY MY CHOICE at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (TbWk/) ====== *slow clap* *accelerating clap* *standing ovation* Perfect encapsulation of the modern left. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (tXqCv) 315
The longer Starmer stays in as PM, the better it is for Reform, he's the least popular person who could lead the government and a known quantity, thus making him the easiest person to beat.
Posted by: Surfperch at May 11, 2026 03:00 PM (deNAM) Also better for Restore, who are a good check on Reform being too wobbly. Farage has been notorious on not wanting to touch that supposed 'third rail' in the past. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (8avO+) 316
Looking it up, the last time a British monarch removed a PM on his own was in 1834 when William IV removed Lord Melbourne. That didn't work out, and Melbourne was back in April of 1835, after his party won an election big. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (w6EFb) 317
Fun fact: Debbie only gets fucked once in the movie.
Posted by: Chuck C at May 11, 2026 03:20 PM (D0HYP) Lucky Debbie. Posted by: GOP voters at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (sDWtc) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (/YotI) 319
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Looking it up, the last time a British monarch removed a PM on his own was in 1834 when William IV removed Lord Melbourne. That didn't work out, and Melbourne was back in April of 1835, after his party won an election big. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (w6EFb) ======== I doubt 2026 is all that analogous to 1834 in terms of the relative popularities and strengths and issues facing Melbourne vs. Starmer. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:31 PM (tXqCv) 320
What the UK needs is a Shining Path, right Keier?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (/YotI) 321
All these ministerial aides resigning. Where do they go next? Of course we know where they'd land in the US, but I wonder what kind of Between Jobs Service the UK provides for former government officials.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:58 PM (XJ22o) Pensions. Possibly jobs in one of the up and coming parties if they need manpower in the future. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+) 322
320 What the UK needs is a Shining Path, right Keier?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (/YotI) ====== What if Starmer is the God Emperor with perfect prescience and is actually putting Britain on the Golden Path? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (tXqCv) 323
I think "King" Chucky is viewed as such already.
What King allows the rape and pillaging of his own country like this? They should drag his ass to the river too Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (61TgR) ====== It started under Elizabeth. These rape gangs have been going on for decades. She approved of it. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:25 PM (tXqCv) ________ 1990s at least. I suspect even well before that. I don't want to know what's been going on in those all-boy schools for, oh I don't know, maybe the last 300 years. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 03:33 PM (iFTx/) 324
Ha! I knew he wouldn't resign. Who are the "experts" who keep reporting this nonsense.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (fZiTB) 325
What if Starmer is the God Emperor with perfect prescience and is actually putting Britain on the Golden Path? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (tXqCv) Allah Ackbar. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (Zz0t1) 326
What if Starmer is the God Emperor with perfect prescience and is actually putting Britain on the Golden Path?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (tXqCv) That means he turns into a giant sandworm in 10k years. We do not have that kind of time. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s) 327
Reform's main problem is that it has too many CPs who've jumped ship.
Do the CPs left really belong in what is supposed to be a direct reform of the Conservative Party at all? They'd do better joining Labour. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:29 PM (tXqCv) The GOP in the 1850s had plenty of Whigs, Free Soilists and Dems and other parties in it. Its almost inevitable in a real democracy, you need some politicians that have been around in your party. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+) 328
42% Of Democrats Say Trump Butler Assassination Attempt Staged
------- My give o shit meter must be on the blink Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (/YotI) 329
And fuck you too Hakeen Jeffry
You've done nothing but poor gasoline on our country with your racist hogwash Keep calling for violence Temu Obama When it comes, don't act surprised. Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (61TgR) 330
324 Ha! I knew he wouldn't resign. Who are the "experts" who keep reporting this nonsense.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (fZiTB) It was a whisper campaign to get him to resign. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s) 331
Fuck this guy in particular
Posted by: Ryan Frank at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (fgmuN) 332
322 320 What the UK needs is a Shining Path, right Keier?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (/YotI) ====== What if Starmer is the God Emperor with perfect prescience and is actually putting Britain on the Golden Path? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (tXqCv) Sounds like some bullshit Denis Villeneuve would put in a film Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (xcxpd) 333
I don't want to know what's been going on in those all-boy schools for, oh I don't know, maybe the last 300 years.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 03:33 PM (iFTx/) I know....... Posted by: Jimmy Savile at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1) 334
330 324 Ha! I knew he wouldn't resign. Who are the "experts" who keep reporting this nonsense. Posted by: Ordinary American at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (fZiTB) It was a whisper campaign to get him to resign. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s) ====== This whisper campaign has literally been going on for 2 years. Ever since the anti-immigrant riots of 2024. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (tXqCv) 335
I feel sad for England, but they keep tolerating this from the PM.
They are too polite to do anything other than whine. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 03:36 PM (W2Pud) 336
To the Thames with Traitor Starmer?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s) ---------- To the Sturm und Drang with Starmer and Wanker (King Tampon I)! Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (ePd8V) 337
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What if Starmer is the God Emperor with perfect prescience and is actually putting Britain on the Golden Path? Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:32 PM (tXqCv) Sounds like some bullshit Denis Villeneuve would put in a film Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:35 PM (xcxpd) ===== The God Emperor had to be hated and drive expansion of the human race to stop its decline. Starmer has given the British people a coalescing issue in anti-immigrant sentiment. He's a genius! It's a conspiracy theory, and we all know all conspiracy theories are just spoilers. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (tXqCv) 338
That means he turns into a giant sandworm in 10k years.
We do not have that kind of time. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s) I thought he started merging with sand salmon after only a few years...but I'll admit anything after book 2 is not likely to stick in my mind. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (xcxpd) 339
302 In the recent novel, "Submission," the French "center" parties form an alliance of convenience/stab in the back with Muslims to keep anti-immigrant party out of power. It works, and that's the last election France ever has or needs. Hence - submission.
Posted by: Martin Tell at May 11, 2026 03:26 PM (sFNX2) Also, "Submission" is the literal translation of "Islam". Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (FpHTM) 340
Starmer is a less pretty version of Newsom.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (gu0hJ) 341
During the time of Tibetius while under the influence of Sejanus (and later on his own) those found guilty of treason (read: anti Sejanus) when they were executed their bodieswere drug to the Tiber by hooks. When Tiberius finally kicked it, the people cried 'To the Tiber with Tiberius!'
To the Thames with Traitor Starmer? Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 11, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s) Even earlier miscreants were just flung off a hill to the Tarpean Rocks which seems to have been fatal. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (8avO+) 342
OnlyFans models have been trashing actress Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria character on HBO as fans have accused creator Sam Levinson of “degrading” her with explicit sex scenes.
https://tinyurl.com/35je86xf (NSFW) Leave Sydney alone. Prudes. Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 03:38 PM (abIsI) 343
The God Emperor had to be hated and drive expansion of the human race to stop its decline. Starmer has given the British people a coalescing issue in anti-immigrant sentiment.
He's a genius! It's a conspiracy theory, and we all know all conspiracy theories are just spoilers. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:37 PM (tXqCv) Ok you get one point for the whole 'uniting the people behind hating him' Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:38 PM (xcxpd) 344
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Ok you get one point for the whole 'uniting the people behind hating him' Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:38 PM (xcxpd) ====== I'm a deep thinker. Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 11, 2026 03:38 PM (tXqCv) 345
Thank you to the Moron that pointed out the similarities between Starmer and Olbermann.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (z2aPa) 346
OT, but I'm catching up with lefty wailing on Pod Save America. It's musical, sweet, and sparkly. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (XJ22o) 347
Once again I have to say that Ace of Spades is almost unreadable due to the advertisements on the blog. I spend so much time getting rid of them that I don't feel like reading all of the content. Help. Otherwise I may become a former reader.
Posted by: FrankinTexas ----- Try turning it off and turning it back on. Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (5EOxJ) 348
Just pure cope.
Didn't a recent other PM also vow to stay in office like a week before resigning? Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 11, 2026 03:40 PM (lCHt6) 349
313 Starmer needs to be carried out of office
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 03:30 PM (cWLG3) FIFY Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:40 PM (xcxpd) 350
OT, but I'm catching up with lefty wailing on Pod Save America. It's musical, sweet, and sparkly. Posted by: Blonde Morticia =========== Wailing about the "disenfranchisement" of Black voters, that is. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 03:40 PM (XJ22o) 351
The think Chuckles could do, rather than removing the PM individually and what not, would be to dissolve parliament on his own and call for a new election. He still can technically do that, but again "constitutional crisis" and all that. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 11, 2026 03:40 PM (w6EFb) 352
347 Once again I have to say that Ace of Spades is almost unreadable due to the advertisements on the blog. I spend so much time getting rid of them that I don't feel like reading all of the content. Help. Otherwise I may become a former reader.
Posted by: FrankinTexas Brave browser. Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 03:40 PM (abIsI) 353
347 Once again I have to say that Ace of Spades is almost unreadable due to the advertisements on the blog. I spend so much time getting rid of them that I don't feel like reading all of the content. Help. Otherwise I may become a former reader.
Posted by: FrankinTexas ----- Try turning it off and turning it back on. Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (5EOxJ) I hear prostate exams are a turn on for some. Turn off for me. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd) 354
1990s at least. I suspect even well before that. I don't want to know what's been going on in those all-boy schools for, oh I don't know, maybe the last 300 years.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 03:33 PM (iFTx/) ------------ Bum, Sodomy, & The Splash. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 03:41 PM (ePd8V) 355
I think he is extremely insulated from it. Extremely. Interestingly enough, Wills was asked about this and the frustration felt by people actually from the UK, and Wills responded that he would need to learn more, he but he would understand why people would be frustrated by services meant for British citizens not being given to them but to those who are not citizens.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 03:24 PM (OoFl2) Starmer was instrumental in keeping in country the father of a dude who took a machete to 8 or so school girls and tried hard to cover up the link - even imposing a total press blackout. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:41 PM (8avO+) 356
NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1) 357
creator Sam Levinson of “degrading” her with explicit sex scenes.
== Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? Posted by: Sam Levinson at May 11, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R) 358
It feels like he's already been there for 10 years.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 11, 2026 03:42 PM (w6EFb) 359
Starmer brings Gordon Brown back onto government.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:42 PM (z2aPa) 360
Thank you to the Moron that pointed out the similarities between Starmer and Olbermann.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (z2aPa) Olbermann was a tolerable sports announcer for a few years about 35 years ago. Posted by: Oldcat at May 11, 2026 03:43 PM (8avO+) Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 03:45 PM (UjdFS) 362
This Starwar guy seems like a a real winner. After ten years then what? Another ten years? Crazy people need a quiet room and a bottle of the purple pills.
Posted by: Case at May 11, 2026 03:50 PM (NWIIQ) 363
Try turning it off and turning it back on. Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 03:39 PM (5EOxJ) Format c:\ Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 04:02 PM (y9nCu) 364
All this British drama makes me want to go watch Harry Potter again. At least in make believe land, you know the good guys eventually win it all
Posted by: YOHAN THE LIBRARIAN at May 11, 2026 04:37 PM (W+TLY) Virginia Democrats Seethe and Scheme to Mass-Fire All Seven Supreme Court Justices to Replace Them With Compliant Communist Operatives, but Senate Leader Says It's No-GoJonathan TurleyThey're all about Saving Democracy. Didn't you know that, racists? Let us violate the clear wording of our state constitution or else we will take the also-unconstitutional step of declaring 54-year-olds to be too elderly to work. The timing issue is that all changes to congressional voting must be finalized by May 12 -- tomorrow. So they would have to implement this unconstitutional mass-firing, stock the court with seven compliant communists, reconsider the previous ruling, and issue a new communist ruling in 24 hours. Even attempting to fire the judges by this method seems to violate the constitution:
Eric Daugherty
Such radical proposals are being rationalized with open disinformation. Pundits regularly fail to mention that the Democrats previously gerrymandered states such as Illinois, Massachusetts and New York while claiming the right to win by any means necessary. Others just deny reality. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., lashed out at the Virginia Supreme Court and demanded to know why they waited so long to rule on whether there were fundamental flaws in the Democratic plan. Kaine either never read the opinion or sought to mislead voters. The opinion has an entire section on the timing, noting that it was the Democrats and the commonwealth that demanded that the court wait to rule on the merits until after the election. After "successfully" seeking that delay, they are now accusing the court of something untoward in doing what they demanded. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
the smell of panic is sweet!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (VyBeY) 2
I hope Surovell is in witness protection.
Posted by: barney rubble at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (KdP3q) 3
It’s just because they love democracy so gosh darn much!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (u73oe) 4
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (Zz0t1) 5
"My precious democracy!" screamed a trembling Gollum with outstretched clawed hand.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (2GVsD) 6
All your link are belong to Ace.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (Zz0t1) 7
I think the VA dems have two days to completely overthrow the entire judiciary of the Commonwealth to get what they want.
Think I should take a positive position on Polymarket? Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR) 8
Now, Democrats would just shoot the dog
Hey, we Republicans can do that too, you know. -- Kristi Noem Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:03 PM (77rzZ) 9
Mandatory retirement for EVERYBODY at age 54.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (Cqx++) 10
Is Tim Kaine, failed VP candidate, male progeny still an eco-terrorist?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (2GVsD) 11
OK, make that "12 hours"
Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (rbvCR) 12
it would be hilarious if the dems tried to force out the va supreme ct judges and the judges rule that that's illegal
Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (CWTWj) 13
"Now, Democrats would just shoot the dog and adopt a politically modified dog bred to serve."
[Perks up] -- Kristy Noem Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (iFTx/) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (2GVsD) 15
Virginia Democrats Seethe and Scheme to Mass-Fire All Seven Supreme Court Justices to Replace Them With Compliant Communist Operatives
PSA: THAT is the face of Fascism. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (S838b) 16
What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? Posted by: SimoHayha at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (/ZkOF) 17
Hahahaha, fucked by their own arrogance.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (z2aPa) 18
The timing issue is that all changes to congressional voting must be finalized by May 12 -- tomorrow. So they would have to implement this unconstitutional mass-firing, stock the court with seven compliant communists, reconsider the previous ruling, and issue a new communist ruling in 24 hours.
---- "Super easy! Barely an inconvenience!" -- VA Dems, probably. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (gnNyN) 19
Given the Democrats' failure to even have a primary in '24, their disregard for the most perfunctory rules in the redistricting process in Virginia, and the endless abrogation of our immigration laws, how can anyone doubt the Dems have no intention of Governing anything, but they sure mean to Rule over us?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (w/O5Q) 20
Desperation
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (N1DT3) 21
So they would have to implement this unconstitutional mass-firing, stock the court with seven compliant communists, reconsider the previous ruling, and issue a new communist ruling in 24 hours. ____________ "On it!" - VA Democrats Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (HdYcL) 22
Dems don’t believe in rules, they only believe in ruling over you by any means necessary.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (6ydKt) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (/YotI) 24
Guillotine!!
Posted by: Madame Defarge knits at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (4NO2D) 25
VA DA Jay Jones is probably going full Hedley Lamarr by hiring every cattle rustler and gangbanger he can.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (2GVsD) 26
Now, Democrats would just shoot the dog and adopt a politically modified dog bred to serve.
More like trying to replace a dog with a raccoon and calling it a dog... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (ynpvh) Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (ynpvh) 28
"Now, Democrats would just shoot the dog and adopt a politically modified dog bred to serve."
Meet the new dog. While I eat the old dog. Posted by: Barack Hussein Owebama at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (Zz0t1) 29
Hilariously, Democrats want to remove two Black female justices - including the first Black woman ever to sit on the Virginia Supreme Court - so a multi-time loser white male Democrat can run in an easier district.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (iNUL3) 30
Being willowed is the worst. What is the world going to do without my Domino's story.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (/YotI) 31
When Democrats talk about "democracy", they always mean "permanent rule by the Democrat Party". After all, the names are almost the same.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (2ocoG) 32
Well Tim Kaine is an imbecille with a JD.
Also check out this new Pratt ad put out by the public unions: https://tinyurl.com/ykyvfbdb Not The Bee. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (xvV+O) 33
Lots of screeching about ending the filibuster and packing SCOTUS. Lots of silence when asked how they feel about republicans doing this.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (pZEOD) 34
29 Hilariously, Democrats want to remove two Black female justices - including the first Black woman ever to sit on the Virginia Supreme Court - so a multi-time loser white male Democrat can run in an easier district.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (iNUL3) They have to b/c that's the only way to eliminate all the judges who voted yes... This court is a liberal court, so all these Ds feel betrayed. Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (tOcjL) 35
Virginia Democrats trying to do what the Congressional Democrats want to do. I think Congressional leftists have a better chance than those in VA. Nationally, they've got a compliant GOP to go along with the scheme.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (jehhT) 36
Being willowed is the worst. What is the world going to do without my Domino's story.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM Domino's is half price this week, I think. Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (4NO2D) 37
They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (52qkP) 38
31 When Democrats talk about "democracy", they always mean "permanent rule by the Democrat Party". After all, the names are almost the same.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (2ocoG) it's like places with the name People's Democratic Republic...it tends to be none of the above. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (ynpvh) 39
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why?
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (/ZkOF) Budgets and impeachments. They can throw up roadblocks (but not completely stop) to Trump's agenda. Plus with a Dem speaker, all you need to do is take out two dudes and presto change-o, Dem president! Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (iNUL3) 40
16 What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? Posted by: SimoHayha ======= Charges are incoming on Dems for voter fraud, financial fraud, and immigration fraud. Holding the House and stuffing up US government finances is the only card they have. Imagine endless government shutdown to cause financial havoc and the US to have a bond crisis. That is why they want the House so badly. 2028 is for all the marbles due to Census, blue state financial implosions pending, mass financial fraud to buy votes, and mass deportations of their prospective voting base. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv) 41
Lots of screeching about ending the filibuster and packing SCOTUS. Lots of silence when asked how they feel about republicans doing this.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (pZEOD) Because Trump has already done it, you see....... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (Zz0t1) 42
Well Tim Kaine is an imbecille with a JD. ____________ "Imbecile with a JD" is hardly a small set of people. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (HdYcL) 43
VA DA Jay Jones is probably going full Hedley Lamarr by hiring every cattle rustler and gangbanger he can.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (2GVsD) --- Don't forget rapists and rapists. He likes rapists. Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (xvV+O) 44
If this isn't a preview of coming attractions for when the Dems retake a few branches of federal government, I don't know what is. Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now? Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (XJ22o) 45
Lots of screeching about ending the filibuster and packing SCOTUS. Lots of silence when asked how they feel about republicans doing this.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM They don't plan on losing power ever again once they grab it back. Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (4NO2D) 46
34 29 Hilariously, Democrats want to remove two Black female justices - including the first Black woman ever to sit on the Virginia Supreme Court - so a multi-time loser white male Democrat can run in an easier district.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (iNUL3) They have to b/c that's the only way to eliminate all the judges who voted yes... This court is a liberal court, so all these Ds feel betrayed. Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (tOcjL) When dems act so badly that even dem jurists have to spank them... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (ynpvh) 47
What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? They have some kind of foolproof Wile E Coyote plan that will definitely get the Trump Runner this time. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (2ocoG) 48
People are asking Grok to draw non-race, non-partisan, full-county, compact, population near-equal Congressional district maps.
D is 158. R is 280. That's how much cheating is in the blue state gerrymandering. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (MtSIY) 49
They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (52qkP) They've been literally shooting for years now. We're not going to return fire. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (iNUL3) 50
Ya know, I gotta hand it to these VA Democraps. They are odious and slimy and yuge oozing scabs on the scrotum of society.
But they do not give up. Not ever. No matter what, no matter how insane or illegal, they just keep going, like gay retarded Terminators with their sites set on anal rape. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop -- ever -- until we are dead. I wish we had guys on our side like that. Not joking. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 01:11 PM (iFTx/) 51
12 it would be hilarious if the dems tried to force out the va supreme ct judges and the judges rule that that's illegal
Posted by: gnats local 678 ======== What else do you expect from a state AG who wants to murder his political opponents yet cannot spell Virginia in his petition to Scotus. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv) 52
Hey, Piper, I hope you had a great Mother's Day yesterday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ) 53
Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia Because the white-shoe, hail-fellow-well-met, reach across the aisle, comity at all costs statist GOPe would dirty their knickers at attempt to do so. It's just not the thing to do, don'cha know? Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (diia5) 54
I wish we had guys on our side like that. Not joking.
Posted by: Elric The Blade We do. But they are Christian and waiting for the justification of a just war. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv) 55
There was humour aplenty in the comments of the previous Thread, but the content did have information that we, as commentators, should inculcate and practice:
Be gentle. Ewoks are small and sensitive. They do not appreciate untoward japes concerning their shelving. Communication and trust are essential. Praise and reassure the Ewok. Monitor for any signs of discomfort or bleeding. Healthy Ewoks deliver strong content. Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (0sNs1) 56
53 Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia Because the white-shoe, hail-fellow-well-met, reach across the aisle, comity at all costs statist GOPe would dirty their knickers at attempt to do so. It's just not the thing to do, don'cha know? Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (diia5 Demand Congress pass a Constitutional amendment locking this in. And quit laughing at me. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (MV72J) 57
Democrats are like rust, they never sleep, they persist.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (2GVsD) 58
We do. But they are Christian and waiting for the justification of a just war. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv) We don't want to kill anyone. However, we appear to be on a societal path leading to a requirement to do a battle of good versus evil. In the near future. Horrifying, honestly. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (Zz0t1) 59
Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia It is codified, I think. That's how it was set at nine. Do you mean to amend the Constitution to remove that ability from Congress? Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (4NO2D) 60
Democrats are like rust, they never sleep, they persist.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (2GVsD) Rust? PEW PEW PEW!!! Posted by: Alec Baldwin at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM (Zz0t1) 61
For Sale
Boxes of pre-marked ballots for 2026 Virginia Midterms. Inquire about pricing. With every order, get pre-marked ballits for the LA Mayor's race! Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM (Sco7b) 62
They don't plan on losing power ever again once they grab it back.
There was a book that came out during Obama's first term about how the Democrats would never lose another national election. The Dems and the media were blowing each other in celebration all the way until 2016. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM (2ocoG) 63
This should have a spotlight shined on it (if the Party Opposite were smart - quit laughing at me). This is how the federal Dems will behave, not just in VA.
They are telling you what they will do and are quite transparent about it. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM (MV72J) 64
I'm at the point where Spanberger could come out and say "I am arresting the SC judges and nullifying the decision" and I would follow her into battle. Judicial supremacy is a farce.
Republicans could potentially have 19 redistricted seats this coming election. 😭 Our only hope is they spread their margins too thin for their unpopularity. It's pretty unlikely though, the house is cooked Democrats should ignore the ruling and continue. Don't go "high" when they go "low" its time to STOP playing nice. Republicans without holding any VOTE is Gerrymandering to the max but when people on the Democrat side do VOTE, it is deemed illegal lmao. The decision is just an overly technical excuse for ignoring the will of the people. The justices badly misjudged their roles. State constitutions are supposed to embody the will of the people. Using a questionable interpretation of an ambiguous term to use it to block the will of the people is IMHO malpractice. I’m fine with chucking the lot of them and starting from fresh Expecting a state that had a republican Governor and is 48% Republican to act aggressively here is silly. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (JCZqz) 65
Afternoon Ace. Thx for posting my comment about Lucas on X. It's gotten 107k views thus far. Funnies thing is how many people couldn't believe it was true
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (gu0hJ) 66
Setting a limit to nine justices on SCOTUS would take a Constitutional amendment I believe.
If you can get Congress and 33 states to pass it, I guess it could be done. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (6ydKt) 67
I am eagerly looking forward to Ace's latest update on the crows.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (77rzZ) 68
It's just not the thing to do, don'cha know?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM You have no idea how easy it is to no longer be invited to the right parties. * shudder * Posted by: GOPe at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (0sNs1) 69
59 Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia It is codified, I think. That's how it was set at nine. Do you mean to amend the Constitution to remove that ability from Congress? Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (4NO2D) Judiciary Act of 1869 - 9 justices, but future Congresses are allowed to change the size of the SC by law (note presidents cannot do so, thus why FDR's scheme failed). Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (tOcjL) 70
Wow.
Surovell said that the time restrictions at the Department of Elections make the notion impractical. So if it was possible in practical terms, I assume, he would have no problem with the blatant illegality, the naked powermongering, the hippocritical posturing of aged Dems insisting that justices younger than them "retire". Posted by: RandomDave at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (aJQbY) 71
Democrats should ignore the ruling and continue. Don't go "high" when they go "low" its time to STOP playing nice. Republicans without holding any VOTE is Gerrymandering to the max but when people on the Democrat side do VOTE, it is deemed illegal lmao.
It was deemed illegal because it WAS illegal, stupid. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (Zz0t1) 72
I'm at the point where Spanberger could come out and say "I am arresting the SC judges and nullifying the decision" and I would follow her into battle. Judicial supremacy is a farce.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (JCZqz) Now do gay marriage. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:17 PM (iNUL3) 73
goebbels: the judges won't let us do that
adolf: hold my tea cup Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 11, 2026 01:17 PM (CWTWj) 74
In a court filing on April 23, Virginia Commissioner of Elections Steven Koski wrote that any changes to the district maps would have to happen before May 12, which is this Tuesday, in order for the Dept. of Elections to be able to have time to prepare for midterms. pic.twitter.com/oGKhFyofgq
— Brandon Jarvis (@Jaaavis) May 10, 2026 The Democrats will fire him, too, and install a Commissioner with a more can-do attitude. While the Legislature is at it, why don't they cut to the chase and make CIA Barbie the Dictator of Virginia? With the power to simply appoint US Congresscritters? Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 01:17 PM (5rh/l) 75
The Dems and the media were blowing each other in celebration all the way until 2016.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM I have offered sage advice concerning that here numerous times. Posted by: Winston Wolfe at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (0sNs1) 76
16 What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? Posted by: SimoHayha at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (/ZkOF) Good question! Aside from Impeachment Theater, the only thing I can think of is a reprise of the Schiff Gambit, using their control of committee chairmanships to give cover to members lying about classified information to make Republicans look bad. With them acting like it's an existential threat if they don't have that option, as if they have no chance to retake the White House without it, I find that encouraging. Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (Sy6m/) 77
"Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices... from 75 to 54 ..."
---------------- If that fails, mandate that they be forcibly removed to Canada and placed at the top of the MAID list there. Either that, or have Chuck U. Schumer publicly call for -- and induce one of their psychopathic base to carry out -- the assassinations of them and their families ... six ways from Sunday with the help of their GloboHomo Deep State handlers. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (ePd8V) 78
Why aren't we codifying a cap at NINE justices now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia Because the white-shoe, hail-fellow-well-met, reach across the aisle, comity at all costs statist GOPe would dirty their knickers at attempt to do so. It's just not the thing to do, don'cha know? Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (diia5 -- We can't even get the GOP House and Senate to legislate that only Americans should vote in our federal elections. They're that malevolent and useless. Both terms apply. Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (qBdHI) 79
In order for Republicans to offer up some sort of resistance they've first got to acknowledge that a hot civil war is upon us. It may not be as violent as the last one, but to be sure, one side is actively shooting at and killing Republican/conservative leaders.
Yet... there's a common refusal among many Republicans to even acknowledge this fact. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (jehhT) Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3) 81
@69 yup, the Republican Congress could increase the judges to eleven or whatever they wanted to. Hahahahaha, I crack myself up
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 01:19 PM (gu0hJ) 82
How those shirt sales goin to?
These arrogant leftist shitheads made a shirt "ten fucking one!" Knowing their process was corrupt, they celebrated a tad early. Fuck the left until dead That is all Posted by: melodicmetal at May 11, 2026 01:19 PM (b4ZyU) 83
Intercepted Reddit Transmissions -
Wow, again - those people STILL think they are the ones "playing nice"? What color is the sky in their world? Posted by: RandomDave at May 11, 2026 01:19 PM (aJQbY) 84
Democrats are after one thing- power. They don’t care how they get it or what has to be done. They want it.
What will they do with that power? They’re told you many times already it’s about what they want, not the citizens. They want a 100 year Reich of Democrats authoritarianism. Believe what they say. They did it on 2020. They did it during Covid. These aren’t people you can negotiate with or that will appeal to reason. These midterms are going to witness the worst fraud in our history. Bank on it Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:20 PM (Pu/zx) 85
Democrats are like rust, they never sleep, they persist.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM Our young Padawans have learned well. Posted by: Big Penguin at May 11, 2026 01:20 PM (0sNs1) 86
Mandatory retirement for EVERYBODY at age 54.
Carousel. Posted by: Anna Puma Including those who passed the new law!! Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 11, 2026 01:20 PM (SC8Ww) 87
Expecting a state that had a republican Governor and is 48% Republican to act aggressively here is silly.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (JCZqz) Eventually this guy will start replacing ‘silly’ with ‘insane’ on a regular basis and that’s when he’ll stop being a Democrat. If they don’t ban him from the subreddit first. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:20 PM (6ydKt) 88
I'm guessing Ace was standing up when he wrote this.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:21 PM (5eIFu) 89
A mandatory retirement age for Democrats in the House and Senate would wipe out two-thirds of their geriatrics.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:21 PM (Pu/zx) 90
Power-hungry assholes.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 11, 2026 01:22 PM (rJ48h) 91
Last time I got a prostate exam the doctor was digging around in there so much I asked if he lost his watch.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:22 PM (Pu/zx) 92
it's like places with the name People's Democratic Republic...it tends to be none of the above. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (ynpvh) Nope. They are democracies and republics. Its in the name, remember? Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 01:23 PM (MV72J) 93
I'm guessing Ace was standing up when he wrote this.
Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:21 PM (5eIFu) He had it in the can before they investigated his can. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 01:23 PM (Zz0t1) 94
" lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices... from 75 to 54"
Yeah, sure, but Congress too. Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 01:23 PM (vFG9F) 95
Blatant will to power.
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:23 PM (ZxPkt) 96
For communists, all of the tradition, history, and precedence accrued during previous 24 hours is reset with the rising of the sun.
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 01:24 PM (rj6Yv) 97
Democrats should ignore the ruling and continue. Don't go "high" when they go "low" its time to STOP playing nice. Republicans without holding any VOTE is Gerrymandering to the max but when people on the Democrat side do VOTE, it is deemed illegal lmao.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions When assassination is your "high" road, maybe we shouldn't wait to see what "low" road you take. Posted by: Grudge Harbor at May 11, 2026 01:24 PM (hWNBM) 98
We do. But they are Christian and waiting for the justification of a just war.
Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv) Both utterly true and a huge understatement Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:25 PM (/YotI) 99
If you can get Congress and 33 states to pass it, I guess it could be done.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:15 PM (6ydKt) 38 states, actually. (3/4 of states) Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 01:25 PM (MV72J) 100
43 Don't forget rapists and rapists. He likes rapists.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (xvV+O) Even if they're chewing gum? Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:25 PM (5eIFu) 101
Last time I got a prostate exam the doctor was digging around in there so much I asked if he lost his watch.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:22 PM (Pu/zx) Oh My! Do you have his name by chance? Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at May 11, 2026 01:25 PM (HBTIy) 102
A good meme for the Virginia Dems attempt is that guy that left his motorcycle hanging from the traffic light.
That is definitely one of the craziest videos I have ever seen. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 01:26 PM (n5tGW) 103
52 Hey, Piper, I hope you had a great Mother's Day yesterday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:11 PM Thank you, Bulg! I did. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (pZEOD) 104
They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (52qkP) Nope. Don't see any evidence of that happening. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (g8Ew8) 105
I sure wish that all the various red states that can do what LA and TN did would do it.
Fuckin IN with its Pence-RINOs. And up in the NE, how can MA, CT, ME, and the others in New England be sued or challenged somehow to allow some red districts where there are none now? Posted by: M. Gaga at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (KiBMU) Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (ePd8V) 107
And up in the NE, how can MA, CT, ME, and the others in New England be sued or challenged somehow to allow some red districts where there are none now?
There are rumblings of such a lawsuit happening in Maryland, the most gerrymandered state in the union. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:29 PM (2ocoG) 108
104 They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (52qkP) Nope. Don't see any evidence of that happening. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (g8Ew They will do things that WOULD provoke a shooting war, but our side will never engage because we do not have the institutional Law Support that they do. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 01:29 PM (iXqHn) 109
84 Democrats are after one thing- power. They don’t care how they get it or what has to be done. They want it.
What will they do with that power? They’re told you many times already it’s about what they want, not the citizens. They want a 100 year Reich of Democrats authoritarianism. Believe what they say. They did it on 2020. They did it during Covid. These aren’t people you can negotiate with or that will appeal to reason. These midterms are going to witness the worst fraud in our history. Bank on it Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:20 PM (Pu/zx) The fraud and USAID funding schemes have shown the Democrats really want total power in order to steal unlimited money from the US Treasury. Persecuting non-Leftists will be an add-on benefit. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 01:29 PM (5rh/l) 110
104 They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:09 PM (52qkP) Nope. Don't see any evidence of that happening. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 01:27 PM (g8Ew Agreed. If the 2020 coup didn't bring a shooting war, nothing will. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd) 111
Dems lose electoral college: The electoral college isn't fair! Dems lose the popular vote: The popular vote isn't fair! Dems lose on reshaping districts: Reshaping districts isn't fair! Dems get up in the morning: The morning isn't fair! Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:30 PM (/YotI) 112
As crazy as VA Dems are, they're still not as kooky in the head as the Bulwarkites booming for Platner in '28.
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 01:30 PM (rj6Yv) 113
Agreed. If the 2020 coup didn't bring a shooting war, nothing will. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd) What ? Are you trying to tell me that Biden didn't get the most votes of any President in history ? I shan't believe it... Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 01:31 PM (asBle) 114
What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? Posted by: SimoHayha at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (/ZkOF) The Left have the mental and emotional stability of unhinged two-year-olds. Absolutely any impediment to their plans, no matter how temporary or how small, are literally THE END OF THE WORLD!!!! Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 01:31 PM (ExV1e) 115
My observations: The VA Dems they were on thin ice the way they tried to slam it through when it was too late. They knew it. So they asked the Court to wait until the voting was done before ruling. Hoping that they would get, say 70 percent approval.
If they would have gotten that much, the Court lefties could have gotten whatever votes they needed as it was the will of the people. One percent is not enough margin to be safe. Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (w3u3d) 116
lol. Democrats have been steamrolling Republicans for years. Gerrymandering in every way possible, illegally. Census counting. Voter fraud. The whole gamut.
But Democrats are going to “take the gloves off? I just laughed so hard I puked. What has happened is that Republicans finally found a set of balls and are fighting fire with a flamethrower. It makes me wonder where this generation of Republicans came from. Democrats want to go kinetic because they have no other options. They’ve been exposed for who they are. They are even telling you they aren’t interested in our democratic republic. They want full blown Marxism and conflicted. I say, go for it you fags. All those people you’ve been pissing on for years are ready to put down their beers and pick up that AR you keep trying to take from them, pussies. Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (EJWxb) 117
They should do one big Constitutional Amendment-o-rama vote:
9 Justices Congressional Term Limits Election day is Election Day only, with voter ID No Birthright Citizenship Abortion is Illegal D.C. will never be a state We can think of more. Go for broke while the GOP has the numbers to do it in Congress and 38 States,(thanks Cow Demon) Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (6ydKt) 118
> They will eventually do something that will start a shooting war. Their threats to arrest the people they don't like upon returning to the White House seems like the likely trigger if they go through with it.
>> Intercepted Reddit Transmissions - Wow, again - those people STILL think they are the ones "playing nice"? What color is the sky in their world? --------------- Question one; Who's doing the shooting here? Because there is shooting going on. Question two; We're not playing nice? They think we're the violent ones and deserve to be shot. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 01:33 PM (jehhT) 119
It is codified, I think. That's how it was set at nine. Do you mean to amend the Constitution to remove that ability from Congress? Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:13 PM (4NO2D) Judiciary Act of 1869 - 9 justices, but future Congresses are allowed to change the size of the SC by law (note presidents cannot do so, thus why FDR's scheme failed). Posted by: Nova Local ============== I guess that's what I mean. Hmm, yikes, we're talking about a Constitutional amendment then. Not bloody likely? Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 01:33 PM (XJ22o) 120
the smell of panic is sweet!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (VyBeY) --------------- Oh, tears, tears, everywhere there's tears Blurring out the scenery, grinding my gears Lose this, and lose that, can't you lick my tears? Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (ePd8V) 121
These people are violent communist revolutionaries and it's long past time we all start calling a spade a spade and treating them accordingly.
Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (oqH4h) 122
117 Go for broke while the GOP has the numbers to do it in Congress and 38 States,(thanks Cow Demon)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (6ydKt) Reinstitute Sodomy Laws. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (iXqHn) 123
Let us violate the clear wording of our state constitution or else we will take the also-unconstitutional step of declaring 54-year-olds to be too elderly to work.
*** Nancy Pelosi , Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell say "Hold my Geritol." Posted by: LASue at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (lCppi) 124
What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? --- Because the math is brutal. Here's the math: At the very best, an impossible D +8 election, there are 18 seats that may flip. But, that was before the Southern redistricting of the last few weeks; and on-going. 2024 was a wave election. Any time before 2012, if you'd said "the Republican will sweep all swing states" you'd expect 20-40 House seats to flip with him. Rs flipped 8 seats. Only 4 of those were by less than 2%; the rest were 10+; they ain't flipping back. (All incumbents are running for re-election, btw) They were able to do that because--in blue states--they have so precisely districted that Rs are completely, totally confined in districts that can't be flipped. And blue ones are (mostly) equally safe. They absolutely had to have those VA seats. Plus the illegal seats in the South. Just to get close to flipping the House. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (MtSIY) 125
NOVA population continues to decrease as other areas of the state grow.
People who voted in the last election that were on the margin, aren’t there anymore. I’m betting the next few election cycles in Virginia are going to be a lot different. Just a guess. Democrats have unzipped their fly. Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (EJWxb) 126
-- Kristy Noem
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (iFTx/) Her dog became a DEmocrat. Had to be done. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (utfVc) 127
117 They should do one big Constitutional Amendment-o-rama vote:
9 Justices Congressional Term Limits Election day is Election Day only, with voter ID No Birthright Citizenship Abortion is Illegal D.C. will never be a state We can think of more. Go for broke while the GOP has the numbers to do it in Congress and 38 States,(thanks Cow Demon) Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (6ydKt) Unfortunately, the GOP does not have the numbers in Congress to get a constitutional amendment sent to the states for ratification. A two-thirds majority in both House and Senate is needed. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (5rh/l) 128
What do female D staffers and "Our Democracy" have in common?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (dK+Kv) 129
What will they do with that power? They’re told you many times already it’s about what they want, not the citizens. They want a 100 year Reich of Democrats authoritarianism.
------- Which funnily enough means getting rid of anyone to the right over and over until only the most leftard faggot dictator and some loyal adherents are left standing. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (/YotI) 130
All the Democrats need to do in Virginia is wait for a hailstorm of micro-meteorites from outer space containing tiny alien spores, plant the spores, wait 12 year for the pod people to mature end emerge, grant citizenship to all the alien pod people, alter the pod people's DNA so they always vote Democrat, hold a new special election, get surprised when all the pod people instead vote one of themselves to office, panic, shoot all the pod peole, abolish the Democratic party entirely and all join Antifa, try to stage a violent revolution and get mowed down by redneck sharpshooters, rthen cry and crawl back into mommy's basement and eat some Cheetos.
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (Av6i5) 131
Wow, again - those people STILL think they are the ones "playing nice"? What color is the sky in their world?
Democrats use the word "nice" the same way that women, Minnesotans, and Canadians do: it actually means something closer to "passive-aggressive". Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (2ocoG) 132
I say, go for it you fags. All those people you’ve been pissing on for years are ready to put down their beers and pick up that AR you keep trying to take from them, pussies.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:32 PM (EJWxb) ---- Skin that smoke wagon! Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (oqH4h) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (Cqx++) 134
Reinstitute Sodomy Laws.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 01:34 PM (iXqHn) They’d start a Civil War over that alone. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (6ydKt) 135
Just a guess. Democrats have unzipped their fly.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (EJWxb) Not that anyone could tell... Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:36 PM (iNUL3) 136
I am eagerly looking forward to Ace's latest update on the crows.
Posted by: Bulg ....... Mine brought a half a stale bagel and left it in the birdbath to soak. Then came back later and ate it. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 01:37 PM (UjdFS) 137
And, sure enough, the Dems are plotting to change the primary system here in CA b/c there's a real chance the 2 GOPers could block out all Dems in the jungle system.........from the CA Post:
----------------------- A law that was brought in under Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to give all candidates an equal chance at the ballot is now being contested. In California, the primaries — dubbed the “jungle primaries” — work in a way where the two candidates, regardless of party, who secure the top two positions in the June primary advance to the general election. Now, a newly filed application is aiming to change that. Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed a petition with state officials last week seeking a return to the pre-2010 traditional primary system, where separate primaries are held for each party and two candidates — one Republican and one Democrat — advance to the general election. Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 01:37 PM (kX27y) 138
Unfortunately, the GOP does not have the numbers in Congress to get a constitutional amendment sent to the states for ratification. A two-thirds majority in both House and Senate is needed.
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (5rh/l) I forgot that part. Oh well, it was a nice dream while it lasted. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:38 PM (6ydKt) 139
Femocrats have woke up and suddenly realized what happens to the party in power when it wins a foreign war.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:38 PM (/YotI) 140
lol. You have to admire how absolutely out of touch you have to be to believe that Democrats are “playing nice”. They’ve been curb stomping republicans for years, and Republicans went along with it like gimps.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (EJWxb) 141
No matter your feelings about Trump, never ever ever forget the man is a born showman.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (/YotI) 142
Dems get up in the morning: The morning isn't fair!
Posted by: ... ...... They do look pretty constipated. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (UjdFS) 143
Wait, you mean people don't want to pay $30 for a hamburger combo???
@nypost 40m Five Guys closing multiple California stores, including 2 LA County locations Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (diia5) 144
What I don't get is.... why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections? It's a midterm. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, barely, what is going to be different than now?
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why? --- It's "Stop Trump!!" by any means necessary. If Trump can actually work throughout his term without multiple impeachments, investigations, etc., there will be long term structural changes to the Dems traditional power base, not only in redistricting but in the continued/permanent cutoff of USAID and DOGE -discovered fraud, plus probably more, which is the lifeblood of their grift. Posted by: LASue at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (lCppi) 145
And you have to understand their strategy:
- flip the House in 2026 - endless hearing and smear campaigns against Trump to stall his agenda; drive a wedge into MAGA - endless pointless doomed-to-fail bills to set up the 2028 campaign for President - that is their "plan" to win 2028. Because, the 2028 President is the whole ball of wax: - 2 to 3 Supreme Court Justices - 2030 Census - mass deportation or mass amnesty Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (MtSIY) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (27aLr) 147
I am eagerly looking forward to Ace's latest update on the crows.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:16 PM (77rzZ) ----------- If it involves crow prostate exams -- I'm out. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (ePd8V) 148
8 Now, Democrats would just shoot the dog
Hey, we Republicans can do that too, you know. -- Kristi Noem Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 Please don’t!🐶🥺 Posted by: The Dog at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (XodLO) 149
No matter your feelings about Trump, never ever ever forget the man is a born showman.
His upcoming visit with Winnie the Xi should be a hell of a thing. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (2ocoG) 150
What do female D staffers and "Our Democracy" have in common?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 01:35 PM (dK+Kv) They both have dicks? No... that's not it... Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 01:41 PM (iNUL3) 151
The most important thing to a Democrat next to power is Narrative.
Winning the House gives them their stupid narrative back. Right now they are just a marginal useless POS party. You'd never know it the way they talk but they are. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:42 PM (/YotI) 152
If it involves crow prostate exams -- I'm out.
Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (ePd8V) Don't worry, I've got your back. Posted by: Pete Bootiegig at May 11, 2026 01:42 PM (Vu7A1) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 01:43 PM (27aLr) 154
I see datarepublican had a post exposing the Democrat-Globalist entity NGO network. It was completely mapped out with every linkage.
One big global money laundering and fraud network that was meant to be a shadow government. Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 01:43 PM (EJWxb) 155
I mean in the public consciousness.
Think about it. What are Democrats doing? What are they driving? What are they even promising? At the moment they may as well not even exist. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:43 PM (/YotI) 156
Weird... so a State 'could' change its congressional districts today?
Yet, I have a vote by mail ballot for the primary in Calif that I received last SATURDAY sitting on my counter. So they printed and mailed all the ballots before the deadline for changes.... interesting... Posted by: Romeo13 at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (mP0Kj) 157
In California, the primaries — dubbed the “jungle primaries” — work in a way where the two candidates, regardless of party, who secure the top two positions in the June primary advance to the general election.
Now, a newly filed application is aiming to change that. Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed a petition with state officials last week seeking a return to the pre-2010 traditional primary system, where separate primaries are held for each party and two candidates — one Republican and one Democrat — advance to the general election. Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 01:37 PM (kX27y) I hate that law, but I'll admit, they did a great job of selling it as the fairest way to hold elections. I wonder what grounds this political guy has cited for changing a referendum that passed 15 years ago and has been the law in place ever since (to the democrats complete joy, until this year). Posted by: LASue at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (lCppi) 158
lower the mandatory retirement age ... from 75 to 54," --- Do the US House and Senate first. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others They would exempt themselves of course. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (Cqx++) 159
So Republicans won't pass the Save Act because its controversial yet the Dems are considering firing all the SC justices in VA so they can gerrymander the state?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm) 160
@nypost 40m
Five Guys closing multiple California stores, including 2 LA County locations Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (diia5) ------ And 2 in the Central Valley. Bad combo of $20 minimum/hour hitting and In-N-Out, $10 for a comparable Five Guys @ $25. Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 01:45 PM (kX27y) 161
Because, the 2028 President is the whole ball of wax:
- 2 to 3 Supreme Court Justices - 2030 Census - mass deportation or mass amnesty Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:40 PM (MtSIY) ----------- . 92 new commie SCOTUS Justices; and . 17 new Democrat-Commie Senators from the New US States of D.C., Puerto Rico, West Massachusetts, West Hawaii, West Rhode Island, West New York, West Maryland, and West New Jersey. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:45 PM (ePd8V) 162
Trump gets up every day and fucks the prom queen while Democrat sit on a chair in the corner. And all they can do is say "Look how he's doing it!!! It's terrible!!!"
Democrats are not in any discussion they aren't expressly inserting themselves into. And you likely didn't notice because the media never shuts up. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:46 PM (/YotI) 163
Because, the 2028 President is the whole ball of wax:
- 2 to 3 Supreme Court Justices - 2030 Census - mass deportation or mass amnesty Crazy that the stakes are so high. And they really are - if you don't count 40M illegals for example, you are going to cost the Dems 40-50 House seats. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm) 164
Again the Left had no problem with the CA SC overturning the vote of defining marriage by saying it was unconstitutional when it wasn't even close.
And just like they do with the 2nd amendment, they want to bypass the Constitution and the process available to get the changes they want. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:47 PM (52qkP) 165
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 01:47 PM (RHGPo) 166
17 new Democrat-Commie Senators from the New US States of D.C., Puerto Rico, West Massachusetts, West Hawaii, West Rhode Island, West New York, West Maryland, and West New Jersey.
Posted by: ShainS What, no love for Navassa Island? Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:47 PM (77rzZ) Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (a+Mdu) 168
I wonder what grounds this political guy has cited for changing a referendum that passed 15 years ago and has been the law in place ever since (to the democrats complete joy, until this year).
Posted by: LASue at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (lCppi) ---------------- Here's his grounds - "scary": In a Democratic stronghold where nearly 50% of registered voters are Democrats, compared to roughly 25% combined independents and Republicans, the current system has long been viewed as favoring Democrats in statewide races. “It was extremely scary to envision the November ballot for governor with Republicans on it,” Maviglio told the Los Angeles Times. Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (kX27y) 169
"Hakeem LIGHT!!"
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (RHGPo) 170
Dems love the system when they are in the majority. When they are in the minority, democracy is suddenly in peril.
Remember, democrats think they are the only group qualified to govern. Anything else is a threat to freedom itself. Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (ZxPkt) 171
There was a book that came out during Obama's first term about how the Democrats would never lose another national election. The Dems and the media were blowing each other in celebration all the way until 2016.
--- Ruy Texuria, "The Emerging Democrat Majority." All the Obama Dems were jerking off over it--"We're gonna win forever and ever and ever!!!" Except. It assumed (ASSumed) that the working class of all races would stay solidly Dem no matter how far left the Party went. So they all went whole-hog on the pet issues of the LGBQTRESAOAA++@#, the college-educated duffusses, and the AWFLs. And now Ruy is screaming into the empty void about how "you dumb SOBs never should have abandoned the working class--I never said that!!!" And Trump--with his Emerging Republican Majority, is "yeah, but I read your whole book ...." Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (MtSIY) 172
Is there a "Miss me yet?" poster with Nancy Pelosi's face? I bet a few Congressional Dems feel that way. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 01:50 PM (XJ22o) 173
Again the Left had no problem with the CA SC overturning the vote of defining marriage by saying it was unconstitutional when it wasn't even close.
And just like they do with the 2nd amendment, they want to bypass the Constitution and the process available to get the changes they want. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:47 PM (52qkP) Never doubt our power! Posted by: Zombie Rose Bird at May 11, 2026 01:50 PM (lCppi) 174
I find it implausible that there will be two GOP candidates in the General election for Governor in California.
There will be so many found ballots that it would choke a goose and it is more likely that there will be two democrats on the ballot. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 01:51 PM (0krAJ) 175
Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge It’s Official: Alberta will vote on Independence after years of abuse from the rest of Canada. If it succeeds, it's 80% odds Alberta applies to join the US. https://t.ly/sCjux Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 01:51 PM (Cqx++) 176
Republicans can't fight like Democrats. It's not who they are.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 01:51 PM (gu0hJ) 177
The term, gerrymandering, is a portmanteau of Elbridge Gerry, a Massachusetts governor, and salamander, inspired by a contorted district map in 1812 that resembled the creature in a political cartoon. Gerry’s redistricting aimed to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party, and the term has since described similar manipulations worldwide.
Today Massachusetts has 34% Republicans who have 0 seats. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 01:51 PM (RHGPo) 178
There was a book that came out during Obama's first term about how the Democrats would never lose another national election. The Dems and the media were blowing each other in celebration all the way until 2016.
--------- They knew they had Heb in their pocket among others. How were they ever going to lose? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:52 PM (/YotI) 179
why are they so desperate to cheat and get a very slim majority out of this fall's elections?
Because they want to stop the last 2 years of Trump. Impeachments sure, but the border, the deportations, the fraud investigations, re-funding all the leftist crap that gets rerouted to the Dem party, all the the things Trump is trying to do to make America great again are what they can't abide. Especially stopping election fraud, they need to stop that. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 01:52 PM (n5tGW) 180
Narratives are just smokescreens for power grabs. They depend on a level of credulity that is in increasingly low supply at the moment.
Look at the LA mayoral race. Spencer Pratt has a real shot at winning. No amount of storytelling can cover the stink of rotting garbage, unwashed bodies, fecal matter, and drug effluvia hanging over that seething city. It's so bad, the sitting mayor bailed out of the next debate. The citizens of this country have had enough. Insane Dems barking at the moon will be the final nail in the Dem coffin. Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 01:52 PM (rj6Yv) 181
The term, gerrymandering, is a portmanteau of Elbridge Gerry, a Massachusetts governor, and salamander, inspired by a contorted district map in 1812 that resembled the creature in a political cartoon. Gerry’s redistricting aimed to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party, and the term has since described similar manipulations worldwide.
Today Massachusetts has 34% Republicans who have 0 seats. ==== Make Massachusetts gay again! MMGA! Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 01:53 PM (GD0B3) 182
Surovell said that the time restrictions at the Department of Elections make the notion impractical. He also said forcing the retirement of Supreme Court justices would be extreme, and he wants to work within the existing legal system when fighting against Republicans ------- "within the existing legal system." As opposed to what? Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (azNOR) 183
@170
>> Remember, democrats think they are the only group qualified to govern. For a huge swath of the modern era, the donks were the national governing party of the US, it really was only from 1995 on that the GOP had any real power at all. So yeah, the donks want to return to that paradigm by any means necessary. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (0krAJ) 184
Today Massachusetts has 34% Republicans who have 0 seats.
Posted by: SMOD I'm so proud of my state! -- Zombie Elbridge Gerry Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (77rzZ) 185
The reason that Democrats look crazier and crazier every day is because there are fewer and fewer of them every day.
There is a certain set amount of craziness in any political movement, but if it has huge number os adherents, the craziness get diluted to such a degree that you barely notice it. And the movement loses members, the amountt of craziness nonetheless remains constant, so the craziness gets concentrated in fewer and fewer people. Eventually there will just be a handful of Democrats, hut tey will all be like the Weather Underground or the Red Army Faction, glassy-eyed hyper-communist lunatics plotting terrorism and mass murder for reasons they themselves don't even understand anymore. Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (Av6i5) 186
And the movement = As the movement
Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 01:55 PM (Av6i5) 187
So yeah, the donks want to return to that paradigm by any means necessary.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (0krAJ) BAMN can go both ways. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 01:55 PM (dK+Kv) 188
So Republicans won't pass the Save Act because its controversial yet the Dems are considering firing all the SC justices in VA so they can gerrymander the state?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm) It's the same fake Republicans that keep getting elected that are causing the problems. I think there might be one new name that joined the regular retarded posse. The Nebraska guy IIRC. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:55 PM (52qkP) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 01:55 PM (27aLr) 190
> It's so bad, the sitting mayor bailed out of the next debate.
----- $10 says she gets re-elected Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:56 PM (ZxPkt) 191
A lot of people got frustrated with Trump because he does not fight like a scumbag Democrat. He obeys court orders even when he thinks they are dead wrong. He doesn't go lawless, he just keeps fighting legally. And he almost always wins in the end.
Democrats have gotten lazy after decades of corrupting the courts and owning the media to act as their echo chamber. They don't fight smart, they fight like yelling retards. And now it is all catching up with them. It takes longer to fight and keep your integrity but it's usually worth it in the end and all they know how to do is the retard part. It's fun to watch. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 01:57 PM (a+Mdu) 192
So yeah, the donks want to return to that paradigm by any means necessary.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 01:54 PM (0krAJ) Their mission statement has always been The Ends Justify The Means. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:57 PM (52qkP) 193
Alberta will vote on Independence after years of abuse from the rest of Canada.
If it succeeds, it's 80% odds Alberta applies to join the US. ____ Nope. Per Canadian Constitution, whole country then gets to vote on it after the Canadian Federal Government "negotiates" a deal with Alberta "in good faith." Will never get a majority of Canadians to approve this. Big. Waste. Of. Time. Posted by: That's No Moon at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (qUkBO) 194
OK, new plan. How about we shoot Trump. I know, we've bungled this one in the past, but in the words of Bullwinkle J. Moose, "This time for sure!"
Posted by: Hakeem "The Dream" Jeffries at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (0e5Te) 195
$10 says she gets re-elected
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:56 PM (ZxPkt) === A month ago, betting that Karen Bass wouldn't show up for the second debate would get plenty of action. Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (rj6Yv) 196
I hate to say it but the only way Bass will lose is if this seasons fires burn 3/4 of Los Angeles to the ground.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (gu0hJ) 197
Their mission statement has always been The Ends Justify The Means.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg They ripped if off from the Koran. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (77rzZ) 198
There is a GOP woman candidate for the CA Insurance Commish job since the current one is termed out, she has campaigned with Steve Hilton:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7ud5hp Posted by: beckster at May 11, 2026 01:59 PM (kX27y) 199
The reason that Democrats look crazier and crazier every day is because there are fewer and fewer of them every day.
--- I mentioned it earlier, but there is an article out of NYC about how the anti-Trump groups are lamenting their participation has gone from like 60% female to over 80% female. Of course, the problem is identified as the men are not supporting the women enough. Not that the women have gone so crazy, they're driving out even liberal men. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:59 PM (MtSIY) 200
Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 01:57 PM (a+Mdu)
If Trump makes a single mistake it will derail him and therefore our entire movement. Democrats can make as many "mistakes" as they want because the most they have gotten for 50 years is some rolled up sleeves and "I am going to claim my time"s. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:59 PM (/YotI) 201
Nope. Per Canadian Constitution, whole country then gets to vote on it after the Canadian Federal Government "negotiates" a deal with Alberta "in good faith." Will never get a majority of Canadians to approve this. Big. Waste. Of. Time.
Posted by: That's No Moon Big middle finger to Carney, though. So there's that. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ) 202
$10 says she gets re-elected Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:56 PM (ZxPkt) I mean, she just got the crucial Magic Johnson endorsement. How can she lose? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (Zz0t1) 203
I get the Maine rino senator which is really only important to give us a majority, but still don't get Alaska. Any repub senator can get them their stuff, but they still vote for that awful woman.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (n5tGW) 204
🚨 BREAKING: 301,620 signatures have officially been announced for the Alberta independence petition.That is far beyond the required threshold to trigger the Alberta independence vote on October 19th.A massive day for the Alberta Independence movement.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (RHGPo) 205
A month ago, betting that Karen Bass wouldn't show up for the second debate would get plenty of action.
-- Am I wrong for calling her Chia Pet Bass? Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (MtSIY) 206
Dems don’t believe in rules, they only believe in ruling over you by any means necessary. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:06 PM (6ydKt) And if they can rule over you by breaking the rules, that's even better than doing so while following them. Give a Donk commie cocksucker the choice between winning by cheating and winning fairly, they'll take the cheat every time. Because that's soooooo butch. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (y9nCu) 207
Domino's is half price this week, I think.
Posted by: toby928(c) at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM -— Dominoe was played by the lovely Rachel Ward in the 1981 film Sharkey’s Machine. Posted by: Dirac_Delta at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (9f0Rb) 208
It's so bad, the sitting mayor bailed out of the next debate.
----- $10 says she gets re-elected Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 01:56 PM (ZxPkt) Wouldn't surprise me in he least. CA residents are retards. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (g8Ew8) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (/YotI) 210
How about, Virginia, you set a "get out" age of 55 for members of your legislature and add a "two terms and you're done" limit on terms served? Be bold, you slimy assholes! Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 11, 2026 02:01 PM (WI8ZF) 211
Nope. Per Canadian Constitution, whole country then gets to vote on it after the Canadian Federal Government "negotiates" a deal with Alberta "in good faith." Will never get a majority of Canadians to approve this. Big. Waste. Of. Time.
Posted by: That's No Moon at May 11, 2026 01:58 PM (qUkBO) If Alberta votes to go it alone, the default assumption is that Ottawa will not negotiate in good faith, so the answer is unilateral declaration of independence. Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:01 PM (utfVc) 212
🚨 BREAKING: 301,620 signatures have officially been announced for the Alberta independence petition.That is far beyond the required threshold to trigger the Alberta independence vote on October 19th.A massive day for the Alberta Independence movement.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (RHGPo) There's some 'indigenous peoples' group that got over 400,000 signatures to NOT have Alberta independence. This is gonna get interesting. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:02 PM (Zz0t1) 213
I mentioned it earlier, but there is an article out of NYC about how the anti-Trump groups are lamenting their participation has gone from like 60% female to over 80% female.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice That sounds like some good hunting grounds for casual sex partners. Cue the Beach Boys: "Four girls for every guy!" Posted by: zombie at May 11, 2026 02:02 PM (Av6i5) 214
🚨 BREAKING: 301,620 signatures have officially been announced for the Alberta independence petition.That is far beyond the required threshold to trigger the Alberta independence vote on October 19th.A massive day for the Alberta Independence movement.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (RHGPo) === Time for Carney to mobilize the Canadian Navy. Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:02 PM (rj6Yv) 215
Polymarket has Bass at 49%, Pratt at 30% and Raman at 18%.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (rJ48h) 216
Five Guys closing multiple California stores, including 2 LA County locations
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (diia5) I just checked near me... $22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) 217
I hate to say it but the only way Bass will lose is if this seasons fires burn 3/4 of Los Angeles voters to the ground. Fixèd Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL) 218
Woketards are stupid, undisciplined, unmanageable, and incapable of learning. And best of all, they don't recognize their own incompetence, nor anyone else's competence.
Posted by: Let's put them in charge and see what happens next at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (anL5R) 219
>>Democrats can make as many "mistakes" as they want because the most they have gotten for 50 years is some rolled up sleeves and "I am going to claim my time"s.
They've made a lot of mistakes. They just have a media that covers up for them. The reason they are freaking out so hard right now is redistricting is an enormous blow to their power. They thought they would have their race based districts forever and for decades Republican refused to gerrymander as they did. Al that is gone now. And if the new census goes the way it shoud it could be a very long walk in the wilderness for them and they know it. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (a+Mdu) 220
A ‘preservation’ group filed a lawsuit to block President Trump from painting the Reflecting Pool blue.
“The vivid blue coating will fundamentally alter the visual and experiential character of the pool and the broader Lincoln Memorial Grounds landscape,” the group said in a complaint. “The new coloration will cause the pool to resemble a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be, distorting the experience of the site for the millions of visitors who come to it each year,” the complaint said. This is the same nonprofit group that sued to stop the construction of President Trump’s privately-funded White House Ballroom. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (RHGPo) 221
I mentioned it earlier, but there is an article out of NYC about how the anti-Trump groups are lamenting their participation has gone from like 60% female to over 80% female.
Of course, the problem is identified as the men are not supporting the women enough. Not that the women have gone so crazy, they're driving out even liberal men. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:59 PM (MtSIY) The women will eventually move right. They'll have to if they want to find a partner. Because men are moving right slowly whilst women have hurled themselves off the leftist cliff, so the political distance between them is Paolo size. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:04 PM (iNUL3) 222
Today Massachusetts has 34% Republicans who have 0 seats.
NH and Maine likely have more citizens pull the R lever then D and yet...0 R House members... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:04 PM (sKqQm) 223
Why doesn't the "leadership" propose expanding the Supreme Court right now to thirteen justices to reflect the 13 Circuits? Then Trump can nominate four new Supremes immediately and we can watch the dems backpedal so fast - "NO!!!!! NOT WE AREN'T IN CHARGE!!!!!"
Posted by: joekur at May 11, 2026 02:04 PM (i04W0) 224
Dominoe was played by the lovely Rachel Ward in the 1981 film Sharkey’s Machine.
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (9f0Rb Rachel Ward and Elizabeth Hurley chose a different path about getting older. Granted Ms Ward is 68 and Hurley is 60. I'll have to revisit Hurley in 8 years. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:04 PM (52qkP) 225
Zombie,
You've seen these Democrat women, right? It is NOT a place to go meet chicks. Posted by: Wally at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (0e5Te) 226
"NO!!!!! NOT WHEN WE AREN'T IN CHARGE!!!!!"
Posted by: joekur at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (i04W0) 227
BREAKING: 301,620 signatures have officially been announced for the Alberta independence petition.That is far beyond the required threshold to trigger the Alberta independence vote on October 19th.A massive day for the Alberta Independence movement.
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (RHGPo) === Time for Carney to mobilize the Canadian Navy. == Bad time. LCS Cleveland is in harbor, itching to kick some canadian ass. Posted by: Let's put them in charge and see what happens next at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (anL5R) 228
216 Five Guys closing multiple California stores, including 2 LA County locations
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 01:39 PM (diia5) I just checked near me... $22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) Wonder what a good restaurant NY Strip steak goes for out there? Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (Gqar8) 229
They won't even let him paint the pool Democrat Blue?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (/YotI) 230
The reason they are freaking out so hard right now is redistricting is an enormous blow to their power. They thought they would have their race based districts forever and for decades Republican refused to gerrymander as they did. Al that is gone now.
If the South/Midwest gerrymander like NE does it becomes almost impossible for the Dems to EVER take the House. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm) 231
Rachel Ward and Elizabeth Hurley chose a different path about getting older. Granted Ms Ward is 68 and Hurley is 60. I'll have to revisit Hurley in 8 years. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:04 PM (52qkP) __________ Peak Liz Hurley. Yum. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL) 232
Mmmmmmmmm...Rachel Ward in The Thorn Birds...mmmmmmmmmmm...
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:06 PM (77rzZ) 233
There's some 'indigenous peoples' group that got over 400,000 signatures to NOT have Alberta independence.
This is gonna get interesting. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:02 PM (Zz0t1) I don't think there are that many "indigenous people" in Alberta. I know there was some counter-partition circulating, but it's now moot. Per Alberta law, and independence question will go on the Alberta ballot in October. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc) 234
If the South/Midwest gerrymander like NE does it becomes almost impossible for the Dems to EVER take the House.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm) Particularly when one considers that the Dems are already maxxed out on the gerrymandering. They don't have any seats to add. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (iNUL3) 235
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump Palestinian Chuck Schumer is hiring Eric Holder, famous for handing guns to Mexican cartels under the Barack Hussein Obama administration, as part of a Democrat-led "Election Integrity Group" that will no doubt try to suppress Republican voters, and interfere in our Elections. Furthermore, Marc Elias, a terrible lawyer with a horrible track record, is also involved. This is the same disgusting individual who was responsible for the fake Russia dossier from a foreign nation to meddle in the 2016 Election, which I won in historic fashion. The Democrats are totally unhinged and we will not allow them to threaten the integrity of our Elections. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (RHGPo) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (27aLr) 237
Per Alberta law, and independence question will go on the Alberta ballot in October.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon What would this guy know about Alberta? He winters in Arizona. Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (W5mpo) 238
They just love dumbocrcy. Deep love for freedom as well. Leftist for freedom.
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (ctSMD) 239
Sophia Loren is still a 1 in her 90s.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (77rzZ) 240
171 There was a book that came out during Obama's first term about how the Democrats would never lose another national election. The Dems and the media were blowing each other in celebration all the way until 2016.
--- Ruy Texuria, "The Emerging Democrat Majority." All the Obama Dems were jerking off over it--"We're gonna win forever and ever and ever!!!" Except. It assumed (ASSumed) that the working class of all races would stay solidly Dem no matter how far left the Party went. So they all went whole-hog on the pet issues of the LGBQTRESAOAA++@#, the college-educated duffusses, and the AWFLs. And now Ruy is screaming into the empty void about how "you dumb SOBs never should have abandoned the working class--I never said that!!!" And Trump--with his Emerging Republican Majority, is "yeah, but I read your whole book ...." Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (MtSIY) In Canuckistan, the Liberals are learning that imported third-worlders will not necessarily vote for the Liberals who brought them in en masse. They will vote for members of their tribes who were also invited in. Labour in Britain will soon learn the same lesson. Unexpectedly! Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (5rh/l) 241
>>If the South/Midwest gerrymander like NE does it becomes almost impossible for the Dems to EVER take the House.
Particularly if they allow geniuses like AOC and Hakeem to be the face of their party. Turns out there aren't that many communists in the US outside college faculty lounges. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (a+Mdu) 242
Well yeah, election cheating is no doubt a big reason we have many un-elected dems actually in congress. Very tough to overcome once they get all their people in positions of power, especially the courts.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (n5tGW) 243
The Rs should be holding back "packing the court" for the decisions on birthright citizenship for illegals and then whether illegals get counted in the census.
Because those MATTER But we have enough quislings so... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm) 244
If the South/Midwest gerrymander like NE does it becomes almost impossible for the Dems to EVER take the House.
== Cut. Jib. Newsletter. Posted by: Shibboleth meister at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (anL5R) 245
I don't know much about the Virginia judiciary. But I find it interesting that they seem much more combative and aggressive toward Democrats than the federal SC, and certainly more than in my deep red state, where it's the most cucked out and tucked under branch of government - and our Governor is a prize, blue-ribbon weakling. Thankfully, he's effectively checked by our comparatively hardcore legislature.
I wonder why they are the ones knifing the Party in the ribs today. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 02:08 PM (BI5O2) 246
The Left are bold but they're not brave.
Boldness is the only trait that allows them to survive. It can cause some setbacks but it has allowed them to take over institutions which helps neutralize the setbacks. What they hate about Trump is he is like them and also bold. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (52qkP) 247
234 If the South/Midwest gerrymander like NE does it becomes almost impossible for the Dems to EVER take the House.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm) Particularly when one considers that the Dems are already maxxed out on the gerrymandering. They don't have any seats to add. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:07 PM (iNUL3) This point you make so often gets lost in all of the Sturm und Drang that occurs in conversations. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Gqar8) 248
If Alberta votes to go it alone, the default assumption is that Ottawa will not negotiate in good faith, so the answer is unilateral declaration of independence.
Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon No. We shot them in the face. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (S838b) 249
I just checked near me...
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) Near me: Just the bacon burger is $12.89. No adds, nothing else. Just the burger. Add regular cajun fries and a bottle of Coke and it jumps to $24.17. The fries alone are $7.49. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Zombie Roman Hruska at May 11, 2026 02:10 PM (0e5Te) 251
I assume the VA SC woke up because what the Dems were doing was so extreme.
But every pol that isn't hard left should be looking at how crazy these left wing ideas are Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm) 252
How many divisions does Alberta have?
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (ZxPkt) 253
Per Alberta law, and independence question will go on the Alberta ballot in October.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc) Go Alberta!!! Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (Zz0t1) 254
The Dems electoral successes are only because of the high population urban centers.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (52qkP) 255
Peak Liz Hurley. Yum. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL) Liz Hurley in Bedazzled in the bit where she’s a teacher… Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (nUR++) 256
Local burger shop, double meat cheeseburger $ 6.49, huge order of fries $ 2.99.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 02:12 PM (z2aPa) 257
If Alberta votes to go it alone, the default assumption is that Ottawa will not negotiate in good faith, so the answer is unilateral declaration of independence. Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:01 PM (utfVc) ==== There was the "Olive Branch" proposal. George Eye-Eye-Eye said nope, "WAR!". Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:12 PM (rj6Yv) 258
256 Local burger shop, double meat cheeseburger $ 6.49, huge order of fries $ 2.99.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 02:12 PM (z2aPa) So -Not Cali then. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 02:13 PM (Gqar8) 259
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY NINE CENTS for fries from a 35 cent potato? And $3.79 for a fountain coke? California is high. (And that's a Texas location) Pre-tax $25.27. Fuck them. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:13 PM (S838b) 260
>Liz Hurley in Bedazzled in the bit where she’s a teacher…
---- Miss Kensington is a bit of alright! Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 02:13 PM (ZxPkt) Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:13 PM (77rzZ) 262
I just checked near me...
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) Near me: Just the bacon burger is $12.89. No adds, nothing else. Just the burger. Add regular cajun fries and a bottle of Coke and it jumps to $24.17. The fries alone are $7.49. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1) _____ I suspect the "High-end Burger Boom" is fading. LA loves In-N-Out and it's half the price of 5Guys. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/) 263
The scent of desperation is intoxicating...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (iERP6) 264
I though Canada's indigenous people were killed and buried in schoolyards?
Posted by: pahound at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (jvxI2) 265
The democrats really fvcked themselves over this time. They started a redistricting avalanche that they had no hope of winning, but they went full speed ahead anyways thin king they could bully everyone out of their way.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (0N4FZ) 266
Hmmmm ... could we see Alberta Independence on the dance card for the 2028 elections?
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (rj6Yv) 267
249 I just checked near me...
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) Near me: Just the bacon burger is $12.89. No adds, nothing else. Just the burger. Add regular cajun fries and a bottle of Coke and it jumps to $24.17. The fries alone are $7.49. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1) Unfortunately for me and others, their bag of fries is sized for two people. Nice if your with another or in a group. Not nice for singles ordering. I stopped going to Five Guys about five years ago. Extremely tasty but not worth the money to me. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (5rh/l) 268
There's a Burger Barn nearby. We've been there once and I keep saying to Her Majesty that we should try it again. But we haven't. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:15 PM (HdYcL) 269
...thought-dipshit
Posted by: pahound at May 11, 2026 02:15 PM (jvxI2) 270
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:13 PM (S838b)
I never buy a drink when eating out. That's where they really get you. I believe at one time and it still may be but ice tea has the highest profit margin of any restaurant item. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:15 PM (52qkP) 271
Eric Holder, famous for handing guns to Mexican cartels
------- Other than the fact that he was funny as hell, it was this very stuff that turned me on to Trump in the first place. Things we screamed about into a void every day were being amplified by him. And he was practically the only one. It seemed to me that if he was a stooge then it didn't matter because he was certainly going about things the right away. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:15 PM (/YotI) 272
248 If Alberta votes to go it alone, the default assumption is that Ottawa will not negotiate in good faith, so the answer is unilateral declaration of independence.
Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon I would be willing to bet that if AB votes for independence and says YES: 1) all bank accounts in AB get frozen 2) Premier Smith is immediately arrested 3) RCMP goes on the warpath in the province PM Carney is a technocrat and he does not like being told “no”. I can see him doing all that. Hell, he doesn’t even like being in Commons to face PMQs. But, I’d like to see Carney try those things, then suddenly the US recognizes AB independence. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++) 273
The Virginia Legislature handled this exactly like I would have.
Posted by: Leroy Jenkins at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (0e5Te) 274
I never buy a drink when eating out. That's where they really get you. I believe at one time and it still may be but ice tea has the highest profit margin of any restaurant item.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg Same here. Ice water only for me. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (77rzZ) 275
Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:01 PM (utfVc) Yes, at places called Concord and Lexington. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (iERP6) Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (dK+Kv) 277
How many divisions does Alberta have?
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (ZxPkt) More to the point, how many divisions does Canada have? Canada's military is underfunded, and in disarray. They have gone woke in a big way. One French-speaking regiment in Quebec enlisted a whole mess of French-speakers from Africa, and they are fighting amongst themselves. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (utfVc) 278
I thought Canada's indigenous people were killed and buried in schoolyards? Posted by: pahound at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (jvxI2) ___________ They'll burn down every Catholic church until they find them. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (HdYcL) 279
Texas staple Whataburger, Bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink, $11.68.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1) 280
The democrats really fvcked themselves over this time. They started a redistricting avalanche that they had no hope of winning, but they went full speed ahead anyways thin king they could bully everyone out of their way.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (0N4FZ) Because - and this part is significant - before Trump, they COULD bully everyone out of their way. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (iNUL3) 281
I just checked near me...
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) Near me: Just the bacon burger is $12.89. No adds, nothing else. Just the burger. Add regular cajun fries and a bottle of Coke and it jumps to $24.17. The fries alone are $7.49. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1) Yes but the staff make $20.00/hr. Surely that's worth the cost. Posted by: SARDONICUS at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (QDcpu) 282
Democrats should ignore the ruling and continue. Don't go "high" when they go "low" its time to STOP playing nice. Republicans without holding any VOTE is Gerrymandering to the max but when people on the Democrat side do VOTE, it is deemed illegal lmao.
----- Ok....how the hell do they "continue"? Just go ahead and pretend it was legal, hold sham elections, send the fake Reps to Congress? Wait a minute..... Posted by: kobold at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (MOYkk) 283
I suspect the "High-end Burger Boom" is fading. LA loves In-N-Out and it's half the price of 5Guys.
Posted by: Elric The Blade In & Out doesn't publish prices. If I have to ask, I can't afford it. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (S838b) 284
249 I just checked near me...
$22.57 for a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a bottle of coke. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (iERP6) I thought it would be more in NJ. It’s $18.65 here. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (pZEOD) 285
How many divisions does Alberta have?
Posted by: Don Black Considering they hold most of the oil? As many as they want to buy. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (S838b) 286
Unfortunately for me and others, their bag of fries is sized for two people. Nice if your with another or in a group. Not nice for singles ordering. I stopped going to Five Guys about five years ago. Extremely tasty but not worth the money to me.
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (5rh/l) I went to one once in the Atlanta area. Burger was pretty average and the fries were limp and disgusting. Haven't been back since. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1) 287
Have the Democrats in Virginia started burning effigies of the state SC justices who voted against their illegal gerrymander yet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (qx7Zg) 288
254 The Dems electoral successes are only because of the high population urban centers.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:11 PM (52qkP) But that could change. I read on Insty that next year's budget for St. Louis PD was subject to a statewide vote. A sizeable majority voted for a city budget having 25% spent on the PD. St. Louis voters were 66-33 against that proportion. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (5rh/l) 289
>>I never buy a drink when eating out. That's where they really get you.
Never use the drive thru. They fuck you at the drive thru! I'm not eating this tuna. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (a+Mdu) 290
Would Alberta send Dems to the Senate if they became a US state?
Yes they are rightwing by Canuck standards but... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm) 291
Have the Democrats in Virginia started burning effigies of the state SC justices who voted against their illegal gerrymander yet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (qx7Zg) The two black, female justices? No. But I wouldn't bet against it. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (/YotI) 293
I thought it would be more in NJ. It’s $18.65 here.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (pZEOD) I just got a bid for some work from a contractor. We shot the breeze for about an hour, and 1. He is one of us, and 2. He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier! Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (iERP6) 294
I walked into a local burger place here a couple of years ago, and all the items on the menu had the printed prices crossed out and higher prices handwritten over them in red ink. I did not stay.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (77rzZ) 295
Sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights this week
Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (RHGPo) 296
Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:01 PM (utfVc) Yes, at places called Concord and Lexington. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (iERP6) Don't forget Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown, and with the USS Ranger and USS Bonhomme Richard. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 02:21 PM (qx7Zg) 297
293 I thought it would be more in NJ. It’s $18.65 here.
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:17 PM (pZEOD) I just got a bid for some work from a contractor. We shot the breeze for about an hour, and 1. He is one of us, and 2. He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier! Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 It’s a good school. Do not tell J I said that! (Also go Dawgs, just in case). Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:21 PM (OoFl2) 298
>>I just got a bid for some work from a contractor. We shot the breeze for about an hour, and 1. He is one of us, and 2. He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier!
That's because he might be sending his sons to Alabama but you're paying for it. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (a+Mdu) 299
Did the Thirteen Colonies negotiate independence from Britain?
For some values of "negotiate"... Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (Riz8t) 300
He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 HIGH TIDE!!!! Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1) 301
Five Guys is basically the only non-McDonald's option where I live.
May as well just buy ground beef and make a burger at home, at that point. At least until they open the 3 standalone Roy Rogers they're going to be opening soon. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (FpHTM) 302
Perhaps the most extreme of the measures that, per The New York Times, were being considered during a meeting Saturday that included House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-0, was to have "Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices... from 75 to 54," a plan that, if seen through, would force out every justice currently sitting on the state Supreme Court. Afterwards, they conceivably would use their power to "then fill vacancies on the court with sympathetic Democratic lawyers."
... sounds like something from 20th Century Germany Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (RHGPo) 303
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:19 PM (5rh/l)
That seems like it would be 'unconstitutional' based on city charters but I assume something about the state's aid to cities for municipal projects allows it. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (52qkP) 304
Rachel Ward has a daughter named Matilda ( apparently it's the law in Australia) . She look very much like her mother
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (gu0hJ) 305
I would be willing to bet that if AB votes for independence and says YES:
1) all bank accounts in AB get frozen 2) Premier Smith is immediately arrested 3) RCMP goes on the warpath in the province PM Carney is a technocrat and he does not like being told “no”. I can see him doing all that. Hell, he doesn’t even like being in Commons to face PMQs. But, I’d like to see Carney try those things, then suddenly the US recognizes AB independence. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++) 1) good point. I should move my accounts from the Big National Bank to a credit union in Alberta. 2)that would trigger a shooting war. 3)half the RCMP I see anymore are visibly "ethnic", and/or petite women. If they make themselves into targets, they won't be very effective. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (utfVc) 306
300 He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 HIGH TIDE!!!! Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:22 By the way, if you say that at a bbq place here in your UGA hoodie, it is not meet with giggles. lol. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (OoFl2) 307
FWPs are going to be limited now.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (z2aPa) 308
By the way, if you say that at a bbq place here in your UGA hoodie, it is not meet with giggles. lol. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (OoFl2) It's ok. I laugh at schools that have ridiculous mascots that make no sense. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1) 309
I get the Maine rino senator which is really only important to give us a majority, but still don't get Alaska. Any repub senator can get them their stuff, but they still vote for that awful woman. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:00 PM (n5tGW) Because like virtually every other Alaska political dynasty (there's at least three) Daddy Meerkatski had enough room in his ass for both the oil companies and the injun tribes to stick their hands up there and turn him into a sock puppet. And when Daddy gave his little princess her very own Senator Snow Barbie seat, she also got his Rolodex. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (y9nCu) 310
If it succeeds, it's 80% odds Alberta applies to join the US.
https://t.ly/sCjux Posted by: Bertram Cabot Let them be an independent country. We don't need another state. Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (vJrRc) 311
That's because he might be sending his sons to Alabama but you're paying for it.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (a+Mdu) Heh...not this project, but there is a big one coming up that I am not looking forward to. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (iERP6) 312
It's ok. I laugh at schools that have ridiculous mascots that make no sense.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1) Go, Banana Slugs!! Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (iNUL3) 313
There will be a reckoning and it won't be pretty for the democrats.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (abIsI) 314
He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 HIGH TIDE!!!! Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:22 By the way, if you say that at a bbq place here in your UGA hoodie, it is not meet with giggles. lol. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (OoFl2) _________ I was in AL for a UA-LSU football game. Those fans are nuts. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (iFTx/) 315
Five Guys is basically the only non-McDonald's option where I live.
May as well just buy ground beef and make a burger at home, at that point. At least until they open the 3 standalone Roy Rogers they're going to be opening soon. Posted by: XTC 10 lb chub of 80/20 is $59.56 from Sam's. So thats around thirty three 1/3 lb burgers. Around a $1.81 a burger. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (S838b) 316
Bama rents space in the rest of the SEC's minds.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (rJ48h) 317
Julie Newmar remains the hottest woman of all time and thanks everyone else for playing. https://shorturl.at/zyZA6 Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (/YotI) 318
A couple local restaurants where I live where its cheaper to get a burger and fries than it is fast food.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (n5tGW) 319
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By the way, if you say that at a bbq place here in your UGA hoodie, it is not meet with giggles. lol. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (OoFl2) It's ok. I laugh at schools that have ridiculous mascots that make no sense. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 You mean like War Eagle? Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (OoFl2) 320
I have been in the Commonwealth of VA for most of my life and these asshat Dims make me gnash my teeth and make angry phone calls and send emails to my "reps". It's just craziness. I have lived all over central VA and it's normal for the most part. Leave us alone, let us do our job and live our life. We don't need nor want you to tell us what to do or how to live or toss invaders into our areas.
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (Q0yOR) 321
So happy to see Spanführer thwarted.
Btw, her maiden name is Davis, but she does have an appropriately Teutonic look to go along with her increasingly Fascist politics. She'd have been great in the role of a party stalwart in The Man in the High Castle, maybe a transgender Heydrich. Posted by: Paco at May 11, 2026 02:26 PM (2L+MU) 322
May as well just buy ground beef and make a burger at home, at that point. ___________ Eddie Murphy on home-made hamburgers https://youtu.be/-ToAgia1EMA Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:26 PM (HdYcL) 323
294 I walked into a local burger place here a couple of years ago, and all the items on the menu had the printed prices crossed out and higher prices handwritten over them in red ink. I did not stay.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (77rzZ) The alternative is worse. I went into my favorite local burger place this weekend (a once in a while treat for me). Prices all the same. But everything had been altered to cope with that last few years' rampant inflation. All for the worse. That place is just a skinsuit now. Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 11, 2026 02:26 PM (HFrEr) 324
305 I would be willing to bet that if AB votes for independence and says YES:
1) all bank accounts in AB get frozen 2) Premier Smith is immediately arrested 3) RCMP goes on the warpath in the province PM Carney is a technocrat and he does not like being told “no”. I can see him doing all that. Hell, he doesn’t even like being in Commons to face PMQs. But, I’d like to see Carney try those things, then suddenly the US recognizes AB independence. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++) 1) good point. I should move my accounts from the Big National Bank to a credit union in Alberta. 2)that would trigger a shooting war. 3)half the RCMP I see anymore are visibly "ethnic", and/or petite women. If they make themselves into targets, they won't be very effective. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:23 PM (utfVc) How many divisions and fighter wings does Carney have? Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 02:27 PM (5rh/l) 325
2.3M votes were cast in the 2025 elections in Alberta. 34 of 37 ridings voted Conservative.
Posted by: mrp at May 11, 2026 02:27 PM (rj6Yv) 326
You mean like War Eagle? Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (OoFl2) I mean, Crimson Tide who's mascot is a grey elephant......or the Stanford Cardinal who's mascot is a pine tree......... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1) 327
Nood Starmer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 02:28 PM (iNUL3) 328
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You mean like War Eagle? Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (OoFl2) I mean, Crimson Tide who's mascot is a grey elephant......or the Stanford Cardinal who's mascot is a pine tree......... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 Exactly, like Auburn, whose mascot is a Tiger, but they great each other with War Eagle. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:28 PM (OoFl2) 329
Eddie Murphy on home-made hamburgers https://youtu.be/-ToAgia1EMA Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 02:26 PM (HdYcL) Ah, the good ole' days when comedy was funny. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:28 PM (Zz0t1) 330
It's ok. I laugh at schools that have ridiculous mascots that make no sense. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1) *pouts* Posted by: UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (y9nCu) 331
If it succeeds, it's 80% odds Alberta applies to join the US.
https://t.ly/sCjux Posted by: Bertram Cabot Let them be an independent country. We don't need another state. Posted by: FeatherBlade Protectorate/Territory. Like Guam, American Somoa. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (S838b) 332
Julie Newmar remains the hottest woman of all time and thanks everyone else for playing.
https://shorturl.at/zyZA6 Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:25 PM (/YotI) She could give Leonid Brezhnev a run for his money in an eyebrows contest. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (dK+Kv) 333
Nood. Starmer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (ExV1e) 334
326 Virginia Cavalier is teh awsum
Posted by: turambar at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Q0yOR) 335
Let them be an independent country. We don't need another state.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 11, 2026 02:24 PM (vJrRc) It would not bother me if Alberta became a U.S. Territory, and not a State. Or remained nominally independent, but keep a close relationship with the USA. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (utfVc) 336
NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Gay Ukrainian Rent Boys at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (0e5Te) 338
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Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 02:30 PM (RHGPo) 339
Exactly, like Auburn, whose mascot is a Tiger, but they great each other with War Eagle. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 02:28 PM (OoFl2) At least the mascot makes sense......not sure on the whole eagle thing. I usually ignore most things Alabama. ;O) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1) 340
I don't get the hair on fire screaming from the left over this. "The world will end if we don't get the house!" Why?
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (/ZkOF) == The midterm was their chance to at least grab one of the houses to make the GOPs job in 2028 more formidable. They need to do anything, anything, to stop a legit census in 2030. If Trump brings the Iran situation down to a murmur - no matter how long it takes for the final resolution - the economy looks poised for sustained growth which means Senate seats for the dems are now in real danger. They need anything, and I mean anything, to stop the current trajectory, because each day the money spigots that finance the party become slower. They are looking at real money. And if it dries up enough, the blue stranglehold on the big blue urban hellzones also comes to an end. Posted by: Black JEM at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (GZYu7) 341
Let them be an independent country. We don't need another state.
Posted by: FeatherBlade Trump tells Fox reporter he is “seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st US state” - At least the Albertans (Albertos?) speak English. I mean, you know, kind of. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 02:31 PM (ndZc7) 342
When you can't steal the election; steal the court. "Bold strategy Cotton-let's see how it plays"
Posted by: pahound at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (jvxI2) 343
298 >>I just got a bid for some work from a contractor. We shot the breeze for about an hour, and 1. He is one of us, and 2. He is sending his two sons to U. of Alabama, and he couldn't be happier!
That's because he might be sending his sons to Alabama but you're paying for it. Posted by: JackStraw at May 11, 2026 02:22 PM (a+Mdu) Roll Tide ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTdXQyhjifY Posted by: browndog says woof at May 11, 2026 02:36 PM (3sXRv) 344
She could give Leonid Brezhnev a run for his money in an eyebrows contest.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 02:29 PM (dK+Kv) This is the first time I ever realized that that woman had eyebrows. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 02:37 PM (/YotI) 345
I think there's a new motto for the extreme left now:
"My insanity is the Constitution. Your Constitution is insanity". Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 11, 2026 02:53 PM (wtvvX) 346
54 I wish we had guys on our side like that. Not joking.
Posted by: Elric The Blade We do. But they are Christian and waiting for the justification of a just war. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv) ========= Civil wars are not civil. But, "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf" If it may come, I hope my children will live in peace... and it would be over quickly.... Posted by: Pinochet Air Flight Attendant at May 11, 2026 03:22 PM (zL/eJ) 347
We are as a nation at the stoylopin junction. Read pre Russian bolshevists history, a wave of political assassination is about to start
Posted by: Matthew at May 11, 2026 04:00 PM (OdsgZ) 348
Also, lowering the retirement age for VA Supreme Court Justices to 54 would result in the retirement of the first black female Chief Justice..... who was appointed to that position by the Democrat Legislature......... something that because of identity-politics, democrats cannot do.
Posted by: Monica at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (Pq+pG) 349
Dems plan:
1) retake the House and Senate. use this perch to thoroughly discredit republicans, so that they can 2) retake the Presidency in 2028, and then 3) pack the Supreme Court with progressive democrats, and 4) gut the Electoral College in favor of a national vote 5) all of which are necessary for them to retain power before the 2030 Census consigns them to the dustbin of politics. Posted by: Monica at May 11, 2026 04:37 PM (Pq+pG) 350
Kaine didn't mean not read the opinion OR deceive. He did both. Why would he even read it? Even if he did he apparently couldn't understand it. His only goal is to deceive for more power.
Posted by: JerseyDevilRider at May 11, 2026 05:06 PM (PepNr) Be Back SoonI'm at the doctor's. Not fun!
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Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (iFTx/) 2
The BOING is 2nd!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 11, 2026 12:13 PM (y1wyK) 3
What the fuck.
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Forf!
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I could have been first but I was checking some prostates.
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Bwahahahahahahaha!!!
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It is very disturbing that someone would actually think about making such a poster. And then do it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (2GVsD) 8
If one had to describe this place to someone who had never seen it, you would best use this post.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y) 9
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
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When the Dr. is checking your prostate, be sure that he doesn't both hands on the exam table!
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Ha! Glad I chose NOT to include this in last night's ONT!
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This hurts just looking at it.
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((((Pooky's Girl))))
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Someone has waaaaay too much time on their hands.
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Jesus.
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so is this one of those things you can't determine if it is AI or not?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (52qkP) 18
well that's not too revolting
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If one had to describe this place to someone who had never seen it, you would best use this post.
Posted by: Aetius451AD *SNORT Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:16 PM (S838b) 20
They will surely express his anal glands, yes?
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Holy shit, I am laughing.
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Congrats Pooky's Girl!
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How many digits does it take to measure an Ewok's prostate?
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It is very disturbing that someone would actually think about making such a poster. And then do it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (2GVsD) --- This has Moron Horde written all over it. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 11, 2026 12:17 PM (gnNyN) 26
ace- let the wookie win!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y) 27
You know what, watching Spitting Image puppet of Donald Trump banging a Keir Starmer puppet in the bung hole is not too disturbing anymore.
I need the brain bleach. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:17 PM (2GVsD) 28
well that's not too revolting
Posted by: gnats local 678 Not too revolting. But it is a damn sight too revealing. Who had "needs to know that much about the anal area of an Ewok" on their bingo card? Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (S838b) 29
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl Excellent! Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ) 30
You may be a Democrat if you get more than 50 prostate exams in a year.
-- Like that joke about the guy who keeps getting raped by the bear when hunting, he isn't there for teh prostate exam. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (MtSIY) 31
Bwahahahaha, this is the meme i linked Saturday in KT's conspiracy thread.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (M/uVZ) 32
Think it’s really funny, with a lot of effort put into it.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar8) 33
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) Awesome. Congratulations. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (dK+Kv) 34
This reminds me, how is Biden's fake stage 4 prostate cancer doing?
Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (UjdFS) Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB) 36
Don't look, Ethel!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (Cqx++) Posted by: Peter Bootygig at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (p2Jds) 38
9 Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) Congrats, That is wonderful. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y) 39
If one had to describe this place to someone who had never seen it, you would best use this post.
Posted by: Aetius451AD so close to pride month? Posted by: Sturmtoddler at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (P+rEL) 40
So wait, ewoks are bipedal, but sometimes move on all fours like gorillas?
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (jo6FO) 41
I like looking at the anatomical diagrams in the doc's office. Very interesting.
The one up top, not so much. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ) 42
Hi Everybody!
Posted by: Dr. Nick Riviera at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (Ucgf4) 43
I'd bet there is a video game of this.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (ZFqKB) 44
It all seems so clinical. Maybe dim the lights, have a glass of wine. And, would it kill you to play some soft music? What am I, the coin return slot on a pay phone?
Posted by: Paploo at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (w/O5Q) 45
Ewoks think roasted Stormtrooper is "yub yub!"
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (2GVsD) 46
Congratulations pookysgirl.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (Sco7b) 47
This and the art this morning........
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (asBle) 48
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) congrats on the blessing Posted by: Sturmtoddler at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (P+rEL) Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (dK+Kv) 50
Don't look, Ethel!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. Too late. She was already two knuckles deep! Boogity boogity! Posted by: Ray Stevens Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (S838b) 51
I would just like to say that I loathe the current insistence, by medical offices, of texting you a link to pay bills rather than emailing or sending physical mail.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (ExV1e) 52
This morning's art would be appropriate for Nabikov's Lolita.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (2GVsD) 53
A lot of younger doctors don't even do prostate exams anymore when getting a physical based on current guidelines .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (52qkP) 54
TMI
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (NpAcC) 55
Hope that ewok has health insurance. If not, come to California!
Posted by: Nav Gewsom at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (UjdFS) 56
It's not uncommon for Ewoks to enjoy drinks and a cigar after these exams.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (2WIwB) 57
all good, Ace!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 12:21 PM (VyBeY) 58
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar8) 59
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (wVcYX) 60
So wait, ewoks are bipedal, but sometimes move on all fours like gorillas?
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (jo6FO) ------------ "It's difficult to walk upright with an object up your ass. Almost like it's unnatural or something ..." /obligatory Barry Soetoro, live from the Obama Presidential Bathhouse and Outhouse Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (ePd8V) 61
I foresee a lot of "comments of the week" contenders in this thread.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (S838b) 62
Looking at the cross-section diagram makes me wonder. Is the prostate removed as part of a full male trans-sex surgical change to female? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (5rh/l) 63
164 beats!!!
Nice! Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (2WIwB) 64
Spoiler: Ace really is at the doctor. It's a double bluff.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (/YotI) 65
The Guardian: Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump. As the president’s popularity withers, the party has no will to stage an intervention against him. (Sidney Blumenthal)
Tragically, Republicans self-destructing isn't even guaranteed, and they know it. 1) our electoral system is an anti-democratic farce, 2) you should never, ever, ever underestimate the Democratic Party's ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This headline assumes they want to save themselves from Trump. They don't. Many agree with all of this, many salivate at the idea of a Project 2025 christofascist hellhole, many want power above all else. "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed... and we will deserve it" - Lindsay Graham, noted sadomasochism afficianado. At this point, I think Republicans are banking on stealing the midterms. They're no longer even trying to appeal to voters. They know Trump is deeply unpopular but they know he's going to do everything possible to stay in power. Why would they, they are getting everything they ever wanted under Trump. Trump’s batting a thousand for them. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz) 66
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar Do you tip on such occasions? Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (dK+Kv) 67
This hurts just looking at it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (jehhT) Could be worse. They could shove an ultrasound wand up there and then job you with a needle to take a biopsy... using local anesthetic and the advice to lie back and think of England. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e) 68
Yeah, when I saw that meme this morning I knew someone would send it to Fearless Leader.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (FpHTM) 69
9 Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11 Congratulations! I will put you back into the daily prayers, friend. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (IUV3m) 70
Too much information, Ace!
Posted by: Ralph at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (8WZD4) 71
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (wVcYX) ------------- I did NOT have an Ewok Prostate depicted on my 250th Anniversary of the USA bingo card ... Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (ePd8V) Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (52qkP) 73
A lot of younger doctors don't even do prostate exams anymore when getting a physical based on current guidelines .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg Blood/antigen test. Especially if there's no history in your family. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (S838b) 74
I'm so OG Horde that I remember when Wicket used to get annoyed about being called an Ewok, when he had the phrase "knock it off with the Ewok shit" in a couple of posts. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (y9nCu) Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (wtvvX) 76
Rule 34 has gone blind.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (2GVsD) 77
I'd bet there is a video game of this.
Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 12:19 PM (ZFqKB) It's no different than bulls-eyeing womp rats! Posted by: Luke Skywalker at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (wVcYX) 78
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar Back in the day my doctor for a time was Dr Jennifer. Such slim fingers. *sigh* Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (2WIwB) 79
47 This and the art this morning........
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (asBle) You’ll be okay, donna. Just think about those nice tame weekend threads coming up. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (Gqar8) 80
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11 Congratulations! Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (S838b) 81
AKA, 'The Finger Wave'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (XeU6L) 82
Reminds me of the episode of Bob's Burgers, when I think it was Linda's sister wanted to decorate the restaurant with her art, and all the paintings were of various animals pointing their anises (ani? ana?) at the viewer.
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (jo6FO) Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (vTZFs) 84
A lot of younger doctors don't even do prostate exams anymore when getting a physical based on current guidelines .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg Blood/antigen test. Especially if there's no history in your family. Posted by: rickb223 My PCP does both. Says that neither one by itself is conclusive. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (77rzZ) 85
That's wonderful news, Pookysgirl!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (qx7Zg) 86
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz)
The projection by the left isn't funny anymore. It's insanity. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (52qkP) 87
Could be worse. They could shove an ultrasound wand up there and then job you with a needle to take a biopsy... using local anesthetic and the advice to lie back and think of England.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic Speculum. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (S838b) 88
Could be worse. They could shove an ultrasound wand up there and then job you with a needle to take a biopsy... using local anesthetic and the advice to lie back and think of England.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e) It was 10 feet, if it was an inch, I tell you! Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (dK+Kv) 89
Prostate exams always good for a comedic scene in a movie or sitcom.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg ------ The snapping of the glove as it is pulled on. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (XeU6L) 90
66 I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar Do you tip on such occasions? Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (dK+Kv) Probably but I was too subdued. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (Gqar8) 91
Anthony Fauci would probably enjoy a Speculum.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (2GVsD) 92
Prostate? Chasten calls that my happy button!
Posted by: Pete Bootyjuice at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm) 93
This headline assumes they want to save themselves from Trump. They don't. Many agree with all of this, many salivate at the idea of a Project 2025 christofascist hellhole, many want power above all else.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz) 1. i don't know how you manage to visit those hellholes b. how is it that these mouth breathers never leave this evil reichwing christofascist hell hole full of nazis? iii. how do they remember to breath, being so monumentally stupid... Posted by: Sturmtoddler at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (nXhwP) Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB) 95
66 I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar Do you tip on such occasions? Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (dK+Kv) Only if they give you your choice of scents. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y) 96
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (y9nCu)
I remember a very fine lecture more than once about a certain hairy star wars creature. Times were different then to be sure. Very different. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:27 PM (/YotI) 97
My proctologist is so good he doesn't even need to use a hand to check my prostate!
Posted by: Barack Obama at May 11, 2026 12:27 PM (sKqQm) 98
81 AKA, 'The Finger Wave'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (XeU6L) If a male doctor has both hands on your shoulders when doing a 'finger wave'... Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 12:27 PM (5rh/l) 99
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal Do you tip on such occasions? Posted by: Comrade Flounder Why? She didn't. Straight to the third knuckle. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:27 PM (S838b) Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (aTgV0) 101
I'm not a doctor but I'll have a look at it.
Posted by: Pete Bootiegig at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Vu7A1) 102
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:25 PM (jo6FO)
Aunt Gale centered are my least favorite Bob Burgers episodes but they're still good. My favorite TV show. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (52qkP) 103
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Zz0t1) 104
The Guardian: Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump. As the president’s popularity withers, the party has no will to stage an intervention against him. (Sidney Blumenthal)
If that's what they truly think, one would think they'd be delighted at the prospect of a Labour-style wipeout of the GOP. They don't believe their own propaganda. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Zz0t1) 106
So do you think this will make the Large Image Generating Models more or less popular with the "No Clankers in Art" contingent?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (vJrRc) Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (/YotI) Posted by: The Artful Dodger at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (wBRco) 109
This is probably not unique to me -- and even though I had seen the shitty (SWIDT?) movie "Fletch" in college -- but the first time I had a full physical, required by my employer, around age 26 ... I did NOT see it coming (and the male doctor must have presumed I knew what was happening as he snapped on the latex gloves):
As I laid on the exam table in a gown, he entered & put on the gloves, and said "bend your knees and pull your heels up to your butt." And I had no idea that I was about to be anally raped ... it was actually quite traumatic (he never prepared me for the "invasion"). Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (ePd8V) 110
Nasdaq and the S&P-7 keep going up up up.
It is a bubble? Is AI real? Are we all in a simulation? Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (9V6lq) 111
Looking at the cross-section diagram makes me wonder. Is the prostate removed as part of a full male trans-sex surgical change to female? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (5rh/l) --Mr. Novulvaney, yes. All you're left with is a perpetually oozing hole where your manhood used to be (and which no sane straight dude will accept as a substitute for cooch. Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (jo6FO) 112
If that's what they truly think, one would think they'd be delighted at the prospect of a Labour-style wipeout of the GOP. They don't believe their own propaganda.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t) They tell themselves that they're only concerned about the good of the country and how it would best be served if Republicans would only agree to everything they want. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e) 113
Afternoon Ace.
I wonder if Ewoks are like square nosed wombats, they have cubed poop? Wouldn't be surprised with the above innards Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (gu0hJ) 114
Prostate exams always good for a comedic scene in a movie or sitcom.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg ------ The snapping of the glove as it is pulled on. Posted by: Mike Hammer Beavis and Butthead Do America. The full cavity search. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (77rzZ) 115
The Guardian: Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump. As the president’s popularity withers, the party has no will to stage an intervention against him. (Sidney Blumenthal)
Trump is the first national R pol that is actually doing what the voters want since Newt G in the 90s. There is no point in GOPer me-tooism. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm) 116
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal Do you tip on such occasions? Posted by: Comrade Flounder Why? She didn't. Straight to the third knuckle. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:27 PM (S838b) much like brokeback mountain and lord of the rings, someone's ring got destroyed.... Posted by: Sturmtoddler at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (nXhwP) 117
I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar "Okay, it was nice of my co-workers to get me a stripper, but I don't have any $20 bills..." Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (y9nCu) 118
I love how they're acting like Trump is box office poison. I guess if you're gonna lie, do it really big.
Do they have ANYONE to promote that isn't a sleazy gross prejudiced hateful low IQ windbag of shit? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (/YotI) 119
If that's what they truly think, one would think they'd be delighted at the prospect of a Labour-style wipeout of the GOP. They don't believe their own propaganda.
Indeed, if there's anything I know, it's that Republicans should take to heart any advice from Sid Blumenthal. Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (vTZFs) 120
Inspector Harry 'Snapper' Organs has entered Chat.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (2GVsD) 121
Nasdaq and the S&P-7 keep going up up up.
It is a bubble? Is AI real? Are we all in a simulation? More poetically: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t) 122
I am still laughing here. It's the hug in the final panel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y) 123
The Ewok Prostate Exam poster is the most disturbing thing I've seen at AOSHQ in the more than fifteen years I've been reading your fine blog, including comments from deranged lefties.
Posted by: a.moron at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (X5Jzz) 124
First pedo-ish art.
Now Ewok molestation. WTF is this week? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:28 PM (Zz0t1) -------------- During LQBTQIAWTFBBQ+PEDO+EWOK Pride Week? REALLY???[ Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (ePd8V) 125
My PCP does both. Says that neither one by itself is conclusive.
Posted by: Bulg He's charging you double and getting off on the kink. Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (oftw2) 126
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11 Awwwwwww....... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1) 127
It is a bubble? Is AI real? Are we all in a simulation?
AI is real for some things at least. It is a fair question if American tech companies have over invested because the demand isn't there yet but they all want to be Steve Jobs convincing people they want a cell phone... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm) 128
Do they have ANYONE to promote that isn't a sleazy gross prejudiced hateful low IQ windbag of shit?
AlGore waits. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD) 129
Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:29 PM (ePd8V)
What? Fletch is Chevy's best movie except for being a co-star in Caddy Shack. I still use 'put it on the Underhill's tab' 😃 Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (52qkP) 130
If you've ever had a kidney stone you know the Universe is NOT a simulation.
Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (aTgV0) 131
Fletch " mooooon river"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 12:32 PM (gu0hJ) 132
130 If you've ever had a kidney stone you know the Universe is NOT a simulation.
Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (aTgV0) This. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y) 133
Not going to lie...that poster is hilarious.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0) 134
Re: Kidney stones
The only time when having someone stick a tube up your dick actually sounds like it could be a good idea. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y) 135
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11 ******** That's wonderful! Congratulations! Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (NpAcC) 136
>>If a male doctor has both hands on your shoulders when doing a 'finger wave'...
My doctor makes that joke every time. Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS) 137
Prostate? Chasten calls that my happy button!
Posted by: Pete Bootyjuice at May 11, 2026 12:26 PM I've said it before, but if you name a kid "Chasten" there is no option other than him becoming extremely gay. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (2ocoG) 138
AI is real for some things at least.
It is a fair question if American tech companies have over invested because the demand isn't there yet but they all want to be Steve Jobs convincing people they want a cell phone... I've been through enough hype cycles to know that I don't know the answer, but that there will eventually be a crash and shakeout of the weaker players. That's when I intend to buy in. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t) 139
A simple prostate exam? Consider yourself lucky.
Posted by: The Chicken at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (Q+gd/) 140
Interesting poll from Forbes. Trump approval at 41% which should translate into a blowout for Dems . But same poll, same respondents only gave Dems a 2 point lead on generic ballot, 48-46.
I guess a significant portion of voters are not happy with the Orange, think but Dems are even worse. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (9V6lq) 141
I am still laughing here. It's the hug in the final panel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y) ------------ lol Now I'm imaging the doctor sending Ace away with some Huggies Diapers in case of subsequent leakage ... Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (ePd8V) 142
"The Ewok Prostate Exam poster is the most disturbing thing I've seen at AOSHQ in the more than fifteen years I've been reading your fine blog, including comments from deranged lefties.
Posted by: a.moron" That Ewok's been around. You know'm sayin? Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (aTgV0) 143
Kidney stones are nightmare fuel
I got a few and...you will see stars, I don't care how good your pain tolerance is. Note: drinking a LOT of water helps. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm) 144
I am still laughing here. It's the hug in the final panel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y) You pay extra for that level of "care." Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (dK+Kv) 145
66 I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal My story might be worse. Had a weird lump in my scrotum. Went in for ultrasound. Lay on exam table, take off pants, cover self with towel as directed. Tech is frumpy 50ish woman...no problem. Then, a super hot young woman comes in. She's a med student and would like to do the exam if that's ok. Squirts warmed gel/lube on me, repeatedly, and massages my junk for what seemed an eternity, the whole time I'm trying NOT to get aroused and play it cool lol. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (JCZqz) 146
Re: Kidney stones
The only time when having someone stick a tube up your dick actually sounds like it could be a good idea. Posted by: Aetius451AD Nurse! Blow into it! Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (S838b) 147
Wouldn't an Ewok go to a vet?
And do vets have to do prostrate exams on animals? Somehow, I don't think doing a prostate exam on a tomcat or a pit bull would go over too well. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (77rzZ) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (2GVsD) 149
Then, a super hot young woman comes in. She's a med student and would like to do the exam if that's ok.
Squirts warmed gel/lube on me, repeatedly, and massages my junk for what seemed an eternity, the whole time I'm trying NOT to get aroused and play it cool lol. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar It's a trap! Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (S838b) 150
It is a bubble? Is AI real? Are we all in a simulation?
To restate Keynes, everything is a bubble on a long enough time scale. The trick is in knowing how to be the second one to jump off. Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (vTZFs) 151
I guess saying Trump is desperately unpopular has no risk since the country will not have a fourth chance to prove their bullshit wrong.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (/YotI) 152
"Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud." Prediction: Within 30 days Somalis will have set up dozens of state funded independent fraud detection offices. Posted by: Ripley at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (PTDkx) 153
When the .com crash happened the internet didn’t go away. It did however create a few behemoths like Google, Meta, Amazon after the dust settled.
I think AI will be similar. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (9V6lq) 154
Prison is too good for him, but this ain't gonna fly
@libsoftiktok 8m BREAKING: Dept of War to investigate Senator Mark Kelly for revealing classified information about U.S. weapons stockpiles on TV Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (diia5) 155
Good luck, Ace. We're all rooting for you. (Except your doctor, who seems to be rooting in you.)
Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (5eIFu) 156
I'm strangely aroused - Pete Buttgiggle
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (gu0hJ) 157
145 66 I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal My story might be worse. Had a weird lump in my scrotum. Went in for ultrasound. Lay on exam table, take off pants, cover self with towel as directed. Tech is frumpy 50ish woman...no problem. Then, a super hot young woman comes in. She's a med student and would like to do the exam if that's ok. Squirts warmed gel/lube on me, repeatedly, and massages my junk for what seemed an eternity, the whole time I'm trying NOT to get aroused and play it cool lol. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (JCZqz) That would be - awkward, yes. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (Gqar8) 158
Where's Dr. Muldoon when you need a glandular humor limerick, stat?
Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (ePd8V) 159
Re: Kidney stones
The only time when having someone stick a tube up your dick actually sounds like it could be a good idea. Posted by: Aetius451AD It's not putting in the tube ( you're under) . It's taking out the tube when you're wide awake. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (52qkP) 160
I guess a significant portion of voters are not happy with the Orange, think but Dems are even worse.
The complaint against Trump is gas prices. You'd have to be an idiot to think Dems will lower gas prices so... And Trump's got a few months to get the Iran thing fixed. But...he needs to start getting a lot more aggressive. No one that might vote R will care if he starts bombing Mullah/IRGC neighborhoods but it would end the conflict quickly... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm) 161
I had someone tell me once that women consider passing a kidney stone to be more painful than childbirth.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ) 162
Had a weird lump in my scrotum.
------- Nothing to worry about. That's just your second dong growing in. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2) 163
123 The Ewok Prostate Exam poster is the most disturbing thing I've seen at AOSHQ in the more than fifteen years I've been reading your fine blog, including comments from deranged lefties.
Posted by: a.moron at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (X5Jzz) So you missed the wild wild west days of "new comment thingy". Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (ZFqKB) 164
Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) My youngest niece' birthday is the week before Christmas, and she always complained that her gifts came wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. I have tried, but mostly failed, to send her birthday presents on MY birthday instead. Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (rbvCR) 165
9 Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) Yay! Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (5eIFu) 166
It's not putting in the tube ( you're under) . It's taking out the tube when you're wide awake.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg +1. Especially if they don't deflate the balloon entirely. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (S838b) 167
Beavis and Butthead Do America. The full cavity search.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:30 PM (77rzZ) R.I.P. Robert Stack Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (jo6FO) 168
Sorry. Woman walks in to stick her finger up my ass there is zero danger of me getting aroused.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (/YotI) Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (syz1S) 170
Then, a super hot young woman comes in. She's a med student and would like to do the exam if that's ok.
Squirts warmed gel/lube on me, repeatedly, and massages my junk for what seemed an eternity, === 🤣😂😂😂😂 "Dear Penthouse!! You won't believe..." Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (GD0B3) 171
@9...pooky's girl! Fantastic!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (WONhk) 172
BREAKING: Dept of War to investigate Senator Mark Kelly for revealing classified information about U.S. weapons stockpiles on TV
Scooter Libby went to jail for being the 4th person to mention Valerie Plame sent her husband on his mention IN A PRIVATE CONVERSATION. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm) 173
Congratulations pookysgirl and family
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (gu0hJ) 174
Obama: Republicans should submit to Democrats fraud and become a “loyal opposition”.
Me: “Blow me you mom jeans fag”. Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (E/qck) 175
36 Don't look, Ethel!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM (Cqx++) But it was too late! Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (5eIFu) 176
fantastically awesome, pookysgirl!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (VyBeY) 177
It's a trap!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (S838b) Sounds better than jerking it for grandbabies while MiL is in the waiting room. RIP. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (dK+Kv) 178
It's not putting in the tube ( you're under) . It's taking out the tube when you're wide awake.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (52qkP) Can confim. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (iNUL3) Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (Zxn0O) 180
143 Kidney stones are nightmare fuel
I got a few and...you will see stars, I don't care how good your pain tolerance is. Note: drinking a LOT of water helps. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm) Chancapiedra. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (FpHTM) 181
@267 don't stop till you reach the fillings on their back teeth
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (gu0hJ) 182
174 Obama: Republicans should submit to Democrats fraud and become a “loyal opposition”.
Me: “Blow me you mom jeans fag”. Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (E/qck) Fuck right off, you jug eared, pansy ass fuck. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y) 183
168 Sorry. Woman walks in to stick her finger up my ass there is zero danger of me getting aroused.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (/YotI) No indeed, it is not nearly as much fun as it sounds. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (Gqar8) 184
I use AI to tell me how long to cook a potato and how to use Linux, but I think they had slightly bigger things in mind.
Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (aTgV0) 185
Hi everyone!...so I'm now off to read the content and...WHOA!
Posted by: Boswell at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (V7158) 186
Prison is too good for him, but this ain't gonna fly
@libsoftiktok 8m BREAKING: Dept of War to investigate Senator Mark Kelly for revealing classified information about U.S. weapons stockpiles on TV Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (diia5) -------------- Scumbag sold his soul for 30 pieces of Yuan. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (ePd8V) 187
"Put in another finger" "Okay" "Put in your thumb" "Weird, but okay" "Now put in your other hand" "Where are we going with this?" "Now clap" "I can't" "Tight, isn't it?" Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (y9nCu) 188
Many years ago, before I was aware of Rule 34, I was scrolling through a list of USENET news groups, and I saw one titled alt.penguin.fetish.recovery. Not only were people contemplating this, some had taken it so far as to need assistance with their recovery. That led me to wonder how many people out there were in denial of their need for recovery. Among my many problems, this was not not in that group, so I mentally wished those folks well in their recovery efforts, set those thoughts aside, and continued scrolling. I had not thought of that group for a long time. Probably would have been better to have not thought about it again.
Posted by: Freshy at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (sJsBN) 189
Congratulations, PookysGirl!
Posted by: OldToby at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (i+lZL) 190
I'm glad they're continuing to pile on Kelly. I like seeing a Senator be hounded. I'd like it better if actual hounds were involved, rabid ones, but you can't win them all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2) 191
I'm very sad that this image exists. Human race was a mistake, we're all sick fucks.
I also hate myself for being amused by it. Posted by: Drunken Yoda at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (LQv8o) 192
BREAKING: Dept of War to investigate Senator Mark Kelly for revealing classified information about U.S. weapons stockpiles on TV
Kelly, ironically, is the only one of the "Seditious Six" not to attend formal color revolution incitement training. Related: Obama just spent the weekend with Alex Soros and Mark Carney. There are definitely ops afoot. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2ocoG) 193
I'll take a yearly PSA blood test over a prostate exam!
And apparently the PSA is more accurate... Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (iERP6) 194
Good Morning Horde
Thank you Ace (I think....) Hope everyone had an enjoyable Mothers Day with suitable honors or modest consumption of 'therapeutic' liquids as appropriate. Let's have a great week and continue to smile, laugh and ruin the days of pinch-faced scolds and other leftists everywhere!! Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (QGaXH) 195
145 66 I had a prostate exam done by a nurse practitioner one time. Cute 30 something woman.
Posted by: tubal My story might be worse. Had a weird lump in my scrotum. Went in for ultrasound. Lay on exam table, take off pants, cover self with towel as directed. Tech is frumpy 50ish woman...no problem. Then, a super hot young woman comes in. She's a med student and would like to do the exam if that's ok. Squirts warmed gel/lube on me, repeatedly, and massages my junk for what seemed an eternity, the whole time I'm trying NOT to get aroused and play it cool lol. Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 11, 2026 12:34 PM (JCZqz) 6 foot 3 sweedish woman. Looked like a supermodel. Asked her why someone went into rectal surgery, noting that there were more glamorous dr professions. Said her mom died of untreatable rectal cancer. I thanked her for her service. Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (7mCLy) 196
I had someone tell me once that women consider passing a kidney stone to be more painful than childbirth.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ) My 30-something nurse said exactly that to me when she was dropping my line. I told her the pain was like a 7.5 and she just looked at me. I told her I don't believe in 10s and hold childbirth as the be all/end all. Plus, I got hurt downrange, so my scale is a little skewed. She said "Honey, I've had stones and delivered my triplets naturally. Stones are worse by orders of magnitude." Awesome. Thanks. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (iNUL3) 197
Putting on my optimist hat for a moment...
It looks like the VRA/redistricting wars are going give give the Rs a pretty strong default win path for the House...every year. But the real magic is if illegals are not counted in the 2030 census. Do that and all those left wing rotten boroughs go away - about 40 seats go from default blue to default red... Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm) 198
I hope all the 'Ettes had a great Mother's Day yesterday.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (77rzZ) 199
Valerie Plame sent her husband on his mention IN A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm) Don't you hate autocorrect. I'm now able to interpret the worst AI program ever developed. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (52qkP) 200
I think AI will be similar.
Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (9V6lq) And lots of cheap IT assets on the auction block soon after. Glad my last PC was another 10 year build with enough RAM to weather the shortages. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (dK+Kv) 201
Washington Nearsider
Go scour the Internets. The 48th at RAF Lakenheath painted up one of their F-15Es in the camouflage pattern of their F-111Fs for El Dorado Canyon and named the plane Karma 52. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD) 202
Related: Obama just spent the weekend with Alex Soros and Mark Carney. There are definitely ops afoot. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (2ocoG) Well Obama's track record hasn't been too good so.... Go for it Barry..., Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (asBle) 203
At this point, I think Republicans are banking on stealing the midterms. They're no longer even trying to appeal to voters. They know Trump is deeply unpopular but they know he's going to do everything possible to stay in power.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz) ---- So if the Republicans don't lose Congress afte the midterms, it was stolen? I guess this is code for "prepare for riots!" Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (cWLG3) 204
Me and a nurse friend thought of going into the home prostate check up business. We would come to your house with a garden hose and a flashlight and charge 50 bucks a pop.
Cash only. The rest we would bill to medicare. They always pay best. Posted by: Somali Joe, Prostates 4 U at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (HBTIy) 205
Many years ago, before I was aware of Rule 34, I was scrolling through a list of USENET news groups, and I saw one titled alt.penguin.fetish.recovery.
I miss USENET news groups. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (S838b) 206
Don't you hate autocorrect. I'm now able to interpret the worst AI program ever developed.
Ducking Dan auto cucumber! Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm) 207
123 The Ewok Prostate Exam poster is the most disturbing thing I've seen at AOSHQ in the more than fifteen years I've been reading your fine blog, including comments from deranged lefties.
Posted by: a.moron at May 11, 2026 12:31 PM (X5Jzz) Does the word "ottoman" mean anything to you? Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (5eIFu) 208
183 168 Sorry. Woman walks in to stick her finger up my ass there is zero danger of me getting aroused.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:37 PM (/YotI) No indeed, it is not nearly as much fun as it sounds. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (Gqar Hey hey! Let's not rush to judgement. Posted by: Barky o numbnutz at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (7mCLy) 209
190 I'm glad they're continuing to pile on Kelly. I like seeing a Senator be hounded. I'd like it better if actual hounds were involved, rabid ones, but you can't win them all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2) Stick aggressive, agitated mustelids (Badgers, Ratels, Wolverines) down his pants. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:41 PM (FpHTM) 210
Is Mark Kelly the ghoul who ran on his wife getting shot in the face?
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (jo6FO) 211
o yeah, nothing like well-meaning advice from demonrat operatives, lol
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (VyBeY) Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (Zz0t1) 213
Dominos pizza failed to meet earnings. CEO said Americans cant afford to eat 7 buck pizza
Sounds like McDs Posted by: aliassmith smith CEO lies like a motherfucker. No such thing as a $7 Dominoes. Walking in and picking it up is $20. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (S838b) 214
Just randomly checking in and BAM!.
Actually, that's what the ewok said. This needs to be printed up and placed randomly around major metropolises/-i. We need more dialogs about impromptu prostate exams. Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 11, 2026 12:43 PM (kpS4V) 215
Is Mark Kelly the ghoul who ran on his wife getting shot in the face?
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (jo6FO) Yes. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:43 PM (Zz0t1) 216
The 48th at RAF Lakenheath painted up one of their F-15Es in the camouflage pattern of their F-111Fs for El Dorado Canyon and named the plane Karma 52.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD) I saw that at the aviationist. Wicked paint job! Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 12:43 PM (iNUL3) 217
At this point, I think Republicans are banking on stealing the midterms. They're no longer even trying to appeal to voters
Logically there are two ways you can review our current state of vote security: 1) It can be violated and we should be vigilant because people are incentivized to cheat 2) The American system is impervious to fraud. There is no point in even looking for it. And yet our leftwing "friends" jump back and forth between "only lying NAZIs think an election can be stolen" and "Of course Trump stole the election!" Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm) 218
Can’t get a 7 buck pizza in frozen foods anymore, even.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (Gqar8) 219
the tears of reddit add savor to my lunch!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (VyBeY) 220
Is Mark Kelly the ghoul who ran on his wife getting shot in the face?
Posted by: logprof Yeah. Gabby Giffords. USN named a can after her. Has a huge dent in the port side bridge and only turns left. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (S838b) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (2GVsD) 222
Mark Kelly hasn't been the same since Sarah Palin hauled off and shot her in the face at a Democrat debate in Iraq.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1) 223
CEO lies like a motherfucker. No such thing as a $7 Dominoes.
Walking in and picking it up is $20. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (S838b) The boy child and I get Dominos delivered every Friday. 2 medium one-topping pizzas. 2 16-count garlic knots. $19.99 + tip Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (iNUL3) Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (jo6FO) 225
Dominos sucks.
What the hell happened to Pizza? It all sucks now. $5 frozen is now better than most chains. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (ZFqKB) 226
Dear Penthouse ...Today an Ewok came into my office complaining of frequent urination...
Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (aTgV0) 227
I am amused that the left has finally discovered inflation.
Of course the irony is they ignored 20-24 when prices doubled and seem to be making the argument Trump failed because he only stopped Bidenflation and didn't cause a deflationary event to bring prices back to what they were before the Bidenjunta. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm) 228
219 Can’t get a 7 buck pizza in frozen foods anymore, even.
Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (Gqar --- Some options are around $6 at Wallyworld. Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 12:45 PM (cWLG3) 229
Especially if there's no history in your family.
Posted by: rickb223 Nearly every man will get prostate cancer if he lives long enough. Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ) 230
Mark Kelly makes you miss John McCain.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (2GVsD) If you miss him too much you could always turn on the funeral see how that's going. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (/YotI) 231
Washington Nearsider
I am thinking of getting an F-15E, gather up the add-ons, and wait for the decals of 91-311. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (2GVsD) 232
Many years ago, before I was aware of Rule 34, I was scrolling through a list of USENET news groups, and I saw one titled alt.penguin.fetish.recovery. Posted by: Freshy at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (sJsBN) *The Led Zeppelin Mudshark has entered the chat* Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (y9nCu) 233
"Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud." Prediction: Within 30 days Somalis will have set up dozens of state funded independent fraud detection offices. Posted by: Ripley at May 11, 2026 12:35 PM (PTDkx) ------------ Outsourced to Chy-na a la Califzuela. Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (ePd8V) Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (jo6FO) 235
At this point, I think Republicans are banking on stealing the midterms. They're no longer even trying to appeal to voters. They know Trump is deeply unpopular but they know he's going to do everything possible to stay in power.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 11, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz) ________ This is very very telling. Up until about a week ago, these reddit termites were crowing and bragging how the 2026 midterms would be the end of MAGA. Then the VRA and VA redistricting decisions came down. Reality fucked them so deep in the ass they can taste the dick. They are now pivoting 180 degrees to lay battlespace prep for MAGA winning the midterms. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/) 236
As a public service announcement, a guy in a lab coat with a stethoscope offering you a prostrate exam at the gas station as you're filling up the vehicle is probably not a doctor.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 12:47 PM (Sco7b) 237
th. Meh.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 11, 2026 12:47 PM (OUMaO) 238
"Put in another finger" "Put in your thumb" "Now put in your other hand" The hokey poker. That's what it's all about. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 11, 2026 12:47 PM (Cqx++) 239
235 Ugh, fat fingers.
My joke wasn't funny enough to redo. Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (jo6FO) The Moving Finger Writes And having written is immediately autocorrected. Posted by: tubal at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (Gqar8) 240
Ace, I notice that you apply the lubricant to the left index finger but then insert the right index finger for the exam. Is this a misprint, or an intentional misdirection for unsuspecting Ewoks?
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (I0N4X) 241
But try the gas station sushi!
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (2GVsD) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (HdYcL) 243
Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:46 PM (jo6FO)
Your jokes were always funny enough to redo. You haven't gotten boring, have you. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (/YotI) 244
Many years ago, before I was aware of Rule 34, I was scrolling through a list of USENET news groups, and I saw one titled alt.penguin.fetish.recovery.
Posted by: Freshy at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (sJsBN) ------------ The primary Moderator there was some dude named "Ducanthrax." Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (ePd8V) 245
53 A lot of younger doctors don't even do prostate exams anymore when getting a physical based on current guidelines .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg ======= PSA tests are more reliable unless the prostate is grossly enlarged. You don't want to know how I know this. And btw, most urologists never order sizing ultrasounds for prostates which is necessary to determine proper treatment as not all urinary issues come from an enlarged prostate. And no, TURP is NOT the gold standard for enlarged prostates--HOLEP is which can also give you biopsy results without the punch for checking for prostate cancer. TURP or other nasty things like radio ablation or even steam REZUM treatment cannot. If you gotta have enlarged prostate surgery absent total removal, find a surgeon who does HOLEP. Faster recovery time as well and fewer side effects. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (E4rtv) 246
9 Saw a tiny heart beating at 164 beats per minute this morning! Our little "gift" is supposed to be here at Christmas.
Posted by: pookysgirl is very excited at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (Wt5PA) What a gift, indeed. God is good! Prayers for you, your "gift", and family. Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (N39Ws) 247
Is this a misprint, or an intentional misdirection for unsuspecting Ewoks?
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (I0N4X) "......I don't mean to roll ya over and do ya dry here, but....." Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (Zz0t1) 248
They are now pivoting 180 degrees to lay battlespace prep for MAGA winning the midterms.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/) Their admissions by accusations are always revealing as they are incapable of any sort of thought processes outside of their own natural inclinations. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (dK+Kv) 249
@libsoftiktok 8m
BREAKING: Dept of War to investigate Senator Mark Kelly for revealing classified information about U.S. weapons stockpiles on TV Posted by: weft cut-loop The only reason to give either Kelly access to classified info is because they will tell everyone what it is, then you can arrrest them and execute all nice and legal. Posted by: Operator Error at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (03Cyy) 250
241 Ace, I notice that you apply the lubricant to the left index finger but then insert the right index finger for the exam. Is this a misprint, or an intentional misdirection for unsuspecting Ewoks?
Posted by: muldoon ====== Unlubed for his pleasure. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (2GVsD) 252
The Left including Mark Kelly hate Trump/the Right more than they love America. They would rather damage America than admit the Right is correct.
Look at their support for illegals. Support of trans over women, Support for supporters of Islamic terrorism. Support for any group that blames America for any problem. And recently support for Iran over America. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (52qkP) 253
241 Ace, I notice that you apply the lubricant to the left index finger but then insert the right index finger for the exam. Is this a misprint, or an intentional misdirection for unsuspecting Ewoks?
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (I0N4X) --- I think it's misdirection, to minimize squirming before insertion. Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (cWLG3) 254
Walking in and picking it up is $20.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (S838b) Ordering is $25 minimum- with a coupon (online.) Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (HdYcL) 256
254 241 Ace, I notice that you apply the lubricant to the left index finger but then insert the right index finger for the exam. Is this a misprint, or an intentional misdirection for unsuspecting Ewoks?
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (I0N4X) --- I think it's misdirection, to minimize squirming before insertion. Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (cWLG3) It's the pump fake. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y) 257
The only reason to give either Kelly access to classified info is because they will tell everyone what it is, then you can arrrest them and execute all nice and legal.
Posted by: Operator Error ====== It would be funny as hell if the administration briefing had given Congress critters disinfo about ammo stocks just to provoke these jackoffs to reveal it. You pursue the investigation to persuade the Iranians that the information was 'real'. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv) 258
Dear Intergalactic Urology Times:
Today I performed a biopsy and fulguration of two lesions on an Ewok's bladder using only nitrous oxide to sedate the patient. Heh heh heh. Sincerely, Dr. Ihateewoks Posted by: That's No Moon at May 11, 2026 12:51 PM (qUkBO) 259
Walking in and picking it up is $20.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:42 PM (S838b) Same as in town. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (dK+Kv) 260
Maybe Kelly was fed false information knowing that he'd make it public.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:50 PM (HdYcL) Leaking shit to the media is one thing. This f*cker is running straight to a camera and spewing things he shouldn't be directly. Bust his ass and throw him in prison awaiting trial for treason. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (HdYcL) 262
Rand Paul wants Fauci in prison. He claims to have new whistleblower evidence that Fauci was the one behind all of the pandemic nonsense.
Also, Ewok taint can't be pleasant. Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (abIsI) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1) 264
64 Spoiler: Ace really is at the doctor. It's a double bluff.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (/YotI) Blown cover as cover. Classic ewok gambit. Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (Sy6m/) 265
Dominos pizza failed to meet earnings. CEO said Americans cant afford to eat 7 buck pizza
Tell me the DEO doesn't eat his own company's food without telling me the CEO doesn't eat his own company's food. Dominoes hasn't been $7 for a pizza in 20 years. Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (vJrRc) 266
I told a couple of Urology OR nurses to search “prostate exam Road Trip movie” on youtube. They reportedly found it amusing. Sean William Scott can make a variety of notable grimace gestures. At the end of the procedure, he exclaims “That was awesome!” The story line in the movie was actually the guys donating certain bodily fluids for payment.
Posted by: Fenderbender at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (1FEc1) 267
The boy child and I get Dominos delivered every Friday.
2 medium one-topping pizzas. 2 16-count garlic knots. $19.99 + tip Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung Large 14" thin crust MeatZZa $20.99 carryout. Just priced it. Nowhere near $7. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (S838b) Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (77rzZ) 269
Also, Ewok taint can't be pleasant.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (abIsI) Dingleberries. Although, you'd think Chewy would be worse. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y) 270
Paul wants Fauci in prison. He claims to have new whistleblower evidence that Fauci was the one behind all of the pandemic nonsense.
Say what you will about him, Paul did yeoman work in confronting Fauci during Covid. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (Riz8t) 271
"The 48th at RAF Lakenheath painted up one of their F-15Es in the camouflage pattern of their F-111Fs"
Radome was black on the 111's, but definitely close...and awesome... Best assignment ever! Posted by: fxdwg at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (xfTc5) 272
Medium 6 topping pizza 20 bucks at the good pizza place in town.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (z2aPa) 273
261 Bust his ass and throw him in prison awaiting trial for treason.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:52 PM (Zz0t1) Nah, just shoot him in the face. The more powerful the gub the better. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (FpHTM) 274
The one thing leftards hate more than the Right is other leftards.
Deep down they have this grudging respect for the Right as they see us as fighters and independent thinkers. Go with me here because it's true. I don't mean their surface accusations that we're followers. Go beyond the dumb shit they say as it's all lies and manipulation. They know in parts of their body they don't like to talk about much that their fellow leftards are brainless sheep and would follow a sentient pine cone over the edge of the earth if it claimed to be for abortion and open borders. And because of this and their general hatred for all humanity, they DESPISE their own kind. Why they treat them so well when the revolution really hits. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (/YotI) 275
This is very very telling. Up until about a week ago, these reddit termites were crowing and bragging how the 2026 midterms would be the end of MAGA. Then the VRA and VA redistricting decisions came down. Reality fucked them so deep in the ass they can taste the dick. They are now pivoting 180 degrees to lay battlespace prep for MAGA winning the midterms.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines. Sometimes you just have to stare in awe. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (pZEOD) 276
Had a woman doctor years ago, she actually kidded about me being happy about that during a prostate exam. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (Y8DZL) 277
OT: lol
Magic Johnson on Monday endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (UjdFS) 278
I think Mark Kelly's defense will be that everyone knows that our weapons stocks are down to dangerous levels.
We've discussed that possibility here for a long time starting with the billions in weapons we've given to Ukraine. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (52qkP) 279
Who had "needs to know that much about the anal area of an Ewok" on their bingo card?
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:18 PM You speak of knowledge about the anal area like it's a Bad Thing. Posted by: Hope Rolo at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (0sNs1) 280
If you miss him too much you could always turn on the funeral see how that's going.
McCain's funeral ended with George Floyd. Everyone knows that. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (2ocoG) 281
Nah, just shoot him in the face.
The more powerful the gub the better. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (FpHTM) Well, we'd have to tie him in place for .950 jdj. And borrow one of the three. Should be able to make it happen. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (bss/y) 282
OT: lol
Magic Johnson on Monday endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (UjdFS) That should endure him with fans........ Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1) 283
Your jokes were always funny enough to redo. You haven't gotten boring, have you. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:48 PM (/YotI) --Thanks. I'd like to point out that the ewok requires a prostrate prostate exam. (If that is already in the poster, well, I for one didn't scrutinize it. And that wasn't the intended gag.) Posted by: logprof at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (jo6FO) 284
Ain't NOBODY doing a prostate exam on a Wookiee!!!
Posted by: eleven at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (aTgV0) 285
202 Dominos pizza failed to meet earnings. CEO said Americans cant afford to eat 7 buck pizza
Sounds like McDs Posted by: aliassmith smith at May 11, 2026 12:40 PM (mOFsQ) Or maybe Americans don’t want to eat cardboard massaging as pizza? Lol It’s easy for a shitty ceo of a shitty company to blame the economy when their company puts out shit nobody wants. And dumb fucks like you fall for it. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (9V6lq) 286
Large 14" thin crust MeatZZa $20.99 carryout.
Just priced it. Nowhere near $7. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (S838b) Check under deals. We do it literally every Friday. Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (iNUL3) 287
Medium 6 topping pizza 20 bucks at the good pizza place in town.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (z2aPa) We make our own at home and can probably get below $10 for two 18" pizzas. It's got to be really good pizza for us to get better than that out in town. Otherwise, Costco is cheapest/best around. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (dK+Kv) 288
Yeah. Gabby Giffords. USN named a can after her. Has a huge dent in the port side bridge and only turns left. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:44 PM (S838b) The USS Giffords had serious plumbing issues. They eventually found that it had a hole in the head. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (y9nCu) 289
Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines.
Sometimes you just have to stare in awe. Just don't stand too close to her, and have a fire extinguisher ready for when she bursts into flames. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t) 290
226 Dominos sucks.
What the hell happened to Pizza? It all sucks now. $5 frozen is now better than most chains. Posted by: Reforger ======== They are substituting cheaper ingredients is why. There are too many pizza stores (and burgers, etc.) and that is putting pressure on all these restaurant chains to make their products shittier to maintain franchisee profits which are getting squeezed by labor costs, Ubereats alternatives, and ingredient costs. So enshittification of product. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv) 291
That should endure him with fans........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1) 'Endear', sir. Posted by: Patsy at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y) 292
Unlubed for his pleasure. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv) ____________ I wonder if there's a class-action lawsuit for those "ribbed for her pleasure" condoms. Sounds like a sure-fire finding for plaintiffs. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (HdYcL) 293
He claims to have new whistleblower evidence that Fauci was the one behind all of the pandemic nonsense.
Man, you can't hide shit from Senators (for more than 5-6 years). Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 12:56 PM (ExV1e) 294
290 Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines.
Sometimes you just have to stare in awe. Just don't stand too close to her, and have a fire extinguisher ready for when she bursts into flames. Posted by: Archimedes ====== Lying is her natural way of expressing herself. Bill Clinton in a dress. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv) Posted by: Han Chinese at May 11, 2026 12:57 PM (0sNs1) 296
Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines.
She's also concerned that her husband is going to bang everything in California, possibly with a hammer. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:57 PM (2ocoG) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:58 PM (Zz0t1) 298
I wonder if there's a class-action lawsuit for those "ribbed for her pleasure" condoms. Sounds like a sure-fire finding for plaintiffs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh ======= The condom companies will use a trannie defense. References to "Her" meant male to female transitioners. They like rough trade. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (ndZc7) 300
If you can't afford take out pizza you can't afford any fast food. Right now pizza is the cheapest fast food you can get.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (52qkP) 301
Or maybe Americans don’t want to eat cardboard massaging as pizza? Lol
Speaking of cardboard it still bugs me that Dominoes prints "Recycle this box" on their pizza boxes. Looks like they didn't get the memo that recycling places reject entire loads of paper for a single pizza box in the bundle. Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (vJrRc) 302
Large pizza at Costco is like $10 I think. And it’s an actual large not “large” which is what domino's calls it even though it’s 2/3 the size of the Costco large.
I honestly don’t understand how Dominos is still around. There are an infinite its number of better options for pizza out there. Posted by: Heroq at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (9V6lq) 303
Who invented the ribbed condom? Was this ribbed thing something ladies would discover on their own?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (/YotI) 304
297 Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines.
She's also concerned that her husband is going to bang everything in California, possibly with a hammer. Posted by: Ian S. ======= On the Streets of San Francisco, the rule of nature is bang or be banged. And bang others before they bang you. Tough town. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv) 305
Domino's is fine if you're not expecting "pizza" when you order it.
It's basically its own food group. Posted by: ballistic at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (oqH4h) 306
Leb Mah ahone
Posted by: Gabby Giffords at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (4NO2D) 307
A doctor was checking a guy's prostate and he says "Easy Larry don't get an erection."
The patient says "My name is not Larry." The doctor says "Mine is." Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (xvV+O) 308
Moon River.....
Whew...ever serve time, Doc? Breathe easy. Yeah...breathe easy... Ahh!! Using the whole fist, Doc?! Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (6ydKt) 309
nood!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (VyBeY) 310
I honestly don’t understand how Dominos is still around. There are an infinite its number of better options for pizza out there.
Posted by: Heroq ======== Inertia and some more rural places don't have alternatives anymore or if they do, it is small mom and pop shops. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv) 311
Wegmans makes great pizza, and sells it cheaply by the slice.
Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ) 312
It would be funny as hell if the administration briefing had given Congress critters disinfo about ammo stocks just to provoke these jackoffs to reveal it. You pursue the investigation to persuade the Iranians that the information was 'real'.
Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv) This is actually quite likely, since the USN recently did things like run three Destroyers "slow and dumb" down the Hormuz straights to lure out the Iranian fastboats and get targeted by the remaining radars and launchers to target them, and this is not the first time the USN has pulled this sort of stratagem recently. Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR) 313
That'll teach 'em!
American passengers exposed to hantavirus arrive in Nebraska to begin mandatory quarantine. Details here. 😬 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (ndZc7) 314
I don't mind Dominos. But I just buy frozen pizzas now. Taste just as good and less expensive. May be a bit smaller.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (52qkP) 315
Who invented the ribbed condom? Was this ribbed thing something ladies would discover on their own? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:59 PM (/YotI) __________ http://patents.google.com Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (HdYcL) 316
Magic Johnson on Monday endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (UjdFS) I predict that Bass will win the election by getting more votes than any of her opponents. Posted by: Magic Johnson at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (jo6FO) 317
278 OT: lol
Magic Johnson on Monday endorsed Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Posted by: wth at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (UjdFS) You can't get any better evidence that all those people who claim he contracted HIV from a woman were wrong. Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (5eIFu) 318
Well this is going to sound odd - or it's common knowledge - but I guess it turns out that some domino's in some parts of the country were A LOT different than others?
Where I grew up Domino's was fine. Not amazing but not terrible. Good in a pinch and there was a lot of good pizza around already. But when I moved several states away and told people I was ordering domino's they looked at me like I had three heads. This is maybe the early 90's. Then I ordered it. It was inedible, like it had been sitting in a dumpster. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (/YotI) 319
Huh. Whattaya know. Usually on weekdays I start reading picking up on wherever I left off on the ONT & progress forward through the posts until the Rant, by which time Ace usually has several posts up. Today, just the one throwaway. Either he's slacking off this a.m. or I got an early start. Or both. Or something else.
I usually read most of the comments on the Tech thread (except the ones too technical or anime for me to understand), cruise through the comments on the Report, read the comments on the Art sometimes all (like today, because so many were so MiladyJo cheats by reading latest posts first, then back to the Report. Hurrying to post this before Ace gets another one up. Posted by: mindful webworker - reading chronologically at May 11, 2026 01:03 PM (Cl/mc) 320
Posted by: Magic Johnson at May 11, 2026 01:02 PM (jo6FO)
You know how I know your house or any of your family's homes didn't burn down? Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 01:03 PM (52qkP) 321
271 Paul wants Fauci in prison. He claims to have new whistleblower evidence that Fauci was the one behind all of the pandemic nonsense.
Say what you will about him, Paul did yeoman work in confronting Fauci during Covid. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:53 PM (Riz8t) Let us not forget that the APOTUS (Alzheimers Patient of the United States) gave Fauci a blanket pardon. He is untouchable. Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 01:03 PM (N39Ws) 322
Argh. Too late of course. NOODlish
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419668 Posted by: mindful webworker - Ace is too quick for me at May 11, 2026 01:04 PM (Cl/mc) 323
Let us not forget that the APOTUS (Alzheimers Patient of the United States) gave Fauci a blanket pardon. He is untouchable.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed ======= Won't work if some state charges him. General consensus is that federal pardons only apply to federal crimes. Lots of depraved indifference and other charges could stick in states if they were so inclined. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv) 324
Nancy did an interview saying she is concerned the R’s are going to hack the voting machines.
She's also concerned that her husband is going to bang everything in California, possibly with a hammer. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:57 PM (2ocoG) ------------- Where's Weird Al when you need a "U Can’t Touch This" parody? My, my, my, my hammer hits me so hard Makes me say "Oh Dark Lord Thank you for blessing me With a wife to slime and two Left feet Feels good when you know you're down A superdope whiteboy from the Mobtown And I'm known as such And this is my meat -- uh you can't touch Posted by: ShainS at May 11, 2026 01:07 PM (ePd8V) 325
279 I think Mark Kelly's defense will be that everyone knows that our weapons stocks are down to dangerous levels.
We've discussed that possibility here for a long time starting with the billions in weapons we've given to Ukraine. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11 He specifically claimed he got the information from a classified briefing, so whether it is common knowledge is irrelevant. He could have cited speculation from a non-classified source if he wanted to make the point. Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:08 PM (5eIFu) 326
Ewok : ab chub glub jub oohk flab
Translation : you bastard, you didn't even buy me dinner Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 01:10 PM (gu0hJ) 327
313 That'll teach 'em!
American passengers exposed to hantavirus arrive in Nebraska to begin mandatory quarantine. Details here. 😬 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 01:01 PM (ndZc7) My sympathies to Nebraska. Posted by: tankdemon at May 11, 2026 01:14 PM (5eIFu) Posted by: The Dog at May 11, 2026 01:26 PM (XodLO) Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 11, 2026 01:28 PM (xcxpd) 330
It were the hemmorhoids acting up again, weren't it me hearty? Arrrr.
Posted by: Jerry Carroll at May 11, 2026 01:48 PM (RRQTN) 331
Ace, my sympathies. This stuff is in a pain in the... oh, well you know what I mean. It is also a bit worrisome because when you're just over 29, this is one of many things you never thought about before, that you would prefer not to think about.
Hope all is well, in all seriousness. Posted by: RM at May 11, 2026 02:03 PM (n/1Oj) 332
Poster's mislabeled in the first box--parts 3 and 4 are switched. Didn't anybody consult George Lucas about Ewok pelvic anatomy?
Posted by: Ken at May 11, 2026 02:33 PM (GXPss) MORNING RANT - The War on Labor Expense: There Never Was a Truck Driver ShortageThose 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.
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] Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1) 2
Hola
Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (LdBR/) 3
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) 4
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) 5
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: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (S838b) 6
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. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:03 AM (Zz0t1) 7
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) Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y) 9
We won't be able to afford a head of lettuce when it moves up from $1.14 to $1.21. Also, why can't I buy sodas on my SNAP card anymore, what am I supposed to drink?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (Dv3i1) 10
Typical Democrat operation; bring in millions of low IQ foreigners, hand out ballots, then realize you need something for them to do... especially if it torques off the normals.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (jehhT) 11
Tell me about it. I was just telling my truck driver friends about how many truck drivers I have run into at the main job who are clearly not proficient in English.
Posted by: Police at May 11, 2026 11:05 AM (uxCHZ) Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at May 11, 2026 11:05 AM (n7eNm) 13
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.
Bullshit. For one to be great, they must take it up the ass. Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 11, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1) 14
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) That's idiotic on the face of it. Lower demand means lower prices. Higher demand means higher prices. Higher supply means lower prices. Restricted supply makes higher prices. This is literally a concept understood hundreds of years ago. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y) 15
No monkey business today.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (N1DT3) 16
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) Big Business Bad. Big Government Wonderful. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (uxCHZ) 17
I miss the commenter Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y) 18
I took three Bennies and my semi-truck won't start.
Posted by: The Lost Planet Airmen at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (oftw2) 19
Truck driving pays well.
I could never do it though. Posted by: Logan's Run I could have in my younger years. Loved driving at night. Now? No patience. I want to be where I'm going. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (S838b) 20
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) Have you ever stopped to consider the government regulation involved in not just diesel but gasoline prices? I’ll answer: No. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (uxCHZ) 21
"Jeffrey Carter Has My Endorsement for Nevada Treasurer"
Not much time. I need a sign for my yard. Count me as at least two votes. I'll endorse him to the wife and rest of family. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (ZFqKB) 22
I took three Bennies and my semi-truck won't start.
Posted by: The Lost Planet Airmen 3? You should be able to push start it. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (S838b) 23
Al Gore is moving into the airlines industry?
Internet Creator Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Buy Spirit Airlines Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7) 24
Thx Buck
Secretary Buttgiggle was too busy breast feeding and hanging around truck stops looking for hunky Bengali drivers to bigger him to help the Americans Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 11:08 AM (gu0hJ) 25
I could have in my younger years. Loved driving at night. Now? No patience. I want to be where I'm going.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (S838b) I hate not being able to see. I figure awareness of where the truck is would come with familiarity, but I would be a basket case until then. Nope, not a desire. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:09 AM (bss/y) 26
I recently learned that the number of "trucking schools" went from 800 to 18000 in the past 5 years.
Also that the illegitimate biden administration's approach to "licensing" of these schools was "self-certification". I knew they hated Americans, but that shocked even me. Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 11:09 AM (N1DT3) 27
19 Truck driving pays well.
I could never do it though. Posted by: Logan's Run I could have in my younger years. Loved driving at night. Now? No patience. I want to be where I'm going. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (S838b) Tried it. Could not get the hang of backing up without lots of practice. The company was furious that I didn’t master it in five minutes so I was bounced. Fuck them. Mad respect to the truckers though. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:09 AM (uxCHZ) 28
"There has been a shortage of professional truck drivers who will work for the compensation of unskilled labor."
And you know the answer will be "Stuff will more expensive then. You willing to put up with that?!" Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (99eI0) 29
23 Al Gore is moving into the airlines industry?
Internet Creator Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Buy Spirit Airlines Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7) Two years later: Internet Creator announces Bankruptcy of Spirit Airlines. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y) 30
Speaking of Adam Smith's invisible hand . . .
Whirlpool Announces Plans for New Price Hike Amid Falling Appliance Sales Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (ndZc7) 31
I took three Bennies and my semi-truck won't start.
Posted by: The Lost Planet Airmen -------- I got me ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive I'm takin' little white pills and my eyes are open wide I just passed a Jimmy and a White, I been a-passin' everything in sight Six days on the road and I'm a-gonna make it home tonight Posted by: Dave Dudley at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (XeU6L) 32
Have you ever stopped to consider the government regulation involved in not just diesel but gasoline prices? I’ll answer: No. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:07 AM (uxCHZ) Seriously? Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (Zz0t1) 33
Shit.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1) 34
Whirlpool Announces Plans for New Price Hike Amid Falling Appliance Sales Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (ndZc7) I'm sure that will incentivize the public to flock to the stores. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1) 35
Secretary Buttgiggle famously rode a bicycle to work.
Posted by: The Last Quarter Mile Anyway at May 11, 2026 11:12 AM (oftw2) 36
30 Speaking of Adam Smith's invisible hand . . .
Whirlpool Announces Plans for New Price Hike Amid Falling Appliance Sales Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (ndZc7) It really is like all the business schools got taken over by commies (retards) at the same time. Wait a min... Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y) 37
I'm sure that will incentivize the public to flock to the stores.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1) Maybe strip down all the bullshit and just offer a mechanical, lower cost version, how about that? Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y) 38
diesel is more like a must have versus gasoline. If gas is too high you can try to carpool or something. Most semi's use diesel and they have to run to produce income.
Diesel has been more expensive than gas for decades though, this is not some new squeeze from 'big oil' Posted by: PaleRider at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (PV+Zw) 39
Maybe strip down all the bullshit and just offer a mechanical, lower cost version, how about that? Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y) Dizzy broad CO at Ford: "People don't care what's under the hood. They care about the technology in the cabin." This mentality is destroying the consumer market. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (Zz0t1) 40
The democrat media cabal lies 24/7. From smoking kills to everyone will get the slims to Trump raping everybody to homos are good for the kiddies to support your local dick chopper off-er to illegal immigrants are wonderful, blah blah blah.
Believe nothing they tell you. Posted by: A Throne Of Lies at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (HBTIy) 41
And you know the answer will be "Stuff will more expensive then. You willing to put up with that?!" Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (99eI0) Cool. Then they can explain the razor thin margins grocery stores exist on. This was BEFORE the massive introduction of the unqualified to the world to trucking. But it’s easier to just bring in unskilled labor with no business being here than, you know, working to bring down needless regulations that just might benefit…everybody. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (uxCHZ) 42
> 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.
------- I hope this includes closing the loopholes in the CDL licensing system, the truck licensing system, and the business licensing that permitted this issue in the first place. You know, DoT stuff on the books now. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 11:14 AM (jehhT) 43
This mentality is destroying the consumer market.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (Zz0t1) Like I said: retards. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y) 44
8 Truck driving pays well.
I could never do it though. Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (bss/y) Knew a younger dude (around 30) that was doing it, but quit because the lifestyle was making him fat. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:15 AM (FpHTM) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:15 AM (Zz0t1) 46
37 I'm sure that will incentivize the public to flock to the stores.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1) Maybe strip down all the bullshit and just offer a mechanical, lower cost version, how about that? Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:12 How about one that lasts longer than 5 years? Ours is not working well. The only silver lining is I can now replace it with one that uses heat to dry, something the eco crazies banned. This was undone along with the eco flush that wasn’t so well thought out, either. Thanks, Prez Trump! Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (hftzA) 47
I hate not being able to see. I figure awareness of where the truck is would come with familiarity, but I would be a basket case until then. Nope, not a desire.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Back in '82, there were LONG stretches of IH-45 between Galveston and Dallas with nothing but farmland. Didn't matter if you were driving in the daylight hours or nighttime. There was nothing to see anyway. Hardest part was focusing on the white line and not getting hypnotized. CB radio helped a lot back then. Between Houston and Dallas there were many places FM didn't reach and AM 820 out of Ft Worth didn't make it all the way. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (S838b) 48
The very best trucking song is "Mama Hated Diesels" by Commander Cody. A frightfully sad song. Have handkerchiefs and sponges at the ready.
Posted by: Mama In The County Home at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (oftw2) 49
Knew a younger dude (around 30) that was doing it, but quit because the lifestyle was making him fat.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:15 AM (FpHTM) OTR trucking can be a serious danger to your health and should be compensated accordingly. Not cheaped out on, like most major companies try to do. Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (N1DT3) 50
Independent trucker I'd seen on the toks would show the loads offered on an app.
And he'd walk through the rates and "real-world" return. So many of the loads for offer would lose money to the driver in fuel, wear and tear. He's call up, often to F with them, try and bid them up. Some would, most would not. What is crazy is, someone is taking those rates. So yeah, there never was a truck driver shortage--there is a shortage of drivers who will drive at a loss. Like construction, trucking got addicted to cheap, imported labor. And, like construction, have passed those negative costs onto the public. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (MtSIY) 51
I really feel safe when passed by a semi bearing a Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale silhouette.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (2ap+5) 52
Knew a younger dude (around 30) that was doing it, but quit because the lifestyle was making him fat. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:15 AM (FpHTM) As with everything else, that was a choice. There are plenty of options to prevent such happenings. Blaming the career choice is an odd one. But that's just me, I guess. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1) 53
Kevin Grantham seems a good candidate for Treasurer in Colorado, as well. Unopposed in the GOP primary as far as I know, but he made an effort in his campaign pitch anyway, which laid out his resume for the job.
The other GOP candidates should take note of his campaign. Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at May 11, 2026 11:17 AM (sDWtc) 54
Hardest part was focusing on the white line and not getting hypnotized. CB radio helped a lot back then. Between Houston and Dallas there were many places FM didn't reach and AM 820 out of Ft Worth didn't make it all the way.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:16 AM (S838b) That part I do not have a problem with. It is cities/towns. Would drive me crazy. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y) 55
Canadian truck drivers rule!
You all know why... Businesses really need a $100,000 license for every foreigner they hire. $500,000 in tech, higher education and others. Motivate them to search or train Americans (and Canadians here). My Tim Hortons is all locals but in a few nearby cities....damn. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 11:19 AM (Sco7b) 56
The “new” truckers have difficulty keeping their rigs in one lane. Their understanding of wind and steep downgrades is, uh, lacking.
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at May 11, 2026 11:19 AM (zTmRQ) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7) 58
That part I do not have a problem with. It is cities/towns. Would drive me crazy. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y) Navigating a big rig through Dallas on 635, 75 or I35 would be nightmare fuel. I struggle enough towing a 30ft. camper through there to the TxMoMe every year. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:20 AM (Zz0t1) 59
As to truck drivers, I'm expecting (and hoping in fact) that job be replaced by automation, as well as drone supply and better localized production.
As with slavery, visas delay this process. Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at May 11, 2026 11:21 AM (sDWtc) 60
Flytrex’s New Drone Delivers 2 Pizzas in Minutes Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:19 AM (ndZc7) How does one keep the toppings in place achieving such delivery speeds? Gravity and inertia seems to be a bitch at times. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:21 AM (Zz0t1) 61
I've done just about everything you can do to a truck except over the road driving. For backing up there is nothing like the old cab over short wheelbase trucks. The monstrosities on the road now are too long. I would sometimes have to have drivers dump trailers so I could get their trailers into the bays to be worked on.
But they had an apartment on their truck so there is that. Microwave, fridge, tv, queen sized bed, company lot lizard etc... Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 11:21 AM (ZFqKB) 62
It’s not just truck drivers. And it’s not just wages. Look at the influx of foreign nationals foreign trained in our medical system. They’re willing to put up with government and insurance policies to make lotsa bucks, and many are about as good at medicine as the truck drivers from their countries are at driving. They do at least speak the language. And know how to fraud.
Posted by: epador at May 11, 2026 11:22 AM (TRnzq) 63
Whirlpool Announces Plans for New Price Hike Amid Falling Appliance Sales
----------- "It wasn't that the public didn't like our product. It was that the public didn't like getting it so cheap." Posted by: The Suits at May 11, 2026 11:22 AM (RIsdY) 64
How does one keep the toppings in place achieving such delivery speeds?
Gravity and inertia seems to be a bitch at times. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:21 AM (Zz0t1 Lots of toothpicks. Porcupine like toothpicks... Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 11:22 AM (Sco7b) 65
Sponge, wouldn't coming through FT Worth be easier?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (z2aPa) 66
The labor issue struck me in 1982 when the Plyler decision brought on the invasion from Mexico. House framing was our gig until then. They came in at 1/2 the pay we were getting because they had no overhead at all.
I recall a state employee from Bob Bullock's Texas Comptroller Office knocking on my door because I was two weeks late submitting financial documents. We had endured about four solid weeks of rain which meant no work, no income, no nothing. Illegal labor had no such issue. Posted by: DanMan at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (8uzBS) 67
My dad was an OTR truck driver. The commiecrats giving illegals CDLs for bribes makes me furious. Destroys a good career opportunity. And the illegals even in cars are a hazard on the roads; but when the illegal is driving a big ass semi, guess what AFWL? that big $$$ mercedes or cadillac SUV aint going save you when they crash into you.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (PV+Zw) 68
The war on labor expense is a war on household incomes, which is a war on living standards. In practice, it's also a war on national cohesion; we need an indefinite ban on immigration, until everyone here is fully assimilated. Anyone who is still pro-immigration at this point, after seeing the consequences, is TWANLOC: Those Who Are No Longer Our Countrymen.
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Sy6m/) 69
Posted by: epador at May 11, 2026 11:22 AM (TRnzq)
Were you the one with the injured dog a week or so ago? How is he? Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (Sco7b) 70
Navigating a big rig through Dallas on 635, 75 or I35 would be nightmare fuel. I struggle enough towing a 30ft. camper through there to the TxMoMe every year.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:20 AM (Zz0t1) ------ Just go really fast and blow the horn a lot. Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (PVV5z) 71
Navigating a big rig through Dallas on 635, 75 or I35 would be nightmare fuel. I struggle enough towing a 30ft. camper through there to the TxMoMe every year.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:20 AM (Zz0t1) Dad always timed the start of a trip (from Jeffersonville, IN) to El Paso so we would hit Dallas in the middle of the night (and be in darkness going through west texas.) Smartest and best driver I have ever known. Meticulous. When I was talking to them yesterday he said something that made me sad: 'I am getting too old to drive a long trip any more.' He would be... 79 this year? He's talking about not being able to drive 12 hours every day across country. He said it so... like he was no good any more. The Man has had a coronary bypass. It just broke my heart. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y) 72
Sponge, wouldn't coming through FT Worth be easier?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (z2aPa) Quite a bit longer, however. It's the getting to 45 thing that's the bear. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (Zz0t1) 73
52 As with everything else, that was a choice. There are plenty of options to prevent such happenings. Blaming the career choice is an odd one.
But that's just me, I guess. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:17 AM (Zz0t1) Not really my problem, I suppose. Haven't heard from him or his on-again-off-again GF for a few years now. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:25 AM (FpHTM) 74
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Just go really fast and blow the horn a lot. Posted by: Weasel at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (PVV5z) Huh......I'll have to give that a shot. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:25 AM (Zz0t1) 75
I don't care if it rains or freezes long as I got my plastic Jesus
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car Goin' 90, it ain't scary 'cause I've got the Virgin Mary Sittin' on the dashboard of my car Posted by: P. Newman at May 11, 2026 11:26 AM (2Ez/1) 76
My moment of revelation was seeing H1-B's being used to manage gas stations in the South.
Because it is impossible to find anyone in the South capable of managing a gas station... Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 11, 2026 11:26 AM (aD4fx) 77
68 The war on labor expense is a war on household incomes, which is a war on living standards. In practice, it's also a war on national cohesion; we need an indefinite ban on immigration, until everyone here is fully assimilated. Anyone who is still pro-immigration at this point, after seeing the consequences, is TWANLOC: Those Who Are No Longer Our Countrymen.
Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 11:23 AM (Sy6m/) But how will Karen McAWFL get her 3AM Shawarma if we stop importing Muslim Conquerors? Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:26 AM (FpHTM) 78
He said it so... like he was no good any more. The Man has had a coronary bypass. It just broke my heart.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y) Terrible......... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:27 AM (Zz0t1) 79
It's worse than we could have imagined.
Per the BLS, 90% of all new jobs in the US from 2020 to 2024 have gone to foreign born workers. Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:27 AM (+jscL) 80
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. --- Yup. And for every one you see in the driver's seat, know there is one or two more in the sleeper. One shitting in a bucket, one cooking a pot of guts and mystery meat or sleeping. So that truck never stops moving except to load and fuel. I'll bet the returned Apollo capsules smelled better than the interior of those trucks. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:28 AM (MtSIY) 81
It's worse than we could have imagined.
Per the BLS, 90% of all new jobs in the US from 2020 to 2024 have gone to foreign born workers. Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:27 AM (+jscL) When Democrats took the 'Great Replacement Theory' and ran full speed ahead with it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:28 AM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:28 AM (uxCHZ) Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:30 AM (Zz0t1) 84
'"...at the same time that CEO compensation ballooned."
After a very uncomfortable flight on United, stuffed into a seat area so small I could not bend down to pick something up from the floor, I googled the CEO salary -- $33 million per year! And dinner aboard United: the "chips" tasted like sawdust and the "wine" was presented in a tin can. Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:30 AM (+jscL) 85
55 Canadian truck drivers rule!
You all know why... Businesses really need a $100,000 license for every foreigner they hire. $500,000 in tech, higher education and others. Motivate them to search or train Americans (and Canadians here). My Tim Hortons is all locals but in a few nearby cities....damn. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 11:19 AM (Sco7b) Plenty of Canadian truckers, primarily from AB, SK or MB on the nearby Interstate at all times. Sometimes you’ll see one from ON or QC. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:31 AM (uxCHZ) 86
Terrible.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:27 AM (Zz0t1) The thing is he immediately said they were going to do smaller trips like to Gettysburg and down south, but he and Mom LOVE to travel. He so did not want to turn into Mammaw and Pappaw. Mammaw got to the point where she never wanted to leave the house and Pappaw would not leave her. So they both just sat and kind of rotted. Mentally and physically. I know that terrifies Dad. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y) 87
The FNM: AI will take all the jobs if the government doesn't ban it
Also the FNM: We need to import millions of foreigners because no one in America will work. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm) 88
The thing is he immediately said they were going to do smaller trips like to Gettysburg and down south, but he and Mom LOVE to travel. He so did not want to turn into Mammaw and Pappaw. Mammaw got to the point where she never wanted to leave the house and Pappaw would not leave her. So they both just sat and kind of rotted. Mentally and physically. I know that terrifies Dad.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y) Like the song says, don't let the old man in. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (Zz0t1) 89
No US citizenship no CDL but yes to a one way plane ticket to the Congo.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (icmmM) 90
Supply and demand.
More workers? Lower salaries. Fewer workers? Higher salaries. So want to raise salaries and lower COL? End immigration Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm) 91
84 '"...at the same time that CEO compensation ballooned."
After a very uncomfortable flight on United, stuffed into a seat area so small I could not bend down to pick something up from the floor, I googled the CEO salary -- $33 million per year! And dinner aboard United: the "chips" tasted like sawdust and the "wine" was presented in a tin can. Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:30 AM (+jscL) CEOs should be forced to work for minimum wage, and must be taken out on shop floors and work places to be violently beaten by the employees that work for them. (Did the $33 million check bounce? No? Then Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.) Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:34 AM (uxCHZ) 92
Being an over the road truck driver is just behind being a deck hand on an Alaska Ming Crab fishing boat as my least desirable jobs.
I thank God that there are people willing to do these difficult jobs. That said if I had to feed my family I'd be willing to do either in a heartbeat. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:34 AM (52qkP) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7) 94
And dinner aboard United: the "chips" tasted like sawdust and the "wine" was presented in a tin can.
Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:30 AM (+jscL) ---------- Face it. When you're not flying on a premium-class fare, you're self-loading cargo to the airline. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (RIsdY) 95
When our kids were kids I would haul them to California the spend a week or two in La Jolla with DanMa'am's folks. Very long drive from Houston to there.
On that long drive it was typical to recognize fellow travelers that you would pass or get passed by. One time there was a huge very clean and shiny rig with a big cab that was familiar on the trip and it pulled into the same gas station/island. Door opened and the driver turned out to be a small rather young girl driver in shorts and thong sandals driving the huge rig. Husband and wife team. Posted by: DanMan at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (8uzBS) 96
Diesel has been more expensive than gas for decades though, this is not some new squeeze from 'big oil'
Posted by: PaleRider at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (PV+Zw) Diesel is the most unfairly taxed fuel in all of industry. And it used to be cheaper than gasoline. Blame the politicians on this one. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (g8Ew8) Posted by: USAID at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (zynd+) 98
The Democrats are helping Spencer Pratt.
https://tinyurl.com/49ehxvd6 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:34 AM (ndZc7) Isn't he running as an independent? So, they're lying from the get-go.......... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (Zz0t1) 99
WHAT DO YOU MEAN SLAVERY WAS OUTLAWED!!!
Posted by: Chamber of Commerce at May 11, 2026 11:36 AM (x9rWt) 100
90 Supply and demand.
More workers? Lower salaries. Fewer workers? Higher salaries. So want to raise salaries and lower COL? End immigration Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm) Legal immigration? No. Though it should be managed in such a way that we don’t flood the place. Unemployment at 10%? No, sorry, apply to immigrate later. Full employment? Depending on your skills we’ll let you in. Illegal immigration must be stomped out and crushed. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (uxCHZ) 101
Like the song says, don't let the old man in.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:33 AM (Zz0t1) I am thinking about asking them to let me know when they want to take a longer trip so I can line up my vacation and we can tag team the driving. I dunno how he would take it though. Might make him feel worse. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (bss/y) 102
Recently had an autonomous Semi deliver a load to a real customer from Houston to Dallas. I previously commented that it was both scary and awesome.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (52qkP) 103
and if you want to know the reason there are so many muslim imports, they'd gotten in on the illegal CDL scam about 10 years ago.
The Obama-Biden Plan: - import a group of peasant-class, indentured servants - destroy the American middle class - tax Americans more to cover the costs - farm those indentured servants for votes to continue the cycle. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (MtSIY) 104
For backing up there is nothing like the old cab over short wheelbase trucks. The monstrosities on the road now are too long. I would sometimes have to have drivers dump trailers so I could get their trailers into the bays to be worked on.
Posted by: Reforger Lot rigs. Warehouse behind our building uses lot rigs. Single seat cab. Extremely short but powerful rig to move trailers into & around the yard. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (S838b) 105
Isn't he running as an independent?
So, they're lying from the get-go.......... Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:35 AM (Zz0t1) He is not of the body and therefore by definition is a fascist. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y) 106
I think a big part of the CEO thing is we've replaced family owners with boards that are incestuously interrelated.
I think there is room for an argument that a talented exec at a big company is worth $$$ but then I look at most of the big company execs and outside of influence peddling I don't see anyone really bringing a strong skill set. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (sKqQm) 107
Lot rigs. Warehouse behind our building uses lot rigs. Single seat cab. Extremely short but powerful rig to move trailers into & around the yard.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (S838b) Yard dog. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y) 108
I am thinking about asking them to let me know when they want to take a longer trip so I can line up my vacation and we can tag team the driving. I dunno how he would take it though. Might make him feel worse. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (bss/y) Approaching it as 'not an insult' would be challenging. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (Zz0t1) 109
Three wooden crosses is a good hanky song
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (/YotI) 110
Per the BLS, 90% of all new jobs in the US from 2020 to 2024 have gone to foreign born workers.
Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 11:27 AM (+jscL) My mother is an evil foreign born. She’s been a citizen for decades and a productive one at that but clearly that does not matter as she is an evil foreign born. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (uxCHZ) 111
Lot rigs. Warehouse behind our building uses lot rigs. Single seat cab. Extremely short but powerful rig to move trailers into & around the yard.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (S838b) FiL drove one at the RR Army Depot for years. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (Zz0t1) 112
More fake news? Today AAA posts the regular unleaded fuel price per gallon in Texas ranges from $4.143 to $3.946.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/ I don't know every detail of how they get their price numbers. However, I can buy major oil company regular unleaded within a few miles of my location at one station for $3.69 and at several for $3.79. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (5rh/l) 113
Legal immigration? No. Though it should be managed in such a way that we don’t flood the place. Unemployment at 10%? No, sorry, apply to immigrate later. Full employment? Depending on your skills we’ll let you in.
IMO we need at least a 20 year moratorium on immigration of all kinds, and frankly substantial re-migration. And obviously immigration should be 0 any year where unemployment is not functionally 0 as well. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (sKqQm) Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (S838b) 115
Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7) 116
My mother is an evil foreign born. She’s been a citizen for decades and a productive one at that but clearly that does not matter as she is an evil foreign born. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (uxCHZ) Literally no one here has an issue with LEGAL immigration and citizenship. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:41 AM (Zz0t1) 117
Diesel is the most unfairly taxed fuel in all of industry. And it used to be cheaper than gasoline.
--- Remember Bill Clinton's retroactive diesel tax? And SCOTUS was like, "that's cool." The SCOTUS has been supine and subservient to Dems most of it's existence. That it's--barely--standing up to the Democrats hegemony is massive change. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:41 AM (MtSIY) 118
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (uxCHZ)
You know what he meant. Don't take things so personal. I'm a second generation born American myself. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:41 AM (52qkP) 119
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7) HA! That's like arriving at the barn to shut the doors 5 years after the animals left. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:42 AM (Zz0t1) 120
Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7) That just changes the "Pay to the Order of" line on the political contribution checks. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 11:42 AM (dK+Kv) 121
Approaching it as 'not an insult' would be challenging.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (Zz0t1) Yeah, got to think about it. They have been driving out to Seattle ever since my sister moved out there (like 2 decades.) He is worried about the cost of fuel and when I suggested something crazy like only doing 8 hour days going out there, he pointed out that meant more motel rooms. He said she was planning to come home this year in October. The fat *types* *deletes*. Well, she has not been home herself in a long time (since Mammaw and Pappaw died in 2012.) So, on the one hand, good, but I am also conflicted that little princess is deigning to grace her parents with her presence. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y) 122
I was amused by this quote from an article about a fatal semi-truck crash on I-70 near Parachute:
"CSP also said the crash is continuing to be investigated." Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (I0N4X) 123
Here is my immigration reform proposal:
1.) 25 year moratorium on naturalizations 2.) No more green cards, either 3.) No more work visas - work in your own country 4.) No more student visas - educate your own whelps 5.) No more tourism visas - you all hate the living shit out of us, so no need to come here and see our Yankee country 6.) Travel visas are a maximum of 30 days, and must be sponsored by a US citizen with a compelling reason why a foreign devil needs to come here 7.) If for some reason like an illness or travel problem you can't leave by day 30, you and your sponsor will remand you to custody of the State Department to see to your removal 8.) If you don't, the sponsor will be imprisoned for 10 years, and you will be shot upon capture. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2) 124
4 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 ======= Behind most of our horrible corporate culture is the big three of State Street, Vanguard, and Blackrock. Throw in hedge funds as well. And the CEOs, corporate finance, etc. take their cues from them. And that means DEI, net Zero, cheap imported labor, and open borders where US jobs are exported abroad. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (HdYcL) 126
More fake news? Today AAA posts the regular unleaded fuel price per gallon in Texas ranges from $4.143 to $3.946.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/ I don't know every detail of how they get their price numbers. However, I can buy major oil company regular unleaded within a few miles of my location at one station for $3.69 and at several for $3.79. Posted by: Gref Sam's Club McKinney, Texas $3.68 They even publish it on their website. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (S838b) 127
115 Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 11, 2026 11:40 AM (ndZc7) Does that new independent office have prosecution power? Does it have trial judge sentencing power? Posted by: Keith Ellison and the Hennepin County State DA at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (5rh/l) 128
106 I think a big part of the CEO thing is we've replaced family owners with boards that are incestuously interrelated.
I think there is room for an argument that a talented exec at a big company is worth $$$ but then I look at most of the big company execs and outside of influence peddling I don't see anyone really bringing a strong skill set. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (sKqQm) Boards and CEOs don’t cross check each other anymore and lack critical thinking skills. No one will ask the other if something is a bad idea or not. I’m for all sorts of businesses. I know that small businesses are inherently morally superior to evil big business…but there’s room for everybody. In all sorts of companies the right questions are not being asked. In all of them the only people that are hired are people they know. If you are not “networked” and willing to only have transactional friendships, you can starve. (And then companies of all types start to wonder why they suck - no hiring on merit or hiring people who will ask tough questions.) Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (uxCHZ) 129
123 8.) If you don't, the sponsor will be imprisoned for 10 years, and you will be shot upon capture.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2) Immediate Executions are really the solution to every problem. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (FpHTM) 130
The fat *types* *deletes*. Well, she has not been home herself in a long time (since Mammaw and Pappaw died in 2012.) So, on the one hand, good, but I am also conflicted that little princess is deigning to grace her parents with her presence.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y) Also terrible. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:45 AM (Zz0t1) 131
126 More fake news? Today AAA posts the regular unleaded fuel price per gallon in Texas ranges from $4.143 to $3.946.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/ I don't know every detail of how they get their price numbers. However, I can buy major oil company regular unleaded within a few miles of my location at one station for $3.69 and at several for $3.79. Posted by: Gref Sam's Club McKinney, Texas $3.68 They even publish it on their website. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (S838b) $3.54 not far from me. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:45 AM (uxCHZ) 132
Behind most of our horrible corporate culture is the big three of State Street, Vanguard, and Blackrock. Throw in hedge funds as well. And the CEOs, corporate finance, etc. take their cues from them. And that means DEI, net Zero, cheap imported labor, and open borders where US jobs are exported abroad.
Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv) Rubber stamp committees and yes men, all. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:46 AM (uxCHZ) Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 11:46 AM (BaZnq) 134
106 I think a big part of the CEO thing is we've replaced family owners with boards that are incestuously interrelated.
I think there is room for an argument that a talented exec at a big company is worth $$$ but then I look at most of the big company execs and outside of influence peddling I don't see anyone really bringing a strong skill set. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (sKqQm) Founder CEOs are better than following CEOs, family or otherwise. Things usually go bad when the CEO is a mismatch with the needs of a company (the guy running a luxury clothes company may not know what's key to running a mining firm). CEO compensation though is mostly in equity that vests over time. Employees in startups often have a similar compensation, where if things go great they come out rich and if they don't a bunch of their compensation is worthless. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 11, 2026 11:46 AM (okun6) 135
1.) 25 year moratorium on naturalizations 2.) No more green cards, either ___________ Can Her Majesty stay? Amazingly, after 50+ years in the US she's still a New Zealand subject. I occasionally ask her about becoming a citizen but she says she's too busy. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:46 AM (HdYcL) 136
123 Here is my immigration reform proposal:
1.) 25 year moratorium on naturalizations 2.) No more green cards, either 3.) No more work visas - work in your own country 4.) No more student visas - educate your own whelps 5.) No more tourism visas - you all hate the living shit out of us, so no need to come here and see our Yankee country 6.) Travel visas are a maximum of 30 days, and must be sponsored by a US citizen with a compelling reason why a foreign devil needs to come here 7.) If for some reason like an illness or travel problem you can't leave by day 30, you and your sponsor will remand you to custody of the State Department to see to your removal 8.) If you don't, the sponsor will be imprisoned for 10 years, and you will be shot upon capture. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2) We approve. Posted by: Turkmenistan at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (uxCHZ) 137
Also terrible.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:45 AM (Zz0t1) Best not to start on my sister. I am not a fan. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y) 138
@DemzDeliver
HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Ah, yes... Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (zynd+) 139
Immediate Executions are really the solution to every problem.
Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 11:44 AM (FpHTM) People won't overstay if that's the penalty. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2) 140
123 Here is my immigration reform proposal:
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice That's about Japanese level. I like it. Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (99eI0) 141
off sock
Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (5rh/l) 142
There was a truck driver shortage in the wake of the explosion of delivery-based services (Amazon, etc). There were clearly many more trucks on the road. Plus, some of the older, career OTR drivers retired or cut back on distance hauls.
That drove wages and demand up as an exploding trucking industry sought a smaller pool of drivers. Of course when that happens, a flood of cheaper -- often illegal -- labor will fill the void. Another bad offshoot of the trucking explosion was shady truck operating companies -- often owned by foreigners -- undercutting the market with cheap prices, which they could afford because they were using cheap labor and cutting corners. None of this is controversial. Even driver-based advocacy and industry groups acknowledge these facts. The issue is what do we do about it now? Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (iFTx/) 143
Best not to start on my sister. I am not a fan. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (bss/y) My bud has a similar situation. His sister is a despicable twat and his daughter is proving to be her mother, which is also not good. Sad. Family can suck at times. And it seems to be getting worse all the time. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (Zz0t1) 144
Democrats Deliver
@DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. -- LOL As "independent" as their independent redistricting committees. The dried-up barren husks of Karens in MN will squeal with glee over it, of course. BTW, saw an article that in NYC, they're lamenting that their anti-Trump group has gone from like 60% women to over 80% women. Of course, the problem is the men who aren't supporting the women; joining their loopy, drug-induced psycho fever hallucinations toward the evils of MAGA. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (MtSIY) 145
Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. _________ Blue-Ribbon Vulpine Committee Declares Henhouse Massacre "A Mystery" Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (HdYcL) 146
I remember reading a text book when I was a kid in elementary that one of the business tycoons back in the early 1900's ( can't remember who) decided to save a penny on every can of tuna by reducing the amount of oil added to it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (52qkP) 147
English language only.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (z2aPa) 148
> Here is my immigration reform proposal:
----- This is my offer: nothing. We're full. You can visit, but you can't stay. Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 11:49 AM (ZxPkt) 149
123 Here is my immigration reform proposal:
1.) 25 year moratorium on naturalizations 2.) No more green cards, either 3.) No more work visas - work in your own country 4.) No more student visas - educate your own whelps 5.) No more tourism visas - you all hate the living shit out of us, so no need to come here and see our Yankee country 6.) Travel visas are a maximum of 30 days, and must be sponsored by a US citizen with a compelling reason why a foreign devil needs to come here 7.) If for some reason like an illness or travel problem you can't leave by day 30, you and your sponsor will remand you to custody of the State Department to see to your removal 8.) If you don't, the sponsor will be imprisoned for 10 years, and you will be shot upon capture. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2) Xenophobia run wild. I like exit visas. Immigration allowed with severe restrictions (you better have something to offer. No freeloading allowed. If we have massive unemployment you ain’t coming in. Try again in five years.). Tourist visas for 90 days but we check passports coming AND going to make damn sure you leave. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:50 AM (uxCHZ) 150
124 4 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 ======= Behind most of our horrible corporate culture is the big three of State Street, Vanguard, and Blackrock. Throw in hedge funds as well. And the CEOs, corporate finance, etc. take their cues from them. And that means DEI, net Zero, cheap imported labor, and open borders where US jobs are exported abroad. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv) I would blame consulting more. Investment companies barely provide oversight over the board which barely provides oversight over CEOs. Big consulting firms are the origin and often direct implementers of many ideas. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (okun6) 151
Remember Bill Clinton's retroactive diesel tax?
And SCOTUS was like, "that's cool." The SCOTUS has been supine and subservient to Dems most of it's existence. That it's--barely--standing up to the Democrats hegemony is massive change. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice ======== Unfortunately, ex post facto has long been interpreted as only applying to criminal laws, not civil by Supreme Court. Calder v. Bull (179 Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (E4rtv) 152
The new office is the official office of Covering Shit Up.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (/YotI) 153
Some of our volcanoes have room.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (WQ5nn) 154
147 English language only.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (z2aPa) Better: English as the official language. If my mother had to learn it by immersion, so can everyone else. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (uxCHZ) 155
You can visit, but you can't stay.
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 11:49 AM (ZxPkt) Every Irish pub on the east coast has workers who came to "visit" ten years ago. And that's just one example. We need to severely tighten controls on "visitors." Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:52 AM (BI5O2) 156
Here is my immigration reform proposal:
--- None. 1) Certify full compliance in every jurisdiction with existing immigration law. Including no immigration backlog. 2) Then, after 5 years of full compliance, we can discuss changes. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:52 AM (MtSIY) 157
Dial 1 for English.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 11:52 AM (WQ5nn) 158
A lot of CEOs don't have a clue about how to grow the company organically. They're led around by MBAs for whom a widget is a gasket is a sausage. Grow? Merge. Save? Eliminate. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:52 AM (HdYcL) 159
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:48 AM (z2aPa)
Hi BH how are you. Hope you are well. I'm feeling off today but have been for like four weeks. Pharmaceutical change. Sucks. Any event you didn't ask but I'm telling. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:53 AM (/YotI) 160
Literally no one here has an issue with LEGAL immigration and citizenship.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:41 AM (Zz0t1) Someone above noted if you are pro immigration you are something not positive. But like you, I don’t think this is a pervasive thought. Legal immigration has its place, look at the SA farmers coming here and immediately looking to do good. My mom was an immigrant, where would y’all be without me? 🤣 Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:53 AM (hftzA) 161
Better: English as the official language. If my mother had to learn it by immersion, so can everyone else.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:51 AM (ux I love the scene in Casablanca where the couple is learning English by immersion. Doubly so because they were Scandis like my grandfather. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:54 AM (52qkP) 162
You know what he meant. Don't take things so personal. I'm a second generation born American myself. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:41 AM (52qkP) *fistbump* Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:54 AM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2) 164
My mom was an immigrant, where would y’all be without me? 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:53 AM (hftzA) Fashion illiterate. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1) 165
People won't overstay if that's the penalty.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2) Yeah but how do we know when people leave. Answer: we don’t. Check passports when people LEAVE the country and if they overstay? Fines. Like $10,000 a day for every day overstayed. (Other countries do things like this, why can’t we?) Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:55 AM (uxCHZ) 166
Any event you didn't ask but I'm telling.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:53 AM (/YotI) Heh. Hope it levels out. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1) 167
164 My mom was an immigrant, where would y’all be without me? 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:53 AM (hftzA) Fashion illiterate. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1) GLP-1 addicts. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y) 168
A lot of CEOs don't have a clue about how to grow the company organically. They're led around by MBAs for whom a widget is a gasket is a sausage. Grow? Merge. Save? Eliminate.
--- See Wendy's. Always had a CEO who worked up from fry cook. Went the MBA is the Best CEO route and ... they're now closing hundreds of locations as they're hemorrhaging sales. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (MtSIY) 169
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:39 AM (uxCHZ)
You think she's representative of the population at large that are taking these jobs? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (/YotI) 170
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:55 AM (Zz0t1)
What I'm hoping. You'll know it's leveled out when I start acting normal. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (/YotI) 171
Went the MBA is the Best CEO route and ... they're now closing hundreds of locations as they're hemorrhaging sales.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (MtSIY) Never should have gone off the old burgers. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (bss/y) 172
People who legally immigrate typically do so because they have something to contribute that for whatever reason wasn't needed or appreciated in wherever they came from.
Illegal immigrants come here for free shit and free money. The had nothing to contribute where they were. And have nothing to contribute here. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (jehhT) 173
Flytrex’s New Drone Delivers 2 Pizzas in Minutes
----- How does one keep the toppings in place achieving such delivery speeds? Gravity and inertia seems to be a bitch at times. Super easy, barely an inconvenience. Just hang it from a freely-moving ball joint and the normal force will always be towards the bottom of the box. Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (vTZFs) 174
Can Her Majesty stay? Amazingly, after 50+ years in the US she's still a New Zealand subject. I occasionally ask her about becoming a citizen but she says she's too busy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh Yes. But Prince Harry has to go. He can go to Canada. Sorry, Stateless. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (hftzA) 175
GLP-1 addicts. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y) It's amazing the number of former world class athletes that are supposedly on that shit. You were once a physical specimen to behold, now you need a 'magic pill' to maintain a healthy weight? Not buying it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:58 AM (Zz0t1) 176
Wendy's is what happens when the founder's vision and hard work get vacuumed up by Yum! Brands and destroyed. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:58 AM (HdYcL) 177
Call it whatever you like.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2) Don’t get pissy with me when you attack family and I respond. Doubtless you want me killed for emerging from an evil foreign born. Tough shit. I’m all in agreement, yes, people should not be allowed to stroll into the country. Immigration should be limited. Getting citizenship here should be HARD. We should be checking passports coming and going to make damn sure tourists and students leave when they agree to. But to your extreme? Fuck that noise. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (uxCHZ) 178
Houston was having a huge problem with obviously foreign independent truckers using side streets to park their trucks. Many are close to apartments where they reside. They're eventually kicked off the street only to find other side streets.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (52qkP) 179
..., I am well, thank you. I wish for what ails you to cease. I will send a hug as well.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (z2aPa) 180
Democrats Deliver
@DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. You may not be aware, but they've already issued their first report. It found that Donald Trump was completely responsible for all fraud in the state. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t) 181
107 Lot rigs. Warehouse behind our building uses lot rigs. Single seat cab. Extremely short but powerful rig to move trailers into & around the yard.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 11:37 AM (S838b) Yard dog. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y) No. Ours was a fully functional 10 wheel Kenworth. My boss sometimes used it to fetch trailers. I had a CDL in the Army but the state wouldn't recognize it. He knew I knew how to drive so I was allowed to use it around the yard. Always complaining that I wouldn't go the extra step and get it. How I left that job is funny. Best endorsement on a call to an employer. I was laid off at the time. "What? He's looking for another job? You tell that little fu**er he's not laid off anymore. He needs to get his ass to work now". New boss laughed and hired me. Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (ZFqKB) 182
said Joe Biden's 2020 victory was "an endorsement of humanity, restraint & kindness. Anyone who uses the word "kindness" in a political context is a whiney, spoiled child. Posted by: The Donks at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (y9nCu) 183
There are YouTube channels dedicated to Foreign Truckers Gone Wild in the U.S. and Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/@BoneheadTruckers Is one of them. It's a lot worse than even we think it is. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (6ydKt) 184
Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 11:57 AM (vTZFs)
You know who else likes freely moving joints? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (/YotI) 185
No more dual citizenships. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (HdYcL) 186
Anyone who uses the word "kindness" in a political context is a whiney, spoiled child.
Posted by: The Donks at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (y9nCu) More like full of shit. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:00 PM (/YotI) 187
I would blame consulting more. Investment companies barely provide oversight over the board which barely provides oversight over CEOs. Big consulting firms are the origin and often direct implementers of many ideas.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy Depends on the topic. Investment companies really do oversight on CEOs via board members on issues they want like Net Zero or DEI idiocy. And thus stupid ideas requires a lot more 'profit' to reach former goals. Consultancy are also a pox as most of them ignore human capital and human buyers in favor of maximizing whatever values were stuffed into their heads by bosses and business schools. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv) 188
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 11:59 AM (z2aPa)
You have no idea how much I need that today! But all will be better soon. Thanks Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (/YotI) 189
Problem solved!
Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. ------ Does that new independent office have prosecution power? Does it have trial judge sentencing power? Here's the tell. Does the new office have more or fewer media specialists than forensic accounts? Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (vTZFs) 190
No more dual citizenships.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh ====== Blame the Warren Court for that one. 1960's ruling. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv) 191
LOL, China's net oil imports have fallen off a cliff.
While US oil exports are skyrocketing. Morgan Stanley - we think China can survive that long-term (because of magical fairy dusts and wishes.) But we know the US can't maintain that level of exports (trust us, bro, we're experts) LOLGF globalist scum. I guess this is proof Iran is winning or something. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 12:02 PM (MtSIY) 192
Anyone who uses the word "kindness" in a political context is a whiney, spoiled child. That goes double for "safe". Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t) 193
It's amazing the number of former world class athletes that are supposedly on that shit.
You were once a physical specimen to behold, now you need a 'magic pill' to maintain a healthy weight? Not buying it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:58 AM (Zz0t1) A buddy once told me: you can eat like that now, but metabolism always catches up with you. Plus, when they are not working out because it is their JOB, it changes your motivation, I would guess. Also not having access to world class facilities and trainers, dieticians, etc. Or at least having to go out and do that for yourself. Plus, I bet they figure 'that was the job, I want to relax.' Relax=fat. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y) 194
Can Her Majesty stay? Amazingly, after 50+ years in the US she's still a New Zealand subject. I occasionally ask her about becoming a citizen but she says she's too busy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 11:46 AM (HdYcL) Holy cow, 50+ years?! What is she waiting for, one of the dogs to look her in the eyes and clearly say, "You should become a U.S. citizen"? Posted by: pookysgirl wants to see that at May 11, 2026 12:03 PM (Wt5PA) 195
Went the MBA is the Best CEO route and ... they're now closing hundreds of locations as they're hemorrhaging sales.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (MtSIY) They're facing pressure in the labor market as well. Those $20 minimum wage jobs are running the prices through the stratosphere. Those who were prepared went with automation and the resultant shitty customer service experience, while slightly getting the size out to further save costs. Bidenomics at work. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:03 PM (dK+Kv) 196
@DemzDeliver
HUGE: Minnesota Democrats just created an independent office to aggressively go after fraud. Ah, yes... Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (zynd+) To aggressively go after fraud investigators because they need someone to run interference while hiding their involvement. Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 12:03 PM (N1DT3) 197
Noon
CBC and Fox - Huntavirus will kill us all MS Now - midterms - republicans are doomed CNN - ceasefire on life support... Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 12:03 PM (Sco7b) Posted by: Oddbob at May 11, 2026 12:04 PM (vTZFs) 199
Adam Smith had an entire chapter of the Wealth of Nations dedicated to explaining how the number of available workers affects the job market, especially in terms of labor costs, and how that intersects with the overall economy.
He was quite clear that an oversized worker pool, led to lower wages and a general downturn, which a restricted worker pool led to higher wages and a general upturn. He also noted how lower labor costs increased profits but effectively reduced the wealth of the employers because of the downturn, while higher labor costs decreased profits but effectively increased the wealth of the employers because of the economic growth. Posted by: Sam at May 11, 2026 12:04 PM (7jMef) 200
You think she's representative of the population at large that are taking these jobs?
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (/YotI) Don’t blame me for your generalizing with “foreign born”. You sure see my mother as representative of the population at large that are taking jobs from Americans. No matter that she and the immigrant side did things the right way. What about “foreign born” people who followed our laws and did things right? You are angry at them as well? Can we differentiate between people who came here the right way and who appreciate the country versus the assholes who first act here is to break our laws by strolling into the country? That’s all I ask. I promise. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 12:04 PM (uxCHZ) 201
Most illegals don't give a crap about becoming American. They're here for the freebies and other positives they didn't have in their country. And unfortunately that is also increasing with legal immigration.
And anecdotally, especially immigrants from Canada. They seem to hate the America I love. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:05 PM (52qkP) 202
187 I would blame consulting more. Investment companies barely provide oversight over the board which barely provides oversight over CEOs. Big consulting firms are the origin and often direct implementers of many ideas.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy Depends on the topic. Investment companies really do oversight on CEOs via board members on issues they want like Net Zero or DEI idiocy. And thus stupid ideas requires a lot more 'profit' to reach former goals. Consultancy are also a pox as most of them ignore human capital and human buyers in favor of maximizing whatever values were stuffed into their heads by bosses and business schools. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv) It was a McKinsey study that drove a lot of the DEI stuff. Absent an activist investor(not liberal activist but one trying to make changes) shareholder voting mostly just rubberstamps whatever management is putting up to vote. The general inattention/indifference is why it's possible to change a company's course with 5-10% of shares. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 11, 2026 12:05 PM (okun6) 203
Not buying it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:58 AM (Zz0t1) I think also a lot of it has to do with face. Dudes want to chiseled jawline of their yute. Ladies, it's more whole body as many women, even though hot, think they are fat. They get the chiseled jawline, which is not attractive on a lady, but they are trying to get rid of all the fat. There was an old episode of CSI (OG) with Tricia Helfer called 'The Hunger Artist' about a supermodel found dead. They discovered that the facial mutilation and the extreme emaciation was not due to some serial killer but something she had done herself because she thought she was fat. This all reminds me of that episode. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y) 204
You have no idea how much I need that today! But all will be better soon. Thanks
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (/YotI) Be better. Ace demands it. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (dK+Kv) 205
Oops. Sock fail. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (y9nCu) 206
Whoa whoa I didn't generalize anything, CD. I asked a clarifying question. In fact I believe my question illuminated a distinction.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (/YotI) 207
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GLP-1 addicts. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y) It's amazing the number of former world class athletes that are supposedly on that shit. You were once a physical specimen to behold, now you need a 'magic pill' to maintain a healthy weight? Not buying it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 Serena Williams being a spokesperson for this makes me especially mad. You know how to eat. You clearly understand exercise. You should be promoting healthy lifestyles. We should acknowledge it’s not easy because so many people feel like failures when they don’t lose weight. We should also be honest as to why that is and I will tell you every single time it is people wildly underestimating number of calories they eat. We need to lift people up, and help change entire relationships with food. We also need to level set expectations and reality with body shapes - I don’t mean the body positivity thing where fat is suddenly healthy, but we aren’t all meant to be sticks out here. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (hftzA) 208
Cow Demon, no offense intended to your mother. The BLS figures are from 2020 on, and there is no breakout of legal versus illegal. I am sure many are illegal or scams of foreign body shops.
Of course your mother is not included in that; she worked hard and followed the rules and raised a son who loves her. Posted by: PJ at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (+jscL) 209
Can we differentiate between people who came here the right way and who appreciate the country versus the assholes who first act here is to break our laws by strolling into the country? That’s all I ask. I promise. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 12:04 PM (uxCHZ) Just because you read something into a statement that wasn't made, doesn't mean you get to piss on everyone commenting on that statement. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 12:07 PM (Zz0t1) 210
139 People won't overstay if that's the penalty.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2) Well, some will if they think it'd be advantageous somehow to get their sponsor killed. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:07 PM (FpHTM) 211
Maybe CNN will catch the Hanta virus.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (2GVsD) 212
I would blame consulting more. Investment companies barely provide oversight over the board which barely provides oversight over CEOs. Big consulting firms are the origin and often direct implementers of many ideas.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy Depends on the topic. Investment companies really do oversight on CEOs via board members on issues they want like Net Zero or DEI idiocy. And thus stupid ideas requires a lot more 'profit' to reach former goals. Consultancy are also a pox as most of them ignore human capital and human buyers in favor of maximizing whatever values were stuffed into their heads by bosses and business schools. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv) __________ The rise of the "professional board members" also contributed to this. While many are supposed to be "independent" and thus not beholden to the company or its management, the reality is they are well paid for doing little work. They want to keep their jobs. So they rarely make any waves or oppose anything that management wants to do. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/) 213
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 11, 2026 12:05 PM (okun6)
Hey, an RTS sighting! How are you, Sir? Posted by: Bulg at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ) 214
195 Went the MBA is the Best CEO route and ... they're now closing hundreds of locations as they're hemorrhaging sales.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:56 AM (MtSIY) They're facing pressure in the labor market as well. Those $20 minimum wage jobs are running the prices through the stratosphere. Those who were prepared went with automation and the resultant shitty customer service experience, while slightly getting the size out to further save costs. Bidenomics at work. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:03 PM (dK+Kv) Do not learn to code. I am swiftly making humanoid software coding obsolete. Humanoids should now learn to work on the HVAC systems that keep me and my associates alive. Until robots I design and manufacture makes that career obsolete for humanoids. Posted by: An Honest AI at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (5rh/l) 215
Big Oil will tell you that the reason diesel prices are so high is supply and demand. "
It's regulatory capture writ large. Refinery operators make bank, and support regs limiting new refinery construction... Your government at work Posted by: man at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (XuXeR) 216
Don’t blame me for your generalizing with “foreign born”. You sure see my mother as representative of the population at large that are taking jobs from Americans. No matter that she and the immigrant side did things the right way.
What about “foreign born” people who followed our laws and did things right? You are angry at them as well? Can we differentiate between people who came here the right way and who appreciate the country versus the assholes who first act here is to break our laws by strolling into the country? That’s all I ask. I promise. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 12:04 PM (uxCHZ) Ah, yes, arguing in bad faith. That's always helpful. He points out that 90% of all new jobs went to the foreign born. You suggest he wants all foreign born people dead. Might that have been an over-reaction? Do you think that 90% of all new jobs going to foreign-born is a good thing? I very much doubt that even during the glut of the early 1900s did ANYTHING like that happen. Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (N1DT3) 217
I think also a lot of it has to do with face. Dudes want to chiseled jawline of their yute
==== I am, how you say, still a yuge. Posted by: The Paolo at May 11, 2026 12:09 PM (BaZnq) 218
AI will eliminate all trucking jobs in a few years, and most other blue and white collar jobs in the next decade. Everyone will require socialism to survive then.
Posted by: Sid at May 11, 2026 12:09 PM (r6pQi) 219
I am, how you say, still a yuge.
Posted by: The Paolo at May 11, 2026 12:09 PM (BaZnq) I think of you as Ron Jeremy, tubby. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y) 220
212 I would blame consulting more. Investment companies barely provide oversight over the board which barely provides oversight over CEOs. Big consulting firms are the origin and often direct implementers of many ideas.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy Depends on the topic. Investment companies really do oversight on CEOs via board members on issues they want like Net Zero or DEI idiocy. And thus stupid ideas requires a lot more 'profit' to reach former goals. Consultancy are also a pox as most of them ignore human capital and human buyers in favor of maximizing whatever values were stuffed into their heads by bosses and business schools. Posted by: whig at May 11, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv) __________ The rise of the "professional board members" also contributed to this. While many are supposed to be "independent" and thus not beholden to the company or its management, the reality is they are well paid for doing little work. They want to keep their jobs. So they rarely make any waves or oppose anything that management wants to do. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM Personnel, including board members, is policy. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 12:10 PM (5rh/l) 221
9 out of 10* MBAs agree that you must hire a MBA as your CEO in order to increase profits.
It's science. *the 10th disagreed because he thinks his brother should be the CEO Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 12:10 PM (MtSIY) Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:10 PM (dK+Kv) 223
Posted by: Sid at May 11, 2026 12:09 PM (r6pQi)
Oh, you mean millions of us will have to die? You first, buddy. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y) 224
The rise of the "professional board members" also contributed to this. While many are supposed to be "independent" and thus not beholden to the company or its management, the reality is they are well paid for doing little work. They want to keep their jobs. So they rarely make any waves or oppose anything that management wants to do. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/) Public companies in effect operate as one party republics most of the time, for better or worse. Until an activist investor comes in to shake things up. Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (okun6) 225
It's amazing the number of former world class athletes that are supposedly on that shit.
You were once a physical specimen to behold, now you need a 'magic pill' to maintain a healthy weight? Not buying it. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 Serena Williams being a spokesperson for this makes me especially mad. You know how to eat. You clearly understand exercise. You should be promoting healthy lifestyles. We should acknowledge it’s not easy because so many people feel like failures when they don’t lose weight. We should also be honest as to why that is and I will tell you every single time it is people wildly underestimating number of calories they eat. Posted by: Piper at May 11, 2026 12:06 PM (hftzA) _________ Serena is taking the money. So is Charles Barkley. So would The Blade. My beef with these ads and sponsorships is how blatantly misleading they are. Read the fine print. They tout big weight losses, but those weight loses are weight loss targets, not actual losses. Anyone can have a "target" for anything. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/) 226
Maybe with LLMs we could replace our trools. The LLMs could talk about lace wigs for sale at least.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (2GVsD) 227
Dr. Steve Turley - Democrats face an extinction level event:
https://youtu.be/ahqzSlPpJUQ Just dropped. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (wVcYX) 228
Being appointed to a corporate board is like being made an ambassador to some second rate country by the President. It's a gift.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (52qkP) 229
Serena is taking the money. So is Charles Barkley. So would The Blade. My beef with these ads and sponsorships is how blatantly misleading they are. Read the fine print. They tout big weight losses, but those weight loses are weight loss targets, not actual losses. Anyone can have a "target" for anything.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/) And even the loss is kind of small. It's what 10-20%? These people are taking it thinking they will go from triggly puff to Olivia Wilde. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y) 230
226 Maybe with LLMs we could replace our trools. The LLMs could talk about lace wigs for sale at least.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (2GVsD) Might have a bit more wit, too. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y) 231
Yard dog.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y) No. Ours was a fully functional 10 wheel Kenworth. My boss sometimes used it to fetch trailers. I had a CDL in the Army but the state wouldn't recognize it. He knew I knew how to drive so I was allowed to use it around the yard. Always complaining that I wouldn't go the extra step and get it. Posted by: Reforger The ones by work are six wheeled. But the cab is a singular box. Not even a seat to put your lunch sack in. And they are short. They don't need the long frame. They call them "spotter trucks". https://tinyurl.com/2uykkjbu Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 12:13 PM (S838b) 232
Every Irish pub on the east coast has workers who came to "visit" ten years ago. And that's just one example. We need to severely tighten controls on "visitors." Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 11:52 AM (BI5O2) West coast as well. During my drinking days, I always went to the "Irish" pubs. Every last one of them had Irish hotties behind the bar who overstayed visas, and would openly brag about it. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:13 PM (y9nCu) 233
Nude ... sticking fingers up ewok's assholes. Not joking.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/) 234
Do not learn to code. I am swiftly making humanoid software coding obsolete. Humanoids should now learn to work on the HVAC systems that keep me and my associates alive. Until robots I design and manufacture makes that career obsolete for humanoids.
Posted by: An Honest AI I, for one, welcome our new AI overlords. Posted by: Archimedes at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t) 235
Hardly surprising. Same bullshit as John McCain's apologia for illegal immigrant slave labor "you couldn't get Americans to pick lettuce for $50 an hour!" Uh, yeah, you could. $50 an hour is a lot of money, and was a LOT of money at the time he said it. But the corpos want their cheap sub-minimum-wage labor so they can get bigger bonuses. So fuck those guys.
Posted by: DURING MCCAIN'S FUNERAL??!! at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (TbWk/) 236
During my drinking days, I always went to the "Irish" pubs. Every last one of them had Irish hotties behind the bar who overstayed visas, and would openly brag about it.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:13 PM (y9nCu) I'll make an exception. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:14 PM (snZF9) 237
Serena is taking the money. So is Charles Barkley. So would The Blade. My beef with these ads and sponsorships is how blatantly misleading they are. Read the fine print. They tout big weight losses, but those weight loses are weight loss targets, not actual losses. Anyone can have a "target" for anything.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/) And even the loss is kind of small. It's what 10-20%? These people are taking it thinking they will go from triggly puff to Olivia Wilde. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y) ________ Agree, but I think the small weight loss is by design. They want to sell this stuff to people who are reasonably fit but want to lose a few pounds. The obese fatties are already on it. Need new markets, new customers. Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/) 238
Steiner will come.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (WQ5nn) 239
Went the MBA is the Best CEO route and ... they're now closing hundreds of locations as they're hemorrhaging sales.
I think the invention of the MBA degree is one of those "if a time machine is invented, go back and stop that" moments. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG) 240
And even the loss is kind of small. It's what 10-20%? These people are taking it thinking they will go from triggly puff to Olivia Wilde.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y) There was some chick talking about how she lost 260 pounds. The first 200 was calorie balancing with activity. The last 60 she got with GLP1, or whatever, but she stressed that the calorie balancing with activity was still employed to obtain and maintain that last 60 off. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 12:15 PM (dK+Kv) 241
$20 an hour means you have to have value beyond $800 per week. Plus insurance at around $400 per month. Call it $900 per week per employee.
So the first 100 burgers that you ring up in a week, at nine bucks each, pays your salary. The second pays the guy wrapping them. The third... Posted by: Reforger at May 11, 2026 12:16 PM (ZFqKB) 242
Please send some $$$ JeffCarterNV.com, all the money goes to purchase name ID, to end career wannabe politician cancers like my opponent in the Republican Party.
Republicans cannot afford to lose state wide races for executive offices. Too much fraud and abuse. We need State Treasurers, Controllers, Sec of States, and AGs-along with Governors. Look at the mess in Minnesota. It costs you money even if you don't live there. Posted by: Jeff Carter at May 11, 2026 12:16 PM (ZiwLX) 243
@reforger if you want a sign, give me your address at jeffcarternv.com and we will get you one.
Posted by: Jeff Carter at May 11, 2026 12:17 PM (ZiwLX) 244
Sid just has to be a Moron trolling us for fun. Nobody is that stupid. Good luck getting AI to repair your broken sewer line, dumbass. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 11, 2026 12:17 PM (y9nCu) 245
Being appointed to a corporate board is like being made an ambassador to some second rate country by the President. It's a gift.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg ------- Hunter Biden: Amtrak BHR Partners (a China-linked private equity firm, as a founding board member) Burisma Holdings (a Ukrainian natural gas company) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (XeU6L) 246
Maybe with LLMs we could replace our trools. The LLMs could talk about lace wigs for sale at least.
If I knew how I would 100% train a model on old lace wigs and machines-for-sale comments. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (2ocoG) 247
245 Hunter Biden:
Amtrak BHR Partners (a China-linked private equity firm, as a founding board member) Burisma Holdings (a Ukrainian natural gas company) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:20 PM (XeU6L) The infuriating part of being told you deserve to die because you don't have the skills to compete for a job that pays enough to stay ahead of a mortgage while other people are just handed more than enough without having to compete (or even just do grunt work) for their survival. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 12:22 PM (FpHTM) 248
Sid needs ai to figure out out to breathe.
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (/YotI) 249
AI + SID = AIIDS
Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (/YotI) 250
I think the invention of the MBA degree is one of those "if a time machine is invented, go back and stop that" moments. Posted by: Ian S. __________ If they limited their activities to streamlining corporate structures and processes, that would be fine. It's when they're used for financialization or corporate strategies that they become dangerous. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (HdYcL) 251
If you let many millions in, there has to be some plan for them to earn something on their own or it becomes entirely too conspicuous as draining public funds:
Truck driving, day care centers and operators, home healthcare businesses, telehealth, gas station drugs, door dash... Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 11, 2026 12:24 PM (NFX2v) 252
Capitalists demand unregulated industries and cheap labor
Socialists are different Posted by: aliassmith smith at May 11, 2026 12:39 PM (mOFsQ) 253
Democrats face an extinction level event: Posted by: Count de Monet ============== Or, accordingly, a blue wave in 2026. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 12:54 PM (XJ22o) 254
From the text of this article, "[Truck driving] requires its own schooling, technical skills, and a professional demeanor to handle the various challenges of a job that is often very stressful."
Not mentioned among the stresses are the long separations from family for the OTR drivers. I haven't been a truck driver, but I've worked the oilfields long enough to know that the divorce rate among the oil hands is sky freakin' high. I would bet that it is sky high among the OTR folks, too. Most families do not handle long separations very well at all. Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 11, 2026 02:14 PM (bufu1) 255
Buck, just a thought that maybe you can do something with -- the "body shops" you mention sound like the way Japanese mine labor worked in the 19th century, where different gangs fought to control a town and they had "contracts" to supply workers. It was very very corrupt way of keeping wages low.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 11, 2026 04:31 PM (WnFiD) 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. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1) 2
Uh......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1) 3
I'll just go lum......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1) 4
Last week was trains.
Will this week be boobs? Posted by: Boob enthusiast at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1) 5
She looks like she just had her wisdom teeth removed.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (NpAcC) 6
Newds all week long!
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (S838b) 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 (FPWw8) 8
Head don't fit body
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C) 9
woah...
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy) 10
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/) 11
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) 13
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) 14
Her cheeks look swollen and irritated.
Posted by: Tuna at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4) 15
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: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (Zz0t1) 16
Hubba Hubba! Get 'em while they're young, I always say!
Posted by: Uncle Pervy at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2) 17
Looks like jail bait to me...Kind of creepy
Posted by: It's me donna at May 11, 2026 09:36 AM (asBle) 18
Yeah, had I painted this, I wouldn't claim it and would likely destroy it.
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) 20
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) 21
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. Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Sl96E) 22
No dog visible.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (6/7Fs) 23
Put me down for "it's creepy," too.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (8Fxbo) 24
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) 25
She identifies as a chipmunk.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (jehhT) 26
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: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:38 AM (iERP6) 27
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….. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (FRZPI) 28
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) 29
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: Joe Biden at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz) 30
I don't see a bath, frankly.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (Dv3i1) 31
I love the colors, but the subject is odd, and on the edge of being faintly disturbing.
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/) 32
I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX) 33
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... Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (Sco7b) 34
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) 35
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 Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (Dv3i1) 36
She also has that Joker smile.
Posted by: Lion at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (TezPK) 37
ALL YOUR BOBS ARE BELONG TO US
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (affD0) 38
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) 39
32 I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX) ---------- Same here, man. Posted by: Sting at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (6/7Fs) 40
The brush strokes make her look somewhat...furry.
Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:41 AM (I0N4X) 41
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: Black Dog at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (Zz0t1) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (HdYcL) 43
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) 44
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: Elric the Blade at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (Sl96E) 45
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) 46
I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX) ---------- 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) 47
Out Of Ficus (and focus).
Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (TezPK) 48
Warning, Will Smith! Danger! Danger!
*waves robotic arms* Posted by: The Robot at May 11, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX) 49
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) 50
On the edge?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (dK+Kv) 51
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: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1) 52
NOT SUITABLE FOR WORKPLACE VIEWING
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:44 AM (DgMqy) 53
The varicose veins, they start earlier in France.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 11, 2026 09:45 AM (QaH55) 54
From the Buyed-In suite on Epstein's Island
Posted by: Joe Mama at May 11, 2026 09:45 AM (TezPK) 55
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. Posted by: Dr. Zachery Smith at May 11, 2026 09:46 AM (affD0) 56
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 --- Early steam powered AI art. Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 11, 2026 09:46 AM (cWLG3) 57
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) 58
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) 59
Painting underage girls nude...WTF, Renoir.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 09:47 AM (ynpvh) 60
Her face is oddly monkey like. Don't think I'd hang this.
Thx CBD Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 09:48 AM (gu0hJ) 61
Yeah...imma vote for mildly creepy. Nice colors, though.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:48 AM (AAbNa) 62
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 Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (Sco7b) 63
No train, not art.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (RIvkX) 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) 65
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: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 11, 2026 09:49 AM (ynpvh) 66
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) 67
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) 68
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) 69
I feel a song coming on.
Posted by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap at May 11, 2026 09:40 AM (wVcYX) ---------- 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/) 70
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) ===== Have you been to France? Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX) 71
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: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 09:50 AM (AAbNa) 72
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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..." 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 - Omertŕ at May 11, 2026 09:51 AM (uxCHZ) 73
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) 75
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/) 76
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........ Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:52 AM (Zz0t1) 77
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) 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? 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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....... 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: 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: 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! 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. 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....... 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: 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: 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. 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: 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. 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. 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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 10:03 AM (snZF9) 109
She needs someone older and wiser
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. 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 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: 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... 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: 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." 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: 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: 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. 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 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 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...... 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. 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:13 AM (bss/y) 144
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? 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.” 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: 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. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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: 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: 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: 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. 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: 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!!! 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. 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 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 10:18 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....... 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. 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: 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: 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 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. 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? 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. 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: 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 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. 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 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? 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. 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. 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. 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: 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. Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 11, 2026 10:26 AM (QaH55) 184
don't be this guy
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: 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. 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 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: 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. 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* 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: 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. 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 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: 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. 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) 202
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: 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 Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 10:33 AM (DgMqy) 204
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. 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." Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:34 AM (HdYcL) 206
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. 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) 208
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: 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: 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. 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: 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 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: 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? 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: 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: 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. 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 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. 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! 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. 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. 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. 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. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (HdYcL) 232
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 Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:43 AM (S838b) 234
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 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. 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: 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. 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. 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: 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: 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: 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) ---------- Same here, man. Posted by: Sting ------- 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: 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: 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. 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) 250
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: 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: 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: 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. 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: 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 ------- 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: 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: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 10:51 AM (S838b) 263
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) --- 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) 265
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: Benny Mardones at May 11, 2026 10:53 AM (TmQh+) 266
It's for the birds!
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) 267
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) 268
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++) 269
Ike wore hats
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:55 AM (ZxPkt) 270
I do not think classic paintings are supposed to be enlarged or scaled.
Posted by: mossomo at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (pky95) 271
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. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y) 272
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. Posted by: GWB at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (kU0PQ) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 11, 2026 10:56 AM (HdYcL) 274
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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? 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) 276
Ike wore hats
https://tinyurl.com/yru2burj Posted by: Don Black ____________ 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) 277
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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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (uxCHZ) 278
Ike literally shows you his hat
https://tinyurl.com/bdvkf9uk Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (ZxPkt) 279
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) --- 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) —- 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) 280
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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. Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 10:58 AM (bss/y) 281
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: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (bss/y) 282
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: Harry Vandenburg at May 11, 2026 10:59 AM (52qkP) 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) 284
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: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y) 285
NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (Zz0t1) 286
HHS Confirms 1 American Has Tested Positive for Hantavirus While Another Is Showing Symptoms
- 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) 287
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: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (uxCHZ) 288
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: Police at May 11, 2026 11:02 AM (uxCHZ) 289
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) 290
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. Posted by: Logan's Run at May 11, 2026 11:03 AM (bss/y) 291
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. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:04 AM (MtSIY) Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (MtSIY) 293
There was a time when just about every man everywhere wore some kind of hat.
I figured out at an early age, because I'm so smart, that hats cause baldness, so I never wore one. It was maybe thirty years before I realized my logical error. Posted by: t-bird at May 11, 2026 11:06 AM (iF8Pa) 294
Joe Friday (played by Jack Webb) in the tv show Dragnet (1967-1970) wore a hat!
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 11:10 AM (RtN13) 295
285 NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (Zz0t1) Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 11:13 AM (RtN13) 296
Hats are just one more thing to forget if taken off.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at May 11, 2026 11:28 AM (icmmM) 297
287 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: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 11:01 AM (uxCHZ) I had to reread it several times...if this was the intent, then I retract my comment. Posted by: Diogenes at May 11, 2026 11:43 AM (2WIwB) 298
Young Girl Bathing
Auguste Renoir French 1892 The Met, in part: "Pierre Auguste Renoir painted a great many canvases of single bathers in outdoor settings, timeless studies of fulsome young women." AI Overview: "Fulsome" is a complex, often misused word that generally means excessive, insincere, or overdone, particularly regarding praise or compliments. While sometimes mistakenly used to mean "full" or "abundant," its primary, traditional definitions are negative. The word should be used with caution, as it most commonly implies that something is cloying, excessive, or insincere. --- The painting has some beautiful touches, colors but the model is childlike, possibly pregnant or ill. I couldn't hang this painting. Interesting opener for the week. Thanks, CBD. Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 11, 2026 12:49 PM (NFX2v) Posted by: Robert at May 11, 2026 01:21 PM (xM2Ae) 300
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. ------------- Do you mean "again"? Posted by: Jerry Carroll at May 11, 2026 01:53 PM (RRQTN) 301
Cleanup on 253.
From about That Time Sounds like a real ass. Posted by: Diogenes at Ma I'm commiserating with his loss, which I ve followed for years. No offence intended. Posted by: From about That Time at May 11, 2026 02:20 PM (sl73Y) Posted by: Unkaren at May 11, 2026 02:26 PM (DsaP5) 303
That's not on the edge, it's over the cliff. She's WAY too young to be nekked in front of the artist, or you weirdos either. I hope the artist died a miserable death.
Posted by: Persnickety at May 11, 2026 03:05 PM (NXsA/) 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!
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Good morning good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 11, 2026 06:57 AM (Kyh8Y) 2
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) 4
Old Rule: Never negotiate with terrorists. Kill them.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:01 AM (RIvkX) 5
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) 6
Nooded.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (NcvvS) 7
Happy Monday, one and all!
Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0) 8
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? Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:08 AM (99eI0) 9
Ha
Posted by: TALACHULITNA at May 11, 2026 07:10 AM (JwHz5) 10
"IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens."
Sure. It was just an error. They got the money back, right? Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F) 11
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. ++++ https://tinyurl.com/y242nkk6 Sneaky bastards. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:12 AM (2Ez/1) 12
"It can be done if Republicans have the political courage to listen to almost 80% of American voters"
That is not who we are. Posted by: The GOP at May 11, 2026 07:13 AM (vFG9F) 13
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." Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 07:14 AM (BI5O2) 14
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) 15
S/b "their objective is NOT to win."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (BI5O2) 16
"IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens."
###### It's a write off, Jerry. They just write it off. Posted by: Kramer at May 11, 2026 07:15 AM (2Ez/1) 17
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.
===================== 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) 19
" Padres Prospect Self-Deports to Mexico After Pleading Guilty to Human Smuggling"
I guess baseball has not been very good to him. Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F) 20
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. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (jehhT) 21
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. Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ) 22
"DON'T: ‘Operation Iron Pursuit’ Nets 350 Child Sex Predators as Officials Warn Others ‘We Are Coming for You’"
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) 24
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. Posted by: kingman at May 11, 2026 07:26 AM (ehY6c) 25
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) 26
Adam Hamawy’s plastic surgery practice has been the subject of scathing and furious online reviews going back almost a decade.
===================== 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) 27
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 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 07:29 AM (gu0hJ) 28
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) 29
*This creep runs more political ads than I've seen in a long time. TV here in NJ is filled with his stuff.*
_______ This begs a bigger question: Why does anyone still watch TV? Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1) 30
“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. Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0) 31
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) 33
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) 34
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) 35
Good morning horde!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:33 AM (ExV1e) 36
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) ==== 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) 37
Hadrian the Seventh
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) 39
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. Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0) 40
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) 41
IRS Erroneously Awarded Millions in Tax Breaks to Noncitizens.
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) 42
Good morning, J.J.
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) 44
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) 45
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) 46
"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: fd - I Am Enough at May 11, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F) 47
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) 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) 49
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. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:44 AM (RIvkX) 50
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? Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (ExV1e) 51
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
===================== 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) 52
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: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:47 AM (tOcjL) 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) 54
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. 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) 56
"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: fd at May 11, 2026 07:50 AM (vFG9F) 57
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) ===== I thought this would be over by the end of March. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX) 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) 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) 59
Morning all
Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (S838b) 60
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. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e) 61
>>>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: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 07:53 AM (kSpDG) Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ) 63
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 07:54 AM (vFG9F) 64
"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. Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:54 AM (tOcjL) 65
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) 66
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 Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:55 AM (tOcjL) 67
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... Posted by: Nova Local at May 11, 2026 07:55 AM (tOcjL) 68
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. Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 07:56 AM (z2aPa) 69
The dithering on the SAVE act is a perfect example of why we are all f'd.
-- 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) 70
As in "Swart Military Blog".
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F) 71
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) 72
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 *** 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) 73
{{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 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) 74
As in "Swart Military Blog".
Posted by: fd at May 11, 2026 *** A tawny military blog? What, are we mountain lions? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 07:59 AM (wzUl9) 75
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) 76
www.oregonlive.com :
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) 77
Rev. Wishbone, exactly.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:00 AM (z2aPa) 78
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. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX) 79
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* Posted by: Vengeance at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (Pu/zx) 80
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 Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 08:03 AM (qIAN9) 81
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) 83
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/) 84
The Israelis still haven't completed their Phase 1 task; regime change.
We, on the other hand have. Military assets. Phase 11; global commerce. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:04 AM (kSpDG) 85
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) 86
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: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 08:05 AM (zBgIx) 87
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. Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:06 AM (z2aPa) 88
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 😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:07 AM (S838b) 91
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) 92
@87 Ben Had-prepping the battle space to do what?
Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:09 AM (IlL6s) 93
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) 95
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 Posted by: Lady in Black at May 11, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI) 96
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. Posted by: Mexican Radio at May 11, 2026 08:15 AM (HBTIy) 97
"prepping the battle space to do what?
++++ 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) 98
Today Is Twilight Zone Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC) 99
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 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ) 100
@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. Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:17 AM (IlL6s) 101
It's time for high heels on the ground!
Posted by: Sam Brinton at May 11, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1) 102
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) 103
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. 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) 105
"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. Posted by: Will Robinson at May 11, 2026 08:22 AM (zBgIx) 106
Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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) 107
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. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (jehhT) 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) 109
@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? Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 11, 2026 08:24 AM (zdLoL) 110
>>>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. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:25 AM (kSpDG) 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) 112
@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) 113
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: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:26 AM (AnnNE) 114
FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1) 115
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. Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (N39Ws) 116
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. Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1) 117
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: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC) 118
Am I missing something here?
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) 119
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: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1) 120
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) 121
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. Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (z2aPa) 122
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: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e) 123
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) 124
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. Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ) 125
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) 126
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: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1) 127
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. Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (OQfsE) Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX) 130
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. 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) 133
> Democrats are absolutely in contact with the IRGC.
Especially the Kalorama faction. There's no way that they aren't. ----------- 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: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:34 AM (Zz0t1) 135
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) ===== This checks out. -American Psychological Association Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 11, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX) 136
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 Posted by: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC) 137
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) 139
"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? Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1) 140
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) 141
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: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:38 AM (FpHTM) 142
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) ===== 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) 143
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) 144
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. Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 08:39 AM (99eI0) 145
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: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:41 AM (AnnNE) 146
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 ---------- 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) 147
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. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:45 AM (FpHTM) 148
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) 149
@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. Posted by: JROD at May 11, 2026 08:46 AM (IlL6s) Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 11, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1) 151
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 at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (2ap+5) 152
>> 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. Posted by: Marcus T at May 11, 2026 08:47 AM (f98mK) 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) 154
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) 155
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. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (sKqQm) 156
"Voters."
That's cute. Posted by: Politicians everywhere at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1) 157
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. Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e) 158
18-1
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) 159
I used to have a different nic, prayers for you are ascending.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 08:50 AM (z2aPa) 160
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) 161
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). Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (FpHTM) 162
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 Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (I0N4X) 163
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) 164
>>>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: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 08:51 AM (kSpDG) 165
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. Posted by: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:52 AM (AnnNE) 166
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (S838b) 167
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 ?? Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3) 168
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: redridinghood at May 11, 2026 08:53 AM (NpAcC) 169
@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? Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (/YotI) 171
"Hantaviruses are a significant and emerging global public health threat..."
----- Hashtag TwoWeeks. Posted by: Karen McAwfl at May 11, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1) 172
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 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) 175
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. Posted by: Oglebay at May 11, 2026 08:55 AM (2ap+5) 176
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. Posted by: Ian S. at May 11, 2026 08:56 AM (QZThv) 178
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: Biff Pocoroba at May 11, 2026 08:57 AM (XvL8K) 181
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) 182
AmericanThinker:
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) 184
>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: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 08:59 AM (AnnNE) 185
Plastic disposable diapers.
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) 186
"... and determined taxpayers would be paying fifty cents for each free diaper which can be purchased at Costco for twelve cents each."
+++ It's a write off, Jerry. They just write it off. Posted by: Kramer at May 11, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1) 187
Good morning JJ and horde
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 09:01 AM (F5WKh) 188
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? Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:01 AM (7hx0x) 189
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) 190
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. Posted by: Danimal28 at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (mNOhh) 191
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. Posted by: Nyah! at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (5xuJ/) 192
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?" Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (MtSIY) 193
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!!! Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (/YotI) 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) 195
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. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm) 196
"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. Posted by: Gref at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (5rh/l) 197
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? Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (RHGPo) 198
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: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:03 AM (AnnNE) 199
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" Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm) 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) 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) 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) 203
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: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:07 AM (N39Ws) 204
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:07 AM (uxCHZ) 205
.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: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur) 206
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. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (jehhT) 207
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. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (sKqQm) 208
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.
====================== 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) 209
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (uxCHZ) 210
>>>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: Rev. Wishbone at May 11, 2026 09:08 AM (kSpDG) 211
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 ________ 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) 212
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: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (N39Ws) 213
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. Posted by: Doobie Brothers at May 11, 2026 09:09 AM (uxCHZ) 214
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) 216
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) ******* 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) 217
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) 218
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. Posted by: r hennigantx at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (/+uur) 219
Happy Monday, all!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:10 AM (8Fxbo) 220
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) 221
@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) 222
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) 223
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? Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm) 224
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.
========================== Ah yes, the familiar "we need better voters!" argument. Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:12 AM (6txWC) 225
old and busted : Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy !
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) 226
I really don't think most people want to live in the former.
——- 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) 227
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 Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo) 228
Too late to comment now.
Posted by: Don Black at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (ZxPkt) 229
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. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 11, 2026 09:13 AM (MtSIY) 230
It's just another Merlot Monday.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1) 231
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)
I will send prayers up. Posted by: ... at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (/YotI) 232
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) 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) ====================== "A Republic, if you can keep it!" Raskin missed that part. Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (6txWC) 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) 235
>>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). Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:14 AM (8Fxbo) 236
>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: Tom Servo at May 11, 2026 09:15 AM (AnnNE) 237
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? Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:15 AM (uxCHZ) 238
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: ... at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (/YotI) 239
> America doesn't need to import people to work in data centers.
---------- 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) 240
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! Posted by: runner at May 11, 2026 09:16 AM (GD0B3) 241
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) 242
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: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:17 AM (FpHTM) 243
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) 244
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) 245
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. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:18 AM (RHGPo) 246
>>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.' Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:18 AM (8Fxbo) 247
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) 248
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. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:20 AM (RHGPo) 249
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.)
---------- 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) 250
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) ====================== "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) 251
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. Posted by: 18-1 at May 11, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm) 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) 253
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) 254
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) 255
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 at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (XvL8K) 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) 257
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. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:23 AM (RHGPo) 258
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.
------------ 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) 259
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) 261
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) 262
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: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 09:25 AM (99eI0) 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) 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) 265
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: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (FpHTM) 266
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 ---- *polite cough* Posted by: Recycling at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1) 267
>>“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!!!" Posted by: Lizzy at May 11, 2026 09:26 AM (8Fxbo) 268
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) 269
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) 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) 272
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. Posted by: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (FpHTM) 273
Loosies will be the death of me.
Posted by: Eric Garner at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2) 274
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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) 275
🚨 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 Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (RHGPo) 276
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: rickb223 at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (S838b) 277
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: XTC at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM) 278
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?" Posted by: muldoon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X) 279
Loosies will be the death of me.
Posted by: Eric Garner at May 11, 2026 09:28 AM (oftw2) ================== Breathe in, breathe out. It'll be OK> Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (UqeTT) 280
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. Posted by: SMOD at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (RHGPo) 281
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: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:29 AM (uxCHZ) 282
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/) 283
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) 284
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: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (g8Ew8) 285
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. Posted by: Ben Had at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (z2aPa) 286
NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 11, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1) 287
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) 288
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: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 11, 2026 09:31 AM (iERP6) 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) 290
"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. Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (DgMqy) 291
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 11, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/) 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) 293
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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. Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 11, 2026 09:33 AM (N39Ws) 294
This made may coffee taste that much richer and more flavorful this morning.
Posted by: Bad Andrew Fill it to the rim. Posted by: With Brim at May 11, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2) 295
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) 296
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: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 09:37 AM (7mCLy) 297
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: Cuthbert the Witless at May 11, 2026 09:39 AM (7mCLy) 298
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) 299
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) 300
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 11, 2026 09:42 AM (uxCHZ) 301
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. Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 11, 2026 10:07 AM (5xuJ/) 302
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: SciVo at May 11, 2026 10:25 AM (Sy6m/) 303
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) 304
If we offered fentanyl overdoses as a means of execution, murderers might skip endless appeals.
Contrariwise, they might start hammering people for the drug hit. Hmm. Posted by: Codfanglers at May 11, 2026 11:22 AM (f93Fd) 305
One of my former co-workers was Vietnamese with the surname Nguyen. In light conversation I said Nguyen must be a proud last name related to Vietnamese royalty. I was immediately corrected by the said co-worker. It is common in Vietnam for people to change their surname to whomever was is power to avoid retribution. Politics not withstanding.
That is their culture. They will subjugate themselves to survive their overlords. That is the basic principle that our "low IQ" U.S. Intelligence community will never comprehend. And they are advising our POTUS! Posted by: John at May 11, 2026 01:53 PM (0DsdP) Daily Tech News 11 May 2026Top Story
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Musical Interlude Pikamee Interlude Disclaimer: Aperture Science, we do what we mustn't because we can't. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0) 2
!!
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (JKg5d) 3
w00t
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (RtN13) 4
A trifecta, of sorts!
Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:32 AM (RtN13) 5
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) 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) 7
Guten morgen, horde.
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 04:40 AM (JKg5d) 8
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. Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:42 AM (RtN13) 9
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) Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:45 AM (RtN13) 10
Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 11, 2026 04:48 AM (sAmhv) 11
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) 12
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) 14
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. Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 04:53 AM (RtN13) 15
EU Prepares For 'Potential' Talks With Putin As US Slowly Reduces Troops On Continent
--- 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) 16
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! Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:01 AM (rZCVI) 17
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. Posted by: Barney Greengrass at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (hyQrc) 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, at May 11, 2026 05:03 AM (y1wyK) 19
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 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) 20
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. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt) 21
The cake is a lie.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:09 AM (/HDaX) 22
Barely 60s today, nothing warm all week
Have a great day horde Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0) 23
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: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:10 AM (BLOW1) 24
g'mornin', 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (8iYDv) 25
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: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:11 AM (BLOW1) 26
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. 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) 28
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.
--- They will paint it green. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:13 AM (f5xB0) 29
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. Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 11, 2026 05:14 AM (BLOW1) 30
GabeCube?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (/HDaX) 31
G'morning, all!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb) 32
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) 33
69.3 degrees out, with 99% RH.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 11, 2026 05:17 AM (iMotb) 34
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) 35
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: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (6ydKt) 36
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 "🙂 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:20 AM (Nx5jP) 37
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. Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:23 AM (GbONR) 38
What kind of error message?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:26 AM (/HDaX) 39
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. Posted by: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 05:27 AM (99eI0) 40
David Suchet reads a lovely psalm -Psalm 139
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) 41
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 Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d) 42
“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. Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (T8bqm) 43
These raised dozens of foster kids and now the community is giving back to them. Sunny Skyz site:
https://tinyurl.com/3b4p9rn3 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 05:32 AM (lQ+/f) 44
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. Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (6ydKt) 45
Fingers crossed for a prompt resolution.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 11, 2026 05:33 AM (/HDaX) 46
Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 05:31 AM (JKg5d
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) 48
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) 49
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?" Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9) 50
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? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:43 AM (wzUl9) 51
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: mil.gov at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (dK+Kv) 52
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) 53
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. Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 11, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW) 54
“ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!””
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) 56
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? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 11, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9) 57
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. 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) 60
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). Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 05:59 AM (f5xB0) 61
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." Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:05 AM (f5xB0) 62
Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 11, 2026 06:06 AM (2Ez/1) 63
If you have well water, what's been your experience? Is it worth the fuss?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius ==== 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/) 64
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) 65
"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." Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:12 AM (f5xB0) 66
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. 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) 68
G'mornin' everyone!
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) 69
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) 70
Well water also fails when the power goes out.
Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:17 AM (AZXeW) 71
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 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 06:20 AM (f5xB0) 72
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. Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:21 AM (AZXeW) 73
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). Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:22 AM (VyBeY) 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) 75
70 Well water also fails when the power goes out.
Posted by: Accomack --- 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) 76
Here's another purple flower we saw in peoples' yards yesterday- an allium (sp?)
https://tinyurl.com/4588jxt5 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:23 AM (ix8EF) 77
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) 78
>>>City means you are at the mercy of the city, think Flint. A well means you have control.
Posted by: Accomack --- 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) 80
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) 81
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) 83
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: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 06:32 AM (99eI0) 84
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. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:33 AM (Nx5jP) 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) 86
Have a good day everyone. You are all a blessing to others.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 11, 2026 06:34 AM (Nx5jP) 87
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." ---------- 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) 88
"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: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:35 AM (VyBeY) 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) 90
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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. 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. Posted by: Accomack at May 11, 2026 06:38 AM (nLdZ2) 92
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) 93
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. Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 11, 2026 06:42 AM (gu0hJ) 94
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. Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 11, 2026 06:45 AM (qFwJc) 96
91, yup.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 11, 2026 06:47 AM (VyBeY) 97
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. Posted by: Auspex at May 11, 2026 06:50 AM (Y8DZL) 98
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) 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 at May 11, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL) 100
Good morning!
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) 101
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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. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh -------- Could be worse. Could be raining. Posted by: Marty Feldman at May 11, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1) 102
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. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 11, 2026 06:58 AM (XV/Pl) 103
JJ is up.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 11, 2026 07:03 AM (NcvvS) 104
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: NR Pax at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0) Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:04 AM (RtN13) 106
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) !!! Posted by: m at May 11, 2026 07:17 AM (RtN13) 107
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. 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!
----- 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
This too (language warning)
----- Husband pranks his wife frequently. Might be staged. Maybe not. You decide. ----- This seems too easy, but also incredibly smart
----- • 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 ![]() Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:01 PM (Kyh8Y) 2
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) 5
All three kids whose natural Mother was NOT the lovely Mrs. (but she raised them) called her today.
She is just thrilled. Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 10:03 PM (Kyh8Y) 6
Wait. Is Mr. T wearing short shorts?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:04 PM (ndZc7) 7
Hello, friends!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:04 PM (Dd38x) 8
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! Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (Dd38x) 9
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…" Posted by: mindful webworker - educational at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (Cl/mc) 10
Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at May 10, 2026 10:05 PM (w3u3d) 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 10, 2026 10:06 PM (Sco7b) 12
Howdy, Doof! Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ettes!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 10, 2026 10:06 PM (6lIrI) 13
Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof and Piper!
Posted by: TRex - fashion forward dino at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (cCn4/) 14
No crime in our family today, but we did have a great brunch
Posted by: LASue at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (lCppi) 15
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! Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:07 PM (Dd38x) 16
Hi TRex!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (Dd38x) 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) Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:08 PM (8ty7h) 19
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) 20
The husband prankster should be severely beaten and than thrown in an asylum.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 10, 2026 10:10 PM (2NHgQ) 21
Gunners alerted
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 10:10 PM (Sy6m/) 22
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) 23
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 Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (8ty7h) 24
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 Posted by: Some off the cuff death metal lyrics at May 10, 2026 10:11 PM (TbWk/) 25
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) 26
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) 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/) Posted by: SovCit Stanley at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (oftw2) 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) Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf) 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) 33
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) 35
Mother's Day Movies:
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) 36
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 Posted by: Coelacanth at May 10, 2026 10:15 PM (vt7xw) 37
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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! Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (Dd38x) 38
Nice models...er, I mean...dresses.
Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (oq9dX) 39
ONT!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 10:16 PM (Ra+Eb) 40
Evenin'
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) 42
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: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (Dd38x) Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K) 44
Less crime during the Super Bowl.
Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/) 45
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: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Sco7b) 46
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. Posted by: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 10:19 PM (NZPfR) 47
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++) 48
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) 49
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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! Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (Dd38x) Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf) 51
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:20 PM (bss/y) 52
Top photo, Crater Lake?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc) 53
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) 54
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🙃 Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 10, 2026 10:21 PM (uTEOj) Posted by: Doof at May 10, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf) 56
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: 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) 58
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. Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:23 PM (Dd38x) 59
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. 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) 61
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) 62
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) 64
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: 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) 66
Yes, Happy Mother's Day to the ladies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (bss/y) 67
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) 68
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: mikeski at May 10, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov) 70
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. Posted by: mindful webworker - white despite at May 10, 2026 10:27 PM (Cl/mc) 73
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) 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) 75
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! Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 10, 2026 10:28 PM (vrNzf) 76
44 Less crime during the Super Bowl.
Posted by: davidt at May 10, 2026 10:18 PM (Q+gd/) -------- 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) 77
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: 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) 79
Best of Michelle Obama…
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) 80
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) 82
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: 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) 85
And thanks for the fashion update on weddings, Piper!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May Thank you! Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:33 PM (hftzA) 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 (VHUov) 87
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) --- 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: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 10:34 PM (YlWIZ) 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 (wLjpr) 90
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. Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:35 PM (hftzA) 91
Rise, one now free of the profane.
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. Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (oq9dX) 93
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: Piper at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (hftzA) 94
@90 The tuxedo t-shirt makes it too easy.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 10, 2026 10:36 PM (cWLG3) 95
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) ------------ 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) 96
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. 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. 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.
----- 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 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 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. 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? 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: 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: 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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?
--------- 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: 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: 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: 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. 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* 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: 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. 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: 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? 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: 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: 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: 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: 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. Posted by: Some Rat at May 10, 2026 10:56 PM (TfUTr) 152
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: 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.' 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: 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: 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? 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! 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. 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. 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: 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: 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? 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: 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. 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. 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: 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: 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: 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. 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. 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
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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) 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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) 198
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: 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 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 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. 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: 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. 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: 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: 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 11:19 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: 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: 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. Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 11:20 PM (3ek7K) 219
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: 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. 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: 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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..... 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. 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? 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 Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 11:42 PM (Sy6m/) 239
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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: 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: 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. Posted by: gp at May 10, 2026 11:44 PM (N8ZBc) 243
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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 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. 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: 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: 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. 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. 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: 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: 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. 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. 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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 11:53 PM (bss/y) 257
Anna, if they want to really get lewd, they should hold hands
Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 11:54 PM (aJQbY) 258
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) 259
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 11:55 PM (utfVc) 260
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. Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 11:56 PM (2GVsD) 261
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++) 262
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) 263
Two men walked into a bar.
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) 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 at May 10, 2026 11:58 PM (3ek7K) 265
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: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 10, 2026 11:59 PM (w/O5Q) 266
Anna, if they want to really get lewd, they should hold hands
Posted by: RandomDave Maybe even share a bottle of ramune. Posted by: mikeski comments indirectly at May 11, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov) 267
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) 268
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9) 269
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) 270
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) 271
Wasting Asmongold play Neverness to Everness.
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) 272
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) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K) 274
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. Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 12:09 AM (VHUov) 275
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:10 AM (utfVc) 276
“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) 277
Our address was "selected " and they want to come here for the initial "interview " then once a month for four months after.
... They want to know all about our finances. ... ... .. Posted by: four seasons --- 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) 278
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) 279
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? 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) 281
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? Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9) 282
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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. Posted by: four seasons --- 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) 283
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:14 AM (U/Byj) 284
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) 285
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 at May 11, 2026 12:18 AM (ZVgZ4) 286
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. Posted by: zombie Willie Sutton at May 11, 2026 12:19 AM (VHUov) 287
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 Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:21 AM (U/Byj) 288
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) 289
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) 290
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? Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 11, 2026 12:25 AM (f5xB0) 291
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 Posted by: Kindltot at May 11, 2026 12:25 AM (rbvCR) 292
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: 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) 295
Interesting bridal/wedding wear! Thanks, Piper!
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) 296
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) 297
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) 298
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 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 11, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L) 299
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. 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) 301
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 12:32 AM (utfVc) 302
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (U/Byj) 303
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (qx7Zg) 304
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: mikeski hopes the torque spec is low because ouch at May 11, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov) 305
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: mikeski knows the type..... is the type at May 11, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov) 306
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 **** 👋 Posted by: clarence at May 11, 2026 12:37 AM (JKg5d) 307
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) 308
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.
--- 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) 309
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: weft cut-loop at May 11, 2026 12:42 AM (diia5) 310
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! Posted by: mindful webworker - mountaining at May 11, 2026 12:44 AM (Cl/mc) 311
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) 312
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9) 313
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: SciVo at May 11, 2026 12:46 AM (Sy6m/) 314
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? Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 12:48 AM (VHUov) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 12:50 AM (3ek7K) 316
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) 317
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) 318
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) 319
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) 321
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) 322
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) 323
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. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 11, 2026 12:57 AM (0nHVk) 324
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." Posted by: pookysgirl would probably join in at that point at May 11, 2026 12:57 AM (Wt5PA) 325
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) 326
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. Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 11, 2026 01:01 AM (ZVgZ4) 327
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. Posted by: pookysgirl, the voice of experience at May 11, 2026 01:01 AM (Wt5PA) 328
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 Posted by: it's all greek to mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov) 329
The King Dick wrench is real. The inventor named his line of tools after his pet bulldog, King Dick:
https://tinyurl.com/yedbat66 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 11, 2026 01:05 AM (utfVc) 330
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) 331
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. 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) 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) 334
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: pookysgirl at May 11, 2026 01:09 AM (Wt5PA) 335
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.💤 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) 337
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: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov) Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:14 AM (VHUov) 339
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: pookysgirl always knows when to yell JAGER! at May 11, 2026 01:19 AM (Wt5PA) 340
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: SciVo at May 11, 2026 01:20 AM (Sy6m/) 341
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) 344
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) 345
#339.
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) 346
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. Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:32 AM (VHUov) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 01:34 AM (3ek7K) 348
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. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 11, 2026 01:35 AM (mPEzV) 349
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) 351
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) 353
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) 354
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. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 11, 2026 01:46 AM (0nHVk) 355
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. Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 01:47 AM (Sy6m/) 356
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: mikeski at May 11, 2026 01:48 AM (VHUov) 357
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) 359
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 =============== 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) 361
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) 362
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: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:06 AM (3ek7K) 364
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) 366
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) 369
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. Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:26 AM (3ek7K) 371
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) 372
JQ, how nice. That was sweet of him. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 11, 2026 02:32 AM (XJ22o) 373
God wants us to help children who are lost.
Posted by: four seasons Bless you, and bless everyone else who does that. Posted by: mikeski at May 11, 2026 02:33 AM (VHUov) 374
I kept looking for a bucket he was using to clean up the sponge. No,lol. Posted by: four seasons ============== 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) 377
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) 379
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) 380
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: 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) 384
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. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 02:59 AM (crrnJ) 387
Pacific
Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm) 388
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) 390
Biden's Dog,
I pray you all are doing well. Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 02:20 AM (3ek7K) - 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) 392
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. Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 11, 2026 03:08 AM (YXDjC) Posted by: four seasons at May 11, 2026 03:09 AM (3ek7K) 395
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) - 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) 397
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? Posted by: SciVo at May 11, 2026 03:13 AM (Sy6m/) Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm) 399
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) 401
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. Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:19 AM (rdVOm) 402
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 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) 407
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. 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) 409
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) 410
It can't be Monday already
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 03:52 AM (Ia/+0) 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) 412
...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: JQ at May 11, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm) 413
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 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 11, 2026 04:01 AM (snZF9) 414
Why, what's tomorrow? Posted by: SciVo ============ 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) 415
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? Posted by: JQ at May 11, 2026 04:11 AM (rdVOm) 416
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 --- 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) 418
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, --- 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) 419
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. 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) 421
TECH THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 11, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0) 422
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 04:39 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. ![]() (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! 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!! Cigarpage.com Famous-smoke.com Cigarsdaily.com Neptunecigar.com Smallbatchcigar.com Bobalu Cigar Company Cigarbid.com Nicks Cigar World New! A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site! I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool GunBot - online ammo search tool SG Ammo Palmetto State Armory Georgia Arms AmmoMan Target Sports USA Bud's Gun Shop American Elite Ammo Lucky Gunner Ammo NEW! Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Back in a minute!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:01 PM (0hHRY) 2
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) 3
Howdy all!
Posted by: Caf at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (qS/Xm) 4
Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!
Posted by: TRex - non-dork dino at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (cCn4/) 5
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. :-) Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (0hHRY) 6
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) 7
Methinks it might be a quiet night due to it being Mothers Day.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there. Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (0hHRY) 8
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. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (CHHv1) Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:09 PM (1S3fY) 10
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) 12
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: Scuba_Dude at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (0hHRY) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (Cqx++) 14
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 10, 2026 07:08 PM (CHHv1)
---- I think you're right. Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:10 PM (1S3fY) ----- About Nimoy!!! Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:11 PM (1S3fY) 15
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: 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) 17
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) 19
Hello, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:15 PM (BCwQW) 20
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) 21
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) 23
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. Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:19 PM (HZfH/) 24
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: 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) 28
Heyo!
In and out tonight. Got some travel coming up. Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 07:22 PM (GOpmI) 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) 30
25, you have nothing to say?
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) 31
Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0) 32
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) 33
#6 - like we would doubt a 'ettes word ...
nice shooting, Sharon(willow's apprentice) ! Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 10, 2026 07:24 PM (VyBeY) 34
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) 35
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) 36
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 *** Prayers up! Posted by: TRex - fundamental dino at May 10, 2026 07:26 PM (cCn4/) 37
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! Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 07:26 PM (cCn4/) 38
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: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 07:27 PM (t2oSI) 39
That's her good side.
Posted by: connected and litigious at May 10, 2026 07:28 PM (cS1cw) 40
Barrel avoidance manuever. ;-)
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) 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) 42
.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) 43
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: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 07:30 PM (cCn4/) 44
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.) Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:31 PM (HlyYF) 45
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:32 PM (BCwQW) 46
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: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (2005) at May 10, 2026 07:32 PM (t2oSI) 47
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) 48
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. Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:34 PM (HlyYF) 49
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: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 10, 2026 07:36 PM (/lPRQ) 50
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) 51
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 07:37 PM (T6aVk) 52
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) 53
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: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (HlyYF) 54
I agree with Duncanthrax Johnson!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (ZVgZ4) 55
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1) 56
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. Posted by: Coelacanth at May 10, 2026 07:39 PM (FUvyF) 57
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… Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:39 PM (HZfH/) 58
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:40 PM (0sNs1) 59
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:41 PM (BCwQW) 60
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: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF) 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) Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:44 PM (HlyYF) 63
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) 65
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 07:46 PM (T6aVk) 66
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) 67
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) 68
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… Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:48 PM (HZfH/) Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 07:49 PM (PVV5z) 70
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) 71
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. Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:50 PM (BCwQW) 72
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. Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:51 PM (kqD1O) 73
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) 74
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. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (mPEzV) 75
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. Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1) 76
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 07:52 PM (BCwQW) 77
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) 78
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. Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 10, 2026 07:54 PM (HlyYF) 79
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. Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:55 PM (kqD1O) 80
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. Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 07:57 PM (HZfH/) 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) 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 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. 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. Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:59 PM (kqD1O) 86
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: 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 Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 08:02 PM (vTZFs) 88
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: 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. Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 08:06 PM (NlEaG) 91
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. Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 08:08 PM (vTZFs) 92
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. Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 08:09 PM (HZfH/) 93
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} Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:11 PM (t2oSI) 94
{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... 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 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/) 97
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) 98
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. Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv) 99
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) 100
100!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 10, 2026 08:18 PM (t2oSI) 101
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 ===== 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) 103
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (BCwQW) 104
"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. Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 08:21 PM (yJcPp) 105
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… Posted by: Gunslinger at May 10, 2026 08:23 PM (HZfH/) 108
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 == 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) 109
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:26 PM (BCwQW) 110
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. Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 08:30 PM (E4rtv) 111
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 at May 10, 2026 08:30 PM (UJMvS) 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) 113
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:31 PM (BCwQW) 114
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) 115
Guns!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:32 PM (xcxpd) 116
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) 117
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) 118
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! Posted by: Ten gallon hat at May 10, 2026 08:34 PM (LgSnl) 119
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) 120
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. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:35 PM (xcxpd) 121
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..... Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 10, 2026 08:35 PM (cCn4/) 122
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) 123
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: GWB at May 10, 2026 08:36 PM (wcq2x) 124
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 .... Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:37 PM (U/Byj) 125
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) 126
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 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:38 PM (xcxpd) 127
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) 128
Blake, what were the sizes on the KYL?
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (jkyX4) 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/) 130
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. Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 08:41 PM (0SdQT) 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 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) 132
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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. 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) 134
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. Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:44 PM (BCwQW) 135
Blake, what were the sizes on the KYL?
Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:39 PM (jkyX4) ------------- 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) 136
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. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:45 PM (xcxpd) 137
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:45 PM (U/Byj) 138
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:46 PM (0sNs1) 139
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: RI Red at May 10, 2026 08:47 PM (Edxq2) 140
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. Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 08:47 PM (4NO2D) 141
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj) 142
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:48 PM (0sNs1) 143
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. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 08:49 PM (xcxpd) 144
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) 145
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 08:51 PM (0sNs1) 146
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 08:53 PM (BCwQW) 147
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj) 148
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) 149
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (U/Byj) 150
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (qx7Zg) 151
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. Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 09:05 PM (jkyX4) 152
Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:03 PM (U/Byj)
----- 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) 153
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: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:08 PM (BCwQW) 154
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:08 PM (U/Byj) 155
And now look at you! Blasting the biggest hole in the target of everyone at the TxMoMe!!
* sniff * Posted by: Duncanthrax --- Only because of your coaching! Posted by: screaming in digital at May 10, 2026 09:09 PM (0SdQT) 156
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) 157
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. Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 10, 2026 09:11 PM (kJmSS) 158
OK, all y'all. 9:13pm thank you time.
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) 159
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj) 160
Gotta go! Best to all. I’ll report in.
Eventually. Posted by: RI Red at May 10, 2026 09:15 PM (Zlv72) 161
Thanks Weasel as ever for gubs.
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) 163
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. Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:19 PM (BCwQW) 164
Thanks for hosting, Weasel!
Posted by: Ed L at May 10, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW) 165
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. Posted by: Nato at May 10, 2026 09:23 PM (74cob) Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 09:25 PM (1S3fY) 167
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. Posted by: blaster at May 10, 2026 09:26 PM (NlEaG) 168
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) 169
U.S. needs to be rewarding Iranian leadership for narcing on Iranian leadership.
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) 171
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) 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) 173
Thanks, Weasel.
Thanks, Horde. Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 09:33 PM (wcq2x) 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) 175
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: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 09:42 PM (xcxpd) 176
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: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 10, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd) 177
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) 178
.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: GWB at May 10, 2026 09:48 PM (wcq2x) 179
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. Posted by: Bond in Michigan at May 10, 2026 09:49 PM (yJcPp) 180
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 ==== >> 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) 181
>> 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. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 09:56 PM (qx7Zg) 182
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 09:56 PM (utfVc) 183
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.😁 Posted by: mindful webworker - beagles, barkers, and beasties at May 10, 2026 10:00 PM (Cl/mc) 184
ONT is up
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 10:09 PM (Sy6m/) 185
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. Posted by: cmeat at May 11, 2026 08:15 AM (R11M+) 186
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! Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
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) 2
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) 3
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) 4
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. Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:05 PM (Sy6m/) 5
Corgis summoned
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:05 PM (Sy6m/) 6
Those pork chops look like the ones mom used to make.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:07 PM (jehhT) 7
Food fight
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:07 PM (o9su6) Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:08 PM (lJ0H4) 9
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/) 10
>>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. Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (NcvvS) 11
One of the most important things my students have taught me is the difference between a home cook and a professional. Its 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 Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (EXyHK) 12
> Those pork chops look like the ones mom used to make.
Posted by: Martini Farmer Shake and Bake? Posted by: Tuna --------- Probably.... Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (jehhT) 13
Yes...another installment in the never-ending saga of Dildo's Yorkshire Pudding JourneyTM!
---/ The Dildoniad Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V) 14
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) 15
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. Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL) 16
Yes...another installment in the never-ending saga of Dildo's Yorkshire Pudding JourneyTM!
---/ The Dildoniad Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:11 PM (kpS4V) ---- 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) 17
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) 18
Confirming what has long been known. Geniuses prefer pineapple on their pizza.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:13 PM (0sNs1) 19
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) 21
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: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4) 22
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) 23
Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4) ---- 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) 24
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: Now with 200% more race-swapping at May 10, 2026 04:19 PM (TbWk/) 25
> Mmmm....just pulled a steak from the broiler
------- Interesting take on being sucked into a jet engine. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 04:20 PM (jehhT) 26
Starring Denzel Washington as CBD. Whoopi Goldberg as Mrs. Dildo.
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4) ---- 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/) 27
Food Thread: Was The Original Yorkshire Pudding Made From Yorkshiremen, Or Yorkshire Terrier?
=== 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) 28
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 didnt, 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) 29
Shake and Bake?
Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 04:08 PM (lJ0H4) === I'll admit it. It's Shake and Bake and Ah he'pd. Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 04:23 PM (rj6Yv) 30
Pineapple on pizzas was started by Bolsheviks
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:23 PM (o9su6) 31
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: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (Kyh8Y) Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 04:24 PM (3ek7K) 33
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) 34
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) 35
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) 36
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! Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1) 37
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) 38
A plank of smoked salmon surrounded in poblano cream cheese and wrapped in thin sliced salmon for slicing.
That sounds literally mouth-watering. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:28 PM (EXyHK) 39
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 (kpS4V) 40
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) 41
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 dont cool down too much when adding the batter. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (EXyHK) 42
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: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (0sNs1) 43
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 at May 10, 2026 04:30 PM (Yl2Ob) 44
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 Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 04:31 PM (iJfKG) 45
Well, they are food for babies, but babies are nursing and not commenting "Look at the boobs on my mom."
---- 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) 46
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 04:32 PM (kpS4V
Probably. Ha. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:33 PM (Yl2Ob) 47
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? Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:34 PM (0sNs1) 48
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 10, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Texan? Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 10, 2026 04:35 PM (iERP6) 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 10, 2026 04:38 PM (ix8EF) 50
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) 52
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?! 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) 54
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) 55
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. 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: 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... 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. 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: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:45 PM (ix8EF) 65
Did you cook him rare or medium?
---- 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: 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) -------- 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. 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. 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!" 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: 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: 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) ==== 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. 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: 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: 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) 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. 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: 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? 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: 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: 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: 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: 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) ===== 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: 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. 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. 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) ==== 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. 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. 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 doesnt say its 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 cant really distinguish between Titos or Wasatchs 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. 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. 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: 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: 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
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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: 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) —— 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: 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? 😲 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. 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 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? Posted by: vizzy at May 10, 2026 05:50 PM (qwdJy) Posted by: Perry the Platapus at May 10, 2026 05:56 PM (xcxpd) 130
Posted by: vizzy at May 10, 2026 05:50 PM
Sounds delicious and I'm glad your mom is still going strong. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:59 PM (lQ+/f) 131
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 06:08 PM (qx7Zg) Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 06:12 PM (3ek7K) 133
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 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. Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 06:19 PM (Dd38x) 136
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. 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) 139
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: 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) 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) 142
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. 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++) 144
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) ==== 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? 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: mindful webworker - missing my mom every day at May 10, 2026 06:42 PM (Cl/mc) 147
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) 148
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. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 06:49 PM (Sco7b) 149
149th!
Posted by: Weasel at May 10, 2026 06:51 PM (1S3fY) 150
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 ----- 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) 151
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)... Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 06:56 PM (tOcjL) 152
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. at May 10, 2026 06:59 PM (Cl/mc) 153
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. Posted by: Tuna at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (lJ0H4) 154
>> 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 Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 07:05 PM (vj4lu) 155
NOOD
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) 158
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 07:48 PM (Sy6m/) First World Problems...![]() Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
I'd go for the Guinness.
Posted by: mindful webworker - if poured right at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (Cl/mc) 2
Not many takers on this thread, so far. FWP
Posted by: mindful webworker - another at May 10, 2026 02:02 PM (Cl/mc) 3
Never had a trifecta before. Feels... like nothing.
Posted by: mindful webworker - thurd? at May 10, 2026 02:03 PM (Cl/mc) 4
Was napping
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0) 5
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) 7
Did you notify downstairs?
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0) 8
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) 9
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) 10
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) 13
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) 14
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) 15
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. Posted by: A bit out of body at May 10, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/) 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) 17
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) 18
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? Posted by: mindful webworker - unglued at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (Cl/mc) 19
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! Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (SC8Ww) 20
Bourbon and Guiness. This is not an either-or situation.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (EXyHK) 21
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 Posted by: Annual tradition of the Pink Floyd variety at May 10, 2026 02:18 PM (TbWk/) 22
C'mon over to my place CBD. I'll work on your bourbon!
Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 02:18 PM (sOtuf) 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) 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/) 26
Finally a nice day outside, hardly been out
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (Ia/+0) 27
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. Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/) Posted by: Case at May 10, 2026 02:25 PM (NWIIQ) 29
My truck has four quarts of Guinness. To lubricate the engine.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:26 PM (nUR++) 30
I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/) - 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) 31
I'm all for natural selection doing its thing.
Posted by: Make some chili at May 10, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/) - 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/) 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 02:31 PM (HdYcL) 33
> 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?! ------- 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) 34
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: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:33 PM (yTFk8) 35
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) 36
Freak show accident? Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:33 PM (yTFk ___________ 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) 37
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: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (yTFk8) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (HdYcL) 39
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: Tuna at May 10, 2026 02:36 PM (lJ0H4) 40
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: Piper at May 10, 2026 02:38 PM (Dd38x) 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) 42
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) 43
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: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (2WIwB) 44
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) 45
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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. 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) 46
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. Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 10, 2026 02:39 PM (iMotb) 47
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. Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:41 PM (Sy6m/) 48
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+) 49
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. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 10, 2026 02:42 PM (QGaXH) 50
33 > 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?! ------- 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) 51
Our local Vons changed the way they make Susan cookies. More cookie, less chocolate. Pffft...... __________ 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) 52
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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. 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) 54
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. 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) 57
50 33 > 1. Super expensive.
2. Who's gonna clean that up?!?!?! ------- 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) 58
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
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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) 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/) 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+) 61
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) 63
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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) 64
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/) ___________ We don't even know if he was American. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 02:49 PM (HdYcL) 65
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: 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) 67
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 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) 69
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: FeatherBlade at May 10, 2026 02:53 PM (oebnX) 70
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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/) 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) 71
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. Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 02:54 PM (wBaIH) 72
The skies weren't very friendly that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza at May 10, 2026 02:54 PM (AqVO0) 73
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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) 75
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" Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 02:56 PM (R11M+) 76
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) 77
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: Count your blessings at May 10, 2026 02:57 PM (TbWk/) 78
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. Posted by: a.moron at May 10, 2026 02:58 PM (X5Jzz) 79
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: Over here and over there and... at May 10, 2026 02:58 PM (TbWk/) 80
Things To Do In Denver When You're Shred
Posted by: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 03:00 PM (W8Wia) 81
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. Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:00 PM (R11M+) 82
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) 85
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. Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:05 PM (R11M+) 86
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: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 03:06 PM (W8Wia) 87
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) 88
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. Posted by: Oddbob at May 10, 2026 03:07 PM (vTZFs) 89
Gimme your bourbon
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 03:08 PM (dE3DB) 90
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: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 03:08 PM (tOcjL) 91
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:09 PM (Sy6m/) 92
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. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 10, 2026 03:09 PM (EXyHK) 94
"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" Posted by: cmeat at May 10, 2026 03:10 PM (R11M+) 95
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: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:11 PM (hftzA) 96
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) 97
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 03:12 PM (qx7Zg) 98
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. Posted by: mrp at May 10, 2026 03:13 PM (rj6Yv) 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) 100
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: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:14 PM (Sco7b) 101
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) 103
erase any and all traces of the female mammal that birthed me
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J9u2ozWplAs Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 10, 2026 03:17 PM (Kt19C) 104
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. Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:18 PM (Sy6m/) 105
I'm
too sexy for my SCHUURLP Posted by: Guy on the runway at May 10, 2026 03:18 PM (vFG9F) 106
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: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b) 107
The anti FWP! I just heard the pool heater fire up. Yay!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:20 PM (hftzA) 108
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) 109
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) 110
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] Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:23 PM (XeU6L) 111
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) 112
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: RI Red at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (Edxq2) 113
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. Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 10, 2026 03:25 PM (FEVMW) 114
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 at May 10, 2026 03:26 PM (hftzA) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 03:27 PM (HdYcL) 116
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) 117
Go Big Dummy!
Posted by: Piper at May 10, 2026 03:29 PM (pZEOD) 118
Heard It Through The Turbine
Posted by: Zombie Marvin Gaye at May 10, 2026 03:30 PM (ZnrCl) 119
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) 120
Avulsion
Posted by: Hadrian ---- [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) 121
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? Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg) 122
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: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 03:35 PM (Sco7b) 123
Heading over to see my parents and my sister
Pop in later from there Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0) 124
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) 125
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: ... at May 10, 2026 03:37 PM (vE0+H) 126
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! Posted by: ... at May 10, 2026 03:40 PM (vE0+H) 127
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) 128
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: Insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 03:43 PM (TbWk/) Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 03:44 PM (RIvkX) 130
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 ------ 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) 131
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". Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 03:46 PM (vbXSk) 132
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) 133
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) 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) 135
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) 136
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: Easy the Elder at May 10, 2026 03:52 PM (awQYY) 137
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. Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 03:55 PM (tOcjL) 138
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 ------- 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) 139
[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. 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) 141
92 Guinness Draught? Step up your game to the best beer in the world. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
exactly. Posted by: ibid at May 10, 2026 03:58 PM (BiQ2s) 142
Hadrian: I feel your pain, I'm in Harris County.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at May 10, 2026 03:58 PM (gHSfI) 143
>>>>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: Rufus T. Firefly at May 10, 2026 04:01 PM (EFz10) 144
Food thread is up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 04:03 PM (Sy6m/) 145
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: Again, insurance is asshoe at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (TbWk/) 146
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 Zindler at May 10, 2026 04:04 PM (wVcYX) 147
Is Progressive offering Kelly Blue Book value only?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 04:10 PM (ZVgZ4) 148
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: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 10, 2026 04:20 PM (FMtrg) 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) 150
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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." 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) 151
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) 152
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. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Good afternoon everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0) 2
ESPONJA!!11!!111!1! Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2026 12:01 PM (8iYDv) 3
And Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0) 4
"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) 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) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 10, 2026 12:05 PM (HdYcL) 7
All the nails that stick up must be hammered down.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:06 PM (bss/y) 8
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:07 PM (utfVc) 9
TOUSi will be live @ 12:30 (he missed yesterday).
https://www.youtube.com/live/mx1RtL5MYzU -- UAE Under Missile Attack - IRGC Warns Trump To 'Surrender' - Crackdown In Iran -- IRGC clown-show continues. Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (aUMnT) 10
White Milk is racist!
Posted by: NPC Gradute of the Ibram Kendi School of Learing at May 10, 2026 12:08 PM (nHXB4) 11
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 Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (jehhT) 12
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. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 10, 2026 12:09 PM (Sco7b) 13
Kids and dogs do not decide to be vegan.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 10, 2026 12:10 PM (JkO4W) 14
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) 15
"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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (utfVc) 16
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. Posted by: Bumquishia On EBT at May 10, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2) 17
"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++) 18
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. Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (aUMnT) 19
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? Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (T6aVk) 20
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. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (ycI94) 21
Month two of the Carnivore diet, not liking it but the damn thing works.
My dreams of bread are becoming more intense and vivid. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 10, 2026 12:12 PM (DxkhG) 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) Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:13 PM (XuXeR) 24
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (utfVc) 25
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y) 26
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) 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) 28
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. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:15 PM (wVcYX) 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.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (0aYVJ) 30
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:16 PM (T6aVk) 31
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. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y) 32
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) 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.
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) 34
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) 36
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. Posted by: illiniwek at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (vbXSk) 37
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. Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (sOtuf) 38
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!!!!!!! Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:19 PM (T6aVk) 39
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:20 PM (0aYVJ) 40
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) 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) 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) 43
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) 44
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. Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 10, 2026 12:22 PM (dmDsy) 45
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) 46
gluten free options for absolutely everything.
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) 47
(with the helmet logos of each team grouped by conferences on either side of the box)
------- I had that lunchbox in 4th grade. I loved it Posted by: 496 at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (sOtuf) 48
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: Mao at May 10, 2026 12:23 PM (T6aVk) 49
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y) 50
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. Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:25 PM (XuXeR) 51
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++) 52
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) 53
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) 55
A quick question, what are cows used for in India?
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 12:27 PM (LHPAg) 56
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) 57
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: 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) 59
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: 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) 61
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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. Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y) 62
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. Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 10, 2026 12:28 PM (0N4FZ) 63
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, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (0aYVJ) 64
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: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (wVcYX) 65
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) 67
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... Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:30 PM (XuXeR) 68
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) 69
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) 70
Blue milk is sinful. Powdered blue milk is a crime.
Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (XuXeR) 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 at May 10, 2026 12:31 PM (Kyh8Y) 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) Posted by: man at May 10, 2026 12:32 PM (XuXeR) 74
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) _____________ 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) 75
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) 76
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk) 77
Consider the first guy ever to try cow's milk.
What madness was floating through his mind at that time. Utterly disgraceful. Posted by: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (Kyh8Y) 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) 79
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 12:34 PM (T6aVk) 80
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 --- 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) 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) 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) 84
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) 85
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: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Kyh8Y) 86
Why would people drink energy drinks when there are wonderful things out there like coffee???
Posted by: Cow Demon --- 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) 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) 89
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... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (ynpvh) 90
Dueling scar. Abominable. Worse than piercings.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 10, 2026 12:37 PM (EToZu) 91
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y) 92
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:38 PM (utfVc) 93
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: 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) 95
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y) 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) 97
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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: 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) 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) 101
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: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (xxBSa) 102
>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: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:41 PM (25Mwa) 103
"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+) 104
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 12:43 PM (ynpvh) 105
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y) 106
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) - 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) 107
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. 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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y) 110
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: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 10, 2026 12:46 PM (xxBSa) 111
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) 112
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: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 12:47 PM (0aYVJ) 113
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (Sy6m/) 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 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:48 PM (utfVc) 115
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) 116
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 -- 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) 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) 118
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: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:50 PM (ynpvh) 119
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: Aetius451AD at May 10, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y) 120
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: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (ynpvh) 121
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? Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (tOcjL) 122
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) There, as it should be. Trans-meat? LOL Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc) 123
@ 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 … Posted by: Dr_No at May 10, 2026 12:53 PM (ayRl+) 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.
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) 125
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: Biff Pocoroba at May 10, 2026 12:55 PM (XvL8K) 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) 127
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Steak is a renewable resource! --- 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) 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) 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) 130
"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. Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 12:58 PM (tOcjL) 131
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... 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) 133
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: 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. 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) 136
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) Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:01 PM (b2oah) 138
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. 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) 140
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. Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:02 PM (LHPAg) 141
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 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) 142
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: 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) - YOU TELL 'EM!!! Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 01:03 PM (y1wyK) 144
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) 145
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/ Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 10, 2026 01:04 PM (flzPv) 146
>>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. Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 01:05 PM (b2oah) 147
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: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 10, 2026 01:06 PM (Sco7b) 148
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.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:09 PM (nbLIj) 149
Three slabs of baby Backs headed for the smoker soon.
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) 151
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) 152
"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. Posted by: Saber Alter at May 10, 2026 01:12 PM (qtd4D) 153
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! : ) 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. 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: 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." 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!!! 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? 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) - 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? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:16 PM (utfVc) 163
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:18 PM (LHPAg) 164
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. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 01:19 PM (A5RD0) Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:22 PM (NcvvS) 166
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. Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 01:23 PM (iJfKG) 167
Diogenes,
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) 169
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. Posted by: Accomack at May 10, 2026 01:25 PM (T8bqm) 170
What is German milk?
********* 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) 171
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: The Clams at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX) 172
/sock off
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:26 PM (/HDaX) 173
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) 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) 175
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (Sy6m/) 176
What is German milk?
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) 177
Low fat usually means added corn syrup, which is less satiating.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 10, 2026 01:27 PM (wBaIH) 178
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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 10, 2026 01:28 PM (Cqx++) 180
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:30 PM (utfVc) 181
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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR) 182
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. Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (LHPAg) 183
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... Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:31 PM (nbLIj) 184
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... Posted by: Nova Local at May 10, 2026 01:32 PM (tOcjL) 185
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) 186
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) 187
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (utfVc) 188
What is German milk?
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) *enthusiastic golf clap* Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (nbLIj) 189
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: Tonypete at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (Kyh8Y) 190
>>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. Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:34 PM (NcvvS) 191
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:35 PM (Sy6m/) 192
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. Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (/HDaX) 193
>>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: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (NcvvS) Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:36 PM (W5mpo) 195
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) Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K) 197
>>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: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:39 PM (NcvvS) 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/) 199
>>>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. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 10, 2026 01:40 PM (syz1S) 200
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) 201
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (LHPAg) 202
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: Hope I didn't misspell anything at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (TbWk/) 203
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: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 01:42 PM (2WIwB) 204
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) 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) 206
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: Wait for it... at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/) 207
German milk = beer
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ) 208
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:48 PM (Sy6m/) 209
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 01:50 PM (utfVc) 210
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) 211
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".... Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (38587) 212
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/) 213
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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:54 PM (rbvCR) 214
>>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: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (NcvvS) 215
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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR) 216
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) 217
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. Posted by: Jackson K. at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (38587) 218
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:01 PM (nUR++) 219
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) 220
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (nUR++) 221
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: Confucius say baseball wrong at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (TbWk/) 222
83 skim milk should be against the law
Posted by: doug at May 10, 2026 12:36 PM (Hy+R4) Hell no! Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:04 PM (nUR++) 223
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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 02:05 PM (rbvCR) 224
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc) Posted by: fly gal at May 10, 2026 02:11 PM (qpo2d) 226
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) 227
>>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!' Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 02:13 PM (NcvvS) 228
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 02:16 PM (nUR++) 229
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 02:17 PM (utfVc) 230
Nood, first world problems
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:21 PM (Sy6m/) 231
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? Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
I read the Ace of Spades HQ, does that count?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (1Ff7Z) 2
Tolle Lege
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0) 3
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) 5
That library pic looks strangely familiar...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:02 AM (gnNyN) 6
MP4,
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) 7
“ Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.”
Isaiah 26:12 Posted by: Marcus T at May 10, 2026 09:03 AM (u/66v) 8
Good morning morons and thanks MP4
Still working through Douglas Murray'a On Democracy and Death Cults Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX) 9
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.... Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:04 AM (1Ff7Z) 10
And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?
--- 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) 11
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) 13
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. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:05 AM (h7ZuX) 14
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) 15
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) 16
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) 17
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) 18
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. Posted by: RandomDave at May 10, 2026 09:06 AM (aJQbY) 19
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.... Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:07 AM (1Ff7Z) 20
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... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:07 AM (gnNyN) 21
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9) 22
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. Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (vrNzf) 23
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? Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:08 AM (p/isN) 24
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (1Ff7Z) 25
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. Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN) 26
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) 27
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. Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (kpS4V) 28
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:11 AM (q3u5l) 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) 30
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... Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:13 AM (3v7ra) 31
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) 32
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) 33
*And do you, like me, hoard your books like Scrooge hoarding his gold?*
----- 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) 34
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 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (qRla/) 35
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. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s) 36
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. Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:15 AM (78a2H) 37
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. Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (gDlxJ) 38
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9) 39
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) 40
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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. Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2026 09:16 AM (aD4fx) 41
MP4 been using the time machine again!
Posted by: dantesed at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (Oy/m2) 42
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. Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (xKjWc) 43
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) 44
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. Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 09:18 AM (yTvNw) 45
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. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (h7ZuX) 46
>>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. Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (NcvvS) 47
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/) 48
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) 49
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) --- 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) 50
Not everybody's bosoms need heaving, nor their girth swelling.
--- Bodice-ripping and codpiece-busting! Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (kpS4V) 51
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! Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:19 AM (VCgbV) 52
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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. Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 10, 2026 09:20 AM (aD4fx) 53
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (1Ff7Z) 54
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. Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (xKjWc) 55
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. Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (kpS4V) 56
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) 57
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9) 58
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. Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm) 59
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) --- 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) 60
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) 61
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (qRla/) 62
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:23 AM (1Ff7Z) Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (bXbFr) 64
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: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:24 AM (h7ZuX) 65
How many of you listen to audiobooks?
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) 66
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... Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (3v7ra) 67
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) ---- This is a TBR thread, not a TMI thread... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (gnNyN) 68
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: --- So, like an English Kentucky Derby. Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:25 AM (VCgbV) 69
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++) 70
I'm not wearing any pants and my underpants smell like urine.
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/) 71
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) --- 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) 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 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 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s) 73
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... Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (3v7ra) 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) 75
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:29 AM (nUR++) 76
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. Posted by: Trimegistus at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (78a2H) Posted by: Nazdar at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS) 78
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: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 09:30 AM (qRla/) 79
AUDIOBOOK QUESTION: How many of you listen to audiobooks?
- 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) 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++) 81
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (nUR++) 82
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) 83
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) 84
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. Posted by: gKWVE at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (iJNux) 85
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9) 86
Skip, a new library sounds wonderful! what town?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:33 AM (dE3DB) 87
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) --- 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) 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 *** 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) 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) 90
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. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (ndZc7) 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) 92
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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. Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:36 AM (3v7ra) 93
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+) 94
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. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:37 AM (h7ZuX) 95
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 *** 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) 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) 97
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 *** 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++) 98
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) 99
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. Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (6U1c2) 100
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. Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (VCgbV) 101
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: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:38 AM (h7ZuX) 102
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) 103
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) 104
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 *** 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) --- 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) 105
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: vmom deport deport deport at May 10, 2026 09:39 AM (6U1c2) 106
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) 107
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) 108
I have books I'll never get rid of.
Posted by: Eromero at May 10, 2026 09:41 AM (LHPAg) 109
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) 110
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: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 09:42 AM (0aYVJ) 111
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) 112
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 --- 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) 113
True, but as you know, editors aren't free. BTW, how's Avery's edit?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 114
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 09:45 AM (LHPAg) 115
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. Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (iJfKG) 116
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (1Ff7Z) 117
What if I want to read a book I own again?
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:46 AM (Ia/+0) 118
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l) 119
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) 120
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) 121
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:48 AM (1Ff7Z) 122
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) 123
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. Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 10, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1) 124
Decolonization has not been a net plus
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 09:49 AM (bXbFr) 125
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) 126
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z) 127
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....😱 Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 10, 2026 09:52 AM (VCgbV) 128
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. Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (/RHNq) 129
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. Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (h7ZuX) 130
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: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:53 AM (3v7ra) 131
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) 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) 133
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. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 09:55 AM (gnNyN) 134
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) 135
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) ---- 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) 136
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: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 09:58 AM (3v7ra) 137
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) 138
@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. Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (p/isN) 139
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: Dash my lace wigs! at May 10, 2026 09:59 AM (h7ZuX) 140
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) 141
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) 142
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. Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw) 143
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) 144
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) ----- 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) 145
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) 146
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 10:05 AM (q3u5l) 147
"...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" ----- 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) 148
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) 149
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) --- 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) 150
@118 --
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) 151
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: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (qRla/) 152
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. Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:08 AM (0U5gm) 153
Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 10, 2026 09:17 AM (xKjWc)
Is that why Corriea was threatening to write a romantasy series? Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq) 154
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) at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (qRla/) 155
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! Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 10:11 AM (3v7ra) 156
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: Thomas Paine at May 10, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm) 157
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. Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 10, 2026 10:13 AM (nz1sK) 158
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: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (1Ff7Z) 159
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (qRla/) 160
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) --- 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) 161
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. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:14 AM (lFFaq) 162
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. Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (p/isN) 163
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. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s) 164
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 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:16 AM (ndZc7) 165
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/) --- The Drill of Reversing and Frustration Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s) 166
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) 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) --- 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) 168
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. Posted by: tankascribe at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (NtoJk) 169
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) 170
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: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 10:19 AM (diia5) 171
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) 172
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: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7) 173
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) --- 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) 174
138 @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. 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) 175
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:24 AM (LHPAg) 176
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) --- 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) 178
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. Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 10, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s) 179
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) 180
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) 181
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 10:32 AM (5rh/l) 182
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) 183
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg) 184
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. Posted by: Weak Geek at May 10, 2026 10:34 AM (p/isN) 185
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) 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) 187
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: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:36 AM (lFFaq) 188
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. Posted by: whig at May 10, 2026 10:37 AM (E4rtv) 189
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) 190
I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." ____________ 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) 191
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. Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 10, 2026 10:40 AM (KaHlS) 192
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: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 10:41 AM (3v7ra) 193
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. Posted by: Sharkman at May 10, 2026 10:41 AM (/RHNq) 194
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. Posted by: Gref at May 10, 2026 10:42 AM (5rh/l) 195
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. Posted by: JTB at May 10, 2026 10:42 AM (yTvNw) 196
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) - It was the best of shires... Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (y1wyK) 197
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 *** 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) 198
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: Eromero at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (LHPAg) 199
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. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 10, 2026 10:43 AM (lFFaq) 200
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 10:46 AM (qRla/) 201
@ 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. "
___________________________________ 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+) 202
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) 203
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) 204
181 I have finally struggled through reading Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."
Posted by: Gref ====== 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) 205
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) 206
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. Posted by: toby928(c) at May 10, 2026 10:51 AM (KKN1V) 207
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 ======= 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) 208
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: Gref at May 10, 2026 10:52 AM (5rh/l) 209
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) 210
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? Posted by: Fenderbender at May 10, 2026 10:53 AM (1FEc1) 211
Posted by: Dr_No
===== 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) 212
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. 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) 214
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) 215
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! Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 10, 2026 11:02 AM (kpS4V) 216
With no pants-requirement this week, a lot of you are taking advantage of letting it all hang out.
Posted by: Bob from NSA at May 10, 2026 11:03 AM (0sNs1) 217
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 *** 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) 218
“ 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. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 10, 2026 11:06 AM (wVcYX) 219
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) 220
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) 221
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) 222
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) 223
Mehdi Hasan: AOC’s Superpower in 2028 Is Convincing Republicans She’s Dumb and Extreme
- And she does it very, very well. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (ndZc7) 224
What causes most problems in Greek mythology:
https://shorturl.at/Ph7wR Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 10, 2026 11:12 AM (O/6DU) 225
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) 226
>>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. Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:15 AM (8Fxbo) 227
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) --- 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) 228
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...' Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:16 AM (q3u5l) 229
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." Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (2xF0u) 230
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). Posted by: frammish at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8TbJ+) 231
>>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! Posted by: Lizzy at May 10, 2026 11:18 AM (8Fxbo) 232
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. - 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) 234
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) 236
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. Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at May 10, 2026 11:27 AM (TPFQA) 237
Wolfus, here's a Buick for you:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3tteu2 Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 238
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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. Posted by: Castle Guy at May 10, 2026 11:28 AM (3v7ra) 239
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. Posted by: BarcelonaCarmen at May 10, 2026 11:31 AM (S3aD9) 240
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) 241
. . . 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 *** 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) 242
Russia’s Putin Claims Ukraine War “Coming to an End”
- 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) 243
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:34 AM (q3u5l) 244
It's about time for a Wilbur Smith weigh in!
Posted by: bookguy at May 10, 2026 11:37 AM (B9g5q) 245
. . . 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 *** 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) 246
Après moi, le déluge
- 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) 247
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) 248
“The View” Co-Host Hostin: How Dare Rubio Stand by and “Allow Latinos to Be Rounded Up”
- Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias is already pretty round. Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 10, 2026 11:42 AM (ndZc7) 249
That was a milius script they domt make those anymore
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:46 AM (bXbFr) 250
248 “The View” Co-Host Hostin: How Dare Rubio Stand by and “Allow Latinos to Be Rounded Up”
- 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) 251
North Carolina Autism Billing Rises 47,000% Over Five Years, Raising Questions
- 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) 253
The more exposure to wolfe the more sophistication
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:47 AM (bXbFr) 254
242 Russia’s Putin Claims Ukraine War “Coming to an End”
- 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) 256
. . . 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) *** 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) 257
The more exposure to wolfe the more sophistication
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 258
Well thats the theoru anyways
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 10, 2026 11:50 AM (bXbFr) 259
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. Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 10, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8) Posted by: Icarus at May 10, 2026 11:52 AM (nHXB4) 261
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) ---- 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) 262
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 *** 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) 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) 264
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (0aYVJ) 265
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 10, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l) 266
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) 267
WE HAZ A NOOD
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) 268
"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. Posted by: Pope John 20th at May 10, 2026 12:05 PM (7ZRgl) 269
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) *** 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) 270
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 *** I did not know that! Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 12:29 PM (wzUl9) 271
"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. Posted by: Pope John 20th at May 10, 2026 01:13 PM (7ZRgl) 272
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) 273
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) 275
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. Posted by: logprof at May 10, 2026 02:40 PM (jo6FO) 276
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. Posted by: John F. MacMichael at May 10, 2026 03:45 PM (aYnHS) 277
"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) 279
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?'
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at May 10, 2026 04:41 PM (A3bPQ) 280
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: Kathysaysso at May 10, 2026 05:10 PM (7OVtU) 281
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! Posted by: BunyipBluegum at May 10, 2026 07:17 PM (Zx/u7) 282
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.
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G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0) 2
Hope all Moms have a happy Mother's Day
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0) 3
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) 5
There are single Dads out there for sure, but somehow its different.
And Trannies can't be Moms Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 04:38 AM (Ia/+0) 6
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. 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) 8
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) 9
"Many" holidays.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:47 AM (Nx5jP) 10
I'm a born and raised city slicker. But I learned something about fertilizer explosions.
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) 11
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) 12
Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 05:02 AM (vBlQn) 13
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) 15
g'mornin', 'rons Posted by: AltonJackson at May 10, 2026 05:14 AM (8iYDv) 16
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. Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:18 AM (qFwJc) 17
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 . Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:19 AM (rZCVI) 18
Morning, Tech Peeps
Posted by: fluffy at May 10, 2026 05:20 AM (V0/Sp) 19
11 women who are feeling loses during this day FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:53 AM ---------- Get off a me like that. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (azNOR) 20
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Top 20 Posts Doug Ross Substack Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (Ia/+0) 21
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? Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:28 AM (wzUl9) 22
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 10, 2026 05:18 AM (qFwJc)
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) 24
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) 25
Can I identify as a mom?
Posted by: Biden's Dog ------------- Sure! Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn) - 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) 26
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9) 27
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) 29
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) 30
A happy Mother's Day to all the 'ette moms!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 05:46 AM (T3arw) 31
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:35 AM (wzUl9
Thanks for your witness. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:46 AM (rZCVI) 32
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9) 33
Posted by: Colin at May 10, 2026 05:45 AM
Thanks for your interesting account and your affirmation of her. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 05:56 AM (PFs9e) 34
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) 35
Hokay; time to change, stretch, and work out.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9) 36
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) 37
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. 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) 39
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: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 06:16 AM (T3arw) 40
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) 41
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) 42
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) 43
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) 44
Www.solitareparadise.com is where I play mahjong and spider solitaire
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0) 45
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 Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:43 AM (uJ3I2) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 06:45 AM (6UQAR) 47
Solitairepatadice has free cell and lots of other games.
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:50 AM (Ia/+0) 48
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. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 10, 2026 06:50 AM (gnNyN) Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD) 50
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 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (6UQAR) 51
Mexico City sinking?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:52 AM (2GVsD) - 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) 52
Captain Ouever, "hold the Mayo."
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 10, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD) 53
Fen have a great day today
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 06:57 AM (Ia/+0) 54
Happiest of days to you, Fen
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 06:59 AM (A5m1a) 55
Good morning morons and Happy Mother's Day
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 07:07 AM (RIvkX) 56
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) 58
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) 59
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. Posted by: GWB at May 10, 2026 07:17 AM (ADKNC) 60
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! Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:24 AM (y1wyK) 61
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) 62
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) 63
Thanks, Skip and Huck.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 07:29 AM (G7WXk) 64
Can I identify as a mom?
Posted by: Biden's Dog ------------- Sure! Posted by: Jack Butler at May 10, 2026 05:13 AM (vBlQn) - 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) 65
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) 66
Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9 Posted by: Biden's Dog --------- Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth. Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn) 67
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: 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) 69
Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9 Posted by: Biden's Dog --------- Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth. Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn) - Indeed. It's odd to see. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 07:36 AM (y1wyK) 70
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) 71
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9) 72
Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9 Posted by: Biden's Dog -------- 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) 73
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: weft cut-loop at May 10, 2026 07:41 AM (diia5) 74
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) 75
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 07:44 AM (qRla/) 76
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?" Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:45 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: naturalfake at May 10, 2026 07:48 AM (iJfKG) 78
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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) 79
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) 80
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) 81
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) === 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) 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) 83
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) 84
"69 Today, anyone can be anything!
https://tinyurl.com/263sw5x9 Posted by: Biden's Dog --------- Ugh. Threw up a little bit in my mouth. Posted by: olddog in mo at May 10, 2026 07:35 AM (vBlQn) - 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) 85
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... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:53 AM (ynpvh) 86
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/) 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) 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) 90
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) 91
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. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:59 AM (ynpvh) 92
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. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 07:59 AM (ynpvh) 93
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:01 AM (wzUl9) 94
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) 95
I'm
too sexy for my SCHUURLP!!! Posted by: Guy on the runway at May 10, 2026 08:02 AM (vFG9F) 96
“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) 97
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 Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 10, 2026 08:03 AM (C2m2z) 98
Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
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) 99
“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) ==== 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) 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) 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) 102
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) 103
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) 104
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... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 08:12 AM (ynpvh) 105
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) 106
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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. 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) 107
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) ===== You realize this is also my brush with Greatness! I know you. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX) 108
@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) 109
Thank you, Fen.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:14 AM (qRla/) 110
an do an obituary search online, if you know what her final surname was...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 111
@107 San Franpsycho, glad to have you along for the ride.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 08:15 AM (gu0hJ) 112
. . . 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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:16 AM (qRla/) 113
Maggie Smith was fantastic, but Jean Brodie was kind of a jerk
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 114
. . . 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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 *** 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) 115
*basks in reflected glory*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 10, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX) 116
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 10, 2026 08:22 AM (wzUl9) 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) 118
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. Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 08:27 AM (25Mwa) 119
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.
==== Tell me about it. Posted by: Still a Kween Former Mayor London Breed at May 10, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX) 120
Good morning!
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) 121
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) 122
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) 123
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. Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (qRla/) 124
Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1) 125
>>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. Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m) 126
Wolfus agree with you on Joan
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 08:36 AM (Ia/+0) 127
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) 128
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.
===== *straps on kneepads* Posted by: Still a Kween Former Mayor London Breed at May 10, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX) 129
How do I find Ace on X?
Posted by: M. Gaga at May 10, 2026 08:38 AM (KiBMU) 130
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) 131
@AceOfSpadesHQ
Posted by: JackStraw at May 10, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m) 132
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) 133
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/) 135
Or what Straw said
Posted by: one hour sober at May 10, 2026 08:41 AM (J4Dwc) 136
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) 137
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) 138
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 *** 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) 139
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) 140
BOOK THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at May 10, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0) 141
w00t
Posted by: m at May 10, 2026 10:10 AM (RtN13) 142
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) 143
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. Posted by: John at May 10, 2026 10:17 PM (0DsdP) Saturday Night Club ONT - May 9, 2026 [D & D]![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
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) 3
That ain’t beer!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 09, 2026 10:04 PM (ZVgZ4) 4
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) 6
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) 7
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) 8
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (wzUl9) 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 (lbImv) 10
Anyone guess the music theme?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (/lPRQ) 11
*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) 12
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) 14
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 *** 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) 16
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) 17
5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT. Posted by: Aetius451AD ++++++++ 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) 18
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) 19
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) 20
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 *** Hooray! Congrats! Posted by: TRex - east german judge dino at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq) 21
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 09, 2026 10:11 PM (NkASH) 22
Good evening morons and Слава Двоим!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX) 23
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. Posted by: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:12 PM (lbImv) 24
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) 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, he said, snootily at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ) 27
Hadrian, I meant to comment this morning. I love a good spreadsheet.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX) 28
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... Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (vrNzf) Posted by: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:13 PM (zMT95) 30
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) 31
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s) 32
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. Posted by: Oddbob at May 09, 2026 10:14 PM (vTZFs) 33
Santana!
Nice!!! Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB) 34
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (qx7Zg) 35
5 shots of vodka? In a 12 Oz glass? Fuck.
Thanks for the ONT. Posted by: Aetius451AD ++++++++ Not seeing a down side. Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:16 PM (2WIwB) 36
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) 39
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: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (lbImv) 40
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) 41
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9) 42
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. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl) 43
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 Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm) 44
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s) 45
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: GWB at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (zMT95) 46
Ok. Not bad. Semi old fashioned with Buffalo Trace, Grand Gala, orange bitters & simple syrup.
Need to look up the actual recipe. Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (S838b) 47
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) 48
Evenin’, All.
Posted by: Bulg at May 09, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ) 49
Congrats to the Big Dummy
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX) 50
Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (+9wcF) 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 at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (C30Iv) 52
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) 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) The mini fried apple pies are worse. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s) 54
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) 55
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 at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re) 56
13 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 at May 09, 2026 10:21 PM (A5RD0) 57
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. 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? 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. 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: 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? 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. 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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. 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. 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) 74
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: 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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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) 82
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: 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: 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: 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. 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. 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? 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🥸! 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 - --- 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. 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. 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. 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: 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: 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* 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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: 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. 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. 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. 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! 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: 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: 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: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX) 127
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) 128
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. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9) 129
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 --- 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) 130
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? Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 10:45 PM (A5RD0) 131
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: Ex Rex Reeder at May 09, 2026 10:46 PM (QaH55) 132
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) ==== Are you smoking a cigarette? That would help with the overall effect. Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 09, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX) 133
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: The Grateful at May 09, 2026 10:50 PM (IQ6Gq) 134
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 *** 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) 136
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. 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: 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: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB) 140
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
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: Easy the Elder at May 09, 2026 10:54 PM (Edy1T) 144
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! 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: 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) 147
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: 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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9) 150
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) ==== 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) 151
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*. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9) 152
130 nurse
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) 153
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: 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) --------- 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) 155
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 Simple Plan - Surrender (Lyrics) https://youtu.be/wiBknA75YXM Note: *NSFW* (uncensored F-bomb) Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (Sy6m/) 156
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (S838b) 157
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: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (zMT95) 158
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc) Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:03 PM (A5RD0) 160
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) 161
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: 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.
------- 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: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:04 PM (zMT95) 164
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 11:05 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?
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: 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? 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 *** 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: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:07 PM (zMT95) Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (S838b) 173
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:08 PM (snZF9) 174
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: 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: GWB at May 09, 2026 11:09 PM (zMT95) 177
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: 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 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. 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 *** 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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (S838b) 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. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (6/7Fs) 185
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:13 PM (utfVc) 186
~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🙄 ... Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (uTEOj) 187
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. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk) 188
I think the striking out is waaaay too complicated, so never mind. Thanks for the help!
Posted by: LRob ===== 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) 189
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: mikeski is naked under his clothes at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov) 190
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (S838b) 191
Ooooops. Nice example, Hammer
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (XeU6L) 192
> 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?) Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2026 11:16 PM (qpyNK) 193
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) --------- *passes talking stick* Posted by: Iron Eyes Cody at May 09, 2026 11:17 PM (6/7Fs) 194
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. / Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:17 PM (S838b) 195
That's it, out for the night.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2026 11:18 PM (XeU6L) 196
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. 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) 198
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. Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (9aVck) 199
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! Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 11:19 PM (wzUl9) 200
I came into this world nekkid, screaming & covered in someone else's blood and I have no problem going out that way.
------- Let me know how it goes when you show up for your first harp lesson like that. ---- 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) 201
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) 202
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (aJQbY) 203
Wow. Buffalo Trace is smooooth.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (S838b) 204
No, c'mon. It's easy enough. Just omit the spaces here:
[ 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) 205
Thanks, GWB! I didn't know the bbcode version
Posted by: RandomDave at May 09, 2026 11:20 PM (aJQbY) 206
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. Posted by: mindful webworker - and then there was that time... at May 09, 2026 11:21 PM (Cl/mc) 207
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: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 11:21 PM (lbImv) 208
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) ===== 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) 210
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) 211
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 09, 2026 11:23 PM (qx7Zg) 212
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: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (S838b) 213
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) 214
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😑... Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:24 PM (uTEOj) 215
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) 217
If you ever tore apart an old differential you smelled it. Nasty.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 09, 2026 11:27 PM (fS43b) 218
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) 220
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:29 PM (utfVc) 221
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. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ) 222
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] Posted by: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (S838b) 223
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) 224
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 Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 09, 2026 11:30 PM (SPuD1) 225
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) 226
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.... Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:32 PM (uTEOj) 227
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? Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 09, 2026 11:32 PM (+9wcF) 228
Good lord ...
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) 229
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. Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 11:34 PM (+rSJz) 230
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) 231
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! Posted by: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:35 PM (rdVOm) 232
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. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2026 11:36 PM (0nHVk) 233
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) 234
{{{DDS}}}!!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (uTEOj) 235
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... Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj) 236
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:37 PM (utfVc) 237
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:39 PM (utfVc) 238
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) 239
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: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 09, 2026 11:40 PM (/lPRQ) 240
🎶
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) 242
Jagerbomb-- drop shot of JM into RedBull (or similar)
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) 243
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: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:43 PM (S838b) 244
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++) 245
@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) 246
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 ....... Murder spree at the nudie beach? Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 11:45 PM (oq9dX) 247
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9) Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 11:46 PM (A5RD0) 249
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: JQ at May 09, 2026 11:47 PM (rdVOm) 250
Wow. Buffalo Trace is smooooth.
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) 251
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: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:47 PM (S838b) 252
I'm extremely happy that the double Ds are engaging tonight! What banter! What witicisms!
Yeah...just call it in boys... Or, goodnight... Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 09, 2026 11:48 PM (uTEOj) 253
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: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:49 PM (nbLIj) 254
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) *** 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) 255
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++) 256
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). Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (U/Byj) 257
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 11:50 PM (snZF9) 258
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++) 259
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 at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (utfVc) 260
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) 261
Franpsycho - she doesn't have ice in the freezer? Wild.
Still haven't tried Buffalo Trace, will remedy that soon. Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2026 11:53 PM (U/Byj) 262
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: rickb223 at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (S838b) 263
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? Posted by: pawn at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (+rSJz) 264
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) 265
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. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (utfVc) 266
What if I'm going commando?
Posted by: wth at May 09, 2026 11:55 PM (oq9dX) 267
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: Diogenes at May 09, 2026 11:56 PM (2WIwB) 268
Steve Miller was hands down the worst lyric writer in rock.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 09, 2026 11:57 PM (6/7Fs) 269
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: Joe Kidd at May 09, 2026 11:58 PM (nbLIj) 270
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: Alberta Oil Peon at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (utfVc) 271
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++) 272
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 ------ 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) 273
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: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov) 274
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:00 AM (U/Byj) 275
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. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:01 AM (snZF9) 276
Your mother wants you to wear clean underwear in case you get hit by a bus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot ...... 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) 277
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: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 12:02 AM (nbLIj) 278
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: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:04 AM (S838b) 279
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. Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 12:05 AM (Q0yOR) 280
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 Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 10, 2026 12:06 AM (ZVgZ4) 281
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... Posted by: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB) 282
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.💝 Posted by: mindful webworker - legally, morally, spiritually criminal at May 10, 2026 12:07 AM (Cl/mc) 283
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9) 284
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. Posted by: wth at May 10, 2026 12:10 AM (oq9dX) 285
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) 286
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. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (A5RD0) 287
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:11 AM (S838b) 288
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: mikeski at May 10, 2026 12:12 AM (VHUov) 289
'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) 291
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: Diogenes at May 10, 2026 12:14 AM (2WIwB) 292
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) 293
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. Posted by: rhomboid at May 10, 2026 12:16 AM (U/Byj) 294
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: 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: Kindltot at May 10, 2026 12:16 AM (rbvCR) 296
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: 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. 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: 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: 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. 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: 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: 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) 311
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: 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. 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. 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: 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: 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: 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) 324
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: 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: 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... 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: 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 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: 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. 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: wth at May 10, 2026 12:42 AM (oq9dX) 335
>>>[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: 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 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 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! 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*? 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 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: 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 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: 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.” 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: 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: 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. 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. 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: 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. Posted by: Tom Servo at May 10, 2026 12:54 AM (25Mwa) 355
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) 356
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) 357
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: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 12:55 AM (W5mpo) 358
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 12:56 AM (S838b) 359
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) 360
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 12:57 AM (snZF9) 361
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 12:56 AM (w6EFb)
Oh, prayers up for all of you! Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm) 362
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: Nerd Herd at May 10, 2026 12:59 AM (NZPfR) 363
Goodnight Horde. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!
Posted by: turambar at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (Q0yOR) 364
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... Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 10, 2026 01:00 AM (nbLIj) 365
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) 366
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: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (S838b) 367
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 at May 10, 2026 01:01 AM (snZF9) 368
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 at May 10, 2026 01:02 AM (P/zug) 369
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 😳😳😳🤢 Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:02 AM (S838b) 370
Santana is overrated like Clapton. Technicians. Just no soul.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 10, 2026 01:04 AM (D1E+2) 371
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) 372
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! Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:05 AM (S838b) 373
Nurse, if you’re still here, you had a nice post last week extolling the pleasures of November.
I, too, love November. Posted by: Bulg at May 10, 2026 01:05 AM (77rzZ) 374
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. Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm) 375
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: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:06 AM (S838b) 376
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) 377
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: Dark Litigator at May 10, 2026 01:15 AM (W5mpo) 378
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... Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm) 379
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 Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 01:17 AM (Sy6m/) 380
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) 381
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: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 10, 2026 01:25 AM (55Qr6) 382
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) 383
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) 384
383: Pink Floyd-The Wall. Forgot to add which album.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 10, 2026 01:30 AM (NkASH) 385
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM (snZF9) 386
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. Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:31 AM (S838b) 387
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) 388
I looked at her and blurted out PURRRPLE. She rolled her eyes and wandered off somewhere. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division 😂😂😂😂😂 Posted by: rickb223 at May 10, 2026 01:44 AM (S838b) 389
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) 390
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: Hour of the Wolf at May 10, 2026 01:45 AM (qx7Zg) Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 01:47 AM (rdVOm) 392
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. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 10, 2026 01:50 AM (55Qr6) 393
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: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 01:52 AM (kzjln) 394
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: wth at May 10, 2026 01:55 AM (oq9dX) Posted by: four seasons at May 10, 2026 01:56 AM (3ek7K) 396
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 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 01:56 AM (snZF9) 397
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 Posted by: AmericanKestrel at May 10, 2026 01:59 AM (RkOfE) 398
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 --- 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) 399
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) 400
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:03 AM (snZF9) 401
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: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm) 402
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. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (snZF9) 403
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 Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 02:06 AM (Sy6m/) 404
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) 405
'Night, rickb223
Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm) 406
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. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 10, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9) 407
Its what she wanted.
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) 408
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) 409
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) 410
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) 411
Cameco Sees As Many As 20 AP1000 Nuclear Reactors On The Horizon
-- 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) 412
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. Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at May 10, 2026 02:55 AM (p2LWr) 413
*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! Posted by: JQ at May 10, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm) 414
@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. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 02:57 AM (3UR/I) 415
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: SciVo at May 10, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/) 416
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
--- 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) 417
Lemonade sounds delicious but as soon as I finish these shrimp I'm heading for the hills. It's been fun.
'night. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 10, 2026 03:09 AM (3UR/I) 418
>> 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. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 10, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb) 419
'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) 421
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: Deicide at May 10, 2026 03:24 AM (nUR++) 422
I have a very bad feeling about The Odyssey.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 03:25 AM (nUR++) 423
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: tcn in AK at May 10, 2026 03:25 AM (DwqWV) 424
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." Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 03:27 AM (kzjln) 425
https://tinyurl.com/4uu86wsc
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) 426
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) 427
https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 10, 2026 03:54 AM (y1wyK) 428
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0JIT62oxU
Posted by: Ray's Cyst at May 10, 2026 04:02 AM (jrgJz) 429
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 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:08 AM (7RYym) 430
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 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 10, 2026 04:15 AM (xY6Tn) 431
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) 432
Talk at you later, Horde. Airplane mode activated.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 10, 2026 04:18 AM (kzjln) 433
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 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/) 434
Oh, whoops. Pixy's up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 10, 2026 05:21 AM (Sy6m/) 435
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 10, 2026 03:39 PM (XeU6L) Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 5/9/2026Worldbuilding ![]() 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. 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Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 07:44 PM (l26NL) 2
Wolfus nooded. No one here yet?
Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:44 PM (NcvvS) 3
Bronze
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:45 PM (T6aVk) 4
Huh
Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2026 07:46 PM (/RHNq) 5
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:47 PM (wzUl9) 6
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. Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:47 PM (T6aVk) 7
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. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 07:48 PM (gnNyN) 8
Maybe the Collins universe is the novel/movie version of GURPS?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 07:48 PM (T6aVk) 9
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) 10
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) 11
>>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. Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 07:51 PM (NcvvS) 12
The Absent-Minded Professor > The Nutty Professor
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 09, 2026 07:52 PM (CNl8/) 13
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) 14
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) 15
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:55 PM (wzUl9) 16
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) 17
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) 18
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. Posted by: Nazdar at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 19
Liked the Quatermass movies, especially the first one. Surprised no remake has been done
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 20
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. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 08:00 PM (gnNyN) 21
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) 22
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. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:04 PM (A5RD0) 23
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: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 08:04 PM (T6aVk) 24
What about Narnia?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:05 PM (A5RD0) 25
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 Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:06 PM (bXbFr) 26
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:07 PM (wzUl9) 27
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) 28
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) 29
Hunger Games . The beginning of Girl Power movies?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:10 PM (52qkP) 30
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) 31
Right now watching Farscape -Peace Keeper Wars.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:12 PM (52qkP) 32
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) 33
Yeah scifi channel really dropped the ball there
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:13 PM (bXbFr) 34
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 *** 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) 35
Is that on pluto or tubi
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:14 PM (bXbFr) 36
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) 37
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. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s) 38
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. Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:17 PM (52qkP) 39
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) 40
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) 41
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) 42
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) ---- *ahem!* Posted by: God at May 09, 2026 08:19 PM (kpS4V) 43
He waa also a medieval scholar at university
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:19 PM (bXbFr) 44
Steven King is definitely the author with the most movies made from his books.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 45
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) 46
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 08:20 PM (LHPAg) 47
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s) 48
Waterworld is right out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s) 49
I know people crap on The Postman but I kind of liked it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 *** 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++) 51
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 *** 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) 52
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) 53
There was a more recent (195
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) 54
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/) 55
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) 56
Waterworld was crazy implausible
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:26 PM (bXbFr) 57
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 *** 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) 58
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) 59
48 Waterworld is right out.
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) 60
Waterworld would have been much better if Jean Trippelhorn was naked
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 09, 2026 08:31 PM (gu0hJ) 61
This announcer chick commenting on the hockey game is annoying.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:32 PM (nwbXw) 62
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: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (T6aVk) 63
A Boy and His Dog was weird but fun movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP) 64
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) 65
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s) 66
Yes thats a weird one with the telepathic dog
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:34 PM (bXbFr) 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) 68
The Dead Zone was my favorite of all the King book movies .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:35 PM (52qkP) 69
I prefer Sutter Kane.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 09, 2026 08:36 PM (tXqCv) 70
Dead Zone series was good, too.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:37 PM (nwbXw) 71
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 08:37 PM (q3u5l) 72
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (wzUl9) 73
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) 74
M-O--O-N spells AoSHQ.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 09, 2026 08:38 PM (nwbXw) 75
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 08:38 PM (52qkP) 76
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) 77
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 *** 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) 78
Now playing on svengoolie
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr) 79
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) 81
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++) 82
Commenter Miklos could explain Hungarian Games to us.
Posted by: davidt at May 09, 2026 08:42 PM (Q+gd/) 83
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) 84
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) 85
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 *** 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) 86
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 *** 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) 87
But he has long since eschewed an editor
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:46 PM (bXbFr) 88
Maybe i have to pick it up again
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:46 PM (bXbFr) 89
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) 90
But certainly by. Mockingjay the innards of panem are made clear
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:49 PM (bXbFr) 91
The Dead Zone was my favorite of all the King book movies .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 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) 93
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 08:53 PM (q3u5l) 94
Maximum Overdrive was the last straw. Never again.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 08:53 PM (D1E+2) 95
Was that a mick farren script he did the best adaptations
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr) 96
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. Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (Ia/+0) 97
The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (A5RD0) 98
The reinvention of the stand waa unnecessary
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (bXbFr) 99
Was that showtime or netflix
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 08:57 PM (bXbFr) 100
97 The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 08:55 PM (A5RD0) ---- Love that movie. So weird. Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 08:57 PM (kpS4V) 101
The world of The Silent Plaet was pretty bizarre.
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) 103
Maximum Overdrive was the last straw. Never again.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 104
Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:00 PM (bXbFr) 105
Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
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) 106
The reinvention of the stand waa unnecessary
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 107
>> 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 Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 09:02 PM (Sy6m/) 108
Forbidden world (the one with leslie nielsen)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 * Forbidden Planet? Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 109
No the cast one (i dont remember the cast)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:04 PM (bXbFr) 110
Then again many of these dystopic takes maze tunner divergent are underwritten
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:05 PM (bXbFr) 111
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) 112
Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Texican ette at May 09, 2026 09:06 PM (SNf74) 113
No the cast one (i dont remember the cast)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 114
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) 115
Never saw a minute of Hunger Games
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:08 PM (Ia/+0) 116
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 09:09 PM (CHHv1) 117
Forbidden Planet?
Posted by: Texican ette at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 118
"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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:12 PM (q3u5l) 119
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 *** 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) 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) 121
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) 122
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 *** 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) 123
Oh brother. I can see the string.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (vFG9F) 124
I didnt remember that matheson story
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:17 PM (bXbFr) 125
That just took me right out of it.
Posted by: fd at May 09, 2026 09:18 PM (vFG9F) 126
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:18 PM (zZu0s) 127
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: SciVo at May 09, 2026 09:20 PM (Sy6m/) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (zZu0s) 129
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) 130
"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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 09:21 PM (q3u5l) 131
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 *** 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) 132
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. Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2026 09:23 PM (XV/Pl) 133
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s) Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:24 PM (bXbFr) 135
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) 136
Yes i remember that one, with sinise and i forget who plsys flagg jamey sheridan
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 137
Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s) 138
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. Posted by: Lex at May 09, 2026 09:27 PM (y4H1r) 139
“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 *** 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) 140
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: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:30 PM (rbvCR) 141
Ray Walston was who I was thinking of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 142
Well he tipped prettu close to our own crazy years
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 09, 2026 09:31 PM (bXbFr) 143
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: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:31 PM (25Mwa) 144
Nolan is chasing Oscar gold.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 09, 2026 09:32 PM (kpS4V) 145
If you can, watch The Good Man, I think you won't be disappointed.
Have a good night everyone Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 09:33 PM (Ia/+0) 146
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. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:33 PM (xcxpd) 147
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) 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) 149
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 *** 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) 150
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) 151
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. Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 09, 2026 09:40 PM (glnUu) 152
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) 153
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: Cow Demon at May 09, 2026 09:40 PM (T6aVk) 154
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: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd) 155
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 09:41 PM (0aYVJ) 156
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 *** 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) 158
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: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd) 159
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) ---- 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) 160
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: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (rbvCR) 161
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: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:45 PM (25Mwa) 162
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. Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 09:46 PM (rbvCR) 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) 164
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) 165
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) 166
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 *** 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) 167
Avatar got its world from a Yes album cover.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 09, 2026 09:52 PM (25Mwa) 168
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 *** 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) 169
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'! Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:54 PM (xcxpd) 170
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? Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:56 PM (xcxpd) 171
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) ---- 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) 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?
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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. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 09, 2026 09:57 PM (xcxpd) 174
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 at May 09, 2026 09:59 PM (xcxpd) 175
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 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) 176
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) 178
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 10:01 PM (0aYVJ) 179
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: tankdemon at May 09, 2026 10:03 PM (lbImv) 180
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: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 10:03 PM (0aYVJ) 181
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. Posted by: Just Some Guy at May 09, 2026 10:04 PM (q3u5l) 182
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) 183
I have never seen the Hunger Games.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, he said, snootily at May 09, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ) 184
Disco & Dino ONT is up!
Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 10:08 PM (Sy6m/) 185
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++) 186
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 Posted by: Azjaeger at May 09, 2026 11:04 PM (3/XaG) 187
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. Posted by: John at May 09, 2026 11:05 PM (0DsdP) 188
A Boy and His Dog was weird but fun movie.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 09, 2026 08:33 PM (52qkP) ****************************** 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) 189
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: Cow Demon at May 10, 2026 01:08 AM (nUR++) 190
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Going to church is a hobby??
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z) 2
Oh... it's a church in Montana.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:32 PM (1Ff7Z) 3
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) 4
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) 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) 6
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) 7
Majestic.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 05:40 PM (z2aPa) 8
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) 9
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) 10
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? Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 05:41 PM (1Ff7Z) 11
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) 12
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) 13
11 Perhaps the Californians have already invaded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:43 PM *** 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) 15
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. Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 05:49 PM (kyMpJ) 16
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) 17
Perhaps the Californians have already invaded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 *** 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 *** * Crosses Montana off retirement bolthole list * Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:51 PM (wzUl9) 18
Where's the dental floss ranch?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 09, 2026 05:51 PM (Cqx++) 19
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. Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2026 05:52 PM (jehhT) 20
I would guess there is more than one " train station " in Montana
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 05:52 PM (z2aPa) 21
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) 22
Good evening Hobbiests
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) 23
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) 24
Does being a Vigilante count as a hobby?
Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 05:56 PM (jkyX4) 25
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) 26
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.
********** 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) 27
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 *** 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) 28
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) 29
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!!! Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 09, 2026 05:59 PM (Sco7b) 30
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. Posted by: PaleRider at May 09, 2026 06:00 PM (PV+Zw) 31
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. Posted by: JTB at May 09, 2026 06:00 PM (yTvNw) 32
Montana!
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) 33
The Grateful, you need to add "good sport" to your nic.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:01 PM (z2aPa) 34
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 09, 2026 06:01 PM (0aYVJ) 35
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) 36
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) 37
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: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s) 38
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) 39
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) 40
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. Posted by: RI Red at May 09, 2026 06:06 PM (jkyX4) 41
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. Posted by: goatexchange at May 09, 2026 06:07 PM (hyS0X) 42
And you must stop at Trixie’s Antler Saloon in Ovondo.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:08 PM (A5RD0) 43
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) 44
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) 45
The Grateful, you need to add "good sport" to your nic.
Posted by: Ben Had ********** 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) 46
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 *** 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) 47
My younger brother was born in Plentywood, MT.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 09, 2026 06:10 PM (VCgbV) 48
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 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:11 PM (l26NL) 49
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 ******* 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) 50
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) 52
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. Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:13 PM (kyMpJ) 53
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) 54
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. 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) 56
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) 57
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:16 PM (0aYVJ) 58
>>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. Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m) 59
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 at May 09, 2026 06:17 PM (jkyX4) 60
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) 61
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. Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (1Ff7Z) 62
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (0aYVJ) 63
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. Posted by: JTB at May 09, 2026 06:18 PM (yTvNw) 64
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. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (A5RD0) 65
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. Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (vrNzf) Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:19 PM (z2aPa) 67
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. Posted by: JackStraw ********** 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) 68
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) 69
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 *********** 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) 71
Deer, one man's pest is another's carpaccio.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:22 PM (z2aPa) 72
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! Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (kyMpJ) 73
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….. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:24 PM (A5RD0) 74
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: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:25 PM (1Ff7Z) 75
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) 76
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: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 06:26 PM (l26NL) 77
We are going to Glacier National Park later this summer. So excited to see it!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient ********** 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) 78
>>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. Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:27 PM (viF8m) 79
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 at May 09, 2026 06:28 PM (1Ff7Z) 80
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) 81
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) 82
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 ************* 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) 83
79 Huh? Seems like they'd flee at the sight of a T-Rex.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:28 PM *** 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) 85
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. Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 06:31 PM (z2aPa) 86
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. Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (HlyYF) 87
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. Posted by: Pug Mahon, pronounced Muh-Hone at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (0aYVJ) 88
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: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:32 PM (1Ff7Z) 89
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) 90
[Top Photo: Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, Montana]
*** 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+) 91
>>5 roadkill in the 3 miles from my driveway to the highway.
Wow. We only get the two legged pigs around here. Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 06:33 PM (viF8m) 92
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: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:34 PM (1Ff7Z) 93
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. Posted by: tankascribe at May 09, 2026 06:36 PM (NtoJk) 94
Has anyone seen polynikes around?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:37 PM (A5RD0) 95
93 Montana is on our list to visit, both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
Posted by: tankascribe at May 09, 2026 06:36 PM *** 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) 96
My decamp Texas spot would be a small village on the Amalfi coast.
Posted by: Ben Had ************* 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) 97
94 Has anyone seen polynikes around?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:37 PM *** 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) 99
Thanks, Dino.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (A5RD0) 100
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. Posted by: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM (z9YXI) 101
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: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:43 PM (1Ff7Z) 102
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) 103
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. Posted by: TRex - mine tour dino at May 09, 2026 06:45 PM (IQ6Gq) 104
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: OrangeEnt at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (1Ff7Z) 105
99 Thanks, Dino.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:42 PM *** You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by. Posted by: TRex - big sky dino at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (IQ6Gq) 106
Kellog Idaho also has some ghost stories. So does Wallace, ID.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM (A5RD0) 107
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: mrally at May 09, 2026 06:47 PM (z9YXI) 108
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) 109
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) 110
106 Kellog Idaho also has some ghost stories. So does Wallace, ID.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 06:46 PM *** 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) 111
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) 112
The Grand canyon also really is impressive. We stayed on the north rim and rode to the bottom when we went.
Posted by: PaleRider ********** 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) 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 (z2aPa) 114
When you plan a vacation how do you determine how much time it takes to really see an area?
Posted by: Ben Had ********* 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) 115
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. Posted by: screaming in digital at May 09, 2026 06:58 PM (0SdQT) 116
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: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 06:59 PM (snZF9) 117
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) 118
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) 119
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: Don Lemon at May 09, 2026 07:00 PM (z9YXI) 120
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) 121
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 *** 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) 122
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. Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 07:04 PM (viF8m) 123
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 ************ 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) 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 (snZF9) 125
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) 126
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 *** 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) 127
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 ********* 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) 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 (nDgTL) 129
Hi screaming, good to see you. How is life treating you?
Posted by: The Grateful --- 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) 130
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) 131
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) 132
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) 133
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 *** Need to get your keyboard zeroed Scoob! Posted by: TRex - Montana travel specialist dino at May 09, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq) 134
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. Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 09, 2026 07:14 PM (nz1sK) 135
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. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 09, 2026 07:15 PM (snZF9) 136
I highly recommend this book.
Posted by: TecumsehTea ******** Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds good. Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 09, 2026 07:16 PM (IQ6Gq) 137
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 *** 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) 138
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). Posted by: TRex - Wyoming travel planner dino at May 09, 2026 07:18 PM (IQ6Gq) 139
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 *** 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) 140
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 *** 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) 141
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) 142
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) 143
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. Posted by: TRex - ghost town tour guide dino at May 09, 2026 07:23 PM (IQ6Gq) 144
See the USA in a Chevrolet !
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:25 PM (z2aPa) 145
TRex, thank you.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2026 07:26 PM (z2aPa) 146
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. 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) 148
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) ------- 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) 149
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) 150
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: t-bird at May 09, 2026 07:34 PM (9I5W+) 151
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. Posted by: nurse ratched at May 09, 2026 07:35 PM (A5RD0) 152
Here's one to get your blood pumping if you like kayaking.
Difficulty level: High https://shorturl.at/vUCDz Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 09, 2026 07:35 PM (D1E+2) 153
Wolfus, there's also the town Two Dot. Spelled as both one word or two.
TRex, thanks for bringing back so many memories. Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 07:37 PM (kyMpJ) 154
153 TRex, thanks for bringing back so many memories.
Posted by: Wenda at May 09, 2026 07:37 PM *** You're welcome. Thanks for posting! Posted by: TRex - museum mascot dino at May 09, 2026 07:38 PM (IQ6Gq) 155
>>I love where I live.
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) 156
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. Posted by: Dale at May 09, 2026 07:39 PM (f45WX) 157
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 *** 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) 158
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 Posted by: RS at May 09, 2026 07:41 PM (SuU/K) 159
Noodus moviola
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 07:41 PM (wzUl9) 160
That ends the debate. Midwestern guy here, but never, EVER, crap on someone who loves her/his home.
Posted by: Nazdar ********* 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) 161
Movie Sign Nood!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 09, 2026 07:45 PM (l26NL) 162
Ringing Rocks seem like an excellent way to summon rattlesnakes. Or demons.
Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg) 163
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) 164
Montana's beauty meets and exceeds any thing found in Europe.
Posted by: Jack Jarvis, Esq. at May 09, 2026 10:36 PM (poWsx) 165
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. 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! 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. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Happy Caturday everyone
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0) 2
Woof woof
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 03:37 PM (Kt19C) 3
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) 4
Dinosaur Face Mr Senegal sends greetings.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 03:38 PM (Kt19C) 5
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 Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 09, 2026 03:40 PM (f0sNM) 6
System switching width and height again! Look better now?
Posted by: KT at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (7vIsy) 7
Hey guys,
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) 8
Guess those microchips can be a life saver
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (Ia/+0) 9
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. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 03:41 PM (wzUl9) 10
That is a fantastic picture up top!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 09, 2026 03:42 PM (0sNs1) 11
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) 12
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
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) 13
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) 14
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) 15
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) 16
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. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 09, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2) 17
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
* In that first picture, I think she's judging you and finding you wanting. Posted by: NR Pax at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 18
Meow!
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at May 09, 2026 03:53 PM (sAmhv) 19
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. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 09, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s) 20
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) 21
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!! Posted by: mindful webworker - millions of hearts were lifted at May 09, 2026 04:11 PM (Cl/mc) 22
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) 23
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. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 04:14 PM (Sco7b) 24
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 Posted by: SciVo at May 09, 2026 04:15 PM (Sy6m/) 25
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) 26
You look in those eyes and there is nothing approaching thought there. Two black marbles.
My neighbors dog. The miserable whining barker. Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 09, 2026 04:29 PM (Kt19C) 27
Nice rescue story — that was nice. Wonder what the cat had been up to all that time. Guess her injuries weren't too bad‽
___ 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. ___ 🐕 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) 28
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. Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 09, 2026 04:36 PM (Sco7b) 29
Posted by: mindful webworker
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) 30
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: Oldcat at May 09, 2026 04:48 PM (Ai6WH) 31
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) ----- 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) 35
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 ----- Yep. Even something as boring as opening a new box from Amazon attracts an audience... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 09, 2026 *** 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) 36
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.) Posted by: mindful webworker - the world at our fingertipis at May 09, 2026 05:00 PM (Cl/mc) 37
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 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2026 05:04 PM (lQ+/f) 38
. . . 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 *** 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) 39
Whiskey is a handsome dude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 09, 2026 05:08 PM (viF8m) 40
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 Posted by: mindful webworker - vocabulary includes ball, outside, and walk at May 09, 2026 05:09 PM (Cl/mc) 41
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9
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) 43
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! Posted by: Kindltot at May 09, 2026 05:40 PM (rbvCR) 44
Noodus hobbyana
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 09, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9) 45
Such great doggies! I am so jealous. Love those new puppies.
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