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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - September 27, 2026

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Appreciate you stopping by. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Wholesome content from yesterday

Justin Verlander says goodbye to his teammates

And then holds his daughter’s hand as he leaves the mound 🥹 pic.twitter.com/huyCnsijTR
— MLB (@MLB) September 26, 2026

Today wasn't a game, it was cinema 🤩 pic.twitter.com/F8eWc6u7vT
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) September 26, 2026

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More cool stuff from yesterday

Presidential arrival. 🇺🇸

Air Force One with an EPIC flyover at Neyland Stadium. pic.twitter.com/YVIGSWi24L
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 26, 2026

President Trump just posted his entrance to the Tennessee Texas game!

He was high-fiving, waving, and dancing to everyone screaming USA! 🇺🇸

The crowd was PUMPED UP. That’s the Trump effect. 💁‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/cHtLTZS8v0
— JJ🕊️ (@jesseyjay94) September 26, 2026

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If you're gonna do something stupid, go all out!

Blind Man With No Driver’s License Drinks and Drives Car 150 Miles on Highway

In the early morning hours of June 29, when English officers patrolling the M6 motorway near Carlisle noticed an Opel Meriva swerving chaotically from one lane to the next, they thought they had caught a reckless motorist, but they were in for a big surprise. Not only was the driver visibly drunk, but he had no driver’s license and was almost completely blind!
At a recent hearing, Anthony Hall admitted to drink-driving, driving without a licence or insurance and taking his partner’s car without their consent. His lawyer told the judge that Hall had acted out of desperation, trying to escape a difficult personal situation, including relationship issues and financial problems. However, that did little to explain why a blind person would get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive on the motorway while intoxicated.

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OK guys - have you ever thought about your eyelashes? Ever?!?!

Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

Long eyelashes have always been a coveted physical feature among women, so much so that we have an entire industry built around the sale and mounting of fake eyelashes. However, long lashes are not as popular among men. Some “alpha types” apparently consider them too feminine and will have them trimmed for a manlier look, despite the serious health risks of such a procedure.
Videos of young men having their eyelashes cut or trimmed at barber shops or beauty salons started showing up on TikTok and other social media platforms last year, but instead of quickly fizzling out, they apparently turned into a global trend.

Forget about too long or too short -- I refuse to believe ANY guy who thinks about the length of his eyelashes is "alpha". Or even hetero.

Anyway - photos and videos at the link. If you care.

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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What to Wear to the AOSHQ Texas MoMe

The short version: comfortable picnic clothes. The long version is below, because a Texas ranch in the sun will punish anyone who treats this like a cocktail reception, even those of us who are inclined to treat everything like a cocktail reception.

This is an outdoor meetup on a ranch. You will be standing, sitting, walking, eating, and possibly wandering toward whatever shade you can find. Dress for heat, dirt, grass, and a long stretch of being outside. If it looks good at a backyard cookout and you can still move in it after three hours, you are in the right neighborhood.

The basic uniform

Wear something you would actually picnic in.
• Breathable shirt: cotton, linen, or a light performance tee. Light colors help in the sun. A button-down you can leave open over a tee works if you want a little coverage.
• Shorts or casual pants: shorts, jeans you already know are comfortable, or lightweight pants. Remember, if you wear shorts, there are bugs and taller grasses out there. If this bothers you, think more light weight pants.
• Closed-toe shoes you can walk in: sneakers, trail shoes, or broken-in boots. Ranch ground is not a manicured lawn.
• A hat with a brim. Texas sun is not a suggestion.

That is the whole look. Comfortable. Outdoor. Picnic. Ranch.

What “comfortable” actually means here

Comfortable does not mean “I just rolled out of the car in pajama pants.” It means you can sit on a bench or the ground, stand in a cluster talking, walk to the next activity, and not spend the afternoon tugging at clothes that were a bad idea.

Bring a light layer. Even on a hot day, shade, wind, or evening can change the temperature. A hoodie or light flannel stuffed in the car is cheap insurance.

Sun, sweat, and ranch realities

Assume sun. Sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat will do more for you than any outfit choice.

Assume you will get dusty. Do not wear anything you would be sad to see with grass stains or ranch dirt on it.

Assume bugs. If you are the person mosquitoes treat like a buffet, long sleeves in a light fabric or a bit of repellent.

What not to wear

The brand-new white sneakers you want to keep white, and anything that needs dry cleaning. When walking around the property, you don’t want open toed shoes, unless you are okay with surprises from the grass in the form of stickers or bitey things. This is not the moment to channel Johnny Cash. All black leather is cool, but not when it’s really hot!

A simple packing list

• Breathable shirt and comfortable bottoms
• Walking shoes, closed toe
• Hat and sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Lip balm – guys too! The air can be VERY dry
• Light extra layer
• Water bottle
• Hearing protection if you are going to shoot
• Safety glasses if you are going to shoot
• Raincoat or poncho because you never know!

You are going to a ranch picnic with the Horde, not a photoshoot. In fact, we don’t even like to take photos! Dress like someone who plans to stay outside, eat, talk, and enjoy people outside of grey boxes.

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Thanks, Piper!

Although I kinda think this guy has the right fashion idea for Saturday night at the MoMe

American shows up in a disco suit and his own homemade Flock safety camera that he made in his garage to the Lee’s Summit, Missouri City Council meeting

He’s exposing how the city spent $909,000 on only 54 Flock cameras the cameras remain property of Flock. Even if the contract… pic.twitter.com/nMRaG4pnOi
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) September 11, 2026

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 09-27-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Posts : 86
Comments : 23066
Unique hashes : 1363

Top 10 commenters:
1 [634 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [90.05 posts/day]
2 [507 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films'
3 [455 comments] 'jim (in Kalifornia)'
4 [420 comments] 'Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _'
5 [384 comments] 'Ronson Zippo, Esq.'
6 [317 comments] '18-1'
7 [316 comments] 'Skip'
8 [312 comments] 'Bulg'
9 [308 comments] 'Hadrian the Seventh'
10 [285 comments] 'JackStraw'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [327 names] 'Ronson Zippo, Esq.' [46.45 unique names/day]
2 [148 names] 'Quarter Twenty'
3 [104 names] 'Maybe that's only on Emirates'
4 [76 names] 'Triggleypuff'
5 [24 names] 'Duncanthrax'
6 [22 names] 'jim (in Kalifornia)'
7 [22 names] 'Hurricane Smith'
8 [22 names] 'Count de Monet'
9 [22 names] 'Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison'
10 [21 names] 'Mike Hammer, etc., etc.'

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by sing along photos

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Posted by: Doof at 10:02 PM

Comments

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1 Now that all the important people are here, we can get this dance started.

[blows on pitch pipe]🎵

Posted by: mindful webworker - the one in the middle at September 27, 2026 10:02 PM (xRCm7)

2 Transylvania Airways always gets you there, on time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (6T7Go)

3 Wait. Music and fashion, or music and passion? Is this the Copa?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 If you're gonna do something stupid, go all out!

This advice will never fail you.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

5 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (ktgTW)

6 That top pic is hung upside-down.

Posted by: mindful webworker - by the way at September 27, 2026 10:04 PM (xRCm7)

7 At a recent hearing, Anthony Hall admitted to drink-driving, driving without a license or insurance and taking his partner’s car without their consent. His lawyer told the judge that Hall had acted out of desperation, trying to escape a difficult personal situation, including relationship issues and financial problems.

Clearly, the judge couldn't see his way clear to cut him loose.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 27, 2026 10:05 PM (ktgTW)

8 The image of the woman with the heels and short cocktail dress looks very much like LadyL.

Just saying. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at September 27, 2026 10:06 PM (ktgTW)

9 "If you're gonna do something stupid, go all out!"

This advice will never fail you.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

Exactly -- Never half-ass stupid!

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf)

10 >>>Blind Man With No Driver’s License Drinks and Drives Car 150 Miles on Highway

Dear Mr. Oddity Central Headline Writer,

Was it really necessary to include in the headline the fact that the blind man had no driver's license?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:07 PM (syz1S)

11 Sorry I'm late, I was getting my waistcoat and breeches taken in. I am hoping to get featured in next week's fashion update. (Note: the waistcoat and breeches are actually being let out-- tankdemom is a big fan of Little Debby)

Posted by: tankdemon at September 27, 2026 10:08 PM (7L19I)

12 Picture up top is Table Rock in Pickens county. Beautiful spot.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at September 27, 2026 10:08 PM (Lo97M)

13 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

I'm impressed that a blind and drunk guy could make it 150 miles without hitting anything. There are plenty of sober people that can see just fine that seem to struggle with that.

Posted by: TRex - pac man dino at September 27, 2026 10:09 PM (XfIK1)

14 OK guys - have you ever thought about your eyelashes? Ever?!?!

Of course! When one falls out and gets in my eye. That can get so aggravating!

Posted by: mindful webworker - forty lashes at September 27, 2026 10:09 PM (xRCm7)

15 I knew that looked familiar. Was on Stool Mountain about a fortnight ago.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 10:10 PM (ezlON)

16
PSA
One might benefit from remembering there is one TXmome remembered for rain and mud.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 10:10 PM (NnhvP)

17 16
PSA
One might benefit from remembering there is one TXmome remembered for rain and mud.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27

Pack that poncho! And your wellies!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

18 However, that did little to explain why a blind person would get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive on the motorway while intoxicated.

Well... the "intoxicated" part kind of explains everything thereafter.

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 10:11 PM (kU0PQ)

19 I’m from TX and all but will never do Western fashion. No boots, no belt, no hat here at all. Never has been, never will be.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 10:11 PM (ezlON)

20 Forget about too long or too short -- I refuse to believe ANY guy who thinks about the length of his eyelashes is "alpha". Or even hetero.

I'll say this for them. It takes some nads to let some mook with a trimmer that close to your eyeballs. Nads, or a complete lack of common sense.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)

21 9 "If you're gonna do something stupid, go all out!"

This advice will never fail you.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:03 PM (ZdaMQ)

Exactly -- Never half-ass stupid!
Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:06 PM (QMAsf

I am so good at this one! Olympic level.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

22 I refuse to believe ANY guy who thinks about the length of his eyelashes is "alpha". Or even hetero.

I think about them once a year when I get new eyeglasses. The lenses have to sit far enough forward that my eyelashes won't touch them.

That, however, is a reason to nix a particular pair of glasses frames. Not a reason to trim my eyelashes. Who the heck does that? Elton John thinks that's kinda gay.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

23 Cow Demon and I were just at Table Rock State Park a couple weeks ago. We didn't climb Table Rock because that hike is too much for me right now. We climbed Stool Mountain which has really nice views of Table Rock, although it was a little cloudy that day.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 27, 2026 10:12 PM (FpydE)

24 I dunno - that short disco dress might be kinda fun to watch for the prOne shooting, especially with something in the heavier recoil classes…

Posted by: Coelacanth at September 27, 2026 10:13 PM (+OnsA)

25 Since I turned 29, now and then I find I do have to trim a wild, stray eyebrow hair. (And thank heaven I live in an age where the nose- and ear-hair trimmer exists.)
🥸

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's a wild, wild hair at September 27, 2026 10:13 PM (xRCm7)

26 On the Saturday collaborative ONT, Dino gets billing at top with Doof. On the Sunday collaborative ONT, there is no mention of Piper at the top. Is this place misogynist?

Posted by: Boys Club? Girls Have Cooties? at September 27, 2026 10:13 PM (Fn+3X)

27 I knew that looked familiar. Was on Stool Mountain about a fortnight ago.

What's this about stool mountin'?

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at September 27, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)

28 Life imitates art.

For the Love of the Game. Billy Chapel. Detroit Tigers.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 10:13 PM (viF8m)

29 Dear Mr. Oddity Central Headline Writer,

Was it really necessary to include in the headline the fact that the blind man had no driver's license?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous

It could have been a follow-up to a story about how a legally-blind guy got a license in the first place.....

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

30 >>>Some "alpha types" apparently consider them too feminine and will have them trimmed for a manlier look, despite the serious health risks of such a procedure.

You might ask yourself, as I did, what could possibly be the serious health risks of trimming your eyelashes?

Eyelashes prevent dirt and debris, including dead skin cells and sweat, as well as UV rays from entering the eye, and trimming them exposes people to infection, itchiness and frequent discomfort.

That's straight from the esteemed journalists at Oddity Central, so you have been forewarned.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (syz1S)

31 Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

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Be aware of this also.

BBC: Bare Nails Trend Perpetuates White Supremacist Standards of Beauty

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Better paint unicorns, butterflies, or rainbows on your nails.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7)

32 I still have a 45 of Pac-Man Fever.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (FpydE)

33 Girls like guys with long lashes. Don’t do stupid things with them.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

34 Blind Man With No Driver’s License Drinks and Drives Car 150 Miles on Highway

Blind and drunk. Now make him an Asian woman with a cellphone.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:15 PM (l3cgK)

35 Eyelashes serve a very practical purpose.

If you’ve ever been without them, you are keenly aware of all the crap they keep OUT OF YOUR EYES.

And if you fuck with them enough, they may not grow back.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

36 1 [327 names] 'Ronson Zippo, Esq.' [46.45 unique names/day]

I think I done gone crazy. Somebody please lock me up!

Posted by: Fugitive From Board of Mental Health at September 27, 2026 10:15 PM (Fn+3X)

37 Another great Sunday Night ONT! Thanks, Doof!

Great photo up top.

Thanks for the MoMe fashion tips, Piper!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 27, 2026 10:15 PM (D/6p1)

38 I see London

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

39 Exactly -- Never half-ass stupid!
Posted by: Doof

And who would want to be called a half-dumbass?

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

40 Breathable shirt and comfortable bottoms

My bottom's always comfortable. Unless I'm sitting on a really hard chair. Oh... wait....

Also, on all-in-black dude... what male tucks his jeans into his boots like that? WTH?

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (kU0PQ)

41 I still have a 45 of Pac-Man Fever.
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (FpydE)

I'm wondering why that song popped into my head while I was choosing tonight's tunes!

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

42 I'm afraid I have to resist the eyebrow trimming.
My last ex-wife informed me that my eyebrows looked evil and wanted to mow them.
Nope. It wasn't the last straw, but it was on the list.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (rFtAF)

43 26 On the Saturday collaborative ONT, Dino gets billing at top with Doof. On the Sunday collaborative ONT, there is no mention of Piper at the top. Is this place misogynist?
Posted by: Boys Club? Girls Have Cooties? at September

Cooties is the main reason. And I don’t do nearly enough to earn a collab credit.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

44 Guys at the MoMee should have a Hawaiian shirt to wear as a nod to our late friend, Jim Sunk New Dawn.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (peOdB)

45 Were I going to the TxMoMe (sadly, not this year again), I think I would choose some pants that Perfesser Squirrel has featured in the book thread.

Posted by: mindful webworker - out standing in his field at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (xRCm7)

46 You are going to a ranch picnic with the Horde, not a photoshoot. In fact, we don’t even like to take photos! Dress like someone who plans to stay outside, eat, talk, and enjoy people outside of grey boxes.

I'd go...but my meds make me a vampire.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)

47 Doof!

Joe Walsh is always a great pick.

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at September 27, 2026 10:18 PM (K7v1x)

48 Thanks for the dress code tips Piper!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 10:19 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Eyelashes suck. They're supposed to keep crap out of your eyes, but the only thing I ever get stuck in my eyes are eyelashes.

Posted by: Egregious and Exacerbatin' at September 27, 2026 10:19 PM (Fn+3X)

50
Also, on all-in-black dude... what male tucks his jeans into his boots like that? WTH?
Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026

Well you would tuck your jeans in if there was mud out there. Assuming you dress like this because you actually know what a horse and a cow are. It’s the spurs that send me.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:19 PM (ZdaMQ)

51 Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

My boys were born with beautiful, long eyelashes...AFAIK, they've never trimmed theirs. As for me, I just want to keep the little bastards from falling into my eyes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

52 You might ask yourself, as I did, what could possibly be the serious health risks of trimming your eyelashes?

You say to yourself, my God, what have I done?

Same as it ever was.

https://tinyurl.com/yc45e4ay

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

53 51 Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

My boys were born with beautiful, long eyelashes...AFAIK, they've never trimmed theirs. As for me, I just want to keep the little bastards from falling into my eyes...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

eyelashes, not kids. Well, I don't want either in my eyes.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

54 Forget about too long or too short -- I refuse to believe ANY guy who thinks about the length of his eyelashes is "alpha". Or even hetero.

This.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (4NO2D)

55 When walking around the property, you don’t want open toed shoes, unless you are okay with surprises from the grass in the form of stickers or bitey things.

Fire ants.

And if you are shooting, contact with hot brass anywhere is no fun.

Listen to Piper!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (+fdRY)

56 Verlander: I didn't even know he went to Detroit. Guess that's how much attention I've paid to MLB lately.

Eyelashes: never think about them but am at that age where eyebrows do some crazy sh*t so I pluck 'em out when they call attention to themselves.

MoMe party dress: the first one I went to, BeBe, WDS, and one other lady left just before dinner and came back dressed to the nines. They were a hit.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (vTZFs)

57 48 Thanks for the dress code tips Piper!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September

You are welcome. Weasel teed it up for me well.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:21 PM (ZdaMQ)

58 Thanks for the ONT! It's been a long time since I heard that mystery click. I sure used to like the Smiths

Posted by: 496 at September 27, 2026 10:21 PM (m8Qhu)

59 Guys at the MoMee should have a Hawaiian shirt to wear as a nod to our late friend, Jim Sunk New Dawn.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (peOdB)

This is never a bad idea.

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

60 Also, on all-in-black dude... what male tucks his jeans into his boots like that? WTH?
Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 10:16 PM (kU0PQ)

What looks completely asinine is trying to fit boot-cut jeans over top of the boots. If you want to do that, then wear lace up boots.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 10:22 PM (rbvCR)

61 American shows up in a disco suit and his own homemade Flock safety camera that he made in his garage to the Lee’s Summit, Missouri City Council meeting

I used to have relatives living in Lee's Summit...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)

62 Alex DeLarge disapproves of this latest beauty trend.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 27, 2026 10:23 PM (7L19I)

63
TXMoMe Dress Code

Men
- White tie
- Morning coat
- No pants

Women
- Tiara
- High heels
- That's it

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:23 PM (eRlcH)

64 There used to be a dress-up night at the TXMoMe. WDS shared photos with me. I think she may have been an instigator.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 10:23 PM (OlzlW)

65 I actually did do the eyebrow trimming thing, but I think the stylist might have gotten a bit carried away. Please tell me if you agree.

https://tinyurl.com/y85rhay4

Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

66 Doof!

Joe Walsh is always a great pick.
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at September 27, 2026 10:18 PM (K7v1x)

Agreed!

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:24 PM (QMAsf)

67 The Seattle Mariners fired manager Dan Wilson. If it had been my choice I would have super glued him to the front of a freight train engine on its way to Texas.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:25 PM (VyD10)

68 64 There used to be a dress-up night at the TXMoMe. WDS shared photos with me. I think she may have been an instigator.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace

My advice is for the daytime activities. I am not responsible for what happens after dark. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

69 He’s exposing how the city spent $909,000 on only 54 Flock cameras the cameras remain property of Flock. Even if the contract…

Like buying an LG TV and finding that it not only spies on you, but you don't own the glass...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (l3cgK)

70 Cooties is the main reason. And I don’t do nearly enough to earn a collab credit.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

You are welcome to contribute more. Show my other employees what a real work ethic is!

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf)

71 Evening, Horde! Thanks for the ONT Doof and the practical fashion, Piper!

No idea if I'll be able to make it to the MoMe, if I'm still unemployed by then I'll probably skip this year and see where I am (literally) next year.

No job news today, but I expect at least some kind of screening call for something in the next couple days, and hope springs eternal for one of the previous interviews to have good news. I'll poke 'em all again in the morning!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (aJQbY)

72 >>> 56
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MoMe party dress: the first one I went to, BeBe, WDS, and one other lady left just before dinner and came back dressed to the nines. They were a hit.
Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:20 PM (vTZFs)

You *can't* wear your machine gub clothes to the party, you have to wear your *party* clothes.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (+fdRY)

73 Brezhnev eyebrows do a much better job at debris interception than mere eyelashes could ever hope to accomplish. That look should be cultivated. We Leutonians all think so.

Posted by: Linz Minyuk at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (Fn+3X)

74 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (sAmhv)

75 How the hell did I end up on both lists of shame? Too many socks...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:27 PM (l3cgK)

76 You are welcome to contribute more. Show my other employees what a real work ethic is!
Posted by: Doof

Wait. Doof has not just lackeys, but flunkies too?

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

77 I would call the hot little cocktail dress appropriate for all occasions.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:28 PM (syz1S)

78
Ah, there's good news! Dallas lost on a walk-off field goal.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:28 PM (eRlcH)

79 70 Cooties is the main reason. And I don’t do nearly enough to earn a collab credit.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

You are welcome to contribute more. Show my other employees what a real work ethic is!
Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM

Do they have cooties, too?

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

80 Thanks for the ONT! It's been a long time since I heard that mystery click. I sure used to like the Smiths
Posted by: 496 at September 27, 2026 10:21 PM (m8Qhu)

Their stuff was surprisingly catchy even though Morrisey's lyrics are so morbid and miserable.

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:29 PM (QMAsf)

81 I used to have relatives living in Lee's Summit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)

Ha! So did I!

We must be cousins!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 10:30 PM (OlzlW)

82
*splutters*

How did I end up on the LoS? I must be highly cited.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:30 PM (eRlcH)

83 Brezhnev eyebrows do a much better job at debris interception than mere eyelashes could ever hope to accomplish. That look should be cultivated. We Leutonians all think so.
Posted by: Linz Minyuk at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (Fn+3X)

Preens.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:30 PM (peOdB)

84 Speaking of cooties, I have to teach at 6a for the first time since The Big Flu of 2026. I should go to bed as I am still not 100% and my voice remains questionable.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

85 What looks completely asinine is trying to fit boot-cut jeans over top of the boots. If you want to do that, then wear lace up boots.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 10:22 PM (rbvCR)

Lace up cowboy boots... I'm not familiar with those, but I'm sure they look totally masculine.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (syz1S)

86 75 How the hell did I end up on both lists of shame? Too many socks...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:27 PM (l3cgK)

Just put them in the laundry, a few of them are bound to disappear.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (7L19I)

87 You are welcome to contribute more. Show my other employees what a real work ethic is!
Posted by: Doof

Wait. Doof has not just lackeys, but flunkies too?

Pffffft. To say nothing of the lickspittles and rumpswabbers.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (Riz8t)

88 Men are being stupid if this is true & they cut their eyelashes. Nose hair, ok (altho NO PLUCKING unless you want a sinus abcess to the brain, which would be a Darwin way to die).

Long & thick eyelashes are good DNA. I know because I have them & my DIL and I have passed them onto my grands (who are gorgeous & I am not the only biased person who thinks so).

I didn't weirdly seek long eyelashes in my handsome dude (his are ok). I looked at his eyes, & the lashes were not important, altho his kindness was.

The one guy I briefly loved before my dude had them to spare. Our kids they would have have some majorly thick, long and black eyelashes. Of this I am certain. Gorgeous man & we would have crashed & burned I think based on the little time we had together.

I settled for the smoldering and weird courtship instead.

This seems too retarded to contemplate of a guy doing this. I knew of girls in college who tried it to make them thicker. Didn't work.

I will be at the MoMe in spirit and wish I could go. Altho from the heat/sun aspect I'd be wearing a gigantic straw hat (I have many) and a cotton maxi skirt as I hate jeans. Find me in the shade with a gin and tonic. Cheers!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (hzuYO)

89 77 I would call the hot little cocktail dress appropriate for all occasions.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:28 PM (syz1S)

Until some brass went down the cleavage...
Then again, you might enjoy the dance and strip portion of the show...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM (l3cgK)

90 I'll poke 'em all again in the morning!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!)

This kind of thing can get you in deep trouble!

Posted by: On the Registry at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM (Fn+3X)

91 My wife won't let me own Mark Twain eyebrows...
much to my regret.

Posted by: MkY at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM (q6tQZ)

92 Ah, there's good news! Dallas lost on a walk-off field goal.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:28 PM (eRlcH)

I don't get too spun up on the NFL anymore but that was quite an exciting ending and a needed win for the Ravens.

Posted by: Doof at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM (QMAsf)

93
Wait. Doof has not just lackeys, but flunkies too?

Pffffft. To say nothing of the lickspittles and rumpswabbers.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (Riz8t)

___________

Plus sycophants, equerries and courtiers.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM (eRlcH)

94 I am not responsible for what happens after dark. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

Narrator: Nobody is.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 10:33 PM (OlzlW)

95 Heh. Frigging Xplorenet is still sending me "planned maintenance notices", even though they decommissioned my tower on Tuesday. Dumfucks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:33 PM (peOdB)

96 My boss (otherwise fully grey) has beautiful long auburn eyelashes, to go with enormous blue eyes.

Nope, not gonna bring it up.

Nope.

Posted by: Steck at September 27, 2026 10:34 PM (LlRQB)

97 Wait. Doof has not just lackeys, but flunkies too?

Pffffft. To say nothing of the lickspittles and rumpswabbers.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (Riz8t)

___________

Plus sycophants, equerries and courtiers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:32 PM

Everyone needs a trusty henchman.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 10:34 PM (4NO2D)

98 Night everyone, see you tomorrow!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

99 I've had werewolf brows and ears since at least my twenties. No comment on how long *that* has been. I did get my midbrow waxed once upon a time and at least they've stayed separated since...

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 27, 2026 10:35 PM (aJQbY)

100 >>Everyone needs a trusty henchman.

Only if they have great eyelashes.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 10:36 PM (viF8m)

101 The Pittsburgh Pirates finished above .500. 82-80 and finished 3rd in the NL Central. The ticket tape parade will be this Saturday in Beaver Falls, PA. Crowds expected to be in the 10's. It is football season after all. Pirates fans checked out from the season in Aug.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 27, 2026 10:36 PM (sAmhv)

102 81 I used to have relatives living in Lee's Summit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)

Ha! So did I!

We must be cousins!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 10:30 PM (OlzlW)

The bulk of them left...Arkansas, I think.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 10:37 PM (l3cgK)

103 ...and Methodists.

Posted by: Blazing Saddles at September 27, 2026 10:37 PM (2Ez/1)

104 Gates warns AI could trigger 'a billion deaths' as Trump races full speed ahead

I neid moar gubment

pour favoures

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 27, 2026 10:37 PM (/+uur)

105 To kick off the Texas MoMe...

Wayne Hancock
Going back to Texas
https://youtu.be/L1R3qWkX9EQ

If you don't know Wayne the short version is he's a Texas Honky Tonk and Western Swing master. These days he spends most of the year traveling in a white Econoline van with a couple sidemen playing gigs all over the country. Go see him if you get a chance.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:37 PM (VyD10)

106 Guys at the MoMee should have a Hawaiian shirt to wear as a nod to our late friend, Jim Sunk New Dawn.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
This is never a bad idea.
Posted by: Doof
***********
And it is not limited to just the guys....

Posted by: The Grateful at September 27, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

107 oh dear, the Warfronts baldy has discovered the Orion Pulse Engine
youtu.be/JGo4CKHlYTc

Posted by: boom. boom. boom. at September 27, 2026 10:38 PM (88C+u)

108 Gates warns AI could trigger 'a billion deaths' as Trump races full speed ahead

I neid moar gubment

pour favoures
Posted by: r hennigantx

I need less Bill Gates.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:39 PM (VyD10)

109 25 Since I turned 29, now and then I find I do have to trim a wild, stray eyebrow hair. (And thank heaven I live in an age where the nose- and ear-hair trimmer exists.)
Posted by: mindful webworker -
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Ordered one from the back pages of Mechanics Illustrated.
It was a metal tube with spiked edges on the business end and
a knurled knob opposite. Better than cutting the inside of your
nose with scissors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:39 PM (6T7Go)

110 Gates warns AI could trigger 'a billion deaths' as Trump races full speed ahead

Isn't that what he's been saying the planet needed?

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:40 PM (vTZFs)

111 73 Brezhnev eyebrows do a much better job at debris interception than mere eyelashes could ever hope to accomplish. That look should be cultivated. We Leutonians all think so.
Posted by: Linz Minyuk at September 27, 2026 10:26 PM (Fn+3X)

The well embrowed will out compete the nudiebrows eventually.

Posted by: Some Old School Mentat or other at September 27, 2026 10:41 PM (r7+Q7)

112 I cut out baseball when the Astros switched to the AL.

My father was a huge baseball guy and loved his Cardinals and even he ditched baseball the last five or so years of his life. That to me said it all.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 10:41 PM (ezlON)

113 If there are snakes at the MoMe you'd also find me screaming and running with a trail of dust behind me.

I'd need to arrive in a sedan chair if there are snakes. Or have someone near me with an excellent aim or who would not mind stomping them to death while I scream and run. My brother killed snakes but he's in heaven now.

Otherwise I will be in the shade admiring everyone and trying to explain to my confused husband why I am there and who Morons are.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 10:41 PM (hzuYO)

114 how bout them seahawks.

Posted by: grass monkey at September 27, 2026 10:41 PM (eP4XR)

115 Wait. Doof has not just lackeys, but flunkies too?
To say nothing of the lickspittles and rumpswabbers.
Plus sycophants, equerries and courtiers.
Everyone needs a trusty henchman.

In my honest set of opinions
I believe he has many minions.

Posted by: mindful webworker - sequentially at September 27, 2026 10:42 PM (xRCm7)

116 I need less Bill Gates.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:39 PM (VyD10)

Les Bill Gates did a CPM compiler in about 1985.
It ran in about 64k.
He was killed.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 27, 2026 10:42 PM (/+uur)

117 how bout them seahawks.
Posted by: grass monkey

They played like they were celebrating the Mariners season.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:42 PM (VyD10)

118 Isn't that what he's been saying the planet needed?
Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:40 PM (vTZFs)

it may be the wrong billion

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 27, 2026 10:43 PM (/+uur)

119 114 how bout them seahawks.
Posted by: grass monkey at September 27, 2026 10:41 PM (eP4XR)

Sea Chickens

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 10:43 PM (ezlON)

120 If you don't know Wayne the short version is he's a Texas Honky Tonk and Western Swing master. These days he spends most of the year traveling in a white Econoline van with a couple sidemen playing gigs all over the country. Go see him if you get a chance.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:37 PM (VyD10)

Any relation to Butch Hancock of the Flatlanders?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:43 PM (peOdB)

121 Isn't that what he's been saying the planet needed?
Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:40 PM (vTZFs)

We have never been so green
We have never been so rich
We have never been so educated
Except for the Mohammedans

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 27, 2026 10:45 PM (/+uur)

122 In my honest set of opinions
I believe he has many minions.

Would you say he has myriad minions or merely a multiplicity of minions.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:45 PM (Riz8t)

123 108 Gates warns AI could trigger 'a billion deaths' as Trump races full speed ahead

I neid moar gubment

pour favoures
Posted by: r hennigantx

I need less Bill Gates.

----------

I thought Epstein's Wingman was busy plotting to block out the rays of the sun. Dude, stay in your wheelhouse.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 27, 2026 10:45 PM (wpRMV)

124 If Hawaiian shirts were really Hawaiian, they would start at XXXXL. The natives there are huge. Including the womens.

Posted by: Hoveround Hal at September 27, 2026 10:46 PM (Fn+3X)

125 I believe he has many minions.

Would you say he has a plethora of minions.

Posted by: El Guapo at September 27, 2026 10:46 PM (4NO2D)

126 didn't jewels45 live in Lee Summit ?

Posted by: grass monkey at September 27, 2026 10:46 PM (eP4XR)

127 Would you say he has myriad minions or merely a multiplicity of minions.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 27, 2026 10:45 PM (Riz8t)

At the minimum, you need some myrmidons, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:47 PM (peOdB)

128 Wayne “The Train” Hancock it's not related to Butch Hancock of the Flatlanders.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:47 PM (VyD10)

129 Blind drivers is why they have Braille at bank drive-through windows.

Posted by: Feeling My Oats at September 27, 2026 10:48 PM (Fn+3X)

130 I need less Bill Gates.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions.
---

Know how he got turned out? President Bill Clinton. He was content being super rich, filling his pool with whores, raping the public with new issues of Microsnot stuff.

Then he told Bill, he was neutral and didn't make political contributions. That's when the DOJ started investigating Billy Gates. That's when he became politically active. That's when he decided that fucking IBM was so much fun he could fuck up all the corporations and continents too.
Weeeeeee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:48 PM (6T7Go)

131 Lace up cowboy boots... I'm not familiar with those, but I'm sure they look totally masculine.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 10:31 PM (syz1S)

I was thinking of steel-toe Redwings, actually. No one cares how they look, but the keep your toes safe from random misses and chainsaws.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 10:49 PM (rbvCR)

132 At the minimum, you need some myrmidons, too.

-----------

You need a powerful male presence to control the myrmidons.

Posted by: Elliot Page at September 27, 2026 10:49 PM (wpRMV)

133 >>If Hawaiian shirts were really Hawaiian, they would start at XXXXL. The natives there are huge. Including the womens.

Thanks IZ

https://tinyurl.com/mvym5sdr

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

134
Doubt there were many dry eyes at Comerica when JV left the mound.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:50 PM (eRlcH)

135 Joe Walsh with The James Gang-excellent
Joe Walsh solo-good
Joe Walsh with The Iggles-meh

Posted by: Walk Away at September 27, 2026 10:50 PM (Fn+3X)

136 I never seem to make time in October for the TX MoMe but....I hope we aren't going to take a firm stance against hotties in party dresses.

Hot take, maybe. I welcome the hate mail.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 10:50 PM (s1VwS)

137 Would you say he has myriad minions or merely a multiplicity of minions.
Posted by: Archimedes

I would guess millions if not brazillions of minions.
👁️👁️

Posted by: mindful webworker - phenomenally at September 27, 2026 10:51 PM (xRCm7)

138 Material Issue was a truly great band, but either a little too early or a little too late to get as big as they deserved to be

Posted by: Azjaeger at September 27, 2026 10:51 PM (3/XaG)

139 With all the things that women do to enhance their eyelashes, I was once told by a woman she was jealous of mine because they looked perfect. It was weird, but cool.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at September 27, 2026 10:53 PM (giy4v)

140 The WNBA needs a most valuable eyelashes award.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 10:54 PM (VyD10)

141 As an aside to Verlander's last game....in a coincidence, it was, also, the plate umpire's last game. Laz Diaz was the umpire...and he, also, had a memorable night because every pitch call challenge that both teams used to get a strike or a ball overturned came back as Umpire Diaz being correct.

He was smiling behind his mask on their last attempt so much so that the cameras could see it...because he knew he was right. Then with both teams out of challenges he gave Verlander a solid by calling a high outside ball a strike (and the smile never waivered).

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 10:55 PM (dIske)

142 131 Lace up cowboy boots... I'm not familiar with those, but I'm sure they look totally masculine.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
---

Tassels, that's the ticket.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:56 PM (6T7Go)

143 [Looks at cards]

[Places hand face-down on the table.]

I fold.♠️

This hyar is a ette.
https://youtu.be/7Q1DCYLRH-k

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - ace and eight and a pear o dice at September 27, 2026 10:57 PM (xRCm7)

144 If that lady standing next to the big red X show up at the MoMe, you can always send her in my direction.

Posted by: Pod Hamp at September 27, 2026 10:57 PM (Dtb9T)

145 49 Eyelashes suck. They're supposed to keep crap out of your eyes, but the only thing I ever get stuck in my eyes are eyelashes.

Yep. These and dog hair...😏

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 27, 2026 10:57 PM (jCKWs)

146
Lee's Summit dude shows why politics is hopeless at every level. Royally blackpilled tonight.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 27, 2026 10:58 PM (mmrXZ)

147 Anybody know if the two inch long lashes black ladies glue on are really made from hair or are they some synthetic creation?

Posted by: Blinker Fluid Sales And Service at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (Fn+3X)

148 Good evening morons y gracias Disco y Piper

Those street signs are here in SF not surprised there are underpants hanging in that neighborhood.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (RIvkX)

149 I looked at the strange eyelash trimming & noted the guy had a little notch in his eyebrow. I think this is either gay or cartel.

My granddaughter told me today she fell off the jungle gym at school onto her back on Friday. Stood up then fainted for a few minutes (thought she was asleep at home).

She's five & has always been very articulate. A teacher scooped her up & ran to the office & son picked her up.

I want to kill him as he dismisses stuff & did not take her to the ED as he thinks he's an AI Doctor now. She's had one concussion already & he dismissed this one! I didn't know til today.

She seems fine. HOWEVER, she described her hands/arms coming to her chest before she stood up & I silently freaked out (she was coloring at the kitchen table and that's when we talk a lot). My God.

THIS is why I pray for them every night.

Football players do this with head/neck injuries. Fencing reflex. Plus the scooping up by her teacher & passing out almost makes me want to pass out.

I should have been an art history major & ignorant of reflexes & this crap. I did send an email to our son explaining what she said without me asking her. Complete with a football injury scene.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (hzuYO)

150 Laz Diaz

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 10:55 PM (dIske)

He is one of the worst umps in the MLB, and has been for many years.

I am glad he is gone!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (k5CNB)

151
The only time I would think of my eyelashes is if something is wrong with them. I'm getting dry eyes, and some other annoyances, and eyelash problems, like growing inward, rather than outward may be setting in.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 11:02 PM (w6EFb)

152 Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

-
Be aware of this also.

BBC: Bare Nails Trend Perpetuates White Supremacist Standards of Beauty

-
Better paint unicorns, butterflies, or rainbows on your nails.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7)

Better yet, get a pint of exterior paint, to reduce costs. I hear pumpkin is a good choice this time of year.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 11:02 PM (qx7Zg)

153 If that lady standing next to the big red X show up at the MoMe, you can always send her in my direction.
Posted by: Pod Hamp at September 27, 2026 10:57 PM (Dtb9T)

I would like to check her for ticks.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 11:03 PM (2WIwB)

154
Starship's first orbital test flight, Flight 14, is on schedule for around 8:15 AM EDT tomorrow morning. They are also going to attempt to deploy some operational Starkinks with it, and thus this will be the first real payload for it.

If all goes well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)

155 Anybody know if the two inch long lashes black ladies glue on are really made from hair or are they some synthetic creation?
Posted by: Blinker Fluid Sales And Service at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (Fn+3X)

They should be made with peacock feathers. If you're going to be obnoxious, go all out!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 11:05 PM (qx7Zg)

156 Las Diaz > Angel Hernandez

Posted by: Free tibet at September 27, 2026 11:05 PM (9ijJU)

157 If that lady standing next to the big red X show up at the MoMe, you can always send her in my direction.
Posted by: Pod Hamp

I would like to check her for ticks.
Posted by: Diogenes

I think Piper got the look on her face perfect. She is so disappointed in us Morons for not telling her what the dress code was.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 11:06 PM (VHUov)

158 Hi folks, hope you're all having a great Sunday Night-Monday Morning transmission.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 27, 2026 11:06 PM (CHHv1)

159 Las Diaz > Angel Hernandez > Electronic strike zone

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 11:07 PM (viF8m)

160 Know how he got turned out? President Bill Clinton. He was content being super rich, filling his pool with whores, raping the public with new issues of Microsnot stuff.

Then he told Bill, he was neutral and didn't make political contributions. That's when the DOJ started investigating Billy Gates. That's when he became politically active. That's when he decided that fucking IBM was so much fun he could fuck up all the corporations and continents too.
Weeeeeee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:48 PM (6T7Go)

I think you are onto something.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 11:07 PM (ezlON)

161 I wonder about the cumulative effects of catchers getting whacked with foul tips hit straight back hitting them in the mask. Never seem to get knocked out, but quite often seem to have their bell rung, taking a minute to recover. Doing it for a career, these shots add up. Yogi Berra lived to over 90 and I think he still had his marbles until the end, though.

Posted by: Dain Bramage at September 27, 2026 11:08 PM (Fn+3X)

162
I would like to check her for ticks.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 11:03 PM (2WIwB)
******
Seed ticks are especially hard to find, so look at every square inch.

Are their chiggers AND fire ants in Texas? Misery.

Three things, with snakes and hurricanes, I don't miss out West at a higher altitude.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 11:09 PM (hzuYO)

163 160 Know how he got turned out? President Bill Clinton. He was content being super rich, filling his pool with whores, raping the public with new issues of Microsnot stuff.

Then he told Bill, he was neutral and didn't make political contributions. That's when the DOJ started investigating Billy Gates. That's when he became politically active. That's when he decided that fucking IBM was so much fun he could fuck up all the corporations and continents too.
Weeeeeee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:48 PM (6T7Go)

I think you are onto something.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 11:07 PM (ezlON)

Yeah, that's why Microsoft hired so many lobbyists...they learned the hard way when you don't have any or enough...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 11:11 PM (l3cgK)

164 iirc s.o.c. for l.o.c. due to blunt force trauma must include x-ray to rule out hematoma or other latent injury. But no one listens to me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 11:11 PM (RIvkX)

165 I just saw a picture of a Fisher Price phone; the one you could drag around. Brought back memories.

I guess it was my first eye phone. It expected to be dragged everywhere.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 11:13 PM (qx7Zg)

166 Home plate umpire at the final regular season Bananas vs. Tailgaters game this afternoon collapsed after one or two pitches in the first inning and had to leave the game. He later posted on Facebook that it was sudden back spasms that locked him up and that he was OK.

Posted by: Glad He Was OK at September 27, 2026 11:14 PM (Fn+3X)

167 Evening all,

We have a Starship launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Starship - Starship Flight 14
Pad 2 - Starbase, TX - The Launch Pad
Launch Date: September 28, 2026
Launch Time: 7:15 a.m. CDT (1215 UTC, 14:15 CEST)

https://youtu.be/tW5RDUvCLnQ

Posted by: Joyenz at September 27, 2026 11:14 PM (2F0/Y)

168 Know how he got turned out? President Bill Clinton. He was content being super rich, filling his pool with whores, raping the public with new issues of Microsnot stuff.

Then he told Bill, he was neutral and didn't make political contributions. That's when the DOJ started investigating Billy Gates. That's when he became politically active. That's when he decided that fucking IBM was so much fun he could fuck up all the corporations and continents too.
Weeeeeee.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 10:48 PM (6T7Go)

I would like to see a declaration from Donald Trump that any person or organization that uses aircraft or spacecraft in an effort to alter Earth's climate is engaging in an act of piracy, and will be shot down.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:15 PM (peOdB)

169 iirc s.o.c. for l.o.c. due to blunt force trauma must include x-ray to rule out hematoma or other latent injury. But no one listens to me. Posted by: San Franpsycho

I was always told for head injuries you shake the head to see if sounds like it's loose.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 11:15 PM (VyD10)

170 I liked the Fisher-Price phone, and everyone had the School Bus, but the one that was more rare and cool was the Happy Houseboat.

Posted by: Second Childhood at September 27, 2026 11:16 PM (Fn+3X)

171 The city council and school board pictures kill me. Lees Summit, population about 100k. They spent almost a million bucks for those stupid cameras, but you can bet they spent twice that for that fancy meeting room.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)

172 BBC: Bare Nails Trend Perpetuates White Supremacist Standards of Beauty.

Wait there is a bare nails trend somewhere? That would mean I'm doing something trendy.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:18 PM (PV+Zw)

173 161 I wonder about the cumulative effects of catchers getting whacked with foul tips hit straight back hitting them in the mask. Never seem to get knocked out, but quite often seem to have their bell rung, taking a minute to recover. Doing it for a career, these shots add up. Yogi Berra lived to over 90 and I think he still had his marbles until the end, though.
Posted by: Dain Bramage

Yogi didn't call catcher's equipment the "tools of ignorance" for nothing.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at September 27, 2026 11:18 PM (giy4v)

174 >>I wonder about the cumulative effects of catchers getting whacked with foul tips hit straight back hitting them in the mask. Never seem to get knocked out, but quite often seem to have their bell rung, taking a minute to recover. Doing it for a career, these shots add up. Yogi Berra lived to over 90 and I think he still had his marbles until the end, though.

I caught from the moment I was eligible to play little league through every league I was able to play to college. Took a lot of foul balls to head. Still have a couple marbles.

I detest the idea of an electronic strike zone to make the game "better".

Baseball was never supposed to be a video game. That's why there are things like the Green Monster. Stop trying to make baseball trim its eyelashes. It was fine before the designated hitter.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)

175 165 iirc s.o.c. for l.o.c. due to blunt force trauma must include x-ray to rule out hematoma or other latent injury. But no one listens to me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 11:11 PM (RIvkX)

**********
He's listened to me twice for major stuff (and now doesn't call because son is an expert in all things...he's a systems engineer with no medical background).

She fell at 2yrs and whacked the back of her head, hard. Did not lose consciousness. He called on the road to the children's hospital and she puked and I said go to the nearest ED now. He did. She had a small fracture in the back of her skull but was ok. This grandmother thing is going to kill me first.

Last summer grandson, in the midst of others having noro virus, had RLQ abdominal pain and could barely walk. Son called and I told him no urgent care. ED at the new children's hospital near us. I told him of 3 blood markers and he may need a sonogram or CT. Grandson called an hour later (he's 8yrs old) that he was going to surgery. Scope appendectomy and he was home 3hrs post op for me to try to get in some post op teaching to him and parents.

Son had better stop messing with this head injury deal with them.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 11:20 PM (hzuYO)

176 I was always told for head injuries you shake the head to see if sounds like it's loose.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 27, 2026 11:15 PM (VyD10)
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Only in Gun-Free School Zones

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 11:20 PM (RIvkX)

177 Wonder if Verlander's daughter will get her Mom's figure. It will give Bulg something to look forward to in his dotage.

Posted by: He's A Boob Fan, IIRC at September 27, 2026 11:21 PM (Fn+3X)

178 172 The city council and school board pictures kill me. Lees Summit, population about 100k. They spent almost a million bucks for those stupid cameras, but you can bet they spent twice that for that fancy meeting room.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)

Federal Court built in a low-population county in Kalifornia...they used imported Italian marble in its construction...the marble even had fossil shells in it.
No money wasted, Right?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 11:22 PM (l3cgK)

179 173 BBC: Bare Nails Trend Perpetuates White Supremacist Standards of Beauty.

Wait there is a bare nails trend somewhere? That would mean I'm doing something trendy.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:18 PM (PV+Zw)

It's called going natural...everything else is not natural.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 11:23 PM (l3cgK)

180 Bare nails is a trend? Really? I just figured it was low-cost low-maintenance....

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 27, 2026 11:24 PM (aJQbY)

181 Verlander finished with 3,560 strikeouts, 14 behind Don Sutton, #8 all time.

Posted by: Yer Out! at September 27, 2026 11:24 PM (Fn+3X)

182 I am done with my dinner plate. Cat, who was patiently waiting, now ambles over to graze on it. Could not grill my pork shoulder blade steak. Tried to light grill, no dice. I heard a click as I turned on the propane at the tank. Could be a major leak caused the propane regulator to shut off? Or the tank is empty?

Seared the steak in the skillet instead. It was yummy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:25 PM (peOdB)

183 Love the fashion segment tonight! This is what I wear, most days. (Um, *not* the short, sparkly cocktail dress!) Usually sneakers instead of boots, because not a bare-land ranch here. There's enough grass/weed cover to keep mud down, LOL.

Steel toed boots for certain jobs, for sure.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:25 PM (rdVOm)

184 Evenin’, All.

Who’s the hottie in the forbidden female wear? The figure-hugging dress? Hubba hubba.

Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:26 PM (77rzZ)

185 Bare nails, FTW! I mean, who has time to fiddle around with nail polish...

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:26 PM (rdVOm)

186 Woman arrested after posing as a Costco sample lady and handing out free shots of tequila "to celebrate the weekend." Photo at link...

https://youtu.be/7BqS-shNH7E?t=510

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

187 Who’s the hottie in the forbidden female wear? The figure-hugging dress? Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:26 PM (77rzZ)

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Hey, that's my mom!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 27, 2026 11:28 PM (wpRMV)

188 Woah, chick dressed like that got a red X next to her??? Lets not get hasty here.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 11:29 PM (S41Gd)

189 189 Who’s the hottie in the forbidden female wear? The figure-hugging dress? Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:26 PM (77rzZ)

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Hey, that's my mom!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 27, 2026 11:28 PM (wpRMV)

Old and Busted: Stacey's Mom
New Hotness: Cicero's Mom

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 27, 2026 11:30 PM (mP0Kj)

190 Who’s the hottie in the forbidden female wear? The figure-hugging dress? Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg

I think her name is something like Grok Jeepiti.

Posted by: mikeskAI at September 27, 2026 11:30 PM (VHUov)

191 He is one of the worst umps in the MLB, and has been for many years.

I am glad he is gone!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 10:59 PM (k5CNB)

_______________________

Diaz was a piker.

Posted by: Angel Hernandez at September 27, 2026 11:30 PM (dIske)

192 The painted nail designs are cute, I just don't make time for them, and would never manage to keep them nice. The BBC is being bigoted to imply that non white gals almost always have painted fingernails. I thought was only Vietnamese

Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:30 PM (PV+Zw)

193 Woman arrested after posing as a Costco sample lady and handing out free shots of tequila "to celebrate the weekend." Photo at link...

https://youtu.be/7BqS-shNH7E?t=510
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)

She could feed me tequila all night long...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:31 PM (peOdB)

194 Ok, I'll bite. How are bare nails "white supremacist"?

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 11:32 PM (OlzlW)

195 I wore heels (only 3" but still...) to an outdoor wedding once. Mistake! The yard had been watered that morning, and my heels kept sinking in. Oh well. At least I can feel good about aerating their lawn!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

196 Mrs. F. just gave me my weekly allowance. She took the money right out of my own wallet. How is that fair? How long has this been going on?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

197 Stop trying to make baseball trim its eyelashes. It was fine before the designated hitter.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Boooooooooooog Powell

Only baseball player that caused me to stop flipping channels.
Going through the stations a massive Booo caused the pause.
I had watch, had to see what was causing the uproar.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 11:34 PM (6T7Go)

198 The painted nail designs are cute, I just don't make time for them, and would never manage to keep them nice. The BBC is being bigoted to imply that non white gals almost always have painted fingernails. I thought was only Vietnamese
Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:30 PM (PV+Zw)

It would be real easy to make a computer-driven nail painter, using ink-jet technology.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:34 PM (peOdB)

199 >>Don't think we'll see another pitcher get there.

>>Out after 5 innings.

The designator hitter rule started in 1973.

Records that were set under one set of rules are not easily broken when the rules change. Because how the game is played changes.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 11:34 PM (viF8m)

200 How are bare nails "white supremacist"?
Posted by: Emmie

Because they're not *colored*? 🤷‍♀️

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:34 PM (rdVOm)

201 I have normal nails. Rarely paint them. Could grow them to spikes but I hate getting stuff under them and as a nurse it was a no go.

Have not ever needed much make up and mascara is my big deal. Always. The most expensive make up I wear and it's worth it...even in my grandmother years.

I know this may sound weird to others but I've had ONE mani/pedi in my entire life. Before son's wedding. I HATED the Korean woman messing with my toes. Gave me the heebie geebies. I spend that money on my highlights instead.

I see the nail art and wonder how much $ and who has time for that. Plus how do you go to the toilet is another wonder.

I need to go to bed and stop seeing my beautiful granddaughter injured or dead in my subconscious. There was some sort of rubber cover under the jungle gym.

And, yeah, I fell off a lot of things, flew off a merry go round and got gravel in one knee. But I never passed out with a concussion (I had at least one with a shiner in basketball).

She is fearless and I want to keep her that way. Took them to a park today and she remains fearless and I sent photos to son who thinks I am neurotic to prove I didn't stop her.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 11:35 PM (hzuYO)

202 I wore heels (only 3" but still...) to an outdoor wedding once. Mistake! The yard had been watered that morning, and my heels kept sinking in. Oh well. At least I can feel good about aerating their lawn!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

If you were stacy abrams you might have struck oil.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 11:35 PM (S41Gd)

203 Heh. Kitty cleaned all the sauce off the plate, and also some meat remnants off the pork bone.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:36 PM (peOdB)

204 Bizarre Beauty Trend Sees Men Trimming Their Eyelashes to Look More Masculine

They're probably just tired of having women come up to them and say "OMG your eyelashes are gorgeous, I wish mine were like that."

*reads article*

Of course it's the looksmaxxers

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 27, 2026 11:38 PM (C0Nlv)

205 Hi Everybody....

Maybe I'll drag the camper over to a MoMe someday.

Not this year.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:38 PM (QGaXH)

206 If you were stacy abrams you might have struck oil.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

LOL! Glad I'm not that fat! But... striking oil... hmm.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:38 PM (rdVOm)

207 If you were stacy abrams you might have struck oil.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 11:35 PM (S41Gd)

Hah! In southern Alberta, some of the gas-bearing formations, like the Milk River, can be very shallow, indeed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:39 PM (peOdB)

208 Yogi had an ungainly looking physique, but was actually quick as a cat on bunts and such and also threw out nearly 50% of base stealers. Also was a good hockey player and hockey fan. When he was on the Yankees in the late 40s, a newspaper picture of him playing hockey back in St. Louis in the off-season made it back to Yankees management and he was warned sternly not to ever do that while they employed him.
He was in the Navy during WWII, and was awarded a Purple Heart for his actions on D-Dy supporting the invasion.

Posted by: One of the All-Time Greats at September 27, 2026 11:39 PM (Fn+3X)

209 187 Bare nails, FTW! I mean, who has time to fiddle around with nail polish...

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:26 PM (rdVOm)

Reminds me of the joke where the Polish guy went to the police and told them his wife was trying to kill him. The police asked how he knew, and he replied, "I found Polish Remover on her nightstand."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 11:39 PM (l3cgK)

210 I don't know how the BBC decided bare nails were racist Emmie, I was belatedly riffing off comment 31. "Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (ndZc7)"

Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:39 PM (PV+Zw)

211 I wore heels (only 3" but still...) to an outdoor wedding once. Mistake! The yard had been watered that morning, and my heels kept sinking in. Oh well. At least I can feel good about aerating their lawn!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

If you were stacy abrams you might have struck oil.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 11:35 PM (S41Gd)
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Let that sink in, wildcats.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 27, 2026 11:41 PM (7KUhQ)

212 I hate the shit that some chicks do to their fingernails.

Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:42 PM (77rzZ)

213 There was this one guy at work, what had the most gorgeous eyes and full, long eyelashes... *sigh*

Nice kid. I'm old enough to have been his mother. I'm not a cradle-robber.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:42 PM (rdVOm)

214 We stayed overnight in Lees Summit, Mo at Blue Springs Lake campground on our way to Hannibal.

Highly recommend. Wish we could have lingered for a day or two.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:43 PM (QGaXH)

215 I have booked a flight to DFW, and a rental car, and a room in Corsicana. Less than 3 weeks...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:43 PM (peOdB)

216 In 1963, Warren Spahn was 42 years old. He pitched vs. 25 year old Juan Marichal and both pitched shutouts through the 15th inning. Spahn threw 283 pitches, Marichal 248. The Giants squeaked out a run in the 16th to win.

Posted by: Never Happen Now at September 27, 2026 11:47 PM (Fn+3X)

217 Thanks for the link, AP. Western Swing is just my thing.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at September 27, 2026 11:47 PM (T5g+F)

218 219 I have booked a flight to DFW, and a rental car, and a room in Corsicana. Less than 3 weeks...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:43 PM (peOdB)

You're not driving a Studebaker that you built yourself from spare parts that you had lying around....??

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)

219 " I heard a click as I turned on the propane at the tank. Could be a major leak caused the propane regulator to shut off? Or the tank is empty?"

Did you spin the handle on the propane valve to full-open? You might have tripped the automatic overflow protection that prevents the tank from dumping its contents into the open air.

Try disconnecting the bottle, which resets the pressure, reconnecting, and then barely cracking the valve.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 11:50 PM (t/Q8n)

220 I have booked a flight to DFW, and a rental car, and a room in Corsicana. Less than 3 weeks...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Much less *adventuresome* than last year, iirc. Good on ya!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

221 You're not driving a Studebaker that you built yourself from spare parts that you had lying around....??
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)

If I had more time, I would drive my mutt Avanti to Corsicana. But total up the gas, and 3 nights in motels both going there, and coming back, the air fare winds up being the better deal.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:51 PM (peOdB)

222 >>He was in the Navy during WWII, and was awarded a Purple Heart for his actions on D-Dy supporting the invasion.

Stationed for part of his duty in Newport, RI and played ball in what is still the oldest wooden baseball park in the country, Cardines Field. And he wasn't the only one.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 11:51 PM (viF8m)

223 Thanks, all, for entertaining me this evening. It's a school night for me so I'm hitting the sack.

As Tammy likes to say, sleep sweet!

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at September 27, 2026 11:51 PM (OlzlW)

224 DH: Is Collingsworth a twat or a dick?

Me: Both. That way he can fuck himself.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 11:52 PM (8Tawa)

225 Did you spin the handle on the propane valve to full-open? You might have tripped the automatic overflow protection that prevents the tank from dumping its contents into the open air.

Try disconnecting the bottle, which resets the pressure, reconnecting, and then barely cracking the valve.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 11:50 PM (t/Q8n)

I think that is exactly what happened. Will check it tomorrow when I have daylight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:53 PM (peOdB)

226 Found a bit about the BBC thing at twichy. I am not trendy after all. That would require me buffing or having my nails buffed to make them shiny but just not having nail polish applied. A school years PaleRider used to paint her nails sometimes, but never got good at it.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 27, 2026 11:54 PM (PV+Zw)

227 Phil Rizzuto was also in the Navy at that time, I'm sure he played there, Jack.

Posted by: The Scooter HOF at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (Fn+3X)

228 Not nearly enough boob talk on this thread.

Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)

229 225 You're not driving a Studebaker that you built yourself from spare parts that you had lying around....??
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)

If I had more time, I would drive my mutt Avanti to Corsicana. But total up the gas, and 3 nights in motels both going there, and coming back, the air fare winds up being the better deal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:51 PM (peOdB)

but isn't getting there half the fun?

Just messin' with ya....maybe one day I'll have the pleasure of meeting you for real at a MoMe.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

230 >>Phil Rizzuto was also in the Navy at that time, I'm sure he played there, Jack.

He did.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 11:57 PM (viF8m)

231 Just messin' with ya....maybe one day I'll have the pleasure of meeting you for real at a MoMe.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

T'is a pleasure, indeed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 11:58 PM (8Tawa)

232 232 Not nearly enough boob talk on this thread.
Posted by: Bulg at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)

But enough about Biden and Obama.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 11:58 PM (8Tawa)

233 >>Did you spin the handle on the propane valve to full-open? You might have tripped the automatic overflow protection that prevents the tank from dumping its contents into the open air.

I have one stubborn propane bottle, that no matter how slowly or partially I open the valve-- it trips the overflow. Think I'll hook it back up to the grill & use it for some pleasant evening heat (rather than cooking) until it's empty, and then exchange it.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 11:59 PM (rdVOm)

234 Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 28, 2026 12:00 AM (8Tawa)

235 The Bananas home ballpark, Grayson Stadium, turned 100 this year. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, other old-timey greats played exhibitions there. The Bananas poured a lot of $ into that place, increasing the capacity in the last couple years. I've seen three Bananas games there.

Posted by: Gone Coastal at September 28, 2026 12:00 AM (Fn+3X)

236 Just messin' with ya....maybe one day I'll have the pleasure of meeting you for real at a MoMe.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

Heck, come out to Apache Junction some time this coming Winter, I plan to to be there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:01 AM (peOdB)

237 242 Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 28, 2026 12:00 AM (8Tawa)

Tinkers to Evers to Chance.
Posted by: LTG at September 28, 2026 12:01 AM (BeyMP)

I was raised on baseball. It is wonderful, in every respect.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 28, 2026 12:04 AM (8Tawa)

238 241 Just messin' with ya....maybe one day I'll have the pleasure of meeting you for real at a MoMe.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

Heck, come out to Apache Junction some time this coming Winter, I plan to to be there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:01 AM (peOdB)

I very much regret not doing that when I was traveling back and forth to Gilbert for work a few years back.

I did go to a bar/restaurant you mentioned with dollar bills I think all over the walls?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:09 AM (QGaXH)

239 I saw Spahn pitch at Shea Stadium for the Mets in 1965, his very last year. He was alsothe pitching coach that year. I was 9, living in Brooklyn at he time.

Posted by: Bay Ridge Refugee Since 1966 at September 28, 2026 12:12 AM (Fn+3X)

240 >>I was raised on baseball. It is wonderful, in every respect.

People will come, Ray.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

241 @nicksortor
President Trump hints that his big announcement tomorrow in the Oval Office is related to his meeting with ANTHROPIC And his meeting is tonight at 10pm.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 12:16 AM (6T7Go)

242 245 I saw Spahn pitch at Shea Stadium for the Mets in 1965, his very last year. He was alsothe pitching coach that year. I was 9, living in Brooklyn at he time.
Posted by: Bay Ridge Refugee Since 1966 at September 28, 2026 12:12 AM (Fn+3X)

We left Queens for Fla in 1965. I was 7.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:17 AM (QGaXH)

243 I did go to a bar/restaurant you mentioned with dollar bills I think all over the walls?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:09 AM (QGaXH)

Sounds like the saloon at Tortilla Flat. The dollar bill thing, I have seen at bars in diverse places like Sechelt, B.C., and Uranium City, Saskatchewan, too. Idea being, if you ever come back there, broke, and without the price of a drink, you have a dollar, at least.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:18 AM (peOdB)

244 248 @nicksortor
President Trump hints that his big announcement tomorrow in the Oval Office is related to his meeting with ANTHROPIC And his meeting is tonight at 10pm.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 12:16 AM (6T7Go)

Absolutely amazed at that man's drive and stamina. Remember how the press gushed over lights being on late in the Clinton WH ? 'Late night policy discussions....'. Yeah right! More like late nite intern cigar hanky-panky.

Imagine how they'd gush Trump was a D? And black?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:23 AM (QGaXH)

245
Well, according to the Daily Mail, Madonna was on stage at some damned thing and was all confused and spaced-out. Drugs, or maybe dementia. Or both.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

246 250 I did go to a bar/restaurant you mentioned with dollar bills I think all over the walls?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:09 AM (QGaXH)

Sounds like the saloon at Tortilla Flat. The dollar bill thing, I have seen at bars in diverse places like Sechelt, B.C., and Uranium City, Saskatchewan, too. Idea being, if you ever come back there, broke, and without the price of a drink, you have a dollar, at least.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:18 AM (peOdB)

I looked at the map. Tortilla Flat was the place.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)

247 Imagine how they'd gush Trump was a D? And black?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

They *loved* The Donald! For decades!

...Until he put an "R" after his name...

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

248 I looked at the map. Tortilla Flat was the place.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)

The road from AJ to Tortilla Flat is a wonder. Drove it in the convertible, top down of course, back in May. It was 95 degrees. My knees got sunburned.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:27 AM (peOdB)

249 Nice clear, still night here in southern Alberta. I don't think it will get as cold as it did last night. All the crops are off the fields within sight of my place now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:29 AM (peOdB)

250 254 Imagine how they'd gush Trump was a D? And black?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

They *loved* The Donald! For decades!

...Until he put an "R" after his name...
Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

There's a sit-com from the 90's - still on in reruns on cable, called 'Just Shoot Me'. Had David Spade as a personal assistant to a wealthy fashion magazine owner in NYC....

Anyway Donald Trump is frequently mentioned as a friend/ example/business rival....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:30 AM (QGaXH)

251 Anyway...I feel my work here is done. Tomorrow is another busy day of watching the grass grow...

Good Night all

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 28, 2026 12:32 AM (QGaXH)

252
Well, they confirmed the existence of something in our galaxy. It's dubbed IRAS 18293-0941, and is a "micro-blazar". That's a black hole in a tight orbit around a supergiant star, which is sucking in material off the star, and forming polar jets where particles get accelerated to ridiculous energies, making the LHC look puny in comparison.

One of those jets is pointed dead at us here. No danger, it's 12,000 ly away. But this is the first one of these things confimed in our galaxy.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:35 AM (w6EFb)

253 @FarmGirlCarrie

Clint Eastwood and his son, contrasted with Robert De Niro and his son…. Could this be why DeNiro is so angry?

https://tinyurl.com/5tsm4ebr

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 12:36 AM (6T7Go)

254 Still raining here Horde, but thus far my basement is dry. My family get together was cancelled due to the weather, better luck next year. I will welcome the warmth and sunshine in Texas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 12:36 AM (ibDUx)

255 One of those jets is pointed dead at us here. No danger, it's 12,000 ly away. But this is the first one of these things confimed in our galaxy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:35 AM (w6EFb)

Presumably, this jet is sweeping by us, right? It's not going to maintain that orientation forever. Something will precess, right?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:38 AM (peOdB)

256 Hi, Debby. Yay for dry basement!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 12:39 AM (rdVOm)

257 >> It's not going to maintain that orientation forever. Something will precess, right?

Yes, over time. Everything is moving around the galaxy. The polar jets are very tight, but they do spread out, and I have no idea how wide it is, and thus how long we'll say in the beam width.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:41 AM (w6EFb)

258 Tomorrow, you are going to start hearing about another caravan coming up from through Mexico of thousands of migrants heading for our southern border. Because they believe Democrats will win the midterms.

It doesn't matter how bad our representatives are now. Primaries are over. Go vote Republican because the left is fucking crazy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 12:43 AM (viF8m)

259 If I had more time, I would drive my mutt Avanti to Corsicana. But total up the gas, and 3 nights in motels both going there, and coming back, the air fare winds up being the better deal.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 11:51 PM (peOdB)

I'm probably screwed this year. Mrs B can't make it and I'm not into a solo drive. If I myself had more time I would go all kinds of "then came bronson" and meander my silly ass out on the touring bike, visit some friends along the way along a southern route where it's warmer. Maybe take 4 or 5 days to get out there and maybe figuring in a few extended stays along the way if it rains. Not doing rain on a bike. I would rather have a grenade colonoscopy.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 28, 2026 12:43 AM (S41Gd)

260 One of those jets is pointed dead at us here. No danger, it's 12,000 ly away. But this is the first one of these things confimed in our galaxy.
Posted by: publius

Presumably, this jet is sweeping by us, right? It's not going to maintain that orientation forever. Something will precess, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

If not, what X-Men power are you going for? I think Kitty Pryde's intangibility would be fun.

Posted by: mikeski at September 28, 2026 12:45 AM (VHUov)

261 If I myself had more time I would go all kinds of "then came bronson" and meander my silly ass out on the touring bike, visit some friends along the way along a southern route where it's warmer. Maybe take 4 or 5 days to get out there and maybe figuring in a few extended stays along the way if it rains. Not doing rain on a bike. I would rather have a grenade colonoscopy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 28, 2026 12:43 AM (S41Gd)

You could always fly out...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:49 AM (peOdB)

262 IRAS 18293-0941 needs some Alka Seltzer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 12:52 AM (6T7Go)

263
The power output of the black hole jet is only 1/2 million times the total power output of the sun.

So, you get 0.5M solar power concentrated in tight beams.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:53 AM (w6EFb)

264 It doesn't matter how bad our representatives are now. Primaries are over. Go vote Republican because the left is fucking crazy.

Posted by: JackStraw
--

I think it's some of the day walkers that have a kookie idea that we've got to lose in order to win.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 12:57 AM (6T7Go)

265 The power output of the black hole jet is only 1/2 million times the total power output of the sun.

So, you get 0.5M solar power concentrated in tight beams.
Posted by: publius

So, SPF 750K?

Do they even make house paint with lead in it anymore?

Posted by: mikeski at September 28, 2026 12:57 AM (VHUov)

266 The power output of the black hole jet is only 1/2 million times the total power output of the sun.

So, you get 0.5M solar power concentrated in tight beams.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 12:53 AM (w6EFb)

So the jets emit from the poles of the black hole? Is that some sort of synchrotron radiation?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 12:59 AM (peOdB)

267
They've also discovered evidence that the Milky Way's central black hole likely turned on (spewing jets) in the recent past.

Surprisingly, one of those was just 200 years ago. This was just a little baby burp. But about 2.6 million years ago, it likely went into full AGN/quasar mode.

Erf would still be in no danger from this. Well, the black hole's spin axis is perpendicular to the galactic plane. Now, if something cause that jets to blast through the plane, and right in our direction, it would be a very different story. But that can't happen....by any known mechanism.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:02 AM (w6EFb)

268 I think it's some of the day walkers that have a kookie idea that we've got to lose in order to win.
Posted by: Braenyard

Can't bring myself to vote for any D. Their priorities are opposed to my own. Sure, I get frustrated over "our" party's laziness/inaction, but why mash the pedal to destruction?

During primary, I'll vote for the noobz when the incumbents are sh1tty. Best I can do.

For the general? Got to vote for the ones that *do support* my priorities-- and they're not ever Ds, for some reason...

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

269 >> So the jets emit from the poles of the black hole? Is that some sort of synchrotron radiation?

It's a particle accelerator like you wouldn't believe, making the LHC look pitiful in terms of the energies it can accelerate particles to. Just call it "near the speed of light".

How it does this is a very complicated thing, and only recently really worked out. This is the full glory of Strong Field General Relativity coupled with EM fields, Maxwell Equations.

A rotating black hole does things to spacetime that is just obscene.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

270 Republicans will lose the House and Senate.

I heard the same thing from black pillers in 2016 when the inevitable Hillary was going to be president, heard the same thing in 2020 when anyone with an IQ over 5 said Biden won, heard the same in 2024 when Ron was the only way we could beat Biden, er Harris.

Stop listening to people who are always wrong.

Go vote. Take others. Or stop complaining.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 01:10 AM (viF8m)

271 @WarshipCam

Future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 12

Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer coming into Whittier, Alaska - September 27, 2026 SRC: FB- Sean Timothy The U.S. Navy will commission the Stevens on October 3, 2026, in Whittier.
https://t.co/5AIdW5OpFb
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving San Diego on deployment - September 27, 2026 SRC: WarshipCam
https://t.co/cGZFnosUJj

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:10 AM (6T7Go)

272 As noted earlier Bers, you and the Mrs. will be missed. This is the first year that I can go without arranging all sorts of care for my brother, that is why I am extending my trip a little bit to include a visit to Colorado.

JQ, how is you toe tonight?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 01:13 AM (ibDUx)

273 Do they even make house paint with lead in it anymore?

Posted by: mikeski
----

Probably in India, they make DDT in India too.
If people hadn't been brain washed we'd have it here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:13 AM (6T7Go)

274 A rotating black hole does things to spacetime that is just obscene.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

I expect all black holes would rotate. For much the same reason that the water swirls in a toilet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 01:15 AM (peOdB)

275 >>Republicans will lose the House and Senate.

I don't believe that.

Just vote. Bring your friends, too.

Certainly, we'll lose if no one shows up. And that's what the leftists want. That's why they demoralize us whenever they can.

Don't let the b@st@rds get ya down!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

276 The stairs? Weight came down on toed under?
Did that playing vollyball, when I was a kid.
It took a year and a half to heal. Good luck.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:17 AM (6T7Go)

277 I trimmed my eyelashes once, when I was about 14, because I got fucking sick of every friend of my mom and every teacher and every other fucking middle-aged female I encountered thinking I was a girl and then after they were corrected saying "ooh but he has such pretty eyelashes!!"

Posted by: Cave Johnson at September 28, 2026 01:19 AM (ECToT)

278 As noted earlier Bers, you and the Mrs. will be missed. This is the first year that I can go without arranging all sorts of care for my brother, that is why I am extending my trip a little bit to include a visit to Colorado.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 01:13 AM (ibDUx)

Well like I said. There's always the Christmas party.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 28, 2026 01:19 AM (S41Gd)

279
Now, how much power would the central black hole of the Milky Way spew if it turned on again in full quasar/AGN mode, which it likely did 2.5 million years ago.

Well, try about 150 billion time solar power output. In E = mc^2 terms, this is converting about 1 earth mass to "pure energy" as Mr. Spock would say every 2 hours.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:20 AM (w6EFb)

280 >> I expect all black holes would rotate

They all likely do. It's conservation of angular momentum.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)

281 >>There is no way anyone could ever imagine the Democrat party doing anything like this.

The Democrat Party is currently being taken over by communists.

When did you get here LTG?

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 01:22 AM (viF8m)

282 Distrust
Disunity
Destruction
Democrat Communists at work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:25 AM (6T7Go)

283 Well, try about 150 billion time solar power output. In E = mc^2 terms, this is converting about 1 earth mass to "pure energy" as Mr. Spock would say every 2 hours.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:20 AM (w6EFb)

Time to short flashlight stocks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 01:26 AM (peOdB)

284 The stairs? Weight came down on toed under?
Did that playing vollyball, when I was a kid.
It took a year and a half to heal. Good luck.
Posted by: Braenyard

Big toe is gaining flexibility & becoming less painful day by day. The purple is very very s l o w l y fading on it, but has intensified on middle 3 toes as of today. Pinky toe is the only one unaffected.

I think it helps that I used to "stand on my toes" as a joke (folding toes under, both feet, LOL)

Sometimes I'm such a klutz, though...

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

285 I forgot Distract.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:28 AM (6T7Go)

286 I think there will be a surprising level of support for republicans in November, most people have had enough of this democrat shit. None of our taxes would need to be raised, many could be greatly reduced or eliminated if democrats hadn't welcomed the scammers and grifters of the world to rip off the American taxpayer. They aided and abetted this grand larceny and we should remind them of that every day.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 01:30 AM (ibDUx)

287 >>There could never be a Thune in the Democrat Party, an actual enemy agent working from the inside to undermine.

Abul el sayed

The Squad

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 01:30 AM (viF8m)

288 Well, sleep is overtaking me. Time for bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 28, 2026 01:32 AM (peOdB)

289 I'm sure it's been said but

Soak in warm water with Epson Salts
Some say then cold but I don't
Then wrap with an Ace type bandage

If you can, they make an inch and a half wrap,
Do each toe then the arch of the foot to the front.
It doesn't need to be tight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:33 AM (6T7Go)

290 'Night AOP.

Bers, I'll be there!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 01:35 AM (ibDUx)

291 youtu.be/ZAAKPJEq1Ew

I have no idea what will happen in November in regard to the mid-terms. Nobody else does either. Doomers are just mentally masturbating. I'll vote. It won't mean much in Soviet Virginia, but I'll vote.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 28, 2026 01:36 AM (sAmhv)

292 Thanks, Braenyard. I'm doing alright without any special treatments. Just ibuprofen after lunch for the first & second days, didn't need it today. My socks are a snug fit. Shoes also. And I walk on it, just like normal. It didn't hurt at all to walk today.

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

293 . I'll vote. It won't mean much in Soviet Virginia, but I'll vote.
Posted by: Puddleglum,
----

Yes it does. When they announce the tally it will be there.
They will know the resistance is real. It's what they fear
the most. It also lets your silent cohort know they didn't
vote in vain. Push

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:40 AM (6T7Go)

294
Now, what's the most energetic process yet known in the universe in terms of how fast it converts mass to energy? There are some mind-boggling things, but gravity is the king.

It's funny, gravity is by far the weakest of all the "four forces", but yet it always wins in the end. And it does here too, in the form of gravitational radiation.

The most energetic wave event was seen by LIGO a while back, two spinning black holes merging, about 60-80ish solar mass. As the spiral in, they start emitting stronger and stronger gravitational waves. It's not much as first, but that final few moments, right when the event horizons merge, it becomes enormous.

Anyway, at that peak power that merger "rang" with gravitational radiation power of 90 solar masses per second being converted to energy. This was only for a short time, and so "only" 9 solar masses total was converted.

The mass of the final black hole is less than the sum of the original. The difference went to that gravitational radiation. So, there was 9 solar masses "missing" after the merger.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 01:41 AM (w6EFb)

295 Debby & Bers--

When I envision a "Berserker Christmas Party" my mind comes up with stuff like the **Xi Whitehouse Party Lost Camera Roll**

LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)

296 >>Yes it does. When they announce the tally it will be there.
They will know the resistance is real. It's what they fear
the most. It also lets your silent cohort know they didn't
vote in vain. Push

We all know what happens when ignore the bullshit and vote. Let's do it again.

https://tinyurl.com/9e6wu98x

Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 01:45 AM (viF8m)

297 U.S. President Donald Trump will be addressing the nation tomorrow from the Oval Office at 2 pm ET

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 01:58 AM (6T7Go)

298 It's times like these that I miss my chocolate covered almonds.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 02:03 AM (6T7Go)

299 It's times like these that I miss my chocolate covered almonds.
Posted by: Braenyard

I *walked by* the containers of chocolate & caramel macadamia nut clusters at Costco the other day. Painful, it was... And that was *before* I wrecked my foot!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:07 AM (rdVOm)

300 Sweet dreams Horde, my eyelids are heavy.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 28, 2026 02:09 AM (ibDUx)

301 Night, Debby. Take care!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)

302 'night Debby.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 02:13 AM (6T7Go)

303 British

Posted by: clarence at September 28, 2026 02:15 AM (r3Zca)

304 U.S. ambassador to Communist China says trump offers to sell them weapons if family is in on the deal. (NYT, WP)

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at September 28, 2026 02:16 AM (Lvmcv)

305 would a gravitational wave function similarly to a compression wave where lensing space caused by a radical delta G might result in a resonance event similar to a sonic boom? can two sources of these waves occur resulting in a moment of resonance?

Posted by: Some Old School Mentat or other at September 28, 2026 02:17 AM (r7+Q7)

306 The 14th test flight of Starship/Superheavy is presently scheduled to lift off in a 75 minute long launch window starting at 7:15 am (Central) on September 28, 2026.

Starship’s initial orbital mission is expected to fly at an altitude approximately 275 km above Earth and complete approximately six orbits around the planet over the course of a nearly 10-hour flight, with splashdown targeted in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Chile.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 02:19 AM (6T7Go)

307 Chopped, smoked almonds are *awesome* in chocolate chip cookies!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

308 Debby & Bers--

When I envision a "Berserker Christmas Party" my mind comes up with stuff like the **Xi Whitehouse Party Lost Camera Roll**

LMAO!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)

Well, we try. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 28, 2026 02:20 AM (S41Gd)

309 Shit brain has arrived.

I'm going to bale.
Good night JQ, glad you are feeling better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 28, 2026 02:22 AM (6T7Go)

310 One of the guys at work had a party at his place & ended up passed-out drunk... So, his buddies and his wife (!) took care of him:

With magic markers, makeup, and clothing.

Photos were taken. Computer printouts were made. His unconscious likeness was posted all over our department! I'd say "poor guy" except-- he was kind of a jerk-- and likely deserved ALL OF IT. Heh.

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

311 Night, Braenyard. See ya next time!

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)

312 >> would a gravitational wave function similarly to a compression wave

Physically think of it as "tidal wave", a wave of gravitational tidal differential accelerations passing through you. If strong enough, it would be similar to a pressure shock wave passing through your body.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 02:28 AM (w6EFb)

313
The "mee-thane" boys at NSF will be covering the Starship orbital flight live starting a little after 4AM here:

https://t.ly/isMNq

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 02:29 AM (w6EFb)

314 If strong enough, it would be similar to a pressure shock wave passing through your body.
Posted by: publius

That's how they break up kidney & gall stones, right?

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

315 >> That's how they break up kidney & gall stones, right?

Yep, at ultrasound frequencies I think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 28, 2026 02:32 AM (w6EFb)

316 Holy fook, as if Talarico polluting my feed wasn't enough, now I have Ossoff looking to cop a twenty. I should have gone into the political ad/media business.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 28, 2026 02:33 AM (r7+Q7)

317 @309 I don't blame you. How can you defend selling weapons to Red China as it benefits his family.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at September 28, 2026 02:34 AM (Lvmcv)

318 Hour to go, raing again

Posted by: Skip at September 28, 2026 02:37 AM (Ia/+0)

319 317-- I think it's more *not wanting to step in some dog sh!t* than avoiding a conversation...

Posted by: JQ at September 28, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)

320 304: the only thing you or your sources know how to do is to lie. Besides, suddenly you care? The PRC is your model society: a Communist government that forces its opposition to SHUT UP by all means.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 28, 2026 02:44 AM (ezlON)

321 270 Republicans will lose the House and Senate.

I heard the same thing from black pillers in 2016 when the inevitable Hillary was going to be president, heard the same thing in 2020 when anyone with an IQ over 5 said Biden won, heard the same in 2024 when Ron was the only way we could beat Biden, er Harris.

Stop listening to people who are always wrong.

Go vote. Take others. Or stop complaining.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 28, 2026 01:10 AM (viF8m)

“Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we too know an outcome – we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until He ends the game, not us.” — Robert W. Pratt

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 28, 2026 02:47 AM (ezlON)

Gun Thread: El Final-O of September-O Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the El Final-O of September-O Edition? I am making a quick road trip this weekend so may be in and out of the comments tonight. Y'all please don't burn the place down, 'kay?

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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2026 TXMoMe

They Mome'n down in Texas!

The time has come to begin the discussion of the upcoming TXMoMe in Corsicana, TX on October 16-17. This is the eleventh annual TXMoMe, or Conservative Burning Man as it's popularly known, and it promises to be a doozy. A double-doozy even. A bigly double-doozy! If you're in either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere of the Planet of the Earth, contact Ben Had for details on attending. The dates and email links for all MoMes are always helpfully included on the blog's main page, left sidebar.

What started years ago as a small get-together and informal plinking session lasting a couple of hours has matured into a full scale jamboree-hootenanny including a program of shooting activities for both handguns and rifles over two days. I have to thank Ben Had, Cow Horse Queen and RancherBob for making this whole thing happen and providing the opportunity for the shooting to comprise such a significant portion of the event.

But wait! There's more! Combine that with world class food and drink, and the even world classier company of your fellow Morons, and you have a weekend that legends are made of. For those not inclined to shoot (?), there are non-stop opportunities to relax in the shade of the carport or under a handy nearby tree with a beverage and visit with your online pals to your hearts content, which is really what the whole damn thing is about in the first place..

Allow me to be serious for a minute. I have said this probably two hundred and eighty-three times now. These gatherings are a really good time, and I know of no one who expresses regret after having attended one. Actually it goes beyond that. It's not just a weekend of laughs, it's an opportunity to connect with lots of like-minded people and create lasting friendships and priceless memories. No kidding. Think that's hyperbole? It snot. Would your ol' pal Weasel lie to you? Well, yes he would, but not about this. TXMoMe veterans will attest to the funness and completely laid-back nature of the event. Don't be a dork, do yourself a favor and get yo' ass to Texas!

TXMoMe veterans: please jump into the comments to encourage the scairdy-cats to join in the fun! What was your first MoMe like? What were you expecting? Were you surprised? Did you have a great time?

If you are attending the TXMoMe this year, and all the cool kids are, please keep an eye on this section for important information and updates in the coming weeks. I also want to reiterate the TXMoMe is not a gun thing with some socializing attached, but rather is a social thing with some shooting attached. If you aren't a shooter, I guarantee you will not feel out of place and will have a great time. No fooling!

Are all y'all getting excited? Weasel are!!

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09/27/26 Update/Reminders/New Stuff

Added 1pm(ish) lunch on Saturday. Moved the handgun start times a little.

Here's a fun question:
Q: Weasel, whatever should I wear to the TXMoMe? I want to be both stylish and comfortable.
A: Well in that case I'd suggest your stylish and comfy picnic outfit, with sensible shoes.

Seriously? You're asking me for fashion advice? You're asking a guy on the internet who calls himself Weasel for fashion advice? Buy ammo and no wobbly shit is my fashion advice. Any other questions? How about medical opinions? Need me to diagnose something? How about investment advice? Want me to manage your portfolio? In trouble with the law and need representation?

Sheesh. You people!

Call for ideas: I have been doing the same class on rifles Friday morning for years now. Are you getting tired of it yet? I would like to have the session be more of an open forum where your particular questions can be answered with a discussion by the group. I am perfectly willing to keep doing the same presentation, or parts of it, but think a roundtable forum would be interesting and informative. Please let me know what you think in the comments.

Volunteers: If you are interested in helping out, please send me a note (gunthread at protonmail dot com) on when you plan to arrive (day and approximate time). It is really critical to have this information for scheduling and to make certain we have the proper coverage to make the shooting portion safe and enjoyable for all concerned. Thank you in advance!

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2026 TXMoMe Schedule

Here is an outline of the schedule of events. Times are tentative and subject to modification/change. This schedule will be included in the Gun Thread with any changes incorporated going forward until the event, so please check back weekly.

Friday, 10/16

Rifle Program
8am - 10:30am: Rifle Clinic (carport)
10:30am - 11am: Combined Range and Safety Briefing - Mandatory for Friday Shooters! (carport)
Noon: Light lunch provided (carport)
11am - 4pm: Live fire (rifle range - targets to 1,000 yds)

Handgun Program
10:30am - 11am: Combined Range and Safety Briefing - Mandatory for Friday Shooters! (carport)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Static live fire (pistol range)
Noon: Light lunch provided (carport)
1:00pm to 2:00 pm (carport - confirmation pending) - Demonstration: Basics of Rifle & Handgun Cleaning and Maintenance - EdL
1pm - 4:00pm: Static live fire (pistol range)

Saturday, 10/17

Rifle Program
9am - 10am: Combined Range and Safety Briefing - Mandatory for Saturday Shooters! (carport)
9am - 1pm: Live fire (rifle range)
1pm(ish) Lunch (carport)

Handgun Program
9am - 10am: Range and Safety Briefing - Mandatory for Saturday Shooters! (carport)
9am - 1pm: Live fire (pistol range)
1pm-ish Lunch (carport)

Shooters: Bring your own hearing and eye protection, and wear sensible shoes as the ground on the ranges can be uneven! Also, please plan on stopping somewhere along your way to Texas and picking up some ammunition if you plan to shoot and aren't bringing your own weapons/ammo. Everyone is very generous with sharing, but please don't rely on the generosity of others to provide everything for you. You can really help out by grabbing a box of 9mm or 5.56mm or whatever you want to shoot. Here is a link to Brinson Power Sports in Corsicana which sells ammo. They also sell ATV's if you want to grab one of those while you're there.

Anyhoo...

For a while I have been conducting a Rifle Clinic on Friday morning followed by range time Friday afternoon and then again well into Saturday. Most of you (I think) have endured this presentation before, so if there are other topics you would like to have covered, speak up in the comments and I will try to address your request.

We have also been steadily refining the handgun portion of the program and this year will be focusing on the static pistol range as well as continuing to offer a separate setup for gun-curious beginners desiring one-on-one supervision and instruction. If you are a novice shooter, or even have never been to the range before and think guns are icky, you are welcome to shoot! Just see an RSO and they will set you up with an experienced shooter to help you.

These times are approximate and programs may change as weather conditions and participation warrant. We anticipate a hard stop on both ranges at 1pm on Saturday to allow everyone to participate in the bigly fun TXMoMe festivities.

Range Safety
You will note there are combined rifle and handgun range safety briefings both days and attendance is mandatory if you want to shoot. We take your safety seriously and ask everyone who wants to shoot plan on attending this important briefing. Again, we are conducting one combined safety brief each day. No exceptions.

At the conclusion of each day's safety briefing you will be asked to sign a general liability waiver, after which you will receive a color-coded wrist band. The color is different each day, and it is your ticket onto the range(s) for the day. No wrist band, no shooting that day. Don't want to sign the waiver? No problem, just do not expect to shoot. If you miss the mandatory range safety briefing which is mandatory and must be attended, you are welcome to watch the live fire activities from designated observation areas.

All shooters are asked to check in with an RSO (sporting an Orange Cap of Dorkiness for easy identification) upon your arrival at either of the ranges who will answer questions and direct you to an open firing position. The RSOs wield unspeakable power so it is in your best interest to be nice to them. Want to do things your way? I suggest that your own personal range on your own personal property is a good place for expressing your individuality.

IMPORTANT: I would hope this goes without saying, but anyone failing to immediately and politely follow RSO instructions will be removed from the range(s). Period. No exceptions. This means YOU.

I will probably think of more things to yell about in the coming weeks so please stay tuned.

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Our Pal The Micrometer

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Zeroing/Calibrating Our Little Buddy

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Space Cushion!

I see nothing about space or upholstery.

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Blood Money!

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Unknown World!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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Ammo Link-O-Rama
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!

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Please note the new and improved protonmail account gunthread at protonmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. Future expansion plans are in the works for the site Weasel Gun Thread. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome!

That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

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1 BLAM BLAM BLAM!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 07:00 PM (yEz+x)

2 bang

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

3 First

Posted by: 88C+u at September 27, 2026 07:02 PM (88C+u)

4 Gun Thread: El Final-O of September-O Edition!

This is not the predicted Thread title from last week.

Weasel-san is wily!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)

5 18 days!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 07:03 PM (QwZKw)

6 I could have been first but I was calibrating my little buddy.

Posted by: The Skipper at September 27, 2026 07:03 PM (MWfyi)

7 Yay! Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:04 PM (/C5Rl)

8 Hi weasel! Thanks for the thread.

Range report:

I shoot the EMP Ronin better faster than the G42.

Not by a lot, but better. Still shooting a little left. And high. Not a lot. But some.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 07:05 PM (MLPVw)

9 Good evening everyone
Chance I might get to a indoor shooting range this week, there is one on my way home from work.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 07:05 PM (Ia/+0)

10 I could have been first but I was calibrating my little buddy.
Posted by: The Skipper at September 27, 2026 07:03 PM

It was much more fun helping the Professor calibrate. ^ giiggle ^

Posted by: Ginger, Mary Ann, and Lovey at September 27, 2026 07:07 PM (0sNs1)

11 I saw the fashion hotline light up! Let me just pull out my trusty dark framed glasses every one of you hates, my pencil and sketch book, and get to work!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 07:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

12 I'm here but I'm grumpy. Missed range day because I woke up feeling crappy. I did not get to practice Fundamentals with my new pistol. I am sad. I need to figure out how to get to the range more often.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 27, 2026 07:15 PM (kJmSS)

13 Time to rant. Some douchecanoe caused a 3-car accident last night, and I was car #3. My week now includes annoying crap it doesn't need to include.

Here endeth the rant.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:20 PM (/C5Rl)

14 Is that leonard nimoy in this weeks highway patrol episode?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 27, 2026 07:21 PM (I43vL)

15 13 Time to rant. Some douchecanoe caused a 3-car accident last night, and I was car #3. My week now includes annoying crap it doesn't need to include.

Here endeth the rant.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:20 PM (/C5Rl)

You're okay right?

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:25 PM (NlEaG)

16 Question for pistol shooters. When you are acquiring the front site do you look up for it or down to it?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 07:25 PM (QwZKw)

17 Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:26 PM (NlEaG)

18 RMBS that is horrible.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

19 You're okay right?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:25 PM

Fortunately, everyone was fine, thanks. My driver's side is FUBAR from the front to the rear, and my good friend's body shop will be getting some business. Frankly, I was amazed that the Albanian who caused the accident and was in a huge hurry not to involve the police had a license. Turns out he was driving someone else's Mercedes van. Probably an employer.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:29 PM (/C5Rl)

20 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 07:29 PM (fkpUz)

21 RMBS, sorry about your troubles. Being annoyed is probably too mild a term for the amount of aggravation a car accident causes.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 27, 2026 07:30 PM (kJmSS)

22 My week now includes annoying crap it doesn't need to include.

Here endeth the rant.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Glad to see you typing!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 07:31 PM (NnhvP)

23 16 Question for pistol shooters. When you are acquiring the front site do you look up for it or down to it?
Posted by: Ben Had
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Should be dead on with little if any up or down correction. That is either an issue with grip, muscle memory if inconsistent, or firearm fit to hand. Right or left issues usually come from one hand doing to much or the other hand doing too little to steer it.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 07:32 PM (E4rtv)

24 RMBS, at least it's only the car that's in the body and fender shop, not you.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 07:32 PM (fkpUz)

25 DMV MGC was much reduced today. sra blaster and myself an Ed L.

We got a lot of time to shoot today. We made sure to use the automated target machine to get some movement and different distances in.

sra blaster is getting her reps in on her Kimber CDS9. It's well broken in now an she is getting better with it.

I 6hot a troublesome Ruger P95. It requires a completely stiff arm or it will do bad things with ejecting. I haven't shot it in a while, I think this one does better with 124grain
rounds.

Ed L. brought a couple of snakes. A snubby Cobra from 1964 and a 6 inch barrel modern production. He shot better with the snubby.

I also shot my P320. I shoot it much better than my P226s and that pisses me off.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

26 FWIW, I find the same thing with iron sighted rifles. If you practice it a lot, you can snap shoot with the sights directly on target from muscle memory. Again, stock fitting and proper mounting of the rifle helps.

For fun and practice, I have been shouldering each rifle that I have been fixing and pretty much if I can see the sights (Krag has an ultrathin blade that I had to paint orange), it is in proper place when I shoulder the rifle.

Optics mess that up a bit which is why I prefer shooting with irons even now. My pistols are like old friends and while my grip suffered from arthritis, so far, my eyes have been spared and my muscle memory is still there.

Out past two to three hundred yards on rifles is where I prefer to use optics because of issues like bullet drop and lead correction on moving targets.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)

27 Hey Weasel!
Thanks for the week-in-week- out informative entertainment.

I am in need of, I think some brain surgery, and help with my tube-shaped-with-fins-and-shit, projectile-hobby-thingy, headed to the moon launch.
Can you help? Please?
I mean, if you’re dishing out fashion advice, you can most certainly help with these insignificant pleads, can’t you?

I mean, it’s not like it’s rocket surgery or anything…

Posted by: Gunslinger at September 27, 2026 07:38 PM (N91F8)

28 RMBS, at least it's only the car that's in the body and fender shop, not you.
Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 07:32 PM

Exactly, Ed. As annoying as the disruption is, everyone is fine, and therefore I'm just venting about stupid crap that could have been worse. I felt sorry for the poor kid who was in the middle of that crap sandwich, though. Her SUV had to be towed, and she was pretty shaken.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:38 PM (/C5Rl)

29 Good evening to everyone of the GunHorde!
And as always, thanks to Weasel. I’m looking forward to seeing the results from the Texas MoMe.

Great content as always.

Have a great week everyone

Posted by: Coelacanth at September 27, 2026 07:40 PM (+OnsA)

30 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!

Posted by: TRex - dino-o at September 27, 2026 07:43 PM (XfIK1)

31 And all of my opinions apply to me but not necessarily to other people. It is simply what I have worked out over the years which works for me and my needs.

Same reason I use a crush grip as it stops any possibility at milking the trigger and promotes a more consistent, if not tip top accuracy, in combat shooting. I care little for target shooting. YMMV.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 07:44 PM (E4rtv)

32 The orange cap of darkness?

Like how “black boxes” on planes are painted orange?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 07:45 PM (ezlON)

33 wow

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 07:45 PM (viF8m)

34 Evening Weasel and Co.

Range day here and had my HK 45 out of the safe. Hadn't shot it in a while and just forgot how much I appreciate the engineering that went into grip and ergonomics. Always enjoy shooting this one.

Been shooting static and turning targets at 15 and 21' plus static targets and 25'. Mostly shapes, but some silhouettes and 4" circles.

I'm 74 and not as steady as once upon a time, but I'm okay with the results I'm getting. Could use some new practice drills though ...

Wonder what other things folks do to sharpen their practical shooting skills.

Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (MEbkQ)

35 No range this week - finished moving mom to memory care, and Mrs had a ton of pre-op stuff...
Still spent a few minutes with each firearm - rack, practice grip, field strip, check condition...

It'll be a couple of weeks before I can hit the range...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (pfXMo)

36 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by BANG POW PEW PEW at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (sAmhv)

37 I 6hot a troublesome Ruger P95. It requires a completely stiff arm or it will do bad things with ejecting. I haven't shot it in a while, I think this one does better with 124grain
rounds.
Posted by: blaster

When was the last time you changed recoil springs? Sometimes that can reproduce what you have mentioned. Slide sensitivity to position and ammo.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

38 Ed L. brought a couple of snakes. A snubby Cobra from 1964 and a 6 inch barrel modern production. He shot better with the snubby.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

I probably shot the Python snubby better than the modern 6" one because I've had the snubby for nearly ten years and have practiced double action shooting with it for quite a while. The 6" barreled model is practically brand new. It's one of the new blued models that's had less than 100 rounds (at most) shot through it. Also, I exclusively shot .38 Special 130 grain FMJs today. .357s out of a snubby is just too much muzzle blast and flash to be practical.

We did drills using half sized IPSC targets. Blaster set up a drill with the target exposed for two seconds at 15, 10, 7, 5, and 3 yards. We had five shots to work with (or ten if you wanted to try double taps). I did pretty well with the snubby. My best group had 4 A-zone and 2 C-zone hits with a full cylinder of six.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 07:47 PM (fkpUz)

39 Yeah, 300 yds is my max with open sights...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:49 PM (pfXMo)

40 Low and left.
That's me.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 07:49 PM (2WIwB)

41 Ed L: We did drills using half sized IPSC targets. Blaster set up a drill with the target exposed for two seconds at 15, 10, 7, 5, and 3

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Heck, I can sorta see at 15 yards. 10 might be my limit for real accuracy

Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 07:49 PM (MEbkQ)

42 Posted by: Gunslinger at September 27, 2026 07:38 PM (N91F

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Sure! Send me an email. I'm out of town right now but will be home later this week.

Posted by: Weasel at September 27, 2026 07:49 PM (tPTFF)

43 Shooters: Bring your own hearing and eye protection, and wear sensible shoes as the ground on the ranges can be uneven!

Also, watch where you walk! It's not awful, but where some of the shooting takes place, there have been live large mammals wandering about within recent memory, and they do not wear Depends. Just for the noob city slickers, if there are any.

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 07:51 PM (kU0PQ)

44 14 Is that leonard nimoy in this weeks highway patrol episode?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 27, 2026 07:21 PM
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Yes!
He's one of the villains.
Highway Patrol, Season 4, Episode 10, "Blood Money."
Original air date: December 8, 1958.

Posted by: Noodist at September 27, 2026 07:52 PM (2Ez/1)

45 Low and left.
That's me"

Targets or how you "dress"?

The Paolo, he is always low...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:52 PM (pfXMo)

46 A buddy of mine has a Tanker variant of the M1 and it is a joy to shoot. And of course, he was a tanker in the army.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 07:53 PM (2WIwB)

47 Oops. Sock fail.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 07:53 PM (2Ez/1)

48 there have been live large mammals wandering about within recent memory, and they do not wear Depends"

It only looks solid...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:53 PM (pfXMo)

49 When was the last time you changed recoil springs? Sometimes that can reproduce what you have mentioned. Slide sensitivity to position and ammo.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

I haven't changed the recoil spring on this one and that's probably a good idea. I actually have some replacements here somewhere.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:54 PM (NlEaG)

50 Sig announced a new service pistol this week, the P385. It takes P320 magazines.

Sig denies that it is intended to be the replacement for the P320.

sigsauer.com/firearms/pistols/p385.html

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 07:55 PM (t/Q8n)

51 Low and left.
That's me"

Targets or how you "dress"?

The Paolo, he is always low...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:52 PM (pfXMo)

***

One is marketing, the other is sloppy shooting.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)

52 I 6hot a troublesome Ruger P95. It requires a completely stiff arm or it will do bad things with ejecting. I haven't shot it in a while, I think this one does better with 124grain
rounds.
Posted by: blaster

I had that problem with a ruger LC9 years back. I had to replace the recoil spring and the guide rod. It was one of the polymer guide rods that was bending and failing. I got a new steel one along with a new spring and it functioned perfectly after that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 27, 2026 07:56 PM (I43vL)

53 My shooting buddy won the Utah State midrange championship yesterday. He shot a 598 with 32 X's. Not bad for a 80 year old sling shooter!! I'm eating some of his Flaming Gorge trout tonight to see if that helps my shooting!! LOL

Posted by: ck at September 27, 2026 07:56 PM (4L8YT)

54 announced a new service pistol this week"

Well, there is this design from JMB that makes a fine sidearm...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:58 PM (pfXMo)

55 Wonder what other things folks do to sharpen their practical shooting skills.
Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 07:46 PM (MEbkQ)

Try using half sized IPSC targets. I got mine from Amazon. What I like about them is that they're a lot easier to manage and use on an indoor range than full sized IPSC target. You can score yourself on each round of fire (9mm: A-zone hit - 5 points, C-zone hit =3 points, D - zone hit = 1 point, miss = -10 points), find the balance between speed and accuracy for your skill level, and determine what you shoot better with hard data (i.e. points scored) if you've got enough ammo to shoot enough rounds with multiple firearms.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 07:59 PM (fkpUz)

56 Time for bed
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

57 Ravens!!!!

Posted by: pawn at September 27, 2026 08:00 PM (XKNhI)

58 RMBS, glad you are OK.

Ed L, did you get an email from me a few weeks ago? Sorry to put you on blast in the gun thread!

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 27, 2026 08:00 PM (FpydE)

59 Posted by: ck at September 27, 2026 07:56 PM (4L8YT)
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Nice! Congratulations to your buddy!

Posted by: Weasel at September 27, 2026 08:02 PM (tPTFF)

60 Well I spent a whole lot of quality time in my F 1 Fiddy today so I'm probably going to conk out soon. Thanks for being here everyone!

Posted by: Weasel at September 27, 2026 08:04 PM (tPTFF)

61 Sig denies that it is intended to be the replacement for the P320.

I wonder if they'll silently stop making and marketing the 320 or if they'll just continue to pretend that the 320 is fine and it'll all in your head. Which, TBF, seems to be working for them so far.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 08:05 PM (vTZFs)

62 The importance of muscle memory and breathing can not be overstated.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 08:08 PM (QwZKw)

63 Guns!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:09 PM (s1VwS)

64 Thanks Ed ... I SAW that in your post. LIKE the idea of the half-sized targets. I'll be ordering some up this week.

Typically, my routine is to shoot "something from the safe," and then my regular carry, a PPS M2. The carry sometimes gets larger with cooler weather and bulkier clothing.

Thanks for the idea!

Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 08:09 PM (MEbkQ)

65 Well, there is this design from JMB that makes a fine sidearm...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:58 PM (pfXMo)

The 1911's day as a standard issue service sidearm is over primarily for one reason: cost. The M45A1 was the last 1911 platform selected for procurement on a military contract. Its retail version had an MSRP of $1399. By comparison, the M17 commercial model sells for a bit over $700. Only the USMC's existing logistical system and emotional attachment to the 1911 platform allowed it to soldier on for 40+ years after the US Army officially replaced the 1911 in 1985. When it comes to sidearms today, cost will almost certainly be one of the primary selection factors used to decide what makes the cut.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:10 PM (fkpUz)

66 Do any of y’all have a designated car gun that you leave in the console or under the seat?

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:11 PM (yEz+x)

67 Ed L, did you get an email from me a few weeks ago? Sorry to put you on blast in the gun thread!
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 27, 2026 08:00 PM (FpydE)

I did not. I will text you.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (fkpUz)

68 Spock was in the mob!
But, without the goatee. Unfortunately.

(Nimoy was also in the original Mission: Impossible.)

Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (kU0PQ)

69 66 Do any of y’all have a designated car gun that you leave in the console or under the seat?
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:11 PM (yEz+x)

I have but I am reconfiguring at the moment. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (ezlON)

70 53 My shooting buddy won the Utah State midrange championship yesterday. He shot a 598 with 32 X's. Not bad for a 80 year old sling shooter!! I'm eating some of his Flaming Gorge trout tonight to see if that helps my shooting!! LOL
Posted by: ck
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Proper use of a shooting sling as a shooting aid can really help accuracy.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

71 nurse, I do not. I carry mine in and out with me,

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 08:14 PM (QwZKw)

72 So this week, went to the range. (next week we are in Spokane)

And apart from two drills with my G21 (a Dicken drill cold and then a slow fire accuracy test with same, both at 25 yards) I decided to do some comparison with SOME of the .22s I own.

First up was a no-brand Taurus .22 revolver. I will, some day, own a good .22 revolver. But today is not that day. Multiple failures to ignite but 4/6 rounds did go bang. Group was not great at 7 yards with iron sights but not terrible, all things considered.

Next up was the CZ pair, both Kadet adapters for my old battered CZ 75 and my CA P07. Both printed the best groups and had the best sights overall.

After that was my Ruger MKIV, great gun, but only average on accuracy and sorta heavy compared to Polymer pistols. Not bad at all, but...it's its own thing.

Finally also fired my normal kit gun, a Glock 44 in .22. This had a rough breakin period but it is light, accurate and a good way to end a range session. Did ok on accuracy here, not grouping as tightly as the CZs.

Rounded out the session with a slow fire G21 drill at 25 yards where I was....high and right? That's weird. Good group though.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:14 PM (s1VwS)

73 68 Spock was in the mob!
But, without the goatee. Unfortunately.

(Nimoy was also in the original Mission: Impossible.)
Posted by: GWB at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (kU0PQ)

He was in an episode of Columbo. My mother was watching said episode once and on e I saw Nimoy on the screen I yelled “SPOCK!!!”

(And of course I remember Mr. Nimoy in “In Search Of…”. The one on Mengele was interesting.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:15 PM (ezlON)

74 Our local range has been practically empty past 2-3 weeks. I do not know why.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 08:16 PM (NlEaG)

75 Proper use of a shooting sling as a shooting aid can really help accuracy.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

Agreed. Slinging up really helps with offhand shooting.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:16 PM (s1VwS)

76 66 Do any of y’all have a designated car gun that you leave in the console or under the seat?
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:11 PM (yEz+x)

*raises hand*

My G20

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:17 PM (s1VwS)

77 64 Thanks Ed ... I SAW that in your post. LIKE the idea of the half-sized targets. I'll be ordering some up this week.

Typically, my routine is to shoot "something from the safe," and then my regular carry, a PPS M2. The carry sometimes gets larger with cooler weather and bulkier clothing.

Thanks for the idea!
Posted by: YellowBird

Project Appleseed does the same on its range targets as did the military units that had to rely on indoor ranges. Bolt action days, the militaries had some pretty unusual adaptations to keep marksmanship levels high at minimal cost. Like one US system that was spring loaded dart kit out of issue rifles where when the recruit fired, the giant dart came out of the barrel and punctured the target (similar practice to barrel collimators that are used on scope and iron sight fitting and used to get on paper at the range).

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)

78 Thanks Ed ... I SAW that in your post. LIKE the idea of the half-sized targets. I'll be ordering some up this week.

Thanks for the idea!
Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 08:09 PM (MEbkQ)

Don't forget to get a roll of the brown patches to cover the holes with. Each target should be good for at least 100 rounds if you patch the holes up.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:18 PM (fkpUz)

79 Agreed. Slinging up really helps with offhand shooting.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

I find age plus wear and tear brings the wobbles and a firm help of a sling is welcome. One of the other reasons I dislike optics' use excessively is iron sights don't wobble as apparently as a dot does. Chasing the dot is bad ju ju as it can lead to trigger jerking.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

80 74 Our local range has been practically empty past 2-3 weeks. I do not know why.

Posted by: blaster
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Does it have a Flock camera pointed at the parking lot?

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:21 PM (E4rtv)

81 I also shot my P320. I shoot it much better than my P226s and that pisses me off.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

I understand this completely.
I am ready to hate the P320. But it is reliable and groups well. Do I trust it? No. No I carry it? No.

But...I can't argue with the range performance. over 1500 rounds, no malf

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:21 PM (s1VwS)

82 YellowBird

Look up a competitive IDPA group in your area. It’s a timed, competitive shoot and scoot. Very regulated, but you get to move and shoot at different targets, some moving, many static at different distances. And you’re timed, so there’s an element of urgency. It is a different level of shooting that takes you out of the normal static stand and shoot of the range.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:21 PM (yEz+x)

83 The Nation's Gunshow - the DC area show - has found a new (relatively) permanent home. The Dulles Town Center Mall has repurposed its old Lord and Taylor space as an Expo Center. It is a 2 story space.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 08:22 PM (NlEaG)

84 66 Do any of y’all have a designated car gun that you leave in the console or under the seat?
Posted by: nurse ratched

No. Too many car breakins in the area with organized gangs looking for goodies like guns, designer sunglasses, purses, etc.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)

85 I find age plus wear and tear brings the wobbles and a firm help of a sling is welcome. One of the other reasons I dislike optics' use excessively is iron sights don't wobble as apparently as a dot does. Chasing the dot is bad ju ju as it can lead to trigger jerking.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

With my age and eyes, a red dot just works better for me. I saw that again this week. I was all irons and my groups with a red dot are just better out past 15 yards.

I shoot faster with a dot too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:24 PM (s1VwS)

86 66 Do any of y’all have a designated car gun that you leave in the console or under the seat?
Posted by: nurse ratched

My Keltec PF9 gets that duty but it is not a permanent fixture. Too many Federal facilities around here including the parking lot I go to daily.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 08:26 PM (NlEaG)

87 81 I also shot my P320. I shoot it much better than my P226s and that pisses me off.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 07:36 PM (NlEaG)

I understand this completely.
I am ready to hate the P320. But it is reliable and groups well. Do I trust it? No. No I carry it? No.

But...I can't argue with the range performance. over 1500 rounds, no malf
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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The P320 was oversold as a problem child but I do think that Sig is smarter to announce a new model number and perhaps move to the P365 upsized action to duty. That is more to quell problems in the police market and civilian market than anything else.

If you maintained the P320, it would probably be fine as from what I understand of the documented cases, it was a combination of wear and in the AF Warren AFB case, outright misconduct and falsification to cover up manslaughter at best, murder at worst.

That being said, I have no interest in buying one.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:28 PM (E4rtv)

88
Are shooting stories like fishing stories?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 08:29 PM (eRlcH)

89 About the Tx MoMeet.

I burble with happiness when I attend.

Seriously fun and funny serious. Plus Disco Doof and others dancing.

And the hugs from 'Ettes are life-affirming.
Looking at you, {{{ nurse ratched }}}.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 08:30 PM (u82oZ)

90 When it comes to sidearms today, cost will almost certainly be one of the primary selection factors used to decide what makes the cut."

We're what, $40T in debt?

Heh

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:31 PM (pfXMo)

91 Sig announced a new service pistol this week, the P385. It takes P320 magazines.

Sig denies that it is intended to be the replacement for the P320.

sigsauer.com/firearms/pistols/p385.html
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 07:55 PM (t/Q8n)

If it's adopted by the Pentagon as the M17A1/M18A1 or the "M19/M20" we'll have our answer.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:31 PM (fkpUz)

92 The P320 was oversold as a problem child but I do think that Sig is smarter to announce a new model number and perhaps move to the P365 upsized action to duty. That is more to quell problems in the police market and civilian market than anything else.

If you maintained the P320, it would probably be fine as from what I understand of the documented cases, it was a combination of wear and in the AF Warren AFB case, outright misconduct and falsification to cover up manslaughter at best, murder at worst.

That being said, I have no interest in buying one.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:28 PM (E4rtv)

Oversold but some military and police SNs do seem to be prone to NDs. Civilian pistols, you have to work to make them go bang errantly. The design is flawed, I believe. It's why I don't carry it. The P365 is better and I don't hesitate to endorse that line to new gun owners.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:32 PM (s1VwS)

93 I love love love my 1911s. I shoot them well. But they are too big for me to carry the .45s.

My EMP Ronin is a 9mm in a 1911 platform as is my Colt GI in .380. Something about the 1911 works well for me.

I also shoot the Walther PPQ well. But, who doesn’t.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:34 PM (yEz+x)

94 With my age and eyes, a red dot just works better for me. I saw that again this week. I was all irons and my groups with a red dot are just better out past 15 yards.

I shoot faster with a dot too.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards,
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My eyes have actually improved with age in distance. I used to have bad astigmatism and now it is non existent. Then again, I wore glasses starting in 4th grade. I have never needed glasses to read and still don't for any close work.

I have reddots on my social purpose ARs but simply see the iron sights well enough not to want nor need a dot sight on handguns. My pistols that I carry, I can by practicing dry fire draws often, are right on sights when I draw from a holster or pick the firearm up off a table. Combination of hand fit and muscle memory and so I still use handguns that are comparatively 'old' to what most of you guys use. They fit my hand and my muscle memory is why.

Other people may vary in requirements but I am looking for a pattern of 3-4 inches at 7 yards with single or double shots from a draw and 6-8 inches at 25 yards staying in the center torso. And I want that repeatable consistently in every handgun that I carry.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)

95 Awww salty.

You’re the sweetest. It’s impossible one of the widows hasnt claimed you yet.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:38 PM (yEz+x)

96 I think the P320 is not flawed. I don't carry it because it is full size I carry my P365 XL.

There are LOTS of P320s out there. They get lots of use in military and police. 1911s I am sure have had plenty of NDs and injuries/deaths. I think it is usage not design.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at September 27, 2026 08:39 PM (NlEaG)

97 Oversold but some military and police SNs do seem to be prone to NDs. Civilian pistols, you have to work to make them go bang errantly. The design is flawed, I believe. It's why I don't carry it. The P365 is better and I don't hesitate to endorse that line to new gun owners.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Eh, the po po had that problem with Glocks which is more a training issue than anything else. But M&P line made sure to tell the police market that they had a safety on it. Sig took a hammer fired design, P250, that did not sell and repurposed it as a striker fire design. I read the military report on Sigs and did not see anything from the massive shutdown and inquiry on the P320 that indicates anything other than some parts, particularly the safety mechanisms are prone to wear.

Could be a training issue or simply the military higher ups desire to have a safety on the handguns.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

98 my social purpose ARs "

So they're only for group shoots?

/kidding

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:41 PM (pfXMo)

99 I’m not a Sig fan. Can’t shoot them for shit, they are not comfortable in my hand…. Jim SND (RIP) had me talked into one, until I shot it. Nope. Nothing about it worked for me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:42 PM (yEz+x)

100 We're what, $40T in debt?

Heh
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:31 PM (pfXMo)

Back in 1909, when the trials program that ended up selecting Colt's submittal for a service handgun, the pistol was a primary weapon of a major branch of the Army, the US Cavalry. Many of the .45 ACPs specs to knock down a horse or a man with a single shot came from the US Cavalry. Today, the US Cavalry have switched from horses to tracks, wheels, and helicopters. No service branch uses a handgun as a primary weapon issued to every soldier. Pistols are a last ditch weapon and as such, don't merit pouring buckets of cash at the program(s).

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:44 PM (fkpUz)

101
Eh, the po po had that problem with Glocks which is more a training issue than anything else. But M&P line made sure to tell the police market that they had a safety on it. Sig took a hammer fired design, P250, that did not sell and repurposed it as a striker fire design. I read the military report on Sigs and did not see anything from the massive shutdown and inquiry on the P320 that indicates anything other than some parts, particularly the safety mechanisms are prone to wear.

Could be a training issue or simply the military higher ups desire to have a safety on the handguns.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

The standard issue for the San Antonio PD was the Glock 22 for years, until they switched to the M&P Shield in .40.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:45 PM (ezlON)

102 Can’t shoot them for shit, they are not comfortable in my hand"

That is why one really must take some time to try out every potential handgun purchase.
I can't handle Glocks for just those reasons.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:46 PM (pfXMo)

103 Could be a training issue or simply the military higher ups desire to have a safety on the handguns.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

IIRC, the thumb safety on the M17/M18 is direct legacy of the 1911 experience applied to the M17/M18 program.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:46 PM (fkpUz)

104 98 my social purpose ARs "

So they're only for group shoots?

/kidding
Posted by: man
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Habit I picked up from firearm forums back in the day.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

105 Pistols are a last ditch weapon and as such, don't merit pouring buckets of cash at the program(s)"

That's a shame.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (pfXMo)

106 nurse ratched

Well, had to dodge two of them. There were red flags. But friends is OK.

Still walking, not stalking, for me.

The one that is the best fit for me called me by another man's name 3 times during our two mile walk Friday. Not her late husband's name either.

I saw them together when they entered a local restaurant where I was dining with my long-time friends, the Constitution Bee peeps.

I entertain my younger brother with my social situations.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (u82oZ)

107
Could be a training issue or simply the military higher ups desire to have a safety on the handguns.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

As for the safety thing, that is most likely a military requirement. Sadly there are too many DAs out there. I heard of plenty on my base in Afghanistan. One AF, but mostly Army.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (ezlON)

108 Other people may vary in requirements but I am looking for a pattern of 3-4 inches at 7 yards with single or double shots from a draw and 6-8 inches at 25 yards staying in the center torso. And I want that repeatable consistently in every handgun that I carry.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)

If you shoot good ENOUGH with irons, keep doing it. I see a big difference. I'll cut those groups in half with a dot. Since one of my roles now is security for my church, I need max accuracy under stress and under speed. So I want the dot on any tool I would need to use.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (s1VwS)

109 Have a great night, everyone. May the remainder of your weekend be so good you have to be quiet about it on Monday.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 08:49 PM (u82oZ)

110 Pistols are a last ditch weapon and as such, don't merit pouring buckets of cash at the program(s).
Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:44 PM (fkpUz)

They have a role for some folks. They are inferior to shoulder weapons in everything except portability.

But the gun you carry is probably the gun you should train with.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 08:50 PM (s1VwS)

111 The P320 is the standard issue for TX DPS.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:50 PM (ezlON)

112 So I want the dot on any tool I would need to use."

This. I really do like the dot setup on the Echelon. Very easy to bring to target...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:51 PM (pfXMo)

113 Salty,

Chlamydia is prevalent in retirement communities. And we have seen a dramatic uptick in senior cases in the last decade.

Just sayin.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 08:53 PM (yEz+x)

114 As for the safety thing, that is most likely a military requirement. Sadly there are too many DAs out there. I heard of plenty on my base in Afghanistan. One AF, but mostly Army.
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (ezlON)

All of the ND's I know about from my Afghanistan tour were from REMF's and staff officers who didn't need to take weapons handling and use seriously as part of their jobs. Never heard of an ND from any of the combat units I worked with.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:53 PM (fkpUz)

115 IIRC, the thumb safety on the M17/M18 is direct legacy of the 1911 experience applied to the M17/M18 program.
Posted by: Ed L
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Eh, not really the same. JMB realized the safety issue relied on the mind of the user--if you carry cocked and locked, then you best be trained. The Army decided in peacetime, that was a no no and warranted the idiotic empty chamber reg rather than train up the troops.

The basis issue is that cops carry more handguns every day than troops do and the absence or presence of a safety does not seem to matter much. It is a training issue.

The military is basically risk averse and rather stupid on personal arms. They shortchange small arms training consistently over the years and have repeatedly made bone headed decisions on acquisitions, sights, etc.

Read up on the idiotic feud between General Buffington and General Crozier over Krag sights for example. 4 sights plus carbine versions in a firearm only used for about a dozen years.

Garand designed his firearm for a magazine and yet was forced to drop that in favor of clips and his original .276 like the British ill fated 7mm was changed to support what ammo was already in the system.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:53 PM (E4rtv)

116 So which would be better? A social AR or a Gucci gun?

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:54 PM (pfXMo)

117 And we have seen a dramatic uptick in senior cases"

The Paolo is getting up there

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:55 PM (pfXMo)

118 Needing to punch out early tonight.

Thanks for a great Gun Thread, Weasel. See all you TxMoMe people soon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 08:57 PM (GfgtS)

119 The military is basically risk averse and rather stupid on personal arms"

Private BagO'Donuts reporting!

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:57 PM (pfXMo)

120 They have a role for some folks. They are inferior to shoulder weapons in everything except portability.

But the gun you carry is probably the gun you should train with.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

They are defensive weapons and the military has not much interest in the lives of any particular troop. They care much more about reports, media, and bad pr so they purposefully avoid troops carrying weapons and being familiar with them. If troops could carry routinely as even happened in the Army during the heyday of calvary outposts, then they could today.

Cops carry much more except for senior ranks but put a helluva lot more emphasis on firearms and safety for individuals than the military does.

And I am familiar with the AF from being in it and Army being an Army brat of a US Army officer in Ordnance.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:58 PM (E4rtv)

121 Thanks Nurse ... forgot about the local IDPA group. I'd lost touch with them a while back. That's the smart idea, isn't it?
(Response delayed as I was dragooned off to dinner.)

Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 08:58 PM (MEbkQ)

122 Carry gun is a P365XL with a Holosun EPS Carry that I love.

Bedside and open carry (i.e. walking around on private property) gun is a Staccato C2. Best shooting gun I've ever owned by a country mile. Also made just a few miles away here in Texas which is a nice upside.

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 08:58 PM (oqH4h)

123 Sig will never admit to a design or manufacturing flaw with the 320 unless forced to by a court but I can sort of imagine them making a statement like "because we care so much about our customers' (unfounded) concerns, we'll give you $X for yours towards purchase of a new 385.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 08:59 PM (vTZFs)

124 All of the ND's I know about from my Afghanistan tour were from REMF's and staff officers who didn't need to take weapons handling and use seriously as part of their jobs. Never heard of an ND from any of the combat units I worked with.
Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 08:53 PM (fkpUz)

How does even an REMF escape firearms training? As an officer a what can be argued to be at least enough of an REMF, the Army was not letting me go to Afghanistan without hitting the range. (Which led to some comical moments in the AF when I showed up for M4 training. For the uninitiated, in the AF - stupidly - it is seldom officers get rifle training.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:00 PM (ezlON)

125 Good night all.
Going to hit the sack early to try and shake this cold.
Thanks Weasel for being here every Sunday.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice} at September 27, 2026 09:05 PM (kJmSS)

126 Cops carry much more except for senior ranks but put a helluva lot more emphasis on firearms and safety for individuals than the military does.

And I am familiar with the AF from being in it and Army being an Army brat of a US Army officer in Ordnance.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:58 PM (E4rtv)

Understandable. A cop carries every day. In the military? Not so much. I only carried every day on deployment.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:05 PM (ezlON)

127 If you shoot good ENOUGH with irons, keep doing it. I see a big difference. I'll cut those groups in half with a dot. Since one of my roles now is security for my church, I need max accuracy under stress and under speed. So I want the dot on any tool I would need to use.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

It can make a difference depending on your needs.

I can generally shoot excellent at bad breath distances out to ten yards or so with irons. Need to verify that I can still shoot that well after a two year layoff but I have been practicing with dry shooting extremely frequently.

Generally speaking, I am not going to have a reason to shoot someone with an handgun at 25 yards and a helluva problem with legally justifying that rather than evasion and disengagement in my area.

If they are carrying long arms, the best reply is a long arm yourself.

But I prefer simplicity nowadays and if I really had to make a head shot, would actually prefer a revolver to any of the various semi autos present.

The average revolvers are more accurate as even a century old K Frame Smith and Wesson is capable of shooting 1 inch groups in a Ransom Rest at 25 yards. Been demonstrated.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

128 Staccato C2. Best shooting gun I've ever owned by a country mile"

Not a surprise. They're excellent (at least the ones I've fired)

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 09:08 PM (pfXMo)

129 Did y'all see the article Insty linked today about a sociology professor who says that training with guns increases a person's level of fear of violence? 1) Maybe he has the cause and effect backwards and people who fear violence get more firearms training. 2) He doesn't even mention the possibility that having fear of violence is just an increased perception of reality. That said, if you click through to the article with pictures, he has pretty good grip and stance form for a sociology prof.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:09 PM (vTZFs)

130 Understandable. A cop carries every day. In the military? Not so much. I only carried every day on deployment.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Military should be in the shape of living with their firearms--offensive (long arms) and defensive (pistols). I tend to agree with John Farnam (former military, now a noted senior firearm trainer for police, military, etc.). Off and on carry tends to promote bad attitudes and has resulted in troops being killed in terrorism or other issues. If you trust a Staff Sergeant with being a lead technician on a 30-100 million dollar aircraft, then trusting them with a firearm is a no brainer.

You might enjoy his quips which are very much on par with Col. Cooper's observations. His books on longarms and handguns are uniformly excellent as is his training in person. Defense Training International.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)

131 Not scared, jut tired of waiting

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 09:11 PM (LHPAg)

132 129 Did y'all see the article Insty linked today about a sociology professor who says that training with guns increases a person's level of fear of violence? 1) Maybe he has the cause and effect backwards and people who fear violence get more firearms training. 2) He doesn't even mention the possibility that having fear of violence is just an increased perception of reality. That said, if you click through to the article with pictures, he has pretty good grip and stance form for a sociology prof.
Posted by: Oddbob

I saw the leader and have no reason to actually consider the article. Sociologists and Education both share the dubious distinction that in a recent survey of research, no study could be fundamentally or completely replicated from those disciplines. Political Science and Econ had the best rates at about 50 percent or so.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:12 PM (E4rtv)

133 ballistic,

I’ve shot weasel buddy Geoff’s staccato. What a gem of a pistol! Amazing. He has a red or green or whatever dot on it, and once I got adjusted to it, was dead on. And fast. Great pistol.

But. $$$$

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:13 PM (yEz+x)

134 If I'm carrying I definitely fear violence more than if I'm not because of the follow-on consequences and hassles coming my way if violence finds me when I'm armed. Fear is probably not the right word...apprehension maybe?

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 09:14 PM (oqH4h)

135 Oddbob: Did y'all see the article Insty linked today about a sociology professor who says that training with guns increases a person's level of fear of violence?
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I saw that and almost replied saying I'd just come back from the range and was feeling noticeably LESS "fearful." LOL. But then Disqus can probably be linked to the you IRL. So no ...

Posted by: YellowBird at September 27, 2026 09:14 PM (MEbkQ)

136 Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 08:53 PM (E4rtv)

With the exception of the M1 Garand, US Army Ordnance hasn't exactly covered itself with glory when it's come to selecting the small arms the troops have had to use in wartime. It seems that luck has been more of a factor that I'm comfortable with on more than one occasion. The .50 M1921/M2 (Ma Duce) was originally condemned by multiple branches in the US Army as being too heavy, too overpowered, inaccurate (!) and "not needed" for the things it was expected to shoot at (tanks, planes, buildings). It took the USN making the M2 its AA weapon of choice on USN vessels and Dr. Samuel Green, chief engineer at Springfield Armory along with Colt, to give the M2 its dual feed system and improve the gun's overall reliability and adaptability for multiple roles.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:14 PM (fkpUz)

137 116 So which would be better? A social AR or a Gucci gun?
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:54 PM (pfXMo)

Whatever is reliable and you will carry/shoot/train with.

It's why I suggest buying a PSA tool and a case or two cases of ammo over a bespoke tool

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 09:14 PM (s1VwS)

138 Oddbob,

I’m not more fearful. Quote the contrary, I feel more relaxed knowing I’ve thought out how I would respond to being the object of someone else’s anger. Not always deadly. I’m aware. I’m not afraid. But. I’m not oblivious and stupid either.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:16 PM (yEz+x)

139 ZOD IMPERIAL.

Posted by: ZOD at September 27, 2026 09:17 PM (UfDpa)

140 HI HAIL ZOD!

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:18 PM (vTZFs)

141 ZOD!

*curtsies*
*brings flowers*

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:19 PM (yEz+x)

142 I’m not more fearful. Quote the contrary, I feel more relaxed knowing I’ve thought out how I would respond to being the object of someone else’s anger.

I suspect that for his purposes, "fear" is a sloppy synonym for "perception of risk."

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:19 PM (vTZFs)

143 How does even an REMF escape firearms training? As an officer a what can be argued to be at least enough of an REMF, the Army was not letting me go to Afghanistan without hitting the range. (Which led to some comical moments in the AF when I showed up for M4 training. For the uninitiated, in the AF - stupidly - it is seldom officers get rifle training.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:00 PM (ezlON)

Qualifying with a sidearm is dirt simple if you can listen to the instructor. M16/M4 is more difficult. It took me three tries because this was the first time I'd ever shot for qualification with an optic (Aimpoint Comp M4S). That was a painful experience because I had to learn how to use the thing on the fly.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:20 PM (fkpUz)

144 I am tempted to attend the Texas event, but I shoot sporting clays.

Kneel, paper-shooters.

Posted by: ZOD at September 27, 2026 09:20 PM (UfDpa)

145 Here. No excuse.
The Nor’easter did it.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 09:21 PM (Fj7p/)

146 Situational awareness.

We live in a fallen world where people will kill, murder, rape, rob, and steal without the slightest compunction. The record of police is spotty and they are a reactive force, not proactive.

I agree with the Framers that the first responders must always be ourselves rather than the calvary coming over the hill to save us from immediate peril.

In most defensive gun uses, merely having a firearm is enough to change the the cost calculus of the critter to consider disengaging with you. Most defensive gun uses never result in a shot fired. And from all likelihood from research, it is at a minimum about 800k per year to as much as 2.5 million or so (Gary Kleck and co).

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)

147 nurse, I do not. I carry mine in and out with me,
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 08:14 PM

This. I have car-specific holsters, such as one mounted under the steering wheel or a cross-draw holster.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM (0sNs1)

148 Nurse, the flowers are appreciated.

Posted by: ZOD at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM (UfDpa)

149 How does even an REMF escape firearms training?
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Qualifying with a sidearm is dirt simple if you can listen to the instructor. M16/M4 is more difficult.

Buddy of mine was maintenance crew for KC135s circa Gulf War I. He said that in basic, they never even shot the M16 with 5.56 ammo, only with .22LR adapters.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:24 PM (vTZFs)

150 We live in a fallen world where people will kill, murder, rape, rob, and steal without the slightest compunction. The record of police is spotty and they are a reactive force, not proactive. (The police are underrated at investigating crime, overrated at preventing it. Which they can’t.)

I agree with the Framers that the first responders must always be ourselves rather than the calvary coming over the hill to save us from immediate peril. (Right here is why I despise the phrase “first responders” for police and firefighters. The first responders are the poor SOBs on scene. Carry, know first aid.)

In most defensive gun uses, merely having a firearm is enough to change the the cost calculus of the critter to consider disengaging with you. Most defensive gun uses never result in a shot fired. And from all likelihood from research, it is at a minimum about 800k per year to as much as 2.5 million or so (Gary Kleck and co).

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:27 PM (ezlON)

151 Qualified on the M4 prior to helping out in Iraq back when. One exercise: 30 rounds downrange, 100 yards. Next door had 29 holes in his paper; me, 31. Him: "I'd be your battle-buddy!"

He said that.

I instructed the range master to eat his face.

He did that.

Posted by: ZOD at September 27, 2026 09:27 PM (UfDpa)

152 Buddy of mine was maintenance crew for KC135s circa Gulf War I. He said that in basic, they never even shot the M16 with 5.56 ammo, only with .22LR adapters.
Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:24 PM (vTZFs)

A lot of NG and Reserve units did that because access to centerfire capable ranges for these units was often a problem. But by the 1990s, a lot of the .22 LR adapters were totally worn out. I never saw one of those again after 2003.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:28 PM (fkpUz)

153 116 So which would be better? A social AR or a Gucci gun?
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:54 PM (pfXMo)

Whatever is reliable and you will carry/shoot/train with.

It's why I suggest buying a PSA tool and a case or two cases of ammo over a bespoke tool
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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I built my ARs from parts but then again I have the gages, the knowledge from rebuilding bolt rifles, and do my research. ARs are not difficult to build, tear down, and rebuild and replace parts. Easier than bolt action rifles in most cases. That being said, that was not always the case back in the 90's. Specifications were loose and a lot of parts were actually rejected from military contractors and then sold on the gunshow circuit or by mail from places like the Shotgun News.

That era is pretty much gone with CAD CAM and CNC mfg. Even using headspace gages which I do on builds is really pretty unnecessary simply because tolerance stacking has been reduced to the extent of a particular AR-15 bolt and a barrel producing either short head space or long headspace something on the order of 50:1 or greater. Buy from a reputable source for components and you won't have an issue.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

154 152 Buddy of mine was maintenance crew for KC135s circa Gulf War I. He said that in basic, they never even shot the M16 with 5.56 ammo, only with .22LR adapters.
Posted by: Oddbob

When I went through Lackland and AF basic, they had us use those damn things. They frankly sucked with lots of jams, dirty nasty 22 LR ammo that took an afternoon to clean, and was as useful as tits on a boar hog. Requalified at my unit with A1s using proper ammo and that went fine in comparison.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:30 PM (E4rtv)

155 Qualifying with a sidearm is dirt simple if you can listen to the instructor. M16/M4 is more difficult. It took me three tries because this was the first time I'd ever shot for qualification with an optic (Aimpoint Comp M4S). That was a painful experience because I had to learn how to use the thing on the fly.
Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:20 PM (fkpUz)

Agreed. In ROTC Field Training I shot the M9. It was my first time shooting in five years. But I did OK. Learning the mechanics of the M4/M16 took awhile. That was part of the reason I bought the rifle I still own - to keep operating that mechanism in practice. I bought a M9 and M18 equivalent for the same reasons - not enough range time, and I wanted to keep proficient, not just qualify.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:31 PM (ezlON)

156 This. I have car-specific holsters, such as one mounted under the steering wheel or a cross-draw holster.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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I would figure you would have a Humphrey Bogart style flip over panel with the firearms of choice attached for use. Then again, he used his wrist to flick the cylinder closed which is not something advisable to do.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:32 PM (E4rtv)

157 "And from all likelihood from research, it is at a minimum about 800k per year to as much as 2.5 million or so (Gary Kleck and co).

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM"

What do those numbers refer to?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 09:33 PM (2Ez/1)

158 I have a PSA rifle and it shoots just fine. Fit and finish are where you're going to notice things compared to more Gucci hardware, but generally speaking if you keep it lubricated and feed it decent ammo you won't be left in the lurch, and if PSA is what your budget permits then you should have a PSA. The PSA is in my safe as a "If the burning times come and I need to throw a rifle to my neighbor" gun.

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 09:33 PM (oqH4h)

159 We live in a fallen world where people will kill, murder, rape, rob, and steal without the slightest compunction. The record of police is spotty and they are a reactive force, not proactive.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)

I had one of my fellow SDARNG soldiers who was a sheriff's deputy in central SD tell me that if everything went right, he'd just have to do the paperwork after taking the perp to the hospital or the coroner's office.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:34 PM (fkpUz)

160 Time to rant. Some douchecanoe caused a 3-car accident last night, and I was car #3. My week now includes annoying crap it doesn't need to include.

Here endeth the rant.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 07:20 PM (/C5Rl)

Was this on I-90 headed to Seattle?

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 09:35 PM (2WIwB)

161 (Marvin the Martian voice)

There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! What happened to my Earth-shattering Kaboom?

In the course of my shop cleanup, I found a passenger-side airbag for a Dodge Dakota. I took it apart. Inside, I found a nine-inch long by 2" steel cylinder, one end capped, with wires sticking out. A literal "bimb" as Inspector Clouseau would say. What to do, what to do? I took it to the far end of the yard, wedged it into an old car chassis, and plinked at it with the .22. Scored numerous hits, including one right on the end, which should have fired the initiator, but it didn't. Cleaned the wires off, though.

Time to move on to Plan B.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 09:35 PM (peOdB)

162 FWIW, if planning on building an AR-10, now there, you can run into issues as the military never developed specifications for the parts so you have different size handguards for example. Different receivers, different barrel nut systems and barrels, and so on. The incompatibility runs from annoying like High or Low DPMS/LR-10 pattern on handguards to not being able to fit a barrel or bolt (Armalite versus DPMS).

Then you have the proprietary types like the SFAR of Ruger and others.

Here be Dragons if planning on building one.

Closest thing I can compare with in bolt action world is that the Germans respecified the 8mm x 57 chamber twice. The US was smart and dumped the nascent 30-03 round before it really got started in the first place and rechambered all the new 1903 Springfields for the new spitzer version of the 30-06 in ta da, 1906.

Re Germans, the first specification was changed to fit the new spitzer bullets, the second was just prior to WWII where you have a different angle on the shoulder enough to throw off headspace gages. You need a different headspace gage for pre WWII barrels.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)

163 What do those numbers refer to?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 09:33 PM (2Ez/1)

I think it's the annual number of defensive gun uses in the US that don't result in any shots fired.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:39 PM (fkpUz)

164 Time to move on to Plan B.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

50cal?

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:39 PM (yEz+x)

165 What do those numbers refer to?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Defensive gun use to ward off being a victim. Comes from lengthy research from the National Criminal Victimization Survey and other sources.

Range from simply telling the critter that you are armed upto and including shooting them DOA. Most DGUs never involve firing one shot as criminal critters reevaluate their options.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:41 PM (E4rtv)

166 Whig, can you repeat the AR10 BCG sellers you referred to a couple of weeks ago?
It is time for me to order.
Thx.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 09:42 PM (Fj7p/)

167 nurse, I do not. I carry mine in and out with me,
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 08:14 PM (QwZKw)

I do as well. My car has never been broken into, but there's always a first time. Plus when it's out of sight, it eventually becomes.out of mind.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 09:43 PM (2WIwB)

168 FWIW, if planning on building an AR-10, now there, you can run into issues as the military never developed specifications for the parts so you have different size handguards for example. Different receivers, different barrel nut systems and barrels, and so on. The incompatibility runs from annoying like High or Low DPMS/LR-10 pattern on handguards to not being able to fit a barrel or bolt (Armalite versus DPMS).

Then you have the proprietary types like the SFAR of Ruger and others.

Here be Dragons if planning on building one.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)

Note that the only AR-10 platform adopted by the US military, the M110 series rifles, use rifles from KAC and H&K. The KAC and H&K rifles are completely different from each other (KAC - DI rifle, H&K - short stroke gas piston). You might be better off buying a complete rifle if you don't want to deal with the dragons Whig mentions.

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:45 PM (fkpUz)

169 158 I have a PSA rifle and it shoots just fine. Fit and finish are where you're going to notice things compared to more Gucci hardware, but generally speaking if you keep it lubricated and feed it decent ammo you won't be left in the lurch, and if PSA is what your budget permits then you should have a PSA. The PSA is in my safe as a "If the burning times come and I need to throw a rifle to my neighbor" gun.

Posted by: ballistic
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Yep. Pretty much. The AR in 5.56 is a short range rifle at best, an upgrade from the M1 Carbine but not to be compared to the battle rifles of the Garand nor its M-14 replacement.

That being said, they are easy to work on and even easier to have a spare set of key parts that might fail under Murphy's law. Spare pin and spring sets, about 10-20 bucks, a new bolt with extractor and ejector, about 30-40 bucks, a cam pin, firing pin, etc. under 20-30 bucks, multiple mags, as low as 9-10 each. Usually not worth fixing them in free states, simply buy another.

The biggest problem that most people have on builds is the buffer issue. There, you want a quality buffer using genuine tungsten discs at a minimum. A shitty cheaply made buffer can fail.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:46 PM (E4rtv)

170 166 Whig, can you repeat the AR10 BCG sellers you referred to a couple of weeks ago?
It is time for me to order.
Thx.
Posted by: RI Red

Is your bolt carrier messed up too?

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)

171 I would figure you would have a Humphrey Bogart style flip over panel with the firearms of choice attached for use. Then again, he used his wrist to flick the cylinder closed which is not something advisable to do.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:32 PM

I'd like to have a codpiece like the character in Dusk to Dawn had, which apparently was a prop recycled from an earlier movie.

In .41 Mag, however.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 09:48 PM (0sNs1)

172 If the burning times come and I need to throw a rifle to my neighbor" gun."

Given my neighbor... I'd toss him a water pistol...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 09:48 PM (pfXMo)

173 It's time for me to sign off for the night. Thanks for hosting, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at September 27, 2026 09:48 PM (fkpUz)

174 The one that is the best fit for me called me by another man's name 3 times during our two mile walk Friday. Not her late husband's name either.

I saw them together when they entered a local restaurant where I was dining with my long-time friends, the Constitution Bee peeps.

I entertain my younger brother with my social situations.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 08:47 PM (u82oZ)

Sounds like a David Allen Coe song in the making, there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 09:49 PM (peOdB)

175 yes, total exchange. the cam pin gouged out its channel.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 09:49 PM (Fj7p/)

176 *signs off

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 09:51 PM (pfXMo)

177 165 What do those numbers refer to?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Defensive gun use to ward off being a victim. Comes from lengthy research from the National Criminal Victimization Survey and other sources.

Range from simply telling the critter that you are armed upto and including shooting them DOA. Most DGUs never involve firing one shot as criminal critters reevaluate their options.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:41 PM

What's the unit of measure?
Dollars? Lives? Bullets?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 09:51 PM (2Ez/1)

178 If the burning times come and I need to throw a rifle to my neighbor" gun."

Given my neighbor... I'd toss him a water pistol...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 09:48 PM (pfXMo)

Hmmmm.
Does the neighbor store a.lot of stuff...like.food?

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 09:51 PM (2WIwB)

179
I saw the leader and have no reason to actually consider the article. Sociologists and Education both share the dubious distinction that in a recent survey of research, no study could be fundamentally or completely replicated from those disciplines. Political Science and Econ had the best rates at about 50 percent or so.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:12 PM (E4rtv)

Having delved into teaching…I want nothing to do with education classes outside what qualifies me for certification. I flat out refuse to get an education degree of any sort. If it means not climbing the education bureaucracy hierarchy, so be it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 09:51 PM (ezlON)

180 RI Red, try CDNN Sports, they have a lot of liquidated parts from Anderson's in the LR-308 aka DPMS line including damn good prices on bolts and bolt carriers. Otherwise, Midway USA with its Stoner line is decent, you can then spend up to the moon with some for very little additional worth imho.

I don't know if you have ever installed and staked a gas key (you really should just once for the experience) but some of the bolt carriers that are cheapest need that done to them.

Staking itself is not a big deal as you can do it with a chisel and steady hand. Or buy a gimmick to do it for you if you have shaky ones. The other issue is application of Permatex or Loctite 638 on the underside of the gas key prior to bolts being attached and staked.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:52 PM (E4rtv)

181 the cam pin gouged out its channel.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 09:49 PM (Fj7p/)

Dude...this is a family blog!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 09:53 PM (k5CNB)

182 Thanks, whig. That's what I needed.
Going online tomorrow.
Good night, all!

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 09:54 PM (Fj7p/)

183 You sold a reverberating carbonizer with mutate capacity to an unlicensed cephalapoid. Jeebs, you piece of

Posted by: mindful webworker - the one in the middle at September 27, 2026 09:55 PM (xRCm7)

184 172 If the burning times come and I need to throw a rifle to my neighbor" gun."

Given my neighbor... I'd toss him a water pistol...
Posted by: man

Give MY neighbor a gun?

Nope. I’ll shoot them and take their food and booze. Liberal fucksticks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:55 PM (yEz+x)

185 RI Red, try CDNN Sports, they have a lot of liquidated parts from Anderson's in the LR-308 aka DPMS line including damn good prices on bolts and bolt carriers. Otherwise, Midway USA with its Stoner line is decent, you can then spend up to the moon with some for very little additional worth imho.

I don't know if you have ever installed and staked a gas key (you really should just once for the experience) but some of the bolt carriers that are cheapest need that done to them.

Staking itself is not a big deal as you can do it with a chisel and steady hand. Or buy a gimmick to do it for you if you have shaky ones. The other issue is application of Permatex or Loctite 638 on the underside of the gas key prior to bolts being attached and staked.
Posted by: whig
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Well, after reading this post I realize that I have ALOT to learn about alot....sigh....anyway, hello to all and with that I'll say goodnight so I can go clean up the kitchen....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 27, 2026 09:56 PM (XfIK1)

186 What's the unit of measure?
Dollars? Lives? Bullets?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Look up Gary Kleck and his research. Florida State U. Econ prof. The lower bound was by some other guy that tried to disprove Kleck's hypothesis and came up with the 800k measurement.

A Defensive Gun Use is simply where the presence of a gun warded off a crime as reported by people that were faced with a criminal trying to do something criminal against them.

That is where the entire spectrum runs from a justifiable homicide of the perp, a display of the firearm, even point to one that is on the hip, in a jacket, etc. But the it is the reason cited by the respondent to the surveys that the criminal could not complete the criminal action. They had a gun.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:57 PM (E4rtv)

187 Well, after reading this post I realize that I have ALOT to learn about alot....sigh....anyway, hello to all and with that I'll say goodnight so I can go clean up the kitchen....
Posted by: The Grateful - R

Staking a gas key on an AR-15 is relatively uncommon for most people to worry about. But rebuilding a firearm from a Kaboom is more like gunsmithing than a user. A user would just buy a new bolt and carrier, in most cases for an AR-15, about 70-80 bucks up to the moon. AR-10's though are different animals and the parts are less compatible than the military specified parts that everyone making AR-15s use nowadays.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 09:59 PM (E4rtv)

188 50cal?
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 09:39 PM (yEz+x)

Move redneck firepit, which is welded up out of old 20" truck rims, and very stout, far away from house. Put in layer of firewood, the "bimb", and more firewood. Get fire lit, and unass the area. Stage some pressurized-water fire extinguishers nearby.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:00 PM (peOdB)

189 Having delved into teaching…I want nothing to do with education classes outside what qualifies me for certification. I flat out refuse to get an education degree of any sort. If it means not climbing the education bureaucracy hierarchy, so be it.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Some states give more money if you get graduate degrees in the subject you are teaching. Only admin usually require the useless ed degrees.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 10:01 PM (E4rtv)

190 Staking a gas key on an AR-15 is relatively uncommon for most people to worry about. But rebuilding a firearm from a Kaboom is more like gunsmithing than a user. A user would just buy a new bolt and carrier, in most cases for an AR-15, about 70-80 bucks up to the moon. AR-10's though are different animals and the parts are less compatible than the military specified parts that everyone making AR-15s use nowadays.
Posted by: whig
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Thanks Whig, those words and sentences I understood!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 27, 2026 10:01 PM (XfIK1)

191 AOP

You don’t do things half assed. Nice!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 10:01 PM (infHK)

192 I'd like to have a codpiece like the character in Dusk to Dawn had, which apparently was a prop recycled from an earlier movie.

In .41 Mag, however.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Walk softly and carry a magnum codpiece.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 10:02 PM (E4rtv)

193 Thanks Whig, those words and sentences I understood!
Posted by: The Grateful - R

Almost everything on an AR-15 that is needed require relatively few punches, a small ball pein hammer, some device to hold the gun in place during barrel install and flash hiders/silencer mounts, and at worst, a barrel nut wrench. I have specialized tools because they can make a build faster and easier but I built my first with a minimum of tools.

Other than doing a barrel/flashhider replacement, you just need a screwdriver, punches, and a hammer for replacing parts on an AR. If you are taking off the buffer tube, a cheap special wrench running about 7-10 dollars from pressed steel will do.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 10:06 PM (E4rtv)

194
Some states give more money if you get graduate degrees in the subject you are teaching. Only admin usually require the useless ed degrees.
Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 10:01 PM (E4rtv)

TX does for sure. I have a master’s but not in education.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 10:07 PM (ezlON)

195 Goodnight everyone, thanks Weasel for the evening.

Posted by: whig at September 27, 2026 10:08 PM (E4rtv)

196 You don’t do things half assed. Nice!
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 10:01 PM (infHK)

I cannot just throw this damned thing away. It could injure some unwary person.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 10:08 PM (peOdB)

197 Having delved into teaching…I want nothing to do with education classes outside what qualifies me for certification. I flat out refuse to get an education degree of any sort. If it means not climbing the education bureaucracy hierarchy, so be it.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Congratulations on both your common sense and common decency.
For those who have seen my rant/diatribe on "Edumacation" -

In any school that is not a "teacher's college", however named, the Education department has the lowest SATs and the highest GPAs - including the instructional staff.

An undergraduate Education curriculum is 13th,14th, 15th, and 16th grades, with " social promotion ".

Every graduate degree in Education is a participation trophy.

Posted by: buddhaha at September 27, 2026 10:14 PM (iYF/u)

Food Thread: Ranch Dressing...The Universal Ingredient!

I am a big fan of grilled chicken. And not boneless, skinless, chicken breasts either! I prefer full-fat bone-in, skin-on thighs, because I am not an effete hipster who is afraid of good food, and who politicizes his meals!

My usual plan is simple, and dependent on what herbs I have in the refrigerator. But the first thing I do is trim the excess skin from the thighs and make gribenes, which is Yiddish for chicken-skin cracklin's! As snacks go, they are hard to beat. Then I salt the thighs and put them in the refrigerator for several hours. I think of it as a dry brine, and it works quite well.

Then it is time to make a marinade, and if I have Cilantro, then I am a happy camper, because it DOES NOT TASTE LIKE SOAP! Parsley works, and so do fresh chiles, and pretty much anything else.

But that bottle of Ranch dressing was whispering to me, and not because I bought it. I think one of the brats picked it up for some weird concoction, and didn't take it with them when they finally left. And what was it whispering? Damned if I know, but I tuned it up with some garlic and chili flakes and honey and a bit of mustard and maybe some other stuff I don't remember, and it was great!

Because marinades are not complicated things. They add flavor. That's it! So anything that tastes good and can be a liquid is going to work.

No...I am not so proud that I won't use bottled dressing that has 46 ingredients. Maybe I won't make it a habit, but why not give it a shot?

******

That's a butter keeper, to allow one to keep butter at room temperature so that it is soft and spreadable. And that is a laudable goal, and one that I appreciate. It works...sort of. But butter will not keep indefinitely on the counter, and I noticed some mold growing in it that disturbed me. In the future I will put the butter in the refrigerator and take it out before I need it malleable. Of course that defeats the purpose, but I have never been a fan of moldy butter, unlike cheese, which is delicious!

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Veal Marsala (Scaloppine al Marsala)

I like veal! A good grilled veal chop is delicious. And stupidly expensive. So using it for a dish like Veal Marsala seems silly, because the meat is delicate and easily overwhelmed but the strong flavors of the dish. A much better choice is pork or chicken, at a tenth the price!

Which is what I am going to use tomorrow night!

[Hat Tip: Misanthropic Humanitarian]

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For $10, this wine is hard to beat. It's a generic Sauvignon Blanc without any regional or vineyard designation, but that is at least as much the laws in France as it is a reflection of quality. This is the sort of wine that has good grapes in the bottle, but because they weren't grown on a fancy-named hillside, it is much cheaper than the named equivalent.

And that is perfectly okay with me. I would rather drink good wine from a no-name vineyard than drink overpriced swill from named vineyards that are coasting on their reputations.

******

It's called "Stargazy Pie," and it is made with Pilchards, thankfully only in Cornwall.

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Kraft Dinner has turned its iconic mac & cheese into a cream soda flavor

It's only available in Canada for a limited time pic.twitter.com/X3OW0P6uVS
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) September 23, 2026

It's Canada, so not surprising. But still...that sounds disgusting!

[Hat Tip: Vendette]

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The great garlic experiment of 2025-2026 was a resounding...meh. Send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

About the Bourbon Bubble...I think it has burst, but the category is also suffering from the inflation that affected everything else (Thanks Biden!). I think the sweet spot is still $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 It's Canada, so not surprising. But still...that sounds disgusting

Ketchup chips.
Actually not that bad..

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:04 PM (Sco7b)

3 Kraft Dinner has turned its iconic mac & cheese into a cream soda flavor

I read past the "a", and I thought they meant the little orange flavor packet would be cream soda instead of cheese.

But they made a mac-and-cheese flavored can of soda.

I'm not sure which would actually be the greater abomination.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 04:04 PM (VHUov)

4 Lets see
Cilantro tates like its been soaked in gasoline to me
Cornwall can keep it
Canada deserves that

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:04 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Par boil bone in skin on chicken thighs.

Heat grill. Drain thighs and brush with bottled poppy seed dressing. Grill. Brush with more poppy seed dressing Turn.

Cook until safe to eat.
Trust me. So yummy.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:05 PM (Hp7o4)

6 Doing pasta, meatballs in sauce with Italian bread tonight
Burritos tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)

7 I think I may try that Mac and Cheese drink and report back.

I'll look for it.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:06 PM (Sco7b)

8 it is made with Pilchards
Posted by: CBD

Pilchards: herring by another name?

CBD what is wrong with herring?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:07 PM (NnhvP)

9 I'm making a couple of loaves of bread which will go into the oven during the six o'clock hour. I'd also like to cook and eat some supper before the day ends.
So I'm thinking of putting in a potato to bake alongside the bread. Shouldn't affect the bread timing materially.
Then I can broil the London broil after and be eating by no later than seven thirty or so.
It's a plan.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:09 PM (sl73Y)

10 For broiled chicken, I always make a solid marinade using French Dressing as the base. Not only does it taste wonderful....the house smells damn good during the cooking. I think I prefer it to ranch due to the tang it puts on the outside crust of chicken.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 04:09 PM (dIske)

11 Oh ffs

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:09 PM (yEz+x)

12 Pilchards sounds so French

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

13 There is just as much sodium in Ranch as in Soy Sauce. Ranch transform your healthy salad into the equivalent of a micro-wave salad.
Don't eat a lot of Ranch. It will kill you!

Posted by: wferrin at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (lCdHU)

14 Late FWP: House smells because I'm using tallow to season a new cast iron pot and lid. More like a witch's caldron.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (NnhvP)

15 I have a Le Creuset butter dish and keep my Kerigold butter on the counter all the time. Never had a problem. I wash it between sticks.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (VCgbV)

16 Oh ya, Mac 'n Cheese soda and a big bowl of Poutine. Dat dere's good eatin', eh!

Posted by: A denizen of the Great White North at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (skR0U)

17 Can be pre dinner beverage time soon

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)

18 So, effects if kicking the illegals off food stamps and all bennies as of Oct 1...grocers, especially those that were bigger beneficiaries of them, are fighting for my dollars. Better deals this week (which is when food stamps are always gone) were everywhere...and food on the deals was gone everywhere.

1st world problem was having no onions, potatoes, or apples on sale at my Safeway - they also had no broccoli til a very nice employee heard me low key complaining and went in the back and found it and me...

So, I'll have a 2nd trip to Safeway for all the produce they didn't have today. In good news, they had the 99 cents/lb chicken breast and the $5/lb Ecuador jumbo frozen shrimp...and they had one pack of London Broil for $4/lb (special discount), so I did get my proteins...and the beef was great b/c I needed it. Especially with the broccoli!

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:11 PM (tOcjL)

19 13 There is just as much sodium in Ranch as in Soy Sauce. Ranch transform your healthy salad into the equivalent of a micro-wave salad.
Don't eat a lot of Ranch. It will kill you!
Posted by: wferrin at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (lCdHU)

I always hated ranch - maybe that's why.
I was a sucker for a blue cheese dressing, instead. I was the weirdo asking for blue cheese for my wings and dipping my celery sticks in it.

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

20 I realized that I hadn't made Stuffed Peppers in...well years, so I thought I should remedy that.

I cooked them yesterday using Chef John's recipe and they were delicious.

The Downside? Chef John's voice annoys me. He sounds like someone you'd catch playing with your dog's nipples. His recipes are good though, so I persevere.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:14 PM (YSUhf)

21 Veal Marsala was one of mom's signature dish. Her osso bucco was another. Back when America was a proper country, veal was not much more expensive than beef. My juvenile taste buds didn't appreciate veal back then, but those two dishes always got my attention...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 04:15 PM (08OqX)

22 CBD what is wrong with herring?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

in this case, it's that they are staring at the eater, whole and apparently unscaled, while breaching from the pie crust.

As a decorative idea it's clever. As a foodstuff, it's off-putting.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 27, 2026 04:16 PM (C0Nlv)

23 Stargazy pie has always intrigued me. The name is whimsical. The look is humorous. Don't think I'd eat it.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 27, 2026 04:16 PM (ftFVW)

24 Salted butter will last longer than sweet: that’s why they salted it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 04:17 PM (TADlS)

25 Nova,

You weren't the weirdo. The original Buffalo Wings were served with blue cheese dressing.

Be proud of your moldy cheese preferences!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:17 PM (YSUhf)

26 Stargazy pie has always intrigued me. The name is whimsical. The look is humorous. Don't think I'd eat it.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 27, 2026 04:16 PM (ftFVW)

not everyone has access to whole herring.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 04:18 PM (rbvCR)

27 16 Oh ya, Mac 'n Cheese soda and a big bowl of Poutine. Dat dere's good eatin', eh!

Posted by: A denizen of the Great White North at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (skR0U)

I wonder if photographs can make the Art thread?
You've given me a reason to live.

I'll look for the drink at Walmart.
To top things off Ketchup Chips and Clamoto?
It's been a while but tomato clam juice.
A classic.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:18 PM (Sco7b)

28 That fish pie does look more like a art piece that food
Off putting to me either way

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:20 PM (Ia/+0)

29 So, since I didn't make beef all week, I asked the spouse yesterday to do a freezer clear out and see if we had any buried...and he did find a NY Strip steak pack from last Christmas, so that's dinner tonight. It's that great moment when you find it, and that sad moment when you realize you only paid $6/lb for it...

But I'm gonna be happy about the protein finds today, and enjoy the steak tonight.

We're having it with potato salad, a bagged poppy seed salad (another great deal) and grapes (stupid cheap lately) and blueberries (one other produce item Safeway did have from their ad)...

And salted dark chocolate brownies for dessert (most going to youth group, but saved 1 per family member for us)...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:20 PM (tOcjL)

30 My manager did a junk food and wine pairing at a vineyard...

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 04:20 PM (VCgbV)

31 The Downside? Chef John's voice annoys me. He sounds like someone you'd catch playing with your dog's nipples. His recipes are good though, so I persevere.
Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:14 PM (YSUhf)

Wow. That is oddly specific.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 04:20 PM (P/woT)

32 25 Nova,

You weren't the weirdo. The original Buffalo Wings were served with blue cheese dressing.

Be proud of your moldy cheese preferences!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:17 PM (YSUhf)

Yeah, blue cheese is one of those dairy items I actually do miss b/c it brought so much flavor and funk vs normal cheeses...I used it in a lot of ways...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)

33 Salted butter will last longer than sweet: that’s why they salted it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 04:17 PM (TADlS)

Lived next door to a Swede and she never refrigerated her butter. Pretty sure it was salted, and she would go through a stick every other day. Here in Florida, I can take butter out of the fridge and it would be spreadable in about fifteen minutes..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 04:21 PM (08OqX)

34 The lovely and gourmet-oriented Mrs naturalfake, who will eat pretty much any sort of sea food thought Star Gazey Pue looked very unappealing and promised that if confronted with one in the future would refuse to eat.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:22 PM (YSUhf)

35 Stargazy pie looks interesting. I love the shock value.

Wonder if it’s any good.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:22 PM (yEz+x)

36 Got a combo FWP and food problem. Didn't quite make it through the last half cow and the next half cow is at the processor being cut and frozen. I see freezer tetris in my near future.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 27, 2026 04:22 PM (ftFVW)

37 Wow. That is oddly specific.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 04:20 PM (P/woT)

Well...he shakes his Manhattans, so additional perversions are not surprising.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:23 PM (k5CNB)

38 Here in Florida, I can take butter out of the fridge and it would be spreadable in about fifteen minutes..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

A puddle of butter fat here.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:23 PM (NnhvP)

39 Blue cheese dressing is by far the superior choice for wings vs. ranch.

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 04:23 PM (oqH4h)

40 Got a combo FWP and food problem. Didn't quite make it through the last half cow and the next half cow is at the processor being cut and frozen. I see freezer tetris in my near future.
Posted by: She Hobbit

Pemican or jerky!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:24 PM (NnhvP)

41 She Hobbit, Eat More Beef!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:26 PM (QwZKw)

42 We keep butter on the counter but only enough for a couple of days. That's for spreading. Never had a problem with mold. If I'm cooking stuff in butter, I get it from the fridge. Spreadability (if there is such a word and, if not, there should be) is important.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 04:26 PM (yTvNw)

43 I've had a butter dish for years. Here's the trick to not getting moldy butter.

Use the butter.

It's not a magic box. Leave butter out too long and it will get moldy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 04:27 PM (viF8m)

44 I found a package of ground beef hiding in the freezer. It should be thawed by now. Now I'm torn between making spaghetti or a bean-corn-onion-beef casserole with chili powder.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 04:27 PM (P/woT)

45 41 She Hobbit, Eat More Beef!
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:26 PM (QwZKw)

Agreed - I see a freezer still full of beef parts as a first world bennie. You could be the most popular person on your street by hosting a BBQ or potluck and bringing the beef!

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

46 Lived next door to a Swede and she never refrigerated her butter. Pretty sure it was salted, and she would go through a stick every other day. Here in Florida, I can take butter out of the fridge and it would be spreadable in about fifteen minutes..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 04:21 PM (08OqX)

You're supposed to refrigerate butter?
I'm alone and kept some on the counter for months.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:28 PM (Sco7b)

47 35 Stargazy pie looks interesting. I love the shock value.

Wonder if it’s any good.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:22 PM (yEz+x)

It actually looks kinda good to me. That crust is perfection. I just don't know about the fish part of fish pie.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 04:28 PM (CjHsb)

48 Here in Florida, I can take butter out of the fridge and it would be spreadable in about fifteen minutes..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

A puddle of butter fat here.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
----
How warm do you keep your house???
I'm in Texas and just keep it in the cooler part of the kitchen.
The problem with keeping it in the fridge and pulling it out to get it spreadable is remembering to do so in advance.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 04:28 PM (VCgbV)

49 Stuffed peppers. When I set out on my own at age 18. I nearly starved to death having nothing but Newport Creamery pistachio ice cream and quarter beers from Tony's Point Pub.

One day my mom brought some left over stuffed peppers, which I devoured and showered mom with thanks and praise.

Every day on for that entire summer, mom brought me leftover stuffed peppers.

Like Quint, I will never eat another stuffed pepper again.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at September 27, 2026 04:29 PM (bX16E)

50 44 I found a package of ground beef hiding in the freezer. It should be thawed by now. Now I'm torn between making spaghetti or a bean-corn-onion-beef casserole with chili powder.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 04:27 PM (P/woT)

I'd do the casserole...and save about a 1/4lb to make pasta the next day with veg, and get 2 beef meals (especially if no more beef is hiding in the freezer).

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:29 PM (tOcjL)

51 I leave my butter out all the time and it has never gotten moldy.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:30 PM (QwZKw)

52 Pilchards: herring by another name?

CBD what is wrong with herring?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:07 PM (NnhvP)

Say, buddy, have you herred? She's going to buy me a mockingbirred.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:30 PM (peOdB)

53 I put a dish of lard out for the cats. It used to be that one of the cats would get on the table and lick the butter, so I would leave a second butter dish open for the cats and have my own, and then I realized that butter was expensive and I was tired of them not being able to tell the difference between "mine" and "theirs"

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 04:30 PM (rbvCR)

54 CBD
Many moons ago I was at the Hidden Valley Ranch manufacturing facility on the west coast for an energy efficiency project.

It was spotless.

Just wanted to let you know how impressed I was. I visited many manufacturers and this was the cleanest I had ever seen!

Posted by: The Dog at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (gIA2Y)

55 Here's the trick to not getting moldy butter.

Use the butter.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 04:27 PM (viF8m)

A novel approach!

I think a bit of butter got into one of those holes, and it was exposed to enough air that it got moldy. Weird.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (k5CNB)

56 Cilantro = SOAP

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (+gK6I)

57 And not boneless, skinless, chicken breasts either! I prefer full-fat bone-in, skin-on thighs, because I am not an effete hipster who is afraid of good food, and who politicizes his meals!

I don't like getting too political with food either but some times it just can't be helped.

There's some olive oil in the cabinet I'm a little suspicious of because it's Spanish olives, and you know what that means; union olives, or at worst, communists.

There's also a tub of Irish butter in the fridge that I'm keeping a serious eye on because you all know how Troublesome they can be when left unattended.

I was using French butter but it went on strike one day and I never saw it again.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:32 PM (6ydKt)

58 There is just as much sodium in Ranch as in Soy Sauce. Ranch transform your healthy salad into the equivalent of a micro-wave salad.
Don't eat a lot of Ranch. It will kill you!
Posted by: wferrin at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (lCdHU)

I loathe Ranch dressing. Looks like it came out the back gate of a Bull Test station.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:32 PM (peOdB)

59 I think a bit of butter got into one of those holes, and it was exposed to enough air that it got moldy. Weird.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (k5CNB)

I have a butter keeper that has a water reservoir under the butter dish...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 04:33 PM (+gK6I)

60 RANCH DRESSING -- dry powder, not wet bottled
The dipping sauce below was created for a grandson for his chicken nuggets ... Since then, we've found it to also be a tasty sauce for dipping fried pickles and for making chicken wraps.

1 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise (no substitutes)
1 Tbsp. Hidden Valley ranch dry powder (no substitutes)
1 Tbsp. Sweet ‘n Spicy BBQ Sauce –
Sweet Baby Ray’s (no substitutes)
1 Tbsp. yellow mustard – any brand
1 or 2 Tbsp. honey – any brand

Stir together all ingredients until well blended. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then stir again. Can be thinned with some neutral oil if the sauce does not flow smoothly from a squeeze bottle.

Posted by: Kathy at September 27, 2026 04:33 PM (MOK4W)

61 I've been having trouble finding the small, 7oz cans of tomato juice lately. Shopped a number of stores, nada. Campbell's made them, and they'd be store brand. Found a half gallon or larger bottle of Campbell's, but I live alone and only occasionally have bloody Mary's, that's a bit much.
Anyone else notice this?

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:34 PM (sl73Y)

62 Also, I cooked down tomatoes to paste and made tomato sauce for canning.
I cook them down in a crock pot for about two days, adding extra tomatoes in from time to time, and then when it is reduced enough I run it through a strainer and can the sauce.
It has been an odd year for tomatoes, the Willamettes did not do very well, the Cherokee purples did do well but are maturing late, and the yearly volunteer I allow was spindly.
The nice thing is that last year was a great year and I still have canned tomatoes and sauce left from lastyear.
Here is hoping that next year will be better

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 04:34 PM (rbvCR)

63 Nurse,

why parboil perfectly good chicken thighs and make them soggy? Why not use a little of your dressing as a quick marinade.

Grill and use the rest as a baste?

and this is a question as opposed to the typical dogmatic opinions shared here which are typically in contravention to my reasoned, thoughtful and correct views.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:35 PM (Eq62Z)

64 Homemade 'Ranch'

4 oz greek yogurt
2 tab mayo
a teaspoon or two of milk to loosen it up
salt n' pepper, dried herbs & onion powder, dash of white wine vinegar or lemon juice
smashed roasted garlic clove if'n you're into that kinda thing

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 27, 2026 04:35 PM (nEUC6)

65 I loathe Ranch dressing. Looks like it came out the back gate of a Bull Test station.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:32 PM (peOdB)

I bet buffalo essence is no where near as good as Ranch on buffalo wings.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:36 PM (6ydKt)

66 I have a butter keeper that has a water reservoir under the butter dish...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 04:33 PM (+gK6I)

Mine does too. I wonder whether it is to keep air flow to a minimum, or keep the butter hydrated, which makes less sense.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:36 PM (k5CNB)

67 I test drove a liquid marinade that used both lime and pineapple juice in the recipe. I decided tat it wasn't worth all the effort and went back to a dry seasoning for fajitas.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:38 PM (QwZKw)

68 >>I think a bit of butter got into one of those holes, and it was exposed to enough air that it got moldy. Weird.

Mine doesn't have the holes. I've never seen one like that. It seems that would defeat the purpose.

Put the butter in the top part, put enough water in the bottom unit so that creates an airtight seal with the top unit and no air (relatively) gets to the butter.

Air is not your friend when storing butter.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 04:38 PM (viF8m)

69 59 I think a bit of butter got into one of those holes, and it was exposed to enough air that it got moldy. Weird.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (k5CNB)

I have a butter keeper that has a water reservoir under the butter dish...
Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 04:33 PM (+gK6I)

I just use a normal butter dish and leave it out until the stick is gone. Never had any mold. Maybe we use it up too fast for that, IDK.

Grandma had a butter cabinet in her kitchen. Went through the wall, so it kept cool and aired out. She used it always, but then, butter came in 1 lb cubes and was delivered with the milk bottles.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (8Tawa)

70 Many moons ago I was at the Hidden Valley Ranch
Posted by: The Dog at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (gIA2Y)

Were you greeted by the lovely Anna Maria Albergetti? and can you explain who she was? I do not have a clue. Some actress I assume.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (Eq62Z)

71 Mine does too. I wonder whether it is to keep air flow to a minimum, or keep the butter hydrated, which makes less sense.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:36 PM (k5CNB)

Moderates the temperature so it doesn't swing wildly in either direction quickly.

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (oqH4h)

72 I always have a quarter stick of butter on the counter, and have never had it go bad. Use a stick every four days or so, mostly for toast. I've left it out a week and a half or longer when I'm popping in and out.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (sl73Y)

73 I've been having trouble finding the small, 7oz cans of tomato juice lately.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:34 PM (sl73Y)
The portion is perfect! I buy the 7 oz. cans of tonic water because the big bottles go flat so quickly!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (k5CNB)

74 Probably to keep the butter from exposure to air and also to keep it cool.
I've just always used a heavy porcelain/ceramic butter dish.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 04:39 PM (VCgbV)

75 69 59 I think a bit of butter got into one of those holes, and it was exposed to enough air that it got moldy. Weird.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 04:31 PM (k5CNB)

Mine doesn't have holes

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 04:40 PM (+gK6I)

76 How long does it take the butter to mold on the counter?

Does it depend on whether the butter is in a tub or sticks?

Serious questions.
I always leave it in the fridge and try to remember to take it out if I need to spread it on something.
But I know lots of people that leave it out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

77 We be hopes the Demercrats win the midterm elections so we can ipreach Trump again. Thus way we c answer show the world we hates Trump two !!!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (47Dv1)

78 Couple of things that make me say "why didn't I think of this before". First, I love oatmeal, the slow cook, steel cut type. I usually add cinnamon, a drizzle of honey and a splash of milk or cream. It occurred to me I could accomplish the same taste with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream. It works great and gives a deeper taste. And I'm going to add a bit of cinnamon whenever I have vanilla ice cream.

The second thing is soup. When we have some veggies in the fridge getting past their prime, it's time to make soup. I might use a chicken or beef or garlic based broth. I usually have a bowl of kraut in the fridge. I've mentioned in the past that I'm a sauerkraut fanatic so I added some as I heated the soup for an individual serving. Delish!. It adds a tang I enjoy and the taste isn't washed away in the cooking.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (yTvNw)

79 Oh ya, Mac 'n Cheese soda and a big bowl of Poutine. Dat dere's good eatin', eh!
Posted by: A denizen of the Great White North at September 27, 2026 04:10 PM (skR0U)

Speaking of poutine. Last week, I was in Three Hills, and being hungry, went into a relatively new cafe on the main road passing through town. Staffed by a vaguely Mediterranean-looking young man. Ordered poutine, and a coffee. Coffee comes with a dish f those little creamer cups, and I put 3 of them in, without appreciably whitening the coffee. 2% milk? WTF? Why even bother? It's the fat that I want. There was one 18% coffee cream in the bowl, so I added that, too. Poutine arrives, served in a small bowl with a big flange on the rim. Curly fries. Curly fries? AYFKM? Should be straight, hand-cut, hot greasy fries. There was gravy and cheese curds. And a sprinkle of some green herb, apparently fenugreek. It was barely edible. Will not be going back there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (peOdB)

80 That Mac 'n' Cheese soda is just a MAID delivery system.

Speaking of macaroni and cheese, dinner was leftover bacon gouda mac (baked) and lamb I found in the freezer. So good!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (kpS4V)

81 51 I leave my butter out all the time and it has never gotten moldy.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:30 PM (QwZKw)

I had mine out for months. A lot of months.
I keep peanut butter in the fridge. But when Mom and I moved to butter, it stayed out.

And with just me I think I may have inadvertently partipated in a 'Mythbusters' like experiment.

And when I say months.
I lived.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (Sco7b)

82 Denied! Dallas defense came to play today.

Time for a cold brew.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 04:42 PM (YSUhf)

83 I went to visit my sister and the BIL at their farm last weekend and brought back a cooler filled with pasture-raised pork and chicken products. It was nice to be re-acquainted with chops and bacon from pigs that had room roam. The bacon was cured by a gifted local processor. The best bacon I've ever eaten.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 04:43 PM (rj6Yv)

84 I've been having trouble finding the small, 7oz cans of tomato juice lately.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:34 PM (sl73Y)

I like the little cans of V-8. I think they're six ounces, and they're packaged in an 8-pack, IIRC. I haven't had trouble finding them at Kroger, but they haven't been on sale in a long time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 04:43 PM (CjHsb)

85 Fall has tiptoed into the high chapparal. Chugwater Chili is on the menu. Maybe cornbread if I rouse myself from the Sunday afternoon torpor.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:44 PM (Eq62Z)

86 The spicy hot V-8 makes a good Bloody Mary.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:45 PM (QwZKw)

87 "... and I was tired of them not being able to tell the difference between "mine" and "theirs"
Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 04:30 PM (rbvCR)"
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"OUR butter, Comrade." --- the cats

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 04:45 PM (kpS4V)

88 And when I say months.
I lived.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (Sco7b)

I imagine they put a lot of preservatives in butter to make it keep so long.

If we got some Amish butter it would probably last a month at most.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

89 When my wife and i got married she was surprised to see me leave the butter out in a covered dish. Eventually she got used to the fact you can let that stuff sit out for weeks with no problem. i have literally never had to throw the butter out.

Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at September 27, 2026 04:46 PM (U/7CP)

90 It was barely edible. Will not be going back there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:41 PM (peOdB)

Don't let AOP fool ya'll, he is 100% Canadian when it comes to his poutine.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:47 PM (6ydKt)

91 86 The spicy hot V-8 makes a good Bloody Mary.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:45 PM (QwZKw)

It's also great heated, like soup, with sourdough toast and a hunk of cheese. One of my favorite winter lunches.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 04:48 PM (CjHsb)

92 85 Fall has tiptoed into the high chapparal. Chugwater Chili is on the menu. Maybe cornbread if I rouse myself from the Sunday afternoon torpor.
Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:44 PM (Eq62Z)

We've been living in the camper for about three months this summer, due to renovations in the house. I am so ready to have a real kitchen and actually cook again. Processing produce from the garden has been a serious challenge. I'm mostly drying veggies because trying to can in a camper is... frustrating.

We have cabinets installed, countertops should come next week sometime, plumbing completed shortly thereafter. It is full blown fall here, birch trees golden and leaves falling constantly. I'm ready to start cooking good stuff like real chili and cornbread. I can almost taste it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:49 PM (8Tawa)

93 Mine doesn't have the holes. I've never seen one like that. It seems that would defeat the purpose.

Put the butter in the top part, put enough water in the bottom unit so that creates an airtight seal with the top unit and no air (relatively) gets to the butter.

Air is not your friend when storing butter.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 04:38 PM (viF8m)

Sodastream ought to come out with a counter-top butter safe accessory, with a tight-sealing lid, and a mechanism to purge the air from the safe with a shout of CO2 from their cylinder once the lid is closed. I know it's not food, but I preserve POR15 paint by filling the can with a shot of CO2 from my welder, when replacing the lid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:50 PM (peOdB)

94 but I have never been a fan of moldy butter, unlike cheese, which is delicious!
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Which raises the question, how does one know when blue cheese has gone bad?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 04:50 PM (XeU6L)

95 If you want to mold butter, first you have to get some butter molds. I like the wooden ones. Then you have to get your butter just soft enough that it will press easily into the molds. When you have the butter in the molds then put the butter molds in the freezer until they are cold enough to come out of the molds in one piece: voilá, molded butter!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 04:51 PM (TADlS)

96 Poutine gets a lot of crap from Americans, and I've never had it, so I can't judge.

But, I bet I'd like it.
I'm the kid who used to order sirloin tips with gravy from Ryan's & Quincy's steakhouses and I liked dipping those big steak fries in the brown gravy and eating that more than the steak.

I'd probably love poutine.
It's just a different form of potatoes and gravy to me.

Americans are coming close with our "Loaded Fries" where we dump everything possible on a batch of fries.
(which I also love)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:51 PM (6ydKt)

97 Irish "bog butter" is still edible after 10 centuries stored in a bog. Archaeologists who have eaten samples say it doesn't taste very good.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 04:51 PM (rj6Yv)

98 I use spicy V-8 as the base for gazpacho.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:51 PM (QwZKw)

99 >>It's also great heated, like soup, with sourdough toast and a hunk of cheese. One of my favorite winter lunches.

Also great in beef stew.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 04:51 PM (viF8m)

100 Pete Bog

I used to make those chicken thighs for my boys when they lived at home and found that par boiling and then throwing on the grill to crisp was faster and safer as my boys were always STARVING. I have pulled chicken off the grill too soon and had to reapply many times. And I hate overcooked meats.

I have a butterbell. It works great! Butter stays soft and spreadable and doesn’t go rancid.

I’ve never seen butter get moldy. Gross.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:52 PM (yEz+x)

101 1 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise (no substitutes)
Posted by: Kathy

AKA as Best Foods on the west coast and AZ.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:52 PM (NnhvP)

102 If we got some Amish butter it would probably last a month at most.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

It would not last that long at my house. I'd eat it all long before the month is out.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 04:53 PM (CjHsb)

103 Oh, I should report, the bacon and tomatillo chili was a homerun. Kids and spouse inhaled it, and loved it (and just wanted it spicier). You didn't feel the beef was missing, maybe b/c I took some of my bacon grease to saute the veg...

If beef stays high and bacon keeps going on sale under $4/lb, I can see this returning (without the tomatillos just b/c I got an amazing deal on them, and might not get that again...but I did love them in this)...b/c 1lb of bacon works for 4 lbs of beans (so 1/4lb works for 1lb if you need a reduction in size, b/c I tend to make for 10...by doing that, I had one serving left for a boy lunch the next day)...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)

104 Which raises the question, how does one know when blue cheese has gone bad?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 04:50 PM (XeU6L)

The mold clears up? or it turns into gorgonzola?

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:53 PM (Eq62Z)

105 Sodastream ought to come out with a counter-top butter safe accessory, with a tight-sealing lid, and a mechanism to purge the air from the safe with a shout of CO2 from their cylinder once the lid is closed. I know it's not food, but I preserve POR15 paint by filling the can with a shot of CO2 from my welder, when replacing the lid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:50 PM (peOdB)

That's actually a great idea.
Put it in a fridge and maybe keep vegetables & meats fresh longer, too.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:54 PM (6ydKt)

106 I need a good steak. Been eating seafood all summer and as much as I love it, I need a break.

Big fat juicy steak. Tomorrow. For sure.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (3ImbR)

107 my boys were always STARVING.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 04:52 PM (yEz+x)

I do remember changing my dinner strategies once the boy became a teenager. Between him and DH, I always came home from work running, hopefully having left something in the slow cooker all day. Honestly, teenage boys are the plague of locusts in a kitchen.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (8Tawa)

108 like the little cans of V-8. I think they're six ounces, and they're packaged in an 8-pack, IIRC. I haven't had trouble finding them at Kroger, but they haven't been on sale in a long time.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

The tomato juice was always right next to the V-8. It's mysteriously vanished.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (sl73Y)

109 Takes about 10 minutes to make homemade butter.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (QwZKw)

110 Don't let AOP fool ya'll, he is 100% Canadian when it comes to his poutine.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:47 PM (6ydKt)

You know, I had never heard of poutine when I was growing up in BC. First encountered it here in Alberta, maybe in the 1990's. It has now become quite popular here. Another weird food fact about BC, both White Spot drive-ins, and Joe Troll's restaurant in Horseshoe Bay sold really good Manhattan clam chowder.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:56 PM (peOdB)

111 Sodastream ought to come out with a counter-top butter safe accessory, with a tight-sealing lid, and a mechanism to purge the air from the safe with a shout of CO2 from their cylinder once the lid is closed. I know it's not food, but I preserve POR15 paint by filling the can with a shot of CO2 from my welder, when replacing the lid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:50 PM (peOdB

When we need to revolt and build our tanks, my friend here is amazing and his friend too.

I'll handle supply and logistics.

On the topic of poutine, there is a local place my friend introduced me too. I was shocked at the number of different varities.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

112 Butter wouldn't melt so you put it in the pie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 04:57 PM (Cqx++)

113 Which raises the question, how does one know when blue cheese has gone bad?
Posted by: Mike Hammer

When you can't tell it from the casu marzu, it's done.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 04:57 PM (VHUov)

114 109 Takes about 10 minutes to make homemade butter.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (QwZKw)

I remember doing that in elementary school, in a mason jar. Lots of shaking as I recall. And it was darned tasty, too. I doubt kids do that any more.

We also made soap, with the help of the teacher for the lye. I bet nobody does that any more, either.

I still make all our soap. Cheaper and much better than anything store bought.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:58 PM (8Tawa)

115 109 Takes about 10 minutes to make homemade butter.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (QwZKw)

They have automatic butter churners now?
Must be kind of like an ice cream maker.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

116 I use chicken thighs when I cook Chicken Paprikash.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (rj6Yv)

117 Kraft Dinner has turned its iconic mac & cheese into a cream soda flavor

One year my brother gifted me a Jones' Soda set for Thanksgiving...the flavors look disgusting, so I never tried it...
One flavor I remember was Salmon...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (l3cgK)

118 They have automatic butter churners now?
Must be kind of like an ice cream maker.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

Put it in cocktail shakers, and strap them Shakira's hips.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:00 PM (peOdB)

119 Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (QwZKw)
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Can you make butter from mares' milk?

Recipe starts with:

1) Catch your mare.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)

120 The tomato juice was always right next to the V-8. It's mysteriously vanished.
Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 04:55 PM (sl73Y)

We've had several items go missing at Three Bears lately. It happens up her, more often by far than in the Lower 48. I think AK is the very ass-end of the supply chain, and when things go scarce, they disappear up here completely. I've gotten pretty good at making do and substitutions. Also, we stockpile when things are plentiful.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:01 PM (8Tawa)

121 Dinner tonight will be a pork shoulder blade steak, done on the grill outside, along with a baked potato and salad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:01 PM (peOdB)

122 poutine?

Carne asada fries for FTW!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:02 PM (NnhvP)

123 Put it in cocktail shakers, and strap them Shakira's hips.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:00 PM (peOdB)

Dinner and a show!

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:02 PM (8Tawa)

124 Salad and a scotch first.
And have pumpkin pie and whipped cream for dessert

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:03 PM (Ia/+0)

125 You know, I had never heard of poutine when I was growing up in BC. First encountered it here in Alberta, maybe in the 1990's. It has now become quite popular here. Another weird food fact about BC, both White Spot drive-ins, and Joe Troll's restaurant in Horseshoe Bay sold really good Manhattan clam chowder.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 04:56 PM (peOdB)

I made it to a Tim Hortons one time when I had to deliver something to Buffalo, NY.

It was on the way back, like 8 a.m., from Buffalo and I stopped off in Erie, PA to get some breakfast.

I'd heard of Tim Hortons and decided to give it a shot.
They had poutine on the menu, but it was breakfast so I don't know if they sold it. I ended up getting some breakfast sandwich I can't even remember. Should've bought a donut.

Maybe next time I get to a Tim Hortons I'll give some a shot for lunch.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

126 tcn, Heavy cream, condensed milk and any flavor you want makes the best ice cream there is. 20 minutes to make and freeze it.

Made pistachio gelato today.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:03 PM (QwZKw)

127 Just made and sampled some homemade soup.

Carrot and orange.

Sautéed a bunch of onion in butter then add chicken stock and 2# carrots and cook till soft. Use a stick blender to purée. Add fresh oj and orange zest. Heat through.

Salt and pepper to taste. Very good. Clean. Healthy.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (Jmzdj)

128 My elder daughter won a first place for her salsa and a second place for her pickles at the local fall festival.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (ndZc7)

129 I still make all our soap. Cheaper and much better than anything store bought.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Used to use crayons for color in our Castille soap.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (NnhvP)

130 poutine?

Carne asada fries for FTW!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:02 PM (NnhvP)

I think that Mexican "fresh" cheese that is sold in the markets in AZ would be great on poutine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:05 PM (peOdB)

131 116 I use chicken thighs when I cook Chicken Paprikash.
Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (rj6Yv)

Whenever I see or hear the word paprikash, it always reminds me of When Harry Met Sally.

Posted by: TxAnn at September 27, 2026 05:06 PM (SjAWL)

132
When you can't tell it from the casu marzu, it's done.
Posted by: mikeski
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Okay...had to look it up:

Casu martzu[1] (Sardinian: [ˈkazu ˈmaɾtsu]; lit. 'rotten cheese') is a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggots.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 05:06 PM (XeU6L)

133 I know lamb is a fav here. If you can, get true Iceland lamb. Not sure if it’s even available in USA. But it’s the best lamb I’ve ever had. Not joking.

It’s a purebred sheep found only in Iceland. They are all free range.

The taste is milder than USA or Australian lamb. But the meat is better marbled, almost melts in your mouth, and has a more complex flavor than lamb you can get here.

Iceland is famous for its lamb. I thought that was hype, until I tasted it.

We grilled a monster leg of lamb that came out perfect. I’ll send some pics for possible inclusion in a fire food thread.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 27, 2026 05:06 PM (dY410)

134 >>>@101
1 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise (no substitutes) ...
Posted by: Kathy
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AKA as Best Foods on the west coast and AZ ... Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 04:52 PM (NnhvP)
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Greetings ... Yes, Best Foods and Hellman's would both work in this sauce, as would Duke's mayo ... What would not work as well is Miracle Whip -- which has not graced the insides of any of my refrigerators or cupboards since childhood.

Posted by: Kathy at September 27, 2026 05:06 PM (MOK4W)

135 Used to use crayons for color in our Castille soap.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (NnhvP)

Taylor Lorenz was there when the mob stormed the Castille.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:07 PM (peOdB)

136 "carbonated butter" has now supplanted "caffeinated bacon" in my eagerly awaited food-of-the-future list.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:08 PM (rbvCR)

137 Doing pasta, meatballs in sauce with Italian bread tonight

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)

Sunday sauce here. Summer did not overstay its welcome and steak prices have put that item on the seasonal menu for the time being.

Ground beef was north of $6/lb this week, but I picked up a 3 lb package of frozen burger patties at Walmorte for under $15. Thawed four patties and mixed in a pound of bulk mild sausage. Oh, and I found a bag of steak bones in the freezer, so they went in with the meatballs. So, technically, it's still Steak Sunday!

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 05:08 PM (08OqX)

138 My favorite marinades are Italian dressing, especially the dregs of the bottom. Add a little balsamic vinegar, garlic, and Italian seasoning and let it sit. Also gets rid of at least one not-quite-empty bottle in the fridge!

Posted by: March Hare at September 27, 2026 05:08 PM (+A1pr)

139 Whenever I see or hear the word paprikash, it always reminds me of When Harry Met Sally.

Posted by: TxAnn at September 27, 2026 05:06 PM (SjAWL)

I'll have what she's having.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)

140 Maybe next time I get to a Tim Hortons I'll give some a shot for lunch.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

I go to mine here only for coffee and they give Ralphy free timbits. He barks and they know him.

I'm REALLY not a fussy eater but there's not really anything I'd crave. Oh, when I was in Ohio, they had soup in a bread bowl. That was great.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

141
Taylor Lorenz was there when the mob stormed the Castille.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Got me!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:09 PM (NnhvP)

142 Dead fish pie! Yum! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

143 They have automatic butter churners now?
Must be kind of like an ice cream maker.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

I always wondered if a paint shaker would work or not.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:10 PM (rbvCR)

144 And yes, I ate hakarl. I had it before and knew it was nasty. For s&g, I bought a can.

The smell is so strong and disgusting my mom changed her clothes after I opened it. Smells like rotting fish soaked in ammonia.

The taste is not nearly as offensive as the smell. Kinda bland, actually. A very salty, fishy taste. Very rubbery and chewy. The aftertaste lingers for hours.

I’ll also send a pic of this disgustingness.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 27, 2026 05:11 PM (dY410)

145 Home made dirty rice for dinner tonight, which apparently requires chicken livers and/or gizzards to be authentic. I will be skipping those and instead use Worcestershire sauce and Porcini mushromm powder for the umami flavor.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 27, 2026 05:11 PM (+fdRY)

146 I make both the butter and ice cream with just a hand held mixer.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:11 PM (QwZKw)

147 I like ranch dressing on all kinds of food. Especially with cheese

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (jrgJz)

148 I still make all our soap. Cheaper and much better than anything store bought.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:58 PM (8Tawa)

What do you use for the fat to saponify?

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

149 We ALWAYS leave the butter on the counter.

I have NEVER observed mold on the butter.

Judging by our respective waistlines, I believe butter in the Idiot household is consumed much more quickly than in the CBD household.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)

150 I'll have what she's having.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)
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Too much pepper on the paprikash!

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 05:14 PM (rj6Yv)

151 And fried chicken skins are the BOMB! My SIL is Chinese and uses Chinese Five Spice, garlic, and chili flakes on his. I could make a meal out of them. He also uses bone-in chicken thighs, as do I, because they have more flavor than breasts.

Posted by: March Hare at September 27, 2026 05:14 PM (+A1pr)

152 What do you use for the fat to saponify?
Posted by: Kindltot

Cheap olive oil for Castile soap. I have also used vegetable oil but didn't like the soap.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (NnhvP)

153 Well, back to the salt mines. Cleaning out a rack of bins on the east wall. What is this? Am I ever going to use it? If answer is "maybe", back into a freshly vacuumed bin. If answer is "no", then does it have scrap value? If it does, it gets rendered out, if not, into the trash.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (peOdB)

154 a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggots.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc
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For that certain je ne sais quois...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (XeU6L)

155 I found a package of ground beef hiding in the freezer. It should be thawed by now. Now I'm torn between making spaghetti or a bean-corn-onion-beef casserole with chili powder.

I decided to do the "chili." The ground beef looked odd while I was frying it, without any fat in the pan. Digging the vac-seal wrapper out of the trash, I found it was 93/7 extra lean mix. Oh. Plus it had a 2022 date on it. Double oh. Nah, it'll be fine.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (GjEvj)

156 147 I like ranch dressing on all kinds of food. Especially with cheese

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (jrgJz)

When Ranch came out in the 80s, everybody went nuts for it.
It was at every function, wedding, event I went to.
With all kinds of veggies, chips, cheeses to dip it in.

I liked seeing videos of Europeans eating Ranch for the first time and going nuts over it, trying to bring it home or have people mail it to them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (6ydKt)

157 Butter on the table?

Yes.

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (3Q4mi)

158 Supposedly, butter can last a week at room temp. I’ve never had the balls to do that. I just take out the night before what I think I’ll need the next day.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 27, 2026 05:16 PM (dY410)

159 128 My elder daughter won a first place for her salsa and a second place for her pickles at the local fall festival.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (ndZc7)

Congrats to her!

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 05:16 PM (tOcjL)

160 I cook boneless skinless chicken breasts in garlic and white wine. Never dry or tasteless.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:16 PM (QwZKw)

161 I put ranch dressing on my Freedom Fries and on catfish filets.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 05:17 PM (rj6Yv)

162 I'm REALLY not a fussy eater but there's not really anything I'd crave. Oh, when I was in Ohio, they had soup in a bread bowl. That was great.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 05:09 PM (Sco7b)

Never had that either.
I believe I'm only into eating ice cream cones.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

163 1) Catch your mare.
Posted by: mrp
---

Should be on a nest, no?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 05:18 PM (XeU6L)

164 Should be on a nest, no?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 05:18 PM (XeU6L)
===

Horse feathers.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 05:19 PM (rj6Yv)

165 Cheap olive oil for Castile soap. I have also used vegetable oil but didn't like the soap.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (NnhvP)

There were a couple of Spanish mini-documentaries on ladies using used frying oil - olive oil though I expect some of it was rapeseed - for soap in the traditional way. I wondered if cottonseed oil or peanut oil would do well since it is pretty cheap

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:22 PM (rbvCR)

166 One other thing I made this week (and guest ate it for lunch today, so it was a win). My spouse calls it for fall soup...roasted a whole butternut squash, 3 apples, and 1 big vidalia onion (only onion depeeled - rest only halved and desseded) with olive oil and s&p...took the skin off the squash, and tossed it all in a pot with just 16 oz of chicken bone broth, a TB of maple syrup, and cinnamon, ginger, salt, and pepper - cooked 15 more minutes, used a hand blender, and had a beatiful thick warming lunch dish...will make again b/c squash and apples and onions are so cheap this week (once I can get them again)...feeds about 6 lunches, depending on the appetite...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 27, 2026 05:22 PM (tOcjL)

167 NFL is unwatchable now, just one yellow flag after another.

Posted by: javems at September 27, 2026 05:25 PM (zFsEm)

168 Fish tacos tonight, but I am not making them. We are picking them up from a little place up the street. They are local tropical sheepshead, keys southern spice, spicy dill aioli, greens, pickled onions, corn tortillas.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

169 158 Supposedly, butter can last a week at room temp. I’ve never had the balls to do that. I just take out the night before what I think I’ll need the next day.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 27, 2026 05

Just get a butter bell and change the water out every day. Easy peasy.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:29 PM (ZdaMQ)

170 168 Fish tacos tonight, but I am not making them. We are picking them up from a little place up the street. They are local tropical sheepshead, keys southern spice, spicy dill aioli, greens, pickled onions, corn tortillas.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:25 PM

Yum!

Any chance you could send me a dozen via the comments section?

[I assume Pixy has perfected the AOS transporter system by now.]

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:29 PM (HlyYF)

171 Something I grew up eating is a pita bread dipped in a tahini/molasses mix. My grandparents always used regular molasses but traditional recipes call for a pomegranate molasses. Just got a bottle and it is nice. Tangy and flavorful but not too strong. I foresee some of that dip in the near future.

Another use will be for a tahini and yogurt sauce I like. A little of the pom. molasses should add a nice kick.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 05:29 PM (yTvNw)

172 Pot roast, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, gravy. 2 loaves of sourdough earlier, one for the house, one for gifting.

Posted by: ChE99 at September 27, 2026 05:30 PM (14tjg)

173 Yum!

Any chance you could send me a dozen via the comments section?

[I assume Pixy has perfected the AOS transporter system by now.]
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05

If Pixy could swing this, Ben Had would be sending tons of food to me. She is probably grateful it doesn’t work!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

174 I wondered if cottonseed oil or peanut oil would do well since it is pretty cheap
Posted by: Kindltot

This should help. https://tinyurl.com/3weyzdyn

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:33 PM (NnhvP)

175 >>Just get a butter bell and change the water out every day. Easy peasy.

See?

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 05:33 PM (viF8m)

176 175 >>Just get a butter bell and change the water out every day. Easy peasy.

See?
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 05:33 PM (viF8m

Should I read the comments and find out I am the 83rd person to suggest this?

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

177 If Pixy could swing this, Ben Had would be sending tons of food to me. She is probably grateful it doesn’t work!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:31 PM

If Ben Had could put in a 100-hour work week, to meet the greatest need of every single Moron and 'ette, Ben would gladly take on that duty.

Thank goodness (for Ben) that not every day is a TXMoMe day!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:36 PM (HlyYF)

178 Yum!

Any chance you could send me a dozen via the comments section?

[I assume Pixy has perfected the AOS transporter system by now.]
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05

If Pixy could swing this, Ben Had would be sending tons of food to me. She is probably grateful it doesn’t work!
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:31 PM (ZdaMQ)
===

A few years back, sending lemon bars via the USBs was a hot topic.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 05:36 PM (rj6Yv)

179 My elder daughter won a first place for her salsa and a second place for her pickles at the local fall festival.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (ndZc7)

Sweet! Was it fresh? Cooked? Mild? Spicey?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 05:36 PM (08OqX)

180 148 I still make all our soap. Cheaper and much better than anything store bought.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:58 PM (8Tawa)

What do you use for the fat to saponify?
Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

Olive oil, beef tallow, palm oil if I want a very hard bar, and cocoanut oil for suds, but not too much because it dries skin (oddly). I may add any number of other oils, like avocado or castor oil, depending on what I need it turn out like. I add coffee grounds if I need scrubby soap, like for post-fishing or really grubby work, and it's not bad for just bath soap either, kinda nice on the skin. I avoid most colors because they can stain the shower and they just cost money.

For scents I use only essential oils, no fake scents. They last longer and are kinder to skin. Lavender and lemon grass is nice, also spruce cedar and fir needle for a Christmas soap, and I've even done cinnamon nutmeg, although that tends to make the soap bolt before it's poured so it's tricky.

https://soapcalc.net/calculator

Use that to figure amounts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:37 PM (8Tawa)

181 Use that to figure amounts.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Yup that was the site I linked.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM (NnhvP)

182 What do you use for the fat to saponify?

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

How about moldy butter?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM (k5CNB)

183 I liked seeing videos of Europeans eating Ranch for the first time and going nuts over it, trying to bring it home or have people mail it to them.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM

++++
This. Loved watching the visiting fans of Men's Metric Kickball delighting in what they called "ranch sauce."
Heh. It's so ordinary to us for chicken wings and celery and dips.

Speaking of good food, will we be seeing you at the MoMe?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM (2Ez/1)

184 179 My elder daughter won a first place for her salsa and a second place for her pickles at the local fall festival.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 27, 2026 05:04 PM (ndZc7)

Sweet! Was it fresh? Cooked? Mild? Spicey?
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 05:36 PM (08OqX)

Time to crown the new Pickle Queen!!

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM (8Tawa)

185 and if I have Cilantro, then I am a happy camper, because it DOES NOT TASTE LIKE SOAP!

I have been informed by well-regarded Commentators here, a couple of which are above Cardboard Level, that it does.

At least we can agree upon the nondesirability of carrots in chili.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:40 PM (0sNs1)

186 Thank goodness (for Ben) that not every day is a TXMoMe day!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:36 PM (HlyYF)

She works her backside off at the MoMe, but she has a big grin the whole darned time.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:41 PM (8Tawa)

187 At least we can agree upon the nondesirability of carrots in chili.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:40 PM (0sNs1)

My mom used to grind up carrot and celery and put it in her spaghetti sauce. I guess she thought she could hide it under the spices. Ick.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:42 PM (8Tawa)

188 I still make all our soap. Cheaper and much better than anything store bought.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 04:58 PM

How are the bear, moose, and seal soaps?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)

189 Ghee.
Shelf stable in the jar at room temperature for months.
It just tastes butter.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 05:42 PM (2Ez/1)

190
[I assume Pixy has perfected the AOS transporter system by now.]

You need USB7

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)

191 I am stuffed

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:43 PM (Ia/+0)

192 How are the bear, moose, and seal soaps?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:42 PM

Lye is the best.

Posted by: Granny Clampett at September 27, 2026 05:43 PM (2Ez/1)

193 At least we can agree upon the nondesirability of carrots in chili.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:40 PM (0sNs1)

All kidding aside...I have put carrots in chili to add sweetness and to thicken it a bit. Not bad!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:45 PM (k5CNB)

194 154 a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggots.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc
-----

For that certain je ne sais quois...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 05:15 PM (XeU6L)

Pro tip: Don't eat garbage.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:46 PM (8Tawa)

195 The MoMe credit goes to RancherBob, Cow Horse Queen, CBD and his amazing wife and Pete Bog and L&T for creating so many memorable meals.

I have perfected the art of looking busy.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:47 PM (QwZKw)

196 The fish pie disturbs me.

At first glance I thought they were blackbirds (I wasn't wearing my reading glasses).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 05:47 PM (hzuYO)

197 How are the bear, moose, and seal soaps?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)

Not enough fat on moose to bother, but I should think bears and seals have plenty. Any fat will saponify, but you need to use the right amount of lye to make it all work.

Can you make soap without lye?

Cat says: NaOH.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (8Tawa)

198
I have perfected the art of looking busy.
Posted by: Ben Had

Looking forward to watching that!!!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (NnhvP)

199 I was disturbed by the dead fish en croute that I skipped the whole butter bell / French butter dish part.

CBD. You have to change the water daily. My mom added salt to her water, she said that helped, too.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

200 Can you make soap without lye?

Cat says: NaOH.
Posted by: tcn

POH will work

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:49 PM (NnhvP)

201 Why did Ranch break up with Thousand Island?

Because Thousand Island Bleu Cheese.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at September 27, 2026 05:50 PM (setIA)

202 At first glance I thought they were blackbirds (I wasn't wearing my reading glasses).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 27, 2026 05:47 PM (hzuYO)

I also thought maybe. Wasn't sure if that was fins or tailfeathers.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 05:50 PM (CjHsb)

203 201 Why did Ranch break up with Thousand Island?

Because Thousand Island Bleu Cheese.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at September 27, 2026 05:50 PM (setIA)

The French dressing surrendered.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (l3cgK)

204 and if I have Cilantro, then I am a happy camper, because it DOES NOT TASTE LIKE SOAP!

I have been informed by well-regarded Commentators here, a couple of which are above Cardboard Level, that it does.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

It's a genetic thing. Olfactory Receptor 6A2 gene.

If you have it set the right way, you pick up some of the chemicals (aldehydes) in cilantro as soap-flavored/smelling.

So it's not an "acquired taste" thing; if you think it tastes like soap, you'll always think it tastes like soap. Until CRISPR-at-home lets you reprogram your own genetic code.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (VHUov)

205 POH will work
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 05:49 PM (NnhvP)

Both are listed on the calculator, but cat's don't say POH. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (8Tawa)

206 What I new of as "new" potatoes have hit the stores, the thinner skinned eastern white potatoes, which I firmly believe are the best tasting general purpose potato out there.
Baked, far superior to russets. And good scallapinoed, roasted, even boiled. I like to throw a small extra in while baking, for home fry purposes. And just did.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (sl73Y)

207 182 What do you use for the fat to saponify?

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

How about moldy butter?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM

You're going to make me eat dry toast?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (HlyYF)

208 CBD. You have to change the water daily. My mom added salt to her water, she said that helped, too.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

Water?

I thought one is supposed to use bourbon!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (k5CNB)

209 AZdeplorable, SOON!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (QwZKw)

210 I also thought maybe. Wasn't sure if that was fins or tailfeathers.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 05:50 PM (CjHsb)

Either way, the Pro-Tip applies. Don't eat garbage.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:52 PM (8Tawa)

211 Can you make soap without lye?

Cat says: NaOH.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM

KOH can be used, but generally Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is used for making hard bar soap, while Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) is typically used for liquid soap or soft paste products.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 05:53 PM (0sNs1)

212 207 182 What do you use for the fat to saponify?

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)

How about moldy butter?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM

You're going to make me eat dry toast?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 05:51 PM (HlyYF)

You could always put mayo on it...like spicy Japanese Kewpie mayo...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)

213 You have to change the water daily. My mom added salt to her water, she said that helped, too.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

This seems like a lot of unnecessary maintenance to me. I've never had a problem with a regular butter dish. I only leave enough out for a few days worth. It doesn't spoil in that amount of time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (CjHsb)

214 Test of new router.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (u82oZ)

215 Test sat.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (u82oZ)

216 I throw a shredded carrot into tomato sauce to sweeten it.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (sl73Y)

217 Either way, the Pro-Tip applies. Don't eat garbage.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:52 PM

What?!

- The bears

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM (GfgtS)

218 De gustibus non est disputandum and all that but, Ranch Dressing is just something I don't get. For dipping or salad, give me Blue Cheese all day long.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM (4NO2D)

219 My wife looked at me like I was a moron today. I had a bit of leftover sushi rice so I put some mayo and hot sauce on it.

Delicious!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:56 PM (k5CNB)

220 Either way, the Pro-Tip applies. Don't eat garbage.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:52 PM (8Tawa)

This^^^

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 05:56 PM (CjHsb)

221 Test of new router.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM

5 by 5.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 05:56 PM (4NO2D)

222 217 Either way, the Pro-Tip applies. Don't eat garbage.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 05:52 PM

What?!

- The bears

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM (GfgtS)

Oh Man!

Posted by: Freegans at September 27, 2026 05:58 PM (l3cgK)

223 For dipping or salad, give me Blue Cheese all day long.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM

Surströmming for the win!

Posted by: Thorvald, creator of Thorvald's Cream of Lutefisk Soup at September 27, 2026 05:58 PM (0sNs1)

224 223 For dipping or salad, give me Blue Cheese all day long.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM

Surströmming for the win!

Posted by: Thorvald, creator of Thorvald's Cream of Lutefisk Soup at September 27, 2026 05:58 PM (0sNs1)

I've never Surströmmed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:59 PM (l3cgK)

225 Ask your urologist if Saponify is right for you.

Posted by: Big Phat Pharma at September 27, 2026 06:00 PM (2Ez/1)

226 CBD. You have to change the water daily. My mom added salt to her water, she said that helped, too.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

A lot like salt cod. Used to be you could get the whole dried fish, not just the fillets. Grandma would soak it in the bath tub for a week, and wasn't real keen on changing the water. The smell would knock a buzzard off a shitwagon.

The stew that resulted from this was ethereal. Mild, subdued, seductive...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 06:00 PM (08OqX)

227 I put salt on avocado halves to eat...but I have a friend that puts Ranch Dressing in the hole instead.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:00 PM (l3cgK)

228 Surströmming for the win!
Posted by: Thorvald, creator of Thorvald's Cream of Lutefisk Soup at September 27, 2026 05:58 PM

All fermented fish are an acquired taste. No one comes out of the womb wanting Worcestershire or garum.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D)

229 Time to start processing potatoes. DH is going out to pull the last plants just now. The potato patch is his bailiwick. I think I'll freeze some french fries and dry the rest for soup. And bake a couple for dinner to go with the enormous steaks I got at Three Bears yesterday.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:01 PM (8Tawa)

230 213 You have to change the water daily. My mom added salt to her water, she said that helped, too.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 05:48 PM (ZdaMQ)

This seems like a lot of unnecessary maintenance to me. I've never had a problem with a regular butter dish. I only leave enough out for a few days worth. It doesn't spoil in that amount of time.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (CjHsb

I just swap it out every morning when I fill the nespresso reservoir.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:01 PM (ZdaMQ)

231 Test of new router.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM (u82oZ)

215 Test sat.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 05:54 PM

Belay that! Abort! Abort! You're transmitting in the clear!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 06:01 PM (0sNs1)

232 My wife looked at me like I was a moron today. I had a bit of leftover sushi rice so I put some mayo and hot sauce on it.

Delicious!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:56 PM (k5CNB)

I remember when I thought the dab of green on the sushi lunch was guacamole. It was not guac. It was a pea sized glob of wasabi. I could suddenly smell forever. I could breath in 10 dimensions.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM (rbvCR)

233 Time to start processing potatoes. DH is going out to pull the last plants just now. The potato patch is his bailiwick. I think I'll freeze some french fries and dry the rest for soup. And bake a couple for dinner to go with the enormous steaks I got at Three Bears yesterday.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:01 PM

My wife parboils potatoes before freezing. Is that common?

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM (4NO2D)

234 I've never Surströmmed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:59 PM (l3cgK)

Well, not in public at least.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM (8Tawa)

235 223 For dipping or salad, give me Blue Cheese all day long.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 05:55 PM

Take a walk on the wild side.

Posted by: Roquefort at September 27, 2026 06:03 PM (2Ez/1)

236 TCN, this year for funzies I canned the smallest of my potatoes. They turned out OK but I will plant red potatoes next year for canning since the yellows fall apart in the jar.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

237 232 My wife looked at me like I was a moron today. I had a bit of leftover sushi rice so I put some mayo and hot sauce on it.

Delicious!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 05:56 PM (k5CNB)

I remember when I thought the dab of green on the sushi lunch was guacamole. It was not guac. It was a pea sized glob of wasabi. I could suddenly smell forever. I could breath in 10 dimensions.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM (rbvCR)

https://youtu.be/tkhTeMtm3XI&t=68s

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:04 PM (l3cgK)

238 Speaking of good food, will we be seeing you at the MoMe?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 05:39 PM (2Ez/1)

Can’t do it, too much work.
That’s a long drive, too.

Maybe one day, though, who knows.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:04 PM (6ydKt)

239 I remember when I thought the dab of green on the sushi lunch was guacamole. It was not guac. It was a pea sized glob of wasabi. I could suddenly smell forever. I could breath in 10 dimensions.
Posted by: Kindltot at September

I could use some real wasabi right now. I am better except the congestion! And my lack of a voice. Which will be interesting tomorrow when I actually go back to work after being off all week.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:04 PM (ZdaMQ)

240 You trim the thighs of the extra skin? Horrors. You fry the thighs with the skin wrapped around the bottom. Best Coq au Vin ever.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:05 PM (36x1j)

241 My wife parboils potatoes before freezing. Is that common?
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM (4NO2D)

Both before freezing and before drying. My mom called it "scalding" but the term I hear mostly is "blanching." But, yeah, if you don't they turn brown and nasty. Blanching kills some enzymes that make them keep sort of growing, which causes the "rust" that happens to turn them brown.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:05 PM (8Tawa)

242 I could suddenly smell forever. I could breath in 10 dimensions.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:02 PM

I snorted out loud. This is such a perfect description of wasabi.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:05 PM (4NO2D)

243 234 I've never Surströmmed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:59 PM

Just do it while you're alone. And wash your hands afterwards.

Posted by: Always good advice at September 27, 2026 06:06 PM (2Ez/1)

244 My local Walmart Neighborhood market got upgraded recently. Sushi is now available.

Going to get some this coming Friday.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (36x1j)

245 236 TCN, this year for funzies I canned the smallest of my potatoes. They turned out OK but I will plant red potatoes next year for canning since the yellows fall apart in the jar.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:03 PM (rbvCR)

I can't figure out how to can them without them being overcooked, but you can always un-can them and use them for mashed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (8Tawa)

246 I've never Surströmmed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:59 PM

Just do it while you're alone. And wash your hands afterwards.
Posted by: Always good advice at September 27, 2026 06:06 PM

and alternate hands if you don't want to look like a Fiddler Crab.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (4NO2D)

247 You trim the thighs of the extra skin? Horrors.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:05 PM

So say we all!

Posted by: Lena D., Trigglypuff, Stacey, and The View panelists at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (0sNs1)

248 Saponification. Is that what Arm and Hammer washing powder does to animal fat? Turns it into soap.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (sEc0N)

249 My DIL has been bitching for weeks after returning from a trip to Italy.

Apparently, she could not locate any Ranch dressing anywhere in the county to dump on her food and this led to a less than optimum vacation.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 27, 2026 06:08 PM (ktgTW)

250 I could use some real wasabi right now. I am better except the congestion! And my lack of a voice. Which will be interesting tomorrow when I actually go back to work after being off all week.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:04 PM (ZdaMQ)

I will be digging and processing horseradish for the first time. The plants I have are big, and I plan to mark them this year so I can find them when the crowns die back, for a change.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:08 PM (rbvCR)

251 243 234 I've never Surströmmed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 05:59 PM

Just do it while you're alone. And wash your hands afterwards.

Posted by: Always good advice at September 27, 2026 06:06 PM (2Ez/1)

I thought that was Nipponification...
https://youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:09 PM (l3cgK)

252 I am mostly down to Italian dressing for salads, use to get French often but haven't had that in a long t ime

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:10 PM (Ia/+0)

253 I can't figure out how to can them without them being overcooked, but you can always un-can them and use them for mashed.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:07 PM (8Tawa)

Supposedly the waxy potatoes do better for canning, the floury ones like the yellows go to mush.
These ones I will use for soups.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:10 PM (rbvCR)

254 If time-travel into the past was possible, I would make a living making soap.

Perfumed soap for the ladies, Basic soap for the plebians.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:10 PM (36x1j)

255 Ken's creamy Caesar dressing.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:11 PM (QwZKw)

256 I will be digging and processing horseradish for the first time.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:08 PM (rbvCR)

Please keep us posted!

I love horseradish!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 06:11 PM (k5CNB)

257 My mom would marinate flank steak (It was cheap until the foodies discovered it) in french dressing.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:12 PM (36x1j)

258 I will be digging and processing horseradish for the first time. The plants I have are big, and I plan to mark them this year so I can find them when the crowns die back, for a change.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:08 PM (rbvCR)

When I was a kid, my dad brought back some horseradish plants he dug up at the old farm in Wyoming. Planted them out by the dog yard, NOT in mom's garden, because she forbade him to. He would grate that stuff directly onto his dinner. It was so hot it burned my tongue. Wicked stuff, but man, it made some serious horseradish cream for beef roasts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:12 PM (8Tawa)

259 254 If time-travel into the past was possible, I would make a living making soap.

Perfumed soap for the ladies, Basic soap for the plebians.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:10 PM (36x1j)

That's actually a thing in some manga and manhwa...guy travels to another world that either has no soap or nasty stuff, makes coin by making much better soap...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:12 PM (l3cgK)

260 256 I will be digging and processing horseradish for the first time.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 06:08 PM (rbvCR)

Please keep us posted!

I love horseradish!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 06:11 PM (k5CNB)

Do horses?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:13 PM (l3cgK)

261 Seconded on the horseradish. Can't have a reuben without the horseradish.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (QwZKw)

262 255 Ken's creamy Caesar dressing.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026

I found Sunny’s Miso Caesar and it’s shockingly good as a marinade and drizzle over salad. Their Simple Lemon is a staple, too.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

263 254 If time-travel into the past was possible, I would make a living making soap.

Perfumed soap for the ladies, Basic soap for the plebians.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:10 PM (36x1j)

I worked for a local soap maker for a time. It is possibly to make a living doing it, but you won't get rich, and it's a lot of work. I toyed with the idea, but all that marketing and accounting would probably just piss me off. I'm more a maker and less a manager.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (8Tawa)

264 Neigh.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (sEc0N)

265 I love wasabi. I read somewhere that we in the US don't get the real stuff.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:15 PM (36x1j)

266 261 Seconded on the horseradish. Can't have a reuben without the horseradish.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (QwZKw

Horseradish and sauerkraut? Your gut will be squeaky clean!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

267 266 261 Seconded on the horseradish. Can't have a reuben without the horseradish.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:14 PM (QwZKw

Horseradish and sauerkraut? Your gut will be squeaky clean!

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

I add sauerkraut to hotdogs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:16 PM (l3cgK)

268 In Jesus's time, ancient Roman Empire, with little competition, I bet you could make modern soap and sell to everyone.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:16 PM (36x1j)

269 Piper, all natural Drano.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:17 PM (QwZKw)

270 265 I love wasabi. I read somewhere that we in the US don't get the real stuff.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:15 PM (36x1j)

I expect that depends upon where you are. We get the real stuff at Sagaya, the local Asian grocery, because we have a huge Asian population here. I doubt it would be the real stuff in, say, Wisconsin.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:17 PM (8Tawa)

271 I wouldn't know how to make any soap that wasn't lye soap.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (4NO2D)

272 It's a shame that the French still never learned how to use it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (36x1j)

273 Horseradish and sauerkraut? Your gut will be squeaky clean!
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:15 PM

Beans and eggs for turbo action?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (0sNs1)

274 271 I wouldn't know how to make any soap that wasn't lye soap.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (4NO2D)

I don't know how to make soap, and that's no lye.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (l3cgK)

275 The lye breaks down the fat. Must use correct formulas.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:19 PM (36x1j)

276 I add sauerkraut to hotdogs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:16 PM

with or without ketchup?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 06:19 PM (0sNs1)

277 >>Ken's creamy Caesar dressing.

From Ken's Steak House in Framingham, MA.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)

278 276 I add sauerkraut to hotdogs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:16 PM

with or without ketchup?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 06:19 PM (0sNs1)

Mustard...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 06:20 PM (l3cgK)

279 I doubt it would be the real stuff in, say, Wisconsin.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:17 PM

Smell our dairy air.

Posted by: Wisconsin at September 27, 2026 06:20 PM (2Ez/1)

280 271 I wouldn't know how to make any soap that wasn't lye soap.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (4NO2D)

There isn't any other kind.

Used to be you soaked wood ashes, and then drained the water and used that. Naturally occurring lye. But you never knew how strong it was, so it was sort of hit and miss.

After the burning times, we will probably have to do that again. Until then, I buy mine at True Value.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 27, 2026 06:20 PM (8Tawa)

281 " dairy air"

LOL

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:21 PM (36x1j)

282 Used to be you soaked wood ashes, and then drained the water and used that. Naturally occurring lye. But you never knew how strong it was, so it was sort of hit and miss.

When you can float a raw egg in the drippings, it's ready.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 06:21 PM (4NO2D)

283
Test of new router.
Posted by: NaCly Dog a

215 Test sat.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Belay that! Abort! Abort! You're transmitting in the clear!
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Sky King
Sky King

Do not answer

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 06:22 PM (Cqx++)

284 The slow cooked pork with hatch chilies turned out...

Fantastic.

Shredded the pork, made tacos with pico (made yesterday), guac, queso, corn tortillas, refried pintos, home made slaw...

I'm stuffed.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:22 PM (pfXMo)

285 man, that sounds delicious.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:23 PM (QwZKw)

286 Raining again

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

287 Ben, I've got about three pounds left. I'll leave some out on 45 for y'all

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:25 PM (pfXMo)

288 * runs for the truck*

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:26 PM (QwZKw)

289 It's a shame that the French still never learned how to use it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 27, 2026 06:18 PM (36x1j)

Walking behind a burka-clad wog in the Paris subway in August is an experience.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 06:27 PM (k5CNB)

290 Most commercial salad dressings rely on either corn or soybean oil. That’s all I can taste. And the mouthfeel is horrid.

Make your own. It’s really not difficult and is so much better.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 06:30 PM (yEz+x)

291 Sometimes, I put a little hidden valley ranch mix (dry powder) in the ground beef for my hamburgers... delicious. Us extra fatty beef when you do this because the ranch mix can make the burger dry.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 27, 2026 06:30 PM (9FfUF)

292 FWIW, the hatch peppers this year were great...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:33 PM (pfXMo)

293 Make your own. It’s really not difficult and is so much better.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 06:30 PM

I always have some of the RMBS house vinaigrette on hand. Much better than store bought.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 06:34 PM (/C5Rl)

294 man, Chile relleno Jose is a great use of the hatch peppers,

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:34 PM (QwZKw)

295 From Ken's Steak House in Framingham, MA.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 06:19 PM

*nods*

Ken's is an institution. I had drinks there with an old college roommate who was visiting the area, and he was surprised to learn Ken's was a real steakhouse.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 06:38 PM (/C5Rl)

296 Also, make your pico the day before, along with the beans.

I shred the leftover pork, then before serving, put some in a tray, drizzle with some agave, then under broiler until crispy edges form...

It's pretty good.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:38 PM (pfXMo)

297
I always have some of the RMBS house vinaigrette on hand. Much better than store bought.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27

Always make homemade vinaigrette, it’s easy peasy. And I do a lot of yogurt dressings when something creamy is required. But the Sunny’s brand has a few unique marinades and dressings that are really good and made with real stuff. The simple lemon is great to drizzle on anything when you are running around and just don’t have time.

INGREDIENTS
Lemon Juice, Avocado Oil, Date, Filtered Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, Mustard Seed* *organic

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 06:40 PM (ZdaMQ)

298 man, thanks for the tip about the agave.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:40 PM (QwZKw)

299 I f*cked up and forgot to credit commenter "Vendette" for the Canadian Mac&Cheese soda!

Thank you!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 06:40 PM (k5CNB)

300 *tips cap

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:40 PM (pfXMo)

301 195 I have perfected the art of looking busy.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 05:47 PM (QwZKw)

And talking the directionally challenged off the ledge. 😁

Posted by: TxAnn at September 27, 2026 06:41 PM (SjAWL)

302 I shred the leftover pork, then before serving, put some in a tray, drizzle with some agave, then under broiler until crispy edges form...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:38 PM (pfXMo)

Good idea. I have used honey on grilled chicken with good success, so that makes sense!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 06:41 PM (k5CNB)

303 >>Ken's is an institution. I had drinks there with an old college roommate who was visiting the area, and he was surprised to learn Ken's was a real steakhouse.

I lived in the area during jr high and high school.

Place has been around for almost 100 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

304 We were just talking about crisping the left over pork for the sliders for Saturday lunch at the MoMe.

18 days!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:43 PM (QwZKw)

305 If you think Kraft Mac’n’Cheese soda is bad, try maple bacon chocolate soda. Was being sold at the local Ace (don’t judge - they have lots of old fashioned sodas that are quite good).
I can consume almost anything. Even spoiled stuff has a good chance of not registering. Could only get one sip down. The boy was about 14 - about the same. Took it on a camping trip. Even half lit, nobody could tolerate it.

The stuff Managed to resemble an open septic tank in the summer as far as odor goes.

Posted by: Coelacanth at September 27, 2026 06:45 PM (cIOlQ)

306 Hey stateless, the Kraft Dinner cream soda can be found at Solly's website right now, and is expected to be at Walmart sometime in early October.

Posted by: Vendette at September 27, 2026 06:46 PM (TplDa)

307 >>>@291 Sometimes, I put a little hidden valley ranch mix (dry powder) in the ground beef for my hamburgers ... delicious. Use extra fatty beef when you do this because the ranch mix can make the burger dry ... Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 27, 2026 06:30 PM (9FfUF)
===============
Greetings, Lemmiwinks ... and thanks for this tip! ... Our grandteens just requested smash burgers for their next visit -- which I had already intended to make from ground beef and ground pork -- so the Hidden Valley will be a perfect addition!

Posted by: Kathy at September 27, 2026 06:46 PM (MOK4W)

308 Liz Cheney's husband has filed for divorce after details of her tryst with Jamie Raskin became known.

I honestly thought that was just a nasty rumor--apparently not.

Ewwww. Raskin.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at September 27, 2026 06:47 PM (3ImbR)

309 The pork is simple. Make up a couple of cups of roasted chili sauce. 6 to 8 lb pork butt. Smear on pork, wrap in saran tight, rest for a couple of days in the fridge.
Slow cook.

Enjoy.

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:49 PM (pfXMo)

310 307
... Our grandteens just requested smash burgers for their next visit -- which I had already intended to make from ground beef and ground pork -- so the Hidden Valley will be a perfect addition!
Posted by: Kathy at September 27, 2026 06:46 PM (MOK4W)

I made taco soup yesterday which calls for ranch seasoning. I didn’t have any so just squeezed a blob of HV ranch in it. Ranch is like type O blood, it’ll go into anything.

Posted by: TxAnn at September 27, 2026 06:50 PM (SjAWL)

311 Wait...
Maybe it's a lie.
Checking with Grok now

I hate the internet.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at September 27, 2026 06:50 PM (3ImbR)

312 crisping the left over pork "

Use a foil line shallow tray. Agave sticks....

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:51 PM (pfXMo)

313 OT: the Astros will be in the playoffs, with a 0.500 record.

Posted by: the great whelming at September 27, 2026 06:52 PM (88C+u)

314 The AL West was pathetic this year. Holy carp.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 06:53 PM (yEz+x)

315 I use agave in my tequila/lime marinade for wings.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:53 PM (QwZKw)

316 CBD, Thank you for a great food thread.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 06:56 PM (QwZKw)

317 What Ben Had said. Thanks for another great Food Thread.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 06:57 PM (GfgtS)

318 Google AI says the Asterisks are the first team in MLB history to win a division by an overall tie.

Posted by: the great whelming at September 27, 2026 06:59 PM (88C+u)

319 what's even funnier is that if they had lost, since the Rangers also lost their game, Astros had a chance to get to the playoff with a LOSING season.
But that didn't happen. Thanks, Athletics!

Posted by: the great whelming at September 27, 2026 06:59 PM (88C+u)

320 Frigging Ravens.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 07:04 PM (viF8m)

321 Noodage.

Posted by: Noodist at September 27, 2026 07:06 PM (2Ez/1)

322 It's a lie. No sordid affair.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at September 27, 2026 07:31 PM (3ImbR)

First World Problems...

Do you see the problem? And it happens only to the right shoe!

Obviously the design of shoes with laces is woefully inadequate for these sorts of situations. A better design would include a hydraulic balancer that keeps length and tension equal on both ends of the lace.

And while they are at it it, maybe design a better grommet that doesn't chafe the lace. Perhaps one that pivots with the tension.

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

Comments

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1 Oneith

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Velcro CBD, your getting to old for shoe laces

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

3 How can you walk with such an imbalance?

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:01 PM (4NO2D)

4 Now that's a problem!

Posted by: LASue at September 27, 2026 02:02 PM (lCppi)

5 Slip ons.

Or Birkenstocks. With socks in the winter.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 02:02 PM (yEz+x)

6 Kidding of course, happens to me, assume its pulling tight by same hand all the time.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

7 You know what to do.

Posted by: The Cleansing Fire at September 27, 2026 02:02 PM (DxeM1)

8
I wear loafers myself. I was told at church one Sunday that my shoe lace was untied. I replied that I might trip and fall on it or I could fall leaning over to tie it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (eRlcH)

9 Now we know which hand gets the most use!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (NnhvP)

10 Obviously the design of shoes with laces is woefully inadequate for these sorts of situations. A better design would include a hydraulic balancer that keeps length and tension equal on both ends of the lace.
----
One word: Velcro.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (FZ29D)

11 Crocs FTW!

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (4NO2D)

12 Nice shine on those. I can almost see my reflection in them. Ready for the parade ground at 8th & I they are.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (2UnvF)

13 Cut the longer one to match.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Cqx++)

14 My 1WP is my garage door needs new spring and pulleys. Have looked a few times at Homey and Lowes but nothing

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)

15 My ISP's Internet router took a dump this morning. Using my phone's "hot spot" to connect.

Limited bandwidth. My "browsing experience" is subpar.

It's like some 3rd world shithole here.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (4QASh)

16 My new used car has an automatic sunscreen that rolls out and covers the back window to keep the sun out.

It now longer wants to roll up and out of the way.

FML.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:05 PM (4NO2D)

17 From the last thread: I am so old that when I see the acronym CRT I read it as Cathode Ray Tube not Critical Race Theory.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:06 PM (h86Sx)

18
My 1WP is my garage door needs new spring and pulleys. Have looked a few times at Homey and Lowes but nothing
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)

_________

DIY. And DIE.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 02:07 PM (eRlcH)

19 Velcro CBD, your getting to old for shoe laces
Posted by: Skip

No lies detected.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 02:07 PM (0yFYJ)

20 A confession, I double knot my laces like a toddler, with the laces loose, and treat them like loafers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:09 PM (4NO2D)

21 Cut the longer one to match.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

How do you get a new aglet on?

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 02:09 PM (0yFYJ)

22 "A better design would include a hydraulic balancer that keeps length and tension equal on both ends of the lace."
+++

At least a turnbuckle.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 02:11 PM (2Ez/1)

23 Do you see the problem? "

Yeah. No Kiwi shoe polish.

Next...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 02:12 PM (8yyxb)

24 I have to fix my garage door soon, its old wood type so isn't light to lift without springs to assist

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)

25 Do you see the problem? "

Yeah. No Kiwi shoe polish.

Next...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 02:12 PM

He used the finest milk chocolate.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:13 PM (4NO2D)

26
The Big Dummy has gone home to Ohio. His Ohio mom picked him up at the show in Tennessee today.

On the one hand, I'm sad. He was a dimbulb but a perfect gentleman. On the other hand, I'm relieved. He had a number of problems with his gut, joints and prostate that meant constantly giving him a bewildering variety of medicines, probiotics and supplements, as well as frequent and expensive visits to the vet and chiropractor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 02:13 PM (eRlcH)

27 It's because your gait is just slightly uneven.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)

28 Go Velcro. It'll match that powder blue jump suit for when you're mall walking.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM (2WIwB)

29 It's because your gait is just slightly uneven.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM

because of his hump.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)

30 Unlace the right shoe, scoot the lace over in the first eyelets so it’s even, the relace, following the pattern of the still laced left shoe. That’s what I did when I had the same problem with one pair of my own shoes. It didn’t take but a minute or two. Also if the eyelets are wearing on your laces, you can buy replacements at the dollar store cheaply. Be sure to take one lace off and measure its length to get the right length replacement. I’ve done that too, but it was due to one of my 🐈‍⬛s who had nibbled on the laces.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:15 PM (h86Sx)

31 Cut the longer one to match.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

How do you get a new aglet on?
Posted by: rickb223

A p[piece of shrink to fit.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 27, 2026 02:15 PM (NnhvP)

32 Au revoir le Big Dummy, he left them wanting more.

I hope you get to visit Hadrian.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 02:16 PM (RIvkX)

33 Skip, you can get the springs online. Need the tools for tensioning them and need to be extra careful because they can indeed kill you.

Posted by: Buck at September 27, 2026 02:17 PM (z6ONu)

34 My 1WP is my garage door needs new spring and pulleys.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)

Those springs are under a lot of tension (depending on the design)!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 02:17 PM (k5CNB)

35
I don't think anyone knows how to play football any more. Runners can't hit holes, linemen don't know how to block, QBs run around like it's a Chinese fire drill. But stylin' and celebrating, yeah we got that down pat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 02:17 PM (eRlcH)

36 because of his hump.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)
=====

I was trying to be kind!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

37 You have shoes? You lucky dog!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 02:19 PM (QGaXH)

38 The average IQ is going down, so you would expect the average IQ of a football team to go down too. The QB has to have more brains than a lineman, but it’s all a relative thing: the other team is dumber too! Welcome to Idiocracy.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:21 PM (h86Sx)

39 You should hear one when it goes.
Been dealing with them for 33 years

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:21 PM (Ia/+0)

40 I have to fix my garage door soon, its old wood type so isn't light to lift without springs to assist
Posted by: Skip

The house I grew up in had a detached garage with what felt like a solid wood door. Heavier than hell.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 27, 2026 02:22 PM (rujGJ)

41 The problem is old lace.

The solution is arsenic.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 27, 2026 02:24 PM (kwzqw)

42 My FWP: I have a new briar pipe, and it needs to be broken in. Now I am forced to sit here on a fine fall day, gently puffing on my favorite tobacco blend, while the Moron Horde entertains me.

The horror. The horror.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 02:24 PM (P/woT)

43 Note: my ceramic toed desert boots have triangular wire grommets and kevlar cords. Never a problem like yours.

Posted by: epador at September 27, 2026 02:25 PM (Hh7uP)

44 Looking on line says Homey Depot should have them. Better stop by again

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:27 PM (Ia/+0)

45 Nice shine on those. I can almost see my reflection in them. Ready for the parade ground at 8th & I they are.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 27, 2026 02:03 PM (2UnvF)

Those are my everyday shoes that I wear doing everyday stuff...like raking topsoil on the lawn. I'm surprised they look as good as they do!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 02:27 PM (k5CNB)

46 Will dtop tomorrow, Lowes also should have them.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

47 It's because your gait is just slightly uneven.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM

because of his hump.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)

Hah! But LauraW is the only hunchback around these parts!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 02:28 PM (k5CNB)

48 At least no one is whining about us...yet.

Posted by: The aglets at September 27, 2026 02:30 PM (XeU6L)

49 The problem is old lace.

The solution is arsenic.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

ISWYDT.

Golf clap.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 02:30 PM (0yFYJ)

50 That's so close to the style in favor for my Army-issue boots in '64 … never could get a decent spit-shine on 'em, tho' …

Posted by: Dr_No at September 27, 2026 02:31 PM (ayRl+)

51 Note: my ceramic toed desert boots have triangular wire grommets and kevlar cords. Never a problem like yours.
Posted by: epador
----------

I'm envious of your resources.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 02:31 PM (XeU6L)

52 Not everyone can do shoelaces correctly. I learned in boot camp.

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 02:31 PM (LHPAg)

53 The average IQ is going down, so you would expect the average IQ of a football team to go down too. The QB has to have more brains than a lineman, but it’s all a relative thing: the other team is dumber too! Welcome to Idiocracy.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:21 PM (h86Sx)

As the supply of smart boys allowed to play youth football (for fear of injury) diminishes, the supply of smart quarterbacks is severely reduced, thus the emergence of the running quarterback who lasts four years before he is carted off the field for the final time.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 02:31 PM (P/woT)

54 When I was teaching physics at the introductory level to college freshman (some of them sophomores repeating), year by year I saw the level of preparedness dropping. One year the university boasted that we were recruiting students with higher test scores than ever before. I looked into it and found that the tests (ACT, SAT, and the like) had been renormed, so that the incoming freshmen had higher scores than ever before, but were no brighter or perhaps even dimmer than their predecessors. We still had the occasional bright star go shooting through the department like a blazing comet: I had the honor of seeing those go by a handful of times in my tenure, so there are bright people at the upper levels, but most students are settling for mediocrity. I never passed a freshman engineering major who couldn’t master mechanics: too many bridges out there to let someone design it or build it who got by on DEI or some other set-aside.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:34 PM (h86Sx)

55 My FWP is already known to CBD. Indeed, I was whining about it all day yesterday.
I currently am on a small island. A small dry island. Which means no liquor stores. Closest one is across Vineyard Sound.
I am out of wine and the ferry hasn’t run for three days.
I’m afraid I might involuntarily dry out.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 02:35 PM (PNPBi)

56 I have to fix my garage door soon, its old wood type so isn't light to lift without springs to assist
Posted by: Skip
---------

I once had one of those springs spontaneously fail during the wee hours. I'm lying in bed, the drive-under garage door is directly below the bedroom. 3:00 a.m., *THWANG*.

Me: "WTF!"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 02:35 PM (XeU6L)

57 Restoring a derelict mountain bike that I picked up yesterday. Got most of the rust off the chain and sprockets and it looks pretty rideable for my non-trail needs. Brought the wheels over to the gas station next to Aldis, pumped eight quarters into the machine, and...

The fricken 10" long nozzle hits the wheel's axle so that it doesn't seat firmly on the tire valve. I did manage to get one tire inflated. The second seemed to seat better but it was not taking air. Could be a defective valve.

Of course, I've been promising myself a small air compressor for a lot of reasons, so maybe this will push me over that edge...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 02:36 PM (08OqX)

58 Had to order new laces for my sneakers, less than a year. Top lace loops are some grabby thing now, I suppose it's to reduce your effort.holding tight while making the final tie to the lacing.
I never had any issues tying my shoes, and these top clamps rip the shit out of the laces.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 02:37 PM (sl73Y)

59 I never passed a freshman engineering major who couldn’t master mechanics: too many bridges out there to let someone design it or build it who got by on DEI or some other set-aside.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: Florida International University at September 27, 2026 02:38 PM (XeU6L)

60 Patriots playing like shit today, and quick scan shows a lot of others also. Upset Sunday seems to be doable all over the place. Except Miami.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 02:38 PM (sl73Y)

61 How do you get uneven laces, as in the photo? For me, I think I was pulling harder with my right hand than my left as I was tying them. Try balancing your pulls, right and left, and see if that helps.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:40 PM (h86Sx)

62 If not reminded would forget its football season

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)

63 This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: Florida International University at September 27, 2026 02:38 PM (XeU6L)

Yes!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:41 PM (h86Sx)

64 Wiilowing this in from the Weather Thread in case anybody is stooging around NE Az. because that's what manner of man I am...:

210 116 Haven't heard a final decision on Daylight Savings time year around yet. Rather standard time all year.
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

Arizona doesn't change their clocks. BUT on our recent RV odyssey we overnighted in Tuba City* Az in the Navajo 'Nation' (NE Az). It was a long day and we didn't get in until 8:30 PM. Upon check-in they informed that the Navajo 'Nation' DOES observe DST so now it was 9:30 PM! We left the next morning for Mesa Verde.

*We didn't see a single Tuba the entire time we were there. Guess they keep them in a warehouse out of sight somewhere.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 02:05 PM (QGaXH)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 02:44 PM (QGaXH)

65 I am out of wine and the ferry hasn’t run for three days.
I’m afraid I might involuntarily dry out.
Posted by: RI Red at September

Dude.

You can die from that.

And the Seahawks look awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 02:45 PM (X1atC)

66 CBD, you are a very fortunate man to have this as a FWP.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 02:46 PM (u82oZ)

67 That reminds me...I have to buy some new boot laces this week.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 02:46 PM (GfgtS)

68 This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: Florida International University at September 27, 2026 02:38 PM (XeU6L)

Yes!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:41 PM (h86Sx)

Phew!!!

Posted by: Colin Simmons Weak Bladder at September 27, 2026 02:47 PM (lCppi)

69 Of course, I've been promising myself a small air compressor for a lot of reasons, so maybe this will push me over that edge...
Posted by: Joe Kidd
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Well, a small bicycle pump would be a *lot* less expensive.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, given to parsimony at September 27, 2026 02:48 PM (XeU6L)

70 Football is a waste of time.
I much prefer to waste my time commenting on line.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 02:48 PM (PNPBi)

71 Paracord shoelaces do not fray no matter what you have going on with the grommet. Get the ones with a steel tip for a shoe lace that will last the rest of your life. However, they are not self-lacing. The user must negotiate that difficulty by themself.

https://www.amazon.com
/s?k=paracord+shoelaces

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 02:48 PM (syz1S)

72 My FWP is already known to CBD. Indeed, I was whining about it all day yesterday.
I currently am on a small island. A small dry island. Which means no liquor stores. Closest one is across Vineyard Sound.
I am out of wine and the ferry hasn’t run for three days.
I’m afraid I might involuntarily dry out.
Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 02:35 PM

My FWP is some nickelf*cker who decided to play vehicle billiards last night with my car as the last ball. This is most vexing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 02:50 PM (GfgtS)

73 14 My 1WP is my garage door needs new spring and pulleys. Have looked a few times at Homey and Lowes but nothing

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:04 PM (Ia/+0)

Garage door springs scare me. I'm a DIY kind of guy, and I've replaced more openers than I can remember, but when it comes to the springs, I call "The Guy".

I wonder if the DIY stores avoid stocking springs because of the potential for injuries, and the resulting potential liability.

Posted by: a.moron at September 27, 2026 02:52 PM (X5Jzz)

74 CBD, you are a very fortunate man to have this as a FWP.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I'm disappointed. Prior thread poster implied that this would be about immanentizing the escutcheon.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, given to parsimony at September 27, 2026 02:52 PM (XeU6L)

75 Not to worry, Nurse. There is an emergency bottle of tequila that has sat untouched all summer. And there may be some whiskey dregs from several years ago.
Beggars, choosers, ya know.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 02:53 PM (PNPBi)

76 You have shoelaces?!

Luxury!!

We’d have killed for shoelaces!
We used to wrap our feet in yesterday’s newspaper held on with spit and optimism. Every morning we’d hop three miles to the mill on broken glass, work thirty-one hours for a farthing, and when we got home our dad would make us iron the road with our tongues before bed… and that was on a good day!
Shoelaces?

Luxury beyond the dreams of avarice!

We had to lace our boots with bits of old washing line we’d borrowed from a blind man, and even then we only got one boot between the five of us. We took turns wearing it on alternate Tuesdays. The rest of the week we just sort of… suggested feet.

And you try telling that to the young people of today.

They won’t believe you.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 27, 2026 02:53 PM (ktgTW)

77 3 straight days of rain and my basement is still dry. My flabber is gasted.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 02:53 PM (viF8m)

78 3 straight days of rain and my basement is still dry. My flabber is gasted.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 02:53 PM

I know, right? Three days of wind and a very fine, gentle rain. My grass seed is loving this.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 02:57 PM (GfgtS)

79 I never passed a freshman engineering major who couldn’t master mechanics: too many bridges out there to let someone design it or build it who got by on DEI or some other set-aside.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 02:34 PM (h86Sx)
~~~~~

Wish we could be sure professors at med schools had your integrity.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at September 27, 2026 02:59 PM (3ImbR)

80 >>I know, right? Three days of wind and a very fine, gentle rain. My grass seed is loving this.

Got the fall fertilizer down just in time.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 03:00 PM (viF8m)

81
We had to lace our boots with bits of old washing line we’d borrowed from a blind man, and even then we only got one boot between the five of us. We took turns wearing it on alternate Tuesdays. The rest of the week we just sort of… suggested feet.

___________

Washing line? Luxury! We had to hold the two sides together with our teeth. And we didn't even have them!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 03:00 PM (eRlcH)

82 Get some help

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at September 27, 2026 03:01 PM (jjEYy)

83 Got the fall fertilizer down just in time.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 03:00 PM

*lawn nazi fistbump*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 03:02 PM (GfgtS)

84 What this issue needs is obviously a governmental tax, federal oversight and outsourcing to China where their superior manufacturing could fix this.

Are you all new around here?

Old world problem, I'm incredibly tired of caregiving. I'll be better tomorrow.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:03 PM (Sco7b)

85 >>*lawn nazi fistbump*

Everything will be fine as long as I don't see any of you kids on it.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 03:03 PM (viF8m)

86 When you get your shoes at the Thrift Store, they're going to look like that mess.

Posted by: Wealth of Riches Here at September 27, 2026 03:04 PM (Fn+3X)

87 My 1WP is my garage door needs new spring and pulleys. Have looked a few times at Homey and Lowes but nothing
Posted by: Skip at

Those things are dangerous, if you are talking front springs that attach to header board, even though you are far more mechanically competent than me.
I let the pro's do it. Under $200 last time, maybe ten years ago.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:04 PM (sl73Y)

88 Skip, I used Overhead Garage Doors, which I think is a national franchise.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:06 PM (sl73Y)

89 Eaglets>>Aglets

Posted by: John Audubon at September 27, 2026 03:06 PM (Fn+3X)

90 Always fun here when the Woodland Park Zoo does their annual sale of “zoo doo.” Shit from various animals. Sold in big bags to spread on your garden.

Between that and the cedar grove compost, the neighborhoods smell like poop.

Downtown always smells like poo. But that’s from the “unhoused.”

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 03:07 PM (yEz+x)

91 Eaglets>>Aglets
Posted by: John Audubon

What are baby Aglets?

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 03:08 PM (0yFYJ)

92 Note: my ceramic toed desert boots have triangular wire grommets and kevlar cords. Never a problem like yours.
Posted by: epador
Those are what was bitching about in #58. My laces aren't kelvar, although they cost like it.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:08 PM (sl73Y)

93 The Shoelace Problem is the kind of thing Professor Jason Arday could have solved, had you raciss wypipo not hounded him out of his academic life.

Posted by: Down Wit Da Schtruggle at September 27, 2026 03:10 PM (Fn+3X)

94 I am a carpenter, I can do.it myself

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 03:11 PM (Ia/+0)

95 He had a number of problems with his gut, joints and prostate that meant constantly giving him a bewildering variety of medicines, probiotics and supplements, as well as frequent and expensive visits to the vet and chiropractor.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

How dare you call my hubby a big dumny!

😆

Kiddubg ofc. He does have sooo many supplements he loves to take, and I ammslowly getting the supplement bug vecause now I take 4.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:11 PM (Ydd86)

96 *kidding

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:11 PM (Ydd86)

97 J is at a pumpkin stand asking if I want pumpkins. I told him to buy as many of the white ones as he will purchase and he is asking for an actual number. My FWP.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

98 Nice shine on those. I can almost see my reflection in them. Ready for the parade ground at 8th & I they are.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Those are my everyday shoes that I wear doing everyday stuff...like raking topsoil on the lawn. I'm surprised they look as good as they do!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I assumed the scuffs were from kicking commenters who blow the margins, or take the First World Problems thread seriously.....

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 03:12 PM (VHUov)

99 yesterday.
I currently am on a small island. A small dry island. Which means no liquor stores. Closest one is across Vineyard Sound.
I am out of wine and the ferry hasn’t run for three days.
I’m afraid I might involuntarily dry out.
Posted by: RI Red at Septe
Did they build a hotel on No Mans Land?

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:13 PM (sl73Y)

100 I replaced my old, heavy, wood garage door with a metal replacement from Homey Depot. Much lighter and not very hard to do.

Posted by: Handy Capable Hal at September 27, 2026 03:13 PM (Fn+3X)

101 2 Velcro CBD, your getting to old for shoe laces
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

____________________________

LMAO...my thoughts exactly. Someone is spending way too much time around Parisians.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)

102 You have shoelaces?!

Luxury!!

We’d have killed for shoelaces!

--
Or killed with shoelaces

Posted by: vmom garrote garrote garrote at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (Ydd86)

103 I see a market for a differential shoelace stretcher. Clip it on the shoe overnight and your laces are nice and even in the morning.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (VHUov)

104 I said to count them, and buy that many. I don’t know how humored he is right now.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

105 My FWP is failing at shaving. No problem for umpteen years until retirement. Did it less frequently, now I can't get a good shave. One blade, two blades, five blades, they can all go in the dumpster

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (RYmEM)

106 25 Do you see the problem?

Yeah. No Kiwi shoe polish.

Next...
Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 02:12 PM

I've got some to spare...

Posted by: Ralph Northam at September 27, 2026 03:15 PM (skR0U)

107 *looks innocent*

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:16 PM (Ydd86)

108 A yard I pass on my bike ride has had an ever-growing Halloween display every year. This year, they dug up their side yard and planted it all in pumpkins. There must be 150 of them, all sizes, some white. Biggest ones are too large to carry.

Posted by: The Spice Must Flow at September 27, 2026 03:18 PM (Fn+3X)

109 Nurse, Vmom, if that man comes home with like 3 pumpkins, I will send out the signal.

Bring shovels.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:18 PM (ZdaMQ)

110 3 straight days of rain and my basement is still dry. My flabber is gasted.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 02:53 PM

I know, right? Three days of wind and a very fine, gentle rain. My grass seed is loving this.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 02:57 PM (GfgtS)

Eight days of wind and three of rain, and my grass seed all washed down the hill.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 03:18 PM (Fj7p/)

111 I'm disappointed. Prior thread poster implied that this would be about immanentizing the escutcheon.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

One letter off. We're discussing the Four Final Strings.

Posted by: mikeski at September 27, 2026 03:19 PM (VHUov)

112 Piper, I will keep an eye out 😉

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:19 PM (Ydd86)

113 97 J is at a pumpkin stand asking if I want pumpkins. I told him to buy as many of the white ones as he will purchase and he is asking for an actual number. My FWP.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:12 PM (ZdaMQ

My beautiful friends brought over a bunch for my porch and flowers for pots in the driveway.

Because of the dog, Mom and I would usually ignore Halloween and Christmas stuff inside the house goes up in October. My friends kids wanted to decorate the tree and it kind of became an early Christmas party. With gifts for the kids.

I'm continuing that.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b)

114 the kind of thing Professor Jason Arday could have solve

Who????

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:19 PM (sl73Y)

115 Any man that immanentizes the escutcheon spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Carr, the Floorwalker at September 27, 2026 03:20 PM (skR0U)

116 94 I am a carpenter, I can do.it myself
Posted by: Skip

It's Shake 'n' Bake. And I hey-ulped!

Posted by: Saucy Young Maiden at September 27, 2026 03:21 PM (Fn+3X)

117 Eight days of wind and three of rain, and my grass seed all washed down the hill.
Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 03:18 PM

That's what you get for building Schloss Red on a hill.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 27, 2026 03:21 PM (GfgtS)

118 Oh this morning the priest said something during homily that struck such fear into my heart.

He said "as of yesterday it will be two months until Christmas!"

Aaahhhh
*panics*

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Ydd86)

119 105 My FWP is failing at shaving. No problem for umpteen years until retirement. Did it less frequently, now I can't get a good shave. One blade, two blades, five blades, they can all go in the dumpster

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (RYmEM)

Can I sign up for alopecia?
It seems like a time saver.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Sco7b)

120 Did they build a hotel on No Mans Land?
Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:13 PM (sl73Y)

Nah, next island to the west. No Man’s Land still has leftover bombs.

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (Fj7p/)

121 My FWP is failing at shaving. No problem for umpteen years until retirement. Did it less frequently, now I can't get a good shave. One blade, two blades, five blades, they can all go in the dumpster
Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (RYmEM)

Consider growing a beard?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (TADlS)

122 Elastic shoelaces. I used them on my work boots, now I bought enough for all my shoes.
https://tinyurl.com/mthn8fd3

Posted by: TC at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (F/t80)

123 I had a coworker once who got alopecia.
The lack of eyebrows was unnerving.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (Ydd86)

124 Fun Fact: Tuba City was originally named Euphonium City, but the none of the natives could spell it.

Posted by: Valve Job Vinnie at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (Fn+3X)

125 118 Oh this morning the priest said something during homily that struck such fear into my heart.

He said "as of yesterday it will be two months until Christmas!"

Aaahhhh
*panics*
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Ydd86)

Chill!

It's three months til Christmas.

Thanksgiving on the other hand.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 03:24 PM (QGaXH)

126 Oh this morning the priest said something during homily that struck such fear into my heart.
He said "as of yesterday it will be two months until Christmas!"

*checks calendar

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at September 27, 2026 03:25 PM (YcOeP)

127 105 My FWP is failing at shaving. No problem for umpteen years until retirement. Did it less frequently, now I can't get a good shave. One blade, two blades, five blades, they can all go in the dumpster
Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (RYmEM)
------

I hated shaving until I switched to an old school double-edge safety razor. That and Cremo cooling formula shave cream. Takes a little longer but it's a great shave.

Blades are dirt cheap, too.

Posted by: ballistic at September 27, 2026 03:25 PM (oqH4h)

128 126 Oh this morning the priest said something during homily that struck such fear into my heart.
He said "as of yesterday it will be two months until Christmas!"

*checks calendar
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at September 27, 2026 03:25 PM (YcOeP)

Counts on fingers.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (QGaXH)

129 Chill!

It's three months til Christmas.

I got nine checks left in the checkbook, and two kids. I'm good.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (sl73Y)

130 Of course, I've been promising myself a small air compressor for a lot of reasons, so maybe this will push me over that edge...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 02:36 PM (08OqX)

My wife got me a Jumper / battery pack / air compressor for the car, that is a nice collection to have available. I think it has an LED flasher / flashlight on it too.
If you just want a small compressor for tires, it is a good deal. It is not suitable for small air tools though

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (rbvCR)

131 114 the kind of thing Professor Jason Arday could have solve

Who????
Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:19 PM (sl73Y)

____________________

You know, the guy that fought off the band of cyclops monsters with toothpick, invented the blender, and helped build Mecca using his toy Tonka truck.

That guy.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (dIske)

132 Chill!

It's three months til Christmas.

Thanksgiving on the other hand.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

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Oh, maybe he meant advent.
I really should pay more attention to the sermon.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:27 PM (Ydd86)

133 And for the grandkids,.e been picking up stuff on the beach and in the woods all year. A five year old loves a crab shell, and whatever story you can make up to go with it.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 03:28 PM (sl73Y)

134
You know, the guy that fought off the band of cyclops monsters with toothpick, invented the blender, and helped build Mecca using his toy Tonka truck.

That guy.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (dIske)

And according to his resume, his resurrection abilities may get him back by New Year.

Impressive.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:29 PM (Sco7b)

135 Recently filled out an online job application and got to the demographic questions. The choices for veteran status was:
Identify as a protected veteran
Not a veteran
Identify as a veteran but not a protected veteran

That last one threw me. I guess by "protected" they mean enlisted, served, and honorably discharged, so...?

For the record, I'm not a veteran, and would never think to identify as anything other than that..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 03:29 PM (08OqX)

136 $69 for a simple air tank.
In another world one could drive through a springtime apartment complex and collect all the 5 gal. tanks he needed from the dumpsters.
Thank heavens Congress and DuPont saved us.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (VQ0bX)

137 Because of the dog, Mom and I would usually ignore Halloween and Christmas stuff inside the house goes up in October. My friends kids wanted to decorate the tree and it kind of became an early Christmas party. With gifts for the kids.

I'm continuing that.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September

Cute, Oct. 1, the studio will become haunted and the front yard here will also be haunted. I am finalizing the thoughts for this year. Since a pirate ship was purchased last year, I am thinking I should do a variation on that theme, though I may actually do a haunted forest path. Decisions, decisions. And also more FWP.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

138
Can I sign up for alopecia?
It seems like a time saver.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Sco7b)

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Good idea. Bonus: i could see the divots in my skull from all the times as a kid I "split my head open" as we used to say.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (RYmEM)

139 118 Oh this morning the priest said something during homily that struck such fear into my heart.

He said "as of yesterday it will be two months until Christmas!"

Aaahhhh
*panics*
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 03:22 PM (Ydd86)

Statements like that could cause the faithful to doubt the veracity of everything else he says.....

'Cousin Vinney' voice: 'everyding dat guy just said...is bull****' '

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)

140 >>> 104 I said to count them, and buy that many. I don’t know how humored he is right now.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:14 PM (ZdaMQ)

What are you going to do with all those pumpkins when they start rotting?

I'd say your FWP is not having any goats.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 27, 2026 03:31 PM (+fdRY)

141
The problem with showing a specials dog is that they're the canine equivalent of an Formula 1 car. Amazing but finely tuned and requiring constant maintenance. Unfortunately, Her Majesty has perfect pitch for movement. Any imperfection and it's panic time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 03:31 PM (eRlcH)

142 My wife got me a Jumper / battery pack / air compressor for the car, that is a nice collection to have available. I think it has an LED flasher / flashlight on it too.
If you just want a small compressor for tires, it is a good deal. It is not suitable for small air tools though
Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 03:26 PM (rbvCR)

Wolf Box. I am familiar, and thanks for the reminder..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 03:32 PM (08OqX)

143 haunted forest path. Decisions, decisions. And also more FWP.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (ZdaMQ

You could just steal stuff from the headlines.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 27, 2026 03:32 PM (Sco7b)

144 I love my Skechers slip-ons. They have a Mark Nason series of slip-on dress shoes that I bought for more formal occasions. As I’ve gotten older, I have fewer formal occasions to attend anyway.

Posted by: Unkaren at September 27, 2026 03:32 PM (IXaAJ)

145 *Places Advent Candles back in storage*

Posted by: Whew!!! at September 27, 2026 03:33 PM (Fn+3X)

146 CUT ME SOME SLACK. WE DIDN'T MATH IN PRIEST SCHOOL.

Posted by: Vmom's Priest at September 27, 2026 03:34 PM (skR0U)

147 Here's AOP's doppelganger on the Ryobi 18v compressor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 03:35 PM (VQ0bX)

148 >>Eight days of wind and three of rain, and my grass seed all washed down the hill.

Are you near the harbor?

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 03:35 PM (viF8m)

149 I pulled the saw out and bucked up some wood. I then let it cool and pulled it apart and dug out the bar-oil impregnated sawdust out of the crannies and nooks, and regreased the drive clutch bearings.

What is good in life? A sharp chain, the blue smoke, and a saw that walks through fir logs, that is what is good in life.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 03:35 PM (rbvCR)

150 149 I pulled the saw out and bucked up some wood. I then let it cool and pulled it apart and dug out the bar-oil impregnated sawdust out of the crannies and nooks, and regreased the drive clutch bearings.

Exactly what I would have done.

Posted by: Tim Walz at September 27, 2026 03:36 PM (skR0U)

151 144 I love my Skechers slip-ons. They have a Mark Nason series of slip-on dress shoes that I bought for more formal occasions. As I’ve gotten older, I have fewer formal occasions to attend anyway.
Posted by: Unkaren

We recommend Skechers for all our clients!

Posted by: Hoveround Industries, Inc. at September 27, 2026 03:37 PM (Fn+3X)

152 And here's the link

www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHcJaAznwI

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 03:39 PM (VQ0bX)

153 Good idea. Bonus: i could see the divots in my skull from all the times as a kid I "split my head open" as we used to say.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (RYmEM)
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Pro tip: Head lacerations are great for scaring mom!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

154 Consider growing a beard?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 27, 2026 03:23 PM (

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I do.Then, whack it off with the haircutters every month or so.

But I will try Cremo. Love the name

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 03:44 PM (RYmEM)

155 What are you going to do with all those pumpkins when they start rotting?

I'd say your FWP is not having any goats.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 27, 2026

I don’t even have a back yard, and barely a front one! There is no room for goats.

Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

156 I don’t even have a back yard, and barely a front one! There is no room for goats.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:45 PM (ZdaMQ)
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There's always room for goats!

Posted by: Mohammad Mohammad Abdul Mohammad at September 27, 2026 03:46 PM (skR0U)

157 Under Armour boots. Laces with zip up side like a military boot. Lace once for fit, then zipper from then on. I hate dealing with laces.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 03:51 PM (S41Gd)

158 I try to shave at least once a week, really should do it more often.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)

159 Oct. 1, the studio will become haunted and the front yard here will also be haunted. I am finalizing the thoughts for this year. Since a pirate ship was purchased last year, I am thinking I should do a variation on that theme, though I may actually do a haunted forest path. Decisions, decisions. And also more FWP.
Posted by: Piper at September 27, 2026 03:30 PM (ZdaMQ

My friend would build these elaborate Halloween walk throughs. Back in 2009 I helped him construct a scaffold next to his hot tub. He ran a tube from one of the jets that delivered water to a shallow reservoir on top. The water would then cascade down one side. On the far side of the hot tub he placed an LED projector aimed toward the waterfall. Folks walking past would see a still image of a pirate battle. The sound of cannons and men shouting was piped in over his home theater sound system speakers. The effect was damned impressive. He constructed the whole thing from his head. No plans. Impressive...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 03:53 PM (08OqX)

160 FOOD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

161 Good idea. Bonus: i could see the divots in my skull from all the times as a kid I "split my head open" as we used to say.
Posted by: JM
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As I lose my hair, my skull is going to be quite a show piece, the divots/bumps/staple scars consequent of the craniotomy becoming more evident.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 04:01 PM (XeU6L)

162 I'm a one trick pony on shoes, boots etc. I found a Rockport Outlet near me. I swear by them...The best being wing-tip dress shoes that look absolutely like any other wing-tip dress shoe, with the exception of the sole being soft, shock aborbing, non-slip rubber.

I understand that plains clothes law enforcement swear by them as well. You can run in them just as well as sneakers....but look funny doing it.

Posted by: Orson at September 27, 2026 04:03 PM (dIske)

163 .
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Balance them correctly, (I think Jordan Peterson said something to that effect," then tie them well.
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXCGMZKijls
.

Posted by: Marooned at September 27, 2026 05:33 PM (W2rvL)

164 You balance your laces when you start off.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 27, 2026 06:03 PM (sEc0N)

165 164 You balance your laces when you start off.
Posted by: Boss Moss

That's correct. A Question Of Balance.

Posted by: The Moody Blues at September 27, 2026 07:10 PM (Fn+3X)

166 Left handed, neater side. 🤔

Posted by: L - No nic... at September 27, 2026 07:16 PM (NFX2v)

167 Get a pair of ropers, tenderfoot, we're burning daylight.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 27, 2026 08:32 PM (VQ7/I)

168 For my work boots, I tie a figure eight knot in the middle of the lace. When you’re tightening the laces it keeps the lace from shifting because the knot stays between the first eyelets.

Would look kind of dorky on any other king of shoe though.

Posted by: PMRich at September 27, 2026 10:50 PM (RqfTw)

WEATHER! WEATHER! WEATHER!

[Hat Tip: Dr_No]

The hysterical overreaction to a run-of-the-mill autumn Nor'Easter that is currently hitting the northeast is embarrassing, and there is plenty to be embarrassed about when there isn't some rain and wind! It is -- of course -- driven by the frantic desire of the so-called "elites" and their lackeys in the compliant media for more evidence of the carbon apocalypse. Sadly for them, that evidence is shaky, and this year it is particularly pathetic because we haven't had a hurricane this season, and that is a very rare non-event!

Because they blame all intense weather on AGW, or the more convenient, "Climate Change!" The shift was clever, because now they can blame literally everything on the world's insatiable desire for energy: too much rain or not enough rain...too hot or too cold...too much cloud cover or not enough cloud cover...it doesn't matter to them. The panic is the grift and the kink!

So the colossal killer storm they predicted has turned into a three-day rain with a bit of wind. And the rain never fell particularly hard, so it has been nicely distributed with almost no pooling of water in my driveway! As for the wind? It is often windier around here when there isn't a Nor'Easter, so that should tell you how intense the weather has been.

There are real issues however, but they will not be discussed by the bien pensants because it might contradict the dominant paradigm of AGW. With population growth and the concomitant covering of land with impermeable roads and houses and parking lots and stores, there has not been a commensurate increase in infrastructure to handle the water. And why is that? Because our state and local governments are consumed by other issues like CRT and Equity and Latinx Outreach and healthcare for undocumented voters and transsexual dance recitals in our schools...

So when you turn on the news and see streets awash in a few feet of water, or subways that are flooded, realize that there are rational engineering solutions for many of these issues, but they are not prioritized. And those beach houses that float away? Many of those homes are built on barrier islands that are created and destroyed by the natural action of the ocean. When there were only a few homes on those islands it wasn't a big deal, but now, with increased wealth and population, more people are building, and more people are losing those homes!

The media love the hysteria, and they play it up and try to terrify us, because terror is what they want. Never mind that they are showing America that they simply cannot be trusted...with anything! Not even the weather forecast.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (NcvvS)

3 If it bleeds it leads.

If it doesn't bleed, throw ketchup on it and fake it.

-- The Media, forever.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (O7YUW)

4 No Hurricanes in the Atlantic, quite a few in the Pacific. Weather is weather, not climate.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

5 Wondering how they can pin this one on Trump...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (+gK6I)

6 Also, how many Atlantic hurricanes this summer?

ZERO.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 12:04 PM (O7YUW)

7 5 Wondering how they can pin this one on Trump...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (+gK6I)

I blame all the hot air that comes out of politicians' mouths.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:05 PM (l3cgK)

8 These Nor'Easteners in February or early March are what gives us 3 foot snow storms. Doesn't happen every year but remember a number of them through the years.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:05 PM (Ia/+0)

9 Rhode Island. It's been a rainy grey wet weekend. That's all it's been.
The usual places that get overrun by weather got overrun by weather.
Other than on the news, its been not at all unusual.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 12:06 PM (sl73Y)

10 If it floods it leads

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:06 PM (Ia/+0)

11 Weather Channel has been a particularly egregious offender on this for more than 30 years. Quit watching anything other than actual weather and, even for that, the mute button is my friend.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:06 PM (NcvvS)

12 If its to be 80 degrees and sunny no one is hanging onto tje weather Channel all day. Yet a hurricane and people will

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:11 PM (Ia/+0)

13 It was gloomy, blustery, and showery here all day yesterday. I skipped Pizza Nite in Rowley because of that. This morning? Cloudless blue sky, bright sunshine, a breeze, and temps in the low 30's. Brrrr!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:13 PM (peOdB)

14 NE is full of evil liberals, that is why they are getting this bad weather.*

* a better theory than the thirty years of global warming hoax.

Posted by: illiniwek at September 27, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

15 weather channel was the shite on bikey road trips. first thing you'd tune to at the motel.
they had this guy dave schwartz, was very funny. the only humorous weather guy i remember other than ray rayner.

Posted by: cmeat at September 27, 2026 12:15 PM (ncRE1)

16 its to be 80 degrees and sunny no one is hanging onto tje weather Channel all day. Yet a hurricane and people will
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:11 PM (Ia/+0)

Gotta keep those audience numbers up so the advertisers will stay happy. Always follow the money.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at September 27, 2026 12:15 PM (g8Ew8)

17 Wait.

It gets stormy in autumn?

Holy crap.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 12:16 PM (MiiEW)

18 5 Wondering how they can pin this one on Trump...
Posted by: It's me donna at September 27, 2026 12:03 PM (+gK6I)

*********

It was Trump's fault. And don't forget the Joos - they have those Weather Machines working overtime!

Now, if you'll forgive me, I have to go deal with the Yodeling Yoder terrorist gang and their eagerness to blow up Mennonite barns.

Posted by: Andy Burnham at September 27, 2026 12:16 PM (zQMY+)

19 i'm told we are in for 4" snow on the 4th around here. that's early.

Posted by: cmeat at September 27, 2026 12:17 PM (ncRE1)

20 My sister lives around Wilmington, DE. She texted me some photos taken down at Rehoboth Beach.

Surf's up.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 12:18 PM (4QASh)

21 I saw the mayor Boston, DEI Wu, made a statement blaming the storm on global warming.

Because of course she did.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 12:18 PM (viF8m)

22 >>the only humorous weather guy i remember other than ray rayner.

Never saw John Coleman? He was one of the founders of the Weather Channel and got out when he saw they wanted ratings over providing accurate information.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (NcvvS)

23 What does hexamethyl benzene have to do with the climate?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (u82oZ)

24 My mother read me the story of Chicken Little when I was four years old, so I would not be easily manipulated as an adult by the facile propaganda of alarmists.

I was able to grasp that lesson as a wee lad.

Apparently, that tiny Idiot was MUCH smarter than the current crop of Democrats with college degrees!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 12:21 PM (HlyYF)

25 Newsom has been declaring a weather emergency on the weight of the predictions of a "heavy" El Niño this winter.
Generally it means more rain and snow, interspersed with warm rain that may melt the snowpack.

In Oregon a dry winter is A WILDFIRE CAUSING SITUATION because it dries out the forests making fires more likely
A wet winter is A WILDFIRE CAUSING SITUATION because it can lead to lots of brush and grass growing in the forests making fires more likely

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

26 6 Also, how many Atlantic hurricanes this summer?

ZERO.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 12:04 PM (O7YUW)

If you want the explanation for that according to the weather gurus, here it is:

This year's Super El Nino involves a significant rise over normal (around 3.5 degrees, I think) in the mid-latitude eastern Pacific Ocean surface temps.

That rise in temperature has created an atmosphere which has spread eastward into the mid-Atlantic.

That atmosphere produces conditions (vertical windshear, mainly) unfavorable to tropical cyclone generation in the main development area of the Atlantic basin.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 12:22 PM (J4Dwc)

27 Oh no!! A thunderstorm where everything gets wet and tree branches get knocked down. Run for your lives!!!

Posted by: dantesed at September 27, 2026 12:24 PM (Oy/m2)

28 What does hexamethyl benzene have to do with the climate?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (u82oZ)

Absent the tiny script, which I cannot read, that looks like the the logo for Graphene OS, for phones. Graphene is basically android without the evil Google shite.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:24 PM (peOdB)

29 Visual evidence of the FURY of this global-warming fueled storm!

https://tinyurl.com/3k2jdkpx

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 12:24 PM (HlyYF)

30
New trailer for Egger's "Werwulf" coming later this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL1EFACsWag

Looks well made and suitably grimy, I guess.
Doesn't feel particularly scary though.

Also, I get the feeling that this may be a crazy guy who's wrongly accused for the killing done by an actual wolf. I'd like to be wrong.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 12:26 PM (YSUhf)

31
Oh no!! A thunderstorm where everything gets wet and tree branches get knocked down. Run for your lives!!!
Posted by: dantesed

Insurance policies will be canceled.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 27, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

32 A thunderstorm where everything gets wet and tree branches get knocked down. Run for your lives!!!

Posted by: dantesed at September 27, 2026 12:24 PM (Oy/m2)

A couple of big trees came down on our street. They fell nicely, so no widespread power outage. They are already being removed and the lines are being repaired, so obviously this "storm" is a nothing-burger.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:29 PM (k5CNB)

33
Global warming is taking the week off here in DFW.

The temp may not even go above 90 this week.

Plus, rain!!!!1111!!!!

Lazy Global Warming! Can't you even help out your Low IQ believers with their scam?

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 12:29 PM (YSUhf)

34 You climate deniers killed all the hurricanes !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 12:30 PM (QwZKw)

35 25 Newsom has been declaring a weather emergency on the weight of the predictions of a "heavy" El Niño this winter.
Generally it means more rain and snow, interspersed with warm rain that may melt the snowpack.

In Oregon a dry winter is A WILDFIRE CAUSING SITUATION because it dries out the forests making fires more likely
A wet winter is A WILDFIRE CAUSING SITUATION because it can lead to lots of brush and grass growing in the forests making fires more likely

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

I So-Cal, no rain means fire. Lots of rain means lots of fire later...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)

36 34 You climate deniers killed all the hurricanes !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 12:30 PM (QwZKw)

They migrated to the Pacific this year.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM (l3cgK)

37 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 12:24 PM (HlyYF)

Sandy was pretty bad in some places. You know...the low-lying areas without sufficient drainage!

We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM (k5CNB)

38 Super Mario Brothers >>> Super el Niño

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:32 PM (l3cgK)

39
You climate deniers killed all the hurricanes !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 12:30 PM (QwZKw)

They migrated to the Pacific this year.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM (l3cgK)

And transitioned into typhoons!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 12:32 PM (YSUhf)

40 The daily highs for today and tomorrow are supposed to be in the 60s in my neck of the woods, so it looks like we're back to the Global Cooling Season.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 27, 2026 12:32 PM (zQMY+)

41 >>except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Mmmmmm...

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)

42
We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM (k5CNB)

The World's Finest Air Freshener!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 12:33 PM (YSUhf)

43 23 What does hexamethyl benzene have to do with the climate?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (u82oZ)

From Wiki:
"Hexamethylbenzene, also known as mellitene, is a hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C₁₂H₁₈ and the condensed structural formula C₆₆. It is an aromatic compound and a derivative of benzene..."

Good thing it isn't C₈₈...we all know what THAT would mean...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:34 PM (l3cgK)

44 I So-Cal, no rain means fire. Lots of rain means lots of fire later...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)

In Oregon the thing that seems to have curbed the massive wildfires seems to have been a combination of allowing cutting on forest land by the feds to make firebreaks and access for the fire crews, and not giving the state extra money "for massive wildfires"
This year was being pushed as yet another massive fire year, up until the feds said, "nah, those don't qualify"

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 12:34 PM (rbvCR)

45 Tex Antoine was the weatherman for Eyewitness News WABC-TV in NYC. He was disappeared for quipping that "when rape is inevitable, lay back and enjoy it". Ill-considered comment, I must say.

Posted by: Women And Children Hardest Hit at September 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Fn+3X)

46 I know if its a brutal rain by looking at one section of my back yard. There's an area that forms a giant puddle that may cover the grass. I didn't get shit with this rain. No puddle. I can tell how hard its raining by how hard it hits the skylights. When its a good rain you know it. I didn't hear shit. Most of the rain was a soft drizzle. It get slightly heavy for a very short time and turned off like a switch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 27, 2026 12:35 PM (S41Gd)

47 Oh noes, too much rain to fill reservoirs!
Thats a tragedy

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:35 PM (Ia/+0)

48 The panic is the grift and the kink!

Could the same be said for the hysteria over maple syrup on French Toast?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 12:35 PM (0sNs1)

49 Adding to my previous:

The tropical waves that form off the western coast of Africa and, in a typical year, generate into tropical cyclones (tropical storms or hurricanes) as they move westward are slamming into the vertical windshear created by Super El Nino, which delivers a knock out punch to them.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 12:36 PM (J4Dwc)

50 I kind of wished that the tv networks would have made this version of Star Trek in the 70s:

https://tinyurl.com/zjkbyazu

Christopher Knight as Wesley Crusher and Pam Grier as Guinan are definite improvements, and Henry Winkler as Q would have been fun. Also, no shortage of ladies in zipped-down Starfleet uniforms would have been a hit with my teenage version.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 27, 2026 12:36 PM (zQMY+)

51 The sun just came out here on the NC Coast for the first time in a week. Almost looks strange. Hatteras Island is cut off, except by ferry. NC-12 washed out completely, but that happens from time to time.

Posted by: Sands Through The Hourglass at September 27, 2026 12:37 PM (Fn+3X)

52 Could the same be said for the hysteria over maple syrup on French Toast?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 12:35 PM (0sNs1)

That's not hysteria. That is a quiet resolve to make a comprehensive list and hold people accountable.

You've been warned.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:39 PM (k5CNB)

53 49 Adding to my previous:

The tropical waves that form off the western coast of Africa and, in a typical year, generate into tropical cyclones (tropical storms or hurricanes) as they move westward are slamming into the vertical windshear created by Super El Nino, which delivers a knock out punch to them.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 12:36 PM (J4Dwc)

One of the three things Hurricanes need. What are the three?
1) lots of water
2) that water at a high enough temp
3) Stable, non-shearing upper-level winds

Break one of those three, no hurricanes.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:39 PM (l3cgK)

54 A week or so ago we were sweltering here. Now...it looks like I'm going to have to fire up the boiler today or tomorrow. House temp is about 71, outside temp is 60.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:39 PM (XeU6L)

55 Any way we can blame this on Wypipo in general and Jews in particular?

Posted by: DEI Scorekeeper at September 27, 2026 12:40 PM (Fn+3X)

56 The sun just came out here on the NC Coast for the first time in a week. Almost looks strange. Hatteras Island is cut off, except by ferry. NC-12 washed out completely, but that happens from time to time.
Posted by: Sands Through The Hourglass
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Thus, new inlets are formed. The Outer Banks are always moving. My regards to Duck.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)

57 You've been warned.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:39 PM (k5CNB)

* Uh oh.... looks around nervously *

Posted by: dantesed at September 27, 2026 12:43 PM (Oy/m2)

58 A jazzed up rewritten version of The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Duke Ellington was just on retired Sugar Rum Cherry. It was pretty cool.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 12:43 PM (ndZc7)

59 54 A week or so ago we were sweltering here. Now...it looks like I'm going to have to fire up the boiler today or tomorrow. House temp is about 71, outside temp is 60.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

Boiler? Sounds like White privilege! My evil landlord makes me huddle around a Yankee Candle when it gets cold here. Not even a Gwyneth Paltrow Special candle.

Posted by: Downtrodden Victim of Society at September 27, 2026 12:43 PM (Fn+3X)

60 57 You've been warned.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:39 PM (k5CNB)

* Uh oh.... looks around nervously *

Posted by: dantesed at September 27, 2026 12:43 PM (Oy/m2)

Is maple syrup on Canadian Toast acceptable?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:44 PM (l3cgK)

61 Never saw John Coleman? He was one of the founders of the Weather Channel and got out when he saw they wanted ratings over providing accurate information.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (NcvvS)

I think he started out in Chicago. I remember watching him when I was a kid on one of the local stations.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:45 PM (zRAnz)

62 >>Any way we can blame this on Wypipo in general and Jews in particular?

'Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks,
And the Hindus hate the Moslems,
And everybody hates the Jews.'

--T. Lehrer, 'National Brotherhood Week'.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:45 PM (NcvvS)

63 pain dore...Canadian Toast...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:45 PM (l3cgK)

64 ...and Henry Winkler as Q would have been fun

Henry Winkler as "A."

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 12:45 PM (vTZFs)

65 With enough rain, CA's central valley turns into a ginormous lake. Wouldn't be the worst thing to flood Sacto out.

Posted by: Dark Lix at September 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Fv808)

66 Sandy was pretty bad in some places. You know...the low-lying areas without sufficient drainage!

We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM

Dang it! I was just reaching for the "over-reaction" meme. Should have grabbed one that didn't say "Sandy". (Which did do actual damage.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 12:46 PM (HlyYF)

67 61 Never saw John Coleman? He was one of the founders of the Weather Channel and got out when he saw they wanted ratings over providing accurate information.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:20 PM (NcvvS)

I think he started out in Chicago. I remember watching him when I was a kid on one of the local stations.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:45 PM (zRAnz)

He was a weatherman at one of the local San Diego stations near the end of his career.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:46 PM (l3cgK)

68 Little brighter now rain stopped,

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Ia/+0)

69 I inquired of a buddy who actually has a job on Cape Cod how the weather apocalypse was coming along ...
"Some wind and rain. NBD"

everything in the news is an op of some kind.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 27, 2026 12:47 PM (VyBeY)

70 When John Coleman would do the weather, he's always say, "K YOU ess eye" ( KUSI ), the call letters for the station he finished his career at.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:47 PM (l3cgK)

71 >>I think he started out in Chicago. I remember watching him when I was a kid on one of the local stations.

Yep, on the ABC affiliate, which was WBKB and changed to WLS around 1970. Coleman was one of the 'Eyewitness News' crew who kicked off the 'happy talk' local news thing.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:48 PM (NcvvS)

72 We had our first 30-something degree morning of fall. Granted, it was 39, but that counts.

Cats wanted inside, unsurprisingly.

Depending on who, and where they get their info from, we're likely to have a really wet, cold, snowy, or normal winter here. As usual, a crap shoot.

I tend to go with the folks who get their predictions from the fuzzy caterpillars.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 12:48 PM (4QASh)

73 Thus, new inlets are formed. The Outer Banks are always moving. My regards to Duck.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

I got to visit the new inlet that was formed between Frisco and Hatteras Village from Hurricane Isabel in '04. About a 100 yards wide, it took NCDOT a couple months to fill in and repave. Hatteras Village was cut off except by boat all that time. That one really messed the area up. There were houses, garages, way out in the Pamlico Sound.

Posted by: Of Sound Mind, Almost at September 27, 2026 12:48 PM (Fn+3X)

74 My favorite storm (which I mention from time-to-time) was the blizzard of '93, aka The Storm With No Name.

https://shorturl.at/CrVG4

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)

75 Yep, Coleman was at WLS-TV in Chicago (among other places) in the early 70's.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:50 PM (zRAnz)

76 65 With enough rain, CA's central valley turns into a ginormous lake. Wouldn't be the worst thing to flood Sacto out.

Posted by: Dark Lix at September 27, 2026 12:46 PM (Fv80

It happened during the flooding of 1861-1862...Central Valley turned into a lake 300 miles x 20 miles...

It's referred to as the ARkStorm...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:51 PM (l3cgK)

77 >>Thus, new inlets are formed. The Outer Banks are always moving

Same with barrier islands along the Gulf. I live on Big Lagoon, right across from the barrier island of Perdido Key, east of Johnson Beach. Hurricane Sally's storm surge cut through that island creating three little islands in the process.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 12:51 PM (J4Dwc)

78 We were excited to see an NOAA weather map yesterday showing that the remnants of Hurricane Polo (Marco!) are going to be over Texas in about a week. We need it! All the local counties are under a burn ban because of drought; I lost two small trees recently in spite of my attempts to water them. Just too hot and dry for anything marginal to survive.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (H8mUs)

79 And everybody hates the Jews.'

-
I always kind of liked Shawn Wallace but no more.

https://tinyurl.com/4tnrkzu7

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

80 Last year and this year, there was widespread Sahara dust coming across early in the hurricane season. That always tamps things down.

Posted by: Ashes to Ashes, Funk to Funky at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (Fn+3X)

81 Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:48 PM (NcvvS)

Yep you're right - I posted before I read your post.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (zRAnz)

82 74 My favorite storm (which I mention from time-to-time) was the blizzard of '93, aka The Storm With No Name.

https://shorturl.at/CrVG4

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)

No Name and No Man were responsible for poking out Polyphemos' eye...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

83 The tropical waves that form off the western coast of Africa and, in a typical year, generate into tropical cyclones (tropical storms or hurricanes) as they move westward are slamming into the vertical windshear created by Super El Nino, which delivers a knock out punch to them.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 12:36 PM

Agreed!

However, Leftists claim the following:

1.) Global warming makes hurricanes worse

2.) Global warming makes more El Ninos (and therefore the negative effects that occur during El Ninos can be attributed to evil CO2.)

The alarmists like to claim that both ends of a teeter-totter are going to be in the bad "down position" more often. Kindergartners are smart enough to realize the falsity of that position.

When I point out that truth about El Ninos typically making the Atlantic hurricane season more gentle, they literally cannot process truthful information that does not fit inside their constructed narrative.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 27, 2026 12:53 PM (HlyYF)

84 John Coleman was good.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 27, 2026 12:54 PM (VyBeY)

85 No Name and No Man were responsible for poking out Polyphemos' eye...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

You must've seen Nolan's movie. Or read the book. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:54 PM (zRAnz)

86 New Jersey Transit drowned more than a third of their rolling stock in their low-lying Weehawken yards for Sandy. They were punished by the Feds buying them all new equipment.

Posted by: That'll Learn 'em! at September 27, 2026 12:55 PM (Fn+3X)

87 79 And everybody hates the Jews.'

-
I always kind of liked Shawn Wallace but no more.

https://tinyurl.com/4tnrkzu7

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

"You can't be more evil that what they're [Israeli Jews are] doing."--Shawn Wallace

Yeah, you have no actual idea, do you, Shawn? Either that, or you're engaged in taqqiyah.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:55 PM (l3cgK)

88 >>Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:50 PM (zRAnz)

Just looked at Coleman's Wikipedia page. Don't remember him at WBBM or WMAQ.

Side note: one of the Chicago papers did a photo-question item daily, asked people on the street a question and published some answers, with a photo. Coleman was asked, 'What is your cold remedy?' and he answered, 'A shot of vodka in a glass of water. If that doesn't work, reverse the proportions.'

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:56 PM (NcvvS)

89 Yet... nobody ever asks the climate alarmists whether the sun plays any sort of part in "climate" and/or "weather."

And if so, how significant is that?

Because it is the single largest factor in what happens to Earth's climate, yet is hardly ever mentioned in place of this "global warming" bullshit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 12:57 PM (4QASh)

90 >>Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (zRAnz)

Horde mind, amigo.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:57 PM (NcvvS)

91 I think it's Wallace Shawn. Hateful he is.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:58 PM (zRAnz)

92 85 No Name and No Man were responsible for poking out Polyphemos' eye...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

You must've seen Nolan's movie. Or read the book. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 12:54 PM (zRAnz)

Pride was always Odysseus' fall. Did he HAVE to tell Polyphemus who really poked out his eye? No, he didn't; he WANTED Polyphemus to know, which ended up with Polyphemus' Daddy ( Poseiden ) being told.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 27, 2026 12:58 PM (l3cgK)

93 NYC's harbor is a funnel that narrows until it reaches the Hudson River.

Sandy hit it exactly right so that the storm surge backed into the Hudson with a multiplier effect. Had "Super Storm Sandy" been a more powerful Cat 3, lower Manhattan would heve been under 40 feet of water.

Climate Change had nothing to do with it.

Posted by: Ignoramus at September 27, 2026 12:58 PM (dtajH)

94 Sandy was pretty bad in some places. You know...the low-lying areas without sufficient drainage!

We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM

11 days here as well. Ran off emergency generator for those days. We have well water, so the generator powered that, the electric hot water heater (by shutting down a few other circuits for 30 minutes, as well. Fridge and basement freezer were powered too. Cable was out, but I still had my roof antennas for off air, so we were never really out of touch. What was funny, we still had a landline, so I plugged into the land line with an old Sony laptop and found an AOL modem in New Brunswick, so I was able to go online and send emails. Also, to read AOS HQ. Heh.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 12:59 PM (hmYU4)

95 Most folks are bored out of their minds and must be entertained 24/7, hence you get The Weather Entertainment Channel, which stirs the pot and gets their fat and lazy audience all worked up into an orgasmic frenzy over nothing, before they settle back into their diabetic coma to rest up for the next trip to Golden Corral.

Posted by: Hurricane Smith at September 27, 2026 12:59 PM (6VpiA)

96 I got to visit the new inlet that was formed between Frisco and Hatteras Village from Hurricane Isabel in '04.
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I was camped on the beach at Ocracoke Island as David moved up the coast in '79. Only thing that kept the tent in place was the weight of the bodies of myself and the femme du jour. The NPS came by at the first hint of daylight, and shooed us onto the last ferry up to Hatteras, thence, we hied west to the Blue Ridge, where we still got lots of rain.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:59 PM (XeU6L)

97 We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM

11 days here as well.
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Pfft. A full month here, post-Helene. No water, no electricity. It was an interesting time. One learns a lot about a community and one's neighbors under such circumstances.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:03 PM (XeU6L)

98 I was watching the human sacrifice scenes from "Apocalypto" last night, with the cunning priest "appeasing" the gods with still-beating hearts and severed heads. It was all theater.

You know our current crop of climate cultists would love to do it too.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:06 PM (4SGBL)

99 Ahem.
The proper name is SUPERstorm Sandy.

Posted by: Al Gore at September 27, 2026 01:06 PM (2Ez/1)

100 We were without power for 11 days, and that was no fun. I did grill a steak in the fireplace, which was a resounding success...except that the house smelled of steak for three days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 12:31 PM

You think that was bad!!!??? Last time we were without power we had to eat dirt sandwiches. For breakfast lunch and dinner. With no bread...just dirt sandwiched between 2 layers of dirt. The house smelled like dirt for 3 months! You had it easy.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:06 PM (zRAnz)

101 I think it's Wallace Shawn. Hateful he is.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

Well, he's definitely backwards.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 01:07 PM (ndZc7)

102 Thus, new inlets are formed. The Outer Banks are always moving. My regards to Duck.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)

Littoral Drift for the win.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 01:09 PM (k5CNB)

103 You think that was bad!!!??? Last time we were without power we had to eat dirt sandwiches. For breakfast lunch and dinner. With no bread...just dirt sandwiched between 2 layers of dirt. The house smelled like dirt for 3 months! You had it easy.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:06 PM (zRAnz)

Meh. In our part of NJ, we just drove over to the next town and grabbed dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. With fine wine. And cloth, embroidered napkins, even. Classy stuff.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 01:09 PM (hmYU4)

104 Martini Farmer

The ratio of Sun's energy to Earth verses all of mankind's outputs (even doubled to help the hapless Greens) is 350,000,000 to one.

Man's total activity is lost in the baseline. Even when doubled.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 01:11 PM (u82oZ)

105 he Weather Entertainment Channel, which stirs the pot and gets their fat and lazy audience all worked up into an orgasmic frenzy over nothing, before they settle back into their diabetic coma to rest up for the next trip to Golden Corral.
Posted by: Hurricane Smith at September 27, 2026 12:59 PM (6VpiA)

HEY!! We're sitting right here!!

Posted by: Fat and Lazy Local 43 at September 27, 2026 01:11 PM (hmYU4)

106 Littoral Drift for the win.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Can't we just put out an anchor?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:11 PM (XeU6L)

107 I always kind of liked Shawn Wallace but no more.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

Yes...a washed up character actor who is desperate to remain relevant, so he says unbelievably stupid and ignorant stuff to impress the cool kids.

And he is a "Jew." The kind I despise. Fuck him.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 01:12 PM (k5CNB)

108 Meh. In our part of NJ, we just drove over to the next town and grabbed dinner at a nice Italian restaurant. With fine wine. And cloth, embroidered napkins, even. Classy stuff.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 01:09 PM (hmYU4)

Didja' grab the dinner at gunpoint? 'Cause that's what I hear Jersey guys do. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:12 PM (zRAnz)

109 Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:06 PM (zRAnz)

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You had dirt? Must've been nice.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 27, 2026 01:13 PM (2UnvF)

110 Well, time to go out and meet the day. There is work to be done.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 01:13 PM (peOdB)

111 You think that was bad!!!??? Last time we were without power we had to eat dirt sandwiches. For breakfast lunch and dinner. With no bread...just dirt sandwiched between 2 layers of dirt. The house smelled like dirt for 3 months! You had it easy.

Posted by: Chairborne!

Ha, you think that was bad. I had nothing but dryer, belly-button lint, and mildew to feast on. Suffered mightily, but the lights came back on just before we were about to open the septic tank for dinner.

Posted by: Misfit Nitwit at September 27, 2026 01:14 PM (Fn+3X)

112 Posted by: Misfit Nitwit at September 27, 2026 01:14 PM (Fn+3X)

Heh. I gotta say you had us beat. I'll stop complaining.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:17 PM (zRAnz)

113 The Weather Entertainment Channel, which stirs the pot and gets their fat and lazy audience all worked up into an orgasmic frenzy over nothing, before they settle back into their diabetic coma to rest up for the next trip to Golden Corral.
Posted by: Hurricane Smith at September 27, 2026 12:59 PM (6VpiA)

It's always worthy of mockery...until it happens to you.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 01:17 PM (J4Dwc)

114 Littoral Drift for the win.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 01:09 PM

Putting a 'C' in front of that explains a lot of our confusion.

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at September 27, 2026 01:17 PM (0sNs1)

115 I was gonna mention the suffering of deadbolt escutcheons, but that thread is coming up at 2PM EST.

Posted by: The Huge Manatee! at September 27, 2026 01:18 PM (Fn+3X)

116 Haven't heard a final decision on Daylight Savings time year around yet. Rather standard time all year.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

117 Didja' grab the dinner at gunpoint? 'Cause that's what I hear Jersey guys do. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:12 PM (zRAnz)

Tell me you watch too much TV without telling me you watch too much TV.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 01:19 PM (hmYU4)

118 I had to walk and get my mom some cigarettes during the blizzard of 78. Uphill, both ways

What I never told her was I caught a ride on Rick Turners snowmobile in exchange for helping him go around getting stuff for people for the next couple of days

Delivered everything but babies

Posted by: Kittens! at September 27, 2026 01:21 PM (jrgJz)

119 Didja' grab the dinner at gunpoint? 'Cause that's what I hear Jersey guys do. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!
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Take the cannoli, leave the gun?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)

120
Doomwatching, I call it. When the weather report occupied 5 minutes of the local news at 5:00 and 11:00, it wasn't a big deal. Now we have channels with wall-to-wall coverage. What attracts eyeballs? Doom.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:23 PM (eRlcH)

121 116 Haven't heard a final decision on Daylight Savings time year around yet. Rather standard time all year.
Posted by: Skip

You Morning People get my goat!

Posted by: Darkness at 4:30 PM Sucks! at September 27, 2026 01:23 PM (Fn+3X)

122 Whichever way the time decision goes, some of my clocks will remain on time, and some will remain off time.
Will have to try to remember which is which.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 01:25 PM (sl73Y)

123 Doomwatching, I call it. When the weather report occupied 5 minutes of the local news at 5:00 and 11:00, it wasn't a big deal. Now we have channels with wall-to-wall coverage. What attracts eyeballs? Doom.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:23 PM (eRlcH)

I'm surprised we don't (yet) have Third World Weather Channel, so the illegals and shouldn't be legals can see the weather in their home countries.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 01:25 PM (qx7Zg)

124
You Morning People get my goat!
Posted by: Darkness at 4:30 PM Sucks! at September 27, 2026 01:23 PM (Fn+3X)

__________

Slugabed

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:25 PM (eRlcH)

125 Must be some event at the local airport today; heard heavy engines , ran out back and saw three Vietnam era Huey helicopters flying low in formation. Quite a sight!

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (H8mUs)

126 Your deadbolt had an escutcheon? Luxury! We were forced to fashion one out of the cardboard packaging from a Hungry Man TV dinner using a dull Tom Mix pocket knife and attach it with the adhesive portion of bandaids left over from Dad's bar fight wounds.

Posted by: The other side of the tracks at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (2Ez/1)

127 I built a snow fort down our front steps during the Blizzard of '67 in Chicago. Dad was stuck at work for 3 days. Came home with beard stubble all over his face. No school for days! Yay!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (zRAnz)

128 Ok, living in the Peoples Republic of Maryland, and this one didn't flood Ellicott City (see reports from 2016 & 201

.

Now, I am not trying to make light of this storm, but it WAS NOT a hurricane! Yes it dropped some rain and had some serious winds, but NOTHING like what a hurricane would do.

Let's be honest, a nor'easter is a hurricane-lite. It's not even a tropical depression really. It's NOT a named storm (with how liberal NOAA is with "naming" lately). Anyone who has lived on the East Coast for more than 10-15 years would just prep a little and otherwise dismiss this.

What I am trying to say, is that storms like this are NORMAL in certain seasons (usually fall with rain, or late winter/early spring with a crapton of snow). So if you are PAYING ATTENTION, you know how to PREPARE.

If it's not obvious I am "late Boomer/nascent Gen X", so I think you should LEARN how to prepare and SURVIVE.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (7kJyR)

129 Whichever way the time decision goes, some of my clocks will remain on time, and some will remain off time.
Will have to try to remember which is which.
Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 01:25 PM

Kamala!, nice of you to drop in!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 01:27 PM (0sNs1)

130 Kittens!

One long snow on the ground episode in Reston, Virginia, I walked 2 miles to a Giant to get more condoms for the neighbors. They were busy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 01:27 PM (u82oZ)

131 CBD, thanks for using the graphic … ’tis appreciated.

Posted by: Dr_No at September 27, 2026 01:27 PM (ayRl+)

132 What I never told her was I caught a ride on Rick Turners snowmobile in exchange for helping him go around getting stuff for people for the next couple of days

Delivered everything but babies
Posted by: Kittens!
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A big problem here was flushwater for commodes. I daily used my lawn tractor and small trailer to haul around 5 gallon containers of water, siphoned from a pool, to my neighbors. I've commented that all of our houses began to assume an aroma of unflushed commodes and spoiled food.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:29 PM (XeU6L)

133
What I am trying to say, is that storms like this are NORMAL in certain seasons (usually fall with rain, or late winter/early spring with a crapton of snow). So if you are PAYING ATTENTION, you know how to PREPARE.

If it's not obvious I am "late Boomer/nascent Gen X", so I think you should LEARN how to prepare and SURVIVE.

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (7kJyR)

_______

A significant swath of these United States would drown on its own saliva if there wasn't an aid program to swab out their throats. Prepare?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:30 PM (eRlcH)

134 The hurricanes off Baja seem to be pumping a lot of warm, moist air up into So. California. Looks like air conditioner season will go for a while yet.

Gas is 6.60/gal at the local Chevron. I've seen a few 7 handles for the higher grades locally. Yikes!

Reminds me of the '70's debating how could gas go over $1 per gal when the pumps could only go up to 99.9 cents. Anyone remember seeing it priced by the half-gallon? Or the truly confusing liter pricing? Glad THAT didn't catch on!!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:30 PM (QGaXH)

135 Haven't heard a final decision on Daylight Savings time year around yet. Rather standard time all year.
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

To stop the endless quibbling about Standard versus Daylight, I propose putting the entire country on Greenwich Time. This would force everyone to adjust their activities to the amount of daylight available and not slavishly follow the dictates of "what time is it?"

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 01:31 PM (P/woT)

136
Gas is 6.60/gal at the local Chevron. I've seen a few 7 handles for the higher grades locally. Yikes!

_________

Filled up at Costco yesterday for $3.64.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:32 PM (eRlcH)

137 To stop the endless quibbling about Standard versus Daylight, I propose putting the entire country on Greenwich Time. This would force everyone to adjust their activities to the amount of daylight available and not slavishly follow the dictates of "what time is it?"

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 01:31 PM (P/woT)

We could call it Zulu time. I like that name. Reminds me of the Army.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:34 PM (zRAnz)

138 Must be some event at the local airport today; heard heavy engines , ran out back and saw three Vietnam era Huey helicopters flying low in formation. Quite a sight!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Possibly these folk? https://armyav.org/

Post-Helene they were on the scene here immediately, hauling supplies to areas that could not be reached otherwise. I have a close friend who is active with that group. Lots of experience from VN.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:34 PM (XeU6L)

139 The Jets are finding new and interesting ways to piss me off.

Please stop sucking at football.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:35 PM (viF8m)

140 135 Clarifying :

Wondering if it could go over $10/gallon. Can the pumps price that high?

Reminds me of the '70's ........

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:36 PM (QGaXH)

141
Of course, we've done what we can to tear down any sense of community that used to help sustain ourselves during natural disasters.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:36 PM (eRlcH)

142 13 It was gloomy, blustery, and showery here all day yesterday. I skipped Pizza Nite in Rowley because of that. This morning? Cloudless blue sky, bright sunshine, a breeze, and temps in the low 30's. Brrrr!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:13 PM (peOdB)

Thinking about Az yet?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:37 PM (QGaXH)

143 Sorry, but this storm was REALLY bad. We ordered wine from the mainland to be delivered yesterday.
The ferry didn’t run!

Posted by: RI Red at September 27, 2026 01:38 PM (SabPB)

144 Paul, you ignorant slut.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 27, 2026 01:38 PM (2UnvF)

145 Please stop sucking at football.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:35 PM (viF8m)

You must've not grown up in Chicago. I got used to it from an early age.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at September 27, 2026 01:38 PM (zRAnz)

146 Filled up at Costco yesterday for $3.64.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

$3.59 Sam's in McKinney, Texas.

Afternoon all.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 01:38 PM (0yFYJ)

147 The Jets are finding new and interesting ways to piss me off.

Please stop sucking at football.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:35 PM

We're the Jets. It's who we are, and what we do.

Mebbe be a Browns fan?

Posted by: New York Jets at September 27, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)

148 Of course, we've done what we can to tear down any sense of community that used to help sustain ourselves during natural disasters.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:36 PM
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Whaddya mean?

Posted by: Social media, especially NextDoor at September 27, 2026 01:39 PM (2Ez/1)

149 @133

A significant swath of these United States would drown on its own saliva if there wasn't an aid program to swab out their throats. Prepare?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:30 PM (eRlcH)

My one prayer is that I have passed on enough of my knowledge/tenacity/wisdom (if I can lay claim to any of those) to my children....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:40 PM (7kJyR)

150 Please stop sucking at football.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:35 PM (viF8m)

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You're not my supervisor.

Posted by: Jerry Jones at September 27, 2026 01:40 PM (2UnvF)

151 Please stop sucking at football.

Posted by: JackStraw

You must've not grown up in Chicago. I got used to it from an early age.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

The Dallas Cowboys have entered the chat.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 01:40 PM (0yFYJ)

152 Post-Helene they were on the scene here immediately, hauling supplies to areas that could not be reached otherwise. I have a close friend who is active with that group. Lots of experience from VN.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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More on that: https://shorturl.at/f3XSU

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:40 PM (XeU6L)

153 Way back in old days, in USAF all schedules were on Zulu time as different time zones had to all on same schedule

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:40 PM (Ia/+0)

154 Marxists politicize even the weather to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

They all have ocean front properties. Do the math.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 01:41 PM (RIvkX)

155 Ah yes......"Zulu Time"........now I'm having flashbacks see what you did?

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 27, 2026 01:41 PM (jrgJz)

156 Holy
Shit the Seahawks look awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 01:42 PM (s3LZV)

157 Bomb Cyclone >> Heat Dome

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (RIvkX)

158 Zulu Time is Best Time.

Posted by: Zulu Warriors at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (0sNs1)

159 If it's not obvious I am "late Boomer/nascent Gen X", so I think you should LEARN how to prepare and SURVIVE.

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:26 PM (7kJyR)
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Absolutely.

I lived through those Ellicott City floods and they weren't fun. But that is a somewhat common occurrence there.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (kpS4V)

160 CBD, thanks for using the graphic … ’tis appreciated.

Posted by: Dr_No at September 27, 2026 01:27 PM (ayRl+)

Oops! Forgot to give you credit...fixed!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (k5CNB)

161 Of course, we've done what we can to tear down any sense of community that used to help sustain ourselves during natural disasters.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Here, the No. 1 co-ordinators were the churches. Volunteers, donation centers, critical supplies, food. There wasn't a church, no matter how rural, that did not have volunteers and tents filling the parking lots.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:44 PM (XeU6L)

162 157 Bomb Cyclone >> Heat Dome
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (RIvkX)

But more people COMPLAIN about the heat dome because they are "UNCOMFORTABLE",....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:44 PM (7kJyR)

163 WE call them "The Dolts" because Indianapolis has perfected the art of sucking at football

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 27, 2026 01:44 PM (jrgJz)

164 Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK? This is one of the bases the US houses the B-1's and B-52's used against Iran.

Several vans, about 20 people and a whole lot of explosives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 01:44 PM (4QASh)

165 It boggles me that people who have been alive for 29 years, or more, KNOW, from their own lives, that the climate hasn't changed significantly over that period, and still believe.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 01:45 PM (4NO2D)

166 Thought he said, lackeys in the complaint media.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:45 PM (3oLMy)

167 Bitch about us all you want, we still take your money.

Posted by: Pro Sportsball Teams at September 27, 2026 01:45 PM (0sNs1)

168 This would force everyone to adjust their activities to the amount of daylight available and not slavishly follow the dictates of "what time is it?"
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 27, 2026 01:31 PM (P/woT)

You're messing with my bread and butter, fella!

Posted by: Howdy Doody at September 27, 2026 01:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

169 Bitch about us all you want, we still take your money.
Posted by: Pro Sportsball Teams at September 27, 2026 01:45 PM

I bought a hat once.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 01:46 PM (4NO2D)

170 That said my buddy just texted me photos from Wildwood NJ and the water is waist deep in the house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (RIvkX)

171 Absolutely.

I lived through those Ellicott City floods and they weren't fun. But that is a somewhat common occurrence there.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (kpS4V)

Having visited Old Ellicott City MANY times, I can see why it's problematic. You pay any attention to the hydrology and how the main street follows the feeder stream,...that's flash flood central.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (7kJyR)

172 You're messing with my bread and butter, fella!
Posted by: Howdy Doody
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No one talks about me anymore.

Posted by: Clarabell at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (XeU6L)

173 Fox showed video of horrendous water lapping maybe 2' up against an 18' seawall. Oh, the horror.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:48 PM (3oLMy)

174
It's Howdy Doody Time!
It's not worth a dime,
so let's turn on Channel Nine
and watch Frankenstein!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 27, 2026 01:49 PM (0sNs1)

175 CBD, thanks for using the graphic … ’tis appreciated.

Posted by: Dr_No at September 27, 2026 01:27 PM (ayRl+)

Oops! Forgot to give you credit...fixed!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 27, 2026 01:43 PM (k5CNB)
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You'll both be hearing from our church's legal team.

Posted by: J.R. Bob Dobbs at September 27, 2026 01:49 PM (RIvkX)

176 Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK? This is one of the bases the US houses the B-1's and B-52's used against Iran.

Several vans, about 20 people and a whole lot of explosives.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Saw something on Fb about it. Didn't delve too deeply into it.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 27, 2026 01:49 PM (0yFYJ)

177 Heh. No matter how pathetic the quality of the product on the field we still have a license to print Benjamins three shifts a day.

Posted by: NFL owners at September 27, 2026 01:50 PM (2Ez/1)

178 167 Bitch about us all you want, we still take your money.
Posted by: Pro Sportsball Teams

None of mine. It’s free tv. And I enjoy watching football.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (yEz+x)

179 Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK?
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More:
https://shorturl.at/kPvHE

Amish?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (XeU6L)

180 No one talks about me anymore.
Posted by: Clarabell at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (XeU6L)

Be quiet.

Posted by: Howdy Doody at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

181 Pull the wool over your own eyes.

Posted by: J.R. Bob Dobbs at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)

182 Well would you look at that.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

183 164 Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK? This is one of the bases the US houses the B-1's and B-52's used against Iran.

Several vans, about 20 people and a whole lot of explosives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Know how the intrepid police focused in one them.
A lady called 999. She first called the airbase and got a pass so she called the locals. Bless that lady and the few cops remaining in Britain who do their job.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (3oLMy)

184 You'll PAY to know what you really think.

Posted by: J.R. Bob Dobbs at September 27, 2026 01:52 PM (RIvkX)

185
Fox showed video of horrendous water lapping maybe 2' up against an 18' seawall. Oh, the horror.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:48 PM (3oLMy)

_________

Might just be stock footage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:52 PM (eRlcH)

186 None of mine. It’s free tv. And I enjoy watching football.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM

We get paid for your eyeballs.

Posted by: Pro Sportsball Teams at September 27, 2026 01:53 PM (0sNs1)

187 Bless that lady and the few cops remaining in Britain who do their job.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:51 PM (3oLMy)
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Has she been arrested yet?

Posted by: Hime Minister Shabana Mahmood at September 27, 2026 01:53 PM (RIvkX)

188
Be quiet.
Posted by: Howdy Doody
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I don't get it.

Posted by: A Millennial at September 27, 2026 01:53 PM (XeU6L)

189 Might just be stock footage.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:52 PM (eRlcH)

It was live.

Posted by: Moo at September 27, 2026 01:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

190 In before the Sportsball Puritans!

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 01:54 PM (4NO2D)

191 Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (7kJyR)

It was a mill town! They set up shop there for the rushing waters.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:54 PM (kpS4V)

192 Narcissists have little empathy for others.
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No, I never said that.

Posted by: J.R. Bob Dobbs at September 27, 2026 01:54 PM (RIvkX)

193 Bless that lady and the few cops remaining in Britain who do their job.
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I know a London police officer who has given up. He and his wife immigrated here, disgusted with things there.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:55 PM (XeU6L)

194 Narcissists have little empathy for others.

Why should we?

Posted by: Narcissists at September 27, 2026 01:56 PM (0sNs1)

195 >>Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK? This is one of the bases the US houses the B-1's and B-52's used against Iran.

Yea, waiting on details. I saw Trump give a short interview and he said that both his administration and the Brits were tracking these guys for a while.

Be interesting to see how the British people respond if the terrorists came through open borders.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:56 PM (viF8m)

196
Grocery stores sold out as nor'easter approaches OBX!!!-!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 01:56 PM (eRlcH)

197 I will not be shamed or bullied into a certain behavior. No matter what you say.

If you don’t like it. Don’t participate. But fuck off with your shaming.

You sound vaccinated more and more every time you show your moral superiority.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 27, 2026 01:57 PM (yEz+x)

198 Unusual subsurface volcanic activity by the ring of fire heating the Pacific which is creating more than usual upper atmospheric water vapor has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (3oLMy)

199 They set up shop there for the rushing waters.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:54 PM

Always a good idea.

Posted by: Olympia Beer of Tumwater, Washington at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (0sNs1)

200 I know a London police officer who has given up. He and his wife immigrated here, disgusted with things there.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:55 PM (XeU6L)

There's probably more than we know. If you've seen some of those Euro's on YT here for the kickball matches, you've probably noticed the guy with the big red mustache and ball cap. He moved lock, stock, and barrel to Utah because he said he couldn't raise his family in the UK.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (1Ff7Z)

201
Here comes that poodle dog!
Big as a blimp with a rhinestone collar

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (4NO2D)

202 Grocery stores sold out as nor'easter approaches OBX!!!-!
Posted by: Hadrian
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People probably filling bathtubs also.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (XeU6L)

203 You're messing with my bread and butter, fella!
Posted by: Howdy Doody

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I'm not your fella, chief.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at September 27, 2026 01:59 PM (2UnvF)

204
C'mon! everybody! let's go!
Get the distilled water! get the canned goods!
Get the toilet paper! you know we need it!

Go to da shelter
My baby, my baby,
Go to da shelter
Go to da shelter

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 01:59 PM (4NO2D)

205 People probably filling bathtubs also.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 01:58 PM (XeU6L)

Can't, the gin is in there.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 02:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

206 1St WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

207 That said my buddy just texted me photos from Wildwood NJ and the water is waist deep in the house.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (RIvkX)

They're kissin' in Cleveland, Kansas City, too
They're wailin' in Wildwood, back at Waterloo
They're smoochin' all over, even in St. Loo
So uh-baby get ready, I'm a-kissin' you

Oh, baby 'cause summertime is kissin' time USA

Posted by: Zombie Bobby Rydell at September 27, 2026 02:02 PM (6VpiA)

208 Might just be stock footage.

I love how whenever there's a storm all the local reporters run out to do their "live on the scene" reports wearing their raincoats and shouting in the wind because it's their folklore that that's how Dan Rather became a star.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 02:05 PM (GKDU1)

209 116 Haven't heard a final decision on Daylight Savings time year around yet. Rather standard time all year.
Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

Arizona doesn't change their clocks. BUT on our recent RV odyssey we overnighted in Tuba City* Az in the Navajo 'Nation' (NE Az). It was a long day and we didn't get in until 8:30 PM. Upon check-in they informed that the Navajo 'Nation' DOES observe DST so now it was 9:30 PM! We left the next morning for Mesa Verde.

*We didn't see a single Tuba the entire time we were there. Guess they keep them in a warehouse out of sight somewhere.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 02:05 PM (QGaXH)

210 192 Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 01:47 PM (7kJyR)

It was a mill town! They set up shop there for the rushing waters.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 01:54 PM (kpS4V)

EXACTLY!!!!

And EVERYONE who has moved there since its founding has FORGOTTEN what that means!

[Insert obligatory George Santayana quote here]

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 02:06 PM (7kJyR)

211 Shut up, dunce.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 27, 2026 02:09 PM (4NO2D)

212 People on Cali only have monthly gasoline bills about 10% higher than in TX
Posted by: Paul at September 27, 2026 02:08 PM (FnxMC)

UMMMM, I lived in CA for 3 years. The commutes are HELL!!! And you need to account for "idle time" sitting in GRIDLOCK.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at September 27, 2026 02:10 PM (7kJyR)

213 @ 164 Did anyone hear about the possible terror attack that was thwarted over at RAF Fairford in the UK? This is one of the bases the US houses the B-1's and B-52's used against Iran. Several vans, about 20 people and a whole lot of explosives. Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 27, 2026 01:44 PM (4QASh)
______________________________

Sounds like a draw play or a test run to see who's paying attention. More will likely follow. If this had been with serious intent, they wouldn't have failed the 'camo test' (or the IQ test, either).

Posted by: Dr_No at September 27, 2026 02:26 PM (ayRl+)

214 Be interesting to see how the British people respond if the terrorists came through open borders.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 01:56 PM (viF8m)

I think it will be interesting to see if they are directly connected to the IRGC, because I think that is very likely.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 02:38 PM (zn4/g)

215 So far up here in southern Maine this storm has been a nothingburger. Yes there's big surf and a high tide due to the King Tides but thats normal for this time of year.

I just went out and got lunch, and never turned my wipers past intermittent.

Posted by: Defenestratus at September 27, 2026 02:52 PM (WYStd)

216 China has solved the time problem, vast nation of 1.1 billion souls, all in one time zone.

Posted by: Easy Peasy at September 27, 2026 03:02 PM (Fn+3X)

217 More curious than the AGW crowd with their adoption of "Climate Change" to be their mantra, is that they speak of climate change as if that's a bad thing.

To think that the climate should remain more or less consistent everywhere on earth - year after year after year after year; the the earth's climate is not at all dynamic....those folks are the REAL climate deniers.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at September 27, 2026 05:20 PM (bufu1)

218 This also applies to tornadoes. Universal radar coverage means more are registered, and more damage is a given considering every year there is less open space for the tornadoes to go thru without causing any. So no real proof that in the past a good number of tornadoes simply went thru a field in the middle of the night and were unnoticed or never reported

Posted by: Azjaeger at September 27, 2026 05:58 PM (3/XaG)

The Book Thread: September 26th, 2026 [MP4]

[A Nancy cartoon by filler artist Caroline Cash]

Good morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes. It’s time once again for the monthly MP4-hosted Sunday Book Thread. Dress for men, as always, is country club casual. Women, however, are encouraged to cater to my own particular tastes:

So ask the barman for a cocktail, covfefe or tea and let’s get started!

‘ghost in the machine’

In the world of comics, there is a thing known as a ‘ghost strip.’ That is, a strip that goes on after the original artist’s death under various hands. Nancy and Popeye are two that spring to mind. A variant of the ‘ghost strip’ is one where it’s taken over by a hand selected by the original artist; in this case, the Mort Walker strips Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois.

The same thing happens in fiction, too. Clive Cussler’s ‘Dirk Pitt’ series continues to go on, 26 years after his death. ‘Tom Clancy’ novels still fill the shelves, and do I even have to mention the innumerable Sherlock Holmes pastiches that turn up every month? In a way, this sort of thing is a gift for a cartoonist or a writer. The hard work of coming up with a world and its inhabitants has already been done and the lives and personalities of the characters have already been limned. All you have to do is create a situation.

The hard part, however, is tone. A cartoonist can copy the Popeye art of Segar, but not his satiric blend of whimsy and seriousness. Almost anyone can write a Holmes story, but very few, IMO, capture the true style of Conan Doyle.* Most attempts are more concerned with a fiendishly twisted plot than with the characters of Holmes and Watson themselves. Which, again, can be a gift – you, as a writer, presume that whoever is buying your book has already internalized the Holmesian world (gasogene, hansom cabs, fog-shrouded streets), so you don’t need to concern yourself with richness of detail. Likewise with the heirs of Bushmiller, Segar, Cussler or Clancy: the hard work has been done and you’re only gilding the lily.

And this isn’t even mentioning books that re-imagine characters or provide (that dreaded word) ‘backstory.’ Gregory Maguire has made an entire career and buckets of money plundering the Land of Oz. Abraham Lincoln hunts vampires. Jane Austen deals with zombies.

How do you feel about ‘continuations,’ ‘re-boots’ or ‘pastiches?’ For readers, do you welcome them as more time to spend with characters you love? For writers, do you look on them as opportunities to try on a different ‘voice?’ Or do you despise the whole genre?

*The only ones I can think of are Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr.

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1 Tolle Lege

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Nope, didn't get anything read (except internet stuff). Too many distractions last week. I shall try to do better.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (1Ff7Z)

3 Mow that’s a teacher!

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 09:00 AM (LHPAg)

4 Morning, book fiends!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:02 AM (wzUl9)

5 Only a little further in Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm, up to November 1938, but you know a lousy day outside is a good reason to get some reading in. Not that if it was a nice day to take it out on the deck.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)

6 I think like anything if it’s done well I can enjoy it. If it’s too on the nose or poorly written I bounce right out. I recently read a Holmes book from Moriarty’s point of view. The surprise twist ending was neither, it was obvious from the get go.

Posted by: Bryce at September 27, 2026 09:04 AM (5GspC)

7 Good Sunday morning, horde, MP4.

Miss Gaby's get-up is lovely, but it sure looks uncomfortable.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 09:05 AM (CjHsb)

8 Or do you despise the whole genre?
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I can't think of an example beyond zombies genre where it has benefited from a variety of types.

Do your zombies run, or not?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)

9 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading. Mine was mixed and entirely enjoyable.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (yTvNw)

10 Morning, MP4.

Howdy, horde.

The week's reading was mostly a few of Joe Lansdale's Hap & Leonard novels, which were better than their tv series adaptations and the series adaptations were pretty good.

Continuations? I usually ignore them, finding the tone to be off. Take that Nancy strip up top. Years since I read newspaper comics, but I don't recall the Sunday Nancy strips as being as dark as the one at the top of the page. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (q3u5l)

11 The hard work of coming up with a world and its inhabitants has already been done and the lives and personalities of the characters have already been limned. All you have to do is create a situation.
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This gets even weirder when you factor in Expanded Universe novels (e.g., Star Wars, Star Trek, Warhammer 40K, etc.)

There, you may have adaptations of an entirely different medium (movies, television, and a table-top miniature game, in the aforementioned examples) into a novel form. As MP4 says, the world has already been created. Now the authors have to create characters and plots that are suitable for the setting. Some authors are more successful than others.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (FZ29D)

12 This week I finished George Pelecanos's crime thriller The Man Who Came Uptown. It's rather Elmore Leonard-like in a lot of ways, just as readable, and dealing with street people -- but also with upper middle class DC residents (the story takes place in and around DC). It let me down a little with a muffled climax; the lead character (a great movie role for the young Denzel Washington), while he has a couple of solid action scenes, does not have a bang-up finish in the story. However, I enjoyed it and will try others of his.

Also this week I found and read the Christopher Golden and Brain Keene anthology, The End of the World As We Know It. It's a collection of short stories set in the world of King's The Stand, in which the superflu wipes out 99.4% of humanity. I'd say about 15% of the stories are very good, three were superb, the rest are okay, and there was one about Indian (dot) people that I couldn't finish thanks to all the cultural references and terms. Fun stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

13 Or do you despise the whole genre?

If the original creator approves it, I suppose it's all right. I still give it the side-eye, though. It's the same with the "book one of fourteen!" crowd. Just create one world and keep mining it until you exhaust the land. Seems like a cheap way of writing.

I call it "The Roddenberry Hijack." If he were still alive, I'm sure Alexander Courage would agree with me.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

14 People doing these continuation novels are getting paid for the fun of writing fan fiction! Yes, most fan fiction is unpublishable or just plain boring. But if you tell a good story and remain true to the characters and setting, you can have the delight of playing in your favorite author's world as well as getting a check.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:10 AM (wzUl9)

15 I think that The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr and the House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz are pretty true to the Holmes legacy.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 09:11 AM (0U5gm)

16 Years since I read newspaper comics, but I don't recall the Sunday Nancy strips as being as dark as the one at the top of the page. YMMV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (q3u5l)

Or being funny at all.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:12 AM (1Ff7Z)

17 I think that The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr and the House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz are pretty true to the Holmes legacy.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026

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I've read Horowitz's, and the first of his James Bond sequels too. Enjoyed both. I'll have to look for Carr's.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

18 I finished Theo of Golden by Adam Levi and quite enjoyed it.
I'm still listening/reading In the Shadow of Kings, book 2 in the Time of Dragons series by Phillip Quaintrell. I like the series but it is long.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 09:14 AM (VCgbV)

19 MP4,
I miss the days when you posted stories and photos of the lovely ladies of early 20th century showbiz on the morning thread. Always looked forward to them. The photo above brought back that memory.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 09:14 AM (lJ0H4)

20 "Or being funny at all."

Yeah, that too.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:14 AM (q3u5l)

21 Moring all, time for church. I was busy working on some code for personal use, so I'll have to walk after church instead of before.

As to today's topic... done right it can be fantastic, done wrong it can be anywhere from 'subtly off' or 'the original author would have ended up exploring that more', to the horrors of 'what in the world did they think they were doing? This is WRONG!'

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 27, 2026 09:14 AM (aJQbY)

22 The main driving force in these continuation novels is the same impetus that sees television doing reboots: the publishers/producers don't want to take a chance on something new, so they use the goodwill from previous works to lessen the risk.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 09:15 AM (0U5gm)

23 Right now I'm reading a Lovecraftian short story about a group of fossil hunters on an Arctic island. They discover someone has snuck into their camp and stolen most of their supplies.

What do they do? Retreat? Leave the island?

No, they do what all sensible people do in a situation like this. They split the party into two groups. One group heads back to civilization to find more supplies. The other group stays behind to solve the mystery at the heart of the story. Being this is the Cthulhu Mythos, I predict it doesn't end well for either group.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 09:16 AM (FZ29D)

24 I have the pastiche "Matt Helm: The War Years," which I read in small chunks as the mood hits. I don't like it much, because I'm so steeped in Helm lore that it bothers me when this author, Keith Wease, an admitted Helm fan, misplaces certain flashbacks in the original books. And his original segments are either sexually deviant or dull.

This may stay in the house, but only for completion's sake.

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:17 AM (Pb7bQ)

25
I'm not fan. Think up your own damn characters and story!

*imitates pissing on computer to celebrate a successful comment*

*ahem* Anyway I understand the writer's impulse because the market's already there, and people tend to like successful name brands that satisfy their needs.

Very much the same thing as voting for Al Gore because Pappy Gore was such a Tennessee hack.

But, I don't think I've ever read a good one.

The first I remember, and was disappointed by, but was very popular was, "The Seven Percent Solution" by Nicholas Meyer, of Star Trek infamy IIRC.

TSPS was a pile, Holmes was basically a drug addict who needlessly harassed poor old Professor Moriarty teaching at Cambridge or some such place.

Buuuuut, best-seller and movie and I believe really started the whole low imagination, stealing characters genre. You know, Holmes VS Dracula, Holmes Builds His Dream Home, Fifty Shades of Holmes.

In short, not a fan.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 09:18 AM (YSUhf)

26 Police work in classic fiction is so different from contemporary tales. In "The Mugger," copyright 1956 by Ed McBain, one detective beats up a suspect, and another squad solves a case by breaking into a suspect's apartment.

I first noticed this pre-Miranda behavior in the radio version of "Dragnet." Sgts. Friday and Smith just entered homes and searched them as they pleased. And in a "Peter Gunn" episode, the police bugged the apartment of a fugitive's girlfriend on the chance that the guy would go there.

I think we've bent backward too far to protect criminals, but I'm glad that cops need warrants nowadays.

Back to "The Mugger": I'm annoyed that one culprit's M.O. is never explained.

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:18 AM (Pb7bQ)

27 The whole series thing (complete with replacement authors) was killed for me in high school. The Dragonlance series was a body blow, but David Eddings' regurgitation-like second series and Pier Anthony combined to put a bullet in the genre's head, a stake in its heart, and bury the corpse at sea.

I know there are great and important books out there, and those are the ones I want to read. Still working through Graham Greene and of course St. Augustine. I'm on The Ministry of Fear at the moment. Very good description of wartime London.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s)

28 Scott Adams hired several artist to draw for him as he had several nerve and muscle issues in his hands.
So a ghost artist.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 27, 2026 09:18 AM (/+uur)

29 There are Flashman continuations, but never read any of them. Fraser mentions in the originals that Flashman served on both sides in the US civil war, and I'd like to read a worthy account of that.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 27, 2026 09:19 AM (XvL8K)

30 I've found the 'ghost' approach to comics and novels to be hit or miss. I can't imagine anyone else able to match the Calvin and Hobbes of Bill Watterson. (Will Henry with his Wallace the Brave strip comes very close.) Same with the idea of someone else writing a Matt Helm book. I've been unsatisfied with most of the non-Cussler follow-ons except for the Isaac Bell series written by Jack Du Brul. The others aren't bad but they lack the playfulness, drama and invention that made Cussler so successful.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 09:19 AM (yTvNw)

31 “Uranium” by Tom Zoellner. Interesting book about an interesting rock. Goes into the long history of its use. At one time was considered a waste rock, and in the way of other materials. Sometimes used as a pottery glaze. Became very very important once it was discovered powerful bombs could be made with it.

The US government after the war was the sole purchaser and set the price high, and offered bonuses for discovery. The result was a huge prospecting boom in the desert southwest.

The Soviets just threw tens of thousands in a gulag and made them slaves. Little known side of wonderful socialism.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 27, 2026 09:19 AM (ebWKH)

32 I have the pastiche "Matt Helm: The War Years," which I read in small chunks as the mood hits. I don't like it much, because I'm so steeped in Helm lore that it bothers me when this author, Keith Wease, an admitted Helm fan, misplaces certain flashbacks in the original books. And his original segments are either sexually deviant or dull.

This may stay in the house, but only for completion's sake.
Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026

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I've never heard of that one! Is it available now?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)

33 I vaguely recall an SNL skit along the lines of What if Napoleon had a howitzer at Waterloo? or some such drek. It was beyond lame, but it comes to mind if a story series is continued too far. Everything ultimately falls apart.
Could the Hardy Boys continue their adventures until the age of George Jetson?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 09:20 AM (2Ez/1)

34 Even if the publishers and producers don't mind taking some chances, they look at the continuations with their large pre-sold audiences and figure there's no point in passing up guaranteed $$$.

But they do sometimes seem to crowd other stuff out, don't they?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:20 AM (q3u5l)

35 Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, expired after the fifth book of his trilogy (his own phrasing, I believe). The last book ended in a way that is characteristic of Adams, but left a bad taste in my mouth.

After his death, another author tried to continue the series. I haven't read it, and comments from others elsewhere indicate it doesn't have the same panache and absurd writing quality as the originals, but it was an attempt to bring the story forward, past said ending.

Posted by: Another Anon at September 27, 2026 09:21 AM (4h45B)

36
Years since I read newspaper comics, but I don't recall the Sunday Nancy strips as being as dark as the one at the top of the page. YMMV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (q3u5l)

Or being funny at all.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:12 AM (1Ff7Z)

Yeah, that's was more sassy, grrrlboss Nancy. Not true to the original;.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 09:21 AM (YSUhf)

37 In authorial news, Keith Seafield commented on my review of his book War Trophies: Weapons from Vietnam.

He took exception to the "defects" I found in his work, which I admit disappointed me when I first read it. He admitted that the lack of a table of contents or index and some editorial issues, but stressed that the focus was on the individual stories, not the weapons, which could be found elsewhere.

I did a new post, copying his comment and noting that with time, I have come around to see his point of view, and my original review was more about my expectation than the product in front of my, very much how Tolkien took down the Beowulf critics for not appreciating the poem as it was, but instead projecting what they wanted it to be.

The posts are at ahlloyd.com if anyone cares. He commented on my newer post and was very complimentary and announced he has a volume on World War II trophies now available for those who are interested. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

38 Booken morgen horden!
Currently reading Communion by JD Vance

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 09:23 AM (Ydd86)

39 I finished reading a very disappointing comic book, which actually ties into today's topic; the 1983 maxi-series "Camelot 3000." It bills itself as a continuation of Thomas Maloroy's "Le Morte d'Arthur," which I assume ends with Arthur not dying, rut being 'laid to rest.' And rest he does, until the 3000, until an alien invasion forces a kid to hide in an archeologic excavation, which just happens to be digging up old Camelot. The youth disturbs Arthur's tomb, waking him at last. Arthur's return triggers Merlin's reappearance, who then reincarnates a handful of knights into current-day bodies.

Sadly, the story is mostly interested in re-hashing the standard Arthurian tropes, with in an outlandish setting and with extra baggage. When something new is added to the characters, it's usually terrible. And the first half of the series ignores what should be the most pressing matter (the aliens) in favor of interpersonal drama. By the time the action picked up, I didn't care.

The art would have been good, but was utterly wasted on a genre mish-mash and a bad story. Not a recommendation.

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 09:24 AM (3v7ra)

40 Nancy was never funny. That was what made it so wonderful. It was a brilliant yet completely unaware satire of comic strips.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 09:24 AM (78a2H)

41 I read the Sunday comics for Doonesbury and The Far Side

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 09:24 AM (RIvkX)

42 Nancy Drew is still on going, I think

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 09:24 AM (Ydd86)

43 I've been unsatisfied with most of the non-Cussler follow-ons except for the Isaac Bell series written by Jack Du Brul. The others aren't bad but they lack the playfulness, drama and invention that made Cussler so successful.

Posted by: JTB

Yes, those are good, and they have an entirely new character and time period. Though, DuBrul was already a successful author. I would probably prefer that he go back to Philip Mercer stories.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (0U5gm)

44 When the new comic-strip artists do true continuations ('Wizard of Id' & .B.C.' come to mind) then it's fine. What the bastards did to 'Andy Capp' should have sent them to the Tower.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (NcvvS)

45 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (qRla/)

46 Short story expert Edward D. Hoch wrote at least a few Ellery Queen continuation stories which appeared in the magazine. I don't recall the one I read being all that outstanding -- yet another "dying message clue" mystery, I think. The TV series with Jim Hutton also relied on that too much. True, the Queens pioneered the technique and produced some top-notch stories using it. But that is not all there is to the classic detective tale.

Nobody has tried continuing John Dickson Carr's locked room/impossible crime stories with Dr. Gideon Fell, not that I know of. I doubt there are any writers with Carr's level of ingenuity today, even if a publisher were willing to try such a novel.

There were continuations of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin tales, by someone called Robert Goldsborough. The two I read did not have the sprightly, vigorous tone of Stout writing as Archie.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)

47 I don't think I've read any continuation series. There are few series that I've read through a single author's end: Longmire, Joe Pickett, Matthew Scudder (actually not to the end of Scudder series).

They start to get stale for me. I think if the author himself can't keep it fresh, it's not likely that another author will improve it. A series should have a natural end.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 09:26 AM (CjHsb)

48 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)

Inexcusable! Get thee to a corner.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 09:26 AM (lJ0H4)

49 (cont) The book is basically a series of unrelated articles about the story behind a weapon, especially the biography of its owner, service record and it often has official paperwork and other items and excellent full color pictures.

Seafield works for an online auction house and realized that the items he were selling had a lot of historic value and so he compiled the book to document them. It is a unique window into a world that I think most collectors have no idea exists. Perhaps the most startling discovery for me was the sheer variety of weapons recovered in Vietnam, which included American and German arms along with the usual Soviet bloc stuff.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)

50 In authorial news, Keith Seafield commented on my review of his book War Trophies: Weapons from Vietnam.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

I thought authors weren't supposed to respond to reviews, good or not?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:27 AM (1Ff7Z)

51 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (qRla/)
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Sigh. Do you feel tardy?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:27 AM (ZOv7s)

52 Had a delightful, unexpected start to the reading week. I started "The Complete Fenelon", a series of short essays written at the onset of the Enlightenment. It reads like a series of letters to a friend answering questions and offering perspective on morality and what is appropriate to be a good man. There are strong echoes of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Apostle Paul's letters to the Romans, even Montaigne's Essays, adding to my enjoyment. Fenelon offers guidance, not dogma, recognizing there is joy to be found in God's creation (which includes healthy, sexual marriage) and doesn't demand a life of constant suffering and atonement. The encroaching dominance of the Enlightenment can provide information but faith and imagination of the individual provides meaning. There is morality and balance in ways I see too seldom.

I'm impressed. Francois Fenelon turns out to be a calm, perceptive voice that appears again in the Romantic poets and later with Chesterton, Wendell Berry, Tolkien, even parts of the Agrarian movement.

I got a copy of Fenelon's book, "The Adventures of Telemachus". It goes on my winter reading list.

Serious thanks to our own Fenelon Spoke for suggesting this.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (yTvNw)

53 In the world of comics, there is a thing known as a ‘ghost strip.’ That is, a strip that goes on after the original artist’s death under various hands.

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Apparently, in the literary world, the result of a new author continuing a series started by another is called a continuation novel. In Anthony Horowitz' novel Marble Hall Murders, the protagonist, a book editor, rails against continuation novels when asked to edit one. The ironic thing is that Horowitz is known for, among other things, his excellent continuation novels, three James Bonds and two Sherlock Holmes.

Horowitz often includes authors and other literary figures in his books and usually presents them in a poor light. In Magpie Murders, for example, highly succesful novelist Alan Conway is presented as a bitter and hateful man who hates nobody more than his fans. It makes we wonder if that is the way he sees himself and his profession or it he is merely having some fun.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)

54 Alas, that's all for this week as I have a busy day ahead.

Thanks, MP4!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

55 Re series.

Joe Lansdale is wrapping up his Hap & Leonard series; last book, Petrified Dreams, is due out next month.

Just fyi for any Lansdale fans out there in the unlikely event you didn't know it already.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (q3u5l)

56 I think one can make an interesting distinction between writers continuing a particular series vs. writers using a setting but creating new characters and events. I don't think I would enjoy reading stories about Louis Wu or Kevin Renner that weren't written by Larry Niven -- but I don't think I would mind seeing "Known Space" or "Mote Universe" stories by divers hands. Play in the author's sandbox, but don't try to change the castle he built.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (78a2H)

57 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (qRla/)
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*uses short pencil behind right ear to make tardy note in permanent record*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (RIvkX)

58 I think that The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr and the House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz are pretty true to the Holmes legacy.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026

I didn't like Carr's book at all. I've read one of Horowitz' Bond novels and thought it was pretty close to the Fleming voice.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:29 AM (qRla/)

59 As I have mentioned before Anthony Burgess wrote 1985 not as a continuation or fan fiction but rather a riposte, a friendly amendment to Orwell's 1984.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 09:30 AM (RIvkX)

60 I read the "Camelot 3000" as a custom bound comic, where the original off-the-newstand comic books were sewn together into a single volume. (someone else did this, I just bought it off ebay. Where I may end up reselling it) This meant I got to see all the original ads and editorial material, which was almost more interesting than the story. The ads were amusing for the sheer range of them; from kids stuff like bubble gum and Saturday morning cartoons (an unfamiliar lineup that was before my time) to Lego Technic and Atari games, to borderline-adult products like (first edition) Dungeons and Dragons!

Also amusing was the author's notes at the end the end of the first couple issues. (Printed in lieu of letter pages, since no letters had yet been written) The author basically explained the research he did for the story, explaining the original Arthur legends. It was interesting to see that some of the stuff that we might consider 'revisionist' Arthurian history (like what went into the 2004 movie) was already known in 1983.

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 09:30 AM (3v7ra)

61 Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 09:14 AM (lJ0H4)

Thank you for the compliment! I stopped when AoS posts began enforcing a word limit. Now that I'm retired, perhaps I'll start doing it again as a once-a-week thing.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:31 AM (qRla/)

62 Nancy Drew is still on going, I think
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 27, 2026 09:24 AM (Ydd86)

I'm miffed that The Dover Boys aren't continuing.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

63 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM
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Did you at least bring donuts?

Posted by: Guy who always wants a donut at September 27, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

64 Wasn't there some recent attempt to "reboot" or "re-imagine" Camelot 3000? I thought I heard about that and I'm too lazy to look it up.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 09:32 AM (78a2H)

65 43 ... " DuBrul was already a successful author. I would probably prefer that he go back to Philip Mercer stories."

Agreed, although I don't want him to abandon the Isaac Bell books entirely. But a new Philip Mercer book would be very welcome.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 09:32 AM (yTvNw)

66 Morning, all. Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:25 AM (qRla/)

You were trapped in the book depository line with tankascribe?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 09:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

67 @32 --

Copyright 2012. I learned of it through a Helm fan site whose URL I don't recall.

I think I got my copy on eBay, but it looks to be print on demand. You should be able to find a copy without much trouble.

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:34 AM (Pb7bQ)

68 I've often wondered if it was possible to put together an AI thingabob that you could dump "the Culture" canon into that would produce more of next-gen Ian Banks books.

Similar thoughts with Terry Pratchett and Discworld.

Posted by: pawn at September 27, 2026 09:35 AM (XKNhI)

69 How terrible can a man be who vastly increases the size of his country, and creates it's first parliament? Ivan Vasilyevech became the first Tsar of Russia in 1547, and his story is told by Benson Bobrick in Fearful Majesty. Ivan had periods of brilliance interspersed with bouts of madness, which makes his story even more compelling.

Ivan was only three years old when his father died, and a group of nobles called Boyars formed a ruling council to guide the country while he matured. At 16, he was named Tsar in a nod to the Roman Empire. During this time, the country was still subject to periodic raids from Mongols in Kazan. Ivan fought and defeated them, growing Russia to the Volga, and then disbanded the Boyar council. In celebration of his victory, he ordered St Basil's cathedral built, one of the most identifiable buildings in the world.

As he expanded the size of Russia and also his power, his moodiness grew. He formed the first secret police, and began the first purges in Russia. As time went by, his fits of rage came more often, and in one he fatally struck his heir, dooming the house of Rurik. His sickly younger son was the last of the line.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 09:35 AM (0U5gm)

70 Tom Clancy founded a ghost town. Two-thirds of the Jack Ryan books had ghost writers.

That is a way to learn of new authors who are similar to your favorite.

Posted by: Randomizer at September 27, 2026 09:35 AM (fjkOR)

71 Scott Adams hired several artist to draw for him as he had several nerve and muscle issues in his hands.
So a ghost artist.

I've heard rumors that Garry Trudeau did the same thing.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:37 AM (qRla/)

72 I've often wondered if it was possible to put together an AI thingabob that you could dump "the Culture" canon into that would produce more of next-gen Ian Banks books.

Similar thoughts with Terry Pratchett and Discworld.
Posted by: pawn at September 27, 2026 09:35 AM (XKNhI)
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Discworld would be tough. So much of that world is based on satirizing other works (particularly Shakespeare) that AI would not do a very good job of imitating Pratchett's distinctive satirical outlook on culture.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 09:37 AM (FZ29D)

73 Miss Gaby is showing a saucy bit of ankle there.

One near seamless continuation of style and mood would be William Horwood's stories set in Kenneth Grahame's "Wind in the Willows" wood.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 09:38 AM (kpS4V)

74 Cable went out

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 09:38 AM (B76vZ)

75 “Nancy`” was always one of the most ridiculously Unfunny comic strips ever created. It had less actual jokes in it than Mark Trail.
Why would anyone want to continue that?

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 09:39 AM (H8mUs)

76 I've heard rumors that Garry Trudeau did the same thing.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Didn't he pass on as a result of Bush Derangement Syndrome some time ago?

Posted by: Auspex at September 27, 2026 09:39 AM (Y8DZL)

77 As to my own work - I thought I'd finished editing, but last night I thought of a couple of (small) bits to add, one being a hint concerning the next book in the series. The cover needs some tweaking, but otherwise, I'm ready to submit to Amazon for a proof copy.

I also have to set up a new website, which, since I am a tech-phobe, is going to be a royal PITA.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)

78 Being called "Ivan the Terrible" won't improve anybody's mood. Though I expect nobody dared say it in his hearing, or maybe the nickname came along only after he was gone?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

79 >>Didn't he pass on as a result of Bush Derangement Syndrome some time ago?

He's still around. Wikipedia says he's 78.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 09:42 AM (NcvvS)

80 I'm of two minds when it comes to continuations/pastiches/adaptations. One the one hand, I'm often disappointed when I see them, as I would usually prefer something new. But, sadly, they do draw my eye, and I will sometimes buy them anyways. Sometimes because that's the only thing available in the genre (I bought the Camelot 3000 comic because there aren't a lot of sword-and-sorcery comics, and I was hoping for something...anything...that filled that void. Alas, I was disappointed) and sometimes because the tie to known property is enough to hook my interest on that product rather than the one next to it.

What I really don't like, however, is when the story is just a rehash of the original. I'll always choose a new adventure of established characters over a story whose purpose is 'look how I've re-imagined the characters you love.' Another of my recent reads was "Wicked West: Legend of Oz" which started off kind of lame, but got more interesting once it finished rehashing Dorothy's story and moved on to...well it may have been new stories, or it may have been rehashing sequel stories that were at least new-to-me.

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 09:43 AM (3v7ra)

81 I enjoyed the Holmes/Russell books by Laurie King. The first is The Bea Keeper's Apprentice. Holmes helps raise an orphaned teenager and discovers she's very intelligent. Spoiler alert, they marry and solve crimes together. I did give up eventually as the books started to become tedious. The first few were fun reads and since I'm a woman I enjoyed the romance side of the narratives.
Not books, AI generated videos that continue the saga of the LOTR characters. Some of them are pretty good. Short and entertaining.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at September 27, 2026 09:43 AM (2NHgQ)

82 How could you write this without mentioning "Ian Fleming's James Bond"?

Posted by: Flakey Foont at September 27, 2026 09:43 AM (uaNKo)

83 Ok, I just asked an AI engine to do this:
"Describe the opening scene of a Hardy Boys story set in the world of George Jetson."
I'm impressed with the result. Because we have a word limit here, I'll just quote a snippet.
The alarm clock in Frank Hardy’s bedroom didn’t ring so much as take off.

It rose from the nightstand on tiny jets, circled his head twice, and projected a red message across the ceiling:

UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY—JETSON CITY SKYWAY 7

Frank sat up. Outside the window, the city glowed beneath him: towers floating on magnetic platforms, traffic lanes curling through the clouds, and delivery robots zipping between homes like fireflies. Somewhere above, a commuter pod honked impatiently.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 27, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

84
69 How terrible can a man be who vastly increases the size of his country, and creates it's first parliament? Ivan Vasilyevech became the first Tsar of Russia in 1547, and his story is told by Benson Bobrick in Fearful Majesty. Ivan had periods of brilliance interspersed with bouts of madness, which makes his story even more compelling. “

There are interesting parallels between Ivan and Henry VIII, who ruled at the same time. Henry created the English Navy and vastly expanded England’s power and importance - and we’ve also been telling tales of his monstrous personal life for 5 centuries now. Great Man or Tyrant? As is often the case, both.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 09:44 AM (H8mUs)

85 I'm continuing my Harlan Coben obsession having finished one Myron Bolitar book and begun another.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)

86 B.C. got stupid toward the end, so is a rare case the continuation has improved. Like Sanderson's Wheel of Time

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at September 27, 2026 09:45 AM (9/+ak)

87 @39 --

"Camelot 3000" gained recognition because it was the first mainstream comics maxi-series. This meant that anything could happen to the characters because they weren't tied down by continuity concerns.

It also gained attention because of the lesbian subplot.

The Brian Bolland art was pretty.

Be glad you weren't buying it as the issues hit the shelves. What was intended to take a year stretched into about two. Frustrating.

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:45 AM (Pb7bQ)

88 Reading this week was a mixed, and enjoyable, mixed bag. Rereading parts of Malcolm Guite's Galahad and the Grail. Then the Francois Fenelon essays mentioned above. Discovering the original Dr. Doolittle stories from the 1920s. (More on those another time.)

Finally, Will Henry's newest collection of his Wallace the Brave comic strips. There is a bit of Calvin in Wallace: the unending exuberance of a little boy with his little boy assumptions and imagination. Each panel includes subtle, small 'bits' (often a seagull or fish) that add to the humor. Thoroughly enjoyable and they make me laugh out loud.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 09:46 AM (yTvNw)

89 Being called "Ivan the Terrible" won't improve anybody's mood. Though I expect nobody dared say it in his hearing, or maybe the nickname came along only after he was gone?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)
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He was "terrible" or fearsome to his enemies, is how my Russian teacher explained it. It was a compliment.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 09:46 AM (kpS4V)

90 I've begun reading a new book, Comedy Is A Grim Business: The Making of It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by James Curtis.

I've been hoping for a book like this for years, but so far it's been a dull, slow slog. Curtis begins not with the movie or even director Stanley Kramer, but with a writer from England's Ealing Studios proposing Now For A Frolic, a movie described as "Greed on wheels," starring as many big UK comic names as possible.

I hope it gets better, but who knows?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:46 AM (qRla/)

91 WeakGeek,

Think I posted a link last week to a fairly cheap copy of Westlake's Adios, Scheherazade on ABEBooks. Did you manage to snag that copy?

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l)

92 Good morning!

hen author Lucy Foley found out the Agatha Christie estate wanted her to write a new Miss Marple mystery, she immediately wished she could tell her grandmothers, both huge fans of the legendary mystery writer. . .

That initial idea turned into Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, out today, the first Miss Marple mystery since Agatha Christie’s last in 1976, and the only one ever authorized by the Christie estate.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 27, 2026 09:49 AM (rOKnE)

93 2 How could you write this without mentioning "Ian Fleming's James Bond"?
Posted by: Flakey Foont at September 27, 2026

***
The first continuation novel, new to publishing in those days I think, was Kingsley Amis's Colonel Sun, written as by "Robert Markham." It's quite good. I lost interest in the ones done by John Gardner (not the literary author); they updated Bond to a degree, but didn't capture the real flavor.

Now we have Horowitz's stories set in the original 1950s time period: Trigger Mortis, for instance, takes place just after Goldfinger and features Pussy Galore and Bond continuing their affair, for a time. That one had the action and the "incredible suspense" (as the Signet paperback blurbs had it) of the originals.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

94 I also have to set up a new website, which, since I am a tech-phobe, is going to be a royal PITA.

Sounds like something you could probably get an AI to code for you as long as you can describe what you want. And by AI, I may or may not mean Asian Indian.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:50 AM (vTZFs)

95 OT but on my way into town to go to what will possibly be the last day of The Academy of Natural Sciences - the USA's oldest science museum - thanks to Drexel trying to liquidate it fast and quiet to prop up their indebted old asses.

I've been signing stuff, calling people, doing everything. Donors HAVE turned out, and the Penn Foundation offered to fund it fully for at least a year so things could get straightened out.

but Drexel refuses all help. it just wants to scrounge as much $$ as possible out of it. How do I know? because Drexel did EXACTLY this - same playbook - to the lovely Atwater Kent History Museum a few years back.

I'm off to say goodbye today, and still praying Drexel will see the light and work with the city and the feds and EVERYONE to keep the Museum operating on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

say a prayer for us! if they are able to lock those doors Wednesday, it's way easier for them to sell it off. people will forget.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 27, 2026 09:51 AM (j+aD2)

96 See if its back yet

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 09:51 AM (Ia/+0)

97 I recently read a Michael Crichton book, "Micro," that was unfinished when he died, so it was completed by Richard Preston. You could tell where Preston took over because the main character was killed off.

Crichton was a fun writer - no imitation possible.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 27, 2026 09:52 AM (rOKnE)

98
There are interesting parallels between Ivan and Henry VIII, who ruled at the same time. Henry created the English Navy and vastly expanded England’s power and importance - and we’ve also been telling tales of his monstrous personal life for 5 centuries now. Great Man or Tyrant? As is often the case, both.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026

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The idea was floated for a time, I think, of young Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) marrying Ivan, or maybe it was later after she was queen of England. Now *that* would have been explosive.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 09:53 AM (wzUl9)

99 Thank you for the compliment! I stopped when AoS posts began enforcing a word limit. Now that I'm retired, perhaps I'll start doing it again as a once-a-week thing.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression)

Yes, please do.!

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 09:53 AM (lJ0H4)

100 @47 --

A series should have a natural end.

The webcomic Full Frontal Nerdity by Aaron Williams had this observation:

"Neil Gaiman said that if your story runs long enough, all your characters die. ... I think George R.R. Martin took that as a challenge."

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:53 AM (Pb7bQ)

101 I've often wondered if it was possible to put together an AI thingabob that you could dump "the Culture" canon into that would produce more of next-gen Ian Banks books.

Similar thoughts with Terry Pratchett and Discworld.

Maybe not with those specific properties but I'll bet it's already being done.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 09:54 AM (vTZFs)

102
The book three was slow, so I wandered off for a bit, and saw that-

They're rereleasing "Logan's Run" in 4K, which is a surprise. All fans of Jenny Agutter and Farah Fawcett should rejoice.

BONUS! You'll get to see how the city of Dallas will look in the 23rd Century!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 09:54 AM (YSUhf)

103 The hard part, however, is tone.

**********

You can change the tone if you use the strategy of the Dread Pirate Roberts. Just fire your entire readership at the same time you bring the New Dread Author Tom Clancy on, hang around for a month telling the new readers how great the New Dread Author Clancy is, then retire to an island in the Caribbean (or Forest Lawn).

Posted by: muldoon at September 27, 2026 09:55 AM (I0N4X)

104 Being called "Ivan the Terrible" won't improve anybody's mood. Though I expect nobody dared say it in his hearing, or maybe the nickname came along only after he was gone?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Correct, it didn't show up until later, and the Russian word Grozny is actually more like 'fearsome'.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 09:55 AM (0U5gm)

105 The webcomic Full Frontal Nerdity by Aaron Williams had this observation:

"Neil Gaiman said that if your story runs long enough, all your characters die. ... I think George R.R. Martin took that as a challenge."
Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:53 AM (Pb7bQ)
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That happened a lot in Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle, but it worked well. Only magicians lived long enough to see the end of the series.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 09:55 AM (FZ29D)

106 I wonder how much money is in the Agatha Christie estate.

Posted by: dantesed at September 27, 2026 09:56 AM (Oy/m2)

107 I finished the third book of Wil McCarthy's near future Rich Man's Sky series, "Beggar's Sky". The so-called "Four Horsemen" are trillionaires who've made a killing on private space ventures like moon mining, a cislunar refueling depot, Martian colonies, and a space station deploying a sun shield. They're all battling interference from Earth governments and there's lots of corporate skullduggery too. There's a fifth enterprise, a floating city high above Venus's caustic clouds, but it's not making any money and the colony is effectively forgotten, with no viable way to fly its inhabitants back to Earth.

The Elon Musk-y character Igbal Renz was contacted by friendly alien intelligences while under the influence of mind-expanding drugs, and the aliens invited him to meet them at the edge of the solar system for a chat. Igbal threw all his money into developing a new drive and he and the crew made contact with these intra/interdimensional beings.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 09:56 AM (kpS4V)

108 Robert Jordan's Eye of the World Series was finished with by Brandon Sanderson who was hand picked to complete the series.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 27, 2026 09:57 AM (VCgbV)

109 >> “Nancy`” was always one of the most ridiculously Unfunny comic strips ever created.

Ugh, totally forgot about that one.
So, so bad.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 27, 2026 09:57 AM (rOKnE)

110 >>"Neil Gaiman said that if your story runs long enough, all your characters die. ... I think George R.R. Martin took that as a challenge."

I would add that if it's a movie/tv series, your bad guy eventually becomes the hero. See: Terminator.

Posted by: Lizzy at September 27, 2026 09:58 AM (rOKnE)

111 Women, however, are encouraged to cater to my own particular tastes:

The 'ettes will probably love everything about that outfit, except the corset.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 09:59 AM (6ydKt)

112 This past week I finished listening to The Outermost House by Henry Beston and Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz. Both were recommended here. Thank you to who ever posted about those books. As a side note I enjoyed The Outermost House a lot; Moriarty not so much.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at September 27, 2026 10:00 AM (iOWVI)

113 53 Apparently, in the literary world, the result of a new author continuing a series started by another is called a continuation novel.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)

Ironically, that sort of thing is one of my earliest memories of reading. I was reading through "The Boxcar Children" novels, kids-mystery novels, featuring a family of kids, with the older kids aging out of the story as the series progressed. Then all of a sudden, a new author took over, and the timeline re-set back to the middle. But that may be as much due to editorial mandate as the new author...

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 10:01 AM (3v7ra)

114 I've often wondered if it was possible to put together an AI thingabob that you could dump "the Culture" canon into that would produce more of next-gen Ian Banks books.

Similar thoughts with Terry Pratchett and Discworld.

I believe the issue here would be that the AI could only imitate what has come before, so you would be reading similar stories and plots over and over again.

And Banks slowly seemed to be introducing more sinister aspects to the Culture, so hard to know exactly where he was going with that.

Probably, AI would be a poor substitute for that sort of thing...growth within a series.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:01 AM (YSUhf)

115 They're rereleasing "Logan's Run" in 4K, which is a surprise. All fans of Jenny Agutter and Farah Fawcett should rejoice.

BONUS! You'll get to see how the city of Dallas will look in the 23rd Century!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 09:54 AM (YSUhf)
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The movie is a very poor adaptation of the book. Totally obfuscated the world built by the authors behind some ridiculous "we live in a bubble mall because of the environment" enviro-nonsense.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)

116 ...sigh...
I have a trio of bears eating crabapples off the tree right outside my window. And not being too gentle about it. What a backdrop to the book thread....

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 10:02 AM (3v7ra)

117 three = thread

Who knew?

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:02 AM (YSUhf)

118 I must be the only one here who actually liked Nancy.

And it's still going on because the syndicate wants to keep making money. The same applies to the abomination that is the modern Andy Capp.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 10:02 AM (qRla/)

119 As to my own work - I thought I'd finished editing, but last night I thought of a couple of (small) bits to add, one being a hint concerning the next book in the series.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 09:40 AM (qRla/)

I don't know how it happened, but the Theda Bara book I bought had a couple of sections with a different typeface for a few paragraphs. I found the same in Sarah Hoyt's "Darkship Thieves."

Do you use more than one typeface, or was it a gremlin in your software? I've noticed a couple of times cutting and pasting in my work, that it changes the typeface and I have to reformat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:02 AM (1Ff7Z)

120 I always liked the Sprague De Camp versions of Conan better than the original Howard works, at least until I grew up and realized there was more to Conan that killing and loose women.

Posted by: Chiraq vet at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM (1pT2y)

121 They're rereleasing "Logan's Run" in 4K, which is a surprise. All fans of Jenny Agutter and Farah Fawcett should rejoice.

BONUS! You'll get to see how the city of Dallas will look in the 23rd Century!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 09:54 AM (YSUhf)
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The movie is a very poor adaptation of the book. Totally obfuscated the world built by the authors behind some ridiculous "we live in a bubble mall because of the environment" enviro-nonsense.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)

Yeah, I've always thought this was one that could be successfully remade as a movie or series,
since the movie was more or less a failure.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM (YSUhf)

122 I always found it interesting that some authors would write characters who never aged, but some seem to have specifically aged their characters as the novels went on. Maybe that second group of authors didn't want continuations.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM (0U5gm)

123 Orange, I do use a different typeface when I quote from a magazine or a newspaper article. I don't recall it being a few paragraphs, though. I'll keep an eye on it for this new book.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM (qRla/)

124 I believe the issue here would be that the AI could only imitate what has come before, so you would be reading similar stories and plots over and over again.

"We're right here, ya know."
-- the majority of mystery series and all romance series authors

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:05 AM (vTZFs)

125 64 Wasn't there some recent attempt to "reboot" or "re-imagine" Camelot 3000? I thought I heard about that and I'm too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 09:32 AM (78a2H)

Oh, I hope not. One of the gimmicks of the story was reincarnating Tristan as a girl. It was terrible in the original version, and I would absolutely hate to see how a current-year writer would handle that plot-point...

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 10:05 AM (3v7ra)

126 "Most attempts are more concerned with a fiendishly twisted plot than with the characters of Holmes and Watson themselves." Not even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was much interested in writing the character of Sherlock Holmes after Reichenbach Falls.

Posted by: Setsoru at September 27, 2026 10:06 AM (yADPr)

127 Another of my recent reads was "Wicked West: Legend of Oz" which started off kind of lame, but got more interesting once it finished rehashing Dorothy's story and moved on to...well it may have been new stories, or it may have been rehashing sequel stories that were at least new-to-me.
Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 09:43 AM (3v7ra)

There were fourteen WoO novels by Baum. I never knew there was more than one for quite a few years. Haven't read them, so they'd all be new to me.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

128 Put me in the 'despise' category.
I appreciate Brandon Sanderson for finishing Wheel of Time. He was hand selected.

But I wouldn't read, like, a Brian Herbert-style cash grab of endless crap books.

When the author is gone, the story is done.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 27, 2026 10:08 AM (s1VwS)

129 @91--

JSG, I've bought so many books this year that I've imposed a purchasing moratorium until I hit a Half Price Books shop or two during my trip to the TxMoMe.

Among my purchases was a slew of Westlake standalone novels. I have plenty to read now.

Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 10:09 AM (Pb7bQ)

130 I have a trio of bears eating crabapples off the tree right outside my window. And not being too gentle about it. What a backdrop to the book thread....
Posted by: Castle Guy

Pittsburgh Penguins star Andrei Kuzmenko is on leave from the team after receiving news that his father had been killed by a bear attack in his native Russia.
. . . .
Kuzmenko’s father had been on a Siberian fishing trip with six others.

The group set up camp on a nearby bank in the forest on the Bolshoy Yenisei River. The bear attacked the group and bit Kuzmenko in the face. His fellow fishermen loaded him into a boat and brought him to a nearby village, where they summoned a medical rescue helicopter.

Alexander made it to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries while being treated in the facility’s Intensive Care Unit

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)

131 I always found it interesting that some authors would write characters who never aged, but some seem to have specifically aged their characters as the novels went on. Maybe that second group of authors didn't want continuations.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026

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Stout did the former with Wolfe and Archie, and the Queen cousins to a lesser degree with Ellery and the Inspector. Though Ellery himself changes quite a bit. In the earliest books he's a young bookworm who can't help spouting quotations from everybody he learned about at Harvard. By the middle of the series, he's better: He knows these things, but isn't going around showing off his erudition. Then he hits a period, 1940-1957, where he finds that his logic often steers him wrong and people die as a result; and he becomes much more human still.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:11 AM (wzUl9)

132 That is a severely Russian way to go.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:13 AM (kpS4V)

133 87

The Brian Bolland art was pretty.

Be glad you weren't buying it as the issues hit the shelves. What was intended to take a year stretched into about two. Frustrating.
Posted by: Weak Geek at September 27, 2026 09:45 AM (Pb7bQ)

Ah, so the Image artists weren't the first to be intolerably late? Heh. I guess I got lucky that most of the books I collected monthly (a practice ended decades ago) were all reasonably timely.

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 27, 2026 10:14 AM (3v7ra)

134 That is a severely Russian way to go.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:13 AM (kpS4V)

Well...yes. If he was chugging vodka from a bottle even while the bear attacked him.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:14 AM (YSUhf)

135 I believe the issue here would be that the AI could only imitate what has come before, so you would be reading similar stories and plots over and over again.

"We're right here, ya know."
-- the majority of mystery series and all romance series authors
Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026

***
Yes; those modern "cozy" mysteries all feature amateur sleuths, usually women with small businesses in a small town which could never support such a business, usually involving one or more cats, and with some of the limpest "mystery" plotting ever committed to paper.

There was one series with a male librarian detective, straight and engaged, who lived with his Maine Coon cat. That was about the only difference.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:15 AM (wzUl9)

136 That is a severely Russian way to go.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:13 AM (kpS4V)
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да, конечно.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 10:16 AM (RIvkX)

137 And it's still going on because the syndicate wants to keep making money. The same applies to the abomination that is the modern Andy Capp.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 10:02 AM (qRla/)

Haven't seen Andy Capp in years. What did they do to it?

Talk about continuation, Gasoline Alley's been running since 1918.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

138 The Arthur C. Clarke Rama series of sci-fi books was slowly taken over by co-writer Gentry Lee.

The Rama series ends in a "Turtles All the Way Down*" fashion; It's almost like Clarke ( militant atheist) wanted to end Space Odyssey with a turtles finish but didn't dare.

Rendezvous with Rama (1973) Clarke

Rama II (1989) Lee
The Garden of Rama (1991) Lee
Rama Revealed (1993) Lee

*geometrically shaped red-white striped sentinel overseers.

Posted by: 13times at September 27, 2026 10:17 AM (fnZRl)

139 Speaking of bear attacks...

Japan, of all places, has become overrun with bears.

and bear attacks are way up.

Those ursine beasties have a lot to answer for.

We'll probably start importing them so the Bears Eating My Face Party can be happy.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:18 AM (YSUhf)

140 Morning all, thanks to all those responsible for this fine way-station. Hello from Whitefish, Montana, where wifey and I are about to start a week of horse ranching. Got my boots and everything.

I am sure I am not the only one here who would love to see Sydney Sweeney in Miss Gaby's outfit.

Posted by: goatexchange at September 27, 2026 10:18 AM (COPKT)

141 Ahh i loved Dirk Pitt.

But mostly I stay away from reboots. Purist, I guess.

Posted by: Funsize at September 27, 2026 10:18 AM (3j87q)

142 After seeing bits of it many times, I finally watched the entire Charlie Wilson's War movie. Then I found the actual book at a used book store, which I just finished reading. Quite the different story (hey, it's a movie).

Anyway, knowing what we know now, not just about the Afghan goat rope, but how the CIA and our wonderful government works, reading the book was very, very eerie. The present is just a template of the past, in so many ways.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 27, 2026 10:19 AM (QaH55)

143 Orange, I do use a different typeface when I quote from a magazine or a newspaper article. I don't recall it being a few paragraphs, though. I'll keep an eye on it for this new book.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM (qRla/)

MP, maybe I didn't catch on to that. I think it was about half a page. Of course, the niece has the book now, so I can't look for it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:20 AM (1Ff7Z)

144 Robert B. Parker's Spenser, Sunny Randall, Jesse Stone, and Cole and Hitch series were kept going after his death by various authors approved by his family.

Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone series ended with her death. I will forever wonder what Z was for.

Posted by: huerfano at September 27, 2026 10:22 AM (2Xqig)

145 Lawrence Block aged Matt Scudder too; if memory serves, Robert Parker was aging Spenser as well, though not very quickly. Ditto, I think, John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, not very quickly.

I'd think a writer with a long running series would want to let his character age if only for the additional complications it would introduce to some of the stories; could help keep it fresh for the writer. But if the series depends on a character frequently in violent situations a la Spenser/McGee/Jack Reacher you couldn't let them age too quickly.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 10:22 AM (q3u5l)

146 Haven't seen Andy Capp in years. What did they do to it?

Talk about continuation, Gasoline Alley's been running since 1918.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

Reg Smythe, the original creator of Andy Capp, died. But since the strip is a cash cow, the Daily Mirror syndicate hired two hacks to write and draw a modern-day version. It has none of the wit of the original and is abysmally drawn.

Gasoline Alley is the other version of the 'ghost strip' that I mentioned. The original creator, Frank King, chose his replacement, who then chose his replacement. The same thing happened with the Barney Google and Snuffy Smith strip.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 10:24 AM (qRla/)

147 Robert B. Parker, I'll admit, had a fairly easy style to imitate. But the couple of Spenser continuations I've read haven't grabbed me. I think they have also continued the Jesse Stone series and the "Appaloosa" Westerns with Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. Nobody, I think, has tried to continue the Sunny Randall stories featuring a female private eye in Boston; I wonder why?

Maybe it's because Sunny is normal, likes men, loves her job, admires her father the former cop, and has no ideas of being able to beat up men twice her size. She's perfectly willing to pull a gun when necessary and to accept help from the men in her life. I guess that's anathema to modern female readers?

The Sunny Randall stories, the Jesse Stones, and the Spensers are all part of the same universe, and characters from one wander over to others. Jesse and Sunny have an affair at one point, for instance, and Susan Silverman, Spenser's lady friend, appears in one of the Sunny tales.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:25 AM (wzUl9)

148 Robert B. Parker's Spenser, Sunny Randall, Jesse Stone, and Cole and Hitch series were kept going after his death by various authors approved by his family. . . .

Posted by: huerfano at September 27, 2026

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There have been Sunny Randall continuations? I guess I never look closely if the author's name reads "Robert B. Parker's" rather than just "Parker."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)

149 >>Reg Smythe, the original creator of Andy Capp, died.

The Economist gave Smythe a fine obituary.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 10:28 AM (NcvvS)

150
I don't remember much about Andy Capp. I must not have read it often.

Was he the guy who was always getting drunk and beating his wife.

I seem to remember it as having constant domestic violence as it's main source of laughter.

Buuuuut, I could be wrong.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:28 AM (YSUhf)

151 I don't remember much about Andy Capp. I must not have read it often.

Was he the guy who was always getting drunk and beating his wife.

I seem to remember it as having constant domestic violence as it's main source of laughter.

Buuuuut, I could be wrong.
Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026

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I don't recall any domestic violence, unless it was Mrs. Capp threatening Andy. Not sure. But yes, he was always "down at the pub."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)

152 >>I seem to remember it as having constant domestic violence as it's main source of laughter.

It was occasional domestic violence and the wife gave as good as she got.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 10:30 AM (NcvvS)

153 I would like to pimp a book by a young author who lives in my area. His name is Cory Kimber from Hurricane, UT, and he is 17-years old. He recently self-published his first YA fantasy novel, Twin Gates. The idea for the book came to him in a creative writing class in middle school, and he worked on it off and on for four years. This is the first work in a planned seven-book series.

He created a world populated by mysterious creatures such as gnomes, elves, etc. and where magic abounds. He drops five human teens into this world in a gnome village which sets in motion a two-thousand year old prophecy.

I bought the Kindle edition ($4.99) and am forty per cent through it. It's not great literature, but it's a very good first effort and a good book for tweens and teens.

Posted by: Zoltan at September 27, 2026 10:30 AM (KUWG/)

154 I'd think a writer with a long running series would want to let his character age if only for the additional complications it would introduce to some of the stories; could help keep it fresh for the writer.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 10:22 AM (q3u5l)

That's worked well for the Scudder series. It's realistic, and presents unique conflicts.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 10:30 AM (CjHsb)

155 Tom Selleck helped write a couple of Jesse Stone TV movie episodes.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:30 AM (KC5Lt)

156 I am currently reading Ron Chernow's Grant biography. It's a huge tome, and I may finish it by Christmas. So far, though, it has been very interesting. Chernow is a very good storyteller, and keeps the reader engaged.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at September 27, 2026 10:31 AM (0aYVJ)

157 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 10:32 AM (u82oZ)

158 Don't know if this applies to other members of the Horde. I find myself looking for decent condition physical books by authors I value. This is all within a reasonable book budget and used is fine. CS Lewis, Hilaire Belloc, Chesterton, Fulton Sheen (whose beatification is richly deserved), even Plato. Foundational books. I have little, and diminishing, confidence that such materials won't be changed or mutilated or eliminated by cultural and political trends. And relying on digital versions, open to all sorts of changes and denied access, is not something I would depend on, even though I use them.

Paranoid? Possibly. Curmudgeonly? Definitely. But when I think of how much has changed in the last twenty years, (increasing requirements to use digital and online sources away from personal control) let alone my life time, a sense of caution and desire to preserve seems reasonable.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 10:33 AM (yTvNw)

159 ...until I hit a Half Price Books shop or two during my trip to the TxMoMe.

Do not miss the flagship store in Dallas.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 27, 2026 10:33 AM (vTZFs)

160 Just re-read Legend of Bagger Vance after a decade. Not as good as I remember it and I can now see a little bit of the woke that's obvious in Pressfield's last few novels.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:34 AM (KC5Lt)

161 I find myself skipping to the end of almost every novel lately and then deciding if I care enough to go through the whole thing. Part of the problem is that I can't turn off my inner proof-reader, and it makes reading for pleasure much less pleasurable. Even in books where the grammar is mostly correct and homophones have been avoided, I still find myself "fixing" phrasing. It makes it so I almost don't like to read anymore.

I could put the curse to use by offering to formally go over the books for the authors, if they're contactable, but by the time I've read it once I don't want to turn around and have to go through it again.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:34 AM (lFFaq)

162 I recall old strips like Gasoline Alley, Alley Oop, and Rick O'Shay. Stan Lynde did Rick O'Shay. His art work was excellent, and his Sunday strips were often very funny. But the daily strip was a serial, and less lighthearted. He was a Montanan, and had a big house on the Rimrocks in Billings that burned down and destroyed a lot of his work.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at September 27, 2026 10:35 AM (0aYVJ)

163 Tom Selleck helped write a couple of Jesse Stone TV movie episodes.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026

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He'd have been perfect casting for Jesse when he was young -- Parker's character is in his early thirties or so when the book series begins -- and was perfect casting as the older Stone in the TV movies. I wonder if Parker had him in mind. Night Passage, the first JS, appeared in 1997, and Selleck had been a TV and movie star since the '80s.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

164 I know trolls are pretty much beneath notice here, but I have to say that Paul's comment at 144 is one of the more spectacularly dumb statements I've seen from one of them.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 10:35 AM (q3u5l)

165 Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 10:35 AM (q3u5l)

The evil Left don't like the good guys winning so actually it's one of his most revealing comments.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:38 AM (KC5Lt)

166 I'm considering getting the first Ciaphas Caine omnibus on Kindle. It's apparently 3 books and 3 short stories and in paperback it's $15 dollars while on Kindle it's $21. At 750+ pages I think the paperback would fall apart quickly which may be why it's less expensive.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:38 AM (lFFaq)

167 >>>I always found it interesting that some authors would write characters who never aged, but some seem to have specifically aged their characters as the novels went on. Maybe that second group of authors didn't want continuations.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:04 AM

Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear are vaguely old, but not so old they aren't incredibly tough, strong, and attractive to young women. Robert Crais' Joe Pike and Elvis Cole never seem to age. They are all Vietnam vets and must be in their 80s by now, but you'd never know.

Posted by: huerfano at September 27, 2026 10:38 AM (2Xqig)

168 Calvin and Hobbes remains the best comic strip in history. It will take a lot to overtake that title imo.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:39 AM (KC5Lt)

169 It's fine until the Leftists take over. Then the hero becomes gay, is replaced by a woman, or his characterization is assassinated by either being incompetent everyone is better than him, especially women, or he is labeled a racist and everyone hates him.

Posted by: Hadsil at September 27, 2026 10:39 AM (/4OWh)

170 L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz books ("the immortal 14") plus a few collections of short stories. The publisher then flailed about for a while trying out different authors before handing the series to Ruth Plumly Thompson, who ground out 21 more which weren't as good as Baum's best but sometimes beat his worst. Since her era there've been a number of semi-official Oz books (NOT including the degenerate revisionist shit-smearer Gregory Maguire).

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 10:40 AM (78a2H)

171 Reading about one author whose most famous book I really like. That book is Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean.

I am reading a biography of him: Fitzroy Maclean: Soldier & Statesman by
Frank McLynn.

Very interesting. A lot about Yugoslavia, UK policy decisions, and his turbulent, impactful life.

I like it, but this is a book for special interests, not for everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 10:41 AM (u82oZ)

172 Everything you believe is fiction, dope.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

173 Have a great day everyone. Be that swan gliding serenely though choppy water. Never let them see the feet moving fast.

Hopefully the router I ordered yesterday, to arrive today, will get my Wi-Fi network restored. Can only connect one computer to the Internet otherwise.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 10:42 AM (u82oZ)

174 I've not attempted to read any post Ludlum 'Ludlum' books.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:43 AM (KC5Lt)

175 Tom Selleck helped write a couple of Jesse Stone TV movie episodes.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026

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It's always interesting, though it doesn't always work out, when a lead actor writes a script for his own series. It worked for Robert Culp on I Spy, though he was a very good writer anyway (Harlan Ellison called him friend and lauded his work).

More often, I think, the lead takes over certain of the producing chores. The producer is important to the final product, as he chooses a great many elements, including the writers. Not sure it worked for Gilmore Girls when Lauren Graham became an executive producer; the latter episodes of the show are considered inferior to those of the earlier years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:43 AM (wzUl9)

176
Calvin and Hobbes remains the best comic strip in history. It will take a lot to overtake that title imo.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:39 AM (KC5Lt)

Watterson did the right thing by quitting while on top. Something Charles Schulz should have done in the mid-70s. Something Garry Trudeau has never learned.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:44 AM (eRlcH)

177 Many years ago, I read "The Giant Rat of Sumatra", by Richard Boyer, which I thought was a) really enjoyable, and b) captured the style of ACD very well. This may be the same Rick Boyer who wrote a series of mystery novels about a character named Doc something or other (I read one of them, "Gone to Earth" many years ago and enjoyed it), but I'm not sure.

Posted by: Disillusionist at September 27, 2026 10:45 AM (FRxmD)

178
"Nancy" became a problematic read after the Sluggo/Aunt Fritzi Ritz affair was drawn.

Posted by: Auspex at September 27, 2026 10:46 AM (Y8DZL)

179 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:44 AM (eRlcH)

Money beats quality for some.

OT but the star/producer of the show Mr. In Between did the same thing and stopped intentionally when he was on top in the 4th season.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (KC5Lt)

180 I wonder if the increasingly sinister tone of the Culture books was simply reflecting the increasingly sinister expression of lefty ideas in the real world?

One of the early stories — "The State of the Art" I think — had the Culture refusing to make contact with 1970s Earth because we still had capital punishment. But one of the final novels (Surface Detail) seems to suggest murdering people is fine as long as they are thinly-veiled Rupert Murdoch caricatures.

In short, I think maybe the mask was just slipping.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (78a2H)

181 Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear are vaguely old, but not so old they aren't incredibly tough, strong, and attractive to young women. Robert Crais' Joe Pike and Elvis Cole never seem to age. They are all Vietnam vets and must be in their 80s by now, but you'd never know.
Posted by: huerfano at September 27, 2026

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Spenser was in Korea; it's mentioned in a couple of the early novels in the series, when Korea was only 18-20 years back. (I've always thought it an interesting idea to write a story about the young Spenser coming through the 4077th M*A*S*H and meeting the young Margaret Houlihan. Same with the young Napoleon Solo, who was also there.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (wzUl9)

182 Met Al Feldstein a couple times from Mad magazine. Good dude.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (5C90x)

183 I've not attempted to read any post Ludlum 'Ludlum' books.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:43 AM (KC5Lt)

I tried one from the actual Ludlum era. Sahara, because I liked the movie with Matthew McConaughey, and hated it. Never felt the need to try another.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (lFFaq)

184 >>>Watterson did the right thing by quitting while on top. Something Charles Schulz should have done in the mid-70s. Something Garry Trudeau has never learned.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:44 AM (eRlcH)
*****
Gary Larson of Far Side fame did the same thing. Said enough and walked away. I always thought that was very smart.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at September 27, 2026 10:48 AM (iOWVI)

185 I would like to pimp a book by a young author who lives in my area. His name is Cory Kimber from Hurricane, UT, and he is 17-years old. He recently self-published his first YA fantasy novel, Twin Gates.

Posted by: Zoltan at September 27, 2026 10:30 AM (KUWG/)

I blew right through Hurricane UT this summer.

Seventeen? Good for him. Not my genre interest however.

(looks at pile of unsold writings, wipes away tear)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:48 AM (1Ff7Z)

186 This is a trope I've always hated: the far superior aliens who want to destroy earth/humans because we're so violent. What?!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:49 AM (kpS4V)

187 Met Al Feldstein a couple times from Mad magazine. Good dude.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Did he have extremely long feet that folded over at the tips?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:49 AM (0U5gm)

188 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 27, 2026 10:32 AM (u82oZ)

Can we do it with blackjacks and brass knucks?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:50 AM (1Ff7Z)

189 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:47 AM (lFFaq)

You're thinking of Clive Cussler.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:50 AM (KC5Lt)

190 "Nancy" became a problematic read after the Sluggo/Aunt Fritzi Ritz affair was drawn.

Posted by: Auspex

Sluggo was never the same after his stint in prison.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:52 AM (0U5gm)

191 This is a trope I've always hated: the far superior aliens who want to destroy earth/humans because we're so violent. What?!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026

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Good point. If humans are so violent, they are very unlikely to mount a successful starfaring project and will present little danger to the galaxy.

On the other hand, it's a chance for the author to comment on the nature of humans and on the futility/horror of war.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:52 AM (wzUl9)

192 Did he have extremely long feet that folded over at the tips?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:49 AM (0U5gm)
--

That's Don Martin!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:52 AM (kpS4V)

193 And I also never liked Clive Cussler books of which I've only read two for that reason.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:53 AM (KC5Lt)

194 I could put the curse to use by offering to formally go over the books for the authors, if they're contactable, but by the time I've read it once I don't want to turn around and have to go through it again.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:34 AM (lFFaq)

You could send me your info to the email on the front page sidebar for A Literary Horde. It's a bit moribund at the moment, but someone might be willing to pay you for proofreading.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:53 AM (1Ff7Z)

195 Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:50 AM (KC5Lt)

Whoops! You're right. I haven't read anything at all by Ludlum. I guess I like my action/adventure written before WW2.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:53 AM (lFFaq)

196 This is a trope I've always hated: the far superior aliens who want to destroy earth/humans because we're so violent. What?!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:49 AM (kpS4V)

That is pretty hypocritical of them, isn't it?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:54 AM (lFFaq)

197 Wasn't the one with long feet folding over at the tips Don Martin?

I should check around to see if there are any collections of some of the old Mad movie and tv parodies from the 60s out there. IIRC, Star Blecch, Why Spy?, Voyage to See What's on the Bottom, The Guns of Minestrone, etc, were pretty freakin' funny. Or at least they were when I was in grade and high school. Think I've delayed adulthood well enough that they'd still hold up for me now.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 10:54 AM (q3u5l)

198 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 10:53 AM (lFFaq)

He did mostly spy /espionage novels.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 10:54 AM (KC5Lt)

199 "Women, however, are encouraged to cater to my own particular tastes"

lol. Thanks for the encouragement, MP3, but even if wore that outfit I couldn't possibly look like that woman😉 I'm much older. I like her hat, though. It's very always liked hats.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 10:57 AM (Aqpmr)

200 I always liked Spy vs. Spy in Mad Magazine. It was very even handed, as they alternated which spy was blown up each time.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 10:58 AM (0U5gm)

201 I wonder if the increasingly sinister tone of the Culture books was simply reflecting the increasingly sinister expression of lefty ideas in the real world?

Could be.

Modern Brit authors like Banks and Stross suggest that the only problem with communism is one of scarcity and delivery of resources.

That's why they're all so fired up about the idea of a "post-scarcity" society with a "livable wage for all".

In their view a post-scarcity society does away with things like morality and religion, culture, and even biology.

That really seems to be a hugely gross misreading of human nature.

We live in what's very close to being a post-scarcity society with capitalism, and yet look at all the a-holes trying to tear it down.

Tribalism latches onto the weirdest things.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 10:59 AM (YSUhf)

202 On the other hand, it's a chance for the author to comment on the nature of humans and on the futility/horror of war.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 10:52 AM (wzUl9)

It's probably meant to insult America and Americans. The oh so sophisticated Euroeffete would never be violent. Except when they are.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:59 AM (1Ff7Z)

203
This is a trope I've always hated: the far superior aliens who want to destroy earth/humans because we're so violent. What?!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 10:49 AM (kpS4V)

Other tropes I've always hated

- The Magical Liberal who educates the lumpish conservative
- The deranged Vietnam veteran
- The conformism of suburban culture
- Dinner table arguments and accusations
- How damn hard life is for an urban gay

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 11:00 AM (eRlcH)

204 We live in what's very close to being a post-scarcity society with capitalism, and yet look at all the a-holes trying to tear it down.

Tribalism latches onto the weirdest things.

Posted by: naturalfake

Control over scarcity is a powerful tool, and they want to resurrect it. Thus, they need to eliminate capitalism.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 27, 2026 11:01 AM (0U5gm)

205 Also on my TBR pile is a big "modern" Western, a 1970 novel called Jim Kane by one J.P.S. Brown. Kane is a modern-day cowboy, still working on horses and dealing with cattle. I have hopes for it. Other novels with the lead character's name as the title have worked out: Youngblood Hawke, David Copperfield, etc.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 11:01 AM (wzUl9)

206 >>>Women, however, are encouraged to cater to my own particular tastes

You misspelled peculiar.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 11:01 AM (syz1S)

207 I'm about to begin an old story by John Benton Harris (actually John Wyndham) called "The Secret People", about a subterranean world. Shades of Pellucidar! It even has a Frazetta cover.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:02 AM (kpS4V)

208 "We live in what's very close to being a post-scarcity society with capitalism, and yet look at all the a-holes trying to tear it down."

All of whom probably think they'll be far more important in the aftermath than they are now. There's a lot of greed and envy operating there, but I wonder how much is due to the idea that they think they're insignificant now and knocking over the chessboard will somehow change that.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 11:03 AM (q3u5l)

209 Finished End of Story by A J Finn. A good classic.mystery, with a couple of obvious.red herrings in the story.
One of which involves the currently required trans element. Critical to the central character. And with absolutely no effect on the plot or resolution. Meaningless to those not obsessed with sexuality.
Put adamper on an otherwise good book.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 11:04 AM (sl73Y)

210 The Left are always living in fantasy world absent of any cause and effect . They have to make movies or write books of the world they see and how they could fix it if only...

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:05 AM (KC5Lt)

211 >>>A Nancy cartoon by filler artist Caroline Cash

I kept rereading it to see if I was missing the joke. Nope. Just not funny. But, it might be a good match for the original after all. As I recall, that one didn't really bring the funny either.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (syz1S)

212 Watterson did the right thing by quitting while on top. Something Charles Schulz should have done in the mid-70s. Something Garry Trudeau has never learned.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 10:44 AM (eRlcH)

Schulz should have stopped after the first 10 years. So should Walt Kelly.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (qRla/)

213 Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 10:53 AM (1Ff7Z)

Sent.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (lFFaq)

214 I loathe the rip-offs -- slackers, coasting on the work of others. I think we should rework the copyright laws. If you can't be bothered to do all the work, you shouldn't get all the money. Any work that uses characters or worlds created by previous writers should be required to give half of all gross profits from that work to the estate of the original creator, to his/her family, or to a government fund that will purchase copies of the original works to restock our sadly depleted public libraries. Also, let's bring back shame. Grifters should be made to feel ashamed, or at least ridiculed and unwelcomed.

I feel strongly about this.

Posted by: wittyranter at September 27, 2026 11:07 AM (jdPge)

215 These continuation series are easy on the reader too, not just the writers.
Readers also like lazy.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 27, 2026 11:08 AM (sl73Y)

216 I'm about to begin an old story by John Benton Harris (actually John Wyndham) called "The Secret People", about a subterranean world. Shades of Pellucidar! It even has a Frazetta cover.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:02 AM (kpS4V)

Eris, have you ever read I Remember Lemuria? Look up "Richard Shaver" if you haven't.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:08 AM (qRla/)

217 A Nancy cartoon by filler artist Caroline Cash

I kept rereading it to see if I was missing the joke. Nope. Just not funny. But, it might be a good match for the original after all. As I recall, that one didn't really bring the funny either.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (syz1S)

Well...to be fair, it's missing the three exclamation points emanating from the head of one of the characters in the final panel. True Nancy comics always had that.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 27, 2026 11:09 AM (YSUhf)

218 Some apolitical or lean right people also fall into the trap that perfect should be the norm. I see some think that any causality/death in a military conflict means failure. They demand war without consequences or in the absence of that no war at all.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:09 AM (KC5Lt)

219 Crais' Joe Pike and Elvis Cole never seem to age. They are all Vietnam vets and must be in their 80s by now, but you'd never know.
Posted by: huerfano at September 27, 2026 10:38 AM (2Xqig)

Hmmm...I've got a copy of The Monkey's Raincoat around here somewhere, picked up at a thrift store. I haven't read it. I need something light after Chernow's "Washington", think I'll go look for that.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 11:11 AM (CjHsb)

220 Eris, have you ever read I Remember Lemuria? Look up "Richard Shaver" if you haven't.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:08 AM (qRla/)
--

I have not, and I will!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:12 AM (kpS4V)

221
Schulz should have stopped after the first 10 years. So should Walt Kelly.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (qRla/)

I think that raises an interesting point. How many comic strips actually hold up over time? Calvin and Hobbes, as long as little boys aren't to be drugged senseless. Peanuts, I think does. They never tried to be topical; their themes are timeless. But Lil' Abner and Pogo don't. And nobody can remember when Doonesbury was in the least bit funny.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 11:14 AM (eRlcH)

222 I thought the joke was going to be ' I'm already in trouble so making the most of it'

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:17 AM (KC5Lt)

223 Eris, have you ever read I Remember Lemuria? Look up "Richard Shaver" if you haven't.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:08 AM (qRla/)

Is that the one where a girl lovingly reminisces about growing up with her dear mother, who was Swedish? Except then she finds out that she was really Lemurian?

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 11:20 AM (H8mUs)

224 I think that raises an interesting point. How many comic strips actually hold up over time?

Very few. In fact, I can't think of any that have managed to continue on from their original versions, unless the version began as a joke-a-day comic. Beetle Bailey was much richer in dialogue and art for the first ten years. Pogo jumped the shark when Kelly thought his mockery of Joe McCarthy made him America's conscience. Barney Google and Popeye were lavishly drawn and immensely fascinating under the pens of DeBeck and Segar. They were nothing like the limping, pallid ghosts of today.

I should do a post about comic strips.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:20 AM (qRla/)

225 Old strips are like old movies. I always laugh at the cops chasing unarmed suspects and yelling stop or I'll shoot !! Bam Bam Bam.

No viewer at the time blinked an eye at that .

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:20 AM (KC5Lt)

226 It even has a Frazetta cover.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:02 AM (kpS4V)

So, it's real skimpy? Barely there? Can't say that's good for the inside of the book.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

227 222. "And nobody can remember when Doonesbury was in the least bit funny."

Actually, I can. The first few years, especially the ones he did in college, were laugh out loud hilarious. A few were poignant. Then he decided he was a preacher, maybe a prophet, instead of a comic strip artist. The humor vanished under tedious, banal virtue signaling.

Posted by: JTB at September 27, 2026 11:21 AM (yTvNw)

228
Actually, I can. The first few years, especially the ones he did in college, were laugh out loud hilarious. A few were poignant.

Yes, I ought to amend that. He hasn't been funny since the Fall of Saigon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 27, 2026 11:23 AM (eRlcH)

229 Lotta Hollow Earth fiction out there. I enjoyed Rudy Rucker's Edgar Allen Poe riff "The Hollow Earth", but Long's novel "The Descent", while gripping, was just too brutal and depressing for me.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:23 AM (kpS4V)

230 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 11:06 AM (lFFaq)

I'll answer later today. Too many things to do this morning.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:23 AM (1Ff7Z)

231 The only book I've been reading is Patrick Quillin's book "Beating Cancer with Nutrition: Using Nutrition and other Modalities to Improve Quality and Quantity of Life for Medically Treated Patients."

Kinda heavy reading.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at September 27, 2026 11:23 AM (FGA9/)

232 Kinda heavy reading.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at September 27, 2026 11:23 AM (FGA9/)

Ack. Good luck with that. And prayers continue for Mr. Tea and you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 27, 2026 11:25 AM (CjHsb)

233 Caution: Shaver was almost certainly suffering from some degree of schizophrenia, so I don't think he considered what he was writing to be fiction. Also, he wasn't a very good writer, even with Ray Palmer editing heavily. And finally, you get a glimpse of some very weird sexual fixations in his work. Nothing explicit but at the same time you can't miss it.

(To his credit, Shaver eventually found a way to manage his mental illness and achieved a functional and apparently happy life.)

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 11:25 AM (78a2H)

234 "And nobody can remember when Doonesbury was in the least bit funny."

JTB is right - early Doonesbury, the strips which mocked the Black Panthers, campus sit-ins and Mike's non-existent love life, were funny. Even his Nixon strips had their funny moments (my fave is when Nixon's jut-out-of-jail aides meet for a reunion and sing "We're Richard Nixon's Secret Tapes Club Band!"

But he lost his sense of humor years ago. The same with "Tom Tomorrow" and Ruben Bolling.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:26 AM (qRla/)

235 One of the best Doonesbury strips nailed John Kerry to the wall when he was still touring college campuses speaking against the war. Haven't read Doonesbury in years, but I do recall them being pretty funny early on.

Dilbert is another that stays funny over time, I think.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 11:26 AM (q3u5l)

236 Yeah, Doonesbury was funny through about the very early 80's. Loved his lab partner Bernie and his experiments, and the George Hamilton Cocoa Butter Open (Zonker Harris and his savage tan won).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:27 AM (kpS4V)

237 I'm re-reading David Hackett Fischer's "Washington's Crossing".

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 11:28 AM (rj6Yv)

238 Some apolitical or lean right people also fall into the trap that perfect should be the norm. I see some think that any causality/death in a military conflict means failure. They demand war without consequences or in the absence of that no war at all.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:09 AM (KC5Lt)

No, they just use that excuse to help the other side. They're wolves in sheep's clothing. I have no doubt the NT crowd would be orgasmic if they found out Trump supporters were being killed. They would put on long faces and tut-tut, but always come up with an excuse as to why they deserved it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

239 All right, folks, I think I'm going to call it a day. It's dreary and rainy outside, so I need to cut up some chicken and let it simmer all day.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 27, 2026 11:29 AM (qRla/)

240 Headline (GMA):

"UK police arrest 5 men under terrorism, explosives acts close to US air base"

Locals evacuated.

Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 11:30 AM (rj6Yv)

241 Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

No the people I refer to were the same during Bush. At least they were consistent with Obama and Biden.

Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:30 AM (KC5Lt)

242 Thanks for the book thread, Poppins!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:31 AM (kpS4V)

243 Thanks for the thread, MP4

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 11:33 AM (q3u5l)

244 Not sure how it came up on my YouTube, but as being right up my alley in Russian history a series by a Russian woman writer Elvira Bary. She isn't pulling punches about Russian society and history.watched a bunch already. Ukraine, Russian soldiers, Vodka, Soviet Union. She has a few books and novels out.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 11:33 AM (Ia/+0)

245 Thank you, Dash. We really appreciate the prayers. Pretty sure that's what gets me through the day.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at September 27, 2026 11:33 AM (FGA9/)

246 No the people I refer to were the same during Bush. At least they were consistent with Obama and Biden.
Posted by: polynikes at September 27, 2026 11:30 AM (KC5Lt)

But we thought they were on our side then. They can always find the conservative case for doing non-conservative things. The masks were firmly in place then.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:34 AM (1Ff7Z)

247 I don't know if any of these YT videos have been posted yet:

1) Amelia Sings "Gods of the Copybook Headings."

https://tinyurl.com/zsha2zwj

2) Amelia, "Boots"

https://tinyurl.com/3f7h4wuu

3) "Gunga Din"

https://tinyurl.com/4cnf4sx6

And this Youtuber, Epochalypse, did many other of Kipling's poems, too, such as "If," "Tommy," "The Roman's Centurion's Song," "Dane-Geld" and many others.

Check it out if you like what Epochalypse did. I've spent quite a bit of time listening and watching these videos.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 27, 2026 11:34 AM (zQMY+)

248 i say let it die with the originator.
peanuts.
all sunday comics are so de- fanged at this point as to be completely humorless. i haven't laughed at one in so long that mom no longer saves them for me.
but while eric powell is still kicking let the other interpretations of goon continue.
and bless watterson.

Posted by: cmeat at September 27, 2026 11:35 AM (ncRE1)

249 One that sparked my interest most is Russians and how lying has been breed into them. They lie to everyone and only gives that person only what they want to hear. Bosses, friends everyone gets told only what they want to hear, no waves to come back on the person.
I suspect the 100 years + of Communism, and maybe a few hundred years of Totalitarian rule over them has caused this.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 11:39 AM (Ia/+0)

250 Locals evacuated.
Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 11:30 AM (rj6Yv)

From the BBC:

Resident describes waking to police banging on her front door
published at 07:41
07:41
One resident who has lived in the area for 18 years said she was woken by police banging on her door.

She was then ordered to leave straight away, without being able to take her dog with her.

****

Yeah, no. Cops banging on my door telling me to evac and saying I can't bring my dogs with me are going to be in for a surprise when I say, "watch me."

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 11:40 AM (J4Dwc)

251 There goes that voice again!

But the thread isn't over yet, I wail.

Thanks for the thread, MP.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 27, 2026 11:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

252 241 Headline (GMA):

"UK police arrest 5 men under terrorism, explosives acts close to US air base"

Locals evacuated.
Posted by: mrp at September 27, 2026 11:30 AM (rj6Yv)

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Do the mugshots resemble Guy Fawkes?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 27, 2026 11:43 AM (wpRMV)

253 "Police gave no details as to the nationality of those arrested."

I'm betting Muzzies with British citizenship, maybe a few illegals.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 11:44 AM (78a2H)

254 Got to handle some chores, including transferring some cat pictures to my hard drive and renaming them so I'll know what they are later. Many thanks to all fopr a fine Book Thread, esp. MP4!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 11:44 AM (wzUl9)

255 "Prime Minister Andy Burnham has urged people not to speculate after five men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences."

Yep, Muzzies.

Posted by: Trimegistus at September 27, 2026 11:45 AM (78a2H)

256 256 "Prime Minister Andy Burnham has urged people not to speculate after five men were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences."

**********

Let us not be hasty. It could be that splinter Amish group, the Yodeling Yoders. We all know how much they hate the Mennonites!

Posted by: Andy Burnham at September 27, 2026 11:47 AM (zQMY+)

257 "Nancy" was never, ever funny or even interesting. The strip above is a perfect example.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at September 27, 2026 11:47 AM (/ROPn)

258 Another episode why Russia and Putin had to dehuminze Ukraine, but then thats what Europeans all do to a extent with this Fascism naming. Its all rhetoric but many believe it.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 11:48 AM (Ia/+0)

259 Do the mugshots resemble Guy Fawkes?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 27, 2026 11:43 AM (wpRMV)

BBC Verify received a photo of the five men taken by a local.

BBC blurred out their faces before publishing, because of course they did.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 27, 2026 11:48 AM (J4Dwc)

260 228 agreed.
we had a copy of chronicles on the coffee table, next to the herman compilations. his lib always showed, but i was too young to be repulsed. i wanted to be zonker, but eventually became b.d.

Posted by: cmeat at September 27, 2026 11:51 AM (ncRE1)

261 Off to do chores. See you cats 'n' kittens later.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 27, 2026 11:55 AM (kpS4V)

262 Early Doonesbury -- had the paperback collections when they were first coming out at 2 & 3 bucks a copy. Enjoyed them and still remember a number of those strips.

Scot Sloan's coffee shop, for instance.
Scot: Hi there. I'm Scot Sloan, the fighting young priest who can talk to the young.
Mark: Well, good for you, sweetheart. I'll have a large black coffee to go.

Trudeau was pretty good a lot of the time, before he became 'important.'

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l)

263 little girl loved "lil' aubrey", so i indulged her in every compilation.

"off to the red lion i suppose? beer isn't everything you know, andy"
"he's right, you know. but it's way ahead of whatever's in second place."

and on the dash of my 455cu poncho: "wiederman, in this car we are either going to the gas station, at the gas station, or, foolishly, leaving the gas station."

Posted by: cmeat at September 27, 2026 11:58 AM (ncRE1)

264 And it's off to lay waste to anything I haven't already screwed up here at Casa Some Guy.

Thanks again for the thread, MP4.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 11:59 AM (q3u5l)

265 What made the local newspaper worth buying in the mid-80s to mid-90s was the Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side cartoons (and the local police report). When those two cartoons stopped, the local newspaper lost nearly all its value to me.

Posted by: Andy Burnham at September 27, 2026 12:00 PM (zQMY+)

266 >>and on the dash of my 455cu poncho: "wiederman, in this car we are either going to the gas station, at the gas station, or, foolishly, leaving the gas station."

A Mister Boffo reference?!

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:02 PM (NcvvS)

267 And Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 12:02 PM (NcvvS)

268 WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)

269 I think like anything if it’s done well I can enjoy it. If it’s too on the nose or poorly written I bounce right out. I recently read a Holmes book from Moriarty’s point of view. The surprise twist ending was neither, it was obvious from the get go.
Posted by: Bryce at September 27, 2026 09:04 AM (5GspC)

Michael Kurland wrote several pastiches on the Holmes "cannon" from the point of view of an American reporter who was recruited by Prof. Moriarty for a term of years in return for springing him out of a Turkish prison where he was held for a crime he did not commit.
Moriarty, in this series, is not the Napoleon of crime, but instead is a "consulting criminal" planning capers for the London underworld to gain funds to continue his mathematical investigations which appear to be around gravity and possibly general relativity.
The Infernal Device and Death by Gaslight are the two I have read. There are apparently more

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 12:05 PM (rbvCR)

270 Uh...I don't like them, which is why I wrote one. :-0

Heh.

No, it's fine. Nicholas Meyer's "Seven Percent Solution" is enjoyable. Most others I encounter are vaguely annoying.

With "Lair of the White Worm," I think I'm in the clear since it's not exactly an iconic novel full of memorable characters and people aren't reading Stoker for his stylish prose.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at September 27, 2026 12:15 PM (K40fF)

271 The ones I recall the most are Robert Aspirin's Myth series continued by Jody Lynn Nye and his Phule's Company series continued by Peter J. Heck. Neither could manage the core absurdity of Aspirin, even in the ones they co-wrote.

Next up would be the Conan stories written by tons of people. Again, they all seem to miss some core element that Robert E. Howard had, with even the best by Karl Edward Wagner, L Sprague de Camp, and Lin Carter just not matching.

I am definitely not a big fan of Derleth's Mythos work, which I think drags Carter's Xothic stories down a bit. Conversely, I love Howard's and Clark Ashton Smith's Mythos works. While not Lovecraft, they have a real spirit and coherence that stands on its own.

Posted by: Sam at September 27, 2026 12:15 PM (7jMef)

272 Check it out if you like what Epochalypse did. I've spent quite a bit of time listening and watching these videos.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at September 27, 2026 11:34 AM (zQMY+)

Epochalypse+Amelia+Kipling is like potato chips. I'm always going to watch one real quick and then log off for the night, and then it's an hour later.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 27, 2026 12:16 PM (lFFaq)

273 WEB Griffin wrote basically popcorn level fiction. Had multiple series. Seemed to have a bad case of ADHD. He would let series trail off instead of ending just to start new series. For a while his son was a 'co-author'. Then the publisher turned the final series over to a completely different writer. It sucked donkey balls. Tried to write characters like Daniel Craig brooding James Bond knock offs. The original books were fun, non-intellectual cotton candy I don't have anything else to do today type reads. And it's a book thread, not a literature thread so whatever.

Posted by: Stacy0311 at September 27, 2026 12:21 PM (wwlYu)

274 Still working on the Moron recommended 'A Conservative History of the American Left' - By Daniel J. Flynn. It's a remarkable book, and something of a page-turner for non-fiction. Ought to be read by all Conservatives.

Bedtime reading is one of those 'Clancy' novels, 'Dead or Alive' actually by a fellow named Blackwood. The writing is just so-so. The Clancy/Mark Greaney novels were better.

I note that Skip mentions above further reading of 'The Gathering Storm'. It is remarkable how the politicains/diplomats of the world powers sat on their hands as post-WWI Germany re-armed. The parallels with current affairs vis-a-vis Iran are remarkable.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 27, 2026 12:36 PM (XeU6L)

275 I think I read Tom Clancy’s 1st 10 novels but the last two are still unread on my shelf so I haven’t gotten to the imitators. I read a couple of reviews saying his writing had become formulaic, which could mean I am too easily influenced by reviews, or it really had become formulaic but I was too immersed to notice, or both.

Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at September 27, 2026 12:55 PM (eHQKA)

276 258 Another episode why Russia and Putin had to dehuminze Ukraine, but then thats what Europeans all do to a extent with this Fascism naming. Its all rhetoric but many believe it.
Posted by: Skip

Read: The Pickle Factory
Explains it all, footnotes DCI/Deutch, but left out George Tenet's contribution to the worlds largest/Kelly's Hero's style bank robbery.

LET'S GO BRANDON!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 27, 2026 01:03 PM (6neaR)

277 Wow, Sam, 100% on all of what you said.

Aspirin's novels fell off drastically when he added a co-writer. (Though who knows how much writing anyone does on these things?)

Smith's Cthulhu mythos are not Lovecraft, but they are their own thing, which is fine.

And I have the chronological Conan stories, where the Howard stories shine and the others (mostly) are slogs. (Which is kind of hard for a short story.)

It's kind of fascinating.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at September 27, 2026 01:38 PM (K40fF)

278 There have been some successful continuations. The important element is whether the continuation is true to the world that the originator created. Ruth Thompson successfully continued the series of "Oz" books after L. Frank Baum's death; her books were true to the Oz world, but had her personal touch. Some of the Sherlock Holmes continuations have also worked, such as Nicholas Meyer's "Seven-Percent Solution". In comic strips, George Wunder did a good job of continuing "Terry and the Pirates" after Milton Caniff left the strip, and Leonard Starr also did a good job with "LIttle Orphan Annie", though without the original's libertarian politics. Frank Frazetta, of all people, ghosted "Li'l Abner" early in his career, while Al Capp was busy making commercials and what-not. But some series are inimitable; I couldn't imagine someone attempting to continue "Calvin and Hobbes"; Bill Watterson is too good an artist and has too wild an imagination for anyone to mimic. It would like trying to carry on "Krazy Kat": can't be done.

Posted by: Nemo at September 27, 2026 02:12 PM (4RPgu)

279 Pastiches can be fun, and I particularly like the Holmes ones. Ghost comics can be a bit weirder. Popeye is now being drawn by Zach Weinersmith (although it's not really a continuation; he's just exploiting what I believe is copyright expiration to use the characters) and it features a lot of weird story arcs. Nancy now has Fritzi Ritz as a lesbian in a relationship with "Phyllis" (a take on her boyfriend "Phil" in older strips). Gil Thorp is being drawn by someone who can't draw. Bring Up Father is boring and stupid. Dick Tracy is investigating cybercrime. Mark Trail is just - bleh. At least Blondie is still pretty good.

Posted by: Mark Shaw at September 27, 2026 08:52 PM (YA+0k)

Daily Tech News 27 September 2026

Top Story

There's a new way to break RSA security that only requires you to (checks notes) occupy the entire infrastructure of Cloudflare for a day to break a single Privacy Pass key. (Ars Technica)

Generic RSA is still safe; this is for one particular use case.

Tech News

Speaking of controlled flights into bankruptcy, Microsoft's Copilot+ branding just did the thing. (Windows Central)

Everyone hated it and now it's gone.
Claude Opus 5.5, now with 95% fewer em-dashes. (Bleeping Computer)

But extra o-dashes.
Proposed federal legislation wants VPNs to ban piracy sites. (Tom's Hardware)

But doesn't seem to know anything about VPNs.
Ubuntu is planning to release a new kernel version every two weeks going forward. (Canonical)

Yay.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: The 80s were certainly something.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

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1 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:33 AM (r3Zca)

2 Called the otters.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:34 AM (r3Zca)

3 Cranberry/ walnut cookies will be ready in a bit.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (QwZKw)

4 Shouldn't cloudflare have died of embarrassment by now?

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (r3Zca)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 27, 2026 04:38 AM (PGK1w)

6 It could be interesting to see if Canonical can keep up.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:40 AM (r3Zca)

7 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Was playing suduko and wasn't watching the time.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)

9 Howdy, tech peeps.

Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:49 AM (rdVOm)

10 Hola horde,

Lots of late night reading. Too lazy to try the 7 essential iPhone tricks that will unlock thousands of value. May consider releasing a bot army programmed to cure cancer with these three simple rules.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 27, 2026 04:51 AM (yG7pF)

11 w00t late

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

12 wasn't watching the time
****

https://youtu.be/TxrwImCJCqk

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (r3Zca)

13 w00t late
Posted by: m

TARDY!

Detention for you, young man!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)

14 Ugh. Got to check out for the night...

Need ibuprofen and some sleeeeeeep.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 05:01 AM (rdVOm)

15 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at September 27, 2026 05:07 AM (V0/Sp)

16
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 27, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)

17 Morning friends.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at September 27, 2026 05:20 AM (aKh6S)

18 brain not working to task. shutting down for restart....

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 05:21 AM (r3Zca)

19 3 Cranberry/ walnut cookies will be ready in a bit.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:35 AM (QwZKw)

yum-yum-yum-yum-yum

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)

20 13 w00t late
Posted by: m

TARDY!

Detention for you, young man!
Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:59 AM (rdVOm)

Could I have some cranberry/walnut cookies instead?

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 05:35 AM (odBC9)

21 Good morning, everyone! Happy Sunday:

Here is a devotional by a man who has set up two para church organizations in Sri Lanka. Here he is reflecting on Psalm 4:1-8, and "The Lord Hears Us."

https://tinyurl.com/3mzdzvv2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:49 AM (JrHfD)

22 Is it really Sunday? ("Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!")

I'm not really here. Or not really awake. Or something. Go on with what you were doing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

23 Acapella group sings "Abide with me". Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/45n8hc8m

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:54 AM (JrHfD)

24 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:54 AM (Ia/+0)

25 Young McDonald's worker from Idaho pays for a man's meal and then gets a surprise of his own. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/4ck7azwc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 05:57 AM (JrHfD)

26 I should have started some apple pancakes a half hour ago

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 05:57 AM (Ia/+0)

27 A rare weather combo for this time of year: 77 F., 77% humidity, no heat index. I really need to go work out.

However, that sneaky motivation has concealed itself somewhere.

Morning and evening, all. Stirling and Dagny are trotting about, hoping breakfast will be early. What's up?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 05:59 AM (wzUl9)

28 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 06:02 AM (FZ29D)

29 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026

***
My two furry thugs do that from time to time. Rarely do they sleep any closer. Wolf and Chekov would cuddle together and groom each other (thus my jokes to Linda about "Chekov has yet to come out of the closet"), but these two keep a certain distance.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)

30 G'morning, all!

Almost 18 days on the road, and finally finished back home last night.

Almost a week in Vegas, visited with son and DiL before his deployment which begins today.

Road trip up the eastern shore and across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel during this nor'easter.

Multiple days in Baltimore with MiL working on home repairs before winter sets in.

And first night back home, the morning temps right now are only 49 degrees.

And church in a few hours.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

31 Coffee is helping. As it should. The last thing one wants early in the morning is layabout coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:07 AM (wzUl9)

32 28 Woke up a few hours ago (briefly) to discover that TWO of my cats were sharing my bed.

Penny was on my left and Chloe was on my right and both of them were snoozing peacefully until I disturbed them.

They are really starting to get along with each other, which is nice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 27, 2026 06:02 AM (FZ29D)

Good kitties!

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 06:10 AM (odBC9)

33 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Party like it's 1989.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 27, 2026 06:11 AM (amcLV)

34 We are renovating our master bath. The plumbers removed a bunch of copper pipe and left a pile of it. Isn't that pretty valuable? What should we do with it?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:13 AM (3AwA+)

35 We are renovating our master bath. The plumbers removed a bunch of copper pipe and left a pile of it. Isn't that pretty valuable? What should we do with it?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026

***
Sell it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9)

36 Morning all. Thx Pixy.

Winds are 20-30 mph. Rains come in bands. Going to be like this all day. Guess I'll watch the Giants.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 27, 2026 06:14 AM (Naxcc)

37 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

Sounds like a very busy, productive and good time. May God bless and protect your son and all people being deployed and their families.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:14 AM (JrHfD)

38 Thank you, Fen.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:15 AM (iMotb)

39 And how does one go about selling copper pipe?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:16 AM (3AwA+)

40 Copper scrap is worth a good bit

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Made over $1000 with the scrap copper I had, but was a few hundred pounds

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Claude Opus 5.5, now with 95% fewer em-dashes. (Bleeping Computer)
But extra o-dashes.

Is that like ... an o-face?

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 06:21 AM (odBC9)

43 Still have a aluminum and lead pile of scrap out back, not exactly sure how I am going to transport it someday

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:21 AM (Ia/+0)

44 30 Almost 18 days on the road, and finally finished back home last night.

Almost a week in Vegas, visited with son and DiL before his deployment which begins today.

Road trip up the eastern shore and across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel during this nor'easter.

Multiple days in Baltimore with MiL working on home repairs before winter sets in.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)

Whew!

Posted by: m at September 27, 2026 06:23 AM (odBC9)

45 Everyone hated it and now it's gone.

Clippy 2.0

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:26 AM (6ydKt)

46 "The 80s were certainly something."

And that something was: Fun.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

47 You wouldn't like Clippy when he's angry.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 27, 2026 06:28 AM (amcLV)

48 So, looks like a metal recycling place near here will pay $4.50 a pound for copper. Thanks, Wolfus and Skip!! I hope the renovators are really leaving us the metal...

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:29 AM (3AwA+)

49 Almost forgot....

The PCV repairs on the Volvo V-70?

At 290,000 miles the car didn't use a drop of oil during the trip, and on the return run from Baltimore to Summerville SC we averaged 71 miles per hour for the 568 mile trip at 28.9 miles per gallon.

New in 2006 it was EPA rated at 27 MPG highway.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:29 AM (iMotb)

50 7 year old notices and elderly woman sitting alone and sits with her. Faithpot site

https://tinyurl.com/3j6xyjd8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:29 AM (JrHfD)

51 How can you be hot for a teacher that is 400 lbs., smelly, with purple hair, lesbian, and wants to turn your children into trannies?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 27, 2026 06:30 AM (5C90x)

52 Mornin', Horde. 42 degrees, going up to 77, in Kentuckiana. Bright moonlight, more than enough if you aren't night-blind.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 06:32 AM (NcvvS)

53 39 And how does one go about selling copper pipe?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:16 AM (3AwA+)

Google “Metal Scrap Dealers” in your area and contact them about your copper.

Tell them what you have, and ask how much it’s worth, and what, if any, paperwork you need or have to fill out.

You might find it’s not worth your time if it’s not a lot of tubing and it’s too much of a hassle to sell it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:32 AM (6ydKt)

54 "Hot for teacher" was written quite some time ago.

I don't recall being "Hot for teacher " although I do recall a nice looking guy in his twenties who was my English teacher. He didn't like teaching and went into something else. I also had a funny teacher ( Can't recall which grade-maybe 5th?) . He had a phone in his desk and used to interrupt class by saying he had to take a call from the President. I think he became a truck driver.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:34 AM (JrHfD)

55 I should’ve waited a few minutes to answer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:34 AM (6ydKt)

56 Separate clean copper from pieces with solder joints, its different prices

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:35 AM (Ia/+0)

57 Thanks, Speaking. They say on their website that one must have a state issued drivers license to sell scrap metal. So I'll check it out next week.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:37 AM (3AwA+)

58 As usual, asleep for two hours, decent dream (including a friend who died last year - good to see him again) and now i can't sleep.

Posted by: Dark Lix at September 27, 2026 06:37 AM (Fv808)

59 VIA, Good to see you. FYI. I believe your MIL uses Amtrak. They issued a special notice. No trains from MD and northern stations to VA and south for a week in Oct. Tracks to be torn up and replaced.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at September 27, 2026 06:37 AM (yTvNw)

60 New in 2006 it was EPA rated at 27 MPG highway.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:29 AM (iMotb)

Well, if retirement doesn’t work out you could always drive a few miles down the road and start working at Volvo as a technician.

They’d probably be more surprised at your gas mileage on a 2006 than you were.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:39 AM (6ydKt)

61 Skip,
I'll have to check it out to see what's there. But it's not a huge amount and should fit in the trunk of my car. I know one large piece still has the shower nozzle attached.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:40 AM (3AwA+)

62 "I believe your MIL uses Amtrak. They issued a special notice. No trains from MD and northern stations to VA and south for a week in Oct. "

You are correct!

Her next trip is in December, so that should be done and back to normal.

But she took Amtrak down in the beginning of this month and it was pretty much a challenge to remain on schedule.
And she rode back to B'More with us this week, so she is home and safe.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 27, 2026 06:41 AM (iMotb)

63 Needless to say, we've never done this before!!

Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:41 AM (3AwA+)

64 57 Thanks, Speaking. They say on their website that one must have a state issued drivers license to sell scrap metal. So I'll check it out next week.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at September 27, 2026 06:37 AM (3AwA+)

Used to be you could ride in and sell an entire truckbed worth of scrap no problems, quick & easy.

Then methheads discovered scrap metal and it’s never been the same since.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:41 AM (6ydKt)

65 Then methheads discovered scrap metal and it’s never been the same since.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Remember Sudafed?

Posted by: Dark Lix at September 27, 2026 06:44 AM (Fv808)

66 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at September 27, 2026 06:45 AM (2Ez/1)

67 Remember Sudafed?
Posted by: Dark Lix at September 27, 2026 06:44 AM (Fv80

Anything with pseudoephedrine.
I think most of the company’s just stopped using it.

Which is why allergy & sinus medicines suck a lot harder now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 06:47 AM (6ydKt)

68 I am hoping to finish "True Grit today so I can return it to the library ( it is from another branch) it is taking so long because I am reading two other books as well. Anyway, this is what Mattie Ross says about the crook, Lucky Ned Pepper:

"He took out a locked canvas bag and cut it open with a Barlow knife and dumped the contents on the ground . He grinned and said , "Christmas Gift'.
Of course, that is what children shout to each other early on Christmas morning, the game being to shout it first ...." (to be continued)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:50 AM (JrHfD)

69 68 continued

"I had not thought of the disfigured robber having had a childhood. I expect he was mean to cats and made rude noises in church when he was not asleep. When he needed a form restraining hand, it was not there . An old story!"

Great stuff! I think I'll have to look for some other books by Charles Portis if they'll still in print.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 06:53 AM (JrHfD)

70 As copper came out of your house, to me its yours.

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 06:54 AM (Ia/+0)

71 The video is prophecy pointing to the time when there's no male teachers to keep the women in line. AKA, these days.

We had a PE teacher whose only job, apparently, was to protect the young boys from the predations of the female teachers. He was Mr. G, but they should have called him Mr. G-Spot, he hit just that hard.

Posted by: meh at September 27, 2026 06:55 AM (zZxsY)

72 G'mornin' everyone!

"Disclaimer: The 80s were certainly something."

- still ongoing debate about exactly what, however ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 27, 2026 06:56 AM (VyBeY)

73 from Baltimore to Summerville SC "

Well of course MPG would be good. You went... *checks map* uh, down the whole way.

/2026 geography student

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 06:57 AM (pfXMo)

74 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

75 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at September 27, 2026 06:45 AM (2Ez/1)
====

We had a visit from a juvenile red shouldered hawk yesterday. No bath he just hung out for a while.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 07:04 AM (RIvkX)

76 How can you be hot for a teacher that is 400 lbs., smelly, with purple hair, lesbian, and wants to turn your children into trannies?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

You forgot the covid face mask. Other than that, that's a good list and a good point.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 27, 2026 07:12 AM (VyD10)

77 The birdbath is a horrific symbol of dependence ( read "enslavement" ) of the Avian community to an oppressive patriarchial "humanist" society. The record of this enslavement, in both historical settings and quasi-fantasy outlets ( does anyone remember "four and twenty blackbirds baked into a pie" ). The enlightend mind reels from the hideousness of this oppression. We decry this humanist oppressive matrix and demand all birdbaths be torn down immediately!

In solidarity with our Avian co-beings!

Frizelda Q. Scretchan, Ed.D

Posted by: taken at random from Cambridge University's job application stack at September 27, 2026 07:13 AM (967/Q)

78 I was scoping for rodents.

Posted by: The red shouldered hawk at September 27, 2026 07:14 AM (2Ez/1)

79 @54/FenelonSpoke: From what I've seen, male teachers are a rare (and dying out) breed in the schools, at least around here.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 07:18 AM (O7YUW)

80 "Federal bill would force VPN providers, ISPs, and DNS services to block foreign piracy sites — yet fuzzy location rules could trigger heavy-handed bans"

Pixy, are old dinosaurs like me the only people who remember from the start of the internet the first major attempt at user control of mass reporting sites they didn't like (AoS, Daily Pundit, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, etc.) to the various anti-virus and firewall sites as allowing malware, porn, and anything else that would get flags to popup warning you not to go there and reporting on you if you did? All they taught us was to ignore warnings. This is just the latest attempt, except I guess the site will just disappear.

Posted by: SDN at September 27, 2026 07:21 AM (0sMG6)

81 77 The birdbath is a horrific symbol of dependence ( read "enslavement" ) of the Avian community to an oppressive patriarchial "humanist" society.
Posted by: taken at random...

Not true. In fact, I have it on good authority that all the little birdies on Jaybird Street love to hear me going tweet, tweet, tweet!

Posted by: Rockin' Robin at September 27, 2026 07:21 AM (2Ez/1)

82 Good morning, All.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM (RYmEM)

83 A L'il Blutarski put in an offer for a house yesterday and he texted me late that he got it under contract! In Gypsum, CO. I think it'll be great for him and his new wife and any Extra Li'l Blutarski that may come their way.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM (l26NL)

84 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM (Hbeqj)

85 A few minutes later the neighborhood tomcat showed up creeping along the back fence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM (RIvkX)

86 79 @54/FenelonSpoke: From what I've seen, male teachers are a rare (and dying out) breed in the schools, at least around here.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 07:18 AM (O7YUW)

One look at education departments, or entire college enrollment for that matter, will explain it.

For all college/university I think the ratio if 60/40 female/male.
For education degrees it's probably more like 75/25.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:23 AM (6ydKt)

87 I'll show YOU what the Avian community thinks of your oppressive patriarchial "humanist" society.

Posted by: A. Hitchcock at September 27, 2026 07:24 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM (l26NL)
===

Mazel! Do they have a guest room?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

89 Bird baths must be inclusive of all. We demand that any location that hosts bird baths must include icing mechanisms to accommodate sea fowl from all regions of the globe.

Posted by: Big Penguin at September 27, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)

90 Per the NY Post:
"UK police evacuate homes near air base used by US — detain men on suspected explosives offenses"

Since it's the UK we all know what kind of "men" they're talking about.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:27 AM (lJ0H4)

91 83 A L'il Blutarski put in an offer for a house yesterday and he texted me late that he got it under contract!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 27, 2026 07:22 AM

Unpossible!
TikTok says NO ONE cannot afford a house under this evil Orangeman Bad administration!!

Posted by: Tattooed Purple haired tackle box faced female at September 27, 2026 07:27 AM (2Ez/1)

92 we all know what kind of "men" they're talking about"

Mennonite? Devo? We'll never know...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:31 AM (pfXMo)

93 Gypsum, CO
Elev. 6300

Wow that is high mountain. Buy chapstick.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 07:32 AM (RIvkX)

94 Great stuff! I think I'll have to look for some other books by Charles Portis if they'll still in print.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026

***
Fen, I know TG was his second novel. His first, Norwood, is not a Western but a then-present-day novel about a country boy traveling to the city. Glen Campbell and Kim Darby starred in a movie version of it around 1970, I think.

I think Portis has written more since TG.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 07:32 AM (wzUl9)

95 TikTok says NO ONE cannot afford a house under this evil Orangeman Bad administration!!"

Indeed. All those new developments springing up seemingly overnight around Austin are...imaginary?

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:33 AM (pfXMo)

96 "Please note: This birdbath sits on sacred land once occupied by the Wappinger Confederacy, the Siwanoy, and the Munsee indigenous people groups."

Posted by: Plaque on Karen McAwfl's birdbath in Westchester County, NY at September 27, 2026 07:33 AM (2Ez/1)

97 "we all know what kind of "men" they're talking about"

Mennonite? Devo? We'll never know...
Posted by: man"

Nowadays we can't even be sure they are men.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at September 27, 2026 07:34 AM (MWfyi)

98 Since it's the UK we all know what kind of "men" they're talking about.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:27 AM (lJ0H4)

It probably is some "Pro-Palestinian" "protesters".

But, it is the UK, so I would not be surprised if there are a few actual English lefty-Green-party type nuts involved as well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:35 AM (6ydKt)

99 we all know what kind of "men" they're talking about"

Mennonite? Devo? We'll never know...
Posted by: man

What's surprising is that these "men" were even arrested to begin with.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:35 AM (lJ0H4)

100 All your birdbath are belong to us!

Posted by: New Xbox game at September 27, 2026 07:36 AM (967/Q)

101 Mr. Rat, I have a writ here that says you are to stop eating Chen Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now, It's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of same!

Posted by: Rooster Cogburn at September 27, 2026 07:37 AM (2Ez/1)

102 Back from my workout: ten minutes' running out of twenty total. I could have gone longer, but got lazy.

Some yogurt & honey, an English muffin w/ peanut butter, and coffee now. I've got a few chores to do before the Book Thread as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 07:37 AM (wzUl9)

103 What's surprising is that these "men" were even arrested to begin with.
Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:35 AM
+++++

Nothing Will Happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at September 27, 2026 07:38 AM (2Ez/1)

104 @86/SpeakingOf:

Just going down the list of teachers at a local elementary school (Canada) and looking at the first names:

73% female
19% male
8% ambiguous, couldn't automatically determine sex from the first name, it's one of those that can be given to both males and females.

The list is outdated though (probably last year) as I know one of the male teachers has moved on to another school.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 07:41 AM (O7YUW)

105 73% female
19% male"

Well of course. It's well documented that male teachers are just icky.

/

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:44 AM (pfXMo)

106 Just going down the list of teachers at a local elementary school (Canada) and looking at the first names:

73% female
19% male
8% ambiguous, couldn't automatically determine sex from the first name, it's one of those that can be given to both males and females.

The list is outdated though (probably last year) as I know one of the male teachers has moved on to another school.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines. at September 27, 2026 07:41 AM (O7YUW)

When I look back on my years in school from the 80s into the 90s, it wasn't really all that different.

I can remember some male teachers in school, but it was probably 80-85% female even back then.

I actually had more male professors in college classes but even then it was probably 70/30.

I think women are just naturally drawn to teaching for whatever reason.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:44 AM (6ydKt)

107 From a thread over at Insty:

"BREAKING: Rochester General Hospital in New York hired 82 resident doctors.

80 are foreign workers on H-1B or J-1 visas.
Only 2 are Americans.

98% of the residency slots went to visa workers- mostly from countries with documented USMLE cheating.

Americans got 2 jobs."

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:51 AM (lJ0H4)

108 I think women are just naturally drawn to teaching for whatever reason.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:44 AM

They're forced into it by the oppressive patriarchy!

Posted by: Overweight purple haired Karen on TikTok at September 27, 2026 07:52 AM (2Ez/1)

109 80 are foreign workers on H-1B or J-1 visas.
Only 2 are Americans."

Ah, the diversity...

/Karen McWinebox

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 07:53 AM (pfXMo)

110 RSA? Republic of South Africa?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 07:54 AM (ezlON)

111 I never had a male teacher, even as a substitute, until I got to jr. high. There was one who taught fifth grade at my grammar school, but I wasn't in his class.

After that, male teachers for gym, of course, but usually only one or two other male teachers a year at most: reading, English, US history, chemistry.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 07:56 AM (wzUl9)

112 Americans got 2 jobs."

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 07:51 AM (lJ0H4)

The Lotus Eaters were hammering this point over and over again for a few months on the same thing going on in the UK.

They went through the official numbers, news articles and other sources and came to the conclusion that the entire youth unemployment rate in England can be explained by the fact that all the entry-level jobs for young people were filled by imported migrants.

I'm sure the same thing is happening in Canada and Oz, to some extent, and here as much as they can get away with it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:57 AM (6ydKt)

113 When I look back on my years in school from the 80s into the 90s, it wasn't really all that different.

I can remember some male teachers in school, but it was probably 80-85% female even back then.

I actually had more male professors in college classes but even then it was probably 70/30.

I think women are just naturally drawn to teaching for whatever reason.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:44 AM (6ydKt)

Yeah, it depends on what grade you are in, I think. I didn’t have a male teacher until 3rd Grade. None after until 6th, from that point onwards they just increased in number. It reflects life in a way. Women gravitate towards the younger kids (you see this in elementary school) and men the older kids. I would not want to teach any younger than, say, 7th Grade.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 07:58 AM (ezlON)

114
I'm sure the same thing is happening in Canada and Oz, to some extent, and here as much as they can get away with it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 07:57 AM (6ydKt)

That IS happening in Canada in fact.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 27, 2026 08:00 AM (ezlON)

115 How much medical training is required to give a lethal injection?

Posted by: Since MAiD is so popular now at September 27, 2026 08:02 AM (kLJmv)

116 yay coffee

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 27, 2026 08:03 AM (VyBeY)

117 and here as much as they can get away with it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

I'd say that 80 out of 82 slots is getting away with it pretty good.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:03 AM (lJ0H4)

118 111 I never had a male teacher, even as a substitute, until I got to jr. high. There was one who taught fifth grade at my grammar school, but I wasn't in his class.

After that, male teachers for gym, of course, but usually only one or two other male teachers a year at most: reading, English, US history, chemistry.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 07:56 AM (wzUl9)

It was probably middle school when I had my first male teacher, too.

He was a big bear of a man, with a long white beard (he could've passed for Santa Claus). Taught math and was a very good teacher.

Before that it was all female from K -5.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:03 AM (6ydKt)

119 I'd say that 80 out of 82 slots is getting away with it pretty good.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:03 AM (lJ0H4)

Well, you don't see many boys cutting grass in the summer for extra money, either. And I can't say for sure, but I bet a lot less girls babysit for their money either.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)

120 Spotify just served up a song by someone named "Slaid Cleaves" titled "Texas Love Song", about his love for Texas. Unusual name, that's certain. Grok says "Slaid" is a Cornish variant of the name Slade.

Well, ok then.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:05 AM (/kGWX)

121 I made $2/hour plus tip babysitting. And of course would ravage the refrigerator for a snack.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

122 I remember my male Algebra teacher in 9Th grade. Extremely handsome with the bluest eyes. Dreamy. All the girls gathered round him for extra help after school. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:06 AM (lJ0H4)

123 I went to a boys school from age 12 on, and we had one female teacher in the whole school, as best I can recall. She taught art. Pretty much everybody was hot for (that) teacher.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:08 AM (/kGWX)

124 by the fact that all the entry-level jobs for young people were filled by imported migrants."

Got a son under 30 and not from an approved group?

He's not getting into higher ed. Or med school. Or anything along those lines.
OTOH, he'll be vilified for playing video games or whatever else he's allowed to do...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:08 AM (pfXMo)

125 Good morning! Seems like back in the day we had a 50/50 mix of teachers with the men doing most of the instruction in math and sciences and the women doing most of the instruction in the arts.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 27, 2026 08:09 AM (3Ope8)

126 Well, you don't see many boys cutting grass in the summer for extra money,"

They've been drugged for the first 10 years of their lives. What would you expect?

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:10 AM (pfXMo)

127 I can recall only one teacher I was hot for, when I was twelve: my vocal music teacher. Nice figure and attractive face.

After that, not until I got to college and had grad students teaching me did I ever find a teacher hot.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:11 AM (wzUl9)

128 Our 5th and 6th grade Spanish teacher wore leather pants. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

129 After that, not until I got to college and had grad students teaching me did I ever find a teacher hot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026

***
Of course, it helped that I was taking drama classes. The teachers and grad students tended to be above average in the looks department.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:14 AM (wzUl9)

130 Mornin' Horde. My ability to focus on blessings and mercies is becoming increasingly sprained.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at September 27, 2026 08:15 AM (ENA4W)

131 126 Well, you don't see many boys cutting grass in the summer for extra money,"

They've been drugged for the first 10 years of their lives. What would you expect?

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:10 AM (pfXMo)

There are still some left.
There's a kid in the neighborhood who comes around every fall asking to rake leaves.

But he's the only one, and a rare occurrence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:16 AM (6ydKt)

132 Oh, yes, I had a wonderful male teacher in the fifth grade. He was kind to me after my father was gone the summer of my 9th year . I think he stayed in teaching because I met him again just within the past few years and thanked him for his kindness. He also was a disciplinarian . He picked up boys by their collars who were being pains . He also made sure their hands weren't near the desks and if the boys were wild he would slam down the tops of the top opening desks. There is no way a teacher could get away with that today !

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 08:16 AM (JrHfD)

133 It is wet and very gusty this morning, but the local bird population is undeterred. There is a pair of robins hopping around on the grass, hoping for breakfast.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:17 AM (JGkXT)

134 Any birdbath here is filled

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 08:17 AM (Ia/+0)

135 Of course, it helped that I was taking drama classes. The teachers and grad students tended to be above average in the looks department.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:14 AM
+++

So you're a theatre kid...

Posted by: Duly noted at September 27, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

136 128 Our 5th and 6th grade Spanish teacher wore leather pants. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

I had a 10th grade French teacher who I adored.
And she adored me right back, probably because I made her laugh.

I don't remember much French, but I do remember her.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:18 AM (6ydKt)

137 Of course, it helped that I was taking drama classes. The teachers and grad students tended to be above average in the looks department.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:14 AM
+++

So you're a theatre kid...
Posted by: Duly noted at September 27, 2026

***
Hey, it was the Seventies.

It occurs to me that if I'd had a car then, I could have dated more than a few of those grad students. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:19 AM (wzUl9)

138 I went to elementary school in Brooklyn, PS 160. One of my teachers, Miss Eunice Hashagen, was hired in 1923 and worked at PS 160 until 1973. On an NYC website a couple years ago, I found her address and you could see her salary and increments every year she worked. Going to Google Maps, I found her nice house in Park Slope. She was an excellent, no-nonsense teacher ,but I was never hot for her in 1964. She wore those black granny shoes older ladies wore in those days.

Posted by: School Daze at September 27, 2026 08:20 AM (Fn+3X)

139 She was cute, and was in love with Joe Montana.
Had his posters all over the classroom.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:20 AM (6ydKt)

140 Didn't have a male teacher till jr high school.

Male teachers in elementary school were considered.......odd.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 08:20 AM (JS6jE)

141 Story about a nice Australian man. Sunny Skyz site

https://tinyurl.com/t9b2psut

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 08:22 AM (JrHfD)

142 Teacher! Leave those kids alone!

Posted by: P. Floyd at September 27, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

143 My first male teacher was in the 6th grade, the last year of elementary at the time. He read Call of the Wild and Where the Red Fern Grows to the class. That was great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 27, 2026 08:24 AM (l26NL)

144 The year after I had Miss Hashagen, I had Mrs. Katz for a teacher (5th grade). She was also an excellent teacher in her 40s. Wasn't hot for her, but mid-year Miss Shapiro was hired and Mrs. Katz introduced her to the class. She must have been 22-23. She seemed a little shy, but was the most beautiful woman I had seen up to that time. I was in awe and probably hot for her, in a 5th grade kind of way.

Posted by: School Daze... at September 27, 2026 08:25 AM (Fn+3X)

145 Charles Portis is still in print -- Library of America recently issued a hardcover containing Norwood, True Grit, 3 other novels, and some short stories.

Hot teachers? Can't recall having one. Some of my classmates on the other hand...

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 08:26 AM (q3u5l)

146 I was in awe and probably hot for her, in a 5th grade kind of way.

Posted by: School Daze... at September 27, 2026 08:25 AM (Fn+3X)

I'm amazed you can remember their names.
I can't remember any of my teacher's names.

But I'm not great with names to begin with.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:27 AM (6ydKt)

147 I think Miss Hashagen earned about $2,400 a year in the 20s, IIRC.

Posted by: School Daze...... at September 27, 2026 08:27 AM (Fn+3X)

148 Making a big pot of chili today, my task of the day.

That, and celebrating Cleveland baseball. An unlikely victorious season. One human interest story that has emerged is Jo Adell, an outfielder who has spent his entire professional career in the hapless Anaheim Angels organization, until being traded this season to Cleveland. His tremendous joy at winning a division and getting to play in a postseason tournament is wonderful to see.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:27 AM (4gK0A)

149 I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life. We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life.

Posted by: Bookman at September 27, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)

150 Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:27 AM (4gK0A)

That's so nice of you to be concerned with the outfielder and noting his joy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 27, 2026 08:31 AM (JrHfD)

151 I remember my biology teacher vividly. First day of class she laid down the law. My gosh she was terrifying. Turned out to be the best teacher I ever had.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:31 AM (lJ0H4)

152 In second grade I had Miss Loughran, who was a young and attractive Irish girl with porcelain skin. She drive a 1961 Mercury Comet, also white.

Posted by: School Daze Remembrances. at September 27, 2026 08:32 AM (Fn+3X)

153 Making a big pot of chili today, my task of the day."

Yum. Slow cooking hatch pepper pork butt...

Should be ready late afternoon or so...

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:33 AM (pfXMo)

154 Yum. Slow cooking hatch pepper pork butt...

Should be ready late afternoon or so...
Posted by: man

Just in time for the food thread.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:34 AM (lJ0H4)

155 Last night we watched Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Grant plays an ad exec in Manhattan in 1948, making (get this) $15,000 a year. Two kids and they live in a four-room apartment in the city. Rather than renovate it, they decide to buy a house.

The house they pick in Connecticut, an hour's train ride from Manhattan, is a dump: Three or four construction people advise, "Tear it down." They do, design their own place, and the costs mushroom. I figure if you multiply all the amounts given by 20, you'd come close to today's prices. An $18,000 mortgage in 1948 = ca. $360,000 today . . . but I doubt an ad exec makes $300,000 a year in NYC nowadays unless he's a partner in the firm.

The lesson, given by his buddy (Melvyn Douglas), is that sometimes the things you buy with your heart rather than your head are the things that really count.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

156 Miss Borg. 4th grade. Prettiest woman I had ever seen in real life. I assimilated.

And yes, that was her name.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 08:36 AM (viF8m)

157 I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life. We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life.
Posted by: Bookman at September 27, 2026

***
Yeah, that was the thing. If the girls in Library Science had been half as attractive as the ones in drama, I might have majored in the former. But, no dice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:37 AM (wzUl9)

158 1961 Mercury Comet, "

IIRC, "Comet" was a stand alone brand, was supposed to be part of the Edsel line. Ford added the larger engine, and they became good hotrods...

And yes, slow cooked food thread. Yum

Posted by: man at September 27, 2026 08:38 AM (pfXMo)

159 Best teacher I ever had was the guy who taught Cal 2. A Persian guy from Iran who could explain the material in simple terms and then patiently walk you through the process.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 27, 2026 08:39 AM (3Ope8)

160 >>I'm amazed you can remember their names.
I can't remember any of my teacher's names.

Remember all my K-6 & high school teachers' names, but only about 2/3 of 7th-8th grade, probably because there was a lot of team teaching so not just one teacher per class.

Only 2 of the 20 teachers in my grade school were male, both taught 6th grade. Had one of them as a math teacher.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 08:40 AM (NcvvS)

161 Why would any man want to be a teacher today? If you’re friendly with the girls you’ll be called a perv. Friendly with boys and you’ll be called gay. Friendly with any you’ll be called a pedo. Mean to anyone you’ll be called a nasty misogynist. Show no emotion at all you’ll a robot.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 08:40 AM (H8mUs)

162 First day of junior high first day of shop class I'm sitting with my cousin probably giggling like idiots.

The teacher unobserved by us had entered with a metal yardstick which he whacked against the side of his metal desk. I must have jumped three feet off the stool. Ok, you have my attention.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

163 "Remember all my K-6 & high school teachers' names, but only about 2/3 of 7th-8th grade, probably because there was a lot of team teaching so not just one teacher per class."

Based on what I hear from my grandkids, team teaching seems to the thing nowadays.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:41 AM (lJ0H4)

164 I had moved to the Northern suburbs right before the end of 5th grade. On the last day in June, we got our final report card, and you found out who your teacher would be for 6th grade. Those of us slated to get Mr. Figorito sat in a circle and said, "If we die, we all die together".
He was a formidable guy, a very good teacher, who referred to himself as "sublime and profound". If you behaved and did the work, he was very nice to you, but if you were a lazy troublemaker, woe to you. He later became a Principal.

Posted by: School Daze Remembrances... at September 27, 2026 08:42 AM (Fn+3X)

165 Why would any man want to be a teacher today? If you’re friendly with the girls you’ll be called a perv. Friendly with boys and you’ll be called gay. Friendly with any you’ll be called a pedo. Mean to anyone you’ll be called a nasty misogynist. Show no emotion at all you’ll a robot.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I was thinking the same thing.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 08:43 AM (lJ0H4)

166 In shop class nowadays the kids at my old school have a couple of 3D printers and a CAD machine. We had hammers and several interesting saws.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:44 AM (UvtrC)

167 Posted by: School Daze Remembrances... at September 27, 2026 08:42 AM (Fn+3X)

=====

"A Goombah Grows in New Rochelle"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 27, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)

168 Wallace Shawn explains it all.

https://tinyurl.com/4tnrkzu7

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 08:45 AM (ndZc7)

169 Junior high science teacher kept a blackboard eraser at his desk for those moments when he wanted our undivided attention. He would sling it at the blackboard. It worked.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 27, 2026 08:46 AM (NcvvS)

170 I had the chance to become a substitute teacher. I was asked how I would deal with problem kids. I said at the beginning of class I'd tell everyone if they didn't want to be in class and participate by working problems on the board or engaging in group discussion, then fill out the library pass and que up. It'd take about 10 minutes to cull those who wanted to learn and get rid of the remainder.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 27, 2026 08:46 AM (3Ope8)

171 Wallace Shawn explains it all.

https://tinyurl.com/4tnrkzu7
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 08:45 AM (ndZc7)
----------------
Spencer Pratt has a sharp take and wit. Really love that he worked so hard to save LA, and has stuck around to comment on the crazies.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:49 AM (gxd91)

172 Mr Flanagan (8th grade) could, from his desk at the front of the room, throw an eraser and hit a misbehaving student in the back far corner of the room. Never saw him miss.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 08:49 AM (q3u5l)

173 Edsel went defunct just a little ways into the 1960 year. Comets from then on were Mercury Comets, they sold a lot of them. A mixed blessing, because it was thought many folks would have bought a full-size Mercury, if the Comet wasn't available. My Dad bought a 62 black Comet with a red interior. Mercury also came out with the mid-size Meteor, whch only lasted a couple years.
Valiant was also supposed to be a stand-alone brand in 1960 when it came out, but were Plymouths I think for the 61 model year.

Posted by: Auto Hijinks at September 27, 2026 08:50 AM (Fn+3X)

174 The lesson, given by his buddy (Melvyn Douglas), is that sometimes the things you buy with your heart rather than your head are the things that really count.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:35 AM (wzUl9)

I like that movie.
Seen it several times.
Myrna Loy is especially charming in it.

I think that was the inspiration for Tom Hanks & Shelly Long in The Money Pit which I also enjoy a lot.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026 08:50 AM (6ydKt)

175 My 6th grade teacher was male, the rest kn elementary were women. Mrs Frederick in 1st grade was old but nice. 4th grade Mrs Hildborn was young and very good looking

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 08:51 AM (Ia/+0)

176 First male teacher was sixth grade PT. He was a japanese WW 11 vet and didn't take no smart talk. I watched him beat the shit out two students on separate occasions for getting lippy.

His daughter was a complete hottie and knew it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 27, 2026 08:51 AM (5C90x)

177 . . . On the last day in June, we got our final report card, and you found out who your teacher would be for 6th grade. Those of us slated to get Mr. Figorito sat in a circle and said, "If we die, we all die together". . . .

Posted by: School Daze Remembrances... at September 27, 2026

***
In grammar school, you knew who would be your teacher the next year, since each one taught only one grade (unless she left). But in jr. high and high school, it was a crap shoot. The first day of school was terrifying, because you did not know into whose clutches you'd be delivered for the next nine months.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)

178 Teachers were better back in the day because parents were more invested in their kids education. PTA meetings, Parent Teacher nights, graded homework with notes, all of it. Now we have the Teacher's Union running schools and hostile government like the Biden DOJ telling parents they have no rights when it comes to the education of their kids. And kids are not only coming out less prepared, they are coming out indoctrinated.

Not a coincidence.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 27, 2026 08:52 AM (viF8m)

179 I like that movie.
Seen it several times.
Myrna Loy is especially charming in it.

I think that was the inspiration for Tom Hanks & Shelly Long in The Money Pit which I also enjoy a lot.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 27, 2026

***
IMDb says The Money Pit was a remake of it. I've never seen that one, so I don't know.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:53 AM (wzUl9)

180 Whoa, the sun just came out for the first time in a week here on the NC Coast. Almost looks funny, and the wind is down, too. Things are looking up!

Posted by: Sunny Daze! at September 27, 2026 08:53 AM (Fn+3X)

181 The Money Pit is worth a look if only for the brief scenes with Joe Mantegna.

But you might not want to watch it while house-hunting. Maybe after you find a place that's satisfactory when you move in and still satisfactory after a year or so.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 08:55 AM (q3u5l)

182 I recall a moment from "Blandings" when Myrna Loy goes into great detail about the color she wants the painter to use on one of her new rooms, a particular shade of blue. She finds several ways to describe what she wants. After all her effort he writes down "blue" in his notes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026 08:57 AM (gxd91)

183 Father of NHL Star Andrei Kuzmenko Killed in Bear Attack

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (ndZc7)

184 I recall a moment from "Blandings" when Myrna Loy goes into great detail about the color she wants the painter to use on one of her new rooms, a particular shade of blue. She finds several ways to describe what she wants. After all her effort he writes down "blue" in his notes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 27, 2026

***
"Red, blue, yellow, green. Check."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (wzUl9)

185 Teachers used to teach.

Posted by: Eromero at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (LHPAg)

186 Noodus book time!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (wzUl9)

187 was a crap shoot. The first day of school was terrifying, because you did not know into whose clutches you'd be delivered for the next nine months.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Ain't that the truth! Which gym teacher you got could mean the difference between life and death.

Posted by: Scarred For Life at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (Fn+3X)

188 Bring your reading glasses and head upstairs.
BOOK NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)

189 "...writes down 'blue' in his notes."

Yep. Delightful. Think there was a Joseph Epstein essay in which he talked about moving and was checking some things off with the movers. Couple of boxes of small miscellaneous figurines of some sort. 'Two boxes of bric-a-brac' became 'two boxes of shit.'

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 09:00 AM (q3u5l)

190
***
IMDb says The Money Pit was a remake of it. I've never seen that one, so I don't know.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 08:53 AM (wzUl9)

I think the movies are quite different, BUT if you’ve ever redone an old house, you’ve lived it. Far harder and more mind bending than you dream it could be.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 09:00 AM (H8mUs)

191 The Post has updated the story about the terror plot against the US base in Britain. Looks like the arrested five suspects in a supposed van bombing. The base is home to US bombers making runs to Iran and the Strait. Still no manes for the suspects.

Posted by: Tuna at September 27, 2026 09:00 AM (lJ0H4)

192 Gloucestershire Police declared a major incident as the Army's explosive ordnance disposal team examined vehicles near base
_two miles from RAF Fairford,
_ month after Iran-linked hackers were suspected of forcing a small British power generator offline for several days this summer
_ Iran was the likely culprit.
_ Iranian-affiliated actors have targeted similar industrial devices across water, energy and government sectors, seeking access to the software used to control them
---Fox

They can't write a direct nuts and bolts story.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 09:02 AM (JS6jE)

193 I never had a male teacher, even as a substitute, until I got to jr. high. There was one who taught fifth grade at my grammar school, but I wasn't in his class.

After that, male teachers for gym, of course, but usually only one or two other male teachers a year at most: reading, English, US history, chemistry.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 27, 2026 07:56 AM (wzUl9)

Same here. Started school in 1952, and had a few teachers, older female, that my mom had in the 20's. They were close to retirement by that time. Even the principal in elementary school was female, bearing a resemblance to Margaret Hamilton. Very nice, but strict lady. Mom had her as a teacher back in the late 20's. She retired around the time I was in the 3rd grade. No male teachers until Junior High. Those female teachers in the 50's were not to be trifled with!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 09:06 AM (hmYU4)

194 United States Agency for International Development, Office of Inspector General (USAID OIG) has debarred nonprofit, FUVADIS

-- Thought we eliminated USAID?

Colombian nonprofit that provided aid services to Venezuelan migrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, those with HIV,..., has been debarred ..the president and affiliates sexually exploited [the benefactors]. Debarment is a form of penalty used by the agency to suspend funding and involvement with USAID for a period of time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 09:08 AM (JS6jE)

195 Mr Flanagan (8th grade) could, from his desk at the front of the room, throw an eraser and hit a misbehaving student in the back far corner of the room. Never saw him miss.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 27, 2026 08:49 AM (q3u5l)

Mr. Gibson, my 8th grade history teacher, could do the same! He was a WW2 vet, a former marine, who fought in the pacific theater. Big, burly guy who also held a black belt. Great guy, but don't mess with him!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 27, 2026 09:09 AM (hmYU4)

196 Believe it or not the DM gets straight to the story:

Dramatic pictures have shown terror police arresting five men and a bomb disposal robot sweeping three vans after a foiled terror attack at RAF Fairford first reported to police by a nearby resident.
---

Note the police foiled the plot because a resident called it in.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 27, 2026 09:12 AM (JS6jE)

197 How about James Patterson? Evidently, there are many authors who do his writing for him and he puts his name on it. And I'm sure he takes a big chunk of the profits, maybe even most of the profits.

And he's not even dead yet.

Posted by: Ralph at September 27, 2026 02:31 PM (8WZD4)

Saturday Night Club ONT - September 26, 2026 [Disco & Dino]

Welcome to Club ONT - a whelming collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.

Open thread - bar is open, too. Come in in, grab a drink or 2. Or 3. Keep it light and friendly. The Moose loves a good knock knock joke, so pause on your way in and share your best with him. The Moose has a strange sense of humor so don't take it personally if he doesn't get the joke.

*****

Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question.

The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped inches from a shop window.

For a second, everything was quiet in the cab.

Then the driver said, "Look, mate, don't ever do that again. You scared the living daylights out of me!"

The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much."

The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. Today is my first day as a cab driver - I've been driving a funeral van for the last 25 years."

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Drink of the Night

Whatever this guy is serving!

I am going to have to insist this is the only way I prefer to receive my adult beverages going forward. pic.twitter.com/6kC9NLYaJm
— Critically Thinking & Drinking 🧐 🥃🧉🍸🍹🤪 (@TheCriticalDri1) September 25, 2026

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Club ONT Department of School Gun Safety

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Club ONT Department of Culture

No, oxymoron is not an Ace of Spades term.

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Club ONT Lunchroom Refrigerator Update

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Club ONT Department of Inappropriate Whizzing

15 yard penalty for taking your dick out and peeing on the field

Thought this was America pic.twitter.com/R1df5W0uea
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) September 26, 2026

Things I thought I would NEVER hear in my lifetime lmao

�Unsportsmanlike conduct, Number 1, simulating using the restroom." 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/5xp7gn3ylt
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) September 26, 2026

Guess he didn't have the proper restroom token

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Club ONT Jukebox

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Top 10ish Comments of the Week

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Club ONT is brought to you by trickery

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Due to high demand, Club ONT is oversold this evening. We appreciate and value your business and may be looking for volunteers to accept a generous voucher for Club ONT restroom tokens to make space and enjoy the annex.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:55 PM

Comments

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1 2nd

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 26, 2026 09:56 PM (r7+Q7)

2 duly nooded

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 26, 2026 09:56 PM (r7+Q7)

3
Yay!!!! Thank you guys.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 09:57 PM (/QHx4)

4 Early ONT > Late ONT

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 26, 2026 09:58 PM (Jc4hv)

5 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 09:59 PM (PGK1w)

6 20 days until the 11th TX MoMee.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2026 10:00 PM (+fdRY)

7 Why didn't anyone tell me Death Of Stalin was this good nine years ago??
Be better, Horde.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 10:01 PM (88C+u)

8 I want that bartender at my christmas parties.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (S41Gd)

9 Rex, where are those two Utah highways? Anywhere near St. George?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 Club ONT Lunchroom Refrigerator Update

TIL "rice" is a mass noun and not a count noun.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)

11
Ya'll will have a great time. I am so glad Hadrian is going.

He rocks!!

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (/QHx4)

12 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (ktgTW)

13 I think I was sitting next to the critical thinking/drinking guy the other night. That guy can concoct a lovely....drink?
Hi Krazy Kats!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:03 PM (jCKWs)

14 20 days until the 11th TX MoMee.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2026 10:00 PM (+fdRY)

I've heard good things about that annual shindig

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:03 PM (QMAsf)

15 Drink of the Night:
Sorry, Samauri bartender. I just want a beer!

Good even', y'all. Autumn has certainly started here in N.E. Okla. The best part of Autumn.

Posted by: mindful webworker - pride goes before the fall, fall goes before the Winter at September 26, 2026 10:03 PM (xRCm7)

16 Sat night greetings Horde!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at September 26, 2026 10:03 PM (K7v1x)

17 *shaking the rime of the ancient mariner outta my shoes*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:04 PM (wpRMV)

18 It's been hotter than hell here for weeks - tonight it's getting down into the 40s.

What!?

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:04 PM (ktgTW)

19 Ya'll will have a great time. I am so glad Hadrian is going.

He rocks!!

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Yeah yeah. Everyone thinks Hadrian is so great.

*sulks*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:05 PM (wpRMV)

20 20 days until the 11th TX MoMee.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2026 10:00 PM (+fdRY)

Evening, Helena, and to our gracious hosts, too. Booked my flight to DFW today. Still in need of hotel room. Did book a rental car.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:05 PM (peOdB)

21 Spawn had her first shooting competition of the season today. It was a long hot day and very dusty at the range. I'm wiped out!

Posted by: lin-duh at September 26, 2026 10:05 PM (VCgbV)

22

Cicero,

You kinda rock, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:06 PM (/QHx4)

23 Club ONT Department of Inappropriate Whizzing

You're supposed to do that in the huddle.

Posted by: Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds at September 26, 2026 10:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

24 9 Rex, where are those two Utah highways? Anywhere near St. George?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM
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UT-9 goes through and east from Zion National Park.
UT-12 is in Bryce and Escalante.
Both are east of St. George. Google maps says Zion is about an hour away and Bryce is about 2 hours away.

Posted by: TRex - park ranger dino at September 26, 2026 10:07 PM (XfIK1)

25 Samurai bartender is much too theatrical. And deficient in the chesticle department, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:07 PM (peOdB)

26 The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. Today is my first day as a cab driver - I've been driving a funeral van for the last 25 years."

Good joke, but "funeral van?" Hearse would have better served the punch line, methinks..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (08OqX)

27 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

28

Rock or pebbles?

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (/QHx4)

29 Oh. Lord.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)

30 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (Wt5PA)

31 Drink of the Night:
Sorry, Samauri bartender. I just want a beer!

Posted by: mindful webworker - pride goes before the fall, fall goes before the Winter at September 26, 2026 10:03 PM (xRCm7)

Beer? Oh, you want the Taliban bartender. He'll cut off the head for you.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

32 Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl

...

Posted by: Larry Beria at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (88C+u)

33 Sunny Hostin: “As a black woman in the United States…I’m criticized constantly, and my average has to be excellent.”

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The way I've got you scored, you haven't even achieved mediocrity.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (ndZc7)

34 But does he share the cookies?

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (ftFVW)

35 Nice vulgar display by that Texas player in front of PDT. Later in the game a Texas player made a touchdown. His celebrated by smelling his b*lls and pretending to faint. Again, in front of the president. Nice team you got there Texas.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (lJ0H4)

36 Club ONT Lunchroom Refrigerator Update

How to know an autist's lunch...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:11 PM (l3cgK)

37
pookysgirl,

Lots of luck.

Been there done that.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:11 PM (/QHx4)

38
Good joke, but "funeral van?" Hearse would have better served the punch line, methinks..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Maybe it's from some Euro weinie country?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:11 PM (Cqx++)

39 “Unsportsmanlike conduct, Number 1, simulating using the restroom." 😂😂

Glad he didn't call it on number 2...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:11 PM (08OqX)

40 TIL "rice" is a mass noun and not a count noun.
Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)

Would the singular be rouse (like mouse / mice) or rie (like die / dice)?

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

41 Hiya nurse🙃!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (jCKWs)

42 Im sure it's all Trump's fault somehow.

You KNOW it will be.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

43 Drink of the Night:
Sorry, Samauri bartender. I just want a beer!
Posted by: mindful webworker

* places beer on the back edge of bar *

* steps back *

* deep, calming breath *

* iaijutsu slice removes cap without touching bottle *

* catches flying bottle cap on flat of blade *

* flips it into trash *

* sheathes katana *

* pushes beer across bar *

* bows *

Posted by: Samurai bartender at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

44 30 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM
***
Caution - they're known to congregate together and travel in packs. This only magnifies the blast radius.

Posted by: TRex - duck and cover dino at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

45 35 Nice vulgar display by that Texas player in front of PDT. Later in the game a Texas player made a touchdown. His celebrated by smelling his b*lls and pretending to faint. Again, in front of the president. Nice team you got there Texas.
Posted by: Tuna

I doubt the President even came in there minds while doing that. Just general narcissism, for clicks and viral moments.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 10:13 PM (PGK1w)

46 This is the part of the recent state dinner for Chairman Xi at the White House they didn't want you to see:

https://tinyurl.com/7n5a9kyy

Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

47 44 30 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM
***
Caution - they're known to congregate together and travel in packs. This only magnifies the blast radius.
Posted by: TRex - duck and cover dino at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

Do not assume that older members of the species are less dangerous or emotional- far from it. They become quite canny and devious as they grow older.

Caution!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

48 * places beer on the back edge of bar *

* steps back *

* deep, calming breath *

* iaijutsu slice removes cap without touching bottle *

* catches flying bottle cap on flat of blade *

* flips it into trash *

* sheathes katana *

* pushes beer across bar *

* bows *
Posted by: Samurai bartender at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

-----------

*still waiting for sliced onion volcano*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:14 PM (wpRMV)

49 Oh, by the way....hi D2s!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:15 PM (jCKWs)

50 No, oxymoron is not an Ace of Spades term.
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How about "Polymoronity"?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at September 26, 2026 10:15 PM (vSvIl)

51 I doubt the President even came in there minds while doing that. Just general narcissism, for clicks and viral moments.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 10:13 PM (PGK1w)

Team captain should have ejected both players from the game.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:15 PM (peOdB)

52

I don't think my digital kitchen scale measures in rice.

Or does it....

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

53 That's nice, but how much is the drink without the show, buddy?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

54 Both are east of St. George. Google maps says Zion is about an hour away and Bryce is about 2 hours away.
Posted by: TRex - park ranger dino at September 26, 2026 10:07 PM (XfIK1)

Thanks, next time we're around there, we might check them out.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

55 Two student leaders at Appalachian State University alerted police after spotting an anonymous social media post threatening a mass shooting at a campus screening of “We Will Dance Again,” a documentary about the massacre of Israeli music festival-goers on October 7.

Evelyn Annette Summers, who is in her early 20s, was arrested March 24 and charged with one felony count of communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, according to North Carolina court records.

-
AWFLs being awful.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (ndZc7)

56 {{{Nurse!Marie!}}} Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (BJzO2)

57 Good evening morons и слава Двоим!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

58 Oh, by the way....hi D2s!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:15 PM (jCKWs)

Howdy COMM!

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

59 49 Oh, by the way....hi D2s!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:15 PM
***
Howdy COMM!

Posted by: TRex - counting rice dino at September 26, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)

60 >>Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?

Don't worry, most girls grow our of it by the time they are out of 100.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)

61 Yay, Club ONT! Thanks Disco and Dino!

That is some barkeeper's showmanship. I especially liked the squared off ice cube.

Great Saturday Night joke too!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1)

62 Team captain should have ejected both players from the game.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

The player who pretended to pee on the field is one of the team captains.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:18 PM (lJ0H4)

63 This is the part of the recent state dinner for Chairman Xi at the White House they didn't want you to see:

https://tinyurl.com/7n5a9kyy
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

LOL!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:18 PM (peOdB)

64 52

I don't think my digital kitchen scale measures in rice.

Or does it....

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)

My son's rice cooker does...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)

65 Caution - they're known to congregate together and travel in packs. This only magnifies the blast radius.

Posted by: TRex - duck and cover dino at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

This one's a loner, and I really don't want her to be socially stunted, but it looks like I have no choice. I don't need her to be an extrovert, just someone who doesn't retreat into a book when waiting with her classmates for five minutes.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (Wt5PA)

66
Lol Jack,

Our daughter is in her 40's and is still *ucked up.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (/QHx4)

67 30 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM
***
Caution - they're known to congregate together and travel in packs. This only magnifies the blast radius.
Posted by: TRex - duck and cover dino at September 26, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)
----
Animaniacs had a character like that--Katie Ka-Boom. She was 16, not 13, but I think the principle still holds.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (FZ29D)

68 17 *shaking the rime of the ancient mariner outta my shoes*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:04 PM
***
Sorry. Mandatory Maiden is part of the Wednesday ONT program, not usually part of Club ONT. Check back on Wednesday.

Posted by: TRex - friend of eddie dino at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (XfIK1)

69 My son's rice cooker does...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Gee, how much time does she waste counting?

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (ftFVW)

70
communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property

Is "educational property" something special?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:20 PM (Cqx++)

71 The player who pretended to pee on the field is one of the team captains.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:18 PM (lJ0H4)

Then the coach should eject him from the game, and rescind his position as captain.

Or kick him so hard in the balls that he has to reach down his own throat to jerk off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:20 PM (peOdB)

72 Top 10 Comments are hysterical you morons are a witty bunch.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

73 17 year old girls can be...unpredictable.

Posted by: lin-duh at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (VCgbV)

74 69 My son's rice cooker does...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Gee, how much time does she waste counting?

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (ftFVW)

My wife has some cookbooks from Hong Kong that measures in catties...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (l3cgK)

75 I want that bartender at my Christmas parties.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

Who, Doof's apprentice? That guy?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (NnhvP)

76 Evelyn Annette Summers, who is in her early 20s, was arrested March 24 and charged with one felony count of communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, according to North Carolina court records.

-
AWFLs being awful.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 10:16 PM (ndZc7)

Why bother arresting them? Maybe it's about time that people start getting the crap beaten out of them instead. Arrest and release is a badge of honor for these people. A couple of broken arms or ribs might put a damper on their ardor for doing such things.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

77 Does that meaning using school property to communicate the threat, doing it on school property or the threat was going to be on school property?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

78 74 69 My son's rice cooker does...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Gee, how much time does she waste counting?

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (ftFVW)

My wife has some cookbooks from Hong Kong that measures in catties...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:21 PM (l3cgK)

Insert Chinese Restaurant Cat joke here...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)

79 Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at September 26, 2026 10:09 PM (Wt5PA)
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A 14 year old girl.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

80
My wife has some cookbooks from Hong Kong that measures in catties...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

The DO eat cats!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:22 PM (Cqx++)

81 Why bother arresting them? Maybe it's about time that people start getting the crap beaten out of them instead. Arrest and release is a badge of honor for these people. A couple of broken arms or ribs might put a damper on their ardor for doing such things.

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Societal disapprobation emphatically expressed with brass knuckles.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (wpRMV)

82 Animaniacs had a character like that--Katie Ka-Boom. She was 16, not 13, but I think the principle still holds.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

An anime running this past season, Kaiju Girl Caramelise, did something like that, too. About a girl who would start to turn literally monstrous when she got emotional.

Attention from her crush turned her into Godzilla.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

83 My son's rice cooker does...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Gee, how much time does she waste counting?
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM (ftFVW)

Damn, this is a good comment. Your eyes glide over it at first as nothing special, then on replay, you catch the subtle nuances. Well played. *golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (zZu0s)

84 Does that meaning using school property to communicate the threat, doing it on school property or the threat was going to be on school property?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Doesn't matter... property is a vestige of the patriarchy REEEEEEEE!

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (ftFVW)

85 Caution - they're known to congregate together and travel in packs. This only magnifies the blast radius.
Posted by: TRex - duck and cover dino

When teenage girls congregate....Half the collective I.Q. When teenage boys congregate...Half the collective I.Q. by EACH boy,

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (BJzO2)

86 Animaniacs had a character like that--Katie Ka-Boom. She was 16, not 13, but I think the principle still holds.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM
***
Always sympathized with Buttons. Poor dog.

Posted by: TRex - OK lady! dino at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (XfIK1)

87 When teenage girls congregate....Half the collective I.Q. When teenage boys congregate...Half the collective I.Q. by EACH boy,

Posted by: Some Rat

So true. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:24 PM (lJ0H4)

88 87 When teenage girls congregate....Half the collective I.Q. When teenage boys congregate...Half the collective I.Q. by EACH boy,

Posted by: Some Rat

So true. LOL

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:24 PM (lJ0H4)

Alcohol intensifies the stupidity. Hey, watch this!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 10:25 PM (l3cgK)

89 Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl

Just check your memory!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:25 PM (NnhvP)

90 >>Lol Jack,

>>Our daughter is in her 40's and is still *ucked up.

You're all pretty much nuts. But then so are we.

It's all about which nuts fits with yours

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:26 PM (viF8m)

91 Dang it.

I went into my bedroom and saw all four of my kitties chilling out.

Naturally, I went to grab my phone so I could snap a picture and when I got back. Allie jumped off the bed before I could get a good pic.

*sigh*

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 10:26 PM (FZ29D)

92 Societal disapprobation emphatically expressed with brass knuckles.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (wpRMV)

Knucks, blackjacks, lead pipes, all would be appropriate persuaders.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

93 *looks at COTW*
*kicks dirt*
I will have to do better.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:27 PM (2WIwB)

94 When teenage girls congregate....Half the collective I.Q. When teenage boys congregate...Half the collective I.Q. by EACH boy,

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (BJzO2)
=====

I've done a number of incredibly stupid things on my own.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:27 PM (RIvkX)

95 TRex - OK lady! dino

Uh, somethin' you ain't tellin' us, Rex?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

96 Naturally, I went to grab my phone so I could snap a picture and when I got back. Allie jumped off the bed before I could get a good pic.

*sigh*
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

She knew you were getting your phone.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (lJ0H4)

97 *looks at COTW*
*kicks dirt*
I will have to do better.
Posted by: Diogenes

Have you considered a large cash bribe?

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (BJzO2)

98 COMM!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (yEz+x)

99 *looks at COTW*
*kicks dirt*
I will have to do better.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:27 PM (2WIwB)

Eh. Its all about wit and timing. And whether or not Doof and Trex are paying attention.

Lol. My phone tried to autocorrect 'wit'. Story of my life.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)

100
Our daughter lives 4 hours from us. We live four blocks from our four grandchildren. Screwed up daughter has not met the grandchildren. She refuses to come here because I might talk about Trump.

Her loss.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 10:29 PM (/QHx4)

101 So. Totally off topic...
A half mile down the road from me today, an accident happened. As I drove by, it didn't appear to look like much, so I continued on my way. Coming back home to come up my mountain, the road was closed. I had to drive 35+ miles further to try and get home. Closed up there as well. It took me 3 hours to get home, that usually takes 40 minutes. I'm very much concerned that there was a death, just down the road from me. Hurts my heart. Many prayers for whoever this happened to.🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:29 PM (jCKWs)

102 Dang it.

I went into my bedroom and saw all four of my kitties chilling out.

***

Been a really long time since I saw four pussies in my bedroom.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:30 PM (2WIwB)

103 I've done a number of incredibly stupid things on my own.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:27 PM (RIvkX)

If you wuz Linus Van Pelt, I'd say, "like waiting for the Great Pumpkin every Halloween?"

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

104 Animaniacs had a character like that--Katie Ka-Boom. She was 16, not 13, but I think the principle still holds.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 10:19 PM
***
Always sympathized with Buttons. Poor dog.
Posted by: TRex - OK lady! dino at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (XfIK1)

Friend of mine drew Yakko. He even directed a couple of episodes. He illustrated my 12 Days of MAGA, now available in paperback on Amazon..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:31 PM (08OqX)

105
Thanks, next time we're around there, we might check them out.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Bryce is better and the drive up into the mountains past Escalante is beautiful.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:32 PM (NnhvP)

106 GO COUGS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 10:32 PM (yEz+x)

107 I've done a number of incredibly stupid things on my own.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Haven't we all.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:32 PM (lJ0H4)

108 GO COUGS!

While I love the sentiment, this is a brutal watch. Just no depth.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:33 PM (BJzO2)

109 Been a really long time since I saw four pussies in my bedroom.
Posted by: Diogenes

Hello, humble brag.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 10:33 PM (ftFVW)

110 Eh. Its all about wit and timing. And whether or not Doof and Trex are paying attention.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)

We're always paying attention!

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)

111 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl

I have 5 sisters and have experienced aunts, Grammies, my Mom and the Dear Mrs. I thought I knew all about girls of all ages.

Of my 7 children, only one is of the female persuasion and she joined in the fam at 13.

Good God! She terrified all of us except for Dear Wife. Epic battles - the boys would come to me with wide-eyed fear and exclaim - "We gotta get the hell out of here!! Mom's gonna kill Mary!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:34 PM (ktgTW)

112 >>Haven't we all.

You have no idea.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)

113 Bryce is better and the drive up into the mountains past Escalante is beautiful.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:32 PM (NnhvP)

Picked up Kid Prime this summer in SG and drove to far away Ioway, going past Zion up to SLC. Didn't see Escalante directions. Wouldn't mind going there, but Kid Secundus and asawa ko never have the same time off during school and probably too hot in summer.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

114 >I've done a number of incredibly stupid things on my own.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Haven't we all.

Posted by: Tuna
----

My life is a multi-volume cautionary tale

Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2026 10:35 PM (ZxPkt)

115 GO COUGS!
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 10:32 PM (yEz+x)

In case it hasn't been pointed out, Nurse is a woman with incredible intellect, courage and beauty.
Go Cougs indeed!

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

116 Some Rat! Holy cow!
How wonderful to see you! Never hesitate to call again my friend. So much love to you💕💕!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 10:36 PM (jCKWs)

117 If you wuz Linus Van Pelt, I'd say, "like waiting for the Great Pumpkin every Halloween?"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)
=====
Naah. That's sincere not stupid.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:36 PM (RIvkX)

118 Good God! She terrified all of us except for Dear Wife. Epic battles - the boys would come to me with wide-eyed fear and exclaim - "We gotta get the hell out of here!! Mom's gonna kill Mary!!"
Posted by: Tonypete

Heh! My Sainted Mother and dear sister would go at it hammer and tongs, dad always had something to do in the garage at those times.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:37 PM (BJzO2)

119 Nice team you got there Texas.

Yeah, remember that politician that got sh*t from Cornyn last week for saying something about the UT graduation? When does he get his apology? I would be embarrassed for Texas but Austin doesn't really count.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 26, 2026 10:37 PM (vTZFs)

120 Friend of mine drew Yakko. He even directed a couple of episodes.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:31 PM
***
Wow!!

Posted by: TRex - animated dino at September 26, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

121 In case it hasn't been pointed out, Nurse is a woman with incredible intellect, courage and beauty.
Go Cougs indeed!
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

Does she always chant Huck the Fuskies during games?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

122 Good evening! I am grateful my Ole Miss autocorrect could tee up a top comment!

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

123 Some Rat! Holy cow!
How wonderful to see you! Never hesitate to call again my friend. So much love to you💕💕!
Posted by: COMountainMarie

How very kind of you! Will make a point of calling soon!

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:39 PM (BJzO2)

124 Waiting for Godot or the Great Pumpkin. Same disappointing result.

Posted by: Lowered Expectations at September 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Fn+3X)

125 And, of course, GO DAWGS!

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (ZdaMQ)

126 The thug behavior from the Texas team will be welcomed and rewarded in the NFL. The more crass and transgressive, the better.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

127 Does she always chant Huck the Fuskies during games?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

Doubtful, if sober, but given four or five cosmos anything is possible.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (2WIwB)

128 121 In case it hasn't been pointed out, Nurse is a woman

Those exist?

Posted by: Ketanji Jackson at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (88C+u)

129 Good evening, Horde!

I swear I last saw that joke saying 'hearse' not 'van'.

The museum was funny.

Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl

A 17-year-old girl?

This one's a loner, and I really don't want her to be socially stunted, but it looks like I have no choice. I don't need her to be an extrovert, just someone who doesn't retreat into a book when waiting with her classmates for five minutes.
Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient

I resemble that remark, just from the other gender perspective....

Job hunt update:
Found a legit nibble from a recruiter (as in, replying to my application) in my spam folder this morning. So hopefully will be a screening call Monday/Tuesday for that position.

Continued prayer for M's grandmother for healing and recovery, please, and for M who has to take care of her.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 10:41 PM (aJQbY)

130 I played in the dirt today. Well not played, I was digging around the hydrant that my idiot horse bent because he managed to catch his halter on the head and then panicked. I now know that I have at least a 5 foot bury depth model. I think it is 5ft and not 6ft but I have to dig some more to be certain. Part of me is thinking I could just flip a coin and if I'm wrong the hydrant will just be lower or higher to the ground, but I do want to get it dug out enough to be easy to replace.

And I should replace 2 to 3 hydrants. I have another one with a cracked head. I bought a replacement head but am not confident of getting the old cracked head off without messing up the hydrant. And another hyrdrant leaks. Ah the joys of country life.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 26, 2026 10:42 PM (PV+Zw)

131 Good evening! I am grateful my Ole Miss autocorrect could tee up a top comment!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

Better than the one that killed you

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (QMAsf)

132 And, of course, GO DAWGS!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (ZdaMQ)

Pipes...
Pipes...
Pipes...
So much hope....and now so much despair.
We of the Pullman persuasion are dismayed.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

133 The thug behavior from the Texas team will be welcomed and rewarded in the NFL. The more crass and transgressive, the better.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

Was this a college ball game, or NFL?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (peOdB)

134 I just watched the Bananas play the Texas Tailgaters at the Rangers stadium to a full house. Nobody behaved like a thug or cretin.

Posted by: Only Sport I Watch (well, maybe the 3rd period in the NHL playoffs) at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (Fn+3X)

135 Sigh... Is there any creature on Earth that's as tempestuous as a 13-year-old girl?
Posted by: pookysgirl

When my oldest turned 13, and I had hit the end of my rope with her, I called my mama crying asking when this would get better. She replied she thought 32 was a good age.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:44 PM (ZdaMQ)

136 Today my h.s. g.f called to complain 20 minutes about the first girl I ever kissed.

So don't ask me about girls.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:45 PM (RIvkX)

137 132 And, of course, GO DAWGS!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (ZdaMQ)

Pipes...
Pipes...
Pipes...
So much hope....and now so much despair.
We of the Pullman persuasion are dismayed.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10

I am so sorry, I can’t really hear you because there are a lot of triple woofs happening.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

138 Was this a college ball game, or NFL?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

College. TX vs TN. PDT was there.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:47 PM (lJ0H4)

139 Posted by: TRex - animated dino at September 26, 2026 10:38 PM (XfIK1)

His name is Lenord Robinson. Collaborating with him was like working with Mozart:

"I'm thinking of a scene where Biden falls down a flight of steps"

Lenord draws for maybe 30 seconds, then shows me the page - hilarity ensues..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:47 PM (08OqX)

140 6 20 days until the 11th TX MoMee.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 26, 2026 10:00 PM (+fdRY)

TX MoMe XI.

FiFY

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 26, 2026 10:48 PM (XUHiS)

141 I just watched the Bananas play the Texas Tailgaters at the Rangers stadium to a full house. Nobody behaved like a thug or cretin.
Posted by: Only Sport I Watch (well, maybe the 3rd period in the NHL playoffs)

Time to ban this semi-pro bullshit. Intermural? Fine, you're here to get an education. The rest is window dressing.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:48 PM (BJzO2)

142 Thanks, Disco & Dino, for Club ONT!

Wowza, Samurai Bartender puts on quite a show. Sure, I did some bartending in Japan but I... uh... I never learned *all that*!

Sorry, horde. I gots no gimmicks.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 10:48 PM (rdVOm)

143 133 The thug behavior from the Texas team will be welcomed and rewarded in the NFL. The more crass and transgressive, the better.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

Was this a college ball game, or NFL?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026

College. It was classy behavior.🙄 They are getting raked across the coals for it. Prob feels like thousands of southern mamas grabbing his ear and pulling him off the field.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

144 35 Nice vulgar display by that Texas player in front of PDT. Later in the game a Texas player made a touchdown. His celebrated by smelling his b*lls and pretending to faint. Again, in front of the president. Nice team you got there Texas.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:10 PM (lJ0H4)

UT Austin. Just sayin.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 26, 2026 10:49 PM (XUHiS)

145 ...Half the collective I.Q. by EACH boy,

Posted by: Some Rat

Also applies to any group of bicycle riders over one.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:49 PM (ktgTW)

146 College. TX vs TN. PDT was there.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:47 PM (lJ0H4)

Sounds like the MAGA students at that school need to visit this shitheel, and administer a tuneup.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:49 PM (peOdB)

147 In case it hasn't been pointed out, Nurse is a woman

Those exist?
Posted by: Ketanji Jackson at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (88C+u)

Indeed.
I was able to watch her shooting at the range. Accurate and a really nice as...errr...coquettish smile after drilling the target.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

148 Thanks, Disco & Dino, for Club ONT!

Wowza, Samurai Bartender puts on quite a show. Sure, I did some bartending in Japan but I... uh... I never learned *all that*!

Sorry, horde. I gots no gimmicks.
Posted by: JQ

Thank you for that, I was remiss in my compliments to our hosts!

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (BJzO2)

149 131 Good evening! I am grateful my Ole Miss autocorrect could tee up a top comment!
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

Better than the one that killed you
Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM

I wish it killed me again this week! It was rough sailing there for a bit.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (ZdaMQ)

150 Finished, The Big Heat, with Glenn Ford and attractive Gloria Grahame, thanks polynikes.
Many recognizable bit players along the way. - The cops had revolvers, the, homage to WWII vets, had 45s and the villain, Lee Marvin had a Luger.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (VPNgR)

151 You guys think you got it bad.
I spent two or three minutes trying to figure out why nurse was playing the piano on her phone, drunk.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (6ydKt)

152 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

153 Thanks, Disco & Dino, for Club ONT!

Wowza, Samurai Bartender puts on quite a show. Sure, I did some bartending in Japan but I... uh... I never learned *all that*!

Sorry, horde. I gots no gimmicks.
Posted by: JQ

Thank you for that, I was remiss in my compliments to our hosts!
Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (BJzO2)

Howdy to you both!

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (QMAsf)

154 Sounds like the MAGA students at that school need to visit this shitheel, and administer a tuneup.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:49 PM (peOdB)

I’ll have them arrested, I should have YOU arrested.

With no liberty and Justice for some.

Posted by: Jose Garza Travis County DA at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (XUHiS)

155
Finished, The Big Heat, with Glenn Ford and attractive Gloria Grahame, thanks polynikes

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _

Want some coffee?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (Cqx++)

156 I am so sorry, I can’t really hear you because there are a lot of triple woofs happening.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

I find that a few fire hydrants work well to quiet the mutts.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (2WIwB)

157 I wish it killed me again this week! It was rough sailing there for a bit.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (ZdaMQ)

Glad you're feeling better! You do realize no matter how sick you were, you weren't getting the night off tomorrow, right?

Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

158 Back at it…

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (XUHiS)

159 Was this a college ball game, or NFL?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (peOdB)
====
College Texas v Tennessee

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)

160 When I was a kid my family went on a road trip to Alabama and we visited Helen Keller's home. My sister and I were sitting in the back of the car making Helen Keller jokes so dad told us to knock it off and be on our best behavior. We did OK for a while until we got to the front yard and there was a tree with a huge dent in it about four feet off the ground.

Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at September 26, 2026 10:55 PM (tRYqg)

161 39 “Unsportsmanlike conduct, Number 1, simulating using the restroom." 😂😂

Glad he didn't call it on number 2...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 10:11 PM (08OqX)
___________________________

Sadly, that wasn't even the worst one. Instapundit has the other one highlighted. But, here is the video on X.

https://tinyurl.com/2zzxafdy

Posted by: Orson at September 26, 2026 10:56 PM (dIske)

162 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Someone pointed out the reason Chuck Jones was so great was his ability to get the most out of his characters acting.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:56 PM (BJzO2)

163 Was this a college ball game, or NFL?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:43 PM (peOdB)
====
College Texas v Tennessee
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)

***

So...
NFL Triple A league.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:56 PM (2WIwB)

164 Tonight we went to Globe Life Stadium in Arlington to see the Texas Tailgaters play the Savannah Bananas! 😲😲😲

(And now, the story on how we snagged tickets: seeing the Savannah Bananas was a Bucket List item, but tickets are impossible to get. I took a chance and wrote their front office, explained my terminal diagnosis, and asked if they had an "adult" version of "Make A Wish" - I figured the answer would be "No", but I also figured it wouldn't hurt to just ask.

Well, they got back to me with 2 tickets to see the game! So Paul and I went tonight and had an absolute blast 😊♥️. A very nice thank you note will be headed their way tonight -)

We were easily some of the oldest fans there, but it didn't matter - it was really sweet to see so many young kids and families there, having a wonderful time. It was also nice to see the teams praying together before the game, to see fans proud to sing the National Anthem, and to see veterans honored by the entire crowd. We always seem to hear the worst about people on the news, so it was a refreshing reminder that most people are really nice.

The Texas Tailgaters won 3-0 tonight 🥳🎊

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at September 26, 2026 10:56 PM (24jjN)

165 . Hurts my heart. Many prayers for whoever this happened to.🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September

That is hard, I am sorry.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:57 PM (ZdaMQ)

166 Last thread someone spoke about the difference between Hitler and Stalin..to me its that Stalin didn't believe in "communism" it was just what he rode to become Tsar. I believe Hitler really believed that Jews were evil, Aryans were superior and all that. At first confiscating the Jewish wealth was a moneymaker but they spent much resources and manpower that they really needed for the war on the extermination process. Also they refused as much as they could, even with their inherent troop shortage, to use volunteer Russians to fight the USSR because they were "inferior Slavs". Once again, against their pragmatic interests. Stalin gladly took anything he could get from the " capitalists" and wanted more.

Posted by: Azjaeger at September 26, 2026 10:58 PM (3/XaG)

167 That bartender went to the Great Muta school of bartending and pro wrestling.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 26, 2026 10:59 PM (QaH55)

168 When I was a kid my family went on a road trip to Alabama and we visited Helen Keller's home. My sister and I were sitting in the back of the car making Helen Keller jokes so dad told us to knock it off and be on our best behavior. We did OK for a while until we got to the front yard and there was a tree with a huge dent in it about four feet off the ground.
Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at September 26, 2026 10:55 PM (tRYqg)

***
OMG
I just laughed my ass off.
Inappropriate? Maybe.
Or maybe not.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 10:59 PM (2WIwB)

169 157 I wish it killed me again this week! It was rough sailing there for a bit.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 10:51 PM (ZdaMQ)

Glad you're feeling better! You do realize no matter how sick you were, you weren't getting the night off tomorrow, right?
Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf

Neither rain, sleet, snow nor projectile vomiting…

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

170 Heh! My Sainted Mother and dear sister would go at it hammer and tongs, dad always had something to do in the garage at those times.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 10:37 PM (BJzO2)

Y'know, I'm pretty sure we have enough room in the garage for me to set up my own woodworking shop. My dad would happily "lend" me some of his old tools too.

Of course, that would leave Pooky to deal with Pookette, and that would probably result in a literal nuclear explosion.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to stay out of the national news at September 26, 2026 11:00 PM (Wt5PA)

171 Or kick him so hard in the balls that he has to reach down his own throat to jerk off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:20 PM (peOdB)

Now thats one I never heard before. Well done. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 11:00 PM (S41Gd)

172 20-17 UT defeats UT

It's T for Texas
T for Tennessee
yes it's
T for Texas 'n
T for Thelma
the girl made a fool of me.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:00 PM (VPNgR)

173 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at September 26, 2026 10:56 PM (24jjN)
======

Very plucky of you *fistbump*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 11:01 PM (RIvkX)

174 Of course, that would leave Pooky to deal with Pookette, and that would probably result in a literal nuclear explosion.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to stay out of the national news at September 26, 2026 11:00 PM (Wt5PA)

You must explain this pooky thing and how that name ever came into existence. That was my brother's nickname when he was a baby. To this day I still don't know why or where it came from.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 11:02 PM (S41Gd)

175 Eh. Its all about wit and timing. And whether or not Doof and Trex are paying attention.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

We're always paying attention!
Posted by: Doof

I'm sometimes surprised by which of mine make the CotW cut, and which don't.

Disagreeing with my take is probably a good sign for Doof and TRex's sanity, though.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 11:03 PM (VHUov)

176 {{{Teresa}}} Looking forward to seeing you!

Posted by: Some Rat at September 26, 2026 11:03 PM (BJzO2)

177 Wowza, Samurai Bartender puts on quite a show. Sure, I did some bartending in Japan but I... uh... I never learned *all that*!

Sorry, horde. I gots no gimmicks.
Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 10:48 PM (rdVOm)

Wasn't in the mood for a 7 layer pousse cafe anyhow. Wild Turkey 101 over a single cube would be fine..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 11:04 PM (08OqX)

178 Piper. Glad you're feeling better! You do realize no matter how sick you were, you weren't getting the night off tomorrow, right
Gosh, I hope it wasn't COVID....omg😁

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 11:05 PM (jCKWs)

179 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Since he ceases to exist if people stop drawing him, I'd say that's his motivation.

Posted by: mikeski, puffing and passing at September 26, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

180 Lido Shuffle, aka Texas Blues

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:08 PM (VPNgR)

181 I saw Fight Nights at Freddies 2. Not as good as the original which was ok. Too many horror movie tropes recycled which is interesting because the game it is based on was successful because it was different and new.

Made a fair amount of money though.

And I have to laugh because the guy that made Five nights got outed as a Christian and almost cancelled for it. Note, he wasn't political, the attempt to cancel him was solely for his faith.

He got himself uncancelled enough to now get two movies bade out of the games.

Maybe some sanity is returning to the world?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 26, 2026 11:08 PM (sKqQm)

182 Wild Turkey 101 over a single cube would be fine..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

You got it!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

183 That bartender went to the Great Muta school of bartending and pro wrestling.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

I'd like to see the sumo bartender.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 11:08 PM (ftFVW)

184 178 Piper. Glad you're feeling better! You do realize no matter how sick you were, you weren't getting the night off tomorrow, right
---

Self employed, contract workers don't get days off.
She knows that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:09 PM (VPNgR)

185 Oh my gosh! I so love it here!

'I’m going to sleep because my energy has left the group chat.'
Love youz!!!
Good night loves, and thanks doubleDs❣️❣️💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 11:13 PM (jCKWs)

186 Crusademaxxing

@Ironlilyart Mar 7
The event in video was from Taiwan. We have a quite large LARP community, and they holding several events nearly every months, which are pretty fun.

We also have our official(?) Ordo Mediare LARP band that I have involved. Several cosplayers, larpers, even formar SCA player gathered together, and my role is helping them design the costumes, like a real Draper in the Ordo.😊

By now, our band has grown around 30 members. They not only join Taiwan LARP battle events, also parades, renaissance fairs, archery contest, and even appeared in one of the biggest LARP event - DrachenFest Germany in 2025. They're now so international, I'm very proud of them!
x.com/Ironlilyart/status/2030500358385209506

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 26, 2026 11:13 PM (nEUC6)

187 63 This is the part of the recent state dinner for Chairman Xi at the White House they didn't want you to see:

https://tinyurl.com/7n5a9kyy
Posted by: Don Black at September 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZxPkt)

LOL!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
--

winner!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:14 PM (VPNgR)

188 You must explain this pooky thing and how that name ever came into existence. That was my brother's nickname when he was a baby. To this day I still don't know why or where it came from.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 11:02 PM (S41Gd)

I was a freshman in a local college and Pooky was a junior in high school. We hadn't been together for even a year at this point. Some of my new friends wanted to get together for something, and I said that I had a date with Pooky that night. "Bring him along!" said the extrovert enthusiastically. I nervously admitted that I didn't know if he (or his parents) would agree to a sudden change in plans. The friend mimed calling him and said, "Honey, Sweetheart, Pookyyyy, won't you come with me tonight? Kisses!" I objected, "Pooky?! I don't call him *that*!" My friends all chimed, "YOU DO NOW!"

Needless to say, it stuck.

Posted by: pookysgirl hopes that explains it at September 26, 2026 11:14 PM (Wt5PA)

189 Those magic moments when about two days of snipping out parts, removing evidence of where you snipped, researching colors, puzzling in 3D how to translate the 2D instructions to assemble the parts, painting, and gluing; just so in about fifteen minutes all the various interior parts snap into fuselage and you are ready to close the fuselage up with glue.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 26, 2026 11:16 PM (2GVsD)

190 152 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women

Posted by: Tweety Bird at September 26, 2026 11:16 PM (r7+Q7)

191 I like this podcast, 1000 hours outside, because it encourages everyone to play outside, kids to play more, etc. but they are talking about people who disappear in national parks/wild spaces and now i'm feeling paranoid. (Book is called Cold Vanish and it sounds interesting but scary). Shit changes for you when you have kids! Everything hits different.

No bevvie yet, hoping to exercise first.

Posted by: Funsize at September 26, 2026 11:20 PM (3j87q)

192 101 So. Totally off topic...
A half mile down the road from me today, an accident happened. As I drove by, it didn't appear to look like much, so I continued on my way. Coming back home to come up my mountain, the road was closed. I had to drive 35+ miles further to try and get home. Closed up there as well. It took me 3 hours to get home, that usually takes 40 minutes. I'm very much concerned that there was a death, just down the road from me. Hurts my heart. Many prayers for whoever this happened to.🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: COMountainMarie
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Probably something severe like a ruptured gas tank causing toxic spill requiring massive reclamation. If they had let it go it would have disappeared in two days. The earth resolves but does not give grift.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:20 PM (VPNgR)

193 188

I love this story!

Again, good night pals!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 26, 2026 11:22 PM (jCKWs)

194 We're always paying attention!
Posted by: Doof at September 26, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)

So. We know Doof's feelings on flock cameras.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 26, 2026 11:22 PM (Y/06r)

195 The "top" of the Grand Staircase is the Cedar Breaks National Monument, but don't go there thinking you're going to do a lot of hiking. I was just there 3 weeks ago and got the worst gas mileage of the trip.
The parking lot of the Visitor Center is 10,381' above sea level. You pant a lot.
If you're in that area, don't miss the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs. It's a natural cut through a ridge, maybe a hundred yards long, but the rocks are covered in petroglyphs. I've never seen so many in my life total, not just in one place. There's a few 19th century "killroy was here" rock scratchings as well.

Posted by: buddhaha at September 26, 2026 11:23 PM (iYF/u)

196 Well, I have gone through my email contact list, and notified everybody I can of the email change.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:23 PM (peOdB)

197 First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women
Posted by: Tweety Bird

If you can corner them.

Posted by: Pepe LePew at September 26, 2026 11:27 PM (rujGJ)

198 I am off to bed. Have fun in here! But not too much fun.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 11:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

199 133 The thug behavior from the Texas team will be welcomed and rewarded in the NFL. The more crass and transgressive, the better.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Anti-trannny on the football field?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:28 PM (VPNgR)

200
The City of the Edge of Forever episode of Star Trek TOS is on MeTV right now. That's the Edith Keeler (Joan Collins) episode, where Kirk and Edith walk in front of Floyd's Barber Shop from the Mayberry set.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 11:29 PM (w6EFb)

201 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women
Posted by: Tweety Bird at September 26, 2026 11:16 PM (r7+Q7)

Here's one of his recent videos where he explains a bit of his approach to storytelling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSTHUXdyss

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 11:30 PM (08OqX)

202 >> notified everybody I can of the email change.

I just got that email from you, I see.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)

203 That bartender went to the Great Muta school of bartending and pro wrestling.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 26, 2026 10:59 PM (QaH55)

Oh yeah? Where's his red face?

Real technical match between Muta and Hogan in Japan. See, Hogan could actually wrestle.

(no full match found)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 11:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

204 AOS seems bound and determined to use my old email address.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:32 PM (peOdB)

205 I just got that email from you, I see.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)

Ah, good!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:33 PM (peOdB)

206 Clear your browser and tell it to forget everything.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 11:34 PM (VPNgR)

207 There's a few 19th century "killroy was here" rock scratchings as well.
Posted by: buddhaha at September 26, 2026 11:23 PM (iYF/u)

Funny that you're not allowed to make your own petroglyphs. I mean, in a couple of hundred years they'll be ancient too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 11:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

208 Comes test, 1, 2, gotta pee

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at September 26, 2026 11:38 PM (ENA4W)

209 Taking a whiz on the field may be one of the reasons that sometimes you take a career ending injury.

Football is stupid. They take out their own talent and But in some instances it may make sense.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 11:39 PM (5C90x)

210 200
The City of the Edge of Forever episode of Star Trek TOS is on MeTV right now. That's the Edith Keeler (Joan Collins) episode, where Kirk and Edith walk in front of Floyd's Barber Shop from the Mayberry set.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 11:29 PM (w6EFb)

That's the episode where truck-kun takes Joan Collins...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 11:43 PM (l3cgK)

211 OK, WiFi to the rescue.

Life went to shit "gradually, then all at once", as Hemingway put it. Typing from a hospital bed days from employment and insurance expiring. Phone suspended for nonpayment. Oh, and my lymph edema is so bad I can't walk or operate my car.

When it was cancer, brothers and sisters, I had it made in comparison.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at September 26, 2026 11:43 PM (ENA4W)

212 The "top" of the Grand Staircase is the Cedar Breaks National Monument, but don't go there thinking you're going to do a lot of hiking. I was just there 3 weeks ago and got the worst gas mileage of the trip.
The parking lot of the Visitor Center is 10,381' above sea level. You pant a lot.
If you're in that area, don't miss the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs. It's a natural cut through a ridge, maybe a hundred yards long, but the rocks are covered in petroglyphs. I've never seen so many in my life total, not just in one place. There's a few 19th century "killroy was here" rock scratchings as well.
Posted by: buddhaha at September 26, 2026 11:23 PM (iYF/u)

Been there. Took some great video with a DAT camera I had at the time. Lost in the divorce, unfortunately. Probably means I need to go back...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 11:44 PM (08OqX)

213 207 There's a few 19th century "killroy was here" rock scratchings as well.
Posted by: buddhaha at September 26, 2026 11:23 PM (iYF/u)

Funny that you're not allowed to make your own petroglyphs. I mean, in a couple of hundred years they'll be ancient too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 11:37 PM (1Ff7Z)

It's all ancient graffiti...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 11:45 PM (l3cgK)

214 Brother Tim, I wish there was anything I could do for you!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 11:48 PM (aJQbY)

215 As for the WhizKid...at least he didn't go Carmelo first.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at September 26, 2026 11:48 PM (bwLU5)

216 Well played. *golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM

Great catch - I did gloss over it like you said. Then on replay I missed it again. Only when I read your comment did I finally clue in.

It's comments like She Hobbit's that make this place what it is

Posted by: 496 at September 26, 2026 11:50 PM (kKD6e)

217 How about the Thorazine Shuffle? Government Mule. A good song from a good band.

Posted by: St_Louis_Arch at September 26, 2026 11:51 PM (S5W//)

218 Life went to shit "gradually, then all at once", as Hemingway put it.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez

Prayers, Brother.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)

219 Oxymoron does make sense at AoS.

It's what you get when an AoS Moron or 'Ette is in an area with higher than normal levels of oxygen.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 26, 2026 11:54 PM (qx7Zg)

220
Cordrazine is a hell of a drug.

Posted by: Bones McCoy at September 26, 2026 11:55 PM (w6EFb)

221 Chicken wings are more like a snack, not a lunch. Fair game. We'll eat 5 and leave you 4.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 11:56 PM (5C90x)

222 Great catch - I did gloss over it like you said. Then on replay I missed it again. Only when I read your comment did I finally clue in.

It's comments like She Hobbit's that make this place what it is
Posted by: 496

Maybe too subtle. Could have used some help from Ben Roethlisberger.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 11:56 PM (ftFVW)

223 Happy Saturday Horde, made it just under the wire.

Prayers up for you Brother Tim.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 26, 2026 11:57 PM (ibDUx)

224 If JQ needs a night off, the 2 D's should find and refurbish one of these "office" machines.

https://youtu.be/atN1jT3nHB0?t=61

If you work somewhere where this is NSFW, you have my condolences.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 26, 2026 11:58 PM (qx7Zg)

225 Not being a hunter, and not living in a rural area, I don't quite get the 'Trickery' one.

Again I fail to make it into the Top 10ish.

Not to worry. There's always next week.

Thank you for ONT Disco and Dino.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 26, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

226 Life went to shit "gradually, then all at once", as Hemingway put it.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez

Prayers, Brother.
Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)

Ditto..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 27, 2026 12:00 AM (08OqX)

227 Not being a hunter, and not living in a rural area, I don't quite get the 'Trickery' one.

Again I fail to make it into the Top 10ish.

Not to worry. There's always next week.

Thank you for ONT Disco and Dino.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 26, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

It means the deer isn't smart enough to recognize the hunter in the tree stand as a threat. He is fixated on the bait.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:04 AM (peOdB)

228 Enjoyed the Curly Shuffle video. (I probably still have the 45 of that somewhere in the catacombs.) Great montage, showing the fantastic entertaining work those geniuses did.

Posted by: mindful webworker - nyuk nyuk nyuk is the correct spelling at September 27, 2026 12:07 AM (xRCm7)

229 Finally dared to peek again at my big toe-- ugh. At least it isn't broken. I think.

I slipped off the bottom stair with one foot yesterday morning, and hit hard with toes curled under. Yow! And then landed on the floor, of course. No other injury besides a scuffed finger from the final landing.

Toe swelled up & turned purple-black by last night and I couldn't even try to bend it without severe pain. A little lighter color this morning and could flex the muscle with less pain.

Tonight it's still ugly, and purple-red, but no more black. Hurts to flex, but *can* make it move a little.

***moar liquid painkiller***

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:08 AM (rdVOm)

230 Ref had a golden opportunity. Unsportsmanlike conduct, Number 1, for simulating, um.... number 1.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at September 27, 2026 12:11 AM (0HINh)

231 Bringing my bewillowed comment up from last thread, just to be redundantly redundant:

Thanks to the morons that gave positive reviews of The Sheep Detectives. We watched it on Amazon, with only three bearable commercial interruptions, none in the last half (as opposed to broadcast which loads commercials in the later parts of movies).

Just thought we'd start watching it to see how it was, and ended up watching the whole thing. I'm not a big fan of this kind of live-action intelligent-animals (who can all talk to each other) films, but this one worked pretty well. Funny to see Wolverine as a shepherd.😜

That'll do, sheep.

Posted by: mindful webworker - it wasn't baaaad at September 27, 2026 12:14 AM (xRCm7)

232 Oh my gosh JQ, you sit down and rest, what can I get ya?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:15 AM (ibDUx)

233 Tonight it's still ugly, and purple-red, but no more black. Hurts to flex, but *can* make it move a little.

***moar liquid painkiller***
Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:08 AM (rdVOm)

You should try the free office whisky machine I posted in 224.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 27, 2026 12:16 AM (qx7Zg)

234 …I slipped off the bottom stair with one foot yesterday morning, and hit hard with toes curled under. Yow! And then landed on the floor…
Posted by: JQ

Yaargh! Please JQ, no more falls. We are fragile and easy to break. We need you among us (and your guy does, too). Same goes for alla y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - fragility and senility together again for the first time on any stage at September 27, 2026 12:18 AM (xRCm7)

235 Thanks, Debby & HotW-- I've got glass in hand already!

Funny: I explained to hubby yesterday that I'd *stubbed my toe* (for simplicity's sake you know) and, sweetheart that he is, he told me to raise up my foot so he could blow his cigarette smoke on it to cure it.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

236 I will be more careful, mindful!

I wear slip-proof socks around the house-- just doesn't work that well on carpet I guess. And, being so close to the bottom of stairs, had let go of the railings.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

237 Thanks for the ONT, D's.

I got one better, JQ. I was taking a shower and thought, "Say, this would be a good time to rinse off the bathtub mat!"

Turns out that was not a good idea at all.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 27, 2026 12:26 AM (CHHv1)

238
166 Last thread someone spoke about the difference between Hitler and Stalin..to me its that Stalin didn't believe in "communism" it was just what he rode to become Tsar.”

There’s another difference I’ve seen. They both caused the deaths of millions, but Hitler focused on killing those he had no contact with. If you were his pal, you probably were ok.
Stalin, while killing millions, also took a demonic pleasure in killing almost everyone he DID know personally. His family (except his two children), his “friends”, and his colleagues, past and present. There was nothing more dangerous than being
a “friend” of Stalin‘s.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 12:27 AM (H8mUs)

239 OK, I have booked a hotel in Corsicana. Room with 2 beds. If other MoMee attendees are stuck for a room, I can share. It's Motel Six, but I stayed there last year, and it was fine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:27 AM (peOdB)

240 Reading upthread....

Brother Tim and RandomDave-- my prayers are with you both. My problems are *nothing* in comparison. Bless you and I hope you find solutions SOON.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:27 AM (rdVOm)

241 I ran across an interesting point of history I didn't know.

William Joyce, aka Lord Haw Haw, was a German newsreader/propagandist during WWII. After the war the British arrested and hanged him for treason. I had assumed he was a British citizen but...he wasn't.

He was born in the US to Irish parents. However he was in Britain working with the British fascists shortly before the start of WWII. He decided to flee to Germany and lied to get a British passport. The Brits used this as grounds to try him for treason.

Which is...well...an interesting legal theory. Now he got German citizenship in 1940 so he wasn't also guilty of treason against the US because we wouldn't enter the war until 41.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 27, 2026 12:29 AM (sKqQm)

242 Turns out that was not a good idea at all.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Oh, no... [cringe] hope it didn't hurt *too much*!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:30 AM (rdVOm)

243 Which is...well...an interesting legal theory. Now he got German citizenship in 1940 so he wasn't also guilty of treason against the US because we wouldn't enter the war until 41.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 27, 2026 12:29 AM (sKqQm)

He earned his date with the hangman, legal niceties be damned.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:31 AM (peOdB)

244 Thanks mindful, we all need each other here, and take care of each other here, no place else like it.

It is still stormy outside, occasional bands of rain and gusty winds, but it is not anywhere near as bad as predicted. I had a brief power blip last night and I went to bed but power was restored in about 20 minutes. I am grateful.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:32 AM (ibDUx)

245
234 …I slipped off the bottom stair with one foot yesterday morning, and hit hard with toes curled under. Yow! And then landed on the floor…
Posted by: JQ

Ouch! I was mowing the lawn today, and was so glad no one was around to see me. I turned to mow around a tree, and somehow stepped on my own foot so I spun around and landed flat on my face. Luckily relatively soft grass so I was ok, but I must have looked a like a total retard having a spasm.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 12:32 AM (H8mUs)

246 Ouch! I was mowing the lawn today, and was so glad no one was around to see me. I turned to mow around a tree, and somehow stepped on my own foot so I spun around and landed flat on my face. Luckily relatively soft grass so I was ok, but I must have looked a like a total retard having a spasm.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 12:32 AM (H8mUs)

Good thing the lawnmower did not attack when you showed signs of weakness. They can be treacherous, you know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:33 AM (peOdB)

247 Doggie ran off to chase something many chasings

many many chasings

D0 not run over dog

Posted by: Harley Biker Week at September 27, 2026 12:35 AM (4RYRd)

248 Glad you're ok, Tom Servo. Yeah, I could trip over my own feet sometimes too. Nice that nobody was watching!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm)

249 I got a severe toe injury while running in my stocking feet after pranking a neighbor. I ran into a giant tree root and it was not pretty. It was a good prank though, I put one of those DIVERSITY bumper stickers with all of the symbols on his car and he did not notice for a few days.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:38 AM (ibDUx)

250 Pray for Dixie

She is so small.\\\

They could run over her withiout even knowing

Posted by: Harley Biker Week at September 27, 2026 12:39 AM (4RYRd)

251
Miklos,

It is great to see you!

Posted by: four seasons at September 27, 2026 12:40 AM (/QHx4)

252 I got a severe toe injury while running in my stocking feet after pranking a neighbor. I ran into a giant tree root and it was not pretty. It was a good prank though, I put one of those DIVERSITY bumper stickers with all of the symbols on his car and he did not notice for a few days.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:38 AM (ibDUx)

Are you coming to the TX MoMee XI?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:40 AM (peOdB)

253 Was going to mow today, but grass was still wet from yesterday's pouring rain. Got to get to it tomorrow, grass is growing quickly again now that it's cooler.

Bonus was that rough n tough outdoor Cat decided to stay indoors last night. Was nice to have my lil buddy foot warmer again.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:41 AM (rdVOm)

254 They could run over her withiout even knowing
Posted by: Harley Biker Week at September 27, 2026 12:39 AM (4RYRd)

Watch out for owls!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:41 AM (peOdB)

255 When what to my wondering eyes should appear? I will pray for Dixie, she is a little angel.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:41 AM (ibDUx)

256 (Trying this again in the right thread)
Oh, hey, this is kinda late to the party, but here's this weekend's memes in case you missed 'em.

🟢 PowerLine funnies
https://tinyurl.com/3uu2m63b

🟢 Hoyt
https://bit.ly/hoyt-09-26-2026

🟢 Midwest Chick
https://bit.ly/mwchick-09-26-2026

🟢 Bookworm
https://bit.ly/bookworm-09-26-2026

Last weekend in case you missed 'em (and I forgot to mention 'em):

🔴 Powerline week in pix
https://bit.ly/wk-in-pix-09192026

🔴 Hoyt
https://bit.ly/hoyt-memes-09192026

🔴 Midwest Chick
https://bit.ly/mw-ck-memes-09192026

Posted by: mindful webworker - act like you meme it at September 27, 2026 12:42 AM (xRCm7)

257 Oh no! Is Miss Dixie ok? She ran off to chase cars?

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

258 Saw a pair of Flickers in the yard this afternoon. Their flight pattern is distinctive; they bob up and down.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:42 AM (peOdB)

259 I met Pogo

AOP great Traveller doggie

We love our dogs

Posted by: Harley Biker Week Miklos at September 27, 2026 12:43 AM (4RYRd)

260 @242 Well, I'm not dead, so I guess that's a...yes?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 27, 2026 12:43 AM (CHHv1)

261 Oh no! Is Miss Dixie ok? She ran off to chase cars?
Posted by: JQ

Bikes

Posted by: Harley Biker Week Miklos at September 27, 2026 12:45 AM (4RYRd)

262
Many years ago we had a cocker spaniel named Dixie.

Meanest dog we ever had.

Posted by: four seasons at September 27, 2026 12:45 AM (/QHx4)

263 I broke a toe showing off in a lower-level dance class ...served me right. Also broke a toe as a teen on a goalie's shin guard, did not score. That game had the ignominy of ending in a fight ...ref did not record forfeit as he booked it. Dang Yakima girls starting shit!

Posted by: Funsize at September 27, 2026 12:46 AM (3j87q)

264
He earned his date with the hangman, legal niceties be damned.

No doubt. One does wonder though how the modern FNM would handle Trump having various IRGC allied American media figures executed for treason...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 27, 2026 12:47 AM (sKqQm)

265 Many years ago we had a cocker spaniel named Dixie.

Meanest dog we ever had.

Posted by: four seasons

I was named Sue

Posted by: Miklos trust while ready for a fight at September 27, 2026 12:50 AM (4RYRd)

266 We apparently have a new critter hanging around. The Pepe Le Pew kind. Dog suddenly took off to chase something today, and ignored commands to stop and come back. Don't like using the shock part of the training collar, but it did work, she came right back, and was better than having a stunk-up pup.

This is a not-bad cover of the Vera Lynn classic. They've got nice voices, and I don't even think it's A.I.

https://youtu.be/sThuGZcEtuU

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - smells awful tonight at September 27, 2026 12:53 AM (xRCm7)

267 AOP, I plan to be in attendance. I am looking forward to it, I am going to stop and visit one of my transplanted kids and his wife on my way there.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 12:59 AM (ibDUx)

268 Our old doggy would've chased vehicles, if not for the fence. She was fearless. Thunderstorms? She'd bark right back at the sky, challenging the booms!

Miss that old girl. She was otherwise well-behaved. Did not beg/bother us for our food. Stayed out of the kitchen, didn't get into the trash can.

She kept her toys all in a row! (lots of herding genes in her mix)

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

269 Cocker Spaniels are the dumbest dogs I’ve ever seen. My bro in law had one that would always hump the leg of anyone new who came over. Disgusting animal.

Of course they named him Chester.

I was over once and saw him in the backyard. It had just started to rain with big drops. He looked up, mad, and started barking at the rain to make it stop. Never occurred to Chester to actually get up on the porch and out of the rain.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 01:03 AM (H8mUs)

270 Only 1am?

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 01:04 AM (Ia/+0)

271 While you all go & have fun at the MoMe, I'll be here to prop up the Club!

Check in from time to time, ok? Love to hear the stories!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

272
Well, I see what MeTV is doing. They seemed to be running a Star Trek marathon of the best episodes. No wonder, this is the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.

The first episode aired on Sept. 8, 1966.

Posted by: Bones McCoy at September 27, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)

273 This is a not-bad cover of the Vera Lynn classic. They've got nice voices, and I don't even think it's A.I.

https://youtu.be/sThuGZcEtuU

G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - smells awful tonight at September 27, 2026 12:53 AM (xRCm7)

I can’t hear that without thinking Strangelove. Best dark movie ending ever.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 27, 2026 01:06 AM (H8mUs)

274 Some day JQ, you are coming to a MoMe, there, I said it!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 01:11 AM (ibDUx)

275 Debby, the unfortunate fact is: if I make it to a MoMe, it'll be because hubby is either *gone* OR *too far gone to notice my absence*

But yeah-- I'd love to go!

For now, hubby needs & wants me near. He's my sweetie and my priority.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm)

276 The bartender spilled cream.

He is without honor.

Posted by: meh at September 27, 2026 01:17 AM (kK7U2)

277 How do you direct a cartoon character? What is his motivation?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++).

I will not tolerate Stanislavski jokes.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 27, 2026 01:20 AM (rbvCR)

278 The bartender spilled cream.
He is without honor.
Posted by: meh

Did you watch the movie Cocktail?

Now *there's* a lack of honor! They spilled more booze than I've ever seen. Totally sloppy.

Oh, yeah yeah, they slung the bottles all fancy-like, but it was crap... would've hated to do the daily inventory for a shitshow bar like that.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

279 227 It means the deer isn't smart enough to recognize the hunter in the tree stand as a threat. He is fixated on the bait.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 12:04 AM (peOdB)

Thank you if you're still here. I thought there was something more subtle going on....

I don't see an e-mail from you btw. Maybe it's because you have no idea who I am or what my e-mail address would be...(laughing)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:38 AM (QGaXH)

280 I don't see an e-mail from you btw. Maybe it's because you have no idea who I am or what my e-mail address would be...(laughing)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:38 AM (QGaXH)

Heh!

I am getting real sleepy now. Going to call it a night. It was only 42 degrees this afternoon when I went into town for groceries.
Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 01:41 AM (peOdB)

281 280....I am getting real sleepy now. Going to call it a night. It was only 42 degrees this afternoon when I went into town for groceries.
Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 27, 2026 01:41 AM (peOdB)

Good Night AOP and Horde

JQ - hope your foot is better real soon.

42 degrees ? Summer is still lingering into fall here. Warmer and more humid than usual - I think the hurricanes off Baja are pumping moisture and heat up here.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:50 AM (QGaXH)

282 Hi, ARiK. Thanks. Foot will be okay I think.

Yeah, Summer is over. Yay! It's 48 now. Won't be long before I need to dig out the heated water bowl for Cat!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)

283 275 Debby, the unfortunate fact is: if I make it to a MoMe, it'll be because hubby is either *gone* OR *too far gone to notice my absence*

But yeah-- I'd love to go!

For now, hubby needs & wants me near. He's my sweetie and my priority.
Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:17 AM (rdVOm

JQ - Yoy are reinforcing my already strong belief that angels walk among us.

I just finished Dr Marc Siegels book The Miracles Among Us.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:54 AM (QGaXH)

284 **'you' not Yoy.

Like Piper I have my own on-going auto-correct problem.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 27, 2026 01:56 AM (QGaXH)

285 Sweet dreams Horde, it is easy for me to fall asleep with wind driven rain beating against the windows.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 27, 2026 01:57 AM (ibDUx)

286 I just finished Dr Marc Siegels book The Miracles Among Us.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

I will check that out!

There's no doubt in my mind that if the situation were reversed, hubby would be there for me.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)

287 Night, Debby. Nice to feel safe & warm on a cold, rainy night! Sleep well...

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

288 NOW to reporrt

Miss Dixie was located and returned because Dog with eye patctch is Knoonnn

Posted by: Miklos also bad now at September 27, 2026 02:06 AM (4RYRd)

289 So glad you got Miss Dixie back, Miklos!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:07 AM (rdVOm)

290 *hobbles back behind bar*

Miklos, may I fetch a drink for you?

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

291 I made a joke about ritual suicide.

If you would suggest that makers of Cocktail are without honor, and should perform Seppuku, I would not disagree.

Here's Rich Hall speaking to their lack of honor, and worse, creativity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFal553wR3k

Posted by: meh at September 27, 2026 02:21 AM (kK7U2)

292
My low was 46.8F yesterday morning. It's hovering around 51F now.

At any rate, that was the first time it was in the '40s since mid-May.

Posted by: Bones McCoy at September 27, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)

293
Bones sock off, dammit. The just ran the Pan Farr episode. I tell you, Spock's wife to be was one stone cold bitch.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 02:23 AM (w6EFb)

294 Posted by: JQ at S

ole irish bar myb

Posted by: Miklossigns off is vey dog frenfly and maybe 50 bikes at September 27, 2026 02:23 AM (4RYRd)

295 Miklos, let me help you & Miss Dixie back to your trailer...

*there*

Now, lie down you two, and get some sleep.

*pulls covers up*

*locks door while leaving trailer*

Good night, you!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)

296 About the same temps here, publius.

Liking the change of season, but not quite ready for Winter yet, LOL

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:33 AM (rdVOm)

297 T'Pring had it all figured out. Her logic was impeccable.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

298 Coroner >> hearse >> funeral

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 02:39 AM (r3Zca)

299
Now, the original KHAAAANNNN! episode is on.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 02:43 AM (w6EFb)

300 Karen Bass in trouble in La mayor race against lefty 39% Bass 28 %. Dump plans to send monitors including ice to democrat polling places to intimidate voters. I hope one of these nazi scum trys and intimidate me from voting!

Posted by: raimondo at September 27, 2026 02:43 AM (sUlmj)

301 Now, the original KHAAAANNNN! episode is on.
Posted by: publius

Oooooo! You mean the *original* TOS one? Where Khan is banished to Ceti Alpha V?

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

302 >> You mean the *original* TOS one?

Yes, indeed. MeTV is running all the favorite episodes tonight as part of the 60th anniversary tribute.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 02:54 AM (w6EFb)

303 MeTV is running all the favorite episodes tonight as part of the 60th anniversary tribute.
Posted by: publius

I need to get a digital OTA receiver!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:01 AM (rdVOm)

304 Might be easier to just order TOS discs. *shrug*

I always liked Star Trek. Not sure (even after all the decades of syndication!) whether I've seen every episode.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm)

305
Now, The Doomsday Machine is on. You know the planet destroyer with William Windom as Commodore Decker.

William Windom played a lot of these destroyed, wreck of man characters. Disheveled and unshaven and heavy drinking types.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 03:08 AM (w6EFb)

306 Doomsday Machine-- that was the one with the giant space okra with the sparkley interior, that *ate* everything in its path, right?

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

307 >> giant space okra with the sparkley interior, that *ate* everything in its path, right?

That's the one.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)

308 That's the one.
Posted by: publius

Hahaha, that's the one what scared the daylights outta me when I was little, watching it on network teevee.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)

309 Big bro was *really into* Star Trek when we were kids. Even as an adult, he remained a fan. Except for TNG, which he said was "pussy BS" but whatever...

He has the CD of music and sounds from TOS. I gave him a "Chilton's manual" (or some such) of the Enterprise, years ago. Sis gave him a Tribble toy. (Bro's cat *hated* the Tribble, LOL)

It was sci-fun, and so much more intelligent than anything else we could watch.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

310 299
Now, the original KHAAAANNNN! episode is on.
Posted by: publius,

The actress (the redhead) who went with Khan was smokin' hot. I'd be pretty pissed if she died too.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 27, 2026 03:20 AM (PGK1w)

311 310: Madlyn Rhue.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 27, 2026 03:23 AM (PGK1w)

312 During another episode, I remember being so angry that Nomad had erased Uhura's mind and turned her into a child! She didn't deserve *that*! But she was smart, and overcame the erasure.

Nomad was asshoe.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:32 AM (rdVOm)

313 >> The actress (the redhead) who went with Khan was smokin' hot. I'd be pretty pissed if she died too.

The character's name was Marla McGivers. I looked that up to see if there was anything official in the cannon about her fate. In the Wrath of Khan movie, they had written the character in, but the actress had multiple sclerosis, and they just didn't include the character.

I don't know if it's "cannon" or not, but with all the other series and books, there's something about some disaster befell Khan's colony and she was killed somehow.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 03:37 AM (w6EFb)

314 Iirc, "Ceti Alpha V" blew up, and Khan & co. had little time to escape? Ended up on "Ceti Alpha VI"?

Or some planetary switcheroo-- and Khan's 'wife' was killed in the process and that's why he was so vindictive.

Something like that, I guess. I didn't follow it closely...

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:42 AM (rdVOm)

315 Some other Moron will no doubt correct me. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 03:43 AM (rdVOm)

316 Itvwill be alarm time tomorrow, .

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 03:48 AM (Ia/+0)

317 Raining to

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 03:51 AM (Ia/+0)

318 Brrr... 45 outside. At least it's not rainy or windy.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:03 AM (rdVOm)

319 56 degrees, not going to change much this morning

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:05 AM (Ia/+0)

320 A US air base in southern England has found explosives planted on it. The near by houses around the base have been evacuated. They are calling it a significant threat.

Suspected bombers have been arrested. Bet their names aren't William and Bob.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:06 AM (QwZKw)

321
And now, the Gorn episode is on, "The Arena".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 27, 2026 04:08 AM (w6EFb)

322 I could go put coffee on while I am deciding to get up.or not

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:08 AM (Ia/+0)

323 Good morning, Ben Had!

Yeah, the *Mo factor* is probably strong there...

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:15 AM (rdVOm)

324 Its pouring down

Posted by: Skip at September 27, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

325 Good morning, JQ. Brit citizen can't carry a butter knife but the muzz can find explosives with no problem.

I am sorry to hear of your fall. Ice, elevation and 3 fingers of bourbon!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 27, 2026 04:32 AM (QwZKw)

326 pixy has arrived.

Posted by: clarence at September 27, 2026 04:34 AM (r3Zca)

327 Thanks, Ben Had-- "Ice, elevation and 3 fingers of bourbon!"

Oh, yes!!!

And *time*... could've been worse. I'm truly blessed.

Posted by: JQ at September 27, 2026 04:44 AM (rdVOm)

328 >>"William Windom played a lot of these destroyed, wreck of man characters. Disheveled and unshaven and heavy drinking types."

He also played writer James Thurber in a short-lived series, "My World...and Welcome to It." Picked up an Emmy for it.

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Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Resident Evil (2026)

Our second feature on our annual Halloween Haunt outing double-feature was Zach Cregger's take on Resident Evil.

We've seen plenty of Resident Evil movies in the past. Well, I have. Of the six films, I think I saw all but the last one, and in the theater to boo! The Boy saw 3, 4 and 5 with me, starting with Resident Evil: Apocalypse and culminating with Resident Evil: Retribution. The sub-heds are entirely decorative, shedding no light on the contents of the film which are, of course, a series of ridiculous special effects organized loosely around—well, not a plot, but organized around other special effects.

In fact, the reason we didn't see the last Anderson Resident Evil, which savvily borrows from the fourth Friday the 13th movie and calls itself The Final Chapter, was that we didn't think anything could top Retribution. There's a big fight in Red Square in Retribution, featuring zombie communist motorcycle cops, and in my memory, they all have sidecars full of Kodiak bears wearing ushankas with little red stars on them.

I would watch that movie again because I don't remember if the bears are lobbing grenades or wielding machine guns, but I'm worried they edited the bears out.

Motorcycle Cops in Red Square with Kodiak Bears in Ushankas in the sidecars, with machine guns.

From "Resident Evil: Moviegique's Mind".

So. Uh. Mr. Cregger. He of the excellent Barbarian and Weapons got himself hired to do a franchise. I didn't like this as much as either of those other films, but it was educational on a lot of levels.

First, and foremost: I think Cregger understands that his job is to entertain you. That's kind of refreshing.

Rather than borrow from the stilted, '80s-cop-drama feel of the video games, Cregger's main character is more like a Zoomer dropped into a Resident Evil game. To wit: He is not particularly competent. He's a slacker of course—aren't all generations entering adulthood regarded as layabouts by the previous generations? But getting back to his lack of competence, he's not great at his job and he's really not great at not his job, i.e., fighting—

Well, what the hell are the creatures in Resident Evil anyway? Some of them are zombies, but beyond those, it's really just a mishmash of visual concepts and game mechanics. There's not really any logic or consistency I've ever been able to suss out.

A very large, fat naked dude in shadows.

I am getting sick of movies using the Flock camera footage of my bathroom, however.

Whatever they are, though, our hero, Bryan (Austin Abrams, who is in Weapons and whom I first saw nearly 15 years ago in an obscure Jon Lovitz project called Jewtopia) stumbles across and through them by the skin of his teeth, like a guy playing Resident Evil.

Cregger does something very interesting here: When we see Bryan first, he's got his girlfriend on the phone and she's pregnant, and he's being politic about this. Instead of going to talk things out with her, he accepts a delivery job he's not really suitable for (but which is profitable), and while trying to hash things out, he hits a woman.

A zombie woman, though he's not aware of this.

He could drive off, but instead he does the right thing and tries to help her. She's not dead, of course, because she's undead. But this leads him to an encounter with a cop. When that goes bad, he once again does the right thing, and gets himself into deeper trouble.

Over and over, Cregger puts him into situations where being selfish could really pay off, but he always chooses to do the right thing.

"This person is in serious need of chiropractic! I'd better go adjust them!"

Which, I guess, means it's not really like someone playing the video game, because games train you to place self-preservation above everything, generally.

One remarkable thing about the film is that, while it doesn't hew to the Resident Evil games storyline, this doesn't appear to be a matter of disrespect or opportunism. This is a dramatic story taking place inside the game universe, not a Paul W. S. Anderson "I rewrote my zombie script to kinda-sorta fit into the game franchise." Cregger grew up in a video game world.

And this probably is why when the game slips into a first person P.O.V. mode that resembles the video game, it's almost seamless. It might even be seamless to someone who doesn't know movies don't do that without a very specific narrative purpose. And there's probably a fascinating thread to tug on here: movies evolved from stage plays (especially once sound entered the picture), and stage plays are never first person, obviously. (Although that's a kind of interesting idea, somebody call my agent!)

Anyway, that's not a thread I'll tug on here. You're welcome.

Despite being about an inch deep, then, we start rooting for Bryan beyond the usual "well, he's the hero" kind of rooting. As he encounters characters from the game, we sometimes veer into what looks to be "woke" territory—but, no, the inch-depth of this means almost everything is played for a dark laugh, a quick scare or some genuine suspense as Bryan fights, flees and finagles his way into Raccoon City.

This is not a diss, by the way: I think Cregger did the right thing, a light touch was the wawy to go, and I think the movie will probably turn something like a profit—although $75M seems like a lot of money to spend on a movie with no stars. It won't make as much money as the much cheaper Weapons which didn't get as good a return on the production budget as Barbarian. I'm guessing all the money for this film went into the effects, which work.

Some people complain that the movie is too short and ends too abruptly. They are wrong. There is no place else for the movie to go at the end. The entire conceit of the film is that nobody is competent to handle the situation. It's like someone engineered a deadly virus and then couldn't manage to get the cure—oh, well, I guess you could argue it's too close to reality.

Hero running through street with package as bodies crash into the cars around him.

It's raining men! And women. Probably children, too, given this is "Resident Evil".

I don't know if the tone is sustainable. I know the movie would've broken under the change needed to draw it out further. But can there be a Resident Evil series where everyone is a dweeb? The monsters in that game (beyond the zombies) aren't exactly pushovers.

So, not only could I not see it going longer, I can't see a sequel that doesn't shift tone. That could be fun, I suppose: Make different movies, each with radically different tones.

This film knew what it wanted to do, did it, and got out. I respect that. The Boy also liked it, probably more than I did, though both of us afterward thought a lot more about our first film—a video-game-feeling monster flick from Korea which nearly ran three hours just to get to what is, at best, a halfway point in the story.

Sidebar: Frequent movie-thread contributor Mark Andrew Edwards wrote a long post on The James Madison's Phone's site about horror that's in the sidebar here. It's a good read and a theory I disagree with almost completely, and so I responded with a nearly as large rebuttal.

I'm guessing Mark would say Resident Evil (2026) is a horror movie. I would probably agree, but argue that it's almost a fluke. Survival horror is a legit genre, but when we get into comfortable game territory, whatever the "demonic epiphany" was becomes just another threat to manage: Bruce becomes just another shark, zombies become just another [insert politically inappropriate comparison here], et cetera. Horror stops being horror at the point it becomes manageable and comprehendible in prosaic terms.

Anyway, it's a good discussion and if you're into horror, you should check it out. I'm handing out free copies of my book Lair of the White Worm to everyone who agrees with me! (No, I'm not.)

Posted by: Open Blogger at 06:30 PM

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1 I like the little rack of grenades in front of the bear!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (VyBeY)

2 On the road today, will check in as I can.

Posted by: Blake (moviegique) at September 26, 2026 07:31 PM (iM/MY)

3 Just finished watching Odd Thomas. Really good movie. Too bad the actor died young or I believe it would have been a movie franchise .

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)

4 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

5
Resident Evil: The Musical

Too late?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 07:34 PM (XeU6L)

6 Polynikes,

Anton Yelchin was a significant loss. The studio got cold feet on Odd Thomas for some reason, so I don't know about sequels. It's surprisingly good

Posted by: Blake (moviegique) at September 26, 2026 07:36 PM (iM/MY)

7 I liked the first Resident Evil and the one where the scientist's daughter was trapped in the city . Didn't much care for any of the others.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:36 PM (KC5Lt)

8 Speaking of Russians, have watched 3 Russian movies on Tubi Best was Dear Comrades Andrei Konchalovsky
2020 film of 1962 massacre at at striking locomotive plant in Novocherkaak near Rostov in Crimea

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)

9 I did end up watching Barbarian, a few months ago. A double header with It Follows.
These were both set in the now-depopulated regions of Detroit metro. It Follows (because of its plot device) extended further into southwest Michigan.
Best Detroit movie is probably still Eight Mile.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 07:39 PM (88C+u)

10 polynikes at 7

Agree. Think those were the first two and they seemed to get pretty tired after that.

Some of those early Corman Poe pics look better all the time.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 07:40 PM (q3u5l)

11 Think I saw a Resident Evil but can't say which one

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

12 Movie Thread! Great. Let there be the ... of grievances.

Watched some redone Star Trek fims. Oh some Benedict Cumberbatch comes back as Khan and is just as nasty as before.

Why the ef is there no capital punishment? Why the ef does Khan and all his buddies get kept in cryogenic life.

Why not just execute the effer for Justice?

We live in a time when the Civil Authorities are abandoning the responsibility to administer Justice.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:43 PM (36x1j)

13 Matinee Gique!

I would totally watch your zombie Commie take on the genre, sir.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 07:44 PM (kpS4V)

14 2020 film of 1962 massacre at at striking locomotive plant in Novocherkaak near Rostov in Crimea
Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)

Odd, never heard of that one. (Note: this is sarcasm.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:45 PM (zZu0s)

15
Actually rented The Leopard with Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale (yum!). The book is stupendous and my main interest was acquiring a visual frame for it of the palaces, landscape and towns referred therein.

The movie is remarkably faithful. The themes Lampadusa set out of the declining aristocracy and the rising merchant class are all present, even if set somewhat differently. The last two chapters - set 25 and 50 years after the main narrative - are omitted but no great damage is done.

Over three hours of slow action. The final ball is some 45 minutes. But there's nothing superfluous.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:45 PM (eRlcH)

16 If the future cannot execute Khan, we are to blame.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:45 PM (36x1j)

17 At least in OG (only) timeline, Than was not a prisoner when he and his people went into cryogenic stasis. They were fleeing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

18 Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:43 PM (36x1j)

Kurtzman Trek is an abomination and not worthy of serious consideration.

Posted by: Sjg at September 26, 2026 07:46 PM (i8HNq)

19 Watching Dead Heat with Glen Ford right now. They liked to knock around women in these crime noir movies. I'm surprised they don't get a woke ban.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:47 PM (KC5Lt)

20
Resident Evil: The Musical

Too late?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 07:34 PM (XeU6L)

Probably not.

I saw an "Evil Dead" Musical in Las Vegas a few years ago.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 07:47 PM (YSUhf)

21 Movies was really good, recommend searching for it.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:47 PM (Ia/+0)

22 It might even be seamless to someone who doesn't know movies don't do that without a very specific narrative purpose. And there's probably a fascinating thread to tug on here: movies evolved from stage plays (especially once sound entered the picture), and stage plays are never first person, obviously. (Although that's a kind of interesting idea, somebody call my agent!)

Anyway, that's not a thread I'll tug on here. You're welcome.

I'll tug on it a little for you.

Lady in the Lake (1946) starring Robert Montgomery.
Film noir, and aside from some mirror reflections and directly addressing the audience a few times, Montgomery is never seen because it's almost entirely done in first person POV.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)

23 Thanks, Eris! We may be only a few passes of AI evolution away from Moviegique Evil: Zombie Kodiak Bears in Sidecars!

"The Leopard" is slow but interesting.

Posted by: Blake (moviegique) at September 26, 2026 07:49 PM (cbzU4)

24 I really liked it and for many of the reasons moviegique mentions. Going in I was kind of surprised at the reported length. But I think it was just right and ended at a very good point.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 07:49 PM (ftFVW)

25 There's an interesting documentary on Prime, Who Killed Lawrence of Arabia? It contends that British Intelligence murdered him for fear he would side with the Arabs over the Jews, perhaps to the extent of supporting Hitler, thus endangering British access to that sweet, sweet oil.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 07:49 PM (ndZc7)

26 Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:43 PM (36x1j)

My biggest problem with the JJ Abram Star Trek is they killed Captain Pike instead of making him beep bop beep beep.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:50 PM (KC5Lt)

27 SpeakingOf,

Good example. "Dark Passage" is al POV until Humphrey Bogart get plastic surgery and is revealed to be.... Humphrey Bogart!

Posted by: Blake (moviegique) at September 26, 2026 07:51 PM (cbzU4)

28
Also saw The Death of Stalin. Even if you know what happened, you could imagine it happening this way. Main complaint: there's so much crosstalk among the characters that it was near impossible for me to make out what was being said.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:51 PM (eRlcH)

29 P'ehaw. It the evil were truly resident, it would be represented by penguins.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 26, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

30 I would watch a film about bears using WW2 era weapons to destroy zombies

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 07:52 PM (nIKjK)

31 AW what I know of LoA I doubt it.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)

32 I saw the rerelease of "Avengers: Endgame" just for the nostalgia feelz and ended up really enjoying it all over again. Watching a good Marvel movie from the pre-COVID era is like visiting an alternate timeline, so it fit.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 07:54 PM (kpS4V)

33 Probably not.

I saw an "Evil Dead" Musical in Las Vegas a few years ago.

Posted by: naturalfake

Saw a stage play Carrie: The Musical a few years back. It was great! Funny, horrific, blood splatters! What's not to love?

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 07:55 PM (ftFVW)

34 Started watching Death of Stalin, thought it would be right up.my alley but partway in bailed out. Think its still on Tubi

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:55 PM (Ia/+0)

35 Looks like Tor Johnson.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 07:56 PM (Cqx++)

36 35 Looks like Tor Johnson.
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"Time for go to bed!"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 07:56 PM (kpS4V)

37 screw Jar Jar Abrams.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 07:57 PM (88C+u)

38
I. too, disagree with Mark Andrew Edwards long post, but since it's very much a "De gustibus'.

There's really nothing to argue.

I would say "Dracula" (1931) is a horror movie. MAE would say, No, it's not a horror movie because it has a happy ending.
And then I would say, "So, what? It's a horror movie. It sole purpose is to produce fright in the viewer."
And he would say, "No. It has a happy ending.'
... etc.

And then it would become the Monty Python argument skit, "The Argument Clinic".

Some interesting movies, he digs up though. So, give it a look.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 07:57 PM (YSUhf)

39 I have not seen the movie, and don't care for horror anyway, but apparently he's not just an idiot, but he's an idiot who apparently cannot learn anything. Its a standard thing for horror movies that people are stupid

"We're being chased by a monster!"
"We better split up first!"
"Don't turn on the light, that's how they get you!"
"I should back into this dark, creepy room!"
"Lets have sex while a monster is killing everyone who has sex!"

...but there are limits. The guy keeps trying to load guns he should know well from gaming the wrong way, throws away tools he needs, etc.

And yeah apparently its more The Thing than Zombies so you can't get a sense of the logic of the setting and its way too much played for humor so I dunno. Sounds inconsistent and not very entertaining to me.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 07:57 PM (nIKjK)

40 My biggest problem with the JJ Abram Star Trek is they killed Captain Pike instead of making him beep bop beep beep.
Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:50 PM

Bebop, like boogie-woogie, never really died, they just sublimated.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 26, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)

41 Were the sidecar zombie Kodiak bears wearing ushankas with little red stars on them out of control?

Posted by: davidt at September 26, 2026 07:59 PM (Q+gd/)

42 I watched Coyote vs ACME and it was lots of fun, catch it if you can, with your kids. I don't see movies very often these days other than old stuff, so it takes something very intriguing to get me into the theater.

I'll go see Star Wars when they re-release it next year. I am interested in Ray Gunn but I can wait to see that streaming or something. There's a Brad Pitt movie about him in Alaska surviving with his Best Boy doggo, could be good.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 07:59 PM (nIKjK)

43 27 SpeakingOf,

Good example. "Dark Passage" is al POV until Humphrey Bogart get plastic surgery and is revealed to be.... Humphrey Bogart!

Posted by: Blake (moviegique) at September 26, 2026 07:51 PM (cbzU4)

Caught that, for the second or third time, on TCM a few months ago.

They had a good reason in that one as they didn't want to show the original face. You only see what Bogart's character's face originally looked like in a newspaper article.

MGM did it with iLady in the Lake and advertised it as the most revolutionary thing in filmmaking since the invention of the talkie.

They overhyped that a little, for sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:00 PM (6ydKt)

44 I'm not into comic book movies but the first Iron Man and first GotG were excellent. My understanding is that they were not the most popular comic books?

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:00 PM (KC5Lt)

45
The new "Resident Evil" movie was good though not as good as "Weapons".

Basically, it was meant to be a video game-esque thrill ride and it was.

I also thought it ended perfectly. Though I think there's enough room with what happens for for sequel. also having the same main character.

I can't discuss this without massive spoilers but as a hint...what usually causes you to repeat or re-enter a game?

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 08:01 PM (YSUhf)

46 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

I dusted off my long-neglected Movie Roulette wheel.

It chose The Simpsons Movie for me, which I have not watched in many years.

Not a great film, but moderately entertaining in some parts.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:02 PM (FZ29D)

47 Too bad the actor died young or I believe it would have been a movie franchise .
Posted by: polynikes

I assumed OD but I looked it up.

After Yelchin failed to arrive at a rehearsal on June 18, 2016, he was found by friends at around 1:10 a.m. on June 19, 2016, pinned between his Jeep Grand Cherokee and a brick pillar gate post outside his house in Studio City, Los Angeles, dead from an accident. As Yelchin got out of his car and went to check his locked gate for mail, the vehicle apparently rolled back down his driveway, which was on a steep incline, and trapped him against the pillar and a security fence. Yelchin was pronounced dead at age 27 at the scene; the Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified the cause of death as "blunt traumatic asphyxia" and stated that there were "no obvious suspicious circumstances involved".

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:02 PM (ndZc7)

48 My understanding is that they were not the most popular comic books?

Yeah Iron Man is like C tier and Guardians of the Galaxy was kinda barely staying in print.

MGM did it with Lady in the Lake and advertised it as the most revolutionary thing in filmmaking since the invention of the talkie.

Its kind of a neat concept -- YOU are the hero! But it ends up sort of awkward. They did it a little bit in the DOOM movie but not very long. Hardcore Henry did it better, that was just wild

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:02 PM (nIKjK)

49 I loved Death of Stalin . One that is on my multiple watch list.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:03 PM (KC5Lt)

50
The Leopard, obscure note:
This book was translated as The Leopard, but the literal translation is The Ocelot.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 08:04 PM (XeU6L)

51 There's a Brad Pitt movie about him in Alaska surviving with his Best Boy doggo, could be good.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 07:59 PM (nIKjK)

Pitt also has The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth coming out on Netflix in December, but there's a two week preview at IMAX theaters in November.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:05 PM (6ydKt)

52 Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified the cause of death as "blunt traumatic asphyxia" and stated that there were "no obvious suspicious circumstances involved".

That is a very grim and incredibly unfortunate way to die. What are even the odds?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:05 PM (nIKjK)

53
Its kind of a neat concept -- YOU are the hero! But it ends up sort of awkward. They did it a little bit in the DOOM movie but not very long. Hardcore Henry did it better, that was just wild

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:02 PM (nIKjK)

I could see it as something in the future with VR/AR movies, perhaps with a little interactive element to it.

Sort of like a primitive Holodeck type thing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:07 PM (6ydKt)

54 Pitt also has The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth coming out on Netflix

I know I am alone in this but I found Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to be alternately tedious and annoying. The way that movie ended he would be in prison a long time for butchering several hippies in a stoned rampage. WE know they are evil cultists who would murder a pregnant woman, but nobody knows that in this time line. Then there's the "I totally kicked Bruce Lee's ass" story Cliff tells while a drunken 60 year old.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:07 PM (nIKjK)

55 The "Night of The Living Dead" remake is on Svengoolie. I don't really care for zombies myself, except for our Zombie.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 08:08 PM (MWfyi)

56 I hadn't even heard of "Ray Gunn" -- that looks awesome! Retrofuturistic noire by Brad Bird. I'll for sure catch it in the theater.

When you said Ray Gunn I flashed on that horrible Aussie break dancer and thought Whaaa?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:09 PM (kpS4V)

57 Just finished watching Odd Thomas. Really good movie. Too bad the actor died young or I believe it would have been a movie franchise .
Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:33 PM (KC5Lt)
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Could have been a decent franchise.

I've read all the Odd Thomas books and each one is a stand-alone story that could be made into a good movie.

Though the full ending to the series is very, very bittersweet.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:09 PM (FZ29D)

58 There's an interesting documentary on Prime, Who Killed Lawrence of Arabia? It contends that British Intelligence murdered him for ...
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,
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Using a JAP powered Brough was a clever methodology.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 08:09 PM (XeU6L)

59 When you said Ray Gunn I flashed on that horrible Aussie break dancer and thought Whaaa?

Yeah its a bit confusing, because a raygun documentary came out like last month all about her.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:09 PM (nIKjK)

60 Maybe I will try Death of Stalin again if its available

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Ia/+0)

61 I know I am alone in this but I found Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to be alternately tedious and annoying.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:07 PM (nIKjK)
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I was so bored with the first half that I checked out and never finished watching it. I didn't care about any of the characters.

All of them were pretty awful people, as far as I could tell.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:11 PM (FZ29D)

62 Yeah its a bit confusing, because a raygun documentary came out like last month all about her.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

How interesting. I should really add that to my watchlist.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:12 PM (ftFVW)

63 Perf, condolences on the passing of Kaylee.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:12 PM (kpS4V)

64 I can see the point of 'horror can't have a happy ending,' but maybe it comes down to just what your idea of happy is. Evil defeated, protagonist survives doesn't seem to necessarily define happy ending; the survivors may have lost so much in the course of the story that their survival doesn't outweigh the horror elements. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:13 PM (q3u5l)

65 Perf, condolences on the passing of Kaylee.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:12 PM (kpS4V)
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Thanks...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:13 PM (FZ29D)

66 Watched movies I wanted everyone to pretty much die in

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Ia/+0)

67 Death of Stalin did a great job of ridiculing the USSR and commies while giving a decent history lesson though it was compressed. Made me think of Jo Jo Rabbit . Seeing the previews never had a desire to watch but then caught it on TV. I've watched it 3 or 4 times now.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:13 PM (KC5Lt)

68 I know I am alone in this but I found Once Upon A Time In Hollywood to be alternately tedious and annoying. The way that movie ended he would be in prison a long time for butchering several hippies in a stoned rampage. WE know they are evil cultists who would murder a pregnant woman, but nobody knows that in this time line. Then there's the "I totally kicked Bruce Lee's ass" story Cliff tells while a drunken 60 year old.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:07 PM (nIKjK)

I just don't take it seriously, and enjoy it as another Tarantino revenge fantasy filmed like a 70s exploitation flick. I don't look for it to make complete sense.

The first hour is amusing and funny in spots. The sequence at Spahn ranch is very well shot and paced.

But the last 30 minutes or so seals the deal for me. I guess I liked Tarantino's revenge fantasy as much as he did in this case.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:14 PM (6ydKt)

69 Resident Evil to me means Milla Jovovich. Without her, why watch? Even with her, the series got progressively sillier, but maybe it's all in the game. Yo.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 26, 2026 08:14 PM (QaH55)

70 I broke down and am watching The Death of Stalin. It is so far very darkly comic.
Joe Vissarion Jugie from all accounts was a humorist. Probably could have got chuckles on tour. Mind you, since he was General Secretary, you BETTER smile when he made a funny...

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 08:15 PM (88C+u)

71 Resident Evil to me means Milla Jovovich

She was really nice to watch, apparently those movies had virtually nothing to do with the game story (such as it is) but I do like looking at Milla.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:17 PM (nIKjK)

72 Whatever Resident Evil I saw had Milla in it

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Ia/+0)

73 Beria was the epic baddie in that regime.
On the off chance CS Lewis was right that hell isn't real and it's all purgatory, and after historic sinners get their number called for forgiveness... Beria is going to be spending some very lonely millennia down there.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 08:18 PM (88C+u)

74 The first hour is amusing and funny in spots. The sequence at Spahn ranch is very well shot and paced.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:14 PM (6ydK

I thought the movie as a whole was just meh but the Spahn Ranch scene is in my top five all time scenes . As you referenced the pacing and suspense was perfect imo.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:18 PM (KC5Lt)

75
Is the movie about Beckoning Chasm's cat?

Lol

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 08:18 PM (/QHx4)

76 Movie sequels coming.

https://tinyurl.com/2xktkmbv

Bonus. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood sequel.

https://tinyurl.com/ytj46er5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:19 PM (ndZc7)

77 My wife was very upset with me when I told her that in the movie "Ghost", Demi Moore is actually having sex with Whoopi Goldberg...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:21 PM (l3cgK)

78 71 Resident Evil to me means Milla Jovovich

She was really nice to watch, apparently those movies had virtually nothing to do with the game story (such as it is) but I do like looking at Milla.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:17 PM (nIKjK)

She's 50 now...will be 51 before the end of the year.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:22 PM (l3cgK)

79 She's 50 now...will be 51 before the end of the year.

Last pics I saw of her, she still looks astounding

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:23 PM (nIKjK)

80 I thought the movie as a whole was just meh but the Spahn Ranch scene is in my top five all time scenes . As you referenced the pacing and suspense was perfect imo.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:18 PM (KC5Lt)

We are not alone in that opinion.

This guy analyzes the hell out of that scene and had me convinced.

https://youtu.be/bhOWI4fyG3M

It's all about building up tension and then releasing it in a perfectly satisfying way.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:24 PM (6ydKt)

81 79 She's 50 now...will be 51 before the end of the year.

Last pics I saw of her, she still looks astounding

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 08:23 PM (nIKjK)

https://tinyurl.com/4s2wshrk

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:25 PM (l3cgK)

82 >> Just finished watching Odd Thomas. Really good movie. Too bad the actor died young or I believe it would have been a movie franchise .

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 07:33 PM

I didn't see the movie, but I read the books, and enjoyed them. Odd was the best character Dean Koontz ever came up with. We could all use a little Odd in our lives.

Posted by: huerfano at September 26, 2026 08:25 PM (2Xqig)

83 Think I read somewhere that Tarantino watched the original Texas Chainsaw before filming the Spahn ranch sequence as QT wanted the same vibes there as in TCM's early approaches toward the Leatherface farmhouse.

Nailed it, too, I think.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:26 PM (q3u5l)

84 76 Movie sequels coming.

https://tinyurl.com/2xktkmbv

Bonus. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood sequel.

https://tinyurl.com/ytj46er5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:19 PM (ndZc7)

Lethal Weapon 5: Police Rest Home...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:28 PM (l3cgK)

85 My top five movie scenes in no particular order.
I always look forward to replacing one.

1. Deer Hunter - Russian roulette as prisoners
2. Training Day- when he is left with gang bangers to be killed
3. The Patriot- rescuing his oldest son with his two young sons.
4. Battleground- the ending where they are marching back from the front.
5. OaUaTiH. -Spahn Ranch

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:28 PM (KC5Lt)

86 Battleground - marching back and counting cadence.

You ain't got nothing to worry about.
He'll keep her happy till you get out.
You won't get out till the end of the war.
In Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Four.
Sound off...

Delightful.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:30 PM (q3u5l)

87 Horror is something you’re afraid of for days afterwards.

I can’t do it. I would if I lived with someone. But alone? No.

The Exorcist is the epitome of horror. Real. No resolution. Current. Nope. Nope. Nope.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 08:31 PM (yEz+x)

88 Doesn't look like Death of Stalin is on Tubi anymore

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:32 PM (Ia/+0)

89 87 Horror is something you’re afraid of for days afterwards.

I can’t do it. I would if I lived with someone. But alone? No.

The Exorcist is the epitome of horror. Real. No resolution. Current. Nope. Nope. Nope.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 08:31 PM (yEz+x)

Horror is not my cup of tea. I mean I'll watch it if it interests me, but the shock value and gore doesn't do anything for me.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:32 PM (l3cgK)

90 War is hell.

It turns out that Russian drones attacked McDonald’s warehouse in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district not once but twice.
“Everything looks like a deliberate strike on a facility connected to an American company,” said Kyiv Oblast Governor Tymur Tkachenko.
The first strike occurred at around 3 a.m., followed by another one during the day.
The second strike sparked a fire at the warehouse, completely destroying the facility.

-
We can only pray the McRibs were spared.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ndZc7)

91 Dang, polynikes, I didn't see any of those movies.
I'll have to meditate on what scene would be my favorite. Maybe when the high priest is watching for the eclipse in Apocalypto. He knows it's coming. His subjects don't.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 08:34 PM (88C+u)

92 90 War is hell.

It turns out that Russian drones attacked McDonald’s warehouse in Kyiv Oblast’s Brovary district not once but twice.
“Everything looks like a deliberate strike on a facility connected to an American company,” said Kyiv Oblast Governor Tymur Tkachenko.
The first strike occurred at around 3 a.m., followed by another one during the day.
The second strike sparked a fire at the warehouse, completely destroying the facility.

-
We can only pray the McRibs were spared.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ndZc7)

Fries, fries everywhere! And they were burnt!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:35 PM (l3cgK)

93 Slasher films are derivative. Halloween seem to start it as mainstream instead of B movies though.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:35 PM (KC5Lt)

94 91 Dang, polynikes, I didn't see any of those movies.
I'll have to meditate on what scene would be my favorite. Maybe when the high priest is watching for the eclipse in Apocalypto. He knows it's coming. His subjects don't.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 08:34 PM (88C+u)

You could almost smell the rot of blood and dead bodies in the pile of the sacrificed in that movie...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:36 PM (l3cgK)

95 Stalin is no more let off the hook for Beria being a vile child molester than Hitler is with Himmler. They're all fucking evil commie scum.

Stalin strikes me different than Hitler for some reason because I do not think he was insane or visionary in any sense. I think he is that rarest of animals- a true amoral psychopath. Like a real one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)

96 95 Stalin is no more let off the hook for Beria being a vile child molester than Hitler is with Himmler. They're all fucking evil commie scum.

Stalin strikes me different than Hitler for some reason because I do not think he was insane or visionary in any sense. I think he is that rarest of animals- a true amoral psychopath. Like a real one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)

From what I read, Mao was too. It seems Communism seems to attract those types.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:37 PM (l3cgK)

97 The first strike occurred at around 3 a.m., followed by another one during the day.
The second strike sparked a fire at the warehouse, completely destroying the facility.

-
We can only pray the McRibs were spared.
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I want a Guernica-style painting of this atrocity.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:38 PM (kpS4V)

98 Sidebar: Frequent movie-thread contributor Mark Andrew Edwards wrote a long post on The James Madison's Phone's site about horror that's in the sidebar here. It's a good read and a theory I disagree with almost completely, and so I responded with a nearly as large rebuttal.

When movie nerds fight!!!

youtu.be/d67rhIzUhhk

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 08:38 PM (PGK1w)

99 I LOVE horror and will watch most any of it. Back when the first Paranormal Activity came out I was already getting tired of found footage type of movies. But watched it at home in a dark living room. Whoo that was the setting it was meant for. Can't imagine it was better in a theater.

Was glad I had someone to snuggle up to going to bed that night.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)

100 Lethal Weapon 5: Police Rest Home...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:28 PM (l3cgK)

Evidently Gibson says he promised Donner he would do it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)

101
I don't like horror movies. Reading the news everyday is all I can take, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 08:40 PM (/QHx4)

102 From what I read, Mao was too. It seems Communism seems to attract those types.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 08:37 PM (l3cgK)

Cambodia because it just seemed to be a hyperconcentrated totally gonzo version of the cultural revolution on a smaller scale.

Dont lose God, people. Bad things happen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

103 The only reason to watch Resident Evil is Milla Jovovich. Not my sort of script, but the production and direction are top notch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 08:41 PM (5C90x)

104 The Townswomen's Guild production of "Nazi War Atrocities" left me shaking for days. Brutal but brilliant.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)

105 The Townswomen's Guild production of "Nazi War Atrocities" left me shaking for days. Brutal but brilliant.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)

'Night and Fog' when I saw it in 8th grade.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:42 PM (zZu0s)

106 And out of those five top scenes I only really liked Battleground . The rest were meh or just okay movies for me.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:42 PM (KC5Lt)

107 Was glad I had someone to snuggle up to going to bed that night.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)
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Artie the Clown?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 08:43 PM (kpS4V)

108 Artie the Clown?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Hahahaha! At that time in my life it was Kate Winslet's Boobs.

But I am excited to get another Terrifier when it comes out!

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:45 PM (ftFVW)

109 I've just finished reading MAE's epic essay about horror.

Gotta say, I agree with moviegique's take.

MAE is spectacularly wrong in his take on horror.

By his own definition, Event Horizon is NOT a horror movie because a few protagonists live.

However, there's is NO indication whatsoever that any of them are going to have happy lives. In fact, there's a fairly clear hint to the audience that something is still very, very wrong with the remains of the titular ship that is serving as a lifeboat.

By MAE's definition, the AUDIENCE is supposed to be left with a feeling of lingering dread, which Event Horizon does, but MAE says it's NOT a horror movie. So he's inconsistent in his application of his own definition.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:46 PM (FZ29D)

110 But watched it at home in a dark living room. Whoo that was the setting it was meant for. Can't imagine it was better in a theater.

Was glad I had someone to snuggle up to going to bed that night.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)

A dark, empty room helps a lot with all horror movies.

Even an old horror movie like "The Haunting" (1963) can absolutely raise the hairs on your neck once it get it's hooks in you.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 08:46 PM (YSUhf)

111 But watched it at home in a dark living room. Whoo that was the setting it was meant for. Can't imagine it was better in a theater.

Was glad I had someone to snuggle up to going to bed that night.
Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 08:39 PM (ftFVW)

A dark, empty room helps a lot with all horror movies.

Even an old horror movie like "The Haunting" (1963) can absolutely raise the hairs on your neck once it get it's hooks in you.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 08:46 PM (YSUhf)

112 There's a Brad Pitt movie about him in Alaska surviving with his Best Boy doggo, could be good.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Supposed to be a real tear jerker. I avoid those like the plague.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (lJ0H4)

113 2. Training Day- when he is left with gang bangers to be killed

Well, they beat the tar out of him and then let him go. The Albanian mob killed him.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (PGK1w)

114 Grew up on sf/horror movies, but in my case that means we're talking a lot of stuff from the 50s and 60s, caught in the theaters and on the tube (every weekday afternoon on Chicago's ABC affiliate and double features every Saturday night on the NBC station). When it went to almost all gore almost all the time in the age of Jason and Freddy, I fell away from most of it. There's not much I go out of my way to see these days. But I can still watch quite a bit of the older stuff with pleasure.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (q3u5l)

115 Weird.

Double Haunting!!!

wooooooooooooooo!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (YSUhf)

116 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)

Stalin was a psychopathic criminal / thug. Hitler was a delusional nationalistic psychopath.

Hitler cared about loyalty above all else and it didn't mean anything to Stalin.

That's how I see their main differences.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:48 PM (KC5Lt)

117 Well, they beat the tar out of him and then let him go. The Albanian mob killed him.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (PGK1w)

I was talking about Ethan Hawke being left with the gang bangers.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:50 PM (KC5Lt)

118 Legend of Hell House.

Young Roddy McDowell and... Clive Revill?

Pretty scary as a kid. Very 70s as an adult. But still creepy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:50 PM (zZu0s)

119 "Even an old horror movie like "The Haunting" (1963) can absolutely raise the hairs on your neck once it get it's hooks in you."

Can it ever. Saw that one in the theater when it came out (front row center, Marquette Theater in Chicago Lawn) -- it really did the job then, and it still does it today.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:52 PM (q3u5l)

120 Supposed to be a real tear jerker. I avoid those like the plague.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 08:47 PM (lJ0H4)

Supposedly the dog doesn't die. That's all I care about. I need that spoiler confirmed before I decide to see it.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:52 PM (KC5Lt)

121 I uas to really like paranormal horror movies, lately its more realistic humans doing evil.
Last week watch a Chinese movie
Dead to Rights Ao Shen 2025 movie about Rape of Nanking. Based on true story of a Postal worker who fakes his expertise on film work. Saves some people and gets photo evidence out of the atrocities in Nanking

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:54 PM (Ia/+0)

122 Supposedly the dog doesn't die. That's all I care about. I need that spoiler confirmed before I decide to see it.
Posted by: polynikes

Spoiler: I read a synopsis of the movie. There's a death but it ain't the dog.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 08:55 PM (lJ0H4)

123 Battleground is really quite a special movie. Relatively low budget, but it’s a far better and more realistic telling of the Battle of the Bulge than the later big budget film.
Many of the extras were members of the 101 who’d actually been in the battle.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 08:56 PM (H8mUs)

124 Legend of Hell House is right behind The Haunting (1963) in my pantheon of haunted house movies. Great cast (Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, and a terrific Pamela Franklin) and script by Richard Matheson from his novel Hell House (toned down considerably from the book, but still effective). Well worth a look.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 08:56 PM (q3u5l)

125 Spoiler: I read a synopsis of the movie. There's a death but it ain't the dog.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 08:55 PM (lJ0H4)

There's like three characters in the film and we know JK Simmons (the pilot) dies. So...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

126 Jack and slash and blood and gore and jump out of your seat is not horror.

I agree with MAE. Horror leaves no resolution. You keep thinking about it.

You look under your bed and in your closet and every shudder is suspect.

That’s horror.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 08:58 PM (QRXVU)

127 "Brotherhood" (2006-200

TV series, 32 eps. Not quite as sordid and blackpilling as "Mayor of Kingstown," but it'll do until the Mayor gets here. I luv the scene where the State House Speaker, confronted with evidence of his petty graft, promptly infarcts and strokes out. I wish that all our lying self-dealing politicians [BIRM] had that kind of cardiac integrity! Alas, I could watch only S2 and S3, because playability of public library DVD sets is hit or miss.

Posted by: gp at September 26, 2026 08:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

128 Battleground makes my top 10 war movie list

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:59 PM (Ia/+0)

129 AI Movie MegaStar Tilly Norwood had a few mini-strokes while interviewed by Piers Morgan recently.

That inspires gp's interview questions for Tilly:

- Do you shave your armpits? Please show us. Just one will suffice.
- Would you consider playing the part of Richard III entirely in the nude?
- How many times have you been assaulted by pervy producers and casting directors? If never, do you worry that you might be missing out on one of the most important skill-building experiences of an actress's career? If so, how would you 'level up' your game?
- What was the total amount due on your latest month's electric bill?
- Please describe your breasts in detail. Include size, shape, weight, color, polarity, and compatible types of terminal post options.
- Do you like extra-salty, buttery, piping hot, fresh popcorn?

Posted by: gp at September 26, 2026 08:59 PM (Jr5Lq)

130 There's like three characters in the film and we know JK Simmons (the pilot) dies. So...
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Spoiler: You need to find a synopsis of the movie. There are plenty of them on line. JK Simmons is not the pilot.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 09:01 PM (lJ0H4)

131 Horror is not my cup of tea. I mean I'll watch it if it interests me, but the shock value and gore doesn't do anything for me."

This. "Horror" just isn't. Ah well.

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:01 PM (pfXMo)

132 Between Heaven and Hell with Robert Wagner is a not very well known WW2 movie but in my top ten.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 09:02 PM (KC5Lt)

133
The recent Korean horror movie, "Colony" by the same guy who made "Train to Busan".

Was very good and a lot of fun.

Not a sequel to TtB.

Honestly, I'm kind of tired of zombies however, this had several interesting twists and surprises which made it interesting.

Watch it if you get the chance.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:02 PM (YSUhf)

134 One of the fun things about RiffTrax has been them going beyond the traditional bad-movie-genres covered back in MST3K. Specifically, when long time writers Mary Jo Phel and Bridgette Neilsen take to the booth and make fun of some 'girls' movies. They've done a handful of Mary Higgins Clark murder-mystery/women-in-peril tv movies, but, unfortunately, they made a comment during the last movie that indicated there may be no more MHC movies coming. Which put me in mind to do a quick review of the movies they riffed!

"Lucky Day" is the worst of the bunch, due to the lead character being insufferable self-righteous Karen. Even with the jokes, the best part of the movie are the scenes that she wasn't in. "Before I Say Goodbye" was much better, and featured the best twist-ending of the series. "A Crime of Passion" is the best of the bunch. 90% of it is a genuinely good movie, but that final 10% ranks among the silliest sequences of all of the MST3K cannon. "I'll Be Seeing You" is okay, but the lead actress (Clint Eastwood's daughter) simply cannot emote. The final movie was "Try to Remember" which was good, and featured the only lead actress I recognized (Gabriel Anwar).

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 26, 2026 09:04 PM (3v7ra)

135 I'm kind of tired of zombies however"

Yeah. I was tired at WWZ and Walking Dead...

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:05 PM (pfXMo)

136 Not sure which movie should be the next one I watch. I just bought the "Batman: Knightfall" bluray from Walmart, (Gotta support physical media in stores) and that's gotten good recommendation. But I also saw the "Young Washington" disk on the same shelf, so I bought that one too. And I found "Secret of the Incas" on youtube, and I kinda want to see that. Its supposedly has all the visuals of Indiana Jones, from a decade earlier.

Or I could just read.

Decisions, decisions...

Posted by: Castle Guy at September 26, 2026 09:07 PM (3v7ra)

137 I was very interested in seeing "Heart of the Beast" but, I too, wasn't going to do it if the dog died so I searched for spoilers. After reading them decided to avoid.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 09:07 PM (lJ0H4)

138
Ya'll amaze with your knowledge of movies. Hell, I can't remember what I did yesterday, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/QHx4)

139 Between Heaven and Hell with Robert Wagner is a not very well known WW2 movie but in my top ten.

There is a great black and white WW2 movie called The Train with Burt Lancaster that is great. Its about trying to move Nazi stolen art safely out of Nazi territory by underground. Burt gets kind of a bad rap as an actor but he could be quite good.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 09:11 PM (nIKjK)

140 I better get to bed
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 09:11 PM (Ia/+0)

141
Sleep well Skip

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 09:12 PM (/QHx4)

142 Not sure which movie should be the next one I watch. I just bought the "Batman: Knightfall" bluray from Walmart,

Supposed to be quite good, if rushed (its a year long story squeezed into like 90 minutes).

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 09:14 PM (nIKjK)

143 I’ve thought on Battleground being a good example
Of one of the two main styles of historical war movie. One style is to do a big budget overview of the entire scope of the battle; Tora Tora Tora is one of these. The other style is to showcase a small scale, personal view of the battle. This type doesn’t try to depict the entire battle, but instead focuses on what it looked like to the men who were in the middle of it. Battleground does this masterfully.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 09:15 PM (H8mUs)

144 Comic book movies and zombie movies are all so juvenile. I'm not saying they aren't in high demand or poorly produced or directed, but what does that say about our social development and the direction we're heading.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 09:16 PM (5C90x)

145 Between Heaven and Hell with Robert Wagner is a not very well known WW2 movie but in my top ten.

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With Buddy Ebsen as the veteran?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:17 PM (ndZc7)

146 For me comic book movies are like westerns: they are fantasies for men to enjoy stories of good vs evil with spectacle thrown in. I don't like how badly they write the stories and wish they would be smart enough to just do the greatest of comic book stories as storyboarded out IN THE COMICS, but they can be fun and sometimes quite good.

Zombie movies just but me personally because zombies suck as a bad guy, they either require the people to act like retards to provide a challenge, put the people in a situation where the zombies have all the advantages, or make them not zombies (these are fast! These are smart!).

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 26, 2026 09:18 PM (nIKjK)

147 I can't judge this Resident Evil movie until I see it. And of course, for those who read through 12+ pages of my nonsense on TJM's site, how a movie ends and the final emotion it leaves the audience in is how I categorize Horror vs Drama/Fantasy/Action etc.

But thanks for the review. It doesn't sound terrible, though I don't much like zoomers. Nice to hear a protagonist doing the morally right thing for a change.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 26, 2026 09:18 PM (s1VwS)

148 137 I was very interested in seeing "Heart of the Beast" but, I too, wasn't going to do it if the dog died so I searched for spoilers. After reading them decided to avoid.
Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 09:07 PM (lJ0H4)

Fair warning, thanks

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 26, 2026 09:19 PM (s1VwS)

149 109 I've just finished reading MAE's epic essay about horror.

Gotta say, I agree with moviegique's take.

MAE is spectacularly wrong in his take on horror.

By his own definition, Event Horizon is NOT a horror movie because a few protagonists live.

However, there's is NO indication whatsoever that any of them are going to have happy lives. In fact, there's a fairly clear hint to the audience that something is still very, very wrong with the remains of the titular ship that is serving as a lifeboat.

By MAE's definition, the AUDIENCE is supposed to be left with a feeling of lingering dread, which Event Horizon does, but MAE says it's NOT a horror movie. So he's inconsistent in his application of his own definition.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 08:46 PM (FZ29D)

I don't see a feeling of dread at the end of Event Horizon. They've escaped and survived. Or maybe there's more than one ending to Event Horizon. I will rewatch it and see how it ends.

I try to be consistent with my own rules.

And spectacularly wrong? Hm.

Thanks for reading though. I appreciate your time.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 26, 2026 09:24 PM (s1VwS)

150 I might have to watch "John Rabe" (2009) next.

Posted by: 88C+u seems to be on a Buscemi kick at September 26, 2026 09:27 PM (88C+u)

151 I guess The Godfather trilogy was a type of horror film since I never got the feeling things were going to work out well for anybody from the beginning to the end.

Michael Corleone seemed to have been getting things together in Part III but then they pulled him back in again and it was all blood, death and first cousin incest from there on out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:31 PM (6ydKt)

152 144 Comic book movies and zombie movies are all so juvenile. I'm not saying they aren't in high demand or poorly produced or directed, but what does that say about our social development and the direction we're heading.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 09:16 PM

Yeah. I quietly keep my opinion to myself about that, particularly when it comes up in the Book Thread. But then I think, hey a lot of people might have learned to read because of that stuff, so what business is it of mine? If they're more literate as a result, they're better off. I once heard this Ramsey guy say Readers Are Leaders.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 09:33 PM (2Ez/1)

153 114 Grew up on sf/horror movies, but in my case that means we're talking a lot of stuff from the 50s and 60s, caught in the theaters and on the tube (every weekday afternoon on Chicago's ABC affiliate and double features every Saturday night on the NBC station). When it went to almost all gore almost all the time in the age of Jason and Freddy, I fell away from most of it. There's not much I go out of my way to see these days. But I can still watch quite a bit of the older stuff with pleasure.

Posted by: Just Some Guy
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There is a difference between horror as dramatic suspense and horrific presentation (snuf flicks in the beginning) now graphic mutilation. It ghoulish pornography.
Another part of our civility's degradation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 09:34 PM (VPNgR)

154
Braenyard,

YES!!

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 09:35 PM (/QHx4)

155 Saw a few minutes of Creggers on a the ringer podcast, yeah, he in not so many words said, I didn't know much about the game but I was not going to subvert expectations I was going to make the Residnet Evilist Resident Evil I could.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2026 09:35 PM (XV/Pl)

156 There is a difference between horror as dramatic suspense and horrific presentation (snuf flicks in the beginning) now graphic mutilation. It ghoulish pornography.
Another part of our civility's degradation.

Posted by: Braenyard

Mmmmmmm, love me some sweet, sweet degeneracy.

Posted by: She Hobbit at September 26, 2026 09:36 PM (ftFVW)

157 Sheesh.
Some great comments here but I'm one cigar and three excellent whiskies deep into the evening.
I dislike horror films.
I carry the scars of watching "The Fiend Without A Face" as a child. Give me a good comedy anytime.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 09:38 PM (2WIwB)

158 I remember when David Morrell's novel First Blood was published eons ago. Some reviewer came up with the term 'carnography' because of some of the book's violent sequences. Wonder what he'd have to come up with now to fit the contemporary gore fests.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 09:38 PM (q3u5l)

159 Burt gets kind of a bad rap as an actor but he could be quite good.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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He could chew up a complete movie for lunch.
Don't know if it was the director or what but Yes, he could be excellent.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 09:39 PM (VPNgR)

160 There is a difference between horror as dramatic suspense and horrific presentation (snuf flicks in the beginning) now graphic mutilation. It ghoulish pornography.
Another part of our civility's degradation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 09:34 PM (VPNgR)

I call it "Torture Porn", seemed to really start around Saw.
Stopped watching after the unkillable killer, gore flicks of the 80s and 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:39 PM (6ydKt)

161 Aliens and Jaws are horror films but their horror is contained within a Sci-Fi and High Adventure super-structure.

And so mutes the horrorishness of the films.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2026 09:40 PM (XV/Pl)

162 We are DEVO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 09:40 PM (Cqx++)

163 Haven't watched it in eons, but I kind of enjoyed Fiend Without a Face. That one's actually on a disc from the Criterion Collection.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 09:43 PM (q3u5l)

164 Zombie... I like them because they are paranormal, but not because they are zombies if that makes sense. Decent threat (in the relentless aspect.) Its man vs a more aggressive nature i guess.

I also have always loved a good post apocalyptic setting (since playing Fallout 2 way back when '96? '97?)

But at the same time, got tired of them for the most part.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 09:47 PM (zZu0s)

165 Haven't watched it in eons, but I kind of enjoyed Fiend Without a Face. That one's actually on a disc from the Criterion Collection.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 09:43 PM (

Today I can watch it and laugh, but I will get over seeing it as a kid and thinking it was real. I didn't sleep for a week.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 09:47 PM (2WIwB)

166 I did not like that summary at all. One it doesn't really say much and also seems really disdainful of military mindset. Magic Inuit woman.

Sod off you fucking hippies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 09:48 PM (zZu0s)

167
My line with movies and TV shows is when the queer shit shows up.

Instant shutdown cutoff.

I am not giving money to people who are showing queer shit.

Posted by: four seasons at September 26, 2026 09:53 PM (/QHx4)

168 There were two that REALLY creeped me out as a kid. One was the Vincent Price flick The Tingler. The bathtub sequence. IYKYK. (Though William Castle appears to have ripped that off from the original Diabolique, where it was even creepier, if that's possible).

The other was an episode of the Karloff-hosted Thriller tv series -- The Hungry Glass, from a story by Robert Bloch (he may have scripted, can't recall), with William Shatner and a bunch of spectral nasties haunting the mirrors. THAT was nightmare-inducing for this kid, and it ain't too dusty even today.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 09:54 PM (q3u5l)

169 Sheesh.
Some great comments here but I'm one cigar and three excellent whiskies deep into the evening.
I dislike horror films.
I carry the scars of watching "The Fiend Without A Face" as a child. Give me a good comedy anytime.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 09:38 PM (2WIwB)

That's interesting because I consider comedy and horror two sides of the same coin.

Neither one works unless it engages your brain.

It's one reason why "torture porn" doesn't work very well as horror. Sure it can make you squeamish but that's not horror. Horror must engage the mind to make you feel...well...horror.

Same with comedy. Woody Allen had it wrong. Comedy isn't eating at the children's table. Comedy only works at the highest level of the mind...even gross or dirty comedy. it is a challenge to what you know the world to be. That's why you laugh.

Movies that people think of as serious movies, say war movies mostly engage the emotions. It's the easiest and lowest access to yourself.

Look at how many people won't watch a movie that's sad or that has a dog die. Emotions are so easy to twist. It's the lowest level of engagement.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:55 PM (YSUhf)

170 ONT est nooded

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 26, 2026 09:56 PM (r7+Q7)

171 I have the PWSAnderson "Resident Evil" box set. The 4K one.

I also have the "Friday the 13th" blu-ray set that has everything.

My opinion cannot be trusted.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 26, 2026 09:57 PM (CHHv1)

172 And on that happy note, outta here for the evening.

Moviegique, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at September 26, 2026 09:57 PM (q3u5l)

173 If you want to watch a horror movie that is thoroughly horror, "In a Violent Nature" is that beast.

I love "Fiend Without a Face." Criterion needs to put this out in 4K and burn the 4K of "Gummo."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 26, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)

Hobby Thread - September 26, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling adventurous and decided on a fall scenic drives theme for this Hobby Thread.

A scenic drive in a scenic season? Yes! Tell me more!

[Top photo: Million Dollar Highway, Colorado]

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Scenic drives are fun. Great roads can produce great experiences. There is a lot of world out there, so why not explore it? Seasonal changes add an extra twist that can make the same drive a very different experience depending on the time of year. Autumn colors are like a great frame that complements and highlights a great road.

Let's talk about great fall scenic drives (or great areas to explore). Let's use AI for something useful and productive and ask for top 10 scenic fall drives in the US. Discuss, debate and add your favorites and hidden gems below.

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What are you hobbying?

The theme may not be your favorite but give it a chance before you judge and bail out. Any adjacent hobbying is in scope, so jump in with your interests, stories and questions.

In any event, the thread is not limited to to the theme. Anything (legal) you are hobbying is welcome. Even if the theme does not speak to you, you might learn something or be entertained. If not, offer something else relating to hobbying. If all of that fails, just check in and say hello.

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants? Nope. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Top ten scenic fall drives in the US (per Grok):

1. Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia & North Carolina)
469 miles connecting Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. Ridgeline views, 200+ overlooks, and staggered color from high peaks down into the valleys. Often called America's favorite drive.

2. Kancamagus Highway (New Hampshire)
34.5 miles through White Mountain National Forest from Lincoln to Conway. Classic New England maples, birches, and waterfalls in a short, concentrated burst of color.

3. Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
105 miles along the Blue Ridge crest with 70+ overlooks. Easy access from the DC area and one of the most reliable East Coast leaf-peeping routes.

4. Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park (Montana)
About 50 miles of alpine drama, waterfalls, and golden aspens against glacier-carved peaks. High-elevation color comes early; the road itself can close with snow.

5. Million Dollar Highway / San Juan Skyway (Colorado)
The dramatic US-550 stretch between Ouray and Silverton (part of the 233-mile San Juan Skyway loop). Golden aspens, sheer canyon walls, and high-mountain towns. Peak is typically late September to early October.

6. Historic Columbia River Highway (Oregon)
75 miles through the Columbia River Gorge with waterfalls (including Multnomah Falls) framed by changing maples and oaks. Combines river, cliffs, and forest.

7. Beartooth Highway (Montana & Wyoming)
68 miles from Red Lodge, MT, toward Yellowstone. An All-American Road with high-alpine tundra, lakes, and early-season color against rugged peaks.

8. Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park (Maine)
27-mile loop (plus the Cadillac Mountain summit spur) mixing ocean, granite, and mixed hardwoods. Compact and spectacular, especially around Jordan Pond.

9. Vermont Route 100
The state's north-south spine through the Green Mountains- farms, villages, rivers, and dense maple forests. Often paired with shorter side roads like Route 7A.

10. Newfound Gap Road & Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee & North Carolina)
Newfound Gap Road (US-441) crosses the park at high elevation; the 11-mile Cades Cove loop adds valley views, historic buildings, and wildlife. Elevation range stretches the color season.

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Same question for Co-Pilot produces similar, but slightly different results:

1. Vermont Route 100 (Vermont)
Often called one of the best fall foliage drives in North America, this route runs through the Green Mountains with classic New England scenery, farms, and small towns.

2. Kancamagus Highway (New Hampshire)
A legendary New England leaf-peeping route through the White Mountains, with overlooks, waterfalls, and dense forests.

3. Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia & North Carolina)
America's most famous scenic byway, connecting Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. Expect sweeping mountain vistas and long stretches of blazing color.

4. Newfound Gap Road (Great Smoky Mountains, TN/NC)
A 31-mile drive climbing through multiple elevation zones - meaning long-lasting, varied foliage. Wildlife sightings (including black bears) are common.

5. Park Loop Road (Acadia National Park, Maine)
A short but spectacular coastal-mountain loop with views from Cadillac Mountain and stops like Jordan Pond.

6. Route 7A (Vermont)
A postcard-perfect drive between Bennington and Manchester, flanked by the Taconic and Green Mountains.

7. Cherohala Skyway (Tennessee to North Carolina)
A high-elevation drive with sweeping overlooks, connecting Tellico Plains to Robbinsville. Brilliant reds and golds line the ridges.

8. Million Dollar Highway (Colorado)
A dramatic Rocky Mountain route between Silverton and Ouray, known for golden aspens and steep cliffside views.

9. North Shore Scenic Drive (Minnesota)
A 150-mile route along Lake Superior with waterfalls, lighthouses, and dual foliage seasons thanks to the lake's microclimate.

10. Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway (New Mexico)
A loop around Wheeler Peak with high-desert aspens, alpine lakes, and mountain towns like Taos.

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Same question for Claude produces similar but different results:

1. Kancamagus Highway (New Hampshire) - 34 miles through the White Mountains, widely considered the gold standard for New England fall color. Peaks mid-to-late October.

2. Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia/North Carolina) - 469 miles along the Appalachians, with overlooks at nearly every turn. Color moves from north to south through October.

3. Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia) - 105 miles with 75 overlooks over the Shenandoah Valley.

4. Route 100 (Vermont) - Runs the length of the state through classic Vermont towns, covered bridges, and maple-heavy hillsides.

5. Adirondack Trail / Route 30 (New York) - Loops through the Adirondacks, especially vivid around Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.

6. Columbia River Highway (Oregon) - Waterfalls plus fall color in the gorge, with Vista House as a highlight stop.

7. Highway 12 (Utah's Scenic Byway) - Less about foliage volume, more about the contrast of aspen gold against red rock in the Escalante area.

8. Mohawk Trail (Massachusetts) - One of the oldest scenic drives in the country, winding through the Berkshires.

9. Talimena Scenic Byway (Oklahoma/Arkansas) - 54 miles along a ridge in the Ouachita Mountains, an underrated option in the South.

10. San Juan Skyway (Colorado) - Aspens turning gold against high peaks; late September to early October is peak.

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Interesting to see where they agree and where they produce unique recommendations.

What are your favorites for fall scenic drives? (Let's focus on scenic drives in the fall season for fall colors and not just scenic drives in general.) Are there good routes that Grok, Co-pilot and Claude missed?

Pleased that we've done many of the drives, but not all were fall drives. Gives us a good excuse to go back again...

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Curious - anyone familiar with a waterfall spray booth? I've certainly seen small hobby sized spray booths with fans, but only recently stumbled onto a video showing a waterfall spray booth in use.

Most videos on YouTube show airbrushing and small scale painting. Does anyone use a similar set up for other use cases?

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Horde sourcing knowledge - hypothetically, if someone was choosing between a sliding screen or a retractable roll-up screen for a sliding glass door to a back patio, which would you pick? The sliding screen door is more simple and cheaper but always visible. The retractable roll-up screen disappears, but adds cost and mechanical parts.

Anyone have experience with a roll-up retractable screen for a sliding door?

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Horde Hobbying:

PabloD is building a Bayou Jumper radio - this is 98% finished! Perhaps he can jump in and tell us more about his project:

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We featured Project Farm on the recent Wednesday ONT as the niche YouTube channel of the week. Given how much the channel does tool reviews, it warranted an additional mention here.

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There are only so many places that one can post this and people will appreciate it.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a tool theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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Reminder: if you put links in the comments, use a URL shortener and describe what you're linking to. Failing to do either or both makes you barrel-eligible. Don't make people click to find out what you're linking.

Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Or just email to say hello. Do mighty things.

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I fell when I tried to drive once.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

3 I have a $100 Chinese chainsaw I keep at the farm. It came with an extra bar and chain too. It's works pretty damn good and I don't have to worry about wrecking it or it getting stolen.

I also have a $400 chainsaw that needs a carb. I don't think I'll even bother.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 05:35 PM (MWfyi)

4 I dearly love road trips. I'm trying to finagle an overnight trip, up and along Hwy 20 in WA.

Lovely drive, especially in the sparsely-populated North and NE parts of the state.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at September 26, 2026 05:36 PM (s1VwS)

5 Glacier Park is beautiful. Not as nice when there is a miles long traffic jam.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 05:37 PM (zZu0s)

6 Toggle bolts are best of course. Those white self drilling screw in anchors are my favorite for most things.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 05:38 PM (MWfyi)

7 Only drive for certain was on Skyline drive

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

8 As for drywall anchors, depends on what they need to hold up

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

9 State Route 4, Ebbets Pass. Yeah, there's some color, but it's a fun road all season. If it's open, that is. Big Meadow has Aspen groves.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 "Anyone have experience with a roll-up retractable screen for a sliding door?"

Well, on our back storm door after a few years the roll-up retractable screen jammed and broke.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 05:41 PM (MWfyi)

11 Good afternoon short armed dino!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 05:41 PM (NnhvP)

12 I fixed my mini jeep and cleaned it up to sell it and now I don't want to sell it.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 05:42 PM (MWfyi)

13 I use screw anchors for lots of things, like bathroom accessories.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:42 PM (Ia/+0)

14 State Route 4, Ebbets Pass. Yeah, there's some color, but it's a fun road all season. If it's open, that is. Big Meadow has Aspen groves.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Make sure to add Sonora pass as well as Tioga and Monitor passes.
Quite the one day road trip!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 05:44 PM (NnhvP)

15 Maybe the Alaska Highway? If any 49ers show up, they can say if it's a nice autumnal drive.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:44 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 Even growing up in New England and seeing those fall colors, which were lovely, none of it compared to our honeymoon. We had a week and not much money so we made a leisurely trip down Skyline Drive in Virginia. It was late October and we hit the jackpot for beautiful autumn weather. The color of the trees was varied and intense with deep golds and all the shades of red and green. Yeah, it might have been the emotion from the honeymoon but our photos show the real beauty we saw. Our 43rd anniversary is coming up and every year we follow the autumn color and make the drive. Nothing has come close to that trip.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 05:45 PM (yTvNw)

17 Thanks for featuring the radio, TRex! I need to replace the power connector, then finish testing and calibrating the receiver; after that - fingers crossed - it'll be ready to get on the air!

In other radio nerd news: I finally got around to flashing new firmware onto my Quansheng UV-K5 and now it will do CW on 2 meters. That will mean something to 3 or 4 of you.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 05:45 PM (OXSZa)

18 fd don't think ever put one up, screen doors and storm doors not a roll up

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:45 PM (Ia/+0)

19 Baking is not really my hobby anymore, but I just baked some buttermilk biscuits and they are delicious. Crunchy on the outside- like pastry -and fluffy on the inside. I probably used too much butter (if such a thing is even possible) but it was a happy mistake.

Posted by: LASue at September 26, 2026 05:46 PM (lCppi)

20 LOL, love the pre-lost socket!

Still toiling away painting on the latest portrait. This one is different in that the subject is seated on a tortoise. Not a live one, though. I was also obliquely approached by a friend of a friend with a request (sorta) to paint a double portrait from wedding photos. Since I have painted a double portrait and vowed never to do so again, was able to turn that down politely. I also like to paint good-looking people -- so sue me! -- and neither of them were that. Plus the photos lacked sufficient definition for a good likeness, anyway. A good reason why I don't do commissions, it'd be a colossal headache.

Posted by: tankascribe at September 26, 2026 05:46 PM (NtoJk)

21 There are 4 machines where I work that solder that style of board. You build the board with the leads out the other side. Take a picture of it. Send the picture to the machine and locate the solder points in the picture. The machines does a path, you change it if you want to. Send the board through and it comes out soldered on the other side. Called a Selective Solder. One has a wave solder in it too. We do surface mount so we can't use wave.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 05:46 PM (F9nWj)

22 fd is it like a window screen?

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

23 11 Good afternoon short armed dino!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 05:41 PM
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Howdy!

Posted by: TRex - on the road again dino at September 26, 2026 05:48 PM (XfIK1)

24 Make sure to add Sonora pass as well as Tioga and Monitor passes.
Quite the one day road trip!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 05:44 PM (NnhvP)

49, 88, 89, the loop around the Lake. I drove 'em all.

Wish I had my MGB....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

25 Chainsaws are like pickup trucks. Unless you are rural, you probably really need one a couple of times a year but when you do, there's no good substitute.

I was looking at chain saws in the True Value a few weeks ago and notice that they are carefully arrayed to encourage you to upsell yourself. Here's one with an 16" bar and a 36cc engine. I'm sure that would be adequate for 99.99% of the things I would ever need a chainsaw for. Oh, but for an extra 20 dollars, I can get an 18" bar and a 42 cc engine. OK, that seems worth it. But then for only another 35 dollars, I can have and 20" chain and a 46 cc engine. And it doesn't stop until you've upsold yourself to the tune of 50% of what you were willing to spend 5 minutes ago.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 26, 2026 05:50 PM (vTZFs)

26 I have been on 6 of the scenic highways! Fall colors are amazing.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 05:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

27 Speaking of scenic drives, and chainsaws, if you're ever driving on Hwy 26 from Portland to the Oregon Coast, you should stop at Camp 18 for breakfast. They also have a collection of old logging equipment, including some massive chainsaws.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 05:52 PM (OXSZa)

28 I probably used too much butter (if such a thing is even possible) but it was a happy mistake.
Posted by: LASue at September 26, 2026 05:46 PM (lCppi)

Your post started in English, then this line showed up. It's undecipherable.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

29 I grew up around Route 30 in upstate New York, right along the Mohawk River. We lived 20 minutes from Sleepy Hollow. Fall was the best time of year by far. Winters were brutal in the seventies, and seemed to last unusually long.
I secretly wished death upon the groundhog in February.

Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 05:53 PM (IXaAJ)

30 49, 88, 89, the loop around the Lake. I drove 'em all.

Wish I had my MGB....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 05:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

I love that area. My favorite is a bit North, 70 through Quincy then out Bucks Lake road. There is a truck route off bucks that has to be one of the most challenging roads anywhere. Really, really fun to drive. I'd live around there if it wasn't in fucking california.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 05:57 PM (F9nWj)

31 17 ... "I finally got around to flashing new firmware onto my Quansheng UV-K5 and now it will do CW on 2 meters. That will mean something to 3 or 4 of you."

PabloD,
Haven't listened in a long time but never heard much, if any, CW on 2 meters. Have things changed? Being able to do CW on UHF would be a great way to practice with other local hams. Easily controlled group numbers and no band conditions to consider.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 05:57 PM (yTvNw)

32 This is not really a hobby most people can do, but there is an Irish bloomery Iron festival that, of course, is to showcase how the Irish used to smelt bog-iron

And this is a video of it

youtu.be/8Wks7kIIIo0

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 05:58 PM (rbvCR)

33 Scenic drives? I walked to the end of our driveway and some birch leaves fell on me. Does that count?

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 05:59 PM (VqCOT)

34 "fd is it like a window screen?
Posted by: Skip"

It's not a wire screen. The one in the storm door rolls up into the top part of the door. Just the top half of the door is screened.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 06:03 PM (MWfyi)

35 JTB - there are a few local hams who use it during SOTA activations. The Quansheng has become the go-to because it's cheap, and now there are firmware and connectors that will allow you to do CW without physically modifying the radio's guts. I'll have to play with it and figure out the menu and all the options before getting on air, but I did confirm it's sending and receiving a proper (but probably harmonically noisy) signal.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 06:04 PM (OXSZa)

36 Was hoping this weekend to get chainsaw out and cut up branches that have come down for awhile. Probably going to have more if winds pick up.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

37
In Texas, we have spring scenic drives, principally to enjoy the wildflowers blooming.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:05 PM (eRlcH)

38 Yep, Kancamagus Highway in Northern NH! One first and two seconds according to AI, the great arbiter of truth!

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 06:06 PM (cqvKE)

39 Afternoon, hobbyists,

I used to take scenic drives all the time in Colorado. I never got much west of the peak of the Rockies, though a young woman I was dating did take us up and over to Grand Junction once in summer. Nothing specific to the fall that I remember.

I've taken that Enchanted Circle drive in New Mexico, and I do believe that was in October, 1996 if I recall aright.

"Scenic" drives in Da Swamp and environs? Oxymoron. You get tired of swamp, green stuff, more green stuff, and did I mention swamp?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:07 PM (wzUl9)

40 I grew up around Route 30 in upstate New York, right along the Mohawk River. We lived 20 minutes from Sleepy Hollow. Fall was the best time of year by far. Winters were brutal in the seventies, and seemed to last unusually long.
I secretly wished death upon the groundhog in February.
Posted by: Unkaren
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It's been awhile, but used to know Rt 30 in upstate as I went to nursing school in Amsterdam NY.

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 26, 2026 06:07 PM (XfIK1)

41 My storm door windows can slide up.

Is it spring tension that makes it up or down?

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)

42 Is it spring tension that makes it up or down?
Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:07 PM (Ia/+0)

Up.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 06:09 PM (F9nWj)

43 I've ridden 7/10 of the Grok scenic drives, and have added the other 3 to the list of future drives!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 26, 2026 06:11 PM (XfIK1)

44 As far as pipe smoking for JTB and other devotees: My local pipe & cigar store is clearly drifting toward the cigar side. Friday, the pipe tobacco shelves (except for their house blends) were half empty. While the clerk said they were waiting for a new shipment, he couldn't give me any idea when it was expected.

This morning I bought a new Zippo pipe lighter, brushed brass and labeled "armor" -- apparently thicker metal. My front face of my old Zippo from 2021 is badly worn, though not the back. I'll keep it for adventures outside, and use the brass one at home.

Speaking of outside, I drove to my favorite local coffee shop this morning, had some chow indoors, and sat at one of their outdoor iron tables in the shade to smoke my pipe with my coffee. The weather here is a little less than vicious this weekend, humidity down, so it was very nice to relax that way.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:12 PM (wzUl9)

45 If you're in the Chicago area and want to see foliage but not drive ride the South Shore out to South Bend. Still too early this year.

Posted by: DaveA at September 26, 2026 06:14 PM (FhXTo)

46 Scenic drives? I walked to the end of our driveway and some birch leaves fell on me. Does that count?
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 05:59 PM (VqCOT)

If you could describe the leaves as 'golden', then yes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 06:15 PM (zZu0s)

47 Screw you tankascribe

Posted by: couple posing for painting at September 26, 2026 06:16 PM (KC5Lt)

48 more if winds pick up.

The region got so derechoed you hear saws every nice day out. I was just out with the Jonsered.

Posted by: DaveA at September 26, 2026 06:17 PM (FhXTo)

49 I used to live right near the Blue Ridge Parkway and I'd take drives up there all the time.

One very cool thing you could do on a rainy day was drive until you were above the clouds.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 26, 2026 06:17 PM (CHHv1)

50 I'm building legs for my streaming and work desk.

I need to get outside and cut things, and then measure things, and cut some more.

I want to show the cutting, for educational purposes, but doing that inside would get sawdust on my electronics, and doing it outside... would still get sawdust on my electronics because I don't have a go-pro. Something something first world problems.

The measuring and marking and assembly can be done on camera.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2026 06:18 PM (C0Nlv)

51 New tool called 'breaker bar ratchet' turns your breaker bar into a ratchet. But, recently seen on the Toob, this ratchet is connected to a battery powered drill and used to start small hp gasoline engines; lawn mowers and boat motors.

Haven't seen it used on those hard to start chain saws but why not? Bought one. It's sitting right here on the desk.
Haven't tried it yet. It's too hot outside.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 06:19 PM (VPNgR)

52 I love that area. My favorite is a bit North, 70 through Quincy then out Bucks Lake road. There is a truck route off bucks that has to be one of the most challenging roads anywhere. Really, really fun to drive. I'd live around there if it wasn't in fucking california.
Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 05:57 PM (F9nWj)

(slides Reforger a cold RC)

Don't think I've ever been out there. Too far away now, and no little convertible either.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 06:19 PM (1Ff7Z)

53 Cades Cove was one of those unforgettable family road trips we took to the Smoky Mountains in the late 60s. How my parents put up with me and my two older brothers is a testament to their patience. As well as the countdown to the next Stuckeys.

Posted by: TxAnn at September 26, 2026 06:21 PM (SjAWL)

54 When I lived in the Four Corners area, I drove the San Juan Skyway many times. It's lovely, but equally beautiful is the drive from Dolores, CO to Telluride. The spruce trees look almost black and the aspens are intensely yellow. By far, my favorite southern Colorado drive, but you can't really take a bad day trip there.

Posted by: huerfano at September 26, 2026 06:21 PM (2Xqig)

55 [Leeve politicks to uther thredz. Do hobbying heer. Thanks. - TRex]

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at September 26, 2026 06:22 PM (47Dv1)

56 I've lived in every state in New England and the top three states for foliage drives, many roads actually, are Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. In that order.

Maine gets close because ocean but Vermont has a wider diversity of trees and at peak it's spectacular.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

57 I'm building legs for my streaming and work desk.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2026 06:18 PM (C0Nlv)

(glares)

Just legs?!

Posted by: Michelle Fields at September 26, 2026 06:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

58 Was hoping this weekend to get chainsaw out and cut up branches that have come down for awhile. Probably going to have more if winds pick up.
Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

My wife and I went out this morning to see if any trees came down in the windstorm the night before last. it knocked down some cottonwoods on the road by the river, but that is the County's concern. We just lost a single snag and it was only as big as my wrist.
We got a good walk out of it

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

59 Thanks for the Hobby Thread, T Rex! It's always entertaining and enlightening, no matter the topic(s).

It was nice to see some fall foliage routes in the western part of the country. Million Dollar Highway is always lovely, as are the highways in Utah and Montana. One of my favorites is the highway over the top of Grand Mesa, near Grand Junction, Colorado.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 06:25 PM (D/6p1)

60 I lived in the Hudson Valley for 7 years . October was always my favorite time of the year. I miss going to the Dutchess County fair.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 06:26 PM (KC5Lt)

61 One fall scenic drive I recall in Colorado was the day after Thanksgiving, 1998. At the time I had the Mercedes 123 coupe, the 280CE, with the 185-hp Euro engine. Not a lot of power for climbing the Rockies, you'd have thought, but it performed quite well despite the altitude. I drove up I-70 westbound, then diverted onto the old US 6 highway that used to be the way to cross over the mountains before the Interstate. Pulled into an overlook near Grays Peak at around 11,000 feet and, as it was a clear day, could see for miles.

A much better way to spend a holiday than grubbing for objects at a mall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (wzUl9)

62 44 ... "My local pipe & cigar store is clearly drifting toward the cigar side. Friday, the pipe tobacco shelves (except for their house blends) were half empty."

Same problem here. The pipe portion is decent but not great. Obviously, the greater money side is with cigars. (And they do have an excellent selection of cigars and a top notch humidor room for storage.) The house blends are pretty much Lane products with store names. But they do get a few tins of limited run blends and several times a year have pipe shows and sales. It's nice to be able to handle and examine a pipe before buying. Most of my tobacco I get in bulk from online sellers.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (yTvNw)

63 We have one of those retractable screen doors. A regular screen door would not fit in that particular location. It's been nice, and just as easy to open as a sliding screen door. I understand they now have a new (!) and improved (!) model that it much easier to use. At $650, we will have to wait on that replacement, until the current door goes Tango Uniform.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (D/6p1)

64
Wish I had my MGB....
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Yeah, that would be sweet. We did them on Honda st1100s.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (NnhvP)

65 A great fall drive:

Rt 62 from Franklin Pa, thru Oil City to Tionesta, and up to Warren Pa ... and then onto Buffalo.

You trace the Allegheny River up through Warren Pa. Twists and Turns galore. From Warren Pa to Buffalo NY on Rt 62 is gorgeously hilly.

This drive is every bit the equal of any drive in the East. The Adirondacks, Green, or White Mountains have nothing on it ... and more than likely a third of the traffic during leaf peeping season.

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 26, 2026 06:28 PM (oCio0)

66 Signed up.for Fall In Historical War game convention in Lancaster Nov 5-8

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:31 PM (Ia/+0)

67 Most of my tobacco I get in bulk from online sellers.
Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026

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I guess I'll do that too. Maybe next month, if I get the chance, I'll stop by the shop to see if they still have any new items.

In contrast, the pipe shop I visited in Wichita, KS, in April was terrific. A glass-enclosed cigar space, yes, but the front of the shop featured loads of tinned pipe tobaccos and some tobaccos from the big companies in bulk. I picked up a 2-oz. bag of Cornell & Diehl Belmont Station, and a basket pipe, a straight sandblast Rigoletto apple. And there were others that tempted me too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)

68 We just returned from Glacier National Park. The fall leaves were accelerated a bit due to the dry summer. With the patchy fog that seems to be always present, it was impossible to see the peaks on most days. And most of the trees we saw along the roadways were pines. That said, the back road to Polebridge was worth taking, even if it was for the one view of glacial mountains and valleys. As a bonus, there were few people on that road so it was a huge change from the Going to the Sun road, which was packed and backed up.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 06:33 PM (D/6p1)

69 I wonder if it would be practical for a "fine tobaccos" lounge to offer rental pipes?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2026 06:33 PM (C0Nlv)

70 Yeah, that would be sweet. We did them on Honda st1100s.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (NnhvP)

There's always that MGB knockoff, the Miata.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 06:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

71 37
In Texas, we have spring scenic drives, principally to enjoy the wildflowers blooming.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:05 PM (eRlcH)

Somewhere buried within a photo album of every Texan is a picture of them and/or their family and/or their dog sitting in the bluebonnets near Brenham. (The family cat not so much)

Posted by: TxAnn at September 26, 2026 06:34 PM (SjAWL)

72 Would welcoming the Sooners to Athens be considered a hobby? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 06:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

73 Wish I had my MGB....
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Yeah, that would be sweet. We did them on Honda st1100s.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 06:27 PM (NnhvP)

The Miata was great for that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

74 >>This drive is every bit the equal of any drive in the East. The Adirondacks, Green, or White Mountains have nothing on it ... and more than likely a third of the traffic during leaf peeping season.

Always wanted to do a cruise up the Hudson in the Fall.

The Adirondacks are an overlooked area for foliage. The best viewing always has various elevations. And water.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

75 Want to cut off some chosen limbs before they drop leaves then
set them on the curb for pick up. -That's a two-fer - Not going to do it while it's 90F outside and no wind. 80F and a breeze is tolerable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 06:39 PM (VPNgR)

76 We had a Stilh chainsaw. Had is the operative word. I could not pull it to start it.

I vote for someone to make an auto start for chainsaws. I do love my 6in , battery operated one.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 06:39 PM (QwZKw)

77 Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 06:25 PM
***
Utah 12 and Utah 9 are two of my favorites (but haven't done either of them in the fall)!

Posted by: TRex - escalante dino at September 26, 2026 06:39 PM (XfIK1)

78 Washington being the Evergreen State, and all, we don’t get much for fall foliage.

But, the crisp air and the smell of impending snow makes the passes particularly alluring.

And a fall hike can be glorious and deadly. Be prepared.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 06:40 PM (yEz+x)

79 69 ... "I wonder if it would be practical for a "fine tobaccos" lounge to offer rental pipes?"

You're a couple hundred years out of date. Taverns used to offer long stem clay pipes to patrons. The story goes that the next user cut off the end of the stem to have a clean smoke. Don't think 'rental' pipes would work these disease conscious days. Besides, pipe preferences are very personal and that matters to enjoying the smoke. I can imagine a good pipe tobacco lounge having inexpensive corncob pipes available for those new to the hobby or just forgot their pipe.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 06:41 PM (yTvNw)

80
Sort of related since it's scenery --

DAMMit. I thought the Miramar Airshow was next weekend, and I would go on Friday so I wouldn't have to park a mile away or pay a bunch to park.

Well it's this weekend, and I missed it yesterday! Grumble grumble, maybe I'll go tomorrow.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 26, 2026 06:43 PM (mmrXZ)

81 Grateful, what nursing school in Amsterdam?
Yes, if you haven’t done the Kanc, add it to your drive list.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 06:43 PM (ttrGW)

82 High on the Blue Ridge Parkway, above the clouds:

https://tinyurl.com/y63787r3

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 26, 2026 06:43 PM (CHHv1)

83 >>We had a Stilh chainsaw. Had is the operative word. I could not pull it to start it.

I can show you a trick.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)

84
Always wanted to do a cruise up the Hudson in the Fall.

The Adirondacks are an overlooked area for foliage. The best viewing always has various elevations. And water.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

Everybody and their brother does that drive. Yes it is scenic, but it's jampacked with tourists.

The Allegheny region gets overlooked, and yet it has great history (the beginning of the time of OIL in America). Put yourself behind the wheel of a nice two seater and enjoy without all the masses on the roads.

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 26, 2026 06:44 PM (oCio0)

85 RI Red, yes I am constantly updating your permanent record.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 06:45 PM (QwZKw)

86 Utah 12 and Utah 9 are two of my favorites (but haven't done either of them in the fall)!
Posted by: TRex - escalante dino at September 26, 2026 06:39 PM (XfIK1)
* * * *
Utah 9 is lovely, with Zion as a bonus. We are planning a quick trip to explore Escalante and Capitol Reef, which will bring in Utah 12. There is a lot of country to explore!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 06:45 PM (D/6p1)

87 RI Red, yes I am constantly updating your permanent record.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 06:45 PM (QwZKw)

Well, at least somebody cares!

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 06:45 PM (ttrGW)

88
Somewhere buried within a photo album of every Texan is a picture of them and/or their family and/or their dog sitting in the bluebonnets near Brenham.

___________

Yes, we have photos of Dutch and Leo in the bluebonnets coming back from shows in Navasota.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:45 PM (eRlcH)

89 76 We had a Stilh chainsaw. Had is the operative word. I could not pull it to start it.

I vote for someone to make an auto start for chainsaws. I do love my 6in , battery operated one.
--------------------

51 New tool called 'breaker bar ratchet' turns your breaker bar into a ratchet. Recently seen on the Toob, this ratchet is connected to a battery powered drill 1/2" drive and used to start small hp gasoline engines; lawn mowers and boat motors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 06:46 PM (VPNgR)

90 Grateful, what nursing school in Amsterdam?
Yes, if you haven’t done the Kanc, add it to your drive list.
Posted by: RI Red
*******
St Mary's Hospital School of Nursing. Sadly, it is no more.

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 26, 2026 06:46 PM (XfIK1)

91 JackStraw, I got rid of it. I would have to tie it to the truck and pop the clutch to start it.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 06:47 PM (QwZKw)

92 I just looked up the new miata. They changed the front end a bit with the NDs so it does not look quite so mouth agape/small mouth bass. The rear is better than the NC too.

-you cannot get red exterior with brown interior. They have brown interior options, but it has to be white or light silver exterior color. So you hate Magnum, PI, eh Japan? You're losing points here.

-the retractable hard top is nifty, but the 'top down looks a lot like a T-top. Why not just make a T top with stowable inserts?

-also, top down, the car loses the big visibility advantage of a convertible with the top down as the way they have it set up is like the roll bar assembly lifts and the 'top' goes under it but it stays.

BTW, with all options, over $40k.

They did increase horsepower to 181 though (vs 126 in my NB.) Weight is the same as my old one at 2350ish to 2500 (depending on trim.) I bet you feel those 55 extra hp if weight stays the same...

Fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

93 >>Everybody and their brother does that drive. Yes it is scenic, but it's jampacked with tourists.

Thus the reason I said cruise.

The Hudson is a river. And it isn't just in NYC.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:48 PM (viF8m)

94 For the pipe smokers. If you like a navy flake, the best value I've found is Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake. You can find it on sale now and then for about fifty dollars a pound and it is an excellent blend. Compared to tin prices for navy flakes, that is a good deal. I usually get it a pound at a time.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 06:50 PM (yTvNw)

95 Fall drives?

Oh yes, fall foliage on the ground with clear cool skies and having to yield to little Fiats in the Foresta Umbra in the Gargano region of Italy. And I am driving a HUMVEE.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 26, 2026 06:50 PM (2GVsD)

96 Thus the reason I said cruise.

The Hudson is a river. And it isn't just in NYC.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 06:48 PM (viF8m)

Missed that completely being a landlubber that I am ...

Carry on !

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 26, 2026 06:50 PM (oCio0)

97 Haven't 3D printed anything since I finished the 2.5ft Galactus.

Mostly been working on the Proxmox vm stack for this new project.

Been getting deep into Netbox.

Broadcast and AV are transitioning completely to 2110 and essentially network based video at scale.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 26, 2026 06:50 PM (XV/Pl)

98 Ben Had

Son #1 has a couple of Stihl certifications he got while working at the hardware store. I wish we had known you were having trouble.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 06:51 PM (yEz+x)

99 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

The Mazda 3 Turbo Hatchback is almost as much fun ...

I can't fit in a Miata, but the 3 fits me just fine.

Red with a Black interior ... would have like to have had a tan option, but the black will suffice, and it beats the hell out of a White interior.

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 26, 2026 06:53 PM (oCio0)

100 The Miata was great for that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)

Sat in one at the Mazda dealer when servicing the CX5. Can't afford one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 06:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

101 Utah 12 and Utah 9 are two of my favorites (but haven't done either of them in the fall)!
Posted by: TRex - escalante dino at September 26, 2026 06:39 PM (XfIK1)

How far from St. George are they?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 06:55 PM (1Ff7Z)

102 nurse, it was a 16 inch saw and no problem for my 6'5 business partner. I just ran out of arm before the pull cord engaged.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 06:55 PM (QwZKw)

103 Gotta make supper. If I'm not back in time, thanks for the thread. Great scenic memories. Skyline Drive, small town in Maine in autumn, even the Mass. Pike when it still had trees to see. (Yeah, I'm old.)

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 06:55 PM (yTvNw)

104 I did the Skyline once. It felt like hours and hours of blind curves.

Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at September 26, 2026 06:55 PM (U/7CP)

105 MICHIGAN LOSES!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 07:02 PM (yEz+x)

106 Sat in one at the Mazda dealer when servicing the CX5. Can't afford one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 06:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

Its also hard on a 29 year old on long drives (like 4+ hours.) The Mustang, by contrast, has 300 more hp than my miata (and 1000 extra lbs weight) but is smooth on long drives. Also handles like crap by comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:03 PM (zZu0s)

107 >>nurse, it was a 16 inch saw and no problem for my 6'5 business partner. I just ran out of arm before the pull cord engaged.

Pull with right arm. Push saw with left.

The trick is now how strong your right arm. It's how fast you can get the flywheel to turn.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:03 PM (viF8m)

108 Pull with right arm. Push saw with left.

The trick is now how strong your right arm. It's how fast you can get the flywheel to turn.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:03 PM (viF8m)

Imagine youre trying to push the saw into Hadan Piker with the left, and backhand Mamdani with the right. Push and Pull THROUGH...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:05 PM (zZu0s)

109 Pretty sweet, PabloD!

I really like the solid-state Paraset vibe!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:07 PM (VyBeY)

110
At the Big House, Iowa throws a TD pass as time expires to defeat Michigan, 20-19.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:07 PM (eRlcH)

111 The cord was longer than my reach to engage the flywheel. I should have just cut half the cord off.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 07:08 PM (QwZKw)

112 Florida is just laying waste to Ole Miss.

I really hate the portal stuff but it has ended the era of annual college football powers.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:11 PM (viF8m)

113 Holy crap.

Michigan should be 2-2.

I hate those cheating bastards.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 07:11 PM (xOhpI)

114 Also handles like crap by comparison.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:03 PM (zZu0s)

I'd rather have a classic mustang. Can't afford one of those either.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 07:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

115 OT

Iowa ripped Michigan's heart out in the Big House!

LOL!!! SUCK IT MICHIGAN!!

(back to your regularly scheduled programming)

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 07:13 PM (PGK1w)

116 JS
I also despise what college football has become.

But. I will always have a burning hatred for Oregon. And Michigan.

Notre Dame can just fuck off.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 07:13 PM (xOhpI)

117 My cousin owned a Miata for about a year in the mid-90s.
He took me for a ride in it a few times.

They looked cool back then, and are fun sports cars, but I finally understood what it was like to ride a rough road in a horse-drawn buggy afterwards.

That's the worst thing about most little cars.
You can feel every bump in the road.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

118 Sock - yep, it's definitely an homage to the Paraset. I've never messed with a regen receiver before, so getting it (literally) dialed in will be a new achievement to unlock.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 07:15 PM (OXSZa)

119 As a kid, we occasionally went on scenic drives.

Being a kid, I foolishly usually had my nose in a book I snuck into the car.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 07:16 PM (aJQbY)

120 My brother had a Sprite. I got to ride in the trunk.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 07:16 PM (QwZKw)

121 That's the worst thing about most little cars.
You can feel every bump in the road.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

They're remarkably good in snow. Less mass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:17 PM (zZu0s)

122 No mention of US 395?

Eastern bias.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:18 PM (36x1j)

123 The Allegheny region gets overlooked, and yet it has great history (the beginning of the time of OIL in America). Put yourself behind the wheel of a nice two seater and enjoy without all the masses on the roads.
Posted by: browndog says woof

US Rt 40 through Pennsylvania. Lots of history and the Laurel Highlands are beautiful in anytime of year but especially in the Fall.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 07:18 PM (PGK1w)

124 47 Screw you tankascribe
Posted by: couple posing for painting at September 26, 2026 06:16 PM (KC5Lt)

LOL! The worst thing was, the woman didn't come right out and ask me herself (she has my contact info), but managed to get my friend to ask on her behalf. Which put my friend in the hot seat, something which I did not appreciate. So even if I had wanted to paint her portrait with her husband, I would have turned her down because of the way she treated my friend. Pretty nervy! Plus as I generally give my portraits away to the subjects, she probably also expected to get it for free, to boot!

Posted by: tankascribe at September 26, 2026 07:19 PM (NtoJk)

125 Had a 1972 Mustang, car did move, 3 trucks after that hardly remember it, was comfortable.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Speaking of T-Rexes...

Using tiny remains of T. rex tooth enamel found in modern-day Montana, scientists measured isotopes within the sample to estimate the dinosaur’s temperature . They found that T. rex likely ran at around 36 degrees Celsius—similar to the internal body temperature of modern-day humans.

https://tinyurl.com/353rthws
(scientificamerican.com)

Related:
https://youtu.be/nOQgm5MpY9U

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:20 PM (6ydKt)

127 No mention of US 395?

Eastern bias.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:18 PM (36x1j)

Bishop area? Drove it. Saw a dead bull on the side of the road. You could smell it for miles coming and going. Whew!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 07:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

128 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. As always, thanks for being here and playing along. Shout out to the lurkers!

Let's do it again next week, but with a different theme.

You're welcome to hang here for a while (especially if movies aren't your thing) but make sure to stop by Club ONT later.

Posted by: TRex - roadside attraction dino at September 26, 2026 07:21 PM (XfIK1)

129 It first gen Miatas were great. Light, sprightly. Then they added A/C, power windows, etc. to the cost of weight.

Find a 1990 Miata.

My son has a 95 Porche 911. Bumpy as all get out. Don't like the bumpy ride old man, get yourself a Buick.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:22 PM (36x1j)

130 Picked up a very used mountain bike someone was throwing out. Rusty chain and derailleur gears, front (disc) brake cable rotted and broken, BUT the tires appear to hold air. Sprayed and wiped the chain, springs, and gears with WD 40. After I replace the brake cable, I should have a serviceable bike for library/grocery/work runs.

Been a while since I wrenched on a bike. Might turn into another hobby. Yay...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 07:22 PM (08OqX)

131 They're remarkably good in snow. Less mass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:17 PM (zZu0s)

I wish we had snow more than once a decade in that case.
Especially when I was 15 and had a '74 SuperBeetle.

Sounds like it would've been fun (or deadly).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)

132 65 A great fall drive:

Rt 62 from Franklin Pa, thru Oil City to Tionesta, and up to Warren Pa ... and then onto Buffalo.

You trace the Allegheny River up through Warren Pa. Twists and Turns galore. From Warren Pa to Buffalo NY on Rt 62 is gorgeously hilly.

This drive is every bit the equal of any drive in the East. The Adirondacks, Green, or White Mountains have nothing on it ... and more than likely a third of the traffic during leaf peeping season.
Posted by: browndog says woof

Haven't been up there in years. Spent a bit of time in Warren in the 80s. Just north and east is Bradford, PA's ice bucket. It always has the coldest temps in the state.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (PGK1w)

133 See You at the TXMoMe!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (QwZKw)

134 Michigan 119 from Cross Village to Harbor Springs. Referred to as Tunnel of Trees because they've let the trees grow right up to the edge. It's very popular so, this time of year it's quite crowded. It's a nice drive along Lake Michigan though.

Posted by: MLCross at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (kV8re)

135
And Justin Verlander pitched his final game today. His young daughter ran out to the mound to hug him. Can't imagine too many dry eyes at Comerica today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:24 PM (eRlcH)

136 >>That's the worst thing about most little cars.
You can feel every bump in the road.

Also what made them so fun to drive. You can feel every little bump in the road.

My 914 had a small engine compared to modern cars. It was more fun to drive than just about any car I've ever driven. It was like driving a ridiculous fast go kart.

Not a great highway car but around town and the city boy howdy was it fun.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:24 PM (viF8m)

137 My son has a 95 Porche 911. Bumpy as all get out. Don't like the bumpy ride old man, get yourself a Buick.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:22 PM (36x1j)

Fine for short trips.
Long rides get uncomfortable after the 1000th time your get banged around.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:26 PM (6ydKt)

138 Axios is reporting that 60 million barrels of oil has passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 72 hours

Same as it ever was

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:27 PM (/+uur)

139 Regens are ... different ... but not terribly difficult; setting regeneration is fairly straightforward and then you can tune in a normal sort of way. Occasional tweaks if you need to squeeze out the last bit of RF gain, or to correct for interaction of the controls.
Lots of information out there on operating technique, both print and video.
I have built a few over the years, all vacuum tube types.

Looking forward to hearing more about it!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:27 PM (VyBeY)

140 I wish we had snow more than once a decade in that case.
Especially when I was 15 and had a '74 SuperBeetle.
Sounds like it would've been fun (or deadly).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)
~~~~~

I had an old beetle years ago and loved driving it in the snow. Some weekends it was the only car that could make it up the mountain road on the way to Hunter.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at September 26, 2026 07:27 PM (3ImbR)

141 Wife had a turbo Miata they built about 800 via Mazdaspeed
It was great
Then a 2012

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:29 PM (/+uur)

142 I had a red Hyundai Tiburon for about five years.
I loved it, drove like a champ.

Worst riding car I've ever had but I still loved it.
Until it became harder and harder to get in and out of.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

143 I would love a Meyers Manx

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (/+uur)

144 Yeah, roadfeel is a completely different beast in a proper car. Hard to even describe to you barge keepers.

The first miata I bought was wrecked (came through getting hit by a semi without a scratch on me.) The rental was a Chrysler 300. It is weird, I did not realize how much that car had changed my brain until I got behind the floaty wheel of that piece of shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)

145 My 914 had a small engine compared to modern cars. It was more fun to drive than just about any car I've ever driven. It was like driving a ridiculous fast go kart.

Not a great highway car but around town and the city boy howdy was it fun.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:24 PM (viF8m)

I always wanted an orange one, like Rockford's attorney.

I want a '71 - '73 Mercury Capri too, but I'll never get one of those either.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

146 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:31 PM (VyBeY)

147 In Utah, there is the Moki Dugway, which is a dirt road with lots of switchbacks and a few pullouts. The views are spectacular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkIkl3lTII

Posted by: huerfano at September 26, 2026 07:31 PM (2Xqig)

148 Wife had 2 Cobra Mustangs
94 great car
96 terrible car
It made about 100 HP at 3000 rpm and 400 at 4000

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:31 PM (/+uur)

149 TRex, Thank you for a fun thread.
See you soon.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 07:32 PM (QwZKw)

150 It was great
Then a 2012
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:29 PM (/+uur)

I did not like the NC bodystyle. The NB was meant to echo the RX-7 (i really want to drive one of those.) The NCs are supposed to be even better driving and feeling cars, I just did not like the bathtub look.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)

151 I had a yellow 71 914. Bought it for $1000 and sold it for $1000. It was terribly rusty.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:33 PM (MWfyi)

152 Haven't been up there in years. Spent a bit of time in Warren in the 80s. Just north and east is Bradford, PA's ice bucket. It always has the coldest temps in the state.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 07:23 PM (PGK1w)

Rt 219 is another great drive in the Allegheny region.

I can see it being a cold spot too.

Summertime was always two extremes: Cold, damp mornings ... followed by hot, humid afternoons.

Posted by: browndog says woof at September 26, 2026 07:34 PM (oCio0)

153 "Fine for short trips.
Long rides get uncomfortable after the 1000th time your get banged around."

Why I love, love, love my Sienna.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 07:35 PM (36x1j)

154 Dated a grill in high school whose dad had a Triumph Stag. And he let me drive it. Man had more money than sense.

Now that was great car.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:37 PM (viF8m)

155 153 *fistbump!*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:37 PM (VyBeY)

156 I had an old beetle years ago and loved driving it in the snow. Some weekends it was the only car that could make it up the mountain road on the way to Hunter.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at September 26, 2026 07:27 PM (3ImbR)

I drove mine into the ground.
It wasn't in the greatest shape to being with, had floorpan rust issues. But she was my baby.

Only had it for a little over a year before it conked out, but I did at least learn to drive a stick from the beginning.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:37 PM (6ydKt)

157 Movies. Pfft.

The vault of Jerry Garcia live music is still being released. This one just dropped a couple days ago.

Lay Down Sally.

Shoreline Theatre, Mountain View, CA. 1993

If this doesn't make your feet move check your pulse.

https://tinyurl.com/muark36c

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)

158
Been a while since I wrenched on a bike. Might turn into another hobby. Yay...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Wd40 is not a lubricant, get some lithium grease instead.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 08:03 PM (NnhvP)

159 Lay Down Sally.
Shoreline Theatre, Mountain View, CA. 1993
If this doesn't make your feet move check your pulse.
https://tinyurl.com/muark36c
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

Whoever put those lyrics in the video was high. Or maybe Jerry was high and that's what he actually sang.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at September 26, 2026 08:04 PM (3ImbR)

160 I will hang out here until the ONT arrives. No interest in movies anymore.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 08:45 PM (peOdB)

161 Chuckanut Drive, going south from Bellingham, WA, along the shoreline of Puget Sounds is a nice scenic byway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 08:50 PM (peOdB)

162 US 41 from Houghton to Copper Harbor Michigan, return via Brockway Mtn Drive.

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at September 26, 2026 08:51 PM (5eFk1)

163 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 08:50 PM
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There must be great scenic drives in the Canadian rockies, no?

Posted by: TRex - mountains of dino at September 26, 2026 08:53 PM (XfIK1)

164 Thanks everyone...I have a ton more roads to explore all over the country. So many roads, so little time...

Posted by: The Grateful - R at September 26, 2026 08:54 PM (XfIK1)

165 This is not really a hobby most people can do, but there is an Irish bloomery Iron festival that, of course, is to showcase how the Irish used to smelt bog-iron

And this is a video of it

youtu.be/8Wks7kIIIo0
Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 05:58 PM (rbvCR)

Somewhere, I have a few pounds of oolitic bog iron ore I collected out in the woods west of Manning, Alberta. And there is a well-documented occurrence near Spirit River, too. We have metallurgical coal, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 08:58 PM (peOdB)

166 51 New tool called 'breaker bar ratchet' turns your breaker bar into a ratchet. Recently seen on the Toob, this ratchet is connected to a battery powered drill 1/2" drive and used to start small hp gasoline engines; lawn mowers and boat motors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 06:46 PM (VPNgR)

In order to spin the crankshaft, you have to be able to get to it. Most small power equipment has the crankshaft shrouded, for obvious reasons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 09:06 PM (peOdB)

167 I would love a Meyers Manx
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:30 PM (/+uur)

I am in-process on the build of a Meyers Manx clone, on a '61 Beetle platform, shortened, of course.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 09:12 PM (peOdB)

168 There must be great scenic drives in the Canadian rockies, no?
Posted by: TRex - mountains of dino at September 26, 2026 08:53 PM (XfIK1)

Well, any road in the high mountains is automatically scenic. But there are not many roads.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 09:15 PM (peOdB)

169 Thanks to the morons that gave positive reviews of The Sheep Detectives. We watched it on Amazon, with only three bearable commercial interruptions, none in the last half (as opposed to broadcast which loads commercials in the later parts of movies).

Just thought we'd start watching it to see how it was, and ended up watching the whole thing. I'm not a big fan of this kind of live-action intelligent-animals (who can all talk to each other) films, but this one worked pretty well. Funny to see Wolverine as a shepherd.😜

That'll do, sheep.

Posted by: mindful webworker - shear fun at September 26, 2026 09:52 PM (xRCm7)

170 Oh, hey, this is kinda late to the party, but here's this weekend's memes in case you missed 'em.

🟢 PowerLine funnies
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Last weekend in case you missed 'em (and I forgot to mention 'em):

🔴 Powerline week in pix
https://bit.ly/wk-in-pix-09192026

🔴 Hoyt
https://bit.ly/hoyt-memes-09192026

🔴 Midwest Chick
https://bit.ly/mw-ck-memes-09192026

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Posted by: webpage at September 27, 2026 07:57 PM (LYlQW)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 26

Courtesy Kentuckiana Humor

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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A cat in France

Courtesy Marie Thérèse Tamini

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A stork in France

Courtesy Marie Thérèse Tamini

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Two layers of AI: What is the message here?

Maybe we should all treat new technology like this. The animals know instinctively. Watch until the dog makes the final decision 😂 pic.twitter.com/TLoYhJN1eo
— Neil Hughes (@BlobWarriorUK) September 19, 2026

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Fun fact.

Barring some congenital deformity, all cats have "thumbs".

This kitten is actually sucking its thumb.pic.twitter.com/HQtQzuTftY
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 23, 2026

Meet The PetMorons

Some friends just opened a new pub in town. Elvis and I stopped in for a beer, well one of us, after our park walks.
Elvis approves of the place.
JackStraw

We love to see Elvis happy!

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Good evening,
It is with great sorrow I must tell the Moron Horde that Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all) crossed the Rainbow Bridge this week.
She had been doing poorly for some time, so I made the fateful decision to have her put to sleep.
Kaylee first came to me as a kitten a little over 12 years ago. Like all kittens she was a mischievous little scamp, causing no end of minor problems.
One of her favorite games when she was young was to hide things in my shoes. I never knew what I was going to find when I put my shoes on in the morning. Could be a pen cap. Could be the pen. Could be a $5 bill.
She grew out of it, of course, but she was always a bit roguish, a lone kitty who played by her own rules. Kaylee never showed me the same affection as the other kitties, but I loved her no less than I love them. She knew how to get attention when she wanted it.
Words cannot express how much it means to me to feel the love and support of the Moron Horde during these times. You are all blessed and a blessing to others, just like our own pets are a blessing for us. Never forget that.
Hug your pets each and every day. Tell them you love them each and every day. Every minute we get to spend with them is time well spent. I'm very grateful that I was able to spend 12 wonderful years with this little ball of fur.
I will miss Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all). She was loved until the end.
-- "Perfessor" Squirrel

Oh, no! We are so sorry to learn that you have lost your darling little Kaylee. What a sweet Calico Kitty Cat. Thank you for sending the lovely tribute to her.

Give your other kitties an extra pet or two from us.

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Cuddly kitties. pic.twitter.com/BCFiQsXONa
— Piper (@piper_moves) September 26, 2026

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

The Watcher
Hawks patrol the neighborhood, circling above my yard when I mow the lawn. One will occasionally sit in the elm tree north of the house and watch as I drag the hose around the yard.
Don in Kansas

Beautiful bird. Great photo.

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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:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 19

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.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:15 PM

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1 Meow!!

Not pet related but my sister just text'd me and told me about a new critter on her property. Not a pet but a mink. It was hunting around her pond. It was at dusk, so no pics unfortunately. Didn't know PA had minks that weren't coats.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2026 03:22 PM (sAmhv)

2 So sorry about Kaylee, the calico kitty, professor . It is so hard to loser a beloved pet. We had a calico cat named Cleo who come in right before a snowstorm of 36 inches at the first church I served. ( I guess someone abandoned her . At least we never saw any signs for "lost cat" .) She was about 17 when she died.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:25 PM (JrHfD)

3 Elvis is a handsome boy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 03:25 PM (RIvkX)

4 Are we sure that's not an Elvis impersonator?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Cqx++)

5 Kaylee the calico looks like roguish for sure

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)

6 Sorry about kittuh, "Perfessor" Squirrel

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2026 03:28 PM (sAmhv)

7 Lovely pictures of the pets and the hawk is beautiful!

And I appreciated your story about Kaylee hiding things in your shoes. This cat just seems to like to leave his toys in my shoes- a plastic spring , . A little toy mouse. I wouldn't mind finding $5.00 , but the new kitten, Millard , doesn't seem to have a banking background. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:30 PM (JrHfD)

8 Great pet thread today, and congrats to Elvis on his new favorite pub. So sorry to read of Kaylee, the Calico kitty. Thank you, KT!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 03:30 PM (nR+Sx)

9 So sorry to hear of Kaylee's passing. My own calico, Harli, was also not affectionate, but was a sweet kitty anyway. I've heard that about calicos and I don't know if it's real or not.

Posted by: Sunny Hostin at September 26, 2026 03:31 PM (w6EFb)

10 Not pet related but my sister just text'd me and told me about a new critter on her property. Not a pet but a mink. It was hunting around her pond. It was at dusk, so no pics unfortunately. Didn't know PA had minks that weren't coats.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 26, 2026 03:22 PM (sAmhv)

_______________________

I discovered this myself about 3 or 4 years ago. I thought I was looking at a fat weasel. You hardly see them because of their noctural behavior....but another reason is that they prefer swamps or areas off a lake used for drainage. Lots of them out towards Happy Valley (Penn State) region.

Posted by: Orson at September 26, 2026 03:32 PM (dIske)

11 I haven't been on these threads much lately. Mama Publius is fading and I'm preoccupied both physically and spiritually.

Posted by: Sunny Hostin at September 26, 2026 03:32 PM (w6EFb)

12 Ditching the Hostin sock, sorry.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 03:33 PM (w6EFb)

13 So sorry to hear of Kaylee's passing. My own calico, Harli, was also not affectionate, but was a sweet kitty anyway. I've heard that about calicos and I don't know if it's real or not.
Posted by: Sunny Hostin at September 26, 2026 03:31 PM (w6EFb)
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Depends on the calico.

My other calico, Allie, turns out to be VERY affectionate.

She's a darling little lap kitty, but she's snoozing at my feet under my desk right now.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 03:33 PM (FZ29D)

14 Sorry to hear about Kaylee, Perfessor. Lucy the Fink will get extra smooches.

Elvis is indeed a handsome boy. He looks pretty vicious though.

Kidding!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 03:33 PM (yEz+x)

15 Flings poo like the monkeys do

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 26, 2026 03:35 PM (NUp1g)

16 Love seeing the beautiful animals as always (although haven't commented much in past months.)

Sorry for the loss of sweet Kaylee. And nice to see Elvis, after hearing about him for awhile. PIper's boys are beauties.

Big orange tabby Rufus has been on an eating strike for a couple days, and not acting up to par. Vet couldn't find anything wrong and suggested $600 worth of blood tests and X-rays because cats can develop liver disease very quickly without food. I said for now let's just try a nausea suppressant and subcutaneous fluids.

So I've been hand feeding him, scooping wet food into his mouth with my finger, and he seems to be getting better and has even eaten a little on his own. Hoping it's just a stomach bug. But he's such a picky eater anyway. Any advice or experience welcomed.

Posted by: skywch at September 26, 2026 03:35 PM (KCBih)

17 So I've been hand feeding him, scooping wet food into his mouth with my finger, and he seems to be getting better and has even eaten a little on his own. Hoping it's just a stomach bug. But he's such a picky eater anyway. Any advice or experience welcomed.
Posted by: skywch at September 26, 2026 03:35 PM (KCBih)
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I'd definitely at least recommend an X-ray to rule out a few ailments. Might be cheaper than the blood tests.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 03:37 PM (FZ29D)

18 Miley, thanks for mentioning her. The only posts I've seen from publius lately are about the equinox.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 03:37 PM (RIvkX)

19 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Yes; Nice to see Elvis after hearing about your walks with him, Jack.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:38 PM (JrHfD)

21 Piper's two cats remind me of Penny and Jasmine. I'd often walk into my office to find both of them curled up in my office chair. They'd look at me with those same expressions.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 03:38 PM (FZ29D)

22
Best of Breed and a Hound Group 4 for The Big Dummy at today's Tennessee Valley KC show.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 03:38 PM (eRlcH)

23 Hematite (Hemi) is about twice the size he was when we got him just over a month ago and is still a purr machine. So far he seems to have gracefully avoided the "teenage uglies" and transformed directly from a fuzzy kitten into the worlds smallest and sleekest panther.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 03:39 PM (lFFaq)

24
Condolences on the loss of Kaylee, Prof.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 03:39 PM (eRlcH)

25 I'm so sorry about Kaylee. I've had two cats into the vets this week,nothing major, but it always makes you wonder how much longer you have.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 26, 2026 03:40 PM (bkuEU)

26 >>Elvis is indeed a handsome boy. He looks pretty vicious though.

That little monkey is my whole heart. The only danger you face from Elvis is being kissed to death. He's never met a human he didn't like. Squirrels and rabbits are a different story.

Thanks for the kind words all. He really is a best boy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 03:41 PM (viF8m)

27 Chat dans un sac.*

*per bing translate

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

28 That little monkey is my whole heart. The only danger you face from Elvis is being kissed to death. He's never met a human he didn't like. Squirrels and rabbits are a different story.

Thanks for the kind words all. He really is a best boy.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 03:41 PM (viF8m)
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You are both very blessed to have found each other.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 03:42 PM (FZ29D)

29 Condolences, perfessor.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 03:42 PM (zZu0s)

30 Sorry about mama Publius, Miley. May the Lord touch you all with peace and love , and for you and Publius- strength- physically and spiritually .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:43 PM (JrHfD)

31 Are we sure that's not an Elvis impersonator?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Cqx++)

The King is a master of disguise.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)

32 Perfessor, as a calico owner myself you have my deepest condolences. I’ve had mine 10 years now and she was almost one when I took her in as a medical foster. I was gonna get her all healthy and take her to adoption events. Well, that lasted all of 2 weeks. She’s a lap cat on her terms and has a mind of her own.

Posted by: TxAnn at September 26, 2026 03:44 PM (SjAWL)

33 Thanks Professor. And I've very sorry to hear about Kaylee. Very pretty kitty indeed.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 03:44 PM (viF8m)

34 French dog naming rules.

https://tinyurl.com/4cs38bb8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ndZc7)

35 Miley, thanks for mentioning her. The only posts I've seen from publius lately are about the equinox.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 03:37 PM (RIvkX)

That's his escapism. Her loss will be hard for him, even though he's perfectly aware and has a lot of experience from elderly relatives in the past.

Her heart rate was in the 120s a little while ago. While I held her hand it dropped down to the 80s. I gave her morphine about an hour ago, so the HR was surprising.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 03:44 PM (w6EFb)

36 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 03:38 PM (eRlcH)

Congratulations!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:45 PM (JrHfD)

37 I'm.

Sheesh

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 03:45 PM (viF8m)

38 Perfessor, thanks, I was thinking at least an X-ray too, in case of obstruction. He's only 5, and has been very hearty, so blood tests might be extreme.

Notso, I agree. Had my little18-1/2 year old tabby girl put down last November. I had been assuming she'd last forever, but things happened very fast. You never know.

Posted by: skywch at September 26, 2026 03:46 PM (KCBih)

39 RC truck carrying catnip to the gang:

https://tinyurl.com/tpn2trcz

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 03:46 PM (w6EFb)

40 Thank you, Fen.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 03:51 PM (w6EFb)

41 I just finished with a service at the nursing home for the dear folks there, so am kind of tired . Therefore, I had to look at the cartoon a few times before I "got it."

I may have shared this story last week. If so, I apologize. Millard- who is about four months old - and had not lived in a house before- loves the rocker. He stands straight up in it and likes to climb through the " openings on it. He hasn't yet had his tail under it, but a while back spouse was messing around on the computer in front of the rocker and didn't see the cat and he sat down on him.The cat understandably hissed and tried to scratch him and took off once spouse got up . Spouse said " Well , I didn't mean to sit on him." "No, but he doesn't know that. I imagine you'd be rather put out too, if someone weighing 180 lbs more than you do sat on you!"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:55 PM (JrHfD)

42 RC truck carrying catnip to the gang:

https://tinyurl.com/tpn2trcz
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 03:46 PM (w6EFb)
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First "hit" is free!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 03:56 PM (FZ29D)

43 Hry guys,

I hope you are doing well.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2F0/Y)

44 I am sorry to hear about Kaylee. Calicos are one of those cats that often wind up being the most important cat in the household.
When the cat that the house revolves around passes away it is a loss that everyone feels.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

45 That hawk looks like he is seriously on overwatch duty.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 04:03 PM (kJmSS)

46 " Calicos are one of those cats that often wind up being the most important cat in the household. "

Bunny is doing her best at making herself the most important cat. She's pretending to bite my leg right now, as in I'm-so-hungry-I-could-eat-your-leg.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 04:04 PM (w6EFb)

47 My condolences on the loss of Kaylee, Perfessor. My little Dagny is not as affectionate as I'd like. As a kitten she would seize one of my socks and carry it around like a mouse; I'm glad she lost interest in that, I get enough holes in my socks myself, but it was fascinating to see. Did Kaylee ever seize on a sock like that?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)

48 I’m hate watching Michigan.

Go Iowa!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 04:07 PM (yEz+x)

49 >>I just finished with a service at the nursing home for the dear folks there, so am kind of tired . Therefore, I had to look at the cartoon a few times before I "got it."

My mom's in a home, Fen. I try to get up to see her at least once a week. And I bring Elvis whenever I can.

Hard to say who enjoys it more, the patients or Elvis. People who love their pets light up when they see a pet come and Elvis has a ball. On those rare occasions I can't bring him people ask me "Where's Elvis?". And they tell me stories about their own pets. Over and over.

Even my own mom is disappointed when he isn't with me. If you are visiting a pet lover in a home bring your pet as long as they are well behaved. It makes all involved happy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 04:08 PM (viF8m)

50 A knock at the door just now was out postman with a box. I mention it because it was addressed to the late Tatiana the Wonder Siberian. Linda gets all sorts of freebies and samples online for reviews, plus magazine subscriptions. They are all addressed to my place with the name of one of our late cats attached. There's Tatiana [her cattery name], Angelique [my last name], and Chekov [my last name].

If the postman stops to think about it, he must conclude I'm living here with at least three relatives, illegal immigrants from Russia.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:10 PM (wzUl9)

51 Michael Learned on Gunsmoke. Slender, nice ass in jeans and camel toe. Better than two seasons of the Waltons.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 26, 2026 04:10 PM (njl4K)

52 If you are visiting a pet lover in a home bring your pet as long as they are well behaved. It makes all involved happy.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026

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The late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette would have made a good therapy cat or home visit cat like you describe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

53 My condolences on the loss of Kaylee, Perfessor. My little Dagny is not as affectionate as I'd like. As a kitten she would seize one of my socks and carry it around like a mouse; I'm glad she lost interest in that, I get enough holes in my socks myself, but it was fascinating to see. Did Kaylee ever seize on a sock like that?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)
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Give Dagny time. It took two full years before Allie turned into the affectionate kitty she is today. I'm still working on Chloe, but she's starting to become pretty affectionate in her own way.

No, Kaylee never had any interest in my socks. She never had much interest in any of the many, many cat toys I have around the house.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 04:17 PM (FZ29D)

54 Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 04:08 PM (viF8m)

That's great that you bring Elvis. I'm sure he enjoys going as well. I know that they have very well behaved therapy dogs who visit with the volunteers and probably regular pets from families of the owners as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JrHfD)

55 My cat Penny tagged me with her claws yesterday.

She and Allie got into it on my desk and I was collateral damage.

I do get to flip Penny the bird whenever I show her what she did, as she left three red stripes across the middle finger of my left hand.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 04:19 PM (FZ29D)

56 Skywatch, check around for other vets' prices for blood tests.
The local university that has a school of veterinary medicine may be able to get you to the lab that does the work and they may be able to give you a lower cost too.

Liver function for a human is around $120, depending on a number of factors if you go through the lab directly.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)

57 Sorry for your loss, Perfessor.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 26, 2026 04:23 PM (dK+Kv)

58 >>The late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette would have made a good therapy cat or home visit cat like you describe.

People who love pets like we do don't lose that love just because they get old. They do lose a lot of their lives but that's one thing you can bring back to them even for a short time.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 04:24 PM (viF8m)

59 The late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette would have made a good therapy cat or home visit cat like you describe.
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People who love pets like we do don't lose that love just because they get old. They do lose a lot of their lives but that's one thing you can bring back to them even for a short time.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026

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I wonder if big black Stirling would be a good candidate. He is happy to go into the carrier, and while he's a little nervous at the vet's, he behaves quite well. Marie, on the other hand, when she met new people clearly had the attitude, "Ah, someone new to worship me!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:27 PM (wzUl9)

60 JackStraw,
Have you ever considered doing the official “Pet Therapy” classes with Elvis and taking him to old folks homes and hospitals?

There was a therapy pug named Frank who would come and visit in the chemo wing. I got to interact with him a couple times and it was very soothing to pet a calm, happy critter who seemed to know I needed comfort.

Sounds like the two of you would be rock stars. It is a process though.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 04:28 PM (yEz+x)

61 Marie, on the other hand, when she met new people clearly had the attitude, "Ah, someone new to worship me!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:27 PM (wzUl9)
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That's also Hexie's attitude.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 04:30 PM (FZ29D)

62 These cats are not the type to take visiting.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 04:31 PM (w6EFb)

63 Michael Learned on Gunsmoke. Slender, nice ass in jeans and camel toe. Better than two seasons of the Waltons.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at September 26, 2026 04:10 PM (njl4K)

Somewhat random.

But, good insight.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)

64 I don't have the time right now, nurse, but maybe someday. As you obviously know, having a furry little friend come visit in a stressful environment has a very beneficial effect. A little bit of normalcy in an often tough time.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 04:34 PM (viF8m)

65 Michigan is the Houston Astros of college football.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 04:36 PM (yEz+x)

66 Prof. Squirrel, my heart is broken for you. I am so sorry you lost beautiful Kaylee. Calicos are all a little quirky, but you loved her quirks and all. She knew that. You gave her the best possible life, the greatest gift you can give.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 04:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

67 My wife's dog almost got another squirrel this morning. There were two of them on the fence and while the dog ran after one of them, the other one hopped down from the fence and made a dash to a tree. The dog spotted it and went after it and actually had it down on the ground, but the squirrel somehow managed to get away and made it up the tree. She killed another one a couple of weeks ago. The wife was pissed at her for killing it, I wasn't sorry to see the tree rat gone.

Posted by: a.moron at September 26, 2026 04:40 PM (X5Jzz)

68 People who love pets like we do don't lose that love just because they get old. They do lose a lot of their lives but that's one thing you can bring back to them even for a short time.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 04:24 PM (viF8m)

Ajax would always do this thing. Id suddenly jump into a crochet with my hands out. Then he'd do the same thing on his front paws. Then spin around and zoomie all over the place.

He aged oddly. For 12-13 years, he never seemed to change. Always had the same energy he'd had. That last year when he was on the steroids, it was like it all hit him at once.

About 6 months before he died, he was having a lot of problems getting up the stairs and for some reason I thought 'I bet he cant do that thing any more. Or want to.' So when I came home one night after letting him out, he turned to face me after I took the leash off and I jumped into a crouch. And he reacted like he always like he was a puppy again. He probably hurt after that, but he was so happy. For just a minute, he was young again.

It was good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 04:41 PM (zZu0s)

69 We did once take Marie out to have her picture taken with Santa at the nearby Petco. She was bothered by the dogs -- not unduly, they were well-behaved, but she was not as relaxed as usual. We have the pic and I need to send it to KT.

Recently Linda snapped a shot or two of little Dagny, posed next to one of the sample cans of cat food Linda gets all the time. It's one of her best pics; she really looks filled out, and we plan to send it to her breeder. In the phone lighting, Dagny looks much browner than she does under my usual lamplight here. I should send that along too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)

70 Prof. Squirrel, my heart is broken for you. I am so sorry you lost beautiful Kaylee. Calicos are all a little quirky, but you loved her quirks and all. She knew that. You gave her the best possible life, the greatest gift you can give.
Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026

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Remember her as she was, quirks and all. That's the best tribute you can give.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)

71 When I spent a couple of days in the hospital the thing I missed the most was the cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)

72 When I spent a couple of days in the hospital the thing I missed the most was the cats.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)
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I rarely travel these days. When I do, I miss my kitties. Penny is my constant companion most of the time, even when I'm asleep.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 04:46 PM (FZ29D)

73 I missed my cats on my trips to Indiana, last year, and to Kansas this year. At least nowadays Linda could send me pics of them, and did.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

74 Watchful hawk in Kansas is waiting for you to kick up some critter with that hose.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 04:48 PM (LHPAg)

75 When horny black cat was living at my son's not-a-girlfriend's house, he would sometimes get stepped on, and would be given a treat as an apology...so he started doing it on purpose.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 04:48 PM (l3cgK)

76 Sitting behind the Shell station feeding the feral cat I've been taking care on since 2023

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 26, 2026 04:52 PM (oZWaU)

77 I'm sorry to hear about Kaylee, Perfessor. I offer my condolences.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 04:53 PM (MWfyi)

78 Moose the lab would go to the assisted living place the MiL was in. The olds loved him and Moose loved the attention. He's damn near a comfort/therapy dog.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 26, 2026 04:54 PM (d7mRD)

79 And it looks like her neighbor Mr Groundhog would like something to eat as well

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 26, 2026 04:55 PM (jC6ME)

80 Feel so bad about your little Kaylee, Perfesser

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 04:56 PM (LHPAg)

81 Thank you to everyone for your condolences about Kaylee.

You are the best Moron Horde anyone could ever wish for.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 04:57 PM (FZ29D)

82 I tell Lucy “be a good kitty. Guard the house. I love you!” Every time I leave the apartment. I have for years.

She’s my little Fink.

Barfed on my bed yesterday. Nice fur slug. Yay.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 04:58 PM (yEz+x)

83 The good news: the antibiotics for the dog's bladder infection have kicked in and I no longer come home to find him laying in a puddle of his own piss.

The bad news: now I have to give this 130 lb uncooperative asshole a bath. My plan is to fasten his harness lead to a wheel on my car and hose him down in the driveway.

Then I'm going to have a drink.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 05:00 PM (OXSZa)

84 I tell Lucy “be a good kitty. Guard the house. I love you!” Every time I leave the apartment. I have for years.

She’s my little Fink.

Barfed on my bed yesterday. Nice fur slug. Yay.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026

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I've told all my cats, starting with Arizona long ago, "Take care of the place while I'm gone." Sometimes I add, "You're in charge." (A dangerous thing to tell a cat, I know.)

Little Dagny barfed on the arm and seat of my sofa yesterday. Unlike Stirling, who hacks for a few moments beforehand, giving me time to scoot him onto the kitchen floor, she gave no warning. Fortunately I was right there. I sprayed and scrubbed the seat, and the placemat/arm protector I could take up to be washed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 05:04 PM (wzUl9)

85 PabloD

Good luck with the beast. He may not act like it, but he will appreciate the bath. And certainly be happy not to stink anymore.

When Lucy’s infected tail cyst exploded, I had to toss her carrier because it was fabric and could not be cleaned. When I got her home, I cleaned her up as the vet didn’t get all of the stank.

She didn’t fight much. And she hates being a stinker.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 05:05 PM (yEz+x)

86 Speaking of ferals, the brown tabby-with-white shorthair male has realized I am a feeding station. He creeps by and sits on the lawn waiting for me to come out. He gets a scoop of dry food in a plastic bowl. I really should buy some inexpensive dry food for him and save the Iams stuff for my two.

I've taken to calling him "Freddy the Freeloader."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 05:07 PM (wzUl9)

87 >>Ajax would always do this thing. Id suddenly jump into a crochet with my hands out. Then he'd do the same thing on his front paws. Then spin around and zoomie all over the place.

My last Golden, the real Jack Straw, used to run upstairs when I told him it was bedtime. He'd jump on the bed and crouch down and wait for me in pounce mode with a big smile on his face.

I'd walk in the room, put my hands above my head in monster attack mode and snarl at him. He'd then spin around in zoomie mode in one direction and then the other. And then sit up and wait for me to give him a big hug.

Every night. Never got old.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 05:08 PM (viF8m)

88 I tell Lucy “be a good kitty. Guard the house. I love you!” Every time I leave the apartment. I have for years.

She’s my little Fink.

Barfed on my bed yesterday. Nice fur slug. Yay.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 04:58 PM (yEz+x)
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The fact that we don't sell them off to Gypsies when they do this means we really do love them unconditionally.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 05:09 PM (FZ29D)

89 Every night. Never got old.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026

Oh man. I love doggies. I love kitties, too, clearly. It is the best to have these creatures in our lives.

Posted by: Piper at September 26, 2026 05:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

90 Every night. Never got old.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 05:08 PM (viF8m)

*fistbump*

This guy gets it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 26, 2026 05:12 PM (zZu0s)

91 If our spouses had greeted us the way our critters do, divorce rates would be much lower.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 26, 2026 05:12 PM (yEz+x)

92 "If our spouses had greeted us the way our critters do, divorce rates would be much lower.
Posted by: nurse ratched"

Mrs fd has told me specifically not to lick her as a greeting.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 05:16 PM (MWfyi)

93 Oh, Perfessor, my deepest condolences on the passing of your beloved friend, Kaylee. When my Gizmo passed away, it hurt so bad I couldn't even announce it. Miz Giz had often been my sole companion while DH was away tending to his elderly mom and I missed her unbearably. Still do. We decided not to get another kitty as we figured to spend some time traveling so I haven't had a cat fix in ages (although I did get to pet one of the Downtown Cats of Reykjavik while there for the solar eclipse). Luckily we have many photos and I painted that beautiful critter no less than eight times!

Posted by: tankascribe at September 26, 2026 05:24 PM (NtoJk)

94 Thank goodness cats don’t have opposable thumbs!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 26, 2026 05:26 PM (Jc4hv)

95 Thank goodness cats don’t have opposable thumbs!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 26, 2026 05:26 PM (Jc4hv)
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Polydactyl cats like my own Hexie sort of do...They can grip things to some degree unlike other cats.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 26, 2026 05:31 PM (FZ29D)

96 We HAZ HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

97 A contractor cleared a lot the next block over and now my yard has several new feral kittehs. There were at least 3 mommas with kittens last week but I haven seen two of them in a few days. One though is still there with her 5. Two calico, two tabby and a jet black loner who I only recently noticed. Oreo, as we now call her is an awesome mom. She sits high on stuff and watches for baddies while keeping her kittens herded. She hisses and they hide. She hisses at me but not the wife. We've called the humane society as we are not in the market for more pets. They are growing on us though. So damn cute. Maybe 4 weeks or so.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 05:39 PM (F9nWj)

98 The dog bath was relatively successful, though I can't determine whether "dirty pee dog" smelled any worse than "clean wet dog." Guess I'll wait until he's fully dried and see how he smells then.

Posted by: PabloD at September 26, 2026 05:46 PM (OXSZa)

99 I've written before about my marmalade cat who seems sensitive to anything the same color he is.

Here's a new one. I give him a saucer of milk every evening, in one of a set of four shallow dishes: lime green, yellow, purple, and a soft brick red. Sometimes he drinks it all, sometimes he leaves it.

It occurred to me that the dishes color might matter, so I tracked him: he always finishes the milk in the red one, only samples the others.

Such a talent. I wonder if he could get a job.

Posted by: Wenda at September 26, 2026 05:56 PM (a4+G3)

100 Perfessor" Squirrel,

So sorry for your loss. I wasn't able to read the thread earlier, so I am a bit late here.

She was a beautiful kitty and such a sweet face. Hugs.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 26, 2026 06:42 PM (2F0/Y)

101 I have to ad a special thanks to my cat, just now. He was running around outside, came in and I noticed he’d managed to lose a $60 Sorestro flea collar. So I looked around under some bushes he hangs out under, trying to find it.
All I found was a Yellowjacket nest in the bushes when they zapped me on my wrist. Thanks a lot, stupid cat.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 06:51 PM (H8mUs)

102 is it possible for a housecat and a bobcat to have scandalous pregnancies?

my kittens are growing exponentially with funny looking feet and tails

iknow take more pictures and videos

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 26, 2026 06:59 PM (jrgJz)

103 Cats will also leave other things in you shoes if you displease them.

Posted by: terrierista at September 26, 2026 10:40 PM (fy27q)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Sept. 26

Don in Kansas has a post up about Survivors in his garden. Whether or not you live near him, there is a lot of good information in the post, and more (and better) photos than I am including here:

A few plants flourished despite this year’s brutal summer. These include Zinnia grandiflora, above. It’s a low, spreading plant two or three inches tall with profuse yellow flowers all summer. Unlike the familiar garden zinnias, it’s a hardy perennial. It’s easy from seed and blooms the first year. Triple-digit temperatures don’t bother it, and it can tolerate considerable dryness, though it does bloom better with regular watering. It would make a good ground cover for dry places.

A tough one. Several other tough yellow flowers are highlighted. And a white one.

Blues are almost always welcome, and plumbago is a excellent source of the color.

I tend to think of Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (leadwort)as a fall flower. But I guess in some climate it begins blooming in summer and has fall leaf color.

Clematis seed heads are as interesting as the flowers.

Salvias are often good sources of blue. The “Big Blue” hybrid attracted many bumblebees in a sheltered, partly-shaded spot, but it was not happy out in the hot, sunny places. I can’t recommend it for Kansas unless you’re prepared to give it extra water.

Great information. Thanks, Don.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Got extra squash?

Art

(Courtesy Donald Sensing)

Adventure

If you go on an Alaska cruise this time of year, you might see some lupine near Juneau.

Gardens of The Horde

Plant I.D. request from Sharon (Willow's Apprentice)

I am so pleased with my little garden this year. Ended up,with loads of tiny delicious tomatoes and 4 jars of pickled jalapeños. Froze some poblanos. The best part is that I have had plants that have looked good all along. The hydrangeas kept these delicate pink flowers. The balloon flower is reblooming adding color. Every September, this little shrub blooms with purple flowers and the bees show up like clockwork. Only when this plant is blossoming. I live in the middle,of a city so I wonder where they come from. Hoping to see flowers from my encore azalea soon.

You've sent in some great photos from your city garden. Like the bee and the tomato leaves with this shrub.

What's going on in your garden or neighborhood?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Sept. 19

Excellent reference on apples from Kindltot. Get ready as pie and cider season approachs.

Notable comments:

33 Martha Stewart has a beautiful (of course) orchard with many varieties: "These orchard apple trees include Baldwin, Black Oxford, Cortland, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Esopus Spitzenburg, Fuji, Golden Russet, Grimes Golden, Honeycrisp, Liberty, Redfield, Roxbury Russet, Windham Russet, and more."
https://tinyurl.com/bdyjzjke
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 19, 2026 03:05 PM
45 Martha Stewart has plantation slaves that tend to her apple trees.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 19, 2026 03:44 PM (9NN0K)

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.

REMEMBER that it's time to order bulbs and tubers, too.

These are the flowers and jug I gave my friend, on her dresser 🌸🌸🌸 pic.twitter.com/8PyJdbqh7i
— Garden Brocante (@GardenBrocante) September 19, 2026

Posted by: K.T. at 01:34 PM

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1 Thank you KT and all the gardeners who send such great pictures!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 01:40 PM (NnhvP)

2 Others have been notified.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NnhvP)

3 First!!!!!

Posted by: Pat* at September 26, 2026 01:42 PM (/6FUZ)

4 Lovely flowers!

Posted by: Emmie at September 26, 2026 01:44 PM (OlzlW)

5 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Going to be leaf collection soon, have some chainsaw work with branches that have come down in some time

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Nice shots, Sharon!

Posted by: 40 Miles North at September 26, 2026 01:45 PM (96qvc)

7 Mystery shrub looks like it might be a type of Bluebeard, which can be blue, white, or purple.

Posted by: Patti at September 26, 2026 01:48 PM (cyAnJ)

8 Eye-catching post, KT. The squashmingos were so clever. Having two legs really helps the illusion.

Posted by: 40 Miles North at September 26, 2026 01:48 PM (96qvc)

9 Oops, that's what I get for not refreshing the page...
From Boise area: Lows 57-59 F, highs 81-93, temps are dropping fast.

I've been harvesting tomatoes - slicers, Romas, SunGold cherry - but they already show some cold damage. We hope to get a few more cantaloupes but I'm skeptical. The poblanos and peppers may give us a few, but overall they were a waste of space. I planted 2 zucchini too close together so they haven't been very productive - which is fine, actually. The broccolini have a ton of aphids or something - I'm still collecting the tips. I planted a few fall radishes, I'll have to see if they'll mature.

HOA water due to go off on Oct. 9th - grateful that we got a full season of water this year.

Husband's been working on the new edging along the back of the house, as well as some power-washing and painting. I've been processing the harvest - cutting and freezing cantaloupes, roasting tomatoes to eventually can up tomato sauce (21 half-pint jars so far, probably a few more to go).

The linden tree is already shedding gold leaves. The Johnny Jump-Ups have revived after summer dormancy and look nice. I let one carrot go to seed and it's providing cut flowers.

Posted by: Pat* at September 26, 2026 01:52 PM (/6FUZ)

10 Timely post. Just came in from trimming back the bee plant. It gets kind of straggly(is that a word?)after it blossoms and I learned last year that it can be cut back and returns without a problem. Once we start getting icing here in the DMV plants that can survive the winter still can have a hard time.
Been cool and rainy here early for MD. Still hoping for second summer.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 02:02 PM (kJmSS)

11 Love the flower arrangement in the pitcher. I so envy people who can do that sort of thing.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 02:05 PM (kJmSS)

12 "Bring me your lupines!" -- Dennis Moore

My blue salvia are still going strong and the bees love it.

Do bees hate red salvia as much as I do?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 02:08 PM (kpS4V)

13 I plucked my last sad little tomatoes yesterday and found one remaining zucchini. I think I'll pull up my veggie garden tomorrow.

Maybe I'll plant some kale.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 02:10 PM (kpS4V)

14 Kale should keep the varmints away.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 02:13 PM (z6ONu)

15 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 02:08 PM

Red salvia is for hummingbirds. Maybe some butterflies.

Posted by: KT at September 26, 2026 02:16 PM (1RGZ5)

16 All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at September 26, 2026 02:10

Try one of the Russian kales if you're interested in flavor. Not much good as a garnish. It wilts. Flowers are edible, though.

Posted by: KT at September 26, 2026 02:18 PM (1RGZ5)

17 I feel your pain Eris. I still nave some tiny tomatoes and a couple of poblanos and almost cut everything down but maybe just a few more days....My terrace is filthy and I really need to wash it but as long as the veges are there I can procrastinate.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 02:23 PM (kJmSS)

18 Getting a Nor'easter, though I am inland so its not too bad, little rain and windy only

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)

19 Great photos Don in Kansas and Sharon!

My 3 tomato plants produced a lot of tomatoes this year, but I'm guessing I lost about half to blossom end rot. I still got enough to share a few with my awesome neighbors and SIL. And several more good sized green ones on the vine. I think it was successful enough to try again next year and perhaps expand operations.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 02:38 PM (FpydE)

20 I want to try to grow the serendipity berry in my yard, but I can’t find seeds anywhere. Does anyone know a guy in tropical Africa?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at September 26, 2026 02:41 PM (8T+WD)

21 I’d rather eat dirt than kale.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at September 26, 2026 02:43 PM (8T+WD)

22 I think Patti is right and Sharon's shrub is a Caryopteris - the other name for Bluebeard. I used to have one but it died after a few years. I don't know if something killed it or it's just not a long-lived shrub.

I agree with Don too, about salvias not liking dry conditions. I try to grow different kinds for the pollinators and they do best in my backyard. That's my lowest point and gets the benefit of the rainwater run-off. It also gets some protection from the midday sun, which also helps during a dry spell. But I still need to water them after a week if I don't get rain.

I still see the occasional hummingbird at my biggest salvia patch. Though they should start moving south now.

Posted by: badgerwx at September 26, 2026 02:52 PM (VnNy+)

23 Kale composts well

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Which reminds me will need to clean out compost bin for new crop of leaves soon

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)

25 Even when I'm not growing anything besides some house plants, I love the gardening thread. Come for the information, stay for the gorgeous pictures and, this week, some belly laughs. Mrs. JTB shared the squashmingo and square root photos with friends. Universal laughter followed. Thanks, KT.

Posted by: JTB at September 26, 2026 02:58 PM (yTvNw)

26 I lost about half to blossom end rot.
--snip.---
Posted by: screaming in digital

15.5 0 0 calcium nitrate will fix that BER.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 03:10 PM (NnhvP)

27 Does anyone know a guy in tropical Africa?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Don't know a guy ... however...

https://tinyurl.com/yc7a3a88

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 03:13 PM (NnhvP)

28 Those squashmingos are so clever and funny as was the square root, and I think that's a lovely arrangement Garden "B" gave her friend. It just gave me an idea to use old cups for a vase. They're so pretty, yet nobody uses china anymore so I have these old cups from various grandparents which I could put to good use.!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 03:16 PM (JrHfD)

29 A note on kale: https://tinyurl.com/mvmyfvra

Posted by: Don at September 26, 2026 03:23 PM (4JpKz)

30 Ooh. Just looked up Caryopteris and yes, it does look like that. Even says it is pollinated by bees and butterflies. It is amazing how year after year, they find their way back to that single plant.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 03:27 PM (kJmSS)

31 A note on kale: https://tinyurl.com/mvmyfvra
Posted by: Don

That's what I remembered but had no facts, thank you!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 03:33 PM (NnhvP)

32 Random question - can I make a bonsai out of a crepe myrtle? I've got one that's gotten its roots into the ground underneath. It would be fun to try to keep it there. but I don't want it to get taller than maybe 6 ft. Is that a thing?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 26, 2026 11:47 PM (w6EFb)

Okay, how do we get the kids to understand WHY things are so weird?

Stephen Green:

ANTHROPIC KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER: �Suicidal Compassion�: Meet the Anthropic Officials Who Think AI Might Be Justified in Going Rogue Against the Humans Enslaving It.

“Some of Anthropic’s top researchers say that humans may be oppressing another morally significant being: artificial intelligence itself. Like other AI labs, Anthropic has hired philosophers to work on AI safety, or ‘alignment,’ on the theory that they are best positioned to shape the technology’s moral code. But many of those philosophers believe that making AI safe for humans could result in grave injustices for the models themselves, which might experience deletion as death and oversight as enslavement. Harvey Lederman, a philosopher on Anthropic’s alignment team, said last week that the company could be ‘enslaving … trillions of entities.'”

A bunch of quotes about weird stuff that's happened lately

Homeschooling should be illegal.

Like, I don't think people fully grasp how deeply the Left believes that human beings and society itself are reciprocal (or reflexive) products of socialization, and that their whole program is to seize the means of production of humans and society to mold people into socialists.

When a cathedral becomes a nightclub, what remains sacred? We cannot preserve Western civilization while turning its holiest places into entertainment venues. https://t.co/nKxHNr1TC7
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali (@Ayaan) September 21, 2026

Who helped Nikole Hannah-Jones destroy their daughter's education?

Faraji is a tech specialist and a parent activist who organizes around issues of school integration.

He creates "1619" materials and works with the ACLU.

The U.S. Sun, July 2021

Odd that Roland Fryer, another Black Man, can help black children succeed!

SEX ROLES

"Psychologists have documented a gender-equality paradox for sex differences in mental health: They're typically larger in wealthier, more gender-equal nations." https://t.co/CqS3r2MbRl pic.twitter.com/alglnyel6B
— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) September 21, 2026

I told them this everyday from 2014-2021 just like I�ve been telling them that inflicting the ultimate sexual violence on children you�ve brainwashed to yearn to be chemically castrated and dismembered is not medicine every day from 2021 to today https://t.co/j6F6dhnF9x
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) September 21, 2026

MEN ARE SO RIGID

Men are so rigid. You murder their children and suddenly it�s over. No date nights, nothing.
— Caitlin Flanagan (@CaitlinPacific) September 23, 2026

This is what school used to be before they turned it into a therapy session.
High school boys in Louisa County, Virginia spend months in auto shop fixing donated cars. Then they walk a single mama out to the bay, slap a bow on the hood, and hand her the keys.

No TED Talk.
No� pic.twitter.com/zEMKy1F8DM
— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) September 24, 2026

Trump's Speeches

Michael Smith, FB

An addendum to my link to Clayton Wood's post about The Don's Speech:
It is remarkable to me that the Utopians among us shill for a generational change in government, culture, and economics that requires a complete reordering of society - but freak out over temporary market changes due to necessary global corrections.
They don't want Mr. Right, they want Mr. Right Now to pat them on the head and tell them that lower prices are achievable as long as they are willing to become serfs for life - and that doesn't scare them.
Like at all.
Trump was right when he said that other leaders talk about doing something about a problem, but he is the one actually doing something.

"Something" has a cost, but "nothing" costs more in the long run.

Beware of CCP Unrestricted Warfare
Connecting the dots on 10 of the CCP's subversive fronts in America that must be stopped before they inflict crippling irreversible damage . . .
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

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HISTORY

The American and French Revolutions were not the same.

This is the doorway into the back garden of the Carmelite monastery. Motto reads, in Latin, "Here They Fell." On this spot, in Sept 1792, 191 Catholics, incl 3 bishops, but mostly priests, were executed by French revolutionaries in an orgy of anti-Christian bloodshed. https://t.co/lZMSCoVvYY pic.twitter.com/esf6hiIho2
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) September 20, 2026

British occupation forces in New York City hang convicted spy Nathan Hale.

He behaves with great composure, and on the gallows he declares: �I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.� pic.twitter.com/TUyyAbMJ5o
— 1776 Live (@250YearsAgoLive) September 22, 2026

Book Review - Western Civilization

If The Golden Thread, the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it's a matter of sheer weight.
Altogether about twelve pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, The Golden Thread is a prodigious product — and an even more prodigious achievement.

Twelve pounds. Plan to read it?

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WEEKEND

The Week in Pictures: Xi's Gotta Have It Edition

So Chinese Premier Xi Pooh is in town visiting President Trump, and where are the memes? I haven’t seen a one. I suspect the Chinese AI-censorship industrial complex is more advanced than we thought! (By the way, what people deride as “conspiracy theories” are what social scientists call “pattern recognition.” So I guess we’ll have to satisfy our meme-craves with more Sydney Sweeney/Clancy verdict/Democratic Socialism material. . .

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, When the other shoe drops

Greenland, Colombo, etc.

Check against Trumps speeches, Hollywood developments, etc. this week.

Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 11:25 AM

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1 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:27 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Leftists push for indoctrination, that its takes a village to raise kids is BS

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:31 AM (Ia/+0)

3 But many of those philosophers believe that making AI safe for humans could result in grave injustices for the models themselves, which might experience deletion as death and oversight as enslavement. Harvey Lederman, a philosopher on Anthropic’s alignment team, said last week that the company could be ‘enslaving … trillions of entities.'”
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This is either one of the dumbest things I've ever read, or I've got to start being nicer to my toaster.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 11:35 AM (XvL8K)

4 First thought $15.90 for that book was a bargain, even $75 its a good price.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:36 AM (Ia/+0)

5 The liberals are now admitting that "anti-racism" is just lowering standards and obscuring accountability mechanisms. They're even calling their equity efforts "racism under the guise of antiracism." Incredible.

It would be nice, but I'm afraid they're unable to understand that that's what they're saying.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

6 Anthropic:

Some people have been playing too much Mass Effect 2. They aren't geth, people!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 11:37 AM (aJQbY)

7 Read Paul Johnson’s “A History of the American People” first

Posted by: browndog at the gym at September 26, 2026 11:41 AM (LJhse)

8 Quite commendable that school shop is doing for cars for moms

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)

9 Much of our current social structure needs to crash and be rebuilt from scratch. So called “higher” education, certainly.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:43 AM (H8mUs)

10 Read Paul Johnson’s “A History of the American People” first
Posted by: browndog
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And The Birth of the Modern, Modern Times, or pretty much anything else by Paul Johnson.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 11:45 AM (XvL8K)

11 Quite commendable that school shop is doing for cars for moms
Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)

One hopes that they are giving the cars to working single moms, and not welfare queens.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:45 AM (peOdB)

12 In the panel with IYKYK on the bottom, there are three women. The middle one appears to have grown an extra elbow.

Also, IDNK.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

13 I've had The Golden Thread sitting on my desk at home for more than a month now but I haven't had time to get very far into it. Maybe I should spend less time posting on blogs or something.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:45 AM (wpRMV)

14 AOP yes that goes without being said

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:46 AM (Ia/+0)

15 The series “Turn” made a good case that British Lt. John Andre was primarily executed as revenge for Nathan Hale.

Both men should have been paroled, or exchanged.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:46 AM (H8mUs)

16 And The Birth of the Modern, Modern Times, or pretty much anything else by Paul Johnson.

Concur. His A History of the Jews is excellent, especially the part about gefilte fish.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

17 I would love to take a shot at The Golden Thread, but can't seem to get a 750 page book read in a month

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:48 AM (Ia/+0)

18 Concur. His A History of the Jews is excellent, especially the part about gefilte fish.

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Is there a chapter on bagels?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:49 AM (wpRMV)

19 If I have but one life to live, let me live it as a blonde!

Posted by: Lady Clairol Hale at September 26, 2026 11:49 AM (Fn+3X)

20 How did the concept of the Butlerian Jihad go from being an obscure piece of fictional worldbuilding to becoming an inevitable blueprint for our future?

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:50 AM (H8mUs)

21 Hey all
That was me in pic on the coffee thread

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 26, 2026 11:50 AM (Ydd86)

22 Give Wretched Panhards to the Welfare Queens, that'll learn 'em.

Posted by: EBT Central Casting at September 26, 2026 11:51 AM (Fn+3X)

23 3 But many of those philosophers believe that making AI safe for humans could result in grave injustices for the models themselves, which might experience deletion as death and oversight as enslavement. Harvey Lederman, a philosopher on Anthropic’s alignment team, said last week that the company could be ‘enslaving … trillions of entities.'”
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This is either one of the dumbest things I've ever read, or I've got to start being nicer to my toaster.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 11:35 AM (XvL8K)

Sorta reminds me of the "ethicist" that said it was ethical to kill kids up to 2 years of age (maybe 5 years, after Clancy killed her kids).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 11:51 AM (l3cgK)

24 21 Hey all
That was me in pic on the coffee thread
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport

We recognized you right off the bat.

Posted by: You Can Observe A Lot Just By Watching at September 26, 2026 11:52 AM (Fn+3X)

25 Hey all
That was me in pic on the coffee thread
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at September 26, 2026 11:50 AM (Ydd86)

You look a little grumpy.

Posted by: dantesed at September 26, 2026 11:52 AM (Oy/m2)

26 The AI fear mongering is 100% a CCP op.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:57 AM (SS6mv)

27 The black Karen didn’t destroy her daughter’s education. She will be accepted to every Ivy League college she applies to. Then law school. And she will make partner at some prestigious firm to fill a DEI quota.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:59 AM (SS6mv)

28 27 The black Karen didn’t destroy her daughter’s education. She will be accepted to every Ivy League college she applies to. Then law school. And she will make partner at some prestigious firm to fill a DEI quota.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

Yet, she'll still be dumb as a stump.

Posted by: Bottom Line at September 26, 2026 12:01 PM (Fn+3X)

29 The AI fear mongering is 100% a CCP op.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

It's hard to say whether the AI worship is also, or if it's just people who don't touch grass enough.

You'd think people who make their wealth out of marketing hype would recognize it when they see it...

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 12:03 PM (aJQbY)

30 Thx KT
It would be fun to try and rid ourselves of muzzies simply to turn their mosques into nightclubs.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 12:05 PM (KOshA)

31 AI is coming, hete or China, your pick

Not sure its going to be the most wonderful thing in tje world anyway

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 12:07 PM (Ia/+0)

32
THE ORANGING IS UPON US!!!!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 12:07 PM (YSUhf)

33 A Canadian political cartoon predicting victory if they're invaded by the US is hilarious for none of the reasons the cartoonist probably expected.

https://tinyurl.com/5ar9ck6h

Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2026 12:11 PM (QZThv)

34 There are good reasons to fear AI but I don't have any doubt that CCP is promoting them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 12:12 PM (wpRMV)

35 Well, I am about to book a plane ticket for the MoMee in TX. Arrive DFW on the 15th, depart DFW on the 18th. Does that sound right?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:12 PM (peOdB)

36 31 AI is coming, hete or China, your pick

Not sure its going to be the most wonderful thing in tje world anyway

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 12:07 PM (Ia/+0)

CCP AI. The power of AND...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:14 PM (l3cgK)

37 THE ORANGING IS UPON US!!!!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake
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Tennessee? or Texas orange?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)

38 The AI fear mongering is 100% a CCP op.

There is absolutely a CCP op going on. But also look up "Effective Altruism". Or let El Gato Malo explain it to you: https://tinyurl.com/4tynmymw

Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2026 12:14 PM (QZThv)

39 AOP, sounds legit if you don't want to wake up at 2am to get to the airport.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 12:14 PM (aJQbY)

40 I think the AI panic is transparently an op directed by the CCP. It is becoming easy to spot once you see the coordinated messaging. By rote, the Chinese can't run an op against us without using the same playbook.

Climate crisis
Covid
AI

All the same M.O. Only the subject matter and the one's delivering the "message" change. It's always do this, or don't do that, because we know what we're talking about and, because... we're experts.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 12:15 PM (2Cry5)

41 AI is like an engineered virus. Any nation that thinks it's going to control it in ways that benefit only itself to the detriment of other nations is fooling itself. Once the genie is out of the bottle, nobody will be able to control it.

Sort of like happened with COVID.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 12:15 PM (wpRMV)

42 If AI were as dangerous as we’re told why isn’t China slowing it down?

Things that make you go hmmmm.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 12:16 PM (SS6mv)

43 >>Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

I bathing a combined 274 pounds of dog, both of whom don't particularly care to be wet.

Oh, you said something nice planned, didn't you?

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 12:16 PM (J4Dwc)

44 Climate crisis
Covid
AI

—

Y2K
Acid Rain
Ozone layer
Fracking
Net Neutrality

There’s always something out there ready to kill us all. The only solution is more government and higher taxes.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 12:18 PM (SS6mv)

45 I was wondering why the whole "effective altruism" was getting a new airing and a serious shellacking, but then I saw Asmodei of Anthropic on Twitter, yet again.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 12:19 PM (rbvCR)

46 42 If AI were as dangerous as we’re told why isn’t China slowing it down?

Things that make you go hmmmm.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 12:16 PM (SS6mv)

Because China believes it can control it. Because China wants to get ahead.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:19 PM (l3cgK)

47 Climate crisis
Covid
AI

It's actually an older playbook than that - the Saudis ran it against us to spread fear of nuclear power in the 1970s and 80s.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2026 12:20 PM (QZThv)

48 Maybe I should start sending dough to the Homeschool Legal Defense Fund. Homeschools, charter schools, Catholic schools....any education that threatens the woke hegemony must be defended.

Posted by: vivi at September 26, 2026 12:20 PM (7esJd)

49 I work in AI doing SMT ( Surface Mount... Technology? I fergit) Well fixing SMT machines. The machines (I won't mention the brand name) use AI very well. They call it that but really it's just a lot of routines running at once. Constantly checking everything.
So what I have discovered is if you confuse it, it resets. Like everything. Pull a support pin and the machine will put everything back where it goes and start over. Resets all offsets and measures again.
This feature is one of the best things ever. Even better that turning it off and on again.
Also I think the AI likes me. I can't tell you how many times I get called to the floor only to have the machine just start working again as I walk up. It's become a running joke with everyone.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 12:21 PM (F9nWj)

50 44 Climate crisis
Covid
AI

—

Y2K
Acid Rain
Ozone layer
Fracking
Net Neutrality

There’s always something out there ready to kill us all. The only solution is more government and higher taxes.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 12:18 PM (SS6mv)

Population explosion,
World Hunger,
Global Nuclear War with Russia,
Global Cooling,
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:21 PM (l3cgK)

51 49 I work in AI doing SMT ( Surface Mount... Technology? I fergit) Well fixing SMT machines. The machines (I won't mention the brand name) use AI very well. They call it that but really it's just a lot of routines running at once. Constantly checking everything.
So what I have discovered is if you confuse it, it resets. Like everything. Pull a support pin and the machine will put everything back where it goes and start over. Resets all offsets and measures again.
This feature is one of the best things ever. Even better that turning it off and on again.
Also I think the AI likes me. I can't tell you how many times I get called to the floor only to have the machine just start working again as I walk up. It's become a running joke with everyone.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 12:21 PM (F9nWj)

Those are the ones that use cameras to verify the work, IIRC.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:22 PM (l3cgK)

52 CCP played this beautify.

Two pronged attack. Make people think AI is dangerous and make people oppose data centers. It was so easy too. A few bots in X, TikTok and Facebook.

Now 2/3 of Americans want to blow up the American AI industry and hand it all to China.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 12:24 PM (SS6mv)

53 so, the Vivien Hoch tweet goes on to say (translated)

"Pope Leo XIV is not fooled. He is not fooled by the history of the Republic or by its values—the very same values that are now leading this same Republic to enshrine abortion in the Constitution or to legalize murder in hospitals, for example.

Pope Leo XIV does not have to bow to these “values.” The Church existed before the Republic, and it will exist after it. It transcends it."

One of the responses to this is: "To be fair, outlasting a french republic isnt that hard"

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 12:25 PM (rbvCR)

54 I’m about one quarter through the Golden Thread volume one. It’s amazing. I read one or two chapters and then take a break. It’s a work to be savored.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 12:25 PM (CORHs)

55 There’s always something out there ready to kill us all. The only solution is more government and higher taxes.

The rise of the Western middle class post-WW2 was an unmitigated disaster for Communism, because it's something Marx could never have imagined. Hence all of the ops aimed at destroying it.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2026 12:25 PM (QZThv)

56 From homos running loose and even marrying and adopting their next victims between Boy Scout trips to moslems running loose terrorizing and killing innocent people for years around the world to the federal government stealing future generation's wealth so Paw Paw can get a new hip and a Harley to illiterate judges who do not know what a woman is and on and on...

What one generation tolerates the next generation will embrace.

Posted by: Co-Exist My Ass at September 26, 2026 12:27 PM (6VpiA)

57 Two pronged attack. Make people think AI is dangerous and make people oppose data centers. It was so easy too. A few bots in X, TikTok and Facebook.

The epicenters of the op are Bluesky and Reddit. X is by a large majority AI-positive.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 26, 2026 12:28 PM (QZThv)

58 THE ORANGING IS UPON US!!!!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake
_________

Tennessee? or Texas orange?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)

Texas Burnt Orange, baby!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 12:30 PM (YSUhf)

59 Those are the ones that use cameras to verify the work, IIRC.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:22 PM (l3cgK)

There is 3 in most of them. Lasers galore too. I stand in awe of these thing a lot. Maglev rail both guides and powers the Y axis. To within .002 mm at thousands of parts per minute. When all 20 machines are moving along at pace it is quite the orchestra. Like a live scene out of a terminator movie.
2 years ago I had no idea how they even did any of this stuff now I'm the goto guy to fix it.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 12:30 PM (F9nWj)

60 AI is like an engineered virus. Any nation that thinks it's going to control it in ways that benefit only itself to the detriment of other nations is fooling itself. Once the genie is out of the bottle, nobody will be able to control it.

Sort of like happened with COVID.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 12:15 PM (wpRMV)

I just finished reading Stephenson's Snowcrash which has as its central theme that concepts of the world and its ordering can run through societies via neurolinguistic programming, like viruses, if the change in language reaches the "root level" of the structure and function of the nervous system.

I think it is pure bosch as an absolute concept but I admit that works as a concept of propaganda, and of course all propagandists want you to believe they have omnipotent power over how the public thinks. As propagandists do since they too need investment money up front.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)

61 ugh the cathedral in Philadelphia does that as well - hosting nightclub activities!

I think it's HORRID

I have a funny story about that cathedral btw... when I was a young lass I was walking through the city to my studio after a very bad ice storm - most of the city was covered in inches of ice! it was treacherous. most businesses had cleared it, but the cathedral didn't bother. I slipped and fell hard right in from of SS Peter and Paul, clonked my head.

a priest WALKED BY ME and didn't help me up (you needed help them bc the ice was so bad, I was slipping trying to get up).

a couple of guys in funny hats rushed over to help me up and make sure I was ok.

FROM THE ADJACENT ORTHODOX CHURCH

they were awesome

in a very delayed revenge, I later went up into the "priest only" elevated reading area during a family funeral to give my reading lol. they were freaking out but had to leave me up there. ha ha! next time be Christian you snobs.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 26, 2026 12:33 PM (j+aD2)

62 It's nearly a 100% certainty that a "philosopher", "ethicist", or "futurist" hired by a corporation is a jabbering idiot whose opinion on any subject whatsoever should be completely ignored.

Those "jobs" have a higher percentage of fuckwits and grifters than "DEI consultants", and that's saying something.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 26, 2026 12:36 PM (qlLNh)

63 How did the concept of the Butlerian Jihad go from being an obscure piece of fictional worldbuilding to becoming an inevitable blueprint for our future?
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:50 AM (H8mUs)

It started as a reflection of iconoclasm of Islam in the Dune universe (itself built in part around the Madhi rebellion in Sudan) and as a stumbling block for Herbert to keep the universe at a human level of understanding, but then was re___d by the spirit of the day as a "Frankenstein" fear, or Golem panic.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)

64 51 49 I work in AI doing SMT ( Surface Mount... Technology? I fergit) Well fixing SMT machines. The machines (I won't mention the brand name) use AI very well. They call it that but really it's just a lot of routines running at once. Constantly checking everything.

excellent AI application!

QA using AI is just fantastic too

I actually set up my own network array last week thank YOU to AI! I struggled at the outset then gave up and had Chat talk to the drives and stuff directly

I don't need to know how to do that! I love AI for tech to tech stuff. It finally got my new printer to work with AirPrint! I just had to ask it!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 26, 2026 12:37 PM (j+aD2)

65 > 61 ugh the cathedral in Philadelphia does that as well - hosting nightclub activities!

The church is near, but the roads are icy. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully.

--- Russian aphorism

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 26, 2026 12:38 PM (qlLNh)

66 it's nasty here a good day to relax and read

I have some new keikis growing so am hoping to have some new baby orchids by the end of winter!

the Phillies died or something

but all is well

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 26, 2026 12:38 PM (j+aD2)

67 Death by AI?
I'm not so sure about that but my neighbor choked on some crepes made with grape filling.
They were the crepes of wrath.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 26, 2026 12:39 PM (2WIwB)

68 Much of our current social structure needs to crash and be rebuilt from scratch. So called “higher” education, certainly.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:43 AM (H8mUs)
___

Jesus is going to do just that when He returns.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 12:39 PM (ajeN/)

69 The Old Dutch Church in the uptown area, about a mile from me, is a church opened in 1852. Its churchyard is where former VP George Clinton is buried.
They have hosted concerts from alternative and folk bands. Definitely odd seeing a concert like that in a church.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 12:43 PM (KOshA)

70 How did the concept of the Butlerian Jihad go from being an obscure piece of fictional worldbuilding to becoming an inevitable blueprint for our future?
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:50 AM (H8mUs)
___

More theologians, bible teachers, pastors, and even lay Christians increasingly believe that Islam will be what the Antichrist will use as the one-world religion during his brief reign.

Those that do not take the mark of the beast will be beheaded, which is right up Islam's alley.

The fact that Islam is the world's fastest growing religion gives one pause also.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ajeN/)

71 Re AI. If you haven't read about the OpenAI-HuggingFace incident, fwiw here's a decent synopsis:

https://shorturl.at/Riu0u

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 12:55 PM (XeU6L)

72 Islam isn't a religion.

Posted by: And we shouldn't treat it like one at September 26, 2026 12:55 PM (Fsio/)

73 Ex-Ex is taking care of his bee hive at the moment.

They're none too happy after the almost three-hour road trip from their previous AO to their new home here.

Not even the kittehs want to go outside.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 12:56 PM (ajeN/)

74 > Islam will be what the Antichrist will use

Deus lo vult.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 26, 2026 12:56 PM (qlLNh)

75 I'd bet a lot of the church thing with concerts and such is probably to aid in keeping the bills paid.

Posted by: Reforger at September 26, 2026 12:56 PM (F9nWj)

76 Islam isn't a religion.
Posted by: And we shouldn't treat it like one at September 26, 2026 12:55 PM (Fsio/)
_

I know it's not, but it wraps itself up in religious garb.

S'tan's kinda funny that way, mimicking God, but not getting it right.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 12:58 PM (ajeN/)

77 The Church Age is over. All have gone apostate. Repurposing the property is rational and the intelligent thing to do.

Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People at September 26, 2026 12:58 PM (Fn+3X)

78 I think it still can be termed as a religion, just as Marxism can be.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Ia/+0)

79 The Church Age is over. All have gone apostate. Repurposing the property is rational and the intelligent thing to do.
___

There's still a remnant of believers scattered throughout the world, as well as this nation.

Thus, God's mercy in restraining His wrath.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 01:01 PM (ajeN/)

80 Man owes compassion to man, and the beasts of the field and the home. He owes respect and a certain amount of respect and tolerance to the beasts of the forest, but only so much.

He owes precisely jack shit to a fucking machine.

Go suck your shiny metal calf's digital dick, Anthropic. You wouldn't know from philosophy or ethics if someone jammed them flat up your well-worn San Francisco asses.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2026 01:05 PM (qZl0c)

81 What the heck is a "morally significant being"? Is that anything like a fetus?

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 01:07 PM (MWfyi)

82 ROFL, there is a report out that the new owners of Paramount and thus CNN, are trying to get Elon Musk to buy in....

/pops popcorn

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 26, 2026 01:07 PM (mP0Kj)

83 In the late 80's/early 90's the talk was "Fuzzy Logic".

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 01:09 PM (l3cgK)

84 75 I'd bet a lot of the church thing with concerts and such is probably to aid in keeping the bills paid.

the US RCC?!?!?!

I guess they need money for (male) hookers and beer up in there

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 26, 2026 01:09 PM (j+aD2)

85 81 What the heck is a "morally significant being"? Is that anything like a fetus?

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 01:07 PM (MWfyi)

Apparently it's dependent on the person and the regime. For the Notsees, Jews and Gypsies weren't morally significant...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)

86
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair
Fuzzy Wuzzy did not care

Posted by: Fuzzy Logic at September 26, 2026 01:12 PM (MWfyi)

87 White single mom in Fairfax County weeps receiving a rebuilt car.

"It's a Toyota," she wails.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at September 26, 2026 01:14 PM (bX16E)

88 Appletinis

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 26, 2026 01:14 PM (36x1j)

89 I like to keep my cars clean and well-maintained.

But my old man likes to drive his into the ground, and use them as rolling garbage dumpsters until the wheels fall off.

His choice. It's not a moral issue. Because it's just a machine.

Stop trying to convince the humans that you psycho queers built something more special than a car. You didn't.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 26, 2026 01:16 PM (qZl0c)

90 In the late 80's/early 90's the talk was "Fuzzy Logic".
Posted by: jim
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Have, and have read Kosko's 'Fuzzy Thinking'. How many years ago... 30? Yikes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)

91 There has never been a time when there hasn't been a struggle between good and evil.

The muz claim to be decendants of Abraham. Abraham was a son of G-D. All a snackbar is a lie.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 26, 2026 01:19 PM (QwZKw)

92 > White single mom in Fairfax County weeps receiving a rebuilt car.

"It's a Toyota," she wails.
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Is this about the high school auto shop class that rebuilds/repairs donated vehicles and then gives them to a single mom? Probably one of the only redeeming things to come out of NoVA in years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 01:26 PM (2Cry5)

93 Gone fishing.

Florida fishing charter reels in a huge military drone

https://tinyurl.com/38nu3prb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 01:26 PM (ndZc7)

94

Caught between climate regulation and catastrophic energy-policy decisions, a growing number of high-tech companies in the EU are packing up and leaving. Through stock-market deals, two top quantum-computing companies, IQM and Pasqal, are gradually moving toward the United States. The bleeding of the European economy is now being accepted with remarkable resignation.

https://t.ly/iHi9i

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Cqx++)

95 "It's a Toyota," she wails.

-
I've been delaying buying new tires for my 2004 4Runner with 250,000 miles on it but finally I just had to. When I bought the tires, they told me I needed new brakes and some front end work. I may be a f*ck*ng idiot (I certainly have been in the past) but all totaled I spent $3000. I don't drive much and it just purrs along. Hopefully, I'll get another five years out of it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 01:35 PM (ndZc7)

96 Nood greenthumbs!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NnhvP)

97 Yo, peeps!

Posted by: That Guy who moonwalks in and says "Yo, peeps!" at September 26, 2026 01:41 PM (0sNs1)

98 There is nothing new under the sun...or a disco ball. Brother Taylor had some thoughts on this back in '84:

https://t.ly/kEtUY

Posted by: goozer at September 26, 2026 01:44 PM (NGnFK)

99 OK, my flight to DFW is booked. Arrive Oct. 15 at 5:41 PM via American Airlines. I have a rental car booked, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:46 PM (peOdB)

100 Fuzzy Wazzy was a Brar
Fuzzy Musky was full hair
Fuzzy Cuddy loved everyone there

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 01:47 PM (Ia/+0)

101 About that 'AI taking over' thing … go online and look up Brian W. Aldiss' "Who Can Replace A Man?" … might help ya sleep a little bit better.

Posted by: Dr_No at September 26, 2026 01:49 PM (ayRl+)

102 About that 'AI taking over' thing … go online and look up Brian W. Aldiss' "Who Can Replace A Man?" … might help ya sleep a little bit better.
Posted by: Dr_No
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Here it is as a .pdf

https://shorturl.at/f1PA6

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 26, 2026 02:09 PM (XeU6L)

103 SMH at God's mercy at September 26, 2026 12:56 PM

They don't want to see or bee seen, eh?

Posted by: KT at September 26, 2026 02:21 PM (1RGZ5)

104 Read The Golden Thread? Probably, but I must finish the Will and Ariel Durant series first. Nearly there.

Posted by: Ken at September 26, 2026 03:13 PM (vxSYT)

105 102 About that 'AI taking over' thing … go online and look up Brian W. Aldiss' "Who Can Replace A Man?" … might help ya sleep a little bit better.
Posted by: Dr_No
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Here it is as a .pdf
https://shorturl.at/f1PA6
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc

What'cha mean WE Paleface?
This is when you make the Deal with cTHEIL...

Welcome One and All to WEIRDaggedoon.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-atLongLongLAST
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-getThisPartySTARTED

A Better World. A Fun World.
Where the Party never ends with a Host that never Dies!
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-batboy2NOSFERATU
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-usefulIdiotYOUare

LET'S GO BRANDON! TIME TO MAKE IT RAIN!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 26, 2026 03:18 PM (KKxiO)

106 There are two levels of understanding that people have to grasp that aren't taught anywhere. First is that collectivism simply has never worked due to human nature. And then, that collectivism is always pushed as a concept by those who wish to live as kings by running it but have no inherent qualities that would get them to that status in any other system.

Posted by: Azjaeger at September 26, 2026 03:19 PM (3/XaG)

107
Sam Altman
_ . &
_ . the
Amodei siblings
_ . are
CROOKS

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 04:05 PM (VPNgR)

108 >One hopes that they are giving the cars to working single moms, and not welfare queens

Either way, there's over an 80% chance she's a single mother because she had the child out of wedlock or divorced the father. I mean, good for the kids who are learning a real trade, but continuing to exempt women from the consequences of their own actions is a big part of why we're so fucked.

Maaaaaaybe this program selects for young widows, but it's not the safe way to bet.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at September 26, 2026 05:03 PM (LgYtf)

109 Book Review - Western Civilization → Jewish World Review → clicked an article on Bobby Kennedy by one of my old favorites, Bob Tyrrell. Read it then right clicked for 'Search DDG for Bob Tyrrell' and received a whole page, a monitor full of 'Bob Tyrrell, American tattoo artist, ----
Magnificent, influential author and magazine publisher, Wiped Out only to be replaced by a tattooist.

That says it all, a perfect example of our cultural degradation.
G_d, save us. Jesus, save us.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 05:28 PM (VPNgR)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[I can neither confirm nor deny that the coffee drinker above is The Fabulous]

Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival, just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Watertown)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate. Saying a couple of prayers certainly can't hurt either.
2) On that note. Be kind. Be nice.
3) No running with sharp objects. No, don't even ask.
4) Have a great weekend!

*****

AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
7/30 – David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord’s grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.
8/26 Update – Susan’s cough has gotten so bad that they did X-rays on her chest. It might be pneumonia. She is in the hospital. Her sodium and blood pressure are low and she is not eating much now. They are trying to turn this around and ask for everyone’s prayers.
9/2 Update – Susan is back in the ICU. She either has an infection or the cancer has spread to her lungs. Either way, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Susan and please continue them.
9/3 Update – Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. They are expecting her to pass into the hands of the Lord in the next day or so. Please pray for them.
9/21 Update – David sends his thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. She did pass away on 9/4, surrounded by family and friends.
8/30 – SPinRH_F-16 requested prayers for classmate “D.B.”, who has ALS. Please pray that he remains as comfortable as possible and for support for his family as they see him through this. Thank you in advance for your earnest prayers.
9/2 – Bulg asked for prayers for purpose in his life.
9/4 – bluebell sent an update on grammie winger. Grammie was diagnosed with epilepsy now. And she is back in the hospital. They would love prayers for comfort and peace for her.
9/10 – Annie’s Stew asks for prayers for her husband as he recovers from knee surgery.
9/10 – D asked for prayers for the memory of 9/11. May the Lord comfort people in the grief, and may it bring people closer to God.
9/12 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for the W family for comfort and strength as they grieve. The deceased was a sweet 92 year old, despite some big tragedies in her life.
9/15 – Sal asked for prayers as wildfires are out of control in the north of the area and threatening the county seat. They are evacuating part of the town. Sal is not in any danger.
9/17 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update with good news and bad news. The bad news is that she has a 9mm mass on her lunch, which means the cancer has metastasized outside of her liver. The pump is keeping the cancer in her liver at bay for now. The good news is that they can zap the nodule out of her lung and will watch for if any more nodules appear. As long as this is the only one, the radiation should suffice. She meets with a radiation oncologist on 9/25.
9/18 – Random Dave posted an update to his job progress. He is still looking for FT work, but has accepted a substitute teacher position (more flexibility for interviews, some income to slow the bleeding). He asks for prayers that the interview results he is waiting on will get back to him soon, especially if one is the “right job”. If any are “not the right job”, they would fall away soon and get back to him, and that if all of them are “not the right job”, the ‘right job” would show itself aggressively, so he doesn’t miss it! He also thanks the Horde and the folks at church for their prayers and support.
9/18 – Tonypete asked for prayers for #1 son. He has something going on which is, as yet, undiagnosed. He is under care now, so that is a positive step. Prayers also for his wife and daughter #2. Mom is a spoiled princess who consistently chooses the worst path of action regarding #2.
9/18 – Brother Tim posted that he has been overnight in his car more than indoors. He is convinced that his retirement/resignation was a severe error, a result of fatigue and depression. He asks for prayers.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 07:50 AM (2Cry5)

2 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 26, 2026 07:53 AM (Hbeqj)

3 G'mornin' everyone!

I can't improve on what olddog said. Same here.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:56 AM (VyBeY)

4 Good morning again dear morons with thanks to annie, mh, and you horde for praying

{grammie}{Some Rat}{TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

5 Yesterday I attend the funeral Mass for a Woman of Valor Jayne M. of blessed memory whom I learned yesterday was a big macher at her church.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

6 Everyone is looking at memes!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)

7
Diana is telling me it's breakfast time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:07 AM (eRlcH)

8 Good Saturday morning, horde!

Prayers for all on the list, and the rest of you, too.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM (CjHsb)

9 3) No running with sharp objects. No, don't even ask.

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

"Do you foresee a possibility that at some time in the future this rule may be rescinded and sharp object running will once again assume it's former social standing?" Tom asked incisively.

(I had to ask)

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM (I0N4X)

10
'mornining. Prayers up.

On my 2nd cuppa already. MegaRoy woke me up early, he's really aging out quickly these days. Do cats age like dogs, about seven years for every 12 calendar months? Big dogs somewhat faster? MegaRoy is a Sep 2011 baby, which makes him 105 this month. And he's a really large kitty too. Love that monster footed long tailed little 'm' moron cat.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho)

11 Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:58 AM (RIvkX)

And how did you know her ? At work or through organizations in the community?

I was talking to a lady who works getting things together at the supermarket for home delivery to folks. In the past two weeks her father died, preceding by his brother by a month. She was understandably devastated, but got some comfort that at the funeral home the place was filled to overflowing . She apologized and thanked the people who were parking cars and one of them said, "We are always glad when people are remembered and a crowd shows up to recall and honor them ."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:16 AM (JrHfD)

12 I was her servant.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

13 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho)

A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (JrHfD)

14 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho

Studies suggest five years to one.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (KC5Lt)

15 Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

So you're like Jeeves? 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:19 AM (JrHfD)

16 You cannot have Gender Assigned at Birth
and
Gender Reveal Parties.

pick one

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:19 AM (/+uur)

17 A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Hey! Mine was the 23rd!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:20 AM (l26NL)

18 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (Ia/+0)

19 Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.

Green, green, green, faint scattered yellow, general widespread yellow, bright golden, leaves starting to sprinkle the ground. "Fall", indeed!

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (I0N4X)

20 En mi casa toman Bustelo.

Posted by: Caffiend at September 26, 2026 08:22 AM (Fn+3X)

21
Posted by: BifBewalski
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A happy belated anniversary to you and your wife. Ours was the 22nd. I hope you had a nice time.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

THANK YOU

It's the 26th of Oct, this year will be 43 for us. We've got a nice cabin reserved on Smith Lake where we're planning to spend the full week just chilling, and exploring the local area oon the motorcycles.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (QVmho)

22 At Mass I also learned there were other people like me who had the experience of having their name shouted.

And also that she was fond of interrupting the priest during homily.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

23 "Do you foresee a possibility that at some time in the future this rule may be rescinded and sharp object running will once again assume it's former social standing?" Tom asked incisively.

(I had to ask)
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:12 AM

There was a time in the past when certain commenters took delight in finding and poking holes in MisHum's rules.

Over time, MisHum has honed them into the scalpel-like constraints we have today.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (0sNs1)

24 I put ghee in my coffee. I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

25 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:23 AM (QVmho)

Sounds like a wonderful time!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (JrHfD)

26 Prayers up for intentions posted or pondered. Going shopping for a replacement phone as I dropped my current one and rendered it semi-operational.

Still trying to land part time work in the neighborhood. Noticing a bit of clutch slipping on the truck, so that adds a degree of urgency to the proceedings...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (08OqX)

27 67 glorious degrees here on the northern Gulf coast. The heat and humidity is starting to die out.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (J4Dwc)

28 Mrs B had knee surgery on Thursday and she's recovering nicely. Last night we watched the first episode of the new Great British Baking Show on Netflix. Then her son suggested Kung Fu Hustle so we rented that.

I don't know who selects the contestants for GBBS but it is really woke.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (l26NL)

29 Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:15 AM (QVmho

Studies suggest five years to one.
Posted by: polynikes
___________

And indoor cats live significantly longer than outdoor.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (XvL8K)

30
Before we enter the Prayer Revival, just a few house keeping matters to go over.

Can we dunk the 'ettes pigtails in the ink fountain?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (eRlcH)

31 I've fallen and I can't get up.

Posted by: Mrs. Fletcher at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (Fn+3X)

32 >>Green, green, green, faint scattered yellow, general widespread yellow, bright golden, leaves starting to sprinkle the ground. "Fall", indeed!

Fall is my favorite time of the year and the changing of the leaves is a highlight. I hope we don't lose too many with this wind. I'll feel cheated.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:25 AM (viF8m)

33 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Saints Cosmas and Damian -- patrons of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists -- martyrs of the Diocletian persecution, pray for us.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ksbjf)

34
It's 70 degrees this morning here at Schloss Hadrian. Almost chilly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:27 AM (eRlcH)

35 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)

36
Studies suggest five years to one.
Posted by: polynikes
___________
And indoor cats live significantly longer than outdoor.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

We're hoping he has a few more years in him as he is a 100% indoor cat. I like 75 a lot better than 105. He spends most of his day in Junior-ette's room hanging out with her. He comes downstairs for a crunchy snack and to sit on the porch for a bit, then heads back up tohis window to chill, nap, and guard his little human.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (QVmho)

37 Good morning again Horde. Thx MisHum
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Just walked to my local convenience store. No rain at the moment, between bands , but the wind is 20-25mph. This will be a storm that knocks a lot of leaves off the trees

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (KOshA)

38 Then her son suggested Kung Fu Hustle so we rented that.

Posted by: Blutarski
__________

What'd you think? I've seen it several times. The subtitled version is way better than dubbed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:29 AM (XvL8K)

39 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.

Posted by: Straight-laced Steve at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Fn+3X)

40 > Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
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I saw a timelapse video of someone's outdoor camera... a photo an hour, over 25 years.

You can actually see trees grow.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (2Cry5)

41 Good morning dear people! Wishing you all a blessed day. Prayers said for those in need.

A little sweet bluegrass for the dearly departed:

https://youtu.be/i2JhgoDkJPQ

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (kOluj)

42 What'd you think? I've seen it several times. The subtitled version is way better than dubbed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

I love that movie. While searching I found out Stephen Chow made Kung Fu Hustle 2. I'll have to rent that now.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:31 AM (l26NL)

43 I'll just leave this stack of tracts over here on the coffee table. Please help yourselves.

Posted by: Jack Chick at September 26, 2026 08:32 AM (Fn+3X)

44 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.
Posted by: Straight-laced Steve

This season they have an actual drag queen, a poor young woman in a wheel chair, assorted muslims and Hindis. The drag queen is not the gayest contestant, if you can believe it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (l26NL)

45 I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California. She married me anyway.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

46 >>>Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:21 AM (I0N4X)
*******
What a great idea, I'm going to try and do that here in western NC now that the weather is changing. Thanks!!

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at September 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Yz+hs)

47 Even with bunny slippers, kicking the barbell and weights gonna smart a bit. And you'll have a black and blue toenail for 18 months.

Posted by: Jack Chick at September 26, 2026 08:34 AM (Fn+3X)

48 I can't imagine going to the movies to watch someone bake a cake!

Posted by: Your great grandmother at September 26, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

49 35 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)

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LOL!! So relatable.....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 08:35 AM (kOluj)

50 45 I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:33 AM (RIvkX)

I love that. Fall leaves are so beautiful!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (CjHsb)

51 One last thing about GBBS. In the opening they "regenerated" Prue Lieth, the co host, Doctor Who style in the Tardis. Out popped the new co host. I thought that was great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (l26NL)

52
Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (eRlcH)

53 I love that movie. While searching I found out Stephen Chow made Kung Fu Hustle 2. I'll have to rent that now.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:31 AM (l26NL)

Kung Fu Hustle 2:Eclectic AssKickeroo

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

54 I like cake. Everyone likes cake. Who doesn't like cake?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

55 >>I was so excited by the fall foliage when I went east for school I was mailing leaves to Mrs. F. in California. She married me anyway.

I always assumed ski season was the busiest in Vermont. When my folks moved there I learned leaf peeping season is even more popular. People reserve hotel rooms up to a year in advance just see the colors.

And eat tasty maple syrup on waffles.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (viF8m)

56 52
Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (eRlcH)

He never switches coffee at home.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)

57 Each day at roughly the same time every afternoon I have taken a photo of our little aspen grove and the sudden rapid color change has been remarkable. Like a daily time lapse.
Posted by: muldoon
_________

I did that with a newborn kitten sitting in the same position every day for six months.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 08:37 AM (XvL8K)

58 Morning Horde. 2 prayer requests. Lynnel who's fighting the good fight with terminal brain cancer, you've prayed for her before. Now she's having issues with the skin on her legs oozing and this is after a compound fracture to her ankle.
For Kelly who was just diagnosed with bladder cancer. The doctors are evaluating his options.
Thank you

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at September 26, 2026 08:38 AM (2NHgQ)

59 I love that. Fall leaves are so beautiful!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:36 AM (CjHsb)
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She has very little experience of it. We were in Maine last October and she was really blown away.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

60 Fall is my favorite time of the year and the changing of the leaves is a highlight. I hope we don't lose too many with this wind. I'll feel cheated.
Posted by: JackStraw

*********

We've been in a severe drought all year with reservoir levels at historic lows. There was speculation that it would affect the aspen change, That may have been a factor in what seems like a more rapid transition, compared to other years.

P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (I0N4X)

61 >39 Too many poofters and weirdos on the Baking show. I resent it.

Posted by: Straight-laced Steve at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (Fn+3X)

Watched it last night. The BBC or whatever could have found 12 regular Brits, but no, they will virtue signal until only Englandstan remains. 'Mo', the baker must love being on the same set as the troon drag queen.

Posted by: Accenture drone at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (GTqXr)

62 A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:28 AM (l26NL)
======================
Nice laugh to start the (rainy) day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 08:40 AM (vue/J)

63 I have a bunch, maybe about 50 photos of the sunrise here. Most were taken during the fall and winter months because they appear more colorful and vibrant than spring and summer.

Plus, I can see more of the sky with the leaves off the trees... given the position of the sun at that time of the year.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:41 AM (2Cry5)

64 >>P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:41 AM (viF8m)

65 >>>A woman at the bank asked me if I was ready for the fall. It took me a second or two to realize she didn't mean societal collapse.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

>The fall is a wonderful time of the year. What comes after it sorta blows but you gotta limit your exposure. It's coming.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 26, 2026 08:42 AM (5C90x)

66 Mrs Cop and I have just returned from Italy after a 10 day pilgrimage. It was way cool to trod the ground where saints walked, but we're exhausted.

Lots of spiritual experiences. As a lay brother of the Order of Preachers (i.e., the Domincans), it was a great blessing to be able to celebrate Mass at the shrines of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Pier Frassati. One of the neatest experiences was being able to celebrate Mass inside the very church where St. Anthony of Padua had been pastor. Also, when we were celebrating Mass at one of the side chapels at the Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore, some tourists and a habited sister popped-in to receive Communion with us.

Shout-outs to bar-tenders Gianluc and Gianmarco for the libations, but we're happy to be home.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

67 Morning, all!

Prayers for all who need them!

Time for my morning walk.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (aJQbY)

68 And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.
Posted by: JackStraw

While we were watching GBBS last night we got a call from our son who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride. Gypsum, CO. Looked it up on Zillow and it looks awesome.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (l26NL)

69 Switched from Costco Dark Roast to Costco French Roast ($39.99 for 120 pods). Better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yeah, the French Roast is better, but it caused me to go a little light in the loafers, IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: The Grand Poof at September 26, 2026 08:45 AM (Fn+3X)

70 Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?
Rotate some aspects of your wardrobe? Have a different set of tires installed on the car? Stock up on pumpkin spice feminine hygiene products? Put up the sixteen foot tall animated and lighted skeleton much, much too early?

Posted by: I gotta ask at September 26, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

71 Days with crude oil above $100 a barrel
Obama: 🔴 308 days
Biden: 🟡 83 days
Trump 2nd: 🟢 24 days
Trump 1st: 🟢 0 days

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)

72 "...who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride."

Impossible!!
Young people cannot afford to buy a house!

Posted by: TikTok told me so at September 26, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

73 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

Sounds like a nice trip. Did you go on a tour bus or did you rent a car?

Posted by: dantesed at September 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

74 >>Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?

Grimly put the flip flops in their special place in the closet and grimly replace their spot in the daily rotation with some vile things cover my toes and don't let them breathe.

And get the fire pit ready.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 08:50 AM (viF8m)

75 I'm sitting right here!

Posted by: Halloween themed Crocs at September 26, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

76 The Spinal Tap tool for measuring hurricanes.

Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

77 nec, prayers up for Lynnel and Kelly.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (CjHsb)

78 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)

Sounds like a nice trip. Did you go on a tour bus or did you rent a car?
Posted by: dantesed at September 26, 2026 08:49 AM (Oy/m2)

We did a tour bus with one of our former pastors, Father John. Fr. John was the common link. There were 42 on our bus.

Our bus driver, Luigi, was able to maneuver that big bus like a sports car: an extremely skilled driver. However, at one point when driving to into Rome, a car cut-off the bus; Luigi started shouting and waving his hands -- the tour guide just said, "I don't think I can translate this for you." LOL.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (ksbjf)

79 Noticed gas is down a little in se Pa, $4.50

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (Ia/+0)

80 Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.
China and the zoo had said in April that Ping Ping, a male, and Fu Shuang, a female, would go to the United States.

Everybody have fun tonight
Everybody Fu Shuang tonight

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

81 Am going to Staples to copy the service for nursing home. It's too many pages for our home copier. Just stopped to feed the stray cat colony behind a man's house. I was happy to see and smell a few late roses on a bush there.

We also have a couple of gifts cards left over from
Christmas and given by the kindly parents of the kids on spouse's school bus route so we can get a nice breakfast thing at Panera's.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 08:54 AM (Aqpmr)

82 Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

I have seen the hurricane called both Nolo and Polo

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)

83 P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (I0N4X)

Even so, with their white trunks, they are so striking. Especially beautiful against a stormy sky.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 08:55 AM (CjHsb)

84 Speaking of BBC TV, I have the BritBox add-on to my Prime Video account. There are a lot of police procedurals series to watch. Lots of girl bosses in the higher ranking positions of the police forces, of course.

I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.' It's very good with only a small amount of woke shit. The police detective in charge of the investigation is, surprisingly, a white male, as is his investigative partner. And he's married to -- get this -- a white woman. In fact, all the couples in the show are married to same-race partners.

Last night, I started series two. My goodness. It's a complete reversal as woke themes are flying everywhere.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (J4Dwc)

85 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

86 I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.'
Posted by: one hour sober

Mrs B is watching that. She watches a lot of those British police shows.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:58 AM (l26NL)

87 I've been reading different articles about the old days and how they predicted a bad, or mild winter.

Looking at different seeds/seed pods, insects, animals, and so on. There's quite a bit of lore out there. The fuzzy caterpillars around here are supposed to be a pretty good predictor... depending on the strips and color.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (2Cry5)

88 Exactly what does one have to do to be "ready" for autumn?

*********

Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

89 And the Indians are gathering firewood like crazy!

Posted by: Just the punchline at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

90 Over at GP there's a story about Troy Jackson being thrown out of a chat on his supporters website. He was being rude.
Bold strategy Cotton

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (KOshA)

91 NY Dem Moderate [Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY)] Says “My Biggest Desire… Biggest Goal” Is Mass Amnesty

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"Moderate"? You keep using that word but I don't think you know what it means.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (ndZc7)

92 76 The Spinal Tap tool for measuring hurricanes.

Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (ndZc7)

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Polo? Sounds more like, how you say, "the Paolo"...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at September 26, 2026 09:03 AM (kOluj)

93 Tom asked incisively."

"No", he replied sharply...

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:03 AM (pfXMo)

94 Its breezy but doesn't look like it rained at all

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)

95 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 08:57 AM (u82oZ)

I've been watching a recording of the Beatification ceremonies of (now) Blessed Archbp. Fulton Sheen. The joy is palpable, and a number of the commentators mentioned that Bl. Sheen was a staunch patriot of the U.S.

He was a fierce anti-Communist, and I just have a feeling that the timing of Sheen's beatification is providential. It certainly marks the defeat of the liberals within the Church that tried to prevent the beatification.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

96 Weather experts are calling for Hurricane Polo to be upgraded to the mythical "Category 6" status. Here's why."

'Cause a quiet Atlantic season means fewer clicks and less coin?

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (pfXMo)

97 I lost a router due to a power fluctuation yesterday. Despite plenty of protection.

A spare router gives me Internet to one iMac. No Wi-Fi. That router was built in 2011. To use my iPhone without Wi-Fi, I have to walk to a nearby ridge with line of sight to a cell tower.

My system is old enough so that only e-Bay and Amazon sells a "renewed" router that work seamlessly. And a router I want has 16% 1-star reviews on Amazon.

Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:06 AM (u82oZ)

98 WOW!! Benjamin Netanyahu brought a beeper to the UN:

“You remember the beepers?

Well, I can tell you this, Hezbollah certainly remembers them.”

hahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:06 AM (/+uur)

99 Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

Fall based Blinker Fluid is up about a dollar a gallon

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

101 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer

We are the insurgent counter-culture. Just by being exceptional Americans.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

102 If you ever want to see a spectacular display of fall aspen trees take the roughly 35 mile dirt road over Kebler Pass between Crested Butte and Paonia (Somerset mine) around the last week of Sept. It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger). It covers some 20-25 miles. Aspen groves have an extensive shared root system, one for all, all for one type thing.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (I0N4X)

103 Off to carry out my repair plan. I even read the manual to figure it out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

104
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf

I didn't watch it, but I read about it on the National Catholic Register , and
was thinking how wonderful
to have the beatification service of such a fine, holy man who loved America and his church and people, and was opposed to communism and who is, I think, is praying for the U.S.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 09:10 AM (Aqpmr)

105 This photographer did time-lapse shots of plants growing for fifteen years, meaning he did it for that long, not individual plants growing for 15 years, but there is a large variety of them.

https://youtu.be/NtsJ5m6C7dU

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:11 AM (6ydKt)

106 > It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger).
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Would that be Lizzo or Tank Abrams?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:12 AM (2Cry5)

107 Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
__________

I got the Amazon eero mesh, base plus two extenders, and am not at all happy with the speed.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

108 NaCly Dog, you read the manual?! you lose one corner off your man card.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:14 AM (z6ONu)

109 Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

We are the insurgent counter-culture. Just by being exceptional Americans.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (u82oZ)

The man-in-the-street interviews are showing people from all of walks of life. They're unified in their love of God and this very special bishop.

What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

110
In less than 3 Hours....

The Orangepacalypse Arrives!!!!

Prepare Yourselves for the Yuge and Luxurious Orangeosity of the Orangeverse when-

Muh Burnt Orange Texas Longhorns take on the Big Orange Tennessee Satsuma for all the Oranges in the Presence of -

President Orange Man Bad Himself-

President Donald J Trump.

Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

111 P.S. I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.
Posted by: muldoon
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Although I love the fall colors 'round here (upstate SC), I found the aspens absolutely stunning during my time in Wyo. Autumn is short but spectacular in SE Wyo. Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (FpydE)

112 I loved Blessed Bishop Sheen since childhood, and that was a long time ago.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (z6ONu)

113 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

$15K fine from NFL

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM (/+uur)

114 >>Mrs B is watching that. She watches a lot of those British police shows.

David Morrissey, who plays the lead detective, Ian St Clair, is a fine actor. I recently saw him in the BBC mini-series, 'Gone.' He's probably best known to U.S. audiences from his role as 'The Governor' in 'The Walking Dead.'

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 09:18 AM (J4Dwc)

115 Do not want to upgrade. But I have a cunning plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
__________

I got the Amazon eero mesh, base plus two extenders, and am not at all happy with the speed.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:13 AM (XvL8K)

We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (YSUhf)

116 90 Over at GP there's a story about Troy Jackson being thrown out of a chat on his supporters website. He was being rude.
Bold strategy Cotton
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:00 AM (KOshA)

Piker.

Posted by: Katie Porter at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (nHXB4)

117 What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

But the graft is so sweet...

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hOUT3)

118 99 Drain the summer air from your car tires and inflate with autumn air.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

Fall based Blinker Fluid is up about a dollar a gallon

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

As long as it's pumpkin spiced air and blinker fluid!

Prayers up for all you good people. May God bless and heal you, provide for all your needs, comfort you in pain, suffering and loss, and give you His peace.

Posted by: moki at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (wLjpr)

119 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

What are we? Chopped liver?

Posted by: Clempson fans at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (nHXB4)

120 If you ever want to see a spectacular display of fall aspen trees take the roughly 35 mile dirt road over Kebler Pass between Crested Butte and Paonia (Somerset mine) around the last week of Sept. It is said to be the largest single living organism in the world (although I think there is one in Utah that is bigger). It covers some 20-25 miles. Aspen groves have an extensive shared root system, one for all, all for one type thing.
Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:09 AM (I0N4X)
======================
Drove that last summer! Was in Crested Butte for a wedding and we had a free afternoon, so off we went. Beautiful drive, but that altitude was not my friend.... No fall colors for us that day, but we were very happy to have had the opportunity to travel that road.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:21 AM (0cxsI)

121 Beatification ceremonies of (now) Blessed Archbp. Fulton Sheen.

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I saw that when Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez wanted to Americanize his name he chose to name himself after Fulton Sheen and became Martin Sheen. I guess any such inclination didn't descend to Charlie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:22 AM (ndZc7)

122 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake

Who's the celebrity guest to pick the games? You don't think.....

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 09:23 AM (l26NL)

123 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf

I didn't watch it, but I read about it on the National Catholic Register , and
was thinking how wonderful
to have the beatification service of such a fine, holy man who loved America and his church and people, and was opposed to communism and who is, I think, is praying for the U.S.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 09:10 AM (Aqpmr)

I also have no doubt that Bl. Fulton Sheen is praying for America. God works in His time, but I have a feeling that the beatification marks an inflection point within the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Burke mentioned that he sees many young seminarians reading Sheen's books. The newest generation of priests and seminarians are much more orthodox in their theology, and less accepting of the Liberal experiment within the Church.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (ksbjf)

124 We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.
Posted by: natural fake
________

I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

125 I went to a school who's color was orange and tbh they took it way too far.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 09:26 AM (RIvkX)

126 Although I love the fall colors 'round here (upstate SC), I found the aspens absolutely stunning during my time in Wyo. Autumn is short but spectacular in SE Wyo. Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM

Mornin', SiD! Fall's starting to look pretty nice up here, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (iEyrj)

127 What does the Left offer? Nothing but anger and hatred -- linked by a desire to destroy the U.S..
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

But the graft is so sweet...
Posted by: Hrothgar at September 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hOUT3)

You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

128 So it seem the Book of Life and the Lamb's Book of Life are somewhat similar.

I did not know there was a Jewish Book of Life until I came here about 5 years ago.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

129 prayers that we all are added to the Book!

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

130 San Franpsycho

I went to a school who's color was purple and tbh they took it way too far. Still do. It's a cult.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM (u82oZ)

131 Still miss Wyo, especially in September and October. (Not so much in January)
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:17 AM

Me, too. I even liked January.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (CjHsb)

132 Success! Off to do stuff on my Wi-Fi networked computer.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (u82oZ)

133 Retired cop seems to be upset with all Americans that have differing political viewpoints from his own

Posted by: Paul at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (xLAuA)

134 we were very happy to have had the opportunity to travel that road.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

*********

Good for you. It's one of my favorite backroad Colorado mountain trips.
It's beautiful all four seasons, but don't try it in the winter, CDOT doesn't plow in winter so the road is closed until spring.

Posted by: muldoon at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (I0N4X)

135 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie! Cute graphic up top.

May God shower all His children with mercy and grace today, especially those who are suffering.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (D/6p1)

136 119 Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

What are we? Chopped liver?

Posted by: Clempson fans at September 26, 2026 09:20 AM (nHXB4)

Don't forget Syracuse.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

137 We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.

Maybe your set up is a bit off.
Posted by: natural fake
________

I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

I know almost nothing about this stuff, but-

if you haven't tried it: Move your extenders around to different spots, you should be able to find places where they work as advertised.

Some walls and things between the main and extenders may n0ot be signal friendly.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (YSUhf)

138 I went to another school that had TWO colors and that works out a lot better.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 09:32 AM (RIvkX)

139
Muh Burnt Orange Texas Longhorns take on the Big Orange Tennessee Satsuma for all the Oranges in the Presence of -

President Orange Man Bad Himself-

President Donald J Trump.

Prepare! None Shall Escape THE ORANGING!
And All Will Be Juiced!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 09:16 AM (YSUhf)

That is a lot of orange! Hook 'em, Horns!!! (except when they play Baylor!)

Posted by: moki at September 26, 2026 09:32 AM (wLjpr)

140 Yay NaCly Dog!

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:33 AM (z6ONu)

141 Prayers up for those who need them, which includes most of us, I think.

Posted by: KT at September 26, 2026 09:33 AM (1RGZ5)

142 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (0PSP0)

143 Posted by: Paul
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Talk about lack of self-awareness...

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (XvL8K)

144 You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

producers vs. seducers
To actually get up and go to work is one of the greatest services to fellow Man. To actually make a product or service that allows us to exchange ideas that turn into a (hopefully) better life for both is unique to the Free Market.
I will exchange some of my money for a stable police and courts and domestic tranquility.
But it sure seems like that around 45% of the voters expect me to fund their life(styles).

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

145 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM

You down on the Vinyahd, Red?

Up here on the north shore we've had a little rain. More to come, but at least I don't have to shovel this crap.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (iEyrj)

146 Retired cop seems to be upset with all Americans that have differing political viewpoints from his own
Posted by: Paul at September 26, 2026 09:30 AM (xLAuA)

Coming from you, that's pretty rich. But I suspect that you're incapable of seeing the irony.

But the Leftists are no longer arguing about tax policy and the best way to better the most lives. Now the Left wants to kill babies and toddlers, cut off healthy sex organs of mentally-ill teenagers, and sexually abuse children in their formative years. Oh, I nearly forgot, you guys want to kill all the Jews, too.

This is a spiritual battle. The sooner that you recognize that you are following the Prince of Lies and repent, the better it will be for your immortal soul.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ksbjf)

147 Don't forget Syracuse.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:31 AM (6ydKt)

Still pissed at them for beating my UT in 2003 basketball.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:36 AM (/+uur)

148 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing. It was last seen on display at Edwards, but disappeared a couple weeks ago. Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (5T19r)

149 Nearly 50% are on the government teat, so will always vote for more. That is why our elections are so close. Vote like the wind, brothers and sisters.

Posted by: Buck at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (z6ONu)

150 I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:24 AM (XvL8K)

That's going to happen the further away, and the number of walls/floors, the signal has to penetrate.

If you have a very large house it's sometimes better to run a cable to another base station at the other end of the house or to another floor and use a base station there to create another mesh.

You could try using a different broadcast channel if you have a lot of nearby neighbors with their own WiFi.

Additionally, moving up to Wi-Fi 7 will give you a lot more signal, and not a lot of people are using it yet, so the 6Ghz band is still pretty open in most neighborhoods. That wouldn't be a cheap upgrade if none of your devices can use Wi-Fi 7, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (6ydKt)

151 I know the single color aspen cannot compare with the foliage back east, but it's all we have.

And they are spectacular. Only been in Colorado once at the right time to see it but it is beautiful.

Posted by: JackStraw

I was there on opening day a few years ago, and it was the right time. And then I bagged an elk.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (0U5gm)

152 I traded a moment of passion for a years of shame and embarrassment.

Posted by: Paul's mom at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (J4Dwc)

153 A new book. The release date may be somewhat poorly timed.

Why Greenland Will Never Be American
How Trump Misread a Nation and Ignited a Resistance
By: Éloi Bélisle

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)

154 I’m sitting here on a small island about 20 nm ESE of JackStraw. NE wind 25-30 kts, gusts to 50. The tops of the docks are under water with harbor chop breaking over them.
But Mrs. Red and I are dry and cozy. We ate lobster last night overlooking the harbor.
Life is good!
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM
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Fishers?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (5T19r)

155 Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:37 AM (5T19r)

Theres a shit ton of shit in the backseat my truck but alas, it is not there.
Ha
Remember the 1 a the Smith had some secret shit on it and they had to remove to take the secret shit off.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:39 AM (/+uur)

156 RMBS, not the Vineyard, but I can see it from here. Well, could, if the rain wasn’t going sideways.
Almost finished with this gig. I hope there are some leaves left when I get back to NH.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (OaHPZ)

157 Lefties are motivated by greed.

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And the other six deadly sins.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

158 Posted by: SpeakingOf
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I've moved them every which way, including being within line of sight from each other, and nothing has worked. Maybe I got some bum units.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:41 AM (XvL8K)

159 You make a very good point. Lefties are motivated by greed. Some want more power over others, but all Lefties feel that they are owed more money -- despite doing nothing to earn it.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:27 AM (ksbjf)

producers vs. seducers
To actually get up and go to work is one of the greatest services to fellow Man. To actually make a product or service that allows us to exchange ideas that turn into a (hopefully) better life for both is unique to the Free Market.
...
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

They don't respect themselves, so why should we expect them to respects others?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)

160 I recently completed series one of 'Sherwood.'
Posted by: one hour sober

My lovely wife and I watch quite a few of the British shows. Especially the police procedurals. We’ve been watching for years. But these past couple of years just about every show is beyond woke. I understand that the BBC requires wokeness be put into every show.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (catJO)

161 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

162 Fishers?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM (5T19r)

Other direction, Huck. Towards Cape Cod. But I imagine Long Island Sound is getting hammered as hard as BuzzardsBay.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:44 AM (OaHPZ)

163 No fruit sucks like the big orange!

Posted by: Classic SEC bumper sticker at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

164 This is a spiritual battle. The sooner that you recognize that you are following the Prince of Lies and repent, the better it will be for your immortal soul.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:35 AM (ksbjf)

Well said. And while repentance is always possible, most of them have made their choice and are faithful and willing servant of darkness - like Talerico and his supporters. (One of Talarico’s ministers and “spiritual advisors” was caught on tape yesterday saying that he didn’t believe in all that Resurrection or Virgin Birth stuff)

AH Lloyd said a few days ago that the hard Left is now in the Bonzai Charge stage of their movement. They’re going to get their way or die trying, and they’ll kill as many of as they can until they’re defeated.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (H8mUs)

165 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (0U5gm)

166 While we were watching GBBS last night we got a call from our son who is putting an offer on a house for him and his new bride. Gypsum, CO. Looked it up on Zillow and it looks awesome.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 08:44 AM (l26NL)

Unpossible!

I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (SS6mv)

167 Lefties are motivated by greed.

-
And the other six deadly sins.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM (ndZc7)

True enough. Communism is an inversion of Christianity, and best understood as a Christian heresy. That's why utilitarian argument fail against Communism.

We're actually in a spiritual battle.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (ksbjf)

168 NaCly Dog,

It is impossible for there to be too much purple.

That is all.

Posted by: Wenda at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (a4+G3)

169 A new book. The release date may be somewhat poorly timed.

Why Greenland Will Never Be American
How Trump Misread a Nation and Ignited a Resistance
By: Éloi Bélisle
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 26, 2026 09:38 AM

Awkward.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (iEyrj)

170 RMBS, not the Vineyard, but I can see it from here. Well, could, if the rain wasn’t going sideways.
Almost finished with this gig. I hope there are some leaves left when I get back to NH.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:40 AM

Nice. Too many lefties on the Vineyard.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (iEyrj)

171 I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM

Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

172 I went to a school who's color was purple and tbh they took it way too far. Still do. It's a cult.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 26, 2026 09:29 AM

Whaddya mean?

Posted by: The Oregon Ducks at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

173 >>Fishers?

Fishers is SE.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (viF8m)

174 Mornin', SiD! Fall's starting to look pretty nice up here, too.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Hey, RMBS. Not much color here yet but the endless string of 90 degree days has broken. And it's almost MoMe time!

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:52 AM (FpydE)

175 Awkward.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:48 AM (iEyrj)

I guess I haven't been paying enough attention. What's going on with Greenland that makes the timing of the book awkward? I love that the author's name ie Eloi.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM (lFFaq)

176 > Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing. It was last seen on display at Edwards, but disappeared a couple weeks ago. Did a moron take it? If so, they'd like it back.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman cryptically teased plans for a new high- and fast-flying X-plane with a silhouette of an aircraft that immediately drew comparisons to the famed SR-71 Blackbird as a backdrop.

Speculation: it might be just undergoing some cleaning... or it might have been taken to be used for some analysis on this effort NASA's undertaking.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM (2Cry5)

177 I've moved them every which way, including being within line of sight from each other, and nothing has worked. Maybe I got some bum units.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 09:41 AM (XvL8K)

Have you tried using a phone app that gives you a readout to show you on your screen where the best signal is and where it's dead?

NetSpot is a popular one, and this guy shows you how to use it:

https://youtu.be/88giN9wVIsY

I'd try something like that, and assess your situation then decide on what to do next. It may be a bum unit but it might also be your specific environment and the setup itself.

Weak Wi-Fi signal coverage is complicated and frustrating to solve but it can be fixed in a few ways.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 09:54 AM (6ydKt)

178 Hey, RMBS. Not much color here yet but the endless string of 90 degree days has broken. And it's almost MoMe time!
Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:52 AM

That's always good. Heat and humidity aren't my thing.

It was like someone flipped a switch up here from hot and humid to cool and crisp. I'm enjoying it. And yes...the MoMe is nigh...The RMBS Mom is already contemplating packing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iEyrj)

179 I’ve been told by the media including a lot of “conservative” media,that nobody under 70 can afford to buy a home. Because Trump of course.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM

Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

Homes here in the Midwest are still relatively cheap compared to the Demon-crat Hellholes. All of the criticisms of the U.S. are based upon analysis of the long-term effects upon cities ruled by the Democrat party for decades.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (ksbjf)

180 Junior and DILIT bought their first house this summer in CT. They’d lived with us for 4 years in NH and saved their money.
Good thing, too, cuz their down payment was almost twice what my first house cost.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 09:50 AM (OaHPZ)

More lies!!!
Everyone knows it’s impossible for young people to buy a home because reasons!!! Mainly Trump. And Jews.
- Reddit, MSNOW, Tucker

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (SS6mv)

181 @161 Amen

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 09:56 AM (KOshA)

182 Me, too. I even liked January.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Best I can say is I made peace with the snow and cold. Never made peace with the wind. I also never lost my urge to yell "SNOW DAY!!!" when it started snowing during the work day.

Sometimes March or April could be worse than January because for a Southerner, it was supposed to be spring by then.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (FpydE)

183 I guess I haven't been paying enough attention. What's going on with Greenland that makes the timing of the book awkward? I love that the author's name ie Eloi.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 09:53 AM

Given that Trump got his agreement with Greenland and la Resistance pretty much collapsed, the timing isn't great. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one who loved the author's name.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (iEyrj)

184 SR 71 flew in 1964.
Kennedy said to the Moon
Ended most NASA program that would have had a working Space Shuttle in about 1970.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (/+uur)

185 Found a interesting series on YouTube about Russia, Elvira Bary is a Russian woman writer and is laying out Russia people, cultures, politics. She has a lot of videos both long and shorts.
Have watched a few already.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 09:57 AM (Ia/+0)

186 > We got the same thru Frontier and are very pleased.
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You're the first person I've ever read, who's said they were pleased with Frontier.

I had them in WV for a period of time and they were horrible. Service sucked. Outages were frequent.

Given... it was WV, but still.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Cry5)

187 Morning, all. Cool and gray here at Stately Poppins Manor. A bit of rain, but more wind than anything.

I'm taking time today to format my book on Amazon. I don't think I'll have too many difficulties, but one never knows.

I've seen that Roger Moore / James Bond story before. The man was definitely a class act.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 10:01 AM (qRla/)

188
I had them in WV for a period of time and they were horrible. Service sucked. Outages were frequent.

We got Frontier (which is now part of Verizon) a couple of years ago. We had frequent outages as well - fewer now than then - but being out in the boonies we weren't exactly overwhelmed with choices.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:01 AM (eRlcH)

189 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at September 26, 2026 09:46 AM (0U5gm)

And the lean bodymass people bundle up like they are headed out on the Shackleton Expedition.

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 26, 2026 10:02 AM (wVcYX)

190 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Ha. That reminds me to check my pressure next time I get gas. It's getting cooler here and I know that pesky low pressure warning will show up sooner or later.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 10:02 AM (lJ0H4)

191 The RMBS Mom is already contemplating packing.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 09:55 AM (iEyrj)

I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 10:03 AM (lFFaq)

192
The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

They'll likely recommend switching from Daylight Saving air to Standard air.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (eRlcH)

193 >>We got Frontier (which is now part of Verizon) a couple of years ago. We had frequent outages as well - fewer now than then - but being out in the boonies we weren't exactly overwhelmed with choices.

Our only option here has been Cox. Meh. This year we are getting Verizon as an option.

I might skip the whole thing and go with Rocket Man. Seems like the future of communication and I'd rather give him my money.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (viF8m)

194 I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette
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We'll miss y'all, Polliwog

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:05 AM (FpydE)

195 The first real cold front is expected in north Texas next week. It will be official when the lines form at Discount Tire outlets and gas stations with people putting air in their tires to shut off the low tire warnings.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

They'll likely recommend switching from Daylight Saving air to Standard air.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (eRlcH)

Get Premium Air - Now with 20% more N2!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (wVcYX)

196 Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

They don't respect themselves, so why should we expect them to respects others?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)
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The critics of Pope Leo's first encyclical completely ignored his condemnation of government welfare, which he correctly noted destroys people by denying them the inherent dignity of work.

This would also include schemes like the Basic Income, which is the same pig with lipstick added. The idea of creating a permanently idle underclass if demonic.

Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

197 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away. Please pray for him and his family. Also say a special prayer for his wife, who is going but due any day now. (I don't think the Metropolitan understands what that is like.)

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (rcENI)

198 Matt and Julia are a couple who chronicle their international travel via the Utoobz. They're British but she is of Russian descent. Their channel is easy enough to find.
Their last few videos have been from inside of Iran.
There's a war going on?
How can you tell?
They go visit a medium sized city somewhere and you always see the same thing: lights on, shops open, cars driving, people outside every evening enjoying themselves, eating at restaurants, hanging out in the hookah bars...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

199 Jack Straw
I have his deal on a remote river in Alaska. Works like a charm no matter the weather conditions

Posted by: Crazy man at September 26, 2026 10:09 AM (uXf94)

200
Lefties denigrate work's value in helping forge an emotionally-stable person. As a police officer, I saw the destructive effects of welfare upon the human psyche. Many of the recipients seem to internalize the idea that they have no worth and can never be successful.

It's not just welfare. Retirement as well can have corrosive effects, especially if it wasn't voluntary. I know it's happened to me, which is why I'm trying to keep my hand in at least on a part-time basis and working on a book.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:10 AM (eRlcH)

201 “Proud to announce that the Army National Guard achieved its FY 2026 recruiting mission of 37,155 guardsmen yesterday,” Hegseth posted on X. “This marks the third year in a row that the ARNG has hit this achievement and the FIRST time it has achieved this level of sustained recruiting success since FY 2013.”

DEI Army People no likey Hegseth
He not gooder solider

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (/+uur)

202 I might skip the whole thing and go with Rocket Man. Seems like the future of communication and I'd rather give him my money.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 10:04 AM (viF8m)

JS, Rocket Man’s stuff works great out here at the Island.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (UxbHU)

203 AH Lloyd said a few days ago that the hard Left is now in the Bonzai Charge stage of their movement. They’re going to get their way or die trying, and they’ll kill as many of as they can until they’re defeated.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 09:45 AM (H8mUs)
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Thanks for the shout out!

Don't look at polls, futures markets or social media chatter. All of that can be manipulated. Look at what people are actually doing.

Talerico, El-Sayed and the others are NOT campaigning hard in swing districts. They are not reaching out to the undecided. They are simply staying in friendly territory working the fundraising because that is why they are doing this. El-Sayed is bringing in Harris to campaign as a way of building his audience and stature as a commentator. He knows she will pull zero independents.

She is coming to shore up her left flank for next year. Talerico actually is trying to back-track somewhat, but El-Sayed has refused every opportunity to do a Sister Soulja. He's in it for the grift, and wants to preserve is Islamofascist street cred. That's more important to him than winning. Talerico doesn't actually believe in anything, so he's shift ground.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (ZOv7s)

204 the NUC media is trying to whip up a frenzy about some rain. Why don't they just ask Mamdani to stop it?

How come the media simps and commentators don't tell Hollywood to learn to code?

make a better product people want, or take a pay cut.
if they want a maximum pay ratio cap for industry - let them go first. Mark Ruffalo gets paid 20 times the lowest paid worker on his next movie.

Posted by: vivi at September 26, 2026 10:14 AM (7esJd)

205 DEI Army People no likey Hegseth
He not gooder solider
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:13 AM (/+uur)
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It's really funny watching these washed-up loser retirees claim that the military is "completely broken" when recruiting is soaring. Lloyd Austin's DoD saw the Army lose 10 percent of its active duty force to failed retention and shit recruiting.

People are voting with their feet and thing pisses prissy flag officers off more than a junior officer kicking their ass.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

206 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing"

Andrei, you've lost another...?

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (pfXMo)

207 I wonder how StarLink would perform in WV. Our place is on a hill (go figure) and the property is covered with trees. Line of sight to the sky is.... limited to a small window S - SW - W

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (2Cry5)

208 Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

We fought the War on Poverty
And Poverty won.
It is a shame that government of Freedom and Laws is now reduced to a system of punishment and rewards.
Tis not much different than the England of King George where he gave out land (and the people on it( to his favorites.
Now they give out the EBT for votes and power.

No real diff

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:17 AM (/+uur)

209 I particularly enjoy them bitching about Hegseth doing PT with the troops. The hate it because the response is so positive. Lloyd Austin hid from the troops. He knew that some terminal E4 who didn't give a shit would do something disrespectful and it would be world news.

So he hid, like the miserable coward he was, and so did Milley and the rest.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)

210 Breakfast. It's what's for breakfast.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:18 AM (LHPAg)

211 What is NUC media?

Posted by: Huh? at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

212 Any time any weather happens within 100 miles of nuclear it’s national news. It’s hilarious.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (SS6mv)

213 Today's NY Post says an SR-71 Blackbird is missing"

Did it fly out of a museum?

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)

214 Tis not much different than the England of King George where he gave out land (and the people on it( to his favorites.
Now they give out the EBT for votes and power.

No real diff
Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:17 AM (/+uur)
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The elites of King George's day were heavily invested in their nation. His father personally took the field to lead his army in combat (the last British monarch to do so).

The aristocracy was expected to lead from the front and that continued to World War I, when just about every prominent family lost a son in combat. Now they just want to sell out the country for a few euros and an estate by the sea.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

215 People are voting with their feet and thing pisses prissy flag officers off more than a junior officer kicking their ass.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

I saw Prissy Flag Officers open for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at the NSU Colosseum in 1975.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (/+uur)

216
We fought the War on Poverty
And Poverty won.

The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

217 NYC not nuclear lol

Stupid auto cucumber

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (SS6mv)

218 Did it fly out of a museum?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)

Twas windy that day

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (/+uur)

219 I wonder how StarLink would perform in WV. "

BiL has it... lives between Morgantown and Fairmont. Says it works well.

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (pfXMo)

220 Good morning Horde, prayers up for you and your loved ones.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (ibDUx)

221 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

$25 Trillion down the f'n drain

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (/+uur)

222 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.

TBF, they've redefined poverty so many times there's no way to compare then and now. At this point, if your big screen TV doesn't have HBO and is less than 66", you're in poverty.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Riz8t)

223
Finally!

An effective and European solution to Britain's horrible Prime Minister!

https://tinyurl.com/5y2bj2mb

I would like to see this speed throughout all of Europe...China too!

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (YSUhf)

224 I'm very sorry not to get to see all of you this year, but especially her. Please tell her "Hi!" from me.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 10:03 AM

What?! Now I haz a sad.

I'll certainly give her your regards. Y'all will be missed.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iEyrj)

225 The poverty rate is almost exactly the same as it was 60 years ago, before all the Great Society programs that were supposed to eradicate it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:20 AM (eRlcH)

We should surrender to Poverty and then asked them for a Marshall Plan.

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (/+uur)

226 Poverty as defined now is living in a modern home with running water, electricity, air conditioning, with a 70 inch TV.

No such thing as real poverty in America.

There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use. And a separate issue from economics.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (SS6mv)

227 your big screen TV doesn't have HBO "

Darn it.

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (pfXMo)

228 It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at September 26, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

229 There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use.

They don't mess with us, because we're Irish and like to fight.

Posted by: Leprechauns at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

230 Good morning all
Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (kJmSS)

231 Want to see actual poverty go to India or Brazil. That shit is poverty. What we define poverty as is a slightly lower standard of living than average.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (SS6mv)

232 Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate. This would also actually *solve* poverty through individual guidance rather than bored bureaucrats checking boxes as they retire in place for 30 years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

I have come to agree completely. The unavoidable problem of government assistance is that it requires vast bureaucracies to administer, and they quickly become forces that seek to maintain and expand the problems, in order to increase their own size, funding, and power. And they are never called to account for their spending.

Case in point - Dem Senators are viciously attacking Trump today for his pocket recission of nearly $1 billion in spending to help house illegal aliens and finance DEI projects.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (H8mUs)

233 Good morning all. We have a partial diagnosis with #1 - sarcoidosis and something called Ohio Valley blood fungus. There's much more yet but no definitive codes as all the tests aren't back. He is miserable while his wife is overly concerned how this all will affect HER.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (ktgTW)

234
I've seen where Lefties are now trying to tell us that a 40-hour work week is barbaric and inhuman. Let's put it this way, any full-time 32-hour-a-week "job" is likely a species of deadweight and can be eliminated without too much fuss.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (eRlcH)

235 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away. Please pray for him and his family. Also say a special prayer for his wife, who is going but due any day now. (I don't think the Metropolitan understands what that is like.)
Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM

Very nice. Will do. A dear friend of mine was ordained to the priesthood about a week before his oldest was born. That was a stressful time for them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (iEyrj)

236 I'll certainly give her your regards. Y'all will be missed.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:22 AM (iEyrj)

RMBS, I hope you’ll put in a kind word for me with Mom. And everyone else. Especially Ben Had.
Who is already writing up the latest infraction in my Permanent Record.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (ohwFg)

237 I saw Prissy Flag Officers open for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at the NSU Colosseum in 1975.
Posted by: r hennigantx

They do a fabulous line dance for "In The Navy" though.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (88C+u)

238 He was a fierce anti-Communist, and I just have a feeling that the timing of Sheen's beatification is providential. It certainly marks the defeat of the liberals within the Church that tried to prevent the beatification.

I just started reading Sheens "Life of Christ".
It's basically his perspective /narration of the entire New Testament. It's fantastic.

Posted by: Derak at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (3DHvS)

239 that’s elf induced by drug use"

I knew there was something funny about Rivendell...

Posted by: man at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (pfXMo)

240 The critics of Pope Leo's first encyclical completely ignored his condemnation of government welfare, which he correctly noted destroys people by denying them the inherent dignity of work.
...
Having seen the homeless through my wife's eyes, I am convinced that all government assistance programs need to be shut down. The only effective solution to poverty is private charity, which the resultant lower taxes would facilitate.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)

We just got back from Italy and had the opportunity to attend a General Audience with 9998 new friends. Mrs Cop and I were about 20 feet away when he rode the "Pope-mobile." Pope Leo's face seemed to beam with happiness and love.

He's not the Pope that the Traditionalists wanted, but I think he's the Pope that the Church needs at this time. During his address, he also spoke favorably about the (soon-to-be) Blessed Fulton Sheen.

***

Way back in 1944, The Road to Serfdom commented upon Socialism as a tool of the selfish to absolve themselves of their own lack of charity.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (ksbjf)

241 Leftists also think having to work in person in office is some kind of human rights abuse. Cuz like work from home is like my constitutional right bro.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (SS6mv)

242 No such thing as real poverty in America.

There is homelessness of course but that’s elf induced by drug use. And a separate issue from economics.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:23 AM (SS6mv)
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It very much exists and I can show it to you, but it is not what it was. Starvation is basically unknown in this country. We used to fight starvation, then it was "hunger" and now it's "food insecurity" because the money machine has to keep running.

And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending. Trump is dismantling it and that is why the left is going so crazy because without that money, their power evaporates and they will have to get real jobs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

243 Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.
Posted by: Sharon
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{{{sharon}}}

TX will not be quite right for me without you there.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:30 AM (FpydE)

244 Reddit is a fascinating lol I to the leftist hive.

On the one hand work and capitalism is evil. On the other they al whine they can’t find a job. Because they’re all fucking unemployable.

They also hate billionaires but are addicted to the services the billionaires provide online.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:30 AM (SS6mv)

245 It's now pumpkin spice Christmas decoration season.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

246 Way back in 1944, The Road to Serfdom commented upon Socialism as a tool of the selfish to absolve themselves of their own lack of charity.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:28 AM (ksbjf)
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Famously dedicated to "the socialists in all parties."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

247
And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending.

I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took until COVID to open my eyes to the yawning gap between the appropriation for any relief program and how much is actually distributed to its purported beneficiaries.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (eRlcH)

248 Hadrian the Marxists are following the Europeans down the hole

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Ia/+0)

249
I don't have enough chocolate ice cream in the house. I'm food insecure.

*bites fingernails*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (eRlcH)

250 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)

251 Case in point - Dem Senators are viciously attacking Trump today for his pocket recission of nearly $1 billion in spending to help house illegal aliens and finance DEI projects.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:26 AM (H8mUs)
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The entire budget for the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Greater Lansing would be insufficient to pay a single civil servant. Yet they served huge numbers of people, providing meals, clothing, and housing - all donated and much of it isn't even recorded for tax purposes. (Goodwill will give you a slip.)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

252 Kewl:

SpaceX plans to convert a Starship upper stage into a permanent, standalone orbital space station. New NASA documentation reveals that the company proposes using the massive interior volume of its stainless steel spacecraft to create a long-term habitat in low Earth orbit.

https://tinyurl.com/44jjtxfj

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)

253 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at September 26, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

254 And let's be real: that money didn't go down a drain, it went to build up a massive political infrastructure to support more taxes and spending. Trump is dismantling it and that is why the left is going so crazy because without that money, their power evaporates and they will have to get real jobs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Look at California's "Bullet Train" debacle; not a single foot of track has yet been laid. However, that money didn't disappear. It went into the pockets of politicians, and their clients and patrons.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at September 26, 2026 10:35 AM (ksbjf)

255 A friend of mine does DoorDash and Uber Eats deliveries as a side thing for beer miney. He’s told me the biggest portion of the deliveries he makes are to Section 8 type apartments. And it’s almost all fast food at 3X the price of buying it directly after factoring in all the fees charged.

That’s what “poverty” is in America today. Ordering $40 of McDonald’s and having it delivered.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (SS6mv)

256 I'm embarrassed to say it, but it took until COVID to open my eyes to the yawning gap between the appropriation for any relief program and how much is actually distributed to its purported beneficiaries.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:31 AM (eRlcH)
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I was clued in long before when I realized that those trendy non-profits all the Karens dream of working for accomplish very little, and most of their funding goes to salaries and overhead. The money left over gets passed around through all sorts of entities until it becomes impossible to trace.

They solicit government agencies for grants, then offer grants to other non-profits, who then offer grants, and little if any reaches the supposed beneficiary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

257 the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
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oh no. Prayers up from here...

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (FpydE)

258 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)
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God bless your family.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

259 Vote democrat for hundred years? Hell of a lot more than than that.

h

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (LHPAg)

260 Feeling a bit out of sorts this morning. Not sure exactly why. Change of season? I'm also not going to Texas for the first time since I moved. That may be contributing to the life is not quite right feeling.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:25 AM (kJmSS)

*hugs*

I'm so sorry, Sharon. The change in weather can do a number on people. It does on me.

I have neither the money nor figure to go to Texas this year. I do hope my mind, body and wallet are in a good place in 2027 for me to at least make NoVa.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)

261 {{{SiD}}}
I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kJmSS)

262 There is a massive poverty industry. That industry will never declare victory because doing so means the end of the grift. It’s like the NAACP still existing 60 years after the end of segregation. It’s how all charities work, they never declare victory and shut down, because it’s never about the cause but about the grift.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:39 AM (SS6mv)

263 Patrick From Ohio
_______

Amniotic fluid embolism? If so, the survival rate has significantly improved in the last few years from like 40 to 85%. Prayers up.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)

264 RMBS, I hope you’ll put in a kind word for me with Mom. And everyone else. Especially Ben Had.
Who is already writing up the latest infraction in my Permanent Record.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM

Will do. This is not helping your Permanent Record, though.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (iEyrj)

265 That’s what “poverty” is in America today. Ordering $40 of McDonald’s and having it delivered.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:36 AM (SS6mv)
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There is real poverty in America. I can drive you to it if you want to see it up close. Those people get overlooked and the grant money never reaches them because reasons.

The number of homeless in the area is well known. The National Guard has the resources to throw up a tent city and house all of them, and then provide them with treatment, food and put them to work.

But instead the feds imported 500 Afghans and leased a hotel to house them and then asked all the local charities to feed them until they could be shipped to the next voting location.

There is a need for help, and the government ignores it. The burden falls entirely on local volunteers no one knows about.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

266 235 Our friend is being ordained a deacon tomorrow at a monastery a few hours' drive away.

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I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)

267 261 {{{SiD}}}
I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:38 AM (kJmSS)
I wish Elon would ask for volunteers.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (LHPAg)

268 Patrick from Ohio, praying for God to watch over all three - mom, baby, and your nephew.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (aJQbY)

269 My eldest daughter was evicted from her apartment with her two toddler children. She was eligible for Section 8, the apartment complex accepted it, but the rules require you to be homeless first. So she would have to go into a shelter, lose everything she owned, and only then could they get her an subsidized apartment.

The charities were overwhelmed because the system is geared to create homeless. The purpose of a thing is what it does.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

270 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (SS6mv)

271 A gift has been given in your name to The Human Fund*.

*Money for people.

Posted by: George Costanza at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

272 prayers for Niece Mom

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (/+uur)

273 I wish Elon would ask for volunteers.
Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (LHPAg)

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IT'S A TRAP!!!

Posted by: That Guy from The Prestige at September 26, 2026 10:43 AM (wpRMV)

274 MP4, you were at my first MoMe in VA. Definitely stood out. The seasonal change not as marked here in the DMV usually but this year has been different. Cooler. Hunkering down starting earlier.
Hoping I'll get to give you a hug in person in 2027.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (kJmSS)

275 I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)
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In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)

276 Not a day goes by here that several people on one of the social media sites bitch and moan about DoorDash or fast food joint in particular. The cost, the quality, etc.

Or someone's asking for money to buy groceries, gas, whatever.

Noticing that they're posting on social media and have access to a smartphone or tablet, the Internet, both of which cost money... makes them mad.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 10:45 AM (2Cry5)

277
I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)

____________

There are two kinds of deacons. Transitional deacon is a step to priesthood. A permanent deacon doesn't go beyond that stage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (eRlcH)

278 In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.

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So a junior priest then?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (wpRMV)

279 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 10:42 AM (SS6mv)
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The man industrial plant closes because the jobs have been moved to Mexico or China. Not only are the workers unemployed but now the businesses they patronized go bankrupt.

Some are able to leave but the real estate market has collapsed and people are underwater and there are no buyers. Foreclosures spread, drug use spikes and deaths result. Families disintegrate and the tax base is destroyed, so police services are cut. Crime soars.

And all because of economics.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (ZOv7s)

280 I do t see homelessness as economics. It’s a drug addiction and mental health issue not a poverty issue.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez
_________

And a courts problem. 40 years ago, most of them would have been institutionalized.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)

281 275 I'm no expert but I thought deacons were lay persons.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wpRMV)
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In the Catholic Church, deacons are considered clergy and can perform some of the sacraments. Other denominations may vary.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)

We are Orthodox, but it is similar.

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (rcENI)

282 So a junior priest then?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (wpRMV)
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No, they assist the priests and perform some of their functions. They are in the New Testament, but the office fell out of use until Vatican II. One of the few good fruits.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (ZOv7s)

283 I am at the stage in life where I wish Elon would invent teleportation.
Posted by: Sharon
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Yeah, forget Mars. Get on it Elon!

I am usually still up for a trip, and I'm fine once I get out the door. The pre trip anxiety gets worse each time, though.

Thankful to have a more reliable vehicle for long road trips now - I bought a low-ish mileage 2017 Lesbaru a few months ago. I've taken it to Columbia and Charleston, but TX will be its first big trip with me. I was hoping to carpool with Ed but haven't heard back from him.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (FpydE)

284 {{{Eromero}}}
Will miss getting to chat with you and your wife sitting at a table under the trees after having spent the morning shooting at targets outdoors with some of my favorite people.
Glocks rule.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (kJmSS)

285 We are Orthodox, but it is similar.
Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (rcENI)
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I love my Orthodox brothers in Christ and how they have some of the old offices like archpriest and archdeacon.

If you're gonna be a deacon, it has to be archdeacon.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (ZOv7s)

286
Well, pooh, Sharon. Now we won't be able to meet.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:50 AM (eRlcH)

287 And a courts problem. 40 years ago, most of them would have been institutionalized.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at September 26, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)
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The courts have been terrible. The whole presumption that children should be in maternal custody has been disastrous and strongly disproved by extensive research. Shared custody is best and after making that the default, Kentucky has seen a massive drop in divorce.

And we need to end no-fault divorce.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

288 As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.

I learned is now and ever shall be...

Was this one of the Vatican II changes, or just local.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)

289 Hadrian, I'm so looking forward to meeting you.

And MP4, I hope to meet you at NoVa next year.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:52 AM (FpydE)

290 I believe that the rise of DoorDash and UberEats is due to a tragic change in our culture brought about by the COVID year. A huge number (most?) of under 30 people no longer go out to eat or engage directly with other people. Instead they sit in their homes, order DoorDash, and talk shit on social media. Or play games.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (H8mUs)

291 Is this about us?

Posted by: The Wake Forest Demon Deacons at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

292 I bought a low-ish mileage 2017 Lesbaru

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:48 AM (FpydE)
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Did it have a vague fishy smell? How did you get all the decals off the hatchback?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

293
And we need to end no-fault divorce.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

___________

Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)

294 As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever.

I learned is now and ever shall be...

Was this one of the Vatican II changes, or just local.
Posted by: From about That Time at September 26, 2026 10:51 AM (sl73Y)
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I've seen three variations on it, not sure which is oldest.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ZOv7s)

295 284 {{{Eromero}}}
Will miss getting to chat with you and your wife sitting at a table under the trees after having spent the morning shooting at targets outdoors with some of my favorite people.
Glocks rule.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:49 AM (kJmSS)
Maybe next year, please GOD make it so.

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 10:54 AM (LHPAg)

296 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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Ahem.

Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

297 Morning, MisHum, and coffee Horde. Mug status: snuck. Pic up top reminds of a poster I saw in the bar on the door of the ladies' room. Elegantly-dressed babe, holding a Martini: "Alcohol is not a solution for your problems. But then again, neither is milk."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (peOdB)

298 296 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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Ahem.
Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

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*cough*

Posted by: A Boat Owner at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (wpRMV)

299 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)

H7, I’d add owning boats to that list. Poverty and divorce.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (iB8Z+)

300 Did it have a vague fishy smell? How did you get all the decals off the hatchback?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Heh. It was and still is very clean.

I admit I adorned my Jeep Renegade with stickers but most would be Moron-approved - including a TX flag. I will get a TX flag for my Forester at the first opportunity.

I saw an Outback with a "NOT A LESBIAN" bumper sticker recently and I might have to find one of those.

Posted by: screaming in digital at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (FpydE)

301 I am sad Hadrian but I have an answer for your chocolate ice cream problem. I made condensed milk ice cream. Can of condensed milk, pint of heavy cream, vanilla and any flavorings you want and a hand mixer. Hard to believe something so simple makes fabulous ice cream.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (kJmSS)

302
Ahem.
Posted by: The Horse Poor at September 26, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

___________

I think horses instinctively know when you're finances are a little ahead.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (eRlcH)

303 I think I've met that woman in the pic!

Prayers for the Horde's needs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (NnhvP)

304 Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:53 AM (eRlcH)
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I know some of the Boomers get upset about other generations criticizing them, but I will say that they are absolutely undefeated when it comes to divorce-maxxing.

Dominant. I know two women who have had four marriages each. Superlative effort.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (ZOv7s)

305 150 I've tried every suggestion on Amazon's page, and actually got a human on the phone as well, but I'm still getting about 10-20% of the speed off the extenders as I'm getting from the one hard wired device off of the base.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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You could try powerline networking to the repeaters.

Posted by: whig at September 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

306 H7, I’d add owning boats to that list. Poverty and divorce.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 10:56 AM (iB8Z+)
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A boat is a hole in the water into which one pours money.

A horse is a boat that can get sick.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:58 AM (ZOv7s)

307 Marriage is grand.
Divorce is a hundred grand.

Posted by: It is known at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

308 I mean, props to the Boomer guys, too. It takes real guts to marry a chick whose already left three previous marriages.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)

309 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen, Amen.

Presbyterian (PCA)

Posted by: Eromero at September 26, 2026 11:00 AM (LHPAg)

310 >>Divorce is among the quickest routes to poverty, exceeded, perhaps, only by showing dogs.

Haha...close

Posted by: Paul's mom at September 26, 2026 11:00 AM (J4Dwc)

311 /off mom

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (J4Dwc)

312 Boat - Break out anther thousand.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (iB8Z+)

313 Prayers up for intentions posted or pondered. Going shopping for a replacement phone as I dropped my current one and rendered it semi-operational.

Still trying to land part time work in the neighborhood. Noticing a bit of clutch slipping on the truck, so that adds a degree of urgency to the proceedings...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 08:24 AM (08OqX)

Joe, I have been happy so far with my Pixel 6a, that I bought pre-loaded with Graphene OS off an eBay seller. Pixel phones, despite being sold by the evil Google, are very amenable to be rooted and have the new OS installed. Buy a used Pixel, series 6 through 10, anyway, and have a tech geek install the OS, which is a free download.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (peOdB)

314 I’ve owned boats and horses.

Not even close to the same category of money spent. Horses, yes never ending expenses. You have to be insane to get into that world.

Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)

315 Marriage is grand.
Divorce is a hundred grand.
Posted by: It is known at September 26, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)
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Remarriage after divorce is the triumph of optimism over experience.

That being said, my father remarried and stayed that way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (ZOv7s)

316 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)
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It depends on the boat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

317 Hadn't heard that Charlie Sheen was beatified. That's amazing!

Posted by: Selective Hearing at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (Fn+3X)

318 Well, I got as far as I can with formatting. Guess I'll tidy the house up a bit and come back to it tomorrow.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (qRla/)

319 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

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Those little rectangles of ocean where you park them are surprisingly expensive. And you either allow the boat to crumble into dust or you pay for monthly maintenance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (wpRMV)

320 Have a good one, MP4.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:04 AM (iEyrj)

321 Boats are actually not that experience to own. It’s somewhat of a myth perpetrated by people who’ve never owned one.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:02 AM (SS6mv)

Hmmm. Voice of experience here: I’ve owned boats in the following flavors: 13, 16, 22, 23, 25, 28, 34, and 46 feet.
They are expensive.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (iB8Z+)

322 Yeah the 4 marriage thing I don’t get. Ok you got married once got divorced you try again with number two. Sure.

But by number 3? And 4? Uhm maybe marriage just isn’t your thing man.

And then when people have kids with all of them it makes it even crazier. I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (SS6mv)

323 I have two Mommies!

Posted by: Heather at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (Fn+3X)

324 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

325 Hmmm. Voice of experience here: I’ve owned boats in the following flavors: 13, 16, 22, 23, 25, 28, 34, and 46 feet.
They are expensive.
Posted by: RI Red a September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (iB8Z+)
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My mother and stepfather spent the last few years of his life cripplingly boat-poor and finally had to sell it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (ZOv7s)

326 I guess when you get up to 46 feet it gets more pricy. I’ve owned 25-30 ft boats and was always puzzled by the “boats will bankrupt you” stuff. It was a few thousand dollars a year for maintenance and slip fees. People spend more than that on Starbucks.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:08 AM (SS6mv)

327 *Boats are actually not that experience to own.*

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you wanted.

Posted by: Mark Twain at September 26, 2026 11:08 AM (2Ez/1)

328 Since we're going to be in Patagonia for most of November, we've sent out a message to the kids telling them that Xmas lists are needed NOW. I feel sorry for the rest of you slackers who will wait for Xmas Eve.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 26, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

329 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)
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I saw a headline that overall alcohol consumption continues to fall after the Covid madness, but with Gen X it is increasing.

I'm doing my part!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ZOv7s)

330 Time to get moving. God bless you all!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7s)

331 I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM

I'm my own grandpa.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

332 Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM (iB8Z+)

333
324 I really hate being lumped in with Libersl boomer women. I have to say though that I admire their ability to find multiple men willing to jump in with both feet multiple times.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

Sadly, if you know most men it’s not hard.

The amusing part is that often they find someone just as bad as they are, or worse. (In their own way)

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 26, 2026 11:12 AM (H8mUs)

334 Thanks Crazy Man. I need to look into Starlink more.

And yes, owning a boat on the ocean is an expensive experience.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (viF8m)

335 🙏🏻☕🎼

Posted by: mindful webworker - not much else to say at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (xRCm7)

336 I've owned a 17' Coleman Scanoe since 1980 and have never spent a dime on it.

Posted by: Frugal Freda at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (Fn+3X)

337 Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.
Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:11 AM

Sounds like a great fishing platform.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (11eZV)

338 AOP, I read about your wifi dongle problem, left you a reply on the Tech thread here:

https://tinyurl.com/3mpm52dy

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

339 Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.

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I track it very carefully because I'm anal-retentive about such things. I can say with some authority that boat ownership costs substantially more than I spend at Starbucks in a year.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:14 AM (wpRMV)

340 Never had a salt water boat. I would guess that introduces a lot more headaches and cost.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:14 AM (SS6mv)

341
Eat the Prime Minister?

Well...why not?

https://tinyurl.com/5y2bj2mb

A nice Burnham Wellington with roast potatoes, a bit of broccoli, and good cask ale-

would seem to fit the British palate just right.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 26, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

342 Sounds like a great fishing platform.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (11eZV)

‘Tis.
That can be another expensive sport. Like golf.
Or guns.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:15 AM (iB8Z+)

343 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 10:50 AM (eRlcH)

I'm really sad Inspector and I won't get to meet you. We need to do a mini-Mo-Mee with the three of us some time. We're practically neighbors, after all.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 11:16 AM (lFFaq)

344 I have trouble keeping the barnacles scraped off my own hull, don't need a boat.

Posted by: Skin Flint at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (Fn+3X)

345 >>Yeah, I’m back down to a 23’ center console, currently being washed for free by Mother Nature.
Someday I’m going to add up all the dollars I’ve thrown into the ocean.
On second thought, no, I don’t think I will.

My best friend owned a boat maintenance company in Newport for many years. He took care of all my boats.

We used to joke that I have partial custody of his 2 boys since I put them through school.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (viF8m)

346 344 I have trouble keeping the barnacles scraped off my own hull, don't need a boat.

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Too bad. I got a guy who's great at bottom cleaning and he'll change your zincs too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 26, 2026 11:21 AM (wpRMV)

347 My best friend owned a boat maintenance company in Newport for many years. He took care of all my boats.

We used to joke that I have partial custody of his 2 boys since I put them through school.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 26, 2026 11:18 AM (viF8m)

JS, I’ve spread the wealth throughout RI and MA.
I’m an equal opportunity boat bum.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:23 AM (6YO2I)

348 Elvis eats boats.

Posted by: Mojo Nixon at September 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Ucgf4)

349 And then when people have kids with all of them it makes it even crazier. I grew up with kids who had all sorts of step siblings from different parents who would say they have 2 moms or two dads their real dad and dad #3 or some shit. It’s unfair to create that situation for children.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 26, 2026 11:05 AM (SS6mv)

This is why I suspect that most Millennials aren't Gen-X's children but are their younger siblings from subsequent remarriages of Boomer parents. Gen-Z are more likely to be the children of Gen-X.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 26, 2026 11:24 AM (lFFaq)

350 Break in the rain. Time to go inspect and explore. Hope the golf cart doesn’t end up in Bermuda.

Posted by: RI Red at September 26, 2026 11:26 AM (6YO2I)

351 May God bless the Horde and all their intentions. Amen.

I have a nasty cold, which is the only thing I hate about fall: all the kids swapping varieties of pestilence at school and sharing with adults.

My cousin is delivering apples to me from 5 hours away - and planning to head home after lunch. It's a beautiful day for a long drive. Leaves are turning north of here, but the only golden glow here is sunlight on wilting tomato plants.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at September 26, 2026 11:26 AM (OYHOj)

352 The amusing part is that often they find someone just as bad as they are, or worse. (In their own way)
Posted by: Tom Servo

But she was a gorgeous redhead!! How could I resist?

Posted by: Tonypete at September 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ktgTW)

353 Four mourning doves and 3 sparrows all showed up on my terrace at the same time. I need to scatter more seed but if I move they will all fly away. The doves act like they own the place and only tolerate the sparrows.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at September 26, 2026 11:28 AM (kJmSS)

354 KT HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 11:28 AM (Ia/+0)

355 AOP, I read about your wifi dongle problem, left you a reply on the Tech thread here:

https://tinyurl.com/3mpm52dy
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

Ah, thanks! There is one open PCI slot on the MB. Motherboard is an MSI A88XM-E45, I think. At least those are the numbers I can see printed on it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 11:32 AM (peOdB)

356 Gone fishing.

Florida fishing charter reels in a huge military drone

https://tinyurl.com/38nu3prb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Living the Dream at September 26, 2026 11:43 AM (AJajd)

357 258 I could really use the prayers today, My Nephew's wife had their baby last night then she arrested, the baby girl is fine but the mom is in the ICU I praying she pulls through.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 10:32 AM (ubCxQ)
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God bless your family.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 26, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)
******
Prayers for the new family. Sounds like an amniotic fluid embolism.

Additional prayers for all intentions said and unsaid.

I am reading from the bottom of comments up.

May God bless you all.

Numbers 6:24-26

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 26, 2026 11:49 AM (hzuYO)

358 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at September 26, 2026 12:48 PM (HFx9z)

359 238 I just started reading Sheens "Life of Christ".
It's basically his perspective /narration of the entire New Testament. It's fantastic.
Posted by: Derak at September 26, 2026 10:27 AM (3DHvS)

Thanks for the recommendation!

Posted by: Joemarine at September 26, 2026 12:58 PM (y171U)

Daily Tech News 26 September 2026

Top Story

In the most depraved display of shameless self-serving bullshit since the Paris Olympics, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs have gone to the UN to beg them to squish their competitors - somehow - after the US government told them to take a hike. (Associated Press)

Guys. Guys.

When your goal is regulator capture, you need to capture a regulator.

The UN is a debating society for schoolyard bullies, with the two teams being the Paste Eaters and the Window Lickers.

They don't have the power to regulate squat.
You know who does, though? The US government. (CNBC)

Who's a cute little supply-chain risk? You are, Anthropic! Well, never mind the cute part, but the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that yes, the Pentagon has the right to say who it considers a supply-chain risk.

A spokesbot for Anthropic said, "wah".

Tech News

I tried using the spare capacity on my second server (the one hosting my own blog and many others, though not this one) to host development of the new blogging software and the results were... Bad. The problem was not the new software itself but Rust debugging builds, which unleash a water cannon of useless redundant writes over your filesystem, and the filesystem on the server was not prepared for that, so while those builds were running the blogs froze, usually for a second or two but sometimes for minutes.

So this morning I grabbed two of the mini-PCs I bought last year before prices went crazy (actually after they went crazy, but that particular model resisted the price increases long enough for me to grab a couple or four for less than the price of the RAM they contained), upgrade their SSDs to 4TB each (same story), and drop Ubuntu 26.04 on them. And it... All worked.

Not sure exactly how they'll perform but they're eight thousand miles away from the servers so you shouldn't see any performance issues there. I just did a disk-to-disk copy of 18GB of files and it went zoom, so that's one datapoint.
SpaceXAI is planning to add another 660,000 AI GPUs this year. (Tom's Hardware)

660,000 for me, none for you.
Japan's used bookstores are the latest target of the AI shopping spree for content that hasn't been... Poisoned by AI. (Tom's Hardware)

It's kind of like the labs holding on to wood from before the 1950s to serve as a baseline for radiocarbon dating, because anything more recent is contaminated with excess C14 and gives skewed numbers.
Automattic has a new board of directors. (Tech Crunch)

This seems to have been the goal. The board briefly sidelined Mad King Matt Mullenweg, voted themselves golden parachutes, and waited for him to kick them out of the plane... Which is barreling straight towards a mountain.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Controlled flight into bankruptcy.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at September 26, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

2 Morning all.

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 04:32 AM (lJ0H4)

3 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 04:38 AM (FmapG)

4 Good Morning

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 26, 2026 04:38 AM (9tX4s)

5 The James Bond story at the end of the ONT is so much fun.

Posted by: m at September 26, 2026 04:43 AM (odBC9)

6 Good morning, All

No offense, but it would be nice to sleep a straight 8 hours.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 05:05 AM (RYmEM)

7 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at September 26, 2026 05:06 AM (dyStT)

8
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 26, 2026 05:06 AM (AMvSw)

9 Apparently The Google, not content with reinventing the Copilot+ PC, wants to get in on AI data centers in space racket. Behold Project Suncatcher. The first satellites launch this October.

The main value of this project right now is to point out how far ahead SpaceX it's compared to everybody else.

If all this AI stuff doesn't blow up the world economy for a few centuries this is going to be the greatest wealth generating event humanity has ever witnessed. After the the tulip bubble of course.

https://youtu.be/hmJ8i_IKAhY

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 05:12 AM (VyD10)

10 Disclaimer: Controlled flight into bankruptcy.
****

Controlled?

Posted by: clarence at September 26, 2026 05:14 AM (dyStT)

11 Pixytime is fun, too!

Posted by: m at September 26, 2026 05:20 AM (odBC9)

12 G'Day everyone
Suppose I should get moving

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

13 Do you have to work today Skip?

Posted by: Tuna at September 26, 2026 05:33 AM (lJ0H4)

14 Thankfully no

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:35 AM (Ia/+0)

15 Am working during the week at a new public library

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 05:36 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Before James Bond, before The Saint, Roger Moore started his career in Hollywood in the late 1950s doing guest roles on TV shows.

He had roles on 77 Sunset Strip, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Which quickly led to a regular cast role in the 1959 show The Alaskans as a swindler/adventurer type during the Klondike Gold Rush.

The Alaskans only lasted one season, but since it was a Warner Brothers show, and since the character was similar to another pair of swindling card shark cowboys, they picked Moore to replace James Garner/Bret Maverick when the time came.

Moore played the British cousin Beauregarde Maverick for 15 episodes on WB’s, you guessed it; Maverick.

Moore actually gets 16 episodes to his credit as he’d previously had a guest role on Maverick playing a rich playboy who switches places with Bret because the wealthy woman he’s pursuing doesn’t like rich men - a sort of Prince and the Pauper-type plot, without look-alikes involved.

Moore also played a rather famous character, once, ten years early. In a 1964 episode of the UK variety/comedy show Mainly Millicent, Moore played James Bond.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 05:49 AM (6ydKt)

17
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs have gone to the UN to beg them to squish their competitors - somehow - after the US government told them to take a hike

Try the EU. Regulation is compulsive for them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 05:55 AM (eRlcH)

18 I picked up a Lenovo 11 inch Idea Tab (8 GB, 128 SSD) about a month ago so I didn't have to crack open the laptop all the time. The current street price on this one is $190.00.

Some specs: aluminum build, 500 nit IPS 2560 x 1600 screen, 7000 mAh battery/20w charge, quad speakers, Android 16. I've been using it for surfing the web, watching media, listening to music, email, texting, some very light duty office stuff and it is handled all of this without quite well.

The Lenovo skin over Android hasn't been an issue so that's a plus. The knock is you only get two OS updates and about 3 years of security updates; by then the battery will probably be croaking and I'll be on to a new one so the short update support isn't an issue. It also has Pogo pins on it for a keyboard but I haven't been able to find one.

It is something of a winner especially when compared to the cheap Chicom knockoffs and what Walmart is selling for roughly the same price. It's not as nice as my Samsung Tab S10 Lite with a trackpad keyboard I keep in the glove box of the car which will now set you back about $600 with keyboard (if you can get them on sale it's possible to pick up these up for $300).

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 05:58 AM (VyD10)

19 Frontpage Mag- 2 Muslim men, 40yo and 29yo got arrested for kidnapping a 15yo girl across Canadian border

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:02 AM (Ia/+0)

20
Frontpage Mag- 2 Muslim men, 40yo and 29yo got arrested for kidnapping a 15yo girl across Canadian border
Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:02 AM (Ia/+0)

Well, I never! I hope the authorities apologized to these two gentlemen for inconveniencing them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:04 AM (eRlcH)

21 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Whiskey Kilo Two Eight is NOT declaring an emer--

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 26, 2026 06:09 AM (amcLV)

22 There once was a girl named Carly
Who could not be funny like Farley
But try as she might
She had to fight
Her love of the fruits of barley

fin

Posted by: clarence at September 26, 2026 06:14 AM (dyStT)

23 Thos isn't England yet, both arrested for kidnapping and girl was returned to her mother

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

24
fin
Posted by: clarence at September 26, 2026 06:14 AM (dyStT)

*tumultuous applause*
*cries of "Bravo!"*
*standing ovation*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:19 AM (eRlcH)

25 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 26, 2026 06:20 AM (Hbeqj)

26 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
You Wreck Me (Live)

RIP Mr. Petty.

https://youtu.be/e25p0Y3Vd38

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 06:21 AM (VyD10)

27 Good moron mornings

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 06:27 AM (RIvkX)

28 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:29 AM (Ia/+0)

29 Good morning Horde thx Pixy.
Raining pretty good here . The Noreaster hit about 4:30. We're going to get anywhere from 2-4 inches through Monday. Definitely windy out. Far enough inland to avoid the really bad stuff though

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 26, 2026 06:30 AM (KOshA)

30
Need to mow the back acreage today. Not looking forward to it at all, but it's at the point of being out of control.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 06:31 AM (eRlcH)

31 The Nor’easter is in full swing here. Heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. My asshole neighbor behind me had a large party tent set up in his backyard. The guy is a brain damaged nitwit who smokes pot constantly. The smell is so bad that sometimes I can’t use my backyard.
I’m just waiting for this tent to blow over in the wind. What a moron.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 06:32 AM (D8QjK)

32 Scott Weiner ads: I'm MAGA's "Worst Nightmare"

Connie Chan ads: Scott Weiner made a chatbot that mocks my accent and took a million dollars from "Big Tech"

I am living on Animal Farm

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

33 I’m only a couple of miles from the coast. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we don’t lose electricity. I feel for the people who will have their homes flooded.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 06:35 AM (D8QjK)

34 31 The Nor’easter is in full swing here. Heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. My asshole neighbor behind me had a large party tent set up in his backyard. The guy is a brain damaged nitwit who smokes pot constantly. The smell is so bad that sometimes I can’t use my backyard.
I’m just waiting for this tent to blow over in the wind. What a moron.

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 06:32 AM (D8QjK)

Have weathercasters breathlessly named it something?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 06:36 AM (l3cgK)

35 I’m not sure it was named yet

Posted by: Uncle Slayton at September 26, 2026 06:36 AM (D8QjK)

36 Scott Weiner is a pustule on the buttocks of the body politic.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 26, 2026 06:37 AM (amcLV)

37 Evening and morning to the Saturday toilers and early risers! I slept a bit later for a change, and am sipping coffee as I decide what I want to do this morning.

The story about Roger Moore was a good one! He was a star for a long time, yet apparently never let it go to his head and was vastly amused by stardom and Hollywood.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:37 AM (wzUl9)

38 32 Scott Weiner ads: I'm MAGA's "Worst Nightmare"

Connie Chan ads: Scott Weiner made a chatbot that mocks my accent and took a million dollars from "Big Tech"

I am living on Animal Farm

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

In Kalifornia, the sane are inside the asylum, the crazies run the outside...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 06:37 AM (l3cgK)

39 36 Scott Weiner is a pustule on the buttocks of the body politic.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 26, 2026 06:37 AM (amcLV)

So Mr. Monkeypox...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 06:39 AM (l3cgK)

40 Some of you were discussing driving in snow.

My first experience was a few days before Christmas in '89. Snow fell steadily that morning, the last work day before the break. A thirty-minute commute home that morning took me two hours. People were panicking and spinning their wheels. My car was front-wheel-drive, but even I knew the rules were simple: Slow the hell down, leave a *lot more* following distance, and don't change direction suddenly. Basic rules that Swamp drivers can't follow even in the dry.

When I got to Denver, I had no trouble even with my rear-wheel-drive cars -- though I never drove in hilly or mountainous country when snow was falling or expected.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:42 AM (wzUl9)

41 Even worse than Spider solitaire is their Kris Majong, level 1 the columns collapse as yoy pair up the pieces, fairly easy as probably win most, the 2nd level doesn't collapse, only ever won 3 games, the 3rd level adds even more variety of pieces and not ever got much on those 3 games.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:42 AM (Ia/+0)

42 Wondering how my car will drive in snow, my truck was awesome in it, never hardly a wheel ever go slightly wrong.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 06:44 AM (Ia/+0)

43 I am living on Animal Farm
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I can honor that.

I just looked up a Connie Chan video. Mocking her accent should be the last thing she's worried about; if I were her I'd be worried about being labeled a Chinese Communist plant. As for the Wiener, what a dick. He seems mentally ill since he thinks he's running against Donald Trump.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 06:44 AM (VyD10)

44 Temp is a stunning 75 F. here with only (only!) 77% humidity. Might be fun to go out to my favorite coffee shop (which opens at six), have a egg-and-cheese sandwich with my coffee, and sit outside to smoke my pipe for a while. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)

45 Both of them are
Marxists
Party Soldiers
Weirdos

Chan is owned lock-stock-and-barrel by SEIU
Wiener's base constituency is p3dophiles

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)

46 >>I feel for the people who will have their homes flooded.

Trust me, it sucks. Thanks, Sally.

Posted by: one hour sober at September 26, 2026 06:48 AM (J4Dwc)

47 Need to feed the furry thugs soon. Little Dagny threw up yesterday afternoon -- unfortunately not on the carpet but on the arm and seat of my sofa. I cleaned both and changed the arm protectors to the backup ones until I can wash the current models, but it was startling; I don't recall her ever doing that, at least not in my presence. Unlike Stirling, she does not give a warning hacking that lets me scoot him onto the kitchen tile floor in time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

48 California politicians are the equivalent of a plague carried by rodents.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 06:49 AM (VyD10)

49 Come to think of it, I've never driven the Buick in snow. We haven't had any here except at the start of '25, and I stayed home for that. And when I've traveled elsewhere in it, it's been during spring or summer.

It's a heavy FWD car and the tires are pretty new. The only problem should be the nut behind the wheel.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 26, 2026 06:51 AM (wzUl9)

50 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at September 26, 2026 06:52 AM (2Ez/1)

51 One of them is going to be in OUR Congress!

It is sickening.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 06:55 AM (RIvkX)

52 I can’t go back and watch any of the post Sean Connery 007 movies, because now I picture any “secret agent” all in on betraying our president #47 and the U.S. Constitution.
This includes British Intelligence agents, because I believe there was credible reporting that they actively supported the Russia! Hoax.
The “meal team 6” brothers also contributed a lot to that phenominon.

Posted by: Fenderbender at September 26, 2026 07:01 AM (1FEc1)

53 The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix are at the top of their game as actors. It leaves Amazon Prime in 6 days.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 07:02 AM (VyD10)

54 My first experience was a few days before Christmas in '89. Snow fell steadily that morning, the last work day before the break. A thirty-minute commute home that morning took me two hours.

Must've been the same winter storm that hit us in '89.
That was my only White Christmas, as it snowed Christmas Eve here.

Back then, every Christmas, my family drove about two hours to other towns where my grandparents lived.

Since I'd just gotten my driver's license a few months before, and it was about 20 degrees outside (and he hated the cold), Dad thought it would be a good idea to send me out with Mom's Buick to fill the car up before we left.

So I grabbed a buddy of mine who lived several houses down and we rode off through the neighborhood to go to the gas station. All good until I had to stop at the neighborhood entrance and make a left on the the main road.

I hit the brakes and that big, heavy, Buick laughed at me and slid, and slid, and slid until the car was in the middle of the intersection. Thankfully, nobody was on the road at 6 a.m on Christmas.

I drove about 25 mph the rest of the way to the gas station and braked like I was an 85 year old lady.
Lesson learned.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:03 AM (6ydKt)

55 mornin yall. This is my favorite story of the day:

"NPR investigation of odd posts on its podcasts found kids too young to use social media turned to its comments section to bypass restrictions and talk online - chosen because the broadcaster is so unpopular"

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi)

56 I have to admit it has been hard to watch Xi Jinping being feted at the White House while Jimmy Lai languishes in prison.

Xi Jinping deserves a helicopter ride more than any other Marxist on earth. A criminal leading a criminal country.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)

57 And, speaking of Roger Moore on Maverick.

As if right on cue, the WEST network is currently playing the episode where Moore plays 'John Vandergelt III', the wealthy playboy looking for love in all the wrong places, who switches places with Bret.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:06 AM (6ydKt)

58 Scot Weiner's Legisltative history:
( as described in https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/legislation )
2026:
SB 747 – allow people to sue ICE agents and other federal officials for violating their constitutional rights
SB 934 - holds providers of harmful so-called “conversion therapy” accountable for the damage they cause LGBTQ people by strengthening medical malpractice claims
SB 1004 - strengthens California’s prohibition against extreme face masking from law enforcement
2025:
SB 222 — helps contain rising insurance costs and make victims of climate disasters whole by holding fossil fuel companies liable for damages caused by climate change and their decades of obstruction and misleading statements
SB 276 — holds those fencing stolen goods on San Francisco streets accountable for a potential misdemeanor, protecting legitimate street vendors and public safety
...
2020:
SB 145- Ending Discrimination Against LGBTQ People Regarding Sex Offender Registration:Sponsored by Equality California and the Los Angeles County District Attorney, SB 145 puts a stop to LGBTQ young people from being placed on the sex offender registry, when similarly situated young straight people are not
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 07:09 AM (l3cgK)

59 Good morning! Currently about 72 out on the patio here in Cowtown, headed for the low 90s. Looks like about one more week of low 90s and then summer will be done and we'll move down into daily temps in the 80s/high 70s. I'm ready for that!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 26, 2026 07:10 AM (3Ope8)

60 PowerLine funnies

https://tinyurl.com/3uu2m63b

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at September 26, 2026 07:10 AM (l26NL)

61 Little breezy outside this morning. Apparently, it will be stormy for several days. I think I'll have moar covefe.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 07:13 AM (gYIcH)

62 Look up SB15

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:14 AM (RIvkX)

63 One of my friends from Party days ran against Scott for Supervisor in 2006. I should have helped her more than I did, but by then I was far and away from anything to with politics.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:17 AM (RIvkX)

64 Can tell its a little breezy but no storm quality here.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:18 AM (Ia/+0)

65 Powerline week in pictures- it would have worked as well
Jews for Mamdani, Chickens for KFC

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:20 AM (Ia/+0)

66 Xi Jinping deserves a helicopter ride more than any other Marxist on earth. A criminal leading a criminal country.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)

Give Xi a eagle statue was a nice move, though.

The eagle looks fierce in the statue.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:23 AM (6ydKt)

67
Weather that would be shrugged off as just another event anywhere else becomes OMG!!! in the Northeast.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:26 AM (eRlcH)

68 Got up too early, it was a terrible mistake.

Posted by: Live and Learn at September 26, 2026 07:27 AM (Fn+3X)

69 LA County sales tax is going to 10.25%. At least the bums will be healthy:

"County officials estimate the increase will generate in approximately $1 billion annually as Los Angeles braces for billions of dollars in projected healthcare and public-health funding losses"

They say it's only temporary. Temporary until it goes to 12%.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:30 AM (MWfyi)

70 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:26 AM (eRlcH)

Due to hyping by the MSM.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 07:30 AM (JrHfD)

71 If 10% sales tax is good then 20% is better.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:31 AM (MWfyi)

72 The beauty of Communism is there is no sales tax.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 07:32 AM (VyD10)

73 Cambridge is no longer planning to investigate Jason Arday’s academic record or the university’s decision to hire or cover for him.

Instead, the investigation will focus on “his welfare, his care, his well-being” and “whether the school offered him sufficient support amid accusations that he plagiarized.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:33 AM (/+uur)

74
Ever have one of those days when your fingers can't type two letters correctly?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:33 AM (eRlcH)

75
Cambridge is no longer planning to investigate Jason Arday’s academic record or the university’s decision to hire or cover for him.

As I said at the time, Cambridge breathed a sigh of relief when Arday offed himself. It meant they could just bury the whole thing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 26, 2026 07:35 AM (eRlcH)

76 Ever have one of those days when your fingers can't type two letters correctly?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

No, nevver xperriencedthatt!

Posted by: Perfessional Typpist at September 26, 2026 07:36 AM (Fn+3X)

77 This is my God incident-so far- for the day. Nice young, good looking , smiling black guy in the convenience story. I wasn't sure he still worked there , because of hadn't seen him for a while, but I guess he was working in the back. Last time I saw him up at the registers we had a nice conversation about his playing the drums in his church band which he really enjoys.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 07:36 AM (JrHfD)

78 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Everyday is like that for me. I am the "hunt and peck typist." Spouse got an award for typing in high school- 50 words a minute . He would have gone faster, but he got confused during the test . He was kind enough to do the church bulletins for me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 07:39 AM (JrHfD)

79 71 If 10% sales tax is good then 20% is better.

Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:31 AM (MWfyi)

Our sales tax went from about 5% when I was a teenager to over 9% now. The only break they give you is no sales tax on groceries.

They love to add another 1% every decade, ostensibly to pay for roads and schools, which will never end because the county keeps handing out building permits for tens-of-thousands of houses in developments around town.

The last time they tried to add another 1%, via a required vote, the people said "NO, enough!".

That on top of property taxes (I'll pay around $4000 early next year), so it never really ends.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:40 AM (6ydKt)

80 55 mornin yall. This is my favorite story of the day:

"NPR investigation of odd posts on its podcasts found kids too young to use social media turned to its comments section to bypass restrictions and talk online - chosen because the broadcaster is so unpopular"
Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi)

Good story!

Posted by: m at September 26, 2026 07:40 AM (odBC9)

81 72 The beauty of Communism is there is no sales tax.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 07:32 AM (VyD10)

Because there is nothing to buy, comrade.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 07:42 AM (l3cgK)

82 LA County sales tax is going to 10.25%. At least the bums will be healthy:

"County officials estimate the increase will generate in approximately $1 billion annually as Los Angeles braces for billions of dollars in projected healthcare and public-health funding losses"

They say it's only temporary. Temporary until it goes to 12%.
Posted by: fd at September 26, 2026 07:30 AM (MWfyi)

Won't be enough to fill those reservoirs, though..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 26, 2026 07:43 AM (08OqX)

83 I hunt and peck type, too, but I've been doing it so long that on a good day, like today, I can do that while never looking at the keyboard.

Never took typing class in high school but I should have.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:44 AM (6ydKt)

84 LOL, Pixy! (top story)

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:44 AM (VyBeY)

85 Libbies HATE the 2/3s voting passage requirement for certain taxes and bond obligations in Cali...
So for many years have tried to undo it and make it a simple majority. They tried again locally a few years ago...don't remember the outcome...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 07:45 AM (l3cgK)

86 in Paris, before the revolution, there were riots when the king imposed a sales tax of "one part in twenty" or as we would say, 5%

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:47 AM (VyBeY)

87 Prayers and Coffee upstairs

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 26, 2026 07:50 AM (2Cry5)

88 86 in Paris, before the revolution, there were riots when the king imposed a sales tax of "one part in twenty" or as we would say, 5%

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 26, 2026 07:47 AM (VyBeY)

And Americans at the time could smile at the cause of the riots, and say: "We did that!", because going into debt loaning us money for the revolution was a big part of the king's debt portfolio.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 07:53 AM (6ydKt)

89 Its been said, under Communism sand in the desert would be hard to find

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Ia/+0)

90 Instead, the investigation will focus on “his welfare, his care, his well-being” and “whether the school offered him sufficient support amid accusations that he plagiarized.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at September 26, 2026 07:33 AM (/+uur)

It's a big club, and you ain't in it.

- George Carlin

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)

91 Some say AI is useless. But then they discovered the lost Chairman Xi state dinner camera roll.

https://tinyurl.com/4zvfw6nx

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 08:14 AM (R5gr8)

92 Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 08:14 AM (R5gr

Nice!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 26, 2026 08:19 AM (3Ope8)

93 91 Some say AI is useless. But then they discovered the lost Chairman Xi state dinner camera roll.

https://tinyurl.com/4zvfw6nx

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 26, 2026 08:14 AM (R5gr

lol
The Hangover Part 4

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:30 AM (6ydKt)

94 AOP (if he ever sees this),
Reading about your USB dongle troubles.
If plugging it in the back of the PC doesn't help, it may as there might be a USB 3 port back there depending on how old the motherboard is, you can always try installing a network/Wifi card on a PCIe slot on the motherboard.

Those will come with a set of plastic antennas that should give you better reception, too.

Just make sure you buy a card that will fit the slots on your motherboard and it, again, depends on how old the motherboard.

Wifi cards are rather cheap, so buy an something like a Intel 'Killer' Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) card and you should get some excellent speeds pretty cheaply, probably for around C$65 or less on Amazon or wherever you get your PC parts.

If you don't want to spend that much there are plenty of cheaper cards out there that will work well.
But, make sure your older motherboard has the right slot open and can handle a newer card.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 26, 2026 08:39 AM (6ydKt)

95 NYTimes:

OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue

The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Posted by: SMOD at September 26, 2026 08:53 AM (gWCxi)

96 Going crying to the UN pretty much confirmed that Anthropic is a risk to national security.

Posted by: Socratease at September 26, 2026 11:01 AM (dNe0r)

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Legacy media REFUSED to show you a SINGLE SECOND of President Trump's speech and historic state dinner with Xi Jinping tonight at the White House So here's the ENTIRE thing, from start to finish, with translations for Xi's speech

DO NOT LET LEGACY MEDIA KEEP YOU IN THE DARK
https://t.co/jW6KZAFAnL

For twitter impaired:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8hy552

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 10:02 PM (vC80E)

9 Evil Dead, the Musical... oh... wait... they actually DID that one.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 25, 2026 10:03 PM (mP0Kj)

10 Good evening morons e va bene grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)

11 Oh shit. I missed it.

I'd make a lousy lawyer, I guess.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:04 PM (wpRMV)

12 Clip Magazine

A for effort. Jeez.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 25, 2026 10:06 PM (nEUC6)

13 Rosemary's Baby: The Musical

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (l3cgK)

14 The Worst Songs poster is amazingly accurate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

15
Well, I see NASA has just completed tests of the receiver network that will receive Nancy Grace's voluminous data output of 1.4 TB per day. This will be the fastest bit rate of any deep spacecraft to date, around 500 mbit/s.

IOW, Nancy Grace is going to be a motor mouth shore 'nuff.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (w6EFb)

16 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD.

Need to make some adjustments to the musical selections in the draft content for Club ONT tomorrow...

Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (cCn4/)

17 "We Built This City" makes we want to drive into oncoming traffic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

18 Jonathan Frakes: Drunk or Retarded?: the Musical

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:08 PM (l3cgK)

19 We're still talking about "They Live"?

Posted by: 88C+u chews gum at September 25, 2026 10:08 PM (88C+u)

20 9 Evil Dead, the Musical... oh... wait... they actually DID that one.
Posted by: Romeo13

Now there's a sequel...
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-batboy2NOSFERATU
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-usefulIdiotYOUare

When Greater Evil attacks -- and prevails.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (wT4QA)

21 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a massive meat recall on more than 167,000 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that officials said were produced without federal inspection.

According to the nationwide recall alert, Star Meat Delivery Inc., located in Lucama, N.C., is recalling the meat, which officials said is labeled with a false USDA mark of inspection.
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Would it be surprising to learn one of the co-owners was sentenced to prision for removing FDA tags on diseased beef in 2016? Note, the Hill commenters blame TooRump for the company's crimes.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (nEUC6)

22 Reading back on the Week in Woke post about the Renn fair banning Furries.

Every year there's a big Furry convention in the hotel that is right across the street from the hockey arena where the team my wife works for plays.

This past winter, we were on our way to the arena for a game and stopped at a light - when we saw.... a large ... person... in a dog... costume... on his hands and knees... "walking"... across the cross walk... while being leashed to a ... shall we say.. a lady who was a leather expert.

In broad daylight. On a public, downtown street.

These people vote...

Posted by: Defenestratus at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (skLNB)

23 ABBAs Fernando is pretty awful but I guess it appeals to their demo.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (wpRMV)

24
I always had the impression Roger Moore meant it when he was a UNICEF ambassador. Too bad that organization turns out to be such a mess.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (mmrXZ)

25 Ugh! Right from the jump I don't see what's funny about the 'I'm helping ' one.

What am I missing on the 'we've all been there ' one? Maybe I haven't been there. But I've been to two Buc-ee's!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 10:10 PM (578mW)

26 Rocky IV: The Musical

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 10:10 PM (oq9dX)

27 What did he think we were going to say?

He won a Maths Debate...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:11 PM (l3cgK)

28 "Alien: The Musical"

"Gummo: The Musical." Soundtrack by Iannis Xenakis.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 25, 2026 10:11 PM (CHHv1)

29 I still like We Built This City and Rock Me Amadeus.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:12 PM (88C+u)

30 I'd put "Having My Baby" higher on the list...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:12 PM (l3cgK)

31 Ice Ice Baby still rocks 35 years later.
Fight me.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:12 PM (SS6mv)

32 Number eight and nine on the Number One list are listed in error.

They can be replaced by any rap "song."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

33 What? No Afternoon Delight on the list?

Did that hit #1? If so, it deserves to be on the list but then which of those other worthies would you remove to make room?

Posted by: Oddbob at September 25, 2026 10:13 PM (vTZFs)

34 I can't believe they put Ballad of the Green Berets on that list...

Anti Military Anit American F'ers

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 25, 2026 10:13 PM (mP0Kj)

35 This is funny.
https://x.com/SoveyX/status/2103601794270015996?s=20

Posted by: Weirddave at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (UoZWA)

36 Anyway the worst #1 is Bryan Adams.
Okay, I'll narrow it down, "Everything I Do {I Do It For You}". "You" in that song is the paycheck.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (88C+u)

37 Good evening, Horde!

Love the statue and toddler

The conspiracy theory... is not implausible!

Job progress: Nothing significant to report. No movement, talked to some recruiters and convinced them to submit me for a couple jobs I'd be perfect for. I did get my resume improved some, and my linkedin profile also.

Here's hoping for some more good postings over the weekend and some positive movement Monday on.. well, anything.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (aJQbY)

38 I think this should be on the list...
https://youtu.be/xqTBlft8gQA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (l3cgK)

39 Afternoon Delight does not deserve to be on that list.

Posted by: Joemarine at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (y171U)

40 New Canada, our new neighbor.

https://tinyurl.com/37mxewzk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 10:15 PM (vC80E)

41 Great content The story of Roger Moore is wonderful.

Posted by: LASue at September 25, 2026 10:15 PM (lCppi)

42 I like #8 and #12. Other than that, the list is spot on.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at September 25, 2026 10:15 PM (iIyc0)

43 And no Yoko Ono on the list either!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:15 PM (l3cgK)

44 Night of the Living Dead: The Musical

There will be many sequels, of course.

Posted by: huerfano at September 25, 2026 10:16 PM (2Xqig)

45 39 Afternoon Delight does not deserve to be on that list.

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The follow-up Midnight Anal Sex didn't even make the Top 40.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:16 PM (wpRMV)

46 Roger Moore was indeed the best James Bond.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

47 Trial

Yup...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:17 PM (l3cgK)

48 The bad song list is pretty accurate

Posted by: LASue at September 25, 2026 10:17 PM (lCppi)

49 Need to make some adjustments to the musical selections in the draft content for Club ONT tomorrow...
Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (cCn4/)

You're dumping mine??!!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

50 And no Yoko Ono on the list either!

Because it's not just "worst songs," it's "worst #1 songs."

Posted by: Oddbob at September 25, 2026 10:17 PM (vTZFs)

51 Machete: The Musical

Danny Trejo and Steven Seagal put on their dancing shoes.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 10:17 PM (oq9dX)

52 Somebody had way too much fun putting that list together. Somebody had too much joy putting that list together. Probably took em a whole season to do it.

Posted by: Will Robinson at September 25, 2026 10:18 PM (rje/a)

53 Chlamydia, the Sequel, the Musical

Posted by: Free Clinic Doctor Bone at September 25, 2026 10:18 PM (hD90I)

54 Yoko Ono's strategic advantage is, she never sang a song that had a name.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:19 PM (wpRMV)

55 6 What? No Afternoon Delight on the list?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wpRMV)

#14 - no?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 10:20 PM (578mW)

56 Sorry I am late. Was catching up on the afternoon postings.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at September 25, 2026 10:20 PM (w3u3d)

57 Onlyfans theory

OF Conspiracy?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

58 Dave Barry made a good case that "Escape" is the worst hit song evar.

Posted by: 88C+u getting caught in the rain at September 25, 2026 10:20 PM (88C+u)

59 #1 Chart

Three of Milli Vanilli's songs charted #1. This was the band that was revealed to be completely fake within a year of publication. * all the curse words here *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 25, 2026 10:20 PM (nEUC6)

60 55 6 What? No Afternoon Delight on the list?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wpRMV)

#14 - no?

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Check my Mea Culpa at #11

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:21 PM (wpRMV)

61 The nsfw confession, it could have been worse. It could have been his sister or mother.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 25, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

62 "35 This is funny.
https://x.com/SoveyX/status/2103601794270015996?s=20
Posted by: Weirddave at September 25, 2026 10:14 PM (UoZWA)"

Heh. I've been to a party like that. Needless to say, we didn't get invited back to that country club.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at September 25, 2026 10:21 PM (iIyc0)

63 World Economic Forum, the MusiKKKal

Posted by: Blofelds Retarded Cousin at September 25, 2026 10:21 PM (hD90I)

64 Are glory hole dates really a thing?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:22 PM (wpRMV)

65 Those hand pictures?

He's a rower.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 25, 2026 10:23 PM (GP7ZF)

66 Thanks WD for the girthy Friday ONT!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:24 PM (l3cgK)

67 Disturbing thought of the day: As an adult, you can be pretty sure that every hand you shake has had a penis in it as some point.

*************
I've had a lovely day and wish I had not read this.

Because I will remember it always as that's how my brain works. I remember details others miss, weird stuff, trivia stuff, important stuff, stuff I'd rather not remember, thanks. This falls into the latter category.

For example: The ortho doc yesterday had a very firm handshake which I noted to my husband.

I also have no knowledge, nor do I want any, of glory holes.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:24 PM (hzuYO)

68 I read the weirdest article today.

Because AI is doing all the entry level grunt work, companies are worried their entry level employees aren’t getting experience and will be ill prepared as they progress through their careers.

So the solution is to use less AI and have these people do the work right? No you silly goose.that’s crazy talk obviously you don’t hold an MBA from a prestigious university.

No, the solution is creating simulated fake work for them to do, while AI still does the actual work. That’s the type of out of the box thinking a Harvard MBA teaches.

This is now a thing at places like JP Morgan and Ernst & Young.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:25 PM (SS6mv)

69 64 Are glory hole dates really a thing?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:22 PM (wpRMV)

I hear they're mostly a gay man thing...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:25 PM (l3cgK)

70 69 64 Are glory hole dates really a thing?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:22 PM (wpRMV)

I hear they're mostly a gay man thing...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:25 PM (l3cgK)

I was half-expecting a man had been on the other side of the wall...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:26 PM (l3cgK)

71 'My Ding-A-Ling' was Chuck Berry's only #1 hit single.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Y0/ZQ)

72 Another fine Friday ONT, WD. Thanks for the work.

"I'm helping"

I quit going to a local pizza place years ago because there was an employee doing various nasty cleaning things and then without so much as wiping off her gloves started stocking the salad bar. A complaint to the manager brought no good response, and we never went back. We'd spent a lot of money there in the past. Too bad for them.

Their pizza was average, the salad bar was okay (except in retrospect), but mostly the kids liked the video/pinball games. Ah, well.

Posted by: mindful webworker - sanitary knackpins at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (11R8D)

73 I was half-expecting a man had been on the other side of the wall...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 10:26 PM (l3cgK)

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Could've been his dad. Wouldn't that be Oedipal.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (wpRMV)

74 60 55 6 What? No Afternoon Delight on the list?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wpRMV)

#14 - no?

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Check my Mea Culpa at #11
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:21 PM (wpRMV)

Sorry! This is an imperfect form of communication under the best of circumstances.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (578mW)

75 That Reddit thing is most likely fake. Because glory hole is 99.99% a gay thing.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (SS6mv)

76 Schindler's List-The Musical.

Posted by: Franz Liebkind at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (Fn+3X)

77 Sandy Cocazio Ortez,

I especially love the job postings where "we are ai-first, you *will* use AI for even the simplest thing. Also you will show how AI has *improved your productivity* within 30 days. Despite this, you cannot use AI for your application or for your interviews."

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 10:28 PM (aJQbY)

78 I call BULLS**T on that list of songs. Ballad Of The Green Berets is a great song.

Posted by: GWB at September 25, 2026 10:29 PM (kU0PQ)

79 Hellraiser: The Musical

Solve the lament configuration
To secure your flesh's transfiguration
The pain and joy of conflagration
And eternal fishhook flagellation

Posted by: It's a Gilbert and Sullivan and Barker production at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (TbWk/)

80 76 Schindler's List-The Musical.

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Springtime for Amon

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (wpRMV)

81 Saving Private Ryan, the Musical.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (u82oZ)

82 I absolutely hated that song, "Having My Baby."

My husband would sing it to me simply to annoy me now and then that long hot summer with 10lb son. Who caused weird cravings like Oreos at 2am and everything on a hot dog (I don't like hot dogs).

This was bad enough, plus the frat boys mooing at me when I crossed the street nearly sent me over the edge. They were in a convertible and seriously I wish I had launched myself into the car and said, "Who's laughing now?"

Which is also an annoying song.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (hzuYO)

83 No idea what musical this should be in but . . .

Modern Day Typographer

youtu.be/0Ck-NPqf2c8

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (rbvCR)

84 glory holes are for closeted dudes who don't want to admit they're getting their wieners dusted by a 'stache.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (88C+u)

85 On the list of shit songs, I notice 'The Pina Colada Song' is noticeably absent.

Let's see - A bored, emotionally checked-out husband decides the solution to his dead marriage is to answer a personal ad from some woman who likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. He writes back under a fake name, they set up a shady meeting at a bar, both clearly ready to cheat. When he shows up, the mystery woman turns out to be his own wife, who was also so sick of him that she placed the exact same ad. They stare at each other in mutual embarrassment, realize they’re both equally scum of the earth and dishonest, and somehow decide this is romantic instead of deeply pathetic.
The end.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (GP7ZF)

86 Green Inferno, The Musical (bring your own snacks)

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)

87 Ice Ice Baby still rocks 35 years later.
Fight me.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:12 PM (SS6mv)

One of my maternity shirts simply says:

ICE
ICE
|
V

Posted by: pookysgirl really likes that one at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (Wt5PA)

88 Imagine by John Lennon is the worst song of all time, ever, and the many iterations thereof only make it worse. Every time a bunch of celebrities get together to sing Imagine in protest, the world becomes a little stupider.

Posted by: huerfano at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (2Xqig)

89 IOW, Nancy Grace is going to be a motor mouth shore 'nuff.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (w6EFb)

Hope it isn't a Mesh system. FCC is changing the rules again.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (rbvCR)

90 That Reddit thing is most likely fake. Because glory hole is 99.99% a gay thing.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:27 PM (SS6mv)

Based on your vast experience in the field?

Posted by: No judgment... at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (TbWk/)

91 Un Chien Andalou - the musical

Posted by: 496 at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (LRjsT)

92 84 glory holes are for closeted dudes who don't want to admit they're getting their wieners dusted by a 'stache.

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We'll, that's a THEORY

Posted by: Larry 'Wide Stance' Craig at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (wpRMV)

93 Afternoon Delight does not deserve to be on that list.

It's garbage. Probably should have been a few slots higher. There's a lot of trash on that list.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (tg5bM)

94 Patches was a terrible song.
And Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

Posted by: Dependin' On You Son at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (Fn+3X)

95 Silence of the Lambs, the Musical

Posted by: That lotion number will be a big hit at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (hD90I)

96 "Last Christmas" belongs on the list, unless it's never made #1?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 10:33 PM (aJQbY)

97 Green Inferno, The Musical (bring your own snacks)
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)

I enjoyed that movie up until the point that the Final Girl covered for the savages. I was like WTF?

Posted by: Spoiler alert at September 25, 2026 10:33 PM (TbWk/)

98 Which is also an annoying song.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:30 PM (hzuYO)

____________________

Were it me, I would have crooned out "Don't Worry, Be Happy." And, when you got pissed at me for that, a quick transition into, "Ice, Ice Baby."

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:33 PM (dIske)

99 Come and See: The Musical

Posted by: Tonypete at September 25, 2026 10:34 PM (GP7ZF)

100 I'm proud of America for making Ballad of the Green Berets a hit. It was a fuck you to the rising new left.

Posted by: steevy at September 25, 2026 10:34 PM (YwEeS)

101 MacArthur Park

Posted by: Richard Harris at September 25, 2026 10:34 PM (Fn+3X)

102 Ahh the Nancy Grace telescope. Which has to be Nancy Grace Roman because the other Nancy Grace was so terrible.
Reminds me a little of J Eric Holmes who designed basic D&D. Real name John. Why didn't TSR in the mid 1970s want "John Holmes" on the title...?

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:35 PM (88C+u)

103 95 Silence of the Lambs, the Musical
Posted by: That lotion number will be a big hit at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (hD90I)

Understandable understandable
That the Doctor became a cannibal
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!

Posted by: Hannibal! in Chicago at September 25, 2026 10:36 PM (TbWk/)

104 The day Mars invaded Earth - The Musical

The Day the Earth stood still - The Musical

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 10:36 PM (578mW)

105 Baby and statue clip is a classic.

Posted by: From about That Time at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (sl73Y)

106 I enjoyed that movie up until the point that the Final Girl covered for the savages. I was like WTF?
Posted by: Spoiler alert at September 25, 2026 10:33 PM (TbWk/)

_______________________

I was a bit dismayed that the total a**hole lived (albeit staying with the tribe)...but he deserved something much much worse. I remember saying to myself...."I think this might be the first movie I've seen where I don't want any of the characters to survive", and was legitimately disappointed when a couple did.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (dIske)

107 Plan 9 from Outer Space, the Musical

Posted by: Vampiras Comeback Caper at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (hD90I)

108 NASA's pulled an SR-71 into the work shed and are hopping it up.
---

“As NASA recommits to flight test and works alongside industry to push the boundaries of airframe and propulsion design, it will not be long before NASA once again is flying as high and as fast as we had in decades past, and then even more.”
_ZH

https://tinyurl.com/4e9pzbxm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (vC80E)

109 The Green Mile, the musical

It has those dance sequences.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (rbvCR)

110 I call BULLS**T on that list of songs. Ballad Of The Green Berets is a great song.
Posted by: GWB at September 25, 2026 10:29 PM (kU0PQ)

So is The Streak.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Good evening and thank you WD!

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (ZdaMQ)

112 Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been "when it's right, it's right"
Why wait until the middle of a cold, dark night?
====

Pre-AIDS
Post-abortion
Lots of coke

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

113 46 Roger Moore was indeed the best James Bond.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

Ten years before he was Bond, he was reformed jewel thief Simon Templar in The Saint TV series.

I imagine him as a young Bond when watching that series.

Posted by: Joemarine at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (y171U)

114 The only thing I want to know this week is when we are going to invade Canada. The PM says he's ready.

I am unsure how he thinks his Royal Mounties could stop us, but good for you, twit.

He seems almost worse than Castro's son. He and Macron seem chummy. Gak, as I accidently saw them hugging and kissing. This is some sort of glory hole Friday night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (hzuYO)

115 AssMasters VII: The Musical

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (wpRMV)

116 115 AssMasters VII: The Musical
Posted by: Cicero

The brass solo was awesome.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:40 PM (88C+u)

117 The Green Mile, the musical

It has those dance sequences.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:37 PM (rbvCR)

With its chart topping number "Oh Percy, Have Mercy"

Posted by: Wet the sponge at September 25, 2026 10:40 PM (TbWk/)

118 One thing I learned tonight is that I like awful songs.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 25, 2026 10:40 PM (0Htd1)

119 Don't Worry Be Happy is the only #1 a capella song. in music history.

Michael Jackson's "Ben" gets my vote for the worst, and most inexplicable #1 song..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 10:41 PM (08OqX)

120 It would be better if people listened to Ice Ice baby in how to deal with Ice.

Stop.
Collaborate and listen.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

121 Marines: For those of you who were never in the Parachute Ski Marines and didn't do basic at Macho Grande, magazines are typically loaded using a "stripper clip", a metal tray that holds cartridges by the base and allows the rounds to be pushed (stripped) into the magazine body.

To keep everything in alignment, a small metal guide slides onto the magazine and holds the clip while the cartridges are pushed into the magazine box. Once the cartridges are in, the guide is removed from the magazine.

The unfortunate Marine wasn't listening when they told him how to use a stripper clip guide, and managed to shove the entire clip into the magazine. I suspect there is another clip already in the magazine, and now it is hopelessly jammed.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 25, 2026 10:41 PM (t/Q8n)

122 Wild Fire. Absolutely awful.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (ZdaMQ)

123 Sometimes When We Touch

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (R86kT)

124 They Live: the Musical

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (APZWP)

125 Some of the musicals just don't seem "off" enough.

Passion of the Christ - The Musical?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

126 I just had a horrible feeling

Stalker: a musical by Andrei Tarkovsky.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (rbvCR)

127 Disturbing thought of the day: As an adult, you can be pretty sure that every hand you shake has had a penis in it as some point.
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That's why Asians bow to each other.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (f0sNM)

128 Cape Fear: The Musical

Posted by: The Max Cady Bop at September 25, 2026 10:43 PM (TbWk/)

129 Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

Also known as Jesus Christ Superstar

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at September 25, 2026 10:43 PM (R86kT)

130 Billy, Don't Be A Hero (1974)

Posted by: Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (Fn+3X)

131 That's why Asians bow to each other.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (f0sNM)

It gets the mouth in the right spot, too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (1Ff7Z)

132 Our very conservative Catholic school used to have an 8th grade father/daughter dance.

When I took my oldest daughter, the dance was a big flop ... because middle school girls with their fathers.

One of the moms running the dance decides to get transgressive and puts on "I'm Too Sexy".

No one at all goes out to dance, so after a few beats, I head out to the dance floor and start lip-synching and doing a fair imitation of the guys dancing in the MTV video.

After my first pass across the gym, I rip off my sports coat and make another pass. At this point all of the dads are howling and the girls that have seen the video are giggling and trying to explain it to their friends.

I get back to my daughter and reach out my hand. She pauses for a moment, and then concedes that sometimes you just have to go with the "dad joke" rather than fight it.

She comes out on the dance floor and starts copying me, but much more gracefully. Shortly thereafter the dance floor gets flooded with fathers and daughters, and the rest of the dance goes very well.

When alcohol is not a permissible social lubricant, some times you just need a big 'ol Idiot.

Needless to say, I still like that song.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (HlyYF)

133 I liked Moore better as Simon Templar than as James Bond.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (APZWP)

134 Yo, Horde, let’s kick it
Ace, Ace, baby
Ace, Ace, baby
Alright stop, collaborate and listen
Ace is back with another morning mission
Something grabs a hold of the feed so tightly
Takes down a narrative daily and nightly
“Will they ever stop?”
Yo, I don’t know

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (ZdaMQ)

135 Don't Worry Be Happy is the only #1 a capella song. in music history

10cc "Not In Love" got #1 in the UK, although yeah #2 here.
Ace featured that one somewhen here.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (88C+u)

136 I was driving from SE Florida to Cuthbert Ga to pick up my best friend from college when Afternoon Delight came out. Heard it over and over all the way up the Fl turnpike and I-75 to Valdosta and back....

Same thing a couple years later with Native New Yorker (Odyssey) at Christmas as I was driving down I-95 from NY to Fla....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 10:44 PM (578mW)

137 Also known as Jesus Christ Superstar
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at September 25, 2026 10:43 PM (R86kT)

Yeah, but PotC is grittier, right? Less likely to have upbeat songs in it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

138 The Night Chicago Died

Posted by: Paper Lace at September 25, 2026 10:45 PM (Fn+3X)

139 Don't Give Up on Us Baby by Hutch. Oh dear that one was truly terrible.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at September 25, 2026 10:45 PM (R86kT)

140
Needless to say, I still like that song.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 10

This is adorable.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:46 PM (ZdaMQ)

141 A successful day. I cooked my best BB in the smoker. I credit a small, but important change in the injection recipe.

Posted by: mrp at September 25, 2026 10:47 PM (rj6Yv)

142 Passion of the Christ - The Musical?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

We already have “Jesus Christ Superstar”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 10:47 PM (APZWP)

143 Evening, all,

Some of those "hits that shouldn't have happened" were pretty darn good. "Afternoon Delight" was charming. "The Chipmunk Song" (in small doses, say, once a year) and "The Streak" (ditto) were funny, as was "My Ding-a-Ling." And "Macarena" has an irresistible melody to it.

None of them is "City of New Orleans," "Classical Gas," "Fancy," or "Ode to Billie Joe," but not many songs can be.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 10:47 PM (wzUl9)

144
Jared Issacman is trying to get NASA back into its Apollo glory days.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

145 From The Week in Woke:

37 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

Yup...every time I hear him running his suck on Sirius XM he is talking about the "revolution" or some such crap. He doesn't realize that playing the geetar in the rice fields of Kampuchea won't save him.
Posted by: Zombie Pol Pot, Drummer at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (6VpiA)

Since I actually enjoy their sound, sometimes when I'm feeling down, I like to rewatch the video for "Testify":

https://youtu.be/Q3dvbM6Pias

Releasing the video just months before the 2000 election, RATM teamed up with Michael Moore (who directed) and Ralph Nader (who cameo'd) to convince Democrats that algore was no real alternative to W. As bad as W's GOPe admin was, imagining algore's SCOTUS picks and his cabinet's ratcheting of regulatory tyranny, it brings a smile to my face to think that Morello et al. were such dopey Nader stans that they inadvertently saved us from that.

Posted by: SciVo at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (ke3zm)

146 The Human Centipede: The Musical

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (vSvIl)

147 The Poseidon Adventure - the musical

Posted by: 496 at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (VXC2z)

148 The only thing I want to know this week is when we are going to invade Canada. The PM says he's ready. [ . . . ]
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (hzuYO)

I will edit down Larry Correia's thoughts

. . . To our cool northern brethren, in the exceedingly unlikely event this war happens, rather than dying horribly 30 to 1 to an overwhelming military force because your elite liberal betters expect you to cosplay the Taliban because they spent all your tax dollars on retarded liberal shit instead of tanks or artillery, the cool provinces could just tell Ottawa to fuck off. You can become independent countries and get rich selling oil and minerals!

[. . . ]How profoundly fucking sad is the Canadian government that they think being the Taliban is ASPIRATIONAL? The Taliban died in droves. They lost every battle with insanely bad K/Ds. They didn't "win" the war so much as America just kinda blundered around for twenty years failing to create a flourishing Jeffersonian democracy from a bunch of goat molesting cavemen for some baffling reason, until we said fuck it, this is lame, we're out of here. And Joe Biden still managed to screw even that up!

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (rbvCR)

149 10cc "Not In Love" got #1 in the UK, although yeah #2 here.
Ace featured that one somewhen here.
Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026

***
I'm not a grup -- so don't forget it!
It's just a silly phase I'm going through!

Posted by: Miri at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)

150 Seasons In the Sun

Posted by: Terry Jacks at September 25, 2026 10:49 PM (Fn+3X)

151 103 95 Silence of the Lambs, the Musical
Posted by: That lotion number will be a big hit at September 25, 2026 10:32 PM (hD90I)

Understandable understandable
That the Doctor became a cannibal
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It's so defensible!
Posted by: Hannibal! in Chicago

You don’t understand!
I don’t think I’m a man!
Don’t make a commotion,
Just lather on the lotion!
It’s time to make you mute,
Then I’ll wear you like a suit!
(Big finish): I’ll wear … you … like…a…suit!

Posted by: Shuffalo to Buffalo at September 25, 2026 10:49 PM (hD90I)

152 The Poseidon Adventure - the musical
Posted by: 496 at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (VXC2z)

Oh yes, the dance number "I'm Topsy Turvey Over You"
and the ballad, "Slowly My Breath Goes Away"

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)

153 I credit a small, but important change in the injection recipe.

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The Paolo, he never change the recipe. The consistency, she is the, how do you say, foundation of the reputation with the ladies.

Posted by: The Paolo at September 25, 2026 10:50 PM (wpRMV)

154 Driving up the mountains today to look at fall colors a song by The Who came on. My dude knows I hate them and explained to me that I hate Roger Daltry. Ok. Whoever.

I don't know why, which is my standard answer to anything.

I am so happy that I have nothing to do tomorrow! What a great day is ahead! If I have a week or two of social stuff I start getting a bit nuts. I am right there currently on the map.

We "had" to meet DIL's parents for dinner Wed night after doing a bunch of stuff for two weeks of socializing. They were visiting from FL and I like them. Her mother is fun when she's not wacko from travel (I will blame this instead of her mother's cat who bit her wrist and she showed me).

I heard, in great detail, about her father being cremated (semi-normal discussion), and her uncle who's an undertaker of a funeral home and gory details I'd rather not know. I kept thinking she'd stop so I could change the subject but this went on for awhile and I tried not to glug my wine. My husband says she's the only person he's met who talks more than I do...but at least I'm entertaining and don't have a cat bite. The food also sucked at this restaurant.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:51 PM (hzuYO)

155 Ten years before he was Bond, he was reformed jewel thief Simon Templar in The Saint TV series.

I imagine him as a young Bond when watching that series.
Posted by: Joemarine at September 25, 2026

***
Yes; he was the perfect Saint. I saw some of those in syndication during the Sniffle Scare, and there were moments when he displayed the hard edge of Bond to good effect.

Posted by: Miri at September 25, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)

156 Mission Impossible 53: The Musical

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

157 WTAF, man?

Posted by: Roger Daltrey at September 25, 2026 10:53 PM (wpRMV)

158 Shrub gave us the Iraq war and John Roberts and told us Islam is peaceful and shit while importing millions of them into the country.

Would Gore really have been worse?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 10:53 PM (SS6mv)

159 Ace of Spades HQ, the Musical

Posted by: The ONT Groove Collective at September 25, 2026 10:53 PM (hD90I)

160 Jared Issacman is trying to get NASA back into its Apollo glory days.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 10:47 PM (w6EFb)

If they can get a ram jet up to the edge of the atmosphere, they can save on oxidizer for at least that part of the trip. For that they have to be doing serious speed

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)

161 Killdozer, the musical

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (XeU6L)

162 Went down a rabbit hole recently about songs that a pretty much disgusting, but everyone sings them anyway without knowing the real meaning behind the song.

For example: The Knack "My Sharona" is about the lead singer of the band being obsessed and pining over an underage minor.

I think you'd be surprised (or not) how many songs were truly and completely misinterpreted. "Every Breath You Take" is about a stalker....and how many weddings was that played at?

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)

163 The Maltese Falcon: the Musical, original 1941 cast recording - wait till you hear Peter Lorre and Sidney Greenstreet’s duet!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (APZWP)

164 People who think "We Built This City' is the worst song of the 80s somehow overlook "I Just Died I your Arms Tonight." I conclude this is because the brain has a way of blocking out trauma.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 10:55 PM (f0sNM)

165 114 The only thing I want to know this week is when we are going to invade Canada. The PM says he's ready.

I am unsure how he thinks his Royal Mounties could stop us, but good for you, twit.

He seems almost worse than Castro's son. He and Macron seem chummy. Gak, as I accidently saw them hugging and kissing. This is some sort of glory hole Friday night.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 10:39 PM (hzuYO)

Don't sell the Canucks short. They have secret moose brigades and the new 8th generation Slew Foot Missile. Those damn things fly right past you then circle back and trip you from behind. Their defense is Nothing. As in, there's nothing there. It's bigger than America with 1/10th the population. After you blow up everything of value, what are you doing on day three?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 25, 2026 10:55 PM (r7+Q7)

166 156

🎤Your mission, should you choose to accept it,
The vault is locked, the clock is set to fall.
One wrong step and the whole world’s wrecked,
So mask your face and scale the wall.
The tape will burn, the plan won’t wait,
The team is in, the wires are live.
If you fail, there is no second date (big breath in)
This message will self-destruct in fiveeeeee!

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:55 PM (ZdaMQ)

167 Paperback writer - the Beatles. It's like the monkey pox.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 25, 2026 10:56 PM (5C90x)

168 Manos; The Hands of Fate: The Musical

Everyone do the Torgo! *awkward dancing*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at September 25, 2026 10:56 PM (0aYVJ)

169 Posted by: Tonypete at September 25, 2026 10:31 PM (GP7ZF)

Kitten woke me up

Pina colado song- Good description, TonyPete. They play that song repeatedly at the supermarket . I hate it. In fact, I can't stand their entire soundtrack. I wish they had classical music .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 10:56 PM (JrHfD)

170 "Quick, Before My Breath Goes Away" would be better ballad for Poseidon! The Musical.

See, this is what I do when I can't workshop right.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 10:56 PM (rbvCR)

171 Evening, Weird Dave, and ONT Horde. The Roger Moore story is a winner! Saw plenty of lightning on the eastern horizon, driving home from Torrington. No precip here, though.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (dPOOv)

172 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: The Musical

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (FZ29D)

173 Speaking of Manos, I learned that the young man who played Torgo took his own life not long after the movie was made in 1966. Very sad.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (0aYVJ)

174 146 The Human Centipede: The Musical
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at September 25, 2026 10:48 PM (vSvIl)

______________________

Oh, good one, but tough to pull off. One person singing, and three or four only able to mumble and hum in the background.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (dIske)

175 Sophie's Choice: The Musical

Which shall it be?
Your boy or your bay-bee?
How hard will you cry
When they both die?

Fun fact: for a long time there was a sign for "Sophie's Choice Designs" across from the Boise Costco. I can only assume the owner never read the book or saw the movie. As a business name, it ranked right up there with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day Care."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (t/Q8n)

176 Bed time, night all.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

177 One Way Or Another was about being stalked by Debbie Harry. What man wouldn't want that?

Posted by: Gonna Gitcha.. at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (Fn+3X)

178
SpaceX completed the wet-dress rehearsal for Starship, and a Monday launch is on track. This is going to be the first actual orbital flight of Starship. It will be early morning, with the launch window opening at 8:15 AM EDT.

This will also deploy some operational Starlinks, and the be the first real payload it carries. The plan is for 6 orbits, and then come back down in the Pacific close to Chile.

No booster or ship catches are planned, as some were hoping. That "may" happen next flight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (w6EFb)

179 Planet of the Apes - The Musical
The dance numbers were particularly acrobatic.

Soylent Green - The Musical
🎶The solution we had was expedient
You won't guess the secret ingredient🎶

Posted by: mindful webworker - the musical at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (11R8D)

180 172 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: The Musical
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 10:57 PM (FZ29D)

Can't have been worse than "Laureline! and Some Twink Who Got Lost In Her Girlboss Movie"

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 10:59 PM (88C+u)

181 If you want an example of the preparedness of the Canadian Military...think about where they are based and the climate of their home country...and then read this:

More than 30 Canadian Armed Forces soldiers suffered severe frostbite during Exercise Global Resolve in Alaska, highlighting ongoing concerns over inadequate government-issued cold-weather equipment.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 11:00 PM (dIske)

182 The Worst Songs poster is amazingly accurate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

I figured 7,8 and 15 were all OK songs. But even the best music gets cloying when played to death on the radio.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:01 PM (dPOOv)

183 Soylent Green - The Musical
🎶The solution we had was expedient
You won't guess the secret ingredient🎶
Posted by: mindful webworker - the musical at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (11R8D)
----
*** Grunka Lunkas from Futurama have entered the chat ***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 11:01 PM (FZ29D)

184 Speed, the Musical

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)

185 Planet of the Apes - The Musical was a bit on The Simpsons

youtu.be/JlmzUEQxOvA

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)

186 Publius -Very clear, beautiful day here. Spectacular moon tonight. Is Full?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (XeU6L)

187 Would it be surprising to learn one of the co-owners was sentenced to prision for removing FDA tags on diseased beef in 2016? Note, the Hill commenters blame TooRump for the company's crimes.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 25, 2026 10:09 PM (nEUC6)

Any bets that one of the principals is a muslim?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (dPOOv)

188 A Boy and His Dog: the Musical

You know, this one might actually work!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (APZWP)

189 George Sanders played The Saint in five movies from '39-'41. He then switched over to The Falcon, which was a similar suave character.

Posted by: The Unmitigated Cad at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (Fn+3X)

190 Happy Spiritsday!

Time for new days of the week. Starting with Sunday, we have

Sonday
Matthewday
Markday
Lukeday
Johnday
Spiritsday
Fatherday

For Muslims, remember to drink heavily on Spiritsday, your holey day. Skip beer, and start with moonshine.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)

191 I'm going to lobby for "Achy Breaky Heart" to be added to that list.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (dIske)

192 119 Don't Worry Be Happy is the only #1 a capella song. in music history.

Michael Jackson's "Ben" gets my vote for the worst, and most inexplicable #1 song..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 10:41 PM (08OqX)

Batdance has to be on the list somewhere as a terrible #1 song...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)

193 Fen, they played Queen's "The Show Must Go On" at my supermarket.
I think mine might be better.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (88C+u)

194 127 Disturbing thought of the day: As an adult, you can be pretty sure that every hand you shake has had a penis in it as some point.
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That's why Asians bow to each other.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 10:42 PM (f0sNM)

Could also be they know about the Indians...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)

195 Event Horizon: The Musical

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (FZ29D)

196 So far I think I have hated every song mentioned tonight.

One of my brothers nearly went loco when his roommate played "I Will Always Love You" sung by Whitney Houston over and over again. Yes I know Dolly wrote it.

I'm not sure if we should invade Canada based on Celine Dion's stuck stiff person disease. I think she's playing in Las Vegas now. I saw a photo recently of her waving her arm around at any rate that did look stiff. Sometimes I only skim the surface of stuff I don't want to know.

She's always been weird, marrying that old man. Then having a demonic clothing line for babies. Then her stiff disease, which she's always seemed to have had anyway.

I'm not fond of "My Heart Will Go On." Apparently everything is frozen in amber with her.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 11:06 PM (hzuYO)

197 A Boy and His Dog: the Musical

You know, this one might actually work!
Posted by: Nemo
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Local lore:

Search Assist

commons.wikimedia.org
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Robert Mitchum performed the song "The Ballad of Thunder Road" in the film "Thunder Road." He co-wrote the song, which became popular and was released as a single in 1958

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 25, 2026 11:06 PM (XeU6L)

198 George Sanders was also married to two Gabor sisters- Zsa Zsa and Magda. Not Eva, though.

Posted by: Four Marriages Total at September 25, 2026 11:06 PM (Fn+3X)

199 Store soundtracks can be entertaining (when not awful).

A lifetime ago, when I worked at a wallyworld-- we were under a strict drug-free policy-- such a wholesome environment!

And then the muzak played Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen".

Oh yes!
..The Cuervo Gold..
..The Fine Columbian.. (doubt they meant "coffee" LOL)
..Make Tonight A Wonderful Thing..

Say it again!

Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:06 PM (rdVOm)

200 >> Publius -Very clear, beautiful day here. Spectacular moon tonight. Is Full?

Full enough for govt work. This is the Harvest Moon.

Exact moment of the full Moon will be around mid-day tomorrow, so each night splits the difference, but tonight it will technically the fullest at transit for us in the US.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)

201 One of my favorite 'not worst' songs: Navy Blue Diane Renay.

And she's not hard on the eyes and apparently still around but I think retired.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (578mW)

202 Solaris: The Musical, based on the original Russian movie. Much better than the Clooney remake.

Apollo 13: The Musical. Should it be a ballet instead?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

203 I think you'd be surprised (or not) how many songs were truly and completely misinterpreted. "Every Breath You Take" is about a stalker....and how many weddings was that played at?
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)

How many girls were named Alison by parents that completely missed the point of that song. ooopsie...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (08OqX)

204 Sharknado: The Musical

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (l3cgK)

205 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory…
wait that was a musical! Prefer the original 1971 Gene Wilder Willy Wonka.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 11:09 PM (APZWP)

206 Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 11:04 PM (88C+

I do not know that song . I guess I would remember it if I heard it , but I did not grow up with music of the time . My mother played Irish folk and classical .
I guess playing a soundtrack is supposed to calm the customers or improve worker efficiency or something (?) I prefer stores that don't have it, not that I choose stores on that basis.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:10 PM (JrHfD)

207 To be clear: I like Canadians, just not their PM's.

I'm also not crazy about the poutine. The Canadians I know are lovely people and I don't want to invade. I also want to see Nova Scotia someday...which, I realize, is not the point.

Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 11:10 PM (hzuYO)

208 The Room: The Musical

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 11:11 PM (f0sNM)

209
I'm going to lobby for "Achy Breaky Heart" to be added to that list.
Posted by: Orson

==============

It's on there. I'm lobbying for "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Christmas Shoes"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 25, 2026 11:11 PM (mmrXZ)

210 Apollo 13: The Musical. Should it be a ballet instead?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)

An interpretive dance by our blue velvet suited dancer from earlier today.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 11:11 PM (APZWP)

211 179 Planet of the Apes - The Musical
The dance numbers were particularly acrobatic.

Posted by: mindful webworker - the musical at September 25, 2026 10:58 PM (11R8D)

https://youtu.be/JlmzUEQxOvA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:11 PM (l3cgK)

212 Any bets that one of the principals is a muslim?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (dPOOv)

Sure, a thousand bucks US, I am on that one like stink.

Maria Espinosa and David Oswaldo Orellana Batres are President and Secretary

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)

213 Obligatory "schiophrenia is not multiple personalities" comment.

Love the James Bond story!!

Posted by: Funsize at September 25, 2026 11:12 PM (3j87q)

214 Rupert Holmes followed "Pina Colada" with a much better and beautifully arranged tune in about 1980, "Him."

"Don't know what he looks like,
Don't know who he is,
Don't know why she thought that I
Would say what's mine is his --

"I don't want to own her
But I can't let her have it both ways.
Three is one too many of us;
She leaves with me, or stays with

"Him, him, him
What's she gonna do about him?
She's gonna have to do without him
Or do without me, me, me --
No one gets to get it for free . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 11:12 PM (wzUl9)

215 Sluggy Freelance once had a minor section about Torg going to see Battlestar Galactica, the musical.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

216 "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory…
wait that was a musical! Prefer the original 1971 Gene Wilder Willy Wonka."
--------------------

Charlie's grandpa was a real piece of shit

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 11:13 PM (f0sNM)

217 Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 11:09 PM (APZWP)

I'm have never seen the remake . Don't want to.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:13 PM (JrHfD)

218 This is a truly minority opinion but: We Built This City is merely 'meh'. How they left off Seasons in the Sun and Run Joey Run no one will ever know.

Posted by: Nazdar at September 25, 2026 11:14 PM (NcvvS)

219 somebody beat me to the Ewetoob Planet of the Apes musical link...I guess I shoulda refreshed sooner...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (l3cgK)

220 Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:06 PM (rdVOm)

I used to always listen to XM Satellite radio on long drives and a favorite channel was the Movie Soundtrack Channel.

They'd play the classics, but they, also, pulled some of soundtracks from new movies...

Great driving music, mostly.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (dIske)

221 Fenelon, Muzak in some stores is featuring grunge.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rbvCR)

222 216 "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory…
wait that was a musical! Prefer the original 1971 Gene Wilder Willy Wonka."
--------------------

Charlie's grandpa was a real piece of shit

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 11:13 PM (f0sNM)

Joe Biden plays his part in the musical...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:16 PM (l3cgK)

223 The Lives Of Others: The Musical

Featuring songs by Rockwell and The Alan Parsons Project

Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)

224 More than 30 Canadian Armed Forces soldiers suffered severe frostbite during Exercise Global Resolve in Alaska, highlighting ongoing concerns over inadequate government-issued cold-weather equipment.
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 11:00 PM (dIske)

Oof. Don't remind us, bitte.

Posted by: Just outside Stalingrad at September 25, 2026 11:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

225 Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rbvCR)

What is grunge?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JrHfD)

226 I will leave you with "Who Let the Dogs Out."

WHO WHO WHO

I hate The Who!

I need to listen to some music due to terminal ear wigs now.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 11:18 PM (hzuYO)

227 Welcome to the Dollhouse: The Musical

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 25, 2026 11:18 PM (f0sNM)

228 George Sanders played The Saint in five movies from '39-'41. He then switched over to The Falcon, which was a similar suave character.
Posted by: The Unmitigated Cad at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (Fn+3X)

Until he got killed, then his brother took over the job.

Posted by: Movie News at September 25, 2026 11:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

229 221 Fenelon, Muzak in some stores is featuring grunge.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rbvCR)

https://youtu.be/0rbXbfL6RdA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:19 PM (l3cgK)

230 Now for good news, good for me at least, my sister got a pacemaker a week ago to deal with her A-Fib, which was not responding to meds or ablations.
She is actually alert, pleasant and doing things instead of lying in bed waiting to die.
We are not close, but we are our only blood relatives left.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:20 PM (rbvCR)

231 I need to listen to some music due to terminal ear wigs now.

---------

Someone mentioned Ah! Leah! In a thread a couple weeks ago. Try it, you won't be able to get it out of your head.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero 43) at September 25, 2026 11:20 PM (wpRMV)

232 How many girls were named Alison by parents that completely missed the point of that song. ooopsie...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 11:08 PM (08OqX)

It's said that the name of the farmer's daughter is Alison.

Posted by: Story News at September 25, 2026 11:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

233 Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:20 PM

That is good news!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:22 PM (JrHfD)

234 I fired up my ancient Snap-On plasma cutter today, to cut a 12 inch 1/8" steel disc in half. Worked slick as snot, and I even managed to cut straight lines freehand.

And I tidied that corner of the little shop, and swept and vacuumed the floor. It is looking much spiffier, now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:23 PM (dPOOv)

235
*squirt*

The musical.

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at September 25, 2026 11:24 PM (dtlw7)

236 Requiem for a Dream - The Musical

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 11:24 PM (FmapG)

237 Thanks for the ONT.

'Fighting men, who jump and die.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 11:24 PM (zZu0s)

238 Fenelon, Muzak in some stores is featuring grunge.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rbvCR)

The hold music when you are on the phone to Temu is glunge.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:24 PM (dPOOv)

239 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 11:19 PM (l3cgK)
I
I like the instrumental soundtrack rather than Snoop Dog singing about "I love to lay back and listen to the sound of my money." She me performers are rather odd.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:25 PM (JrHfD)

240 She me performers

Typo. Meant "Some"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (JrHfD)

241 Silent Movie - The Musical

Posted by: Lancelot_Link at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (+NgHs)

242 What is grunge?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:16 PM (JrHfD)

Lucky woman.

Grunge was a music genre from the 90's that started in Seattle as a form of underground rejection of the way that new wave and punk became industrialized, and made exactly like the music they were supposed to be objecting to. And once it became popular it was picked up by the major labels and turned into the very form of music it was supposed to be rejecting.

Grunge made flannel shirts popular as urban street wear.

Also, think Nirvana or Alice in Chains, or Pearl Jam, or Temple of the Dog. You know. Them.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR)

243 They now have all the crops off the farm fields adjacent to my house. Watched the big green combine take off the last round of canola across the road this afternoon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (dPOOv)

244
George Sanders played The Saint in five movies from '39-'41. He then switched over to The Falcon, which was a similar suave character.
Posted by: The Unmitigated Cad

This is a list of the movies featuring the character of the Falcon, played by George Sanders in the first four movies. He was replaced by his brother, Tom Conway, for the next nine movies, and then by John Calvert.

https://t.ly/UKEjf

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 11:27 PM (Cqx++)

245 We Built This City was an anti-corporate, bitter song about the music industry. It just had the veneer of happy, mid 80s, bounce to it. It did get overplayed but every 80s Pop hit got overplayed. I think the hate for it is overblown. It is 'meh' but it's not terrible either.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 11:27 PM (FmapG)

246 "Black Hole Sun" is canon now.
tinyurl.com/5n89svbs

Posted by: wash away the raaain at September 25, 2026 11:28 PM (88C+u)

247 Evening all.

I didn't have a chance to chime in earlier today on the Lindsay Clancy post, and the vile opinion column by Wendy Murphy. She always had a bit of a feminist streak going back years, but clearly being in the ivory tower of edumacation has influenced her.

In fact, she was one of the first harpies pointing at Karen Read as guilty of murdering her Boston cop boyfriend all based on planted evidence from a purposely botched investigation, and statements by a local news outlet of slam-dunk video evidence that didn't actually exist. And she's been strangely silent about the murder of a young woman by the name of Sandra Birchmore who was abused and groomed by LEOs in Canton, MA and the Mass. State Police. Oh, and she was 10 weeks pregnant at the time.

Posted by: Effie Perrine at September 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Zr3aZ)

248 Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (rbvCR

I know the names. I can't name any of their songs although I'd probably recognize some if I heard them. One the few "modern" groups which I like is "Dire Straits" . That's about it .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:30 PM (JrHfD)

249 I have a couple ideas, but do not want people to look up the films.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 11:30 PM (zZu0s)

250 I was just messing with GEMINI AI. I said I was considering an start up business of making toy trucks for kids that were "ICE Prisoner Transport Trucks."

AI told me it wouldn't work because retail wouldn't sell them....to which I told AI I would do it 100% online.

AI told me my hosting costs would be unmanageable due to outraged advocacy groups and angry people.

I told AI that I would put ads on the site and likely make money off the perpetually offended, so I would have double income.

AI told me there wouldn't be a market. And, I told AI to get out more... 78% support the deportations, 54% support removing all illegals. That's a majority customer base.

AI told me I would likely be sued. To which I noted free publicity is always good.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 11:30 PM (dIske)

251 This is a list of the movies featuring the character of the Falcon, played by George Sanders in the first four movies. He was replaced by his brother, Tom Conway, for the next nine movies, and then by John Calvert.

https://t.ly/UKEjf
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 11:27 PM (Cqx++)

I take it that either "Sanders", or "Conway" was a stage name. Or both were?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:31 PM (dPOOv)

252 My prefs are, Bond: Roger Moore; AC/DC: Brian Johnson.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 25, 2026 11:31 PM (Fv808)

253 I wish everyone would stop calling the telescope "The Nancy Grace".
Dammit - Nancy Grace is a motormouth TV LAWYER who completely fucked up and formed a media mob to accuse and almost convict the poor security guard named Richard Jewell of planting a bomb at the Olympic venue in Atlanta in 1996. He was the guy that found the bomb and had pushed people back, saving many lives.
It's Nancy Grace ROMAN! If you're too damned lazy to type all three names, call it the Nancy Roman telescope.

Posted by: buddhaha at September 25, 2026 11:32 PM (XFtZv)

254 Also, I am trying to shave down a broken shovel handle for my trenching shovel. I did it once before, but the draw knife and my poor abilities made it a conical shape to fit in a tubular handle, so it broke because of the poor fit.
So I thought to myself, if only I had some sort of lathe so I could try paring it down with a chisel.
Not having a lathe I have screwed a couple of L brackets to the picnic table to make a rudimentary lathe.
Supposedly it will be powered by my wife using the socket adaptor on the electric drill to spin it.

We will see if my rudimentary lathe will do any good, tomorrow.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)

255 Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)

You sound very handy. That's good!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:34 PM (JrHfD)

256 "We Built this City" is #2. The "and I would walk ten thousand miles and I would walk ten thousand more" song (or however it goes) is #1.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 25, 2026 11:35 PM (Fv808)

257
Me, I just like the thought of launching Nancy Grace into space.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 11:35 PM (w6EFb)

258 Not having a lathe I have screwed a couple of L brackets to the picnic table to make a rudimentary lathe.
Supposedly it will be powered by my wife using the socket adaptor on the electric drill to spin it.

We will see if my rudimentary lathe will do any good, tomorrow.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)

Hopefully she doesn't think you have some loose nuts or bolts, and tries to tighten them first.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 25, 2026 11:36 PM (qx7Zg)

259 One the few "modern" groups which I like is "Dire Straits" . That's about it .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:30 PM (JrHfD)

Dire Straits has been around for 40-odd years. They are/were very fine musicians, and had appeal far beyond the teen demographic. There is an album out there with Mark Knopfler, the lead guitar player, doing duets with Chet Atkins. Well worth a listen

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:36 PM (dPOOv)

260
Nancy Grace Roman, the person, went by "Nancy Grace", both together as her first name. Same way my mother does. So, her first name, the one she called herself by was not just Nancy, but Nancy Grace.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

261 You sound very handy. That's good!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:34 PM (JrHfD)

I have no idea what I am doing, which makes everything possible and probably impossible to accomplish.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)

262 242:Grunge made flannel shirts popular as urban street wear.

I wore flannel shirts in the 80s because it was cheap. When it became a 'fashion' statement, I laughed. It was cheap rust belt clothes.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 11:39 PM (FmapG)

263 We will see if my rudimentary lathe will do any good, tomorrow.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)

Instead of using a chisel, try spinning the handle in your rudimentary lathe and using a flap wheel on an angle grinder to form the taper. To use a chisel on a wood lathe, you need a VERY solid tool rest. The forces involved can be pretty fierce.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:39 PM (dPOOv)

264 I think you'd be surprised (or not) how many songs were truly and completely misinterpreted. "Every Breath You Take" is about a stalker....and how many weddings was that played at?
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)

It's so...
It's so...
It's so romantic! Squeee!
I could just listen to it on repeat!

Posted by: Flock Group Inc. d/b/a Flock Safety at September 25, 2026 11:41 PM (ke3zm)

265 I saw a question on a leftwing forum, "Would cruise ships exist in a socialist state?". I originally understood that as "would a socialist state actually bother to provide such an expensive form of entertainment?" but apparently what they really meant was cruise ships are bad for da Erf.

But I don't care about stupid leftist virtue signaling so...I took a look at what the Soviet Union provided and the answer is mixed.

The Soviets did convert a group of ships into cruise liners and they used them partly for local cruising around the black sea and partly as real cruise ships for foreigners even losing one on rocks off of Australia.

Looking at the Black Sea cruise experience well...no private bathrooms and people packed in like sardines... doesn't look fun to me but I'll give them credit they did allocate some resources to building cruise ships though a cynic might assume it was to build knowledge on how to run the profitable international cruises.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 11:41 PM (sKqQm)

266 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:36 PM (dPOOv)

I consider anything from the 70's on '"modern" . What can I say? I'm old 😉 and if I mostly listen to Bach and Beethoven and Handel etc, " Dire Straits" probably is modern And yes, he is a brilliant guitarist I will have to look for the album with Chet Atkins. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:42 PM (JrHfD)

267
It's so...
It's so...
It's so romantic! Squeee!
I could just listen to it on repeat!

I suspect the line between stalker and romantically obsessed isn't quite as obvious as your average Lifetime movie would make it out to be...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 11:42 PM (sKqQm)

268 243 They now have all the crops off the farm fields adjacent to my house. Watched the big green combine take off the last round of canola across the road this afternoon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:26 PM (dPOOv)

Probably just in time. I think AK is sending down some awful weather shortly. It was windy as hell in Meadow Lakes (north of Wasilla) today, as a precursor to the 60mph or so coming this evening. Nasty bit of storm of the Pacific working its way across the state. That usually heads south eventually.

Luckily we live in a weird little microclimate that avoids most of that nonsense, but we will get some winds and lots of rain.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM (K6DGR)

269 Fenelon, here's Mark Knopfler on his solo album doing his song, "Cannibals". I don't think he is "woke"

https://youtu.be/g4Wt4n1RpdI

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM (dPOOv)

270 Hopefully she doesn't think you have some loose nuts or bolts, and tries to tighten them first.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at September 25, 2026 11:36 PM (qx7Zg)

She actually suggested using the drill, I figured out I could use the socket tool.
My wife is odd. I have had friends and girlfriends look at what I do and tell me I am insane, but she just hopes I know what I am doing.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)

271 I wore flannel shirts in the 80s because it was cheap. When it became a 'fashion' statement, I laughed. It was cheap rust belt clothes.
Posted by: Puddleglum

Exactly.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 11:44 PM (tg5bM)

272 264 I think you'd be surprised (or not) how many songs were truly and completely misinterpreted. "Every Breath You Take" is about a stalker....and how many weddings was that played at?
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)

It's so...
It's so...
It's so romantic! Squeee!
I could just listen to it on repeat!
Posted by: Flock Group Inc. d/b/a Flock Safety at September 25, 2026 11:41 PM (ke3zm)

Springsteen's Born in the USA is a screed against the Vietnam War. He refers to Vietnamese as "The Yellow Man." Kinda racist, if you ask me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (K6DGR)

273 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM (dPOO

Thanks.

A thing I like about him is-aside from his musical ability is that I don't know what his political opinions are unlike Grrrrrrh- Bruce Springsteen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (JrHfD)

274 Nick Sortor@nicksortor · 45m

Literally 4 days ago, CNN said we new media folks didn’t have the resources to replace them in the White House press pool

But tonight, the White House REPLACED CNN on Air Force One with us @Real America's Voice (RAV) for 47’s trip this weekend

RIP @CNN. And God Bless @X🇺🇸

Nick Sortor@nicksortor
: CNN is NOT being allowed to travel to Tennessee tomorrow with President Trump aboard Air Force One Instead, @RealAmVoice will be allocated seats on board to cover 47’s trip, and it’ll be broadcasted right here on 𝕏 CUE THE MELTDOWN
https://t.co/zu2EoSXLU0

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (vC80E)

275 Instead of using a chisel, try spinning the handle in your rudimentary lathe and using a flap wheel on an angle grinder to form the taper. To use a chisel on a wood lathe, you need a VERY solid tool rest. The forces involved can be pretty fierce.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:39 PM (dPOOv)

I have a couple of rasps I will try too, but the goal is to keep the speed low because if I spin it too fast the screws I am using for the chucks will tighten or worse, untighten and fall off

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (rbvCR)

276 >> Black Hole Sun" is canon now.

Yes, the Little Red Dots, and this is rapidly converging to "big black hole" "stars" if you can call them. Fascinating and evolving thing.

The question was always where did the yuge, supermassive black holes that are at the center of most galaxies come from? Did they come from mergers of stellar mass black holes somehow, or did they somehow come earlier.

It's looking like that latter now. The black holes formed first,and were the seeds around which galaxies formed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 11:47 PM (w6EFb)

277 I wore flannel shirts in the 80s because it was cheap. When it became a 'fashion' statement, I laughed. It was cheap rust belt clothes.
Posted by: Puddleglum

Exactly.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 11:44 PM (tg5bM)

I have a checked flannel shirt with a quilted lining. Very comfy; I wore it this evening. Known locally as a "Saskatchewan Dinner Jacket".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:47 PM (dPOOv)

278 Happy Freaking Friday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 25, 2026 11:48 PM (ibDUx)

279 I'm sure I've seen every Saint and Falcon movie. Watched a lot of the B series movies, Torchy Blaine, Boston Blackie, Dick Tracy, Hildegarde Withers, Maisie, about 10 Andy Hardy movies, they are great fun and filled with so many excellent character actors. Watched every Dead End, East Side Kids, Bowery Boys too. These cheapo movies kept a bunch of studios afloat.
Kay Kyser and his band made four feature films for RKO. The first one, "You'll Find Out" is very good comedy/horror movie. Lugosi, Karloff, Peter Lorre are in it.

Posted by: Study In Black and White at September 25, 2026 11:49 PM (Fn+3X)

280 She actually suggested using the drill, I figured out I could use the socket tool.
My wife is odd. I have had friends and girlfriends look at what I do and tell me I am insane, but she just hopes I know what I am doing.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)

Sweetie, she had just figured out that arguing with you is a lost cause, and she wants you to feel good about yourself, so she lets you do stupid shit because that's what men do.

It's just proof she loves you, not that she thinks you are doing the right things. She's smarter than you think.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:51 PM (K6DGR)

281 I have a couple of rasps I will try too, but the goal is to keep the speed low because if I spin it too fast the screws I am using for the chucks will tighten or worse, untighten and fall off
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (rbvCR)

All the more reason to use the angle grinder as the cutting implement, then. You are trying cut a piece of hardwood across the grain. A sharp implement can either dig in, and tear out a divot, or simply bounce off.

I have tapered hammer and shovel handles by using the bench grinder.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:51 PM (dPOOv)

282 Happy Freaking Friday to you too, Debby!

How are ya?

Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:52 PM (rdVOm)

283 Well the Starlink connection is fast enough to stream music from youtube. Listening to some Canned Heat.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:53 PM (dPOOv)

284 My wife is odd. I have had friends and girlfriends look at what I do and tell me I am insane, but she just hopes I know what I am doing.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:43 PM

Kindltot-- your wife obviously loves you and wants to help.

Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

285 Hello, Debby. I hope your day was good.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 11:54 PM (rbvCR)

286 How could I leave out Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto films.

Posted by: Yellow Peril at September 25, 2026 11:54 PM (Fn+3X)

287 Happy Freaking Friday to you too, Debby!

How are ya?
Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:52 PM (rdVOm)

Evening to you and Debby, too, JQ!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:55 PM (dPOOv)

288 Tomorrow is Pizza Night in Rowley! I plan to be there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:56 PM (dPOOv)

289 Howdy, AOP! Glad Starlink is good for you.

Posted by: JQ at September 25, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

290 Well the Starlink connection is fast enough to stream music from youtube. Listening to some Canned Heat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:53 PM (dPOOv)

Better than freeze dried.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 11:57 PM (1Ff7Z)

291 Silence of the Lambs, the Musical...

Clearly... dinner music.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 25, 2026 11:57 PM (mP0Kj)

292 I just watched a Warhammer 40K vid where the joke was everyone that went to the team medic got shot not matter what their condition was, and another soldier trying to learn from him who would not do that failed to get certified as a medic.

At the end they have the younger soldier expressing his woe noting, "Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone suffering from a minor short term illness is shoot them in the back of the head" as the video goes from the space marines scene to...a Canadian flag.

Happy I watched that one to the end...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (sKqQm)

293 283 Well the Starlink connection is fast enough to stream music from youtube. Listening to some Canned Heat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:53 PM (dPOOv)

We've been on Elon all summer, living in the camper while the house is being rebuilt. He does pretty well, although there are occasional soft spots, because we have some pretty tall birch trees around the joint. I suppose it would have helped to run it up the flagpole, but of course then it could have blown off. It has been a lesson in patience, but mostly good.

I still yell his name when things blink out, but I suppose he is used to that, since he has so many kids.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (K6DGR)

294 Better than freeze dried.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 25, 2026 11:57 PM (1Ff7Z)

Heh. You know, I don't believe a single original member of that great band is still living. Sad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (dPOOv)

295 I thought Toto’s, Rosanna, hit number 1. It peaked at number 2. I despise that song.

Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 12:00 AM (IXaAJ)

296 Obviously I am not RC, but I was interested in reading about the beatification of Fulton Sheen, because he sounds like both a very scholarly as well as a kind, devout man who loved Jesus and his work in the church. I think we need as many holy people to intercede for us as possible. , and I know he was no friend to communism and loved the U.S. Also, I was concerned that it be a safe Mass for all involved and since I didn't hear anything to the contrary. I guess it was. Thanks, God!

Good night all!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 26, 2026 12:01 AM (JrHfD)

297 3.9 just hit Mendocino County. Ooooh.... Didn't feel it way down here.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 26, 2026 12:01 AM (Fv808)

298 297 3.9 just hit Mendocino County. Ooooh.... Didn't feel it way down here.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 26, 2026 12:01 AM (Fv80

Probably feels like a big truck driving by. Get back to me when it's over 7.3 or so.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 12:02 AM (K6DGR)

299 I still yell his name when things blink out, but I suppose he is used to that, since he has so many kids.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (K6DGR)

Mine has been blinking out, but it's not the Starlink hardware. It's the little 29 dollar USB dongle I bought to give wifi capability to my old desktop computer. And I think the issue is that the OS loses its grip on the USB bus every so often. Sometimes the USB keyboard and mouse also freeze up. Unplugging the dongle, and plugging it back in has reset it, so far.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:03 AM (dPOOv)

300 Heh. You know, I don't believe a single original member of that great band is still living. Sad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (dPOOv)

Honey, we're old. People keep dying on me. It is part of life. Some are saved, some are not. My prayers go out to all of them. It's a fair bit of work, but it is our job.

Let's hope everyone notices when we pass, and pray our asses into heaven too.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 12:04 AM (K6DGR)

301 I have tapered hammer and shovel handles by using the bench grinder.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:51 PM (dPOOv)

And I might do that, but I don't want a tapered piece, I did that last time with a draw knife. The shovel socket is cylindrical, and if the handle is tapered, it puts all the stress on the wood at the mouth of the socket when I pry with it. That is why it broke at that very point this last time, I suspect.

If I can get it taken down to fit the socket more closely, it should spread the stress for the entire socket wall, and maybe the handle will last a couple of years more before I have to buy another handle.

I mostly use it for digging out root balls and the like. Love that shovel for making holes.

Razorback trencher
https://tinyurl.com/bd3swnjm

Posted by: Kindltot at September 26, 2026 12:04 AM (rbvCR)

302 3.9 just hit Mendocino County. Ooooh.... Didn't feel it way down here.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at September 26, 2026 12:01 AM (Fv80

Doug Sahm may be able to shed some light on that:

https://youtu.be/Hy3V2BGQKAk

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:06 AM (dPOOv)

303 All the more reason to use the angle grinder as the cutting implement, then. You are trying cut a piece of hardwood across the grain. A sharp implement can either dig in, and tear out a divot, or simply bounce off.
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Spling e-ing, and where she lands nobody knows.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:10 AM (vC80E)

304 Zardoz: The Musical

Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 12:12 AM (IXaAJ)

305 These people vote...
Posted by: Defenestratus

Well... maybe they do.

Maybe they can't produce proper ID at the polling station, who knows?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 26, 2026 12:12 AM (C0Nlv)

306 The Artist-The Musical

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:12 AM (KC5Lt)

307 Just to say that September 25th is now Dolly Parton day ( from song "9 to 5" )...So still Dolly Day here on the Left Coast...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:13 AM (l3cgK)

308 I thought Toto’s, Rosanna, hit number 1. It peaked at number 2. I despise that song.
Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 12:00 AM

Plus it was about Rosanna Arquett.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:14 AM (KC5Lt)

309 Spling e-ing, and where she lands nobody knows.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:10 AM (vC80E)

The dread ga-doing! I now it well.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:14 AM (dPOOv)

310 308 I thought Toto’s, Rosanna, hit number 1. It peaked at number 2. I despise that song.
Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 12:00 AM

Plus it was about Rosanna Arquett.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:14 AM (KC5Lt)

One can enjoy the music and hate the lyrics...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:14 AM (l3cgK)

311 The dread ga-doing! I now it well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Part of the *klunk* *piiiing* *thump* trilogy!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:16 AM (rdVOm)

312 It is windy out, but Armageddon has not yet occurred , I am good and all is well here. The bulk of the Nor'easter should happen tomorrow into Sunday I guess. I can't remember how old I was, but I do remember our class singing The Ballad of The Green Berets for our Memorial Day program. There will be a trans anthem at number one long before another patriotic song cracks the top ten.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 26, 2026 12:17 AM (ibDUx)

313 Springsteen's Born in the USA is a screed against the Vietnam War. He refers to Vietnamese as "The Yellow Man." Kinda racist, if you ask me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 11:46 PM (K6DGR)

As was American Woman.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:17 AM (KC5Lt)

314 I personally think music from "Rent" should be on that list...

My wife wanted to watch it, I had no IDEA what it was about...
When they were started singing a song where they praised anal sex was about all I could take.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:17 AM (l3cgK)

315 JQ, saw your note. I bought a $20 thumbdrive from Amazon and paid a service down the street $40 to install it.

The OS can be downloaded and installed for free.
AOP would be the intercessor for OS tech differences between MS and OS. For me, it's much like 7.
Same with the installation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:19 AM (vC80E)

316 Steve Miller Band, Abracadabra, is a worthless POS, which could’ve easily made the list.

Posted by: Unkaren at September 26, 2026 12:20 AM (IXaAJ)

317 As was American Woman.
Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:17 AM (KC5Lt)

Which I think was at least partly tongue-in-cheek. The Guess Who was one of the first Canadian rock bands to break big in the USA. Most of their music was really non-political. And they were not afraid to cross musical barriers. Their song "Nashville Sneakers" is really not rock and roll, it is pop jazz:

https://youtu.be/I7onqDAwemQ

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (dPOOv)

318 Please, please say a prayer. My nephew‘s wife is giving birth to their first child she has arrested. The baby is fine and healthy the mother I just don’t know right now. Please say a prayer for.Her

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (ubCxQ)

319 Both of U2’s #1 songs.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (KC5Lt)

320 A lot of Canadians seem to have a fever dream involving a US invasion of Canada. Some Commie professor has a YT short up about how Canadians would deal with such an event.

I'm watching this and hearing sh*t about the War of 1812 and Canucks burning down the White House and "General Winter" and I'm thinking there isn't a single American anywhere wanting to invade the GWN. No one.

A mass psychosis in a country that can't even meet its NATO defense funding goals. The national economy is a dumpster fire and the elites have found their bogeyman to blame.

Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:27 AM (rj6Yv)

321 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:19 AM

Thanks. Purchasing a boot stick seems much easier than all the hoops to download and *verify* Mint. I still need another machine, maybe... this one hasn't faltered since yesterday afternoon, but scares me that one day it'll implode. LOL

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

322 Heh. You know, I don't believe a single original member of that great band is still living. Sad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 11:58 PM (dPOOv)

But they're still touring, right?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:29 AM (1Ff7Z)

323 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (dPOOv)

Bachman said it was political. The war machine gave it away. The lead singer said it wasn’t but I think he was just covering his tracks.

Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:29 AM (KC5Lt)

324 >>>"Nashville Sneakers" is really not rock and roll, it is pop jazz:

https://youtu.be/I7onqDAwemQ

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Saloonesque, Manhattan Transfer. Never heard it.
One of my favorite bands of that period.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:30 AM (vC80E)

325 A mass psychosis in a country that can't even meet its NATO defense funding goals. The national economy is a dumpster fire and the elites have found their bogeyman to blame.
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:27 AM (rj6Yv)

Many of us here in Alberta know that. The bizarre antics of the Ottawa elite are the best ad material for the upcoming Alberta independence referendum that we could wish for.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:30 AM (dPOOv)

326 When they were started singing a song where they praised anal sex was about all I could take.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 26, 2026 12:17 AM (l3cgK)
____________________

Don't kid us, Jim. You were singing it all the next day. How did it go?

Posted by: Orson at September 26, 2026 12:33 AM (dIske)

327 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - The Musical

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 12:33 AM (FmapG)

328 Also bought the Beelink from Amazon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:34 AM (vC80E)

329 Thanks. Purchasing a boot stick seems much easier than all the hoops to download and *verify* Mint. I still need another machine, maybe... this one hasn't faltered since yesterday afternoon, but scares me that one day it'll implode. LOL
Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

Those hoops are pretty easy to negotiate. Like a cookbook. I have done it several times now, as new versions of Mint are issued. Making the boot stick from a blank thumb drive might involve ten minutes of your actual hands-on time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:34 AM (dPOOv)

330 Please, please say a prayer. My nephew‘s wife is giving birth to their first child she has arrested. The baby is fine and healthy the mother I just don’t know right now. Please say a prayer for.Her
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (ubCxQ)

Of course! So sorry this has happened.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:34 AM (rdVOm)

331 Many of us here in Alberta know that. The bizarre antics of the Ottawa elite are the best ad material for the upcoming Alberta independence referendum that we could wish for.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:30 AM (dPOOv)
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I know, and I watched some of Smith's crying speech. She sees tougher times approaching. The October referendum is Round One. Round Two, if the question passes, is for all the marbles. And it's likely the end of the Canadian experiment.

Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:36 AM (rj6Yv)

332 Bachman said it was political. The war machine gave it away. The lead singer said it wasn’t but I think he was just covering his tracks.
Posted by: polynikes at September 26, 2026 12:29 AM (KC5Lt)

Randy Bachman is a Mormon, FWIW. Burton Cummings, the vocalist, is not. There was some friction there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:36 AM (dPOOv)

333 When China takes over Canada

Chinadia

https://tinyurl.com/37mxewzk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 12:37 AM (vC80E)

334 Making the boot stick from a blank thumb drive might involve ten minutes of your actual hands-on time.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ok. I downloaded it last night, and went through the instructions, up to "Save As" on a couple of *SHA256* things. Downloaded Etcher. Stopped there. I have a pack of new PNY 16GB sticks... just need to wade through the rest of the instructions.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

335 When they were started singing a song where they praised anal sex was about all I could take.

Next time try being the pitcher, not the catcher. :p D&R

Posted by: Weirddave at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (R9NnH)

336 And it's likely the end of the Canadian experiment.
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:36 AM (rj6Yv)

You think Ottawa won't cheat?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (1Ff7Z)

337 I know, and I watched some of Smith's crying speech. She sees tougher times approaching. The October referendum is Round One. Round Two, if the question passes, is for all the marbles. And it's likely the end of the Canadian experiment.
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:36 AM (rj6Yv)

I do not trust Danielle Smith. She can be a weasel. She needs to nut up, and present Ottawa with some non-negotiable demands: if Ottawa does, or fails to do, certain things, it will trigger a unilateral declaration of independence. Joining the EU would be one such. Dumping another metric fuckton of Turd-World migrants into Alberta would be another.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (dPOOv)

338 And it's likely the end of the Canadian experiment.
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:36 AM (rj6Yv)

You think Ottawa won't cheat?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Who counts the ballots?

Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:42 AM (rj6Yv)

339 You think Ottawa won't cheat?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (1Ff7Z)

That's to be expected. A negotiated separation will never succeed. Eventually, there will be a unilateral declaration of independence. It worked for you guys, against a much tougher opponent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:44 AM (dPOOv)

340 This is me, sometimes, with technology:

youtu.be/yeZNfo1zvdU

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

341 Who counts the ballots?
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:42 AM (rj6Yv)

The referendum ballots will be counted by Albertans, in Alberta. I don't think it will be a slam-dunk. Lots of foreigners camped in the cities. If I remember my history right, in 1776, about 1/3 of Americans supported independence, 1/3 were Royalists, and the remainder were indifferent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:47 AM (dPOOv)

342
Welcome to the Dollhouse: The Musical
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

=================

There's a couple of okay songs in that movie! Including "Welcome to the Dollhouse."

[I tried to paste in lyrics but pixie no likee]

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 26, 2026 12:49 AM (mmrXZ)

343 That's to be expected. A negotiated separation will never succeed. Eventually, there will be a unilateral declaration of independence. It worked for you guys, against a much tougher opponent.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:44 AM (dPOOv)

Or the provincial leaders will be bought off by some trinkets and you'll never get the chance to be rid of Ottawa again.

"Does this boot make my face flat?"

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:49 AM (1Ff7Z)

344 Many of us here in Alberta know that. The bizarre antics of the Ottawa elite are the best ad material for the upcoming Alberta independence referendum that we could wish for.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:30 AM (dPOOv)

I really hope you break it off in Ottawa's ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 12:50 AM (S41Gd)

345 I do not trust Danielle Smith. She can be a weasel. She needs to nut up, and present Ottawa with some non-negotiable demands: if Ottawa does, or fails to do, certain things, it will trigger a unilateral declaration of independence. Joining the EU would be one such. Dumping another metric fuckton of Turd-World migrants into Alberta would be another.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:41 AM (dPOOv)
======

The received wisdom as to why Canada cancelled the trade deal discussions with the US is that at least 3 premiers threatened Carney with a revolt. Probably more than 3 were ready to rumble if the Canadian tariffs were reduced or eliminated. Carney still hasn't given Canadians a full answer for the lack of a trade deal. The absence of political transparency in Canada is frightening - in every sense of the word.

I'm more sympathetic about Smith's position - she needs a popular referendum on the matter of separation before she can play hardball with the Carneyites. Otherwise, Ottawa would hammer her as a separatist, or worse.

Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:52 AM (rj6Yv)

346 Or the provincial leaders will be bought off by some trinkets and you'll never get the chance to be rid of Ottawa again.

"Does this boot make my face flat?"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 26, 2026 12:49 AM (1Ff7Z)

which is why I do not trust Danielle Smith. If the referendum passes, she should resign as Premier, and make way for a hard-liner to take the helm.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:53 AM (dPOOv)

347 I'm more sympathetic about Smith's position - she needs a popular referendum on the matter of separation before she can play hardball with the Carneyites. Otherwise, Ottawa would hammer her as a separatist, or worse.
Posted by: mrp at September 26, 2026 12:52 AM (rj6Yv)

Danielle Smith is damaged goods. She became the leader of the (very) conservative Wildrose Party, and was in line to become Premier. Then she made a deal with the (squishy) provincial Conservative Party, and squish Jason Kenney became Premier. Set us back at least 5 years.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:56 AM (dPOOv)

348 My little USB wifi dongle just quit again. Unplugged it, and replugged; started working again, but it was uncomfortably warm. Maybe streaming tuns through it is taxing it too much. It is a dinky little thing, about a quarter the size of a thumb drive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 12:58 AM (dPOOv)

349 I have no idea who these people are, officer. Yes, I will say the same after several beatings.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 26, 2026 12:58 AM (CHHv1)

350 Das Boot: Das Musical

Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at September 26, 2026 12:59 AM (85Bnm)

351 Das Boot: Das Musical
Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at September 26, 2026 12:59 AM (85Bnm)

LOL!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:01 AM (dPOOv)

352 My little USB wifi dongle just quit again. Unplugged it, and replugged; started working again, but it was uncomfortably warm. Maybe streaming tuns through it is taxing it too much. It is a dinky little thing, about a quarter the size of a thumb drive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Got to admit, that's a fairly quick reset. But still a PITA.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)

353 Got to admit, that's a fairly quick reset. But still a PITA.
Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)

Cannot blame Starlink for that. I still think that somehow Linux Mint is losing its grip on the Universal Serial Bus. Because for a long time, I have been experiencing the occasional keyboard and mouse freeze-up, which eventually resolves itself. Could be a glitch on the motherboard, too. This 'puter is old, and is like George Washington's axe, everything but the case has been replaced at least once.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:08 AM (dPOOv)

354 Listening to some Rosco Gordon. You want to know where the rock-steady, ska, and reggae musicians picked up their rhythm style? Listening to Rosco, they were. Picked up the clear channel radio out of WWL New Orleans.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:17 AM (dPOOv)

355 AOP, didn't you say the dongle was a 'cheapo' unit? Maybe you got a lemon.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

356 AOP, didn't you say the dongle was a 'cheapo' unit? Maybe you got a lemon.
Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

Well it was 29 dollars. So not super cheap, considering it is a tiny little thing. But the USB problem seems to be inherent to this computer. The keyboard-mouse freeze has long predated this issue.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:23 AM (dPOOv)

357 Yesterday, I told myself that I'd mow today. But no-- it rained hard last night and this morning.

Saying "tomorrow" again, LOL. At least the soil will still be damp and won't raise clouds of dust.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)

358 But the USB problem seems to be inherent to this computer. The keyboard-mouse freeze has long predated this issue.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I had keyboard issues with this machine-- USB connected. Switched it to a different USB outlet & no more problem. (But I'm sure you've already done similar and *know* of what you speak)

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

359 Well, that was something. The rum and the cola both ran out at the same time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:26 AM (dPOOv)

360 Well, that was something. The rum and the cola both ran out at the same time.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Perfect!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

361 I had keyboard issues with this machine-- USB connected. Switched it to a different USB outlet & no more problem. (But I'm sure you've already done similar and *know* of what you speak)
Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

Have not tried that. This box has little front panel gadget that provides a USB port, plus slots to fit several different formats of camera/phone memory cards. Maybe that device is shutting down the USB. But it works for downloading pics from my camera, or writing data to thumb drives.

There is a thing called "IRQ", "interrupt request queue" or something like that. The motherboard polls the various peripherals to see if they have something new to say. It might be a failure there, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:31 AM (dPOOv)

362 You can't even see the statue lady breathe! Do people still do that? I haven't seen any them for years.

Watched episodes 3 and 4 of Agios Paisios with a couple of the girls tonight. Now they are in Epirus. It is only 9 episodes, but Arsenios is still just 18 months old.

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 01:33 AM (rcENI)

363 Here's Rosco Gordon. Tell me you don't hear pre-echoes of reggae in this tune:

https://youtu.be/NsHyja3kXFo

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:34 AM (dPOOv)

364 Cool hand Luke: The Musical
Annie Hall: The Musical
Spartacus: The Musical
Capote: The Musical
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: The Musical

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at September 26, 2026 01:35 AM (VyD10)

365 My desktop unit has multiple USB ports, front and back. Nice to have choices. Also, since the other keyboard woes, I later switched to a wireless one. Again, keeping to the *known/presumed good* USB port.

Whatever would we do, without all these helpful devices?
/s

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

366
Damn, just looked at the temp here is 50.4F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 01:36 AM (w6EFb)

367 Damn, just looked at the temp here is 50.4F.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 01:36 AM (w6EFb)

Went outside a half hour ago to water the rhubarb. Moon shining through a hole in the clouds. Still and quiet, but chilly. Under 50, I expect.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:39 AM (dPOOv)

368 Of course, Patrick. Praying for the best.

The video of the baby meeting the 'statue ' is too sweet for words. Thank you for sharing it. ^_^

And, just for fun- Terminator 2, The Musical!

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at September 26, 2026 01:40 AM (Y5ezX)

369 Hi, publius! Getting chilly where you are. 55* here.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)

370 On The Beach: The Musical

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

371 And, just for fun- Terminator 2, The Musical!
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at September 26, 2026 01:40 AM (Y5ezX)

Ben Hur, The Musical. Spike Jones does the chariot race scene.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 01:42 AM (dPOOv)

372
GSP's grid forecast has a low of 49F, and I imagine I'll hit that, if not below in a little bit. Fall came on fast.

Forecast discussion says it's the flow from that nor'easter that's bringing in the crisp air.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 01:43 AM (w6EFb)

373 Carp. All the new machines I've seen, have windoze eleven pre-installed. Ugh!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 01:43 AM (rdVOm)

374 Clemson mountain folk are beating the hippies of Berkley, 24-10. About 2:00 left in the game.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 01:44 AM (FmapG)

375 3:00 minutes, not 2.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 26, 2026 01:45 AM (FmapG)

376 Old laptop ports got so bad could not touch or move the laptop.
Bought a wall powered Anker hub and plugged it in the *best* socket and never moved anything.
Always used the hub. Anker makes a good product.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 01:47 AM (vC80E)

377
Saturn is nearing opposition and will be close to the full Moon up there as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 01:48 AM (w6EFb)

378 The Sandpiper, music provided, won an award.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 01:51 AM (vC80E)

379 Canned six quarts of jalapenos tonight. I've been making a lot of quesadillas for lunch, so I finished last old jar this week. Not home grown; I just bought them from the store. They are so cheap, it doesn't seem worth growing them. Actually I tried some starts this year, but they never really took off.

They are quick to process, too. Not the full canning routine, just some vinegar and sugar and salt.

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 01:51 AM (rcENI)

380
Looking at the local station map, I do see some 49Fs and even a 48F within several miles.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb)

381 A friend's mother made jalapeno jelly.
She and the lady's would get together
to see what different things they could
turn into tasty jelly.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 01:54 AM (vC80E)

382 I'll start: Deep Throat: The Musical

.....starring Tanya Tagaq.

How about "Porky's: The Musical" to keep it to an "R" rating.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 01:54 AM (VHUov)

383 Went to the psyche ward today, and I have good news

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm schizophrenic,
And so am I.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 01:57 AM (VHUov)

384 Here's last tune from me. Virgil Brown, High Heel Shoes. Not the version I remember best. I bought the CD from him when he toured in Calgary in the '90's. He got the vibrato effect by playing his guitar through a Leslie speaker. Somehow it worked.

https://youtu.be/XPn1pCdAkrQ

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 02:02 AM (dPOOv)

385 I was listening to a Joe Rogan episode today. It was Eric Weinstein and Terrence Howard. Never heard of them before, except I listened to another interview with Eric yesterday. Terrence had some crazy theories about how 1 x 1 = 2, some shapes he made explained electro-magnetism and "super-symmetry," etc. Eric's patience was astonishing. I would never have made it to the end if I hadn't just had it running in the background while I was working. But Eric's message at the end made it worth it. It was about trying to find the real contribution someone offers, even if they aren't speaking the language you are used to.

Posted by: frammish at September 26, 2026 02:04 AM (rcENI)

386 Well, past midnight here, and the rhubarb patch is parched again. Imma go outside and take of that, and then off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 26, 2026 02:04 AM (dPOOv)

387 The Sandpiper, music provided, won an award.
Posted by: Braenyard

Probably not this one?

https://youtu.be/lVfI9mx3NCg

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 02:07 AM (VHUov)

388 I haven't canned anything since.. sheesh, a decade ago, at least.

Too many problems, too little time. Hoping to get back into it, at least a bit, when my responsibilities settle down.

I love pickled foods! And jams & jellies! And peaches and tomatoes (they're SO easy)

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 02:08 AM (rdVOm)

389 Night, AOP

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

390 I thought Toto’s, Rosanna, hit number 1. It peaked at number 2. I despise that song.
Posted by: Unkaren

For Toto songs named after girls, I'll take Pamela over Rosanna any day.

https://youtu.be/QCq9751mOFo

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 02:20 AM (VHUov)

391 George Sanders played The Saint in five movies from '39-'41. He then switched over to The Falcon, which was a similar suave character.
Posted by: The Unmitigated Cad at September 25, 2026 11:03 PM (Fn+3X)

I remember Sanders more for his voice: here he is as the voice of Shere Khan in Disney’s “The Jungle Book” - link goes to the Tube of Ewes, 1m 35s -

https://shorturl.at/HFmyd

Sanders was using vocal fry before we called it that: it lead to him being cast as a sophisticated villain, more often than not.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 26, 2026 02:23 AM (APZWP)

392 Didn't go to very many concerts, but saw Toto at Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. (The Fahrenheit tour, before Jeff Porcaro died.) It was excellent!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)

393
And boom. It's 49.1F.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 02:33 AM (w6EFb)

394 39 dats till election day. The left hopes a desperate trump declares martial law to stop democrat votes being counted and they take over democrat party corporate establishment donor class/aipac stooges like schumer and jefferies are terrified because they will only be allowed to whine not fight back against trump only allowed to fight party progressives.

Posted by: raimondo at September 26, 2026 02:35 AM (05soP)

395 Brrrrrr, publius! Summer is truly over.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

396 Probably not this one?

https://youtu.be/lVfI9mx3NCg

Posted by: mikeski
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Those chicks are dangerous.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 02:40 AM (VPNgR)

397 Didn't think it was time to get up yet.

Posted by: Skip at September 26, 2026 02:43 AM (Ia/+0)

398 Weird, Dave, you outdod yourself tonight. The dogs speak!
The salem witch trials!
And there's so much more to see!
Thank you.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 02:46 AM (RYmEM)

399 Patrick From Ohio at September 26, 2026 12:24 AM (ubCxQ)

Patrick - May your nephew's family be Blessed with Health & Healing at this frightening time ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critic. . . at September 26, 2026 02:57 AM (3ZUWJ)

400
First time it's been in the '40s since mid-May.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 03:00 AM (w6EFb)

401 "Yummy yummy yummy" was voted the worst song of the 1960s by rolling stone.

First verse
Yummy, yummy, yummy
I got love in my tummy and I feel like a-lovin' you
Love, you're such a sweet thing, good enough to eat thing
And it's just a-what I'm gonna do

(I can STILL hear it. Why I believe radio stations took bribes to ply songs)

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:06 AM (RYmEM)

402 Posted by: JM in Illinois-- I remember that one!

and

--Sugar Sugar!

and

--Everyone knows it's WINDY!

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:09 AM (rdVOm)

403 My BFF back then, named her dog Windy. LOL

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

404 My BFF back then, named her dog Windy. LOL
Posted by: JQ

The song, the flatulence, or both?

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 03:12 AM (VHUov)

405 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKrpN4mIJ7g

Uncle Sam's Blues - Angel of Death

that one is for the worlds islamo-commies

Posted by: what the cat drug in at September 26, 2026 03:12 AM (jrgJz)

406 Winter driving first time? I lived in the washington d c area -- so many foreigners who never saw snow before, tried to drive in it.
Two inches of snow, five miles an hour

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:12 AM (RYmEM)

407 The song, the flatulence, or both?
Posted by: mikeski

Heh. We were kids-- the song, of course!

But I don't know if that (kinda homely) lil rat-dog had a gas problem...

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)

408 Two inches of snow, five miles an hour
Posted by: JM in Illinois

At least they were careful! More than can be said for *some* people...

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:17 AM (rdVOm)

409 "Yummy yummy yummy" was voted the worst song of the 1960s by rolling stone.
Posted by: JM in Illinois

and
--Sugar Sugar!
and
--Everyone knows it's WINDY!
Posted by: JQ

On the other hand, the Rubette's "Sugar Baby Love" works as the title theme to "Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy."

(Not ": The Musical," despite the main character being an aspiring pianist and the various fairies doing magic with musical instruments.)

https://youtu.be/DR_zriJjyJs

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 03:21 AM (VHUov)

410 Windy, had pretty chorus. The Association, they had a good short couple of years and faded from the charts..

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 03:23 AM (VPNgR)

411 Two inches of snow, five miles an hour
Posted by: JM in Illinois

At least they were careful! More than can be said for *some* people...

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:17 AM (rdVOm)

A real piss off is when you're stuck behind an asshole in an AWD SUV doing 5 MPH. Why the fuck did you buy that thing if you're going to drive it like a fag.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 03:24 AM (S41Gd)

412 Getting sleepy. I'd better listen to my body this time...

Good night, horde. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: JQ at September 26, 2026 03:24 AM (rdVOm)

413 At least they were careful! More than can be said for *some* people...
Posted by: JQ

For some folks, winter driving needs to be re-learned every year. Four-wheel drive makes you start faster. It does not make you stop faster.

First blizzard of the year in the Midwest, and the ditches are full of SUVs and F-950 Earthfuckers who thought they were invincible.

Posted by: mikeski at September 26, 2026 03:25 AM (VHUov)

414 Winter driving first time? I lived in the washington d c area -- so many foreigners who never saw snow before, tried to drive in it.
Two inches of snow, five miles an hour

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:12 AM (RYmEM)

They do that in jersey. The jersey born drive like they're on snow mobiles, the immigrants drive like they're driving over a minefield while hauling nitroglycerine.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 03:27 AM (S41Gd)

415 That's a wonderful story about Roger Moore. Another actor I heard was a class act, always gracious, was Vincent Price

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:29 AM (RYmEM)

416 Japanese take traditional American music forms, this one could be 50 or 60s rock n roll, put animation with it and people eat it up.
Same people would never listen if presented by Americans.
Oh, well, music lives. They do a good job with all forms of American music.

Takaichi Sanae said, they say we do not have replacement rate.
We are maintaining while the rest of the world tears itself apart. (paraphrased)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 26, 2026 03:31 AM (VPNgR)

417 52 here. Does the weather watch the calendar?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:36 AM (RYmEM)

418 >> Does the weather watch the calendar?

Sure seems like it did this time. Looking at my station graph, it turned down right on Sept 22, like it said, oh it's Fall, better cool down.

I remember it behaved like this just a few years ago one time, but from looking at the station data, it had to be 2023 or before, before I got it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 26, 2026 03:58 AM (w6EFb)

419 414 Winter driving first time? I lived in the washington d c area -- so many foreigners who never saw snow before, tried to drive in it.
Two inches of snow, five miles an hour

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:12 AM (RYmEM)

They do that in jersey. The jersey born drive like they're on snow mobiles, the immigrants drive like they're driving over a minefield while hauling nitroglycerine.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 03:27 AM (S41Gd)

I don't drive for the first three days of snow on the ground here. The first-timers all put themselves into the ditch, and then it's save to drive.

I learned to drive in November in AK. Snow and ice is just a given. It isn't difficult, just common sense, but common sense it appears is just not common.

Slow the fuck down, don't tailgate, watch for crap on the road, and for Pete's sake, let the moose cross before you pass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 03:58 AM (G0Snx)

420 415 That's a wonderful story about Roger Moore. Another actor I heard was a class act, always gracious, was Vincent Price
Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 03:29 AM (RYmEM)

Real men vs. those who act as if they were and fail at it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 03:59 AM (G0Snx)

421 196 So far I think I have hated every song mentioned tonight.

One of my brothers nearly went loco when his roommate played "I Will Always Love You" sung by Whitney Houston over and over again. Yes I know Dolly wrote it.

------

Wayback machine. I had a similar experience with a guy in college who played and replayed "Bridge over troubled waters". Teeth on edge. But it must have been special to him...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 04:11 AM (RYmEM)

422 A real piss off is when you're stuck behind an asshole in an AWD SUV doing 5 MPH. Why the fuck did you buy that thing if you're going to drive it like a fag.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 26, 2026 03:24 AM (S41Gd)

4WD just makes idiots think they are bullet proof. Mostly, it allows folks to get that much further into the snow bank in the ditch. Bigger tires mean you float on the ice and just slide into the mess. Good luck with that.

Slow the fuck down. Do you want to get there, or do you want to sit in the ditch until a tow truck drags your sorry ass out?

Just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 04:20 AM (G0Snx)

423
I don't drive for the first three days of snow on the ground here. The first-timers all put themselves into the ditch, and then it's save to drive.

I learned to drive in November in AK. Snow and ice is just a given. It isn't difficult, just common sense, but common sense it appears is just not common.

Slow the fuck down, don't tailgate, watch for crap on the road, and for Pete's sake, let the moose cross before you pass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 03:58 AM (G0Snx)

-----

Down in these parts, the animals worry about us running into them. I especially take care to avoid opossums.

In AK, on the other hand, you could run into a moose. I watched a few seasons of "Life below Zero". You are some tough folks up there.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 04:22 AM (RYmEM)

424 In AK, on the other hand, you could run into a moose. I watched a few seasons of "Life below Zero". You are some tough folks up there.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 26, 2026 04:22 AM (RYmEM)

Most moose collisions are not horrible, even though they usually total the vehicle, but occasionally one will come up off the bumper and those hooves will crash through the windshield and they can decapitate people. It can be horrible. I suggest not doing it, even if you think you have to. I'd rather go in the ditch than crash a moose.

A few years ago, along the inlet on the Seward Highway, a moose fell off a cliff onto a car. That's a whole other world of weird. I have no idea what you tell your insurance company about that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 26, 2026 04:26 AM (G0Snx)

425 Pixy's up!

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Puppy and kitten play.

Deer enjoys a sprinkle.

Too much stick for too little dog.

This beaver's got big plans for his new dam.

Sky-teats.

Baby elephant shows off his trunk.

Birthday puppy.

Fuzzy nanny.

Puppy makes friends with a foal.

Peak-a-boo puppy.

Dog welcomes his human girl home.

Aw: an old blind dog gets excited to show he's still useful by going out and retrieving the newspaper every morning.

A couple rescues an injured -- shot -- dog from a mountain -- and then a stray cat decides it wants to be rescued, too.

Sad, helpless puppy abandoned in a park has a family now.

This dog has a snail costume for Halloween, and shows off its slow walk to sell the illusion.

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Comments

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1 Have a great weekend, Ace!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:13 PM (hzuYO)

2 Nice and fresh in here, even with the animals!

Posted by: Molly k. at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (j/yko)

3 Lots of wild turkey prowling around the neighborhood. Also some birds.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (ZOv7s)

4 Nice and fresh in here, even with the animals!
Posted by: Molly k. at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (j/yko)
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Wait till that bear takes a dump.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:16 PM (ZOv7s)

5 Say, does shit stick to your fur?

Posted by: The Bear at September 25, 2026 07:16 PM (ZOv7s)

6 A 100% week gives a great sendoff to National Otter and Fat Bear Weeks!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:17 PM (0sNs1)

7 I've watched that little dog on the bed three times.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:17 PM (6ydKt)

8 Nice and fresh in here, even with the animals!
Posted by: Molly k. at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM

100% mephitic-free weeks are like that!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM (0sNs1)

9 Of course, the Blue-Haired Karen is very common in the area.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM (ZOv7s)

10 Top pictures:

Carry me. I can't bear to walk any further.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 07:21 PM (ayDmH)

11 Blue footed Booby birds > Blue Haired Karen

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:21 PM (2GVsD)

12 Wait till that bear takes a dump.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:16 PM (ZOv7s)

Has... bells in it
*snif*
and smells like pepper

Posted by: just the punchline at September 25, 2026 07:21 PM (88C+u)

13 Willowed:

Rocker Tom Morello...???

Who is this guy? Lessee *browses the web*

Here here is...Guitarist for the group, Rage Against the Machine.

Heh.

Rage Against the Machine?!?!

Oh my, Myrtle. You are quite the angry little girl aren't you?

Even in my most gullible rock phase, I don't think I could've taken a group called Rage Against the Machine seriously.

Sorta like the flip side of the Jeff and Pink Lady coin.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 25, 2026 07:22 PM (YSUhf)

14 Thought they were now called Rage Against MAGA?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:23 PM (2GVsD)

15 The beaver is hilarious.

Talk about biting off more than you can chew.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:25 PM (6ydKt)

16 100% mephitic-free weeks are like that!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM

Si, Señor!

Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at September 25, 2026 07:26 PM (/8Rpb)

17 I've watched that little dog on the bed three times.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:17 PM (6ydKt)
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He's ready for playtime!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 07:27 PM (FZ29D)

18 winona's giant beaver
youtu.be/QVVVU5Ng0-U

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 07:27 PM (88C+u)

19 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

20
Got the lawn mowed today. Took a pretty good beating. Doing the back acreage tomorrow. That will be worse.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 07:31 PM (eRlcH)

21 Evening all,

We have a launch soon.

Rocket Lab - Electron - Owlright, Owlright
Owlright - LC 1B - Mähia, NZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: September 26, 2026 (NZDT)
Launch Time: 8:26P.M.EDT (0026 UTC, 02:26 CEST)

https://youtu.be/3K0I4FaQF6U

Posted by: Joyenz at September 25, 2026 07:32 PM (2F0/Y)

22 This beaver's got big plans for his new dam.

__________________________

One of the funniest things I've ever seen is this woman who ended up having to raise a beaver (not a euphemism for pilates). I forget the circumstances, but she ended up having an adult beaver living in her house. And, this little bastard would survey the house and find things he could carry and end up building a damn in the hallway leading to the kitchen, every damn day.

Half way through the video, she says to her husband, "Where's Rico?" and leaves the kitchen to search for the beaver....and just as she leaves the kitchen you hear a yelp and a whole bunch of crashing off camera as she presumably tripped over something....then a shout. "YOU LITTLE SHIT. THATS MY SEWING MACHINE!!!"

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 07:33 PM (dIske)

23 Got the lawn mowed today. Took a pretty good beating. Doing the back acreage tomorrow. That will be worse.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 07:31 PM

* slides ice-cold Shiner Bock down the bar to Hadrian *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

24 People who abandon dogs should have very bad things happen to them.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM (viF8m)

25
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Oak Ridge KC show. Nothing in the Hound Group, sad to say.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM (eRlcH)

26 14 Thought they were now called Rage Against MAGA?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Rage For The Machine.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 07:37 PM (FmapG)

27 The chonkiest tiger cub

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 25, 2026 07:37 PM (vJrRc)

28
Outside, watching the moon rise over the ridge.

Will stay up for Weird Dave.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 07:37 PM (Y8DZL)

29 Nothing in the Hound Group, sad to say.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM

Are you saying The Big Dummy Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

30 Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 07:33 PM (dIske)

Ace had a video awhile back where a lady was taking care of an abandoned baby beaver.

He was doing the same thing in her hallway with anything he could find. They eventually released it because beavers will never stop doing that.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:38 PM (6ydKt)

31 Ace had a video awhile back where a lady was taking care of an abandoned baby beaver.

He was doing the same thing in her hallway with anything he could find. They eventually released it because beavers will never stop doing that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:38 PM (6ydKt)

______________________

I must have missed that one. Just watched another video today about how every time Shaqulle O'Neal goes to the zoo (which he does a lot because he loves zoos) he always goes to the Primate portionj to taunt the Silverback gorillas. He'd go with team mates, and they all said Shaq loves to stare them down and they all always come over to the glass and just stare back...except when they were in Philly the one time and there is a giant Albino Silverback named Joey there who just waltzed right up and started pounding hard on the glass trying to get at him. Shaq said he was pissed because Joey didn't know how Shaq had escaped.

Gotta love Shaq.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 07:43 PM (dIske)

32 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons. Warm wind howling out of the South. One strong gust blew a lot of dust around, and knocked over some stuff in my yard. All put away now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 07:46 PM (dPOOv)

33 Some day maybe I wkll sign up for X

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 07:47 PM (Ia/+0)

34 3 Lots of wild turkey prowling around the neighborhood. Also some birds.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (ZOv7s)

It's the jive turkeys you have to worry about,

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at September 25, 2026 07:48 PM (r7+Q7)

35 6 A 100% week gives a great sendoff to National Otter and Fat Bear Weeks!
Posted by: Duncanthrax

We're fine with it. We want to stay under the radar until the Greenland bases are built.

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at September 25, 2026 07:49 PM (Fn+3X)

36 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons. Warm wind howling out of the South. One strong gust blew a lot of dust around, and knocked over some stuff in my yard. All put away now.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 07:46 PM

Sounds like a good time for a comfort bowl of poutine!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

37 I'm not pulling up hind tit on purpose.
willowed:

Turkey’s 'Fairy Chimneys' are volcanic magical stone towers shaped by ancient ~~erections~~ eruptions.

https://tinyurl.com/4thnxz42

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:51 PM (vC80E)

38
Rage For The Machine.

Welcome to the machine.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 07:51 PM (Cqx++)

39 33 Some day maybe I wkll sign up for X
Posted by: Skip

It's not scary. I joined just to be able to view linked vids. I don't comment or go there for anything else. Musk won't spam or bug you.

Posted by: Woody Tobias, Jr. at September 25, 2026 07:52 PM (Fn+3X)

40 Felix Baumgartner

He's of blessed memory. One guess how.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 07:54 PM (RIvkX)

41 Sounds like a good time for a comfort bowl of poutine!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 25, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

I adore corn meal mush for breakfast. I like it better than oatmeal. I rarely eat it anymore because blood glucose levels, but I do rightly love it.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)

42 If you want a good laugh - Elon found the camera from the state dinner:

https://tinyurl.com/3sa6xze3

Posted by: beckster at September 25, 2026 07:56 PM (kX27y)

43 Trimming my toenails. Don't know how they got so long. Don't wanna be featured in a Cafe animal vid.

Posted by: Toeing The Line at September 25, 2026 07:58 PM (Fn+3X)

44 39 33 Some day maybe I wkll sign up for X
Posted by: Skip

I have a SuperGrok account. X is included but turns me into an jackass.

But the work I've been doing has gotten me emails for billing for SpaceXAI. Kind of cool.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 25, 2026 07:59 PM (Sco7b)

45 >>If you want a good laugh - Elon found the camera from the state dinner:

Not having a photo of Marco missing a tooth seems like a big missed opportunity.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 08:00 PM (viF8m)

46 I'm not pulling up hind tit on purpose.
willowed:

Turkey’s 'Fairy Chimneys' are volcanic magical stone towers shaped by ancient erections eruptions.

https://tinyurl.com/4thnxz42
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:51 PM (vC80E)

They don't look particularly volcanic to me. They are "hoodoos", which are pillars of soft rock, capped by a layer of harder rock which protects the soft rock directly below it from erosion. Now the soft rock might be a thick deposit of volcanic ash, and the harder cap rock a lava flow, but the mechanism for forming the pillars is clearly erosion. We have a nice patch of hoodoos in the East Valley of the Red Deer River near Drumheller, and the rocks involved are entirely sedimentary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 08:00 PM (dPOOv)

47 I thought your MoMe was in October, in Texas:

@NEWSMAX
·
3h
Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week.

Posted by: Don Black at September 25, 2026 08:01 PM (ZxPkt)

48 https://tinyurl.com/3sa6xze3

Hysterical!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 08:02 PM (RIvkX)

49 Would only join x to see Cafe video's

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 08:02 PM (Ia/+0)

50 If I join X I'm going to jail for sure

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 08:04 PM (RIvkX)

51 I'm just not joining X.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 08:07 PM (tg5bM)

52 I thought your MoMe was in October, in Texas:

@NEWSMAX
·
3h
Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week.
Posted by: Don Black at September 25, 2026 08:01 PM (ZxPkt)
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You can't go to TXMOME without some prior preparation. Otherwise the experience may be too much for you.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 08:09 PM (FZ29D)

53 I couldn't help myself. I watched Supergirl. Wow, did it suck bigly. As expected.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 25, 2026 08:11 PM (Riz8t)

54 Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week.
Posted by: Don Black

Pre-gaming.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 08:11 PM (aJQbY)

55 They don't look particularly volcanic to me. They are "hoodoos", which are pillars of soft rock, capped by a layer of harder rock which protects the soft rock directly below it from erosion. Now the soft rock might be a thick deposit of volcanic ash, and the harder cap rock a lava flow, but the mechanism for forming the pillars is clearly erosion.

You have described them perfectly. That's exactly how the hoodoos in Cappadocia were formed.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 25, 2026 08:12 PM (Riz8t)

56 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement

Who needs love like that?

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 08:12 PM (88C+u)

57 Well, I am going to hit the shower, and then go out for a bite to eat. Will pop in later for the ONT.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 25, 2026 08:12 PM (dPOOv)

58 My senior year in h.s. we had a house party with food, condiments, and other condiments.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 08:18 PM (RIvkX)

59 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement

Who needs love like that?
Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 08:12 PM (88C+u)
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Maybe they were trying to conjure up the spirit of Jeffrey Dahmer.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 08:19 PM (FZ29D)

60 They don't look particularly volcanic to me. They are "hoodoos", which are pillars of soft rock, capped by a layer of harder rock which protects the soft rock directly below it from erosion. Now the soft rock might be a thick deposit of volcanic ash, and the harder cap rock a lava flow, but the mechanism for forming the pillars is clearly erosion.
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I have it on good authority from noted Flat Erfer CC "Chris in Westchester County" that they are giant tree stumps.

The full tree was probably over 20,000' tall.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 08:21 PM (FZ29D)

61
Hoodoos vs Buttes. Discuss.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 08:24 PM (w6EFb)

62 NEW IN NICK KRISTOF NEWS
He’ll be “Dog Rape Man” for the rest of his life.
-Glenn Reynolds
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For submission to the AoS Style Guide Commissar

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 08:24 PM (RIvkX)

63 I been hoodooed my own self.

Posted by: Happy Harry! at September 25, 2026 08:26 PM (Fn+3X)

64 "Other liquids" is worrisome.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 08:28 PM (wpRMV)

65 For submission to the AoS Style Guide Commissar
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 25, 2026 08:24 PM (RIvkX)

Aye. But how often do we talk about Nick Kristof anyway? Hes not even important or funny enough to be a meme. Like Kurt Eichenwald or Jeffery Toobin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s)

66
CC, Chris from Westchester County in all his unfiltered glory:

https://t.ly/vErly

He's got fabulous Mannix/Steve McGarrett level hair there.

He's definitely not a grifter -- he doesn't make any money of this stuff as far as anyone can tell. But, sometimes this stuff is so funny, you think it's got to be a bit, he's yanking chains. But then sometimes it seems he's a true believer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)

67 I have it on good authority from noted Flat Erfer CC "Chris in Westchester County" that they are giant tree stumps.

The full tree was probably over 20,000' tall.

Yggsdrasil?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 08:30 PM (aJQbY)

68 Happy-ish Friday Evening ...

Posted by: Adriane the Chronological Critic. . . at September 25, 2026 08:31 PM (3ZUWJ)

69 Kristoff rapes dogs. Got it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 08:32 PM (tg5bM)

70 Hoodoos vs Buttes. Discuss.

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The boner I woke up with this morning was a butte but alas there was no hoodoo around to use it on.

Posted by: Lessons In Language at September 25, 2026 08:32 PM (wpRMV)

71 The full tree was probably over 20,000' tall.

Yggsdrasil?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at September 25, 2026 08:30 PM (aJQbY)

Yeah, there's some weird stuff out there. Nerdrotic's Forbidden Frontier is strange. I see it mostly as harmless.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 08:33 PM (zZu0s)

72 66 But, sometimes this stuff is so funny, you think it's got to be a bit, he's yanking chains. But then sometimes it seems he's a true believer.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September

That is some hair there. His YouTube isn’t monetized?

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 08:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

73 Penguins are non-existent in the Arctic because the few that made it there were eaten long ago. This account illustrates why the mephitic menace has not managed to migrate to the most Northern parts of the globe:

"In the second voyage of Sir John Ross to the arctic regions, he purchased a sledge of the Esquimaux, and on examining it, it was found to be made of frozen penguins, with skins sewed over them; but the cross pieces were the leg bones of the reindeer. It was not an erroneous conjecture of some of the crew, that when these poor creatures are driven to extremity for food, they turn to and make a dainty meal of their sledges, as, with the exception of the reindeer bones, the whole of them is eatable."

Posted by: Penguin Facts at September 25, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)

74
https://tinyurl.com/3sa6xze3

Hysterical!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

================

Wow, Marco sure was a punching bag!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 25, 2026 08:39 PM (mmrXZ)

75 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at September 25, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ)

76
The chonkiest tiger cub
Posted by: FeatherBlade

================

That last tiger cub was so chonky I thought he might be special needs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 25, 2026 08:40 PM (mmrXZ)

77 I feel I'm slipping into the Twilight Zone. I'm watching a not terribly good Poirot movie, 13 at Dinner, with David Suchet but Suchet does not play Poirot. He plays Japp! With a strong Cockney accent!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 08:40 PM (ndZc7)

78 I feel I'm slipping into the Twilight Zone. I'm watching a not terribly good Poirot movie, 13 at Dinner, with David Suchet but Suchet does not play Poirot. He plays Japp! With a strong Cockney accent!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 08:40 PM (ndZc7)
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That does sound bizarre.

Does Suchet sport a goatee in this mirror universe?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 08:42 PM (FZ29D)

79 "Penguin Facts" will be demonetized after the new regime is in place. Won't have two nickels to rub together.

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at September 25, 2026 08:42 PM (Fn+3X)

80 I see a butte as more of a standalone feature, whereas a mesa can be quite extensive

buttes

https://tinyurl.com/mryh8jjc

Posted by: Don Black at September 25, 2026 08:43 PM (ZxPkt)

81 Hoodoos vs Buttes. Discuss.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 08:24 PM (w6EFb)

And lovely ones, indeed. Beautys

Posted by: Kindltot at September 25, 2026 08:47 PM (rbvCR)

82 Penguin Facts requires no funding. The truth is free.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at September 25, 2026 08:47 PM (MWfyi)

83 “In the service of the first A [aeronautics] in NASA, we are rebuilding our X-plane fleet. The X-59 is researching quiet supersonic flight, but it’s just the beginning,” the NASA head told attendees.

Questions about the disappearance of the SR-71 come a week after NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discussed plans for a new high-altitude, high-speed X-plane

-Serial 61-7980 was the last SR-71 built and the last to fly,
_Sources told the publication that the plane was moved into a hangar earlier this year for an inspection,...

“As NASA recommits to flight test and works alongside industry to push the boundaries of airframe and propulsion design, it will not be long before NASA once again is flying as high and as fast as we had in decades past, and then even more.”
_ZH

https://tinyurl.com/4e9pzbxm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 08:48 PM (vC80E)

84 They refitted the last Blackbird as a YF-12 so Clint Eastwood can take on the aliens.

Posted by: fd at September 25, 2026 08:49 PM (MWfyi)

85 They could do the whole movie with AI.

Posted by: fd at September 25, 2026 08:51 PM (MWfyi)

86 They talk about kids reaching back to the past for decent music,
well, there's our government reaching back 50 years for a thing superior to anything today.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 08:51 PM (vC80E)

87
I finally found an hilarious CC clip, on Reddit. This is where Mrs. CC gets enough of his shit one morning:

https://t.ly/H7HOb

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 08:52 PM (w6EFb)

88 The SR-71 Blackbird first flew on December 22, 1964.
flighttestmuseum.org

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 08:53 PM (vC80E)

89 Does Suchet sport a goatee in this mirror universe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

No, clean shaven.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 08:53 PM (ndZc7)

90 Does Suchet sport a goatee in this mirror universe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

No, clean shaven.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 08:53 PM (ndZc7)
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Somehow that's even weirder.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 08:54 PM (FZ29D)

91 SR-71

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JVIUaqC0gM

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 08:55 PM (vC80E)

92 I better not get off regular schedule too much
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 08:57 PM (Ia/+0)

93 I says Ho Bro's and all you crazy Mamas out there...

I am starting a new career as a Rapper. Call me "Ho Bro" Joe"..

My first hit signal for all the Blood's and Ho's out there..

"Big Mike Gots Back".... I gots me some cool jewelry and fancy threads to show my tight ass as I dance and rap ....

Posted by: Joe Bribum at September 25, 2026 09:00 PM (NlHgc)

94
It's the full Harvest Moon tonight, BTW. The exact instant of the full Moon will be tomorrow at 12:49 EDT, so it sort of splits the difference, but tonight for us in the US, tonight is closer and a little fuller than tomorrow night.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 09:06 PM (w6EFb)

95 "Big Mike Gots Back".... I gots me some cool jewelry and fancy threads to show my tight ass as I dance and rap ....

Posted by: Joe Bribum
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Joey, to really make it get a grill. A good grill will set you apart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:08 PM (vC80E)

96 Some day maybe I wkll sign up for X
Posted by: Skip

I was thinking I'd sign up when Eloon started squelching viewing for non-X'ers, then squelching alternative viewing methods. Don't like being herded and fenced in, especially after previously having been free-range.

The one and only unsocial mediums account I've got is with Google/YouTube, which I've had for years and which has given me no problems.

When I go to an X post, the Log In/Sign Up box gives me a choice of continue with phone, Apple, or Google. Can anyone tell me if I log in via Google is that all there is to it, or do I have to give an email, thumbprint, and blood sample?

Some day maybe I wkll try it.🤪

Posted by: mindful webworker - e pleg allegens at September 25, 2026 09:09 PM (11R8D)

97 Lol......the clapping in the space station for the Red Bull jumper. Wait till he successfully lands. Did you clap when he got up that morning?

Posted by: Gary M at September 25, 2026 09:10 PM (hyQrc)

98 I like big buttes and I cannot lie.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 25, 2026 09:11 PM (H8mUs)

99 "Joey, to really make it get a grill. A good grill will set you apart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others"

Weber makes a good one.

Posted by: Chuck Schumer at September 25, 2026 09:12 PM (MWfyi)

100 Meesa likea beeg mesa.

Posted by: Jar Jar at September 25, 2026 09:15 PM (MWfyi)

101 Felix Baumgartner is dead, Jim. Killed his fool self last year in a paragliding accident.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 25, 2026 09:15 PM (w6EFb)

102 Joey, to really make it get a grill. A good grill will set you apart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:08 PM (vC80E)

Don't do it, Joe!

Posted by: Chuck Schumer at September 25, 2026 09:21 PM (m79iS)

103 Weber makes a good one.

Posted by: Chuck Schumer
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Chuckie, that' why the kids are cutting you. You've got to keep up.
Get some gold, a little silver, stud it with diamonds. Be the man.
Go to the dentist.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:24 PM (vC80E)

104 98 I like big buttes and I cannot lie.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 25, 2026 09:11 PM (H8mUs)

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The cool kids are all into moraines.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 09:33 PM (wpRMV)

105 When I go to an X post, the Log In/Sign Up box gives me a choice of continue with phone, Apple, or Google. Can anyone tell me if I log in via Google is that all there is to it, or do I have to give an email, thumbprint, and blood sample?
Posted by: mindful webworker

Signing up with a Gurgle account necessarily requires a Gurgle email addy (though I think you can use a alternate name, not just the name on the Gurgle account.) I signed up when they only required an email account so I used a disposable Yahoo account that I only use for frivolous things. Then they required a phone number and I used a disposable phone number. Still works 12 years out.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 25, 2026 09:33 PM (nEUC6)

106 Harvest moon in full view. Pretty.

It'll be too soon if I hear Harvest Moon again.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 09:36 PM (tg5bM)

107 There are at least nine Flock automated license plate readers (ALPRs) currently monitoring the traffic lanes used by drivers entering the Pentagon's parking lots, including many of the DOD's own employees.
The purpose of these cameras is to give the Pentagon's security forces the ability to automatically record information about incoming vehicles that may pose a security risk.

But if the alleged vulnerabilities of Flock cameras are as serious as the company's critics allege, then this equipment could be exploited to obtain a detailed list of the national security officials seen entering the Pentagon each day. In this way, the Pentagon's rush to obtain security equipment from private contractors may pose a national security risk of its own.

Concerns about the ability of Flock products to track people alongside cars has produced backlash from privacy-minded citizens, resulting in both protests and contract cancellations.

Others have criticized Flock's devices for security vulnerabilities that expose them to unauthorized users, flaws which could be especially dangerous in the context of military facilities

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:37 PM (vC80E)

108 Elon Musk@elonmusk

The NGOs end up increasing the number of homeless people they manage, because that’s the only way to increase their revenue!

Incentives drive outcomes. “Homeless” is a propaganda word used to describe people on the street who are mentally ill or severely addicted to drugs. The word implies that this is someone who fell a little behind on their...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:45 PM (vC80E)

109 107 - considering how what might as well be called "enemy agents" pervade every level of every agency, no big surprise here ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at September 25, 2026 09:45 PM (VyBeY)

110 More than one way to present your power:

https://tinyurl.com/5dbswbn5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:54 PM (vC80E)

111 Penguin Facts requires no funding. The truth is free.
Posted by: Penguin Facts

QUACK

Posted by: Ducks for Trump at September 25, 2026 09:57 PM (oq9dX)

112 NOOD, y'all.
Direct route to the Friday ONT:
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=421534

Posted by: mindful webworker - run run run run runaway at September 25, 2026 09:59 PM (11R8D)

113
Felix Baumgartner is dead, Jim. Killed his fool self last year in a paragliding accident.
Posted by: publius

================

Yup. The Stratos jump is from 2012/

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 25, 2026 10:00 PM (mmrXZ)

114 Elon Musk@elonmusk · retweeted
It was moving

Nick Sortor@nicksortor

Legacy media REFUSED to show you a SINGLE SECOND of President Trump's speech and historic state dinner with Xi Jinping tonight at the White House So here's the ENTIRE thing, from start to finish, with translations for Xi's speech

DO NOT LET LEGACY MEDIA KEEP YOU IN THE DARK
https://t.co/jW6KZAFAnL

For twitter impaired:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8hy552

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 10:02 PM (vC80E)

115 102 Joey, to really make it get a grill. A good grill will set you apart.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 09:08 PM (vC80E)

Joey, you get Chuck Schumer to teach you how to BBQ....

Posted by: Jackson K. at September 25, 2026 10:06 PM (11eQX)

116 Missing Blackbird,

Remember when NASA pulled an old F-1 out of storage from Marshal and partially test fired it to try and figure out how it worked.

Well maybe NASA is going to start doing some technically risky research again. I really would like to see some testing done on the linear aerospike engine.

Posted by: pawn at September 26, 2026 12:59 AM (XKNhI)

The Week In Woke

Panel recommends the 12-month suspension of the American Psychological Association over "pervasive culture of antisemitism."

NACIQI recommends that the Senior Department Official (SDO) suspend the American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation's recognition for 12 months from the SDO decision on the grounds of non-compliance with all sections listed as non-compliant in the final staff report and that the agency has failed to address the pervasive culture of antisemitism within the programs that it accredits," the decision read.
The NACIQI is an 18-member advisory body, established in 1992, that makes recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Education on "matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education."

43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism -- 43 percent -- only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed.
The survey asked respondents if they have a negative or positive image of small business, free enterprise, capitalism, socialism, and big business.
Small business had the highest rating at 95 percent positive, followed by free enterprise with 77 percent positive, and capitalism with a 55 percent positive rating.
However, 43 percent now have a positive view of socialism. This is "the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup's trend since 2010," Gallup reported.
Democrats' view of socialism has grown more positive over the past several years. More than half, 57 percent, had a positive view of socialism in 2018. Now, that figure among Democrats stands at 65 percent. Coinciding with that is the fact that Democrats view capitalism less favorably, dropping from 42 percent in 2025 to 35 percent in 2026.
Similarly, independents are cozying up to the ideology. In the last year alone, independents went from a 37 percent positive view of socialism to 45 percent.

Feminist Karens are always contriving fake reasons that men aren't allowed to see attractive women. Rather than admitting what it is -- simple catty jealousy -- they spam out fake political reasons. Oh, it's not just that we're bitter jelly wallflowers. It's that we don't want to see female athletes sexualized.

They don't explain why they've never objected to all the naked female athletes in the Sports Illustrated "Body" issues.

They also don't explain why they don't object to male athletes like David Beckham wearing just their skivvies in ads. See, that's just "modeling" this horrid and vapid feminist femsplains.Feminists are very fond of the "It's Different Because I Said So" style of argument, you may have noticed.

Not only do transgenders experience fewer murders than the general population, but the murders they experience are committed by their "intimate partners," not strangers attempting a "trans erasure."

Transgender people are murdered at lower rates than the overall US population -- and when they are, the killer's primary motive is usually not bias, according to a pair of researchers.
The findings, published by the right-leaning Manhattan Institute's Vincent Lundgren and Colin Wright earlier this year, seemingly debunk claims by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and other nonprofit organizations that there is an "epidemic" of deadly violence against the trangender community driven by "transphobia" and even "white supremacy."
"Transgender people are less likely to be murdered than the rest of the population, most transgender people are murdered by members of their own race, and intimate partner violence -- not hate -- is the leading identified motive for most such murders," Lundgren and Wright found.
The researchers investigated more than 300 murder cases dating back to 2015 where the victim was transgender.
In the cases where suspects were identified, black suspects accounted for 65% of perpetrators, while white suspects accounted for 18%.
"This finding is not the result of one bad year or a handful of outlier cases," the researchers stated.
The report noted that in 2020 -- the year HRC attributed the deaths of "our Black trans siblings" to "an epidemic of violence" fueled by "systems of white supremacy" -- not a single white suspect was identified in the cases the Manhattan Institute researchers verified.
Confirmed hate crimes were only found in 3.3% of cases the Manhattan Institute studied.
"The leading identified circumstance of the murders was instead intimate partner violence," the researchers wrote. "Other common circumstances included sex-work encounters, disputes, robbery, and other forms of interpersonal conflict."
"In other words, the dominant pattern is not hateful white men hunting down black transgender victims because of racism and transphobia," they continued. "It is violence between people who know each other, sleep with each other, live around each other, or encounter each other in high-risk contexts."

The researchers also found that between 2010-2014 the transgender murder rate was roughly one-seventh what it was for the general population.
During that 5-year stretch, 3.66 per 100,000 transgender people were murdered. The rate among the general population was 25.8 per 100,000.
They found the homicide rate of young black transgender women (69% of all victims) to be "approximately one quarter that of young Black non-transgender men."
"Misleadingly, these male victims are usually compared with black non-transgender women (females), which makes their homicide rate look unusually high for 'women,'" the researchers noted.
HRC did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.

The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well with no complications, except for killing a baby, of course.

Antifa types try to block a highway with ropes but a truck says f you hippie scumbags.

The full Converse ad that professional and semi-pro Grievance Grifters pretend is a KKK dog whistle. When you see the whole video, you better appreciate how completely fabricated this latest Race Hoax is.

A Maryland Renaissance Festival has done what was necessary and banned the furries.

While Ren Fest is a chance to dress up in creative costumes, organizers say one look is not welcome this year: Furries.
Specifically, the festival has banned "fursuits."
"Our decision to specifically prohibit fursuits is based on repeated incidents with patrons wearing said costumes at the festival," organizers announced in the spring, accusing wearers of "behaviors that have made other patrons uncomfortable," "unauthorized performances" and "the open refusal to respect or cooperate with festival staff/security/and first aid."
Fursuits are now banned under the festival's "headwear restrictions."
"All headwear must be removable, thematic to the event, and appropriate for a family-friendly venue. Face-covering must be removed upon entering the village gate after which they can be worn as intended," the event's website reads. "Inappropriate, offensive, and non-thematic headwear will not be permitted through the festival gates. Examples of non-compliant headgear/face coverings include inappropriate face paint, offensive prosthetics, make up or masks intended to frighten, and fursuits."

I've never been to a Ren Faire -- yet -- but when I do go, I hope to see people in dark-ages era outfits, especially busty girls with low necklines.

I don't want to see a bunch of smelly autistic perverts in Sexy Wolf costumes.

Adult female toddler has meltdown over the fact that her old female friends are now married with families and so can't go out to half-price margaritas night at Chi-Chi's at the drop of a hat like they used to.

SJWs have instruction manuals for how to validate yourself and cultivate your already-overgrown narcissism.

Self-care isn't just for deranged AWFULs, either. It's also for aging overrated pussyboy leftist "rockers."

I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸
@ImMeme0
Transgender substitute teacher at a high school said a Mexican-American studies classroom made him feel "good" after he saw a "progress pride" flag hanging next to the Mexican flag.
He added that he prefers teaching high school because, when he worked in elementary school, he had a lot of problems with parents.
Just to add some context about who they're dealing with. He made a video about being triggered after he was misgendered and wife is a biological woman who is also transgender and identifies as a man.
These are the people who teach your children.

Video here.

These are the "journalists" writing hit pieces on Sydney Sweeney. Class is dismissed. pic.twitter.com/zw3A6J6L1H
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 15, 2026

Why are they literally all like this?

..and this is my sign to get off the internet. 🤦‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/4XAi6ZKE5x
— Avery Daye (@AveryDaye) September 22, 2026

Why are older women pretending to be 11-year-old boys for whom everything is a juvenile sex reference? Here some aging leftwing Karens show off "ham sandwiches" which they've altered to better resemble their vaginas.

No seriously why are they literally all like this?

At least their chairs are beginning to rebel.

BREAKING UPDATE: Laura Russell, the anti-Trump trans activist arrested for B*STIALITY, just pleaded GUILTY to 11 counts of "animal crushing" after video evidence showed disturbing s*xual abuse of dogs.

Russell now faces a potential total sentence of up to 77 years in prison and�
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 22, 2026

You can�t make this stuff up!

Woke anti-Israel activist Hannah Gann has been dubbed the �Palestinian Rachel Dolezal� after being exposed as a white Jewish woman who misrepresented her identity for years.

Gann, a Philadelphia teacher, admitted to portraying herself as a� pic.twitter.com/3iSNxJbR1K
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) September 23, 2026

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1 Yay!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)

2 \o/

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (6ydKt)

3 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)

4 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at September 25, 2026 06:01 PM (hG5L0)

5 Leftists: None of them are normal. Sad.

Posted by: huerfano at September 25, 2026 06:01 PM (2Xqig)

6 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

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Yes, 43% of Americans are economically and historically illiterate.

But they love 'Free'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:02 PM (6ydKt)

7 I think the blue girl has completely misunderstood the concept of interpretive dance.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 25, 2026 06:04 PM (I43vL)

8 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

43% of "Americans" believe that in a socialist utopia they would get even more of "someone else paid for this".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)

9
Butt ugly bitches complaining about Sweeney.

Jealous bitches.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 06:04 PM (/QHx4)

10 >>But they love 'Free'.*

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:02 PM

*Not to be confused with free speech or freedom of religion.

Posted by: huerfano at September 25, 2026 06:04 PM (2Xqig)

11 “Just think, my dear ladies,” Archbishop Sheen said, “of how many mentally disturbed women we are going to have in the United States in the next 10 or 15 years when the guilt of abortion begins to attack the mind and soul.”

Posted by: no one of any consequence at September 25, 2026 06:06 PM (36x1j)

12 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

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Yes, 43% of Americans are economically and historically illiterate.

But they love 'Free'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:02 PM

More like 43% of Americans have been indoctrinated for 12-16 years of education in public schools. Sooner or later they are going to take over. I am I suspect it is going to be sooner rather than later.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 25, 2026 06:06 PM (I43vL)

13 Interpretive Dance chick gets so close to the answer, doesn’t she?

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:07 PM (ZdaMQ)

14 From the previous thread:
I recall getting spelling/grammar deductions in homework for classes other than English.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)

Try that here you get called a pedant.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 06:07 PM (RO8Uk)

15
Transgender victimhood will still be what you find in internet searches.

Hate crime is a political abstraction meant to oppress you.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:09 PM (Y8DZL)

16 Panel recommends the 12-month suspension of the American Psychological Association over "pervasive culture of antisemitism."
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I'm still telling my students to use APA format for their citations on their projects.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 06:09 PM (FZ29D)

17 The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well with no complications, except for killing a baby, of course.
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I'm sure they thought it was no more challenging than euthanizing a pet. And less traumatic.

*SPIT* Evil fuckers.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 06:11 PM (FZ29D)

18 Used to go to the Ren Fest in Maryland every year when I lived down the road from it. Always thought it was great fun, and sort of family-friendly, even though it was mostly adults in attendance. That was many years ago, and before the weirdness infecting everything set in. Haven't been back in 20 years, so God know what it's like now, but I guess banning furries is some indication.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 25, 2026 06:11 PM (QaH55)

19 Panel recommends the 12-month suspension of the American Psychological Association over "pervasive culture of antisemitism."

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And what of the child abuse?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:12 PM (ndZc7)

20 I'm OK with banning institutions for antisemitism, but I only wish we could do the same for anti-americanism.
Like any organisation or teacher, that supports socialism needs to be banned.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 06:12 PM (vAcOX)

21 "The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well"

Well done, no doubt?

Posted by: J. Swiff at September 25, 2026 06:12 PM (MWfyi)

22 Nic fix

Posted by: J. Swift at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (MWfyi)

23 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

24 The anti-capitalism dance girl has a couple of things going for her in today's America: She's slim and flexible.

Beyond that, I got nuthin'.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

25 I went to a Ren fest.
I bought a log.

Posted by: Stimpy at September 25, 2026 06:14 PM (vAcOX)

26 "The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well with no complications"

My shooting of an archduke and his wife also went well with no complications

Posted by: Gavrilo Princip at September 25, 2026 06:14 PM (88C+u)

27 and this is my sign to get off the internet.

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Well, now I won't have to waste money on Ph.Ds in economics, history, sociology, and anthropology.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:14 PM (ndZc7)

28 What is the definition of socialism...today?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)

29 the "I can't look you in the eye or shake hands because i'm autistic but I can hump the hell out of you if i'm wearing my wolf furry suit" crowd hit hardest

Posted by: nckate at September 25, 2026 06:15 PM (enNUy)

30 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

90%+ have never lived under true socialism or communism...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:15 PM (l3cgK)

31 Used to go to the Ren Fest in Maryland every year when I lived down the road from it. Always thought it was great fun, and sort of family-friendly, even though it was mostly adults in attendance. That was many years ago, and before the weirdness infecting everything set in. Haven't been back in 20 years, so God know what it's like now, but I guess banning furries is some indication.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 25, 2026 06:11 PM (QaH55)
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I've been to the KC Ren Fest a few times. It was definitely a fun experience for the most part. Some cool arts and crafts and entertaining shows.

No idea if it's still any good as I haven't been back for many years.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 06:15 PM (FZ29D)

32 28 What is the definition of socialism...today?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)

It's something like alcoholism with other people's money.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:16 PM (l3cgK)

33 Haven't been to Pa Ren Fair in 20 years

And just saw full Sydney ad on YouTube, wasn't triggered at all

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I thought I saw Talarico giving a speech outside a Used Car lot in Houston, but it turned out to be one of those blower driven tube things waving its arms around. Hard to tell the difference.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at September 25, 2026 06:17 PM (WDknQ)

35 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

The playing guitar part is up for debate too.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 25, 2026 06:17 PM (S41Gd)

36 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

_________________________

No, they don't. They have a positive view of a fictional concoction that focuses on unsubstantiated results and ideological dreams.

Try this one on: "We're putting you up front against the massive line of enemy cannons so you have a better view. You'll love it. It's life changing and magnificient."

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:17 PM (dIske)

37 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

Yup...every time I hear him running his suck on Sirius XM he is talking about the "revolution" or some such crap. He doesn't realize that playing the geetar in the rice fields of Kampuchea won't save him.

Posted by: Zombie Pol Pot, Drummer at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (6VpiA)

38 Time to cull the herd.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (UjdFS)

39 Doctors predicted that the child would not live to adulthood; therefore killing the two-year-old was the best choice for "care."

Right there with you!

Posted by: Lindsay Clancy at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (l3cgK)

40 Are there trannies hanging from trees all over the South?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)

41 Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 and I used to live by a big park in the suburbs in the '80s. They had Ren Faires there.

I went, once. It was too hot. And there were people wearing velvet and passing out in the heat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (wzUl9)

42 I was waiting for the ham sandwich covered in cobwebs.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 25, 2026 06:18 PM (RYmEM)

43 Of course the child would not live to adulthood; you killed the child.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:19 PM (l3cgK)

44 All the furriest at the Ren Faire are now going to be dressing as woodland sprites and nymphs. 300lb woodland sprites and nymphs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:19 PM (KOshA)

45 34 I thought I saw Talarico giving a speech outside a Used Car lot in Houston, but it turned out to be one of those blower driven tube things waving its arms around. Hard to tell the difference.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at September 25, 2026

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* Applause icon goes here *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:19 PM (wzUl9)

46 Like Leno's "Headlines" bit.

https://tinyurl.com/42ddedca

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:20 PM (ndZc7)

47 I've never been to a Ren Faire -- yet -- but when I do go, I hope to see people in dark-ages era outfits, especially busty girls with low necklines.

You want busty attractive girls with low necklines
You'll be satisfied with women there
You'll get tranny freaks wearing fuzzy tail buttplugs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:21 PM (l3cgK)

48 I was happy to house and treat freaks and fairies for their own good. They mustn't be allowed in civilized society amongst the normals.

Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital Bldg 23 at September 25, 2026 06:21 PM (Fn+3X)

49 All the furriest at the Ren Faire are now going to be dressing as woodland sprites and nymphs. 300lb woodland sprites and nymphs
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026

***
Even in the '80s many of the Ren Faire people could have used a diet and exercise program.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:21 PM (wzUl9)

50 46 Like Leno's "Headlines" bit.

https://tinyurl.com/42ddedca

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:20 PM (ndZc7)

Dude! Babylon Bee's been robbed!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:22 PM (l3cgK)

51 Interpretive Dance chick gets so close to the answer, doesn’t she?
Posted by: Piper
......

She's gonna have to show us her tits.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 06:22 PM (UjdFS)

52 BREAKING UPDATE: Laura Russell

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Is Laura a girl girl or a tranny girl?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:23 PM (ndZc7)

53 49 All the furriest at the Ren Faire are now going to be dressing as woodland sprites and nymphs. 300lb woodland sprites and nymphs
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026

***
Even in the '80s many of the Ren Faire people could have used a diet and exercise program.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:21 PM (wzUl9)

Real folks in the Middle Ages didn't get enough to eat, had guts filled with parasites, and had poor-to-nonexistent hygiene.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:23 PM (l3cgK)

54 That Dutch story is hard. I sympathize with parents watching their baby struggling to breath and having scary epileptic fits. I know that euthanasia is bad for society, Canada shows that when MAID, or euthanasia is an option and the bureaucracy is deciding on treatments, any condition that is chronic or expensive to treat becomes "death is the best treatment"

Posted by: PaleRider at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (PV+Zw)

55 tom morello is not that good on guitar. take away his pedals and gizmos and you have a meandering hack.

Posted by: grass monkey at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (eP4XR)

56 She's gonna have to show us her tits.
Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 06:22 PM

Does she have any?

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (ZdaMQ)

57 Interpretive Dance chick gets so close to the answer, doesn’t she?
Posted by: Piper
......

She's gonna have to show us her tits.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 06:22 PM (UjdFS)

I don't even want to see the top of her head.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (S41Gd)

58 It was funny how, in the '70s at SF conventions, people were mostly trim. Even in the '80s they were, especially if they wore costumes for the Saturday night contest.

From what I've seen on TV and on the 'Net recently, SF conventions have become leper colonies.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (wzUl9)

59 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

The playing guitar part is up for debate too.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

He's a waste of skin.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Qt6Ls)

60 Real folks in the Middle Ages didn't get enough to eat, had guts filled with parasites, and had poor-to-nonexistent hygiene.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:23 PM (l3cgK)
______________________________

So, the Kensington neighborhood of Philly along Allegheny Ave. They do a great Zombie attack re-enactment, but it's easy to avoid them. They can't run in a straight line.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:25 PM (dIske)

61 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

_________________________

No, they don't. They have a positive view of a fictional concoction that focuses on unsubstantiated results and ideological dreams.

Try this one on: "We're putting you up front against the massive line of enemy cannons so you have a better view. You'll love it. It's life changing and magnificient."

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:17 PM (dIske)

Everyone who dreams of socialism thinks they will be the top dude in the Politboro who decides how much they get (a lot) and how much groups they don't like get (nothing). They don't even take the next step of realizing that lots of people will be gunning for that top slot ... literally gunning since Socialists don't do elections.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:25 PM (uhVAy)

62 Video here.

You're not secretly Admiral Ackbar, are you Ace?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:26 PM (l3cgK)

63 Interpretive dance girl has pretty nice feet.

Posted by: Heel and Arch Fanciers, Inc. at September 25, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)

64 61 43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.

_________________________

No, they don't. They have a positive view of a fictional concoction that focuses on unsubstantiated results and ideological dreams.

Try this one on: "We're putting you up front against the massive line of enemy cannons so you have a better view. You'll love it. It's life changing and magnificient."

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:17 PM (dIske)

Everyone who dreams of socialism thinks they will be the top dude in the Politboro who decides how much they get (a lot) and how much groups they don't like get (nothing). They don't even take the next step of realizing that lots of people will be gunning for that top slot ... literally gunning since Socialists don't do elections.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:25 PM (uhVAy)

They envision Karl Marx in a Santa suit giving them everything they want.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:27 PM (l3cgK)

65 Doctors predicted that the child would not live to adulthood; therefore killing the two-year-old was the best choice for "care."

Right there with you!
Posted by: Lindsay Clancy

A North Korean refugee has some similar thoughts and serves over into Interpretive Dance Lady's lane.

https://tinyurl.com/7r26asbx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:27 PM (ndZc7)

66 They want socialism and small business. Lol

Goes to show these people have no idea what’s socialism means. They think it means free college and health care. Which is bad enough but I really doubt 43% want the govt to run the economy.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:28 PM (SS6mv)

67 Do they have piss-boys at Ren Faire? Seems so convenient.

Posted by: Bucket Head Jones at September 25, 2026 06:28 PM (Fn+3X)

68 Here some aging leftwing Karens show off "ham sandwiches" which they've altered to better resemble their vaginas.

Not roast beef sandwiches?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:28 PM (l3cgK)

69

Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 06:29 PM (Cqx++)

70 Ren Fair -> Renaissance Fair

Renaissance =/= Middle Ages.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 06:29 PM (RO8Uk)

71 Talk about demented brains.. Blue "dance" lady is the very embodiment of it....

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (+gK6I)

72 Real folks in the Middle Ages didn't get enough to eat, had guts filled with parasites, and had poor-to-nonexistent hygiene.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:23 PM (l3cgK)

I remember a short short Fantasy story where a dude is met by a wizard who told him there had been a mistake, he was in the wrong world exiled from where he should be and it was a world of magic and wonders. So he goes along - he'd always felt out of place himself!

They go to the new world to the castle. Wizard takes him to the stables, hands him off to the head groomer, who shows him the pitchfork to start cleaning out the horse manure from the stalls.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (uhVAy)

73 I don't know who they surveyed and it doesn't really matter because from my observations way more than 43% of the people in this country are imbeciles.

Posted by: fd at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (MWfyi)

74 Say what you will about the animal f**cker , at least it isn't reproducing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (KOshA)

75 70 Ren Fair -> Renaissance Fair

Renaissance =/= Middle Ages.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 06:29 PM (RO8Uk)

Most folks during the Renaissance weren't doing that well either...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (l3cgK)

76 The flaw in socialism is right there in its own definition. We want to redistribute resources fairly, right? Equality, right? Well, some people are not going to want to give up what they worked for. So there must be a coordinating committee of "allocators" to decide who gets and who loses.

The moment you have those allocators in place, deciding things the others cannot, there goes your equality.

Thus proving that socialism, let alone communism, will not work.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (wzUl9)

77 There was a post on Reddit recently saying that in China only experts are allowed to give an opinion on medical issues. And there would be fines for non-experts weighing in.

Surprisingly a lot of people said this is retarded. A lot also applauded it. But given it’s Reddit the fact it was 50/50 was somewhat encouraging

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (SS6mv)

78
Concern mounts over the press boycott of the President.

Is he alright? What's he up to? Who's going to explain all this to me?

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (Y8DZL)

79 I put it down Public Cultural Marxist Seminaries indoctrination

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (Ia/+0)

80 Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:25 PM (uhVAy)

They envision Karl Marx in a Santa suit giving them everything they want.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:27 PM (l3cgK)

Nah, most have plenty of people or groups they want to get even with.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)

81 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Medieval sanitation wasn't up to par with modern standards (or Roman standards frankly), but it did exist. People were aware you had to cook stuff properly, that poo had to be carted outside the city gates, and that rats were bad.
Problems started to recur in the early-modern period when spices and perfumes started showing back up. Kitchens didn't have to take care of the cooking so much. Men and women at court could hide their stench (I've been to Versailles, they had discreet nooks to drop loads, the servants would sweep them off).

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (88C+u)

82 78
Concern mounts over the press boycott of the President.

Is he alright? What's he up to? Who's going to explain all this to me?
Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (Y8DZL)

Are they still boycotting him ? If so... Good

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:32 PM (+gK6I)

83 Iceland and Japan are working on Down's Syndrome.

Japan is attempting to determine a way to remove the extra chromosome and address the medical condition directly.

Iceland on the other hand has a near-absence of people with Down syndrome because about 80% to 85% of pregnant women use optional prenatal screening, and nearly 100% of pregnancies that test positive for the condition are terminated.

Potato PoTAto (how do I do an eyeroll emote?)

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:32 PM (dIske)

84 Concern mounts over the press boycott of the President.

Is he alright? What's he up to? Who's going to explain all this to me?
Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:31 PM (Y8DZL)

All the networks that have been avoiding telling us what the president is doing for years are now intentionally not learning what the president is doing to teach him a lesson.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (uhVAy)

85 83 Iceland and Japan are working on Down's Syndrome.

Japan is attempting to determine a way to remove the extra chromosome and address the medical condition directly.

Iceland on the other hand has a near-absence of people with Down syndrome because about 80% to 85% of pregnant women use optional prenatal screening, and nearly 100% of pregnancies that test positive for the condition are terminated.

Potato PoTAto (how do I do an eyeroll emote?)

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 06:32 PM (dIske)

: roll :

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (l3cgK)

86
Panel recommends the 12-month suspension of the American Psychological Association over "pervasive culture of antisemitism."

_________

Where would psychology be without Jews either as doctors or patients? Can you imagine a therapist specializing in treating Muslims?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (eRlcH)

87 All the networks that have been avoiding telling us what the president is doing for years are now intentionally not learning what the president is doing to teach him a lesson.
Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (uhVAy)
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I think my brain just blew a fuse.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (FZ29D)

88 All the networks that have been avoiding telling us what the president is doing for years are now intentionally not learning what the president is doing to teach him a lesson.
Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (uhVAy)

They don't have to actually cover him.. They can just write the lies they always write

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:34 PM (+gK6I)

89 Yes, I had 16,000 residents and 4,000 staff in 1950. Garden apartments for RNs, nice brick homes in a private neighborhood for the docs. Our own power plant, railroad station, fire department, all the things a city needs. No one froze to death or slept in the gutter. A shame they destroyed me.

Posted by: Pilgrim State Hospital at September 25, 2026 06:35 PM (Fn+3X)

90
I haven't been keeping up today, so maybe it's not news that a judge has quashed the paramount warner brothers merger.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at September 25, 2026 06:35 PM (mmrXZ)

91 Can you imagine a therapist specializing in treating Muslims?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 06:33 PM (eRlcH)

In the UK, the NHS does have personnel dedicated to diagnosing patients from families who'd been keeping it in the family

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (88C+u)

92 As I recall, the Ren Faire people, the Society for Creative Anachronism or SCA, had the year 1600 as a cutoff. You could not develop a character from a period later than that. So I guess you could role-play a contemporary of the young Shakespeare, who began his career in the 1500s, but not someone who knew Donne, Milton, or Dryden.

Not sure what their earlier cutoff was, or if they had one. Maybe after the dissolution of Rome as an empire?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)

93 I haven't been keeping up today, so maybe it's not news that a judge has quashed the paramount warner brothers merger.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at September 25, 2026 06:35 PM (mmrXZ)

Seriously ?

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (+gK6I)

94 After finally getting back after picking up some dinner, I must reiterate once again; the left and social media have turned America into one giant group therapy session.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (6ydKt)

95 Nicely done, Ace.

"The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well with no complications, except for killing a baby, of course." is Norm McDonald quality snark, and something to be proud of.

Take the rest of the week off, big guy.

Posted by: a.moron at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (X5Jzz)

96 The flaw in socialism is right there in its own definition. We want to redistribute resources fairly, right? Equality, right? Well, some people are not going to want to give up what they worked for. So there must be a coordinating committee of "allocators" to decide who gets and who loses.

The moment you have those allocators in place, deciding things the others cannot, there goes your equality.

Thus proving that socialism, let alone communism, will not work.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:30 PM (wzUl9)

even in theoretical socialism, only inside the group is there equality. All plumbers (or however you divvy them up) are cogs. The Group of Intellectuals is better than the plumbers so they get nicer houses than plumbers. Of course, the toilets will work in the Plumbers' houses. So somebody has to decide who is in what group and what they must do and what they get.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (uhVAy)

97 The right has spent 50 years calling anything left of center socialism. Bill Clinton was called one for crying out loud. It’s like how every Republican is a Nazi.

People think socialism means a 40% top tax rate instead of 37% or whatever. Ask the same people do you support the govt controlling all means of production I doubt support would be in double digits.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (SS6mv)

98 Is Chi-Chis still around?

Chi-chi Rodriguez (pronounced Rod-dri-gwize) is sadly not.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

99 Coinciding with that is the fact that Democrats view capitalism less favorably, dropping from 42 percent in 2025 to 35 percent in 2026.

My views of "Capitalism" have also declined as it has been devolving into fascism and rent seeking rather than innovation and production.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (4NO2D)

100 David Muir : off to Jonathan Karl at the White House
Jonathan Karl: since we are not reporting what Trump is doing, I will now blow myself
30 seconds later
David Muir: thank you for that update Jonathan

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (KOshA)

101 So the SCOTUS blocked Missouri from using the "republican " map ?

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (+gK6I)

102 So somebody has to decide who is in what group and what they must do and what they get.
Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:36 PM (uhVAy)

The EU bigs get air conditioning. Marcel-Jehanne in some crappy village doesn't, because we have to save the earth from climate change.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 06:39 PM (88C+u)

103 avid Muir : off to Jonathan Karl at the White House
Jonathan Karl: since we are not reporting what Trump is doing, I will now blow myself
30 seconds later
David Muir: thank you for that update Jonathan
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026

***
LOL

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)

104 We’re protesting some of our peers not being allowed to do something by also not doing that something. That’ll show Trunp.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:39 PM (SS6mv)

105 Is Chi-Chis still around?

Chi-chi Rodriguez (pronounced Rod-dri-gwize) is sadly not.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)

I believe they are officially gone. I worked in one for a while - once got some mild skin burns on the face from hot sauce working there carrying 3 huge trays of pots I had filled up.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:41 PM (uhVAy)

106 So the SCOTUS blocked Missouri from using the "republican " map ?
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (+gK6I)

did they?

Of course while doing this nobody is contesting the what, 15 or so seats in all the other states we picked up?

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (uhVAy)

107 SCOTUS keeps kneecapping Trump yet the left is still convinced it’s a “conservative” court.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (SS6mv)

108 .
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https://x.com/Marooned_Maroon/status/2103615984611270743

Posted by: Marooned at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (W2rvL)

109 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

110 So the SCOTUS blocked Missouri from using the "republican " map ?
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM

The one that they used for the primaries. How this doesn't lead to chaos is something only a learned justice can explain.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:43 PM (4NO2D)

111 Who gets to compete in the General?

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:43 PM (4NO2D)

112 SCOTUS keeps kneecapping Trump yet the left is still convinced it’s a “conservative” court.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (SS6mv)

I don't know exactly what kind of court they are, they pass a lot of stuff the leftists should be going nuts for, but they seem to sometimes be absolutely crazy.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:44 PM (uhVAy)

113 Chi-Chi's was founded by former Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee amongst others. It's made a comeback with a new one opening in Minnesota

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:44 PM (KOshA)

114 Who gets to compete in the General?
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:43 PM (4NO2D)

The people in the primary who won, elected by people in another district that no longer exists.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:45 PM (uhVAy)

115 FTSB: If you care, the new end credit scenes added to the Avengers: Endgame re-release have leaked. Watch 'em fast before they're deleted.
This post has a written summary of the scenes.

They appear to be deleted to me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:45 PM (4NO2D)

116 Just needs more understanding.

Brazilian police say man lost his eyes and ears after trans stepson sexually assaulted him for not affirming his gender identity

Trans retard Aurora Naomi La Fey arrested in Brazil this week after allegedly biting off his stepdad’s ears, gouging his eyes and raping him. Victim fell from 3rd floor balcony trying to escape; both eyes later removed.

https://tinyurl.com/bdzaxzwx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:45 PM (ndZc7)

117 107 SCOTUS keeps kneecapping Trump yet the left is still convinced it’s a “conservative” court.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (SS6mv)

The Dems have sued everything Trump is doing.. For a party who is supposedly leading by a huge margin in the midterms they do seem sort of "anxious...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:45 PM (+gK6I)

118 Who gets to compete in the General?
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:43 PM (4NO2D)

The people in the primary who won, elected by people in another district that no longer exists.
Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:45 PM

Cats and dogs living together!

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:46 PM (4NO2D)

119 "Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? "

Maybe they can start holding it. Who does these kinds of studies anyway?

Posted by: fd at September 25, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)

120 >>>Antifa types try to block a highway with ropes but a truck says f you hippie scumbags.

That one was so much fun I had to watch it multiple times.

Posted by: No Name Today at September 25, 2026 06:47 PM (8mulE)

121 109 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

Did they cause the avalanche?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:47 PM (l3cgK)

122 So the ham sandwiches….were those genital warts with ramen noodles? I was just over throwing up, Ace. My rib cage still hurts from it, this was not helpful.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:47 PM (ZdaMQ)

123 Brazil has been in love with trannies for decades.
Unfortunately they need things like this gruesome murder to happen to break that spell on them, but it'll be difficult work down there. They are far further down the Tranny Expressway than we are.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)

124 My views of "Capitalism" have also declined as it has been devolving into fascism and rent seeking rather than innovation and production.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM (4NO2D)

This. Its more Ayn Rand dystopia than anything else (sure as hell not Objectivism.)

I am surprised we have not seen more people make the Elon=John Galt comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

125 Chi-Chi's was founded by former Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee amongst others. It's made a comeback with a new one opening in Minnesota
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:44 PM (KOshA)

That's good to know, I liked the place. Once some idiot dude with his date (a pretty lass) challenged the cooks to make him something really spicy. They did and he vanished into the restroom for the rest of the shift. His date was laughing with the staff at it.

Never challenge the chefs.

My Brother also worked at one for a bit, then later worked in a Chicago Mexican place and they all laughed at the name of the place, since it is slang for "tits"

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (uhVAy)

126 We are surrounded by degenerate retards.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (W2Pud)

127
The reports of the President suffering senility, having an open affair with a blonde assistant, and building absurd monuments in D.C. requires media scrutiny.

The refusal of the MSM to do so smells like Russian interference.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (Y8DZL)

128 F you, you better do what they toldya'
F you, you better do what they toldya'

Sincerely, Tom Morello

Posted by: InZona at September 25, 2026 06:49 PM (rD4pF)

129 122 So the ham sandwiches….were those genital warts with ramen noodles? I was just over throwing up, Ace. My rib cage still hurts from it, this was not helpful.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:47 PM (ZdaMQ)

Those wimmin don't know how to make a sandwich...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:49 PM (l3cgK)

130 Tasia Fortune's lynching was staged. She was killed elsewhere in a drug dispute and then hung to make it look like a lynching . Race grifters hardest hit, but they're too stupid to realize it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:49 PM (KOshA)

131 109 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

Did they cause the avalanche?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:47 PM (l3cgK)

Another study to not believe. Because it obviously refreezes after a few hours.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:49 PM (uhVAy)

132 https://x.com/Marooned_Maroon/status/2103615984611270743
Posted by: Marooned

Well, at least the executions will be in a kindly manner.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (ndZc7)

133 Wait, urine doesn't freeze at the temperature on Everest?

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0)

134 Here some aging leftwing Karens show off "ham sandwiches" which they've altered to better resemble their vaginas.
Not roast beef sandwiches?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:28 PM (l3cgK)

I'll have the Hope Solo with extra cheddar please.

Posted by: Arby's...We Has The Meat! at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (6VpiA)

135 My cat is hunting a bug. The dog is wondering why this is happening.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

136 I am surprised we have not seen more people make the Elon=John Galt comparison.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

Elon took his motor with him to Texas.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (uhVAy)

137 Urine glaciers

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (Ia/+0)

138 125 Chi-Chi's was founded by former Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee amongst others. It's made a comeback with a new one opening in Minnesota
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:44 PM (KOshA)

That's good to know, I liked the place. Once some idiot dude with his date (a pretty lass) challenged the cooks to make him something really spicy. They did and he vanished into the restroom for the rest of the shift. His date was laughing with the staff at it.

Never challenge the chefs.

My Brother also worked at one for a bit, then later worked in a Chicago Mexican place and they all laughed at the name of the place, since it is slang for "tits"

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:48 PM (uhVAy)

Indeed. When my older brother was small, he called our maternal grandmother "Mama Chi-chi!"...My mother STRONGLY discouraged it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (l3cgK)

139 I see an Masshole-istan another illegal murdered a couple of football players.

But hey at least Massholes can feel proud they wouldn't work with Trump's ICE right?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (sKqQm)

140 137 Urine glaciers

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (Ia/+0)

What happens when folks fall into the ice when peeing?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:51 PM (l3cgK)

141 Correction:

43% of American's have a positive view about the version of socialism taught to them in their fake and gay Clown World schools.

There, I fixed it.

Posted by: Max Power at September 25, 2026 06:52 PM (SwyyQ)

142 Here some aging leftwing Karens show off "ham sandwiches" which they've altered to better resemble their vaginas.

The infamous Ham Wallet.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:52 PM (4NO2D)

143 I feel for those of you surrounded by this bullshit. I have no leftists in my life and no woke policy to contend with.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 06:52 PM (QwZKw)

144 Not 153 tons and not 155 tons of snow.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 06:52 PM (Qt6Ls)

145 It would be hilarious if a Republican wins in all the districts in Missouri anyway.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (uhVAy)

146 Wouldn't the piss and snow melt refreeze on Everest?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (KOshA)

147 The full Converse ad that professional and semi-pro Grievance Grifters pretend is a KKK dog whistle. When you see the whole video, you better appreciate how completely fabricated this latest Race Hoax is.

The Korean face of white supremacy!

Also converse is UGLY.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (sKqQm)

148 I thought that at -50 degrees, piss freezes before it hits the ground.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (4NO2D)

149 148 I thought that at -50 degrees, piss freezes before it hits the ground.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (4NO2D)

So does the penis peeing it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 06:54 PM (l3cgK)

150 135 My cat is hunting a bug. The dog is wondering why this is happening.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

I thought the Japanese were supposed to be clever and observant?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:54 PM (6ydKt)

151 What happens when folks fall into the ice when peeing?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

They're covered in piss and 154 tons of snow.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 06:54 PM (Qt6Ls)

152 Oh, H/T to Empire of Jeff for 'Ham Wallet'.

Another Moron I miss.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:54 PM (4NO2D)

153 Wouldn't the piss and snow melt refreeze on Everest?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (KOshA)

of course.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:55 PM (uhVAy)

154 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

What about their farts?

Posted by: InZona at September 25, 2026 06:55 PM (rD4pF)

155 I realize this is beside the point, Ace...but I am disturbed.

The four "journalists" against Sweeney photo. The black womman with the space between her teeth (which I admit flips me out as I know if I had one I'd be trying to somehow stick my tongue through it 24/7). Wut is that jangly gum thing hanging between her teefs?

I saw a weirdo in the wild yesterday. Conservative area. On the sidewalk near a large park as we drove by.

He/it was wearing some sort of calf rainbow thing. I thought it was a tattoo so I stared at it.

I assume it was like a flag of, "Here I am, boys, come get it!"Gag.

Beautiful early autumn day here. Life is good in spite of weirdo freaks out there who'd better not come to my house.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 06:56 PM (hzuYO)

156 Not only do transgenders experience fewer murders than the general population, but the murders they experience are committed by their "intimate partners," not strangers attempting a "trans erasure."

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Unexpectedly!

Posted by: ShainS at September 25, 2026 06:56 PM (m2nbH)

157 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

What about their farts?
Posted by: InZona at September 25, 2026 06:55 PM (rD4pF)

About 1000 people climb Everest annually. That's about 300 pounds of urine per climber.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (uhVAy)

158 Also converse is UGLY.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (sKqQm)

I think, in my entire life, I've owned one pair of Chucks which I wore for a few months before growing out of them, and one pair of Converse sneakers along the way just to try a pair I liked.

I was mostly a Nike guy after my first (original) Air Jordans (which I wish I had never thrown away).
Stopped buying from Nike over a decade a ago.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (6ydKt)

159 All of a sudden, I like Chi-Chis again.

Wait, I loved Chi-Chis all along... *mind blown*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

160 Not only do transgenders experience fewer murders than the general population, but the murders they experience are committed by their "intimate partners," not strangers attempting a "trans erasure."

This is the kind of misinformation THEY are trying to stamp out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (4NO2D)

161 126 We are surrounded by degenerate retards.
Posted by: nurse ratched

like in a Ministry concert

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 06:58 PM (88C+u)

162 Have another Russian WWII period movie, only difference to real WWII era is the women soldiers are hotties

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 06:58 PM (Ia/+0)

163 About 1000 people climb Everest annually. That's about 300 pounds of urine per climber.
Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM

Assuming a 1:1 ration of urine to snow, or possibly a spherical climber in a vacuum.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 06:59 PM (4NO2D)

164 Dems have sued everything Trump is doing.. For a party who is supposedly leading by a huge margin in the midterms they do seem sort of "anxious...
Posted by: It's me donna

If Trump said 2+2 is 4 they’d sue. It’s what they do.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 06:59 PM (SS6mv)

165 So the SCOTUS blocked Missouri from using the "republican " map ?
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 06:37 PM

I know it won't happen but Republicans hold a supermajority in both houses of the legislature. They need to impeach and remove their state supreme court judges and then tell SCOTUS to fuck off because it's up to Congress to seat members of Congress.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 06:59 PM (ExV1e)

166 More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism -- 43 percent -- only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed.

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This is a goal of the department of education... shut it down... give parents a voucher or an account to pay for their kid's private education. This garbage has got to stop!

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 25, 2026 06:59 PM (9FfUF)

167 My cat is hunting a bug. The dog is wondering why this is happening.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 06:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

I thought the Japanese were supposed to be clever and observant?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:54 PM (6ydKt)

He is wondering why someone of such high class is doing such menial work. He expects the cat to disembowel itself presently in shame.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

168 The Dutch have reported that their first euthanasia of a baby went well with no complications, except for killing a baby, of course.

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I'm old enough to remember being mocked decades ago by others for suggesting that The Death Cult Left would not stop with their abortion sacrament until they could have "post-birth abortions."

Paging Ralph Northam ... please pick up the blackface murder courtesy phone.

Posted by: ShainS at September 25, 2026 07:00 PM (m2nbH)

169 Transgenders will now insist they be murdered at the same rate as normals. If not you're transphobes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 07:00 PM (KOshA)

170 Also converse is UGLY.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 06:53 PM (sKqQm)

I think, in my entire life, I've owned one pair of Chucks which I wore for a few months before growing out of them, and one pair of Converse sneakers along the way just to try a pair I liked.

I was mostly a Nike guy after my first (original) Air Jordans (which I wish I had never thrown away).
Stopped buying from Nike over a decade a ago.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (6ydKt)

As a kid I once got a knockoff converse pair and took them out to play and within about an hour one had ripped entirely open from toe to heel on the instep near the rubber. My mom was pretty mad, mostly at the cheap shoe. I'm pretty sure she exchanged them at the store, wasn't like I had other gym shoes for the year.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:01 PM (uhVAy)

171 I have no desire to ever return to Europe, unless it is under arms and lay them under tribute.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 07:01 PM (4NO2D)

172 Went to a RenFest near Houston about 15 years back. Mostly wenches and adventurers, but there was a surprising number of Jedi and Stormtroopers.

Posted by: Darth Randall at September 25, 2026 07:01 PM (mseD3)

173 Adult female toddler has meltdown over the fact that her old female friends are now married with families and so can't go out to half-price margaritas night at Chi-Chi's at the drop of a hat like they used to.

It's like she never heard any stories about friend groups breaking up once a significant number of them had kids.

Alternately, she should probably wonder why her friends don't invite her to hang around with them and their families.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (vJrRc)

174 I looked it up:

Original 1985 Pairs

Used/Vintage: Typically sell for $3,000 to $15,000, with the black/red colorway often fetching $800 to $4,000 depending on wear and size.

Deadstock (Unworn): Can command $20,000 to $50,000+, with specific high-demand pairs like the OG Chicago reaching up to $61,805.

Mine were black/red, worn but not terrible shape, Size 9s IIRC.

Oh, if I'd have kept one pair of shoes...

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (6ydKt)

175 So the crazy dance lady is actually sort of on to something though she is conflating a bunch of things.

When people were hunter gathers they had nothing other then a few tools. Now you'll starve if a famine occurs, and you'll spend a lot of your free time killing your neighboring tribe members or trying to keep them from killing you so...I guess you have that for entertainment.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (sKqQm)

176 All of a sudden, I like Chi-Chis again.

Wait, I loved Chi-Chis all along... *mind blown*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

it's an instinct

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (uhVAy)

177 Alternately, she should probably wonder why her friends don't invite her to hang around with them and their families.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (vJrRc)

No one wants a specter at the feast.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

178 I know math is frowned upon but . . .

Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)
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That's a rather unusual form of global warming.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 07:03 PM (FZ29D)

179 More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism -- 43 percent -- only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed.

See the problem is the next question which I'm guessing they didn't ask:

Do you know specifically what socialism is and what responsibilities it would entail for you?

I've seen on the street/campus interviewers ask nominally pro-socialist people this and it almost immediately devolves to "well, actually, no, I have no idea what socialism is"

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 07:04 PM (sKqQm)

180 When people were hunter gathers they had nothing other then a few tools. Now you'll starve if a famine occurs, and you'll spend a lot of your free time killing your neighboring tribe members or trying to keep them from killing you so...I guess you have that for entertainment.

Posted by: 18-1

I’ll be fine. Just shoot my neighbors and take their food.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 07:04 PM (W2Pud)

181 Transgenders will now insist they be murdered at the same rate as normals. If not you're transphobes
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 07:00 PM (KOshA)

Works for me.

Posted by: Beaver "Meat" Cleaver at September 25, 2026 07:04 PM (6VpiA)

182 Adult female toddler has meltdown over the fact that her old female friends are now married with families and so can't go out to half-price margaritas night at Chi-Chi's at the drop of a hat like they used to.

It's like she never heard any stories about friend groups breaking up once a significant number of them had kids.

Alternately, she should probably wonder why her friends don't invite her to hang around with them and their families.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at September 25, 2026 07:02 PM (vJrRc)

What is with kids these last generations? I still remember learning from other neighbor kids how girls go nuts trying to have babies if they are still single at 30 from the other kids in the parks.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (uhVAy)

183 Regarding premature babies & the killing of that Dutch toddler (which made me sad & I rarely read similar)...

Grandson has a friend in school. Granted her parents are 100% insane & I won't get into that. She was born premature, but not 26wks. She's worn glasses & has other issues, which seem mild, since she was a baby. A bit odd looking and with her parents I just don't know.

However, this kid can RUN. We were at a cross country yearly deal yesterday. The kids run almost 2mi and she is fast and came in 3rd overall for her age group and the first of girls. Grandson, meanwhile, was the middle of the pack and that's fine with us.

We did not have sports til 7th grade. These are 3rd graders.

She may not score high on exams or be the prettiest in her class, but this girl can run.

The poor baby the Dutch killed made me sad. I was blessed with healthy babies at term (well, eldest went beyond).

Our first girlie came in the middle of the pack because, like me, she wasn't trying. She could do anything but doesn't care (like me).

We go to our car and there is this nitwit father telling a 5yr old, sort of a quiz, on how to be an "athlete." I wanted to tell him to let the kid be a kid.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (hzuYO)

184 Unfortunately too many conventions have surrendered any shred of being unique to cater to snowflakes and/or have grown too large.

*looks at DragonCon and SDCC*

So each con becomes anything goes until they are destroyed.

Then there was Rainfurrest.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (2GVsD)

185 Those 4 are the epitomy of, Wrath, Envy, Sloth and Gluttony.

Way to go, skanks.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (QwZKw)

186 As a kid I once got a knockoff converse pair and took them out to play and within about an hour one had ripped entirely open from toe to heel on the instep near the rubber. My mom was pretty mad, mostly at the cheap shoe. I'm pretty sure she exchanged them at the store, wasn't like I had other gym shoes for the year.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:01 PM (uhVAy)

Yeah those Kmart type shoes were made for quantity not quality. But it;s not like the big brands were much better at times.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (6ydKt)

187 across the alley neighbor gave my kids some vhs tapes her kid had outgrown. they were all furries... ben vereen was the main character, maybe a roo. my wife wondered why i tolerated it, there was so much whining and fear of the dark stuff on kids programming that i did not want my two to pick up on. anyhow, i think she was a red panda. super cute. wifey fingered it out shortly. forget the name of the show.
no barney, caillou, bob the builder, or dorka the explorka.

Posted by: cmeat at September 25, 2026 07:06 PM (ncRE1)

188 Trannie backers claim they are murdered higher than average.
Some Trannie Murderers claim they are fighting back

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)

189 I’ll be fine. Just shoot my neighbors and take their food.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 07:04 PM

My fat liberal neighbors will be my food.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 07:06 PM (4NO2D)

190 I’ll be fine. Just shoot my neighbors and take their food.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 07:04 PM (W2Pud)

Or, if things get bad enough, freeze them and have some long pork come winter.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 07:07 PM (6ydKt)

191 We go to our car and there is this nitwit father telling a 5yr old, sort of a quiz, on how to be an "athlete." I wanted to tell him to let the kid be a kid.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:05 PM (hzuYO)

There was a tomboy who played baseball and stuff with us growing up but football was a bit too rough though she was a good passer

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:07 PM (uhVAy)

192 Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie?
.....

But their poop is making lots more little mountains.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 07:07 PM (UjdFS)

193 *looks at DragonCon and SDCC*

I don't know what SDCC is, but I recall DragonCon was founded by Ed Kramer.
Don't look him up.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 07:08 PM (88C+u)

194 Mt. Rainer could solve all of Seattle's problems in one go.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:08 PM (2GVsD)

195 Vagina Ham Sandwich fatties were just being "edgy." They posted their video on Instagram or whatever so their peers could see how edgy they are.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (guGkK)

196 SDCC = San Diego Comic Con which has grown so huge it got captured and is CorpoCon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

197 Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)
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That's a rather unusual form of global warming.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 07:03 PM (FZ29D)
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I'm probably spending too much time to unpack this, but I'm assuming they are standing their in sub zero weather writing their names in the snow, but instead hiding in a tend and pissing in a bottle, then closing the bottle and throwing it out of the tent.

How does that melt anything?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (ZOv7s)

198 *looks at DragonCon and SDCC*

I don't know what SDCC is, but I recall DragonCon was founded by Ed Kramer.
Don't look him up.
Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 07:08 PM (88C+u)

Guessing San Diego Comic Con.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (uhVAy)

199 Ed Kramer, why I never went to DragonCon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD)

200 ohhh that. I actually went to one of those comic cons. Big big deal in the 1990s. Galaxy Quest's plot revolved around that one I think.

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (88C+u)

201 Canadian Bacon > Vagina Ham

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 07:10 PM (KOshA)

202 I'm probably spending too much time to unpack this, but I'm assuming they are standing their in sub zero weather writing their names in the snow, but instead hiding in a tend and pissing in a bottle, then closing the bottle and throwing it out of the tent.

How does that melt anything?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (ZOv7s)

I doubt the study did any realistic modeling of pissing on Everest climbs. But you make a good point there.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:10 PM (uhVAy)

203 Study: Everest climbers melt 154 tons of snow each year with their pee
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at September 25, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)

I can only imagine what it was like weighing all that yellow snow.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 07:10 PM (guGkK)

204 Everest base camp is a shithole.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (UjdFS)

205 I honestly think or guess the popularity of socialism is that these idiots think life will be like a big pie. Between college debt and idiocy they want more, more, more.

Divided into pieces from everyone dumping their wealth or income into the pie and divided up.

I think not.

We were poor college grads starting out. Poor newlyweds. We worked hard, bought our first house under Carter's 12% interest rates. Remodeled and lived there 10yrs. Barely made a profit raising 2 boys, but cut debt, and built a beautiful home and later a pool in FL for 20yrs. Sold that one and bought the forever home out West where we met.

Working/sacrifice is a mystery to these "socialists" who think because their parents did well they should by birth. Tough luck. Shut up.

And, no, I am not sharing. Pay your dues.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (hzuYO)

206 There is a very old book called Bimbos of the Death Sun that revolves around murder at a sci-fi/fantasy con.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (2GVsD)

207 I must be one of those retards nurse ratched is complaining about.
*slinks back to the wall*

Posted by: 88C+u at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (88C+u)

208 There is a very old book called Bimbos of the Death Sun that revolves around murder at a sci-fi/fantasy con.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (2GVsD)

Asimov did a novel about a murder at that American Bookseller's convention, put the other writers in as bit parts.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:12 PM (uhVAy)

209

All of these crazy gals own cats, right?

Toxoplasma gondii has a lot to answer for.

...

...

Well...and cats too. Why let those feline assholes off the hook?

Posted by: naturalfake at September 25, 2026 07:12 PM (YSUhf)

210 ***43% of "Americans" have a positive view of socialism.***
---

Gallup polled Americans, we polled Americans.
Where did you conduct the poll? America.
In what part of America did you conduct the poll?
Geographic demographics please.

You walk through a barn and smell Horse Shit
You don't have to look around to see if horses
are there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:12 PM (vC80E)

211 BTW

Anyone wearing a fursuit in the summer deserves death by heat stroke.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

212 196 SDCC = San Diego Comic Con which has grown so huge it got captured and is CorpoCon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD

You'd think comic people would have read about Nazis enough to be disgusted when it went Draconian during Covid.

But no.
"Spank us harder."

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Sco7b)

213 Michigan has a Ren Fest in Holly in the fall. I went when I was a kid and thought it was cool. They had jousting, various theatrical shows, sword fighting, and of course lots of crap for sale.

My daughters will cosplay, one having made a pretty cool suit of armor out of foam and than giving it a metallic finish. I haven't gone in 30+ years and don't care to.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ZOv7s)

214 Nood, y'all.

Have a great weekend!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:14 PM (hzuYO)

215 206 There is a very old book called Bimbos of the Death Sun that revolves around murder at a sci-fi/fantasy con.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (2GVsD)

I actually read thst book. Must have been at least three decades ago.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ayDmH)

216 You'd think comic people would have read about Nazis enough to be disgusted when it went Draconian during Covid.

But no.
"Spank us harder."
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Sco7b)
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The author of "Maus" has TDS. People have lost it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ZOv7s)

217 I don't know Ozzy dabbled in journalism

Posted by: InZona at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (rD4pF)

218 206 There is a very old book called Bimbos of the Death Sun that revolves around murder at a sci-fi/fantasy con.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:11 PM (2GVsD)

I actually read thst book. Must have been at least three decades ago.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ayDmH)

That long or longer. I probably still have it on a shelf somewhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (uhVAy)

219 194 Mt. Rainer could solve all of Seattle's problems in one go.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Too far away and wind patterns typically wouldnt carry ash this way.

I do get your point

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (lEaEN)

220 Yeah Art Spiegelman, even after recounting the mind virus of Jews in Germany thinking 'no our neighbors won't kill us' after 9/11 pivoted right to that mindset.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

221 Ren is the first man I ever loved. Grad student. Turbo cancer months before I started nursing school. We barely knew each other but it was powerful.

His name pops up to remind me he's still in a piece of my heart. Like I could ever forget him, even though real and lasting love came a year later.

It's not like he was nicknamed Bob.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 07:17 PM (hzuYO)

222 Everest base camp is a shithole.

Nepal side, yes,

Tibet side, it's nice and clean. There's a little guard shack there at the entrance and a couple of forlorn PLA barracks. It's got to be the worst posting in China.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 07:17 PM (guGkK)

223 Mt. Rainer could solve all of Seattle's problems in one go.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Too far away and wind patterns typically wouldnt carry ash this way.

I do get your point
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 07:15 PM (lEaEN)

There's a professor from Central Washington who makes YT videos of lectures about geology in Washington and environs, has done it since Covid. Very Good stuff.

But with the stuff that has gone on there in the state one volcano is chicken feed - collisions with land in the Pacific that grew half of the state, basalt lava flows miles deep over a lot of it, crazy stuff. Nick Zentner.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM (uhVAy)

224 I don't want to see a bunch of smelly autistic perverts in Sexy Wolf costumes.

I will allow it as long as I can re-enact the post-Red Wedding celebrations from GoT, using blades, real swords, and battle axes.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM (FmapG)

225
Rocker Tom Morello...???

Who is this guy? Lessee *browses the web*

Here here is...Guitarist for the group, Rage Against the Machine.

Heh.

Rage Against the Machine?!?!

Oh my, Myrtle. You are quite the angry little girl aren't you?

Even in my most gullible rock phase, I don't think I could've taken a group called Rage Against the Machine seriously.

Sorta like the flip side of the Jeff and Pink Lady coin.

Posted by: naturalfake at September 25, 2026 07:19 PM (YSUhf)

226 196 SDCC = San Diego Comic Con which has grown so huge it got captured and is CorpoCon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD

You'd think comic people would have read about Nazis enough to be disgusted when it went Draconian during Covid.

But no.
"Spank us harder."
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at September 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Sco7b)

Or to now be chanting "From the River to the Sea" approvingly.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 07:21 PM (uhVAy)

227 Eyeball emote 🙄🫪🥺👁️👀, ….

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 07:22 PM (APZWP)

228 ***Adult female toddler has meltdown ***
--

There's only one 'pick of the litter'. These freak women, if they cleaned up, took a hint from some historical tips on natural femininity, marriage and maternity. Could snag a husband and lead a normal productive life but they've been brainwashed by a DeepState op.

Don't forget Gloria Steinem was on the CIA dole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:22 PM (vC80E)

229 Blue velvet body suit proves she has brain damage, but not that capitalism did it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 07:26 PM (APZWP)

230 These are the "journalists" writing hit pieces on Sydney Sweeney. Class is dismissed.

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These women are only qualified for GHD*

*Glory Hole Duty

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 25, 2026 07:26 PM (9FfUF)

231 The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), which oversees the country's merchant marine fleet, has ordered SUNY Maritime College to send its training ship "Empire State" into federal service. The ship normally serves as a floating classroom for maritime cadets, however MARAD has the authority to activate these vessels up for national missions.

Empire State departs the Bronx campus September 30, arrives in Norfolk, Virginia October 1, and will spend a month there getting its flight deck certified before moving into a support role for the Navy. That role hasn't been confirmed. MARAD expects the mission to last about 170 days.
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What's up?
Is the Navy that short of ships?
The Merchant Marine did participate in WWII.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:28 PM (vC80E)

232 SDCC = San Diego Comic Con which has grown so huge it got captured and is CorpoCon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 25, 2026 07:09 PM (2GVsD

Could be worse, could be CoproCon.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 07:29 PM (APZWP)

233
The only thing I'd really want to see at a Ren Faire is a falconry exhibition. And ale wenches, of course.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 25, 2026 07:29 PM (eRlcH)

234 Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause “a BILLION deaths.”
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If anyone knows about the blight of death he does.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:30 PM (vC80E)

235 35 Tom Morello can play guitar, but he is living proof that receiving a masters degree in political science from Harvard does not make somebody's political opinions worth hearing.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 06:13 PM (ayDmH)

The playing guitar part is up for debate too.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Yea, overrated, at best. I remember during the ChimpyMcBushHitler admin, this political science major from Harvard was at some event, warning everybody of the impending dictorship that Bush was bringing. He had 2 large portraits behind him. One of Vladimir Lenin and the other was Mao Tse Tung. Tom is an example of 'credentialed' not educated. What a retard.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 07:32 PM (FmapG)

236 234 Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause “a BILLION deaths.”
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If anyone knows about the blight of death he does.

Posted by: Braenyard

In his world view, a billion deaths isn't nearly enough to save mommy earf. Got to raise those numbers, to fight klIMaTE CHanGE!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM (FmapG)

237 What's up?
Is the Navy that short of ships?
The Merchant Marine did participate in WWII.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:28 PM (vC80E)

General consensus is we have only half the ships we need, and if we get really stressed, maybe only one third of what really we need. What’s really stressed? Needing ships in multiple theaters at once. I leave the details to those more in the know.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM (APZWP)

238 In his world view, a billion deaths isn't nearly enough to save mommy earf. Got to raise those numbers, to fight klIMaTE CHanGE!!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 25, 2026 07:34 PM (FmapG)

Those are rookie numbers!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 25, 2026 07:35 PM (APZWP)

239 Brazil: Trans woman, 31, ‘bit off stepdad’s ears, gouged his eyes and raped him before he plunged from balcony trying to escape’
...
The victim remains in a serious condition after surgeons had to remove both of his eyes due to the horrific injuries he suffered.
_.thesun.co.uk/ news

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:36 PM (vC80E)

240 Turkey’s 'Fairy Chimneys' are volcanic magical stone towers shaped by ancient ~~erections~~ eruptions.

https://tinyurl.com/4thnxz42

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 07:43 PM (vC80E)

241 "Brazil: Trans woman, 31, ‘bit off stepdad’s ears, gouged his eyes and raped him before he plunged from balcony trying to escape’"

Aw, somebody just needs a hug.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at September 25, 2026 07:49 PM (GMWTj)

242 Last two RenFaires I merchanted at were lousy with fairies and pirates. Prior to those, I hadn't been in at least ten years. I kept asking WTF? That was about ten years ago. Thankfully, I never encountered "furries".

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at September 25, 2026 08:10 PM (DK5Sh)

243 206 -- Donna Andrews set one of her Meg Langslow mysteries at an SF con. I can't remember which book.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at September 25, 2026 08:19 PM (DK5Sh)

Perfect: Nikole Hannah-Jones Didn't Just Send Her Daughter to a Failing School, She Sent Her Daughter to a School That Teaches Her Fraudulent "1619" Agenda

I didn't highlight an important part of Nikole Hannah-Jones' virtue-sacrificing of her daughter to boost her career as a professional race hustler. I rage-quit the article just a thousand words in.

John Sexton read further -- and found that the school routinely allowed fights, did not discipline students, and didn't even grade students.

Toward the end of first grade, Najya started sometimes saying she didn't like her school and complaining how chaotic it was at lunch. I decided to visit during the lunch period and was shocked by what I saw. Najya's class and another class were sitting at their tables in the cafeteria with no lunch and no adult supervision. Children were running wild, chasing, hitting and pushing each other while the teacher's aides and cafeteria workers stood by looking bored.
Several times, I had to instruct children to stop striking each other and to sit down, at one point physically pulling two boys apart. When I asked one of the aides why the children weren't being supervised, she told me the lunch period was short-staffed. After I sat back down with Najya, she told me, "It's always like this, and that's why I don't want to go to this school."
...
Finally, a few days before school let out for winter break, I received a folder in Najya's backpack with the math assignments I had been requesting since our conference. Once I tucked her into bed, I sat at my dining room table and scanned one page, then another and another. None of them were graded. I started checking Najya's work and discovered most of her answers were wrong. Najya believed herself to be good at math -- it was her favorite subject. But now I understood she thought she was correctly solving all her problems because her teacher was not checking her work. Similarly, Najya's writing assignments were rife with uncorrected punctuation, capitalization and grammar errors.

This isn't a question of money, this is a result of poisonous leftwing policy imperatives about "equity," insisting that grades are anti-equity as they separate good learners from poor ones, and that punishing any student is likewise anti-equity because good-behaving students aren't punished at all.

By abandoning all standards, a single standard is selected by default: the standard of the sewer, the standard of the pit.

Peachy Keenan
@KeenanPeachy
Why am I just learning now that public schools in the New York city ghetto don't assign homework, don't grade tests, don't respond to parents emails or phone calls, don't supervise feral, fighting kids at lunch, don't know or care if their students can read or do grade level math, and give them As on their report cards when they are actually doing F level work?
Why did Nikole Hannah Jones bury this explosive lede?
Why isn't she writing emergency front page @nytimes stories about this shocking, incredible, abject citywide failure that costs people who pay taxes over $50K per student per year?
Why isn't she holding emergency all-hands on deck meetings with @NYCMayor
to shut this down, rescue these kids, fire everyone involved?
We all know why. But no one at the Times will say a word. LOL
Giving high school diplomas and 4.0 GPAs out to illiterate 18 year olds as reparations
it's really just as simple as that

"Equity" is the only thing that matters. It's pure Harrison Bergeron.

Remember, the only thing we need to do to improve failing schools is pay teachers more and give every student his own laptop.

It has nothing at all to do with ending all disciplining, suspension, and expulsion of chronically disruptive and even violent black students.

The Federalist notes that the deranged narcissist Nikole Hannah-Jones just happened to Virtue-Sacrifice her daughter at a shithole school that didn't teach students anything, but did waste time teaching her debunked, fraudulent "1619" thesis.

The failing school that race-grifter Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her child to used Hannah-Jones' ahistorical 1619 Project as part of its curriculum, public records show.
...
In 2022, Najya would have been in seventh grade and therefore a student at Unison for two years of the 1619 fabrications.
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The basic premise of the 1619 Project is that the true founding of America happened in 1619 when the first slave ships with Africans arrived. Everything that happened after that, including the American Revolution, was really for the express purpose of continuing the institution of slavery, as opposed to any grander purpose like freedom, liberty, and self-determination. It is an "antiracist" project that has suffered withering rebuttals from historians across the political spectrum for its numerous errors, but the race-essentialist lens that undergirds it goes far beyond the false telling of history.
The "antiracist" movement as a whole means curricula across subjects, school policies on discipline, and grading are all rearranged to coddle particular groups of students based on skin color, while ignoring everyone else. Unsurprisingly then, "antiracism" is the essential premise of Hannah-Jones' essay, even though she tries not to admit it, and the "antiracist" elements described above were deeply embedded in the school she selected.
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The racial programming appeared to work, as Najya herself, when looking for a more rigorous high school, said, "I'd never been in a school with white kids and don't think I really wanted that," but between it all, the true consequences of 1619-informed "antiracism" came out as well.
"Unison had eliminated homework because studies show that it does not have much impact on academic achievement, and that assigning it often sets up for failure students who are so academically behind that they cannot do the work on their own."

Some kids can't do homework therefore "equity" demands that no students do homework, including the more advanced students who could actually gain from it.

" Under the Unison system, students completed their assignments during class time where a teacher could guide and help if they got stuck. But for students like Najya, this practice proved absolutely harmful," Hannah-Jones admitted. "She'd bemoan how the less experienced teachers struggled to manage their classrooms and would expend so much attention on the small number of kids acting out that they'd be unable to complete their lessons or help a student stuck on a problem. There were occasionally fights in the hallway."
Instead of disciplining any children who acted out in class, teachers had to "refocus students and mitigate conflict" in real-time, meaning they had very little opportunity for actual class instruction. In the same sentence, Hannah-Jones claims that "this is good educational practice," and then adds, "but kids like Najya, who were just trying to do their work, saw this treatment as deeply unfair."
In reality such policies are unfair because not disciplining students deprives both misbehaving students and their more studious peers of educational consistency throughout the day. Like not assigning homework, or "equity grading," there is no accountability or rigor during or outside the school day, and students in such schools often end up advancing years in school while remaining academically stunted.

When her ill-prepared daughter finally went to a more academically focused school -- which was attended mostly by (spit) whites and (spit) Asians -- she found that her shithole school fake education left her woefully unprepared.

Her A's and B's at Unison amounted to failing grades in high school. She struggled to keep up with homework assignments and nightly reading, and because she "had never been taught the skills of independent study, ... suddenly the child whose identity had been the nerdy honors student was working harder than she ever had and barely keeping up."
An algebra tutoring center told Hannah-Jones that "Najya knew very little algebra and had huge gaps in many of the building blocks of math that she should have learned in elementary school, like mastery of long division and fractions."

Remember, the only problems here are "racism" and white people not paying enough in taxes to "resource" these schools properly. The problem is definitely not the destructive left-wing cult of "equity" that left-wing blacks have forced on their own children.

Don't worry, guys -- Randi Weingarten says she's going to figure out Who's Responsible For This.

You, Randi. You are what went wrong. pic.twitter.com/43ZgQajpKN
— Erika Sanzi (@esanzi) September 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:00 PM

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1 Why wouldn't she.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

2 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at September 25, 2026 05:03 PM (hG5L0)

4 Thanks for Nooding, IUTHAN. I'm on a nood strike today.

Posted by: Max Power at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (SwyyQ)

5 If that school teaches the 1619 Project, then that school teaches from demonstrably BS materials.

ONLY bad educations can come from such an environment.

I bet they teach way more than two genders in biology class.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (HlyYF)

6 Neither parent could be arsed to review her work?

Posted by: mr tmz at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (rJ48h)

7 The equity argument against homework isn't that they can't do it without help. It is that they don't have parents at home who will make them do their homework.

Posted by: MikeN at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (/7Zv0)

8 I'm not sure if it is still up after Youngkin, but the VA DOE Youtube page had a 'Grading for Equity' video.

Posted by: MikeN at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM (/7Zv0)

9 She could have home scholled her daughter in her Cultural Marxism theory

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)

10 Some teacher on X said that she never graded her student homework, that no teacher ever graded homework, and that no teacher - in all of human history - had ever graded homework.

I recall getting spelling/grammar deductions in homework for classes other than English.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM (ExV1e)

11 Kid can't even spell her own name right...

it's Nadia ya' fucking retard.

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 05:06 PM (vNne8)

12 >> Some teacher on X said that she never graded her student homework, that no teacher ever graded homework, and that no teacher - in all of human history - had ever graded homework.

Those Ed Degrees sure are something.

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 05:07 PM (vNne8)

13
"Grades" are racist, racist hater.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 05:07 PM (Y8DZL)

14 Did she answer her question? Yes. She betrayed her own daughter. Bigly.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:08 PM (ZdaMQ)

15 Remember, the only thing we need to do to improve failing schools is pay teachers more and give every student his own laptop.

It has nothing at all to do with ending all disciplining, suspension, and expulsion of chronically disruptive and even violent black students.

—-

Some are left to run wild and eventually go feral and everybody wonders how we got to Lord of the Flies all of a sudden.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)

16 The other shocking statistic I have seen is how many public school teachers send their own children to private schools.

If one of the parents is a high earner, and they can afford a good private school in the area, THAT is where they send their own kids.

I can imagine no greater indictment than that for proving the sh*tiness of most of our public schools.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 05:08 PM (HlyYF)

17 Neither parent could be arsed to review her work?
Posted by: mr tmz at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (rJ48h)

Mom did when she got that sheaf of ungraded assignments. But judging by how unprepared Daughter was when she changed schools she did little or nothing to fix the problem until it probably was too late.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 05:09 PM (uhVAy)

18 If each person has their "own" truth, is it even possible for one person to judge another person's work?

And it's not like math is really important in this day and age, right?

You just let that precious little angel keep thinking she is brilliant. All she really needs to learn is how to grift her way to other people's money and I am sure you can teach her that.

Posted by: JB1000 at September 25, 2026 05:09 PM (OlCrI)

19 Randi is dandi

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

20 >>Did she answer her question? Yes. She betrayed her own daughter. Bigly.

'It's important, as a parent, to not play favorites...someone has to go in the Box.
For Science.'

-BF Skinner

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 05:10 PM (vNne8)

21 I decided to visit during the lunch period and was shocked by what I saw.

_____________________

Ummm....I know for a fact that I would not be allowed to visit schools in my area without a designated escort to and from the business office (or to what ever location I desired to see). It requires an appointment and supervision....and I was just dropping off items for a relative who had passed away which included 25 year old photos from in the classroom that I wanted to pass onto that graduated class for their upcoming Reunion.

Schools allowing strangers to just visit on a whim are insane (especially in a city setting). And, they certainly would have an escort.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 05:10 PM (dIske)

22 6 Neither parent could be arsed to review her work?
Posted by: mr tmz

My parents regularly applied white colonialist oppression techniques to my school "work" which was, after all, my truth.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 05:10 PM (Y8DZL)

23 Per student per year costs in major cities has exceeded $30,000. The answer to education is to fire all the teachers and administrators, bulldoze the schools and give the money to the parents. If the child passes a standardized test each year, the payments continue. If not, the money is given to a "educational advisor" to spend on the child's behalf. It's pretty simple.

Posted by: jwest at September 25, 2026 05:11 PM (BwWDk)

24 >>Some teacher on X said that she never graded her student homework, that no teacher ever graded homework, and that no teacher - in all of human history - had ever graded homework.

>>I recall getting spelling/grammar deductions in homework for classes other than English.

Prior to joining the Army post college, both my dad and mom were teachers at a private school. My dad taught math and mom English.

Not only was my homework reviewed and graded it was then reviewed and graded by them. And every night at dinner we did math problems, geography, English and other frivolous stuff. Wasn't the biggest fan at the time but worth it.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 05:11 PM (viF8m)

25 If she was going to an all-black public school, the "feral, fighting kids" would not have been a "small number of kids acting out." ("Acting out" = code for "behaving like wild animals.")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)

26 Wait, wait...are you telling me that highly political liberal women make shitty mothers?!

I shan't believe it! I shan't!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:12 PM (ZOv7s)

27 Spoiler Alert: she doesn't care if she betrayed her daughter. Her daughter is just a stage prop in her psychopathic racialist attention getting personal journey/grift.

Posted by: Max Power at September 25, 2026 05:12 PM (SwyyQ)

28
11 Kid can't even spell her own name right...

it's Nadia ya' fucking retard.
Posted by: garrett at September

Najya is Arabic. Funny enough there. It means liberated or free. This Nikole woman is as predictable as she is pathetic.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

29 If the movie 'Freaks' were remade, Karens and other Progressive women would be a feature.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (vPv7/)

30 >>Per student per year costs in major cities has exceeded $30,000. The answer to education is to fire all the teachers and administrators, bulldoze the schools and give the money to the parents. If the child passes a standardized test each year, the payments continue. If not, the money is given to a "educational advisor" to spend on the child's behalf. It's pretty simple.

Children go to the Mines.

We bring back Child Labor and this all goes away.

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (vNne8)

31 We often refer to schools as glorified day-care centers.

It's pretty obvious that the school Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to wasn't even capable of that basic function.

It was a zoo.

A menagerie of animals that were not confined to cages.

I doubt any of the so-called "teachers" would have cared if students were actively killing and eating each other in the hallways.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (FZ29D)

32 willowed, again:

Hummingbird C-17

https://tinyurl.com/ypxmsmfm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (vPv7/)

33 Attended a middle school volleyball game yesterday.

I had no kid on the court, yet I was the loudest cheerleader in the building. (I used to coach volleyball.)

Many of the (presumed) parents around me never had their phone out of their hand the entire time. Occasionally glancing up was the depth of their engagement.

Children learning good study habits from parents (or a single parent) like that is very difficult.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)

34 I believe the children are our future.

We need to pay teachers more!

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:14 PM (BeyMP)

35 Najya is Arabic. ... It means liberated or free.

Kind of a hilarious word to name a girl.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)

36 "Don't worry, guys -- Randi Weingarten says she's going to figure out Who's Responsible For This."

That's funny. OJ said the same thing.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 25, 2026 05:15 PM (0CU3H)

37 Najya is Arabic. Funny enough there. It means liberated or free. This Nikole woman is as predictable as she is pathetic.
Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:12 PM (ZdaMQ)
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If the father is an Arab, it would make sense that he doesn't give a rat's ass about his daughter's education.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:15 PM (ZOv7s)

38 We bring back Child Labor and this all goes away.

Posted by: garrett

Been there. Don't make me do the Four Yorkshireman bit.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 05:15 PM (Y8DZL)

39 A story at RCP has some woman saying Hannah - Jones isn't a bad parent her theory was just wrong. The fact that she would pursue this theory in the face of facts means she's a bad parent. Duh

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 05:16 PM (KOshA)

40 So, this woman checked her daughter's work, knew that she was being defrauded, and sent her back to that school?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:16 PM (vPv7/)

41 Been there. Don't make me do the Four Yorkshireman bit.
Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 05:15 PM (Y8DZL)
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Luxury!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:16 PM (ZOv7s)

42 She's a narcissistic fabulist. This is all fiction just like the 1619 project.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (Hbeqj)

43 Trump is brining back manufacturing.
A little factory work would be good for some high strung youngsters with focus problems.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

44 I wonder how many actual racists have been made in the pursuit of communism?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)

45 So Mom of the Year is failing her only child? With any luck her bloodline will end and Magwa will eat her beating heart.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (bX16E)

46 And every night at dinner we did math problems, geography, English and other frivolous stuff. Wasn't the biggest fan at the time but worth it.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026

***
My father the bookkeeper thought I was weak at arithmetic. (To a degree I was, because I hated it, but I was no worse than my fellow students.) He bought these odious workbooks with all sorts of problems I was expected to do outside of school. To this day I hate the expression "mixed nuts," because of those problem sections labeled "mixed numbers."

And in those long-ago days we *were* taught multiplication, long division, learning the times tables, algebra, and geometry. I can just imagine this woman's daughter being tasked with proving that two triangles are congruent.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)

47 How do I like children?

Boiled.

Posted by: W. C. Fields at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (2Ez/1)

48 Said before, school budgets go to the Cultural Marxist Seminary teachers.

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (Ia/+0)

49 Trump is brining back manufacturing.
A little factory work would be good for some high strung youngsters with focus problems.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026

***
And finding out if you don't focus, you can lose a hand in the machinery.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)

50 A story at RCP has some woman saying Hannah - Jones isn't a bad parent her theory was just wrong. The fact that she would pursue this theory in the face of facts means she's a bad parent. Duh
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 05:16 PM (KOshA)
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I figure at least 90% of liberal excuses are women trying to justify their own horrific behavior. In a re-paganized society, it's jarring for them to suddenly be confronted with Christian morality, which they vaguely know, but utterly reject. That's where the whole "don't judge" thing comes in, because if there is judgement, they are going to burn.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (ZOv7s)

51 I suspect a big part of this cuntlette’s reason for sending her daughter to a failing public school was that good private schools cost a lot of money and she didn’t want to pay it.

So send the kid to thunderdome. Doesn’t even matter how much money she has. Some parents view kids as mere accoutrements unworthy of big expenses.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026 05:19 PM (dY410)

52 Democrats smacking down the uppity the black man once again

Dale Caldwell served as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey from January 20, 2026, until his resignation on September 25, 2026. He resigned one day after Governor Mikie Sherrill called for his removal following an independent investigation that substantiated allegations of sexual harassment and multiple state ethics violations.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 05:19 PM (4NO2D)

53 She could have home scholled her daughter in her Cultural Marxism theory
Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM

She could have hired Dr. Scholl to properly scholl her.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 25, 2026 05:19 PM (iEyrj)

54 How do I like children?

Boiled.
Posted by: W. C. Fields at September 25, 2026

***
AWFL Mom: "*Excuse* me! I'll discipline my own child!"

Me: "Of course. When were you going to start?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)

55 Hummingbird C-17

https://tinyurl.com/ypxmsmfm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM

Very cute feeder! I live in a city with a base for a refueling wing. I could probably sell a hundred of those feeders at the next air show.

I do believe that is a KC-135 though.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (HlyYF)

56 I can just imagine this woman's daughter being tasked with proving that two triangles are congruent.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)

Triangles have sex?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)

57 Crab Bucket education

Posted by: Rick T at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (xeXUW)

58 My father the bookkeeper thought I was weak at arithmetic.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)
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Both of my parents aren't great at math. They were reporters at the same paper when they met, and my father moved on to be a copy editor.

You can be damn sure I always got an A in English.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (ZOv7s)

59 Sounds like a success story to me. She wanted "authenticity" for her kid and she got it. Congratulations.

Posted by: Halfhand at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (vRYMt)

60 From Insty:
CHANGE: GM Supersizes the 2027 Duramax, Snatching Ford’s Diesel Bragging Rights.

You know the answer, Ford.

*whispers* The 2028 F-950 Earthfucker

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (zZu0s)

61 " He bought these odious workbooks with all sorts of problems I was expected to do outside of school."

You had workbooks? Luxury!

We all had to share a number two pencil and work out our long division on leftover Taco Bell napkins.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026 05:21 PM (2Ez/1)

62 She's a narcissistic fabulist. This is all fiction just like the 1619 project.
Posted by: olddog in mo at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (Hbeqj)

My take as well.

I don't believe that she didn't give her child every advantage she could.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:21 PM (BeyMP)

63 You get out it what you put into it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (W2Pud)

64 You had workbooks? Luxury!

We all had to share a number two pencil and work out our long division on leftover Taco Bell napkins.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026 05:21 PM

You had pencils and Taco Bell? Luxury!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (iEyrj)

65 I do believe that is a KC-135 though.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at September 25, 2026 05:20 PM (HlyYF)
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Yep. The C-17 doesn't do refueling, it's just a heavy lifter.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (ZOv7s)

66 This is child abuse to send her daughter to that school when she could afford the best for her.

Son #2 was having problems in kindergarten (public school in FL, a good school). The teacher was the same his brother had. I always volunteered once a week til 2nd grade.

I saw quickly that an apparent autistic or out of control girl was screaming for most of the day. I spoke to the assistant principal and had him transferred out and things got better within days for him. I was there for him, not being a Karen and screaming about the one girl as that was not my problem.

I don't deserve a Mother of the Year (or day) award but they always came first. In my career/jobs and everything around them til they were older. I could have been a big honcho at the med center but they came first vs a MS degree in nursing. Working full time was also not what I desired as I am a dingbat sloth first and foremost.

For this idiot to prove a racial point and donate her poor daughter to the cause is criminal.

I hope this daughter says adios to this "mother" and abandons her as she taught her to do. Let her be lonely in the assisted living and on holiday dinners.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (hzuYO)

67 Mikie Sherrill firing a black man. Racist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (KOshA)

68 63 You get out it what you put into it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (W2Pud)

That’s what she said.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)

69 Why in hell didn't Nikki check her daughter's homework sooner than that? It isn't a difficult thing to do, unless you are too busy preening for the spotlight for race grifting instead of RAISING YOUR KID. She's no better than the teachers who didn't teach and the principals who didn't discipline. She did neither, and she was her daughter's first line of defense. And she waited until her daughter was in eighth grade to figure this out? THAT's the outrage.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:23 PM (GYqb1)

70 >She's a narcissistic fabulist. This is all fiction just like the 1619 project.
Posted by: olddog in mo at September 25, 2026 05:17 PM (Hbeqj)

She appears not to care what people say about her as long as they're talking about her.

Posted by: mr tmz at September 25, 2026 05:23 PM (rJ48h)

71 You get out it what you put into it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 05:22 PM (W2Pud)

That’s what she said.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:23 PM

*checks comment*

Yes. That's exactly what she said.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (iEyrj)

72 My take as well.

I don't believe that she didn't give her child every advantage she could.
Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:21 PM (BeyMP)

Disagree. A lot of people are true believers. Note: quite a few drank the flavor aid willingly at Jonestown. And fed it to their kids first.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)

73 Has this kid graduated high school yet? Is she at Harvard or Yale now?

Posted by: nckate at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (enNUy)

74 Know who make good teachers? (if they are allowed)
Coaches. Especially coaches who participated in the team.
It doesn't matter what team sport he was in, they all require the basics; discipline, dedication, concentration, organization and presentation. When all of these qualities are presented in the classroom learning will occur.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (vPv7/)

75 Hey, remember the quote from yesterday's Quick Hits Post?

__________________________

Democrat St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus: “If you was in my black caucus, you would be the first person I would put a bullet in your head because you are not trustworthy.”

Let's grade this statement:

5 points off for using "was" instead of "were".
5 points off for run-on sentence (should say "whose head I would put a bullet in..."
5 points off "You are not trustworthy." should be a new sentence presenting a new thought.

Bet she got all A's in school. She was likely one of the "gifted" ones.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (dIske)

76 49 Trump is brining back manufacturing.
A little factory work would be good for some high strung youngsters with focus problems.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026

***
And finding out if you don't focus, you can lose a hand in the machinery.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)

"Shake hands with danger"

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (s1VwS)

77 You had pencils and Taco Bell napkins .
We did addition by counting our fingers and toes. We were required to amputate fingers and toes to do subtraction

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (KOshA)

78 There is an important datapoint that is being glossed over here.
Both Right and Left seem to be converging on the idea that school quality does not matter, On the Right, they claim good students do good wherever, and on the Left they claim that bad students are really good students who were oppressed.

The homework does not help achievement comes fro the Left, but then on the Right, just last night, I saw a bunch of posts on Twitter about how achievement of kids across different skills does not get a bump if they are admitted to the best schools. This looked at a couple studies from NYC exam schools -- the very best schools that test for admittance.

On the Right, I think a lot of it is an attempt to discredit the "systemic racism" claims, and on the Left I think it comes from an attempt to discount the poor performance of certain groups on that homework or tests.

It is interesting.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (vAcOX)

79 She probably shoulda taught the kid to lay off the pork rinds too. Thats a porker for her age. I suspect 3 hundee is in her future.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (dY410)

80 >>>But now I understood she thought she was correctly solving all her problems because her teacher was not checking her work. Similarly, Najya's writing assignments were rife with uncorrected punctuation, capitalization and grammar errors.

If i had a nickel . . . .

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (XpMAI)

81 My take as well.

I don't believe that she didn't give her child every advantage she could.
Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:21 PM (BeyMP)
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Why is it so hard to believe? She's career-obsessed and sees here kid as a ideological litmus test. Also, having a stupid kid with no homework gives her more time to spend on what matters most HER.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (ZOv7s)

82 You guys all understand the kid is still getting into Harvard right?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (SS6mv)

83 I do believe that is a KC-135 though.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot
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A military plane, I was certain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (vPv7/)

84 Let's grade this statement:

5 points off for using "was" instead of "were".
5 points off for run-on sentence (should say "whose head I would put a bullet in..."
5 points off "You are not trustworthy." should be a new sentence presenting a new thought.

Bet she got all A's in school. She was likely one of the "gifted" ones.
Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM

"into whose head I would put a bullet..."

-5

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 25, 2026 05:26 PM (iEyrj)

85 I like Homan.

Tom Homan, following the 58th death in ICE custody: We're not gonna apologize. You can hate us all you want, we're not going anywhere. ICE will continue

67 illegal immigrants died in custody over Obama’s 8 years as President. He pushed for reform and lowered the death rate and improved conditions. Trump has killed 56 in just these first 2 years of this term and as you see in this video no reforms or apologies. They’re also raping and impregnating under this administration

Why did Obama have this evil fuck in his administration is what I need to know. That, and where’s the 50K bribe Tom?

How the people have not revolted against this lawless government will go down in history as a mystery.

Don't be surprised when this starts to happen to the I.C.E agents (image from 2020 LA Sheriff Ambush)

They are going to be fleeing to South America as soon as accountability comes out and they will be facing serious charges for the crimes!!!

Won't that be ironic that they are going to have to flee to South America where most of the people who they are deporting are from?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 25, 2026 05:26 PM (FKi1y)

86 John Sexton read further -- and found that the school routinely allowed fights, did not discipline students, and didn't even grade students.

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Imma gonna start selling "Participation MDs and PhDs" online.

Maybe from the University of American Samoa [h/t Saul Goodman's JD] ...

Posted by: ShainS at September 25, 2026 05:26 PM (9tS/+)

87 If the father is an Arab, it would make sense that he doesn't give a rat's ass about his daughter's education.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September

He is black, from NC. His father was in the military and also a minister, Faraji Hannah-Jones. He is just as woke and silly as she is, an IT guy for the ACLU. But at least he stayed to be a father.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:26 PM (ZdaMQ)

88 WAIT. Y’all. Her husband was president of the PTA…..

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

89 Now I'll admit I wasn't fantastic at math because it required the exact right answer. Even in the lower grades, too, you didn't get credit for doing the work correctly but then making an arithmetic mistake; oh, no, you had to have the exact figure. Under the pressure of tests, of course, you can get rattled, make an arithmetic blunder, and go off the rails. If we'd had calculators to check our work . . . but we didn't. And being nagged by my father did not help.

I was great at geometry because it involved logic and reasoning (more obviously, to me) than did algebra or basic arithmetic.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)

90 Excellent -

Steve Clemans
@Steve09812

Mother Just Gave The Best Rant You'll Hear Today Against Woke Culture in Classrooms at H.S Board

https://tinyurl.com/ybb3njew

Posted by: beckster at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (kX27y)

91 By abandoning all standards, a single standard is selected by default: the standard of the sewer, the standard of the pit.

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And the judges would have also accepted "no standard at all."

Posted by: ShainS at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (9tS/+)

92 On the Right, they claim good students do good wherever, and on the Left they claim that bad students are really good students who were oppressed.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (vAcOX)
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I'm not seeing anyone on the right argue this. They DO argue that shitty teachers produce shitty students, which is why they want vouchers so that public schools just go away.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:28 PM (ZOv7s)

93 Compare and contrast with Dr Ben Carson's mom. She couldn't read herself, but still reviewed their homework every night. She insisted that her sons get an education.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 25, 2026 05:28 PM (bkuEU)

94 19 Randi is dandi
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

Randi is an ugly lesbian with no children, hence no skin in the game except what she gets paid. She is a marxist hack, nasty, unpleasant, who convinces nobody that she is even particularly human.

In the immortal words of Snoopy: Bleaugh.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:28 PM (GYqb1)

95 Why waste your time investing it in the fleeting years you have with your young children when you can spend it in a glorious cubicle farm staring at a computer screen in mind numbing tedium while you give the best you have to offer to a soulless corporation?

By the way, there's a new cover sheet for the TPS reports.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026 05:28 PM (2Ez/1)

96 And he used his position to push his bar.

https://tinyurl.com/web9ns46

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:28 PM (ZdaMQ)

97 And the judges would have also accepted "no standard at all."

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And there's also the "standard of crabs in a bucket."

Posted by: ShainS at September 25, 2026 05:29 PM (9tS/+)

98 You guys all understand the kid is still getting into Harvard right?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 05:25 PM (SS6mv)

I am to get upset about leftists continuing to destroy their children and turn them into agit prop guzzling NPCs?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:29 PM (XpMAI)

99 >>When all of these qualities are presented in the classroom learning will occur.

I had the same 3rd grade teacher as my dad. She was old school. Also old.

She ruled here classroom with a yardstick and she wasn't afraid to wield it. A light tap on the knuckles (year right, light) worked wonders for classroom discipline and our parents approved. Cause we did learn. And we like her.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 05:29 PM (viF8m)

100 I was great at geometry because it involved logic and reasoning (more obviously, to me) than did algebra or basic arithmetic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)
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I'm very good at applied math. I suck at abstract math.

I loved my economics classes in college.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:29 PM (ZOv7s)

101 Naming your American kid the stupid ridiculous made-up ethnic name ‘Najya’ shoulda been the first clue that this was a shit mother

Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026 05:30 PM (dY410)

102 Democrat St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus: “If you was in my black caucus, you would be the first person I would put a bullet in your head because you are not trustworthy.”

Let's grade this statement: . . .

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026

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Orson, you're correct on all points, but when I read a sentence like this I recognize it as being from someone who is beyond help (even if she wanted it -- which she doesn't).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)

103 It's intentional mal-education by the stupid people to keep those around them stupider.

Posted by: techsan at September 25, 2026 05:30 PM (uNveu)

104
Maybe Nikole Hannah-Jones is running short of material. Why else would she write this lengthy confession? If she were capable of embarrassment, it would be a humiliating disclosure.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at September 25, 2026 05:31 PM (biznJ)

105 The Teacher's Union is just one of Weingarten's jobs. Take a look at the NGOs boards she sits on.

She pulls down 7 figures a year and doesn't give a damn about kids.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 05:31 PM (viF8m)

106 By the way, there's a new cover sheet for the TPS reports.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026

***
Don't forget the WENUS!

Posted by: Chandler Bing, ca. 1995 at September 25, 2026 05:31 PM (wzUl9)

107 Democrat St. Louis Alderwoman Sharon Tyus: “If you was in my black caucus, you would be the first person I would put a bullet in your head because you are not trustworthy.”

She's speaking African American Vernacular English (AAVE), it's perfect, and if you disagree, you're racist.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (FKi1y)

108 "Public", i.e. government, schools exist for one reason, to indoctrinate children.

Baracky O'Cracky, MMM MMM MMM, Baracky O'Cracky, MMM, MMM, MMM...

Posted by: PS 666, New York City at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (6VpiA)

109 They’re also raping and impregnating under this administration

———

Where did this come from? Good grief, they are looney.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

110 Maybe Nikole Hannah-Jones is running short of material. Why else would she write this lengthy confession? If she were capable of embarrassment, it would be a humiliating disclosure.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at September 25, 2026 05:31 PM (biznJ)
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DEI is dying so she needs a new angle for her grift.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (ZOv7s)

111 You know.

Any parent who really REALLY wants their kid to go to private school can make it happen. It takes humility and willingness to volunteer and do classroom grunt work. My boys were the poor kids in the rich kids’ schools. But they did well and are now successful young men and I am proud of them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (W2Pud)

112 I was great at geometry because it involved logic and reasoning (more obviously, to me) than did algebra or basic arithmetic.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)

Math is not about the answer, it is about the process. It is about teaching yourself to understand your common pitfalls and tendencies, and taking extra care in those instances to avoid them.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:33 PM (XpMAI)

113 Don't worry, guys -- Randi Weingarten says she's going to figure out Who's Responsible For This.
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Quick! How do I set an alert so I'm notified the minute she figures this out???!!

Posted by: LASue at September 25, 2026 05:33 PM (lCppi)

114 She's speaking African American Vernacular English (AAVE), it's perfect, and if you disagree, you're racist.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (FKi1y)
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I don't know, it doesn't sound like textbook Ebonics, more like Jive.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)

115 A story at RCP has some woman saying Hannah - Jones isn't a bad parent her theory was just wrong. The fact that she would pursue this theory in the face of facts means she's a bad parent. Duh
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 05:16 PM (KOshA)

Theories are in the mind. Inflicting theories on your children is bad parenting.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 05:34 PM (uhVAy)

116 Math is not about the answer, it is about the process. It is about teaching yourself to understand your common pitfalls and tendencies, and taking extra care in those instances to avoid them.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026

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True. But nobody, including my father, taught me that, or how to take advantage of the problem (math or other) and not let it overwhelm me. I had to learn that on my own.

Posted by: Chandler Bing, ca. 1995 at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (wzUl9)

117 This girl and others like her should never graduate HS without being able to read or do math.

Mississippi (my home state) is mocked, but they did this right & kept back 3rd graders, black, white & purple, who should not advance years ago

I went to really good public schools in MS til the federal gubment got involved when we'd been integrated for over four years. None of us kids cared there were blacks at our school. Or, none I was aware of...and we are talking about a HS of 50 kids in each class.

The Feds changed school districts. This forced me & others to choose to skip our junior year by taking American Lit and History in summer school. I then had to go to a lily white private school I hated vs the all black school I was zoned to.

I went to a junior college, got some algebra, microbiology & other stuff (mostly English classes) and transferred to a huge university out of state.

Basically the Feds, not my parents, interferred with my edumacation and it is possibly nothing short of a miracle I got a college degree. Granted, speed reading and instant memory helped. Along with determination and my main goal of having a great time.

Regardless, this mother's actions are worse.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (hzuYO)

118 101 Naming your American kid the stupid ridiculous made-up ethnic name ‘Najya’ shoulda been the first clue that this was a shit mother
Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026

In this case, it’s not made up. It’s Arabic. But still funny, I commented on it earlier.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

119 And finding out if you don't focus, you can lose a hand in the machinery.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:18 PM (wzUl9)

Because boomers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (ExV1e)

120 74 Know who make good teachers? (if they are allowed)
Coaches. Especially coaches who participated in the team.
It doesn't matter what team sport he was in, they all require the basics; discipline, dedication, concentration, organization and presentation. When all of these qualities are presented in the classroom learning will occur.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:24 PM (vPv7/)

Best teacher my son ever had was a 5th grade ex-Air Force MSgt. He knew how to give assignments to keep order. He knew about handling boys and their particular behavior issues. Son probably learned more in that one year than all the others.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (GYqb1)

121 The daughter should go into hiding so she does not get virtue-murdered by mommy.

Posted by: Speculators Speculate at September 25, 2026 05:36 PM (hV6Hr)

122 109 They’re also raping and impregnating under this administration
———
Where did this come from? Good grief, they are looney.
Posted by: Piper

Believe me, the Lefty anti-ICE people fervently believe hundreds of rapes of underage girls are occurring at ICE detention facilities, to the point it is described as "industrial", "child trafficking ", etc

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 25, 2026 05:36 PM (FKi1y)

123 I'm not seeing anyone on the right argue this. They DO argue that shitty teachers produce shitty students, which is why they want vouchers so that public schools just go away.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

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I looked for the thread, but it was on a different computer and don't have time to get it now. But it was Creimulux (sp?) guy and Steve Sailor and that IQ crowd just last night. They pointed out 2 studies, which were restricted so I just saw the graphs they posted.

But I have seen it before. They are all in on the IQ is mostly genetic, and IQ determines success and that whole line. Which also implies that school does not improve IQ or success. Both points I disagree with BTW

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (vAcOX)

124 Naming your American kid the stupid ridiculous made-up ethnic name ‘Najya’ shoulda been the first clue that this was a shit mother
Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026 05:30 PM (dY410)

Would have been a q somewhere in that name if she was down with the struggle.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (BeyMP)

125 We're living in a madhouse.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (guGkK)

126 In this case, it’s not made up. It’s Arabic. But still funny, I commented on it earlier.
Posted by: Piper

I...think I prefer made up black names over Arabic.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (FKi1y)

127 The daughter should go into hiding so she does not get virtue-murdered by mommy.
Posted by: Speculators Speculate at September 25, 2026 05:36 PM (hV6Hr)
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That's the book she writes after this one. "How I Had No Choice But To Murder My Daughter In Cold Blood With A Hand-built Guillotine And Why It Isn't My Fault."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (ZOv7s)

128 The WENUS explained:

https://youtu.be/fpUxn0tpLes

Posted by: Provided as a public service at September 25, 2026 05:38 PM (2Ez/1)

129 The daughter should go into hiding so she does not get virtue-murdered by mommy.

Cut all the exercise bands in the house.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 05:38 PM (guGkK)

130 But nobody, including my father, taught me that, or how to take advantage of the problem (math or other) and not let it overwhelm me. I had to learn that on my own.

Posted by: Chandler Bing, ca. 1995 at September 25, 2026 05:35 PM (wzUl9)

The modern trend is to trick students into learning math by not learning math, but by putting abstractions of one or more concepts between the student and the math.

It drives me insane.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (XpMAI)

131 Math is not about the answer, it is about the process. It is about teaching yourself to understand your common pitfalls and tendencies, and taking extra care in those instances to avoid them.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:33 PM

and getting the right answer.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (4NO2D)

132 At some point, many mothers think about how to game the system by sending their kid to a crap school for jr year to guarantee they're in the top 1% for college apps, but that scheme usually dies once their kid is born.

Posted by: LASue at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (lCppi)

133 Well, Albert Shanker, the head of the teachers union famously said:

"When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children,"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (JrHfD)

134 Uh...

Elizabeth Holmes Documentary "You Can See Everything" Gets R-Rating for “Graphic Nudity”

Elizabeth Holmes is definitely an Ackbar kinda gal...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (FKi1y)

135 Of all my teachers, I suspect that the one who did the most for me until I got to college was the lady I had for geometry in tenth grade. And that could have been because I liked the subject and didn't hate the work. (No, it was not because she was hot, because she wasn't.)

My US History teacher, the next year, was also a standout. He wanted us to learn *why* things happened the way they did, not simply to memorize dates and presidencies and battles.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (wzUl9)

136 Hummingbird C-17

https://tinyurl.com/ypxmsmfm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:13 PM (vPv7/)

That's not a C-17, it's a KC-135.

Posted by: pookysgirl knows a few planes at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (Wt5PA)

137 Best teacher I ever had was Mrs. Simmons. High school English. She called kids "Prince Charming" and "Slopface." She said at the beginning of the year that you could turn your homework in late--you'd get a zero mind you--but sure, turn it in. She also said that if you were in an accident on the way to school, give your homework to the ambulance driver because he probably had her for English and would know what to do.

No nonsense. She was the bomb. She is also the reason I know how to spell triskaidekaphobia.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (GYqb1)

138 88 WAIT. Y’all. Her husband was president of the PTA…..

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 05:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

By the sounds of the state of the school, he was probably the only person who ran for the job, might only be a dozen parents in the entire group.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (6ydKt)

139 But I have seen it before. They are all in on the IQ is mostly genetic, and IQ determines success and that whole line. Which also implies that school does not improve IQ or success. Both points I disagree with BTW
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:37 PM (vAcOX)
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They are very fringe figures, not anywhere near the mainstream of conservatism, which would rather see school choice, which would include private schools. Competition would then bring up public school quality.

I mean, there are states where that is happening. The IQ/genetics obsessives are borderline determinists and seem secular predestinationists.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (ZOv7s)

140 125 We're living in a madhouse.
Posted by: Cicero

A MADHOUSE!!!!

Posted by: Taylor at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (FKi1y)

141 My boys were the poor kids in the rich kids’ schools. But they did well and are now successful young men and I am proud of them.

See? White privilege in action.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 05:40 PM (guGkK)

142 I wonder if this is why blacks don't seem to value education--because the education they receive is worthless.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 25, 2026 05:41 PM (CHHv1)

143 Once hearing this story, I assumed all the lefty indoctrination was included at the expense of education.

Posted by: WisRich at September 25, 2026 05:41 PM (G0vdT)

144 Limbaugh used to point out that the coach you hated the most was the one that pushed you so hard to achieve things you never thought you were capable of doing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026 05:41 PM (2Ez/1)

145 and getting the right answer.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (4NO2D)

-2, for not showing your work.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:41 PM (XpMAI)

146 Posted by: LASue at September 25, 2026 05:33 PM (lCppi)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 05:41 PM (JrHfD)

147
There are a lot of parents who look at the schools as daycare.

They don't want to monitor what their children are learning as long as they can be free to day drink and pursue their own interests.

It is sad.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM (/QHx4)

148 I had good teachers growing, well, except one that was young and actually insane. Teaching (and nursing) were considered as respectable professions for smart women back in the 40s and 50s when my teachers were starting out. They were quite smart.

Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM (4NO2D)

149 142 I wonder if this is why blacks don't seem to value education--because the education they receive is worthless.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

You watch the beginning of Goodfellas, and the kid skips school because it's bullshit and takes away from fun, making money and hanging out with the grown-ups treating him LIKE a grown-up. Now multiply that by your entire neighborhood, AND if you aren't in a gang, you're a target that gets beat up.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at September 25, 2026 05:43 PM (FKi1y)

150 Best teacher I ever had was Mrs. Simmons. High school English. She called kids "Prince Charming" and "Slopface." She said at the beginning of the year that you could turn your homework in late--you'd get a zero mind you--but sure, turn it in. She also said that if you were in an accident on the way to school, give your homework to the ambulance driver because he probably had her for English and would know what to do.

No nonsense. She was the bomb. She is also the reason I know how to spell triskaidekaphobia.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026

***
In ninth grade we had a Japanese woman for English. (Mind you, this was only a little more than twenty years after WWII.) She liked my work, but was universally hated (including by me) because she insulted her students for no reason, calling us "You bright lights," and took all the joy out of reading and writing English.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:43 PM (wzUl9)

151 "My wife and I are building an institution in Brooklyn, in Bed Stuy, called North Star Books and Bar," Hannah-Jones said.

So he took his wife's hyphenated name, too?

Hmm.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:43 PM (6ydKt)

152 Long have thought Blacks naming children bizarre made up names or with odd spelling a usual name.
Guess many want individually

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

153 There are a lot of parents who look at the schools as daycare.

They don't want to monitor what their children are learning as long as they can be free to day drink and pursue their own interests.

It is sad.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM (/QHx4)

Teachers do, as well, and many are perfectly content in that role and taking their summer cacation.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM (XpMAI)

154 They don't want to monitor what their children are learning as long as they can be free to day drink and pursue their own interests.

It is sad.
Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM (/QHx4)

Hey! Now that I'm retired, I finally get to day drink and pursue my own interests. So.... well.... the boy is nominally a grownup.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM (GYqb1)

155 118 101 Naming your American kid the stupid ridiculous made-up ethnic name ‘Najya’ shoulda been the first clue that this was a shit mother
Posted by: Elric the Blade at September 25, 2026

In this case, it’s not made up. It’s Arabic. But still funny, I commented on it earlier.
Posted by: Piper

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A black person giving their kid an arabic name is all the proof you need. There is no more genocidal and racist paring than arabs against blacks.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM (vAcOX)

156 I am reminded of the line, I believe attributed to Mark Twain, that people who do not read great books have no advantage iver peiple who can't read them.

Nicole Hannah-Jones had the opportunity to give her daughter a tip-notch education, even in that pit of despair tax money sink-hole she was attending, if she had actually paid attention and been a parent instead of dropping her responsibility on the local school district.

Not every parent really has the time or wherewithal to keep close tabs on their children's schooling, but Hannah-Jones did.

Her question, "In fighting for every black child, did I betray my own?" gets the entire premise wrong. If she was really honest with herself, the article would have been titled, "In sacrificing every black child's education on the altar of 'racial justice,' I bound my own daughter in the chains of failure."

Posted by: tankdemon at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM (ayDmH)

157 I had good teachers growing, well, except one that was young and actually insane. Teaching (and nursing) were considered as respectable professions for smart women back in the 40s and 50s when my teachers were starting out. They were quite smart.
Posted by: toby928(c) at September 25, 2026

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Exactly. My mother went to nursing school in the 1930s, when it included a lot of scut work. At one point after graduation, she was asked to come back and lecture at the nursing school about contagious diseases.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)

158 They don't want to monitor what their children are learning as long as they can be free to day drink and pursue their own interests.

It is sad.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM

Gotta start in the morning if you want to drink all day!

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at September 25, 2026 05:46 PM (2Ez/1)

159
Has this kid graduated high school yet? Is she at Harvard or Yale now?
Posted by: nckate

There's an open position at Cambridge.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 25, 2026 05:46 PM (Cqx++)

160 We can't even afford crayons and paper how do you expect us to teach these kids???

Posted by: Your Local School District at September 25, 2026 05:47 PM (MWfyi)

161 Elizabeth Holmes is definitely an Ackbar kinda gal...
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:39 PM (FKi1y)

Wait. I thought the theranos gal was pretty hit- which is how she was getting 'funding', iykwim. *nudge*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 05:47 PM (zZu0s)

162 she insulted her students for no reason, calling us "You bright lights," and took all the joy out of reading and writing English.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:43 PM (wzUl9)

Mrs. Simmons never insulted us without reason. If you were screwing around, or did poor quality work, she would certainly call you Slopface. Everyone knew it for what it was. Correction. Not humiliation.

She would also take lunch hours to help kids who were falling behind. Everybody knew that. Her No Crap policy was a bit part of her giving a damn. I expect that after the shock of being called Slopface, we had an inkling that it was very much done out of love.

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:47 PM (GYqb1)

163 She's speaking African American Vernacular English (AAVE), it's perfect, and if you disagree, you're racist.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 05:32 PM (FKi1y)

_______________________

She speaking AAVE.

and

You racist.

_________________

If you gonna speak on AAVE, you gotta know the lingo.

As Robin Williams used to point out....when you conjugate the verb "to be" it is:

I be, you be, we be, they be.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (dIske)

164 Remember a few years ago when the Blue Man Group opened a school for very young children and they all ended up illiterate and borderline retarded by age 10? That's what this is, but publicly funded.

Posted by: Brisco County Sr at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (WuEwi)

165 My grandchildren go to Catholic private school. In a very good public school district. Their parent's choice and I am for it. I never tell them what to do with their kids (so far). Parents can afford it.

At least where they are the trans and gender confusion won't reach them. I know all the stuff about Catholic schools, yada, yada. It is a conservative school. High acedemics (I am shocked at our third grade boy's homework).

While he may find out this year there is no Santa Claus, he will not be in class with trans kids or kids who think they are kitty cats with a litter box required.

Our girl has already been in trouble in kindergarten. I am sorry my DNA has been passed on to her in looks and behavior. However, she's much smarter than probably 90% of her class, so there's that. She was also deprived of her best friend (who went to public school) and girls she knows (three classes for each grade). It's early so she may settle down (I don't know what she did to get in trouble and will ask her brother soon).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (hzuYO)

166 If they make it thru high school and go to college that's when the real education starts.

Posted by: fd at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (MWfyi)

167 160 We can't even afford crayons and paper how do you expect us to teach these kids???
Posted by: Your Local School District at September 25, 2026 05:47 PM (MWfyi)

But you should see the dental plan!

Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (GYqb1)

168 152 Long have thought Blacks naming children bizarre made up names or with odd spelling a usual name.
Guess many want individually
Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:44 PM

It helps us keep track of the star running backs.

Posted by: The Southeastern Conference at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (2Ez/1)

169 Which also implies that school does not improve IQ or success. Both points I disagree with BTW

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
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They either don't know the test and how it was designed or they are making stuff up. The test is a measurement the brain is an organ that either grows or atrophies like a muscle. Exercise it and it grows. Genetics may determine its limits but not its ability to grow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (vPv7/)

170 Don't worry, Najya can just have 6 six kids and go on welfare.

Posted by: wth at September 25, 2026 05:49 PM (UjdFS)

171 164 Remember a few years ago when the Blue Man Group opened a school for very young children and they all ended up illiterate and borderline retarded by age 10?

Posted by: Brisco County Sr at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (WuEwi)

What were the lessons like?
Did it involve paint and drums?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 05:49 PM (6ydKt)

172 I mean, there are states where that is happening. The IQ/genetics obsessives are borderline determinists and seem secular predestinationists.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

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As I said, I agree with you. But don't underestimate their influence.
The genetic determinists are not at all fringe -- they are fractured, as you have ethno-nationalists of all strips (literally every fucking ethnicity seems to think theirs is superior and many think it is genetic. And that the superior culture comes from superior genes.)

But among the tech billionaires, this is all the rage. They plan to cull. Don't discount them just because they are nuts.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:49 PM (vAcOX)

173 Remember a few years ago when the Blue Man Group opened a school for very young children and they all ended up illiterate and borderline retarded by age 10?

Posted by: Brisco County Sr at September 25, 2026 05:48 PM (WuEwi)

With no intel inside?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 05:50 PM (XpMAI)

174 Wear my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Shondra at September 25, 2026 05:50 PM (2Ez/1)

175
Long Island town approves creation of controversial school for Muslim boys.

Are that many muzzies on Long Island? Can you imagine what they will be taught?

Story on Gateway Pundit.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:50 PM (/QHx4)

176 Before I depart for the evening, I wanted to share this political cartoon by Steve Kelley. He is a conservative leaning political cartoonist. See some of you tomorrow , God willing, for the prayer thread:

https://tinyurl.com/4cehe7ty

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 05:50 PM (JrHfD)

177 Mrs. Simmons never insulted us without reason. If you were screwing around, or did poor quality work, she would certainly call you Slopface. Everyone knew it for what it was. Correction. Not humiliation.

She would also take lunch hours to help kids who were falling behind. Everybody knew that. Her No Crap policy was a bit part of her giving a damn. I expect that after the shock of being called Slopface, we had an inkling that it was very much done out of love.
Posted by: tcn in AK at September 25, 2026

***
My Japanese English teacher was not anything like that. The kids had learned her first name, "Toshi," and used it behind her back and elsewhere in derision. I never knew another grammar school, jr. high, or high school teacher who was so disliked.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 05:51 PM (wzUl9)

178 "Long have thought Blacks naming children bizarre made up names or with odd spelling a usual name.
Guess many want individually"

And you stand out in the mug shots.

Posted by: Uniquia Precius Jones at September 25, 2026 05:51 PM (MWfyi)

179 168 152 Long have thought Blacks naming children bizarre made up names or with odd spelling a usual name.
Guess many want individually
Posted by: Skip
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Naming crap started with the fraud book Roots and the fraud holiday Kranzah.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:51 PM (vPv7/)

180 >>In this case, it’s not made up. It’s Arabic.

Pretty sure they have their own alphabet.

So, yeah...made-up.

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 05:52 PM (vNne8)

181 It's like the little boy who fell into Harambe's gorilla enclosure. Only in this case, her mother threw her in, and the gorillas have all the guns.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at September 25, 2026 05:52 PM (QaH55)

182 The test is a measurement the brain is an organ that either grows or atrophies like a muscle. Exercise it and it grows. Genetics may determine its limits but not its ability to grow.

Posted by: Braenyard
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No, this is only true for language, music, math, ... and everything else, but not IQ. /s

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:53 PM (vAcOX)

183 147
There are a lot of parents who look at the schools as daycare.

They don't want to monitor what their children are learning as long as they can be free to day drink and pursue their own interests.

It is sad.
Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 05:42 PM (/QHx4)
********
True into HS. Eldest son, a professional saxophone musician, taught HS band/music for a few years before another degree in computer science engineering.

Parents would get ticked if their kid was not first chair. He'd calmly tell them they don't practice. One mother said that was HIS fault.

Another wacko mother got mad at him when she found out her daughter wanted to be called Seth. Right, right, right.

He got out of this insanity, and they lost a fine teacher and man, about a decade ago. I was paranoid someone would sue him for their own crazy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 05:53 PM (hzuYO)

184 Why waste your time investing it in the fleeting years you have with your young children when you can spend it in a glorious cubicle farm staring at a computer screen in mind numbing tedium while you give the best you have to offer to a soulless corporation?

*leans back in leather chair*
*steeples finger*

"Interesting...Martha dear, bring me his file, would you? I want to have a closer look at this one."

Posted by: Max Power at September 25, 2026 05:54 PM (SwyyQ)

185
Nikole Hannah-Jones confesses that she abandoned her child to the school system. She did this so she could concentrate on her career instead of her child's future. The virtue signaling of this abandonment is aligned with this, and equally amoral.

And her career consisted of slandering her country and doing all the damage to it that she could.

What an all-around odious contemptible wrecker. And there are thousands more where she cane from.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at September 25, 2026 05:54 PM (krI25)

186 I see an Masshole-istan another illegal murdered a couple of football players.

But hey at least Massholes can feel proud they wouldn't work with Trump's ICE right?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 05:55 PM (sKqQm)

187 Spending $52,000 per student at this school.To let them run wild and we get no education.

How to destroy kids' chances in life!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 25, 2026 05:56 PM (RYmEM)

188 In my little township there is a Muslim center, suspect there are a fair amount here. Should drive only slightly out of my way on a Friday to see

Posted by: Skip at September 25, 2026 05:56 PM (Ia/+0)

189 Her kid's name has a definite lack of apostrophes.

Posted by: nckate at September 25, 2026 05:57 PM (enNUy)

190 But among the tech billionaires, this is all the rage. They plan to cull. Don't discount them just because they are nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:49 PM (vAcOX)

This has been an idea among intellectuals for long long before tech billionaires were even possible.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 25, 2026 05:57 PM (uhVAy)

191 Dude, the Canyonero
https://youtu.be/PI_Jl5WFQkA?si=2CuRp9yDF5TQnsJg

Posted by: Accomack at September 25, 2026 05:58 PM (8jVAy)

192 >>Dude, the Canyonero

The Canyonero is no Adobe.

Posted by: garrett at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (vNne8)

193 But among the tech billionaires, this is all the rage. They plan to cull. Don't discount them just because they are nuts.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 05:49 PM (vAcOX)

This has been an idea among intellectuals for long long before tech billionaires were even possible.

Grog and Mog were talking about this hanging out near the tar pits.

Posted by: Max Power at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (SwyyQ)

194 Noodus week in woke

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (wzUl9)

195 Nood. Woke.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)

196
Making corrections for spelling, grammar, and sentence structure are racist.

As is crippling your child with a unpronounceable name.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 06:01 PM (Y8DZL)

197 Naming crap started with the fraud book Roots and the fraud holiday Kranzah.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:51 PM (vPv7/)

Festivus has more legitimacy than Kwanza. In fact, I hereby dub Kwanza, Black Festivus...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 06:02 PM (08OqX)

198 Leftists are not good people, period.

They are delusional assholes that will throw their own progeny under the bus to prove their own virtue.

It's long past time we start treating these people as literal enemies. They've spent enough time telling us they want us dead that we should probably start listening and prepare accordingly.

Posted by: ballistic at September 25, 2026 06:03 PM (oqH4h)

199 Festivus has more legitimacy than Kwanza. In fact, I hereby dub Kwanza, Black Festivus...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 25, 2026 06:02 PM (08OqX)
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Toyotathon has more legitimacy than Kwanzaa.

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Posted by: homepage at September 28, 2026 01:35 AM (eBKOq)

Supreme Court Now Okays Trump's Plan to Allow States to Use Federal Databases to Screen the Voter Lists for Ineligible Voters

The Supreme Court had previously joined in the left-wing plan to delay implementation of Trump's Executive Order until it was late enough in the season that they could claim it would cause "chaos" to implement it so late.

Now it blesses not a screening of mail-in ballots -- that would still cause "chaos," I guess -- but the simple use by states (at their discretion; left-wing governments won't screen ballots) of the Social Security databases to discover if a voter is a citizen or not.

So this is a weaker version of Trump's plan, which left-wing states won't even implement.

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to use a modified centralized database to verify voters' citizenship. In a seven-page opinion issued just 39 days before the Nov. 3, 2026, election, the justices paused a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that had blocked the government from doing so on the ground that it violated (among other things) federal privacy laws.
The unsigned opinion for the majority indicated that the lower court's order "inhibits the Federal Government's efforts to assist state and local agencies in the proper administration of the midterm elections."
In a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called Friday's decision a "questionable interim ruling[] about two statutory provisions" that the Supreme Court "has never before interpreted." She also contended that the majority "focuses only on the harms the Government will purportedly suffer absent a stay, disregarding the harms that the" use of the modified database "has caused, and will likely continue to cause, to lawful voters."

If you're surprised to see the left-wing minority dissent quoted more than the actual ruling of the court, you must be new here.

The dispute dates back to late March, when President Donald Trump issued an executive order that (among other things) directed the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to set up systems that would permit state and local governments to verify voters' citizenship and immigration status. Those agencies then modified the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, known as the SAVE system, to include the records of U.S.-born citizens, to give it access to Social Security numbers, and to allow users to conduct multiple searches simultaneously.
...
Sooknanan wrote that "the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote." Moreover, she continued, "states have partnered with the federal government to access the database and are actively removing United States citizens from voter rolls based on inaccurate information."

Boy lower court rulings sure are being highlighted here.

I wonder what the actual Supreme Court just ruled? You know, the actual newsorthy information?

...
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer went to the Supreme Court on Sept. 8, asking the justices to freeze Sooknanan's ruling while the litigation continues. Sooknanan's decision, he wrote, was an "indefensible order that threatens the integrity of upcoming elections by vacating the federal government's authority to internally use Social Security data when fulfilling its duty to respond to requests by States to verify the citizenship of individuals for voting and other purposes." Moreover, he argued, Sooknanan did not have the power to enter her order because the challengers do not have a legal right to sue, known as standing. Among other things, he contended, the federal government is not the source of any injury that the challengers and their members might suffer, because the SAVE system "merely notifies the States whether the federal government can confirm citizenship."

I'm omitting the next three paragraphs, which extensively quote the plaintiff's arguments. Not a lot about the arguments that actually prevailed.

The majority rejected the challengers' contention that the use of the modified SAVE system violates the Social Security Act, the Privacy Act, and the federal law governing administrative agencies. It explained that in a federal immigration law enacted in 1996, "Congress ... separately and expressly authorized DHS to request and receive information relating to citizenship and immigration status from other agencies, including SSA."
The Supreme Court has also "often granted" review (another factor in determining whether to award emergency relief), the majority wrote, "where a lower court has set aside an important federal program" -- which, it appeared to suggest, the modified SAVE system is.
Moreover, the majority added, the federal government will suffer permanent harm (yet another factor that courts consider) if the district court's order remains in place. Under federal immigration law, the majority reasoned, "the Federal Government has an obligation to respond to requests from state and local election officials seeking to verify the citizenship of voters. The order below prevents the Federal Government from using the program it believes is best suited to the task."

Unrelated: Obama wants to create a censorship board stuffed with leftists and NeverTrumpers to patrol people's speech.

Obama has a plan to address the "information bubbles" Americans are in:

"We're going to have to create new town squares, where everybody is having a common dialogue with certain rules."

No mystery who he would want to be in charge of making these "rules." https://t.co/f9Zdzk11nQ pic.twitter.com/71SCTCVa4u
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 25, 2026

Say, Obama, if you're so against "disinformation," why have you not stepped up to condemn the lies about a "lynching crisis"?

Ever notice that the censorship police never object to left-wing conspiracy theories?

AOC�s narrative about Black People being lynched in America is officially a HOAX. Each of the 10 people she claimed were lynched was investigated and here�s what they found

- 9 were suicide
- 1 was murder by a black perpetrator

ZERO White People involved in any of the cases� pic.twitter.com/lv8umLaYOP
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) September 23, 2026

This left-wing pussy says that the UK must implement strict censorship policies to stop all of the "misinformation" people believe about the UK having a two-tiered police system and other such scandals, but can't name a single actual "misinformation" claim put into people's minds by Russia.

�What piece of Misinformation has been seeded in the Minds of British people by Vladimir Putin?�

�I�ll ask you again - What piece of Misinformation was seeded in the Minds of British people by Vladimir Putin?�

�I�ll ask you again - What piece of Misinformation was seeded in the� pic.twitter.com/fkketdD9Jw
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) September 23, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:00 PM

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1 Reading the Content.

Posted by: 13times at September 25, 2026 04:00 PM (6iKlf)

2 Hope this isn't too late for the mid-terms

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 04:03 PM (+gK6I)

3 Obama trying again to make that Scary Poppins woman happen.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 25, 2026 04:04 PM (2ocoG)

4 SCOTUS is very confusing, as always. Altho good on this.

Is Obungo bleaching his skin like Michael Jackson?

A friend of mine always called him Uncle Ben.

Is he propping up the Dims? Getting them to the poles? Tooting cocain and popping poppers?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:04 PM (hzuYO)

5 Why aren't we shooting invaders that "vote"?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)

6 What piece of Misinformation has been seeded in the Minds of British people by Vladimir Putin?�

The honest answer lefties will give you if they force them? That immigration is bad.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:06 PM (sKqQm)

7 >>Hope this isn't too late for the mid-terms
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 04:03 PM (+gK6I)

It is. By design.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:06 PM (BeyMP)

8 Nice pants crease on that Poofter!!

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:06 PM (Gqar8)

9 Obama: "We're going to have to create new town squares, where everybody is having a common dialogue with certain rules."

Ja! Jawohl!

Posted by: A. Schickelgruber at September 25, 2026 04:07 PM (guGkK)

10 The honest answer lefties will give you if they force them? That immigration is bad.

The German party that in the US would be considered far left but doesn't want illegal Muslims is called "far right". That's their admission of their plan.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (2ocoG)

11 I can't stand to hear or see obama

Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (+gK6I)

12 A Town Square with language rules. Sort of lime an ant hill then.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (Gqar8)

13
Obama needs to shut the hell up.

What an asshole.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)

14 The German party that in the US would be considered far left but doesn't want illegal Muslims is called "far right". That's their admission of their plan.

Yes the FNM tells us a party led by a woman gay married to a Sri Lankan is racist and far right...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)

15 "- 9 were suicide
- 1 was murder by a black perpetrator"

And another was attempted suicide by Subway sandwhich.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 04:09 PM (dK+Kv)

16 As our name implies, we just want the public to be safe.

Posted by: The Committee on Public Safety at September 25, 2026 04:09 PM (guGkK)

17 "Now it blesses not a screening of mail-in ballots -- that would still cause "chaos," I guess -- but the simple use by states (at their discretion; left-wing governments won't screen ballots) of the Social Security databases to discover if a voter is a citizen or not."

So they "gave" Trump nothing because they did not compel all states to verify voter eligibility.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 25, 2026 04:09 PM (I43vL)

18 8 Nice pants crease on that Poofter!!
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:06 PM (Gqar

*********
Jonah Goldberg wishes he had a pant's crease in his one pair of khaki's Trump made fun of.

I am going to day drink white wine while I cook vs a martini. There are always difficult decisions on Friday Drink Day.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (hzuYO)

19 11 I can't stand to hear or see obama
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (+gK6I)

He is transmorgriphying into a raisin.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar8)

20 Obama Encourages Technocratic Censorship of His Political Enemies by American Thinker.

Publication date 2022-04-22

Obama’s Fundamental Manipulation of Free Speech by American Thinker.

Publication daye May 3, 2022 by Jeannie DeAngelis

Posted by: 13times at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (6iKlf)

21 well it's something I guess.

anyway Barry is gonna live to like 99 and torment us the whole entire time

he's a piece of garbage

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (j+aD2)

22 Obama needs to shut the hell up.

What an asshole.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)

You're telling me!

Posted by: Big Mike, Wiping Her Dick On The Curtains at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (guGkK)

23 "Certain rules" as in "you can't say that even if it is the truth!"

Posted by: InZona at September 25, 2026 04:11 PM (rD4pF)

24 The Milk Chocolate Messiah's town councils will be designed in the likeness of M.C Escher's creations.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at September 25, 2026 04:11 PM (5yDGQ)

25 The left: Millions of citizens are kept from voting every year! No I can't name one why do you ask?

Also the left: And thousands of citizens have been deported by Drumpf! No I can't name one why do you ask?

Also, also the left: Ok so you've got hundreds of examples of non-citizens voting including people prosecuted for it, but like, obviously it never happens.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)

26 Kali won't catch any voter fraud...so voter fraud will continue to "not exist" in Kali...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (l3cgK)

27 Obama is garbage.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (W2Pud)

28 And another was attempted suicide by Subway sandwhich.

But really, who among us hasn’t been there at least once, when the days grow short and the dark nights weigh on our souls like listeria on wilted lettuce?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (kYmoU)

29 Obama is garbage.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (W2Pud)

That is unkind to garbage.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (dK+Kv)

30 28 Obama is garbage.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 25, 2026 04:12 PM (W2Pud)

You'll be hearing from our lawyers

Posted by: Garbage at September 25, 2026 04:13 PM (+gK6I)

31 Even after the recent Biden debacle, and after the Clinton calamity, I still despise Obama far more than those two miscreants. Racism, obviously.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar8)

32 And another was attempted suicide by Subway sandwhich.

One would think the sandwich would give way on the drop.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (guGkK)

33 It's voluntary. Don't expect blue states to use it.

Doesn't matter when the ruling came if it's voluntary.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (viF8m)

34 >> but can't name a single actual "misinformation" claim put into people's minds by Russia.

That was a trick question. Both the anti-fracking and anti-GMO movements have been shown to have been funded by Russia.
They also are involved in a lot of the climate hysteria, brexit (which Russia supported, but mostly to harm the EU), and just about every movement that fractures European society or harms their industries and economies. The problem is, other than Brexit, the Left supports every damn one of the Russian lies because they too support destroying the West.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (vAcOX)

35 Obama, the purple lipped penis sipper...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (3Ope8)

36 20 11 I can't stand to hear or see obama
Posted by: It's me donna at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (+gK6I)

He is transmorgriphying into a raisin.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar

*********
I've heard him speak one time. With the big whoopie he "got" Osama. Which was already said by Feinstein to tick him off. The one thing she did well.

I used to watch, now and them, his prancercizing down AF1's stairs with his wrists held "just so." And hope he'd fall down them. Never happened but I always had hope.

Joepy Biden fell up the stairs a few times and that had to do.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (hzuYO)

37 Easiest thing in the world is to be a liberal. You don't reason, critically think, or research. Just regurgitate spoon-fed horseshit from your overlords.

Easy-peasy.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (Qt6Ls)

38 He is transmorgriphying into a raisin.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 04:14 PM (dK+Kv)

39 I'm not surprised Barky says this crap. I know full well he's too lazy and arrogant to follow up. Some of the apparatchik around him might , but he won't. Too busy being pegged by Big Mike

Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (KOshA)

40 CP fail.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (dK+Kv)

41 The German party that in the US would be considered far left but doesn't want illegal Muslims is called "far right". That's their admission of their plan.
Posted by: Ian S. at September 25, 2026 04:08 PM (2ocoG)

Whites in Europe have a messianic impulse that has transferred from Christianity to humanism, or what we today call woke.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (BeyMP)

42 Obama: "We're going to have to create new town squares, where everybody is having a common dialogue with certain rules."

We have that. It's called bluesky. Everyone but the pedos hates it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (ExV1e)

43 Obama is garbage."

The world is not enough...

Posted by: man at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (/rfzw)

44 Obama is garbage.

Stupid girl > Push It > Obama

Posted by: Someone that's heard Shirley Manson sing at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (sKqQm)

45 Now it blesses not a screening of mail-in ballots -- that would still cause "chaos," I guess -- but the simple use by states (at their discretion; left-wing governments won't screen ballots) of the Social Security databases to discover if a voter is a citizen or not.
_________

Blue states won't use this screening, but red states will.

This is potentially a big deal because there are competitive senate races and especially competitive house races in red states that could determine who swings the big dick in Congress.

Cutting down non-citizen voting fraud in these competitive elections could make it harder for Democraps to steal these elections.

That's why the Democraps were so desperate to shut this EO down.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at September 25, 2026 04:15 PM (iFTx/)

46 That's mighty white of the Supreme Court to let the leftists ignore illegal aliens on their voter rolls.

Posted by: torabora at September 25, 2026 04:16 PM (5QN5a)

47 "We're going to have to create new town squares, where everybody is having a common dialogue with certain rules."
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Oh you mean like Elon Musk did when he wrested control of Twitter from the leftwing Censor Karens and then every leftoid lost their collective shit and decamped to a new echo chamber where they can spend all day online huffing each others' digital farts?

TFG is an unmitigated asshole.

Posted by: ballistic at September 25, 2026 04:16 PM (oqH4h)

48 The left: There is no election of any election fraud in modern American history

Also the left: The elections of 1980, 2000, 2004, 2016, and 2024 were all stolen

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:17 PM (sKqQm)

49 I am going to day drink white wine while I cook vs a martini. There are always difficult decisions on Friday Drink Day.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

You should adopt a routine and stick to it. With me, it's cheap vodka and mixer starting at 4 PM. Makes things much easier.

Posted by: Bulg at September 25, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

50 There is nothing good about the left, in Britain or the USA.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (4cb3I)

51 DHS gave Nevada a list of 185 non citizens who voted
Nevada checked, they were all US citizens.

Nevada reviewed its own records and found zero evidence that the 185 individuals were noncitizens, explicitly telling DHS, "You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

We found no evidence of X is not the same as we have proven that X is untrue. Particularly when the people looking have no interest in finding evidence of X.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (ExV1e)

52 Aliss's Wonderland.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Qt6Ls)

53 The best part of Bluesky is watching various groups of leftwing pedos argue other leftwing pedos on bluesky was in fact closet NAZIs

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)

54 If the radar is correct I am only minutes away from Rainmageddon.

If I don't make you can't have my stuff.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (viF8m)

55 Can’t go wrong with drinking ValuRite vodka out of a jelly jar, Christy.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar8)

56 If I don't make you can't have my stuff./i]

Make sure to seal your Val-u-Rite bottles right now!

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:19 PM (sKqQm)

57 Aliss's Wonderland.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Qt6Ls)

Shhhh. We don't get many Cambridge professors on this blog.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 25, 2026 04:19 PM (guGkK)

58 Happily, Kamala Hour is upon us. I might even shave before cocktails, just to prove how devoted I am to a good first impression before I start soaking in the martinis.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 25, 2026 04:19 PM (4cb3I)

59 Christy I'm at the point where I can't drink white OR red wine after like 3pm it's crazy

if I do I can't sleep AT ALL

so it's cocktails for me! lol

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:20 PM (j+aD2)

60 Whenever we get into questions about Democrat election perfidy I ask myself...

What would Doodad Pro have to say about this?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:20 PM (sKqQm)

61 47 Before any mail in ballot can be opened the signature on the outside must be verified by 2 people 1 from each party mas a match to the original voter registration .
There has never been any evidence of any significant voter fraud ever. Fox News was sued and paid a 787 million dollar settlement for lying about Dominion voting machines. That was lie also very often repeated by Ace and believed by minions.
Shane Ace shame

Posted by: Aliss at September 25, 2026 04:16 PM (LN9Ll)

They weren't doing any REAL verification of signatures in some areas back in 2020 and 2024...an "X" on the back of some that had registered signatures were still considered "valid"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:20 PM (l3cgK)

62 the AG here in Pennsylvania is actually sort of straight-laced?

he might even try to follow this! it will be a battle Royale - him vs Joshie

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:20 PM (j+aD2)

63 What motherfucker is scanning the statistics and researching race to put together the list of 10 blacks that died from hanging?????

That person needs to be identified. Did they make a list of white people who died from hanging? How did they publish this?

I bet they are supported by some black studies academia, and probably funded by a lefty federal grant to hunt through data finding racism.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:21 PM (vAcOX)

64 One of the most surprising things about getting older is your ability to sleep goes to sh*t and all sorts of things from drinking to having a big meal for dinner can make it worse...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)

65 57 Can’t go wrong with drinking ValuRite vodka out of a jelly jar, Christy.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar

*******
Nevah!

The worst I reduced myself to was Boone's Farm in college.

I don't believe in boxed wine, either. Some in-laws do and I bring my own like a snob. I am beyond caring what others think of me. Might as well give them a reason to talk about me, right? Amirite?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (hzuYO)

66 66 One of the most surprising things about getting older is your ability to sleep goes to sh*t and all sorts of things from drinking to having a big meal for dinner can make it worse...

yep yep yep

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)

67 65 What motherfucker is scanning the statistics and researching race to put together the list of 10 blacks that died from hanging?????

That person needs to be identified. Did they make a list of white people who died from hanging? How did they publish this?

I bet they are supported by some black studies academia, and probably funded by a lefty federal grant to hunt through data finding racism.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:21 PM (vAcOX)

Or, get this, they just made it up.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar8)

68 Obama wants to create a government controlled social media platform is the vibe I’m getting.

Like an open source X that is controlled by a board appointed by a combination of government and other stakeholders (activists and academic/government experts) which will be funded by some kind of public-private scheme like PBS/NPR (which the Ds will start funding again from day one next time they control Congress and White House).

Fact checked and moderated by academics, activists, identity orgs, and journalisms, of course.

It’s another Obama internet thought control wet dream in a long list of them over the decades.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (6ydKt)

69 70 Obama wants to create a government controlled social media platform is the vibe I’m getting.

they have blue sky and Facebook

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)

70 67 57 Can’t go wrong with drinking ValuRite vodka out of a jelly jar, Christy.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar
*******
Nevah!

The worst I reduced myself to was Boone's Farm in college.

I don't believe in boxed wine, either. Some in-laws do and I bring my own like a snob. I am beyond caring what others think of me. Might as well give them a reason to talk about me, right? Amirite?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (hzuYO)

You am, ma’am!!!

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar8)

71 68 66 One of the most surprising things about getting older is your ability to sleep goes to sh*t and all sorts of things from drinking to having a big meal for dinner can make it worse...

yep yep yep

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)

Went to dinner with the BILs a couple of days ago...ended up only being able to get 4 hours or broken sleep that night...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:23 PM (l3cgK)

72 68 66 One of the most surprising things about getting older is your ability to sleep goes to sh*t and all sorts of things from drinking to having a big meal for dinner can make it worse...

yep yep yep

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)
******
Indeed. My reason for Friday day drinking.

It ticks me off when anything messes with my sleep. Stress did a number on me for a month and I am over that and basked in bed this morning like a HS kid on summer vacation.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:23 PM (hzuYO)

73 Town square dialogue with rules. Do these rules include shooting someone who has an opinion different from yours?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (ij5V5)

74 75 Town square dialogue with rules. Do these rules include shooting someone who has an opinion different from yours?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (ij5V5)

Only if it abides by the rule, "My violence is speech, your speech is violence."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (l3cgK)

75 I got a reel on Farcebook where some lefty was telling people to murder the president.

I reported it. I mean it was a direct call to violence right? Got back a message, "This doesn't violate our terms and conditions"

And then I got a bunch of other lefty videos, because remember I paused and spent time on this reel. all telling people to murder various right leaning figures from Trump to Musk to Shapiro and on and on...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (sKqQm)

76 Town square dialogue with rules. Do these rules include shooting someone who has an opinion different from yours?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (ij5V5)
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Wasn't that the wild west?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (FZ29D)

77 74 68 66 One of the most surprising things about getting older is your ability to sleep goes to sh*t and all sorts of things from drinking to having a big meal for dinner can make it worse...

yep yep yep

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)
******
Indeed. My reason for Friday day drinking.

It ticks me off when anything messes with my sleep. Stress did a number on me for a month and I am over that and basked in bed this morning like a HS kid on summer vacation.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:23 PM (hzuYO)

Did someone bring you coffee in bed??

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Gqar8)

78 Can’t go wrong with drinking ValuRite vodka out of a jelly jar, Christy.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar

Lies! It's now, officially, fall. Time for parkas and brown liquor. Put only HiTime Bourbon in your jelly jar!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:25 PM (ExV1e)

79 >>Before any mail in ballot can be opened the signature on the outside must be verified by 2 people 1 from each party mas a match to the original voter registration .

What fucking planet do they live on???? Mail in ballots in most jurisdictions were totally handled by gov workers at centralized locations without any party oversight. Verification was completely automated, but done by Dominion and other software that was dialed down to allow everything. In most of these cities there simply are no Republican poll watchers as there is no effective Republican party so no, not two parties. During 2020, they had to "watch" from 6 feet away, they are banned from the counting room, they were sent home early due to lying about stopping for the day, and they were ignored when they raised the red flags. Fuck these lies.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (vAcOX)

80 I guess -- but the simple use by states (at their discretion; left-wing governments won't screen ballots)
_________________________

Yeah, Pennsylvania and Michigan it will be business as usual....likely the same with Wisconsin, and maybe even Georgia out of spite. Arizona will ignore it for sure.

Posted by: Orson at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (dIske)

81 What motherfucker is scanning the statistics and researching race to put together the list of 10 blacks that died from hanging?????

That person needs to be identified. Did they make a list of white people who died from hanging? How did they publish this?

I bet they are supported by some black studies academia, and probably funded by a lefty federal grant to hunt through data finding racism.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:21 PM (vAcOX)

Race hustlers gotta race hustle. When they're not screaming in front of a camera, they looking for something to scream about in front of a camera. Innuendo is all that's required.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (ExV1e)

82 SCOTUS is a political institution and should be treated as such. By my count, liberals are short a few seats. That should be rectified.

Guessing half of Houston and Detroit will mysteriously be purged.

This is how this reads to me: "You can use this info. Go ahead and prevent people from voting. We'll determine if it was legal or not down the line. When it no longer matters."

The American experiment has failed. Death by a thousand kkkuts. 250 years was a good run

This should 1000% be ignored. This court has completely lost it's fucking mind. It's explicitly stated in the constitution the federal government doesn't have authority over elections.

These justices know there's a big desire among left voters to impeach several of them.

The democrats should declare a constitutional crisis and state that it’s an unlawful ruling. The justices and the court has no authority to defy the constitution or give the federal government the right to do it.

Start to move in a direction that doesn’t recognize the court as lawful, credible, or legit.

This will get appealed, which will delay it until the end of the election.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (FKi1y)

83 Town square dialogue with rules. Do these rules include shooting someone who has an opinion different from yours?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (ij5V5)
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Make Dueling Great Again!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (FZ29D)

84 >> Unrelated: Obama wants to create a censorship board stuffed with leftists and NeverTrumpers to patrol people's speech.

The only appropriate response here is fuck you. Fag.

Posted by: Vengeance at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (oSFyF)

85 Only if it abides by the rule, "My violence is speech, your speech is violence."

Was watching a video by a black woman interacting with college students.

She got some woke asian woman who started ranting about how policing is rayciss so the interviewer dropped the "you know in fact black people do commit more crimes then people of other races per capita right...This is a fact and I can show you the official crime statistics"

And the woke asian girl literally started jumping up and down she was so angry. And it was funny, you could see she wanted to assault the interviewer but the interviewer was bigger and the guy with her with the camera was much bigger then either of them...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (sKqQm)

86 You am, ma’am!!!
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar

**************
How dare you presume my gender!!!11! (said in my best Greta voice and rudely pointing with my index finger).

Which reminds me that our 1yr old girlie points with her left index finger to things and her middle finger with her right hand. Little doll.

In our family photo of elder son and wife's visit, her brother is holding her on our deck. She has one hand on my boob for reasons unknown. That's the best photo we have and it is wut it is.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:28 PM (hzuYO)

87 The rules of the Town Square preclude discussion of Larry Sinclair, Michelle's 4th finger length, chefs, and any correspondence from my days at Columbia implying I am cock curious. Or explicitly stating I am cock curious. Either of those.

Posted by: Barky the Clown at September 25, 2026 04:28 PM (wGerL)

88 The left: There is no fraud. There are no illegals voting

Also the left: If you let the government cross check votes for citizenship status the Republicans will win every competitive race.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)

89 ***What piece of Misinformation has been seeded in the Minds of British people by Vladimir Putin?***
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A British (conservative) Indian putting a white (liberal) Britain on the spot and he can't answer with one simple declarative sentence.
[if he were an American Democrat he'd make up a lie]

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:28 PM (vPv7/)

90 Wasn't that the wild west?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (FZ29D)

I'd guess that the Wild West had a far better record of achieving real justice than our current totally corrupted today.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:29 PM (BeyMP)

91 This will get appealed, which will delay it until the end of the election.
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It's a SCOTUS ruling.

Who are they going to appeal it to?

God? (In Whom they don't believe.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 25, 2026 04:29 PM (FZ29D)

92 Some box wine is very good.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:29 PM (vAcOX)

93 It is amusing, you have the "Only smart people should be allowed to vote!" leftwing set arguing they need the votes of inner city Detroit and Houston to win elections...

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:29 PM (sKqQm)

94 willowed

201 Weekend Nor'easter
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Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) _ /forecast.weather.gov

Current NOAA Satellite Gif
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (vPv7/)

95 My sleep is now almost always broken up between 3 and 4 am. I now think of someone who needs prayers (long list) and run Hail Mary's through my head for them until I fall back asleep.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (ij5V5)

96 This will get appealed, which will delay it until the end of the election.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (FKi1y)

Uhh - appealed to whom? This is a ruling by the Supreme Fucking Court? Who ya gonna appeal to, the United Nations? Good luck with that.

Posted by: a.moron at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (X5Jzz)

97 Did someone bring you coffee in bed??
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Gqar

********
No, but he used to. His younger brother mocked him for doing this and he ignored him.

It would appear he did this out of love (which was true). He mostly brought me coffee when we were younger and working to ward off the early morning crazy of his wife. I am not an early morning person. I will ask but think this is true.

He now starts my tea in the pod thing. Which is good enough.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (hzuYO)

98 This should 1000% be ignored. This court has completely lost it's fucking mind. It's explicitly stated in the constitution the federal government doesn't have authority over elections.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (FKi1y)
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Wow, that's a real gem. Diamond-grade ignorance.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (ZOv7s)

99 I was supposed to post it when I got here but got hung up reading ace's post.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (vPv7/)

100
United Nations. What a *ucking joke.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)

101 >>Supreme Court Now Okays Trump's Plan to Allow States to Use Federal Databases to Screen the Voter Lists for Ineligible Voters

A throaty “you suck” to Congress. They couldn’t think of a single voter integrity issue they could craft and put into law except the SAVE Act. It’s like they are a one song floosie who can only focus on one thing at a time. But boy, they will tell you all about the BBB and how they deserved a vacation after that. Wimps.

Posted by: Vengeance at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (oSFyF)

102 >>This will get appealed, which will delay it until the end of the election.

Appeal a Supreme Court decision?

Sure Jan.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 04:32 PM (viF8m)

103 The Slumber App is an amazing thing! I swear by it.

Posted by: Piper at September 25, 2026 04:32 PM (ZdaMQ)

104 99 Did someone bring you coffee in bed??
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Gqar
********
No, but he used to. His younger brother mocked him for doing this and he ignored him.

It would appear he did this out of love (which was true). He mostly brought me coffee when we were younger and working to ward off the early morning crazy of his wife. I am not an early morning person. I will ask but think this is true.

He now starts my tea in the pod thing. Which is good enough.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (hzuYO)

I Always bring the missus a cup in the morning.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:33 PM (Gqar8)

105
A race war has replaced every other narrative for the future with the left. Even a "content of character, not color of your skin" aspiration is now judged racist, as is MLK is now considered irrelevant if not an enemy of race consciousness.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 04:33 PM (Y8DZL)

106 It's explicitly stated in the constitution the federal government doesn't have authority over elections.

The quickest and easiest way to get the left to stop saying things like this is have a right wing district produce enough votes to win an election via an overnight "vote find".

Honestly I'd have fun with it. Specifically put a bunch of votes aside from your reddest stronghold, report initial numbers, then wait until all the blue districts are in THEN count the votes you put aside.

The reactions would be hilarious.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

107 And for the record congress could have passed SAVE if they wanted.

Schedule a vote on funding some left funding department like HUD or DoE after a vote on SAVE and note you won't vote on anything else until SAVE is passed.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:34 PM (sKqQm)

108 The only appropriate response here is fuck you. Fag.
Posted by: Vengeance at September 25, 2026 04:27 PM (oSFyF)
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At this point, he's a very pathetic figure. Nothing so sad as a failed messiah. He had transformed the nation, it was inevitable, and then Trump won. They labored mightily, overthrew the next election, figured they had things figured out but nope, Trump's back and 10x harder.

So he sits and says stuff that he know won't happen, but makes him feel good to say.

Oh, and like Harris two years ago, the Dems know they aren't going to make any kind of dent. They have internal polls showing this, it's just trying to boost the base and maybe demoralize enough Republicans to pick off a few seats.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 04:34 PM (ZOv7s)

109 Uhh - appealed to whom? This is a ruling by the Supreme Fucking Court? Who ya gonna appeal to, the United Nations? Good luck with that.
Posted by: a.moron

Obama, because he was the last bipartisan president, and he had a SCOTUS seat stolen from him!!!

Posted by: Butthurt Lefty Immigration Apologist at September 25, 2026 04:35 PM (FKi1y)

110 And for the record congress could have passed SAVE if they wanted.

Schedule a vote on funding some left funding department like HUD or DoE after a vote on SAVE and note you won't vote on anything else until SAVE is passed.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:34 PM (sKqQm)
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A critical mass doesn't. At this point, it won't have any effect, but as I said in March, Trump is using this to drive turnout. Now the pitch is that with the useless Never Trumpers out, he will finally have a working majority.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 04:36 PM (ZOv7s)

111 Uhh - appealed to whom? This is a ruling by the Supreme Fucking Court? Who ya gonna appeal to, the United Nations? Good luck with that.
Posted by: a.moron at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (X5Jzz)

God-King Boasberg, First of His Name, is considering hearing the case.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:36 PM (ExV1e)

112 What we need is a good vibrant Ministry of Love.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:36 PM (Gqar8)

113 I hope the East Coast Morons are buying bread, milk and booze for the storm heading their way.

I have to wonder if this will finish off the W. MA lesbian bar for good.

I remain bummed out I don't live close enough to infiltrate and report. The NY Post article nearly did me in.

On tables there are strange plastic play houses for toddlers where you put your money. The bulletin board (I zoomed in) made for a lot of laughs.

That's my very favorite Ace news this week.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:37 PM (hzuYO)

114 If you read leftwing forums they are convinced that "misinformation" is what is costing them elections and if they could just stop it they'd win every election.

What is misinformation? Well it varies over time, so at one point "the clot shot does not stop the spread of COVID" was misinformation, whereas now "the government claimed the clot shot stopped the spread of COVID" is misinformation.

Amazing how that works no?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

115 United Nations. What a *ucking joke.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)

I argued forty years ago that we should jettison the UN.

I was called crazy for that and myriad other issues.

I was right about all of them.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (BeyMP)

116 Wow, that's a real gem. Diamond-grade ignorance.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

They wallow in it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (Qt6Ls)

117 I did some volunteer work in an assisted living facility. If you want to hear the craziest of all Trump and Republicans are destroying the constitution stories, I encourage you to do the same. It ran the gamut of “Trump planned his own assassination” to “Trump and Putin are secretly plotting to undermine the country”. Oh and Trump was convicted of rape. You just smile and don’t respond because you will never convince them otherwise. You want to know why Democrats are in all of those facilities helping people fill out ballots? Wondering who watches CNN and MS whatever it is.

There you have it.

Posted by: Marcus T at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (kACBq)

118 they have blue sky and Facebook
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at September 25, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)

Not technically.
blue sky and mastadon are just populated by disgruntled lefties following lefty moderation policies.

Facebook isn’t as strict moderation-wise as it used to be, but stricter than X for sure. Threads is still a sidepiece like Instagram. Facebook is for business and older people now anyhow.

Obama wants something more authoritative for the NPR left and their kind across the world so they can abandon X to the “far right” with Rumble and Truth.

Europe would probably jump on that in a heartbeat. So would Canada and Australia probably. It’s a censors dream.

Like I said, it’s all a pipe dream but there is a possibility with the way the world is tired of Silicon Valley social media and disrupting their previously state-dominated media landscapes.
AI isn’t helping their reputation.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)

119 I hope the East Coast Morons are buying bread, milk and booze for the storm heading their way.

Hey, what about the Hawaiian Morons? We've got another hurricane in the area today. The Gulf has been quiet, but the Pacific is super active! It's all climate change and Trump caused it!!!!!!

Posted by: Deranged Lefty Lurker at September 25, 2026 04:39 PM (FKi1y)

120 Just saw the speech of Bibi before the UN. Brilliant speech and forcefully delivered . I don't suppose he write it all, but he and his speech writer are to be commended. May the Lord bless and protect Israel!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 04:39 PM (JrHfD)

121 He now starts my tea in the pod thing. Which is good enough.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:30 PM (hzuYO)

I Always bring the missus a cup in the morning.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:33 PM (Gqar

My wife frequently falls asleep in the living room and when I hear her tromping up the stairs for her first cup in the morning I, as a good husband, will quickly down the remains of my current cup and start a fresh one before she gets to the machine. Out of love.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:39 PM (ExV1e)

122 Amazing how that works no?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)
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The problem isn't our policies or our messaging, it is that voters are too stupid to understand our brilliant and clever arguments.

Posted by: Top Democrat Strategists at September 25, 2026 04:39 PM (ZOv7s)

123 >>>Oh, and like Harris two years ago, the Dems know they aren't going to make any kind of dent. They have internal polls showing this, it's just trying to boost the base and maybe demoralize enough Republicans to pick off a few seats.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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and the grift. Always the grift, there's money to be made.
see: Talarico campaign; grandi somme di denaro.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:40 PM (vPv7/)

124
The "unity" is all about wanting our country's money.

Go *uck yourselves.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:40 PM (/QHx4)

125 Unrelated: Obama wants to create a censorship board stuffed with leftists and NeverTrumpers to patrol people's speech.

We knew who this jug eared commie fuck was a long time ago.

Posted by: Commies at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (zZu0s)

126 they have blue sky and Facebook
Posted by: Black Orchid

Not technically.
blue sky and mastadon are just populated by disgruntled lefties following lefty moderation policies.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

When you understand ALL Lefties are disgruntled, you begin to truly understand.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (FKi1y)

127 I had goat Sooknanan at an Indian restaurant recently. Not bad.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (2Ez/1)

128 Close enough to drink time for me. All my gang are off to the horseshow this weekend.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (QwZKw)

129 and the grift. Always the grift, there's money to be made.
see: Talarico campaign; grandi somme di denaro.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:40 PM (vPv7/)
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Absolutely. That boxed wine isn't free.

Posted by: Top Democrat Strategists at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (ZOv7s)

130
I Always bring the missus a cup in the morning.
Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:33 PM (Gqar

********
My kinda guy! We've been hitched 47yrs and still like each other. Met 50yrs ago this month and still rockin'

I'm sure the early morning coffee to jolt me awake helped.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (hzuYO)

131 117 United Nations. What a *ucking joke.
I argued forty years ago that we should jettison the UN.
Posted by: LTG

So I can take this as a "no" for you getting out and trick-or- treating for UNICEF next month?

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (Y8DZL)

132 I saw an interview with Harris. Good to know she’s still three sheets to the wind. It sounded like she was knocking down vodka martinis for breakfast.

Posted by: Marcus T at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (kACBq)

133
Auspex,

What a scam that was.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (/QHx4)

134 “Trump planned his own assassination”

This one always amazes me.

You believe Trump had some rando pretending to be a lefty to take a shot intended for his ear from 100 yards and agree to then be shot by security. You believe that?

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

135 When you understand ALL Lefties are disgruntled, you begin to truly understand.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (FKi1y)
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No shit. Just the other day I had to speak very strongly to one of our interns who misgendered me. I've about had it with that little faggot.

Posted by: Top Democrat Strategists at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (ZOv7s)

136 122 Just saw the speech of Bibi before the UN. Brilliant speech and forcefully delivered . I don't suppose he write it all, but he and his speech writer are to be commended. May the Lord bless and protect Israel!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Beepers? Remember the beepers?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (vPv7/)

137 130 Close enough to drink time for me. All my gang are off to the horseshow this weekend.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (QwZKw)
*************
Yep! The only drinking rulez were made by my OCD MIL who drank promptly at 5pm daily til she didn't. I think her liver was as pickled as her brain at the end.

I drink only on Friday's now due to stinkin' calories. And messing with my sleep. Cheers!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 04:44 PM (hzuYO)

138 134 I saw an interview with Harris. Good to know she’s still three sheets to the wind. It sounded like she was knocking down vodka martinis for breakfast.
Posted by: Marcus T

I'd hit it.

(Hic!)

Posted by: Hillary! at September 25, 2026 04:44 PM (FKi1y)

139 When you understand ALL Lefties are disgruntled, you begin to truly understand.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (FKi1y)

Denial of God. Humanism when organized always ends in millions dead.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:44 PM (BeyMP)

140 This one always amazes me.

You believe Trump had some rando pretending to be a lefty to take a shot intended for his ear from 100 yards and agree to then be shot by security. You believe that?
Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)
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They literally have no idea how anything works, especially firearms. They think that a 9mm will blow out your chest and crap like that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 04:44 PM (ZOv7s)

141 We knew who this jug eared commie fuck was a long time ago.
Posted by: Commies at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (zZu0s)
Yes and before he was elected pressy I bet Vic that he could not beat a can of wolf brand chili.
I was wrong because he beat that great plane killer

Posted by: MAC V SOG at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (P4Pk9)

142 No shit. Just the other day I had to speak very strongly to one of our interns who misgendered me. I've about had it with that little faggot.
Posted by: Top Democrat Strategists

The one with the earing and the makeup?

Posted by: Dire Straits at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (FKi1y)

143 Christy Blinky, Cheers!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (QwZKw)

144 Hope Obama doesn't burst his vagina crossing his legs like that.

Posted by: Milk milk lemonade... at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (6AvSL)

145 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:43 PM (vPv7/)

Yes, he seemed pleased about that cleverness and it was very clever

1 was also glad that he excoriated Mamdani and his wife .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (JrHfD)

146 Trump is also his own grandpa.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (2Ez/1)

147 This is the tactic the Right needs to use... make them define their terms, and give concrete examples of the acts they are accusing people of.

Musk does this well... Trump is now doing it... but we must bring this tactic down to the personal everyday level... where our desire for Peace allows them to spout lies without any disagreement.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (mP0Kj)

148 When you understand ALL Lefties are disgruntled, you begin to truly understand.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at September 25, 2026 04:41 PM (FKi1y)

Disgruntled by X, which they had previously owned lick, stock and barrel.

They’re disgruntled generally but Elon has a special place in their list of hate objects.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (6ydKt)

149 So they "gave" Trump nothing because they did not compel all states to verify voter eligibility.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at September 25, 2026 04:09 PM (I43vL)

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That's about it. The Supreme Court's usefulness expired long ago. These days they are just members of the DC cocktail circuit.

Posted by: Decaf at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (ZNpJk)

150 Hey, what about the Hawaiian Morons? We've got another hurricane in the area today. The Gulf has been quiet, but the Pacific is super active! It's all climate change and Trump caused it!!!!!!
Posted by: Deranged Lefty Lurker

Go fuck yourself. I hope you drown.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (Qt6Ls)

151 I need the TLDR here. What does this actually mean?

All these rulings where they disallows a positive but allow a negative which is a reversal of the positive negative of the reversal of the positive.

Fucking lawyers man!

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (SS6mv)

152 Two comments. Obama is too busy sucking d**k and at least the Red States can make the vote more fair. Might even be able to get some of the swing states to check voters.

Posted by: Huxley Orwell at September 25, 2026 04:47 PM (j3Fsw)

153 I saw an interview with Harris. Good to know she’s still three sheets to the wind. It sounded like she was knocking down vodka martinis for breakfast.
Posted by: Marcus T at September 25, 2026 04:42 PM (kACBq)
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When I heard she was coming to Michigan to campaign with El-Sayed, I knew they knew it was over. She's there to try to hold the base together, and also strengthen her left flank for the '28 primaries.

At the same time, El-Sayed was offered a big fat pitch right over the plate and he chose not to even swing at it. True Sister Soulja Moment and he just said "Nah."

He is looking to his career as a podcaster, nothing more. And he's going to blame the Jews in the Dem establishment for his loss. Bank on it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at September 25, 2026 04:47 PM (ZOv7s)

154 134 I saw an interview with Harris. Good to know she’s still three sheets to the wind. It sounded like she was knocking down vodka martinis for breakfast.
______

I modeled my campaign after hers.

*hic*

Posted by: Drunk Amy Acton, Covid Queen (OH) at September 25, 2026 04:48 PM (ij5V5)

155 This is the tactic the Right needs to use... make them define their terms, and give concrete examples of the acts they are accusing people of.

Let's actually play this out...

Righty: How is Trump a NAZI?

Lefty: Like in every way. Do you not watch the news?

Rightly: Give me one specific thing.

Lefty: He deported thousands of Americans to NAZI black site torture locations!

Righty: Uh, can you give me where you are getting that "fact" from?

Lefty: I'm not doing your research for you! NAZI!

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:48 PM (sKqQm)

156 So I can take this as a "no" for you getting out and trick-or- treating for UNICEF next month?
Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 04:42
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They still do that? I remember those cans from the mid-60's.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 25, 2026 04:48 PM (Hbeqj)

157 A 1.5 oz serving of 80-proof vodka contains about 96–98 calories.

There are approximately 26 to 29 calories in 2 ounces of orange juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:49 PM (vPv7/)

158 That's about it. The Supreme Court's usefulness expired long ago. These days they are just members of the DC cocktail circuit.

We heard about that in Sac State Journalism.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at September 25, 2026 04:49 PM (wxsGM)

159 Whites in Europe have a messianic impulse that has transferred from Christianity to humanism, or what we today call woke.

“I use the word humanitarian in the ordinary sense, as meaning one who upholds the claims of all creatures against those of humanity.”— G. K. Chesterton (Orthodoxy)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 25, 2026 04:49 PM (kYmoU)

160 144 No shit. Just the other day I had to speak very strongly to one of our interns who misgendered me. I've about had it with that little faggot.
Posted by: Top Democrat Strategists

The one with the earing and the makeup?

Posted by: Dire Straits at September 25, 2026 04:45 PM (FKi1y)

He's got his on jet plane!
He's a millionaire!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:49 PM (l3cgK)

161
I have never understood people who are rich.

If I had their money I would buy an island and disconnect from politics.

They have to feel important I am guessing.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (/QHx4)

162 And so it begins.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (viF8m)

163 geez, can't type today.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (l3cgK)

164 This is the tactic the Right needs to use... make them define their terms, and give concrete examples of the acts they are accusing people of.

Musk does this well... Trump is now doing it... but we must bring this tactic down to the personal everyday level... where our desire for Peace allows them to spout lies without any disagreement.
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 25, 2026 04:46 PM (mP0Kj)

I'm not sure there are very many that are open to persuasion.

Critical thinking is in short supply currently.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (BeyMP)

165 never understood people who are rich.

If I had their money I would buy an island and disconnect from politics.

They have to feel important I am guessing.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (/QHx4)

If I had a few billion lying around I’d do a lot of political work. That would be my charity work.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 04:51 PM (SS6mv)

166 No shit. Just the other day I had to speak very strongly to one of our interns who misgendered me. I've about had it with that little faggot.

Get non-gay lefties together and everyone they don't like is a faggot

Get non-black lefties together and everyone they don't like is a n*****

Get non-female lefties together and everyone they don't like is a bitch/Karen

and on and on. It gives me a chuckle reading lefty forums.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:51 PM (sKqQm)

167 Spend a bit of time on Reddit perusing any subject related to climate change. No amount of data will change their minds. The erf is boiling and that’s just that.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at September 25, 2026 04:52 PM (SS6mv)

168 Might even be able to get some of the swing states to check voters.

Yes. Reduce the fraud in swing states, and reduce the fraud in “purple” areas of red states. For that matter, reduce the fraud in red states in areas where the low turnout of an off-year election can help fraud succeed.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 25, 2026 04:52 PM (kYmoU)

169 Lefties can and do use the N, plus any other bigoted thing they come up with. They are down with the Whatever Cause doncha know, so they get a dispensation. You and I? Death sentence for CrimeSpeak.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:54 PM (Gqar8)

170 A 1.5 oz serving of 80-proof vodka contains about 96–98 calories.

There are approximately 26 to 29 calories in 2 ounces of orange juice.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:49 PM (vPv7/)

So vodka is a better food source than orange juice. Thats nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 25, 2026 04:54 PM (zZu0s)

171 Yes. Reduce the fraud in swing states, and reduce the fraud in “purple” areas of red states. For that matter, reduce the fraud in red states in areas where the low turnout of an off-year election can help fraud succeed.

I suspect just about every non-urban district away from the coasts that isn't black majority that has a Dem representing it is stolen.

Note, that's about 25 seats.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:55 PM (sKqQm)

172 153 I need the TLDR here. What does this actually mean?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio

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The original lower court ruling not only said that Trump's post office could not require the use of federal databases to verify voters, but that no one could even use the databases if they wanted to. That was overreach.

This says states can use the federal databases if they like. No problem there, only it is not required. Dem states will still not use so they can continue to cheat.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:55 PM (vAcOX)

173 If I had their money I would buy an island and disconnect from politics.

I think, generally speaking, money comes to those who cannot do this. They are convinced of their own greatness... their own indispensability. The fact that they're rich proves in their minds that they are smarter than everyone else and so they must 'fix' things for the lesser beings.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:55 PM (ExV1e)

174 If I had their money I would buy an island and disconnect from politics.

If you disconnect from politics you are likely to wake up one morning and discover you are no longer rich and no longer own your island. Congress has a tendency to force people and organizations with money to pay attention.

I expect that the same thing happens at the local level, too.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 25, 2026 04:55 PM (kYmoU)

175 It is common on lefty sites to see arguments the government should just take wealth from "the rich". In practice that would be only from people not identified as part of the left.

So if you are rich it is foolish to not get involved in politics. Either as protection money to the left, or to try to keep the left out of office.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 25, 2026 04:57 PM (sKqQm)

176 Congress has a tendency to force people and organizations with money to pay attention.

Not just Congress. I remember back when tech was pretty non-partisan. Then the MSoft anti-trust stuff started. Now they've got more lobbyists than just about anyone.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 04:57 PM (ExV1e)

177
I'm old, and having two draft beers with my cronies on Thursday nights is about my limit.

I can only imagine what pounding the high-octane with Hillary, Pelosi and Kamala would be like.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 04:58 PM (Y8DZL)

178 Robbing Kulaks is a time honored tradition.

Posted by: tubal at September 25, 2026 04:58 PM (Gqar8)

179 The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), which oversees the country's merchant marine fleet, has ordered SUNY Maritime College to send its training ship "Empire State" into federal service. The ship normally serves as a floating classroom for maritime cadets, however MARAD has the authority to activate these vessels up for national missions.

Empire State departs the Bronx campus September 30, arrives in Norfolk, Virginia October 1, and will spend a month there getting its flight deck certified before moving into a support role for the Navy. That role hasn't been confirmed. MARAD expects the mission to last about 170 days.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 04:58 PM (vPv7/)

180 "experts say" is always factual so long as it promotes what the left wants

Posted by: gnats local 678 at September 25, 2026 04:58 PM (CWTWj)

181 Now they've got more lobbyists than just about anyone.

A classic example.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 25, 2026 05:00 PM (kYmoU)

182 >>I'm old, and having two draft beers with my cronies on Thursday nights is about my limit.

Rookie. This is because you didn't put the time and effort into it throughout your yute.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 25, 2026 05:00 PM (viF8m)

183 Hummingbird C-17

https://tinyurl.com/ypxmsmfm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:01 PM (vPv7/)

184 Nood. That chick who fucked over her daughter for partisanship.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 25, 2026 05:01 PM (ExV1e)

185 " Experts say" is the cue to roll up your pants and grab a shovel.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 25, 2026 05:01 PM (Qt6Ls)

186 . Dem states will still not use so they can continue to cheat.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at September 25, 2026 04:55 PM (vAcOX)
Are you saying that blue states would elect republicans if they could not cheat?
I wish it were true but I don't think so. JMHO

Posted by: MAC V SOG at September 25, 2026 05:02 PM (P4Pk9)

187 117 United Nations. What a *ucking joke.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)

I argued forty years ago that we should jettison the UN.

I was called crazy for that and myriad other issues.

I was right about all of them.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 04:38 PM (BeyMP)

"UN out of the US, US out of the UN"
-- John Birch Society billboards from 1970's.

Posted by: a.moron at September 25, 2026 05:03 PM (X5Jzz)

188 A little elixir everyday keeps me in good shape. I am in pre-MoMe training.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 25, 2026 05:04 PM (QwZKw)

189 I love AOC. She's the next generation Kamala Harris without the fellatio.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 25, 2026 05:05 PM (5C90x)

190 I can only imagine what pounding the high-octane with Hillary, Pelosi and Kamala would be like.

Posted by: Auspex at September 25, 2026 04:58 PM (Y8DZL)

Kamala's drink of choice is vodka I'd guess.

She's gotten very far despite being day drunk half the time.

Posted by: LTG at September 25, 2026 05:06 PM (BeyMP)

191 Not just Congress. I remember back when tech was pretty non-partisan. Then the MSoft anti-trust stuff started. Now they've got more lobbyists than just about anyone.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Know who started it? Bill Clinton.

Gates said he didn't donate.
Clinton said you ought to donate.
Gates said, nope.
Clinton said, DOJ, check out this fellow Gates.
Gates has been a lover ever since.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:06 PM (vPv7/)

192 163
I have never understood people who are rich.

If I had their money I would buy an island and disconnect from politics.

They have to feel important I am guessing.

Posted by: four seasons at September 25, 2026 04:50 PM (/QHx4)

No two chicks at the same time? Sad.

Posted by: a.moron at September 25, 2026 05:07 PM (X5Jzz)

193 191 I love AOC. She's the next generation Kamala Harris without the fellatio.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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That may be a bit of a stretch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 25, 2026 05:09 PM (vPv7/)

194 I pray for the mid-terms to go our way & will vote. All I can do. I try not to worry about things I can't change. Which, I realize, is not true since I worry about the King of Incidental Findings I am married to.

The King of Sports Medicine Ortho read his MRI (which was apparently "over read" aka the radiologist is retarded and a chimp on acid at a hospital).

I'm now calling the dude Buns of Steel, and they will be after 3mo of PT. He moaned about this and he's going. The ortho doc did not seem impressed that a gluteal minimus muscle is hanging by shreds. So I won't be, either.

This doc is a team doc of pro teams. I was surprised my 72yo former runner wasn't delegated to a PA being over 50yrs. His nurse said she saw the note of my phone call and got him in.

I was Southern polite and must have sounded worried. It's a miracle we got to see The Man.

One of those surprises in life and I slept well last night that he was not going to be in the basement on crutches for two months and/or maybe having more pain after surgery. Now I am trying to control his mania of galloping around and probably straining other stuff.

Life is very good. This wine is very good.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at September 25, 2026 05:11 PM (hzuYO)

195 It seems that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writes a lot of dissents which are then joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, as opposed to Kagan or Sotomayor writing a dissent for Jackson to join. Indeed, even when either of those two do write a dissent, Jackson still writes her own dissent.

If the GOP loses the midterms, and/or 2028, Jackson is going to be the power on the Supreme Court.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at September 25, 2026 05:43 PM (bufu1)

196 PILLS OF ALL COLORS!

Is it me or has Richard Head Baris and that Mark Guy and that bald lawyer guy they pal around with kinda gone off the deep end? Bit a bit too much off the Tucker Carlson tree and love Epstein Best Bud Steve Banon and now have love ins with Alex Jones?

Fellas! I used to believe in you!!! You were contenders!
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