1 ONT

2 Top 5?

3 Howdy all!

4 Good evening morons e grazie Disco.

5 Meow

6 BAM!

7 Top pic is missing a half buried Statue of Liberty.

8 I remember hitting the Chinese buffet with my cousins when we were teenagers. I think we were all fairly active and ate a ton. They must have hated seeing us coming in.

9 Pure Nature's going to get a sunburn, she should put her top on.

10 Seems like the ruins of the Statue of Liberty should be peeking over that cliff.

11
*views fluorescent lights and suspended ceiling*
*sighs disapprovingly*

Good evening again, Hordians.

12 Gutfeld loses to Xi again.

13 I read all the content!

14 Cafe notified

15 Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?

Can't write for more than a few seconds without the shaky hand starting. Type type type.

16 Wow. A Doof sighting 2x in one day. This may endanger my Lurker status

17 Evening all,

I hope everyone is doing well.

18 Wife and I do not go to all you can eat buffet places. We often split meals, or go in knowing we will have leftovers.

Even at company parties, I skim for some bits. Then hit the open bar. *winky emoji*

19 For real English is crazy.
=====

Learn it. Live it. Love it.

20 How many browser tabs do you have open right now?

Five, but that's because I work in a very peculiar fashion. Two are for a project I'll work on tomorrow so they're on a minimized browser. The other three are all AoS. One tab the for the front page and another two for this thread - one for reading, one for posting.

21 11
*views fluorescent lights and suspended ceiling*
*sighs disapprovingly*

Good evening again, Hordians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 14, 2026 10:06 PM (HdYcL)

To be fair, that is only in the restroom. I have hung sconces and chandeliers out here. And put bows on the moose out front.

22 Evening Horde, thx Doof.
Pinette was a very funny guy. Died too soon

23 Good evening morons e grazie Disco.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 14, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)

Howdy SF!

24 I now need a gif of that Chinese girl screaming "THAI! THAI!"

25 That Chin girl is cute.

She needs a strong injection of American Vitamin C and D to help her language skills.


... and relax a bit.

26 "This has got to be the funniest video about the English language.

For real English is crazy."

We may need to set up an AI generated OnlyFans thing for Billie Thailish. The monetization might cover a Superfund designation for shelf remediation and still contribute to the Ewok's laser hair removal and rainy day fund.

27 "How many browser tabs do you have open right now?"

Five, but that's because I work in a very peculiar fashion. Two are for a project I'll work on tomorrow so they're on a minimized browser. The other three are all AoS. One tab the for the front page and another two for this thread - one for reading, one for posting.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 14, 2026 10:08 PM (ExV1e)

I work on 4 ONTs every week. The number of tabs I have open at any given time is ridiculous!

28 Eclectically musical choices tonight.

29 Chinese lady is pretty, I bet she’s a spy.

30 I read all the content!
Posted by: Piper at May 14, 2026 10:06 PM (OoFl2)

Prove it

31 25 That Chin girl is cute.

She needs a strong injection of American Vitamin C and D to help her language skills.


... and relax a bit.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2026 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)

English language video girl is kind of annoying.

32 Ask Murder Cleanup

@AAGDhillon
·
Follow
At Yale Medical School, a black applicant is 29 times more likely to be invited to interview than an Asian with equally strong academics.

33 Poison is the Motley Crue of Gun and Roses.

Who are the Skid Row of Exodus.

34 All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant Implements ‘Vomit Fee’ to Prevent Greedy Patrons from Overeating


We have a similar problem here.

At least at the better buffets. A certain class of people want to get their money's worth and will make multiple trips to the restroom to purge and then go eat more.

This is not an issue at Golden Corral as nobody wants to taste that twice.

35 In Edmond, OK, there was some pizza-by-the-slice joint that was fixed price. I took my youngest there now and then so we could get various flavors, etc. The place was about half a mile from the University of Central Oklahoma. Male students would show up by the dozens! When they cleared out the served trays, the place would make them whole pizzas as they ordered. It was not pleasant to watch . . . . .

36 Wow. A Doof sighting 2x in one day. This may endanger my Lurker status
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 14, 2026 10:07 PM (lIUtq)

Tomorrow should be clear for you. I'll be working then golfing. One of those things I'm good at. The other not so much.

37 We have a similar problem here.

At least at the better buffets. A certain class of people want to get their money's worth and will make multiple trips to the restroom to purge and then go eat more.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Vomitorium for the win!

38 Chinese lady is pretty, I bet she’s a spy.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 14, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)

Damn sure has a commie flag tacked up on the wall inside of her garage.

39 Buying the houses American cannot Buy.

During the Biden administration, H-1B visa holders were buying houses with 97-100% financing. 97% would come from the FHA, with the rest coming from state first-time home buyer programs.

40 The Chinese lady is fun.

English is messy. Russian seemed a lot more orderly when I seriously studied it.

I wonder to what extent this kind of thing reflects or influences national character.

41 Thanks for the ONT, Doof! Always appreciated.

It is interesting that you AND Dino offer or surmise we might be "whelmed". Is there badness in under or overwhelming?

42 38 Chinese lady is pretty, I bet she’s a spy.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 14, 2026 10:11 PM (XV/Pl)

Damn sure has a commie flag tacked up on the wall inside of her garage.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 14, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

I can fix her.

43 John Pinette and John Candy were big boys that were fucking funny. Too bad they passed so soon. What do we have now?

44 For anyone wanting a cuteness overload.

https://tinyurl.com/4mpn42ub

45 Chinese girl is cute. She's probably a spy.

Got to go hang up the laundry. bbl

46 I've been around enough to know what I consider English and what others consider English can be two different things.

47 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Excellent content. Wondering whether we need to institute a vomit fee in Club ONT...

48 English is messy because it’s a collection of other languages held together with duct tape, tie wraps and rubber bands.

49 op pic is missing a half buried Statue of Liberty.
Posted by: Count de Monetl


Missing are the other people who left all those footprints in the sand.

50 Thanks for the ONT.

51 People who still write things down on paper may not be resisting technology — they're preserving a thinking process that lets the mind hear itself
+++++

I have one of those 3X5 wire bound paper memo books I can carry with me, and will jot down notes from phone calls, doc appts. etc.
Very handy.

52 California’s Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program had around 300 active enrolled members despite spending almost $23 million

76k per child

The ipad were a much better deal

53 A little brag here:
I filled the tank in my plugin hybrid back on March 25th. Since then, I have put over 600 miles on it, all on electric. The fuel gauge is still.on "full". Since it's 12 hours of sunshine this time of year, all the power has come from my solar.
Next week, I have to take a trip (Dr) down to Phoenix, so I'll be using gas, with zero range anxiety.
There are cases for a plugin.

54 Found out a little over five hours ago that I'm safe from my company's layoffs this time.

Three fingers of Bourbon and a cigar it is.

55 The waitstaff at Evil Czech in South Bend get that 1000-yard stare if you ask "Do Notre Dame football players ever come in?"

56 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Excellent content. Wondering whether we need to institute a vomit fee in Club ONT...
Posted by: TRex - vomit fee collector dino at May 14, 2026 10:18 PM (cCn4/)

Perhaps we could use it for JQ's Christmas bonus fund?

57 Missing are the other people who left all those footprints in the sand.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)

*types* *deletes* joke about God getting tired of carrying commies.

58 How many browser tabs do you have open right now?
***
I feel seen.

59 Jesus, 165 boxes 1 noodle each. Insane. Thinking about it, they got nothing on the motorcycle parts suppliers, thats for sure. I ordered a gasket set. It got delivered today. The box of gaskets is 12"X 10" and about 2" thick. It came in a box the size of those noodle boxes and packed with news paper. 1 gasket set.

60
People who still write things down on paper may not be resisting technology — they're preserving a thinking process that lets the mind hear itself

___________

Her Majesty still keeps a daytimer, which I call her auxiliary brain.

61 Vintage electronics - radios, amplifiers and such, were built differently back in the day. The chassis and metal parts were “hot” with respect to ground.

Now, a lot of people think “Well, I’ll install a Polarized plug, and everything will be fine”.

Nope. It doesn’t work that way. With a regular plug, you’ve a 50/50 chance of a “hot” chassis, depending on which way the plug is inserted into the outlet. (Also, the house or mains wiring must be installed correctly too, all the way back to the pole)

If excessive hum occurred in operation, you’d flip the plug in the outlet. What you want ordinarily is a condition where the chassis is not “hot” in operation.

But this means the chassis will be “hot” when the device is turned off. Most people do not expect this, or they think something is “wrong” with it. Nope, that’s how they wired stuff back then.

Avoid water pipes, and cement floors in stocking feet.

62 I work on 4 ONTs every week. The number of tabs I have open at any given time is ridiculous!
Posted by: Doof at May 14, 2026 10:11 PM (QMAsf)

For less than a dollar a day, you too can sponsor an ONT poster. They use incredible amounts of electricity, and sift through the dark spaces of the internet to find suitable content.

Please help them today.

63 Chinian girl flaming about Engrish needs my Polish/Irish/Slovakian - American love stick for at least the full eight seconds.

64 How many browser tabs do you have open right now?
***
I feel seen.
Posted by: TRex - ADD dino at May 14, 2026 10:20 PM (cCn4/)

4 on the phone right now. At home, I have found brave has a handy tool to group and organize them. So food, music, games, women.

65
Found out a little over five hours ago that I'm safe from my company's layoffs this time.

Three fingers of Bourbon and a cigar it is.

Posted by: ballistic at May 14, 2026 10:20 PM (oqH4h)

____________

Praise God. Relax.

66
The Chinainian female would get old real fast. Chillax, sweetheart.

67 Chinese lady is pretty, I bet she’s a spy.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Damn sure has a commie flag tacked up on the wall inside of her garage.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I can fix her.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

That level of feisty would be fun!

For about a week.

68 Avoid water pipes, and cement floors in stocking feet.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 14, 2026 10:22 PM (nsv7s)

*makes sign of Cross to ward off the Black wizardry of Electricity and Transmissions.*

69 64 At home, I have found brave has a handy tool to group and organize them. So food, music, games, women.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 14, 2026 10:22 PM
***
What happens for those tabs that involve women eating ice cream while playing battleship and listening to Iron Maiden?

70 What is the range on an ordinary Golf Cart? You know, the Cushman with the four (4) big ass six (6) volt batts in series/parallel?

71
I can fix her.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

That level of feisty would be fun!

For about a week.

Posted by: mikeski at May 14, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

___________

The Dragon Lady from Terry and the Pirates. Likely to kill you horribly, but... Yum.

72 How many of those Spanish restaurants are issuing vomit feed to the "migrants", and how long until they say no with a machete?

73 What happens for those tabs that involve women eating ice cream while playing battleship and listening to Iron Maiden?
Posted by: TRex - inquisitive dino at May 14, 2026 10:25 PM (cCn4/)

You could make a separate tab for that. Call it Battleship Maiden.

74 hey so I am starting a new business AGAIN at almost 66

https://lightslategrey-octopus-

73872.hostingersite.com/inquire

comments appreciated

75 7 Top pic is missing a half buried Statue of Liberty.
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 14, 2026 10:04 PM (wVcYX)

I never understood that scenario. How would there be hills/mountains in the vicinity of New York Harbor even thousands of years later? There wouldn't have been time. It just seemed misplaced to me. Like created by someone who'd never actually been to the east coast and didn't understand plate tectonics. Not that I do, either, but I don't see that sort of topography developing in the timeframe PotA is set in.

While I'm on the subject, the ending in the second Billy Jack movie, 'The Trial of Billy Jack' was stupid also, with the N. Guard shooting up the school. GIVE ME A BREAK!

76 For about a week.
Posted by: mikeski at May 14, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

Wouldn't take that long. She ain't that good looking. Probably makes that annoying high pitched whine when having se.... uh, nevermind.

77 Chinese lady is pretty, I bet she’s a spy.
-
Let me face the peril!

78 Great Yardbirds song
a cool thing about that vid is, it's not lip sync, which you see a lot of on youtube

Chris Isaak cover
https://youtu.be/yr8CRgMSACs

79 Evenin'

80 I thought I was talking to a Chinese girl! I'm not taking advice from some girl from Queens!

81 English is messy because it’s a collection of other languages held together with duct tape, tie wraps and rubber bands.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

English was invented so Norman soldiers would have a way to chat up Saxon barmaids.

Or maybe vice-versa.

That's why literally everything is a double entendre, if you know what I mean.

82
Missing are the other people who left all those footprints in the sand.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

That's a regular conformity beach. Was there no rebel who would walk a sinusoidal path there?

83 She should probably show us her tits. It's an American tradition.

84 61 Vintage electronics - radios, amplifiers and such, were built differently back in the day. The chassis and metal parts were “hot” with respect to ground.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 14, 2026 10:22 PM (nsv7s)

I also think people back then were more aware of the risks of electrical shocks.

85 For less than a dollar a day, you too can sponsor an ONT poster. They use incredible amounts of electricity, and sift through the dark spaces of the internet to find suitable content.

Please help them today.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 14, 2026

You need to add on the Sarah McLachlan music accompanied note that things get so desperate he turns to me for content.

86 70 What is the range on an ordinary Golf Cart? You know, the Cushman with the four (4) big ass six (6) volt batts in series/parallel?
Posted by: Common Tater at May 14, 2026 10:25 PM (nsv7s)
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I have a Club Car that we converted from the old lead-acid batteries to new LiFePO4 ones and the range is between 50-60 miles.

87 I filled the gas tank in my street rod last September and it is still full!

Or it would be full if I hadn't drained it over the winter.

The battery is charged.

I would calculate the mpg, but you know - no math!

88 "How many browser tabs do you have open right now?"


Tablet 1, tablet 2, laptop, or desktop?

89 It's a 48 volt with 4 12 volt batteries. Should have mentioned that.

90 Mixing Edible Cannabis and Alcohol May Impair Driving More Than Scientists Expected


you got crak in my meth

91 Both Liz Claman and Chinian girl need to take chill pills.

But Liz Claman wins the contest, because big rack.

92 I also think people back then were more aware of the risks of electrical shocks.
Posted by: Joemarine

The dangers of things in general.

They didn't live in a time when your Weedwhacker would have a warning label that it's not to be used as an eyebrow trimmer.

93 A little brag here:
I filled the tank in my plugin hybrid back on March 25th. Since then, I have put over 600 miles on it, all on electric. The fuel gauge is still.on "full". Since it's 12 hours of sunshine this time of year, all the power has come from my solar.
Next week, I have to take a trip (Dr) down to Phoenix, so I'll be using gas, with zero range anxiety.
There are cases for a plugin.
Posted by: buddhaha

I have run numbers for myself more than one.
Payback period for me is - never.
First time I ran numbers my kids would have died of old age before it broke even.

For others who are going to buy an extra new car anyway - knock yourself out.

94 "People who still write things down on paper may not be resisting technology — they're preserving a thinking process that lets the mind hear itself"

My wife bought me a Kindle Scribe for Christmas a few years ago, when they first came out. The absolute best present - I've ditched all my paper notebooks. Writes like a standard notebook, you can save the content on files like a computer. I can PDF and send my pages via email. The absolute best.

95 Thanks. Hm, is that “50 or 60” miles at a 50% depth of discharge? Or deader than a doornail?

96 CLAUDINE LONGET, CHANTEUSE AND ACTRESS WHOSE CAREER ENDED WHEN SHE SHOT HER LOVER, DIES AGE 84.

Claudine Longet downhill skiing invitational postponed until next season.

97 Know how you avoid spider webs? Have someone taller walk in front of you.

98 Some cheesehead (maybe) thought he was a Duke Boy today....

https://youtu.be/47bv1Edp28U

Problem was, he wasn't evading Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane!

99 In a previous life, I worked on some tube type radar systems. The transmitters and display units had exposed voltages of nearly 10K volts. Got interesting when an adjustment required slithering a steel bladed screwdriver in amongst the dangerous things.

100 100!

101 NOTE Spider Sabich handgun invitational is on.

102 Holy
Cow!


Amazing music selections tonight. Doof has outdone hisself.

103 I wonder to what extent this kind of thing reflects or influences national character.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 14, 2026 10:16 PM (1pJhn)
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No French.

104 That round-numbered post snuck up on me! Evening, 'ettes and 'rons, and thanks to Doof for the fine ONT. I LOL'ed at "laid" in that last picture.

105 My wife bought me a Kindle Scribe for Christmas a few years ago
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 14, 2026 10:32 PM (1B2PI)

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All the paper-like e-tablets are IMO freaking amazing. I use a ReMarkable every day for work and it's a great bridge between actual writing and being able to digitize it for work stuff.

106 /old nag sock off

107 Amazing music selections tonight. Doof has outdone hisself.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2026 10:35 PM (A5RD0)

Evening, ma'am. Indeed, Doof is the hostest with the mostest ...

108 Thought for tonight: I say we go back to the one idiot per village. This multiple idiot thing has gotten out of hand.

109 Pssst...I live within driving distance of the largest buffet in the USA.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord
https://tinyurl.com/3rrua6zz

110 Chris Isaak cover
https://youtu.be/yr8CRgMSACs

Posted by: Don Black at May 14, 2026 10:28 PM (ZxPkt)

Great version! I saw Chris Isaak live a year or 2 ago. Outstanding performance. If you have a chance to see him - do it!

111 Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) missed the last 43 House votes and hasn't been seen for a month

Is she Ghosting (casoer) us?

hahahahah

112 Amazing music selections tonight. Doof has outdone hisself.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2026 10:35 PM (A5RD0)

Evening, ma'am. Indeed, Doof is the hostest with the mostest ...
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 14, 2026 10:36 PM (t2oSI)

Many thanks to you both for the kind words!

113 When I was young-er I didn’t need to write anything down. I resist using computers or smartphones to “write” things down. I just don’t like it, I don’t know why. And I don’t write shit down like I should, either.

About 1990 I bought this really cool old school leather bound blank Journal with nice heavy paper. Fucker looks like the kind of thing made for Lewis & Clark. It’s still completely blank.

114 My wife bought me a Kindle Scribe for Christmas a few years ago, when they first came out. The absolute best present - I've ditched all my paper notebooks. Writes like a standard notebook, you can save the content on files like a computer. I can PDF and send my pages via email. The absolute best.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 14, 2026 10:32 PM (1B2PI)

Cali prison would have bought you a 359 ipad for 2050

115 I've had nothing but disappointment when ordering anything from Walmart. Ship to to store or home delivery.

Wrong item. Item destroyed in transit, right item, wrong color/size, etc.

Walmart sucks.

116 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!

117 Walmart sucks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 14, 2026 10:41 PM (abIsI)

K-Mart too

118 Vintage electronics - radios, amplifiers and such, were built differently back in the day. The chassis and metal parts were “hot” with respect to ground.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 14, 2026 10:22 PM (nsv7s)

I also think people back then were more aware of the risks of electrical shocks.
Posted by: Joemarine


Often exposed wiring (knobs and tubes). Kind of sort of insulated with maybe tar and cotton. Sometimes you just 'plugged in' by reaching up and connecting with an alligator clip or wire hook.

119 Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?

I do both methods. For many things, I have paper, or printed copies, and digital on my laptop, and just in case, I have thumb drive back ups. For some important paper items, I have the main copies in a file cabinet, and also copies in a lock box, which I've shown to my siblings, in case I die.

120 I do a lot of my journal writing longhand in notebooks. Also book and movie reviews. I have several notebooks beside my computer. And a lot of pens.

121 Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) missed the last 43 House votes and hasn't been seen for a month

Ridiculous looking hat shopping?

122 Walmart sucks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 14, 2026 10:41 PM (abIsI)

better than getting buttfucked and murdered if you go there

123 Oh dear, Claude is hallucinating.

124 I would calculate the mpg, but you know - no math!
Posted by: LRob in OK


Let's see here...
0 miles divided by 0 zero gallons...

125 Mixing Edible Cannabis and Alcohol May Impair Driving More Than Scientists Expected

What the hell did scientists expect. Even AD&D's Dungeon Master's Guide had a chart explaining that mixing potions could mess you up

126 116 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 14, 2026 10:42 PM (/+uur)
_______________________

You just have to get creative. Insist that the bear would not recognize your chosen pronouns. Once that's established you can pretty much dispatch them any way you desire.

127 For less than a dollar a day, you too can sponsor an ONT poster. They use incredible amounts of electricity, and sift through the dark spaces of the internet to find suitable content.

Please help them today.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 14, 2026

You need to add on the Sarah McLachlan music accompanied note that things get so desperate he turns to me for content.
Posted by: Piper at May 14, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)

I have no shame!

128 SPuppy!

I think of you often, sweet man and I hope
You are well.

129 I hesitate to comment until SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN weighs in.

130 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 14, 2026 10:42 PM (/+uur)

Is tripping one of your group still allowed?

131 I like Doof. He does a good job and he doesn't yell at me.

132 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx

Is tripping one of your group still allowed?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

In a group of two, yes.

133 I no longer go to all you can eat buffets because I would eat a ton of substandard food, and then I feel disgusting.

134 I like Doof. He does a good job and he doesn't yell at me.
Posted by: Case at May 14, 2026 10:45 PM (NWIIQ)

Another whelmed ONT customer!

135 Greetings.

136 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx

Is tripping one of your group still allowed?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

In a group of two, yes.
Posted by: mikeski leaves no witnesses[/i

I try and slip a pork chop into one of my hiking partners backpacks before setting off.

137 Know how you avoid spider webs? Have someone taller walk in front of you.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder


The real reason soldiers in 'Nam hated taking point.

138 I would eat a ton of substandard food, and then I feel disgusting.


But that's the point!

139 Another whelmed ONT customer!
Posted by: Doof at May 14, 2026 10:46 PM (QMAsf)

Someone throw him a flotation device.

140 I like Doof. He does a good job and he doesn't yell at me.
Posted by: Case at May 14, 2026 10:45 PM (NWIIQ)
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So would you say you're Very Satisfied? or Extremely Satisfied?

141 As for reading, it's all real books. I tried the Kindle, etc. Just did not like it.

Wife loves reading on her iPad. Good for her, but I have to put on blinders, because I go to bed early and she reads late into the night. iPad screens are white hot bright. You can almost hear it. HMMMMMMMMM

The compromises of being married.

142 fozzy
A bear in his natural habitat
kermit
the forest
fozzy
a Studebaker

143 I like Doof. He does a good job and he doesn't yell at me.
Posted by: Case

You bogarted the margins again!

144 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx

Is tripping one of your group still allowed?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

In a group of two, yes.
Posted by: mikeski leaves no witnesses[/i

I try and slip a pork chop into one of my hiking partners backpacks before setting off.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 14, 2026 10:47 PM (abIsI)

I suppose you could offer to take the bear to an all you can eat buffet, and leave him there...

145 If you go to a buffet and vomit in the gravy bin would anybody notice?

146 Top pic is missing a half buried Statue of Liberty.
Posted by: Count de Monetl at May 14, 2026 10:04 PM (wVcYX)

I never understood that scenario. How would there be hills/mountains in the vicinity of New York Harbor even thousands of years later? There wouldn't have been time. It just seemed misplaced to me. Like created by someone who'd never actually been to the east coast and didn't understand plate tectonics. Not that I do, either, but I don't see that sort of topography developing in the timeframe PotA is set in.


Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 14, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)

Nuclear weapons make great earth movers. lol

147 134 I like Doof. He does a good job and he doesn't yell at me.
Posted by: Case at May 14, 2026 10:45 PM (NWIIQ)

Another whelmed ONT customer!
Posted by: Doof at May 14, 2026 10:46

I am printing it out so we can hang it on the wall with the other compliments.

148 Is tripping one of your group still allowed?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

In a group of two, yes.
Posted by: mikeski leaves no witnesses at May 14, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

I just have to outrun the Cal Park Rangers

149 I’ve had good luck with WalMart, actually. Their grocery delivery itself was a little sketchy sometimes, but OK overall. Their food items vary a little bit, depends on supplier. Some things, brand names don’t matter, or at least aren’t that much better. “Store brands” can be as good or even better than brand names, or at least a better value for the money.

On the other hand, sometimes …. you get what you pay for. WalMart el-cheapest coffee, was undrinkable. And I’m not picky. Store brand Chili, had a Bad Experience with that, I think it was Hy-Vee store brand. “Hey, it’s 25c cheaper! Let’s try it”. How bad can it be? Maybe it will be good enough?

Well it you need new underwear, you haven’t saved any money, right?

I ordered a re-furbed I-phone from one of their WalMart contracted sellers. Worked great. Stellar battery, which was really my main concern. Lasted for years.

150 135 Greetings.
Posted by: Grayman27

Wow.

Look who the cat dragged in!
Howdy theee!

151
Heart Full of Soul or Soul Full of Heart? It doesn't make a bit of difference. This is the problem with pop culture -- which also rhymes "yacht" with "apricot."

And don't get me started on the lyrics to "Missionary Man."

Catchy tunes, but the songs are not written by or for English majors.

152 I suppose I should go to bed so I can get up at the ungodly hour I do.

153 Holy crap. 94mph gusts up here in the Rockies. I just bailed two gallons of rain off of the tarp on my truck. Drenched. It's rolling east. Brace yourselves.

154
Posted by: Case at May 14, 2026 10:45 PM (NWIIQ)
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So would you say you're Very Satisfied? or Extremely Satisfied?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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Case, DON'T ANSWER. It's a trap!

155 54 Found out a little over five hours ago that I'm safe from my company's layoffs this time.
Three fingers of Bourbon and a cigar it is.
Posted by: ballistic

Glad for you. I'm toasting you with some cheap wine.

156 I'm a caveman. Pocket notebooks, lists, ballpoint pens, post-it notes

a good pen is a nice thing to have

157
Today was the 53rd anniversary of the launch of Skylab back in 1973. It was launched with a modified Saturn V meant for the cancelled Apollo 18 mission.

The launch had some malfunctions. A micro-meteoroid shield/sun shade deployed and broke off, which caused one of the two solar panels to partially deploy. The 2nd stage separation retros then blew that off. Without the sun screen it was in danger of overheating, and then underpowered.

They managed to fix it, and the guy who worked out the plan for that won some distinguished service award.

158 Mixing Edible Cannabis and Alcohol May Impair Driving More Than Scientists Expected
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What the hell did scientists expect. Even AD&D's Dungeon Master's Guide had a chart explaining that mixing potions could mess you up
Posted by: gKWVE
+++

These 'Scientists' think they leared that college.
Most kids figure that out in HIGH School.

159 That Chinese gal is very cute.

160
So would you say you're Very Satisfied? or Extremely Satisfied?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

==============

Srsly, I fill out those things when prompted (I'm talking about Adobe apps), and I report details about crashes (which are frequent!) and tell them they can contact me about it and here's my email address.

Where's my prize? I never get it.

161 Heart Full of Soul or Soul Full of Heart? It doesn't make a bit of difference. This is the problem with pop culture -- which also rhymes "yacht" with "apricot."

And don't get me started on the lyrics to "Missionary Man."

Catchy tunes, but the songs are not written by or for English majors.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 14, 2026 10:50 PM (XJ22o)

You want songs from well-read lyricists? Start with Rush and Iron Maiden!

162 >>>*makes sign of Cross to ward off the Black wizardry of Electricity and Transmissions.*
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Cutting the yard with my riding lawnmower. Running fine, cut the front yard, excellent. Did two laps in the back and it stopped. It didn't chug, or cough, or make any clanging sound; nothing. It just stopped running.

163 Both Liz Claman and Chinian girl need to take chill pills.
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop

Chinian girl is the result of a successful brain transplant. Latina brain in Chinese body.

164 3X5 spiral is the ticket.

165 I try and slip a pork chop into one of my hiking partners backpacks before setting off.
———

Opened Tuna pouches should be excellent for attracting kitties. You know, the really Big kitties. Felis concolor. They like cardboard boxes, too.

Don’t Do This! Just something I’ve mused upon. Which invariably means, in all likelihood, some asshole has already done this.

166 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx

Is tripping one of your group still allowed?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

In a group of two, yes.
Posted by: mikeski leaves no witnesses
===

This is the origen of that old camping joke of tying the new guy's leg to a tree with a long rope while he is sleeping.

167 That Chinese gal is very cute.
Posted by: Puddleglum
......

I think she's Chinian.

168
You want songs from well-read lyricists? Start with Rush and Iron Maiden!
Posted by: Doof

===========

Yayy! Thanks for the rec.

"Can't Find My Way Home" and "Baker Street" are examples of songs with great lyrics.

169
The Chicomian girl complaining about English is so satisfying somehow.

170 Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’


Horrible.

171 > On this date in 1976: 33 year-old Keith Relf, former lead singer for The Yardbirds, was electrocuted while tuning a guitar which was not properly earthed.

A so-called "death cap" in the amplifier... very common in vintage tube amps. If the cap failed, the chassis could go to full mains voltage. Since everything is often "grounded" to the chassis, or connected through something that's "grounded" to the chassis (e.g. the ring of the guitar jack), it is a Very Bad Thing.


If you've got one of these vintage workhorses, make sure it's been modified to remove the death cap. Keeping everything 100% original isn't worth the risk of death.

172 150 Wow.

Look who the cat dragged in!
Howdy theee!

—-

Good evening to you, madam. Kinda surprised anyone remembered, given my infrequent and erratic posting. Took some time away after retiring from fed gov last October. Seems nothing’s changed here at horde HQ!

173 That Chinese gal is very cute.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 14, 2026 10:54 PM (f87vz)

She is actually.

174 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx
----
Why would state laws override federal laws on federal land/parks???

175 Truluck's restaurant in Houston had all you could eat Stone Crab claws . Last time I looked over a decade ago it was about $60.

176 English is messy because it’s a collection of other languages held together with duct tape, tie wraps and rubber bands.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 14, 2026 10:19 PM (XV/Pl)

A Koine, or some call it, "a rather brutal creole".

177 129 I hesitate to comment until SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN weighs in.
Posted by: wth at May 14, 2026 10:44 PM (oq9dX)

Is he (whoever he is) still commenting under that nic? He's maybe a little too trusting about his pens.

178
On this date in 1976: 33 year-old Keith Relf, former lead singer for The Yardbirds, was electrocuted while tuning a guitar which was not properly earthed.

A so-called "death cap" in the amplifier... very common in vintage tube amps. If the cap failed, the chassis could go to full mains voltage. Since everything is often "grounded" to the chassis, or connected through something that's "grounded" to the chassis (e.g. the ring of the guitar jack), it is a Very Bad Thing.


If you've got one of these vintage workhorses, make sure it's been modified to remove the death cap. Keeping everything 100% original isn't worth the risk of death.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

==============

That's awful. At the same time, it seems there's a joke about it going to "eleven."

179 Seems nothing’s changed here at horde HQ!
Posted by: Grayman27 at May 14, 2026 10:57 PM (AvoqE)

Just too many absent friends

180 That Chinese gal is very cute.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 14, 2026 10:54 PM (f87vz)

She is actually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 14, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

Her delivery was annoying to me though. I could overlook for awhile.

181 151 Heart Full of Soul or Soul Full of Heart? It doesn't make a bit of difference. This is the problem with pop culture -- which also rhymes "yacht" with "apricot."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 14, 2026 10:50 PM (XJ22o)

Somewhere, Carly Simon is scowling.

182 Long time lurker here. My kid in California being dragged to court tomorrow on extremely short notice for the umpteenth time by narcissist over custody and medical issues with their kids. She really needs some prayers. Hope you all can help. Thanks .

183 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 14, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)

Nuclear weapons make great earth movers. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 14, 2026 10:49 PM (snZF9)

When I think of that now, I always think of one of the best lines in Futurama. Fry is in New New York, and he finds out that there’s a secret city underneath it inhabited by mutants. One of them shows him their church, and Fry exclaims “Wow! So you guys really do worship an old atomic bomb as a god?” And the mutant guide replies “Yeah, but it’s mostly a C and E thing.”

184 Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?

I personally have several devices, and this is because there isn't really one that can do everything. I've got a smartphone, a Kindle Fire, a Kindle Scribe, a Surface 8, and a Dell laptop. I need all of them to take care of my reading and note-taking needs, and that's because each one isn't quite the right size to take care of it all. I can check emails on my smartphone, but it's too small for me to write long responses, etc. I can do a lot on my laptop, but I obviously can't lug it around with me everywhere as it's too heavy. Turns out the more tech they make, the more tech you need. Or at least I do.

185 New Smokey and the Bandit film

https://youtube.com/shorts/vwsoInHgAvU

186 English:

I have reservations about the reservations I made to visit the reservation.

187 Requisite rendition:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6gAbZdhDc

188 Store brand Chili, had a Bad Experience with that, I think it was Hy-Vee store brand. “Hey, it’s 25c cheaper! Let’s try it”. How bad can it be? Maybe it will be good enough?

Well it you need new underwear, you haven’t saved any money, right?
...
Posted by: Common Tater


Chili?
Recent BOGO sale on Wendy's chili.
So I got four cans. Two with beans, two "all beef".

In the "all beef" they used fat instead of beans to make up the volume. Nasty. You'll be using as much TP as a four woman household... each sitting.

The bean chili was pretty good for a can. Maybe the best canned chili I have had. Probably the same shit they sell in the restaurants, just that one comes in bigger cans.

189 Why would state laws override federal laws on federal land/parks???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended

State law overrides federal law as to the possession and using pf firearms unfortunately. Reason # 999 why I avoid CA at all costs.

190 > That's awful. At the same time, it seems there's a joke about it going to "eleven."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 14, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

Or in Relf's case, going to 240.

191 >>Nuclear weapons make great earth movers. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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There's a Navy video on building docks and ports in difficult and out of the way places using small sequential nuclear charges.

192 > Probably the same shit they sell in the restaurants, just that one comes in bigger cans.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

Hmm... I thought Dave Thomas came up with the idea of selling chili to use up unsold burger patties.

Kinda like the way the Ore-Ida people invented tater tots to use up the scraps of potato left over from cutting fries.

193 State law overrides federal law as to the possession and using pf firearms unfortunately. Reason # 999 why I avoid CA at all costs.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 14, 2026 11:02 PM (abIsI)

If I recall correctly, State Law does Not override Reservation law, which can lead to some interesting situations.

194 A .22 caliber pistol is effective, even against Grizzly bears, (provided you kneecap your partner with it)

195 Cutting the yard with my riding lawnmower. Running fine, cut the front yard, excellent. Did two laps in the back and it stopped. It didn't chug, or cough, or make any clanging sound; nothing. It just stopped running.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others


Maybe one of the two hundred and twenty seven safety switches. Over the years I think every one of mine has failed and been bypassed... except the clutch pedal.

196 >>>Since everything is often "grounded" to the chassis, or connected through something that's "grounded" to the chassis (e.g. the ring of the guitar jack), it is a Very Bad Thing.

>People don't respect or understand proper grounding. There's a whole section of the electrical code devoted to grounding. It saves lives, prevents fires and property damage.

197 I'm your boogie man, that's what I am
I'm here to do whatever I can
Be it early morning, late afternoon
Or at midnight, it's never too soon
To want to please you, to want to keep you
To want to do it all, all for you
I want to be your, be your rubber ball
I want to be the one, you love most of all, oh yeah

Lyrics.

198 > Nuclear weapons make great earth movers. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 14, 2026 10:49 PM (snZF9)

Project Plowshare.

Had the unfortunate side effect of leaving a lot of residual radiation, but it definitely worked.

199 153 Holy crap. 94mph gusts up here in the Rockies. I just bailed two gallons of rain off of the tarp on my truck. Drenched. It's rolling east. Brace yourselves.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Try not to get blown off a mountain.

200 What's on YOUR mind tonight?

Sex, mostly.

201 157
Today was the 53rd anniversary of the launch of Skylab back in 1973. It was launched with a modified Saturn V meant for the cancelled Apollo 18 mission.

The launch had some malfunctions. A micro-meteoroid shield/sun shade deployed and broke off, which caused one of the two solar panels to partially deploy. The 2nd stage separation retros then blew that off. Without the sun screen it was in danger of overheating, and then underpowered.

They managed to fix it, and the guy who worked out the plan for that won some distinguished service award.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 14, 2026 10:53 PM (w6EFb)

I remember when it happened and being annoyed that the mission would get messed up. The space era was a great time for us little kids.

202 No, firearms are now lawful (again) in National Parks and Federal lands. You just can’t discharge them. Ha.

203 Cutting the yard with my riding lawnmower. Running fine, cut the front yard, excellent. Did two laps in the back and it stopped. It didn't chug, or cough, or make any clanging sound; nothing. It just stopped running.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
=====

Did you pay the subscription?

204 Long time lurker here. My kid in California being dragged to court tomorrow on extremely short notice for the umpteenth time by narcissist over custody and medical issues with their kids. She really needs some prayers. Hope you all can help. Thanks .
Posted by: Ohio Lurker at May 14, 2026 11:00 PM (OgbKj)

Prayers up

205 I'm very late tonight, but whelmed, nonetheless.

206
The space era was a great time for us little kids.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 14, 2026 11:07 PM (y171U)

_____________

Waking up early for the three-hour launch broadcast.

207 Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’


"Heard"? Are they singing strippers?

208 In the "all beef" they used fat instead of beans to make up the volume. Nasty. You'll be using as much TP as a four woman household... each sitting.

...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
--

When the old man died that was it; just like Vanguard.
Loved the old Dollar Menu; Baked Potato, chili, Jr. Wendy, salad, a long list and the portions were small but all kinds of food. Yum.

209 goodnight friends
catch you at twilight's last twirling

210 A so-called "death cap" in the amplifier... very common in vintage tube amps. If the cap failed, the chassis could go to full mains voltage. Since everything is often "grounded" to the chassis, or connected through something that's "grounded" to the chassis (e.g. the ring of the guitar jack), it is a Very Bad Thing.


If you've got one of these vintage workhorses, make sure it's been modified to remove the death cap. Keeping everything 100% original isn't worth the risk of death.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 14, 2026 10:57 PM (IG3/x)

Very familiar with the death cap. Most of my vintage marshall amps were modded to get rid of it. The anal vintage homos would probably scream over that, but tough shit.

211 179 Just too many absent friends

——-

Agreed. Here and otherwise. I have a list of friends and extended family (with let’s call it acute conditions) that I pray for each day. Going on several years now (I suspect the influence of my guardian angel). I “lost” my first one last summer. Granted his condition was advanced and sudden, but it still struck home. God’s will be done. His plan, not mine. Doubt that explanation suffices for Monty’s wife and kids. May the Holy Spirit sustain them.

212 Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’


"Heard"? Are they singing strippers?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 14, 2026 11:10 PM (0Htd1)

They should make a mark, and strip the paint off all of the cars.

213 Sudden riding mower death like that can also be the coil giving up. Easy fix and you can test the old one first.

214 Pete Conrad was on that one. I think he determined that the equivalent of a long handled “pole saw” or cutter would be the ticket. They deployed a kind of “parasol” or sunshade iirc.

I remember watching 12 during the Moonwalk. They had brought a Color videocon camera for live Television. Alan Bean was on the job. For about two seconds, we saw the surface of the Moon in glorious Living Color. But inadvertently the camera was pointed into the Sun, and that as they say, was the end of that. Oops.

John Young rarely fucked up. But he got his boots tangled up in some cables on one of the high dollar ALSEP deals, lunar temperature or seismic or something, and ripped the cable from the pin connector. Oops. “Charlie … uh-oh”

215 206
The space era was a great time for us little kids.

Posted by: Joemarine
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There were 2-way speakers in every classroom.
They stopped classes and broadcast the launches over the school system.
'Course we said a prayer and pledged allegiance everyday too.

_Better dead than red

216 Montreal Strippers Plan Strike During F1 Canadian Grand Prix: ‘We Want to be Heard’

"Heard"? Are they singing strippers?
Posted by: nerdygirl

Well, they're all just working their way through college. Perhaps they'd like to present their doctoral theses.

217 High-speed rail CEO says Central Valley portion will be done 'in our lifetime'
-SFGate
====

High-speed rail CEO will be hanged 'in our lifetime'
-SFsycho

218 Project Plowshare.

Had the unfortunate side effect of leaving a lot of residual radiation, but it definitely worked.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 14, 2026 11:06 PM (IG3/x)

I remember reading a great plan to dig a sea level canal across Nicaragua with buried h-bombs, all at once. It would have worked, too, but for some reason the Nicaraguans would never agree to letting about 1/3 of their country get nuked. They just didn’t see why we thought that was so cool.

219 ---Maybe one of the two hundred and twenty seven safety switches. Over the years I think every one of mine has failed and been bypassed... except the clutch pedal.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
--

Yeah, think I'm putting an air conditioner in the garage before I start digging.

220 Praying Ohio Lurker: May God give the judge wisdom to see through nonsense and protect those babies.

221 Those are “X” or “Y” capacitors, across the line.

Don’t want to remove this, you want to replace them with a poly film cap, like anything else. It won’t fuck up your tone.

The OG waxed foil/paper capacitors short out is all. That’s why they are dangerous as “X” or “Y” installations across the line.

Nearby lightning strikes do neat things to these, you can tell when an old radio or whatever got hit by lightning, these caps are just gone, with maybe a whisp of smoke and innards and bare leads

You’ll get a shock if you are grounded in certain situations, but the current will be limited by the capacitor across the line.

You

222 Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?


Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 14, 2026 11:00 PM (0CU3H)

Definitely old school depending on the subject. The only time I move away from old school is when something new school is absolutely 100% better.

223 High-speed rail CEO says Central Valley portion will be done 'in our lifetime'
-SFGate
......

Better hurry up, I'm already 29.

224 128 SPuppy!

I think of you often, sweet man and I hope
You are well.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2026 10:44 PM (A5RD0)

Appreciate that more than I can say, ma'am. The kids and I are enduring as best we can as a family. Hope you're doing well also.

225 Howdy, horde!

I keep a PAA (personal analog assistant-- aka "pen and paper") in my bag at all times. Memory is sketchy at my advanced-29 age LOL.

Breezy here and cool enough to be unpleasant for yard work. Bah. Glad I got a lot of stuff done earlier this week!

226 >>>Try not to get blown off a mountain.

Posted by: nerdygirl

>The wind took two steel deck chairs and tossed them into the yard like cardboard. Luckily it goes, not unlike a tornado or hurricane.

227 I have a pillar on my patio. Early one morning, I walk outside and smash through an orb spider's web. The next morning, forgetting the web might be there, I smash through it again. The next morning, I remember the web and go on the other side of the pillar, and smash through the web. The spider and I had the same avoidance idea and we both failed. Does that mean I am as smart as a spider, or the spider is as smart as me? Nah, we are both dumb shits.

228 Great ONT, Doof! Thanks!

229 174 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

Get Back!
Posted by: r hennigantx
----
Why would state laws override federal laws on federal land/parks???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 14, 2026 10:58 PM (VCgbV)

I was wondering about that too. Suppose the poster meant California State Parks? Or does poster mean National Parks located in California (Yosemite, Joshua Tree, etc)

230 There was considerable push for Nuclear powered bombers for the Air Force.

Planes in the air for months at a time. Stupid, in oh so many ways. They did try to make some test engines, without a lot of promise, and that was about as far as it got.

The amount of shielding required on a plane, to protect the crew from radiation, was one huge problem. Weight. And the practical problems of Maintenance and Inspection - on an aircraft that stays in the air all the time.

231 Today was a great day. My 17 year old son and I watched Caddyshack for (his) first time. He loved it, as any red-blooded American would. Now, I'll show him the rest of the 70s/80s comedy canon. Starting with Animal House.

One of my proudest moments as a father.

232 Pool noodles, cut to size and split open, make great headrests +/or armrests on metal-tube framed lawn chairs. No more seared flesh in sunny areas!

Oh. Is my redneck showing? Hahaha.

233 High-speed rail CEO says Central Valley portion will be done 'in our lifetime'
-SFGate
......

Better hurry up, I'm already 29.
Posted by: wth at May 14, 2026 11:23 PM (oq9dX)

The CEO must be a 35 year old turtle, who's father is 160.

234 Modern tech is generally always “better”.

I spent a lot of time refurbing the Generator system on my old Ford. Now most people aren’t too mechanical, and they just slap a GM 1-wire alternator on.

I just like to mess around with old tech, just to learn how they really work. Alternators replaced Generators fairly quickly, and for good reasons. But they can be made to work just fine. But they need maintenance and adjustment, servicing.

If you read the automotive repair boards, it’s a wonder how all those millions got across fucking town even once, with carburetors, generators, drum brakes, points & condenser ignition .. Impossible, clearly.

235 High-speed rail CEO says Central Valley portion will be done 'in our lifetime'
-SFGate
......
Better hurry up, I'm already 29.
Posted by: wth

The CEO must be a 35 year old turtle, who's father is 160.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

They said "our." I figured they were pregnant.

236 180 That Chinese gal is very cute.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 14, 2026 10:54 PM (f87vz)

She is actually.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 14, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

Her delivery was annoying to me though. I could overlook for awhile.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 14, 2026 10:59 PM (qrzX6)

Yeah...but somewhere out there is a guy who's just about had it with her s***....

237 Pool noodles, cut to size and split open, make great headrests +/or armrests on metal-tube framed lawn chairs. No more seared flesh in sunny areas!

Oh. Is my redneck showing? Hahaha.

Posted by: JQ at May 14, 2026 11:32 PM (rdVOm)

Yup, from space.

I on the other hand have the common decency to use black foam pipe insulation. lol

238 183 And the mutant guide replies “Yeah, but it’s mostly a C and E thing.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 14, 2026 11:00 PM (AnnNE)

Compliance and Ethics? Or the EU CE?

239 Cutting the yard with my riding lawnmower. Running fine, cut the front yard, excellent. Did two laps in the back and it stopped. It didn't chug, or cough, or make any clanging sound; nothing. It just stopped running.
Posted by: Braenyard

Guess? Electrical. Lotta vibration on lawnmowers. Maybe just a connector came loose, maybe the seat switch needs adjustment.

Good luck, and let us know!

240 >>>>>>She really needs some prayers. Hope you all can help. Thanks .
Posted by: Ohio Lurker"
***As another long time lurker who's occasionally asked here for prayers, I know you'll get help.

241 Oops. Let me try putting this in the current thread:

Wandered off to soak up some vid. Some PJ Watson, the bow-tie History Guy, Cowboy Kent Rollins, & other.

Including my two regular science gals, Aussie astrophysicist Dr. Becky, and the amusing German physicist Sabine Hoffensfloffer or something. I enjoy their videos, even though half the time I'm utterly lost as to what they're talking about.

Some things I do know what they're talking about make me sigh, though.

Hossenfelder really buys into the whole "renewable" energy and electric vehicles credo, as well as the threat or menace of climate chaos.

Becky gets distressed that the US budget for NASA has been big on exploration (Moon, Mars missions) but has greatly shrunk for scientific research and NSA. Her favorite projects and friends may not be able to belly up to the US taxpayer trough.

Sad face for both of them, but it seems to this non-physicist that they're not really getting the whole picture on those subjects. At least Sabine is not opposed to nuke energy. They're kinda cute & funny for semi-libs.

Tonight's Sabine & Becky vids if you wanna check 'em out.
youtu.be/d96WHYOHoU8
youtu.be/0pvL-JkR0Ns

Now to ONT content..

242 Somebody needs to teach the Chinese hottie the language of love with his genitalia. Hush up, my dear.

243 I on the other hand have the common decency to use black foam pipe insulation. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Oh, but the colors can coordinate with the chair pads!

I'll have you know, that I found some gorgeous *turquoise* color pool noodles at the dollar.. uh, buck-and-a-quarter.. um, dollar-and-a-half(!) store just the other day. And lovely blue & green, patterned "duct" tape at wally world.

244 That cliff would fall on me.
Hard pass.

245 Modern tech is generally always “better”.

I spent a lot of time refurbing the Generator system on my old Ford. Now most people aren’t too mechanical, and they just slap a GM 1-wire alternator on.

I just like to mess around with old tech, just to learn how they really work. Alternators replaced Generators fairly quickly, and for good reasons. But they can be made to work just fine. But they need maintenance and adjustment, servicing.

If you read the automotive repair boards, it’s a wonder how all those millions got across fucking town even once, with carburetors, generators, drum brakes, points & condenser ignition .. Impossible, clearly.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 14, 2026 11:35 PM (ds7a/)

Yeah, thats one area where new tech is great. Mechanical voltage regular on a car? Kiss my ass with that shit, give me solid state. Old harleys up to 1969 used generators, points, and mechanical voltage regulators. They actually work fine, although they do make the parts to update them. The generators with a solid state regulator are pretty much problem free. The electronic ignitions are great, although guys will carry the original point plate just in case.

246 I on the other hand have the common decency to use black foam pipe insulation. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Oh, but the colors can coordinate with the chair pads!

I'll have you know, that I found some gorgeous *turquoise* color pool noodles at the dollar.. uh, buck-and-a-quarter.. um, dollar-and-a-half(!) store just the other day. And lovely blue & green, patterned "duct" tape at wally world.

Posted by: JQ at May 14, 2026 11:47 PM (rdVOm)

I'm a harley dude and metal guitar player. In my world black *IS* color coordinated. lol

247 I'm a harley dude and metal guitar player. In my world black *IS* color coordinated. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Black gets hot in the sun. Besides, why would you want to cover up the CHROME chair frames?

You *do* have chrome chair frames, right?

248 On the USS America my electrical repair shop got sent $35000 worth of ejection seat brackets.
It wasn't easy returning them either.
Mid 1980's....

249 Black gets hot in the sun. Besides, why would you want to cover up the CHROME chair frames?

You *do* have chrome chair frames, right?

Posted by: JQ at May 14, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

Mine are red to match my car. lol

250 I'll have you know, that I found some gorgeous *turquoise* color pool noodles at the dollar.. uh, buck-and-a-quarter.. um, dollar-and-a-half(!) store just the other day. And lovely blue & green, patterned "duct" tape at wally world.

Posted by: JQ
......

Do they have colored Flex Tape for patching the above ground pool?

251

Among the many things my family calls me, lol, I'm called the duct tape queen.

Lots of stuff can be fixed with duct tape.

252 Mine are red to match my car. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Ah. Well, it's settled then. I tip my hat to you...

Can't argue with red & black!

https://youtu.be/iLm-N6uMmpQ

253 Long time lurker here. My kid in California being dragged to court tomorrow on extremely short notice for the umpteenth time by narcissist over custody and medical issues with their kids. She really needs some prayers. Hope you all can help. Thanks .
Posted by: Ohio Lurker at May 14, 2026 11:00 PM (OgbKj)

I've walked that valley. Prayers for her, her kids, and you..

254 Do they have colored Flex Tape for patching the above ground pool?
Posted by: wth

Good question! I don't know. They do make "clear."

255 >>>Lots of stuff can be fixed with duct tape.

Posted by: four seasons

>Everything can be fixed with 90mph gorilla tape. They've perfected it.

256 Evenin, again, All.

257
Gorilla tape is awesome.

258 I still use Day-Timer daily planners, just like I did back in the 90s. I also write my notes in italic calligraphy, which I have been using since college back in the seventies. Best results obtained with flat nibbed fountain pens. I have multiples with a choice of nib widths. Fine nibs work best for everyday use. You can even get decent results with roller ball pens, although you lose the thicks and thins. You need a ballpoint to make carbon copies which some of my check require. I am an anachronism, I fear.

259 Lots of stuff can be fixed with duct tape.

Posted by: four seasons

Hahaha, so true!

260 Gorilla tape is the shit!

261 "the act of writing by hand does something to our brains that typing simply cannot replicate"

Skip if you remember me saying this before.

Years ago during the depth of winter, the power was not steady and the battery back-up was dead. Since I couldn't use the computer in those conditions, I took a shirt-pocket size blank book and started doing some initial sketches for a story I'd had in the back of my mind for a long time. I was thinking of, ultimately, a graphic novel (comic) format.

Years previously I'd outlined some plot, but it just didn't work, so I stuck it in the file cabinet and the back burner of my brain.

That winter, the opening of the story began as sketches in that little notebook. Shortly, though, my mind started feeding me story faster than I could illustrate. I went to handwriting text and to my surprise I filled several legal pads. What I published online was very much that first draft (including the introductory sketches).

I could tell the big difference between typing and handwriting as far as creativity. Different parts of the mind.

Alas, my hands no longer hold a pen well, so, other stories are trapped inside.

Invulnerable
https://bit.ly/invul

262 Everything can be fixed with 90mph gorilla tape. They've perfected it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 12:05 AM (D1E+2)

Thats some bad ass shit. Works great.

263 Pool noodles, cut to size and split open, make great headrests +/or armrests on metal-tube framed lawn chairs. No more seared flesh in sunny areas!

Oh. Is my redneck showing? Hahaha.

Posted by: JQ at May 14, 2026 11:32 PM (rdVOm)

I use them for that purpose when I rent a boat for a day of lake fishing..

264 Everything can be fixed with 90mph gorilla tape. They've perfected it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 15, 2026 12:05 AM (D1E+2)

I don't recommend it for flyaway hair.

265
Lol Hour

266 One of the young guys at work, had this POS car... his buddies on weekend shift were giving him a hard time about it, and so they all decided to give that car a *makeover* LOL, oh, it was hilarious:

They fabricated tail fins, side-scoops and a hood scoop out of cardboard from work, applied them with duct tape, and gave it all a rattle-can paint job.

From a (long!) distance, looked not too bad.

Up close-- laughter unto TEARS!

It was total "riceboi" but without the fancy pinstripes. (Unless they added some later?)

267
JQ,

I bet they had a blast doing that.

268
Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?


Posted by: Darrell Harris

================

I've been writing lately and using a pen and paper. Sick of burning my eyes out in front of a monitor.

269 Many here at AOSHQ are definitely fond of old school stuff and ways. I personally feel like I employ a good blend of new tech vs older methods. Where do you fall on this spectrum?


Posted by: Darrell Harris

================

I've been writing lately and using a pen and paper. Sick of burning my eyes out in front of a monitor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

I've been living in a stump, clothed in ferns and eating nothing but raw squirrels. I've never felt more alive.

270 I bet they had a blast doing that.
Posted by: four seasons

I'm sure of it! I was getting some OT on weekend shift & they were all so excited to see him drive the "project" to work one day. 20-somethings, dudes... such energy!

271 Posted by: Estelle Costanza at May 14, 2026 10:28 PM (RIvkX)
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Nice

272 Evening, Doof and ONT Horde. Made it to Limon, CO tonight. All is well.

273
AOP,

Good to know.

Hope you sleep well.

274 Everything can be fixed with 90mph gorilla tape. They've perfected it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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I used to know a very good handyman, long passed now, who said that he could fix anything except the crack in your ass or a broken heart.

275
Lol Mike

276 Guess? Electrical.
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Yeah, pretty sure about that. Best luck, I've been running it without the hood since I bashed it into the truck. Hopefully, debris knocked a wire loose. - best case scenario.

277 On the good side, the engine's running cooler without the hood.

278 116 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

- - - - - - - -

Fully charged Dust Buster. Animals HATE the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The air being sucked in generates sound frequencies they can't stand (and that we can't hear.) A leaf blower, otoh, just blows air loudly, it doesn't produce the vacuum noise effect...

279 >Everything can be fixed with 90mph gorilla tape. They've perfected it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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and thin gauge bailing wire

280 Nic update -- (re-watching the "Boston Legal" TV series -- and officially declared sufferer of IED (Intermittent Explosive Disorder).

281 The Only Bear Defense Still Legal in California Nat’l Parks: Horns, Bells and Harsh Language.

- - - - - - - -

Fully charged Dust Buster. Animals HATE the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The air being sucked in generates sound frequencies they can't stand (and that we can't hear.) A leaf blower, otoh, just blows air loudly, it doesn't produce the vacuum noise effect...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at May 15, 2026 12:41 AM (BlDQE)

Best bear defense? A crippled hiking partner.

282 Hi folks. Watching more videos from Vinegar Syndrome. Surprisingly, both are actually pretty good. I know, I know I was stunned myself.

283 I've been running it without the hood since I bashed it into the truck. Hopefully, debris knocked a wire loose. - best case scenario.

Posted by: Braenyard

Oh, wow... glad it's running cooler. Yeah, plastic connectors get brittle over time & 'bashing' it might've skinned/pulled on a wire or several? Again: good luck!

284 One of the young guys at work, had this POS car... his buddies on weekend shift were giving him a hard time about it, and so they all decided to give that car a *makeover* LOL, oh, it was hilarious:

They fabricated tail fins, side-scoops and a hood scoop out of cardboard from work, applied them with duct tape, and gave it all a rattle-can paint job.

From a (long!) distance, looked not too bad.

Up close-- laughter unto TEARS!

It was total "riceboi" but without the fancy pinstripes. (Unless they added some later?)

Posted by: JQ at May 15, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

We did that to a friend who had a 1962 Imperial sitting in his driveway. We decked it out to look like a tug boat. lol

285 I am enjoying a Modelo Chelada Especial, bought from the gas station next door to the motel.

Pretty uneventful trip. Sunshine, warm and windy. Saw a sign that we thought said I-25 closed from Buffalo to Casper (turns out only to light campers) so we took a side road. Delightful drive, only hitch was we had to stop for a few minutes as a huge herd of sheep was driven past us. Saw many antelope.

286 Best bear defense? A crippled hiking partner.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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For that reason, a Raven .25 is often quoted as a bear defence, if hiking with a partner. Go for the knee.

287 Xi-Trump Summit is making IRGC nervous, Xi saying that the Strait of Hormuz should be open is being read in Tehran as great betrayal, see here:

IRGC throwing digs at China: “Those who betray in secret will be exposed.”

288 We did that to a friend who had a 1962 Imperial sitting in his driveway. We decked it out to look like a tug boat. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Hahaha! Yep, it was a boat alright...

289 For that reason, a Raven .25 is often quoted as a bear defence, if hiking with a partner. Go for the knee.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 12:51 AM (XeU6L)

Neighbor lady in AJ has a Jennings .25, much the same thing. But the chrome plating is pretty.

290 David Byrne turned 74 today (still the 14th here on the West Coast). He is many things, but for my purpose here he is principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of Talking Heads. "Road To Nowhere", a swinging ditty off their sixth studio album Little Creatures, has the distinction of making #12 on Rick Beato's list of top vocal intros. If you haven't heard it before, but you like their other songs that you heard on the radio, then you'll like this too:

Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/LQiOA7euaYA

Rick Beato - Top 20 Greatest Vocal Intros Of All Time
https://youtu.be/olJhaLrLEqI

291 "He’s One of a Dying Breed in Congress. America Needs Him Now More Than Ever."

If you had Tom Massie and the New York Times on your bingo card, well done.

292 IRGC throwing digs at China: “Those who betray in secret will be exposed.”

I think it's funny that muzz will lie and lie, but get oh so offended if it happens to them.

Boohoohoo...

293 If you had Tom Massie and the New York Times on your bingo card, well done.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 15, 2026 12:59 AM (UoKXn)

He should endorse the toilet from Married, With Children. Then you could buy a Massie-Ferguson toilet. An implement to be reckoned with.

294 We did that to a friend who had a 1962 Imperial sitting in his driveway. We decked it out to look like a tug boat. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Hahaha! Yep, it was a boat alright...

Posted by: JQ at May 15, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)

It was funny. We hung old tires along the side, we made registration numbers with electrical tape. We made a semi enclosed bridge with cardboard on the roof and stuck lawn in it. We even made an anchor from tin foil. He was less than amused. lol

295 lawn chair, not lawn.

296 Nuclear Buildout Accelerates With Goldman Now Including SMRs Into Forecast
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Ready Kilowatt is getting antsy. Contractors building neighborhoods with their own electrical system - that doesn't fail and doesn't increase the price when the weather turns rough - will put Big Energy on its heels.

297 It was funny. We hung old tires along the side, we made registration numbers with electrical tape. We made a semi enclosed bridge with cardboard on the roof and stuck lawn in it. We even made an anchor from tin foil. He was less than amused. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 15, 2026 01:02 AM (snZF9)

It's not a classic tug boat if it doesn't have a woven rope fender on the bow.

298 I forgot the (1985) for the year that Little Creatures launched in. Funny thing, it hardly matters. As Rick Beato has noted, a song from forty years ago will become a meta in Tik Tok videos and tweens will know at least the first 60 seconds of it, then it will push up the Spotify rankings and they'll know the whole thing. Next thing he knows, his kids will sing along in the car.

299 The Studebaker Daytona convertible has been running great. Never missed a beat. Definitely gets better gas mileage at 55 than 75, though. It will go faster, 289 cubes with a four barrel carb.

300 Talking Heads was not rock and roll to me. If In had to hole that pigeon, it would be "new wave". Some catchy tunes, clever lyrics, but they just do not rock out.

301 Rick Beato - Top 20 Greatest Vocal Intros Of All Time
https://youtu.be/olJhaLrLEqI

And he doesn't do "Renegade" by Styx???

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HJore6jYE

302 So, it looks like about 6.5 hours road trip time from here to Amarillo.

303 75 mph those secondaries are open and hongry.

304 If you live in or near Southern California, you may know the Original Tommy's Chiliburgers. I was introduced to it in 1979, when there were still just three locations. A very simple menu, they didn't even have fries back then. Today, there are a few dozen in the SW US and tomorrow May 15th is the 80th Anniversary of Tommy's. So they're having 80 cent chiliburgers from noon until 8 PM. Three per order limit and while supplies last per location.

I intend to be there a little before noon and go back a about three hours later for more if supplies have lasted.

305 >>>I've been living in a stump, clothed in ferns and eating nothing but raw squirrels. I've never felt more alive.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions

>You're good if you scrub your underpants on a river rock twice a week. Splash river water on your face and rub your teeth with a finger. The cave women will be kicking down the buffalo skin door.

306 75 mph those secondaries are open and hongry.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 15, 2026 01:15 AM (PHjsi)

Yep. Have never pushed this car to top speed. Engine was overhauled 1980-something. It does not burn any oil, and leaks only a tiny amount. Car came to me in fine shape, so I want to preserve it. This exact car, in fact. 20 year old pic, from before I owned it, but it still looks like this:

https://tinyurl.com/3nsz5k5x

307 291 "He’s One of a Dying Breed in Congress. America Needs Him Now More Than Ever."

If you had Tom Massie and the New York Times on your bingo card, well done.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram


The Babylon Bee can't parody the NYT's like the NYT's can.

308 >>>you may know the Original Tommy's Chiliburgers

>They were awesome. Don't know if they are still around.

309 So, it looks like about 6.5 hours road trip time from here to Amarillo.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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You should be there by morning.

310 Another Rat exposed:

The National Institutes of Health removed UNC virologist, Ralph Baric, from all his NIH grants. And UNC put Baric on administrative leave.

This all took place last year,...exposed it all in...investigation that delved into Baric’s career, his past lobbying efforts of the federal government to keep taxpayer money pouring into his UNC lab, and Baric’s manipulations of public opinion to shut down speculation that the pandemic started because of the dangerous virus research that he pioneered in collaboration with Shi Zhengli at the Wuhan Institute of Virology

https://tinyurl.com/48y282pu

311
Got off on a tangent watching some videos about the Skylab repair, such as this quite long one, but well worth it if you have the time:

https://is.gd/jIWBmx

They're speaking with Charles Lewis, one of the engineers on that. At one point, one of them says "Now, you didn't have any images to see what the damage was, you only had sensor/telemetry data".

Lewis said, "We did have an image. It was very faint, but we did have one and enough said about that."

I assume that means they had some classified spy satellite or other "national technical means" images taken for them. It's nice to know the spooks will give NASA a hand when needed.

312 309 So, it looks like about 6.5 hours road trip time from here to Amarillo.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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You should be there by morning.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 01:24 AM (XeU6L)

. . . but I don't think he's coming up from San Antone'

313 #300

Yet they already had some of their big hits before New Wave became a thing, the Mods to Punk's rockers. Similarly, Blondie had a number of hits before they became considered New Wave. Then there's Sparks, the brothers Ron and Russell Mael (which in turn inspired inter-dimensional mercenaries Ron and Russell Post in Matt Howarth's 'Those Annoying Post Brothers' and related comics) who first started performing under the name Half-Nelson in 1968! They had a big jump in US popularity during the New Wave era but much older than most trying to make a name for themselves then.

314 You should be there by morning.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 01:24 AM (XeU6L)



Hah! Get the reference, but the old eyelids are too heavy to drive all night. I am in a cozy motel, and am about 5 minutes away from lights out.

315 Beat me to it, Mike.

Hello Horde.

316
I was reading something about Baric a while back. He should be in jail with the key thrown away at the least. Some were trying to get the NC legislature to do some hearings and investigate and maybe strip him of his funding and punish UNC and all that.

They chickened out and wouldn't touch it.

317 Hello Horde.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 15, 2026 01:28 AM (0nHVk)

(((Debby)))

318 Beat me to it, Mike.

Hello Horde.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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Someone had to do it. Should have nic'd Geo. Strait

319 Someone had to do it. Should have nic'd Geo. Strait
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 01:29 AM (XeU6L)

Well, I'm not broke down south of Dallas, so there's that.

320 Talking Heads was not rock and roll to me. If In had to hole that pigeon, it would be "new wave". Some catchy tunes, clever lyrics, but they just do not rock out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 01:10 AM (jNLDj)

New wave sounds about right, or in their case weird wave.

321 Well, time to hit the sack. We drove from Billings, MT to Limon, CO. That's a fair jag for one day.

Night, Horde.

322 319 Someone had to do it. Should have nic'd Geo. Strait
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 01:29 AM (XeU6L)

Well, I'm not broke down south of Dallas, so there's that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 15, 2026 01:31 AM (jNLDj)

But where will you be when that sun is high in that Texas sky?

323 >>>You should be there by morning.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 15, 2026 01:24 AM (XeU6L)

. . . but I don't think he's coming up from San Antone'

Posted by: George Strait

>I know a guy who loves to karaoke that song. Total fag. Can't sing. Sometimes it's hard to be tolerant.

324 Miss a few days around here and you lose out.

Why is AOP on the road? On the lam?

325 Studebaker Daytona convertible
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You have a Daytona and a Lark?! Isn't it a rule that if you have more than three Studebakers then you have to open a car museum?

326 Got off on a tangent watching some videos about the Skylab repair, such as this quite long one, but well worth it if you have the time:

https://is.gd/jIWBmx


Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 01:26 AM (w6EFb)

I was looking at space stuff on you tube and this popped into my side bar. This was pretty frigging interesting. Kinda goes along with the ancient civilizations stuff we were talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQRjst2vNGo

327 Of course its hard to verify, but it was kinda cool.

328 325 Studebaker Daytona convertible
****

You have a Daytona and a Lark?! Isn't it a rule that if you have more than three Studebakers then you have to open a car museum?
Posted by: clarence at May 15, 2026 01:37 AM (cSctv)

Not in Canada....

329 Cloobeck, founder of Diamond Resorts - who until recently was a major financial supporter of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D)..., was booked into custody in West Hollywood [arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on suspicion of felony charges of attempting to prevent or dissuade a victim or witness from testifying ], according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records. He was later released on $300,000 bail.

Cloobeck has the same tastes as Bezos. His bride to be, Adva Lavie.

https://tinyurl.com/r96e96ce

330 Marathon driving sessions are one of the things I really miss after reaching my current age. A friend is getting married at Glacier Point in Yosemite on June 30 but I'm not sure if I can make it between the lengthy drive and the recovery needed in a costly hotel room.

Compare that to 25 years ago, when my then employer had me take a rented cargo van up to San Francisco (the company offices were across the street from the rental place in Pasadena) to pick up four internet kiosks for an event. Each in its case was the size of a typical adult coffin. I set out from my place about 3 AM, got into SF around 8 AM, met the folks from the kiosk company and went to lunch with them, then found myself in San Francisco in early afternoon with nothing to do. I'd already covered the touristy stuff long ago. Couldn't think of anybody to call who wouldn't be working on a weekday, and didn't want to do any spending that wasn't covered by the company. So I headed home. I was back by early evening and called my boss to let him know. He was very surprised, as he expected I'd get a room for the night.

Such a round trip same day didn't faze me back then.

331
They chickened out and wouldn't touch it.
Posted by: publius

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Maddening. What are legislatures and investigative bodies for?

332 They chickened out and wouldn't touch it.
Posted by: publius

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Maddening. What are legislatures and investigative bodies for?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 15, 2026 01:42 AM (XJ22o)

Rubber stamping, rubber chickens, and rubber stamping rubber chickens.

333 >> This was pretty frigging interesting.

Thanks. I remember some of the stuff about how they knew about Uranus and Neptune. That ties in with that, what do they call it, Dogone tribe that knew about Sirius B.

The "mainstream" argues that just can't be, because no humans could've known about all that, so it just can't be possible. In the Dogone case, they argued it was 20th Century cultural contamination.

334 >>>Such a round trip same day didn't faze me back then.

Posted by: Epobirs

>Now my eyes get tired and I need to take a break. Plus, nowadays you need to keep your head on a swivel for the fucking drivers going 90mph and the random wildlife.

335 Dallas...Dallas? Call up Trudy, come n get me out of this jail.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJUS0cW9wjs

336 After the last long-haul (1500 miles total) road trip with hubby 2 years ago, I've decided to give up long distance driving.

This gal knows her limitations! Don't like it, but can't change it. *sigh*

337 I spent a year at USC. Tommy's was fantastic. Hungry just thinking about them.

338 David Byrne always seemed like the ultimate pseudo to me. Some of their songs were good but he seemed so "arch" that it was hard to get past that.

339 >>>After the last long-haul (1500 miles total) road trip with hubby 2 years ago, I've decided to give up long distance driving.

This gal knows her limitations! Don't like it, but can't change it. *sigh*

Posted by: JQ

>The worst drivers are the ones traveling a distance less than twenty miles from one exit to the other at 90mph. Crazy fools making millions of dollars per minute.

They're saving the world.

340 324 Miss a few days around here and you lose out.

Why is AOP on the road? On the lam?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 15, 2026 01:36 AM (QGaXH)

Ha! I searched thru the last few ONT's for 'Alberta' and found where AOP wrote he was going on the road to meet up with a car club doing Rte 66. Too bad he's not following it to the end.

Hope he gets his kicks.....

Good night everybody....don't forget to tip your waitress....

341 Night AOP.

I have been reading upthread, JQ and Bers those car conversions made me laugh out loud.

Braenyard, that article about Ralph Baric set my teeth on edge. Richard Burr smells to high heaven too.

342 Such a round trip same day didn't faze me back then.
Posted by: Epobirs

Back then is in the rear view mirror & getting further back by the day.

343 *pours nightcap for Debby*

Cheers!

344 Life seemed simpler when I was ten.

https://youtu.be/7gtXFVYKDjQ

G'nite, troops.💤

345 English likes to stick to rules until it doesn’t.

Argentina = Argentinian
Brazil = Brazilian
Mexico = Mexican

Then you get stuff like:
Spain = Spaniard
France = French
Switzerland = Swiss

But it does it extend to aliens:

Ballchin = Ballchinian

You just have to remember the odd demonyms and deal with it, you cute little Chinian.

346 Thanks JQ, cheers! I wish I could do a long road trip but probably not by myself anymore, definitely need to get my vision cleared up soon.

347 346 Thanks JQ, cheers! I wish I could do a long road trip but probably not by myself anymore, definitely need to get my vision cleared up soon.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 15, 2026 02:16 AM (0nHVk)

Ah, lovey, seeing the other motorists. Where's the adventure in that?

348
Bers, you got me looking at exoplanets in Lyra.

Look up Kepler-442b. 1200 ly away. K5V star. Super earth, 2.36 earth masses, 1.34 earth radii. Semimajor axis 0.41 au, period 112.3 days. Eq temp -41F.

349 I don't mind driving during daytime, on familiar roads. Worst part of that long trip, was long stretches of interstate highways with numerous big rigs. Passing each other repeatedly-- blocking my view of road signs on either side, boxing us in. And then it got dark out...

I didn't want to get a hotel, as hubby was already beginning to get "unpredictable" and very cranky. It was bad enough that he needed me to stop for every rest area he saw, and then wanted to eat about every hour or two! The snacks I brought just weren't satisfying enough. (although it was our usual road-food fare from earlier days.)

Those freaking digital speed-limit signs on I-80! And the continuous line of semis... At least the line of oncoming headlights helped me determine the road layout in the middle of deep, dark nowhere!

Just a few days with friends, and then had to turn around and do it all again. At least the end of that trip was in familiar territory, even though late at night.

350 338 David Byrne always seemed like the ultimate pseudo to me. Some of their songs were good but he seemed so "arch" that it was hard to get past that.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2026 01:58 AM (CHHv1)

You should read some of the interviews with Tina Weymouth. She explains his bizarre self pretty clearly. Particularly after she birthed her son. Dude wasn't acting. He was just plain odd.

351 The Sumerian Tablet That Lists Every Star With Life — And Marks the One That Contacts Earth
youtube.com/watch?v=vQRjst2vNGo
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Well, that's a bedtime story.

352
Maddening. What are legislatures and investigative bodies for?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 15, 2026 01:42 AM (XJ22o)

Rubber stamping, rubber chickens, and rubber stamping rubber chickens.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

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Think I'll steal that.

353 I am wishing you sweet dreams, Horde, I stayed up way too late last night.

354 'Night, Debby.

355 Look up Kepler-442b. 1200 ly away. K5V star. Super earth, 2.36 earth masses, 1.34 earth radii. Semimajor axis 0.41 au, period 112.3 days. Eq temp -41F.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 15, 2026 02:28 AM (w6EFb)

People from that planet would be very strong. They probably could leap tall buildings in a single bound.

356 Buddy, who loves the road, started picking alternate routes that exclude Interstates. Time wise you don't lose that much and sometimes it's faster.

357 Buddy, who loves the road, started picking alternate routes that exclude Interstates. Time wise you don't lose that much and sometimes it's faster.
Posted by: Braenyard

Would love to have done that! We had to cross mountains, though. Limited number of road choices, and some of the "back roads" quite iffy.

358 #356

That's the set up for a horror movie.

359 Backroads. Late night. No streetlights.

"Wanna see something *really* scary?"

AAAUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!

360 In 2008, David Byrne begged the recipients of his mailing list to vote for Obama because he, as a non-citizen, could not. This was a middle-aged man who had lived in the US since the age of 8.

He has since become a citizen, probably after the sheer volume of people pointing out the problem.

361 Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey claims that the FBI is "under seige" and admits that he is still having active conversations with personnel within the FBI.

Kasie Hunt: "Do you still talk to employees at the FBI regularly?"

Comey: "I do... They're under siege."

Why is an indicted man still in contact with the very same people who could be tasked with investigating him?

362 Surface gravity would be about 1.3g.

Now if you want to read an interesting but quite complex topic, look up the habitability considerations for G vs K vs M stars. K stars are much longer lived than G. But there are other considerations.

K stars may be the best overall, but some think G is the best. M, red dwarfs are bad because of the violent flares. Planets would have to be very close and those periodic flares would be a killer.

363 I was once driving from Los Angeles to Palo Alto with Jerry Pournelle for a seminar on the Millicent micropayment system DEC was trying to promote. In the 60s, after he'd moved to L.A. but was still working for Boeing part-time, he'd commute up to WA by motorcycle. The I-5 didn't go through as easily then as it would in more recent decades, and he took a lot of exploratory side trips. Some of the locations ended up in stories, like the climax of 'Red Dragon'. Jerry showed me a lot of these places on that trip rather than just taking the straight shot up the 5 over the mountains.

Shame that Millicent was strangled in its crib by the major credit card companies. A lot of how things have worked online and how revenue was derived would possibly be very different today if there were a convenient way to transfer truly micro amounts of value to sites like this. A million pennies isn't a trivial amount of money.

364 2h - President Trump with President Xi in Zhongnanhai:

"I want to thank you very much. This has been an incredible visit. I think a lot of good has come of it.

We've made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries. He's a man I respect greatly. He's become really a fan.

We've known each other now 11 years, almost 12 years, it's a long time. And we've settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn't have been able to settle. And the relationship is a very strong one.

365 >>>Comey: "I do... They're under siege."

Why is an indicted man still in contact with the very same people who could be tasked with investigating him?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

>Why would a man who took an oath for this country, a law man, talk about siege? This is your conspiracy, right here. Comey needs to be sentenced for his crimes.

366 We've really done some wonderful things, I believe. We did discuss Iran. We feel very similar in Iran.

We want that to end. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the straits open...
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Lay siege on China without laying siege and with much respect we play 'let's make a deal'.

367 ...And President Xi is going to be coming to the United States. And we will be reciprocal, like reciprocal trade. The visit will be reciprocal.

We're going to lay it on the line and we're going to have – you're going to walk away hopefully very impressed, like I'm very impressed with China.

And I just want to end by saying thank you very much. It's been really a great couple of days. Thank you very much."

368 U.S. officials are taking steps to indict Raúl Castro, ... in connection with the downing of planes 30 years ago, CBS News reports

369 Why did I crawl.back into bed?
Its time to get up

370 Young lady explaining the confusion of English is right

371 >Why would a man who took an oath for this country, a law man, talk about siege? This is your conspiracy, right here. Comey needs to be sentenced for his crimes.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Why would a man like Mayorkas take an oath to protect our borders and then do everything he could to let in as many illegals as possible? And why is he a free man instead of sitting in a prison cell somewhere?

372 Obviously no Leftist believes what they say

373 This headline from "I own the world" gave me a rather dark laugh. Let's give NO more money to Ukraine, though:

https://iotwreport.com/

374 pixy is here.

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The Fairfax County, VA Soros Prosecutor Is Grilled by Congress for Making Charging Decisions Based on a Criminal's Immigration Status -- Letting Illegals Off on Light Charges So They Don't Get Deported

This guy is a literal menace to public safety.

Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano was aware of an illegal immigrant's violent past and still elected to set him free, new Freedom of Information Act filings show.

Abdul Jalloh, who has been arrested more than 30 times, allegedly murdered 41-year-old mother Stephanie Minter on Feb. 23. Minter's body was found at a bus stop in Hybla Valley, Va. with "multiple stab wounds to the upper body" according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Jalloh entered the country illegally in 2012 and, according to records, is a violent repeat offender.

Fairfax County Police Major Jeff Mauro emailed Jenna Sands, the Fairfax County Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney and Descano's second-in-command, to protest Jalloh's release from police custody. Mauro cited Jalloh's "extensive criminal history," including stabbing several people and sexually assaulting a woman.

"Mr. Jalloh is one of the repeat (and violent) felony offenders I expressed concern about when we met," Mauro wrote in the email. "He has an extensive criminal history--he has stabbed multiple people, sexually assaulted at least one woman, and committed numerous other criminal offenses. Furthermore, his behavior appears to be escalating and becoming more violent and explosive."

Mauro explained that he was "concerned that it is not a question of if, but rather when he will maliciously wound (or worse) again."

According to records posted on X, Fairfax County police encountered the man 178 times. Jalloh attacked an elderly person, stabbed an individual in the head and raped a woman after choking her.

Despite Jalloh's violent criminal history, Sands told affiliate NBC Washington, "In multiple cases, we were unable to move forward with prosecution because victims could not be located or contacted, despite considerable effort from our police department to bring them to court."

An email posted to X shows, however, that Fairfax Deputy Police Chief Brooke Wright explicitly requested "prosecuting without a victim in court" due to the circumstances of the case, which Wright says, "she was on board with."
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of DHS Lauren Bis called on Virginia Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger to not release violent criminals without notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"We are calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia's sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this murderer and violent career criminal from their jail without notifying ICE," Bis said. "This illegal alien's murder of an innocent, beautiful American woman came less than 24 hours before Governor Spanberger's demonization of ICE law enforcement. This heinous criminal is a perfect example of why we need cooperation from sanctuary jurisdictions and the importance of third country removals for the safety of the American people."

Virginia Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger has denied this request, according to a statement from Spanberger's spokesperson, which WJLA reporter Nick Minock read in a video to X.

He was summoned to Congress because he has openly proclaimed that he discriminates against American citizens in his charging decisions, letting illegal alien criminals off with minor charges or none at all.

Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid will be testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement, as will Cheryl Minter, whose daughter Stephanie was killed in February, at a bus stop along Route 1 in Hybla Valley.

Abdul Jalloh, a 32-year-old immigrant from Sierra Leone will stand trial for Minter's murder.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation of Descano.

In a letter to Descano, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ is investigating whether his office violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Safe Streets Act, which both "prohibit recipients of Federal financial assistance from discriminating based upon race, color, or national origin."

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The policy in question was adopted by Descano's office in 2020 as part of its guidelines for plea bargaining. It instructs assistant Commonwealth's attorneys to "consider immigration consequences where possible" and states that "prosecutors shall consider ... the collateral immigration consequences of the specific crime(s) the defendant is charged with."

The webpage detailing the policy is no longer publicly available on his office's website.

That's a euphemistic way to say: When Harmeet Dhillon opened a civil rights investigation into his discriminatory charging practices, he deleted the statement about it on the website, to hide the evidence.

After the launch of the Justice Department investigation, Descano said his policies reflect the community he serves, in which "three in ten residents of Fairfax County are immigrants."

Good Lord. No wonder they're flocking to his jurisdiction to do their murders and child rapes.

Cheryl Minter has said if Jalloh had been prosecuted earlier, her daughter would still be alive. She is hopeful the hearing will prompt changes and is working with groups attempting to remove Descano from office.

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"Let me be absolutely clear. My office does not provide sanctuary or safe harbor to undocumented immigrants," according to Descano's written remarks. "We routinely prosecute immigrants who commit crimes and we will continue to do so."

Except he doesn't. This is perjury.

When asked about the promises he made during his campaign to let illegal aliens off with light charges or no charges at all, he claimed he was just joshin' and no one would take campaign promises seriously.

Except... that he actually honored this promise, letting one dangerous illegal alien felon off after another.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, tussled with high-profile Soros-backed Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Stephen Descano over soft-on-crime policies that critics said let illegal immigrant criminals back on the street.

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Jordan began by pressing Kincaid on why she "let" illegal immigrant suspect Marvin Morales-Ortiz out of her jail: "Because the guy beside you wouldn't prosecute him, right?"

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Jordan then turned to Descano, questioning changes to language on his website about considering immigration consequences in charging decisions.

Descano said the excerpt was part of a "campaign" statement and not an actual law enforcement policy, leading Jordan to incredulously ask whether people should believe his campaign statements will translate into policies upon election.

"That's not what I'm saying," Descano countered.

"This is almost laughable," said Jordan. "This is your policy. You said it right here. You told the voters, if you elect me, I will take into account immigration consequences when making, charging and pleading [decisions]."

Descano's exchange with next Republican to ask questions, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of South Jersey, also quickly escalated into near-shouting.

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He called the conditions in sanctuary jurisdictions "bizarro world" and asked the prosecutor if communities are safer when illegal immigrant criminals are deported or when they are released.

"Well, sir, that's not --" Descano began before Van Drew cut him off. "Yes or no -- I'm asking the questions."

"You're a human being. You're sitting next to a woman who lost her daughter. Can you tell me if illegal criminals are removed from the country; if we're safer," Van Drew said, prompting a fiery response from Descano:

"To suggest I don't care about what happens in my community..." he began before more crosstalk ensued.

"Dammit, answer my question," Van Drew eventually fumed.

"Explain to the lady next to you (Cheryl Minter). Abdul Jalloh was charged in your county more than 40 times. Not four times. 40 times. Your office dropped the charges in almost every single case. That's fact. We have it documented. We can look at it your own. Fairfax County Police Department wrote your office [in] May 2025 saying he had shown a, quote, 'blatant disregard for human life and was a danger to the community' and that if he wasn't detained and deported, he would seriously hurt someone or kill someone," Van Drew said.

"The very man went out and then killed someone. So the question is, couldn't've we done better there?"

Another panelist also elicited occasional rifts with the lawmakers. Libertarian analyst David Bier of the Cato Institute often defended the idea of counties making their own decisions about whether to cooperate with federal law enforcement.

Part of Bier's opening statement drew some eyebrows on X, as he appeared to suggest as much as 20% of Fairfax County's population is deportable -- when trying to argue against mass deportation.

Some clips below. One clip shows Descano claiming that his key campaign promise was and is a lie. His supporters in the room gasp at this claim.

He needs to go to prison.

Brutal exchange for Descano here. Jordan pins him down on his website saying for years that he will consider immigration status when making prosecutorial decisions, then suddenly being deleted weeks before the hearing.

Descano says anyone who thought his campaign rhetoric would… https://t.co/xYaU0HbjEw

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 14, 2026

Jason Miyares calls out the sanctuary policies of Fairfax County and the victims who have been harmed and killed as a result of them while Fairfax DA Steve Descano sits next to him visibly uncomfortable and shaking his head. pic.twitter.com/LBABcAXVqw

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 14, 2026

🚨 WOW! Rep. Brandon Gill just unleashed FURY on the Democrat Fairfax, Virginia prosecutor for protecting an illegal alien child R*PIST, to his FACE

"Well, sir, the charge refers to underage s*x..."

GILL: OK, so an illegal alien R*PED an underage person and YOUR OFFICE REDUCED… pic.twitter.com/V3vkka81Uj

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 14, 2026

This Steve Descano guy is a menace to society. If you look him up you will find story after story of violent criminals going free, either because of his policies or because of his incompetence.

In 2022 a man who confessed to sod*mizing an 11 year old boy and who was facing life… https://t.co/t4JCOUSBxr pic.twitter.com/NwvgvtDFou

— MAZE (@mazemoore) May 14, 2026

Jason Miyares, former Republican Virginia AG until they voted in the guy who called for the murder of a Republican rival's children, explained something I didn't know.

You know how the left keeps demanding that ICE get "federal judicial warrants" to arrest illegal aliens who commit state crimes?

That's legally impossible -- no one can get a federal judicial warrant to make an arrest for a state crime. Federal arrest warrants are for federal crimes only.

So they're just straight-up lying to the public -- what they want is 'no arrests of illegals for deportation at all," but they don't want to admit that to swing voters, so they pretend they're in favor of a "middle ground position" that is legally impossible.

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Damning question from McClintock about Descano dropping charges against an illegal immigrant who tried to rape a 4 year-old girl.

REP. McCLINTOCK: I understand he was later taken into custody by ICE and deported. I'm just curious, did you notify ICE of that release?

DESCANO: We did not call ICE.

McCLINTOCK: The 4-year-old's mother had to call to get him out of your community.

McCLINTOCK: Mr. Miyares, we keep hearing from Sheriff Kincaid among others that they'd be happy to respond to a federal judicial warrant to honor a detainer request. Well, is a federal judicial warrant possible to obtain in a state crime?

MIYARES: No, it's not--and they know this.

MCCLINTOCK: And if deportation is a civil matter, how does one get a federal judicial warrant?

MIYARES: You can't. Again, they know this.

McCLINTOCK: So they're basically lying to the public. They're counting on the public not understanding that what they're asking for is legally impossible.

MIYARES: It's legally impossible. Yes, Mr. Chair.

That exchanbe is here.