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Straight Shooters and Great Americans: Hugh Hefner Informed The FBI That a Playboy Playmate Had Been Sex-Trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein But They "Back-Burnered" The Tip and Did Nothing for 15 Years

What exactly would you say you do here?

Playboy founder and publisher Hugh Hefner reportedly informed the FBI several times in 2005 that a Playboy Playmate had been sexually trafficked and abused by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and others, but the FBI didn't investigate the claim for 15 years, according to court documents.

The Playboy Playmate was Audra Christiansen, who says that Hefner made multiple reports to the FBI, but that the agency didn't follow up at the time, according to former FBI special agent Jennifer Coffindaffer.

"To wait 15 years to conduct this interview and to actually get down to the nitty gritty ... that is just too long to wait," Coffindaffer told "NewsNation Prime" on Saturday. "Somehow, this got back-burnered, and it should have never happened that it would take so long for this investigation to follow through."

...

Christiansen's story suggests that if the FBI had acted on Hefner's calls, Epstein could have been held to account for his actions long before he was arrested and held awaiting trial. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to solicitation in Florida for which he received a very lenient and highly criticized work-release jail sentence.

The FBI agent says the cover-up and political weaponization agency might have been "swamped" at the time, doing 9/11 investigations.

Still swamped in 2005?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:27 PM




Comments

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1 HH was a slob.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 01:27 PM (NnhvP)

2 oh yeah, 1st

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 01:28 PM (NnhvP)

3 Man, our investgative services are so easily corrupted.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 01:28 PM (sl73Y)

4 2nd or 3rd?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 01:28 PM (aJQbY)

5 > HH was a slob.

He was, but all the women involved appear to have been of age and consented, which somehow puts him above most senators.

Posted by: Ryan Frank at August 17, 2026 01:28 PM (fgmuN)

6 "Somehow, this got back-burnered, and it should have never happened that it would take so long for this investigation to follow through."
-====

Something suddenly came up.
-Marcia Brady

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (JvZF+)

7 Their political masters did not want them going down that rabbit hole.

Posted by: steevy at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (YwEeS)

8 Remember Trump is the Epstein client even though the only time Epstein and Maxwell faced any federal consequences is 2016-20 and 24-now...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

9 Again...

"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"

Always lead off with a joke....

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (Sco7b)

10 They'll claim it's caus they're understaffed.

"Sure, Jan".

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (aJQbY)

11
He was, but all the women involved appear to have been of age and consented, which somehow puts him above most senators.


Money can't buy everyone but it can buy a lot of people

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

12 Something suddenly came up.
-Marcia Brady
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM


Which is more than could be said for HH.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 01:30 PM (bFu5X)

13 They'll claim it's caus they're understaffed.


Meanwhile they had enough people to plan Whitmer's fake kidnapping and wind up every tranny school shooter in America...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

14 HH was a slob.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 01:27 PM (NnhvP)

But not a predator. Just a smarmy old man with a bazillion dollars.

Turns out, Trump was right.

When you have a ton of money, they DO let you grab 'em by the p-word.

"They let you" is the important part.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (PGK1w)

15 All investigations by the feds take forever, and ultimately run out the clock.

Unless it's an investigation into Republicans or conservative Americans. Then it's turbo time. And a guaranteed guilty conviction.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (2Cry5)

16 How many Morons are searching for photos ofAudra Christiansen right now?

Posted by: Beartooth at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (NVp2u)

17 More mistakes were made.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (hU2E2)

18 "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"

Always lead off with a joke....
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (Sco7b)


The password is Fidelio.

Posted by: guy in a cloak and carnival mask at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (fmbc9)

19 Wait, what ?? Isn't sexual exploitation is what she did for a living ?

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (g47mK)

20 informed the FBI several times in 2005

The investigation would have interfered with BHO's agenda.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 01:32 PM (NnhvP)

21 Like, what is her story ??

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 01:32 PM (g47mK)

22 Christiansen's story suggests that if the FBI had acted on Hefner's calls, Epstein could have been held to account for his actions long before he was arrested and held awaiting trial. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to solicitation in Florida for which he received a very lenient and highly criticized work-release jail sentence.

One thing to keep in mind, Epstein had a waiting list of lefty pols, celebs and academics trying to get time alone with him after 2008.

My favorite was some academic who wanted Epstein to come to his conference and offered up he had good looking graduate students who would take good care of Jeffrey if he came...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)

23 When you have HH turning your ass in...

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:32 PM (AzRNx)

24 19 Wait, what ?? Isn't sexual exploitation is what she did for a living ?
Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 01:31 PM (g47mK)

If I go sign up to work in a coal mine, I'm participating in exploiting a resource.

If I get shanghaied and blackmailed into working in a coal mine, I'm the resource being exploited.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 17, 2026 01:33 PM (Ot/FD)

25
The FBI agent says the cover-up and political weaponization agency might have been "swamped" at the time, doing 9/11 investigations.

Still swamped in 2005?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:27 PM

------

Not "swamped," "Swamp." The FBI is part of the Swamp.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 01:33 PM (iTNuP)

26 When you have a ton of money, they DO let you grab 'em by the p-word.

"They let you" is the important part.


The Althouse set alternately swoons over rich/powerful men and then argues there is no such thing as a gold digger...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:33 PM (sKqQm)

27 You have to truly appreciate that Hefner is considered sleazy by the chattering class for the business he’s in, yet he not only takes the moral high road but aptly shows how our allegedly premier law enforcement agency is the bigger scumbags.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 01:33 PM (f4tQo)

28 How low do you have to be for Hefner to turn you in for your sexual perversions?

Posted by: huerfano at August 17, 2026 01:34 PM (2Xqig)

29 We're gonna need more ham&eggers.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 17, 2026 01:34 PM (pCgEo)

30 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at August 17, 2026 01:34 PM (2Ez/1)

31 Fucking snitch.

Posted by: Larry Flynt, peddling smut in hell at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (hU2E2)

32 You have to truly appreciate that Hefner is considered sleazy by the chattering class for the business he’s in, yet he not only takes the moral high road but aptly shows how our allegedly premier law enforcement agency is the bigger scumbags.

Hefner did what pretty much all of Hollywood does, but he was a bit more honest about it and who he was...oh and no kids unlike Hollywood (as far as we know)

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

33 Obviously Trump exerting his influence to protect Epstein back in 2005, just like now in 2026.

/sh*t Massie says

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (Iwv3U)

34 How low do you have to be for Hefner to turn you in for your sexual perversions?

Posted by: huerfano at August 17, 2026 01:34 PM (2Xqig)

Low enough to force.

Hefner - as best we know - never forced anybody.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (PGK1w)

35 Didn't Hefner's daughter take over his business then try to pitch trannies to straight men and watch the business collapse?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

36 Hefner ratting out Epstein is the pot calling the kettle black

Hefner was a freak himself and took advantage of hundreds of women

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (ZxPkt)

37 9 Again...

"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"

Always lead off with a joke....
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (Sco7b)

“To Serve And Protect”

Serve themselves. Protect? I’m going to take up for the cops here. This is unfair. The cops protect nobody because they can’t protect anybody. Maybe themselves. They investigate crime. But trust me, there isn’t a DPS trooper or a deputy from the local SO on my front porch at all times.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (jPziU)

38 When you have a ton of money, they DO let you grab 'em by the p-word.

"They let you" is the important part.

The Althouse set alternately swoons over rich/powerful men and then argues there is no such thing as a gold digger...
Posted by: 18-1


I read that as gold finger.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (AzRNx)

39 If I go sign up to work in a coal mine, I'm participating in exploiting a resource.

If I get shanghaied and blackmailed into working in a coal mine, I'm the resource being exploited.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 17, 2026 01:33 PM (Ot/FD)

I do not take whores complaining about sexual exploitation seriously.

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 01:36 PM (g47mK)

40 .
.
2006 . . . Still swamped.
.
2007 . . . Still swamped.
.
. . .
.
2016 . . . Still swamped.
.
2017 . . . Still swamped.
.
2018 . . . Still swamped.
.
2019 . . . Still swamped / Epstein dead.
.
2020 . . . Finally some time to check on whether Epstein had dirt on tRump.

Posted by: Marooned at August 17, 2026 01:36 PM (kt8QE)

41 I did a job walk at the PB Mansion.

Whole place smelled like mildew and chlorine. Reminded me of an indoor pool at a Holiday Inn. Nasty.

It was daytime, so only the brave people who clean everything were seen.

Good on Hugh for trying, the old libertine bastid. More than most did.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (pCgEo)

42 I’ve got it!

Defund the FBI!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (30Gj0)

43 So, no one knows what her "story" is? Was she not paid enough or something ?

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (g47mK)

44 Yeah, yeah, Jeffrey Epstein... blah blah blah.

She had, apparently, already posed nude for Playboy when she was 'trafficked'. So, unless she was kidnapped and raped, she agree to what happened.

#metoo

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)

45 /sh*t Massie says

Massie got into it with Nick Shirley.

Massie was blathering on about corruption and Shirley reminded him Massie had been a long time congressman and succeeded in doing nothing to stop the fraud he'd found...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

46 "The FBI agent says the cover-up and political weaponization agency might have been "swamped" at the time, doing 9/11 investigations.
Still swamped in 2005?"

They were not "swamped", they were The Swamp ... in 2001 and 2005, and still Swampy today.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (vbXSk)

47 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 01:37 PM (2YhKe)

48 Common sense FBI regulation NOW!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (2YhKe)

49 When a skeezy fuck like Hugh is calling you out, there is some terrible shit going down.

I look at the news and see how many social media influencers are dying at an early age and I wonder where this world is going.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (tvdD1)

50 My take on this is that they will do anything -- ANYTHING -- to keep the long-dead Jeff Epstein story alive.

I rate this newest revelation as having the same probability of truth as every other one of these dubious "I was sexually abused 20 years ago, but didn't say a word about it until now" stories. That is: very low.

Even if the story is true, it's a big "so what" to me. So an adult semi-porn star living as a semi-whore at the Playboy Mansion was getting fucked by a lot of rich powerful guys. Gee, I'm very shocked at that.

There's real sex trafficking going on, and it ain't at Playboy Mansions with girls voluntarily there for the sole purpose of being sexual playthings.

The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

51 >>Still swamped in 2005?

FBI uses a system of scientific management -- they "incentivize" certain types of investigations. So management sets priorities, and the agents are rewarded only for investigating that type of crime. After 9/11, even if you were in a unit dedicated to investigating counterfeit CD imported from China, you made it all about "terrorism."

This is important to understand because Obama came in and used this mechanism to turn the entire agency against "white nationalism" and later, Trump.

Biden did the same, but more woke.

Crime which fits the proper category is often scarce, so agents dutifully create it as needed so they can investigate.

The only other real incentives they have is anything that justifies spending large on the expense account, or even better, getting to set up and oversee a field office. Both are very lucrative.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (yljFf)

52 FBI short staffed? But they had enough to send half a dozen to investigate a racist garage door pull loop at Talladega

Posted by: DitkaCA at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (utChY)

53 My pet hypothais is that Jeff Epstein was on the Deep State payroll and his island was a honeypot to gain leverage over politicians and wealthy oligarchs.

This story and the persistent lack of prosecutions supports my hypothesis.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 01:39 PM (E/O6y)

54 Without the FBI, who will shoot the families and make sure the Whitey Bulgers of the world are safe?

I'd rather have the FBI SAIC in each city elected like a County Sheriff.

Posted by: sifty boones at August 17, 2026 01:40 PM (pCgEo)

55 Oh on a semi-related note, I was watching a video by a "retired sex worker" and her claim was she didn't understand how so many men would pay to have sex with someone that didn't want them and how it was all misogyny.

I thought the more you paid the more they pretended to want it?

Anyway, I'm not endorsing it at all but *you* were doing the job. If you don't want men going to hookers, maybe, as a start, don't be a hooker?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)

56 FBI short staffed? But they had enough to send half a dozen to investigate a racist garage door pull loop at Talladega
Posted by: DitkaCA at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (utChY)


Seems there was a surfeit of agents to go through Melania's unmentionables as well.

PRIORITIES, PEOPLE!!

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at August 17, 2026 01:40 PM (Iwv3U)

57 The only other real incentives they have is anything that justifies spending large on the expense account, or even better, getting to set up and oversee a field office. Both are very lucrative.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (yljFf)


White Christian Nationalism caused by Climate Change and BadOrangeMan!

Posted by: I'm gonna investigate me a Promotion! at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (Ucgf4)

58 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17

This' and for all the dumb white women crying about ICE, it is exactly these illegals trafficking children. Babies. I am not a violent person, but if there was ever a situation where I would easily shoot someone between the eyes….

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

59 Ham n eggers. All of them.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 17, 2026 01:42 PM (N1DT3)

60 Even if the story is true, it's a big "so what" to me. So an adult semi-porn star living as a semi-whore at the Playboy Mansion was getting fucked by a lot of rich powerful guys. Gee, I'm very shocked at that.

There was an episode of the Whatever podcast I saw where he had yacht girls on. They mentioned that no one forced them to have sex but if you said no you weren't invited back. The girls agreed that wasn't fair and there shouldn't be a requirement to have sex with the yacht owner.

The host asked the girls what they thought the yacht owner would get out of the experience of taking them on an expensive vacation if not sex and the amusing part is the girls were all surprised by this question as if they'd never thought of it before.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

61 Oh on a semi-related note, I was watching a video by a "retired sex worker" and her claim was she didn't understand how so many men would pay to have sex with someone that didn't want them and how it was all misogyny.

Just like the retired porn stars who go on a crusade to tell the world that porn is bad. They're not wrong but the lesson falls a bit flat from people who quit after they've wrung all they can out of the business.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (ExV1e)

62 This' and for all the dumb white women crying about ICE, it is exactly these illegals trafficking children. Babies. I am not a violent person, but if there was ever a situation where I would easily shoot someone between the eyes….
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ZdaMQ)
------------
Now, now Piper. You also need to double-tap center-mass.

Posted by: And it's a gub thread at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (Ucgf4)

63 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels.
----- -------- ---

And the politician who wrote the legislation that prevents cops from rescuing underaged girls from sex traffickers will be taking over Nancy Pelosis house seat come January.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (E/O6y)

64 .
.
I love Sponge in #47.

Posted by: Marooned at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (kt8QE)

65 Oh on a semi-related note, I was watching a video by a "retired sex worker" and her claim was she didn't understand how so many men would pay to have sex with someone that didn't want them and how it was all misogyny.

I thought the more you paid the more they pretended to want it?

Anyway, I'm not endorsing it at all but *you* were doing the job. If you don't want men going to hookers, maybe, as a start, don't be a hooker?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)
_____

My best guess is her story is mostly made up. Because if she was a real prostitute, she would surely understand that the whole point of the transaction is that it's purely a sex act with no emotional attachment.

"I don't pay hookers for sex. I pay them to leave."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (iFTx/)

66 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.

250K girls in Britain in recent years, mostly by immigrants.

I saw one exchange where someone pointed out this is data and so it isn't racist...the feminist response? If it advances hate against a minority group it is racist whether it is an accurate data point or not

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

67 I love Sponge in #47.
Posted by: Marooned at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (kt8QE)


He's married.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (ExV1e)

68
It's a fact that Playmates of the Month favorite turn-on was cuddly old Hef and how proud their mom and dad were of them.

It was printed right there on the backside of the foldout, along with the dirty jokes.

Posted by: Auspex at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (Y8DZL)

69 I think Elric sums it up pretty well @ 50.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (VyBeY)

70 Something lighter from Breitbart: Corgis

https://tinyurl.com/3uay44x9

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 17, 2026 01:44 PM (qx7Zg)

71 This' and for all the dumb white women crying about ICE, it is exactly these illegals trafficking children. Babies. I am not a violent person, but if there was ever a situation where I would easily shoot someone between the eyes….

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ZdaMQ)

May I gently suggest the x-ring...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 01:45 PM (PGK1w)

72 9 Again...

"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"

Always lead off with a joke....


dad, who was army cid, called them "fumble bums incorporated"

Posted by: anachronda at August 17, 2026 01:45 PM (v3pYe)

73 "Playboy founder and publisher Hugh Hefner reportedly informed the FBI several times in 2005..."

Parents of a local teenager filed a report with Palm Beach Police regarding inappropriate sexual contact by Epstein.

Detectives discovered a network where multiple underage girls were recruited and paid cash for sexual encounters.

The 2005 police work stayed local at first, preceding the broader federal involvement and subsequent 2007 non-prosecution agreement led by federal prosecutors in Florida. It was a highly controversial deal orchestrated by then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta.

Epstein served 13 months in a Palm Beach County jail & was then granted liberal "work release."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 01:45 PM (NFX2v)

74 71 May I gently suggest the x-ring...

x-wing > x-ring

Posted by: red five, standing bye at August 17, 2026 01:46 PM (v3pYe)

75 My comment #51 is worth considering.

The FBI has this giant lever of "incentives" that tells every agent what to investigate. This is completely out of control, and a big part of the problem

I do not hear anything about Kash Patel fixing this, or even any discussion of how to fix it. I think it has to go to congress and how funds are allocated. Leaving it in the hands of the executive is nice, until a muslim commie like Obama is elected, or a retard puppet like Biden. 4 years of either and they put their people in place and then it is hard to correct.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 01:46 PM (yljFf)

76 60, lol!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (VyBeY)

77 I'm just going to say this:

Anyone who has followed the Karen Read trial knows that Jennifer Coffindaffer isn't just a trash human being and was a failure at the FBI, but that she is an incredibly self- serving piece of trash as well.

It wouldn't be out of her wheelhouse to claim the FBI sat on the reports from Hef when they were literally on *her* desk to investigate as a way to cover up her own culpability.

Tread lightly when using her as sourcing.

Posted by: fringe at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (0umlT)

78 > The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17
------------
I imagine a fair amount of this is facilitated by the US Government.

Many trafficked children that were brought to the southern border by "agents" their parents either paid, or owed money to, were then passed off to federal agencies like HHS.

ICE (along with other Feds) are slowly tracking them down. There's estimated to be a quarter million children who were originally trafficked under *biden's watch.

I think the story's less about the Playmate and more about the useless FBI.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (2Cry5)

79 But we passed the Patriot Act. The fibbies had "new tools" and shit.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (7ADiS)

80 spot on, bob!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 01:48 PM (VyBeY)

81 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

I hadn't thought of it this way but I think you're 100 percent right.

Posted by: LASue at August 17, 2026 01:49 PM (vOtG+)

82 42 gets it!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 01:49 PM (VyBeY)

83 I saw one exchange where someone pointed out this is data and so it isn't racist...the feminist response? If it advances hate against a minority group it is racist whether it is an accurate data point or not
Posted by: 18-1


So if reality is racist, what does that make the anti-racists?

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 01:49 PM (VHUov)

84 One of the more comical things I've noticed in leftwing forums is they'll post pictures of Trump and Epstein at the same NYC parties in the 90s and argue see Trump was an Epstein client.

Then someone will post a picture of Maxwell at the Chelsea Clinton wedding as an invited guest and the argument becomes "of course rich powerful people associate with rich powerful people"

Note Chelsea got married in 2010, so after Epstein was convicted of being a pedo, but before 2012 when Maxwell got her one personal grift...so the only reason to invite Maxwell was because you wanted to keep Epstein in your circle...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (sKqQm)

85 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17

This' and for all the dumb white women crying about ICE, it is exactly these illegals trafficking children. Babies. I am not a violent person, but if there was ever a situation where I would easily shoot someone between the eyes….
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ZdaMQ)
____

Exactly. But nobody wants to confront the real problem, because the real problem might dump your body in a river. They barely were able to show that movie about real sex trafficking.

So instead we jabber endlessly about what happened decades ago to gold-digging yacht girls and playboy playmates and half-whores.

Meanwhile, young girls are being unwillingly brutalized and abused by cartels, and nobody even wants to talk about it, let alone do anything about it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (iFTx/)

86 Epstein was an IC asset and a Democrat. Of course they didn't investigate.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (xcxpd)

87 I'm just going to say this:

Anyone who has followed the Karen Read trial knows that Jennifer Coffindaffer isn't just a trash human being and was a failure at the FBI, but that she is an incredibly self- serving piece of trash as well.

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Posted by: fringe at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (0umlT)

I followed that trial pretty closely but don't recall Coffindaffer.

Posted by: LASue at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (vOtG+)

88 Probably at that level all investigations are political. As long as Epstein "donated" enough money to the right people and kept the right company, he was untouchable. Conversely, once he became inconvenient, it was easy to destroy him.

Posted by: PG at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (qln0f)

89 (Looks through old Playboys beside the shitter in the bathroom). OK, which one was she, again? Research, you know.

Posted by: The FBEye at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (QaH55)

90 Google says Audra was 23 when Jeff whored her out

Posted by: nckate at August 17, 2026 01:51 PM (enNUy)

91 IIRC, there was a plaque at the front door of the PB mansion in Chicago that said “If you don’t swing, don’t ring”.
I used to think that was semi exculpatory toward Bill Cosby. However, sister of friend of family worked in high end catering amongst celebrities, and the scuttlebutt in her circle was that Cosby would spike young lady’s drinks for the obvious reason.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 17, 2026 01:51 PM (1FEc1)

92 Not just girls.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 01:51 PM (NFX2v)

93
Anyone who has followed the Karen Read trial knows that Jennifer Coffindaffer isn't just a trash human being and was a failure at the FBI, but that she is an incredibly self- serving piece of trash as well.


That trial is the oddest thing.

The "defund the police" crowd are studiously ignoring it but it might be the most clear example of serious police misconduct in a generation.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)

94 News Nation, August 14, 2026

“I called again (to the FBI) in 2020 due to threats that were happening to our family. I have never been able to speak to the FBI. I even hired an attorney to speak to them, and they would not meet with her or I. Still nothing from the DOJ or FBI.”

Christiansen hired an attorney to sit down with the FBI after she reached out in 2020, but she said the bureau refused.

“My attorney was blown away; they didn’t want to hear from me,” Christiansen said to NewsNation.

Much more followed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 01:53 PM (NFX2v)

95 So if reality is racist, what does that make the anti-racists?

IIRC the stats say it is the Muslim invaders raping British girls in mass, not the Hindu ones.

Which then also makes this whole exchange sort of comical.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)

96 The FBI didn't do squat about Swalwell, were apparently told to stay away from Epstein, but they could entrap a bunch of nitwits to "kidnap" governor Whitmer.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 01:54 PM (rp63B)

97 The real sex trafficking is being done to innocent girls by brutal Latin American gangs and cartels. But going after the cartels could get your head shot off. So everyone would rather talk about a harmless dead rich guy.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17
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I imagine a fair amount of this is facilitated by the US Government.

Many trafficked children that were brought to the southern border by "agents" their parents either paid, or owed money to, were then passed off to federal agencies like HHS.

ICE (along with other Feds) are slowly tracking them down. There's estimated to be a quarter million children who were originally trafficked under *biden's watch.

I think the story's less about the Playmate and more about the useless FBI.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 01:47 PM (2Cry5)
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Our own government is surely in on the trafficking, as well as countless NGOs and anyone else with their head in the trough. The traffickers pay well, in addition to chopping off your head if you fuck with them.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 01:54 PM (iFTx/)

98 62 This' and for all the dumb white women crying about ICE, it is exactly these illegals trafficking children. Babies. I am not a violent person, but if there was ever a situation where I would easily shoot someone between the eyes….
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ZdaMQ)
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Now, now Piper. You also need to double-tap center-mass.
Posted by: And it's a gub thread at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (Ucgf4)

Mozambique is not just a failed African state

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August 17, 2026 01:54 PM (xcxpd)

99 I'll also argue that while it doesn't have the high profile of IL or CA, MA is the most corrupt state in the union.

The Karen Read stuff is only moderately making the news there and if this was in a state not built on corruption (just look at how MA got so rich...) it would be THE news item in that state...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

100 I followed that trial pretty closely but don't recall Coffindaffer.
Posted by: LASue at August 17, 2026 01:50 PM (vOtG+)

Coffindaffer was a regular on CourtTV during the warmup, both trials, and the intermission period. She became a laughingstock for her absolute lack of knowledge on the case, its players, and her desperate attempt to make herself a factor in the reporting. She targeted Turtleboy hard, right up there with the former disgraced ADA Wendy Murphy.

Posted by: fringe at August 17, 2026 01:55 PM (0umlT)

101 One of the attorneys I worked for in my paralegal days said that he had once been offered the job of general counsel at Playboy, but decided that his wife would not approve, and so turned it down.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

102 99 I'll also argue that while it doesn't have the high profile of IL or CA, MA is the most corrupt state in the union.

The Karen Read stuff is only moderately making the news there and if this was in a state not built on corruption (just look at how MA got so rich...) it would be THE news item in that state...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

Birchmore is where this is going to blow up if it goes to trial.

Posted by: fringe at August 17, 2026 01:56 PM (0umlT)

103 “My attorney was blown away; they didn’t want to hear from me,” Christiansen said to NewsNation.

Much more followed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 01:53 PM (NFX2v)

If I had to guess and view through judgmental lenses, she probably does not come across as the most reliable or sympathetic witness. I am no Dr. Blade, Esquire, but I would guess of all witnesses that would be easily ripped to shreds on the stand, this is one.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:57 PM (ZdaMQ)

104 Corgis!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 17, 2026 01:57 PM (VMv9G)

105 Now, now Piper. You also need to double-tap center-mass.
Posted by: And it's a gub thread at August 17, 2026 01:43 PM (Ucgf4)

Mozambique is not just a failed African state
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August

May I go a little bit lower?

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:58 PM (ZdaMQ)

106 I was reading a thread by Bruce Fenton where he argues people should stop blaming baby boomers collectively for the modern price of housing and instead should blame the politicians that printed so many dollars that left us with the current prices.

And...he's not wrong.

The responses? But those politicians were boomers!

This is the problem with the generational mindset. Because if you make it about "boomers" nothing will change. If you make it about pols stealing money and paying off interest groups maybe it will.

Because the Gen X Dems/GOPers are going to do the same things the Boomer ones did.

Note: I am not a boomer.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

107 How low do you have to be for Hefner to turn you in for your sexual perversions?

Good thing we never came to his attention.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at August 17, 2026 01:59 PM (0sNs1)

108 Mozambique is not just a failed African state
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at August

Fun fact: Mozambique was the first state without a historic tie to Great Britain to join the British Commonwealth. Rwanda was the second.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 02:00 PM (77rzZ)

109 Traitors and perverts and POS's ALL the way down.

Posted by: Pamazon at August 17, 2026 02:00 PM (b5MGU)

110 I'm guessing a Coffindaffer was someone who liked having sex in coffins, and it stuck to some unfortunate -and kinky- family.

Posted by: Wally at August 17, 2026 02:01 PM (avzFa)

111 See what important lawyers sit on boards of foster care communities, and then find out to whom they're related.
Try looking decades.

Start with Congress.

There are still hundreds of thousand of undocumented minors 'missing' in this country, not counting many of our citizen foster care children essentially 'passed around.' (There are some truly wonderful foster parents out here but not every child in need gets one.)



Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 02:01 PM (NFX2v)

112 One of the attorneys I worked for in my paralegal days said that he had once been offered the job of general counsel at Playboy, but decided that his wife would not approve, and so turned it down.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)
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I represented Playboy back in the day. Not joking. It was mostly assessing litigation risk for acquisitions, so not sexy work, but a cool client for a 20-something guy to have.

My main contact at the company was a lady who's name I can't quite remember -- Alexandra, or something like that -- who was an aging smokeshow. I always assumed, but of course never asked, that she got her start at the company as a model or playmate.

I did litigation risk for a XXX-rated enterprise they were looking at buying. I learned that there were very specific "rules" governing what sex acts and how much could be shown for each "rating." R can show this, NC17 can show that, XXX can show this, etc.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 02:02 PM (iFTx/)

113 I'm guessing a Coffindaffer was someone who liked having sex in coffins, and it stuck to some unfortunate -and kinky- family.
Posted by: Wally at August 17, 2026 02:01 PM (avzFa)


The surname Coffindaffer is an Americanized German name with disputed etymological roots. The most scholarly consensus suggests it derives from the German Koffendaffer or Kaufendaffer, translating to "trunk maker," "chest carpenter," or potentially "buyer/trader from Daff(er)", rather than the English words for coffin and devil.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:03 PM (ExV1e)

114
I look at the news and see how many social media influencers are dying at an early age and I wonder where this world is going.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (tvdD1)



They want population control. They will get it by any means necessary.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 02:04 PM (2YhKe)

115 The surname Coffindaffer is an Americanized German name with disputed etymological roots. The most scholarly consensus suggests it derives from the German Koffendaffer or Kaufendaffer, translating to "trunk maker," "chest carpenter," or potentially "buyer/trader from Daff(er)", rather than the English words for coffin and devil.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:03 PM


Hermanx!

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at August 17, 2026 02:05 PM (0sNs1)

116 106 I was reading a thread by Bruce Fenton where he argues people should stop blaming baby boomers collectively for the modern price of housing and instead should blame the politicians that printed so many dollars that left us with the current prices.

And...he's not wrong.

The responses? But those politicians were boomers!

This is the problem with the generational mindset. Because if you make it about "boomers" nothing will change. If you make it about pols stealing money and paying off interest groups maybe it will.

Because the Gen X Dems/GOPers are going to do the same things the Boomer ones did.

Note: I am not a boomer.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

Inflation affects wages as well. Migration and concentration of people in small geographic areas are the main drivers. Space is a physical supply limitation that doesn't really scale the same way as construction materials.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at August 17, 2026 02:05 PM (okun6)

117 I wonder where this world is going.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:38 PM (tvdD1)


And why you're in a handbasket?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:05 PM (ExV1e)

118 If it advances hate against a minority group it is racist whether it is an accurate data point or not
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The issue is behavior numbnuts. It's OK to judge people on the content of their character, not pre-judge people based on their ethnicity or religion or color of their skin etc etc

They like to try and move the goalposts. Judging people on their character is now "racist"? Since when? Well then, Fuck You. Whites are the Minority, by the way. Getting tired of hearing that bullshit.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (j7oMK)

119 How low do you have to be for Hefner to turn you in for your sexual perversions?

==

"If anyone is going to exploit this woman, it going to be me, and no one else!! I did not give her a release !"

Posted by: HH at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (g47mK)

120 Children are molested and turn to self-exploitation all the time. It's normalized.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (bX16E)

121 Ossof, without proof, implied last night that President Trump is having an affair with Natalie Harp

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (RHGPo)

122 > .oh and no kids unlike Hollywood (as far as we know)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

Yes, Hefner's personal tastes were on public display every month, and those tastes were quite obviously for well-endowed adult women.

Young, maybe. Underage, no.

Posted by: B. J. Hunnicutt at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (IG3/x)

123 "Alexandra, or something like that "

Alex the Chick? Please don't hurt me...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (QaH55)

124 Ossof, without proof, implied last night that President Trump is having an affair with Natalie Harp
Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM (RHGPo)



Sue! Sue like the wind!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (2YhKe)

125 In previous thread, someone mentioned owls as possible crow-predetors. In our previous semi-suburban/urban home, we had a family of (very large) great horned owls living in one of our old trees. There were also a LOT of crows in the neighborhood. The two species did not peacefully co-exist. An owl or two would get active - the owls hunterd in packs, hooting to drive prey to other waiting to kill. When hooting happened a very large murder of crows would surround them, cawing their fool heads off. I suppose the owls were raiding their nests. I did like the owls. Once I found a neatly severed squirrel head in my gutter. Since I hate squirrels (nasty, climbing rats with good PR), I was quite happy. Thanks, owls!

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (sFNX2)

126 our investgative services are so easily corrupted."

All investigative services. Everywhere. Human nature, I guess.

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (XuXeR)

127 "Alexandra, or something like that "

Alex the Chick? Please don't hurt me...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (QaH55)

Nah. He said 'aging.'

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (PGK1w)

128 Children are molested and turn to self-exploitation all the time. It's normalized.

Arianna Grande got her start on a Nick show with a girl named Jennette McCurdy

McCurdy has written about how Nick execs pressured her for sex and how she said no. Grande has not commented on it.

Unlike McCurdy you'll notice Grande has become a "megastar".

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)

129 Nah. He said 'aging.'

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (PGK1w)



Her bra size, she's more 'sagging.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (2YhKe)

130 Inflation affects wages as well. Migration and concentration of people in small geographic areas are the main drivers. Space is a physical supply limitation that doesn't really scale the same way as construction materials.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at August 17, 2026 02:05 PM (okun6)


I'm guessing building codes play a part as well although they'd blame those on Boomers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (ExV1e)

131 “My attorney was blown away; they didn’t want to hear from me,” Christiansen said to NewsNation.

Much more followed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 01:53 PM (NFX2v)

If I had to guess and view through judgmental lenses, she probably does not come across as the most reliable or sympathetic witness. I am no Dr. Blade, Esquire, but I would guess of all witnesses that would be easily ripped to shreds on the stand, this is one.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 01:57 PM (ZdaMQ)
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I know nothing about this specific person, but I do know that even the "legitimate" modelling industry is a nasty, exploitative business where some girls will do almost anything to get ahead (guys too).

I can't imagine what the world of nude modelling and porn is like. I assume almost everyone in it has skeletons falling out of their closet and would thus be terrible witnesses.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 02:09 PM (iFTx/)

132 The surname Coffindaffer is an Americanized German name with disputed etymological roots. The most scholarly consensus suggests it derives from the German Koffendaffer or Kaufendaffer, translating to "trunk maker," "chest carpenter," or potentially "buyer/trader from Daff(er)", rather than the English words for coffin and devil.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


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She should change it to something normal, like Boxmonger.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 02:09 PM (yljFf)

133 The host asked the girls what they thought the yacht owner would get out of the experience of taking them on an expensive vacation if not sex and the amusing part is the girls were all surprised by this question as if they'd never thought of it before.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)


Pretty gals grow up getting a lot of stuff gratis just so some guy can be around them.

It's not unlikely that they think the same applies to yacht vacations, until they find they have to "compete" with other pretty gals for the goodies.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2026 02:09 PM (iJfKG)

134 121 Ossof, without proof, implied last night that President Trump is having an affair with Natalie Harp
Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 02:06 PM

For goodness sake. Trump is 80 years old. Let’s be realistic here.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 02:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

135 McCurdy has written about how Nick execs pressured her for sex and how she said no. Grande has not commented on it.

Unlike McCurdy you'll notice Grande has become a "megastar".
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)



There were multiple instances where the older brother on the iCarly show wouldn't leave the girls alone with a few of the 'execs' in the studio because he was aware of what was happening and did what he could to protect them while keeping his job.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 02:10 PM (2YhKe)

136 I'm not necessarily a defender of HH but he never did anything illegal and never abused his girls . Everyone was of age and weren't held against their will.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 02:10 PM (KC5Lt)

137 "Alexandra, or something like that "

Alex the Chick? Please don't hurt me...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (QaH55)

Nah. He said 'aging.'
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 02:07 PM (PGK1w)
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LOL. No, not her. This Alex was quite tall. I understand AtC is quite small.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)

138 130 Inflation affects wages as well. Migration and concentration of people in small geographic areas are the main drivers. Space is a physical supply limitation that doesn't really scale the same way as construction materials.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at August 17, 2026 02:05 PM (okun6)

I'm guessing building codes play a part as well although they'd blame those on Boomers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (ExV1e)

They can, but sprawling largely makes more sense over the long run rather than trying to stack a massive amount of people in tiny rooms and the latter seems to be what is being pushed for.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at August 17, 2026 02:11 PM (okun6)

139 A few here like to claim that Epstein and Co didn't really abuse anyone, that these "women" were all social climbers "asking for it".
And that Epstein's real business was money.

This reminds me of the people who insist on cutting a pizza into squares.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 02:12 PM (rJIHE)

140 Unlike McCurdy you'll notice Grande has become a "megastar".
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm

With an eating disorder and history of drug abuse.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 02:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

141 "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"
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"Friends for eternity, loyalty, honesty,
We'll stay together through thick or thin..."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 02:12 PM (A1Gc1)

142 IIRC Hefner had some notion about a whole playboy lifestyle that of course featured sex with good looking women, but also some notion of being a well rounded person interested in philosophy and the like which is why playboy had interviews with the thinkers and writers of the day.

His competitors like Flint just wanted to sell T&A

Not arguing Hefner was a good guy, but he was at least a bit different then your average pornographer...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (sKqQm)

143 The stages of Ariana Grande......


https://shorturl.fm/r1eHz

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (2YhKe)

144
LOL. No, not her. This Alex was quite tall. I understand AtC is quite small.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17

It’s why we like each other, we see eye to eye.

Badum dum

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (ZdaMQ)

145 Paige Young was a playmate who was a steady girlfriend of Bill Cosby. He dumped her as she approached 30 y/o. She blew her brains out in 1974. Cosby was scum for many decades. Witnesses said she always seemed drugged when with Cos.

Posted by: Tales of the Mansion. at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (JM9I6)

146 136 I'm not necessarily a defender of HH but he never did anything illegal and never abused his girls . Everyone was of age and weren't held against their will.
Posted by: polynikes

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Yeah, all he did was degrade our entire society.

I must have been a teen when I saw an article (I think it was in playboy) about how abortion is the most economical form of birth control. Even as a teen, and not at all conservative, I understoood his whole persona was evil trash. That whole smoking jacket obejectification of women helped destroy America. F him.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (yljFf)

147 Unlike McCurdy you'll notice Grande has become a "megastar".
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm

With an eating disorder and history of drug abuse.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 02:12 PM (ZdaMQ)
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And mental illness. Watch her in interviews. She's not all there.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/)

148 Pretty gals grow up getting a lot of stuff gratis just so some guy can be around them.

It's not unlikely that they think the same applies to yacht vacations, until they find they have to "compete" with other pretty gals for the goodies.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2026 02:09 PM (iJfKG)

This is ENTIRELY correct.

A cow orker of mine is simply beautiful. Drop dead, gorgeous. She is also woefully naive. She can't understand why people keep doing nice things for her.

[Name], I said, if I got to move through life the way you get to move through life, a lot of nice things would happen to me, too.

She didn't get it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 02:14 PM (PGK1w)

149 until they find they have to "compete" with other pretty gals for the goodies."

"Compete"? That's funny. They'll rip each other's eyes out.

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 02:15 PM (XuXeR)

150 Chest carpentry sounds like a primitive version of plastic surgery.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 02:15 PM (0U5gm)

151 Sprawling largely makes more sense over the long run rather than trying to stack a massive amount of people in tiny rooms and the latter seems to be what is being pushed for.
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Gotta have somewhere to eat your bugs

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 02:15 PM (A1Gc1)

152 LOL. No, not her. This Alex was quite tall. I understand AtC is quite small.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17

It’s why we like each other, we see eye to eye.

Badum dum

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 02:13 PM (ZdaMQ)

Only if AtC's on her Stepstool of Magnificence.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 02:15 PM (PGK1w)

153 Yahoo News has more details:

https://tinyurl.com/2424xms4

Epstein reportedly sexually assaulted her and trafficked her to "Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 02:15 PM (IG3/x)

154 We're living in a bureaucratic techno hellscape.

The driver of a maroon Durango kills three in a hit and run. An ALPR hit flags a Durango. Despite the fact that the tagged Durango is black, has no damage, has not had its airbag deployed, is a partial plate mismatch, and witnesses say that's not the car, they went after the driver.

They took the car for months. She sued to get it back. They arrested her for triple homicide after she sued to get the vehicle back. She sat in jail for 13 days on serious charges.

They put her through seven months of shit because the ALPR system flagged her car and only dropped charges when someone pulled their head out and got the correct driver.

http://tiny.cc/efs8101

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 02:16 PM (mkw2N)

155 91 the scuttlebutt in her circle was that Cosby would spike young lady’s drinks for the obvious reason.

so he didn't have to worry about being a sparkling conversationalist?

Posted by: anachronda at August 17, 2026 02:16 PM (v3pYe)

156 A few here like to claim that Epstein and Co didn't really abuse anyone, that these "women" were all social climbers "asking for it".
And that Epstein's real business was money.


For myself I think its pretty clear Epstein and Maxwell were abusing underage girls. The fact we know they pulled Prince Andrew into it tells me it wasn't just Prince Andrew either. Now underage here I am claiming to be below 18 though age of consent goes lower, I don't want to get into that argument...

Now how big was Epstein's underage sex ring vs supplying yacht girls vs just doling out money for favors? That still isn't clear. The fact most of the women that came forward seem to have been the yacht girl type not underage though makes me believe it was more limited then I had initially thought.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)

157 A few here like to claim that Epstein and Co didn't really abuse anyone, that these "women" were all social climbers "asking for it".
And that Epstein's real business was money.


Every person who's been prosecuted for doing something illegal with Epstein has been prosecuted for financial/intelligence crimes. Every woman who's been identified as having been 'exploited' by Epstein was of legal age at the time.

I'm not suggesting that pedo rings don't exist, and I'm not suggesting the Epstein would be unwilling to procure a minor if that's what the deal required. He confessed to being a pedo himself. I'm just saying that all the people who pound their chests about the guy and children have exactly zero evidence that they're correct. Not that it'll prevent them from holding on to that dream.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 02:17 PM (ExV1e)

158 Someday people will look back and wonder how Donald frigging Trump ever got elected, not once but twice, by explicitly running against these scumbags.

Miracles do happen. The trick is to know when they do and appreciate it.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2026 02:17 PM (viF8m)

159 I understand AtC is quite small"

The phrase is "vertically challenged". Do not use the "s" word..

*backs away slowly

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 02:17 PM (XuXeR)

160 150 Chest carpentry sounds like a primitive version of plastic surgery.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

--------

With chisels and the Stanley #7 plane

Survival rates were a bit low.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at August 17, 2026 02:17 PM (yljFf)

The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It

Heads, pikes, some assembly required.

Steven Richards and John Solomon for Just the News:

FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show


The newly declassified investigation files also show that the FBI had initially tried to recruit the infamous Fang Fang as a source that could share information on Chinese influence operations targeting public officials in the United States.


The FBI developed evidence that a Chinese woman with direct ties to that country's intelligence service had potentially compromised a Democratic congressman from California with sex, foreign interns and illicit donations while she was being recruited to become a bureau informant a decade ago, according to bombshell memos that expose another threat to America's political system from Beijing.

The files chronicling the relationship between Rep. Eric Swalwell and the Chinese national Fang Fang -- also known by her English name Christine Fang -- were declassified by President Donald Trump and released Monday by the White House Government Transparency Task Force as part of a broader effort to unmask foreign threats to U.S. political and election systems.

They show the FBI opened a predicated investigation, which is a formal law enforcement inquiry backed by a factual basis or allegation that indicates a crime or national security threat already exists.

Unlike unpredicated "assessments," a predicated investigation allows agents to use advanced and intrusive methods like electronic surveillance or informants.

The files provide significant new details about the long-rumored relationship between Fang and Swalwell, including that:

* The FBI initially wanted to investigate the congressman for a bribery scheme in which he exchanged donations from Fang for her planting interns in his office, but eventually decided to narrow the case to seek criminal charges only against Fang for making illegal donations to the California Democrat through conduits.

In English, "eventually decided" means "corruptly decided."

* Swalwell admitted to having sex with Fang, his staff placing Fang's interns in Congress and not having a strong enough campaign finance system to detect the straw donations she allegedly passed through U.S.-citizen conduits.

* The Justice Department declined to prosecute Fang despite strong evidence of the illicit donations after she fled the U.S. as the FBI began interviewing her associates and raided her home. The early steps in the investigation were overseen in part by controversial prosecutor Jack Smith, who would later pursue Donald Trump on criminal charges.

Holy shit. He's the garbage man they turn to every single time to take care of their trash.


* The FBI was recruiting Fang to be a confidential informant through an undercover agent, assigned her the code name Rusty Thumbs, planned to hire her through a cutout company and was still evaluating her suitability as a confidential human source when they discovered her alleged criminal behavior.

* The FBI knew early on during the recruitment that Fang was tied to China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing's notorious intelligence service. The bureau also identified her parents as MSS agents, knew she was raising money for California Democrats and was willing to use sex as a means of getting ahead in the world of U.S. politics.

"Rusty Thumbs" was the name of the degenerate sex act that Eric Swalwell liked having performed on him.

Hello. Happy New Week!

By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:19 PM




Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (2YhKe)

2 Ham n eggers

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (N1DT3)

3 #Winning

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (2YhKe)

4 Will go lum NOOD

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (2YhKe)

5 Wood chipper.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (d9FiM)

6 Sponge with the First!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (bFu5X)

7 The bureaucracy has been entirely captured by the left.

EVERY government worker needs to be fired. Yes, some "good ones" will get fired, too, but aggressive cancer needs drastic treatment.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (N1DT3)

8 It’s (D)ifferent.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (jPziU)

9 Remember this,

The Boston office of the FBI sent innocent people to prison to protect their informant and pond scum Whitey Bulgar.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (2GVsD)

10 Rusty Thumbs? Really??

What, was Shallow Throat taken?

Posted by: Dr. T at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (lHPJf)

11 And yet, Swalwell still roams free.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (2YhKe)

12 This is all the evidence you need that he is no longer useful.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (OPGS/)

13 politics.

"Rusty Thumbs" was the name of the degenerate sex act that Eric Swalwell liked having performed on him.

I'm thinking I don't want to know what that is...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (ls9tU)

14 The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It
—Disinformation Expert Ace


Like in the back yard?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (AzRNx)

15 By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:19 PM


It's a test, Ace. They're gauging your commitment.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (bFu5X)

16 I do not want to know. I want t remain innocent.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (ZdaMQ)

17 By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:19 PM



You pissed them off. They are now plotting your demise.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (2YhKe)

18 Rusty Thumbs? Really??

What, was Shallow Throat taken?
Posted by: Dr. T


Two good garage band names.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (AzRNx)

19 Afternoon Ace.
That FBI great guy Christopher Wray was on the ball, Andy McCarthy says so

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (rp63B)

20 7 The bureaucracy has been entirely captured by the left.

EVERY government worker needs to be fired. Yes, some "good ones" will get fired, too, but aggressive cancer needs drastic treatment.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (N1DT3)

I’d go for the end of all public sector unions, which I would argue is the heart of this problem. Not that I disagree. But if you are employed by the government, you have no business belonging to a union.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (jPziU)

21 I do not want to know. I want t remain innocent.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM


Boy are you on the wrong web site if you want to be innocent.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (2ocoG)

22 How do Sea Monkeys fit into all this, though.

Posted by: far cry at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (fmbc9)

23 Almost like the FBI is the Official State Police,

And we mean the "Official State", not the talking heads the peons vote for...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (W+FG5)

24
I'm thinking I don't want to know what that is...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (ls9tU)



It's also known as a game called 'switch.'

You put one thumb in your mouth and the other up your bunghole, then someone yells "SWITCH!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (2YhKe)

25 I’d go for the end of all public sector unions, which I would argue is the heart of this problem. Not that I disagree. But if you are employed by the government, you have no business belonging to a union.
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM


Even FDR knew this. I'd love to see public sector unions outlawed.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (bFu5X)

26 I just love the way our judiciary and government "work" on cases like this. They must read a word on some evidence document each day until the clock runs out and there's nothing left for them to do.

What should take weeks, takes years. And then... nothing happens.™

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (2Cry5)

27 The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It

better than wrapping it in foil and sticking it in the freezer, i guess

Posted by: anachronda at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (v3pYe)

28 I've been binge watching Burn Notice. The interagency corruption and incompetence seems ridiculous at times but I guess it's more accurate than I thought.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (bvDnE)

29 Stop taking Shallow Thumbs and contact your doctor immediately if you experience one or more symptoms.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (2YhKe)

30 You put one thumb in your mouth and the other up your bunghole, then someone yells "SWITCH!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (2YhKe)

I said I don’t want to know! But please, you made that up, right?

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (ZdaMQ)

31 Also, were the Chinese paying Swalwell for his farts?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (2ocoG)

32 The FBI was recruiting Fang to be a confidential informant through an undercover agent, assigned her the code name Rusty Thumbs ...

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"And my Deep State, CongressCritter, and ChiComm Allies (BIRM thrice) mocked me for screaming on Zoom during her hand jobs!"

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (b0PnQ)

33 I said I don’t want to know! But please, you made that up, right?
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (ZdaMQ)


If not, Eeeeeeeeeew

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (ls9tU)

34 You put one thumb in your mouth and the other up your bunghole, then someone yells "SWITCH!"
Posted by: Sponge

And you know this HOW?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (77rzZ)

35 You thought the WNBA situation with the guys was a mess.

Australia Football League Women, AFLW, has now reversed itself to allow a trans-woman named Hannah to play. Hannah is 197cm tall and weighs 100Kgs.

In eight games in the minor leagues, Hannah scored 17 goals.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (2GVsD)

36 >>>Rusty Thumbs

The Urban Dictionary never heard of it, so I'm guessing that someone got the term wrong.

There is something called a Rusty Trombone, so maybe that's it.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (syz1S)

37 Did Fang Fang take Crow Crows to Bang Bang? Maybe counterfeit crows?

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (sFNX2)

38 "FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show."

They all are. Every last stinking Democrap and probably half of the GOP are taking illegal Chinese money. It's literally free money, and all you have to do is what you were inclined to do anyway: sell out your country.

Some like Swalwell are barely even hiding it. This guy is underwear crust. Yet he had as good a shot as any at being CA governor or Senator. [Shivers]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

39 He should have used Chinese monks as the go-between for the bribes. I here that in that case, there's no controlling legal authority.

Posted by: 29Victor at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (0MjtC)

40 Rusty Thumbs ... I don't even want to search for that ... would probably get me put on some watch list, or worse, a visit from some Rusty Thumb enthusiasts.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (vbXSk)

41 "Rusty Thumbs" was the name of the degenerate sex act that Eric Swalwell liked having performed on him.


I always thought the "Basket Trick" was the way to go.

At least that is what I hear...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (W+FG5)

42 Rusty Thumbs" was the name of the degenerate sex act that Eric Swalwell liked having performed on him.

Who likes giving blow jobs while both of her thumbs are inserted in your ass?

This gal!

Posted by: foreign national paying a congressman for extra special access at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (QU524)

43 Time to use the thumb screws on Rusty Thumbs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (2GVsD)

44 I know what a rusty trombone is but never heard of rusty thumbs.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 12:27 PM (bvDnE)

45 * hic
* downs bottle of JD

Ready! I'll catch them.

Posted by: Zombie J.J. Angelton at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (7ADiS)

46 By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:19 PM

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The crows have been barred from visiting you?

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (b0PnQ)

47 I bet Swallowswell came up with that name himself, after a particularly long and arduous session with Bangbang.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (0U5gm)

48 Rusty Trombone>>Rusty Thumbs

Posted by: Rusty Red Primer at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (JM9I6)

49 LOL Our every institution was corrupt under the uniparty. Wait that's not funny...

Posted by: steevy at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (YwEeS)

50 The thing that kills me about all of this is that there are two points on the spectrum:

1) Swallwell (and others like him) are not fully aware of what is going on. They are taking the money because it is about the grift and the chinese (or whoever) are obscuring what they want and why they are doing this by slight of hand. This is the generous option.

2) Swallwell (and others like them) are fully aware of what they are doing. That they are taking money from a foreign power and do not care because they want world socialism AND want to be enriched and become the Nomenklatura when the inevitable commie revolution happens.

3) I would imagine all dems are more toward 2 on the sprectrum. GOPe (minus Mitch) are more toward 1.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (Y/06r)

51
TOP.
MEN.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (wtvvX)

52
And you know this HOW?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (77rzZ)



That's some shit from my 'yute' we would say to the faggies back in the day.

"I bet that dude plays Switch."


I can only guess that Swalwell was a fan of the practice.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (2YhKe)

53 Swallowswell's outrageous criminality didn't rise to criminality but Sooter Libby not perfectly remembering a conversation rises to criminality.

These people need to be fed to alligators.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (fqnOq)

54 Looks like I picked the wrong thread to have lunch during....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

55 Rusty Thumbs

Well, it beats Crusty Wee-wee.

I guess.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (2GVsD)

56 How do Sea Monkeys fit into all this, though.
Posted by: far cry

Have you seen the knockoff Chinese versions? "Sea Monkeys" my ass. More like "Mud-Puddle Bushbabies."

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (77rzZ)

57 Hard to believe but Australia is further down the woke path than the USA is by a mile.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (bvDnE)

58 You pissed them off. They are now plotting your demise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (2YhKe)




Oh, come on. They're crows, not kittens.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2026 12:30 PM (iqcvy)

59

Ah ha, so that's what the EFFBI does all day.

Man, that is so cool.

Wish I could be a G-Man. Wouldn't that be swell.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 17, 2026 12:30 PM (och2J)

60 Cats plot your demise just for the LOLs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:30 PM (2GVsD)

61 *facepalm*

just nothing to be said.


"Some like Swalwell are barely even hiding it. This guy is underwear crust. Yet he had as good a shot as any at being CA governor or Senator. [Shivers]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/) "

and he still does. 81 million votes. we will never get the SAVE act.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 12:30 PM (VyBeY)

62 They've been doing this forever and nothing will happen.

Clinton/Gore had Johnny chung or whatever his name was donating money for the Chinese military.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (Lvnes)

63

Hmm, didn't the EFFBI also put together an elaborate plot to fake kidnap Big Gretch in Michigan?

Oh yeah, they did.

Swell guys!



Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (och2J)

64 The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It

better than wrapping it in foil and sticking it in the freezer, i guess
Posted by: anachronda


Screw you. My plan was perfect. Damned hurricane.

Posted by: Rep. William J. Jefferson at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (puLjQ)

65 Johnny Tre

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

66 I saw Rusty Thumbs open for The Butthole Surfers at Fitzwilly's in 1983.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (wtvvX)

67 I always hated having a devil's three way with fang fang because I always ended up as the one playing the rusty piccolo.

Posted by: Eric Swallwell at August 17, 2026 12:32 PM (47/pr)

68 Johnny Chung
Charlie Trie

IIRC

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:32 PM (77rzZ)

69 Hmm, didn't the EFFBI also put together an elaborate plot to fake kidnap Big Gretch in Michigan?

Oh yeah, they did.

Swell guys!



Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (och2J)

-------------------

Fecklessness. Betrayal. Insurrection.

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:33 PM (b0PnQ)

70 Seinfeld had "the Move" . But Swalwell went foreign

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 12:33 PM (rp63B)

71 It's kinda odd that Fartswell fancied himself a Chadish ladies man stud muffin. Yet he got honey-potted by a Panda Express 6. There are some truly beautiful Chinese ladies out there. Fang Fang Finger Bang isn't one of them.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

72 > not having a strong enough campaign finance system to detect the straw donations she allegedly passed through U.S.-citizen conduits.

Isn't that every Democrat now? So far as I know, ActBlue still accepts donations from Mickey Mouse in Kuwait.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (mkw2N)

73 No words.

Posted by: Eromero at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (LHPAg)

74 66. Finally! I was wondering when someone would do the "open" joke. Almost ready to lose my faith in Morons.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (sFNX2)

75 Rusty Thumbs"???

I'm not looking that up.

Posted by: dantesed at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (p3pWU)

76 >>* The FBI was recruiting Fang to be a confidential informant

Let me get this strait -- the FBI was paying the Chinese spy to spy on the US government and send the info back to China.

Is there anyone not on the federal payroll?

Posted by: Any excuse to spend money at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (yljFf)

77 Burn notice has some great episodes and some not so great but the story arc keeps you in the game.

Sam and Jesse are my favorite characters. Feona is my favorite to look at.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (bvDnE)

78 This is all the evidence you need that he is no longer useful.
Posted by: NR Pax

Now explore his AZ companion complicity.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (NnhvP)

79 Hard to believe but Australia is further down the woke path than the USA is by a mile.

Australia for some reason has become the world leader in dumb Marxist policy, like "kids are only allowed to read BlueSky".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)

80 There are some truly beautiful Chinese ladies out there. Fang Fang Finger Bang isn't one of them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

She looks OK in the pictures I've seen.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)

81 Take bribes. sure.
Bang a honey pot Oriental. no problem.
Step out of line in California Democratic politics. Death sentence.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (wGerL)

82 So, let's see.... an ugly mutt like Eric Swalwell is getting sex from a hot Chinese chick like Fang Fang Gang Bang Wang Dang Sweet Poontang, PLUS she's also PAYING HIM?

And he doesn't get suspicious?

YeahNo. Swalwell is brutally stupid, but even he isn't that stupid.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (IG3/x)

83 Also, the FBI are not above setting people up, remember they had a cut-out that tried to get Pappadopolous 10k and bring it from Europe to the US.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (fqnOq)

84 Al Swearengen didn't care for the Rusty Thumb.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (XvL8K)

85 Jake Tapper 🦅
@jaketapper
So the USSS thought the threat against the president was strong enough to surreptitiously remove him from AF1.

And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US.

Ari Fleischer
@AriFleischer
Air Force One is not a civilian airline. It’s a military mission. The crew executes a mission to move the president.

No one is forced to board. The press can fly commercial if they prefer. Stop complaining about the military doing military things.

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (RHGPo)

86 And nothing will happen. As soon as there's another Dem administration, the kids will be guarding the candy store once again.

WASTF.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (2YhKe)

87 Is there anyone not on the federal payroll?
Posted by: Any excuse to spend money

Yeah. Us.

Posted by: Kratwurst at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (36bTp)

88 She looks OK in the pictures I've seen.

Yeah, she's a very solid "would" in everything I've seen.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)

89 gasp! *faints*

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM (VkY89)

90 > Yet he got honey-potted by a Panda Express 6. There are some truly beautiful Chinese ladies out there. Fang Fang Finger Bang isn't one of them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

She's an Eric Swalwell 11.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM (IG3/x)

91 @jaketapper
So the USSS thought the threat against the president was strong enough to surreptitiously remove him from AF1.

And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US.



Well, too bad you didn't die, Jake. Is that what you want to hear?

GFY, asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM (2YhKe)

92 As expected, Swallwell was just standing around with a thumb up his butt.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM (n5tGW)

93 Burn notice has some great episodes and some not so great but the story arc keeps you in the game.

Sam and Jesse are my favorite characters. Feona is my favorite to look at.

Posted by: polynikes



She has six children. All born before she got the part.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM (0U5gm)

94 80 There are some truly beautiful Chinese ladies out there. Fang Fang Finger Bang isn't one of them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Two thumbs up your ass is worth three in the bush?

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (wtvvX)

95 There are some truly beautiful Chinese ladies out there. Fang Fang Finger Bang isn't one of them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

She looks OK in the pictures I've seen.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)
_____

Yea, just OK. Nothing special. Panda Express 6.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

96 Mgid is fkin with me

Besides lunch time, the Eff Bee Eye is Deep State.
They took down 2 Presidents, Trump.and Nixon

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (uKmKx)

97 I watched Rusty Thumbs play at Stage AE in Pittsburgh last year.

Posted by: Cray Cray at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (CYBB0)

98 So the USSS thought the threat against the president was strong enough to surreptitiously remove him from AF1.

And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US.


As people keep reminding Jake, Bill Clinton did the same identical thing in 2000, and the threat was more imminent then too.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)

99 79 Hard to believe but Australia is further down the woke path than the USA is by a mile.

Australia for some reason has become the world leader in dumb Marxist policy, like "kids are only allowed to read BlueSky".
Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)

Well, commies need fodder for kiddie porn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (Y/06r)

100 Okay now Eric. Here is the (hic) plan. We need a double agent. You go fuck fang fang there and see if she is a spy.
I'm gonna watch from over here. (hic) Got it?

Posted by: Zombie J.J. Angelton at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (7ADiS)

101 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (2Ez/1)

102
35 You thought the WNBA situation with the guys was a mess.

Australia Football League Women, AFLW, has now reversed itself to allow a trans-woman named Hannah to play. Hannah is 197cm tall and weighs 100Kgs.

In eight games in the minor leagues, Hannah scored 17 goals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM

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How many casualties did he inflict?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 12:39 PM (azNOR)

103 Jake Tapper, Tucker Carlson, and Cady Ovens; three people who deserve a camel spider in the face.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD)

104

This here song might offend you some
If it does, it's because you're dumb
That's the way it is where I come from
If you been there too, let me see your thumb

Posted by: Wind up workin in a gas station at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (Cqx++)

105 How many casualties did he inflict?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 12:39 PM


He's still there, so I'm guessing not enough yet.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (bFu5X)

106 Seems that two years ago, the only good FBI was the one produced by Dick Wolf starring Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki for CBS

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (RHGPo)

107 By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking.

===

Mating season is over...

Posted by: runner at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (g47mK)

108 "How many casualties did he inflict?"
--------------------------------
It's Australian football, so everyone was too drunk to keep track.

Posted by: Martin Tell at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (sFNX2)

109 62 They've been doing this forever and nothing will happen.

Clinton/Gore had Johnny chung or whatever his name was donating money for the Chinese military.
Posted by: CaliGirl at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (Lvnes)

Those were $2,000 money orders in the names of individual voters. No where in the law does it say that they can't all be filled out by the same handwriting or that you can't deliver in person seven hundred thousand worth in a brown paper bag.

Nothing to see here.

Posted by: Charlie Trie at August 17, 2026 12:40 PM (r7+Q7)

110 You thought the WNBA situation with the guys was a mess.

The guys aren't the messy part. The part where at least one of their existing players is a female-to-male tranny and they let "her" play, that's where it gets messy.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)

111 How many casualties did he inflict?

My favourite Aussie bear YouTube Sugar Tits didn't mention a body count.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (2GVsD)

112 Australia Football League Women, AFLW



Soccer.....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (FtULh)

113 > Hannah is 197cm tall and weighs 100Kgs.

6'5.5" and 220lbs.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (mkw2N)

114
This public humiliation may accelerate Swalwell's descent into alcoholic liver disease. One of the symptoms is gas.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (azNOR)

115 FBI - motto - “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity"

Always lead off with a joke.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (Sco7b)

116 Rusty Thumbs"???

I'm not looking that up.
Posted by: dantesed at August 17, 2026 12:34 PM (p3pWU)


Mild compared to some terms I learned playing golf over the past 3 days with 3 different groups of guys. Couldn't tell you a damn thing about what's going on in any of their lives but the chirping was top notch.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 12:42 PM (S0M0K)

117 Australia Football League Women, AFLW, has now reversed itself to allow a trans-woman named Hannah to play. Hannah is 197cm tall and weighs 100Kgs.

In eight games in the minor leagues, Hannah scored 17 goals.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM



I no longer care. If the XX want XY to kick the shit out of them on the field of play, go for it.

Enjoy it when he crushes your spine, dislocates your knee, or gives you a debilitating concussion, ending your conscious mind.

Reap it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:42 PM (2YhKe)

118 110 You thought the WNBA situation with the guys was a mess.

The guys aren't the messy part. The part where at least one of their existing players is a female-to-male tranny and they let "her" play, that's where it gets messy.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)

Wait, which is the conspiracy theory? That Griner was a male acting as a woman or a woman who was taking shitloads of testosterone?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:42 PM (Y/06r)

119 "The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It"

Why would they do that?

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at August 17, 2026 12:42 PM (MWfyi)

120 I came here to read about Ace's delightful crow encounters only to be sickened by learning what Rusty Thumbs means.

Posted by: washrivergal at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (Fd8os)

121 38 "FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show."

They all are. Every last stinking Democrap and probably half of the GOP are taking illegal Chinese money. It's literally free money, and all you have to do is what you were inclined to do anyway: sell out your country.

Some like Swalwell are barely even hiding it. This guy is underwear crust. Yet he had as good a shot as any at being CA governor or Senator. [Shivers]
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

This is true. And it's not even politicians. The Sanya Initiative probably provided funds to retired US generals to help out the PLA in China.

The US treasury is a piggy bank for every NGO, foreign scam artist and CCP cutout here in the USA. Both the Dems and Reps knew about this, but nothing was done until Trump came along.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (M/bUm)

122 Enjoy it when he crushes your spine, dislocates your knee, or gives you a debilitating concussion, ending your conscious mind.

Reap it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:42 PM (2YhKe)

Liked and subscribed.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (PGK1w)

123 106 Seems that two years ago, the only good FBI was the one produced by Dick Wolf starring Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki for CBS

"good". yeah. that's the word that springs to mind.

that's the show where they got the computer to rotate the van in the security camera so that its license plate came into view.

Posted by: anachronda at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (v3pYe)

124 But what did you expect of AWFLs in the AFLW?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)

125 So anyone going to jail over this?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm)

126 Australia Football League Women, AFLW



Soccer.....
Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (FtULh)



After an image search, it looks like rugby to me.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (2YhKe)

127 Rusty Thumb is ancient Chinese secret, Eric. You like?

Posted by: Fang Fang at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (wVcYX)

128 "Hannah is 197cm tall and weighs 100Kgs."

What's that in giraffes?

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (MWfyi)

129 My favourite Aussie bear YouTube Sugar Tits didn't mention a body count.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM


Gotta love Sugar Tits and Bearing. No one throws shade like the Aussies.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (bFu5X)

130 "The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It"


They buried it, alright. To the hairs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (2YhKe)

131 Wait, which is the conspiracy theory? That Griner was a male acting as a woman or a woman who was taking shitloads of testosterone?

Not Griner, one of their other players is F to M. (I mean, I guess Griner could be too).

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)

132 Read at Legalinsurrection.com Hayden Panettiere is dead at 36yo. Early drug and alcoholism

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (uKmKx)

133 So anyone going to jail over this?
Posted by: 18-1

Since I don't think Swalwell insulted a muzzie, no.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

134 111 How many casualties did he inflict?

My favourite Aussie bear YouTube Sugar Tits didn't mention a body count.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:41 PM (2GVsD)

Guys, I checked this out real quick. It does seem to in fact be a woman doing these videos. However, she uses a bear avatar instead of a large breasted woman. *sigh*

I'm giving the stand down order.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (Y/06r)

135 With Griner, not even the Russians wanted to find out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (2GVsD)

136 "FBI had evidence Swalwell got illegal donations from suspected Chinese spy, bombshell memos show."

They all are. Every last stinking Democrap and probably half of the GOP are taking illegal Chinese money. It's literally free money, and all you have to do is what you were inclined to do anyway: sell out your country.

Some like Swalwell are barely even hiding it. This guy is underwear crust. Yet he had as good a shot as any at being CA governor or Senator. [Shivers]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)



Billy Jeff did too. That's why he sent Loral and Hughes to teach the Chinese how to not have their ICBM's (some of which aimed at us no doubt) blow up on launch.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (C4BAC)

137
Gotta love Sugar Tits and Bearing. No one throws shade like the Aussies.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (bFu5X)



Wasn't that a TV show back in the early 80's?

Something about a truck driver and her pet monkey?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (2YhKe)

138 Washington NEarsider, how many Doras did you order? 2 for 1?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:46 PM (2GVsD)

139 And oh, btw, why do we need an American Gestapo?


The world wonders.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 12:46 PM (C4BAC)

140 The field of the impaled is looking a little barren. It should be overflowing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 12:46 PM (S41Gd)

141 Swalwell admitted to having sex with Fang
......

"Is it in yet?" - Fang Fang

Posted by: wth at August 17, 2026 12:46 PM (UjdFS)

142 Loral and Hughes
Posted by: Chairborne!.

One of the greatest comedy teams ever.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

143 Can you get rusty thumbs from Amazon? Are they real?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (Cqx++)

144 If this story was real Trump's DOJ would be investigating it

Posted by: Paul at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (NzLrL)

145 So Aetius would be loving Sugar Tits if she had an anime avatar with giant bazongas?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (2GVsD)

146
91 @jaketapper
So the USSS thought the threat against the president was strong enough to surreptitiously remove him from AF1.

And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US.


Well, too bad you didn't die, Jake. Is that what you want to hear?

GFY, asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:37 PM

-------

Jake Tapper wasn't on the plane. Just like President Trump wasn't.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (azNOR)

147 Washington NEarsider, how many Doras did you order? 2 for 1?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:46 PM (2GVsD)

Just the one. I've got fifteen sitting in the stash right now and nothing for a client once I finish this A-10.

I'd like to find paying work before I start a project for me, if I can, but I couldn't leave her on the shelf for $30.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (PGK1w)

148 No crows, no peace.

Know crows, know peace

Posted by: 496 at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (Md1Bq)

149 China dicks with our government. We dick with theirs. Same goes for every other country on Earth. It's what people in power/government like to do. And they get paid for it. Once by the country they're in, then by the countries they work for.

The only thing I can think of that's different from person to person is the motivation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (2Cry5)

150
Jake Tapper wasn't on the plane. Just like President Trump wasn't.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (azNOR)



A guy can dream.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (2YhKe)

151
Chris Wray & Company are either the keystone cops incompetent, or are the gatekeepers/defenders of the democrat party/china.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (OkYzo)

152 Crows can tell when you're fasting and losing muscle mass. They'll be back when you get more protean in your diet and fatten up a little bit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (tvdD1)

153 "Wasn't that a TV show back in the early 80's?

Something about a truck driver and her pet monkey?"


I think I remember that. BJ always got her out of sticky situations.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (MWfyi)

154 Can you get rusty thumbs from Amazon? Are they real?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Naw. Cheap Chinese knockoffs.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (77rzZ)

155
Wasn't that a TV show back in the early 80's?

Something about a truck driver and her pet monkey?


10-4 Sugar Tits

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (Cqx++)

156 One of the greatest comedy teams ever.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)



I know you're joking Bulg but making communist Chinese nuclear missiles more effective is the highest form of treason imaginable. And America just yawned.


I've been disgusted for a long, long time.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 12:49 PM (C4BAC)

Posted by: Mitch McConnell, flipping tractor tires at the CrossFit gym at August 17, 2026 12:49 PM (B0NCh)

158 Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

Literally all he had to do was to know his place in California politics. He could have been in Congress for 30 years hiring and banging random Asiatic honey pots. Once he got too ambitious, they destroyed him in two weeks.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (wGerL)

159 Seems a name for a female tattoo parlor.

Sugar Tats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (2YhKe)

160 You forgot.

Clinton's DoE basically gave the PRC the W80 nuclear warhead design for free.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (2GVsD)

161 They all knew.

They're keeping worse from you even now.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (JvZF+)

162 Something about a truck driver and her pet monkey?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:45 PM (2YhKe)

BJ and the Bear?

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (7ADiS)

163 A couple years back there was video of a guy in Wales playing in a women's rugby league because he was trans. I'm 6'3" and 220 and I played football in high school. I would not want to play against that beast

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 12:51 PM (rp63B)

164 From the cited article, "The FBI probe targeting Swalwell and Fang was opened on March 17, 2014..."

Obama; Eric Holder, DOJ, (appointed Jack Smith); Lorretta Lynch, DOJ; James Comey (FBI), yada yada.

It's horrifying, but we (the nation, investigations) just seem to be spinning like tops instead of getting to endpoints and action "deemed to be appropriate to prevent recurrent." (Gov. jargon.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 12:51 PM (NFX2v)

165 Wasington Nearsider

I need to stop buying kits and finish more.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:51 PM (2GVsD)

166
Statute of limitations has lapsed on everything, I assume. What would it take to get it extended?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:51 PM (XJ22o)

167 I think I remember that. BJ always got her out of sticky situations.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 12:48 PM (MWfyi)

BJ is just not a good name for a guy....

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:52 PM (Sco7b)

168
BJ and the Bear?
Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (7ADiS)



BJ and the Bear, Sugar Tits and Bearing.....whatever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:52 PM (2YhKe)

169 -- also known by her English name Christine Fang --
---------

Not Laquita Fang?

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 12:52 PM (rJIHE)

170 2) Swallwell (and others like them) are fully aware of what they are doing. That they are taking money from a foreign power and do not care because they want world socialism AND want to be enriched and become the Nomenklatura when the inevitable commie revolution happens.

3) I would imagine all dems are more toward 2 on the sprectrum. GOPe (minus Mitch) are more toward 1.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:28 PM (Y/06r)

There isn't any other conclusion one can draw is there ...

Bunch of fuqing bastards

Posted by: browndog says woof at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (3sXRv)

171 If Swallowswell tookmoney, youcanbet others are on the Chinese payroll, like Hunter and other Congressman

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (uKmKx)

172 145 So Aetius would be loving Sugar Tits if she had an anime avatar with giant bazongas?
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:47 PM (2GVsD)

Oh, I'm still watching the video- just trying to give up to the minute reporting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (Y/06r)

173 Somewhere in West Virginia is a non-descript road leading into the hills. It ends with cave that has a steel door that can sneer at nuclear warheads.

In this cave, is the FBI's cache of compromising information. It is called Area 69.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (2GVsD)

174 I came here to read about Ace's delightful crow encounters only to be sickened by learning what Rusty Thumbs means.

Posted by: washrivergal at August 17, 2026 12:43 PM (Fd8os)

Be thankful they didn't mention dirty sanchez.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (S41Gd)

175 Question

Has Swalwell been arrested?

No? *returns to slumber*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (JvZF+)

176 feet at least shoulder width apart to expose his anus.
kneels behind the man and performs anilingus - more specifically, by pursing their lips and 'blowing a raspberry' on the anus - whilst reaching up beneath the scrotum or around the body to manually apply rapid back-and-forth
Swallwell trombone!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (7aKni)

177 It is called Area 69.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (2GVsD)



That's hot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:54 PM (2YhKe)

178 @166 if you could show there was an ongoing conspiracy to cover it up the Statute of Limitations has not begun run. The last act in a conspiracy is when the time begins

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 12:54 PM (rp63B)

179 "BJ and the Bear?
Posted by: Reforger"

Nope. "BJ and the Bare". There was a II and III too as I recall.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 12:54 PM (MWfyi)

180 171 If Swallowswell tookmoney, youcanbet others are on the Chinese payroll, like Hunter and other Congressman
Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (uKmKx)

I would assume almost all of them. Eyepatch McCain- pretty much all of the ones who emphatically go against the wishes of their constituents. Thune, Mitch, etc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (Y/06r)

181 You forgot.

Clinton's DoE basically gave the PRC the W80 nuclear warhead design for free.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (2GVsD)/i]


Nah. The Democrats have been trying to destroy this country for generations.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (2YhKe)

182 99 79 Hard to believe but Australia is further down the woke path than the USA is by a mile.

Australia for some reason has become the world leader in dumb Marxist policy, like "kids are only allowed to read BlueSky".
Posted by: Ian S.
=======
China and Muzzie presence is why. Seems every government in the West is a government filled with traitors to their own people. Consequence of this degraded modern age and attitudes.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (E4rtv)

183 I think the FBI codename for Fang Fang was "Rusty Thumbs"

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (NpAcC)

184 Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

OK, that's enough. Really.

Shouldn't you be out peddling your festive little hats?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)

185 I would assume almost all of them. Eyepatch McCain- pretty much all of the ones who emphatically go against the wishes of their constituents. Thune, Mitch, etc.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (Y/06r)

And they can be bought far cheaper than most would think!!

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:56 PM (Sco7b)

186 If Swallowswell tookmoney, youcanbet others are on the Chinese payroll, like Hunter and other Congressman

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (uKmKx)

But only Democrats, right? Right??

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 12:56 PM (rJIHE)

187 Washington Examiner,

Congressmen responsible for national security rake in cash from assets linked to the CCP

By Robert Schmad, Published June 12, 2025

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)

188
Chinese spy communist poon has MSG.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at August 17, 2026 12:57 PM (OkYzo)

189 Fang Fang
---------

But she sounded so harmless.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 12:57 PM (rJIHE)

190 Come a little bit closer, you're my kind of man
So big and so strong
Come a little bit closer
I'm all alone and the night is so long.

Posted by: Fang Fang at August 17, 2026 12:57 PM (wVcYX)

191 feet at least shoulder width apart to expose his anus.
kneels behind the man and performs anilingus - more specifically, by pursing their lips and 'blowing a raspberry' on the anus - whilst reaching up beneath the scrotum or around the body to manually apply rapid back-and-forth
Swallwell trombone!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (7aKni)

Swalwell? He probably couldn't manage a slide whistle.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (S41Gd)

192 Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

Literally all he had to do was to know his place in California politics. He could have been in Congress for 30 years hiring and banging random Asiatic honey pots. Once he got too ambitious, they destroyed him in two weeks.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (wGerL)
______

Yea, or at least wait his turn. He was a Pelosi protege and at one time was clearly being groomed for bigger things. But he got too greedy too fast -- plus, he was a straight white guy becoming a big headache with all his sex pesting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (iFTx/)

193 Wasington Nearsider

I need to stop buying kits and finish more.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 12:51 PM (2GVsD)

This is helped by having paying customers.

But typically, when I'm building for fun, a project will just sit on the bench. I don't prioritize it because I have more important things...

But... the Girl Child recently asked if I'd teach her how To Plane. We'll see how that goes.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (PGK1w)

194 Did Fang Fang take Crow Crows to Bang Bang? Maybe counterfeit crows?
Posted by: Martin Tell


If Counting Crows were worth having a cover band of, Counterfeit Crows would be the ideal name.

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (VHUov)

195 131 Wait, which is the conspiracy theory? That Griner was a male acting as a woman or a woman who was taking shitloads of testosterone?

Not Griner, one of their other players is F to M. (I mean, I guess Griner could be too).
Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)
______________________

Russia doesn't play the "Wokism Game." They put Griner in a FEMALE Penal Colony work camp. So, that suggests she is Female. And, the WNBA is extremely comprehensive in their testing for prohibited drugs. I think it comes down to Griner being an outlier. Extremely tall women have longer bone structure...and that, also, applies to the face. If you are a very tall woman, you are going to have an extended brow. The same hormones that drive significant height during puberty—such as growth hormone, insulin-like growth factors, and androgens—also influence facial bone development.

So, she is IMO a very tall (for a woman) chick, whose hormone developement wasn't just appllcable to torso and limbs. It, also, hit her in the face.

Posted by: Orson at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (dIske)

196 Chinese spy communist poon has MSG.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at August 17, 2026 12:57 PM (OkYzo)



It has best frravvor!!!!

Posted by: Uncle Roger at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (2YhKe)

197 Nope. "BJ and the Bare". There was a II and III too as I recall.
Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 12:54 PM (MWfyi)

I should have known the porn industry wouldn't have missed that slow pitch.
Probably shared plots too.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (7ADiS)

198 I've been disgusted for a long, long time.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 12:49 PM (C4BAC)

--------------

Ditto. The Clintons committed serial treason AND election fraud via the ChiComms ... and all we got were *crickets*.

[Thank God I stumbled into a better opportunity and quit working for Ford Aerospace before it was acquired by Loral and their equally treasonous FOB ("Friend Of Bubba"), Chairman & CEO Bernie Schwartz, or I would have immediately resigned upon learning of those dasdardly deeds. *spit*

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:59 PM (QUcTP)

199
If Counting Crows were worth having a cover band of, Counterfeit Crows would be the ideal name.

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (VHUov)




Alas, they're thankfully not.

The Black Crowes, however......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:59 PM (2YhKe)

200
Nah. The Democrats have been trying to destroy this country for generations.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:55 PM (2YhKe)




At least since they got spanked in the Civil War, if not earlier.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2026 12:59 PM (iqcvy)

201
Senator Diane Fenstein's Chinese limo driver was a spy. Nothing happened. Democrat privilege.

Posted by: Frank Barone at August 17, 2026 12:59 PM (OkYzo)

202 if you could show there was an ongoing conspiracy to cover it up the Statute of Limitations has not begun run. The last act in a conspiracy is when the time begins
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Aren’t we way past the time where This One Neat Trick is going to happen, ever.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 01:00 PM (ZX9JC)

203 Good morning. I don't want to know what rusty thumbs are and thank you for not telling me.

Swalwell is one ugly and corrupt dude. I guess Fang was the best he could do. Chy knee spies in Congress was a gift and worth it to him.

Why isn't he in prison?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 17, 2026 01:00 PM (hzuYO)

204 A 1/32 Hasegawa kit is a good place to start with. Large parts, small part count, and no real fit issues.

Hope she picks up the bug and has fun.

I just bought another Me 262 book off eBay.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 01:01 PM (2GVsD)

205
Remember when a grinning Algore gave the Russians meticulous map data of the Arctic seabed the navy had spent years accumulating?

Posted by: Auspex at August 17, 2026 01:01 PM (Y8DZL)

206 Swalwell? He probably couldn't manage a slide whistle.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM


Now I'm picturing that with a slide whistle sound effect.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 01:02 PM (bFu5X)

207 "And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US."

Yeah! They should have moved them all to the plane the potus was on for safety.

Posted by: Sardonicus at August 17, 2026 01:03 PM (YFq4Q)

208 i thought Rusty Thumbs was the name of the guy in 'Joy Ride' that was chasing Paul Walker and his brother after they played CB radio tricks on him pretending to be 'Candy Cane'. Ted Levine did the voice of Rusty Thumb...ah...no. It was Rusty Nail. I guess Rusty Thumb is the s*x act. Carry on.

Posted by: Nelly at August 17, 2026 01:04 PM (6+ehB)

209 I want to know how the FBI came up with this code name?

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 01:04 PM (NpAcC)

210 I picked up rusty thumbs once from a groupie at Joe's Garage. With leather. And a telefunken u47.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (tvdD1)

211 Swalwell? He probably couldn't manage a slide whistle.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM

He manages MY slide whistle just fine, thank you very much.

- Booty Judge. Or maybe '...', judging from the past few threads.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (PGK1w)

212 MS Now - USS Lincoln

They're all about the troops.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (Sco7b)

213 209 I want to know how the FBI came up with this code name?
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 01:04 PM (NpAcC)

Actually you probably don't.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (7ADiS)

214 As people keep reminding Jake, Bill Clinton did the same identical thing in 2000, and the threat was more imminent then too.
Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)


Remember back when Hillary went somewhere, presumably with the media, and had to dodge artillery rounds as she crossed the tarmac in order to finalize a deal to bring peace in our time?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (ExV1e)

215 If Swallowswell tookmoney, youcanbet others are on the Chinese payroll, like Hunter and other Congressman

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (uKmKx)

But only Democrats, right? Right??

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 12:56 PM (rJIHE)

---------------

Aside from Scott Jennings claiming to have chatted with "Cocaine Glitch" McConnell ... has there been any proof of life over the past three months?

And more importantly, are the ChiComm Yuan still being automatically deposited into his offshore bank accounts?

/rhetorical

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 01:06 PM (QUcTP)

216 You thought the WNBA situation with the guys was a mess.

The guys aren't the messy part. The part where at least one of their existing players is a female-to-male tranny and they let "her" play, that's where it gets messy.
Posted by: Ian S


Exactly! Which is why the WNBA can't stake out a position. They'll lose at least one high profile player.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:06 PM (AzRNx)

217
Exactly! Which is why the WNBA can't stake out a position. They'll lose at least one high profile player.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:06 PM (AzRNx)



But, Griner sucks, so.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 01:07 PM (2YhKe)

218 Remember back when Hillary went somewhere, presumably with the media, and had to dodge artillery rounds as she crossed the tarmac in order to finalize a deal to bring peace in our time?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (ExV1e)

--------------

"It was sniper fire in Bosnia '96, H8R!"

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 01:08 PM (QUcTP)

219 If Swallowswell tookmoney, youcanbet others are on the Chinese payroll, like Hunter and other Congressman
Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 12:53 PM (uKmKx)


At this point I just assume that every member of Congress is on the payroll of at least five foreign countries.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

220 210 I picked up rusty thumbs once from a groupie at Joe's Garage. With leather. And a telefunken u47.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:05 PM (tvdD1)

My older brother had a 1950s Telefunken shortwave radio.

I used to love hearing its tubes warm up when you switched it on...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 01:09 PM (wtvvX)

221 Remember when a grinning Algore gave the Russians meticulous map data of the Arctic seabed the navy had spent years accumulating?


There's only one reason Democrats get away with this and it's because the media covers for them. 100 fucking % of the time. The media has been a 5th column in this country for generations. The takedown of Nixon was the first media coup d'etat I was aware of and it was payback for his takedown of Alger fucking communist Hiss, who was a media darling.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 01:10 PM (C4BAC)

222 At this point I just assume that every member of Congress is on the payroll of at least five foreign countries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)
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We're the only country they DON'T work for...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 01:11 PM (FZ29D)

223 Remember when a grinning Algore gave the Russians meticulous map data of the Arctic seabed the navy had spent years accumulating?


There's only one reason Democrats get away with this and it's because the media covers for them.
100 fucking % of the time. The media has been a 5th column in this country for generations. The takedown of Nixon was the first media coup d'etat I was aware of and it was payback for his takedown of Alger fucking communist Hiss, who was a media darling.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!



Not just the media. The GOPe gives cover. Because that is treason.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:12 PM (AzRNx)

224 I don't see how a self-governing country survives when the information stream is so poisoned and treasonous.


And that poisoning doesn't get fixed Constitutionally, IMHFO.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 01:12 PM (C4BAC)

225 It's not just the government lackeys selling us out. Any industry that has materials, products or information an opponent would like to have, has someone on the payroll willing to give it to them.

For a price. Sometimes not even that.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 01:13 PM (2Cry5)

226
There's only one reason Democrats get away with this and it's because the media covers for them. 100 fucking % of the time. The media has been a 5th column in this country for generations. The takedown of Nixon was the first media coup d'etat I was aware of and it was payback for his takedown of Alger fucking communist Hiss, who was a media darling.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 01:10 PM (C4BAC)

I logged back into my cable company on a certain Jan 6 and brought back MS Now and CNN and hoping it was an insurrection and I could watch these mf'ers pushed to the ground and get their brains blown out.

Sadly, no chocolate that day.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 01:13 PM (Sco7b)

227 Sam and Jesse are my favorite characters. Feona is my favorite to look at.
Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (bvDnE)

Sam and Mike were my favorites and I enjoyed Mike's attempts to stay arms length from his mom. Jessie was a good later addition. USA was just on fire with those shows at that time.

Posted by: Nelly at August 17, 2026 01:14 PM (6+ehB)

228 Rusty thumbs is likely a reference to her continuous texting to contacts (and marks) which the FBI, likely, had access to. It's been documented that she sent A LOT of texts.

My guess is that Fang Fang made a continuous and persistent mistake in her understanding of American colloquialisms and repeated it often in the Texts that the FBI was, no doubt, monitoring. Saugage fingers might have been a better choice but likely is already assigned to some fat Sheikh somewhere.

Posted by: Orson at August 17, 2026 01:14 PM (dIske)

229 Rusty Thumbs aka Le Fang Orange

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 01:15 PM (rJIHE)

230 Maybe..If you scratch Jack Smith you find China money.

Posted by: Long Duc Dong at August 17, 2026 01:16 PM (3XMoj)

231 194 Did Fang Fang take Crow Crows to Bang Bang? Maybe counterfeit crows?
Posted by: Martin Tell

If Counting Crows were worth having a cover band of, Counterfeit Crows would be the ideal name.
Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 12:58 PM (VHUov)
- - - - - - - - - -
"Dittos."

CTRL-F'ed to look through the comments before posting, saw it had been.

Trying to think of another TEMU band name that they opened for, but no luck and I'm not spending more brain power on it today.

Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 01:16 PM (4h45B)

232 And more importantly, are the ChiComm Yuan still being automatically deposited into his offshore bank accounts?

/rhetorical
Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 01:06 PM (QUcTP)

No way he takes payment in anything but USD.

Maybe CHF....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 17, 2026 01:16 PM (Ot/FD)

233 The FBI Had Evidence Eric Swalwell Took Money From Chinese Spy Fang Fang, but -- Get This -- Buried It
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And he buried it?

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 01:16 PM (rJIHE)

234 228 My guess is that Fang Fang made a continuous and persistent mistake in her understanding of American colloquialisms and repeated it often in the Texts that the FBI was, no doubt, monitoring. Sausage fingers might have been a better choice but likely is already assigned to some fat Sheikh somewhere.

not to mention easily confused with fingered sausage, pete bootyjudge's codename.

Posted by: anachronda at August 17, 2026 01:17 PM (v3pYe)

235 Cardinal Crows.

As opposed to Ordinal Crows.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 17, 2026 01:17 PM (Ot/FD)

236 "By the way: No crow updates. The crows kind of disappeared. I still hear them clattering but they don't visit, at least not when I'm looking."

Maybe they've been reading your posts. And plotting how to deal with your Eric Swalwell issue.

Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 01:17 PM (4h45B)

237 I used to love hearing its tubes warm up when you switched it on...
Posted by: Tex Lovera
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The aroma of dust being cooked on hot tubes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 01:20 PM (XeU6L)

238 Remember back when Hillary went somewhere, presumably with the media, and had to dodge artillery rounds as she crossed the tarmac in order to finalize a deal to bring peace in our time?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Bosnia. Had to corkscrew a C-141. Lots of sniper. And fucktons of bullshit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 01:20 PM (hU2E2)

239 One thing I love about the South is that sunburn isn't a thing.

It could be 79F in August where I grew up, and a lily-white Jew like me would have a horrible pre-cancerous burn all over his body.

Here, I just get nicely bronzed. It's totally awesome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 01:20 PM (BI5O2)

240 237 I used to love hearing its tubes warm up when you switched it on...
Posted by: Tex Lovera
----

The aroma of dust being cooked on hot tubes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 01:20 PM (XeU6L)

That might be the most disgusting thing anyone could possibly say on a thread concerning congressional sex scandals....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 17, 2026 01:21 PM (Ot/FD)

241 Didn't Fang Fang drop dead dead? Maybe I'm confusing her with someone else?

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 01:21 PM (zBgIx)

242
The FBI had evidence.

The FBI has evidence.

The FBI fabricates evidence.

The FBI takes notes in pencil after interviews, not during.

The FBI does not record interviews, just has the later pencil record.

The FBI forensics lab is a fossilized joke.

The FBI.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 01:21 PM (azNOR)

243 Where is Eric Swallwell?

No photos of him posted on the internet in the last month.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 01:22 PM (JvZF+)

244 Who is this amorphous "they" that buried it? Wray put the kibosh on this.

Posted by: Halfhand at August 17, 2026 01:22 PM (2vEgU)

245 @241 I think the Chinese said she died in a far accident . Yeah right

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 01:23 PM (rp63B)

246 The crows know that you're just phoning it in and you need to step up your game. They're scavengers, but they need more red meat.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:23 PM (tvdD1)

247
Rusty Nail = 2 parts Scotch to 1 part Drambuie.

Yes, they're awful.

Posted by: Auspex at August 17, 2026 01:24 PM (Y8DZL)

248 "222 At this point I just assume that every member of Congress is on the payroll of at least five foreign countries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)
----
We're the only country they DON'T work for...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 01:11 PM (FZ29D)
223 Remember when a grinning Algore gave the Russians meticulous map data of the Arctic seabed the navy had spent years accumulating?

There's only one reason Democrats get away with this and it's because the media covers for them. 100 fucking % of the time. The media has been a 5th column in this country for generations. The takedown of Nixon was the first media coup d'etat I was aware of and it was payback for his takedown of Alger fucking communist Hiss, who was a media darling.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

Not just the media. The GOPe gives cover. Because that is treason.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 01:12 PM (AzRNx) "

all of the above!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 01:24 PM (VyBeY)

249 Who is this amorphous "they" that buried it? Wray put the kibosh on this.


And why is he not in prison? In general population.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 17, 2026 01:24 PM (C4BAC)

250
Bosnia. Had to corkscrew a C-141. Lots of sniper. And fucktons of bullshit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
-------

But mostly children with flowers.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 01:25 PM (XeU6L)

251 BTW, Ace. Concerning your reluctant crow friends. You very well may have a new threat in the area. Neighbor's cat, hawks (which is the most likely, since right about now is when the young ones become self-sufficient and don't require the adult hawk as much, freeing it up to get back to the old predatory routine), owls (same deal as Hawks, only you won't really know one is around because they are silent most of the day...just present in a nearby tree).

Or, maybe lose the gay pimp hat with the feather in the brim.

Posted by: Orson at August 17, 2026 01:25 PM (dIske)

252 I went to a baseball game yesterday where it was 105F in the stadium.

I expected to wake up around 4am with my flesh blistered. Nope. I got up at 6am feeling great, with a nice tan.

I love it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 01:25 PM (BI5O2)

253 nood HH.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 17, 2026 01:28 PM (NnhvP)

254
It has been pointed out that Hillary Clinton's utter fabrication about running serpentine to avoid sniper fire at the airport in Bosnia slanders the US military that provided her security. They would not have landed her under sniper fire.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 01:29 PM (iTNuP)

255 > BJ is just not a good name for a guy....
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:52 PM (Sco7b)

Especially if your last name sounds like "Honeycunt".

Posted by: B. J. Hunnicutt at August 17, 2026 01:59 PM (IG3/x)

THE MORNING RANT: Amazon’s Unconscionable Counterfeit Problem; Help is on the way thanks to (Trump’s) tariffs on de minimis Chinese imports

Amazon Counterfeit Logo.png

My wife got scammed by a counterfeit product sold through Amazon. Shame on her, I suppose, for being the kind of person who trusts prominent corporations not to be party to consumer fraud, but shame on Amazon for relying on the sale of counterfeit products as part of its business model.

If you look at headlines regarding the problem of counterfeit goods being sold online, Amazon has been engaged in a “war on counterfeiters” going back more than a decade. At this point it would appear that Amazon has little interest in actually wining this war. Like with the “war on homelessness,” there’s a great deal of money to be made in perpetuating the war on counterfeiting rather than putting an end to the problem.

Amazon makes a generous commission from products sold through its “Third Party Marketplace,” whether those products are counterfeit or not. Confusingly, the counterfeit products remain prominently displayed among non-counterfeit items on the main page of an Amazon search. Only by drilling in can you find the small print identifying it as a product being sold by a third-party seller. But Amazon allows you to add the product to your cart from its main page, without presenting any disclosure that it’s from a questionable third-party seller.

This is little different than if you went into a Whole Foods (owned by Amazon) to buy some avocado oil, but counterfeit avocado oil from a “third-party seller” was on the same shelf as the authentic product, and the phony product only had a small disclaimer in fine print on the back of the bottle.

Beyond the inherent consumer fraud of marketing counterfeit products, it puts consumers in danger, especially when it comes to products that are ingested or topically applied.

As documented in this Men’s Fitness piece from May 2025 titled “The Hidden Dangers of buying Supplements from this Popular Retailer”:

Fake supplements have been found to contain everything from harmless fillers like rice or flour to dangerous ingredients, including hidden pharmaceuticals, allergens, and heavy metals.

Brands like Now Foods and Fungi Perfecta have discovered multiple counterfeit versions of their supplements sold on Amazon, sometimes by dozens of different storefronts.

Even worse, counterfeit items sold by third-party sellers have found their way into the “Sold by Amazon” bins at distribution centers. Verifying that Amazon itself is the seller - not a third-party - still hasn’t been a reliable way to ensure that Amazon isn’t selling you a counterfeit product.

When you order a supplement on Amazon, you might assume it’s coming from the seller you picked. But with co-mingled inventory, Amazon ships the nearest unit in stock—even if it came from a different seller. Even items listed as “sold by Amazon” can be impacted if co-mingled inventory is involved.

Amazon recently made another promise to try to stop selling commingled counterfeits in its “Sold by Amazon” channel. Perhaps this time they finally mean it. But nothing about that promise changes the fact that counterfeits sold by third-party sellers are still abundant on Amazon’s website, and listed just as prominently as authentic(?) goods.

No one seems to know just how bad the problem of online counterfeiting is, but some recent tests indicate that the problem is extreme:

“Over 65% of Cosmetics Sold on Online Marketplaces Are Fake” [The Times – 7/24/2025]

More than two thirds (67 per cent) of products bought from online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop and Vinted were likely to be imitations of the advertised brands, according to consumer rights company Which.

“I Hired a Lab to Counterfeit-Test a Dozen Suspicious Beauty Products I Bought Online; Every Single One Had a Problem” [NY Times 3/02/2026]

Through a combination of lab testing and expert assessment, we concluded that all 12 of the beauty products I’d purchased from third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay, Shein, and Walmart were either not what they claimed to be or questionable for reasons beyond their authenticity. Johnson went farther, explicitly stating that they were all “definitively identified as counterfeits.”

Amazon’s success in becoming the dominant online retailer was similar to how Google became the dominant search engine – both were the very best at what they did. Puzzlingly, both companies have decided to sabotage their success by not providing their customers the product they want. Google has degraded its search functionality such that oftentimes will not provide you the link you request and Amazon is prospering by hoodwinking customers into buying counterfeit products.

Of course, much of the counterfeit junk being sold on Amazon comes from China. Almost incomprehensibly, this junk has been exempted from duties if the cost was under $800.

The good news is that President Trump just won a battle at the U.S. Court of International Trade, and if Amazon wants to keep allowing itself to be a “marketplace” to sell counterfeit goods, those goods are going to be tariffed, making it less cost effective to undercut the genuine products being copied.


Circling back to the counterfeit product my household just bought on Amazon, my wife read about a product she wanted to try by the name of MoreLess Protein Gummies, so she bought a package online from Amazon. It came in this mailer from China.


MoreLess China Packaging.png


My wife then contacted MoreLess and received this response: “Can you tell me where you ordered from? If it was Amazon (especially through a third-party seller rather than our official storefront), there’s a decent chance what showed up isn’t actually ours – counterfeits have been known to pop up there. If that’s the case, I’d steer clear of taking them.”

On Amazon, I checked the reviews of the product and seller we inadvertently bought from, and I screen-grabbed it (immediately below). Amazon subsequently removed this seller and these reviews:


MoreLess Review.png


This is what the actual product looks like from MoreLess’ own website:


Moreless - genuine from website.png


Despite the specific third-party retailer that sold us a counterfeit product being removed, Amazon is still offering several obvious counterfeit versions of this product. Even the product on the right with almost identical packaging is likely a counterfeit, as it ships from “sichuanzhongchuangqifuxinxikejiyou xianongsi.”


MoreLess Options on Amazon.png


Whenever I criticize a large corporation, I get accused of being a socialist or a “Bernie Bro” by the libertarian, “free-traders” who conflate corporatism with capitalism. They tell me if I don’t like a corporation engaging in consumer fraud or otherwise behaving unethically, I can take my business elsewhere. That’s true, taking my business elsewhere is excellent advice, and buying from brick-and-mortar retailers is good for communities. I’ll do more of that.

But when a major corporation winks at its platform being used for the counterfeit sale of legitimate small businesses’ products, there is not a “magic hand” of supply and demand at work. Rather, it is a form of theft from the legitimate small businesses.

For those of us who advocate for a free market in an economically sovereign United States, we see the threat that arises from corporations engaging in willful blindness to counterfeiting and consumer fraud, especially when it benefits foreign adversaries.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM




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1 Sponge!

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2YhKe)

3 Yessss!!!!!

I'll cull the otters.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

4 Otter status: Culled.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

5 Sorry, Sponge. But at least it was me and not Elric.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:03 AM (77rzZ)

6 Tariffs ftw. More please.

Posted by: x-ray jeff at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (SrVFR)

7 Where is everyone this morning?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

8 Since when have you advocated for a free market?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (jPziU)

9 And they're almost always from Guangzhou. Must be a major manufacturing hub in CHY-na.

Posted by: But but but MUH FREE TRADE at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (TbWk/)

10 I got some Chinese gummies for low T and now I'm sporting a mohawk and a hankering for gold chains.

Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (MWfyi)

11 Sorry, Sponge. But at least it was me and not Elric.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:03 AM (77rzZ)


Anyone claiming a first other than Sponge is peddling counterfeit goods.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (S0M0K)

12 We purchase less and less through Amazon because of this problem. It's really blatant too.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (2Xrky)

13 Whenever I criticize a large corporation, I get accused of being a socialist or a “Bernie Bro” by the libertarian, “free-traders” who conflate corporatism with capitalism.

The libertarian, “free-traders” who conflate corporatism with capitalism are pretty bad at libertarianism also since it's always been recognized that combating fraud is a legitimate activity for the state and, consequently, corporations, large or small, should be punished for failing to rein it in.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (ExV1e)

14 It’s all fake and gay.

These are just trans-products. How dare you question their identity, bigot.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (h8SbW)

15 I had my boss order a $100 CNC benchtop lathe.
Unheard of.
$100?
Mostly so I can CSI it and see what actually shows up.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (7ADiS)

16 How long until a federal judge tells Trump he's not allowed to do this?

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (OPGS/)

17 My first clue should have been the brand name. "I Pity The Fool".

Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (MWfyi)

18 Thx Buck, sorry to hear about the fraud.
A question: has anyone ever shown by scientifically valid tests, that supplements, including vitamins actually work? I take a multivitamin every day but who knows?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (rp63B)

19 It's got electrolytes. Plants love it.

Posted by: Brawndo at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (2Ez/1)

20 I order my viagra online from some shadeball prescription website.

It always comes in a plain brown envelope with the return address 6899 Chao Ngo Road, Municipal 2, Ban Phai, Khon Kaen, 2nd Floor Balcony Stairs, 40110, THA.

Very legitimate.

Posted by: Old Fart With A Boner at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (cfHWy)

21 eff, amazon can't even get stuff shipped on time, expecting anything higher-level is just optimism (in its perjorative sense).

also, they increasingly seem to be using vibe-coded slop in their own storefront application - things that used to work don't anymore.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (VyBeY)

22 For those of us who advocate for a free market in an economically sovereign United States, we see the threat that arises from corporations engaging in willful blindness to counterfeiting and consumer fraud, especially when it benefits foreign adversaries.

Amazon gets away with a lot because I think most people assume an outfit as big as theirs is beyond cheating, but it is not so. There is an almost perfect parallel to Jason Arday and Cambridge (really all elite universities), who proomise superior academics but provide counterfeit garbage. Both involve a willful suspension of disbelief.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

23 The avocado oil is also counterfeit.

https://tinyurl.com/yez6y33c

Posted by: 29Victor at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (0MjtC)

24 It’s all fake and gay.

These are just trans-products. How dare you question their identity, bigot.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (h8SbW)

Trans-OEM parts are REAL OEM PARTS!

Posted by: I identify this product as authentic. It's my truth. at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (TbWk/)

25 Imma get a linear amplifier for mah CB laptop for every first snd blow yer doors off. Teeyun four.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (wxsGM)

26 This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Expensive urine at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (2Ez/1)

27 Next you bigots will be calling trans women, counterfeit women.

Wait, I kinda like that. I think will start doing that.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (h8SbW)

28 “sichuanzhongchuangqifuxinxikejiyou xianongsi.”

Gesundheit. Maybe you should see a doc, Buck.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)

29 Ipitidaful
Do not take Ipitidaful if you are allergic to Ipitidaful.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:09 AM (7ADiS)

30 lol, fd, I thought that was gonna be about a guitar!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 11:10 AM (VyBeY)

31 The libertarian, “free-traders” who conflate corporatism with capitalism are pretty bad at libertarianism also since it's always been recognized that combating fraud is a legitimate activity for the state and, consequently, corporations, large or small, should be punished for failing to rein it in.

A free market assumes the participants have perfect information about the product. If a company is pushing fraudulent products, you don't generally have that information, and can't make informed decisions.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

32 Even the “genuine” product is suspect. What are you buying, and where was it manufactured? Contaminated baby formula and dog food some years back should have raised red flags. Everyone learns at their own pace I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:11 AM (Vsbiz)

33 When I hear, “protein gummies”, i immediately think of horse hooves.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:12 AM (h8SbW)

34 linear amplifier for mah CB laptop
_-_
Watch where you put the antenna - boil the liquid inside yer eyeball, it will...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:12 AM (J4Alq)

35 it is really all the same people and the same wilful stupidity all the way down, innit, Archimedes? good comparison.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 11:12 AM (VyBeY)

36 You should reverse the arrow on "counterfeit" logo so it goes from "f" to "o."

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at August 17, 2026 11:12 AM (EjK1h)

37 Next you bigots will be calling trans women, counterfeit women.

Wait, I kinda like that. I think will start doing that.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (h8SbW)


Counterfeit woman -- stay away from mee-eee.
Counterfeit woman - cuz you stand when you pee-eee.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 11:12 AM (S0M0K)

38 also, they increasingly seem to be using vibe-coded slop in their own storefront application - things that used to work don't anymore.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (VyBeY)


Interestingly, when I go to their website it pegs one of my CPUs at 100% but, when I go to the website in incognito mode, it does not. It doesn't appear to be either reading or writing to disk and my memory isn't increasing so it's just burning cycles over nothing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 11:13 AM (ExV1e)

39 had my boss order a $100 CNC benchtop lathe.
Unheard of.
$100?
——-

The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM (Vsbiz)

40 almost always from Guangzhou. Must be a major manufacturing hub in CHY-na."

Port city....

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM (cGjQu)

41 They used our bought-off government to set up a CCP listening post less than a block away from the White House.

Do you think these same """American""" """authorities""" will Crack down on their paymasters for selling knockoff GoPros?

*rolls eyes*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM (BI5O2)

42 I used to get a 96 count box of a variety of Community Coffee's offerings via Amazon. 4 different blends. They stopped carrying it last year. It was sort of a weird package; plain box with loose K-Cups; 24 each.

They were post "sell by date."

Not that I could tell the difference, but...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 11:15 AM (2Cry5)

43 When I hear, “protein gummies”, i immediately think of horse hooves."

J -E- llo!

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 11:15 AM (cGjQu)

44 The problem with Amazon is that the benefits it gains from what it does does not equal the costs, risks, and externalities to itself. They take a cut from merchants for being a platform for selling, even for fraudsters. But the cost from selling fraudulent items isn't really borne by them. They got their money upfront.

The same issue is with all the telecommunication companies that allow spam and scam calls on their phone lines, along with faked Caller ID data. Scammers could (still can?) literally call your phone number, with your own phone # as the ID. Or fake real numbers to try and improve the scam (hurting the true and real people owning those #'s).

Even if the phone companies made a fraction of a cent per call to connect them to you, how many millions of scam calls were going on in a single day? Doesn't matter to them if your aunt or grandmother became penniless because of scammers. They got their fraction of a penny. All the benefits, but no cost for the phone companies. Why would they improve the system, add proper security, when that would only add cost... and lower revenues, thanks to less fake calls they would get paid for?

Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 11:15 AM (4h45B)

45 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM


You are definitely 29.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:17 AM (bFu5X)

46 How many items at brick and mortar stores are fake?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026 11:17 AM (Cqx++)

47 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard!

I really liked my x-ray specs until I stumbled into a DSA meeting. Yikes!

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:18 AM (Riz8t)

48 was sort of a weird package; plain box with loose K-Cups; 24 each."

Yeah. Kidlet bought a spool of braid fishing line with a "similar" brand name. First time he used it the color washed off the line onto his hands...

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 11:18 AM (cGjQu)

49 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM


And the sea monkey queen was definitely not as hot as advertized.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:18 AM (77rzZ)

50 > The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM
---------
Yea, about those Sea Monkeys. They don't look anything like "monkeys."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 11:19 AM (2Cry5)

51 Chinee drywall filled with caustics and poisons was 25 years ago. They been poisoning us ever since.

Posted by: Ching Chow at August 17, 2026 11:19 AM (JM9I6)

52 dangerous ingredients, including hidden pharmaceuticals, allergens, and heavy metals.

Anyone else remember melamine in Chinese milk? (It was 18 years ago.)
The contaminated drywall was 20 years ago.

Here's Brave AI's synopsis of the last couple of years:
Recent reports from 2025 and 2026 highlight ongoing scandals involving bleached chicken feet, smelly insoles used in snacks, and foreign objects like human teeth found in sausages.

Admittedly, that last one isn't just a Chinese problem. (Amy's, I'm looking at you.)

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:19 AM (kU0PQ)

53 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM

Yoo-hoo!

Posted by: Sea Monkeys at August 17, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

54 Bezos builds rockets that look like cock.

He doesn't care as long as he gets more of your money.

This is obvious.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:21 AM (2YhKe)

55 Lead paint in kids toys, lead in dog food.....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 11:21 AM (d9FiM)

56 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM



The x-ray glasses didn't work either.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:22 AM (2YhKe)

57 bleached chicken feet, smelly insoles used in snacks, and foreign objects like human teeth found in sausages
_-_
Ach! I think I'll go see what I have in my garden...is it rabbit season yet? No? Have to wait for a freeze, huh?

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:22 AM (J4Alq)

58 Are you saying I was a disappointment?

Posted by: The X-Ray Glasses at August 17, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)

59 The Gormogons
@Gormogons
58m
GP Tax burrito wealth, starting with the evil Chipotle family which cornered the burrito market and is holding Americans hostage.

No salsa, no peace!
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:50 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:22 AM (rbvCR)

60 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM (Vsbiz)

I'm excited in exactly the same way. A known let down.
What I need it for will tolerate loose tolerances though.
As long as it can make them close enough and not have to stand there and turn each one it's a win.
If it's worth a damn I may order one for my shop.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (7ADiS)

61 In response to last thread's shorts controversy:

https://tinyurl.com/4749tdp5

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (AzRNx)

62 Imported Rawhide chew toys for doggies poisoned many as well.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (Vsbiz)

63 Did anyone order a subscription to Grit?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

64 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater


F'n sea monkeys didn't look like monkeys!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:24 AM (AzRNx)

65 I mean, c'mon... the Chinese don't even have to bother with the formal niceties of embassies and consulates, or the less-formal skullduggery of agents in various businesses to cover their agents anymore. We'll just sell a multi-story suite right in the heart of our capital to their agents, in the clear.

A bought-off flag officer in this country, the top one, in fact, recently wrote a book bragging about the fact that he had a higher loyalty to Peking than to his own troops.

They're more a part of our government than we are anymore. The idea that the Chinese would have to comply with consumer protection regulations is laughable, my dude.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)

66 When I hear, “protein gummies”, i immediately think of horse hooves."
J -E- llo!
Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 11:15 AM (cGjQu)


Boiled down hagfish skins, my friend.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:24 AM (rbvCR)

67 Even the product on the right with almost identical packaging is likely a counterfeit

One thing to consider on what packages look like: companies change their packages. And you might be looking at a new package, or (perhaps) an old package that has been sitting in a warehouse for a long time. Or, it might just be a different version of a product - say, the 20mg version instead of the 50mg version, or the European market product instead of the US market one.

Having to try and figure that out is part of the problem.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (kU0PQ)

68 A bought-off flag officer in this country, the top one, in fact, recently wrote a book bragging about the fact that he had a higher loyalty to Peking than to his own troops.

YD, was that Milley?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)

69 Beware of any liquid claiming to have fiber - and also many "nutrition" supplements.

Because more often than not it's liquid fiber ie cheapass gut busting inulin (not insulin) aka chicory root fiber.

If you see that in the ingredients, steer clear. More than once in the past I thought I was in a Crohns mini-flare only to find I had been eating something with inulin or chicory root. Stuff is straight from hell, and they are putting it in everything.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (rJIHE)

70 I got some Chinese gummies for low T and now I'm sporting a mohawk and a hankering for gold chains.
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (MWfyi)

So, you just assumed they misspelled "more" on the package when it said "Mr T"?

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:26 AM (kU0PQ)

71 Stuff is straight from hell, and they are putting it in everything.
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (rJIHE)



I still think you need to explain your sudden cock obsession......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (2YhKe)

72 What I want to know is the increase in food or recalls increasing or is that just the perception.

There is almost a new recall daily it seems. One thing I used to have was high trust in our food distribution system and FDA oversight. No longer.

Posted by: purple hair fat chick at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (bvDnE)

73 A free market assumes the participants have perfect information about the product. If a company is pushing fraudulent products, you don't generally have that information, and can't make informed decisions.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most modern libertarians outside of the von Mises faction are grossly deficient in actually knowing economic theory as well as political theory. They are a flavor of leftism that like to take drugs, be perverts, and other anti social behavior. Do as Thou Wilt basically.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (E4rtv)

74 YD, was that Milley?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)

Yes.

He bragged that he kept a back channel to the CCP so that he could warn them in real time if Trump ordered military action against China - IOW, when his own forces were being deployed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (BI5O2)

75 The little green Army men didn't have any cool vehicles or weapons either.

And they were flat. And the gun barrels were all bent.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (2Cry5)

76 Supplements are tricky, and I wouldn’t risk them from Amazon unless directly sold though Wholefoods and they are a brand you know. I get free things all the time to try and they hope pitch on my instagram or in studio. Somethings really are better than others, and if I am going to continue with something that was outstanding, I just order directly from the manufacturer site.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (ZdaMQ)

77 How long until a federal judge tells Trump he's not allowed to do this?
Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (OPGS/)

Anyone want to put money on "By the time Ace's first post shows up"?

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (kU0PQ)

78 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

79
He bragged that he kept a back channel to the CCP so that he could warn them in real time if Trump ordered military action against China - IOW, when his own forces were being deployed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (BI5O2)




Seems treasonous........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (2YhKe)

80 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)



If you desire exploding diarrhea, it seems.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:29 AM (2YhKe)

81 78 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

It does not taste like coffee. I like it in coffee, but you definitely taste it. Some people like it, others do not.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:29 AM (ZdaMQ)

82 Even if the product is made in U.S.A., the ingredients oftentimes are not. No telling what they might be adulterated with.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:29 AM (Vsbiz)

83 Supplements are tricky, and I wouldn’t risk them from Amazon unless directly sold though Wholefoods and they are a brand you know. I get free things all the time to try and they hope pitch on my instagram or in studio. Somethings really are better than others, and if I am going to continue with something that was outstanding, I just order directly from the manufacturer site.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (ZdaMQ)



I use Swanson brand supplements. No, not the TV Dinner company. Swansonvitamins dot com.

Get my NAC from them along with a few other things.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:30 AM (2YhKe)

84 The little green Army men didn't have any cool vehicles or weapons either.

And they were flat. And the gun barrels were all bent.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

My neighbor ordered those. They were the rejects from the injection molding plant.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 11:30 AM (d9FiM)

85 GP Tax burrito wealth, starting with the evil Chipotle family which cornered the burrito market and is holding Americans hostage.

If only making a burrito didn't require billions of dollars worth of high-tech burrito robots.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 11:30 AM (ExV1e)

86 You're all making me paranoid. And I made a comment on yesterday's FWP thread about being amazed I could get pretty large KitKat and CoffeeCrisp bars for $0.99 Can at the dollar store.

Heh. Some guy just won an 8 or 9 foot tall Bigfoot statue on 'The Price is Right.' $5489 Dang.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 11:30 AM (Sco7b)

87 72 What I want to know is the increase in food or recalls increasing or is that just the perception.

There is almost a new recall daily it seems. One thing I used to have was high trust in our food distribution system and FDA oversight. No longer.
Posted by: purple hair fat chick

You can't have that because a) globo homo wants to source cheap so they can maximize profits and if cheap means hiring illegals for food processing that don't have a culture of basic hygiene, so be it. And b) they buy off regulators and politicians to protect them from the inevitable consequences.

In the case of Big Pharma, they buy off the media too by running insipid ads on TV--it is not so much to drive consumer demand but rather is a cudgel to keep the media from taking the side of the people rather than the corporate Pharma assholes.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

88 Anyone want to put money on "By the time Ace's first post shows up"?
Posted by: GWB


To be honest, I'm surprised no court has ruled Trump's existence is a constitutional violation yet.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (OPGS/)

89 One thing to consider on what packages look like: companies change their packages. And you might be looking at a new package, or (perhaps) an old package that has been sitting in a warehouse for a long time. Or, it might just be a different version of a product - say, the 20mg version instead of the 50mg version, or the European market product instead of the US market one.

Having to try and figure that out is part of the problem.
Posted by: GWB


Sam's is on their third packaging revamp in less than a year of their real bacon pieces. Makes it hard to find when you are looking for an old package.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (AzRNx)

90 Off woke sock

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (bvDnE)

91 so it's just burning cycles over nothing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 11:13 AM (ExV1e)

It's burning cycles putting cookies on your machine.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (kU0PQ)

92 Bottom story of the day:

How will SNAP be impacted by a penny-less world?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (aD4fx)

93 If you see that in the ingredients, steer clear. More than once in the past I thought I was in a Crohns mini-flare only to find I had been eating something with inulin or chicory root. Stuff is straight from hell, and they are putting it in everything.
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:25 AM (rJIHE)


It is cheap and easy to get, no other use for it really, and surprisingly most North American "native root crops" are full of it. It will make you swell up like a toad and fart yourself inside out if you are not one of the lucky ones who can tolerate it. Most probiotics use it as an ingredient because it is very good media for growing gut bacteria and even such high end probiotics like Pendulum use minute amounts.
Just Thrive has a Pre-Biotic fiber that doesn't use it, that they suggest to go along with their probiotic, and it doesn't have any inulin.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (rbvCR)

94
To be honest, I'm surprised no court has ruled Trump's existence is a constitutional violation yet.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (OPGS/)



Workin' on it......

Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg at August 17, 2026 11:32 AM (2YhKe)

95 Chicory is not really a substitute for Coffee, it doesn’t contain Caffeine. I guess it might be an alternative though not a very good one. Civil War ersatz, because of the Union blockade. The Rebs were forced to try and roast acorns and crap like that.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:32 AM (Vsbiz)

96 still think you need to explain your sudden cock obsession......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:27 AM (2YhKe)

I *never* explain a joke but also it was "meta commentary" on how upset people get about other people's opinions.

Let's say I like to brush my teeth with super glue. Someone comes along pounding their fist, "these god damn super glue tooth brushers!!! Fuck them!!!".

Honestly who gives a shit. Like why would I give a fuck what you or anyone thinks. I don't need you to "accept" my way of brushing teeth? I don't give a fuck.

Equally... you got a tattoo? Great. Did you REALLY think no one was gonna have an opinion on it? Is it really someone else's business? Well kind of. You made a statement. Own it. It's just like my adoration of a nice healthy engorged cock.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:32 AM (rJIHE)

97 82 Even if the product is made in U.S.A., the ingredients oftentimes are not. No telling what they might be adulterated with.
Posted by: Common Tater
=======
Completely natural fillers like melamine, arsenic, ground glass, and the ever popular cellulose.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (E4rtv)

98 The best toy soldiers were made of lead.

Posted by: Burton's Line of the Gums at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (JM9I6)

99 You dear sweet summer child, you are not the customer

Posted by: It's not just a river in brazil at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (hmdkN)

100 Remember when the Chinese killed a bunch of American dogs because they didn't know you couldn't use melamine in the dog food product/process.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (3CbjC)

101 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater
~~~~~

And that Treasure Chest full of little green army men...Yeah, they were two dimensional.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (3ImbR)

102 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg


It was during the civil war, when supply lines were disrupted.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (0U5gm)

103 Or fake real numbers to try and improve the scam
Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 11:15 AM (4h45B)

The ones I've gotten for the last almost year have mostly been 800 range numbers. I just cleared 20 voicemails, of which 15+ were from 800 numbers. None of which I can see have been repeated.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM (kU0PQ)

104 Workin' on it......
Posted by: Lord God King Boasberg


I'm sure there are a lot of people who would squeal like Japanese schoolgirls if that happened.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM (OPGS/)

105 It's just like my adoration of a nice healthy engorged cock.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:32 AM (rJIHE)/i]


Whell, you go enjoy that cock...Imma go have a beer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM (2YhKe)

106 Being in Chipotle is like being inside a tin can with a bunch of people yelling. I can make a better burrito at home for less than tree-fiddy anyway...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM (J4Alq)

107 102 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg


It was during the civil war, when supply lines were disrupted.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:33 AM (0U5gm

We use it here still in our coffee, same with LA.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM (ZdaMQ)

108 Chicory is not really a substitute for Coffee, it doesn’t contain Caffeine. I guess it might be an alternative though not a very good one. Civil War ersatz, because of the Union blockade. The Rebs were forced to try and roast acorns and crap like that.
Posted by: Common Tater


Community Coffee with Chicory has entered the chat.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:35 AM (AzRNx)

109 I'm still a thing.

Posted by: Snake Oil at August 17, 2026 11:36 AM (2Ez/1)

110 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater
~~~~~

And that Treasure Chest full of little green army men...Yeah, they were two dimensional.

Posted by: IrishEi?!


Don't get me started about the "X-Ray Glasses"...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at August 17, 2026 11:36 AM (OUMaO)

111 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)


It is an additive to "stretch" coffee, but Cafe du Monde has it as an ingredient, and it gives it a nice bitter taste that goes well with Vietnamese food, I have found. Especially the high garlic-high chili foods. Nom.

WWII German re-enactors love it because the German coffee ration had lots of chicory in it, and supposedly you can "moderate" the bitterness by hanging it in a canvas bag under shelter from the rain for a week or two

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:37 AM (rbvCR)

112 Does. Chicory have caffeine? If not it's of no use as a substitute.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 11:37 AM (bvDnE)

113 Shake it, Shake it, Chicory!

Posted by: Rejected Dead Lyrics at August 17, 2026 11:37 AM (JM9I6)

114 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM


Cafe du Monde ftw!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:37 AM (bFu5X)

115 Remember when the Chinese killed a bunch of American dogs because they didn't know you couldn't use melamine in the dog food product/process.
——

Baby formula as well.

It is not that they “didn’t know”, far from it, Melamine spoofs electronic detector probes into indicating bulk shipments have a higher percentage of protein than it really does. Gets a better price that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:37 AM (Vsbiz)

116 100 Remember when the Chinese killed a bunch of American dogs because they didn't know you couldn't use melamine in the dog food product/process.

___

The Chinese government executed 10 management level employees for the fiasco. The Americans involved in importing the deadly dogfood only took a hit to their stock portfolio.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (3CbjC)

117 Related Amazon problem: I search for a specific brand item, and Amazon refuses to show it to me, even though I know they sell it. Instead I get endless Chinese knockoffs that are "sponsored." I hate it.

Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (VQC/c)

118 I still order my Bag O' Glass and General Trahn's Secret Police Confession Kit from Mainway Toys outta Chicago.

Posted by: Irwin Mainway, President and CEO at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (mqEfo)

119 Being in Chipotle is like being inside a tin can with a bunch of people yelling. I can make a better burrito at home for less than tree-fiddy anyway...

My family has learned that I will not eat at restaurants with the "louder is better for some reason" approach. It absolutely baffles me. Yes, it's nice to convey that other people think the restaurant is great, and noise suggests business, but there's a limit.

If I can't hear the person next to me, I'll go elsewhere.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

120 New Orleans style Community Coffee coffee & Chicory:

https://tinyurl.com/48m3p74w

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (AzRNx)

121 How many people right now are logging into Amazon and looking up the number of hits they get when they search for snake oil?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (0U5gm)

122 We got chicory growing all over the place here in NoVa. Very common weed.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

123 Whell, you go enjoy that cock...Imma go have a beer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:34 AM


Vintage Eddie Murphy. Nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)

124 There is a guy on Youtoob who makes his shop tools from designs in old Popular Mechanics magazines.
Some of the stuff is pretty cool. I'm going to someday do the 20 ton arbor press I saw him do.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:39 AM (7ADiS)

125 The only thing not tool related I have ever bought from Amazon was a Kambucha SCOBY that I used for a number of years before I gave up making Kambucha at home.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 17, 2026 11:40 AM (fqnOq)

126 noise suggests business
_-_
I have always thought they did that to get people out faster. Hadn't thought about the angle you mentioned.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:40 AM (J4Alq)

127 I'm not normally big on federal regulation, but by god, there should be a federal law that all online retailers doing business in These United States must identify both a product's and a "seller's" country of origin, and MUST have a filter available to screen out products for both factors.

And I mean rammed down the throats of Amazon, Walmart, Target, and their ilk.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 11:40 AM (wtvvX)

128
Vintage Eddie Murphy. Nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:39 AM (bFu5X)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:40 AM (2YhKe)

129 Community Coffee with Chicory has entered the chat.
——

Well, it can walk right back out. It’s a flavoring at best, by itself it is of no use. Coffee that doesn’t do what Coffee does. It’s a fucking weed that grows in the ditches.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:41 AM (Vsbiz)

130 We got chicory growing all over the place here in NoVa. Very common weed.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)[p/i]

Essentially it is "endive", like Brussel Sprouts are Cabbage

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:41 AM (rbvCR)

131 The Chinese government executed 10 management level employees for the fiasco. The Americans involved in importing the deadly dogfood only took a hit to their stock portfolio.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

sigh
You're making the Chinese out to be good guys and I don't like that.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 11:41 AM (OPGS/)

132 Seems treasonous........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM (2YhKe)

I have an extremely low opinion of our government. Virtually nothing surprises me. Bottomless perfidy is the name of the game in DC.

But Milley's public, unprompted disclosures about his Chinese loyalties - which he called routine communications! - shocked even my jaded sensibilities.

So brazen, because he knew it was SOP in the Pentagon, and that Congress understood it too, and IC opinion makers like NYT and WaPo would give him air cover.

It's all fucked up.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (BI5O2)

133 Most probiotics use it
Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:31 AM (rbvCR)

I try not to do "pro-biotics."
I try to eat actual biotics. Sauerkraut and yogurt (tzatziki, specifically) in particular. I need to make some more fermented slaw and sauerkraut.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (kU0PQ)

134 Next you bigots will be calling trans women, counterfeit women.

Wait, I kinda like that. I think will start doing that.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2026 11:08 AM (h8SbW)

I have used that term for some time, right here.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (1z8ji)

135 Did anyone ever get one of those mail order puppies that could fit in a tea cup?

Always wanted one of them...

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (3ImbR)

136 114 Chicory can be used as a substitute for coffee, no?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:28 AM

Cafe du Monde ftw!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August

Try Mississippi Mud Coffee or Orleans Roast for a better experience.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (ZdaMQ)

137 I used to get chicory coffee occasionally when in the swamp, I don't understand the demand, as it makes the coffee bitter. Then again, I have always had my coffee black with no sugar, and I am sure cream and sugar covers it up. I assume it is just traditional, going back to the unpleasantness.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (0U5gm)

138 coffe smells good

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (vOxCS)

139 The CCP knows exactly what they're doing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (d9FiM)

140 Community Coffee with Chicory has entered the chat.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026


***
I have that at their coffee shops in town, but their ground coffee has gotten pricey. For somebody who remembers when RT brand coffee with chicory was about $2.00 for 12 oz. (ca. 1989), CC's $12 is ridiculous. I buy Cafe El Morro espresso-style at Aldi, 8.8 oz. for $3.60, so a little more than a pound for just over $7.00.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (wzUl9)

141 Probably 1/3 to 1/2 of all "branded" merchandise sold online -- and probably a lot at retailers, too -- is counterfeit.

It's very easy to copy a famous brand and logo, slap in on some Chinesium, and sell it online. That's basically what the actual licensed sellers do anyway, except they pay for the license.

The odds of getting caught are low, and if you do, you just close shop and open up under a different name.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)

142
Try Mississippi Mud Coffee or Orleans Roast for a better experience.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (ZdaMQ)



I miss Muddy Mudskipper........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (2YhKe)

143 117 Related Amazon problem: I search for a specific brand item, and Amazon refuses to show it to me, even though I know they sell it. Instead I get endless Chinese knockoffs that are "sponsored." I hate it.
Posted by: NCDave
=======
Someone tired of that as well came up with an extension to the web browser that screens out that crap. I think you can find it by search engines but caveat emptor to any software install or extension.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

144 My family has learned that I will not eat at restaurants with the "louder is better for some reason" approach. It absolutely baffles me. Yes, it's nice to convey that other people think the restaurant is great, and noise suggests business, but there's a limit.

If I can't hear the person next to me, I'll go elsewhere.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)


My comment about such places are that, "fortunately the restaurant has turned the sound system up so it won't be drowned out by the noise of the diners trying to talk to each other"

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (rbvCR)

145 ***My wife got scammed by a counterfeit product sold through Amazon
--

Now do medicine from them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (vOxCS)

146 It's simple. If it's a small business, like an Amish store selling raw milk, the government will confiscate it all and dump it, even if it tests clean and there have been no reported health issues. If it's a big corporation, with multiple recalls for health issues, they will be allowed to keep selling it and to stay in business.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (bkuEU)

147 I used to get chicory coffee occasionally when in the swamp, I don't understand the demand, as it makes the coffee bitter. Then again, I have always had my coffee black with no sugar, and I am sure cream and sugar covers it up. I assume it is just traditional, going back to the unpleasantness.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026


***
There's a small chain here called French Truck. I had some coffee w/ chicory at one of their coffee shops. Even sweetener and cream couldn't keep it from being vicious.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (wzUl9)

148 If it’s from a 3rd party on Amazon it’s either a scam or a Temu piece of shit knockoff. I thought everyone knew this.

Posted by: Kray at August 17, 2026 11:45 AM (dKrJA)

149 126 noise suggests business
_-_
I have always thought they did that to get people out faster. Hadn't thought about the angle you mentioned.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 11:40 AM

That's why I like Panera Bread. Not for the food. I just get some coffee and use it as a hang out and use the WiFi with my laptop space.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 11:45 AM (2Ez/1)

150 I got some Chinese gummies for low T and now I'm sporting a mohawk and a hankering for gold chains.
Posted by: fd - I forgive you
-----

Tats?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 11:45 AM (XeU6L)

151 It's simple. If it's a small business, like an Amish store selling raw milk, the government will confiscate it all and dump it, even if it tests clean and there have been no reported health issues. If it's a big corporation, with multiple recalls for health issues, they will be allowed to keep selling it and to stay in business.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (bkuEU)



Well, the Amish have a way of proving to the world that everything government shoves down your throat is pure bullshit, so there's that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:45 AM (2YhKe)

152 In 1989 they hadn’t gotten all faggy yet with those oh so twee 12.347 ounce “pounds” of Coffee.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:46 AM (Vsbiz)

153 Yang Poon.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:46 AM (7ADiS)

154 got some Chinese gummies for low T and now I'm sporting a mohawk and a hankering for gold chains.
Posted by: fd - I forgive you

Feather earrings and fear of flying, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 11:47 AM (d9FiM)

155 I saw Yang Poon open for Wang Chung at Arcadia in '95.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:48 AM (2YhKe)

156 you just close shop and open up under a different name.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)

Most of them in China don't even bother with the "close up shop" step. They just change the signage.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:48 AM (kU0PQ)

157 There's nothing particularly free market about defending Amazon, or really any company. Or person, for that matter. There really is a need to regulate trade because fraud and fraudsters is a thing and one of the most important roles of government is to settle disputes among individuals.

I've shifted some of my buying away from Amazon. It's too hard to find, well, anything in particular because they've made the search so useless. If getting a particular thing actually matters, like buying repair parts for appliances or small engines or whatnot, I now tend to go to a specialized vendor. I haven't moved all of my spending to other places, because on-line shopping is a quagmire, but I am pretty quick to look elsewhere if it seems appropriate.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at August 17, 2026 11:48 AM (Zst8M)

158 The godless Chinese will steal, copy and sell anything for cheap, and Amazon will market it, apparently. I've looked a power equipment on Amazon that looks a whole lot like Dewalt or Stihl, but is neither, nor is the price like Dewalt or Stihl. Take your chances, but buyer beware, as the saying goes.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 11:48 AM (QaH55)

159 I try not to do "pro-biotics."
I try to eat actual biotics. Sauerkraut and yogurt (tzatziki, specifically) in particular. I need to make some more fermented slaw and sauerkraut.
Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM (kU0PQ)


My problem is that I seem to have killed of some important strains in my gut with antibiotics, and kimchi and kraut were not helping things enough. Just Thrive does, and I take another brand that has Clostridium butyricum to try to offset issues that statins have on my blood glucose levels.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (rbvCR)

160 Most of them in China don't even bother with the "close up shop" step. They just change the signage.
Posted by: GWB


The Learing Center - Minneapolis

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (AzRNx)

161 There's a small chain here called French Truck. I had some coffee w/ chicory at one of their coffee shops. Even sweetener and cream couldn't keep it from being vicious.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

I think you like it or you don’t, but I also think when the balance of chicory to coffee is off, like they are trying to be too cute with it, it ruins what it should be. I am in the like it camp, but I don’t like it from PJs. At all.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (ZdaMQ)

162 There's a small chain here called French Truck. I had some coffee w/ chicory at one of their coffee shops. Even sweetener and cream couldn't keep it from being vicious.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You should've gone with the pumpkin-spice chicory...

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

163 There's a small chain here called French Truck. I had some coffee w/ chicory at one of their coffee shops. Even sweetener and cream couldn't keep it from being vicious.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (wzUl9)

At least it wasn't called French Tuck. *ahem*

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (kU0PQ)

164 Who else remembers the poster selling cheap rolexes here.

Fuck it most of the legit luxury good are also made in Gyna.

Posted by: Paul at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (CbXI9)

165 This country could use a man like Joe McCarthy again. We're well past due for a Yellow Scare.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (BI5O2)

166
You should've gone with the pumpkin-spice chicory...
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)/i]


According to the last thread, you can wipe your ass with it, too!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (2YhKe)

167 "Did anyone order a subscription to Grit?"
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

Selling that newspaper was my first job. Didn't pay squat.

Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (VQC/c)

168 Somewhere in the neighborhood of 70-75 pct of what Amazon sells is made in China, they would be out of business if you could filter and exclude by country of origin, plus you probably wouldn't be able to find what you were intending to buy.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 17, 2026 11:50 AM (fqnOq)

169 Is good if good for China!

Posted by: Chinese Economic Philosopher at August 17, 2026 11:50 AM (J4Alq)

170 GRIT is a free OTA TV channel that runs westerns 24/7.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:50 AM (2YhKe)

171 Prolapse Paul!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (d9FiM)

172 It's very easy to copy a famous brand and logo, slap in on some Chinesium, and sell it online. That's basically what the actual licensed sellers do anyway, except they pay for the license.

The odds of getting caught are low, and if you do, you just close shop and open up under a different name.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)


It depends, too. The shops making the originals may well be making the counterfeit as well. It is China after all, and "honesty and fair measure" was one of the other Four Olds the cultural revolution got rid of.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (rbvCR)

173 FWIW, advertising is now one of the biggest profit centers for Amazon and makes more net profit than it does from retail. And the margins are far higher.

So Amazon destroyed its own search algorithms in order to sell ads to vendors for product placement. Same as grocery stores sell the best shelf space to big food companies. That makes you have to bend over, reach way up high, or other stunts to get what you want in a grocery store. In Amazon's marketplace, their virtual shelf though is crammed full of the same company under different shells selling the same exact slop under different names. That allows IP theft, fake shit, and other means of putting the crapola products in the prominent position and the buyer ending up never being able to find what brand they actually want that is genuine.

That is also why you see some name brand companies no longer selling to Amazon at all directly--they are tired of getting the blame for phony products sold by shitty Amazon vendors. That in turn is where the small business shady types buy out of date name brand products and flog them via Amazon.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (E4rtv)

174 That's why I like Panera Bread. Not for the food. I just get some coffee and use it as a hang out and use the WiFi with my laptop space.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026


***
I used to go there. Then they got all Nazi with the face diaper crap, and I haven't been in there more than twice in the last six years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (wzUl9)

175 Who else remembers the poster selling cheap rolexes here.
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Cheap rolexes? How much were they?

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (rJIHE)

176 I think you like it or you don’t, but I also think when the balance of chicory to coffee is off, like they are trying to be too cute with it, it ruins what it should be.

*IPAs have joined the chat*

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

177 The godless Chinese will steal, copy and sell anything for cheap, and Amazon will market it, apparently. I've looked a power equipment on Amazon that looks a whole lot like Dewalt or Stihl, but is neither, nor is the price like Dewalt or Stihl. Take your chances, but buyer beware, as the saying goes.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder


That's usually not a problem. The "Ryobi" batteries for half price or better than Ryobi are obviously not Ryobi. Half price is usually a dead giveaway.

True counterfeit is when they make it look identical to Ryobi.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 11:52 AM (AzRNx)

178 One can search for a specific brand name product, and not get it to show in the first three pages on Amazon. There is a filter on the left side where you can limit the search to the specific manufacturer, but even that only filters the first page or so of hits. It is ridiculous.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:52 AM (0U5gm)

179 Posted by: Paul at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (CbXI9)



You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at August 17, 2026 11:52 AM (2YhKe)

180 kimchi and kraut were not helping things enough.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (rbvCR)

I can understand that and sympathize. (I did the kraut thing after a bout of sinus infection that required heavy anti-biotics.) I hope you can get to a point where you don't need the supplement, though, and can handle it with just eating good food.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:52 AM (kU0PQ)

181 Does King Harv sell chicory coffee?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 17, 2026 11:52 AM (2Ez/1)

182 If you put anything you buy on Amazon into your body you should have your fucking head examined.

Posted by: ballistic at August 17, 2026 11:53 AM (oqH4h)

183 168 Somewhere in the neighborhood of 70-75 pct of what Amazon sells is made in China, they would be out of business if you could filter and exclude by country of origin, plus you probably wouldn't be able to find what you were intending to buy.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
=========
I see fake products being diversified from China now. Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, India are also getting in on it. Sometimes simply stamping their own made by country name on Chicom goods to avoid tariffs.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)

184 The Gormogons
@Gormogons
58m
GP Tax burrito wealth, starting with the evil Chipotle family which cornered the burrito market and is holding Americans hostage.

No salsa, no peace!
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:50 PM UTC


A reminder to all why burritos are expensive (but they aren't $20)
https://spencerpratt.substack.com /p/bombs-burnt-beef-and -the-big-20-burrito

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 17, 2026 11:53 AM (C0Nlv)

185 On Alibaba (basically China's Amazon but sells a ton here) you can literally buy counterfeit US currency.

It's gold and silver Eagle coins, made to look exactly like the real thing. So shops can defraud people.

Can you imagine what would happen to a US corporation if it was selling counterfeit Chinese currency to Chinese people? It would be shut down within seconds.

China really does whatever the hell it wants, I thought after Covid things would change, but seems even stronger.

Posted by: Sharpie at August 17, 2026 11:53 AM (CmWt8)

186 Most Avocado oil is mixed with other seed oils. My niece produces Marianne’s avocado oil, it was the only off the shelf Avocado oil certified 100% pure by U.C. Davis. Much like olive oil most common brands are mixed oil.

Posted by: Nevada Dave at August 17, 2026 11:53 AM (e61sa)

187
*IPAs have joined the chat*
Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)



Meh. I know an IPA is going to be ass going into it, so I never order one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (2YhKe)

188 Did anyone order a subscription to Grit?"
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

Selling that newspaper was my first job. Didn't pay squat.
Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (VQC/c)

It was still a pretty cool newspaper. Had some excellent short stories in it.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew8)

189 Most people who're semi aware know the Chinese are "in" everything here; government, industry, infrastructure, education, business, etc. All of America has been infiltrated. Every. Last. Bit.

They have personal info on every citizen, not just certain demographics. They have their own police stations. Man entire recruiting offices for our military. Own many a member of Congress.

We screw with each other on the international scene as if it was some sort of sitcom on TV.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (2Cry5)

190 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?

Posted by: ...



Last time I was in China, I was offered the opportunity to purchase a nice Ralux watch for approximately $50 US.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (0U5gm)

191 GRIT is a free OTA TV channel that runs westerns 24/7.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026


***
And Zorro on Saturday mornings! Technically it's not a "Western" in the way we think of it, but it's set in California and has horses and the occasional single-shot pistol as well as Don Diego's sword work, so why not.

Movies! is another OTA with classic and sometimes fairly recent films. I think they're uncut, but you have to deal with commercials. Still, they have great stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)

192 There's a chain of overstock/lot stores on the east coast called "Black Friday Daily Deals". Its gimmick is that it stocks a bunch of troughs with boxed junk on a weekly basis, charges $10 a box/item on Friday, then drops the price on items daily until it's just $1 on Wednesday. Thursday they close and restock.

Most of the junk there is still in Amazon packaging with some sort of delivery slip or content label. Not sure how much of the pile is made of returned items. But it's a big pile. And notably, those labels tend to be in Chinese.

Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 11:55 AM (4h45B)

193 ... there is not a “magic hand” of supply and demand at work.

---------------

"Little Known Fact: The Heart song "Magic Man" was a tribute to Adam Smith."

/The Invisible Hand

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 11:55 AM (b0PnQ)

194
I buy Cafe El Morro espresso-style at Aldi, 8.8 oz. for $3.60, so a little more than a pound for just over $7.00.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


In a package that looks just like Café Bustelo.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026 11:55 AM (Cqx++)

195 GRIT is a free OTA TV channel that runs westerns 24/7.
Posted by: Sponge
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I watch it from time-to-time, and play a mental game of Name the Actor. A lot of regulars in those old movies. A couple of years ago they ran the entire Gunsmoke series. Something like 420 episodes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 11:56 AM (XeU6L)

196 Who else remembers the poster selling cheap rolexes here.
Posted by: Paul at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (CbXI9)

When on deployment to third- or second-world nations, all the aviators and aviator-adjacent folks bought the knock-offs from the street vendors, just to have one.

Rolexe, Britling, Brietling, Roolex, even the occasional Cassio.

Everyone thought it was a lark for $30 of your per diem.

Posted by: GWB at August 17, 2026 11:56 AM (kU0PQ)

197 I buy Cafe El Morro espresso-style at Aldi, 8.8 oz. for $3.60, so a little more than a pound for just over $7.00.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
*
In a package that looks just like Café Bustelo.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026


***
That's right. Dollar Tree used to carry it in the days when everything in the store *was* a dollar, but not any more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)

198 Café Bustelo.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026



I had that once.

It was terrible.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (2YhKe)

199 We could use a man like JJ Angleton, for that matter.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

200 I try to discourage my wife from buying generic products all the time. She says "but it's all the same." To which I say if it's all the same, it wouldn't be "generic." Sometimes I win, and sometimes I don't. Marriage...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (QaH55)

201 I have problems telling what legit products are when it's a market segment I've never bought from before.

Take headphones. $40 pair of ONN bone conducting headphones from walmart, decent sound quality, excellent mobility, broke 2 weeks in, in such a way that they won't hold one of the speakers in the correct position.

Look for replacement on Amazon, just so see what they have.
Replacements range from $14 to $150 and I have absolutely no clue what the names of legit manufacturers even are, because none of them are Sony or Phillips or Maxell or Bose. (yeah, that's how old I am)

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (C0Nlv)

202 We could use a man like JJ Angleton, for that matter.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Even Alan Dulles and J. Edgar were afraid of Angleton.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

203 And Zorro on Saturday mornings! Technically it's not a "Western" in the way we think of it, but it's set in California and has horses ...
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Glad you noticed.

Posted by: Tornado at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (XeU6L)

204 What USA need is good 75 cent egg roll.

Posted by: Xi Jinping, President PRC at August 17, 2026 11:59 AM (wVcYX)

205 I watch it from time-to-time, and play a mental game of Name the Actor. A lot of regulars in those old movies. A couple of years ago they ran the entire Gunsmoke series. Something like 420 episodes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026


***
Name the Actor, and its spinoff, How Many Actors in This Movie Would Also Be on Star Trek or U.N.C.L.E.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 11:59 AM (wzUl9)

206 Try Mississippi Mud Coffee or Orleans Roast for a better experience.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 11:42 AM


Noted, thanks! I'll look for them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:59 AM (bFu5X)

207 I try to discourage my wife from buying generic products all the time. She says "but it's all the same." To which I say if it's all the same, it wouldn't be "generic." Sometimes I win, and sometimes I don't. Marriage...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (QaH55)



Always wanted my dad to pick up a 6-pack of BEER when roaming the store, but he never did.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:59 AM (2YhKe)

208 What USA need is good 75 cent egg roll.
Posted by: Xi Jinping

Wawa eggrolls are fantastic.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:00 PM (77rzZ)

209 > 15 I had my boss order a $100 CNC benchtop lathe.
Unheard of.
$100?
Mostly so I can CSI it and see what actually shows up.
Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (7ADiS)

From TEMU?

I got an email blurb from them a while back about a "big lathe sale" or something to that effect.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:00 PM (IG3/x)

210 Drink Walmart coffee.

Complete colon cleanse.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 12:00 PM (d9FiM)

211 Café Bustelo.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2026


I had that once.

It was terrible.
Posted by: Sponge
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Concur.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (XeU6L)

212 I try to discourage my wife from buying generic products all the time. She says "but it's all the same." To which I say if it's all the same, it wouldn't be "generic." Sometimes I win, and sometimes I don't. Marriage...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (QaH55)

You must decide. Do you want to be right or do you not want to sleep on the couch?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)

213 190 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?

Posted by: ...



Last time I was in China, I was offered the opportunity to purchase a nice Ralux watch for approximately $50 US.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (0U5gm)
- - - - - - - - - -
I'm reminded of the "bum" guy in UHF that bought a Rolex for a penny.

To be fair, that specific penny "[...] was worth a fortune!"

Posted by: Another Anon at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (4h45B)

214
From TEMU?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:00 PM (IG3/x)




This is about me, isn't it......

Posted by: Hakeem Jeffries at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (2YhKe)

215 Even Alan Dulles and J. Edgar were afraid of Angleton.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

Right or wrong, he did what he did for G-d and country, and never apologized for it. He was loyal. A good man, even if you don't like him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (BI5O2)

216 China really does whatever the hell it wants, I thought after Covid things would change, but seems even stronger.

Posted by: Sharpie
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They are definitely weaker in some respects--basically corporations and businesses are moving away from them. Even Microsoft has finally given up on the idea that they can make bank in China (saw the news article this week describing the withdrawal). But momentum continues for a bit until divestiture occurs. And the decoupling is occurring, just not nearly as fast as we would like it.

Difficult for the US to detangle the relationship in part because so many domestic GOP and Dem politicians, institutions, and key political donors are embedded in keeping China market access. The donors are beginning to fade, the institutions like universities are beginning to retrench, and the pols are being replaced.

We are in the half empty half full with Trump right now.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

217 Lot of stuff done already. Let's see if anything stupid or infuriating is going on. Actually, if I can't control it, I let it go...

CBC - Trump tariffs. Bring the pimp hand until the country as a whole are less bastards. And stop polluting your air.

CNN - Trump tells troops to tough it out. If onky he was as caring as the Clintons...

FoxNews - Outnumbered - Mom's angry with Big Tech

MS Now - Blanche has their panties in a bunch. The men too.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:02 PM (Sco7b)

218 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM

Twenty bucks. Same as in town.

Posted by: Come on, people! at August 17, 2026 12:03 PM (2Ez/1)

219 Hayden Panettiere died. 36 years old. My mom liked one of the shows she was on years ago.

Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

220 While not a fan of Amazon, I have to say, because of their speedy delivery service my local companies are offering faster delivery times. Certain Black folks still need to get a better attitude when servicing white folks.

Posted by: sidney at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (Uy/WF)

221
Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)



They're saying cardiac arrest from drug OD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2YhKe)

222 It's simple. If it's a small business, like an Amish store selling raw milk, the government will confiscate it all and dump it, even if it tests clean and there have been no reported health issues. If it's a big corporation, with multiple recalls for health issues, they will be allowed to keep selling it and to stay in business.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 17, 2026 11:44 AM (bkuEU)

---------------

The foundation of many Covid PsyOps writ largeworldwide.

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:05 PM (b0PnQ)

223 Excellent, Buck.

Fooled twice.

Had a period of ice and snow the past winter and couldn't find deicer locally. Ordered from Amazon, and that wasn't a good idea. Because it was cheap, tossed it out rather than the hassle of returning it at that time. I guess that's how the scammers make their profits.

A variety of fake products come in from Hong Kong advertised under Google Discovery, etc. I got caught up in the spring ordering something cute for a garden that was supposed to be from North Carolina craft persons. It turned out to being expensive junk from a NYC warehouse.

However, the supplier had to be tracked back to Hong Kong within 2 weeks from time of receipt for a refund.
The process to track the real supplier, its address, and then return the small package legally ($35+) was a hassle & costly. In the end, the supplier didn't pick it up from the Hong Kong drop point & two weeks later, the package worked its way back to me. I wasn't reimbursed the out-of-pocket for shipping the junk to Hong Kong.

I've put a complaint in to the BBB over the ads but there are so many identical complaints, I don't see how it can address them without federal government help.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 12:05 PM (NFX2v)

224 Jfg Coffee, Ground, Med Dark, Bonus Blend 30.6 Oz
price:$14.48

Posted by: Mike Hammer, not a coffee snob at August 17, 2026 12:05 PM (XeU6L)

225 Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)


They're saying cardiac arrest from drug OD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2YhKe)
___

I'm shocked, shocked!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (iFTx/)

226 Hayden Panettiere died. 36 years old. My mom liked one of the shows she was on years ago.

Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Happened here in Greenville. All over the local news.

She had problems.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (d9FiM)

227 Community Coffee with Chicory has entered the chat."

Ah. Nectar of the gods...

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (cGjQu)

228 Right or wrong, he did what he did for G-d and country, and never apologized for it. He was loyal. A good man, even if you don't like him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Always wondered why his middle name was "Jesus," as that's a name that no American would give their child. Turns out, his mother was Mexican, so it was "Jesús."

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (77rzZ)

229 221
Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)


They're saying cardiac arrest from drug OD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2YhKe)

Yeah, she was a mess. Her poor daughter has to deal not only with her mom giving up custody, but now her mom killed herself. I am hopeful her dad is solid, he is Ukrainian boxer.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

230 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:51 AM (rJIHE)


I picked up 2 in the tourist market right near the cruise pier in Nassau / Bahamas. $100 cash total after "negotiating". Years ago. They work great.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 12:07 PM (S0M0K)

231 Facebook has a number of people selling counterfeit stuff. Some are at least honest about it and market the stuff (clothing, jewelry, shoes, accessories) as knockoffs.

Others don't. A couple people on FB make an "honest" living off of selling fake shit to the masses. Some of it, like certain purses or the like are so close to authentic that it takes a keen eye to know what to look for.

Issues crop up from time to time with certain companies getting more than a bit agitated about it and take legal action to halt the sales.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 12:07 PM (2Cry5)

232 I've read that Amazon will also engage in IP theft by appropriating products to be sold under the "Amazon Basics" label.

Posted by: Halfhand at August 17, 2026 12:07 PM (2vEgU)

233 215 Even Alan Dulles and J. Edgar were afraid of Angleton.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

Right or wrong, he did what he did for G-d and country, and never apologized for it. He was loyal. A good man, even if you don't like him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

None of us are in a good position to evaluate spooks--they have the power to classify their misdeeds and have their own pet scribes to release stuff they think makes them look fabulous.

What goes in their heads is even less available to us especially over a distance in history.

Like ouroboros in Midgard, we get glimpses of the scaly monster of the Deep State and its apparatchiks but cannot comprehend the complete picture lest it destroy us.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)

234 he is Ukrainian boxer.
Posted by: Piper

Hah! Leaving out the article, just as a Ukrainian speaker would! Well done!

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ)

235 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?"

Bought a gen u wine rolex and pair of "okeley" sunglasses from a guy at Times Square.
He was putting on such a show...

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (cGjQu)

236 CNN - Trump tells troops to tough it out. If onky he was as caring as the Clintons...

Is this that idiocy with the video of the "shocking" bathroom on a Navy ship?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

237 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM

You are definitely 29.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:17 AM (bFu5X)

Oh, yeah? At least my genuine X Ray glasses worked!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (hmYU4)

238 You must decide. Do you want to be right or do you not want to sleep on the couch?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)

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You're allowed a couch at least?

/ShainS in The DogHouse

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:09 PM (b0PnQ)

239
Hah! Leaving out the article, just as a Ukrainian speaker would! Well done!
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ)

We will pretend that was on purpose. 😂

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

240 Hayden Panettiere died"

The cheerleader, right?

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:10 PM (cGjQu)

241 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater

You are definitely 29.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState


Charles Atlas "How to not get sand kicked in your face" book.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 12:10 PM (AzRNx)

242 Did anyone order a subscription to Grit?"
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

Selling that newspaper was my first job. Didn't pay squat.
Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 11:49 AM (VQC/c)

It was still a pretty cool newspaper. Had some excellent short stories in it.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at August 17, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew

Oh, I agree. I just didn't make any money selling it. Possibly my lack of sales skills...

Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 12:10 PM (VQC/c)

243 Oh, yeah? At least my genuine X Ray glasses worked!!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (hmYU4)

----------------

See-Though (Girls' Clothing) Glasses FTW ... NOT!

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 12:10 PM (b0PnQ)

244 Is this that idiocy with the video of the "shocking" bathroom on a Navy ship?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (2ocoG)

Not sure.

I'm just giving the headlines. Probably.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 12:11 PM (Sco7b)

245 Hayden Panettiere died"

The cheerleader, right?
Posted by: man


Actress. Life imitates art.
Played a strung out druggie singer on Nashville.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 12:11 PM (AzRNx)

246 The cheerleader, right?
Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:10 PM (cGjQu)


Malcolm's babysitter!

Posted by: far cry at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (fmbc9)

247 Etsy has this problem too. People buy from their site thinking they're getting handcrafted goods and the prices usually reflect that. But they have had a huge uptick in resellers buying stuff from Temu and selling them on Etsy for 3x, 4x, or even 5x increase in price. Sometimes they even use pictures from other sellers to hide what they're doing.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (mkw2N)

248 we need about a hundred Angletons these days, each one with the backing of a platoon of Marines deputized as federal marshals.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (VyBeY)

249 Odds are it was an OD or possibly suicide.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)


They're saying cardiac arrest from drug OD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:04 PM (2YhKe)

Yeah, she was a mess. Her poor daughter has to deal not only with her mom giving up custody, but now her mom killed herself. I am hopeful her dad is solid, he is Ukrainian boxer.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (ZdaMQ)
____

Wlad Klitschko. Was a major boxing talent, although could never really take a punch. Ditto his brother Vitali.

My best guess is Wlad took one too many punches to the head, but he's gotta be in better shape than she was.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (iFTx/)

250 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM

You are definitely 29.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:17 AM (bFu5X)

Oh, yeah? At least my genuine X Ray glasses worked!!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (hmYU4)

My remote-contolled ghost didn't. White balloon, white trash bag, and 5 ft of kite string.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (wVcYX)

251 Sponge gets me.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 12:13 PM (rJIHE)

252 The GRIT newspaper hq was near my grandparents house. I think the building houses a heating and ac company now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 12:13 PM (d9FiM)

253 But OrangeMan bad!!!!!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & The MSM at August 17, 2026 12:13 PM (ABp4D)

254 although whig @ 233 makes a good point, too ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 12:13 PM (VyBeY)

255 Seriously Georgia ? Ossoff is an ass hole...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:13 PM (ls9tU)

256 Someone tired of that as well came up with an extension to the web browser that screens out that crap. I think you can find it by search engines but caveat emptor to any software install or extension.
Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

Thanks. I'll look for that.

Posted by: NCDave at August 17, 2026 12:14 PM (VQC/c)

257 Hayden Panettiere died

The cheerleader, right?


Yes. She was the cheerleader on Heroes. She was also the precocious little girl on Remember the Titans.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 12:14 PM (mkw2N)

258 The “Submarine” I ordered from the back of the comic book was pretty underwhelming. Cardboard! Those fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 11:14 AM

You are definitely 29.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 11:17 AM (bFu5X)

Oh, yeah? At least my genuine X Ray glasses worked!!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (hmYU4)

My remote-contolled ghost didn't. White balloon, white trash bag, and 5 ft of kite string.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (wVcYX)
________

"Meh"

-- Sea Monkeys

Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

259 Sea monkeys

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 12:15 PM (NFX2v)

260 My remote-contolled ghost didn't. White balloon, white trash bag, and 5 ft of kite string.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:12 PM (wVcYX)
________

"Meh"

-- Sea Monkeys
Posted by: Elric The Blade at August 17, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

My secret decoder ring was crap too

Posted by: Ralphie at August 17, 2026 12:15 PM (ls9tU)

261 I have a fun story involving Angleton.

If any of you are familiar with defense contractors, they often buy off military and intelligence officers with board positions.

I once worked for one such, and they brought in a couple of these guys, one of whose names most of you would know, and the other would be known to some small number of you.

They came in to this all hands meeting where most of the people were wary of, if not openly hostile toward the government, to assuage their fears.

At the end, they did this "ask us anything" segment. This was during the Snowden thing, so all the questions were about NSA culpability.

Except mine. I only asked "Was Yuri Nosenko a triple agent or not?"

It was the one question where the NSA guy said "we can't answer."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)

262 I think the building houses a heating and ac company now.

I enjoy all of the headlines from French media about air conditioning being "extremist right wing". We live in clown world.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

263 AP: After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

hundreds ?!?

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:16 PM (Urnar)

264 Yes. She was the cheerleader on Heroes. "

One of the early "streaming" shows...

Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:16 PM (cGjQu)

265 263 AP: After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America

hundreds ?!?
Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:16 PM (Urnar)


"hundreds" of innocent fishermen...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 12:16 PM (ls9tU)

266 Capper's Weekly was like the Pepsi to GRIT's Coke.

Anybody remember that one?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:17 PM (IG3/x)

267 Speaking of GRIT, for a while I was a member of The Grange, and received their quarterly(?) newspaper. Interesting.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, not a coffee snob at August 17, 2026 12:18 PM (XeU6L)

268 255 Seriously Georgia ? Ossoff is an ass hole...
Posted by: It's me donna
========
He and Warnock were installed by the Big Cheat of 2020 and the state GOP governor and secretary of state were complicit.

Believed in part because both Kemp and Ratshitburger were deeply entwined with Chicom business interests and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Savannah is a big port on the East Coast now.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (E4rtv)

269 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (2YhKe)

270 Except mine. I only asked "Was Yuri Nosenko a triple agent or not?"

It was the one question where the NSA guy said "we can't answer."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)

Heh! The concept of triple agent causes the wheels in my brain to spin wildly and smoke… it’s like I know that you know that I know that you know… etc etc

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 12:19 PM (sXOHS)

271 "Little Known Fact: The Heart song "Magic Man" was a tribute to Adam Smith."

/The Invisible Hand
Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 11:55 AM (b0PnQ)
-------------------
Try to understand. Try to understand. Try Try Try. To Understand...

Posted by: Nancy Wilson, Educator at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (B0NCh)

272 Hayden Panettiere was also in a Netflix show that I watched for some reason called Nashville. She played a rising country star. It was kind of like A Star Is Born, and surprisingly not woke.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (wGerL)

273 Two weeks ago bookmarked two computers. When back yesterday, they are no longer available and those that were close have half the memory, twice the price and bad reviews.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:20 PM (vOxCS)

274 I watched this YouTube video where these auto guys went thru the electronics of some Nissan automobile because the car would always start/stop.

After hours and hours, they looked at the old hood latch assembly that the owner had replaced on the car. Seems the Amazon replacement didn’t always send an obvious ‘1’ or ‘0’ with the signal somewhere in between. The car worked fine with the Nissan replacement, but not the Amazon.

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (Urnar)

275 Except mine. I only asked "Was Yuri Nosenko a triple agent or not?"

It was the one question where the NSA guy said "we can't answer."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

One of my profs was a key Senate staffer on the Church Committee and had the clout to interview CIA directors (I had to transcribe them as a senior grad student). He was not a fan of Angleton because of the damage that Angleton's secret ops did to the overall functioning of the agency. There is a reason he got fired and it wasn't over the spy hunter nonsense that Angleton promoted.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:21 PM (E4rtv)

276 201 and I have absolutely no clue what the names of legit manufacturers even are, because none of them are Sony or Phillips or Maxell or Bose. (yeah, that's how old I am)

i'm right here, you know

Posted by: bell & howell at August 17, 2026 12:22 PM (v3pYe)

277 199 We could use a man like JJ Angleton, for that matter.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

Yes! We need a drunk. A really good one.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (7ADiS)

278 273 Two weeks ago bookmarked two computers. When back yesterday, they are no longer available and those that were close have half the memory, twice the price and bad reviews.

you're welcome

Posted by: chatgpt, sucking up all the memory in the world at August 17, 2026 12:23 PM (v3pYe)

279 Cheap rolexes? How much were they?"

Bought a gen u wine rolex and pair of "okeley" sunglasses from a guy at Times Square.
He was putting on such a show...
Posted by: man at August 17, 2026 12:08 PM (cGjQu)

Friend of mine, coming back from his first business trip to China, thought it would be great fun to buy fake Rolexes and give them as gag Christmas gifts to his friends and families. Had ten of them on his arm when the US customs agent asked him if he had anything to declare.

Mike thought it he'd let the customs agent in on the joke and pulled up his sleeve:

Mike: "BAM!"

CA: (After an uncomfortably long pause) "Umm..I can't let you in with those."

Mike: (Sheepishly sliding his sleeve down) "You serious about that? I wuz gonna give em to my friends.."

CA: (Calculating the extra time required to have Mike in his life while paperwork was filled out) "Get outta here."

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:24 PM (nbLIj)

280 Do this 15 second trick on your breaker box to save $$$

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (Urnar)

281 It's a strange generation that orders consumable, perishable goods online. This is how you end up with explosive diarrhea.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (tvdD1)

282 The best coffee I ever had was a Spanish Coffee at the Huber Cafe, the oldest restaurant in Portland, OR with a gorgeous old bar. Coffee, rum, kahlua and whipped cream that gets lit on fire.

And boy howdy, does your bartender put on a show when he makes it at your table.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 17, 2026 12:25 PM (wtvvX)

283 Matsushita

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (vOxCS)

284 Heh! The concept of triple agent causes the wheels in my brain to spin wildly and smoke… it’s like I know that you know that I know that you know… etc etc
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
=========
Fun fact, look up the agent Tricycle-Dusko Popov. Triple agent of Yugoslav (IIRC) origin in WWII. He worked for Abwehr, MI-6, and Yugo Intel. Solid claims that he warned Hoover of specific interests of the Japanese in Pearl Harbor but Hoover discounted it because a) foreign, b) double agent spy perhaps a triple.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

285 282 The best coffee I ever had was a Spanish Coffee at the Huber Cafe, the oldest restaurant in Portland, OR with a gorgeous old bar. Coffee, rum, kahlua and whipped cream that gets lit on fire.

And boy howdy, does your bartender put on a show when he makes it at your table.
Posted by: Tex Lovera

The bartender is combining two old methods to prevent food or drink from harming you--alcohol and flames. You should thank him/her for that.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)

286 Seems the Amazon replacement didn’t always send an obvious ‘1’ or ‘0’ with the signal somewhere in between.

Many such cases, and not just Amazon. Any non-OEM part you get at O'Reilly or whatever is probably Chinese and may or may not work. It's especially true of anything electrical like a sensor, but even purely mechanical parts sometimes just don't fit.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 17, 2026 12:30 PM (2ocoG)

287 Nood Swalwell.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (mkw2N)

288 eBay FTW.

Posted by: creeper at August 17, 2026 12:31 PM (jl6TJ)

289 283 Matsushita

A Hiro!

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 17, 2026 12:35 PM (zdLoL)

290 18 Thx Buck, sorry to hear about the fraud.
A question: has anyone ever shown by scientifically valid tests, that supplements, including vitamins actually work? I take a multivitamin every day but who knows?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 11:07 AM (rp63B)

I take three supplements daily, plus a multi-vitamin. Creatine. Collagen. Saw palmetto for prostrate health. I don't have "scientific" data from Big Pharma or Little Fauci or Corrupt Academia to support my conclusion, but I know that what I take works and each work noticeably well. Is it the placebo effect or the mere power of suggestion? Don't know. Don't care. I just know what works for me and I prefer positive results to "evidence" explaining why or why not. I buy the creatine through Amazon, the others through a local "nutrition" store, but thanks to this article, I will start buying my Creatine at a brick-n-mortar now too.

Posted by: Schroedinger's Cat Wears the Emperor's New Clothes at August 17, 2026 12:50 PM (bWR5k)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Charles Workhouse.jpg


Chelsea Workhouse: A Bible Reading (Our Poor)

James Charles

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




Comments

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)

2 Bible reading? Are we sure they aren't playing a little morning poker?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (lh7pS)

3 The poors are bitter clinging.

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (2Drhq)

4 Uh oh.......here come the jihadis to piss about it......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (2YhKe)

5 Why ain't they working. Snap the whip here. Damn freeloaders.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (sl73Y)

6 Sure it's not a coven gathering to discuss the fate of the young man that pissed them off somehow?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2YhKe)

7 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2Drhq)

8 "Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge.
"Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.
"And the Union workhouses?" demanded Scrooge. "Are they still in operation?"
"They are. Still," returned the gentleman, "I wish I could say they were not."
"The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?" said Scrooge.
"Both very busy, sir."
"Oh! I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course," said Scrooge. "I am very glad to hear it."
"Under the impression that they scarcely furnish Christian cheer of mind or body to the multitude," returned the gentleman, "a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink, and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?"

"Nothing!" Scrooge replied.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (/+uur)

9 Bible reading? Are we sure they aren't playing a little morning poker?
Posted by: Huck Follywood


I'll see your Ecclesiastes and raise you a Psalm.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (AzRNx)

10 They are sharing a $20 burrito supreme

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (/+uur)

11 "see, it says right here, Beatrice, "thou shalt not be a bitch."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (3cUTc)

12 Republicans turning women into the wives from The Handmaid's Tale.
Nice though, would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (rp63B)

13 The Bene Gesserit started out as just another weird hat group.

Posted by: DaveA at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (FhXTo)

14 9 I'll see your Ecclesiastes and raise you a Psalm.

I raise you a Lazarus

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (2Drhq)

15 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker

Crutches, placed under chair. Screw that, get her working. Maybe some ladder work, upstairs windows.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (sl73Y)

16 Chelsea Workhouse > Chelsea Handler

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (2YhKe)

17 I'll see your Ecclesiastes and raise you a Psalm.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (AzRNx)

*ups the pot with a 2 mites*

CALL

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

18 Is Piper the little one at the far head of the table?

Posted by: Need a Scorecard at August 17, 2026 09:35 AM (JM9I6)

19 Definitely no boobs.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 17, 2026 09:35 AM (tB1L7)

20 What's the deal with the hats

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

21 “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine.”

OK Naomi
You read that verse from Solomon every week.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:36 AM (/+uur)

22 Chelsea Workhouse>Chelsea Clinton

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 17, 2026 09:36 AM (ibDUx)

23 dog under table.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (Bep7s)

24 I'll see your Ecclesiastes and raise you a Psalm.

I raise you a Lazarus
Posted by: Delurker


Damn. All in, huh?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (AzRNx)

25 What work do these women do that requires them to wear those ugly bonnets and frumpy clothes?

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

26 Okay…I like this. It shows a sense of serenity, rather than contempt for the destitute who can’t take care of themselves.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (ZdaMQ)

27 Is Piper the little one at the far head of the table?
Posted by: Need a Scorecard at August 17, 2026 09:35 AM


Having met Piper, I can assure you she's a lot younger than that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (bFu5X)

28 8 The older I get, the more I like the mean Scrooge better than the nice one.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

29 I think someone's more interested in the comics section of the newspaper on the table.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (2Cry5)

30 I don't want to go to Chelsea.

Posted by: Declan Patrick MacManus at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (Ucgf4)

31 28 8 The older I get, the more I like the mean Scrooge better than the nice one.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

Depp is the new Scrooge

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (/+uur)

32 They wear all that clothing so you can't see their tats.

Posted by: Skinflint at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM (JM9I6)

33 After looking at that picture embiggend, all those ladies should be retired.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM (AzRNx)

34 Pretty friggin' nice for a workhouse.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM (XvL8K)

35 I did not know of James Charles. He is a wonderful artist with nice works of people and nature. Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM (y8wRt)

36 29 I think someone's more interested in the comics section of the newspaper on the table.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 09:38 AM (2Cry5)

There is nothing worse than the person trying to tell you the Farside picture and caption.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM (/+uur)

37 They wear all that clothing so you can't see their tats.
Posted by: Skinflint at August 17, 2026 09:39 AM


London's Biker Granny menace.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 09:40 AM (bFu5X)

38 Most of the old broads that ended up in the workhouses were former prostitutes, cleaning ladies and fish mongers.

Those who could clean, cleaned. Those that could cook, cooked. Those that were good at giving head, gave head.

Posted by: The Beetle at August 17, 2026 09:40 AM (F1rMs)

39 Notice there are no old men
theys DEAD

PS Note to women, you better learn to get along as that is who you will be eating with at the Villages

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:41 AM (/+uur)

40 The older I get, the more I like the mean Scrooge better than the nice one.
Posted by: Bulg

New Scrooge movie coming out this year with Johnny Depp as Scrooge.

Posted by: Tuna at August 17, 2026 09:42 AM (lJ0H4)

41 25 What work do these women do that requires them to wear those ugly bonnets and frumpy clothes?
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026

Well to start, they have to be born in the Victorian age. And then they have to be destitute, and living in a home because they can’t afford to live anywhere else. Workhouse conditions were purposefully austere in an attempt to avoid people trying to get there or staying longer than absolutely necessary.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:42 AM (ZdaMQ)

42 Good art today. Not a subject matter that speaks to me overmuch but it's well done.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 17, 2026 09:42 AM (xcxpd)

43 i have not snickered at a sunday comic since watterson.
all droll now, careful not to step on any dicks or teats.
even boffo is sad.
meh.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (Bep7s)

44 Is Piper the little one at the far head of the table?
Posted by: Need a Scorecard at August 17, 2026 09:35 AM (JM9I6)


Piper is more like the young 'un on the right. Just not quite as tall.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (S0M0K)

45 cleaning ladies and fish mongers.


Cockles and mussels alive, alive-o!

Posted by: Molly Malone at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (JM9I6)

46 Piper is more like the young 'un on the right. Just not quite as tall.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (S0M0K)


She's a giant?

Posted by: Robert Reich at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (Ucgf4)

47 44 Is Piper the little one at the far head of the table?
Posted by: Need a Scorecard at August 17, 2026 09:35 AM (JM9I6)

Piper is more like the young 'un on the right. Just not quite as tall.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (S0M0K)

Sigh. lol.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (ZdaMQ)

48 Caption:

"Sorry, dearheart, the Handmaid's Tale cosplay is next door. This is the Old Biddy's Club."

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (iJfKG)

49 It's nicely contemplative?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (aJQbY)

50 Bunch of old biddies reading the Bible seated around a table. Welcome relief from talk of flip flops and odd cocks…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (sXOHS)

51 The yentas were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at August 17, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

52 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker

Poor old lady stored her crutches under the chair, you infirmist!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (MDua2)

53 Mark Trail is now Woke after being taken over by a DEI hire who can't draw.

The previous artist was fired for being a conservative.

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (2Drhq)

54 Sigh. lol.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (ZdaMQ)


I kid!! You're still on track for employee of the month.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (S0M0K)

55
Piper's the one wearing Manolo Blahnik shoes.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2026 09:47 AM (iJfKG)

56 what does the sign say?
and is that a clock?

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 09:47 AM (Bep7s)

57
52 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker

Poor old lady stored her crutches under the chair, you infirmist!
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (MDua2)

The infirm were part of the deserving poor welcome in a workhouse. I am not sure why I remember so much about these- weird what sticks in your brain and what doesn’t.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:47 AM (ZdaMQ)

58 54 Sigh. lol.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM (ZdaMQ)

I kid!! You're still on track for employee of the month.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (S0M0K)

Good because I need my parking space close to the door with these dang heels.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:48 AM (ZdaMQ)

59 The little girl holding out flowers is cute… perhaps that should’ve been the focus of this painting

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:48 AM (sXOHS)

60 The yentas were angry that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza at August 17, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)
====

I don't see any mah jong tiles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 09:49 AM (JvZF+)

61 Piper is more like the young 'un on the right. Just not quite as tall.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:43 AM (S0M0K)

Sigh. lol.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:44 AM


*fistbump*

Short people of the world, unite!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 09:49 AM (bFu5X)

62
New Scrooge movie coming out this year with Johnny Depp as Scrooge.

Posted by: Tuna at August 17, 2026 09:42 AM (lJ0H4)



What?!?!! Well I NEVER!!!!

I wonder if I still have a key to his place......

Posted by: Amber Heard at August 17, 2026 09:50 AM (2YhKe)

63
Short people of the world, unite!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 09:49 AM (bFu5X)




This is how the First Lady feels.......

Posted by: s at August 17, 2026 09:50 AM (2YhKe)

64
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:51 AM (O0L8i)

65 Damn......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:51 AM (2YhKe)

66
what does the sign say?

"Every Thursday is Mexican Fiesta Night!
Wear a Sombrero and Get Extra Jalapeños in Your Gruel"

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)

67 Mark Trail was never seen without his jaunty straight line tobacco pipe.

Surely this has been deleted. Or is he vaping?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 09:51 AM (Vsbiz)

68 The older I get, the more I like the mean Scrooge better than the nice one.
--
While I enjoy both reading and watching all the versions of A Christmas Carol, I agree.

And I still don't understand the virtue of becoming a spendthrift in your later years as some sort of redemption--you're not going to buy your way into heaven and no matter how vast your fortune, it's a meager pittance to the debt you've incurred.
As if you need the praise of man, seeing your good deeds.
I mean, if it makes you feel better sure, but it's no proxy for true, personal repentance.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 09:51 AM (3cUTc)

69 That looks like it's more fun than a root canal.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 09:52 AM (ES4nP)

70 Can't be all bad.... someone's got a beer mug sitting on the table. Probably homebrew, high proof.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 09:52 AM (2Cry5)

71
"It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman."

Posted by: Proverbs 21:19 at August 17, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

72 >>Bible reading? Are we sure they aren't playing a little morning poker?
___
Poker? I hardly knew ...
Nevermind.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 17, 2026 09:53 AM (bNf8H)

73 Vary nicely done

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 09:53 AM (wfMb6)

74 67 Surely this has been deleted. Or is he vaping?

The pipe was sadly deleted years ago.

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:53 AM (2Drhq)

75 Throwing caution to the winds, and ignoring the 100 post convention, I’d point out flip-flops and shorts in public are the modern equivalent of Bermuda shorts and Florsheims. Don’t do it, gang!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 09:54 AM (Vsbiz)

76 7 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2Drhq)

Looks like a bench. But the repair is not very tidy.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 09:54 AM (odBC9)

77 I mean, if it makes you feel better sure, but it's no proxy for true, personal repentance.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August

Because when he repented, he felt joy in his heart and wanted to share that joy. He doesn’t have to give, but he does for the sole purpose of bringing happiness to others.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:54 AM (ZdaMQ)

78 They look like they should be quilting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (2YhKe)

79 You're still on track for employee of the month.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (S0M0K)


Not after the written warning for last night's egregious omission of our first lady's magnificent shoes and equally wonderful ability to walk in them!

Which awareness, according to our resident stoner, makes me gay.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (l4RKn)

80 76 7 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2Drhq)

Looks like a bench. But the repair is not very tidy.
Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 09:54 AM (odBC9)

It's been determined those are crutches. I was being ableist.

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (2Drhq)

81 I loved the Sunday Mark Trails when I was a kid. The color ones that talked about various animals.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

82 So Sponge, your nic was “s” for one comment. Sock problem? Or flip flop problem? :-)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:56 AM (sXOHS)

83 Anyway, what I love about this painting is the treatment of the subjects with some dignity in a world where they probably weren’t given much respect, and despite their circumstances, they are still faithful.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:56 AM (ZdaMQ)

84 Those who could clean, cleaned. Those that could cook, cooked. Those that were good at giving head, gave head.
Posted by: The Beetle

Always go with your strengths.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 09:56 AM (hrOJm)

85 Seems only one of them is reading The Bible.

The rest appear to be concentrating on the crossword puzzle in the local rag.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:57 AM (2YhKe)

86 "I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right"

You were expecting Bob f'n Villa?

Posted by: A bunch of old women at August 17, 2026 09:57 AM (ES4nP)

87 So Sponge, your nic was “s” for one comment. Sock problem? Or flip flop problem? :-)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:56 AM (sXOHS)



Type-ahead cache fail.


F*ck flipflops......and cancer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:57 AM (2YhKe)

88 15 I'm trying to make sense of that chair repair on the right.
Posted by: Delurker

Crutches
Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (sl73Y)

Aha.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 09:57 AM (odBC9)

89 79 You're still on track for employee of the month.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (S0M0K)

Not after the written warning for last night's egregious omission of our first lady's magnificent shoes and equally wonderful ability to walk in them!

Which awareness, according to our resident stoner, makes me gay.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (l4

au contraire mon frère! Included in the pics was a pair of her standbys. Her favorites. The ones she has in multiple colors. It should have been a given what they were. 😊

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:59 AM (ZdaMQ)

90 Piper would whip those ladies into shape.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

91 Hopefully it's fall season since they all appear to be heavily dressed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2YhKe)

92 I assume all the ladies are widows.

They all look like widows. Even the youngest on the right.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (hrOJm)

93 Those crutches are a tripping hazard! Not OSHA approved, that's a $100k fine!

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (cWffP)

94 Piper would whip those ladies into shape.
Posted by: Bulg

Whip it good!

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (hrOJm)

95 Imagine they're all looking at menus.

Imagine how long it'll be before they order lunch.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)

96 That's a really nice painting. I like it.

I thought I heard on the news that paintings were stolen.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 17, 2026 10:01 AM (Sco7b)

97 F*ck flipflops.....


I don't know. Some of them have bottle openers built right into the bottom of the shoe. That makes it very useful not only for those impromptu parties but also as an expedient weapon for those non-paying party interlopers.

Posted by: OneEyedJack has seen campus life but not lived it at August 17, 2026 10:01 AM (zafwz)

98 Don't need no man, anyhow.

Right on, sister!

Posted by: In Olden Times at August 17, 2026 10:02 AM (wVcYX)

99 I think they're plotting the overthrow of the patriarchy. Early commies...women are the worst commies.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:02 AM (cWffP)

100 Not after the written warning for last night's egregious omission of our first lady's magnificent shoes and equally wonderful ability to walk in them!

Which awareness, according to our resident stoner, makes me gay.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM



It's gotta be the SHOES!!!!

Posted by: Mars Blackmon at August 17, 2026 10:02 AM (2YhKe)

101 Nice hats.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 17, 2026 10:02 AM (17rPF)

102 I don't know. Some of them have bottle openers built right into the bottom of the shoe. That makes it very useful not only for those impromptu parties but also as an expedient weapon for those non-paying party interlopers.

Posted by: OneEyedJack has seen campus life but not lived it at August 17, 2026 10:01 AM (zafwz)



On a beach.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:02 AM (2YhKe)

103 Piper, with all due respect, I certainly appreciate your Sunday night additions and always spend some time with them. You add a touch of grace to these pages that is welcome.
Didn't read all of last night's comments and I'm sorry if you took some heat.
However comma I must agree that any connection you can make between a given fashion topic and our gracious current First Lady will always be sure to draw the attention of a large percentage of we gray box dwellers.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

104 "Front Page" headline: Under El-Sayed, one city was responsible for killing a quarter of the dogs in the country.

I see this a lot. County, not country, you idiots.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (sl73Y)

105
I thought I heard on the news that paintings were stolen.
Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 17, 2026 10:01 AM (Sco7b)



All of them?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (2YhKe)

106 95 Bar menu first.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

107 “the treatment of the subjects with some dignity in a world where they probably weren’t given much respect”

Where did you get such a notion as that?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (Vsbiz)

108 au contraire mon frère! Included in the pics was a pair of her standbys. Her favorites. The ones she has in multiple colors.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:59 AM (ZdaMQ)


I expected a 1,500 word exegesis on her almost unique ability to walk in impossibly high heels while looking like an elegant goddess.

Anything less is a violation.

I will not stand for the insult to our first lady!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (l4RKn)

109 It's getting to be that season.

https://tinyurl.com/mpeadpst

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)

110 in certain places flip flops are known as "go forwards."

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (Bep7s)

111 "Today's reading is from Chapter 4: Lilith Milks Her First Minotaur"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (17rPF)

112 Imagine they're all looking at menus.

Imagine how long it'll be before they order lunch.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)
----
Imagine them trying to calculate the tip....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (FZ29D)

113 They look like they should be quilting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (2YhKe)

They're quilting machines.
(Ooh bop tiddley bop)

Posted by: The Jackson Five at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (wVcYX)

114 Looks like the ladies didn't read the instructions on the Jiffy-Pop labels and put them on their heads instead of the stove.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (MDua2)

115 I’ve never understood how women could walk in high heels.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

116 107 “the treatment of the subjects with some dignity in a world where they probably weren’t given much respect”

Where did you get such a notion as that?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (Vsbiz)

Because they lived in a poor house in the Victorian era.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (ZdaMQ)

117 "it's decorative gourd season, mfr's"

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (Bep7s)

118 Now that looks like a group that might have trouble attracting new members.

Posted by: red speck at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (Ve/HL)

119 It's getting to be that season.

https://tinyurl.com/mpeadpst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (wVcYX)

120 Imagine they're all looking at menus.

Imagine how long it'll be before they order lunch.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)



Just be happy that we're not along for the ride on them deciding WHERE they wanted to have lunch.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (2YhKe)

121 And those who could monger, mongered.

Posted by: Let's see THAT in a limerick! at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

122 I liked it better when we had civilization.

ABSOLUTE Chaos Breaks Out at Wisconsin State Fair As Group of 'Teens' Beats Anyone in Sight (WATCH)

https://tinyurl.com/5n6mvz3a

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

123 https://tinyurl.com/mpeadpst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (wVcYX)



Nuke it from space.....to be sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (2YhKe)

124 Just be happy that we're not along for the ride on them deciding WHERE they wanted to have lunch.
Posted by: Sponge

And each of them making 4-6 substitutions to every dish ordered.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:08 AM (hrOJm)

125 115 I’ve never understood how women could walk in high heels.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

Heel to toe, specifically roll into the big toe, small steps (or you clomp), with a focus on posture. Ta da!

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:08 AM (ZdaMQ)

126 You're still on track for employee of the month.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:46 AM (S0M0K)

Not after the written warning for last night's egregious omission of our first lady's magnificent shoes and equally wonderful ability to walk in them!

Which awareness, according to our resident stoner, makes me gay.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 09:55 AM (l4RKn)


Yeah I was shaking my head on that one.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:08 AM (S0M0K)

127 "...and he heaved once again his throbbing manhood against her willing and eager... Wait a minute! THIS isn't first Thessalonians!"

Posted by: red speck at August 17, 2026 10:08 AM (Ve/HL)

128 It's getting to be that season.

https://tinyurl.com/mpeadpst
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
_________

Do they make them in sour cream and onion? Or at least bacon?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 17, 2026 10:09 AM (XvL8K)

129
I will not stand for the insult to our first lady!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026

She does have amazing shoes. Jealous is an understatement.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:09 AM (ZdaMQ)

130 97 that musing falls apart once one realizes that everything is a bottle opener.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:09 AM (Bep7s)

131 Wordle. The early years.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

132 ABSOLUTE Chaos Breaks Out at Wisconsin State Fair As Group of 'Teens' Beats Anyone in Sight (WATCH)

https://tinyurl.com/5n6mvz3a
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)



And they wonder why there's so much blacktose intolerance around.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:10 AM (2YhKe)

133 Two Corinthians walk into a bar...

Posted by: Stop me if you've heard it at August 17, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

134 I can't believe this.

In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

https://tinyurl.com/42zh4rth

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

135 74 likewise with the "farmer crossing" signs in michigan (and elseplace) where the straw hatted guy on the tractor no longer has his pipe. if you see one with a pipe, i stopped and drew it. can't get 'em all...

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:11 AM (Bep7s)

136 Which one is Blanche Devereaux?

She's a goer *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 10:12 AM (wVcYX)

137 I’ve never understood how women could walk in high heels.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

Check with Corporal Klinger

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 10:12 AM (sXOHS)

138 "Teens" means black.

Posted by: Helpful footnote at August 17, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

139 Flip flops for the pool or beach. Tailored shorts with a polo / colored shirt is fine. Pair with loafers or a tennis shoe made for this type of outfit, not a runner type shoe. Do not wear jorts. Thank you.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:13 AM (ZdaMQ)

140 I’ve never understood how women could walk in high heels.
Posted by: Bulg

Heel to toe, specifically roll into the big toe, small steps (or you clomp), with a focus on posture. Ta da!
Posted by: Piper


Proud to be a troglodyte. No way I'm doing that. That's an ankle breaker.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:13 AM (AzRNx)

141 If they’re reading the KJV, they’re gonna blush every time they read about guys pissing against a wall.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:13 AM (77rzZ)

142 I can't believe this.

In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

https://tinyurl.com/42zh4rth
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

According to the algorithmic feed in my YooToob, there is no video of any Ukrainian solder being KIA. Only those dirty Rooskies are wasted by the brave and glorious Ukes every day - in the hundreds of thousands - every day.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (hrOJm)

143 Just be happy that we're not along for the ride on them deciding WHERE they wanted to have lunch.
Posted by: Sponge

And each of them making 4-6 substitutions to every dish ordered.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:08 AM (hrOJm)

And each one asking the waiter to repeat the daily specials and salad dressing choices.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (wVcYX)

144 Michael Dorstewitz: All Indicators Show that Democrats Hate Democracy

-
In fairness, the GOPe hates Republicans.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (ndZc7)

145 Jorts are basically Daisy Dukes, right?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

146 I can't believe this.

In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

https://tinyurl.com/42zh4rth
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


That's World War 11 numbers.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:16 AM (AzRNx)

147 Okay, cooling off / PowerAde break over. Time for Mowing II, Sweating Boogaloo.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (wVcYX)

148 And each one asking the waiter to repeat the daily specials and salad dressing choices.
Posted by: Count de Monet

My princess, spoiled, AWFL DIL recently returned from her first trip to Italy. She bitched constantly to all of us that she couldn't get Ranch dressing for any of the dishes over there.

I wish I was kidding.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)

149 Jorts are basically Daisy Dukes, right?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)



No. Jorts are the 'just above the knee' jean shorts that dudes used to wear.

Daisy Dukes show the lower ass cheek of the lady wearing them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (2YhKe)

150 Just a vibrant thread in the fabric of our rich tapestry of Diversity, gang. Embrace it!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:18 AM (Vsbiz)

151 My princess, spoiled, AWFL DIL recently returned from her first trip to Italy. She bitched constantly to all of us that she couldn't get Ranch dressing for any of the dishes over there.

I wish I was kidding.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)



And this is why the rest of the world hates us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:18 AM (2YhKe)

152 I don’t believe any of the Ukraine Russia casualty figures from any source. The propaganda war is as hot as the drone war with that one

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 10:19 AM (sXOHS)

153 Michael Dorstewitz: All Indicators Show that Democrats Hate Democracy
——

Reg’ler Sherlock Holmes, e’ is! Way to go, Mike.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:20 AM (Vsbiz)

154 All right, get back to work. This is a workhouse, not a sitting around the table house.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 17, 2026 10:20 AM (syz1S)

155 149 Wow, jorts sound really gay. I bet you wear them with Crocs.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

156 Wow, jorts sound really gay. I bet you wear them with Crocs.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

No you wore them with Vans if you were a skater.

Posted by: polynikes at August 17, 2026 10:21 AM (KC5Lt)

157 ABSOLUTE Chaos Breaks Out at Wisconsin State Fair As Group of 'Teens' Beats Anyone in Sight (WATCH)

https://tinyurl.com/5n6mvz3a
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

There IS a solution.....*types*deletes*types*deletes*

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM (hmYU4)

158 They're bonnets, not hats!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM (odBC9)

159 Wow, jorts sound really gay. I bet you wear them with Crocs.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)



I used to wear them a lot. Then they became the butt of many a joke. Mine were Levi's and Levi Strauss is a racking cockholster, so I was happy to throw them away.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM (2YhKe)

160 In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

A statistic.

Posted by: Uncle Joe at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM (yYROg)

161 139 cutoffs and barefoot.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM (Bep7s)

162 Proof that a Hand Maids Tale has always been the goal !!!

Posted by: purple hair fat chick at August 17, 2026 10:23 AM (KC5Lt)

163 Keeping the riff raff out.

WNBA subreddit bans any mention of Sophie Cunningham

https://tinyurl.com/bdkh2nh8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)

164 103
However comma
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

haha!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:23 AM (odBC9)

165 Jorts are basically Daisy Dukes, right?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)


No. Jorts are the 'just above the knee' jean shorts that dudes used to wear.

Daisy Dukes show the lower ass cheek of the lady wearing them.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (2YhKe)


Who decided that we're not supposed to wear jean shorts? Probably some fag or a bunch of women who just can't stand the thought of guys doing whatever dafuq we want.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:23 AM (S0M0K)

166 143 and having a virginia slim with coffee after dessert.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:24 AM (Bep7s)

167 155 149 Wow, jorts sound really gay. I bet you wear them with Crocs.
Posted by: Bulg
========
I wore them because it was easier to carry a concealed weapon of a decent size.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:24 AM (E4rtv)

168 Chelsea Workhouse: A Bible Reading (Our Poor) 1877
James Charles

Today's selection is a very nicely done painting. (Great detail, lighting, colors, and positive in nature.) Artist James Charles (1851–1906) has/had an excellent body of work.

Reportedly, in the mid-to-late 19th century, French movements shifted the trajectory of British painters away from rigid, moralizing Victorian studio pieces. They abandoned hyper-detailed Pre-Raphaelite precision, and adopted the French approach of square-brush techniques, visible textures, and looser forms.

This stylistic rebellion directly led to the formation of the New English Art Club (NEAC) in 1886. Founded by James Charles, George Clausen, and John Singer Sargent, it served as London's premier showcase for French-influenced modern art. (AI Overview)

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:24 AM (NFX2v)

169 145 she jogs.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:24 AM (Bep7s)

170 145 Jorts are basically Daisy Dukes, right?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10

No, Jean shorts.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (ZdaMQ)

171 I used to wear them a lot. Then they became the butt of many a joke. Mine were Levi's and Levi Strauss is a racking cockholster, so I was happy to throw them away.
Posted by: Sponge at August 17, 2026 10:22 AM
++++

Try our ballroom jeans.

Posted by: Duluth Trading at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

172 I wore them because it was easier to carry a concealed weapon of a decent size.
Posted by: whig

The Paolo, how you say, *fist bump*.

Posted by: The Paolo at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (hrOJm)

173 My princess, spoiled, AWFL DIL recently returned from her first trip to Italy. She bitched constantly to all of us that she couldn't get Ranch dressing for any of the dishes over there.

I wish I was kidding.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)

Talk to the Germans who were here for the World Cup. They were so enthralled with it that they were having cases of it shipped home to German. The Youtube shorts of Europeans' experience on their first visit to America are incredible. Especially when it came to the food.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (hmYU4)

174
Who decided that we're not supposed to wear jean shorts? Probably some fag or a bunch of women who just can't stand the thought of guys doing whatever dafuq we want.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:23 AM (S0M0K)



I think it was either Gen Y or Z that started making fun of us for wearing them.

I actually miss wearing them, honestly. But now I just wear some other kind of short and have gotten past it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2YhKe)

175 Wow, jorts sound really gay. I bet you wear them with Crocs.
Posted by: Bulg


No - calling them "jorts" is gay.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (S0M0K)

176 Who’s the handler of the Chelsea Workhouse?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (77rzZ)

177 Try our ballroom jeans.
Posted by: Duluth Trading at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)



It's the only jean I own.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (2YhKe)

178 Father of the Year.

Cenk Uygur says he'd rather have his daughters lose in sports than make a gender-confused boy feel bad

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (ndZc7)

179 I still have a pair but unfortunately I think my waist size has gone up a size since I last wore them.

Posted by: purple hair fat chick at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (KC5Lt)

180
No - calling them "jorts" is gay.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (S0M0K)



This was part of the created razz for wearing them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (2YhKe)

181 Mississippi pot roast is in the crock pot.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (d9FiM)

182
Cenk Uygur says he'd rather have his daughters lose in sports than make a gender-confused boy feel bad
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (ndZc7)



He's a fag who's shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (2YhKe)

183 You guys wear shorts? I just walk to the mailbox in my 'wears. No one says anything.

Posted by: The Paolo at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (hrOJm)

184 112 Imagine they're all looking at menus.

Imagine how long it'll be before they order lunch.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:00 AM (2Cry5)
----
Imagine them trying to calculate the tip....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (FZ29D)

hahahahaha! ha!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (odBC9)

185 Skinheads also liked to wear them with their steel toed boots and key chain.

Posted by: purple hair fat chick at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (KC5Lt)

186 Duluth Trading commercials are funny

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (sXOHS)

187 My princess, spoiled, AWFL DIL recently returned from her first trip to Italy. She bitched constantly to all of us that she couldn't get Ranch dressing for any of the dishes over there.

I wish I was kidding.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)

Talk to the Germans who were here for the World Cup. They were so enthralled with it that they were having cases of it shipped home to German. The Youtube shorts of Europeans' experience on their first visit to America are incredible. Especially when it came to the food.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

The ranch dressing must flow.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)

188 And this is why the rest of the world hates us.
Posted by: Sponge

Nope, envy. Since about 2000, the EU has been on a downward train while the US, despite Democrats' best efforts, has improved its economy.

Mississippi being wealthier per capita than the average UK citizen is causing massive angst and Italy is below the UK in per capita income.

And you can see the hollowing out of Euroland by the fact they refuse to have kids, fertility has dropped to almost nothing among the native population so the PTB think they can bring in Muzzies and Africans to do the work and replace the native populations.

Kill the Boer is in their future. So the smarter ones are becoming sullen and nasty over it.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (E4rtv)

189 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.

Remember that any time you feel the need to quote his dumbass about some shit he said.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (2YhKe)

190 I think it was either Gen Y or Z that started making fun of us for wearing them.

I actually miss wearing them, honestly. But now I just wear some other kind of short and have gotten past it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM (2YhKe)


Same, dude. I still have a pair or 2 -- I wear them when I'm doing household fix-it stuff. I'm most comfortable in jeans. I'm lucky enough that I can wear them to work pretty much every day. Jean shorts are very comfortable for me. But heaven forbid guys wear something they like

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:29 AM (S0M0K)

191 The Youtube shorts of Europeans' experience on their first visit to America are incredible. Especially when it came to the food.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 10:25 AM
+++

Love this song and video:

https://youtu.be/YRwrVzATea8

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

192 189 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.

Remember that any time you feel the need to quote his dumbass about some shit he said.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (2YhKe)

I bet he would prefer a camel though.

Posted by: purple hair fat chick at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (KC5Lt)

193 178 Father of the Year.

Cenk Uygur says he'd rather have his daughters lose in sports than make a gender-confused boy feel bad
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
========
He is a particularly stupid man and said some other idiotic thing this week. And his nephew is worse. Both should be shipped back to Turkey.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (E4rtv)

194 178 Father of the Year.

Cenk Uygur says he'd rather have his daughters lose in sports than make a gender-confused boy feel bad
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:26 AM (ndZc7)

He's probably equally sympathetic and would sacrifice his daughters to any guy with an erection.

If he could watch.

We need a cleansing fire.
Man, that sucker's going to be huge.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

195 Nope, envy. Since about 2000, the EU has been on a downward train while the US, despite Democrats' best efforts, has improved its economy.



Fine, however, Americans going to Europe and pissing incessantly about not having access to Ranch Dressing isn't helping matters much.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (2YhKe)

196 Who decided that we're not supposed to wear jean shorts? Probably some fag or a bunch of women who just can't stand the thought of guys doing whatever dafuq we want.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026

They are out of style. Hang on to yours if they should (shudder) come back.

Note I have 2 pair of shorts, so I don’t wear them much. My cut off 501s for the beach and home, the tailored ones to look pulled together if I can’t wear a skirt or dress.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (ZdaMQ)

197 @132 -- I will note that, by state law, an LTC holder cannot be prohibited from carrying at the State Fair of Texas (or any other property run by the state, with the exception of certain place specially designated, e.g., a court house). Thus, this crap will not happen there.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (y2f7I)

198 My only problem with jean shorts is my legs feel bare in a weird way.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 10:31 AM (aJQbY)

199 The Paolo, how you say, *fist bump*.
Posted by: The Paolo

Heh. Don't every leave home half cocked.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)

200 189 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.


He's a sick fucker.

Posted by: Rabid Moroccan Donkey with a ruptured asshole at August 17, 2026 10:31 AM (d9FiM)

201 I will not wear any kind of shorts in public. I only wear them to sleep in during warm weather.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

202 187 My princess, spoiled, AWFL DIL recently returned from her first trip to Italy. She bitched constantly to all of us that she couldn't get Ranch dressing for any of the dishes over there.

I wish I was kidding.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)

So, her studies in stoicism aren't going well then?

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 17, 2026 10:32 AM (Sco7b)

203 ABSOLUTE Chaos Breaks Out at Wisconsin State Fair As Group of 'Teens' Beats Anyone in Sight (WATCH)

https://tinyurl.com/5n6mvz3a
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ndZc7)

There IS a solution.....*types*deletes*types*deletes*
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy


And that's why I don't go to the Texas State Fair.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:32 AM (AzRNx)

204 Imagine them trying to calculate the tip....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 10:05 AM (FZ29D)

hahahahaha! ha!
Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (odBC9)

They could use a Willard organizer, but as Morty Seinfeld found out it messes up the tips calculations and loses you a condo board election

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 10:32 AM (sXOHS)

205 132 blacktose intolerance
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:10 AM (2YhKe)

ooohhhh

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:33 AM (odBC9)

206 But heaven forbid guys wear something they like
Posted by: Doof at August

You won’t get arrested for wearing them! You can if you want. You can also wear socks with sandals.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:33 AM (ZdaMQ)

207 the treatment of the subjects with some dignity in a world where they probably weren’t given much respect”

Speaking of which, the pop ups are showing a box " have you seen Larry Bird's wife? Hold your stomach" or some such.
I find this incredibly distasteful. Not a public figure,.just anything for a click.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 10:33 AM (sl73Y)

208
And that's why I don't go to the Texas State Fair.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:32 AM (AzRNx)



It should be noted the fairgrounds in Dallas are off of Dr. Martin Luthor King Jr. Blvd.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:33 AM (2YhKe)

209 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I got nuthin'
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2026 10:34 AM (2WIwB)

210 135 74 likewise with the "farmer crossing" signs in michigan (and elseplace) where the straw hatted guy on the tractor no longer has his pipe. if you see one with a pipe, i stopped and drew it. can't get 'em all...
Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:11 AM (Bep7s)

I seriously hope there's no citation or penalty for that.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:34 AM (odBC9)

211 The Young Turks are neither.

Posted by: Change my mind at August 17, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)

212 Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
@FmrRepMTG
They are discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings.
Yes you read that correctly. It’s real. I’m not speculating, I know.
And it’s pure evil.

https://tinyurl.com/4t3cdc5k

-
That Trump is a mad man!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)

213 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (2YhKe)


He is an interesting combination of Jew-hater, America-hater, and dumber than a rock.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (l4RKn)

214
Mississippi pot roast is in the crock pot.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (d9FiM)



I'm not familiar with that euphemism. Dare I look it up in Urban Dictionary?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (iqcvy)

215 @212 -- How the hell would SHE know?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (cWffP)

216 197 @132 -- I will note that, by state law, an LTC holder cannot be prohibited from carrying at the State Fair of Texas (or any other property run by the state, with the exception of certain place specially designated, e.g., a court house). Thus, this crap will not happen there.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

Most people don't want to end up like Kyle Rittenhouse, on trial for murder to killing thugs out to kill him. So until a societal reset occurs that stamps on 'yutes' with really bad consequences for the yutes for this behavior, it is not prudent to draw down unless you have no choice and the most prudent choice is not to be there in the first place.

This anti social behavior has killed malls, killed amusement parks, and killed any festival, etc. that does not have high entry fees, metal detectors, and ample security.

And you can thank social media for assholes acting out and others filming the crap--drones want to be famous even if only for a fleeting moment before they enter the prison system, die from gangbanging, or kill themselves via drugs.

The barbarians are within the gates. Act accordingly.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (E4rtv)

217 We would have also accepted "Marjorie Trailer Queen."

Posted by: The judges at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

218 I should have went to the TX state fair when I lived there But, it was a 5 hour drive and public behavior started to get noticably worse.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (d9FiM)

219 Who wears jort jorts?
We wear jort jorts!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (ndZc7)

220 Trump is discussing using nukes?
About time.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (7ADiS)

221 The Young Turks are neither.
Posted by: Change my mind at August 17, 2026 10:34 AM (2Ez/1)



I'm old enough to remember when people actually thought Anna Kasparian was getting red pilled.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (2YhKe)

222 Anonosaurus,

Shirley, she's a madwoman, vs a madman?

Also, they discuss such things as possibilities, *naturally*, and what the thresholds would be.

Also, if you have a legit source, that source should be in Leavenworth turning big rocks into small rocks.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (aJQbY)

223 That Trump is a mad man!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
=======
And MTG sucks donkey balls prior to sexing them up, It’s real. I’m not speculating, I know.
And it’s pure evil.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:38 AM (E4rtv)

224 You won’t get arrested for wearing them! You can if you want. You can also wear socks with sandals.
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:33 AM (ZdaMQ)


They've got various colors of paint and grease smudges all over them now. It's not a hill I chose to die on. I don't wear them in public.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:38 AM (S0M0K)

225 @212 -- How the hell would SHE know?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (cWffP)



This. Stupid bitch is taking the "sources say" route.

Oh just GFY, you dumb scrunt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2YhKe)

226 it's like a book club...
https://tinyurl.com/mraxamk6

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:38 AM (Bep7s)

227 217 We would have also accepted "Marjorie Trailer Queen."
Posted by: The judges

No love for the classics.

Marge Trollop Queenie.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:39 AM (E4rtv)

228 134 I can't believe this.

In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

First, it's never reported honestly how many regular Russian citizens are also routinely killed.

Second, Zelenskyy is just right, well paid dictator to destroy Russia to the point it can be EU/NATO occupied.

Maybe the day might come when its realized what Zelenskyy is, why, and what's been done.

All, imho.

I'm waiting to see if the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Ukraine, set to end on October 19, 2026, will.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:39 AM (NFX2v)

229 Cenk Uygur says he'd rather have his daughters lose in sports than make a gender-confused boy feel bad
——

He’s an idiot, but he ain’t that stupid. He’s just parroting whatever the Approved Narrative is that has been laid down from on high. What an asshole.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:39 AM (Vsbiz)

230 Mississippi pot roast is in the crock pot.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 10:27 AM (d9FiM

I haven’t done that in awhile! I should make one over the weekend.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 10:40 AM (ZdaMQ)

231 211 The Young Turks are neither.
Posted by: Change my mind

Too much Turkish Delight. That ages Turks fast.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:40 AM (E4rtv)

232 210 "malicious mischief" $20 fine, s a i t.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:40 AM (Bep7s)

233 And stop calling her Shirley.

Posted by: Victor Vector at August 17, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)

234 Love this song and video:

https://youtu.be/YRwrVzATea8
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

Yup! Good times were had by all!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 10:41 AM (hmYU4)

235 I'm waiting to see if the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Ukraine, set to end on October 19, 2026, will.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:39 AM (NFX2v)


Will you glean this information from the TPS Report?

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (S0M0K)

236 189 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (2YhKe)

Link?

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (odBC9)

237 He’s just parroting whatever the Approved Narrative is that has been laid down from on high.
Posted by: Common Tater
======
Does that also mean his recent approval on bestiality, is that the new thing or is is just him.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (E4rtv)

238 214 chuck, ranch, pepperoncini.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (Bep7s)

239 This anti social behavior has killed malls, killed amusement parks, and killed any festival, etc. that does not have high entry fees, metal detectors, and ample security.
——

They killed the downtown city centers first, that’s why all those malls were built far, far away in the first place.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (Vsbiz)

240 "Mississippi pot roast is in the crock pot."

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at August 17, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

241
I wear hiking shorts with either my Palladium foreign legion boots or high top Chucks every day at work during the summer. It's too hot around here to wear long pants while working, unless you need them for protection.

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing jorts though.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2026 10:43 AM (iqcvy)

242 213 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:28 AM (2YhKe)

He is an interesting combination of Jew-hater, America-hater, and dumber than a rock.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (l4RKn)

He's a huff-and-puff drama queen.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:44 AM (odBC9)

243 Does that also mean his recent approval on bestiality, is that the new thing or is is just him.
——

Wha?? I’m …. Not surprised. Shocked maybe.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:44 AM (Vsbiz)

244 The Cenk quote is this,
“I believe that if I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality where you are giving, you are pleasuring the animal.”

Came from a 2013 episode of his show and he was called out on it when Cenk ran for Congress in 2019.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:44 AM (E4rtv)

245 Will you glean this information from the TPS Report?
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM
++++

There's a new cover sheet for those!

Posted by: Have you heard? at August 17, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

246 217 We would have also accepted "Marjorie Trailer Queen."
Posted by: The judges at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

; )

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:45 AM (odBC9)

247 I'm old enough to remember when people actually thought Anna Kasparian was getting red pilled.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (2YhKe)

Raped and all her "friends" treated her like trash for the crime of describing her attacker. There is no cure for dumb. Or corrupt.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 10:45 AM (rJIHE)

248 219 Who wears jort jorts?
We wear jort jorts!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:37 AM (ndZc7)

... when you play Jarts!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:45 AM (odBC9)

249 Chelsea Workhouse died from withdrawal after trying to go cold turkey from her 100 hour weeks at the textile mill.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM (BI5O2)

250 > Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.
-----------
Bet the horse has other ideas about Cenk.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM (2Cry5)

251 If you watch police body cam videos on YouTube (the one thing Black Lives Matter did that benefited society) you'll note every POS that gets arrested screams "I can't breathe," as if it's a part of the ritual, especially fat black women.
---
There's a whole liturgy.
All of these must be yelled, often multiple times; exact order is not required as prior cants can be repeated later, even if not logical.
(minor variations are accepted.)

These are the Incantations of Innocence and Freedom:
- I din do nuffin
(this is mandatory and must be said in every invocation. "what'd I do?" is acceptable but must still be followed by "I din do nuffin")
- Don't touch me
- I can't breathe
- I'm pregnant
- let me speak to your supervisor
- let me call my mom/grandma

Yelling these multiple times--even if you are in cuffs--will ward off The Police, who will magically let you go free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM (3cUTc)

252 Duluth Trading Cargo Shorts End of argument.
Hello 105 degree heat for the next couple of weeks.

https://tinyurl.com/2b67bh8v

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:47 AM (AzRNx)

253 225 @212 -- How the hell would SHE know?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (cWffP)

This. Stupid bitch is taking the "sources say" route.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:38 AM (2YhKe)

I imagine she can be called into court for that.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:47 AM (odBC9)

254 I wouldn't be caught dead wearing jorts though.

I am known around town for wearing jorts from circa 1980s. Grands enjoy the notoriety.

Posted by: DanMan at August 17, 2026 10:48 AM (8uzBS)

255 For some reason beyond my comprehension, Lindsay Clancy, the mother who strangled her three young kids has become a martyr. First . . .

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Lindsey Clancy admitted to killing her 3 kids. Her fans already raised $715k in donations.

-
But she didn't do it!

Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
Thousands of women are saying Lindsay Clancy could not have possibly killed her three children because she’s a “Leo” and “Leo’s don’t kill.”
Clancy admitted to killing her children but internet “sleuths” don’t want to believe her.
We are witnessing mass psychosis.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)

256 232 210 "malicious mischief" $20 fine, s a i t.
Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 10:40 AM (Bep7s)

Maybe that's worth it!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:49 AM (odBC9)

257 "Mississippi pot roast is in the crock pot."

Is that what you kids are calling it now?
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson


Aka, Road Kill Surprise.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 10:49 AM (AzRNx)

258 The Gormogons
@Gormogons
58m
GP Tax burrito wealth, starting with the evil Chipotle family which cornered the burrito market and is holding Americans hostage.

No salsa, no peace!
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:50 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 10:50 AM (rbvCR)

259 It's still a sandwich

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 10:50 AM (rbvCR)

260 Lindsey Clancy admitted to killing her 3 kids. Her fans already raised $715k in donations.

Nice

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 10:50 AM (Vsbiz)

261
Link?
Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (odBC9)




https://shorturl.fm/gHsdE

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:51 AM (2YhKe)

262 @CollinRugg
Thousands of women are saying Lindsay Clancy could not have possibly killed her three children because she’s a “Leo” and “Leo’s don’t kill.”
Clancy admitted to killing her children but internet “sleuths” don’t want to believe her.
We are witnessing mass psychosis.
---
more and more--as a whole--so many women are going out of their way to prove they are not capable of the responsibility granted under the 19th Amendment.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 10:51 AM (3cUTc)

263 I can't believe this.

In One of Bloodiest Months Since Start of War, Putin Loses 43,000 Soldiers on Ukraine Battlefield

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Total casualties, possible. Russian doctrine has never given a shit about losses of common soldiers. Attacking fixed fortifications usually bakes into the cake really excessive casualties. That is why doctrine argues that you need 3:1 superiority to launch offensive attacks on fortifications. That is what is going on the Donbass--Ukrainians have extensively fortified that area since 2014.

Putin is trying to complete taking it for some reason, primarily according to at least one tactician, it is because the rugged terrain of that region of the Donbass, once conquered, gives way to plains where Russia would be advantaged and the Ukrainians would not have the prepared defenses.

So throwing away a lot of men from the periphery of the Soviet Empire, many of which probably barely speak Russian but do it for poverty reasons, doesn't threaten regime stability.

He is not drawing the troops from St. Petersburg or Moscow, but basically agrarian peasants from the small villages and cities distant from core.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:51 AM (E4rtv)

264 Cenk Yugar is simply taking the heat off his nephew, Hasan Piker.

The Young Turks (host Cenk Uygur plus Kyle Kulinski, and former Bernie Sanders staffers Zack Exley and Saikat Chakrabarti) helped launch Justice Democrats—the political group that recruited and powered Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 campaign.

Hasan Piker (the PR guy) has been very effective but will be toned down in time for the mid-term elections to protect the number of socialists running around the country and Bernie's hands relatively clean.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)

265 Yelling these multiple times--even if you are in cuffs--will ward off The Police, who will magically let you go free.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM


Don't forget:

"Y'all doin' too much!"

"Y'all actin' weird!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 17, 2026 10:52 AM (bFu5X)

266 Yelling these multiple times--even if you are in cuffs--will ward off The Police, who will magically let you go free.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM (3cUTc)

I was scared.
145 mph down the freeway doesn't scare them but the mear sight of red and blue lights does.

Posted by: Reforger at August 17, 2026 10:52 AM (7ADiS)

267 People make fun of your cargo shorts until they need a pocket knife, some lip balm, a can opener, some bug spray, a bandana, a pair of sunglasses, a bottle of water, or a condom.

Posted by: Guys everywhere at August 17, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

268 How in the heck does a Turk end up having the last name "Piker?" Is he only Turkish on his mother's side?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)

269 Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2026 10:17 AM (hrOJm)

Italy is one of my favorite countries to visit due to the food (and wine). What in the world was she thinking? Travel to experience different cultures and foods.

Posted by: Ann at August 17, 2026 10:54 AM (SHHm+)

270
Hasan Piker (the PR guy) has been very effective but will be toned down in time for the mid-term elections to protect the number of socialists running around the country and Bernie's hands relatively clean.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)



I doubt it. He feels emboldened. He has already told those trying to have him calm down to f*ck off. His ego won't allow him to be toned down.

He will continue f*cking that chicken like it's the last available hole on earth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:54 AM (2YhKe)

271 Thousands of women are saying Lindsay Clancy could not have possibly killed her three children because she’s a “Leo” and “Leo’s don’t kill.”
---------

Lord help us what

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 10:54 AM (rJIHE)

272 People make fun of your cargo shorts until they need a pocket knife, some lip balm, a can opener, some bug spray, a bandana, a pair of sunglasses, a bottle of water, or a condom.
Posted by: Guys everywhere

I love cargo pants but I wear them out too quickly.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

273 244 The Cenk quote is this,
“I believe that if I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality where you are giving, you are pleasuring the animal.”

Came from a 2013 episode of his show and he was called out on it when Cenk ran for Congress in 2019.
Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:44 AM (E4rtv)

YIKES

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:55 AM (odBC9)

274 262 @CollinRugg
Thousands of women are saying Lindsay Clancy could not have possibly killed her three children because she’s a “Leo” and “Leo’s don’t kill.”
Clancy admitted to killing her children but internet “sleuths” don’t want to believe her.
We are witnessing mass psychosis.
---
more and more--as a whole--so many women are going out of their way to prove they are not capable of the responsibility granted under the 19th Amendment.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Social media where each poster tries to one up each other in 'compassion' or 'love' toward shitty evil people is an AWFL phenomenon. It pits the social competitiveness of women trying to top each other like a rancid replay of high society, Hollyweird, or other useless strivings to be top of the hill socially. In this case, social media where anyone can play.

Like the stupid yutes that like to put their own criminality up in video for all to see, too many people want that brief notoriety of fleeting fame before they crash back down to earth.

Gravity always wins in the end.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

275 YIKES
Posted by: m
=========
Imagine the Cenk version of Mr. Ed.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:56 AM (E4rtv)

276 Cenk Uygur said he'd be fine with having sex with a horse.
----------

Ana better watch her back.

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 10:56 AM (rJIHE)

277 Imagine the Cenk version of Mr. Ed.
Posted by: whig

"Damn, Wilbur, I'm sorry I missed that Catherine the Great chick."

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

278 265 Yelling these multiple times--even if you are in cuffs--will ward off The Police, who will magically let you go free.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 10:46 AM

Don't forget:

"Y'all doin' too much!"

"Y'all actin' weird!"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
--------
Welp, you also have the idiotic sovereign citizens to be fair.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

279 So throwing away a lot of men from the periphery of the Soviet Empire, many of which probably barely speak Russian but do it for poverty reasons, doesn't threaten regime stability.

He is not drawing the troops from St. Petersburg or Moscow, but basically agrarian peasants from the small villages and cities distant from core.


True, but his problem now is that more men are being killed than are voluntarily joining the army. Much of that is due to the extreme levels of corruption, which basically guarantee that if you don't hand over your enlistment bonus to your noncoms and above, you'll be at the head of the next near-suicidal assault. You can't spend a bonus when you're dead.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (Riz8t)

280 He is an interesting combination of Jew-hater, America-hater, and dumber than a rock.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2026 10:36 AM (l4RKn)

And sweat glands that secrete grease

Posted by: Bro looks like Pizza the Hutt at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (TbWk/)

281 268 How in the heck does a Turk end up having the last name "Piker?" Is he only Turkish on his mother's side?
Posted by: Bulg
========
Ancestor put on a pole by Vlad.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

282 Ancestor put on a pole by Vlad.
Posted by: whig

Hah! Good one!

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

283 268 How in the heck does a Turk end up having the last name "Piker?" Is he only Turkish on his mother's side?
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 10:53 AM
======

That's nobody's business but the Turks!

https://youtu.be/Uqnb_nU7RBE

Posted by: The Four Lads at August 17, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

284 Welp, you also have the idiotic sovereign citizens to be fair.
Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

Though a rather small minority. The yelling, screaming, "I'M CALLIN MY MOMMA" sorts are far more common and numerous.

Posted by: please to watch Chris Rock's instructional video at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (TbWk/)

285 “I believe that if I were the benevolent dictator of the world, I would legalize bestiality where you are giving, you are pleasuring the animal.”
------------

This little nugget is highly generalizable unfortunately but then he already reads heavy pedo

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (rJIHE)

286 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2YhKe)

287 You won’t get arrested for wearing them! You can if you want. You can also wear socks with sandals.
Posted by: Piper

In my mind's eye, I picture Doof with black socks and sandals in the warm months.

Posted by: NTTAWWT at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (JM9I6)

288 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

289 269 "rancho italiano"

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (Bep7s)

290 True, but his problem now is that more men are being killed than are voluntarily joining the army. Much of that is due to the extreme levels of corruption, which basically guarantee that if you don't hand over your enlistment bonus to your noncoms and above, you'll be at the head of the next near-suicidal assault. You can't spend a bonus when you're dead.
Posted by: Archimedes

Rumblings are perhaps he will call for general conscription this fall or that could be a bluff/feint.

Like WWI, the losses that Ukraine and Russia are suffering become a trap for leaders--they are riding a tiger and if they dismount, the tiger may eat them. If you grab more and more power to 'win' the war, you best win it or the public will turn on you in a trice. And wars disrupt the security state inevitably.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (E4rtv)

291 Welp, you also have the idiotic sovereign citizens to be fair.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

To be fair, do we need to be fair?

Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (rJIHE)

292 Money can do a certain amount for you in a prison.

But I think $715,000 is cold comfort in a maximum security cell where you're serving a life sentence for a triple child-murder.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (BI5O2)

293 261
Link?
Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 10:42 AM (odBC9)

https://shorturl.fm/gHsdE
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 10:51 AM (2YhKe)

YIKES YIKES YIKES I wish there were more context.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (odBC9)

294 "Thousands of women are saying Lindsay Clancy could not have possibly killed her three children because she’s a “Leo” and “Leo’s don’t kill.”

And in a country of millions of people, millions of women are saying no suc. thing.

So glad I don't base my life on what thousands of women say, nor do I turn into their FB, YouTube or Twitter rantings.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (FlBUK)

295 Wut? Mehmet Behçet Piker is his father. A powerful man still sitting over in Turkey, or how ever it's now spelled.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 11:02 AM (NFX2v)

296 Though a rather small minority. The yelling, screaming, "I'M CALLIN MY MOMMA" sorts are far more common and numerous.
Posted by: please to watch Chris Rock's instructional video
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Eh, rural/urban split. Depends on whether you watch state police highway stops or urban antics.

Sovereign citizens provide more mirth in courtroom scenes as well.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:03 AM (E4rtv)

297 267 People make fun of your cargo shorts until they need a pocket knife, some lip balm, a can opener, some bug spray, a bandana, a pair of sunglasses, a bottle of water, or a condom.
Posted by: Guys everywhere at August 17, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

; )

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (odBC9)

298 235. Will you glean this information from the TPS Report?
Posted by: Doof

Come again, Doof? What's your meaning?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (NFX2v)

299 Also, Massachusetts has a mandatory life sentence for child killers. It's not like pussy-ass Texas where they get 17 years.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 11:04 AM (BI5O2)

300 300

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 11:05 AM (odBC9)

301 To be fair, do we need to be fair?
Posted by: ...
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Because petty and stupid criminals you will always have with you unless you institute something like the Bloody Codes.

Stupid people are much more likely to not understand consequences of their actions--ditto for drug or alcohol abusers who make themselves chemically stupid while high.

Posted by: whig at August 17, 2026 11:06 AM (E4rtv)

302 286 NOODlum.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 11:01 AM (2YhKe)

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 11:10 AM (odBC9)

303 270. He will continue f*cking that chicken like it's the last available hole on earth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

The Hill, Stevens says ‘it certainly makes sense’ for El-Sayed to end affiliation with Piker, Aug. 16, 2026

UK Guardian, Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some Australian conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?
The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program on Monday night, Aug 17, 2026

USA Today, Hasan Piker's luxury lifestyle isn't what Marx had in mind | Opinion
America's most prominent socialists – from Sen. Bernie Sanders to streamer Hasan Piker – preach against excess wealth while living lives most Americans could only dream of. Aug. 17, 2026

🤔

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

304 Borigato's take on Hassan Piker. This is deeply relevant to the blogosphere, so it is worthwhile to take a moment to read and ponder on it\

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/making-idiots-useful

hasan is not an intellectual. he’s an embarrassment to submidwittery. listen to him speak. he’s actually, legitimately stupid.

but being a leading light is not his role.
piker is a permission giver. he says wild, accusatory, hateful things and brands out-groups as evil.

people follow him not because he's smart, they follow him because he gives them justification to hate while casting it (at least in their own minds) as justice and tolerance. it allows them to view some people as less than human. this belief unlocks permission to act beastly [ . . .] and call it virtue.

his entire product is "feel good about being a bad person, feel good about being a coercive crybully taker instead of a builder or a maker."

he sells license. and a lot of badly adjusted cluster B jerks are lined up out the door to buy.
it's pathology club: external validation for those with externalized identity

it’s catnip for becky from vassar as she moves into the karen stage of her pokemon cycle.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 17, 2026 11:20 AM (rbvCR)

305 56 what does the sign say?
Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 09:47 AM (Bep7s)

We coulda had a LOT more fun with that!

IN THIS HOUSE
WE BELIEVE

etc.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 11:59 AM (odBC9)

The Morning Report — 8/ 17 /26

RancidaDog.jpg


Good morning kids. So, how in Heaven's name did this happen?


Located approximately 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds, the 100-year-old Securities Building on 15th Street was purchased on July 21, 2026 [sic] for $8.4 million by the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation, filings show. The building’s new owner, Philip Qiu, has held numerous positions within Chinese intelligence and state security arms, according to
university records and DCNF translations of Chinese government announcements.

Considering the Chi-Coms have already purchased untold thousands of acres of our farmland as well as land adjacent to many of our military bases, this really is not that surprising as it is disgusting and alarming. In this instance, I don't think there is any legislation that requires real estate agents or property owners to investigate or refuse to sell to any potential buyers. Then again considering the metastasis of the Confucius Institutes on our campuses as well as the infiltration of Red Chinese nationals into some of our most sensitive tech firms, who for sure would have been or should have been vetted by HR departments out the wahzoo.

At least we have a tiny bit of sanity to celebrate coming out of Texas.

Frankly, the very idea of this project rubbed me the wrong way. Why would airport officials in Texas be pandering to the Muslim community in such an obvious, unnecessary, discriminatory, and, as I see it, humiliating way? This is America.. . Apparently, I wasn’t the only one irked by the project. Many Americans opposed the installation of Wudu ablution stations — including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R). In a Friday memo, Abbott announced he’d directed a review of all state grants to Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airports. The news release read (in part): These ablution facilities appear designed to single out one subset of the population for special treatment based on religion. That is illegal. Both airports are government-owned facilities. The federal and state constitutions prohibit government from facilitating this sort of discrimination. Just as the government cannot favor the secular over the sacred, it also cannot favor one religious view over all others.

Actually, if these installations were made dual usage, I could support them. Muslim foot-washing and Dog Urinals. Plus Toilet paper with Koranic passages printed on them, although that could cause mass perianal-infections and we can't have that, can we?

And of course this madness continues seemingly unabated, despite the best efforts of President Trump which to date has been yielding considerable successes. And hence we have to contend with what amounts to mass insurrection

Democrats in blue states across the country have swamped their legislatures with an avalanche of nearly 250 pro-migrant bills to thwart President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies... The bills have been enthusiastically supported by state Democrats, but many have been opposed by legal action by the federal government. In some blue states, though, some of the measures have even been vetoed by Democrat governors who fear the measures go too far... The left is using liberal judges to obstruct the president’s mandate, says James Percival, General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security: “They know if they can just get enough crazy district judges to do enough crazy things, they can run out the clock.”

There is only one proper response to this and that is the ramping up of ICE operations to deport as many illegal aliens as possible and the utter rejection of all rulings by any court that attempts to interfere with the legal operation of federal authorities in the securing of our borders and defense of our national security and protenction of the citizenry.

Meanwhile the Democrats continue to take their "Lumps" shall we say, and it's delicious.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) responded to a recent poll that found that more than half of Democrats have a positive view of socialism over capitalism, stating that “this is lunacy.”

If you had told me back when Fetterman ran and defeated Mehmet Oz back in 2022 that he would actually not only sound and even on occasion act sane I'd have said you were crazy. Yet there he is supporting Israel, secure borders and publicly calling out his own party as insane. Yes, there is no doubt that his past as a died-in-the-wool lib means he will always vote the way the party leadership demands. And yet, there he is and there he goes. Good for him. Be nice if we had an actual conservative saying what he's saying instead of going down on Mitch McConnell's heir apparent du jour, be it Thune or Cornyn or God-forbid Susan Collins or whoever.

While we're on the subject of madness there's this:

It’s mid-August. That can only mean one thing – Democrat politicians spreading fabrications about the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014.

The most persistent fabrication is the claim that Brown was a “gentle giant” gunned down while his hands were raised up and saying don’t shoot. “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” became the slogan of the organized Black Lives Matter movement, which was launched after the Brown shooting. . . This year was quieter than most years but leave it to Rashida Tlaib to tweet that Michael Brown was “murdered”:

Mike Brown should still be with us today.

Yeah, were it not for the fact of Democrats' and LBJ's Great Society that caused the genocide (There's a word for you Lefties!) of the black family and the general societal dissolution that we are suffering 60 years on and will continue until there is a radical change in culture and education back to normalcy.

Oh, Senator Fetterman if you want to see lunacy in action, here's a gigantic heaping helping of it that you should call out, but probably won't. Oh well...

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1 Happy Monday folks

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:02 AM (/+uur)

2 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at August 17, 2026 07:02 AM (kmSxS)

3 OT: Hayden Panetierre is dead at 36. Too young. RIP. No COD given.

Star of Heroes and Nashville and a few movies.

Posted by: Nova Local at August 17, 2026 07:04 AM (tOcjL)

4 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:05 AM (ExV1e)

5 Good morning, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:06 AM (99eI0)

6 ‘MAGA Barbie’ And The Subaru Magoos

More like Sophie STUNNINGham, amirite?

Posted by: Delurker at August 17, 2026 07:06 AM (2Drhq)

7 Maybe we should use DFW as a teaching moment for third worlders to learn the wonders of all-over body hygiene?

Don't just wash yr stinky feet, you smelly savages!

Posted by: p-squared at August 17, 2026 07:06 AM (0prFs)

8 Is there anything the government can do about the Chinese spy guy buying a house with a view of the WH?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 07:07 AM (IaVMj)

9
Many Americans opposed the installation of Wudu ablution stations — including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

That Wudu that you do so well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 07:08 AM (O0L8i)

10 Guten morgen, horde. Again.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 07:08 AM (zRghv)

11 , I don't think there is any legislation that requires real estate agents or property owners to investigate or refuse to sell to any potential buyers.

I am willing to bet that any company that did such a thing would be up on charges of discrimination. We do need laws to prohibit foreigners from owning land in this country.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:09 AM (99eI0)

12 "Obama-Appointed Judge Defers to Supreme Court Ruling, Gives Trump a Somali Deportation Win"


What next, Spock in a goatee?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 17, 2026 07:10 AM (cpFbA)

13 BESHEAR: Yeah, I’ve said it a number of times, and it’s because in Kentucky we will never see a candidate for president or vice president unless they’re from here.

3/8/26 MSN
Donald Trump is no stranger to Kentucky, a state he has visited a handful of times since his 2016 presidential campaign and where he will stop again March 11 for remarks just south of Cincinnati.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:10 AM (/+uur)

14 It’s the idea that someone would get elected not just knowing about seven states, but having to earn votes all over the United States. I certainly think it’s time.

Better that they should only know seven cities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:10 AM (ExV1e)

15 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:12 AM (u82oZ)

16 Thank you JJ

Maybe the lump should switch parties. The lump seems more and more sane as time passes. Did the stroke improve the lump’s cognition? I like saying “the lump”…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 07:13 AM (sXOHS)

17 It's more important than ever to reward work and support families.

We also need to stop 'rewarding' people on welfare for pumping out kids.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:13 AM (ExV1e)

18 Democrats in blue states across the country have swamped their legislatures with an avalanche of nearly 250 pro-ILLEGAL migrant bills to thwart President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:14 AM (/+uur)

19 I sincerely hope that Luigi dies in prison with the knowledge that he accomplished nothing.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:16 AM (99eI0)

20
Gov. Beshear: ‘It’s Time’ to Abolish the Electoral College

The only way I see that happening is to hollow out the Electoral vote extra-constitutionally by 1) an interstate compact to award a state's EV to the national popular vote winner and 2) massive blue state vote fraud.

Otherwise it will take an amendment. And that would require ratification by three-quarters of the states, either by vote of the legislature or a state convention. There are a lot of stupid GOPe turkeys, but I can't see them all voting for Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 07:16 AM (O0L8i)

21 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 17, 2026 07:17 AM (2Ez/1)

22 LinusVanPeltSen. Fetterman is the only example I can think of that a brain injury made better thinking.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

23 Winning: Americans’ Tax Refunds Increased by $43 Billion This Year

We're $40T in debt. I understand that we have a spending problem and not a revenue problem but is this really a win?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:18 AM (ExV1e)

24 seems like they would be useful for cleaning mud off your boots, too ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 07:18 AM (VyBeY)

25 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

How about we sell the CCP the rope they will use to hang us?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 07:19 AM (JvZF+)

26 This is a PJ Media

The states have a legitimate privacy concern. Seventeen million Social Security numbers amount to an enormous transfer of sensitive information, and the federal government should explain why it needs the complete dataset and how it will protect it.

It is their fucking number numbnuts!

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:21 AM (/+uur)

27
Off to say my Rosary. You guys need anything or are you all good?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 07:22 AM (O0L8i)

28 The House Democrat minority leader slammed the far left's policies including defunding the police, open borders, and abolishing the Senate.
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When Hakeem Jeffries is the voice of reason, of all people, then you know you've gone too far.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 07:22 AM (gEnkT)

29 According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the defendants allegedly recruited workers with promises of employment through B-1 and L-1 visas before forcing them to work 12-hour shifts in unsafe conditions and paying them less than promised.

All work based Visa violate 13th
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:24 AM (/+uur)

30 Huck Follywood

Fiercely Heterosexual Hakeem Jeffries is the voice of reason? OMG.

End times are approaching at warp speed. Shields up, and power weapons.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:25 AM (u82oZ)

31 There are duty free shops at all the airports where you can buy overpowering cologne. The sandmaggots can spray it all over their feet like they do with all the other parts of their body they're apparently incapable of washing regularly. Problem solved. You're welcome.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 07:26 AM (BI5O2)

32 Is there anything the government can do about the Chinese spy guy buying a house with a view of the WH?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 07:07 AM (IaVMj)

Not just a Chinese spy guy, but a legit Chinese sniper.

650 feet from the White House. With a clean line of sight.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 07:28 AM (PGK1w)

33 OK Nancy Mace has gone 'round the bend

https://tinyurl.com/bdhkn44w

photo

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 07:29 AM (ZxPkt)

34 Pro-Hamas California Imam Claims Columbus Found Mosques in the Americas.

Do Aztec and Maya pyramids count as Mosques? Both Islam and the native religions of Mesoamerica are/were bloody...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 07:30 AM (l3cgK)

35 Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

We need a picture of a Minutemen rocket in a silo, with a Hi, Xi! stencil on the nose.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ)

36 Imagine pulling the tooth of a Megalodon. You'd need an anesthetic syringe the size of a fishing boat.

Morning again, all! It's Monday again, but just remember, it'll be over in about . . . *checks* . . . eighteen hours.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:31 AM (wzUl9)

37 35 OK Nancy Mace has gone 'round the bend

https://tinyurl.com/bdhkn44w

photo

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 07:29 AM (ZxPkt)

Wow...so many tats, and that's just the top half front...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 07:31 AM (l3cgK)

38 Nancy Mace has gone 'round the bend

Nancy Mace has always been an attention whore.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:32 AM (ExV1e)

39 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 07:32 AM (Cr7y+)

40 Don Black

Nothing says "look at me" like new tattoos on a mature woman. She needs attention.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

41 35 OK Nancy Mace has gone 'round the bend

https://tinyurl.com/bdhkn44w

photo
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026


***
The bend, I think, vanished from her rear view mirror a long time ago

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:32 AM (wzUl9)

42 Is that Nancy Mace pic a fake?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 07:33 AM (l3cgK)

43 The pic of Nancy Mace shows her as quite hot. But her arm looks dirty. (Not the good kind of dirty, either)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:33 AM (wzUl9)

44 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Nancy Mace puts lip prints on every mirror she looks at.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

45 The pic of Nancy Mace shows her as quite hot. But her arm looks dirty. (Not the good kind of dirty, either)
****

Rule 1, always.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 07:35 AM (zRghv)

46 I'm fine with foot washing as long as the customers all look like Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, or Cristin Milioti. Otherwise, noooo.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)

47 Apparently she is re-launching herself as

something, I'm not sure what
here
NYPost

https://tinyurl.com/y78t8vd8

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 07:36 AM (ZxPkt)

48 That's the problem with tats, especially once they grow all over the victim. She, or he, looks dirty.

A tiny butterfly on a girl's ankle? Fine. A arm that looks like it's covered in blue dirt? No thanks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:37 AM (wzUl9)

49 49 I'm fine with foot washing as long as the customers all look like Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, or Cristin Milioti. Otherwise, noooo.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)

You'll get Mohammed and the goat f***ers...and no, I never saw them front for anybody.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 07:37 AM (l3cgK)

50 Wolfus Aurelius

I can see you as a village Priest, making sure women with high arches get their feet washed as part of a religious ceremony. With a humble smile on your face.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:37 AM (u82oZ)

51 Apparently she is re-launching herself as

something, I'm not sure what
here
NYPost

https://tinyurl.com/y78t8vd8
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026


***
Both arms? Oh hellz no

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:38 AM (wzUl9)

52 The CIA/MSS listening post the deep state set up in that building is a problem. If nothing else, it's insulting. Trump needs to do whatever it takes to shut that down.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 07:38 AM (BI5O2)

53 I can see you as a village Priest, making sure women with high arches get their feet washed as part of a religious ceremony. With a humble smile on your face.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026


***
How much does it pay? (I'd do it for free, but they don't have to know that)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:38 AM (wzUl9)

54 I always thought she was a decent conservative with an impressive rack

she seems to have veered off track

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ZxPkt)

55 According to documents from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, “the installation of the Wudu ablution stations [was] expected to be completed by the end of the year.”

The documents stated the project would cost approximately $300,000 and that it was privately funded. The stations would prevent water from spilling onto restroom floors and “protect sink counters.”

You cannot build a water fountain at a public airport for $300k. I bet someone was going to put up $300k private and the city or state was going to cover the other $3 to $5 Million.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:40 AM (/+uur)

56 Yudhishthira's Dice

Monitor it closely. It would be part of the Intentions Early Warning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

57 Much of America is freaking out over the Marxist takeover of the Democrat Party, but for anyone who paid attention, this wasn't hard to foresee. It has been coming for generations.

Slowly at first for a long time, then all of a sudden...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 07:41 AM (l3cgK)

58 I always thought she was a decent conservative with an impressive rack

From the moment that she used daddy's influence to become the "historic first woman to graduate from the Citadel", everything about Nancy Mace has been about Nancy Mace. She seemed like she was a decent conservative because that's what she needed to get elected.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 07:42 AM (ExV1e)

59 DFW officials had previously told Fox News that both the reported price tag of $300,000 and the initial report that the project would be “privately funded” were incorrect.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:42 AM (/+uur)

60 > Located approximately 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds, the 100-year-old Securities Building on 15th Street was purchased on July 21, 2026 [sic] for $8.4 million by the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation, filings show.
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$8.4M? Seems pretty cheap considering city and location.

I have other questions as well.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 07:43 AM (2Cry5)

61 Hakeem Jeffries: ‘I Do Not Support The DSA Agenda’

--

As he said with fingers crossed behind his back. Of course he supports it. Just not having their dirty underwear flapping out in the open breeze for all to see in one fell swoop. Boil the frog slowly. That's what he really means.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 07:44 AM (qBdHI)

62 Muslim Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Cops, ‘Motive Unclear’

Allah Allah Oxen Free
kaboom

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)

63 There are duty free shops at all the airports where you can buy overpowering cologne. The sandmaggots can spray it all over their feet like they do with all the other parts of their body they're apparently incapable of washing regularly. Problem solved. You're welcome.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 17, 2026 07:26 AM (BI5O2)

This made me think of:
George: “Duty Free is the biggest sucker deal in retail. Do you know how much duty is?”
Kramer: “Duty.”
George: “Do you know how much duty is?”
Kramer: “No, I don’t know how much duty is.”
George: “Duty’s nothing. It’s like sales tax.”
Kramer: “Well, I’d still like to stop at the duty-free shop.”

Followed by singing….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 07:46 AM (sXOHS)

64 You youngsters don't remember the Democrats were in the same place in 1972. The SDS wasn't outside protesting, they were inside running for office.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 07:46 AM (JvZF+)

65 Much of America is freaking out over the Marxist takeover of the Democrat Party, but for anyone who paid attention, this wasn't hard to foresee. It has been coming for generations.

--

Ambulance chaser John Morgan, who I remember holding Obama fundraisers and being a big Democrat, was on Fox the other day wailing and moaning about the Democrats' embrace of full-on socialism. In his words, "socialism has been tried all over the world and has never worked" and "socialism leads to communism."

I ask, how can you not have noticed just where your party has been heading for the past 20 years? It's been as plain as day for all to see. He sounded sincere, but just how dumb can you be? It's been obvious!

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

66 suggested reading:

Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail, '72

by Hunter S Thompson

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 07:49 AM (ZxPkt)

67 In his words, "socialism has been tried all over the world and has never worked" and "socialism leads to communism."

Insert obligatory "Welcome to the party, pal!" remark.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)

68 George, sales tax is not "nothing," not when you live where it's 9.75% on everything except food (and I'm surprised Da Swamp has not moved to tax that at a higher rate).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)

69 When did Nancy Mace get all tatt’d up?? All that skin paint is not attractive

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 07:50 AM (sXOHS)

70 "AOC stands for Always On Camera," Conway said. "She is a performer, not a reformer. She went to Washington to legislate; that's her job. She's a pontificator, not a legislator."

Conway's point was simple: if you're not good at legislating, you find something else to be good at, like living online, playing with your hair, and giggling every time someone asks whether you'd be fit to serve as commander-in-chief.

======================
DSA sent to to Washington for exactly this reason, to be the telegenic front for socialism. She may be an idiot but she is unabashed, and loves being on camera.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 07:50 AM (FM/Tm)

71 If you watch police body cam videos on YouTube (the one thing Black Lives Matter did that benefited society) you'll note every POS that gets arrested screams "I can't breathe," as if it's a part of the ritual, especially fat white women.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 07:51 AM (gsvNK)

72 Good morning Horde thx JJ. Happy Monday to all.
I have no doubt that Maher would go back to his liberal roots in a second, but it appears that the increasing anti-Semitism has freaked him out enough that he's making sense. His diatribe about the Dem Socialists being communist is spot on. Of course it falls on deaf ears with the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 07:51 AM (rp63B)

73 Javier Milei: “I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming that it never worked anywhere, and they refused to accept it.”

“But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, and unequal treatment under the law. They are very violent, and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence.”
====

This is why there is only one solution to Marxism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 07:51 AM (JvZF+)

74 Huck Follywood

AOC had to audition for the role.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

75 It’s mid-August. That can only mean one thing –

#TwoWeeks until the Peeps Easter Candy displays are out?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 07:52 AM (wVcYX)

76 All told, the sources provided by the AIs were extant and valid only 46% of the time. This rate was 57% for ChatGPT, 49% for Gemini, 32% for Grok, and 44% for Claude, all solid “F” grades. Given that these rates were much lower than their correct answer scores, this raises serious questions about where the AIs got their answers.

Pulled it out of their digital ass.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:52 AM (/+uur)

77 For the sake of argument, let’s say there were World Elections every four years. Would anyone believe letting India and China decide everything would be a good idea?

The Electoral College is a way of ensuring all voices are heard, balancing the power of the ballot between large population centers and more rural areas, more rural states. It also requires candidates to moderate their positions on many issues. If you think leftist candidates are weird now…

Posted by: Common Tater at August 17, 2026 07:52 AM (aeXYe)

78 "How did the U.S. let a high-level Chinese government official buy a building next to the White House?"

oh, that was the easy part ... the real question is how are we going to pry it out of his hands by any means necessary?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 07:53 AM (VyBeY)

79 I don't know who said it but someone commented that Emily Gallagher the idiot Dem who excused shoplifting looked like a giant pile of rancid pizza dough

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 07:53 AM (rp63B)

80 Insert obligatory "Welcome to the party, pal!" remark.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)

It is a Christmas Movie.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:54 AM (/+uur)

81 you'll note every POS that gets arrested screams "I can't breathe," as if it's a part of the ritual

If someone can scream that for several minutes, they can breathe. I look forward to cops pointing that out to some errant child.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 07:54 AM (OPGS/)

82 Javier Milei: “I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming that it never worked anywhere, and they refused to accept it.”

“But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, and unequal treatment under the law. They are very violent, and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence.”

>>>

He's right, you know.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 07:54 AM (wVcYX)

83 Wow...so many tats, and that's just the top half front...

--

I don't want to offend any 'ettes with tattoos...but I personally despise tattoos on women. I'm surprised to see Mace has them, but I guess they're so ubiquitous now that I'm about the only one left without them.

I was reading some coverage the other day of that Clancy murder trial and the coroner was on the stand. Young woman with exposed arms. Her whole left arm was a mass of tattoos. A sleeve, I think they call it? On a coroner? I was surprised to see it and it made her look ridiculous and much less professional, imo. YMMV

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

84 {{{Lady in Black}}}

Defacing a work of art. An indication of an inner weakness.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

85 Socialism was marching through the institution while Conservativism Inc. was planning cruise ship itineraries.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 07:57 AM (gsvNK)

86 650 feet from the White House. With a clean line of sight.

"clean line of sight" is simply not true. There are taller buildings west of the Securities Building blocking any sort of view.

I'm just more amazed that someone could buy up a building in the capitol district for $230/sq ft. Residential housing runs $580/sq ft. It appears to be a Class B building, so $260/sq ft typical. Then again 22% vacancy in that area thanks to Covid.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 07:57 AM (a6PrB)

87 Wasn't Ablution Station a Grateful Dead album?

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 07:58 AM (MWfyi)

88 EA, however, not trusting in the existence of an afterlife, cannot adopt Calvin’s theology and seek temporal salvation by directing their wealth to utilitarian-based moral causes. Thus, it perverts Calvin (and the Spirit of Capitalism) and turns the pursuit of salvation into a weird and often cruel millenarian endeavor.

It is impossible to Altruistic with OPM

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:59 AM (/+uur)

89 One way to keep the moslems out of any airport is require them to wash their nasty backsides before entering the airport proper.

Moslems are dirty, nasty, sexually disordered people who smell bad.

Posted by: Mohammed's Goat at August 17, 2026 07:59 AM (F1rMs)

90 If I were of the Jewish persuasion, I think I'd file a suit demanding that a mikveh be installed in every location with a wudu.

Likewise baptism facilities for Christians, and maybe even a tank of Ganges water for the Hindus.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 07:59 AM (IG3/x)

91 Apparently she is re-launching herself as

something, I'm not sure what
here
NYPost

https://tinyurl.com/y78t8vd8
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026

***
Both arms? Oh hellz no
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 07:38 AM (wzUl9)

Aposematism.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 07:59 AM (wVcYX)

92 Mornin, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 07:59 AM (77rzZ)

93 DC attracts the dregs and Nancy Mace is a tramp.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 08:00 AM (MWfyi)

94 Victor Tango Kilo

We need Elon to get to Mars.

Have another repository of human DNA.

Heck, Elon and his baby mommas need to go, or in 200 years everyone will have his DNA.

Can you set up a colony with pragmatic, heterosexual, achievers only, and then maintain it that way?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

95 89 Wasn't Ablution Station a Grateful Dead album?
Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 07:58 AM (MWfyi)

Also a Schoolhouse Rocks most favored episode

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

96 "Socialism was marching through the institution while Conservativism Inc. was planning cruise ship itineraries. "

the sad and sorry truth.

they were at war, our "leadership" was grifting as hard as they could.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 08:01 AM (VyBeY)

97 AOC had to audition for the role.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)
====================
You're right about that; surely they wanted young and smiley in a candidate, and they chose her.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:02 AM (0uoWg)

98 Who the hell names a hurricane "Lala"?

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 08:02 AM (MWfyi)

99 > 36 Pro-Hamas California Imam Claims Columbus Found Mosques in the Americas.

Given that the Koran claims that Moses was a Muslim...

It's like Chekov on the old Star Trek, where everything was a Russian "inwention".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 08:02 AM (IG3/x)

100 Defacing a work of art. An indication of an inner weakness.

==

{{{Salty}}}

Defacing is a good way to describe it. I can even begin to list all the dumb tattoos I've seen on women that, in their minds I suppose, show some kind of "meaning" within themselves. I even have one friend who is a Christian. On her torso, she has a large tattoo of a big arrow pointed upward and the words, "I belong to Him" beside it. Why? Just...why??? The entire trend mystifies me.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (qBdHI)

101 Crazy Nancy has a few issues.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (mkk/2)

102 85 Wow...so many tats, and that's just the top half front...

--

I don't want to offend any 'ettes with tattoos...but I personally despise tattoos on women. I'm surprised to see Mace has them, but I guess they're so ubiquitous now that I'm about the only one left without them.

I was reading some coverage the other day of that Clancy murder trial and the coroner was on the stand. Young woman with exposed arms. Her whole left arm was a mass of tattoos. A sleeve, I think they call it? On a coroner? I was surprised to see it and it made her look ridiculous and much less professional, imo. YMMV

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

My wife got medical tats, so that's different. They needed to mark where they would put the beam for radiation treatments. She hated it (both the tats and the treatments).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (l3cgK)

103 103 Crazy Nancy has a few issues.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (mkk/2)

That's ambiguous...there is more than one Crazy Nancy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:04 AM (l3cgK)

104 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:04 AM (2YhKe)

105 How many times does the Left have to make clear that they've declared war on America before the Right stops pretending or posturing with hearings and impotent rhetorical rebukes as if we all need to get along?

I want to see Trump launch a massive, national public education (nay, propaganda) campaign about the Left, their history, tactics, historical and present guises and objectives -- TV, radio, social media, billboards. If schools won't do it, the government needs to, as a public safety imperative. Treat the Left like the viral/bacterial scourge that it is, greater than polio or any historical public health threat. Let them scream -- use their screams in the campaign.

#War.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:04 AM (BdmD3)

106 fd

I had a worldly wide woman tell me "Give all hurricanes male names. Not one of them would get past the Virgin Islands."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

107 Nutbag Nancy Mace.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (mkk/2)

108 102 Defacing a work of art. An indication of an inner weakness.

==

{{{Salty}}}

Defacing is a good way to describe it. I can even begin to list all the dumb tattoos I've seen on women that, in their minds I suppose, show some kind of "meaning" within themselves. I even have one friend who is a Christian. On her torso, she has a large tattoo of a big arrow pointed upward and the words, "I belong to Him" beside it. Why? Just...why??? The entire trend mystifies me.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (qBdHI)

And when they get them in foreign languages they don't understand, only to find out their tat says "fat pig slut" instead of "sexy lady"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (l3cgK)

109 If you had told me back when Fetterman ran and defeated Mehmet Oz back in 2022 that he would actually not only sound and even on occasion act sane I'd have said you were crazy. Yet there he is supporting Israel, secure borders and publicly calling out his own party as insane.


Yeah. It's a damn good thing republican voters stayed home because Oz didn't light their fires well enough so we could have Fetterman who.......votes 99.95% with the Democrats insanity.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (2YhKe)

110 Mace can really mess you up.

Posted by: Be warned at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (2Ez/1)

111 109 Nutbag Nancy Mace.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (mkk/2)

She's gone tranny?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (l3cgK)

112 "I don't want to offend any 'ettes with tattoos...but I personally despise tattoos on women."

Most tats are ugly and get uglier. They sure don't make anyone more good looking. IMHO and I am always right.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (MWfyi)

113 Make no mistake about it, Conway's larger argument wasn't really about policy. It was about authenticity, or the lack of it. She called AOC a "performative progressive," someone running “stunts and grunts” to sway voters, rather than legislating on their behalf. Conway doesn't think Americans are buying it anymore.
==============================
Kellyanne Conway is a smart observer, but I think it is too early to write AOC off entirely. I'll be glad to see the last of her, when that happens, because she does have some influence. I know some 20-30 year olds who follow her avidly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (0uoWg)

114 > You're right about that; surely they wanted young and smiley in a candidate, and they chose her.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:02 AM (0uoWg)

El muro is starting to make itself apparent in her, though.

In five years people will be calling her "abuela".



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (IG3/x)

115 109 Nutbag Nancy Mace.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (mkk/2)

Maybe. But she's saying things that need to be said.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (BdmD3)

116 I had a worldly wide woman tell me "Give all hurricanes male names. Not one of them would get past the Virgin Islands."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

Pshaw.

Posted by: Hurricane Ike at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (wVcYX)

117
I had a worldly wide woman tell me "Give all hurricanes male names. Not one of them would get past the Virgin Islands."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)



Yeah, a lot like cows and plants know what time it is and removing the time change would screw farmers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:06 AM (2YhKe)

118 Tattoo: a permanent reminder of temporary insanity.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

119 Lady in Black

My theory is that women with large tattoos are not secure in their own life. The life they are living is not enough.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

120 Mace's ink work must be fairly new. Some of the photos of her are "clean." Man, a number of these "MAGA babes" who showed up on the political scene years ago have literally gone batshit nutz.

Mace, MTG, Bobert...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (2Cry5)

121 Andrew Wilson surgically dissected Candace Owens in a three-hour debate. His strategy was "Let her speak," and hang her with her own words.

His prominence is growing fast, and he deserves it. The Left is now targeting him.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (BdmD3)

122
My theory is that women with large tattoos are not secure in their own life. The life they are living is not enough.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)



I have close friends that have Harry Potter tattoos.......You're taking Harry Potter to the grave with you?

Seems.......uh......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (2YhKe)

123 117 109 Nutbag Nancy Mace.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:05 AM (mkk/2)

Maybe. But she's saying things that need to be said.
Posted by: Ordinary American

No doubt. She's right about a lot of things. Just something isn't quite right.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (mkk/2)

124 I've seen some tats for nice reasons: remembering a grandmother or child that has passed...but still, why?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (l3cgK)

125 The Dems hate the electoral college because they hate rural Americans. Why anyone in the GOP thinks this is a good idea, I can only speculate, but my guess is that the educational establishment has succeeded in its indoctrination to the extent that evenin the GOP, there are those who favor Direct Democracy...get that, and you will FONDLY reminisce about "gridlock".

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (J4Alq)

126 WSJ says the House and Senate will be won by Democrats. The reasons? Trump is unpopular and the economy sucks. Enough voters see Democrats as their savior, as demonstrably ridiculous and provably false as that is. Even GOP strongholds in places like Iowa may flip.

I don’t think “the other guy is a commie who hates America” is a good strategy by itself.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (04KGT)

127
No doubt. She's right about a lot of things. Just something isn't quite right.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (mkk/2)



*cough*female*cough*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (2YhKe)

128 100 Who the hell names a hurricane "Lala"?
Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 08:02 AM
+++
It works for a song.

Posted by: Clapton comma Eric type, one each at August 17, 2026 08:13 AM (2Ez/1)

129 "clean line of sight" is simply not true. There are taller buildings west of the Securities Building blocking any sort of view.

\Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 07:57 AM (a6PrB)

I had been misinformed.

Thanks.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 08:13 AM (PGK1w)

130 Oli Oli gocky free!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:13 AM (2YhKe)

131 Hey now, Sponge. We're not all bunny burners! There are plenty of women that are level headed and not hysterical, crazed ninnies. Sure, we're probably in smaller numbers overall, but we are out there.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)

132
I had been misinformed.

Thanks.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 08:13 AM (PGK1w)



Did you get it off the internet? Cuz if it's on the internet, it MUST be true.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (2YhKe)

133 What's more important? Your opinion of Mace or the way she votes?

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (zBgIx)

134 "It works for a song.
Posted by: Clapton comma Eric type, one each"

Lala, la la la la Lala?

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (MWfyi)

135 *cough*female*cough*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (2YhKe)
======

*starts backing out of the room slowly*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (JvZF+)

136 Otherwise it will take an amendment. And that would require ratification by three-quarters of the states, either by vote of the legislature or a state convention. There are a lot of stupid GOPe turkeys, but I can't see them all voting for Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 07:16 AM (O0L8i)

They have a much simpler plan - they want to abolish the Constitution completely, and rule by dictate alone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (TCmq7)

137 135 What's more important? Your opinion of Mace or the way she votes?
Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (zBgIx)

I voted for her.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (BdmD3)

138 "What's more important? Your opinion of Mace or the way she votes?
Posted by: Will Robinson "

That's easy.

Posted by: fd, who is always right at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (MWfyi)

139 124
My theory is that women with large tattoos are not secure in their own life. The life they are living is not enough.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)


I have close friends that have Harry Potter tattoos.......You're taking Harry Potter to the grave with you?

Seems.......uh......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (2YhKe)

That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (l3cgK)

140 jim (in Kalifornia)

I have no desire for a tattoo. Saw plenty of old ones in the Service. Although I gave style points to the Machinist Mate with a ship's propeller on either ass cheek. He liked to show it off.

My memory of my late wife is something private, not written on a forearm.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

141 Where is the Iranian Army going to get $30,000?

Posted by: tankdemon at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (IaF9s)

142 Hey now, Sponge. We're not all bunny burners! There are plenty of women that are level headed and not hysterical, crazed ninnies. Sure, we're probably in smaller numbers overall, but we are out there.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:14 AM (qBdHI)



Oh, I know. I'm married to one.

However, the ladies that get into some sort of power tend to be the batshitiest of the batshit cray..........Sure, there are cray dudes in power, but you HAVE to agree, the ladies corner the market there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (2YhKe)

143 Still, we don't want the dinks to have a footprint in DC

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:16 AM (ZxPkt)

144 You guys and your tat aversion.... *snort*

Ok, I agree that a lot of folks get tats because they think they're 'cool' or because of peer pressure. But some folks have them as physical reminders of significant events or personal attachments to someone or something in particular. I usually just ask someone what their artwork means to them. You'd be surprised what you learn.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 17, 2026 08:16 AM (3Ope8)

145 They sure don't make anyone more good looking. IMHO and I am always right.
---------------------

I saw a young man at the beach once, a muscular chap, but not a body builder, who had tattooed shading to emphasize his muscles a bit. It worked, but Ra help him if he ever let himself go.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 08:16 AM (7v6hH)

146 They're all either slick-talking, do-nothing RINO blebs or outright grifters and liars. Mace promised to scrap property taxes for homeowners and ban Islam. If she says a few nutty things along the way, I don't care.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (BdmD3)

147 I like how one guy put it concerning tattoos: "You don't put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (l3cgK)

148
That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (l3cgK)



Bud of mine's sister......she got a tattoo of a bull skull on her boob. An Indian tribal style with horns and the turquoise stones.

Then she had 2 kids.....now she says it looks like a giraffe head.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (2YhKe)

149 I will go to the grave with a tat that says DNR.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (gIjzl)

150 My wife got medical tats, so that's different. They needed to mark where they would put the beam for radiation treatments. She hated it (both the tats and the treatments).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:03 AM (l3cgK)


My radiation 'tats' are just marker covered by tape.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)

151 Memorializing loved ones with a tattoo just seems tacky to me. I should write that into my will.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (7v6hH)

152 Happy Monday!


>>. Why would airport officials in Texas be pandering to the Muslim community in such an obvious, unnecessary, discriminatory, and, as I see it, humiliating way? This is America.. .


Think, think, think, how did this happen?
The decision wasn't made by an American.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (X8xt3)

153 Paging Widespread Pepe. Paging Mortimer!

Your attention in needed again. Your time has came again!

Bring your mgtow buddies with you!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (zBgIx)

154 Did I read that correctly on DFW? That there is a salami prayer room which violates state and federal law regarding religious facilities on government property?

Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (04KGT)

155 Lady in Black

Thank you for the PSA on the existence of pragmatic, accomplished women with few "issues."
Tis true.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (u82oZ)

156 However, the ladies that get into some sort of power tend to be the batshitiest of the batshit cray..........Sure, there are cray dudes in power, but you HAVE to agree, the ladies corner the market there.

--

Make no mistake. I fully agree. I reflexively shy away from voting for any woman for elected office unless they show themselves, in no uncertain terms, to not be bat**** crazy. I approach voting for any woman with more scrutiny. Let's put it that way.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

157 A Montenegrin and a Turk are speaking.

Turk: Why do your people fight so much?
Montenegrin: We are poor, so we fight in the hope of getting loot. And you?
Turk: We fight for honor.
Montenegrin: Exactly. Everyone fights for what he does not have.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 08:19 AM (IG3/x)

158 My sister has the Pittsburg Steelers logo tattooed on her hiney.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 08:19 AM (7v6hH)

159 Mace's ink work must be fairly new. Some of the photos of her are "clean." Man, a number of these "MAGA babes" who showed up on the political scene years ago have literally gone batshit nutz.

Lack of regular semen injections as a woman ages can cause mental illness, the desire for shorter and shorter hair, facial hair and a permanent scowl known in the medical community as "bitter face".

Posted by: The Mayo Clinic at August 17, 2026 08:19 AM (F1rMs)

160 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at August 17, 2026 08:20 AM (53oGX)

161 150
That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (l3cgK)


Bud of mine's sister......she got a tattoo of a bull skull on her boob. An Indian tribal style with horns and the turquoise stones.

Then she had 2 kids.....now she says it looks like a giraffe head.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (2YhKe)

Ahahaha...

https://youtu.be/8tA70E__5JA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:20 AM (l3cgK)

162 tats on women indicate herd-mind

not a good sign

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 17, 2026 08:20 AM (j+aD2)

163 "But some folks have them as physical reminders of significant events or personal attachments to someone or something in particular. "

And I think that's fine. People go overboard with lots of thing. Look at those cars with the tires sticking out sideways.

Posted by: fd, who is always right at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (MWfyi)

164 Lady in Black

With all our knowledge gained on manipulation and the human psyche, can we develop a process that would lead to happiness in individuals?

Beside Judeo-Christianity, I mean.

Something we can teach on how to marry the right person, for that would increase human happiness a lot.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

165 No doubt. She's right about a lot of things. Just something isn't quite right.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:10 AM (mkk/2)


*cough*female*cough*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (2YhKe)

Remember: Absolute Minimum 4 on the Crazy axis.

Posted by: Hot-Crazy Matrix at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (wVcYX)

166 >>No doubt. She's right about a lot of things. Just something isn't quite right.


Daddy issues. IIRC, her dad was in charge (ir in leadership) at VMI when she was the first female to attend. Still couldn't please her dad.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (X8xt3)

167 149 Jim, that was none other than Kim Kardashian. When asked why she has no tattoos, she responded with, “Because you don’t put a bumper sticker on a Bentley.”

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (77rzZ)

168 Did I read that correctly on DFW? That there is a salami prayer room which violates state and federal law regarding religious facilities on government property?
Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM (04KGT)



Some wanted to install them. Abbott said no, that would be illegal.

Or, you COULD sacrifice your state and federal funding and go it alone.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (2YhKe)

169 That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (l3cgK)

----
I'm reminded of a quote from that most quotable movie, "The Princess Bride."

"There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. 'Twould be a pity to damage yours."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (FZ29D)

170 151 I will go to the grave with a tat that says DNR.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 08:17 AM (gIjzl)

And without a real health directive that says DNR, they'll ignore it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (l3cgK)

171 Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S., and several locations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana saw all-time high temperature records since NOAA started keeping track in 1895.

That like sending a letter to the average ZIP code.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:22 AM (/+uur)

172 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (AzRNx)

173 153 Memorializing loved ones with a tattoo just seems tacky to me. I should write that into my will.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 08:18 AM
====

You can always go with the classic rear window decal on your vehicle that gets partially obliterated when you use an ice scraper the next winter. Oops.

Posted by: Clapton comma Eric type, one each at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

174 My sister has the Pittsburg Steelers logo tattooed on her hiney.

--

Let's hope Jesus isn't a Bengals fan. LOL

(I've got a million of 'em. Try the veal!)

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (qBdHI)

175 Daddy issues. IIRC, her dad was in charge (ir in leadership) at VMI when she was the first female to attend. Still couldn't please her dad.


and he let her?!?!?

ruin VMI?!?!

so he's at fault. he's the idiot.

why try to please a man like that?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (j+aD2)

176 >>Aposematism.
Posted by: Count de Monet




THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (X8xt3)

177 "You don't put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)"

That is true but a lot of the "art" is on the side on a minivan.

Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at August 17, 2026 08:23 AM (MWfyi)

178 "of"

Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at August 17, 2026 08:24 AM (MWfyi)

179 >> Some wanted to install them. Abbott said no, that would be illegal.

That was about the ass washing station. The article seemed to suggest they are looking into a salami prayer room that already exists. That violates state and federal law. You can’t set aside facilities for a specific religious sect.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:24 AM (04KGT)

180 Daddy issues. IIRC, her dad was in charge (ir in leadership) at VMI when she was the first female to attend. Still couldn't please her dad.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (X8xt3)

Obama had daddy issues up the kazoo. So did Georgie Bush. So did JFK. Trump may be the first president without them, the first self-actualized, non-effed-up (in Freudian context) president in modern history.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:24 AM (BdmD3)

181 "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. 'Twould be a pity to damage yours."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at August 17, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

182 "107 How many times does the Left have to make clear that they've declared war on America before the Right stops pretending or posturing with hearings and impotent rhetorical rebukes as if we all need to get along?

I want to see Trump launch a massive, national public education (nay, propaganda) campaign about the Left, their history, tactics, historical and present guises and objectives -- TV, radio, social media, billboards. If schools won't do it, the government needs to, as a public safety imperative. Treat the Left like the viral/bacterial scourge that it is, greater than polio or any historical public health threat. Let them scream -- use their screams in the campaign.

#War.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:04 AM (BdmD3) "


this, x 3 hundred million!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 08:25 AM (VyBeY)

183 Temperatures last month averaged 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit as above-average warmth blanketed the U.S., and several locations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana saw all-time high temperature records since NOAA started keeping track in 1895.

That like sending a letter to the average ZIP code.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:22 AM (/+uur)



Shhhhhh. Don't tell them they've found sand at the North Pole.........and Dinosaurs roamed the Earth and they were warm blooded, killed off by an ice age.

Scientists told me so. Or are we not trusting scientists now? Only the RIGHT scientists are to be believed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)

184 It's not a "cleansing" ritual--it's splashing water on their ass and letting it fall on the floor.
Leaving shit water all over the bathroom--because muslims do not use toilet paper, they use their left hand.
And so they have shit hands and leave shit water all over their hands and floor.

There's no soap involved in this.

It is a pure dominance and insult display--from their demon god--to defile and profane the places of others.
Others--you--that they view as lessers who have to clean after them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 08:25 AM (3cUTc)

185 I know some 20-30 year olds who follow her avidly.

There is hope. People generally mature with age.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 08:26 AM (BvPIe)

186 >My sister has the Pittsburg Steelers logo tattooed on her hiney.
----

so, you've seen your sister's hiney then



I kid of course
great stuff today, guys

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

187 FDLE (Florida state FBI) had a full time lawyer attending retail theft cases to help the local DA convince the jury that it was organized crime.
Nice trick to to steal 5 jugs of Tide and a loaf of bread and claim your were just hungry in court.
Get them off many times.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

188 I know some 20-30 year olds who follow her avidly.

There is hope. People generally mature with age.
Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 08:26 AM (BvPIe)

I'm not.

Posted by: Count de Monet, perpetually 14 years old at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

189 The article seemed to suggest they are looking into a salami prayer room that already exists. That violates state and federal law. You can’t set aside facilities for a specific religious sect.
Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:24 AM (04KGT)



Correct. There are already nondenominal chapels in airports that the goatf*ckers can use along with the rest of us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (2YhKe)

190 Morning, Horde. Time for a walk, then back to the salt mines of job applications.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (aJQbY)

191 The 60 day ceasefire set in the original MOU runs out today. No one in the US thinks that means anything anymore. The Iranians, however, have talked like it meant something to them. I guess we’ll see if they think it’s time to act out again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (TCmq7)

192 More confirmation of what I've long suspected: Bernie is not tagging along with AOC and crew, he is leading them, he is their mentor:

@pepesgrandma
Bernie Sanders, the squad, and DSA are part of a global communist network created by the Sanders Institute. And this global communist network is called, Progressive International. . . . .

Next we hit the Sanders Institute fellows. Most notable is Marxist Yanis Varoufakis. He is the founder of both the Mera25 political party and Diem25 a partner of Progressives International. And is also General Secretary and former Syriza MP and Finance Minister.

Jane sanders
Yanis Varoufakis
AOC
Pramila jayapal
Bill Mckibbon
Rho Khanna
Abdul el-sayed
Robert Reich
Harry Belfonte
Ben Jealous - ex dir Sierra club


Details here: https://tinyurl.com/mr2dxs3c

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (X8xt3)

193 *non-denominational

Damn Monday brain.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:28 AM (2YhKe)

194 Tattoos - going with Leviticus on this one.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 08:29 AM (J4Alq)

195 I'm ambivalent with the ink thing. Both daughters and their husbands are inked up, to some degree on another. But one of them has the most God awful tat on her arm. Done by someone just starting out. It's supposed to be the hookah smoking caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland but it's unrecognizable.

A nephew has absolutely killer arm sleeves. High quality work there. I can appreciate the artistry, but it's just not for me.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 08:30 AM (2Cry5)

196 Mohammedans demand infinite accommodations from others while offering none in return, and no one ever calls them on it.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 17, 2026 08:31 AM (yUeps)

197 Saw a cartoon years ago of a young lady getting a robin flying on her shoulder . Years later her grandchild says "grammie 's getting eaten by a pterodactyl"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 08:31 AM (rp63B)

198 Tats are ugly and get uglier and more smeared with age. Also, black folk getting tats is just silly, as you can't make them out against a dark background. Just makes one look dirty. NBA players are the worst offenders.

Posted by: Skin To Win! at August 17, 2026 08:31 AM (JM9I6)

199 126 I've seen some tats for nice reasons: remembering a grandmother or child that has passed...but still, why?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (l3cgK)
********
I saw someone that had their dead children's faces tattooed on their knees with the dates they were born and died.

No, just No!

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:32 AM (NpAcC)

200 A nephew has absolutely killer arm sleeves. High quality work there. I can appreciate the artistry, but it's just not for me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer



I've never found anything I wanted to keep for life.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 08:33 AM (AzRNx)

201 After finishing my first Ironman triathlon I briefly considered getting an Ironman tattoo on one of my calves… the classic M-dot. But that consideration lasted about 5 minutes then I decided it would be retarded….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 08:33 AM (sXOHS)

202 Gigantic collection of links this AM from JJS, but I guess there is no word from Uranus, or maybe it's being covered-up again.

Posted by: Gas Giant at August 17, 2026 08:34 AM (JM9I6)

203 I've seen some tats done to hide scars or unattractive birthmarks. Doesn't always make it better.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 08:34 AM (2Cry5)

204 Remind me again of the great Mohammedan charities that feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, minister to the orphans and sponsor little league baseball teams?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

205 When the left says "abolish the Electoral College" we ought to counter "ban home rule for cities over 1 million."

The mayor of any city over 1 million should be a state-wide office.
And then a city council seat for every million after that.

We'll see a lot of purple and blue states suddenly shift red.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (3cUTc)

206 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

207 Why would someone get a tat celebrating the Department of Natural Resources?

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

208 @194 Lizzy, at least Belafonte is mort

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 08:36 AM (rp63B)

209 IIRC, her dad was in charge (ir in leadership) at VMI when she was the first female to attend. Still couldn't please her dad.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:21 AM (X8xt3)


The Citadel, not VMI, and he was the Commanding General, I believe. She was, amazingly, the first woman to graduate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

210 200 Tats are ugly and get uglier and more smeared with age. Also, black folk getting tats is just silly, as you can't make them out against a dark background. Just makes one look dirty. NBA players are the worst offenders.

Posted by: Skin To Win! at August 17, 2026 08:31 AM (JM9I6)

They can't get tats with white ink?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (l3cgK)

211 I thought the dinosaurs were killed off when Spaceball 1 crashed into the earth during parallel-dimensional parking trials.

Posted by: Maurice Evans at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (4zqrS)

212 200 Tats are ugly and get uglier and more smeared with age.
Posted by: Skin To Win! at August 17, 2026 08:31 AM (JM9I6)

They may also cause cancer.

When I was a kid tattoos were only seen on veterans and truck drivers. To see middle-aged ladies littered with them is a little off-putting.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (BdmD3)

213 202 A nephew has absolutely killer arm sleeves. High quality work there. I can appreciate the artistry, but it's just not for me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer



I've never found anything I wanted to keep for life.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 08:33 AM (AzRNx)

my wife...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (l3cgK)

214 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶
Posted by: redridinghood

Fapfapfapfapfap

Posted by: Rex Ryan at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (mkk/2)

215 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)



This is still no excuse for men to wear flipflops in public places that aren't a pool, beach, lake or backyard barbeque.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

216 Today I begin the final week of my radiation treatments. Then I just get to enjoy 18 months of waiting to see if it worked.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)

217 206 Remind me again of the great Mohammedan charities that feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, minister to the orphans and sponsor little league baseball teams?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)

The same way the "F" in communism stands for food.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (l3cgK)

218
my wife...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (l3cgK)



Are you going to get a tattoo of your wife on your arm, chest or back?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

219 Only famous person named Tattoo was a creep dwarf who offed himself. Not something to emulate.

Posted by: Mr. Roarke at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (JM9I6)

220 @212 jim, I believe that would be racist. Like everything else

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (rp63B)

221 Today I begin the final week of my radiation treatments. Then I just get to enjoy 18 months of waiting to see if it worked.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)



Alas, tis still a cause for celebration at the end of the week.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (2YhKe)

222 I thought the dinosaurs were killed off when Spaceball 1 crashed into the earth during parallel-dimensional parking trials.
Posted by: Maurice Evans at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (4zqrS)
=====

Proof positive time travel exists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (JvZF+)

223 208 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

So TWICE the number of foot fungus ads in the HQ?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (l3cgK)

224 208 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM


I've got some advice for you on that:

https://youtu.be/BpGWc27KLSE

Posted by: Lieutenant Dan at August 17, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

225 Remind me again of the great Mohammedan charities that feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, minister to the orphans and sponsor little league baseball teams?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (2Ez/1)



Baseball is haram, I'm sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:40 AM (2YhKe)

226 220
my wife...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:37 AM (l3cgK)


Are you going to get a tattoo of your wife on your arm, chest or back?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

I have pictures and memories.
Hey, that's pretty close to the name of that Jim Croce song...Photographs and Memories...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (l3cgK)

227 There's no excuse for men to wear flip-flops

Ever

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (ZxPkt)

228 Alas, tis still a cause for celebration at the end of the week.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (2YhKe)


This is true. The wife plans to accompany me on Thursday and embarrass me by forcing me to ring the bell like I was dropping out of BUDS.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

229 Goucho says:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (J4Alq)

230 There's no excuse for men to wear flip-flops

Ever
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (ZxPkt)


Communal shower.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:42 AM (ExV1e)

231 This is true. The wife plans to accompany me on Thursday and embarrass me by forcing me to ring the bell like I was dropping out of BUDS.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)
====
Take the Win.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 08:42 AM (JvZF+)

232 Only thing I've used flip flops for was for public showers while camping.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:42 AM (mkk/2)

233 Eh, Groucho Marx, that is...."Lydia the Tattooed Lady"

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 08:43 AM (J4Alq)

234 Only thing I've used flip flops for was for public showers while camping.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:42 AM (mkk/2)



Good man.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:43 AM (2YhKe)

235 WNBA sub Redditors block any mention of Sophie

wining

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:43 AM (/+uur)

236 After finishing my first Ironman triathlon I briefly considered getting an Ironman tattoo on one of my calves… the classic M-dot. But that consideration lasted about 5 minutes then I decided it would be retarded….

Just put the oval 140.6 black on white sticker in the corner of the rear window of your BMW X5.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (U4c/V)

237 Today Is National I Love My Feet Day. 🦶
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)


This is still no excuse for men to wear flipflops in public places that aren't a pool, beach, lake or backyard barbeque.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)

Flip flops are an abomination

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (sXOHS)

238 There was some Youtube where a guy wanted a tattoo of Jesus' face on his right hand...that turned out badly...can't find the vid now.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (l3cgK)

239 234 Only thing I've used flip flops for was for public showers while camping.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 17, 2026 08:42 AM (mkk/2)

I actually have nice flip flops for date nights etc

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (/+uur)

240 "...like I was dropping out of BUDS."

Are we supposed to know what that means?

Posted by: Cuz we don't at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)

241 Yeah... Getting that butterfly tattooed on your boob at 18 doesn' look so great at 70 when it morphs into a buzzard

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (ls9tU)

242 There's no excuse for men to wear flip-flops

Ever
Posted by: Don Black
_________

A don doesn't wear shorts. Or flip-flops.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 17, 2026 08:45 AM (XvL8K)

243 >>The Citadel, not VMI, and he was the Commanding General, I believe. She was, amazingly, the first woman to graduate.


Ugh, thanks!
(This what I get when I trust memory over a bing search. . .)

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:45 AM (X8xt3)

244 WNBA sub Redditors block any mention of Sophie

wining
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:43 AM (/+uur)


Go on there and talk about some of her exploits but call her Elizabeth (her middle name) and see if you can get them to blaspheme against black lesbians by saying something nice about her.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)

245 This is true. The wife plans to accompany me on Thursday and embarrass me by forcing me to ring the bell like I was dropping out of BUDS.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)

Walk around sugar britches

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (/+uur)

246 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (S0M0K)

247 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)

248 >Only thing I've used flip flops for was for public showers while camping.
---

Okay, yes
what's really disgusting is seeing men in flip-flops in the grocery store
so gross

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)

249 I used to have a different nic

Bell ringing is better than getting a cone of shame on your right wrist.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (u82oZ)

250
Are we supposed to know what that means?
Posted by: Cuz we don't at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)




If only there was a place you could go and search for answers to questions and learn things such as:


BUD/S stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (2YhKe)

251 235 Eh, Groucho Marx, that is...."Lydia the Tattooed Lady"
Posted by: Don in SoCo

My daughter is named Lydia because of that scene/song. She was an Army Captain, but has no tattoos.

Posted by: The Wreck of the Hesperus at August 17, 2026 08:47 AM (JM9I6)

252 Are we supposed to know what that means?
Posted by: Cuz we don't at August 17, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)


BUDS is the name of the school that people attend to become Navy SEALs. You can quit at any time by ringing a bell in the central courtyard.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

253 what's really disgusting is seeing men in flip-flops in the grocery store
so gross
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)



Or your favorite restaurant........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:47 AM (2YhKe)

254 >Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?

Posted by: Doof
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the Red Wing website

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 08:47 AM (ZxPkt)

255
Her Majesty manages to have TV, computer and phone problems that no other person in the universe has ever or will ever have. Even opening a simple document can involve 45 minutes of phone conversation to try to work them out.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 08:47 AM (O0L8i)

256 248 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (S0M0K)

It was steel-toed boots when I had to go to a Navy yard...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (l3cgK)

257 >>Remind me again of the great Mohammedan charities that feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, minister to the orphans and sponsor little league baseball teams?


Every charity is determined to make sure those it sponsors make it the afterlife "toot sweet" to enjoy their dozens of virgins. So charitable!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (X8xt3)

258 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (S0M0K)



Anything that covers them. Except crocks. Those are pretty faggy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (2YhKe)

259 Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham. What a nice, normal, attractive female name.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

260 Okay, yes
what's really disgusting is seeing men in flip-flops in the grocery store
so gross
Posted by: Don Black

So true! Fuzzy, Bunny Slippers are proper footwear in stores.

Posted by: Urrybody Knows That! at August 17, 2026 08:49 AM (JM9I6)

261 WSJ says the House and Senate will be won by Democrats.

Posted by: Vengeance at August 17, 2026 08:11 AM (04KGT)
===========================
When did they say this? As far as I've seen, the editorial page said Democrats might win the House but probably not flip the Senate.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:49 AM (EwQhr)

262 BUD/S stands for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (2YhKe)


Obviously you frequent a smart military blog.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

263 >>This is true. The wife plans to accompany me on Thursday and embarrass me by forcing me to ring the bell like I was dropping out of BUDS.


Heh.
This is great news to be celebrated!!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 08:50 AM (X8xt3)

264
Ladies, that butterfly tattooed on your shoulder might look cute now, but in 30 years, when your skin can be sold by the acre, it will look like some terrifying raptor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 08:50 AM (O0L8i)

265 248 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM

Perhaps a future Sunday night topic for the inestimable Piper to cover.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

266 Today I begin the final week of my radiation treatments. Then I just get to enjoy 18 months of waiting to see if it worked.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)


Alas, tis still a cause for celebration at the end of the week.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:39 AM (2YhKe)
*******
Yes, time for a celebration! 🎉 And of course praise and prayers to God.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 08:51 AM (NpAcC)

267 Another Nic, you better hope that your nurses on Thursday are Helen Thomas lookalikes.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)

268 “They know if they can just get enough crazy district judges to do enough crazy things, they can run out the clock.”

We need a Roosevelt solution, as in what would FDR have done if the courts attempted to impede him from dealing with "undocumented Japanese workers" in 1942.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 08:54 AM (sKqQm)

269 Morn' all... Got gas in the car yesterday and it was about 30 cents less than last week...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 08:54 AM (ls9tU)

270
Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM


For wearing in public:

Sneakers (with casual clothes)
Work boots
Cowboy boots
Dress shoes
That's it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 08:54 AM (O0L8i)

271 Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

COVID was the greatest failure of Western governments to protect the rights of their citizens in history.

No one has been hanged. Hell, no one has gone to prison.

So no, no one trusts transnational elites at this point.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (sKqQm)

272 I even hate wear flipflops. Hate having stuff between my toes.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (77rzZ)

273 271 Morn' all... Got gas in the car yesterday and it was about 30 cents less than last week...
Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 08:54 AM

Per gallon or total?

Posted by: Details matter at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

274
Per gallon or total?
Posted by: Details matter at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)


LOL... per gallon

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 08:56 AM (ls9tU)

275 A massive tooth from a prehistoric megalodon — the largest shark to ever live, popularized in horror movie lore — was discovered along the Jersey Shore by a vacationing father-son duo from Pennsylvania.

I think we're gonna need a bigger toothbrush

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:56 AM (/+uur)

276 Another Nic, you better hope that your nurses on Thursday are Helen Thomas lookalikes.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)


They'd have to import some. I could get the dude and the older lady, I guess.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

277 Piper did shoes last night.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 17, 2026 08:57 AM (JvZF+)

278 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for men?
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:46 AM (S0M0K)


Anything that covers them. Except crocks. Those are pretty faggy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (2YhKe)


I chuckle at the strong opinions on this topic. Never really bothers me or affects me what other dudes choose for footwear. I'm rather agnostic on this.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:57 AM (S0M0K)

279 The Times Of Israel says the IRGC is trying to figure out how to "widen the war", meaning get the Houthis to start attacking more ships, since Iran has failed so miserably at killing Americans. Apparently, the new strategy is "you do it!" in hopes of getting more coverage in US media, increasing the political cost to PDJT.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:58 AM (EwQhr)

280 Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

Oh and one more point on this, and it is a fundamental one.

Out current elites don't believe in an afterlife so the here and now is all they have. And they are getting old.

So they are willing to take major, major risks in seeking immortality - whether it be gene therapies, trying to contact aliens, AI, or nano-tech, they are willing to take significant risks with the very existence of mankind if it could possibly extend their lives.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

281 Gonna head out in a little bit to hit Dollar Tree for a few things (the few they have) that are cheaper than Walmart's offerings, and then some quick groceries at Aldi. Maybe I'll stop for a coffee somewhere in there.

I've written to the home inspection guy I used before, and who saved me from making an expensive mistake. Maybe this house will be in much better internal condition.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 08:58 AM (wzUl9)

282 "US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On Iran

What could Bessent do to economically isolate Iran further that has "never been seen"?

- Target China and India
- Broaden the scope of sanctions on Iran
- Target Iranian crypto assets
- Target global ports

China buys more than 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it the most likely target in any effort by Bessent to cut Tehran's energy revenues. But the escalating economic war would carry significant risks. Sanctions on large Chinese companies or financial institutions could escalate tensions with Beijing.

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 08:58 AM (RHGPo)

283 It was steel-toed boots when I had to go to a Navy yard...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (l3cgK)

There was an asswipe NAVFAC dude at Dahlgren VA that would step on your toes to see if your were wearing steel toes.
He came over and stood by me one day to try that shit and I just got in my car and left for the day.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:59 AM (/+uur)

284 I chuckle at the strong opinions on this topic. Never really bothers me or affects me what other dudes choose for footwear. I'm rather agnostic on this.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026


***
I usually wear cowboy boots or loafers when I'm out of the house, running shoes for workouts, and soft leather moccasin slippers when I'm home. Pretty much done.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:00 AM (wzUl9)

285 All this talk about tattoos and flip-flops is just skirting the issue. The point is, Nancy Mace has nice hooters.

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:00 AM (ZxPkt)

286 Geez, the brain rot.

Marvel has announced the cast for their new X-Men movie and some have gone absolutely bonkers at the casting of Maya Boyd as Storm.

Apparently, she is not dark-skinned enough for the BLM types.

No one show them photos of Halle Barry as Storm I guess.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:00 AM (2GVsD)

287 282 The Times Of Israel says the IRGC is trying to figure out how to "widen the war", meaning get the Houthis to start attacking more ships, since Iran has failed so miserably at killing Americans. Apparently, the new strategy is "you do it!" in hopes of getting more coverage in US media, increasing the political cost to PDJT.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 08:58 AM (EwQhr)

Watched Tousi the other day and he had video of the Yemen military picking off Houti's like a turkey shoot....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 09:01 AM (ls9tU)

288 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been left red faced and embarrassed by a hoaxer posing as the chief of staff to U.S. President Donald Trump who tricked him into exchanging messages in a major security breach.
==================
The new guy is not so smaht.

https://tinyurl.com/mpkfemmd

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 09:01 AM (EwQhr)

289 Flip Flop Brands

Reef ****
OlaKai *****

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:01 AM (/+uur)

290 A don doesn't wear shorts. Or flip-flops.
_-_
Seconded. I also own neither.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:01 AM (J4Alq)

291 "US Can't Bomb Its Way To Victory": Scotiabank Maps Bessent's Coming Economic Hammer On Iran


Much like other ways to win wars, modern leftwing sensibilities call all sorts of tactics off limits then argue you can't win wars with weapons.

Give me the USAF and USN for a month and allow me to execute any reporter furthering Iranian propaganda and I'll end the war, or at least make is so there are no Iranians living close enough to the Gulf to impede naval traffic which is the same thing.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

292 The point is, Nancy Mace has nice hooters.
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:00 AM (ZxPkt)


She has a man face and she's a loon. Tits can't rescue that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

293 The United Kingdom has been reduced to the role of the Grand Duchy of Fenwick on the world stage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:03 AM (2GVsD)

294 Marvel has announced the cast for their new X-Men movie and some have gone absolutely bonkers at the casting of Maya Boyd as Storm.

Apparently, she is not dark-skinned enough for the BLM types.

No one show them photos of Halle Barry as Storm I guess.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026


***
She was always drawn as having kind of a mocha skin color in the comics, not pure dark like a Zulu. She was a mutant, after all. That silver-white hair is not something that turns up among young Africans very often.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:03 AM (wzUl9)

295 Muslim Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Cops, ‘Motive Unclear’

-
The assailant screamed, "Sieg Heil!" The motive is unclear.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:03 AM (ndZc7)

296 A don doesn't wear shorts. Or flip-flops.
_-_
Seconded. I also own neither.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026


***
I wear shorts when working out. Otherwise, no.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (wzUl9)

297 I chuckle at the strong opinions on this topic. Never really bothers me or affects me what other dudes choose for footwear. I'm rather agnostic on this.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 08:57 AM (S0M0K)



I just don't want to see men's feet, which are usually mostly disgusting, while I'm eating a fine meal with my family.........It's incredibly rude.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (2YhKe)

298
Marvel has announced the cast for their new X-Men movie and some have gone absolutely bonkers at the casting of Maya Boyd as Storm.


I know Haley Berry played her before but isn't the character supposed to be Egyptian?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)

299 299 Muslim Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Cops, ‘Motive Unclear’

-
The assailant screamed, "Sieg Heil!" The motive is unclear.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:03 AM (ndZc7)

Both are safer than yelling GO SOPHIE at a WNBA game

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (/+uur)

300 >>Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’


Trust has to be earned.
Dario Amodei has done a piss-poor job of getting anyone to trust him, particularly when he attempted to insert his company's authority into the US government's use of his product in national security/military situations.



Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (X8xt3)

301 All this talk about tattoos and flip-flops is just skirting the issue. The point is, Nancy Mace has nice hooters.
Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:00 AM (ZxPkt)

Style guide says: pronounced hooterage…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (sXOHS)

302 I just don't want to see men's feet, which are usually mostly disgusting, while I'm eating a fine meal with my family.........It's incredibly rude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (2YhKe

Don't look down...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (ls9tU)

303 > Sneakers (with casual clothes)
Work boots
Cowboy boots
Dress shoes
That's it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 08:54 AM (O0L8i)

Specialized sport shoes (bowling shoes, baseball cleats, golf shoes, etc.)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (IG3/x)

304 The United Kingdom has been reduced to the role of the Grand Duchy of Fenwick on the world stage.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026


***
But the UK is already getting tons of $$$ from the U.S. No need to attack us and lose in order to get aid, as Fenwick did.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (wzUl9)

305 >>Uh oh. I was singing your praises a couple weeks back about how I trust your memory over everything else. Whoops. Whoopsie!


Heh,

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (X8xt3)

306 I just don't want to see men's feet, which are usually mostly disgusting, while I'm eating a fine meal with my family.........It's incredibly rude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:04 AM (2YhKe)

dude its a DQ

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (/+uur)

307 We talkin feet?

Posted by: Rex Ryan at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (sKqQm)

308
Don't look down...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (ls9tU)



182 degrees of peripheral vision makes this task impossible.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (2YhKe)

309 "Apparently, the new strategy is "you do it!" in hopes of getting more coverage in US media, increasing the political cost to PDJT."
++++

Also known as "Let's you and him fight" on elementary school playgrounds everywhere.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)

310 "Nashville" and “Heroes” actress Hayden Panettiere died, her representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. She was 36.

Posted by: SMOD at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (RHGPo)

311 Just up. Have to get to work on the computer after taking care of puppy.

The cheerleader on 'Heroes' - Hayden Panatierre - is dead. Likely drugs or suicide. Rest in peace girl. I read a little on Deadline. Troubled woman.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (Sco7b)

312 One thing to note, at a dress event men wear more clothing then they normally do, and woman less.

Posted by: Rex Ryan at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)

313 I know Haley Berry played her before but isn't the character supposed to be Egyptian?
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026


***
There was a mention in one of the comic stories that as a young girl, she walked across the Serengeti. So, farther south than Egypt.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (wzUl9)

314 There's no excuse for men to wear flip-flops

Ever
Posted by: Don Black
*******
Only if they've just had a pedicure and they have decent looking feet

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (NpAcC)

315 Hayden Pannetierre died. I was vaguely aware of who she was but I don't think I ever saw her on anything. Only 36. RIP

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (rp63B)

316 Quick online search reveals:

Storm is American/Kenyan and was orphaned in Egypt.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (2GVsD)

317 273 Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

COVID was the greatest failure of Western governments to protect the rights of their citizens in history.

No one has been hanged. Hell, no one has gone to prison.

So no, no one trusts transnational elites at this point.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (sKqQm)

Considering how every major institution in this country has conducted itself over the past 50 years, and the massive enshittification, surveillance, fraud, extortion and censorship by Big Tech, "trust us" holds no currency. In fact it's cause for alarm.

Posted by: The camps are fun, swearsies! at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (TbWk/)

318 Yep, seeing men's hairy toes and fungus toenails can ruin a dinner. Have some couth!

Posted by: Buster Brown (and Tige)! at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (JM9I6)

319 The cheerleader on 'Heroes' - Hayden Panatierre - is dead. Likely drugs or suicide. Rest in peace girl. I read a little on Deadline. Troubled woman.

Her brother died from the clot shot a few years ago so really sad news for her family.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (sKqQm)

320 What a bizarre and awful theology. Islam informs people they should just stab random people who don't happen to be Muslim and shout, "Allah is the greatest "

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (W90Ou)

321 >>Flip Flop Brands

Reef ****
OlaKai *****



Ooofos rock

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 09:07 AM (X8xt3)

322 “They know if they can just get enough crazy district judges to do enough crazy things, they can run out the clock.”

Or ignore the judges. It seems that both the Executive and Legislative branches worship the Judiciary as the Final Word of Truth, when that branch, out of all others has absolutely no respect for the Executive, Legislative and We The People for its ability to enforce, fund and tolerate its treachery.

I'm coining: 'gynokritarchy' meaning rule by female judges.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (xE0sV)

323 The cheerleader on 'Heroes' - Hayden Panatierre - is dead. Likely drugs or suicide. Rest in peace girl. I read a little on Deadline. Troubled woman.
Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 17, 2026 09:06 AM (Sco7b)


She was attractive and started performing at 1. I assume that she was molested. A lot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)

324
dude its a DQ
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (/+uur)



DQ is small town Texas. Small town Texan men wear boots because they work.

I've never seen a man in flipflops at a DQ.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (2YhKe)

325 What a bizarre and awful theology. Islam informs people they should just stab random people who don't happen to be Muslim and shout, "Allah is the greatest "

Islam is what you get when a warlord gets a cursory education on Judaism and combines it with his pagan beliefs

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (sKqQm)

326 I saw Brink of War about Reagan and Gorbachev. Quite good, although a little "Movie of the Week"

The folks who visit AOSHQ will love it. There's historical inside baseball. Ronnie was a playa, you see. Everyone thought his goal was arms reduction. He had something else in mind.

The Opposition is already spinning it as "it shows what a statesman Reagan was, compared to that buffoon Trump" As the movie shows, back then the Opposition was calling Reagan as a warmonger. The beat goes on ...

After you see it, picture AOC negotiating with Xi. Now that's a scary movie.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (dtajH)

327 Fatana Karimi, owner of Karimi Brows in Alexandria VA, kicks out a Jewish client over her Israeli ethnicity.

But not the Irish

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:09 AM (/+uur)

328
She was attractive and started performing at 1. I assume that she was molested. A lot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)



I believe this too is the story of Zendaya.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:09 AM (2YhKe)

329
Specialized sport shoes (bowling shoes, baseball cleats, golf shoes, etc.)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 09:05 AM (IG3/x)


Acceptable. But, in public, no sandals, Crocs or, worst of all, top-siders.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:09 AM (O0L8i)

330 Where can one find the list of approved footwear for me
_-_
See Merle Haggard: "...Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear. Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen..."

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:09 AM (J4Alq)

331 Islam is what you get when a warlord gets a cursory education on Judaism and combines it with his pagan beliefs
Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:08 AM (sKqQm)



islham is what you get when you stick your dick in a 9 year old and demand the world to accept you for who you are by killing everyone who doesn't.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:10 AM (2YhKe)

332 It seems I have landed on an MCU reddit page

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:10 AM (/+uur)

333
Considering how every major institution in this country has conducted itself over the past 50 years, and the massive enshittification, surveillance, fraud, extortion and censorship by Big Tech, "trust us" holds no currency. In fact it's cause for alarm.


Back when we were allowed to tell and laugh at ethnic jokes:

Q: What is Yiddish for Fuck You?
A: Trust Me!

Posted by: Community Notes at August 17, 2026 09:11 AM (xE0sV)

334 Islam is what you get when a warlord gets a cursory education on Judaism and combines it with his pagan beliefs
_-_
Very close to the beliefs of Aisha's father, I am told...Arianism? I am not well-schooled on this one.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (J4Alq)

335 Kristen Welker to AG Blanche: "Can you pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?"

Guess Executive does not mean Execute anymore

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)

336 When it comes to feet I’m the opposite of Rex Ryan. The foot fetish is IMHO…. Weird

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (sXOHS)

337 Acceptable. But, in public, no sandals, Crocs or, worst of all, top-siders.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026


***
I wear Topsiders out too fast. Mainly they are for washing the car -- lots of water splashing around. Guess I need a new pair.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

338 I believe this too is the story of Zendaya.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:09 AM (2YhKe)


Overrated and overhyped. Averagely attractive but always has a look on her face like she is smelling a fart.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:13 AM (S0M0K)

339 Who is Kristen Welker?

Are they a talking muppet?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:13 AM (2GVsD)

340 With such strong opinions on men's feet, I'd have thought the idea of a Muslim foot washing station at a Texas airport would have been a non-starter from the get-go.

For reasons.

*shrugs*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2026 09:13 AM (2Cry5)

341 Former Police Officer Convicted of Sharing ‘Grossly Offensive’ Meme About Islam in BritainUnclear.

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The first post reported to the police featured the title “time for mass deportations” next to a Middle Eastern man in his 20s or 30s with the words “Children in need”. It was captioned with: “12-year-old Mohammed recently arrived at Dover. Please donate to help him move from a three-star to a five-star hotel, which has a better halal menu, free Wi-Fi, and Sky and is nearer to a girls’ school”.
. . .
The second meme depicted a picture of a man wearing a turban next to some bacon with the caption: “Fun facts about Bacon! People who eat bacon have a lower chance of marrying a 9-year-old!”

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They should've hung him!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:14 AM (ndZc7)

342 When it comes to feet I’m the opposite of Rex Ryan. The foot fetish is IMHO…. Weird
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026


***
I agree. I think of women's feet on an esthetic level, as natural sculptures. Not something that makes my system go into overdrive.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:14 AM (wzUl9)

343 Gonna go see Brink Of War this week.
Now that I'm retired I can casually saunter into a movie theater at noon on a weekday and have an entire showing all to myself.
Shoot, I might even buy popcorn and a grape Nehi.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 17, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

344 Kristen Welker to AG Blanche: "Can you pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?"

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)
==================
I saw that exchange and thought he handled it well. Instead of reaching across the table and slapping her in the head he patiently explained how the Executive Branch works.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 09:14 AM (lh7pS)

345 Let's see here, we've covered tats and footwear. Maybe it's time you all tell everyone else what to eat and how to do.

Maybe a subject too far?

Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (zBgIx)

346 "Yeah, were it not for the fact of Democrats' and LBJ's Great Society that caused the genocide (There's a word for you Lefties!) of the black family and the general societal dissolution that we are suffering 60 years on and will continue until there is a radical change in culture and education back to normalcy."

People don't like to hear this, but societies that fail beyond a certain extent and duration never recover. They fracture - with some elements going extinct or feral - or are replaced entirely.

I don't see any possibility of the ghetto culture LBJ gifted us producing something functional, though we could certainly go our own way apart from them.

Ther are simply too many generations of barbarism and borderline (or outright) retardation

Posted by: heya at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (23NNO)

347 My fiancee's feet are pretty. But they're just feet. I'll rub 'em for her when she's tired, but it's the rest of her that gets me revved up.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (aJQbY)

348 That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:15 AM (l3cgK)

Rodan?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (hmYU4)

349
I wear Topsiders out too fast. Mainly they are for washing the car -- lots of water splashing around. Guess I need a new pair.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)


Sorry, top-siders reek of New England GOPe, Skull and Bones, cable-knit sweaters, weekending in the Hamptons, cucumber sandwiches and discreet adultery.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (O0L8i)

350 Off to Dollar Tree & c., all. Maybe I'll be back for the Art Thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9)

351 That butterfly tattoo on your breast?...what's it gonna look like in 20 years?...

Mothra duh

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:16 AM (2GVsD)

352
Overrated and overhyped. Averagely attractive but always has a look on her face like she is smelling a fart.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:13 AM (S0M0K)



She's from the land of Disney or Nickelodeon, home of the raging pedos.

I don't know anything about her singing, but she's average attractiveness and has very little acting skills.

The fact they're shoving her and Pedro Pascal down our throat makes it seem like they're trying to force an arranged marriage to breed a 'super group' of children to take over the hollywood landscape.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:16 AM (2YhKe)

353 Tim Russertt to F Chuck Todd to Kristen Welker

That is DRAMATIC dropoff each time. Good grief

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:17 AM (sXOHS)

354 what to eat and how to do
_-_
Don't talk with your mouth full.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:18 AM (J4Alq)

355 You also ring the bell at BUD/S upon graduation.

Posted by: goatexchange at August 17, 2026 09:18 AM (hyS0X)

356 351 Let's see here, we've covered tats and footwear. Maybe it's time you all tell everyone else what to eat and how to do.

Maybe a subject too far?
Posted by: Will Robinson at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (zBgIx)

Eh, it’s okay. Outside of these gray boxes no one has a clue about our musings, and more importantly we have zero influence about anything. So, a nice safe place to opine about anything and everything. We are harmless.

Posted by: tubal at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (Gqar8)

357 The story was that some libtard dummy claimed that Hollywood films have had mostly muslim villains for the last 30 years. You might have to scroll, it took a while to get them going.

The last major release I could find that had Muslims as a primary villain was 1998's Under Siege. But honestly that movie was more about government overreach in response to Muslim terror

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (sKqQm)

358 Per gallon or total?
Posted by: Details matter at August 17, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)


LOL... per gallon
Posted by: It's me donna


Did $3.15/gal Thursday at Sam's while everyone else was running $3.60+

Posted by: rickb223 at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (AzRNx)

359
Overrated and overhyped. Averagely attractive but always has a look on her face like she is smelling a fart.
Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:13 AM (S0M0K)


Zenyatta >>>> Zendaya

Zenyatta still gets a bottle of Guinness Stout every day. What a girl!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (O0L8i)

360 NY Post is reporting that Panettiere may have died from cardiac arrest after a drug overdose.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)

361 That is DRAMATIC dropoff each time. Good grief

Bison going over a cliff, that kind of dropoff?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (2GVsD)

362 Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am goin' to
Silk suit, black tie (black tie)
I don't need a reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man

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Notable by their absence, flip flops.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (ndZc7)

363 A don doesn't wear shorts. Or flip-flops.
_-_
Seconded. I also own neither.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026

***
I wear shorts when working out. Otherwise, no.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
+++
I think it's shorts and flip flops or sandals most of the time for the majority of people around here.
After a while you get to where you don't really notice it.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (Lo97M)

364 Sorry, top-siders reek of New England GOPe, Skull and Bones, cable-knit sweaters, weekending in the Hamptons, cucumber sandwiches and discreet adultery.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:15 AM (O0L8i)


Wow -- that was oddly specific.

What do canvas slip-on casual shoes (such as Hey Dude) reek of?

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (S0M0K)

365 >>>Ukrainian missiles hit Russia’s only Soyuz-2 rocket factory

FYI, all Soyuz and Progress spacecraft are manufactured at the RKK Energia facility in Korolev, a small city in the NNE outer suburbs of Moscow. The Russian Mission Control facility is adjacent to the RKK Energia plant. These are definitely single-point failure targets the US does not want destroyed or seriously damaged while the International Space Station is operational. AFAIK, US-Russian International Space Station operations, crewing, and supply have not been affected by the US sanctions put in effect after Putin invaded Ukraine. Such is geopolitics left-over from the 1990s.

Posted by: Gref at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (5rh/l)

366 Tubal

Mostly harmless.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (2GVsD)

367 I couldn't pick Pascal or Zendaya out of a lineup, maybe saw a picture of Panatierre once, so I think I know what she looked like. Very happy being uninformed of what bankrupt Hollywood is shoving down the public's throats.

Posted by: Out of the Loop at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (JM9I6)

368 opine about anything and everything
_-_
Heh. Oh, yeah. I regularly take an arrow here.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (J4Alq)

369
NY Post is reporting that Panettiere may have died from cardiac arrest after a drug overdose.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)


So, COVID.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (O0L8i)

370 374 Tubal

Mostly harmless.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (2GVsD


As long as we don't run with scissors

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (ls9tU)

371 NY Post is reporting that Panettiere may have died from cardiac arrest after a drug overdose.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:19 AM (rp63B)



She sounds vaccinated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (2YhKe)

372 Or swim after eating.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (2GVsD)

373 I prefer tan shoes with pink shoelaces.

Posted by: Dodie Stevens at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)

374 "The story was that some libtard dummy claimed that Hollywood films have had mostly muslim villains for the last 30 years.

First of all, that's bullshit. Even the new film "Amateur" about a terrorist bombing has CIA malefactors behind it.

Secondly, they should be the villains in 99.9% of movies about terrorism because they commit 99.9% of terrorist actions.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (BdmD3)

375 From about September to about May, I'm wearing Kuiu attack pants, a t-shirt or long sleeve, depending, and Red Wing Iron Rangers in whatever color goes best.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (PGK1w)

376 Very happy being uninformed of what bankrupt Hollywood is shoving down the public's throats.

Posted by: Out of the Loop at August 17, 2026 09:21 AM (JM9I6)

I think cocks mostly
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 09:22 AM (rJIHE)



Speaking of that.........

I've heard Disney has f*cked Star Wars up SOOO BAD, they're just going to do a full reboot of the whole thing.

A new Skywalker, Leah, Han Solo.......the works.

What are the odds it's fake and gay?

99.9976%

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (2YhKe)

377 Ro Khanna is a full scale idiot. Trying to straddle the fence and he always in a really stupid fashion comes down on the wrong side of an issue

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (rp63B)

378 cardiac arrest after a drug overdose.
_-_
Fame and fortune is a difficult test.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (J4Alq)

379 Massive tooth of 3.6M-year-old megalodon — largest shark to ever live — discovered on Jersey Shore

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Jersey Shore, huh? Must've died of excessive stupidity.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (ndZc7)

380 Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: In the voice of Dennis Miller at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (2Ez/1)

381 Good morning!

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (ZdaMQ)

382 Ro Khanna is a full scale idiot. Trying to straddle the fence and he always in a really stupid fashion comes down on the wrong side of an issue
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (rp63B)



Mark Cuban, of all people, laid waste to him on X the other day on his "TAX BILLIONAIRES!!!!" bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (2YhKe)

383 Hollywood is murder on child actors. Only rarely do they emerge intact.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (BdmD3)

384 Jersey Shore?

Snooki lost a tooth?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:25 AM (2GVsD)

385 -
Jersey Shore, huh? Must've died of excessive stupidity.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (ndZc7)



Did Snooki try to have sex with it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:25 AM (2YhKe)

386 what was that schwarzenegger movie

True Lies
had muslim goatbanger as villain

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (ZxPkt)

387 Uh oh, Piper’s here. Everybody look busy.

Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

388 Hollywood is murder on child actors. Only rarely do they emerge intact.
Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (BdmD3)




My ass still hurts.......

Posted by: Zombie Corey Haim at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (2YhKe)

389 Ro Khanna is buds with Massey, who knows what these strange political bedfellows do in the dark.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (2GVsD)

390 If someone wants to make fun of me for my enjoyment of the odd cock now and again, who am I to get all uppity and judge them?
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 09:25 AM (rJIHE)

Wait, what?

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (ZdaMQ)

391 @391 , Sponge, yeah saw that . Khanna kept spouting talking points and Cuban hit him with economic reality each time. And I'm no fan of Cuban

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (rp63B)

392 "A don doesn't wear shorts" is from the Sopranos. Some anonymous mafioso supposedly called Gandolfini and said the show was great, but criticized him wearing shorts at a backyard bbq. They worked it into the script.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (XvL8K)

393 If someone wants to make fun of me for my enjoyment of the odd cock now and again, who am I to get all uppity and judge them?
Posted by: ... at August 17, 2026 09:25 AM (rJIHE)

Uh… We don’t do phrasing anymore?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (sXOHS)

394 Doc Brown double crossed some Libyan terrorists.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (2GVsD)

395 Is Paul socking a regular or something?

Posted by: Zombie Corey Haim at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (2YhKe)

396 Shit.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (2YhKe)

397 406 Is Paul socking a regular or something?
Posted by: Zombie Corey Haim at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (2YhKe

I was wondering the same..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 17, 2026 09:27 AM (ls9tU)

398 RNC Research
@RNCResearch

Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal tries to gaslight voters into supporting far-Left Democrats who want to abolish police, prisons, and borders:

“Progressives have always been about advancing things that are good for Americans. Things like universal healthcare.”

https://tinyurl.com/3jdsv87u

Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 09:28 AM (NpAcC)

399 Uh oh, Piper’s here. Everybody look busy.
Posted by: Bulg at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (77rzZ)

As the style editor I’m just hoping she’ll unequivocally renounce flip flops…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 09:28 AM (sXOHS)

400 An odd cock - this is about me isn't it Signed John Wayne Bobbitt

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:28 AM (rp63B)

401
“Progressives have always been about advancing things that are good for Americans. Things like universal healthcare.”

https://tinyurl.com/3jdsv87u
Posted by: redridinghood at August 17, 2026 09:28 AM (NpAcC)



Universal healthcare is incredibly rarely good for anyone.

ESPECIALLY Americans, where there are 350 million of us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (2YhKe)

402 Good morning!
Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:24 AM (ZdaMQ)


You missed the mens footwear sub-thread here in the comments. It was whelming.

Posted by: Doof at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (S0M0K)

403 I think it's shorts and flip flops or sandals most of the time for the majority of people around here.
After a while you get to where you don't really notice it.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 17, 2026 09:20 AM (Lo97M)

had a place south of I10 since 2004

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

404 Jeez, 7am posting. JJ's been hitting the greenies again.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (sl73Y)

405 Piper is pretty lively for being deceased

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (rp63B)

406 The new James Bond movie with Ellen Paige.

Golddingus and OddCock will the villain duo.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:29 AM (2GVsD)

407 400 I mean say I'm in a room with a big beautiful cock... what am I supposed to do, ignore it?
Posted by: ...

This is now archived and will be brought up at the most inconvenient times.

Posted by: You Done Did It Now at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (JM9I6)

408 Ro Khanna is a full scale idiot. Trying to straddle the fence and he always in a really stupid fashion comes down on the wrong side of an issue
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (rp63B)
====================
It's amazing isn't it? He is self-destructing in real time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (lh7pS)

409 I've heard there was no particular association with the mob and dressing well until The Godfather.

After that they started dressing up because they liked the image.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (sKqQm)

410 Michael Brown had the size to play football. It would have kept him out of trouble.

Posted by: mr tmz at August 17, 2026 09:30 AM (rJ48h)

411 'Morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Take the victories where you can get them. But, yes, there are other U.S. airports where their operators have installed foot washing stations, such as O'Hare (municipal/city); George Bush Intercontinental Airport (municipal/city); Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (special district /port authority); Indianapolis International Airport (special district/port authority), and Philadelphia International Airport (municipal/city). (I suppose searching federal grants (FAA) for local projects could bare more info. IDK.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (NFX2v)

412 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (2YhKe)

413 >>She was attractive and started performing at 1. I assume that she was molested. A lot.


There was a website that dropped a lot of dark Hollywood gossip amidst the sillier stuff (they were reporting on Weinstein, Spacey, etc. years before it became public), and they had a lot of stuff about Hayden. A lot of sex, drugs, being pimped out, etc.
No idea if it was true, but. . . yeah, think she had a rough life from the get-go.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (X8xt3)

414 Ro Khanna is a full scale idiot. Trying to straddle the fence and he always in a really stupid fashion comes down on the wrong side of an issue

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 17, 2026 09:23 AM (rp63B)

Straddling the fence just gets you stabbed in the janglesack.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 09:31 AM (PGK1w)

415 Flip flops are okay for the beach and the pool.

Posted by: Piper at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (ZdaMQ)

416 Washington Nearsider,

Sprue Brother has the 1/32 Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 for $30.99.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2GVsD)

417 I think we're getting into a weird area.

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (ZxPkt)

418 > Flip flops are okay for the beach and the pool.

Posted by: Piper
----

YES
yes
I knew I liked you

Posted by: Don Black at August 17, 2026 09:33 AM (ZxPkt)

419 Weird area?

Kirsche, sounding.

Break it will your mind.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:34 AM (2GVsD)

420 Washington Nearsider,

Sprue Brother has the 1/32 Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 for $30.99.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 17, 2026 09:32 AM (2GVsD)

That's really, really good.

Purchased. Thanks.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at August 17, 2026 09:37 AM (PGK1w)

421 What's with the "7 years" and immigration?, I've wondered. Finally decided to look around.

Under Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, known as the Registry, immigrants can qualify for a green card if they have resided in the U.S. continuously since January 1, 1972. Because Congress has not updated this fixed date since 1986, the provision applies to a window over 54 years ago, rendering it practically obsolete.

Congress created the registry provision in 1929.
Lawmakers moved the cutoff date forward four separate times.
The last update occurred under the Reagan administration in 1986, setting the date to January 1, 1972.
No further updates have passed, leaving the requirement frozen for decades.

Lawmakers (NY, IL, CA) have repeatedly (July 22, March 23, July 2025, July 2026) introduced bills, i.e., Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, to reform Section 249. Proposals aim to replace the fixed date with a rolling requirement.

And, certain employment-based non-immigrant classifications, such as specific L-1 visa holders (managers & executives), have maximum allowable initial stays or extensions capping out at seven years.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 09:49 AM (NFX2v)

422 I'll always remember Hayden Panettiere for Remember the Titans. She had talent and an extensive body of work. I also read she had alcohol and drugs problems as an adult. (I paid little attention to her adult performances; one or two I saw had seemed somehow sad.)

Sounds like she was bi-polar and maybe the illness first obviously surfaced with the birth of her daughter. (She had a daughter with Wladimir Klitschko, a Ukrainian former professional boxer. She relinquished the child's full time upbringing to him but, reportedly, was still involved with her.)

RIP 🙏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at August 17, 2026 10:12 AM (NFX2v)

423 Michigans a Senate pickup.

Ohio gov race has me worried as does their Senate contest.

Without looney toons lady on the ballot in WI....that will be a tough race. Winnable, though.


MN is now winnable (long shot) now that My Pillows Amnesty guy is out.

I'm kinda hopeful. What I was praying for was a bigger shift after 2024. Concentrated action to remove Rhino shit bags and regime change. Maybe have a functional RNC.

We've got some of that, which is great but Iran, Inflation and H1B's linger.

Need a GOP counter platform for o fight the commies with....we have boot straps, H1B is MAGA and no SafeT Act lingering about.

Going to be tight in the House, still.

Posted by: GigantorX at August 17, 2026 10:30 AM (wGPHk)

424 ...
After you see it, picture AOC negotiating with Xi. Now that's a scary movie.
Posted by: Ignoramus

Top This: the ctHARRIS word-salad, nasel voice and then cackle breaking out during any meeting with foreign head of state/especially the mullahs and taliban....

Punchline: AND SHE WOULDN'TCHANGE A THING.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail


LET's GO BRANDON! Who wants a TACO?
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords
https://youtu.be/EW98E6wYQcU?t=68
America Dodged a Bullet:: Dance to the ctHARRIS Policy Word-Salad Wonk

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at August 17, 2026 11:23 AM (ENf8o)

425 283 It was steel-toed boots when I had to go to a Navy yard...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 08:48 AM (l3cgK)

There was an asswipe NAVFAC dude at Dahlgren VA that would step on your toes to see if your were wearing steel toes.
He came over and stood by me one day to try that shit and I just got in my car and left for the day.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 08:59 AM (/+uur)

And here I expected that you kicked his shins...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 01:53 PM (l3cgK)

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

2 G'Day everyone
Its Monday again, isn't it?

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Thank you, Pixy!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:35 AM (odBC9)

4 I am thinking the ocean in Solaris can give you what you imagine as reality. Hari was real to the 2 others yet a recreation. His past on Earth at end was recreated on Solaris but twisted.

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)

5 from a couple of months ago:

AI has hacked the code of human civilization | Yuval Noah Harari (46:51)

Main point (I think): AI is not a tool, it's an agent

A thought piece; good source of vocabulary. Commenters point out where he's gone off the rails.

https://tinyurl.com/2rkkexr5

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:42 AM (odBC9)

6 Long commutes all week to Animal Hospital. Its nice work, just a long haul to get there and home

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 04:43 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Should be able to pop in occasionally
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

8 You, too, Skip.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:50 AM (odBC9)

9 Good morning,

Slow tech news day. Anthropic CEO seems more strange every time he speaks on the record.

Or maybe his product really does co-opt your information and independence

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 17, 2026 04:58 AM (ussCl)

10 Redbone - Wovoka

About halfway through there's a dead ringer for Iron Eyes Cody as he looked in the Crying Indian ads.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

11 Evening and morning, all! Yes, unfortunately, it's Monday. But remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

(And I wrote that with only two typos. A good omen for the day, perhaps?)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:04 AM (wzUl9)

12 Local band for prom in the ancient times started with Come and Get Your Love.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 05:04 AM (zRghv)

13 12 Local band for prom in the ancient times started with Come and Get Your Love.
Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 05:04 AM (zRghv)

earworm!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:05 AM (odBC9)

14 I woke a little early, not from a dream but from dozing and imagining walking through the new house for the first time. Open all the windows and doors, let some fresh air blow in. And in my imagination, my next-door neighbor, who looks like the young Patricia Neal, takes me under her wing to show me what Indiana is like.

(Yes, my imagination has no governor on it and is likely to rev out of control; stipulated. But it's fun to race it around the corners.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:09 AM (wzUl9)

15
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 17, 2026 05:11 AM (AMvSw)

16 Hayden Panettiere of Heroes has died -- at 36! No cause of death given yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:11 AM (wzUl9)

17 "Also now extinct: Audrey Hepburn and neutrinos."

I doubt I'll miss the neutrinos. Audrey is another story. We watched the DVD of Breakfast at Tiffany's from 1961 last night, and I found her charming all over again.

I think my favorite commercial artist, Robert McGinnis, did the poster of her in black dress with cigarette holder for the movie. Not sure; he did some later, for How to Steal a Million and several of the Bond flicks, as well as a slew of paperback covers as I grew up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:15 AM (wzUl9)

18 Disclaimer: Poit.

Rejoinder: Narf!

(Also I'm having a really bad case of deja-vu typing this out...)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 05:17 AM (O7YUW)

19 I am going to buy a robot

Posted by: Vod Kaknockers at August 17, 2026 05:19 AM (LOZbR)

20 G&R! Thank you for mentioning computer backups yesterday! I backed up after Pixytime.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:21 AM (odBC9)

21 The 'Net says the poster for BaT was indeed done by Robert McGinnis. Dunno if I read that somewhere, or if I recognized his style from his paperback covers and Bond movie posters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:21 AM (wzUl9)

22 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 17, 2026 05:22 AM (sAmhv)

23 The only tech device I want is an exoskeleton.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 05:23 AM (gIjzl)

24 'Tis 85 F. here at 4:30 am. I refuse to look at the heat index. Today I'll hold the workout down to a mile, I guess, and at least one day this week walk at the nearby mall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:23 AM (wzUl9)

25 The only tech device I want is an exoskeleton.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026


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Adamantiium-laced skeleton FTW!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 05:26 AM (wzUl9)

26 23 The only tech device I want is an exoskeleton.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 05:23 AM (gIjzl)

... and the one that you're using to post comments!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:26 AM (odBC9)

27 The natives are rising up and trying to destroy their homeland.

Oh wait, it's not them, it's the muslims and somalis and criminals from south america.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 05:27 AM (tvdD1)

28 @20/m: "Thank you for mentioning computer backups yesterday! I backed up after Pixytime."

You're welcome. Credit where credit is due though, it was Biden's Dog that first mentioned doing a backup before he did his full re-install of Windows. I was just commending him for taking that step.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 05:28 AM (O7YUW)

29 Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

That, and the fact that I can't buy any memory, gpus, or storage devices for non-exorbitant prices right now, so go pound salt, Dario Amodei.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

30 The TechCrunch article seems to be all over the place. Perhaps I need Moar Covfefe.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:35 AM (odBC9)

31 *The TechCrunch article on the Anthropic CEO

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:36 AM (odBC9)

32 Good morning, everyone!

I hope that your Monday is blessed. Every morning spouse and I read a psalm for part of our daily devotionals . This is verse 7 from Psalm 17 which we read today. KJV of the psalm:

"Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.”

And this is one of the notes from my Life Application Bible:

"Our life circumstances may cause us to question whether we are living up to God's standards for us. Like David, we can ask God to show his love to us. Like David we can ask God to show his love to us. If life seems bleak and overwhelming , ask God to remind you of his love for you today. Thos reminder may come from a friend , a song you hear , the beauty of his creation, or a Bible verse that comes to your mind. When you notice it, recognize it as a way God had chosen to communicate with you, and thank him for this sign of his love."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 05:38 AM (y8wRt)

33 29 That, and the fact that I can't buy any memory, gpus
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

ewww

gpus-->GPUs

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 05:39 AM (odBC9)

34 Greetings, everyone! Morning got started at the gym and now I deal with the beginning of the work week. SIL looked at my MRI and said that she saw arthritis and some possible tearing of the meniscus. I am not letting this stop my vacation plans, thankyouverymuch.

Went to a seminar at the dojo over the weekend. Had folks from OH, CO, NJ and TX in attendance. A lot of fun was had by all.

And I see that Google University has been running a special on certification on Naval Deployments over the weekend.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 05:44 AM (+4yJ5)

35 Yesterday was a lovely service at the Anglican Church, and nice conversations with some people afterwards. When we came back we stopped for an ice cream, and while walking to the car I saw a little girl who seemed like she was about four. I think she may have visited a local church and was telling her older relative, "The church was so beautiful inside." It made me glad to hear it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 05:45 AM (y8wRt)

36 Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 05:44 AM (+4yJ5)

I am glad you are not letting the results of the MRI stop your vacation plans and I hope you have a lovely time! I am keeping you in prayer.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 05:47 AM (y8wRt)

37 @33/m: I'm only 1/2 way through my first Covfefe, cut me some slack would ya?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 05:53 AM (O7YUW)

38 So…Flock is now advertising, telling us about how they saved.a kidnapped boy, and how in that basis we should be BEGGING the police to put up MORE of thieve Flock “safety” cameras and have them spy on us because they will keep is safe!!!

FUCK THIS SICK COMPANY.

FLOCK MUST BE DESTROYED.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 05:54 AM (4g5V+)

39 Thank you, Fen. The pain is constant but I can walk without too much of an issue.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 05:57 AM (+4yJ5)

40 38: They don't get it and never will. I have no doubt that the cameras have done a little good but that doesn't justify the rest of their behavior.

Apparently, a realtor contacted an HOA and said a potential buyer canceled going there because they had Flock cameras pointed at the pool. Real estate companies and HOAs losing money may be enough to help turn things around.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 05:59 AM (+4yJ5)

41 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Splut.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 17, 2026 06:11 AM (amcLV)

42 Wolfus, after our discussion about how Terre Haute is pronounced, I found that Wiki sez Terre sounds like "Terra" and Haute rhymes with "boat."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 17, 2026 06:12 AM (amcLV)

43 40 38: They don't get it and never will. I have no doubt that the cameras have done a little good but that doesn't justify the rest of their behavior.

Apparently, a realtor contacted an HOA and said a potential buyer canceled going there because they had Flock cameras pointed at the pool. Real estate companies and HOAs losing money may be enough to help turn things around.
Posted by: NR Pax at August 17, 2026 05:59 AM (+4yJ5)

The little good that they have done is far outweighed by the utter immorality of turning the police into the Stasi. Or HOAs for that matter.

Congratulations to Flock, they have only encouraged me to redouble my efforts in ending the use of their cameras. At least in this state.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 06:16 AM (4g5V+)

44 42 Wolfus, after our discussion about how Terre Haute is pronounced, I found that Wiki sez Terre sounds like "Terra" and Haute rhymes with "boat."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 17, 2026 06:12 AM (

High Ground : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 06:16 AM (4g5V+)

45 18 Disclaimer: Poit.

Rejoinder: Narf!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant


Assumption: The same thing we do every night, Pixy. Try to take over the world.

Posted by: brainski at August 17, 2026 06:18 AM (VHUov)

46 tech question:

I am on a Mac hooked up to a Thunderbolt.

Sometimes--but not every time--when I restart the computer or when I wake the computer up after I've walked away and let it go to sleep--the desktop icons of 1) my computer and 2) my plugged-in backup disk have shot to the bottom of my screen. I always park them at the upper right of the screen; I always use "View-->Clean Up" to keep all the desktop icons at their preferred distance from one another on the desktop.

Why do the icons shoot to the bottom of the screen ... so perilously close to the Trash?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 06:18 AM (odBC9)

47 High Ground : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 06:16 AM (4g5V+)
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And Des Moines is "The Monks."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 17, 2026 06:21 AM (amcLV)

48 mornin yall. DC attracts the dregs and Nancy Mace is a tatted tramp.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 06:24 AM (MWfyi)

49 Morning all. Just another manic Monday…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 06:28 AM (sXOHS)

50 I clicked a link in the TechCrunch Anthropic CEO article to read Dario Amodei's 2024 essay "Machines of Loving Grace: How AI Could Transform the World for the Better" and TLDR but his first paragraph is:

I think and talk a lot about the risks of powerful AI. The company I’m the CEO of, Anthropic, does a lot of research on how to reduce these risks. Because of this, people sometimes draw the conclusion that I’m a pessimist or “doomer” who thinks AI will be mostly bad or dangerous. I don’t think that at all. In fact, one of my main reasons for focusing on risks is that they’re the only thing standing between us and what I see as a fundamentally positive future. I think that most people are underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be, just as I think most people are underestimating how bad the risks could be.

... which seems sound.

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 06:32 AM (odBC9)

51 You, too, can find essays and other words written and spoken by Dario Amodei at:

https://darioamodei.com

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

52 Kind woman in a waiting room. Story from "SunnySkyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/52tj9vxr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 17, 2026 06:35 AM (wmzkx)

53 Wolfus, after our discussion about how Terre Haute is pronounced, I found that Wiki sez Terre sounds like "Terra" and Haute rhymes with "boat."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 17, 2026 06:12 AM (
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High Ground : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026


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It's not very high compared to, say, Santa Fe, NM. But compared to Da Swamp it's a high plateau.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

54 We moved furniture from my MIL's house to an assisted living facility yesterday. Today in move in day for her. It's past time for this, she needs more care than we can give her 24/7. It has been running Mrs fd ragged for the past few years.

Posted by: fd at August 17, 2026 06:37 AM (MWfyi)

55 I'm back from my workout, aka the Bataan Death March -- just a mile today. Showered now, I'm having some yogurt & honey, and will top that off with some peanut butter toast along with more coffee.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

56 LOL clarence in the ONT:

380 I've reached the age when my train of thought often leaves the station without me.
Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 02:04 AM (zRghv)

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 06:42 AM (odBC9)

57 I always thought it was Terry Hoot.

Posted by: Ricky Ricardo at August 17, 2026 06:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

58 I've reached the age when my train of thought often leaves the station without me.
Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 02:04 AM (zRghv)
Posted by: m at August 17, 2026


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Mine is fond of veering off onto spur lines.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 17, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)

59 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 17, 2026 06:50 AM (VyBeY)

60 I always thought it was Terry Hoot.
Posted by: Ricky Ricardo at August 17, 2026 06:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

You need to see a fizzy-a-ky-ah-trist! You got some splainin’ to do….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 17, 2026 06:53 AM (sXOHS)

61
Good morning, Hordians. Wrestling with The Big Dummy's 2026 show record. As of the end of July, my numbers agree with those published in Canine Chronicle for dogs defeated in Breed and All-Breed. That's good. But we have a parallel discrepancy of 6 in his Grand Champion points, both for 2026 and lifetime.

6 is a pretty substantial number and why I'm off is a mystery. The points for each win are listed in the AKC's Event Search. His lifetime GCH points are noted by the AKC in The Big Dummy's point progression. The only thing I can think of is that somewhere there were missing shows he appeared in where he did not win Best of Breed but got points for being Best of Opposite Sex or Select Dog.

I hope you got all that. This will be on the test. And take that chewing gum out of your mouth.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 17, 2026 06:54 AM (O0L8i)

62

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 17, 2026 06:56 AM (yM1Zs)

63 My train of thought is often derailed.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 17, 2026 07:00 AM (qFwJc)

64
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 17, 2026 07:02 AM (/+uur)

65 And take that chewing gum out of your mouth.
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*poit*

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 07:04 AM (zRghv)

66 Also now extinct: Audrey Hepburn and neutrinos.

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Wait, Audrey Hepburn is morte?

Posted by: ShainS at August 17, 2026 07:13 AM (txtSn)

67 We only got two thirds of the way to the 100 this mornin'.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 17, 2026 07:16 AM (O7YUW)

68 Meh, I was a big fan of Redbone, Wovoka was ok but everyone loved Come and Get Your Love.

Oh, just for fun - Nood, even though I'm sure everyone is already there.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 17, 2026 09:26 AM (Q/FnY)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - August 16, 2026 [Doof]

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


[Top photo: White pine tree remnant on the banks of Plymouth Harbor (short walk from Plymouth Rock). Photo taken in July 2026. Grok says the root ball / stump was spotted in September 2014 by the whale-watch boat Tales of the Sea about 2 miles off-shore then recovered by the vessel Protector. I am unable to find any information online about this. Weird.]

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No Flock stuff tonight - but something else in the surveillance overreach realm

WALMART IS SELLING 75-INCH 4K TVs FOR $40 — AND PEOPLE STILL WON’T TOUCH THEM

Walmart has 75-inch 4K Roku TVs sitting on shelves with a $428 sticker price… but when you scan them in the app they ring up for just $40.

Similar deals are everywhere.
Costco is clearing 100-inch TVs for $499.
The shelves are still full because a lot of people have figured out the real cost.

These new smart TVs force you to create a Walmart or Vizio account just to turn them on.

Once you do, the operating system tracks everything you watch... even from cable boxes, game consoles, or streaming sticks.

It links that data to your purchases, your location, and your family habits so they can push personalized ads and dynamic pricing.

You’re not just buying a TV.
You’re buying a surveillance device that lives in your living room.

Would you take a $40 75-inch TV if it meant handing Walmart a permanent window into everything you watch… or is the “deal” actually the trap?


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Wholesome content


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College football season is almost here. The University of Miami at one point was a powerhouse (are they still? - I don't really know or care). Let's take a peek into their branding


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How many continents are there on Earth? Seven, right? Wrong!

Earth has had eight continents all along — the one missing from every map and school textbook is nearly twice the size of India, 94 percent underwater, and has been quietly sitting beneath the South Pacific for 85 million years

A political map shows New Zealand, New Caledonia and a scatter of islands surrounded by blue. A geological map asks a more revealing question: what kind of crust continues beneath that water? Follow the rocks, gravity, magnetism and seafloor shape, and the islands become the visible peaks of Te Riu-a-Māui / Zealandia, a coherent continent-sized body of crust almost entirely below sea level.

Geophysicist Bruce Luyendyk proposed the name Zealandia in 1995. The name gained force in 2017, when Nick Mortimer and ten co-authors set out the geological case in GSA Today. Their estimate put its area at about 4.9 million square kilometres, with roughly 94 per cent below present sea level. New Zealand and New Caledonia are among the largest portions above water, not isolated pieces floating independently in oceanic crust.

The argument was not that scientists had discovered a new landmass in 2017. Ships, satellites and coastal nations already knew the ridges and plateaus were there. The advance was classification. As the team’s research institute explained at the time, decades of geological and geophysical evidence supported treating those features as one 4.9-million-square-kilometre continent rather than a loose collection of submerged fragments.

Lots more at the link.

Here's an interesting (in my opinion, at least) video about Zealandia


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Have you decided on your preferred disposition for your remains after you are gone? How about rotting in some dirt for a while near Baltimore?

1st human composting facility on East Coast opens in Maryland

The funeral provider Earth has opened the East Coast's first composting facility.

The 37,000-square-foot facility, which has spaces to educate families and a private room to say goodbye, purports to be the largest of its kind in the world. The vessel room, where the soil transformation process is undergone, consists of 15,000 square feet and has the capacity for 126 vessels, cofounder and CEO Tom Harries told 7News.

“We’re accelerating the process through science and technology," Harries explained. "Completely natural. No chemicals, no insects.”

The entire process takes about 30 days, producing an average of 250 to 300 pounds of nutrient-rich soil, according to Harries. Families can choose how much soil they'd like to keep and have Earth donate the rest to conservation projects.

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More than a dozen states, including Maryland, have legalized human composting.

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Buermeyer said he feels cemeteries become wasted land after several generations, when people are less likely to visit their relatives buried there.

"For a couple of generations, you might go back and honor them with flowers or something like that, but two or three generations away? It's a whole different mindset that factored into my thinking," he explained.

What say you, Hordelings? You cool with the idea of being composted? I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!


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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

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

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From Battlefield to Red Carpet: The Surprising History of High Heels

High heels are one of fashion’s most enduring icons. Today they’re synonymous with femininity, power dressing, and red-carpet glamour. But their origins are far more practical (and masculine) than most people realize. Here’s the full story of how a tool of war became a symbol of status, sexuality, and style.

Practical Beginnings: Persian Cavalry (10th Century Onward)
The high heel wasn’t invented for fashion. Shoe historians, including Elizabeth Semmelhack of the Bata Shoe Museum, trace the earliest heels to Western Asia, particularly Persia (modern-day Iran) as early as the 10th century. Mounted archers wore heeled boots to lock their feet securely into stirrups. This gave them stability to stand and shoot arrows while riding at speed.85
These were functional tools of warfare and horsemanship, not decorative accessories and remain so today.

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Crossing into Europe: Status Symbol for Men (Late 16th–17th Century)
Heels arrived in Europe around the turn of the 17th century through diplomatic and trade contacts with Persia. Shah Abbas I sent missions seeking alliances against the Ottomans, and European aristocrats were captivated by the exotic, masculine Persian style.

What began as practical riding footwear quickly became a pure status symbol. Only those who didn’t perform manual labor could afford the impracticality of elevated shoes. Heels grew higher as a way for the elite to distinguish themselves.

No one embodied this better than France’s Louis XIV (the Sun King). Standing around 5’4”–5’5”, he favored red-heeled shoes (often 4 inches or more) as a mark of royal privilege. Red dye was expensive, to boot (see what I did there?). Louis restricted red heels to the king and favored courtiers, an early form of fashion as social control.

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Platform Interlude: Venetian Chopines
While true heels were rising in northern Europe, Venetian women (especially courtesans and the wealthy) wore extreme platform shoes called chopines. These could reach extraordinary heights, sometimes over a foot, to keep skirts out of muddy streets and signal status. They were more stilts than heels, but they show the long European fascination with elevated footwear.

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The Gender Shift and Decline (18th–Early 19th Century)
By the early 18th century, Enlightenment ideals and changing ideas of masculinity pushed heels out of men’s fashion. They came to be seen as frivolous and feminine. After the French Revolution, anything associated with aristocratic excess (including high heels) fell sharply out of favor.
Heels largely disappeared from both men’s and women’s wardrobes for a time, replaced by more practical low-heeled or flat styles.

Revival and the Birth of the Modern Heel (Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century)

Heels returned for women in the mid-to-late 19th century with the rise of more fitted, feminine silhouettes. By the early 20th century they were firmly established in women’s fashion seen on flappers, movie stars, and everyday wearers in varying heights and shapes (T-straps, Mary Janes, etc.).

The true game-changer arrived in the 1950s: the stiletto. New materials technology (a thin but strong metal shank or rod inside the heel) made extremely high, narrow heels possible without breaking. Designers including Salvatore Ferragamo, Roger Vivier (often credited with refining the “aiguille” or needle heel for Christian Dior), and André Perugia all contributed to its development and popularization.

Named after the Italian dagger, the stiletto transformed the silhouette of the foot and the way women walked. Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe helped cement its sexy, glamorous image.

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20th Century and Beyond: Cycles of Height and Meaning
Heels have risen and fallen with fashion ever since:

 • 1960s–70s: Platforms and chunkier styles mixed with the classic stiletto for both men and women

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 • 1980s: Power-dressing spike heels.

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 • 1990s–2000s: Everything from kitten heels to sky-high versions popularized by designers like Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin (whose red soles echo Louis XIV’s signature).

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 • Today: Heels remain a red-carpet staple and personal style statement, even as comfort-focused alternatives (sneakers, flats, chunky soles) dominate everyday wear.

Why Heels Endure
From Persian battlefields to Versailles, Hollywood, and modern runways, high heels have always been about more than height. They signal status, reshape the body, convey power or allure, and reflect the cultural values of their time. What began as a practical tool for warriors became one of fashion’s most potent (and debated) symbols.
The next time you slip on a pair or simply admire them from afar, remember: you’re participating in a story that stretches back more than a thousand years.

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Thanks, Piper!

The rest of you - Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.

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DJ Doof - King and Queen Edition
From thisdayinmusic.com

Today marks the anniversaries of the deaths of The King (of Rock and Roll) and The Queen (of Soul).

On this date in 1977 - Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42.


On this date in 2018 - American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin died in Detroit at the age of 76. Known as ‘The Queen of Soul’ and one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.


They both had some acting credits too


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1 Life is but a day’s work—do it well. The act is ours; the consequences God’s.

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2 Tar Baby Too

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3 Good evening good people.

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4 Hello.

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5 Nice wood!!

(Why thank you!)

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:01 PM (hrOJm)

6 Grok says the root ball / stump was spotted in September 2014 by the whale-watch boat Tales of the Sea about 2 miles off-shore then recovered by the vessel Protector.

Huh. Stacey Abrams is out in the harbor?

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7 Surf's up in Hawaii as hurricane Lala passes by.

Posted by: davidt at August 16, 2026 10:05 PM (Q+gd/)

8 Happy evening!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:05 PM (ZdaMQ)

9 Top pic: gnarly!

Posted by: mindful webworker - he said woodenly at August 16, 2026 10:05 PM (Cl/mc)

10 I'd like to say I'm surprised by a toothbrush duct taped to a vibrator but there are too many kinks out there that are wilder than that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 10:06 PM (xcxpd)

11 If you look around to the left of that stump, no the other left, you can see my ex house where most of my ex money lives.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:06 PM (viF8m)

12 I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!

Just which flavor of Soylent Green would you prefer?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

13 You cool with the idea of being composted? I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!

How very Vespasian of you!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

14 Top pic is gnarly, man.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 10:07 PM (kU0PQ)

15

And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind
Let us rejoice and let us sing
And dance and ring in the new
Hail, Zealandia!

Way down below the ocean
Where I wanna be, she may be

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 10:07 PM (Cqx++)

16
Top pic: gnarly!
Posted by: mindful webworker - he said woodenly


Wood Nose!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 10:08 PM (Cqx++)

17
*accepts hors d'oeuvre and glass of champagne*

Nice set up you got here.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:09 PM (O0L8i)

18 L'etat, c'est moi.

Posted by: Louis XIV at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)

19
L'etat, c'est moi.
Posted by: Louis XIV at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)

__________

I was almost made to wait!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (O0L8i)

20 11 If you look around to the left of that stump, no the other left, you can see my ex house where most of my ex money lives.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:06 PM (viF8m)

***fistbump***

My brother ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (3sXRv)

21 >>>Have you decided on your preferred disposition for your remains after you are gone? How about rotting in some dirt for a while

That's pretty much what I expect.

>>>near Baltimore?

Deal killer.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (syz1S)

22 *accepts hors d'oeuvre and glass of champagne*
Nice set up you got here.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
*********
Brought your own?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (XfIK1)

23 hola chamucos y chamucas

Posted by: alpine_beer at August 16, 2026 10:11 PM (van9r)

24 I recently added the Burt Bacharach Radio channel to my Pandora account. The Dionne Warwick - Burt Bacharach collaboration was one of the best musical teams of the 60s. Those tunes still pack a punch today.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:11 PM (rj6Yv)

25 L'etat, c'est moi.

Posted by: Louis XIV


Le mincing ponce, yeah, that's me.

Posted by: Barack Obama at August 16, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

26 Love that Aretha clip

"Think" and "Chain of Fools" are my go to Aretha songs

Posted by: browndog says woof at August 16, 2026 10:11 PM (3sXRv)

27 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - pre-composting dino at August 16, 2026 10:12 PM (XfIK1)

28 "What so you, Hordelings? You cool with the idea of being composted?"

I'm fine with it. The point of being buried had been to return one's body to Mother Earth, whence it came. Nowadays, though, the body is flooded with formalin, stuffed with foam rubber like a sofa, and sealed in a concrete burial vault, cut off from all contact with the earth. Composting isn't an innovation; it's a return to how our ancestors disposed of their remains. The anonymity of it is a bit disturbing, but ultimately all the dead are anonymous.

Posted by: Nemo at August 16, 2026 10:12 PM (4RPgu)

29 Piper, thanks for the info on high heels. I am amazed you ladies can even stand in the stilettos, let alone walk!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 10:12 PM (Jr+re)

30 Can’t wear heels. I can do a small wedge though.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 10:13 PM (yEz+x)

31 Anyone else here tonight in his Jimmy Choos?

Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at August 16, 2026 10:14 PM (6/7Fs)

32 If you look around to the left of that stump, no the other left, you can see my ex house where most of my ex money lives.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:06 PM (viF8m)


Yikes. Wish I had something helpful to say about that situation.

Can you shed more light on that stump? Strangely there is nothing I could find outside of asking Grok.

Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)

33 28 "What so you, Hordelings? You cool with the idea of being composted?"

I'm fine with it. The point of being buried had been to return one's body to Mother Earth, whence it came. Nowadays, though, the body is flooded with formalin, stuffed with foam rubber like a sofa, and sealed in a concrete burial vault, cut off from all contact with the earth. Composting isn't an innovation; it's a return to how our ancestors disposed of their remains. The anonymity of it is a bit disturbing, but ultimately all the dead are anonymous.


I'm going the cremation route. I figure the large carbon footprint will be a big FU to the left.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)

34 Final disposition? A burning Viking longship for me. I'm going to have a heck of a time getting the ship transported to the nearest reservoir, though.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (aQEfL)

35 That Blues Brother clip is one of my all-time favorites.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (6/7Fs)

36 Mariners are going to blow it again

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

37 This isn't going to turn into a thread about stumps, is it?

Posted by: Michelle Fields at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (Q+gd/)

38 L'etat, c'est moi.
Posted by: Louis XIV at August 16, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)

Lestat, c'est moi.

Posted by: Bitey McBiteneck at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

39 >>> These new smart TVs force you to create a Walmart or Vizio account just to turn them on.

Once you do, the operating system tracks everything you watch... even from cable boxes, game consoles, or streaming sticks.
---

Exactly why I don't have an online account with Walmart.
They'll take your returns when you buy at the store but otherwise they will take your soul and sell it.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (C0oZI)

40 I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!

I've asked Dear Wife to simply sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical device that waves one arm back and forth until it rots off.

She thinks I'm being unreasonable.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (hrOJm)

41 Holy
Shit


They didn’t blow it! Miracle on grass!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (yEz+x)

42 29 Piper, thanks for the info on high heels. I am amazed you ladies can even stand in the stilettos, let alone walk!
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 10:12

Heel to toe! 😂

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (ZdaMQ)

43 I recently added the Burt Bacharach Radio channel to my Pandora account. The Dionne Warwick - Burt Bacharach collaboration was one of the best musical teams of the 60s. Those tunes still pack a punch today.
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:11 PM (rj6Yv)


We knew you were going to post that comment tonight

Posted by: Psychic Friends Network at August 16, 2026 10:17 PM (QMAsf)

44 I've asked Dear Wife to simply sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical device that waves one arm back and forth until it rots off.


----------

Don't forget the placard on your chest that says FREE

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:17 PM (6/7Fs)

45 I have balance issues to start with, so no high heels for me. Fortunately, Pooky doesn't care how I dress up as long is there's a skirt involved.

Posted by: pookysgirl, kitten perch at August 16, 2026 10:18 PM (Wt5PA)

46 I think ex money is just part of life. I try not to look back. Doesn't do me any good.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 10:18 PM (UKrJG)

47
I don't think anyone wants to win the AL West.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:19 PM (O0L8i)

48 >>***fistbump***

>>My brother ...

I know every inch of that bay. My neighbor, now a multi-dollarionaire, now sells oysters around the world. He's one of the guys who makes bank you are just happy for.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

49 I know every inch of that bay. My neighbor, now a multi-dollarionaire, now sells oysters around the world. He's one of the guys who makes bank you are just happy for.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:20 PM (viF8m)

Would he like to run for Senate?

Posted by: DNC at August 16, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

50 The great thing about that guy giving the baseball to the kid, is that the kid hopped right up to go thank him, with a big grin on his face.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

51 I want to be buried in the mausoleum I built atop Buckingham Palace.

Posted by: Jason Arday at August 16, 2026 10:21 PM (Riz8t)

52
Nice work, Piper, and I'd like to know how you personally feel about wearing heels. There's no getting around it -- they're painful.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM (XJ22o)

53 34 Final disposition? A burning Viking longship for me. I'm going to have a heck of a time getting the ship transported to the nearest reservoir, though.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM


I currently have an extra double-axle boat trailer in my backyard.

I can certainly help you ... if you would settle for a Viking mediumship.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM (HlyYF)

54 Would you take a $40 75-inch TV if it meant handing Walmart a permanent window into everything you watch… or is the “deal” actually the trap?

Yes...and give it to somebody I don't like as a Christmas gift...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

55 The Surprising History of High Heels? Oboy!

Invented by/for men. Okay okay. scroll scroll scan text hookers stilts cavalry yatada yatada women's shoes…

Wut? Where are those pictures of shapely calves? Perfect opening for some Melania pix here.

I are disappoint. Just not a fashionable person, I guess.

https://bit.ly/ackbarheels

Posted by: mindful webworker - tap tappity tap tap at August 16, 2026 10:23 PM (Cl/mc)

56 The Sun King was a bit of a fancy boy, n'est-ce pas?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2026 10:23 PM (wVcYX)

57 Platform Interlude: Venetian Chopines
===

In Zeffirelli's film "The Taming of the Shrew", there's a scene of a rather large courtesan painfully negotiating the muddy streets of Florence wearing a pair of chopines. A resolute gal, for sure. A great movie, btw.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:24 PM (rj6Yv)

58 56 The Sun King was a bit of a fancy boy, n'est-ce pas?

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A little Bourbon will do that to you.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:25 PM (6/7Fs)

59 46 I think ex money is just part of life. I try not to look back. Doesn't do me any good.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 10:18 PM


Bride of PI wouldn't have anything to do with me for the first 20 years we knew each other.

Getting the rejection part out of the way FIRST, and then getting married seems to have worked out much better for finances, marital bliss, etc.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 10:26 PM (HlyYF)

60 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 10:26 PM (sAmhv)

61 I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!

I've asked Dear Wife to simply sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical device that waves one arm back and forth until it rots off.

She thinks I'm being unreasonable.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (hrOJm)

She could always get your friends to do this.

https://youtu.be/vMiEFyTuuh8

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 10:27 PM (qx7Zg)

62 I am a little skeptical of "Zealandia" being a continent. New Zealand, like Japan and Indonesia was classified as an island arc. Newly-made continental crust. I am wondering if Zealandia might be better classified as a sedimentary basin, containing within it some submerged island arcs. If it can be shown that large parts of Zealandia were once high and dry, and supporting land organisms, then I will accede to it being a drowned continent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:27 PM (1z8ji)

63 I see faces and forms in that driftwood piece, including a wolf's head @ lower left. NIghtmare stuff.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2026 10:27 PM (wVcYX)

64 ***The Earth's Eighth Continent

Is he Castilian?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:27 PM (C0oZI)

65 I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!

I've asked Dear Wife to simply sit me in a chair on the front porch with some type of mechanical device that waves one arm back and forth until it rots off.

She thinks I'm being unreasonable.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:16 PM (hrOJm)

She could always get your friends to do this.

https://youtu.be/vMiEFyTuuh8
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 10:27 PM (qx7Zg)

There it is!

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (wVcYX)

66 47
I don't think anyone wants to win the AL West.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:19 PM


EVERY team has a negative run differential.

I am not sure I have ever seen that before this late in the season.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (HlyYF)

67 For about ten years ca. 1985-95 Lux Interior of The Cramps performed his front man duties while wearing high heels. He wasn't compensating for short guy status as he was 6'3" in stocking feet.

Posted by: Dames, Booze, Chains, and Boots at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (JM9I6)

68 Evenin'

Rush - Broons Bane/The Trees
Followed by....

youtu.be/D11fVpuqQTg

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (sAmhv)

69 You cool with the idea of being composted?
---

Compost your people
Compost your country
What difference does it make?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (C0oZI)

70 Now, when I die,
Now, don't think that I'm a nut.
Don't want no fancy funeral,
Just one like ol' King Tut.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (rj6Yv)

71 Would you take a $40 75-inch TV if it meant handing Walmart a permanent window into everything you watch… or is the “deal” actually the trap?

Yes...and give it to somebody I don't like as a Christmas gift...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

I wonder if one could root the OS on those TVs, and install a new OS that cannot phone home?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:30 PM (1z8ji)

72
Good lord, the Zealandia video misspelled Australia.

Austrailia.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:31 PM (XJ22o)

73 Did you ever see the look on some of the women after walking around in stilettos? Absolutely pain. It's also funny when they fall off them.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 10:31 PM (UKrJG)

74
Best of Breed and a Hound Group 4 for The Big Dummy at today's Cen-Tex KC show. On to Lake Elmo, MN for the Greater Twin Cities Borzoi Club specialities.

I was able with great effort to reconstruct his 2025-2026 show record. His Breed and All-Breed points add up but not his Grand Champion points.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:31 PM (O0L8i)

75 If I got that $40 flat screen it would probably just spend most of its time arguing with Alexa about who had first dibs on my data.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:32 PM (6/7Fs)

76 Piper - thanks for the research - very interesting!

Doof - thanks for ONT!

Even though my family never had a tradition of visiting the cemetery, I have do visit my husband's gravesite and find it comforting to have a permanent momument to him. He has a very nice bronze plaque that has pictures on it. (Actually we do as we will be in the same grave - and the pictures show us and our kids.)

So not really comfortable with composting (though I think my daughter would be interested).

Posted by: Iris at August 16, 2026 10:33 PM (286+n)

77 Huh, Piper, how does the claim that high heels were a butcher thing tie into all this?

Also, that stump almost looks carved, but not quite... something carvable peeks at us, I think.

Finally, I'm getting 'back in the saddle' on the job search, mentally speaking - y'all helped, and so did church today. I felt *preached at*, I swear, great preacher. I'll let y'all know when I have news worth praying more specifically about, until then all prayers are welcome!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 10:33 PM (aJQbY)

78 Yay ONT! Thanks Doof!

Great photo up top. Wonder how old that tree was?

Thanks for the heel-ing, Piper! Cowboy boots have heels, and not for looks but for the utilitarian reason of helping the cowboy to stay in the saddle. (The elevated heel also helps with plantar fasciitis, or so I'm told.)

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (D/6p1)

79 >> am a little skeptical of "Zealandia" being a continent. New Zealand, like Japan and Indonesia was classified as an island arc. Newly-made continental crust. I am wondering if Zealandia might be better classified as a sedimentary basin, containing within it some submerged island arcs. If it can be shown that large parts of Zealandia were once high and dry, and supporting land organisms, then I will accede to it being a drowned continent.

You'd get a kick out of my little island. Geologists come here all the time arguing about how Avalonia ended up here in Massachusetts armpit.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)

80 I guess a street party funeral, like ol' Ayatollah Khomeini got, is a bit overboard.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

81 He died of heart failure at the age of 42.
........

Before Ozempic.

Posted by: wth at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (oq9dX)

82 Does anyone else think naming your funeral home "Earth" a little... presumptuous?

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 10:35 PM (kU0PQ)

83
The Erf over 750 million years of plate tectonics:

https://t.ly/xsPQ1

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 10:35 PM (w6EFb)

84 These were functional tools of warfare and horsemanship, not decorative accessories and remain so today.
---

Rumor has it that riders when breaking in a green horse will wear boots a size too large. If, perchance, they come off the horse and the boot gets hung in the stirrup their foot will slip free.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:35 PM (C0oZI)

85 71 Would you take a $40 75-inch TV if it meant handing Walmart a permanent window into everything you watch… or is the “deal” actually the trap?

Yes...and give it to somebody I don't like as a Christmas gift...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

I wonder if one could root the OS on those TVs, and install a new OS that cannot phone home?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:30 PM (1z8ji)

Dunno...some of those TVs have a function that allows the manufacturer to zero out the ability of the TV to function remotely, and might have something similar for tampering with it's programming and OS...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (l3cgK)

86 >>> 36 Mariners are going to blow it again
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)

Blow???

Posted by: Kamala at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (+fdRY)

87 Good lord, the Zealandia video misspelled Australia.

Austrailia.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:31 PM (XJ22o)

Started the video. 24 minutes? Fuck that. Click.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (1z8ji)

88 52
Nice work, Piper, and I'd like to know how you personally feel about wearing heels. There's no getting around it -- they're painful.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM (XJ22o

I used to live in them, it’s all I wore, I could run in them. Now it’s just special occasions since I wear leggings for a living. Every time I wear them I have to remind myself to take smaller steps, roll from the heel to the toe, and not over think it. I have heels that I find comfortable, good shoes really do make a difference, especially in a very high heel. That said, my Louboutin 100s are not comfortable, they are beautifully made, they make your foot look amazing. But comfort was not a priority. My 70s, on the other hand, are very comfortable. Emmy London’s are comfortable, and she does a block heel.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (ZdaMQ)

89 The Erf over 750 million years of plate tectonics:

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That Asian subcontinent was LIT

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (6/7Fs)

90 About spiked heels. You're mistaken if you don't think they resulted from some spoiled, self-important woman annoying Roger Vivier, Salvatore Ferragamo and André Perugia.

Their response was to establish the most impractical, uncomfortable, non-sensical forms of footware and pretend it was all the rage. They even made up a story about it accentuating the calf muscle and improving a woman's appearance.

Those guys pulled off one of the best pranks ever, and their marks are all still falling for it.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 10:37 PM (dIske)

91 I'm with Jackstraw on Zealandia.

My parents have already pre-arranged for cremation. I might do the same when my years are more advanced. To me the body is a shell to be discarded at death, the person is gone above or below already.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)

92 What say you, Hordelings? You cool with the idea of being composted? I say whatever is most cost effective for my loved ones once I'm gone!
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It is every citizen's final duty to go into the tanks.

Posted by: Chairman Yang at August 16, 2026 10:37 PM (vSvIl)

93 Cruel Shoes

Posted by: Steve Martin at August 16, 2026 10:38 PM (wVcYX)

94 I guess a street party funeral, like ol' Ayatollah Khomeini got, is a bit overboard.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (wVcYX)

A New Orleans jazz funeral is the way to do it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:38 PM (1z8ji)

95 Pooky wants his burial to be like his favorite Pathfinder character: Cremains shot out of a cannon over a lake. I'm going to have my work cut out for me already when he passes, leave him to add on top of it. *eyeroll*

Posted by: pookysgirl never has a dull moment at August 16, 2026 10:38 PM (Wt5PA)

96 56 The Sun King was a bit of a fancy boy, n'est-ce pas?
Posted by: Count de Monet



youtu.be/2wyJ3S8Mxh8

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 10:38 PM (sAmhv)

97
Uh-oh. After the dinosaurs died, Zealandia's new creatures included... giant penguins.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:40 PM (XJ22o)

98 What, nobody 's opting for the Sky Burial?

It's so Buddhist and shit. Who can argue with that?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:40 PM (6/7Fs)

99 Do they make those stilettos in a Men's 12?
Asking for a friend.

Posted by: wth at August 16, 2026 10:41 PM (oq9dX)

100 I have a prepaid traditional funeral, I assume, including embalming. But I don't remember the funeral director telling me that I would be stuffed with foam rubber like a sofa.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)

101 cool with the idea of being composted?

There's an old, small graveyard here on Rancho Webworks. No one's been buried there for well over a century. Some gravestones need to be dug back out. There may be bodies we don't know about.

If we can find a spot we're reasonably sure isn't occupied, I'd be fine being buried there. I've long said, squish me down in a plane pine box filled with rich soil and worms and plant a tree over me. Maybe a pecan. I could finally have some good purpose on this world!

After what we had to go through to put in a septic system, I suppose some government busybody would probably insist on something less polluting. So don't tell 'em about it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - grave matters at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (Cl/mc)

102 I have a prepaid traditional funeral, I assume, including embalming

---------

Did you get a Mourner Package? I paid for 15.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)

103
Started the video. 24 minutes? Fuck that. Click.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

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

I was lost a couple of minutes in.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (XJ22o)

104 98 What, nobody 's opting for the Sky Burial?

It's so Buddhist and shit. Who can argue with that?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:40 PM (6/7Fs)

Some Indian (feather-not-dot) tribes did that too. When building a mall in the desert, they found the bodies of 4 Indians who had died over a century ago...only thing was those Indians did not bury their dead...so murdered? Possibly.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)

105 88 52
Nice work, Piper, and I'd like to know how you personally feel about wearing heels. There's no getting around it -- they're painful.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM

I used to live in them, it’s all I wore, I could run in them. Now it’s just special occasions since I wear leggings for a living.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM


My feet hurt at the end of every day - only wearing shoes engineered strictly for support and comfort with zero fashion concerns.

I have no idea how our 'ettes do it.

Even more baffling, is a man that would chose to pretend to be a woman and wear high heels on purpose. That is outright proof of craziness right there.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (HlyYF)

106 And none of them had better be hobos.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (6/7Fs)

107
Traditional Latin Requiem Mass. Black vestments.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (O0L8i)

108 I used to have a pair of Payless black heels that were SO COMFORTABLE (maybe 3" high). But they finally fell apart and being Payless could not be repaired. A moment of silence please for my beloved heels.

Posted by: Iris at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (286+n)

109 102 I have a prepaid traditional funeral, I assume, including embalming

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Did you get a Mourner Package? I paid for 15.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)

There was some woman offering a package where she would show up in a tight-fitting black mourning dress with a black parasol and weep from a distance...just to spice things up for you at your burial...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (l3cgK)

110 Nobody could ever touch Aretha. That woman formed my youth, my teenage years, and my adulthood. Nobody, bar none, has ever had such soul and heart.

The only person who might be next to her is Patsy Cline.

Fight me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (PVjNi)

111 Uh-oh. After the dinosaurs died, Zealandia's new creatures included... giant penguins.
-
That's why Zealandia sank.

Posted by: Hon. H. Johnson at August 16, 2026 10:45 PM (vSvIl)

112 100 I have a prepaid traditional funeral, I assume, including embalming. But I don't remember the funeral director telling me that I would be stuffed with foam rubber like a sofa.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 10:41 PM (0Htd1)

I have the plot, but haven't paid for the "package". I'll let the kids wing it, or as my Dad said more than once when asked, "Surprise me."...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)

113
There was some woman offering a package where she would show up in a tight-fitting black mourning dress with a black parasol and weep from a distance...just to spice things up for you at your burial...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (l3cgK)

I have told y’all I will do this for you.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

114 I have told y’all I will do this for you.
Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

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DM me. I can pay.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:46 PM (6/7Fs)

115 110 Nobody could ever touch Aretha. That woman formed my youth, my teenage years, and my adulthood. Nobody, bar none, has ever had such soul and heart.

The only person who might be next to her is Patsy Cline.

Fight me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (PVjNi)

She's been socked here as Urethra Franklin on more than one occasion...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:46 PM (l3cgK)

116
If it can be shown that large parts of Zealandia were once high and dry, and supporting land organisms, then I will accede to it being a drowned continent.

Posted by: JackStraw

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

It had dinosaurs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:47 PM (XJ22o)

117 Nice shoes.
Ya coulda' put up a pair of Lucchese riding boots.

https://tinyurl.com/2rmz7dxz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:47 PM (C0oZI)

118 The only person who might be next to her is Patsy Cline.

Fight me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (PVjNi)
====

Marilyn McCoo, Karen Carpenter are also contenders.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:47 PM (rj6Yv)

119 This is my man, this is my restaurant, and you two are just gonna walk right out that door without your dry white toast, without your four fried chickens, and without Matt "Guitar" Murphy!

Posted by: Otto Zilch at August 16, 2026 10:48 PM (Ws2ua)

120 Uh-oh. After the dinosaurs died, Zealandia's new creatures included... giant penguins.
-
That's why Zealandia stank.
Posted by: Hon. H. Johnson

Posted by: wth at August 16, 2026 10:48 PM (oq9dX)

121 Evenin'

Rush - Broons Bane/The Trees
Followed by....

youtu.be/D11fVpuqQTg
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 10:29 PM (sAmhv)

Nooooo. If you're going to do Xanadu in a thread about footwear, it's got to be...

https://tinyurl.com/3bajkwb3

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 10:48 PM (kU0PQ)

122 Allison Krause is pretty good, almost as good as Patsy. She sings in various musical types, too.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 10:49 PM (Jr+re)

123 --------

DM me. I can pay.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:46

😂

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

124 Traditional Latin Requiem Mass. Black vestments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (O0L8i)
====

Die Irae in Gregorian Chant. That works.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:50 PM (rj6Yv)

125 >>I'm with Jackstraw on Zealandia.

Life, as we know it, came from the ocean. This is not an abstract thought, it is biological evolution.

I'm happy to return to it when my time is up.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:50 PM (viF8m)

126 Uh-oh. After the dinosaurs died, Zealandia's new creatures included... giant penguins.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

The stench from 10' penguins would be horrid.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 16, 2026 10:50 PM (6xukV)

127 Dies Irae

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:50 PM (rj6Yv)

128 Karen Carpenter barely inhabits the same universe as Aretha Franklin. Both were talented, but talk about comparing apples and bananas.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:51 PM (6/7Fs)

129 My best friends wedding

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

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 10:51 PM (/+uur)

130 Cremate me. No funeral. Party about a year later for friends and family. Alcohol will be allowed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr+re)

131 Speaking of leggings, I need to get up early. Have a great night!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

132 >>If it can be shown that large parts of Zealandia were once high and dry, and supporting land organisms, then I will accede to it being a drowned continent.

Posted by: JackStraw

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

>>It had dinosaurs.

Maybe.

But I didn't say that.

Look above who actually did.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (viF8m)

133 I wonder if one could root the OS on those TVs, and install a new OS that cannot phone home?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:30 PM (1z8ji)

Dunno...some of those TVs have a function that allows the manufacturer to zero out the ability of the TV to function remotely, and might have something similar for tampering with it's programming and OS...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (l3cgK)

So you're out $40. If I had any clue about it, I'd try it! And if successful, then sell the *solution* for $$$$$

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)

134 29 Piper, thanks for the info on high heels. I am amazed you ladies can even stand in the stilettos, let alone walk!

Posted by: LRob
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They knew they're looking good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (C0oZI)

135 Karen Carpenter barely inhabits the same universe as Aretha Franklin. Both were talented, but talk about comparing apples and bananas.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 10:51 PM (6/7Fs)
====

Different strokes for different folks.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (rj6Yv)

136 Before my wife passed, I had joked about being buried next to Dad...he died on my birthday almost five years ago, and is buried next to wife#1 (not my mother) in a 4-by plot he bought after she died in the early 1950's, but only two slots are currently being used (the other two for for his then mother-in-law and father-in-law, who ended up being buring in a military cemetery).
I wanted to be next to him with a plaque with an arrow pointing from his death date to my birth date with the words "Thanks, Dad..."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (l3cgK)

137 Cremate me. No funeral. Party about a year later for friends and family. Alcohol will be allowed.
Posted by: LRob in OK

This is what hubby requested. Makes sense to me, too.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)

138 I have told y’all I will do this for you.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 10:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

I'm now picturing you doing this at Pooky's funeral with my foreknowledge and the hilarity that would ensue. He'd totally go for it, the scandalo would be talked about here for decades.

Posted by: pookysgirl never has a dull moment at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (Wt5PA)

139 So the most loved and successful was when my wife did home health care and she said she prayed for me and us when she was driving.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (/+uur)

140 Started the video. 24 minutes? Fuck that. Click.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 10:36 PM (1z8ji)


You are free to ignore any and all content without being a dick about it

Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

141 For my demise, I was thinking about finding a good taxidermist and making some extra cash for the family after I leave the mortal coil. Here are some of the jobs I'll have once dead:

1. Taking up a seat at WNBA games so it looks like people go to see the games.

2. Family Halloween decoration to scare the shit out of those snotty little bastards who bitch about the getting an apple instead of candy.

3. Flagman at local construction projects since even being dead I'm likely to do a better job than the ones out there now.

4. Political sign that has me pointing at the DSA candidate's sign and a sign under me that says, if you vote for this retard I'm going to find you.

5. Hair model.

6. Flash light holder. (will require hinges installed at applicable joints)

7. Market research at an air freshener manufacturer Research and Development.

8. The youngest black tenured professor at Caimbridge (because I heard you don't have to do anything)

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 10:54 PM (dIske)

142 plane pine box? Plain. Sheesh. Can't even blame autocuke.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Jefferson Airplain at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (Cl/mc)

143 139 So the most loved and successful was when my wife did home health care and she said she prayed for me and us when she was driving.

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As long as she didn't text.

Posted by: The CA Dept of Transportation at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (6/7Fs)

144 So you're out $40. If I had any clue about it, I'd try it! And if successful, then sell the *solution* for $$$$$

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)

There are much smarter folks out there than me that may have already figured it out...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (l3cgK)

145
Louisiana man kills wife, props her up in the front seat and drives through several states.
Police pull him over for a traffic violation and discover the dead wife.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (/QHx4)

146 I friggin' love Broon's Bane. One of the best acoustic guitar pieces ever.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0aYVJ)

147 124 Traditional Latin Requiem Mass. Black vestments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 10:44 PM (O0L8i)
====

Die Irae in Gregorian Chant. That works.
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 10:50 PM (rj6Yv)

All of that. And then a seriously raucous wake. One that upsets the neighbors and causes scandal to the local prelate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (PVjNi)

148 137 Cremate me. No funeral. Party about a year later for friends and family. Alcohol will be allowed.
Posted by: LRob in OK

This is what hubby requested. Makes sense to me, too.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)

My mom was cremated. She did want, if possible to have her ashes placed in her mother's grave...didn't happen.
One of my younger brothers wants to make recordings of his voice with various phrases and have his ashes placed inside a Build-a-Bear...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:57 PM (l3cgK)

149 Did you get a Mourner Package? I paid for 15.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)


Hm. I'm thinking that my nieces and nephews will attend because they'll inherit what I have.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 10:58 PM (0Htd1)

150 In Zeffirelli's film "The Taming of the Shrew", there's a scene of a rather large courtesan painfully negotiating the muddy streets of Florence wearing a pair of chopines. A resolute gal, for sure. A great movie, btw.

Posted by: mrp
--

They don't make fun movies anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:58 PM (C0oZI)

151 plane pine box? Plain. Sheesh. Can't even blame autocuke.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Jefferson Airplain at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (Cl/mc)

I figured it had to do with the construction of the box.

Posted by: pookysgirl now has the Homophone Polka stuck on her head at August 16, 2026 10:58 PM (Wt5PA)

152 139 So the most loved and successful was when my wife did home health care and she said she prayed for me and us when she was driving.

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As long as she didn't text.
Posted by: The CA Dept of Transportation at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (6/7Fs)

As long as she didn't close her eyes and bow her head.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (kU0PQ)

153
Body farm, aka forensic anthropology research facility. They won't even need to take me home from the hospital. Just toss me aside and study my deterioration.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

154 142 plane pine box? Plain. Sheesh. Can't even blame autocuke.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Jefferson Airplain at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (Cl/mc)

I bought both my wife's casket and my father-in-law's casket at Costco...the prices are very reasonable.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (l3cgK)

155
As long as she didn't text.
Posted by: The CA Dept of Transportation at August 16, 2026 10:55 PM (6/7Fs)

As long as she didn't close her eyes and bow her head.
Posted by: GWB

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

Can you imagine if she was Muslim?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

156 All of that. And then a seriously raucous wake. One that upsets the neighbors and causes scandal to the local prelate.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (PVjNi)
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That reminds me of my Mom's cousin's 25th Ordination anniversary party. When we showed up at the rectory, some red-nosed 12 yo kid was handing out Screwdrivers.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (rj6Yv)

157 I do not like cremation. Why? Just because. No religious reason. But I like to think that some day my skull will a paperweight on the desk of an archeologist. I want part of my mortal remains to be part of the history of Earth.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

158 Piper, I am profoundly disappointed in you.

One simply cannot discuss fashionable high heels without discussing our first lady!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (l4RKn)

159 Just toss me aside and study my deterioration.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

____________________________

Oh, we're doing that now. BURN!

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (dIske)

160 153
Body farm, aka forensic anthropology research facility. They won't even need to take me home from the hospital. Just toss me aside and study my deterioration.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:59 PM (XJ22o)

That was an aunt's last wishes. She told me. Her son didn't tell the others at her memorial service about it, obviously.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (l3cgK)

161 Can you imagine if she was Muslim?


Would have needed speakers on top of the car to "announce" the proceeding . . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (Jr+re)

162 157 I do not like cremation. Why? Just because. No religious reason. But I like to think that some day my skull will a paperweight on the desk of an archeologist. I want part of my mortal remains to be part of the history of Earth.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

When they dig up my body, they'll go, "WTF..."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:01 PM (l3cgK)

163 My wife hates high heels. Closest she gets are a couple pairs of cowboy boots. Sexy? Much yes.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (0aYVJ)

164 150 In Zeffirelli's film "The Taming of the Shrew", there's a scene of a rather large courtesan painfully negotiating the muddy streets of Florence wearing a pair of chopines. A resolute gal, for sure. A great movie, btw.

Posted by: mrp
--

They don't make fun movies anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 10:58 PM (C0oZI)

I think Bobby DeNiro wears those...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (l3cgK)

165
It was said that all newspaper accounts of Irish wakes contained the phrase, "Among the injured were..."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (O0L8i)

166 I friggin' love Broon's Bane. One of the best acoustic guitar pieces ever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0aYVJ)


I get to see them on Friday night in Philly.

Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

167 157 I do not like cremation. Why? Just because. No religious reason. But I like to think that some day my skull will a paperweight on the desk of an archeologist. I want part of my mortal remains to be part of the history of Earth.

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"It appears to be some type of hominid, but I'll be damned if I can figure out which one."

Posted by: An Archaeologist at August 16, 2026 11:03 PM (6/7Fs)

168 Gotta get some sleep, big day tomorrow. Rotating the tires on my truck. I intend to become whelmed afterward.

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 16, 2026 11:04 PM (Jr+re)

169
There were dinosaurs in Antarctica as well. And it's been at the pole for a little over 100 million years.

The climate at the poles was subtropical then.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)

170 165
It was said that all newspaper accounts of Irish wakes contained the phrase, "Among the injured were..."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (O0L8i)

Same with Mexican Birthdays with piñatas, blindfolds and bats...
Actually no. I've been to quite a few and I'm still amazed I've not seen somebody brained by an errant bat...yet...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)

171 >>One simply cannot discuss fashionable high heels without discussing our first lady!

Tell me you are gay witho...

Never mind. You're gay.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)

172 The climate at the poles was subtropical then.

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You can tell by the coconut shells.

Posted by: An Archaeologist at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (6/7Fs)

173 I have the plot, but haven't paid for the "package". I'll let the kids wing it, or as my Dad said more than once when asked, "Surprise me."...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

We did that for each of my parents. I was actually impressed with how well funeral directors handle it. They tactfully question you, and present the options and prices, without being offensive. It wasn't as upsetting as I would have expected.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (0Htd1)

174
Oh, we're doing that now. BURN!
Posted by: Orson

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

No, I'm playing dead and listening to you make asses of yourselves.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 11:06 PM (XJ22o)

175 172 The climate at the poles was subtropical then.

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You can tell by the coconut shells.

Posted by: An Archaeologist at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (6/7Fs)

::: Imagining Archaelogists taking petrified coconut shells and making horse clomping noises ala "The Far Side" :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:06 PM (l3cgK)

176 I get to see them on Friday night in Philly.
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

I had a chance to see them in Billings MT during the Signals tour, but my Dad had a very hard line about concerts. No dice. He was convinced I would turn into some kind of stoner, or something.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 11:07 PM (0aYVJ)

177 173 I have the plot, but haven't paid for the "package". I'll let the kids wing it, or as my Dad said more than once when asked, "Surprise me."...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
We did that for each of my parents. I was actually impressed with how well funeral directors handle it. They tactfully question you, and present the options and prices, without being offensive. It wasn't as upsetting as I would have expected.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (0Htd1)

My Dad wasn't upset either...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:07 PM (l3cgK)

178 72
Good lord, the Zealandia video misspelled Australia.

Austrailia.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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faggots

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 11:07 PM (C0oZI)

179 171 >>One simply cannot discuss fashionable high heels without discussing our first lady!

Tell me you are gay witho...

Never mind. You're gay.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)

Did you think we wore high heels to impress the ladies? You apparently don't think having impossibly long legs and being completely vulnerable to men is.... sexy. So, who here is gay? Exactly?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (PVjNi)

180 178 72
Good lord, the Zealandia video misspelled Australia.

Austrailia.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia
---

faggots

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 11:07 PM (C0oZI)

We have those in gravy, but not too spicy, as kids don't like 'em spicy, so I'm told...

Posted by: Birdseye Faggots in Gravy at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (l3cgK)

181 The climate at the poles was subtropical then.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)


it helped there was no circumpolar current due to Australia and Antarctica being united and blocking that

Posted by: 88C+u at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (88C+u)

182 I friggin' love Broon's Bane. One of the best acoustic guitar pieces ever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0aYVJ)

I get to see them on Friday night in Philly.
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:02 PM (QMAsf)

Will you still be deaf on the Saturday Cafe? Should we practice yelling in the gray boxes to get your attention?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)

183 It’s entirely possible that King Tutunhamun’s treasure, was fairly “meh” as far as the average Pharaoh funerary swag went. We’ll never know for sure as the rest were all completely looted in antiquity.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (2979e)

184 four seasons, I wonder if he wanted to get caught.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 16, 2026 11:10 PM (0Htd1)

185 This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who is ghey.

Posted by: The Swamp King at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (6/7Fs)

186 183 It’s entirely possible that King Tutunhamun’s treasure, was fairly “meh” as far as the average Pharaoh funerary swag went. We’ll never know for sure as the rest were all completely looted in antiquity.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (2979e)

Those Pharaonic curses sure didn't work very well...or perhaps they had a limited capacity...
"So, was that 5 curses or 6 curses? Do ya feel lucky, punk?"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (l3cgK)

187 Never mind. You're gay.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:05 PM (viF8m)


Yes... my interest in Melania Trump looking smoking hot in 4" heels makes me gay.

At least I don't live in a toy state!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (l4RKn)

188 I'd rather be turned into a gemstone than composted.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb)

189

nerdygirl

Could be.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (/QHx4)

190 My parents did no planning whatsoever. They just didn't care. We had to make all the arrangements. They didn't want funerals, didn't care that some day somebody might want to know where they ended up, might want to visit or pray.

That is the most selfish bullshit on earth.

We cremated them, but I have no idea where they ended up. My sister did that, and she didn't care to tell any of us about it.

Again, self centered. She learned well from our parents, I suppose.

And they left a house full of crap for us to deal with. Children of the Depression, so they never threw out anything. Took two years to clean up that mess.

I will never, never do that to my son, no matter what sort of ass he has become. Never.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (PVjNi)

191 Will you still be deaf on the Saturday Cafe? Should we practice yelling in the gray boxes to get your attention?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)


It's a wonder I don't have hearing issues given the number of very loud concerts I've been to over the past 40+ years. And how loudly I listen to music in my vehicle. And at home. And with earbuds.

Hmm - maybe I actually DO have hearing issues!

Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (QMAsf)

192 >>Did you think we wore high heels to impress the ladies? You apparently don't think having impossibly long legs and being completely vulnerable to men is.... sexy. So, who here is gay? Exactly?


CBD.

Pay attention.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)

193 188 I'd rather be turned into a gemstone than composted.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (w6EFb)

A great name for a company that does that would be "The Family Jewels"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (l3cgK)

194 183 It’s entirely possible that King Tutunhamun’s treasure, was fairly “meh” as far as the average Pharaoh funerary swag went. We’ll never know for sure as the rest were all completely looted in antiquity.

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I saw that loot in the Cairo Museum back in 2003. There was a metric shit-ton of it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (6/7Fs)

195 "So, was that 5 curses or 6 curses? Do ya feel lucky, punk?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:11 PM (l3cgK)

well, the looters in antiquity were mostly Egyptian, and Egypt never really recovered after Rameses III

Posted by: 88C+u at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (88C+u)

196 So you're out $40. If I had any clue about it, I'd try it! And if successful, then sell the *solution* for $$$$$
Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)

Brave AI says most of the newer TV's have locked bootloaders, so rooting is not possible.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji)

197 Need to rest and recover.

Here's one of those staged flash concerts with a 9yo singer. Also features young guitarist Olly Pearson, seen the other day in a Paris flash concert of Bohemian Rap Soda ICYMI: https://youtu.be/rfUEstWJUkA

https://youtu.be/tPRxEr2OPlM

G'nite, y'all. New days ahead.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - every day in every way I am betting at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (Cl/mc)

198 I had to handle the planning for Dad's funeral. Big bro (we got along ok then) came with me. Very professional, very matter-of-fact, very sympathetic was the funeral director.

Still. It was emotionally draining.

Once we got out to the car, I plopped into my seat with a quiet "F**k", and bro just a second later: same. Plop. "F**k".

I said to him: "Wait a minute" rolled up all the windows "All together now..."

And we both screamed F*******CK!!!!! Right there in the parking lot. It was therapeutic.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (rdVOm)

199 >>At least I don't live in a toy state!

Which exit?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:14 PM (viF8m)

200 Frankly, I liked him better when he was Tutankh-aten.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:15 PM (6/7Fs)

201 Hmm - maybe I actually DO have hearing issues!
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (QMAsf)

What?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:15 PM (PVjNi)

202 Brave AI says most of the newer TV's have locked bootloaders, so rooting is not possible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji)
====

Just a sec while I give my Sony Trinitron a big hug.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:16 PM (rj6Yv)

203 And we both screamed F*******CK!!!!! Right there in the parking lot. It was therapeutic.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (rdVOm)

Brother took care of Dad's funeral and did a great job of it. The military gave Dad the three volley salute, and after the funeral, we went by and thanked them and gave them a small token of our appreciation for their trouble.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:16 PM (l3cgK)

204 plane pine box? Plain. Sheesh. Can't even blame autocuke.
Posted by: mindful webworker

I figured it had to do with the construction of the box.
Posted by: pookysgirl


Even if I'm dead, I don't wanna be full of splinters.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov)

205 >> I liked him better when he was Tutankh-aten.

It was all down hill after he moved from Arizona.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 11:17 PM (w6EFb)

206 Happy-ish Sunday Evening, all y'all ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critically Critical Critic . . . at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (3ZUWJ)

207 204 plane pine box? Plain. Sheesh. Can't even blame autocuke.
Posted by: mindful webworker

I figured it had to do with the construction of the box.
Posted by: pookysgirl

Even if I'm dead, I don't wanna be full of splinters.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov)

Note to mikeski's funeral planner--put the non-splinter toilet paper in his coffin...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)

208 I'm thinking I would like to be buried on my own property. We are giving this place to the Church when we die, so that would be somewhat appropriate, if they keep it for retreats and such. Not so much if they decide to sell it for cash. Hmmm....

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (PVjNi)

209
It’s entirely possible that King Tutunhamun’s treasure, was fairly “meh” as far as the average Pharaoh funerary swag went. We’ll never know for sure as the rest were all completely looted in antiquity.
Posted by: Common Tater

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I always read he was an insignificant, reigning from the age of something like 8-19. Meh treasures compared to others.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (XJ22o)

210 I figured it had to do with the construction of the box.

Posted by: pookysgirl now has the Homophone Polka stuck on her head
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You could scare a person sometimes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 11:19 PM (C0oZI)

211 Hmm - maybe I actually DO have hearing issues!
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (QMAsf)

What?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:15 PM (PVjNi)

Here's a comedian's way to test your hearing.

https://youtu.be/llE0xRK0oUc

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)

212 Both the hubby and I have our plots , everything paid for at the funeral home. Pine boxes. Even the headstone is taken care of. If we left it up to his kids I might end up in a red Solo cup in one of their garages. Not taking any chances. Plus I’ve been running the cemetery for 4 years and I’ve spent so much time there already, why not spend eternity there as well.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 16, 2026 11:19 PM (2NHgQ)

213 Those Pharaonic curses sure didn't work very well...or perhaps they had a limited capacity...
"So, was that 5 curses or 6 curses? Do ya feel lucky, punk?"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


The Far Side:

https://tinyurl.com/a8j9thcb

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)

214 Which exit?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:14 PM (viF8m)


172 on the GSP..
But rifraff from RI arent allowed off there.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 11:20 PM (l4RKn)

215 https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4

Obligatory.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:20 PM (PVjNi)

216 I always read he was an insignificant, reigning from the age of something like 8-19. Meh treasures compared to others.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (XJ22o)

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His father was the heretic king Akhenaten and his mother was the legendary Nefertiti.

The kid was no slouch.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:21 PM (6/7Fs)

217 211 Hmm - maybe I actually DO have hearing issues!
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 11:12 PM (QMAsf)

What?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:15 PM (PVjNi)

Here's a comedian's way to test your hearing.

https://youtu.be/llE0xRK0oUc

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)

That's a good one.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:21 PM (l3cgK)

218 I have my final arrangements made. I did not want to burden my family with any of it . They have been told. So I don't worry about it anymore.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 11:22 PM (UKrJG)

219 You are free to ignore any and all content without being a dick about it
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

I'm not being a dick. Geology is/was my career. Video presenters need to learn how to preface a video with an abstract, or an "executive summary" to sell me on why I should invest time it takes to watch the darn thing right through. You will note that scientific papers all begin with an abstract.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:23 PM (1z8ji)

220 Thanks for the ONT, Doof and Piper.

I loved heels and all of my many shoes. Note past tense. I could still rock 3" heels but haven't lately. Altho I have heels on boots I still wear. I have a lot of boots and mostly 2" stack heels. I should have a shoe give away but don't have time.

I should feel guilty about the shoes after watching a youtube of women being stinky on the Oregon Trail. No bathing. Two shifts and dresses and alternating I am no pioneer woman.

I will not be composted. No, sir. I will be in an urn in a drawer next to my dude's urn when the time comes. We do need to pick out a drawer this year, which will be weird.

My mother has her funeral planned down to everything and we just have to show up. Similar to her mother's funeral. Mine will have rock and roll along with some favorite hymns. I guess the rock music at the lunch afterwards vs during Mass.

Here's the sound of college summers in this great song below. Heard it on the way home from church today with my husband. Probably have listened to it hundreds of times since and still love it.

Carry on my wayward friends.

Summer Breeze, Seals and Crofts, August 1972

https://tinyurl.com/4exym3jc

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 11:24 PM (hzuYO)

221 219 You are free to ignore any and all content without being a dick about it
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

I'm not being a dick. Geology is/was my career. Video presenters need to learn how to preface a video with an abstract, or an "executive summary" to sell me on why I should invest time it takes to watch the darn thing right through. You will note that scientific papers all begin with an abstract.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:23 PM (1z8ji)

I often play videos at 2x speed...as long as I can understand what they are saying...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:25 PM (l3cgK)

222 >>But rifraff from RI arent allowed off there.

You know you are the state of Snooki, right?

The world doesn't need lectures about elegance from the home of the Jersey shore.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:25 PM (viF8m)

223 110 Nobody could ever touch Aretha. That woman formed my youth, my teenage years, and my adulthood. Nobody, bar none, has ever had such soul and heart.

The only person who might be next to her is Patsy Cline.

Fight me.
Posted by: tcn in AK



Aretha filled in for Luciano Pavarotti when he was late for some award show. The producers were in a panic because live TV and Pavarotti wasn't going to be there. The saw Aretha backstage and asked her to fill in. Showed her the opera music number and she said, 'sure', and walked out on stage. She nailed it.
youtu.be/k33sINjn9o0

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 11:26 PM (sAmhv)

224
Nefertiti makes me think of Nefarious Tits.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 11:26 PM (w6EFb)

225 Good evening morons und danke Disko und Piper

Those 70s platform shoes are triggering.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 11:26 PM (JvZF+)

226
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:21 PM (6/7Fs)

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

I had no idea his mother was Nefertiti! I don't know how I missed that all these years.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 11:27 PM (XJ22o)

227
Aretha filled in for Luciano Pavarotti when he was late for some award show. The producers were in a panic because live TV and Pavarotti wasn't going to be there. The saw Aretha backstage and asked her to fill in. Showed her the opera music number and she said, 'sure', and walked out on stage. She nailed it.
youtu.be/k33sINjn9o0

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 11:26 PM (sAmhv)

There are more pop singers than you would normally imagine that have had at least a modicum of operatic training, some professionally.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:27 PM (l3cgK)

228 Dionne Warwick does the definitive "I Say a Little Prayer" not Aretha.

Stay in your lane Retha.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 11:28 PM (JvZF+)

229 Thanks for more proof that one word - “provider” - will destroy English.

Try “funeral home” or “funeral parlor”.

(Not AoS, the idiot that wrote the piece AoS quotes from,)

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:28 PM (4g5V+)

230 You ladies should see my new black composite toe safety shoes from NB! They are just SO CUTE and to die for! : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (4g5V+)

231 Why are we fighting amongst ourselves when we could be piling on Cicero for not going sailing? Like ever?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

232 145
Louisiana man kills wife, props her up in the front seat and drives through several states.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM


My paternal grandparents wintered in Mexico every year.

My grandmother died of a heart attack while down there in '82. My grandfather started making arrangements to get her body returned to the U.S., but was getting hit up for a large bribe at every step.

He finally got so pissed (from an already agitated state) that he put a big hat on her and drove her back across the border after telling the guards that she was asleep.

He was an attorney, so he certainly was not baffled on how to navigate the system in Mexico. However, he did become incandescent when people he termed "vultures" would pick at people when they were at their lows in life, and did file some pro bono lawsuits on behalf of widows that had been cheated.

That travel tale is part our family lore. My father was a big story teller - which sometimes does require a bit of embellishment to make the story better. However, my aunt is not like that at all, and she tells the same story as my father.

It might actually be true?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (HlyYF)

233
Good night, Hordians. Behave yourselves. I don't want any 3:00 AM calls to bail you out.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 11:31 PM (O0L8i)

234 231 Why are we fighting amongst ourselves when we could be piling on Cicero for not going sailing? Like ever?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

Because I've never been sailing either, nor do I ever intend to.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)

235 My late wife insisted on never discussing funeral arrangements. Well, the day came and I had to decide. Cremation with no viewing - her poor Mom lost her mind and argued with me in the funeral home office. It wasn't pretty.

I scattered her ashes in the woods behind our place. After I remarried Dear Wife snuck back onto that property and gathered up a few handfuls of where she thought T. was and brought them to our new home's flower garden. I thought that was nice.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 11:31 PM (hrOJm)

236 Nefertiti makes me think of Nefarious Tits.
Posted by: publius


"[Name] and the Nefarious Tits" would be an all-girl punk band.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)

237 Why are we fighting amongst ourselves when we could be piling on Cicero for not going sailing? Like ever?
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

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I was one of three boats out off Dana Point yesterday. Good steady winds of 10 knots. The little ship handled it like a champ.

So there.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:32 PM (6/7Fs)

238 True, but they even tried to erase his dad completely from the public record. He just wasn’t nearly the stature of the other Pharaohs, he wasn’t around very long.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 11:32 PM (2979e)

239 52
Nice work, Piper, and I'd like to know how you personally feel about wearing heels. There's no getting around it -- they're painful.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM (XJ22o)
************
I had a great pair of black leather open toed 4" heels I gave to my DIL. It was a sad passing but I could not give them to charity. Very comfortable. I only buy leather shoes and have for a long time. I once had fake leather grey heels for one suit and they were uncomfortable because leather stretches or molds to your foot or something scientific. I don't care what PETA thinks.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 11:32 PM (hzuYO)

240 There’s a simpler reason for me not to get the TV -

No desire for one. What would I watch?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:33 PM (4g5V+)

241 236 Nefertiti makes me think of Nefarious Tits.
Posted by: publius

"[Name] and the Nefarious Tits" would be an all-girl punk band.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:32 PM (VHUov)

Aki and the Nefarious Tits...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:33 PM (l3cgK)

242 High heels for cavalry stirrups morphed into high heels for women due to Gyn stirrups.

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at August 16, 2026 11:34 PM (5eFk1)

243 234 231 Why are we fighting amongst ourselves when we could be piling on Cicero for not going sailing? Like ever?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

Because I've never been sailing either, nor do I ever intend to.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)

Y’all just suck.

Posted by: Christopher Cross at August 16, 2026 11:34 PM (4g5V+)

244 240 There’s a simpler reason for me not to get the TV -

No desire for one. What would I watch?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:33 PM (4g5V+)

My living room TV has been dead for probably 2 years now...don't know when it died, just tried to turn it on six months ago and it wouldn't turn on...that's how often I watch TV...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:34 PM (l3cgK)

245 No desire for one. What would I watch?
Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:33 PM (4g5V+)

Fist bump.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:35 PM (1z8ji)

246 >>I was one of three boats out off Dana Point yesterday. Good steady winds of 10 knots. The little ship handled it like a champ.

>>So there.

My man.

You don't have to tell me, I know you loved every second of it.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:35 PM (viF8m)

247
Pillage,

I could see that happening.

Tyronne Brazille didn't have that issue.

Story on Fox

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 11:35 PM (/QHx4)

248 219 You are free to ignore any and all content without being a dick about it
Posted by: Doof at August 16, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)

I'm not being a dick. Geology is/was my career. Video presenters need to learn how to preface a video with an abstract, or an "executive summary" to sell me on why I should invest time it takes to watch the darn thing right through. You will note that scientific papers all begin with an abstract.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

and Not talk like a faggot
and Not misspell the names of countries

ht:BM

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 11:35 PM (C0oZI)

249 243 234 231 Why are we fighting amongst ourselves when we could be piling on Cicero for not going sailing? Like ever?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

Because I've never been sailing either, nor do I ever intend to.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)

Y’all just suck.

Posted by: Christopher Cross at August 16, 2026 11:34 PM (4g5V+)

But I HAVE had a long way to go, to make it to the border of Mexico...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:36 PM (l3cgK)

250 Listening to Dionne Warwick singing "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". Nice tune, but times have sure changed in the last 50 years.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:36 PM (rj6Yv)

251 I have a huge crush on Queen Letizia (Piper should take note of her - 54 next month and the Queen is still hot) and can’t help but notice her amazing skill of remaining balanced in high heels and a tight pencil skirt.

On cobblestones.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:36 PM (4g5V+)

252 the stiletto transformed the way women walked. Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe helped cement its sexy, glamorous image.

~Piper
And could be used for stabbing assaults.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 11:37 PM (NnhvP)

253 But I HAVE had a long way to go, to make it to the border of Mexico...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:36 PM (l3cgK)

Such a long way to go

Posted by: Michael McDonald at August 16, 2026 11:37 PM (4g5V+)

254 You don't have to tell me, I know you loved every second of it.

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The best part was my bottom cleaner (shut up) was waiting on the dock when I came in, and immediately set to scrubbing down the entire boat. Good man, that Miguel.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:39 PM (6/7Fs)

255
My living room TV has been dead for probably 2 years now...don't know when it died, just tried to turn it on six months ago and it wouldn't turn on...that's how often I watch TV...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:34 PM (l3cgK)

In early 2022 the phone company stopped offering cable TV services. So I didn’t so much cut the cord as the cord was cut for me.

I got a DVD player hooked up to the TV but that’s it, and I haven’t even used that very much.

There’s YouTube but that’s used more as a radio than a visual medium.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:41 PM (4g5V+)

256 254 You don't have to tell me, I know you loved every second of it.

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The best part was my bottom cleaner (shut up) was waiting on the dock when I came in, and immediately set to scrubbing down the entire boat. Good man, that Miguel.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:39 PM (6/7Fs)

Go on...

Posted by: Don Lemon at August 16, 2026 11:41 PM (l3cgK)

257 the stiletto transformed the way women walked. Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe helped cement its sexy, glamorous image.

~Piper
And could be used for stabbing assaults.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 11:37 PM (NnhvP)

She's so good with her stiletto
You don't really mind the pain..

Posted by: Billy Joel at August 16, 2026 11:41 PM (nbLIj)

258 The best part was my bottom cleaner (shut up) was waiting on the dock when I came in, and immediately set to scrubbing down the entire boat. Good man, that Miguel.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:39 PM (6/7Fs)
===

I imagined that with a Jim Backus voice.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:42 PM (rj6Yv)

259 That travel tale is part our family lore. My father was a big story teller - which sometimes does require a bit of embellishment to make the story better. However, my aunt is not like that at all, and she tells the same story as my father.

It might actually be true?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot
----

Traveled back and forth before the world went crazy.
At the border, Mexicans would try to nail you coming in
not leaving. I believe it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 11:42 PM (C0oZI)

260 I have a huge crush on Queen Letizia (Piper should take note of her - 54 next month and the Queen is still hot) and can’t help but notice her amazing skill of remaining balanced in high heels and a tight pencil skirt.

On cobblestones.
Posted by: Cow Demon


I still say it's like hoverboards. There's a gyroscope spinning away somewhere keeping them on-balance.

Not sure where she'd keep it if she's not carrying a purse, though. Especially in a tight pencil skirt. Does she wear fashionable hats?

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:43 PM (VHUov)

261 What a weird day, I had to bury the cat.

Butterscotch lasted longer than I thought, finally died today. It was 9 days since we were forced to have her get a rabies shot.

She was 19, half blind and senile, but she was happy. Then after the shot a steady decline. I think that law needs exceptions for older indoor cats.

Last night I asked Jules...what do I do with the body if I find her dead in the middle of the night. She replied...don't check on her till morning. I do love this gal I md 45 yrs ago, lol.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 11:43 PM (4Qj8V)

262 I'd rather be turned into a gemstone than composted.
Posted by: Miley

As a fossil you night became an opal!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 11:44 PM (NnhvP)

263 Not sure where she'd keep it if she's not carrying a purse, though. Especially in a tight pencil skirt. Does she wear fashionable hats?
Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 11:43 PM (VHUov)

I don’t see a lot of images of her wearing a hat. It could just be skill. Or witchcraft.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 11:44 PM (4g5V+)

264 Note to mikeski's funeral planner--put the non-splinter toilet paper in his coffin...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)
*******
Not to get totally morbid, but yet I will. A year ago I discovered that "open casket" for someone being cremated is a real thing. I was more used to seeing an urn at the funeral.

For reasons unknown and I won't ask, the atheist liberal antifa weirdo nephew, who married the weirdest niece had the rent-a-coffin.

About a month after he died. While it was super weird and I did not want to be there AT ALL, he looked like he'd been smushed in a wire cage contraption before the rent-a-coffin. He had giant Lego men he built in the coffin.

The rent-a-coffin is a real thing (I think). Otherwise I could not figure the expense if cremated.

It was videoed and my son and DIL in FL started laughing inappropriately (as we do) when they saw my dude almost knock a funeral wreath into the open coffin. Then I arrived and argued with other son that we were NOT sitting on the front row (he thought, "Oh, boy").
An atheist poem was said.Siblings wept at the podium. It was sad but I wanted to beat feet out of there and did as soon as I could.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 11:45 PM (hzuYO)

265 >>The best part was my bottom cleaner (shut up) was waiting on the dock when I came in, and immediately set to scrubbing down the entire boat. Good man, that Miguel.

No you big goofball, it wasn't about Miguel.

It was about you, harnessing the wind and the sea. And someday owning them.

I'm surrounded by morons.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:45 PM (viF8m)

266 Tyronne Brazille didn't have that issue.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 11:35 PM


Dang, crazy people are CRAZY and overwhelmingly violent.

Were they always that way and the faster news cycle, ubiquitous cameras, etc. make it so we get more reports on the crazy now?

Or are the crazies actually getting crazier now as people are becoming more and more detached from their families and their communities?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 11:46 PM (HlyYF)

267 It was about you, harnessing the wind and the sea. And someday owning them.

--------

Standing tall against the pitiless and indomitable forces of nature was a big part of the thrill, but not having to clean up was pretty cool too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:47 PM (6/7Fs)

268 the stiletto transformed the way women walked

So did foot binding

Posted by: 88C+u at August 16, 2026 11:47 PM (88C+u)

269 So did foot binding
Posted by: 88C+u at August 16, 2026 11:47 PM (88C+u)
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And Crocs. And Earth Shoes.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:48 PM (rj6Yv)

270 I'm surrounded by morons.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:45 PM (viF8m)

I prefer the capitalized first letter, if you don't mind...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 11:49 PM (l3cgK)

271 The climate at the poles was subtropical then.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 11:04 PM (w6EFb)


Australia, Antarctica and South America were also joined at that time, and that broke up any circumpolar currents that currently isolate Antarctica, and that also would have moderated the climate at the poles.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 11:49 PM (rbvCR)

272 Fracking lawyers.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:49 PM (viF8m)

273 PI,

Little of column A, little of column B...

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 11:49 PM (aJQbY)

274 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 16, 2026 11:49 PM (SRRAx)

275 So did foot binding
Posted by: 88C+u at August 16, 2026 11:47 PM (88C+u)

Yan's TV show was transformational, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 11:51 PM (1z8ji)

276 228 Dionne Warwick does the definitive "I Say a Little Prayer" not Aretha.

Stay in your lane Retha.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 11:28 PM (JvZF+)

Dionne Warwick has her place, but she's no Aretha. Aretha could sing the phone book and it would be a hit. There's a difference between someone singing cute songs from Bacharach, and serious soul.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:52 PM (PVjNi)

277 I said to him: "Wait a minute" rolled up all the windows "All together now..."

And we both screamed F*******CK!!!!! Right there in the parking lot. It was therapeutic.
Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 11:13 PM (rdVOm)
***********
I have thankfully not had to deal with funeral ghouls til one of my brother's died suddenly from a massive stroke a decade ago. My mother, bro and I went in to deal with the details. We were in shock, and I hate the ghouls who fake sympathy as they don't know the family. I wanted to slap them in my grief.

Instead I waited quietly until one asked our cell phones and the cell phone of my late brother.

I started laughing, rather loudly all things considered, and asked, "Why? He can't answer!" Then laughed again.

My other brother almost laughed and smiled. Mother did not seem pleased. The ghouls seemed shocked as they should be because I hate them.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 11:54 PM (hzuYO)

278 I'm surrounded by morons.
Posted by: JackStraw
****

Well, yeah. Your point?

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 11:54 PM (zRghv)

279 Today was miserable. Then a kitten conked out in my lap.

Posted by: pookysgirl, enjoying having cats again at August 16, 2026 11:54 PM (Wt5PA)

280 There's a difference between someone singing cute songs from Bacharach, and serious soul.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:52 PM (PVjNi)
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And then there's Ella Fitzgerald, who crossed musical frontiers like no other singer in the 20th century. "April in Paris"?

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 11:57 PM (rj6Yv)

281 I'm surrounded by morons.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:45 PM (viF8m)

In the words of Billy Connolly, "D'ye know where ya are, lad?"

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 11:57 PM (PVjNi)

282
It might actually be true?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 11:30 PM (HlyYF)


There is the story about the German widow who died and the guys cleaning out her house discovered that the barrel of rum in the basement held the remains of her husband. On research it turned out that he had died in Barbados when they were both on vacation, and the cost of the barrel of rum and the German import fee was less than the tax and fees for returning the body to Germany.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 11:58 PM (rbvCR)

283 I can't look at Aretha Franklin without hearing "...Hasidic diamond merchants." in my head. She did a great job in that scene.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 16, 2026 11:58 PM (2xMmZ)

284 >>Well, yeah. Your point?
Posted by: clarence

The real clarence would have asked Zuzu.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:59 PM (viF8m)

285 279 Today was miserable. Then a kitten conked out in my lap.
Posted by: pookysgirl, enjoying having cats again at August 16, 2026 11:54 PM (Wt5PA)

There was a pitcher for Milwaukee named Ray King. He explained that no matter how he stunk it up on the field any day, when he got home he was just Daddy, and that put it all in perspective.

My dogs do the same thing.

What matters, in the end? Love.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:00 AM (PVjNi)

286 Here's Irma Thomas, the Soul Queen of New Orleans, singing Done Got Over":

https://youtu.be/3FuU4bBOk2k

According to Miklos, she is also a crackerjack cook.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:00 AM (1z8ji)

287 I can't look at Aretha Franklin without hearing "...Hasidic diamond merchants." in my head. She did a great job in that scene.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 16, 2026 11:58 PM (2xMmZ)
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LOL That, she did.

Posted by: mrp at August 17, 2026 12:01 AM (rj6Yv)

288 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (DZ9Lv)

289 Elvis proved with that 68 comeback show that he could perform nearly any genre of music. Today is the 49th anniversary of his passing. RIP.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (hmYU4)

290 The folks arranged to have their remains donated to a medical school. When dad passed, the hospice nurse convinced mom that his body was too far gone and convinced her to pay for a cremation. I have thoughts...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (nbLIj)

291
I got a DVD player hooked up to the TV but that’s it, and I haven’t even used that very much.

There’s YouTube but that’s used more as a radio than a visual medium.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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All that I have is over-the-air. Mostly old shows, but current news, if I want it. Lots of old Westerns, comedy series, sitcoms. Next week GRIT will have John Wayne movies. I generally only have the TV on for background noise.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)

292 It had dinosaurs.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Every 8 year old boy has dinosaurs.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:03 AM (DZ9Lv)

293 Typed my post about Elvis on the 16th, but didn't hit post til a few minutes past midnight. Goodnight, Horde.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:03 AM (hmYU4)

294 I'm surrounded by morons.
Posted by: JackStraw

I've been called worse. Sometimes I even agree.

Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 12:04 AM (UKrJG)

295 290 The folks arranged to have their remains donated to a medical school. When dad passed, the hospice nurse convinced mom that his body was too far gone and convinced her to pay for a cremation. I have thoughts...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (nbLIj)

My grandmother gave her body to UW Medical School. It was useful, as when they used her as a cadaver, they confirmed that she had vascular dementia rather than Alzheimer's. That's usually good to know for those of us who are connected by dna. Yes, I will go nuts, but not die from Alzheimer's. Gosh, what a relief. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:05 AM (PVjNi)

296
I think the lockdowns brought out a lot of crazy in people.

The news and many more people on social media.



Posted by: four seasons at August 17, 2026 12:06 AM (/QHx4)

297 288 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (DZ9Lv)

WUT? She was so young...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 12:06 AM (l3cgK)

298 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (DZ9Lv)

Another TeeVee star I had never heard of. Also an "activist".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)

299 I got a DVD player hooked up to the TV but that’s it, and I haven’t even used that very much.

There’s YouTube but that’s used more as a radio than a visual medium.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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All that I have is over-the-air. Mostly old shows, but current news, if I want it. Lots of old Westerns, comedy series, sitcoms. Next week GRIT will have John Wayne movies. I generally only have the TV on for background noise.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 17, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)
Have over a hundred DVDs/Blu Ray discs, a 5.1 stereo system with 400 watts per channel and a subwoofer with its own 200 watt amp. Gotta do it right. Loved movies since I was a kid in the 50's, spending every Saturday afternoon in the neighborhood theater. In the mid 70's, I built a basement theater capable of showing Super 8mm Sound and 16mm films. Had actual theater seats I removed from a theater that was being torn down. Curtain motor came from there as well as a huge section of the screen. I even built the Sensurround system and subwoofers so we could show Earthquake. Fun times.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 AM (hmYU4)

300 Every 8 year old boy has dinosaurs.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:03 AM (DZ9Lv)

And 1-year-old boys too. Lil Pooky has dinosaur cowboy pajamas, and I'm kinda jealous.

Posted by: pookysgirl is not sure how that t-rex holds a lasso at August 17, 2026 12:09 AM (Wt5PA)

301 'night All!

Posted by: mrp at August 17, 2026 12:11 AM (rj6Yv)

302 And 1-year-old boys too. Lil Pooky has dinosaur cowboy pajamas, and I'm kinda jealous.
Posted by: pookysgirl is not sure how that t-rex holds a lasso at August 17, 2026 12:09 AM (Wt5PA)

I made DH and the boy matching jammies when the boy was young. They both liked them. Lots of silly prints, like guitars, and various critters, and other bizarre prints. The photos showing the boy sitting in DH's lap--he kinda disappears. It's very cute.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:12 AM (PVjNi)

303 By the way, the pilgrims didn't make their first landing on Plymouth Rock. They landed on a spot in that picture. It was named after the first mate of the Mayflower. It was considered unsuitable for a a colony. The next day they landed on that small pebble.

Goodnight morons.



Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

304 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (DZ9Lv)

Save the cheerleader. Save the world.

Oops.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 17, 2026 12:13 AM (wVcYX)

305 Another TeeVee star I had never heard of. Also an "activist".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

As a child, she played a major role in one of the best (and conservative) movies I've ever seen.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:14 AM (DZ9Lv)

306 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

WUT? She was so young...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


36 years old. Man.....

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)

307
Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

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

Whoa. I don't know anything about her except that she is a young actress. (Well, I know a little more because I just googled her -- her bro had died of cardiomegaly and she's an alcoholic who suffered from postpartum depression.)

Too bad, she was a single mom of a little kid.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:19 AM (XJ22o)

308 Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:05 AM (PVjNi)

I was on my way out to see him, but he passed before I could make it. Had I been there, I would have thanked the nurse for her services, walked her to the door and immediately called the university.

My brother was a wreck, watching dad's decline. No blame there. We didn't have a service, but I took mom up to visit cousins who loved her and my dad. It was one of the few correct calls I've made in life, and it assuages my guilt for not getting there sooner..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:20 AM (nbLIj)

309 As a child, she played a major role in one of the best (and conservative) movies I've ever seen.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:14 AM (DZ9Lv)

Not a moviegoer, either. I had to look her up to learn who it was.

Scarcely a unique instance. There is a metric fuckton of Hollyweird celeries that I have never heard of. Unless they misbehave badly enough that Ace reports on it, LOL.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:22 AM (1z8ji)

310 I wasn't around when Mom died...because I had no idea where she was, just like most of the family (except that one brother). Found out through the grapevine...later turned out that her body was left outside the facility during a hot September day, as the processing facility was not open that day...
But what can I say? It was my brother's show. I was likewise not invited to her memorial service.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 12:23 AM (l3cgK)

311 Her brother, Jansen Panettiere, died suddenly in February 2023 from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) coupled with aortic valve complications, his family said in a statement at the time. He was 28.

Looks like Hayden's brother died from the clot shot "Her brother, Jansen Panettiere, died suddenly in February 2023 from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) coupled with aortic valve complications, his family said in a statement at the time. He was 28."

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 12:24 AM (sKqQm)

312 her bro had died of cardiomegaly and she's an alcoholic who suffered from postpartum depression.)

Too bad, she was a single mom of a little kid.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:19 AM (XJ22o)

Coming soon to the big screen: Cardiomegalodon! The giant shark with heart.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:25 AM (1z8ji)

313 Whoa. I don't know anything about her except that she is a young actress. (Well, I know a little more because I just googled her -- her bro had died of cardiomegaly and she's an alcoholic who suffered from postpartum depression.)

Too bad, she was a single mom of a little kid.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:19 AM (XJ22o)

Sounds like she may have been trying to drown her postpartum depression in alcohol. Not good.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:26 AM (4g5V+)

314 298 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 12:02 AM (DZ9Lv)

Another TeeVee star I had never heard of. Also an "activist".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Except for a few shows I quit watching TV at about 13yo (eighth grade).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:26 AM (C0oZI)

315 It is odd to reach a point where actresses you thought of as young are dying and you are still around...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 12:27 AM (sKqQm)

316 It's past midnight - that tree trunk looks like something from Eduard Munch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:27 AM (C0oZI)

317
The folks arranged to have their remains donated to a medical school. When dad passed, the hospice nurse convinced mom that his body was too far gone and convinced her to pay for a cremation. I have thoughts...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

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It's true, medical schools like young, intact bodies for Gross Anatomy classes, but I'd think it's up to them how to use a donated body.

I have thoughts about hospice nurses -- well, the last one I dealt with. She was a bit bossy.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:28 AM (XJ22o)

318 288 Hayden Panettiere ist mort.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal



I just remember her from 'Heroes', which I lost interest in about half way through. She was cute. Sad to hear. Sounds like she had the typical Hollywood life, short and depressing. That industry just chews them up.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 17, 2026 12:28 AM (sAmhv)

319 In the mid 70's, I built a basement theater capable of showing Super 8mm Sound and 16mm films. Had actual theater seats I removed from a theater that was being torn down. Curtain motor came from there as well as a huge section of the screen. I even built the Sensurround system and subwoofers so we could show Earthquake. Fun times.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 17, 2026 12:08 AM (hmYU4)

Buddy of mine built a theater in his house. Dolby system with transducers under a raised floor. Soundproofed the walls so he could show Jurassic Park at full volume and no one outside that room was the wiser. 4k projector with a mesh screen, so the sound was unimpeded, and brother, you felt it! Neat bit of engineering, from a guy who didn't finish college...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:31 AM (nbLIj)

320 Hi folks

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 17, 2026 12:31 AM (CHHv1)

321 Except for a few shows I quit watching TV at about 13yo (eighth grade).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:26 AM (C0oZI)

There are a very small handful of shows I will watch. But…yep, I stopped seeing a point in TV at 16.

Even sports have died in that they want to be political above all things. I’d love to follow the NFL and NBA again, but they told me to fuck off so I did. (MLB has been dead to me since 2013). The Winter Olympics have been the most sports I have seen in years - capped off by the USA punking Canada out of men’s hockey gold.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:31 AM (4g5V+)

322
As a child, she played a major role in one of the best (and conservative) movies I've ever seen.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

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Title please.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:31 AM (XJ22o)

323 Except for a few shows I quit watching TV at about 13yo (eighth grade).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:26 AM (C0oZI)

I can tell you the exact date I last watched TV here at home. Sept. 11, 2001. Got word on the computer that the World Trade Center was under attack. Fired up the old Sanyo 19" vacuum tube color TV, hooked to an outside antenna, and tuned in CBC Red Deer. Saw some news film of the planes striking the towers, and the usual talking heads babbling about it. Switched the TV off again, for the final time. Felled the antenna like a big old tree a few weeks later.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:32 AM (1z8ji)

324 It is odd to reach a point where actresses you thought of as young are dying and you are still around...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 12:27 AM (sKqQm)

I still get weirded out when Pookette is watching a Mythbusters episode and Grant Imahara shows up. He's been dead for years.

Posted by: pookysgirl, dodging tiny paws at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (Wt5PA)

325 > Thanks for the heel-ing, Piper! Cowboy boots have heels, and not for looks but for the utilitarian reason of helping the cowboy to stay in the saddle.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 16, 2026 10:34 PM (D/6p1)

Pointed toes to make it easier to slide them into the stirrup, too.

Same basic idea as those Persian jobbies, except designed for heterosexuals.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (IG3/x)

326
Hi folks
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

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

We're talking about funerals, burial, body donation, a dead actress, dementia, and a sunken continent.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (XJ22o)

327 @326 sounds like my next animation.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 17, 2026 12:34 AM (CHHv1)

328 We're talking about funerals, burial, body donation, a dead actress, dementia, and a sunken continent.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (XJ22o)

Well, if you mixed Everclear into your mustard and ketchup squirt bottles, you'd have drunken condiments.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:36 AM (1z8ji)

329 Traditional Latin Requiem Mass. Black vestments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem.
Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 17, 2026 12:38 AM (Ydd86)

330 So I read about Miss Panatierre at The Hollywood Reporter. I regret that. Their editing absolutely sucks.

Too damn young.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:38 AM (4g5V+)

331 Something I always wondered... restaurants just keep ketchup and mustard on the table (well, fancy ones don't, but the type of greasy spoon I frequent does).

I guess those don't really go bad? I keep 'em in the fridge at home.

Like vinegar, which has pretty much gone as bad as it's possible for it to go already?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:39 AM (IG3/x)

332 324 It is odd to reach a point where actresses you thought of as young are dying and you are still around...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 17, 2026 12:27 AM (sKqQm)

I still get weirded out when Pookette is watching a Mythbusters episode and Grant Imahara shows up. He's been dead for years.

Posted by: pookysgirl, dodging tiny paws at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (Wt5PA)

Didn't know he was mort...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 12:40 AM (l3cgK)

333 We're talking about funerals, burial, body donation, a dead actress, dementia, and a sunken continent.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:33 AM (XJ22o)

FUNERAL HELD FOR THE DEPRESSION OF MAN
HOLDS THE KEY TO HIS OWN DEATH
ENTER A TOMB OF A CORPSE YET CONCEIVED
TIGHTEN THE TOURNIQETVAROUND YOUR NECK
SIFTING AWAY DEBRIS OF HATED LIFE
COLD TOUCH OF DEATH BEGINS TO CHILL YOUR SPINE
SEEKING LIFE BEYOND YOUR PERISHMENT
REPEATING WORDS ECHOING THROUGH YOUR MIND

Posted by: Slayer at August 17, 2026 12:40 AM (4g5V+)

334 Spent several hours this afternoon, removing paint from my dune buggy body tub with a razor blade scraper. Man! That operation just eats single-edge razor blades. The gray primer under the black finish coat must have some real abrasive properties. It's not the fiberglass; most of the time, I never even reached the gelcoat.

I could take it all off with the D/A sander, but color coat has a bad tendency to clog up sandpaper.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:41 AM (1z8ji)

335 One of the first signs of age is when your favorite musicians start dying from natural causes, rather than drug overdoses and plane crashes, as God intended.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:41 AM (IG3/x)

336 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 17, 2026 12:23 AM (l3cgK)

I'm sorry, brother.

I have thoughts about hospice nurses -- well, the last one I dealt with. She was a bit bossy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:28 AM (XJ22o)

My brother and I later agreed that the right move would have been to let the medical school make that call. I think there was a clause in the agreement that they'd cover the cremation cost regardless of the shape of the remains. In the grand scheme, it wasn't a huge deal, but still, I have thoughts..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:41 AM (nbLIj)

337 I can tell you the exact date I last watched TV here at home. Sept. 11, 2001. Got word on the computer that the World Trade Center was under attack. Fired up the old Sanyo 19" vacuum tube color TV, hooked to an outside antenna, and tuned in CBC Red Deer. Saw some news film of the planes striking the towers, and the usual talking heads babbling about it. Switched the TV off again, for the final time. Felled the antenna like a big old tree a few weeks later.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:32 AM (1z8ji)

I have it on good authority than not even the digital signals from the affiliates in Amarillo have much reach. So I couldn’t even get that if I wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:43 AM (4g5V+)

338 I guess those don't really go bad? I keep 'em in the fridge at home.

Like vinegar, which has pretty much gone as bad as it's possible for it to go already?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:39 AM (IG3/x)

I think both yellow mustard and ketchup contain enough vinegar that they basically immune from spoiling. But I keep them in the fridge, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:43 AM (1z8ji)

339 https://youtu.be/HujsqFiydxI

Gonna show you where you die.

Awesome song.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:44 AM (PVjNi)

340 I had an aunt who tried to donate her body to science. Well, to the local university, not to Anthony Fauci.

The U said they had enough medical cadavers and didn't need hers. So, a monkeywrench in the works for the funeral planning. She was cremated, instead.

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 12:45 AM (VHUov)

341 That's sad about Hayden Panettiere.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 17, 2026 12:45 AM (Ydd86)

342 I don't trust anyone at hospice care. They have a tendency to kill folks with morphine, which is murder, straight up. DH's grandma went that way, with the blessings of his mom. As a Catholic, there is virtue in suffering, and natural death. We aren't dogs, or horses, to be put down when we suffer. We offer it up to God, and I firmly believe it will lessen our time in Purgatory. Stealing that from anyone is a crime.

YMMV.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:49 AM (PVjNi)

343 We offer it up to God, and I firmly believe it will lessen our time in Purgatory. Stealing that from anyone is a crime.

YMMV.
Posted by: tcn

Amen

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 17, 2026 12:50 AM (Ydd86)

344 @326. We're talking about funerals,burial, body donation, a dead actress, dementia, and a sunken continent.- Blonde Morticia

The only thing missing is taxes. Yes it is kinda depressing.

Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 12:52 AM (UKrJG)

345 > ut I keep them in the fridge, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:43 AM (1z8ji)

I'll continue to do so, but leaving them out must be safe, or you'd think the health department would throw a fit.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:52 AM (IG3/x)

346
I don't trust anyone at hospice care. They have a tendency to kill folks with morphine

Posted by: tcn in AK

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

Happened to my father. I know that nurse doped him to death. What's really awful is, he was fighting for breath and his last moments were pain, struggle, and fear.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:53 AM (XJ22o)

347 That story about Hayden’s death makes me quite sad; reminds me of a friend of my daughters who passed 4 months ago, her name was Blair, and she was also 36. She visited my house once or twice; quite nice looking, could be charming when she chose to be, smart, but I knew she was also a closet alcoholic and had bouts of anorexia, which is terrible for the body.

She was living with her boyfriend, and in the afternoon she told him that she felt terrible, and needed to lay down, he said ok I gotta go to the grocery store. I feel so sorry for him - he got back 45 minutes later and she was still in bed, and had already turned blue. She was gone.

I do not remember at all so many people dying so young 30 or 40 years ago. But now it seems like an every day thing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2026 12:54 AM (TCmq7)

348 190 My parents did no planning whatsoever. They just didn't care. We had to make all the arrangements. They didn't want funerals, didn't care that some day somebody might want to know where they ended up, might want to visit or pray.

That is the most selfish bullshit on earth.

We cremated them, but I have no idea where they ended up. My sister did that, and she didn't care to tell any of us about it.

Again, self centered. She learned well from our parents, I suppose.

And they left a house full of crap for us to deal with. Children of the Depression, so they never threw out anything. Took two years to clean up that mess.

I will never, never do that to my son, no matter what sort of ass he has become. Never.
Posted by: tcn in AK

My father planned his funeral when he saw his time was short. I actually intervened and said he needed to have full military honors rendered - the man spent 30 years in the Army! I think he saw my logic and did just that. The only thing that held us up was the final bit - reserving the place/time at the National Cemetery with the VA.

I am convinced my mother is doing nothing of the sort and will leave everything to us kids to do.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:54 AM (4g5V+)

349 The only thing missing is taxes. Yes it is kinda depressing.
Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 12:52 AM (UKrJG)

Nothing depressing about death if you are right with God. Anyone in hospice or anyone else that steals my chance for Holy Viaticum I will haunt until they die. I rather look forward to heaven, all things considered, although I'm fine here, right now. When He calls, I'll go.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 17, 2026 12:55 AM (PVjNi)

350 I have it on good authority than not even the digital signals from the affiliates in Amarillo have much reach. So I couldn’t even get that if I wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon
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It was an evil conspiracy, going from analogue to digital.
It was analogue at the time of the country (30ft antenna) I could get a strong signal from 70 miles away. -closest station.

Solid Gold and the news were approved shows.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:55 AM (C0oZI)

351 344 @326. We're talking about funerals,burial, body donation, a dead actress, dementia, and a sunken continent.- Blonde Morticia

The only thing missing is taxes. Yes it is kinda depressing.
Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 12:52 AM (UKrJG)

“The bluebird of happiness being unavailable, the blackbird of despair is now taking requests.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:56 AM (4g5V+)

352 “It was an evil conspiracy, going from analogue to digital.”

Because newer is always better and analogous signals are stupid 20th Century.

Posted by: FCC at August 17, 2026 12:58 AM (4g5V+)

353 I'll continue to do so, but leaving them out must be safe, or you'd think the health department would throw a fit.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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The table placing is used up before it goes bad. Mine are in the fridge too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:59 AM (C0oZI)

354 Solid Gold and the news were approved shows.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:55 AM (C0oZI)

The Solid Gold Dancers. On that life-affirming note, I'll retire to my bunk...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:59 AM (nbLIj)

355 I have read that you can order a coffin from costco to be sent to a funeral home
By law they have to agree

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 17, 2026 01:01 AM (Ydd86)

356 346
I don't trust anyone at hospice care. They have a tendency to kill folks with morphine

Posted by: tcn in AK

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

Happened to my father. I know that nurse doped him to death. What's really awful is, he was fighting for breath and his last moments were pain, struggle, and fear.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 12:53 AM (XJ22o)

If only…my father fought for his last fortnight. The home hospice nurse came in, doped him up, and that was it as far as I know. I was hundreds of miles away but all with a ringside seat assure me (and I would agree) was that it was not fun to watch,

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:02 AM (4g5V+)

357
ok.ru has The Taming of the Screw in English. Richard Burton/Elizabeth Taylor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 01:03 AM (C0oZI)

358 @349. It's depressing to lose your family and friends. Because you miss them. As for the afterlife that is another subject.

Posted by: Case at August 17, 2026 01:03 AM (UKrJG)

359 I've had to deal with way too many relatives who didn't plan to put that on anyone else. One estate is STILL DRAGGING ON, FOUR FUCKING YEARS LATER.

I loved my relative very much, but she was an old woman with TERMINAL FUCKING CANCER. It's not like she got hit by a bus at the age of 30 or something. She knew it was coming, FOR YEARS, and did nothing to avoid this mess.

My funeral is prepaid, my will is made and up-to-date, real estate is all gone already, everything.

That reminds me, I do need to set up "transfer on death" for a new bank account (the old bank got gobbled up by a bigger fish and I'm not sure the TOD I had with the old one is still applicable).

Sorry for venting.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 01:03 AM (IG3/x)

360 354 Solid Gold and the news were approved shows.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 12:55 AM (C0oZI)

The Solid Gold Dancers. On that life-affirming note, I'll retire to my bunk...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 17, 2026 12:59 AM (nbLIj)

I may have been too young to appreciate the Solid Gold dancers, I sure appreciated the music. From the word “go” I knew and understood that music was a big deal. Sadly precious few appreciate that now.

1800 CST/CDT on Saturdays on KSAT in San Antonio back in the day…

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:05 AM (4g5V+)

361 Dad took care of Mom's final arrangements, and it was lovely. Full house at the funeral home, as Mom was a popular University instructor. 1200 long-stemmed red roses. Pavarotti's Ave Maria... damn.

Dad wanted to be cremated and have only small graveside service. He was going to make all arrangements & prepay, but got too sick. At least he communicated his wishes to us!

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)

362 have read that you can order a coffin from costco to be sent to a funeral home
By law they have to agree
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 17, 2026 01:01 AM (Ydd86)

I did that It was beautiful and less than 1/3 the price of the funeral home offering.

Posted by: LASue at August 17, 2026 01:08 AM (mFhj8)

363 Raining like its coming out of buckets

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 01:09 AM (Ia/+0)

364 While we were planning my father’s “final mile”, it was noted his Army themed coffin was there. Naturally I had to ask the funeral director if there were Air Force themed ones. Sure enough, there are. I know how I want to go…

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:09 AM (4g5V+)

365 Good night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 17, 2026 01:11 AM (C0oZI)

366 Dad wanted to be cremated and have only small graveside service. He was going to make all arrangements & prepay, but got too sick. At least he communicated his wishes to us!
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)

For my father the service was very small. But as my mother told me, “All his friends are here already.”

Sure enough, some time later I noted that within visual range of his burial site is that of another soldier…one of his old Army buddies, who died a full fortnight before he did.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:12 AM (4g5V+)

367 I really don't get how women canwalk in high heel shoes.

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 01:12 AM (Ia/+0)

368 367 I really don't get how women canwalk in high heel shoes.
Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 01:12 AM (Ia/+0)

It’s easy and I love them. Besides, my husband is 6’5”. I’m 5’7”. I NEED them.

And I look great in a pencil skirt.

Posted by: Queen Letizia at August 17, 2026 01:15 AM (4g5V+)

369 I really don't get how women canwalk in high heel shoes.
****

From observation, it's practice, determination and getting back up from falling down.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 01:17 AM (zRghv)

370 All this talk of planning. Ugh. I need to get my own affairs in order. Pre-plan, pre-pay... all of that. Nobody else will want to, or be able to, do it.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

371 Sorry for venting.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 01:03 AM (IG3/x)

You say venting, I take as a warning. When my mother goes, I know who the executor is. Hint: neither of my sisters.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:23 AM (4g5V+)

372 What if the end's not a foe
But a place we're meant to go?


https://youtu.be/0hybAf5HtYM?t=609

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 01:30 AM (VHUov)

373 When my mother goes, I know who the executor is. Hint: neither of my sisters.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Ugh. Sorry man. It's a hassle.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)

374 Well, I am going to hit the sack. Probably make a road trip to Calgary tomorrow to get a bunch of electrical supplies. Will phone first, so as not to waste a trip.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 01:37 AM (1z8ji)

375 375: why? How?

Don’t be a drive by coward troll. Tell us.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 01:41 AM (4g5V+)

376
During primary election day in Michigan trump had government agents asking voters for proof of citizenship and other forms of ice agent intimidation. DU. Msnow.
Posted by: exodus

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CITIZENSHIP??!?! To vote??!?!???

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 17, 2026 01:50 AM (XJ22o)

377 CITIZENSHIP??!?! To vote??!?!???
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


Next, they'll be asking them to be adults. And alive. Craziness.

Posted by: mikeski at August 17, 2026 01:55 AM (VHUov)

378 >>>proof of citizenship and other forms of ice agent intimidation. DU. Msnow.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25

>What does that mean? Sounds very confrontational. I have never experienced that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 17, 2026 01:58 AM (tvdD1)

379 Whaaa? Intimidation?

Wait, wait, wait... I thought if we had nothing to hide, then we had nothing to worry about!

Right? Right?!

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

380 I've reached the age when my train of thought often leaves the station without me.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 02:04 AM (zRghv)

381 LOL clarence. At this hour, nothing much matters.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)

382 My only disappointment with Trump is that he isn't the tyrant his detractors say he is. I don't want CNN and MSNOW shut down. I want it razed to the ground and then napalmed. I want wailing and gnashing to teeth and one way trips on Pinochet airlines. Alas, Trump isn't that.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 17, 2026 02:07 AM (sAmhv)

383 A problem as repeatedly occurred

OR

Endless pop up ads. I can handle most pop ads, but these are insidious.

I just can’t anymore with this blog.

Posted by: RNUT at August 17, 2026 02:08 AM (xW84Z)

384 I feel the same pain, Puddleglum.

If only... if only.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:08 AM (rdVOm)

385 Title please.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

"Remember the Titans"

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 17, 2026 02:09 AM (DZ9Lv)

386 377: huh?

In TX for years now I have needed to provide ID in order to vote. Given that I walk around with 3 forms of ID at a given moment, did I care? No. Intimidated? Hardly. I don’t have anything to hide…I CAN’T have anything to hide to have 2 of those three forms of ID.

Try harder you drive by coward troll.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 02:11 AM (4g5V+)

387 384 My only disappointment with Trump is that he isn't the tyrant his detractors say he is. I don't want CNN and MSNOW shut down. I want it razed to the ground and then napalmed. I want wailing and gnashing to teeth and one way trips on Pinochet airlines. Alas, Trump isn't that.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 17, 2026 02:07 AM (sAmhv)

Right? The people who are screaming about what a dictator Trump is are spoiled brats without an inkling as to what a dictator is.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 02:13 AM (4g5V+)

388 345 > ut I keep them in the fridge, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2026 12:43 AM (1z8ji)

I'll continue to do so, but leaving them out must be safe, or you'd think the health department would throw a fit.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 17, 2026 12:52 AM (IG3/x)

What if they are gone through at such a rate where long term storage isn’t an issue?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 02:14 AM (4g5V+)

389 Sheeeeeit, ya gotta have photo ID to buy beer or allergy meds or spray paint... what's their fk'n problem?

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm)

390 391 Sheeeeeit, ya gotta have photo ID to buy beer or allergy meds or spray paint... what's their fk'n problem?
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm)

Nor do they want people other than US citizens showing passports at PoEs in order to enter the United States.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 02:19 AM (4g5V+)

391 What if they are gone through at such a rate where long term storage isn’t an issue?
Posted by: Cow Demon

Exactly. In a restaurant, one bottle of ketchup might not last one day.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

392 In New Mexico you have to have a license to concel carry a firearm which required a class, a NM driver's license, and having your fingerprints captured. Voting requires a pinky swear that you are who you say you are.

I will leave as an exercise to sort out which these two situations, having a CCW or voting without an ID, are more dangerous to the public.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 17, 2026 02:24 AM (/TM72)

393 *sniiiiff*

Ah, ozone. Delightful!

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)

394 Sunday is "trash day eve" so I got busy. Cleaned out the fridge, sorted pantry and filled-in with some unwanted junk. Heh, not everything is worthy of *donation* to thrift store.

Little by little, I'm getting this place shaped up. Long way to go, but got to start somewhere and then keep going.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)

395 Too bad it's high 90s all week again. That one 80s day & little bit of rain was so refreshing!

Make is hard to do anything outside, or organizing the outbuildings. Heat just incapacitates me. Sucks.

But I have many projects...all over this place. Hope I live long enough to whittle it down to a manageable level.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

396 *makes it hard to...

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:11 AM (rdVOm)

397 Maybe I'm talking to myself, or merely blabbing into the ether?

Life is lonely without hubby here. He's in his own world-- safe, if not always happy. We both got cheated out of a pleasant retirement together. Cruel.

Will I be able to reinvent my life again? Dunno. I'm so much older than last time. Not as much 'support' either.

We'll see...

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

398 398

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

399 399

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

400 400

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

401 So there!

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

402 401 So there!
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

QEW

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:26 AM (4g5V+)

403 401 So there!
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:20 AM (rdVOm)

Gardiner

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:27 AM (4g5V+)

404 Oh hell, I'll throw in the Don Valley Parkway...

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:27 AM (4g5V+)

405 payment required

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 03:27 AM (zRghv)

406 payment?

*turns pockets inside out*

Nothin' left. Talk to the nursing home...

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)

407 missed it by > <.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 03:29 AM (zRghv)

408 392 In New Mexico you have to have a license to concel carry a firearm which required a class, a NM driver's license, and having your fingerprints captured. Voting requires a pinky swear that you are who you say you are.

I will leave as an exercise to sort out which these two situations, having a CCW or voting without an ID, are more dangerous to the public.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 17, 2026 02:24 AM (/TM72)

That's a real Sophie's Choice there.

In neighboring TX you take a class, send in your paperwork afterwards to DPS, and after their anal rectal exam of you, you get your LTC. Took me 30 days to get mine. AND you show ID at polling places here.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:31 AM (4g5V+)

409 cleaner

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:34 AM (4g5V+)

410 Loop, if you are in San Antonio

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:34 AM (4g5V+)

411 the number of years between total solar eclipses if you do not ever move

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:35 AM (4g5V+)

412 CWP in ID:

Take a class.
Submit paperwork to Sheriff.
Pay $37.50
Get fingerprinted.
Wait for background check.
Takes about 90 days.


Now we have Constitutional Carry. No more permit, within State boundary.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

413 It poured down for a long time, the storm looked about 5 miles wide and 40 long, it ranbthe length over here.
Better get moving and see if water came in downstairs

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 03:35 AM (Ia/+0)

414 I didn't renew my CWP, as some neighboring states don't recognize it anyway. What's the point if I don't travel out of state anymore? Although I suppose it would be useful for legally carrying a long knife or other concealed weaponry.. haven't really looked into that.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:51 AM (rdVOm)

415 Coffee is on, everything fine downstairs, time to.pack lunch

Posted by: Skip at August 17, 2026 03:51 AM (Ia/+0)

416 Yay, Skip! Glad you don't have water intrusion.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:53 AM (rdVOm)

417 Now we have Constitutional Carry. No more permit, within State boundary.
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

TX does as well but the LTC is extremely useful. No background checks on the 4473 with one because the background check has been done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 03:56 AM (4g5V+)

418 >>No background checks on the 4473 with one because the background check has been done.

-------

Understood. I won't be purchasing any more hardware, so not a concern here.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm)

419 Understood. I won't be purchasing any more hardware, so not a concern here.
Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah so it probably won't do you much good.

For me, still useful.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 04:00 AM (4g5V+)

420 The IRGC is passing legislation to make it even more repressive. Any contact with any foreign entity will be cause for immediate arrest. Those people that are sending videos to Tousi will now go straight to jail.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 04:04 AM (gIjzl)

421 Wow, Ben Had.

Iran has become North Korea, East!

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 04:08 AM (rdVOm)

422 ...or West? LOL

What a fustercluck.

Posted by: JQ at August 17, 2026 04:09 AM (rdVOm)

423
145
Louisiana man kills wife, props her up in the front seat and drives through several states.
Police pull him over for a traffic violation and discover the dead wife.
Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 10:56 PM

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She wouldn't respond to the deputy's questions so he ordered her out of the car. Rigor mortis had set in, and he yelled at her repeatedly to stop resisting.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 04:09 AM (VWtfl)

424 She wouldn't respond to the deputy's questions so he ordered her out of the car. Rigor mortis had set in, and he yelled at her repeatedly to stop resisting.
****

Looks like the officer has no experience with dead bodies. If rigor had set, there are several external signs.

Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 04:14 AM (zRghv)

425 On occasion I will watch some of those body cam videos. There are some seriously mentally ill people roaming around. There is a homeless lady that has been sitting on the bench in front of the post office where she is frequently screaming into a phone.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 04:19 AM (gIjzl)

426 424 She wouldn't respond to the deputy's questions so he ordered her out of the car. Rigor mortis had set in, and he yelled at her repeatedly to stop resisting.
****

Looks like the officer has no experience with dead bodies. If rigor had set, there are several external signs.
Posted by: clarence at August 17, 2026 04:14 AM (zRghv)

She was going to a Dead Man's Party.
Who could ask for more?
Everybody's coming
Leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 04:26 AM (4g5V+)

427
425 On occasion I will watch some of those body cam videos. There are some seriously mentally ill people roaming around. There is a homeless lady that has been sitting on the bench in front of the post office where she is frequently screaming into a phone.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 17, 2026 04:19 AM

-----

Once I was in New Orleans, walking down the street. There was an old lady sitting in front of a bank yelling "help me." I went inside the bank and told the security guard seated in the lobby about her. He said, "That's the Help Me Lady. She's out there every day."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 17, 2026 04:28 AM (VWtfl)

428 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at August 17, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

429 "No Flock stuff tonight - but something else in the surveillance overreach realm"

And, what? You don't think Google, Apple, MS, FB, etc have not been spying and gathering information on everything we do on their devices or websites???? I can have a conversation with a friend and the next day what we talked about is on my phone by way of advertisements.

Posted by: sidney at August 17, 2026 05:25 AM (rzwGB)

430 presley rode a honda 250 in "roustabout." pretty fun film.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 11:58 AM (Bep7s)

431 ah, no. 305 superhawk.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 12:03 PM (Bep7s)

432 429: none of those companies can deprive you of your liberty or kill you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 17, 2026 12:06 PM (jPziU)

Gun Thread: Third August Edition!

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Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Third August Edition? Anyone know why this is called the Third August Edition? Care to guess what edition comes next?

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

Fundamentals of carrying, that is.

Interested in what you guys think about this - any preferences? How about the gals? How're you carrying?

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Special Fundamentals Bonus

(or fundamentals of not being retarded)

PRO TIP: Have you looked at your concealed weapon permit lately? Don't be the guy who realizes it expired in 2023. Check your permit expiration date today!

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Python v. 686

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Sako Rifles

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Colt Agent Disassembly

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Damnit!

Mo' pimp guns

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Restoration Fever

What, if anything, might you have done differently?

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Nuclear Twofer!

Number Uno: Nuclear Might: Ready But Safe

and...

Numbero Twofer: The Broken Arrow!

Whoopsie!

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Our Pal The Micro Drill Bit

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Tear Gas Copter!

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Killers From Space!

I hate it when these guys show up!

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Cigar of the Week

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This week our pal Diogenes scores again with this excellent review of the The San Cristobal Revelation

Well, this cigar is appropriately named. It was a revelation.

A fine feel with a solid wrap and easy to hold. It lit well with an even ash and smokey result.

And boring.

Every once in awhile you find a cigar the looks good, feels good, and smokes good, and it just doesn't do anything for you. This was such a cigar. Everything went well but after ten minutes of trying to find something worthwhile about it, I gave up. No real aroma, no real taste, nothing. Zip. Nada. Consequently, I focused on the scotch (14 year Glen Morangie) and watching the eagle soaring over the neighborhood.

I rate this cigar just one step above anything labeled as "sweet." And at $8.00, definitely overpriced.

Sigh

Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you!

******

Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

******

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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM




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1 Yo!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:00 PM (LMRVO)

2 Greetings!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (g5tO/)

3 Yay! Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (5LIEJ)

4 I did it. I actually did it. Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (LMRVO)

5 Scoob! How goes the move?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (5LIEJ)

6 Bangg

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2026 07:02 PM (LHPAg)

7 Guns!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:03 PM (xcxpd)

8 5 Scoob! How goes the move?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM


RMBS!!! No move yet. May not even have to move. I will shoot you an email.

I will watch that video on the Sako and Tikka factory and see how my latest toy was created. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM (g5tO/)

9 Check your permit expiration date today!
-------

Now you tell me. It has.

If I want to have one, I now have to go through the entire rigamarole again.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM (XeU6L)

10 RMBS, how goes the real estate viewing?

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM (LMRVO)

11 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 07:05 PM (Ia/+0)

12 So did get to range, first and foremost.
Did one set of drills with my G21, starting with a Dicken drill cold at 25 yards. I failed. Only 7/10 in the target area instead of 8/10.

After 50 rounds with the G21, I went back to my G30, which I had detailed stripped and cleaned. (it was filthy, as most of my Glocks are) After the cleaning, no malfunctions. Yea.

Ended the session with another Dicken drill with the G30 w/red dot. Despite the shorter barrel, the G30 was more accurate giving me a tighter group at 25 yards and 8/10 hits giving me a passing grade. More evidence, if it was needed, that red dots make a difference for old fuckers like me.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:06 PM (xcxpd)

13 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM

Nice. I'm fully moved and trying to figure out where to put things.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:06 PM (5LIEJ)

14 and yes, I did renew my CC permit last year. I had a few weeks of sweating as I did wait too long.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:06 PM (xcxpd)

15 Diogeneses, is that a Jericho?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:08 PM (xcxpd)

16 Some good news - kidlet was after a Kuna, but after sharing wisdom, convinced him to purchase another AR (DD).

Very nice. Also - cigar prices seem to have moderated a bit, and there seems to be some good quality tobacco out there...

Now if the bourbon bubble continues to deflate...

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:09 PM (XuXeR)

17 RMBS, how goes the real estate viewing?
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM


Slow. That house in Raymond had a lot going for it, but there were too many issues for me to make an offer. Now that I'm out of the condo, I can put a lot more effort into finding something good.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:09 PM (5LIEJ)

18 9 Check your permit expiration date today!
-------

Now you tell me. It has.

If I want to have one, I now have to go through the entire rigamarole again.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM (XeU6L)

Renewal MIGHT be easier than first timing it. It is in WA at least, even if it expires. It takes longer but it didn't have any extra drama, just more time.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:09 PM (xcxpd)

19 Weasel, thanks for the Navy Seal concealed carry video.

My brother is ready to start carrying after several things he has seen in the last month that set off his "family safety" radar.

I am going to advise him to view that one. Especially since I am of no help since I only "house" carry and "truck" carry.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 07:10 PM (HlyYF)

20 I haven’t been in RI in maybe 5 years, so when my permit expired in June, I didn’t think much about it.
Yep, drove through RI last week.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:10 PM (LMRVO)

21 Scoob! How goes the move?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM
RMBS!!! No move yet. May not even have to move. I will shoot you an email.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
***********
Hello all!
I need an update too Scoob! Just saying...
And RMBS, how goes the house hunt?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 16, 2026 07:11 PM (XfIK1)

22 4 I did it. I actually did it. Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM


Of course you got a first.

Squeezing a man's nuts is a well know technique for imparting in him a profound sense of urgency!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)

23 Southern Munitions is having a sale on Reman ammo. I've used them before and they've treated me well. Unlike LAX Reman ammo...

*shakes fist*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:12 PM (xcxpd)

24 13 Nice. I'm fully moved and trying to figure out where to put things.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:06 PM

Did you take that place you mentioned last week? (I think )

Is it in a Free State?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:12 PM (g5tO/)

25 And RMBS, how goes the house hunt?
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 16, 2026 07:11 PM


Slow, but ramping it up. I'm seeing more inventory, but the interest rates are still up there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:13 PM (5LIEJ)

26 Yep, drove through RI last week."

So, about 10 minutes?

/kidding

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:13 PM (XuXeR)

27 PRO TIP: Have you looked at your concealed weapon permit lately? Don't be the guy who realizes it expired in 2023. Check your permit expiration date today!

One of the few benefits of being elderly; mine never expires.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 07:14 PM (4NO2D)

28 PI, I was going to engage Nurse on the issue of Grower versus Shower, and how it relates to boxer versus briefs.
But I know her. She shoots well.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:16 PM (LMRVO)

29 Hi.
I'm here and also reporting for Ed L who's computer is kaput so can't be here. Wanted to make sure he didn't get a mark on his permanent record.
No range report because postponed to next week but I have been doing research this week.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 07:16 PM (kJmSS)

30 Broken Arrow? Ready but safe?

I'll just leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSS6F0eminM&t=328s

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:17 PM (5LIEJ)

31
One of the few benefits of being elderly; mine never expires.
Posted by: toby928(c)


I don't get it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 07:17 PM (Cqx++)

32
Renewal MIGHT be easier than first timing it. It is in WA at least, even if it expires. It takes longer but it didn't have any extra drama, just more time.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Alas...has been more than 60 days...


"Late Renewals: If your permit has expired, you may still renew it if it has been less than 60 days since expiration. However, if it has been more than 60 days, you will need to apply as a new applicant."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 07:18 PM (XeU6L)

33 Did you take that place you mentioned last week? (I think )

Is it in a Free State?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:12 PM


No. Too many issues with it, and at the far northern limit of my range. Which is good, because I just found out that we might be back in the office more, so that drive would have been a pain.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:19 PM (5LIEJ)

34 Diogenes
That's the saddest cigar review I've ever read. At least your gourmet Grape Swisher's never disappoint.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at August 16, 2026 07:20 PM (faK3k)

35 Thankfully I do not have a CC I have to renew. But I did double check when my handgun license and rifle permit expires in the Peoples Republic of NYC.

I do not have to renew those until 2028.

I will hopefully be ensconced in the Free State of Florida thumbing my nose at them by that time.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:21 PM (g5tO/)

36 31
One of the few benefits of being elderly; mine never expires.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I don't get it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 07:17 PM (Cqx++)

*checks hash to see if TJM is socking Bertram*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:22 PM (xcxpd)

37 I have been continuing my research into the Bodyguard2 so followed S&W on X. Found this fabulous post and scrolled down to look at more of what she had to say and really impressed especially when she started talking about FUNDAMENTALS.
https://tinyurl.com/59pvhujh
She is a champion shooter, carries a Bodyguard and her tactics and advice really helpful. And she's fun to watch. Videos are short and to the point.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 07:23 PM (kJmSS)

38 28 PI, I was going to engage Nurse on the issue of Grower versus Shower, and how it relates to boxer versus briefs.
But I know her. She shoots well.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:16 PM


And I shoot poorly.

I am pretty sure it is because my SOCKS are too tight and my watch face is too small.

But I am still open to modifying other variables!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 07:23 PM (HlyYF)

39 "Late Renewals: If your permit has expired, you may still renew it if it has been less than 60 days since expiration. However, if it has been more than 60 days, you will need to apply as a new applicant."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.


Government when data retention aids a citizen:

"For your privacy, all CCL data is purged 60 days after the license period ends."

Government when data retention aids the government:

"This HD video from our license plate reader shows you were clearly carrying and imprinting while at the CVS on fourth and main at 11:02 PM on June 17, 2019....."

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 07:23 PM (VHUov)

40 33 I just found out that we might be back in the office more, so that drive would have been a pain.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:19 PM

I feel for you there. I have to be in the office 3 days a week.
I can pick the days as the only stipulation is that you come in 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays a month.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:25 PM (g5tO/)

41 >>I haven’t been in RI in maybe 5 years, so when my permit expired in June, I didn’t think much about it.

Yes you were, Mr. Whitey Tighty.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 07:25 PM (viF8m)

42 Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM


Dude. This is the Gun Thread. We are all commando here.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)

43 Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM

Dude. This is the Gun Thread. We are all commando here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)
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Even pants are optional!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM (FZ29D)

44 20 I haven’t been in RI in maybe 5 years, so when my permit expired in June, I didn’t think much about it.
Yep, drove through RI last week.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:10 PM

I have been to RI only once. Block Island.
Was diving on a WWII German U-boat that was sunk there near the end of the war.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM (g5tO/)

45 One of the "broken arrow" incidents was a bit hard to fathom, if I recall correctly 4 out of 5 failsafes had basically tripped or became inoperative, the only thing that kept this weapon from fully detonating (in a farm field in one of the Carolinas maybe) was an inexpensive, ordinary relay type switch, something like that.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM (H50PN)

46 Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and an unexpired greeting to our host Weasel!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:29 PM (xVpNO)

47 45 One of the "broken arrow" incidents was a bit hard to fathom, if I recall correctly 4 out of 5 failsafes had basically tripped or became inoperative, the only thing that kept this weapon from fully detonating (in a farm field in one of the Carolinas maybe) was an inexpensive, ordinary relay type switch, something like that.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM (H50PN)

There have been a shocking number of nukes dropped on the CONUS. The fact that none detonated (though one is still in Charleston harbor or Savannah) is a sign of divine grace.

Wendigoon had a video about it, I think the number was like 23 or something.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:30 PM (xcxpd)

48 Even pants are optional!"

Chaps?

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:30 PM (XuXeR)

49 46 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:29 PM

Evening Schnor!!! Hope all is well!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:31 PM (g5tO/)

50 Don't need a permit to conceal carry in Missouri.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 16, 2026 07:31 PM (c/QKZ)

51 Chaps?
Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:30 PM


Begun, the Assless Chaps War has.

Posted by: Yoda at August 16, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

52 43 Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM

Dude. This is the Gun Thread. We are all commando here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)
---
Even pants are optional!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
=========
I don't even want to know where you guys conceal carry in such situations.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:32 PM (E4rtv)

53 I received my NC CCH permit last week. Now I'm waiting for the Falco IWB holster.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 07:32 PM (rj6Yv)

54 https://tinyurl.com/59pvhujh
She is a champion shooter, carries a Bodyguard...


Interesting. Last I knew (a couple of years ago) she was affiliated with Sig.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 07:33 PM (vTZFs)

55 I think the one in Savannah, they never found it. That's comforting.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:33 PM (H50PN)

56 Evening Schnor!!! Hope all is well!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:31 PM (g5tO/)


Starting up a new job, hopefully this week.

Also, happy to hear about you maybe not having to move.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (xVpNO)

57 Hi weasel! Hi gun nutz!

Range report:

Met MAE and LazyMessenger Saturday morning. I had son #1 in tow. Had a lovely time shooting. Son got to shoot Mark’s G26 and did better one handed than two. Son likes the G19 I gave him best. Also shot my G42. He shoots Glocks well.

I do not.

Then I took son to breakfast where he got the chicken fried steak and eggs and I got biscuits and gravy.

Awesome day.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (lyImQ)

58 PRO TIP: Have you looked at your concealed weapon permit lately? Don't be the guy who realizes it expired in 2023. Check your permit expiration date today!

Um, don't have one, don't need one.

PRO TIP: Move to where you don't need one.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (PVjNi)

59 >>I have been to RI only once. Block Island.
Was diving on a WWII German U-boat that was sunk there near the end of the war.

The last German U-boat sunk in WWII.

U-853

And ixnay on the lockb slandiay. Rhode Island doesn't exist.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)

60 I don't even want to know where you guys conceal carry in such situations"

"Does this smell funny to you? "

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:36 PM (XuXeR)

61 57 Hi weasel! Hi gun nutz!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (lyImQ)

Are gun nutz like truck nutz?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 07:36 PM (PVjNi)

62 37 I have been continuing my research into the Bodyguard2 so followed S&W on X. Found this fabulous post and scrolled down to look at more of what she had to say and really impressed especially when she started talking about FUNDAMENTALS.
https://tinyurl.com/59pvhujh
She is a champion shooter, carries a Bodyguard and her tactics and advice really helpful. And she's fun to watch. Videos are short and to the point.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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Smith and Wesson Academy has reopened in Maryville, TN (just south of Knoxville) and does civilian as well as police firearms training.

Yet another historic company that Massachusetts politicos drove out of Springfield Mass where they had been for over 150 years.

Maryland drove out Beretta who is also now located in the Volunteer State of TN.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:37 PM (E4rtv)

63 52 43 Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM

Dude. This is the Gun Thread. We are all commando here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:26 PM (0sNs1)
---
Even pants are optional!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
=========
I don't even want to know where you guys conceal carry in such situations.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:32 PM

Especially if they are "concealing" a Longhorn .22 revolver.

Yikes!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:37 PM (g5tO/)

64 I don't even want to know where you guys conceal carry in such situations.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:32 PM


One popular option is the codpiece revolver, which was accurately depicted in the cinematic masterpieces "Dusk 'till Dawn" and "Desperado".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1TKHB2oPVE

Of course, most of us up-caliber from the one that was shown.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

65 60 I don't even want to know where you guys conceal carry in such situations"

"Does this smell funny to you? "
Posted by: man
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Don't touch that holster, you don't know where it has been.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)

66 And, I bet they looked. Really really looked. Knowing what I know about the military, when a "sensitive" item is lost or stolen, they go to great pains looking for it. Night vision goggles, weapons, you name it. Anything like that.
So a hydrogen weapon? Yeah, you don't want to report to your superior "Danged if I know where it is".

We were flying nights (naturally) in Macedonia, and somebody lost a box of ammunition attached to their air 60. It fell off, somewhere. I remember this distinctly because days off were a rarity, and they decided my day off was just dandy to fly around during the day scanning the ground, looking for a green ammo box of linked 7.62 on the ground at 1000 feet. Thanks a lot, assholes.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (H50PN)

67 56 Also, happy to hear about you maybe not having to move.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM

Good luck with the new job!!

Hope to find out in the next few days if I do not have to move.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (g5tO/)

68 Especially if they are "concealing" a Longhorn .22 revolver.

Yikes!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude

New meaning to gun cleaning. You have to add Lysol into the solvents.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)

69 45 One of the "broken arrow" incidents was a bit hard to fathom, if I recall correctly 4 out of 5 failsafes had basically tripped or became inoperative, the only thing that kept this weapon from fully detonating (in a farm field in one of the Carolinas maybe) was an inexpensive, ordinary relay type switch, something like that.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM (H50PN)

There have been a shocking number of nukes dropped on the CONUS. The fact that none detonated (though one is still in Charleston harbor or Savannah) is a sign of divine grace.

Wendigoon had a video about it, I think the number was like 23 or something.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:30 PM (xcxpd)
=====

3.8 megaton firecracker near Goldsboro, NC in 1961. The BUFF was carrying two of them, the first landed with its parachute deployed and most of the safety fuses intact. The second one plunged straight in.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 07:39 PM (rj6Yv)

70 One popular option is the codpiece revolver, which was accurately depicted in the cinematic masterpieces "Dusk 'till Dawn" and "Desperado".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1TKHB2oPVE

Of course, most of us up-caliber from the one that was shown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Gives a new meaning to negligent discharge.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:40 PM (E4rtv)

71 PRO TIP: Move to where you don't need one.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (PVjNi)

PRO RESPONSE: I’m in one! NH! But all of New England/NY would fit in a corner of AK. And we have 7 states, most of which are gun-grabbing communist fiefdoms.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:41 PM (30Gj0)

72 Take that you boxer-wearing preverts!
Posted by: RI Red

Dude. This is the Gun Thread. We are all commando here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Even pants are optional!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel


"IWB or OWB?"

"Doesn't really matter....."

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 07:42 PM (VHUov)

73 61 57 Hi weasel! Hi gun nutz!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:35 PM (lyImQ)

Are gun nutz like truck nutz?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Heh. Those things dangling off a trailer hitch always crack me up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:42 PM (yEz+x)

74 68 New meaning to gun cleaning. You have to add Lysol into the solvents.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM

They obviously were confused by what bore was being cleaned.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:42 PM (g5tO/)

75 Weasel,
Thanks for including the videos on disassembling the revolver and restoring that old pump rifle. I find such things interesting and helpful. I have disassembly/assembly books that cover most of my guns and they have saved my bacon a few times.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)

76 One of the "broken arrow" incidents was a bit hard to fathom, if I recall correctly 4 out of 5 failsafes had basically tripped or became inoperative, the only thing that kept this weapon from fully detonating (in a farm field in one of the Carolinas maybe) was an inexpensive, ordinary relay type switch, something like that.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:28 PM


See me, at 30.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:43 PM (5LIEJ)

77 Sharon,

Be sure to check for S&W rebates right before you buy your gun.

I doubt they will run any for the Bodyguard 2.0 soon since it is selling so well, but it is always worth checking.

https://tinyurl.com/5uhea6ey

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)

78 Good luck with the new job!!

Hope to find out in the next few days if I do not have to move.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (g5tO/)


Thank you, and good luck, sir!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:44 PM (xVpNO)

79 One popular option is the codpiece revolver, which was accurately depicted in the cinematic masterpieces "Dusk 'till Dawn" and "Desperado".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1TKHB2oPVE

Of course, most of us up-caliber from the one that was shown.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)
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A couple of questions come to mind...

Where's the trigger mechanism on that thing?

What's the recoil like? Especially with repeated firing?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 07:45 PM (FZ29D)

80 Rhode Island?

Been to Prov. Rumford. Prudence Island and did the Block Island Race Week for two (or three) days that I have no recollection of.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:46 PM (yEz+x)

81 See me, at 30.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:43 PM (5LIEJ)
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When I first read the account, I imagined being on the team, standing in the trench, that did the first inspection.

"Shit"
"Shit"
"Shit"
"Shit"

"JC!"

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 07:48 PM (rj6Yv)

82 Don't touch that holster, you don't know where it has been."

That ain't kydex...

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 07:48 PM (XuXeR)

83 Rhode Island?

Been to Prov. Rumford. Prudence Island and did the Block Island Race Week for two (or three) days that I have no recollection of.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 07:46 PM (yEz+x)

Oooh. I remember you. Mount Gay rum.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM (30Gj0)

84 Anyway, both the G21 and G30 are surprisingly pleasant guns to shoot, even at speed, despite being .45 ACP.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM (xcxpd)

85 76 See me, at 30.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:43 PM


LOL!!! Buffy the Forehead Slayer!!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM (g5tO/)

86 DH says if I lose 20 more pounds he will buy me a bra holster. I think I would prefer a thigh holster, but I don't always wear skirts, so I suppose it would make sense to carry where I can get to it. Duh.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM (PVjNi)

87 When I first read the account, I imagined being on the team, standing in the trench, that did the first inspection.

"Shit"
"Shit"
"Shit"
"Shit"

"JC!"
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 07:48 PM


As Brandon said, "now that is an "oh, f@#k moment."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM (5LIEJ)

88 I find .45ACP to be very pleasant, a firm push rather than a snappy magnum recoil.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 07:50 PM (4NO2D)

89 LOL!!! Buffy the Forehead Slayer!!!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM


I love that video. Never not funny.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 07:50 PM (5LIEJ)

90 I did a few things gun related. Been practicing draws with various firearms around the house. Pretty much all end up pointing as they should with sights in alignment.

Painted a few old three dot sights with Glow Up--phosphorescent paint which under exposure to bright light for a few seconds, glows about ten minutes or so. Put night sights on a Smith M&P 9L and a new green light laser/500 lumen weapon light on an XD longslide. Uses magnetic charging.

Have a long 4.0 slide, recoil spring set, and barrel for my XD. That gives me the option on carry to either had the longer sight base for better shooting or the shorter one for better carry.

Often on some firearm makes, you can switch barrels and even slides so a 4 inch barrel and slide can become a longer 5 inch tactical model or vice versa. Only works for some makes as you have to do research into it. But you can have a 40 S&W that can also take a 9mm barrel, recoil spring, and magazine. Or even a 357 Sig Barrel and sometimes mag depending on the make.

One way of fitting one firearm into variety of roles. The unlamented Sig P250 allowed a lot of combos, the P320 is based on that design minus the hammer.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:50 PM (E4rtv)

91 >>Been to Prov. Rumford. Prudence Island and did the Block Island Race Week for two (or three) days that I have no recollection of.

There is no Block Island. You are hallucinating. These are not the droids you are looking for.

Move along.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 07:50 PM (viF8m)

92 Assless chaps have plenty of places to conceal things.

Posted by: Pawl at August 16, 2026 07:51 PM (MWfyi)

93 DH says if I lose 20 more pounds he will buy me a bra holster.

My wife tried one of those with a Ruger LCP. She didn't stay with it. I guess it might be useful if you have no other good options.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 07:51 PM (vTZFs)

94
Did a double pull on my son's Glock yesterday accidentally.

Provoked a argument about arms.

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 07:52 PM (Y8DZL)

95 Apparently, it was actually seven (7) of eight ( safety interlocks failed on a 4 megaton bomb. Yeesh.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 07:53 PM (H50PN)

96 84 Anyway, both the G21 and G30 are surprisingly pleasant guns to shoot, even at speed, despite being .45 ACP.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

The G21 is a big framed Glock but I agree that the G30 is pretty pleasant to shoot versus other shorty 45s plus managed to carry 10 in the mag. Compared with the G21, I prefer the Springfield XD45 as the grip is thinner and capacity is about the same. G30 though for the compact 45. I think the thicker frame spreads the recoil better than a thin one by increasing surface area for recoil shock absorption.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)

97 The price the range gave me was $460. Because I want the 12 rd mag as well as the 10 rd, I need to buy it in VA. I've checked around and don't see it any cheaper and hardly anyone has any color other than black, most being out of stock. The range says they will order whatever one I want if they don't have it on the shelf.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 07:54 PM (kJmSS)

98 Semi M14s and Trench Guns coming

More than 100,000 surplus M14 rifles once used by the U.S. military are expected to go on sale to the public beginning early next year through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 07:54 PM (/+uur)

99 88 I find .45ACP to be very pleasant, a firm push rather than a snappy magnum recoil.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 07:50 P

Same here. Love shooting my .45ACP more than my 9mm.

Only drawback, ammo capacity.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 07:54 PM (g5tO/)

100 M14 is 7.62
there should be about a billion rounds

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 07:55 PM (/+uur)

101 But you can have a 40 S&W that can also take a 9mm barrel, recoil spring, and magazine. Or even a 357 Sig Barrel and sometimes mag depending on the make.

That would be the Glock 19, 23, 32. I started with the 32 in .357 Sig, then got 9 and 40 barrels.
Too bad the .357 Sig has waned.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 07:55 PM (30Gj0)

102 Are we talking about the gun law thing that happened last week?

Posted by: fd at August 16, 2026 07:55 PM (MWfyi)

103 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!

Glad to hear good news from Schnorf and potential good news for Scub. Best wishes to RMBS on the search.

Posted by: TRex - concealed dino at August 16, 2026 07:56 PM (XfIK1)

104 Ads make comments unusable on phone.

Good night gubthreaders

Posted by: blaster at August 16, 2026 07:56 PM (NlEaG)

105 A couple of questions come to mind...

Where's the trigger mechanism on that thing?

What's the recoil like? Especially with repeated firing?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 07:45 PM


It's a hair trigger, of course.

Recoil management takes some training, very similar to the Shaolin monks' "Iron Crotch" training:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p8tI2Y50SHI

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)

106 Langdon Tactical sent out an email that they had been inform ed by a reliable source that "maybe" "perhaps" the Beretta PX4 Compact Carry 2 model production will be on "hiatus" soon. Within 48 hours, they were out of stock.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 07:57 PM (rj6Yv)

107 94
Did a double pull on my son's Glock yesterday accidentally.
Provoked a argument about arms.
Posted by: Auspex

The wonder of it was that my FIL, his grandfather, would take the opposite side of any rational argument just to be a contrarian.

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 07:57 PM (Y8DZL)

108 So I was on a navy base where they made weapons.
They took M14s and built a frame of aluminum that cradle the barrel in a titanium bed.
You could shoot until the firing mechanism burned up as the barrel was cooled.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 07:58 PM (/+uur)

109 CMP also will have 1892 Winchester shootsguns

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 07:59 PM (/+uur)

110 Glad to hear good news from Schnorf and potential good news for Scub. Best wishes to RMBS on the search.
Posted by: TRex - concealed dino at August 16, 2026 07:56 PM (XfIK1)


Thanks, O Apex Predator!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 16, 2026 07:59 PM (xVpNO)

111 DH says if I lose 20 more pounds he will buy me a bra holster. I think I would prefer a thigh holster, but I don't always wear skirts, so I suppose it would make sense to carry where I can get to it. Duh.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 07:49 PM


There are various 'belly band' holster rigs out there which can work quite well for women (and men, too )

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

112 88 I find .45ACP to be very pleasant, a firm push rather than a snappy magnum recoil.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Depends on gun size, I find 45 ACP unpleasant in firearms under 4 inch barrels. Decrease the size, weight, and frame, you can get fairly nasty felt recoil from something that you would think wouldn't be that bad aka the original PPK in 380 ACP, not the PPK/s which has a longer grip frame. Blowback operation, very thin and short grip, gives a pretty good recoil shock to the hand. Scandium snubbies are similar---very light weight, moderate power cartridge like 38+p, and if you don't get something recoil absorbing like Hogue grips, like whacking your hand with a steel ruler. In, 357 magnum so unpleasant that it didn't sell much at all for Smith.

Felt recoil is an interesting subject in an of itself because guns that you would think wouldn't be that bad, can be, and proper attention can make a hard recoiling firearm into one that is pleasant to fire. Stock design, grip design, frame, weight, cartridge pressure spike profile, proper fit, etc. can all change how a person firing it perceives the recoil.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)

113 his grandfather, would take the opposite side of any rational argument just to be a contrarian.
Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 07:57 PM


I do not !!!!

Posted by: Grandfather at August 16, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

114 91 There is no Block Island. You are hallucinating. These are not the droids you are looking for.

Move along.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 07:50 PM

Hmmmm, something makes me think JS resides in Cluster Atoll

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:04 PM (g5tO/)

115 This is the holster Lena uses in that video I posted above can be worn with anything even sweat pants. It is expensive, about $150 but if you only need to own one, seems like a good buy.
https://www.phlsterholsters.com/phlster-enigma

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 08:04 PM (kJmSS)

116 Are we talking about the gun law thing that happened last week?

I'm interested to hear what people think. (Looking at you, whig.) On a bigger scale, 20 years ago, did anyone really think we'd be where we are today? As much as we bitch on them for other things, we owe a lot to Bush I for Thomas, Bush II for Alito, and Trump for Gorsuch and Kav.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:04 PM (vTZFs)

117 106 Langdon Tactical sent out an email that they had been inform ed by a reliable source that "maybe" "perhaps" the Beretta PX4 Compact Carry 2 model production will be on "hiatus" soon. Within 48 hours, they were out of stock.
Posted by: mrp
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Not surprised. I have one, not the Langdon upscaled version but with match hammer/parts installed. The recoil impulse is 'different' as it has a unique rotating barrel locking system that eats up some of the recoil. So a 40 S&W feels like a 9mm. But, most of them were in traditional DA/SA, you can convert them to decocker only DA/SA, and a very few were made in DAO only.

The larger 45 ACP version is scarce on the ground too.

DA/SA is one of those firearm operating systems that you have to master two different trigger strokes--I learned on a Sig P225 first and later the Beretta 92 in the service. Long pull on the first shot, short and pleasant on subsequent.

If you buy this type of firearm for self defense, you need to shoot it regularly as it requires perfection to get a first hit and then you have to mentally adjust that your next trigger pull is going to be a lot less and usually shorter.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:06 PM (E4rtv)

118 Felt recoil is an interesting subject in an of itself because guns that you would think wouldn't be that bad, can be, and proper attention can make a hard recoiling firearm into one that is pleasant to fire. Stock design, grip design, frame, weight, cartridge pressure spike profile, proper fit, etc. can all change how a person firing it perceives the recoil.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)
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I've owned a Star PD and a Colt Officer's .45ACP and I concur. The Star PD had an aluminum alloy frame and a steel slide. It was pretty light, with something like a 3.5" barrel. The manual said to only load standard pressure ammo. The barrel flip was impressive.

The Colt was a heavy little beast. Nice and bright SS finish. I sold that one, too. Too heavy, and the recoil was stout.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:07 PM (rj6Yv)

119 116 Are we talking about the gun law thing that happened last week?

I'm interested to hear what people think. (Looking at you, whig.) On a bigger scale, 20 years ago, did anyone really think we'd be where we are today? As much as we bitch on them for other things, we owe a lot to Bush I for Thomas, Bush II for Alito, and Trump for Gorsuch and Kav.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:04 PM

What happened last week will not help me at all. I am in NYC.
NYC and Hochul will do everything possible to delay the citizens from practicing their natural rights.

I am leaving in a year for a Free State so I am just waiting until then.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:07 PM (g5tO/)

120 Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)

JTB, I had to excuse myself from the hobby thread before I had a chance to ask you. Did you do your own 4x5 processing and printing?

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:08 PM (vTZFs)

121 Was it Jeff Cooper who said "DA/SA is a solution looking for a problem."?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

122 97 The price the range gave me was $460. Because I want the 12 rd mag as well as the 10 rd, I need to buy it in VA. I've checked around and don't see it any cheaper and hardly anyone has any color other than black, most being out of stock. The range says they will order whatever one I want if they don't have it on the shelf.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 07:54 PM


My favorite guy here has two black ones in stock (w/ thumb safety) and the two mags for $397.

He does sell to lots of lady shooters and stocks lots of "pretty" guns. When I checked right now, he has a S&W 380 EZ in Orchid color in stock.

Want me to find you in an AOS comments section if he gets in a nice 2.0 in a good color?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 08:09 PM (HlyYF)

123 I haven't rushed out to buy anything but probably will.

Posted by: fd at August 16, 2026 08:09 PM (MWfyi)

124 https://www.phlsterholsters.com/phlster-enigma
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 08:04 PM


These are well-regarded on various forums.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)

125 116 Are we talking about the gun law thing that happened last week?

I'm interested to hear what people think. (Looking at you, whig.) On a bigger scale, 20 years ago, did anyone really think we'd be where we are today? As much as we bitch on them for other things, we owe a lot to Bush I for Thomas, Bush II for Alito, and Trump for Gorsuch and Kav.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Things have changed and part of that has been the gun rights lobby, part of it has been teh older Fudd GOP types that surrendered on gun rights got primaried or retired out, and the last part has been a sequence of terrorism, criminals running free in cities and blue areas, BLM crapola/riots, and the inability nowadays for the media to hide all the mayhem.

People on the right learned that none of what the Dems said was true about restrictions, saw that the Dems let criminals run free while ganging up and attacking those trying to defend their own life, and seeing reality of how the world is.

That has led to grudging stalemate on gun control with the pro gun forces moving ahead in red states to push it to constitutional carry. Blue states are regressing and Scotus is dithering and should smack blue states.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:10 PM (E4rtv)

126 Was it Jeff Cooper who said "DA/SA is a solution looking for a problem."?

The good colonel said a lot of stuff, often framing his opinions as objective fact. In this case though, I agree.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:11 PM (vTZFs)

127 >>Hmmmm, something makes me think JS resides in Cluster Atoll

As Mr. Whitey Tighty knows, my town was a sub catching base in WWII. One of our smaller islands was a German POW camp.

Everyone here knows about U-853. Popular dive spot now.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)

128 To continue, in 1960, a substantial majority of Americans supported banning handguns and this is despite a much lower crime rate and JFK's assassination had not happened yet. The assassinations in the 60's and early 70's, the race riots in the 60's and 70's, Kent State, etc. all put 2A advocates in a hole but since then, the situation has reversed--gun control has proven to be a myth, violence has spread and become more random, and we no longer trust our authorities to not try to ban them if we give them an inch.

The political times have changed and the Court led from behind--there had already been a lot of movement in states well before the AWB expired and the Heller decision occurred.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)

129 OK, on carry positions....

He doesn't mention the issue of drawing while seated with appendix carry. I really don't see how it's even done unless you're built funny. When seated, you've folded your body so the gun is horizontal, and your upper body is vertical and makes a wall where the top of your gun is. I just don't see any advantage to it over side carry.

Carry in a car is a problem with side carry - IF you're right-handed, carrying strong side. Or, IF you're left-handed carrying strong side as a passenger. And that's entirely because of the seat belt. Safety, my nanny's fanny - that belt is a menace. Particularly the buckle. So is the bucket seat concept (mainly with air bags), where the seat comes up around your hips to engulf you - no other place you sit really does that.

Glad he mentioned the fundamental problem with "off-body" carry - that it's off your body and that means it isn't secured at all times. TBC...

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:15 PM (kU0PQ)

130 DA/SA is one of those firearm operating systems that you have to master two different trigger strokes--I learned on a Sig P225 first and later the Beretta 92 in the service. Long pull on the first shot, short and pleasant on subsequent.

If you buy this type of firearm for self defense, you need to shoot it regularly as it requires perfection to get a first hit and then you have to mentally adjust that your next trigger pull is going to be a lot less and usually shorter.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:06 PM (E4rtv)
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I loved my Beretta 92FS. Probably put 25K through it (at least). Only four malfuntions, 3 of them were reloaded ammo-related and the fourth was a light primer strike.

The PX4 Storm GS-D Storm (full-size) shoots even better. I've only put about 1K through it. Yeah, the rotary barrel system is nice, minimal flip, and it fits better in my left hand. It's also shorter and lighter, too. The GS-D is the big change, no more safety only option, so that's taken some adjustment.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:15 PM (rj6Yv)

131 older Fudd GOP types that surrendered on gun rights got primaried or retired out,"

SBR = scary black rifle...

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 08:16 PM (XuXeR)

132 127 Everyone here knows about U-853. Popular dive spot now.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:13 PM

The captain of the dive boat took me inside the U-853. I could not wait to get out as you can still see the bones of the crew.

I do not like disturbing the resting place of sailors, even if they were our enemy at the time.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:18 PM (g5tO/)

133 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by boom bang kapow at August 16, 2026 08:18 PM (sAmhv)

134 I haven't rushed out to buy anything but probably will.

If by "anything," you mean a suppressor, SBR, or SBS, it may be wise to wait a few weeks. At this point, nobody seems to know "exactly what the facts is" (h/t Steve Miller). I admire what Brandon Herrera did but I don't have his resources if things get weird(er).

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:18 PM (vTZFs)

135 The political times have changed and the Court led from behind--there had already been a lot of movement in states well before the AWB expired and the Heller decision occurred.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)
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Amazing how the same cities and states that are so hot to ban citizens from owning firearms are the same ones that are now electing DAs and AGs that are hot for defunding police forces.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:19 PM (rj6Yv)

136 Really, horde? ctrl-f, just about zero talk of the injunction on enforcement of half the NFA? In the gun thread?

Been a few days now, cans are flying off the shelves in about half the states with no form 4's - cash and carry- and people are slapping together their own cans, sbr's, and sbs's like mad.

ATF still has zero guidance on wtf is going on other than scattered reports of IOI's and regional offices saying not to sell stuff. Majority of FFLs are sitting this out but those that are not are moving massive amounts of suppressors.

Overall this probably will have less impact than the 2004 awb sunset that blew up ownership of ARs, but it seems like it may be the biggest court win in 2A history so far, even if it's not a 2A ruling.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:19 PM (23NNO)

137 Diogenes:

The San Cristobel Nicaragua with the Habana leaf wrapper is an excellent cigar and one I would heartily endorse. Never had the Revelation, but I appreciate the warning, as life's to short to waste on midrange cigars. For what you paid, an Alec Bradley Tempus would have delivered a far better experience...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 08:20 PM (nbLIj)

138 A cross-draw holster is a good option for righties when driving.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:20 PM (0sNs1)

139 Here's my main problem with concealed carry and driving...

I have a few solutions I've given a look at for carrying while driving. And the common theme is I need to take out my gun and transfer it somewhere other than any of the carry options that make sense while NOT driving.

But I've looked at putting a holster on the seat belt (the part that crosses the waist, pointing outward, not the angled part across the chest). And I've looked at fixing some kind of holster to the console/dashboard. And I've looked at a holster on the front of the seat between my legs. They all are decent options if you can make them fixed enough to easily holster and easily draw the weapon.

But they all require I administratively handle my gun when I enter/exit my vehicle. That means possibly exposing the weapon to passersby - which defeats the concept of concealed carry.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:20 PM (kU0PQ)

140 Weasel's loafing on us this evening, counting on us to be well-behaved, isn't he?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)

141 As Mr. Whitey Tighty knows, my town was a sub catching base in WWII. One of our smaller islands was a German POW camp.

Everyone here knows about U-853. Popular dive spot now.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)

Never heard of it.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM (LMRVO)

142 Posted by: Duncanthrax

Yep. The PPK was ironically the firearm that popularized it and then the Walter P1/P38 brought it to wider audiences. Smith and Wesson adopted the DA/SA for its iconic 1st Generation through 3rd Generation firearms. Sig, being a good German and Swiss company also brought it to American gun buyers. But then gun trainers brought it to the attention of police departments and gun buyers that it was much more difficult to teach a double action/single action different trigger strokes and accuracy suffered.

The Glock Safe Action was labeled by the ATF as double action and then the race was on. Ruger, a late competitor to Wonder Nines, started with DA/SA and Smith started making DAO which have one trigger pull but heavier to try to catch up. Sig introduced its DAK which is similar to DAO but all three companies lost business to Glock over the training issue for police.

Cooper ran a premier gun training facility and saw good students paying money struggling with either the first shot or the second affecting overall accuracy on the most critical shots. That is where he was coming from.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM (E4rtv)

143 PI, where is he located?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM (kJmSS)

144 I'm sort of surprised the 2nd amendment wasn't amended. Democrats held Congress in varying degrees of completeness from the 1930s thru about 1990? And several Democrats. Maybe getting 2/3rds state ratification would have been a stretch.

But I do think the political will was possible overall, during some of that time. The nation was much more homogenous politically and culturally. Now? Fuggedabout it. Never, ever, ever ever ever give up your guns.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 08:23 PM (H50PN)

145 Weasel's loafing on us this evening, counting on us to be well-behaved, isn't he?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)
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No.

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:23 PM (9ec/N)

146 As Mr. Whitey Tighty knows, my town was a sub catching base in WWII. One of our smaller islands was a German POW camp.

Everyone here knows about U-853. Popular dive spot now.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:13 PM (viF8m)
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I'm guessing Nazi gold was looted decades ago...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 08:23 PM (FZ29D)

147 Good evening to everyone of the GunHorde
And as always a sincere thank you to Weasel!

Moar revolver stuff! Yay!

Posted by: Coelacanth at August 16, 2026 08:23 PM (+OnsA)

148 Weasel's loafing on us this evening, counting on us to be well-behaved, isn't he?

That's what he wants you to think.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 08:24 PM (vTZFs)

149 Smith and Wesson Academy has reopened in Maryville, TN (just south of Knoxville) and does civilian as well as police firearms training.
Yet another historic company that Massachusetts politicos drove out of Springfield Mass where they had been for over 150 years.
Maryland drove out Beretta who is also now located in the Volunteer State of TN.
Posted by: whig
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Yes Sir, S&W will be a mere 8 miles from the new Casa Rex (new name pending a vote)....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 16, 2026 08:24 PM (XfIK1)

150 >>I do not like disturbing the resting place of sailors, even if they were our enemy at the time.

Years ago, some idiot diver brought a German corpse to the surface. His body was buried in Newport with full military honors.

The dead have paid their dues in this world.

On to happier topics.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:24 PM (viF8m)

151 The one he doesn't address is shoulder carry. Which has the advantage of being almost always accessible, even while driving. Of course, you will have to untangle whatever cover garment you're wearing from the belt, but I end up doing that anyway just to keep me feeling like I have free movement. (There are times I uncover my side-carried pistol from the over-garment when seated and belted into the car; the console blocks it from view, but it's one less thing with which I will be fumbling if I need to get to the piece.)

Fin

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:24 PM (kU0PQ)

152 FFL.transfer of sbr/sbs is in limbo due to additional requirements in the 68 GCA; "approval of the AG" for transfer, which the form 4 covers.

Otherwise the ATF is clearly blocked from enforcing NFA requirements on plaintiffs rolling their own, and for some plaintiffs that includes the marking requirements.

For cans, I would not be shocked if 50-100k of them are sold sans form 4 before monday AM. People are buying 3-5 at a time.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:24 PM (23NNO)

153 I hate it when these guys show up!

At least Mission: Impossible is there to handle things!

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:26 PM (kU0PQ)

154 >>Never heard of it.
Posted by: RI Red

Have we met?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 08:26 PM (viF8m)

155 139 Here's my main problem with concealed carry and driving...

I have a few solutions I've given a look at for carrying while driving. And the common theme is I need to take out my gun and transfer it somewhere other than any of the carry options that make sense while NOT driving.

But I've looked at putting a holster on the seat belt (the part that crosses the waist, pointing outward, not the angled part across the chest). And I've looked at fixing some kind of holster to the console/dashboard. And I've looked at a holster on the front of the seat between my legs. They all are decent options if you can make them fixed enough to easily holster and easily draw the weapon.

But they all require I administratively handle my gun when I enter/exit my vehicle. That means possibly exposing the weapon to passersby - which defeats the concept of concealed carry.
Posted by: GWB

Shoulder holster with a jacket or an ankle holster. Both have drawbacks. But appendix or strong side don't work when driving. The appendix carry wedges making draw difficult, the strong side buries the firearm into the back and don't even think about SOB aka small of back holsters in such situations. Crash risk

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

156 120 ... "JTB, I had to excuse myself from the hobby thread before I had a chance to ask you. Did you do your own 4x5 processing and printing?"

Oddbob,
I did my own. I didn't have a darkroom so I used a JOBO setup and a changing bag to process the film and just worked in the dark when printing. Used it for everything from 35mm photo and slides to medium and large format film. I should see if the JOBO and printer still work. It was a long time ago. The JOBO was handy since color film needed specific temperatures and it had a heater element. B and W film was more forgiving.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 08:27 PM (yTvNw)

157 Ok. Think about it.

If you are aware of your surroundings in your car, you will have plenty of time to either get out of trouble by driving over or through to opposing party, or retrieve your cocked and locked 1911 out of the console.

There is no way a waistband holstered weapon will be comfortable and accessible while seated in a car!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 08:27 PM (yEz+x)

158 Yes Sir, S&W will be a mere 8 miles from the new Casa Rex (new name pending a vote)....
Posted by: The Grateful - R
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The Hills are Alive, with the sound of Gunfire.

Sound of Music beginning redone with Julie Andrews and Machine Guns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmFgAMTEg0E

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:28 PM (E4rtv)

159 There is no way a waistband holstered weapon will be comfortable and accessible while seated in a car!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 08:27 PM


Don't forget me!

Posted by: Ankle Holster at August 16, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)

160 And, for ammo, I will make the pitch, again, for AmmoSquared.
It is a good way, IMO, to dollar-cost-average your ammo over a long term. It's shipped when you want. It's not probably for precision ammo, but it's good for range ammo and might work for some slightly less easy-to-find ammo. Though they don't have every kind of ammo all the time.

You allocate your funds across the different kinds of ammo you want to buy.

And, when you're in a tight spot (like I have been) you can suspend your orders until you can get back into it.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:30 PM (kU0PQ)

161 Have a good night everyone!!

Practice the FUNdamentals and beware of wayward nukes!

Thanks Weasel!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:31 PM (g5tO/)

162 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:31 PM (g5tO/)
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See ya, Scoob!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:32 PM (Gy7+y)

163 Hm, would remotely fired barrels, boresight aimed, be legal to install on your car or truck? Sort of like twin .50s on WWII aircraft, you know. Would solve those pesky "administrative" issues during ingress and egress.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 08:32 PM (H50PN)

164 143 PI, where is he located?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 08:22 PM


In my town.

I will try to contact you directly via email. It failed on my end when I tried to go through your nic.

Will try again tomorrow.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 08:32 PM (HlyYF)

165 "139 Here's my main problem with concealed carry and driving...

I have a few solutions I've given a look at for carrying while driving. And the common theme is I need to take out my gun and transfer it somewhere other than any of the carry options that make sense while NOT driving. ....

.....But they all require I administratively handle my gun when I enter/exit my vehicle. That means possibly exposing the weapon to passersby - which defeats the concept of concealed carry.
Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 08:20 PM (kU0PQ) "

Nah man, don't overcomplicate this. Get in car, belt in. Unbelt, get out. No carry option worth a damn isn't accessible seated in a car. I have carried for decades, including years for work both in uniform and plainclothes, and have literally never transferred a pistol to another holster in a car. I have never *seen* anyone do such for work or ccw, except for goofy ads for car holsters (most of which will not secure a pistol adequately in an accident). Never seen instructors say to do it, either. I have drawn pistols in anger in vehicles on several occasions, including at work, both from duty holsters and IWB/OWB concealed.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:34 PM (23NNO)

166 Depending your build and whether you are right handed, a belt cross draw can work as there is usually a gap between the car door and the car seat and you can wear a loose shirt like a hawaiian shirt for cover. Another unorthodox carry method is pants that have an internal holster accessed through a velcro slit in them or cargo pockets. All of which require cross draw technique as does shoulder holster carry.

You can draw from the weak side with a shoulder holster though--use a calvary draw technique. Has to be practiced as all holster carry does.

A Sneaky Pete holster can work too for this carry without the need to conceal--these are designed to look like cell phone, beeper, or even 1st aid kit holders and a small concealed weapon can be carried in it.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)

167 Not one mention that a week ago a federal judge ruled that the National Firearms Act of 1934 has been declared unconstitutional for short-barrelled rifles, short-barrelled shotguns, and suppressors ?!?!?

And that the federal government has decided not to appeal that decision ?!?!?

Posted by: JohnF at August 16, 2026 08:35 PM (BcFkN)

168 Hm, would remotely fired barrels, boresight aimed, be legal to install on your car or truck? Sort of like twin .50s on WWII aircraft, you know. Would solve those pesky "administrative" issues during ingress and egress.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 08:32 PM (H50PN)
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I think I saw something like that installed in an Aston Martin. It was in a movie titled "Gold" something.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:35 PM (rj6Yv)

169 And, when you're in a tight spot (like I have been) you can suspend your orders until you can get back into it.
Posted by: GWB
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Smart idea for that company. And thanks for sharing.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:36 PM (E4rtv)

170 I’m in a wait and see mode on the suppressor decision. Right now it applies to a very specific set of sellers and buyers, and even if you are a member of the class (e.g., GOA or NRA members), you still have to look to your state law.
I’m in the fortunate position of having gone through the old process, so there’s no need for me to rush out and buy.
But this is still huge, especially since the DOJ didn’t appeal. Only a USDC decision, but according to the left, one USDC injunction applies to the whole country.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 08:38 PM (LMRVO)

171 "157 Ok. Think about it.

If you are aware of your surroundings in your car, you will have plenty of time to either get out of trouble by driving over or through to opposing party, or retrieve your cocked and locked 1911 out of the console.

There is no way a waistband holstered weapon will be comfortable and accessible while seated in a car!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 08:27 PM (yEz+x)"

People with professional training who carry for a job will start grumbling a out 1986 over this. You carry the pistol on you in a car, this is a lesson earned in blood.

It's not supposed to be comfortable, the goal isn't to be comfy, it's to shoot a mf'er. It IS accessible if your holster isn't nonsensical.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:39 PM (23NNO)

172 For practice ammo, I've had good results with the Winchester 9mm NATO 124 g loads. Closer to the +P ammo I use.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:41 PM (rj6Yv)

173 Has anyone used a S&W 380 EZ? I had hand surgery 2 years ago and I just don’t have the strength anymore for my Glock 23. It’s hell to get old.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 08:42 PM (SjAWL)

174 John F.
Obliquely referred to upthread. But in practical terms, it is a gray area. The named plaintiffs which are several different gun organizations and their members are the only ones that this technically applies to. So before you risk being a test case, at the very least, join one of this fine 2A advocacy groups. GOA and SAF were the lead and there might be others named.

What is probably going to happen is a group of blue states and localities are going to try to get involved and appeal, their problem is that the appeal will go to the 5th Circuit. Dunno how that will go down because they have standing issues whereas the fed government doesn't. It might or might not end up at Scotus. Dunno. I would do the paper version anyway to cover yourself legally, especially if not in the 5th Circuit or a member of those named organizations.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)

175 Has anyone used a S&W 380 EZ? I had hand surgery 2 years ago and I just don’t have the strength anymore for my Glock 23. It’s hell to get old.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 08:42 PM (SjAWL)
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Do you have a range nearby where you could rent one?

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:43 PM (3+CbN)

176 Don't forget me!
Posted by: Ankle Holster

Piece of advice on those, use a revolver there as you can attract amazing bits of crap that would hinder a semi auto action. Same for pocket carry, a revolver, you can shoot through a pocket in a coat, it will jam a semi auto most likely.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

177 Weird, double post. Guess I went off half cocked. Never had that before.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

178 163 Hm, would remotely fired barrels, boresight aimed, be legal to install on your car or truck? Sort of like twin .50s on WWII aircraft, you know. Would solve those pesky "administrative" issues during ingress and egress.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Easier to install a flamethrower system.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

179 Weird, double post. Guess I went off half cocked. Never had that before.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

Must have been the boxer shorts.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 08:48 PM (LMRVO)

180 Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 08:38 PM

Sadly, unless we get a SCOTUS ruling that says suppressors are protected, I'm still screwed here in MA.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 08:48 PM (5LIEJ)

181 People this is not rocket science. Right or left handed draw at 9 or 3ish, and appedix carry, all work with seatbelts on. Concealed or duty holsters as is applicable. Small of back also if you insist on being a weirdo.

Yes it does not feel great. It is not supposed to feel great, it is supposed to facilitate killing people before they kill you, if you can't just run them over.

I have trained for years to draw and shoot in vehicles both in uniform and plainclothes, and rolled at work for years, armed in vehicles, and I have NEVER, ever, seen anyone offering training to use an off body holster or stuff it in a console, and have NEVER personally seen anyone doing so or talking about doing so. Do not do this, it is nuts.

I have console vaults for carrying *extra* weapons, or securing them in probibited areas.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:50 PM (23NNO)

182 That's why embracing the power of "And" is so nice! Flamethrower for close in work, twin .30 cal for more distant social work.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 08:51 PM (H50PN)

183 I keep snacks in the console vault.

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:52 PM (3+CbN)

184 175 Has anyone used a S&W 380 EZ? I had hand surgery 2 years ago and I just don’t have the strength anymore for my Glock 23. It’s hell to get old.
Posted by: TxAnn
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S&W has the grip safety on several of their handguns like the Double Stack Equalizer in 9mm, various Shields in 380 or 9mm, all of which have lower weight recoil springs to rack. Reason is that they are hammer fired guns (internal but hammers-not strikers). I've racked the Equalizer at gun store recently recently because I too have arthritis issues, the recoil spring is not too bad to rack the slide.

There are the push pull techniques though that you can use with your current Glock and moving up to a full sized frame might also be an option.

And I would keep a round in the chamber, Glocks are drop safe and you might not have time to rack the slide in an emergency. In a reload, you drop the slide release instead of racking it and keep firing.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:52 PM (E4rtv)

185 Time for me to punch out. Thanks for another great Gun Thread, Weasel. See y'all in the Morning Report.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 08:55 PM (5LIEJ)

186
183 I keep snacks in the console vault.
Posted by: Weasel
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Depending on what snacks you keep there, those can also be a deadly threat to you and your assailant.

Problem is if you throw it at your assailant, it takes a really long time for them to eat enough to get diabetes and heart problems.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:56 PM (E4rtv)

187 I know that when I happen upon a nuclear accident, I always quickly deploy foam to keep the radiation within holocaust limits.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 08:56 PM (hrOJm)

188 175 Do you have a range nearby where you could rent one?
Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:43 PM (3+CbN)

I can check with the gun club near me. My next door neighbor is a gunsmith on the side and he suggested I try it.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 08:57 PM (SjAWL)

189 Must have been the boxer shorts.
Posted by: RI Red

Heh. Better by far than tucking.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 08:57 PM (E4rtv)

190 Sadly, unless we get a SCOTUS ruling that says suppressors are protected, I'm still screwed here in MA.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 08:48 PM (5LIEJ)

Only one of many reasons you are screwed in MA. The answer lies only a few miles north!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 08:57 PM (LMRVO)

191 "183 I keep snacks in the console vault.
Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 08:52 PM (3+CbN)"

Sure, but its 100+ outaide the car here, ain't no snack going to last a day in the console.


Problem with small pistols for those with the hand problems is that when it is age or injury, it's normally all downhill even if you teach them the peoper method. Seems a majority of little old ladies can't do it even if they have a hulk grip strength because they don't understand the technique to do it for some reason. That basically leaves small wheel guns only for carry, and in 38 or 32 so they can use them effectively.

And basically forget about reloading, which is where pistols vastly outclass revolvers. You get 5 or 6 shots and done, but fortunately most real world defensive uses in sane places require 0 shots.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 08:58 PM (23NNO)

192 I shot a G42 in 380 a couple,of weeks ago and found it very easy to shoot with little recoil. I normally shoot a G48. Don't know if that helps or not.
I'm out.
Have a good week everybody.
Thanks Weasel

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 08:59 PM (kJmSS)

193 I guess Broderick Crawford had his undies in a bunch or something in that episode. Aside from being really cranky, he also ran like ... well, a dainty, as he ran away from the farm house. Dainty, as in should have been wearing heels and something swishy. Piper could be more specific, I'm sure.

Also, evidently, that house was built before fireplace flue dampers became a thing. But, hey, if Santa can get in, so should some Highway Patrol tear gas, right?

BTW, Weasel, I really enjoy my weekly episode of HP. Glad you made it a thing.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 09:00 PM (kU0PQ)

194 Well, Mr. Weasel, another great thread. The ATF decision will certainly give us things to talk about as it progresses.
Hmm, maybe I really do need a 9 mm suppressor for my carbine!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (LMRVO)

195 his grandfather, would take the opposite side of any rational argument just to be a contrarian.
Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 07:57 PM

I do not !!!!
Posted by: Grandfather at August 16, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

I feel this. Totally.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (kU0PQ)

196 TxAnn, this is what Brave AI says and it pretty much tracks with my experiences,
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The Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ requires less than half the force needed to rack the slide on a standard 9mm pistol, with the EZ380 and EZ9 models cited as having comparable, very low racking effort.

Standard recoil springs on full size semi autos run about 15 lbs or so. Smaller compact sizes often have doubled recoil springs and that can push the effort needed to nearly twenty lbs or so. You are also cocking (most striker fired) or pre cocking (Glock) the striker with the racking making it a bit harder than just recoil. A hammer fired, on the other hand, requires less effort with the hammer back and that is what the EZ models do essentially, the grip safety releases the hammer so the racking strength needed is much less.

You can do something similar, don't recommend it as a regular practice, but cock a 1911 pistol's hammer and rack the slide for practice, you will notice much less effort to do so. On hammered fired DA/SA, some you can do that with, some you can't depending on the model.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (E4rtv)

197 They make thingamajigs to help people rack pistols against counters or desks for administrative loading but I can't say they seem all that safe for this sort of user, and in practice I always see people give up and just not carry.

And yes, carry one in the pipe with few exceptions.

Posted by: heya at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (23NNO)

198 Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 08:57 PM (SjAWL)
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Good luck and please let us know if you get to try one. There is no substitute for personal experience on the range!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 09:04 PM (+OnsA)

199 194 Well, Mr. Weasel, another great thread. The ATF decision will certainly give us things to talk about as it progresses.
Hmm, maybe I really do need a 9 mm suppressor for my carbine!
Posted by: RI Red
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I see a massive spike on GOA and 2nd Amendment Foundation membership soon.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

200 Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (LMRVO)
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Thx Red!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 09:06 PM (+OnsA)

201 I see a massive spike on GOA and 2nd Amendment Foundation membership soon.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

I’m gonna make the rounds at all my LGSs and see how they are interpreting it. They’d best not have a 9 mm can at a reasonable price!

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 09:08 PM (30Gj0)

202 I see a massive spike on GOA and 2nd Amendment Foundation membership soon.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)
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And purchases of 12g hammer-fired coach guns.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 09:09 PM (rj6Yv)

203 Hey All!
And thanks Weasel.
I have always considered Apex Carry as the best possible carry position for many reasons.
Concealability and certainly accessibility.
But my current problem is that my Apex is far too big to allow this.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 16, 2026 09:10 PM (N91F8)

204 I've had multiple hand surgeries, elbow surgerys, back surgery (most recent) due to nerve impingements caused by bone spurring in nerve channels.

Lost a lot of grip strength which is slowly coming back with rehab. But, small semi autos, typically striker fired, will have stiffer recoil springs or often double/2 stage recoil springs because that recoil spring is necessary to slow down the slide speed so upon return that it can eject the fired case, pick up a new round, and then put it into the chamber for the next trigger pull. All semi autos have slide/recoil spring, and ejection/extraction that are designed to work within fairly narrow parameters.

So the ammo cannot cause the slide/barrel/recoil spring extraction and ejection to operate too fast or too slow. Change one of the variables in the equation, and you can get function problems. To get over that problem, they design in overkill to make it operate with a variety of ammo and even tolerance for limp wristing in some cases. That includes stiffer recoil springs in many cases.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)

205 Range time. Took a couple of friends to the local shooting spot and let them shoot my suppressed Ruger .22 pistol. One friend took the opportunity to check zero on his 9mm and his .380 ACP.

I took the opportunity to pull out my EDC Sig P365, which I have been carrying daily for (mumble, mumble) months and emptied it with zero malfunctions, which is as it should be.

A good time was had by all.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 09:12 PM (aQEfL)

206

Broken. Arrow.

Kerblam.

Remove space after Mars.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Mars _Bluff_B-47_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 09:12 PM (VWtfl)

207 Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:02 PM (E4rtv)

Thanks so much for the info. I got my CHL renewal a month ago and realized that I hadn’t fired any of the inventory in a long time, as in a few years. I had surgery on my left hand, I’m right handed and it was almost impossible to rack the G23. I have a Bersa Thunder that belonged to my brother so that might be easier to use.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 09:13 PM (SjAWL)

208 Appendix hurts. Rear quarter I have never tried. Don't want to carry a bag. I like shoulder holsters above all BUT my AO doesn't really allow a jacket of any type except a couple months a year due to extreme heat. Favorite is using a left handed IWB holster (I am righthanded) in the small of the back. Just wear long untucked shirts. The most comfortable for everything up to full size 1911s.

Posted by: Azjaeger at August 16, 2026 09:14 PM (3/XaG)

209 OK, 9:14 thank you time!

Thank you! Amazing light show going on now after a line of storms moved through a little while ago.

Anyhoo, thanks for being here and hope to see you next Sunday!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 09:14 PM (+OnsA)

210 And purchases of 12g hammer-fired coach guns.
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 09:09 PM (rj6Yv)

I mean, that's just a good time right there

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 09:14 PM (xcxpd)

211 People that compete regularly have learned some tricks that reduce reliability if you operate the firearm on ammo outside the original design parameter but can give superior accuracy and speed in firing sequences.

That is where tuning a semi auto to use a specific ammo can allow a gunsmith or in many cases, an experienced amateur competitor to keep the reliability, increase the accuracy, and speed, and be able to compete in a match.

That option is available to everyone but the key is you have to feed it specific ammunition that you have designed all your springs, trigger pull, barrel tolerances, lubrication, etc. toward.

If you compete, you will learn how to do this or have someone else do it for you. If an amateur, ask for a gunsmith's help because race guns require you set one of your variables as a constant--usually the ammo you feed it.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:15 PM (E4rtv)

212 Y'all getting ready for TX?

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 09:18 PM (+OnsA)

213 There is no way a waistband holstered weapon will be comfortable and accessible while seated in a car!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 08:27 PM (yEz+x)

Well its not super comfy but I carry on the hip when driving. Of course...I also have a console gun and....others.

If I'm driving multiple days, I'll use a shoulder shoulder but otherwise, I just deal with the discomfort, gives me an excuse to get out of the car ever couple of hours.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 16, 2026 09:19 PM (xcxpd)

214 Regarding the M14s coming up for sale - I'm considering a road trip to the CMP store in Talladega after they are stocked.

Dear Wife asked me - "Do you really need another rifle?"

"Wot?"
https://share.google/XWb8Q7FxSmw5U09lW

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 09:20 PM (hrOJm)

215 Thanks so much for the info. I got my CHL renewal a month ago and realized that I hadn’t fired any of the inventory in a long time, as in a few years. I had surgery on my left hand, I’m right handed and it was almost impossible to rack the G23. I have a Bersa Thunder that belonged to my brother so that might be easier to use.
Posted by: TxAnn
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I have a compact Thunder that I inherited. They are hammer fired and a bit easier to rack than a striker fired to me. The larger Thunder Nine probably has less effort needed to rack the slide than the one I have. Very thick grips though on it.

As heya was saying above, there are devices that look like wings at the back of some semi autos, Glocks are one of them, that you can get a better grip to sling shot the slide into being racked. Makes it harder to carry though.

The easiest, at the range, is to be sideways to downrange (the safe direction). you push your strong hand forward gripping the pistol in a firing grip while you push your weak hand backward at the same time to rack the slide. Allows you to at least double the amount of handstrength on the problem by sharing the effort between both hands and arms.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)

216 Amazing how the same cities and states that are so hot to ban citizens from owning firearms are the same ones that are now electing DAs and AGs that are hot for defunding police forces.
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 08:19 PM (rj6Yv)

And those are the same DAs and AGs who will REQUIRE a violent, adversarial police force to carry out half their wishes.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 09:23 PM (4g5V+)

217 They make thingamajigs to help people rack pistols against counters or desks for administrative loading...

A while back I posted a link for a gadget called (IIRC) EZ Racker but I can't find the link and bing isn't helping much. Anyway, it was just a 3d printed block of plastic with slots to fit over specific models of slides and give a lot of surface area to grip. If they're out of business, it should be simple for anyone with a modicum of CAD knowledge and a printer to make one. The hitch of course is that you need the specific gun to take measurements from.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 09:23 PM (vTZFs)

218 I think (don’t be afraid) my best defense is situational awareness. I’d much rather hit another car, or a person impeding my escape, than draw a weapon.

If I’m trapped, I’m going down fighting.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:24 PM (/3Exi)

219 214 Regarding the M14s coming up for sale - I'm considering a road trip to the CMP store in Talladega after they are stocked.

Dear Wife asked me - "Do you really need another rifle?"

"Wot?"
https://share.google/XWb8Q7FxSmw5U09lW
Posted by: Tonypete
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Heh. Nice place around Talladega Race Track. Superb shooting range there. Only visited it once back and forth on I-20 due to other places I needed to be.

Candy store for gun lovers at times.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:24 PM (E4rtv)

220 “208 Appendix hurts. Rear quarter I have never tried. Don't want to carry a bag. I like shoulder holsters above all BUT my AO doesn't really allow a jacket of any type except a couple months a year due to extreme heat. Favorite is using a left handed IWB holster (I am righthanded) in the small of the back. Just wear long untucked shirts. The most comfortable for everything up to full size 1911s.“

Same. Can’t drive this way. My choice is the 5’o-clock position, if that makes sense. I haven’t found a kydex holster that doesn’t pinch my love handles. Or more honestly, my love “railings”.
I have a Sticky holster clone, made by Clinger holsters. I like it a lot. Simple, thin, and it just works. In the right position, it’s as good as any other I have tried.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 16, 2026 09:24 PM (N91F8)

221 Found it. I had the name wrong.

https://handiracker.com/

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 09:25 PM (vTZFs)

222 Did you mean Handi Racker?
USCCA has it and a competitor, Brass Stacker in this article.

https://tinyurl.com/USCCA-Racking-the-Slide

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:26 PM (E4rtv)

223 Y'all getting ready for TX?

Not in the cards for this year unless something unexpected happens soon.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 09:27 PM (vTZFs)

224 If you can’t rack your weapon, or clear a FTE or a dud, you’re fucked. Get a revolver.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:27 PM (/3Exi)

225 Regarding the M14s coming up for sale"

Will these ever be fired, or just put away?
Ah well.

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 09:28 PM (XuXeR)

226 218 I think (don’t be afraid) my best defense is situational awareness. I’d much rather hit another car, or a person impeding my escape, than draw a weapon.

If I’m trapped, I’m going down fighting.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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You have done all right in some tight situations IIRC. I hope Seattle though is not going to deteriorate further with that evil Commie dunce as a mayor. Y'all are underpoliced now as it is.

Sister used to live in the metro area for about twenty years and bailed 8 years ago.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

227 225 Regarding the M14s coming up for sale"

Will these ever be fired, or just put away?
Ah well.
Posted by: man

Both, too many for massive price appreciation to begin with plus Springfield Armory has its M1A clone around for a long time. So some will shoot them, others will hoard them. But I don't think they are going to allow speculators to drain them dry with multiple purchases at first. The 97's will probably be auctioned as I understand there are far fewer of those.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:30 PM (E4rtv)

228 whig,
Mayor Katie is getting recall notices.

I’m stocking up on popcorn.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:31 PM (/3Exi)

229 Regarding the M14s coming up for sale"

Will these ever be fired, or just put away?
Ah well.
Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 09:28 PM (XuXeR)

7.62 ammo runs two or three times the price of 5.56, so I say most will be fired, but not a lot.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 09:31 PM (aQEfL)

230 Both, too many for massive price appreciation to begin with plus Springfield Armory has its M1A clone around for a long time.

I wonder if the availability of "real" (if crippled) M14s will force M1A prices down. They're nice rifles but way overpriced IMO.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 09:32 PM (vTZFs)

231 Thanks so much for the info. I got my CHL renewal a month ago and realized that I hadn’t fired any of the inventory in a long time, as in a few years. I had surgery on my left hand, I’m right handed and it was almost impossible to rack the G23. I have a Bersa Thunder that belonged to my brother so that might be easier to use.
Posted by: TxAnn

And, if you can, get your doc to give you a physical therapy order for an occupational therapist that specializes in hand rehab. They can help a lot. Starting mine in two weeks and have previously had that about ten years ago due to carpal tunnel issues. Staved off surgery for about six years after.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

232 many for massive price appreciation to begin with"

Well, that and a decreasing audience...

I mean, I'm old and I don't remember much about the M14...

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 09:33 PM (XuXeR)

233 I wonder if the availability of "real" (if crippled) M14s will force M1A prices down. They're nice rifles but way overpriced IMO.
Posted by: Oddbob

Possibly, I think perhaps the M1A's are using cast receivers now but I really have not looked at one in years close up. Springfield Armory (the pvt company version) briefly used some cast Garand receivers to make some Garands in the 90's I think.

Too expensive to make forged receivers anymore for large rifles and cast has improved regarding strength of the steel alloys that can be cast. That is what made Bill Ruger's company be able to grow so fast. Not relying on forged receivers and frames.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:36 PM (E4rtv)

234 I mean, I'm old and I don't remember much about the M14...
Posted by: man
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Basically a redesigned Garand with a box magazine in 308. Can be very accurate if you are careful with stock fitting, otherwise, like most semi autos--2-3 MOA, a bolt action is more accurate nowadays straight from the store. You can easily buy a store bolt action now that routinely hits 1 MOA or better.

The M-14 needs some tricks to do that regularly.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:41 PM (E4rtv)

235 231 And, if you can, get your doc to give you a physical therapy order for an occupational therapist that specializes in hand rehab.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)

I had a few months of PT afterwards and the pain from the arthritis was gone. The arthritis was essentially surgically removed; however, I had forgotten how much strength it took to rack that Glock until I actually tried last week. I used it for my original CHL test but that was 18 years ago.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 09:41 PM (SjAWL)

236 2 AZ sheriffs bought silencers this weekwnd, They are both 'gun owners of america' members.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 09:41 PM (NnhvP)

237 228 whig,
Mayor Katie is getting recall notices.

I’m stocking up on popcorn.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Sorry you have to live with such an evil clown as mayor but at least her recall can give some comic relief.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)

238 I want a Tikka or Sako rifle now.

Posted by: GWB at August 16, 2026 09:42 PM (kU0PQ)

239 Basically a redesigned Garand"

Which was way before my time.

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 09:43 PM (XuXeR)

240 And a belated Good evening to Weasel and thanks for the GT too!!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 09:45 PM (NnhvP)

241 I had a lovely Time shooting with my oldest son yesterday. He’s a great kid.

Today was Boeing Family Day and I got to go to the plant in Everett, WA where they assemble planes and tour the factory. It’s the largest building in the world.

The 777X is ridiculous. It’s huge. To see it on various stages of assembly is awesome.

My kid is a part of this.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:45 PM (yEz+x)

242 I want a Tikka or Sako rifle now."

Buddy of mine has a Tikka (T3 IIRC) in 6.5 C. Really really superb action and good trigger. Just a real quality item.

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 09:46 PM (XuXeR)

243 I had a few months of PT afterwards and the pain from the arthritis was gone. The arthritis was essentially surgically removed; however, I had forgotten how much strength it took to rack that Glock until I actually tried last week. I used it for my original CHL test but that was 18 years ago.
Posted by: TxAnn

Sometimes the strength can return if it is an issue of muscles only--there are a variety of exercise gimmicks which I used to increase my extensor strength (cost about 10 bucks from Amazon for a set) and are like rubber brass knuckles that you extend your fingers and retract over and over. Then I have a gel hand grip that compresses at a certain strength that works like a fingergrooved fat handgun grip. Each color represents a different weight. I compressed that over and released while watching tv. Gained about twenty pounds so far as measured from pre surgery. My peripheral nerves were impinged in my cervical region as they came off the spine (forminal stenosis) for the arms and hands.

I had the surgery this winter when my grip and arm strength dropped by one third in a year prior--pain is okay to deal with, loss of function is not.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)

244 228 whig,
Mayor Katie is getting recall notices.

I’m stocking up on popcorn.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:31 PM (/3Exi)

Speaking of recalls, I think petitions are being signed to recall the mayor and some of the city council in McKinney TX because they approved a giant mosque against the will of the residents.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 09:48 PM (SjAWL)

245 239 Basically a redesigned Garand"

Which was way before my time.
Posted by: man

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Some folks have put animated cutaway examples of the Garand (and M-14 firing) with the parts moving as they should during the firing sequence. Pretty neat. I think you can find them on You Tube like this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nilV86gUSFI

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:49 PM (E4rtv)

246 I think (don’t be afraid) my best defense is situational awareness. I’d much rather hit another car, or a person impeding my escape, than draw a weapon.

If I’m trapped, I’m going down fighting.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:24 PM (/3Exi)
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My ex-BIL told me a story about 30 years ago about a nurse working at the same hospital he was, who was a victim of a particularly gruesome SA in the hospital's parking lot. After recuperation, she returned to duty, only this time, she carried a short-barreled shottie from the car to the building. He said nobody questioned her - not hospital security, not hospital admin. Every night. I had this thought of Linda Hamilton and the Terminator.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 09:50 PM (rj6Yv)

247 Speaking of recalls, I think petitions are being signed to recall the mayor and some of the city council in McKinney TX because they approved a giant mosque against the will of the residents.
Posted by: TxAnn

Saw that. Developers run a lot of city halls and mayors and they end up creating dumps if the politicians sell out to them.

A 5.5 acre Muzzie complex is not something most of us want dumped in our hometowns.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:50 PM (E4rtv)

248 Oh, and the hospital was in Boston, Mass.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 09:51 PM (rj6Yv)

249 I searched on "The San Cristobal Revelation" to see if this was about something other than the cigar. Not that I found. So, that was a revelation to me.

Posted by: mindful webworker - revelationary at August 16, 2026 09:52 PM (Cl/mc)

250 My Army weapon was the M16-A1. The infantry units had upgraded to the A-2. But hey, I loved my weapon. Never failed me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, rawkin' the tighty whities at August 16, 2026 09:54 PM (0aYVJ)

251 mrp

God Bless her.

United HeatlthCare. Signs my paychecks. I don’t have that option.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:54 PM (yEz+x)

252 238 I want a Tikka or Sako rifle now.
Posted by: GWB

If you are not going to shoot a whole lot of rounds through it, there were some new design Mausers and Sauer rifles out there that use hydraulically pressed barrels into the action--superb accuracy and priced well below a Tikka or Sako. They did not sell that well here and CDNN had some on clearance for about $600 more or less.

Then again, for that, you can get a Savage which with a barrel nut system you can switch barrels to whatever cartridge you like in a cartridge family with minimal effort. You can do that now with an R700 (see Remage barrels) receiver, and Ruger's American series as well with a slightly different barrel nut system.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:54 PM (E4rtv)

253 250 My Army weapon was the M16-A1. The infantry units had upgraded to the A-2. But hey, I loved my weapon. Never failed me.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

I learned on an A1 (Air Force has older rifles than Army or Marines usually) and like how easy it was to zero using the cartridge tip to dial it in literally, they made the transition to the A2 just before the Gulf War.

Did not care for that as zeroing is more complicated--more accurate potentially but more complicated.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:56 PM (E4rtv)

254
2 AZ sheriffs bought silencers this weekwnd

I didn't hear that.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 09:56 PM (Cqx++)

255 mrp

God Bless her.

United HeatlthCare. Signs my paychecks. I don’t have that option.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:54 PM (yEz+x)
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My mother was a RN. A country girl. Tougher than nails.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 09:57 PM (rj6Yv)

256 I don't worry about much. The 2nd is all I need. FAFO. A polite society is what we call western civilization.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 09:58 PM (tvdD1)

257 Almost too late, sorry to thank you Weasel so late in the thread. But thanks.

Made my week--has been a pretty tough one as Mom got a uti in her assisted living and fell--injuring her head. Lot of coordination of care and now she is in rehab rather than the hospital.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:58 PM (E4rtv)

258 254
2 AZ sheriffs bought silencers this weekwnd

I didn't hear that.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

At a press conference, they told the press--"snitches get stiches" and walked out. Just kidding.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:59 PM (E4rtv)

259 I didn't hear that.

GOOD NIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 10:00 PM (vTZFs)

260 GOOD NIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Reminds me of Garret Morris doing SNL's News for the Hard of Hearing sketch.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 10:01 PM (E4rtv)

261 Holster 'em and head for the saloon guys
NOOT OND
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=420989

Posted by: mindful webworker - supposebly at August 16, 2026 10:02 PM (Cl/mc)

262 Good night folks.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 10:02 PM (E4rtv)

263 257 Made my week--has been a pretty tough one as Mom got a uti in her assisted living and fell--injuring her head. Lot of coordination of care and now she is in rehab rather than the hospital.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 09:58 PM (E4rtv)

I’m sorry to hear that. I can really empathize. My mother passed away 21 years ago tomorrow and I had to get a live in caretaker for my wheelchair bound father right afterwards. Both had been dealing with the sudden death of one of my brothers. Sometimes it all becomes too much.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 10:07 PM (SjAWL)

264 I do not like disturbing the resting place of sailors, even if they were our enemy at the time.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 08:18 PM (g5tO/)

That’s convention so that is understandable.

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 10:20 PM (4g5V+)

265 United HeatlthCare. Signs my paychecks. I don’t have that option.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:54 PM (yEz+x)

So I can only see you when healthy?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 10:22 PM (4g5V+)

266 244 228 whig,
Mayor Katie is getting recall notices.

I’m stocking up on popcorn.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 09:31 PM (/3Exi)

Speaking of recalls, I think petitions are being signed to recall the mayor and some of the city council in McKinney TX because they approved a giant mosque against the will of the residents.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 09:48 PM (SjAWL)

What if it was done to set at trap to kill every evil Muslim in it at the first Friday prayers?

Posted by: Cow Demon at August 16, 2026 10:25 PM (4g5V+)

Food Thread: Ripe Tomatoes, Dust Safety, And Chewy Meringues!

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Ah...it's that time of the year, when tomatoes are mature and ripe and very, very, tasty! I can't think of many other foods with such a short-lived window of opportunity. Asparagus is one, and I guess there are some fruits that ripen in a three week window, but frankly I don't care much about fruit, and I never have!

But tomatoes? Yeah, I do care about them, although there is a small voice in the back of my mind that is telling me that lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle for fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!

What about you? Do you believe, as all right-thinking people do, that tomatoes are best served with mozzarella still warm from the water bath? Or do you serve them in some weird way. like on Skyline Chili dipped in Canadian Whiskey?

Fess up!

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What to do with the six egg whites left over from the six egg yolks I used in the coffee ice cream? Remember...I am a cheap bastard, so tossing them was never an option.

So meringues it was! Except I was lazy and didn't want to pipe them, so I just heaped them onto a single sheet pan. Yup! Those are big ones! And tasty, though soft in the middle, which is an interesting twist on the classic crunchy meringue. But fun, and once I figure out what to do with them besides eat them plain, I'll make some more gargantuan ones! The chewy middle was quite pleasing!

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I am a big fan of minimalist, simple cooking. Recipes do not have to be complicated, with endless steps and dozens of utensils and dishes to be delicious.

But... there are some shortcuts that decrease the overall quality of the dish. Here is a good example, and I am not picking on "The Spruce Eats," because it is one of the better and less fussy cooking sites out there.

Chicken Parmesan can be a fantastic dish if the chicken is crispy and the sauce is delicious and the mozzarella is fresh and just melted without being desiccated. But that requires a lot of work and several steps.

This version, Easy Chicken Parmesan, is easy! And tasty, but it is a far cry from the one that requires a lot more work. Have I made something like this? Of course I have. Sometimes cooking is simply a vehicle to get the meal on the table in the quickest way possible, and that is perfectly okay, and in fact is probably the default for most people.

But if you have the time and the inclination, give some of those great recipes a try...

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The folks at Fallow are classically trained chefs with imaginations and senses of humor. That makes for good videos, and more important... good food! I have eaten at one of their restaurants a couple of times and was very pleased. They are not inexpensive, but I think we got good value.

Anyway, they love bacon! The Best Way To Cook Bacon is a meandering trip through lots and lots of different techniques, and some surprising results. It's worth a watch.

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Why yes, that is a slice of mozzarella with a chunk of fried chicken skin on top. And don't you dare scoff! it was delicious!

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This is the coffee ice cream with chopped heath bars that I mentioned in the FWP thread. It was excellent, especially considering I haven't made ice cream in many years. I should have chilled the custard down almost to freezing before I put it into the machine, because it wasn't quite as creamy as I wanted. The longer it takes to freeze, the larger the ice crystals are, and that is the enemy of creaminess. But next time I will be better prepared! And there will definitely be a next time, because it was fun as well as tasty!

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From Dust Safety Science comes a fascinating article: What is the Giacomelli's Bakery, Flour Dust Explosion in 1785?

I might have to recertify for my Dust Safety Certificate soon!

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The great garlic experiment of 2025-2026 was a resounding...meh. Send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

About the Bourbon Bubble...I think it has burst, but the category is also suffering from the inflation that affected everything else (Thanks Biden!). I think the sweet spot is still $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Wait. What?

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

3 what?!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 04:02 PM (XJ22o)

4 Didn't plant tomatoes this year, but did get bacon for BLT' tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Our tomatoes are just getting ripe and a varmint is taking bites out of the good ones...Husband thinks it's rats so out go the traps tonight.....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:03 PM (FtULh)

6 Today’s Brunch was thick sliced applewood smoked bacon, sliced cherry tomatoes in a nice corn and wheat wrap. Leftovers can be fun.

Posted by: epador at August 16, 2026 04:04 PM (FOFsU)

7
Someone called Nood downstairs and I was sitting there at #1.

Anyhoo, I'm also frugal and I use egg whites to make meringues. I add chopped toasted pecans to them. I used to make angel food cake, but I really don't like that stuff unless I smother it in pricey toppings of some sort.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 04:04 PM (XJ22o)

8 >>lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle fro fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!

There are two best ways to eat tomatoes. That is one. The other is the T in a BLT 3-way on sourdough with extra mayo. And extra bacon, of course.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (viF8m)

9 Our local supermarket was selling heirloom tomatoes. Beautiful in presentation, a fat zero in taste.

Sigh.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (iIyc0)

10 Chicken Parmesan we make sans breading, or if breaded, marinated in buttermilk, breaded, and then air-fried without oil. Comes out great.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (JvZF+)

11 You could have made pavlova if you wanted a reason for big ‘ol meringues!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (ZdaMQ)

12 I smoked a brisket yesterday (well, we ate it yesterday) and tried something which is now all the rage in the brisket world: tallow. I rendered it from the fat I trimmed off the brisket, which was an absolutely beautiful Prime brisket from Costco. I was skeptical about the tallow, but wanted to see for myself, so I took it to the stall at about 175F, and then poured the tallow over the top of the meat before wrapping.

The short answer is that it was probably the best brisket I've ever made. It makes me crazy when I think about all the fat trimmings I've just pitched over the years.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

13 Put strawberries and whipped cream on your meringues..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:06 PM (FtULh)

14 The RMBS Mom's garden is full of beautiful tomatoes. Tomato sandwiches and a lot of Greek salad are happening (proper Greek salad with no lettuce mucking it up).

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 04:06 PM (5LIEJ)

15 Meringues, vanilla ice cream, strawberries and freshly whipped cream on top. If you are so inclined some dark chocolate sauce or liquor included.

Posted by: epador at August 16, 2026 04:06 PM (FOFsU)

16 There are only two ways I eat tomatoes, raw, sliced and in a sauce meant for a pasta dish. Pizza gets a pass, but it's usually lousy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:07 PM (tvdD1)

17 Meringues? Make a pavlova!

Posted by: Otto Zilch at August 16, 2026 04:07 PM (Ws2ua)

18 Eating loads of fresh Sonoma tomatoes always method #1 but lots of fresh pepper added. We had BLTs last Thursday.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 04:08 PM (JvZF+)

19 As soon as i get off my butt and go out back, i will harvest my first tomato.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 04:08 PM (2WIwB)

20 Meringues? Make a pavlova!
Posted by: Otto Zilch at August 16, 2026 04:07 PM (Ws2ua)
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Да, конечно!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 04:09 PM (JvZF+)

21 Store bought 'maters are often disappointing. I do get some cherry tomatoes that are very tasty, but many of the larger varieties are very bland.

Sometimes I'll get a good one, and will slice it, and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Dad and Grandpa taught me that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 04:09 PM (0aYVJ)

22 >lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle fro fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!

I'm not a fan of big chunks of mozzarella, but everything else you mention is just delicious. I've now received 4 bottles of high quality vinegar (sherry, champagne, cabernet, and white wine). The difference between them and the lower grade stuff I used to use is just amazing. The brands are O, and Napa Valley Naturals. Get you some.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)

23 4 Didn't plant tomatoes this year, but did get bacon for BLT' tomorrow
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)
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And if you want to make it gay, add guacamole.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:11 PM (cWLG3)

24 I'm not a fan of big chunks of mozzarella, but everything else you mention is just delicious. I've now received 4 bottles of high quality vinegar (sherry, champagne, cabernet, and white wine). The difference between them and the lower grade stuff I used to use is just amazing. The brands are O, and Napa Valley Naturals. Get you some.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)

Use Burrata instead of hard mozzarella..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:11 PM (FtULh)

25
Chicken cracklin is reason enough to buy a $4.99 rotisserie chicken.

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 04:12 PM (Y8DZL)

26 It’s just the kid and me, J is gone for the week. We are going to do veggie sandwiches with fresh mozzarella and a little balsamic. It will get most of the veggies used before the new batch arrives mañana. It’s really been a boring food day here. We had plain Greek yogurt, blueberries and raw honey for breakfast. Then the kid got a unicorn Frappuccino abomination on the way to church. It looked like it would glow in the dark. For lunch we ate some veggies raw while we stared in the fridge concocting dinner ideas.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 04:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

27 impressed with your ice cream!

Posted by: cherries in season at August 16, 2026 04:13 PM (AJajd)

28 When great tomatoes come along, my two go to recipes are Marcella Hazan's Garlic-Scented Tomato Salad, and Fuchsia Dunlop's Fried Eggs with Tomatoes. Of course there is also Caprese salad.

Great tomatoes are on the short list of things I miss about California.

Posted by: Splunge at August 16, 2026 04:14 PM (JpUeg)

29 Our tomatoes started coming in about a week ago. I like them with mozz too, but the best thing is a thick slice between two slices of bread with a swipe of mayo. I never do that with store tomatoes but it is a little slice of summer heaven.

Also, best tip I ever got was to pick your tomatoes at first blush. They are basically done with growing/sweetening and picking them at that time does no harm in regards to flavor. Ripen them on the counter. Saves em from being eaten by bugs, animals and whatever other creatures you may have lurking around your yard (like the Amazon driver who helped himself to a few cherry tomatoes right off the plant).

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:14 PM (yjPLJ)

30 Then the kid got a unicorn Frappuccino abomination on the way to church. It looked like it would glow in the dark.

The coffee in such a thing is a trace constituent.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)

31 I am a big fan of sherry vinegar. I read that it's the secret ingredient in gazpacho, tried it, and was convinced. I use it a lot in dressing because it's a softer note than red wine vinegar. Champagne vinegar is good, too, but sherry seems to come in handy more often.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2026 04:14 PM (H8nu1)

32 Our local supermarket was selling heirloom tomatoes. Beautiful in presentation, a fat zero in taste.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (iIyc0)


Mine too!

They are absolutely.gorgeous...an amazing testament to commercial agriculture. And they suck!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 04:15 PM (l4RKn)

33 27 impressed with your ice cream!
Posted by: cherries in season at August 16, 2026 04:13 PM (AJajd)
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Speaking of things in season... are Vidalia onions in season? I noticed my local Walmart had Vidalias the past 2 weeks.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:15 PM (cWLG3)

34 "and I guess there are some fruits that ripen in a three week window,"


Strawberries are one crop that have a very short window to pick them. As were the cherry trees we had in our yard when I was a kid.


There was a couple of week window to get them picked before they rotted and fell on the ground. We had the entire extended family over to pick cherries when they got ripe. My great grandmother would climb the trees and pick basket fulls of them to hand down to the kids.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 16, 2026 04:16 PM (cpFbA)

35 Also it sounds like your meringues would make perfect personal Pavlovas. Make some sweetened whipped cream and macerate some berries in sugar and a bit of brandy and you're set.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:16 PM (yjPLJ)

36 @30 At Starbucks the other day I was shocked to learn I needed to ask for a "coffee frappacino" if I wanted it to contain coffee.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:16 PM (cWLG3)

37 Had a nice crop of tomatoes this year. We eat some fresh with sliced onions for breakfast. Most I use to make tomato sauce. Easy recipe: slice them in half, put them face down in a large pan. Blanch till soft (ten minutes). Toss into blender for 1 minute. Pour into a pan with a clove of oregano (battuto), half a sweet onion and a stick of butter, salt and pepper. Simmer on low to thickness.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 16, 2026 04:17 PM (R86kT)

38 I see I am not the only one with Pavlova on the brain.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:18 PM (yjPLJ)

39 Supper tonight is meatloaf, mashed taters and green beans.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:18 PM (yjPLJ)

40 36 @30 At Starbucks the other day I was shocked to learn I needed to ask for a "coffee frappacino" if I wanted it to contain coffee.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04

Maybe the mocha one does. The unicorn one definitely does not.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 04:19 PM (ZdaMQ)

41 Texas' late, great Guy Clark wrote a melodic tribute to Homegrown Tomatoes.

https://tinyurl.com/4hkdkf79

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2026 04:19 PM (H8nu1)

42
Ditto on big tomatoes and taste.

Switched to Romas but it's not like the old days.

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 04:19 PM (Y8DZL)

43 Tomatoes are fruits.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 16, 2026 04:19 PM (UdoE/)

44 Pour into a pan with a clove of oregano (battuto), half a sweet onion and a stick of butter, salt and pepper.

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A clove of garlic? Or oregano? Or both?

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:20 PM (yjPLJ)

45 CBD, what is your cream ratio to the mix? There is a practical limit to how much pure whipping cream can be used , if I recall. Half and Half alone makes a pretty decent Ice Cream, though it is not as rich as the maximum.

I spent a small fortune on a White Mountain electric, it was a nice unit, but they outsourced the motor to you-know-where, and it died after one or two batches. Fuckers.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 04:20 PM (H50PN)

46 "... lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle for fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!"

Well, that's good, but replace the basil with some sliced cucumbers and it's even better.

Posted by: Ralph at August 16, 2026 04:21 PM (8WZD4)

47 Just off Carnival's cruise ship...ate so well all week, even with my allergies.

Exhausted, so tonight is bagged meatballs with fresh tomatoes in a jarred sauce (killing all the cherry tomatoes that are ripe and overripe from our bush), air fried green beans, and raspberries and green grapes - aka, all th cheap veg from the store trip that was half of my restocking. The other half is delivered to my door tomorrow.

No dessert, b/c somehow, amazingly, I've finally found a business that can cook for my allergies as well as I can...Chocolate melting cake is dangerous when there's no actual cake, but there is peanut butter on the side...pure dark chocolate ganache and peanut butter out of a fridge is sinful...and perfect vacation dining.

Posted by: Nova Local at August 16, 2026 04:22 PM (tOcjL)

48 Well, that's good, but replace the basil with some sliced cucumbers and it's even better.
Posted by: Ralph at August 16, 2026 04:21 PM (8WZD4)


We'll do sliced tomatoes and Armenian cucumbers with Italian dressing...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:22 PM (FtULh)

49 Saves em from being eaten by bugs, animals and whatever other creatures you may have lurking around your yard (like the Amazon driver who helped himself to a few cherry tomatoes right off the plant).
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A pellet gun works great for varmints! Quiet, and difficult to trace to the source. No smoke.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 04:23 PM (H50PN)

50 39 Supper tonight is meatloaf, mashed taters and green beans.
Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:18 PM (yjPLJ)

This is going in my plans this week!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 16, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

51 went to the mountains to see the Perseid shower last week, no luck breaking my streak of picking locals that have rain the night of the shower.
However, we we stopped at a brewery and I had a great smash burger, Buns baked daily and jalapeno poppers, with cream cheese of coarse and an 6oz well smashed burger.. It didn't need any condiments!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 04:24 PM (NnhvP)

52 Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 04:20 PM (H50PN)

One to one ratio of cream to milk. Lots of egg yolks.

I may not have cooked the custard enough...that might explain the graininess too. I will have to investigate!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 04:25 PM (l4RKn)

53 Hmmmm. Tomato grows from a flower and holds seeds. A fruit?

BTW, I've gotten away from the traditional tomato plant and gravitated towards growing climbing Vines on tall pyramid wire mesh. Keeps the tomatoes off the ground, much easier to see what's ripe and pick, and keeps some of the animals from helping themselves. Also, easier to cover with mesh to protect against too much sun or frost.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 04:25 PM (dIske)

54 We'll do sliced tomatoes and Armenian cucumbers with Italian dressing...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:22 PM (FtULh)

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With a bit of feta and chick peas, one of my favorite easy lunches.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:25 PM (yjPLJ)

55 In a cooler climate so our tomatoes are beginning to ripen. I have a nice batch of Romas that should be ready to use in the next week, luckily they survived the hail we had on Friday. Just don't care for jarred sauce anymore and I will cook these in the oven and make them into a simple pomodora sauce. Plain or with a bit of meat added over a decent pasta.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 16, 2026 04:26 PM (2NHgQ)

56 This is going in my plans this week!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 16, 2026 04:24 PM (tOcjL)

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Quick, easy and tasty!

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:27 PM (yjPLJ)

57 Hello Foodies,

L&T makes a tomato cheese pie that is absolutely killer. Bisquick crust.

Very seasonal. And now is the season.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 04:29 PM (txN/r)

58 Mine too!

They are absolutely.gorgeous...an amazing testament to commercial agriculture. And they suck!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 04:15 PM (l4RKn)


For whatever reason, we decided not to do any backyard gardening this year and now we're paying for it.

On the brighter side of things, unless circumstances interview, the wife and I plan to take a trip on over to Alan Benton's "Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams & Bacon" and at a minimum, bring back a couple of packages of bacon. Maybe a ham, depending on size. Theoretically the place is in Madisonville but in practice, considerably closer to Vonore, TN. Taking I-40 and 75 on out and US 411 back through Maryville to get home.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 16, 2026 04:29 PM (iIyc0)

59 Right, that's "Half and Half" then. I tried to amp the ratio up once, to the maximum cream ratio generally accepted, not sure what happened. I might have gotten impatient with the salt/ice mix and it didn't freeze fast enough, or too fast, or something. It didn't turn out the way I'd hoped.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 04:30 PM (H50PN)

60 I've found that if you go much past the half and half point, the ice cream starts getting kind of waxy.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 16, 2026 04:31 PM (iIyc0)

61 A pellet gun works great for varmints! Quiet, and difficult to trace to the source. No smoke.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 04:23 PM (H50PN)

Not to jump the Gun Thread but here in America a suppressed 22 works great

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 04:34 PM (txN/r)

62 Glad to see some others pointing out that tomatoes are a fruit... I didn't want to be the only one to irritate the Dildo.

My BIL gave me a couple tomatoes on Thursday that I just ate for lunch. Diced them, added some queso fresco and fresh parsley leftover from another recipe, then finished with cracked pepper and Slap 'ya Mama. Mmmm!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 16, 2026 04:34 PM (kOluj)

63 Oh I also made a cheesecake today but we won't be able to eat it until tomorrow since it has to chill in the fridge overnight. Will serve with homemade strawberry sauce.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:36 PM (yjPLJ)

64 We periodically have a tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil salad. The basil is from our herb garden. We also stuff a similar concoction in large, skinless/boneless chicken breasts and cook on the smoker.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 04:37 PM (2Cry5)

65 L&T makes a tomato cheese pie that is absolutely killer. Bisquick crust.

Very seasonal. And now is the season.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 04:29 PM (txN/r)

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Pete, is this served hot or cold? It sounds delicious.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:37 PM (yjPLJ)

66 >>. We also stuff a similar concoction in large, skinless/boneless chicken breasts and cook on the smoker.

That sounds great. I'm going to try that.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:40 PM (viF8m)

67 tomato cheese pie. AKA Pizza?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 04:40 PM (NnhvP)

68 The best way to eat tomatoes is on a bacon sandwich. Second best is with salt and pepper.

Posted by: huerfano at August 16, 2026 04:40 PM (2Xqig)

69 Tomatoes are a magnificent fruit. I would never attempt to grow them because I don't have a green thumb nor the space.

I'm a lazy consumer with a wallet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:41 PM (tvdD1)

70 Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:20 PM (yjPLJ)

Garlic sorry.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 16, 2026 04:41 PM (R86kT)

71 Although it might be an affront to a chef, there's an even easier chicken parm, with cheap Wal-Mart ingredients. On-Cor has a TV family dinner tray of breaded chicken patties (6 count) in a tomato sauce. You heat the tray in the microwave for a bit, swap the patties around, maybe stir the sauce over them as well, then heat a bit longer.

You can, after swapping and stirring, add a bunch of shredded mozzarella on top before putting back in the microwave for the second span of time in the microwave.

Definitely not high-quality cooking. But you can make a better meal out of store-bought, easily, with a little ingenuity. And save yourself $18 in paying Door Dash. And save an hour of you filming yourself like a whiny little female chihuahua about how expensive the meal was. Heck, there's enough for 2 to 3 servings, meaning a leftover meal (or a small family).

Posted by: Another Anon at August 16, 2026 04:42 PM (4h45B)

72 68 The best way to eat tomatoes is on a bacon sandwich. Second best is with salt and pepper.
Posted by: huerfano at August 16, 2026 04:40 PM (2Xqig)

You can flip the whole concept to a salad - lettuce, tomato, avocado, and bacon with croutons...and whatever dressing you like...

For the onion lovers, skip the croutons and use fried onions as the crisp topping...or use both!

Posted by: Nova Local at August 16, 2026 04:42 PM (tOcjL)

73 Glad to see some others pointing out that tomatoes are a fruit... I didn't want to be the only one to irritate the Dildo.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 16, 2026 04:34 PM (kOluj)


No worries...you aren't!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 04:43 PM (l4RKn)

74 >>tomato cheese pie. AKA Pizza?

Sounds like a quiche my sister makes.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:43 PM (viF8m)

75 Pre supper or after beverage?

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

76 Fresh chilled and quartered tomatoes, finely diced red onions, taragon, orgegano, and a healthy splash of Basalmic...Chill in the fridge for an hour, and enjoy it out on the deck on a hot day.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 04:43 PM (dIske)

77 74 >>tomato cheese pie. AKA Pizza?

Sounds like a quiche my sister makes.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:43 PM (viF8m)
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Or something some idiot from Chicago screwed up and was too lazy to give it it's own name.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 04:45 PM (dIske)

78 69 Tomatoes are a magnificent fruit. I would never attempt to grow them because I don't have a green thumb nor the space.

I'm a lazy consumer with a wallet.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:41 PM (tvdD1)

Depending where you live, cherry tomatoes are impossible not to grow. I did nothing this year - no watering, no mulching, no staking, nothing...and I just keep plucking tomatoes (now going on 2 months)...came home to 2 pints worth in a 2 ft square garden spot after a week away (yes, I seem to have left tomatoes in the garden last year and they just grew back - planning the same no effort next year)...

Posted by: Nova Local at August 16, 2026 04:46 PM (tOcjL)

79 Though never bought cherry tomatoes for plants, very often they sprouted up next year.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

80 "… lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle for fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!"

Pet peeve: please stop putting balsamic vinegar on your Caprese salad. The balsamic is too strong and overpowers the flavor of the delicate mozzarella and the ripe tomatoes. Italians don't put it on Caprese.

Posted by: jix at August 16, 2026 04:48 PM (y687V)

81 >>Or something some idiot from Chicago screwed up and was too lazy to give it it's own name.

I take a backseat to nobody when it comes to dissing the abomination that is Chicago deep dish "pizza" but even those savages don't usually make a crust of bisquick.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:50 PM (viF8m)

82 Depending where you live, cherry tomatoes are impossible not to grow. I did nothing this year - no watering, no mulching, no staking, nothing...and I just keep plucking tomatoes (now going on 2 months)...came home to 2 pints worth in a 2 ft square garden spot after a week away (yes, I seem to have left tomatoes in the garden last year and they just grew back - planning the same no effort next year)...


Oh, reaaaaalllllllly!

Posted by: The squirrels at August 16, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)

83 Made a Portugese steak recipe last night that proved pretty damn tasty. I'd been wanting to make it myself ever since having it at a restaurant in MA. Had some sirloins in the deep freeze that I needed to use up and decided "what the hell". Found a recipe online and modified it slightly based on the restaurant dish. The pan sauce turned out well, and I served it over rice and cottage fries. Even managed to get the sunny-side eggs just right.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 16, 2026 04:52 PM (kOluj)

84 Fun fact:

Lots of tomato plants and corn stalks growing next to the treatment apparatus at the Sewer Plant in the nearest town to me.

Always wondered about that.....not really.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)

85 My tomatoes are crappy this years because of the extra hot weather. I should have planted cherry tomatoes, because they don't care about that. They just grow.

Posted by: huerfano at August 16, 2026 04:54 PM (2Xqig)

86
Best tomato pie I've had was at a little place in Charleston SC. I asked the owner what made it taste tangy. His secret is spreading mustard on the crust before layering the other ingredients. Not regular mustard, a dijon or horseradish, something like that.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 04:54 PM (/QHx4)

87 From Dust Safety Science comes a fascinating article: What is the Giacomelli's Bakery, Flour Dust Explosion in 1785?

uncountable flammable tiny particles, extremely large surface area to volume ratio...what could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 04:55 PM (l3cgK)

88 I’d be forever grateful if you’d send me your ice cream base recipe. I have some ideas…
My lovely wife used to make ice cream and I still have her rather interesting contraption that she used to make it. I’m not an accomplished chef such as yourself, but am kinda adept at making Dude Food. Not fancy, and with minimal prep time, but I get by. Even get an occasional compliment…
I love the sound of coffee/toffee ice cream.
Don’t throw anything at me because of this question…instant coffee? Seems easy to regulate the strength with it.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 16, 2026 04:57 PM (N91F8)

89 I have in my mind this picture of a crust of puff pastry spread with a bit of herbed ricotta and slices of fresh tomato on top.

Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:58 PM (yjPLJ)

90 Pete, is this served hot or cold? It sounds delicious.
Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at August 16, 2026 04:37 PM (yjPLJ)

Yes. And it is either way. Not a pizza. Layered tomatoes and basil with a topping of mayo and shredded cheeses. Absolutely tastes like summer.

I thought about adding bacon and garlic but was reminded of two things. It ain’t broke, and if you want it that way make your own damn pie.

The modification remains untested.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 04:59 PM (txN/r)

91 Went to the farmers market yesterday and a local fruit farm stand had fresh figs!! Fresh figs are food fit the gods but they have a shelf life of about five seconds when found (rarely) in the grocery store. These must have been picked less than a day before, They are appropriately firm, not mushy, and perfectly ripe. I'm overindulging but it's only once a year for a brief time.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 04:59 PM (yTvNw)

92 80 "… lovely ripe tomatoes are merely a vehicle for fresh mozzarella, good olive oil, a dash of Balsamic vinegar, and a few snips of fresh basil!"

Pet peeve: please stop putting balsamic vinegar on your Caprese salad. The balsamic is too strong and overpowers the flavor of the delicate mozzarella and the ripe tomatoes. Italians don't put it on Caprese.
Posted by: jix at August 16, 2026 04:48 PM (y687V)

This is true because Modena is pretty far from Capri, but they don’t put just any old olive oil on it, either. Traditionally, it’s a high quality olive oil and salt. BUT you will find a small amount of balsamic reduction or glaze, which cuts the power of the vinegar on the side here and there, a little bit of Americanization that went back over to Italy.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 05:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

93 Fresh basil is really awesome stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 05:01 PM (H50PN)

94 I take a backseat to nobody when it comes to dissing the abomination that is Chicago deep dish "pizza" but even those savages don't usually make a crust of bisquick.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:50 PM (viF8m)

Maybe not usually, but...many years ago, a friend of mine went to a Pizza Uno and detected something different about the crust. A few hours later, he was walking out of a movie theater and took a detour past Uno's dumpster to find a collection of Bisquick boxes...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 05:03 PM (nbLIj)

95 I can eat caprese daily.

Posted by: lin-duh at August 16, 2026 05:04 PM (VCgbV)

96 Posted by: jix at August 16, 2026 04:48 PM (y687V)

I would say that balsamic vinegar is too strong for most dishes in the quantities most people use it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 05:06 PM (l4RKn)

97 They make pizza without cheese in Orvieto.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at August 16, 2026 05:06 PM (R86kT)

98 I am just done canning a batch of pears. 8 Pints. They are cooling.

Yesterday morning I baked a pear kuchen for a potluck. This kuchen was a cake base with fresh pears and a merengue-like filling, topped by a crumble topping.
Lots of eggs and butter were involved, and I would have used brown sugar but I couldn't find where either my wife or I hid it.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 05:09 PM (rbvCR)

99 96 I would say that balsamic vinegar is too strong for most dishes in the quantities most people use it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 05:06 PM (l4RKn)

My favorite balsamic is Villa Manodori. It's silky and subtly sweet, and a little goes a long way. It's great in a vinaigrette.

Posted by: jix at August 16, 2026 05:10 PM (y687V)

100 "I would say that balsamic vinegar is too strong for most dishes in the quantities most people use it."

Amen. Where I worked until I retired we had a regular caterer for lunches. They were very good but this was during the height of the foodie balsamic craze. I got so sick of balsamic on everything (especially balsamic reductions) that even 10 years out I still don't much care for its taste.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2026 05:13 PM (H8nu1)

101 Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 05:09 PM (rbvCR)

I think you are a candidate for a guest Food Thread!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 05:14 PM (l4RKn)

102 A good balsamic on fresh strawberries or vanilla ice cream is divine. Sounds weird but try it!

Posted by: lin-duh at August 16, 2026 05:18 PM (VCgbV)

103 >> We also stuff a similar concoction in large, skinless/boneless chicken breasts and cook on the smoker.

That sounds great. I'm going to try that.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Sundried tomatoes will also work if fresh aren't available. Any in oil, jarred, etc. will work. We do those in the winter when the "fresh" tomatoes are... well, sucky.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 05:18 PM (2Cry5)

104 The best way to eat tomatoes is by sitting on the ground in the tomato patch with a salt shaker, salting and eating until you can't hold any more.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 16, 2026 05:19 PM (IG3/x)

105 Problem with Heath bars in ice cream: The frozen candies get so hard, they will break your teeth.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 05:19 PM (yEz+x)

106 Went to the farmers market yesterday and a local fruit farm stand had fresh figs!! Fresh figs are food fit the gods but they have a shelf life of about five seconds when found (rarely) in the grocery store. These must have been picked less than a day before, They are appropriately firm, not mushy, and perfectly ripe. I'm overindulging but it's only once a year for a brief time.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 04:59 PM (yTvNw)

Dad's pride and joy were his two white fig trees (they were really bushes, which made harvesting a breeze). If I still had access to them, I'd try to concoct a BBQ sauce...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 05:21 PM (nbLIj)

107 Speaking of teeth
Wonder how NGU is doing?

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 05:22 PM (Ia/+0)

108 I love basalmic vinegar. Costco has a home Kirkland brand that is very good.

It makes salad dressing look gruesome, but the flavor is fantastic.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 05:22 PM (yEz+x)

109 > 78 69 Tomatoes are a magnificent fruit. I would never attempt to grow them because I don't have a green thumb nor the space.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:41 PM (tvdD1)

I have a potted cherry tomato in my window here in my senior apartments.

Gives me a tasty bite once a week or so.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 16, 2026 05:22 PM (IG3/x)

110 I think you are a candidate for a guest Food Thread!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 05:14 PM (l4RKn)


I am not sure, my wife did say it was "just like store-bought" but she was referring to the bakery at the IGA.

To my credit, it is better than what she usually says.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 05:22 PM (rbvCR)

111 My absolute favorite scotch is Lagavulin 16. Behind that is Laphroaig Quarter Cask. They are always sipped neat in Glencairn glasses. That leaves me with other brands that are quite decent but not as much to my taste that I don't want to waste. I remembered the phrase 'scotch and soda' and figured it was worth a try. (I've become a huge fan of the Soda Stream.)

About two thirds scotch, Glenmorangie in this case, to a third of chilled soda water on ice. The thing is surprisingly refreshing while keeping the scotch flavor but toned down. This won't replace my Lagavulin 16 but it is a delicious way to use 'lesser' whiskies.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (yTvNw)

112 Any tomato growing experts still in the thread?

I have not had a single blossom on my plants in three weeks.

Early Girl and Better Boy varietals.

Of course, it has been over 100F for most of the days for that time period.

Am I watering them only enough to keep them alive, but not enough to bear fruit? Or is that level of heat just unbeatable? (We hit 111F on one of those days.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (HlyYF)

113 Don’t throw anything at me because of this question…instant coffee? Seems easy to regulate the strength with it.
Posted by: Gunslinger at August 16, 2026 04:57 PM (N91F

Totally legit. I'll add a teaspoon or two of instant espresso in my chocolate cookie dough...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 05:27 PM (nbLIj)

114 Put the tomato on a bagel, have some coffee.

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2026 05:27 PM (LHPAg)

115 Our now deceased beloved English Setter Nelson had a finely tuned and very sensitive nose. He would sniff the cherry tomatoes in the garden and delicately eat the ripe ones. The unripe he left for another day. Our tomato harvest plummeted.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:28 PM (txN/r)

116 >>Sundried tomatoes will also work if fresh aren't available. Any in oil, jarred, etc. will work. We do those in the winter when the "fresh" tomatoes are... well, sucky.

You might have heard that Rhode Island is kind of small. No, it's true.

But a surprising amount of the state that isn't underwater is farmland. Fresh produce is not something we lack. It seems like every town, mine included, has multiple farms and farmers markets.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 05:28 PM (viF8m)

117 Bagel, toasted, cream cheese, tomato, s&p.

So yummy.

And the BLT needs to be on toasted wheat bread, heathens. With homemade mayo, an egg. One cup of oil. One tsp Dijon. Preserved lemon chopped with some of the salty juice. Put in a mason jar. Use a stick blender to blend from the bottom. It gets light and fluffy and is amazing.

Trust me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 05:32 PM (yEz+x)

118 Of course, it has been over 100F for most of the days for that time period.

Am I watering them only enough to keep them alive, but not enough to bear fruit? Or is that level of heat just unbeatable? (We hit 111F on one of those days.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (HlyYF)


I am told they need lower temperatures to set fruit. You can either wait for cooler weather, or you might put some shade cloth up and misters.
I have always been free at watering them, until they start setting serious fruit. After that they may split if you water them too hard.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 05:32 PM (rbvCR)

119 I like heirloom tomatoes but they are hard to find because they look ugly and rotten. But they have more flavor.

There was a brand called “Ugly” or something like that a few years ago that seemed like it might break into the mainstream market. I haven’t seen the brand in a while. Don’t know if it still exists.

An excellent recipe for tomatoes is the classic Peter Luger tomato and onion ‘salad.’ It’s just a big beefsteak tomato cut into slices, a nice fat cut of white onion, and the classic Peter Luger sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

I made it last night for my mom with wagyu NY strip as the main course.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 05:33 PM (yTXpW)

120 Pillage Idiot. Are you fertilizing them regularly?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 16, 2026 05:38 PM (2NHgQ)

121 *snooty sniff*

Ackually, the tomato is a fruit.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 16, 2026 05:39 PM (syz1S)

122 >>An excellent recipe for tomatoes is the classic Peter Luger tomato and onion ‘salad.’ It’s just a big beefsteak tomato cut into slices, a nice fat cut of white onion, and the classic Peter Luger sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

Vidalia

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 05:41 PM (viF8m)

123 111 My absolute favorite scotch is Lagavulin 16. Behind that is Laphroaig Quarter Cask. They are always sipped neat in Glencairn glasses.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (yTvNw)
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This man, he knows things. Trust this man.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 05:41 PM (yTXpW)

124 Trying a dry rub for today's grilled lamb chops:

3 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground coriander (did not have, so I subbed 1.5 tsp allspice)
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp sweet paprika
¼ tsp ground cloves
¾ tsp salt
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of cardamom

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 05:42 PM (nbLIj)

125 Freeze-Dried coffee is weird, it sucks as Coffee, but it tastes fantastic in other things. Mocha, or in Cocoa. I'm sure that's what they use in Coffee Ice Cream, and I bet it's great. Sounds like it would be interesting in cookies as mentioned, or brownies. I use a teaspoon or two in sausage gravy. Wakes up the troops

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 05:43 PM (H50PN)

126 > My absolute favorite scotch is Lagavulin 16. Behind that is Laphroaig Quarter Cask. They are always sipped neat in Glencairn glasses.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (yTvNw)
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This man, he knows things. Trust this man.
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It's $120 a bottle here inn KY. That's a bit steep. For Scotch. The inferior Bourbon. 🥴

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 05:47 PM (2Cry5)

127 It does happen to be Scotch time

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

128 120 Pillage Idiot. Are you fertilizing them regularly?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 16, 2026 05:38 PM


No.

I am a better grower of trees, which you do not want to fertilize heading into the stressful part of the year.

If I fertilize, what formulation do you like on tomatoes? And when?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:50 PM (HlyYF)

129 Success! Tested a batch of homemade sauerkraut I've had on the counter. Took about three weeks to get to the level I like but worth the wait. This stuff is tart and tangy and better than anything I get in a can. Might be too strong for many people but I love it.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:52 PM (yTvNw)

130
Because of the bad drought here in our small town in SW Wyoming no outdoor water usage started right at planting time.

No gardens no landscaping.

We miss fresh vegetables.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 05:53 PM (/QHx4)

131 I was just reading below about the heathens who do not like Heath Bars.
Remove thyselves from my grass.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 05:53 PM (30Gj0)

132 Thanks Kindltot for the temperature info.

I have switched from BLTs to just BTs. Losing the lettuce does not lessen the sandwich at all to me.

If I just need to wait for cooler temps on the tomatoes, I can handle that ... and just suffer eating my bacon straight!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)

133 122 >>An excellent recipe for tomatoes is the classic Peter Luger tomato and onion ‘salad.’ It’s just a big beefsteak tomato cut into slices, a nice fat cut of white onion, and the classic Peter Luger sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

Vidalia
Posted by: JackStraw

Walla walla sweets.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 05:56 PM (yEz+x)

134 The flank steak is basting in garlic salt and dijon mustard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 05:56 PM (JvZF+)

135 I have switched from BLTs to just BTs. Losing the lettuce does not lessen the sandwich at all to me.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:53 PM (HlyYF)
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B.L.B.
Bacon, lettuce and BANANA. On white toast.

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 05:57 PM (cIOlQ)

136 I was just reading below about the heathens who do not like Heath Bars.
Remove thyselves from my grass.
Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 05:53 PM (30Gj0)
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You know who gets Heath bars? That little waif who wanted more gruel in Oliver! Toss him one of those things.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 05:58 PM (JvZF+)

137 Bacon, lettuce and BANANA. On white toast.
Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 05:57 PM (cIOlQ)
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Ladies and Gentlemen Elvis has entered the room!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 05:59 PM (JvZF+)

138 The "Elvis" is Bacon, Peanut butter, and Banana, toasted like a grilled cheese. Never tried it. Supposedly invented by the crooner hisself.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 06:00 PM (H50PN)

139 >>Walla walla sweets.

Did you know there is a Vidalia, Georgia? I did not know that until I went to Vidalia, Georgia. I would not recommend going out of your way.

But Peter Luger serves tomato and Vidalia onions. Cause they are better.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:00 PM (viF8m)

140 Success! Tested a batch of homemade sauerkraut I've had on the counter. Took about three weeks to get to the level I like but worth the wait. This stuff is tart and tangy and better than anything I get in a can. Might be too strong for many people but I love it.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:52 PM (yTvNw)
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RFK Jr. taste-tested and approved

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM (JvZF+)

141 It's 96 degrees here and my tomatoes have been done for a month.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D)

142 B.L.B.
Bacon, lettuce and BANANA. On white toast.
Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 05:57 PM (cIOlQ)

Could we add Thai chili sauce and Vienna sausage?

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (txN/r)

143 B.L.B.
Bacon, lettuce and BANANA. On white toast.

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 05:57 PM


I can't remember, which cigar pairs best with a B.L.B.?


(Howdy Weasel!)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (HlyYF)

144 126 ... "It's [Lagavulin 16] $120 a bottle here inn KY. That's a bit steep. For Scotch. The inferior Bourbon."

Yeah, it's about that price here as well. Fortunately I got two bottles years ago at half that price. Given that I only sip, slowly, a half ounce at a time, those bottles will last a long time.

BTW, scotch is not inferior bourbon. Bourbon is inferior rye. Thought I would clear up that common misconception.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (yTvNw)

145 Tasty and easy use for meringue is in Eton Mess.

Posted by: MentalBlock at August 16, 2026 06:03 PM (2LgD3)

146 Am I watering them only enough to keep them alive, but not enough to bear fruit? Or is that level of heat just unbeatable? (We hit 111F on one of those days.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM

They don't set fruit if the temperature doesn't drop below 75F at night. The blossoms dry up. You may not be getting blossoms because you need to water more and fertilize. I use an 11-15-11 slow release fertilizer at planting and once a month thereafter. I also add Epsom salt for magnesium once a month because they need it to make chlorophyll.

Posted by: huerfano at August 16, 2026 06:04 PM (2Xqig)

147 Sadly, I will admit to having a piece of toast and peanut butter and banana (on the side) for breakfast more than once.

Elvis was on to something there...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 06:04 PM (2Cry5)

148 141 It's 96 degrees here and my tomatoes have been done for a month.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM


Will they fruit again later in the season if you keep nursing them along through sweltering heat?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:05 PM (HlyYF)

149 Could we add Thai chili sauce and Vienna sausage?
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (txN/r)
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I'll allow it.

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:05 PM (cIOlQ)

150 I am sure $120 for a bottle of Scotch is a bit better than $80 but way over my limit

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)

151 141 It's 96 degrees here and my tomatoes have been done for a month.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM (4NO2D

But it is thundering!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 06:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

152 The "Elvis" is Bacon, Peanut butter, and Banana, toasted like a grilled cheese. Never tried it. Supposedly invented by the crooner hisself.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 06:00 PM (H50PN)

Peanut butter on a banana was a go-to quick breakfast for me years back. Bacon makes anything better, so I would not argue the King's wisdom here...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 06:06 PM (nbLIj)

153 Out of the Healing Hotel. On the road home. No more hospital "food." And I was so looking forward to dinner! NOT!!

Posted by: mindful webworker - what did I just eat?? at August 16, 2026 06:09 PM (S3rL0)

154 >>Peanut butter on a banana was a go-to quick breakfast for me years back. Bacon makes anything better, so I would not argue the King's wisdom here...

Not to disparage the King, I mean I named my dog Elvis, but he died on the toilet trying to drop a deuce.

Might not be the go to source for good eating.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:10 PM (viF8m)

155 140 ... " Success! Tested a batch of homemade sauerkraut I've had on the counter. Took about three weeks to get to the level I like but worth the wait. This stuff is tart and tangy and better than anything I get in a can. Might be too strong for many people but I love it.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:52 PM (yTvNw)
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RFK Jr. taste-tested and approved"

San Fran,
I'm ahead of the curve on this one. Almost fifty years ago my best friend and his wife (she grew up in the Shenandoah Valley) introduced me to the wonders of homemade kraut. I've been a fanatic for kraut and other lacto-fermented stuff ever since.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 06:11 PM (yTvNw)

156 They don't set fruit if the temperature doesn't drop below 75F at night. The blossoms dry up. You may not be getting blossoms because you need to water more and fertilize. I use an 11-15-11 slow release fertilizer at planting and once a month thereafter. I also add Epsom salt for magnesium once a month because they need it to make chlorophyll.

Posted by: huerfano at August 16, 2026 06:04 PM


Thanks huerfano!

Does everyone mulch the base of their tomato plants?

I did NOT do that this year (due to no mulch on hand) and the plants certainly seem more heat sensitive. [Which I assume is at least partially correlated with water losses.]

I had to get mulch for other projects later in the year, but never went back and did the tomatoes. D'oh!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:11 PM (HlyYF)

157 Peanut butter on a banana was a go-to quick breakfast for me years back. Bacon makes anything better, so I would not argue the King's wisdom here...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Elvis? He died on the crapper!

Posted by: Red Foreman at August 16, 2026 06:11 PM (wOO3z)

158 Might not be the go to source for good eating.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:10 PM (viF8m)

Even less so for pharmaceutical dosing requirements

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:12 PM (txN/r)

159 My absolute favorite scotch is Lagavulin 16. Behind that is Laphroaig Quarter Cask. They are always sipped neat in Glencairn glasses.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (yTvNw)
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This man, he knows things. Trust this man.
========
It's $120 a bottle here inn KY. That's a bit steep. For Scotch. The inferior Bourbon. 🥴
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 05:47 PM (2Cry5)
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L16 is about $80-85 a bottle here at the discount liquor stores.

I often go for L8 because it’s barely $50 here and has a bit more peaty flavor, albeit not as smooth as the 16.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:12 PM (yTXpW)

160 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (HlyYF)
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All of them! Howdy PI!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:12 PM (cIOlQ)

161 Sliced tomato and halved hardboiled eggs in red wine vinegar and tuscan herb olive oil.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:12 PM (skcH5)

162 Chronic Opiate abuse means .... You don't ... Um... Well this a Food Thread. Never mind. Elvis had other problems, other than his food choices.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 06:14 PM (H50PN)

163 I can't remember, which cigar pairs best with a B.L.B.?

(Howdy Weasel!)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:02 PM (HlyYF)

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Swisher Sweet, wood tip

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 16, 2026 06:15 PM (kOluj)

164 Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:12 PM (skcH5)
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Hey! Sorry I missed you yesterday. Have a minute now?

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:15 PM (cIOlQ)

165 >>Elvis had other problems, other than his food choices.

Wise men say

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:16 PM (viF8m)

166 You haven't tasted the delicious revenge of the sweet sound of half rotten tomato missile as it strikes your cousin in the ear

the ear splitting anguish of being the victim

it still brings a smile to my eyes

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 16, 2026 06:16 PM (jrgJz)

167 Our tomatoes are a bust this year. Dry, hot and weird weather in the Intermountain West. Son gave us some supposed cherry tomatoes today after Mass and they must be a hybrid or alien bees pollinated as they are medium in size.

My favorites are Brandy Wines and Mortgage Lifters. This summer we broke down and resorted to a farm stand for our BLT's. Sad.

The favorite meal of summer on my father's farm as a feral girl was a vegetable plate: cowpeas/ladypeas, green beans, tomatoes, fried okra, and cornbread. Not vegetarian as the green beans were cooked with ham or bacon (making pot liquor). Heaven. Daddy had great and huge gardens plus muscadines and figs. Loved him.

Meringue: you did good! I have a recipe of an aunt's cookie I make for part of Christmas cookies with brown sugar and chopped pecans. You can find recipes using chocolate and/or peppermint with meringues. Much smaller meringues but once you learn how it's easy, especially with my huge Kitchenaid mixer. Have never made meringue by hand like a pioneer.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:16 PM (hzuYO)

168 I love sauerkraut the stuff I ate as a kid came out of a big wooden barrel at the deli. Next to a big barrel of sour pickles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (JvZF+)

169 Picked up all the ingredients to do a Mojo marinade on a pork tenderloin tomorrow. Cubanos are on the menu.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (skcH5)

170 Posted by: mindful webworker - what did I just eat?? at August

Glad you are headed home!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (ZdaMQ)

171 151 141 It's 96 degrees here and my tomatoes have been done for a month.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM

But it is thundering!

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 06:06 PM


We were having pop-up thunderstorms yesterday, so I kept clicking over to the weather station at our airport to see if I was going to get rain at the farm or at the house in town.

The temperature went from 101F to 82F over one twenty minute interval between viewings.

Turns out a tiny thunderstorm, drawing air down from altitude, is perfectly capable of dropping temperatures by 19 degrees over a very short period!

We got about five raindrops on the driveway at our house out of that storm.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (HlyYF)

172 Not to disparage the King, I mean I named my dog Elvis, but he died on the toilet trying to drop a deuce.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:10 PM


You trained your dog to use the toilet? Nice!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:18 PM (HlyYF)

173 PSA, 60 days until the TXMoMe.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:20 PM (skcH5)

174 Swisher Sweet, wood tip

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 16, 2026 06:15 PM


Wasn't that what Conan the Barbarian was smoking when he gave his "What is best in life?" speech?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM (HlyYF)

175 >>>>I love sauerkraut the stuff I ate as a kid came out of a big wooden barrel at the deli. Next to a big barrel of sour pickles.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (JvZF+)
*****
never bought the kraut but those fermented deli pickles were off the hook good. They would wrap it in wax paper and I'd eat it on the way home.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM (yyBU8)

176 Hey! Sorry I missed you yesterday. Have a minute now?
Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:15 PM (cIOlQ)

Remind BEN had about her promise that Spaghetti O’s and slim Jim’s are the MoMe mains this year.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM (txN/r)

177 169 Picked up all the ingredients to do a Mojo marinade on a pork tenderloin tomorrow. Cubanos are on the menu.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:17 PM (skcH5)
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Cubanos are one of my favs. Sadly, outside of Miami or a real Cuban place, it’s hard to get a proper one. The bread should be thin, almost pita, and very crispy (almost burnt). Too many places serve it on a fat hero roll.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM (yTXpW)

178 Remind BEN had about her promise that Spaghetti O’s and slim Jim’s are the MoMe mains this year.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM (txN/r)
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Will do, chef!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:22 PM (cIOlQ)

179 173 PSA, 60 days until the TXMoMe.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:20 PM


Shout it from the mountain tops!


[Howdy Ben Had!]

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:23 PM (HlyYF)

180 The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.

Life is good.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:24 PM (yTXpW)

181 >>You trained your dog to use the toilet? Nice!

I came how early one day and caught him smoking a blunt and reading the paper while sitting on the toilet. He tried to explain but I wasn't having it.

Now he's all like "I need to go outside". Uh huh.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:24 PM (viF8m)

182 I bet a home-made Spaghettio-O dish would be pretty good. Real beef, and a tomato base, slightly sweet for the kiddos, and pasta. Couldn't be too tough.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 06:25 PM (H50PN)

183 Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 05:26 PM (yTvNw)

Give Jura 12 year old a shot sometime (if you can find it). It distilled on the Isle of Jura (hence the name), which a is a relatively tiny place. They use American bourbon kegs to age it...and finish it off in Sherry casks.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 06:26 PM (dIske)

184 Remind BEN had about her promise that Spaghetti O’s and slim Jim’s are the MoMe mains this year.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:21 PM


We always get a few pounds of Deer Sticks (venison Slim Jims) made from our harvest each year.

I would have brought you some at the MoMe, but my youngest (102 pound) daughter apparently went through about five pounds in short order this spring.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:28 PM (HlyYF)

185 I bet a home-made Spaghettio-O dish would be pretty good. Real beef, and a tomato base, slightly sweet for the kiddos, and pasta. Couldn't be too tough.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 06:25 PM (H50PN)

Your offer is acceptable. Report for duty MoMe eve (Friday). Implements provided. Ingredient lists must be pre submitted for purchasing!

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:28 PM (txN/r)

186 180 The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.

Life is good.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

While sitting on the couch in your boxers in mom’s basement?

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 06:28 PM (yEz+x)

187 180 The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.

Life is good.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:24 PM


If you had been on my roof deck this week, your cigar would have spontaneously ignited.

Your scotch might also have ignited, depending on whether you added one ice cube or two.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:31 PM (HlyYF)

188 186 180 The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.

Life is good.
Posted by: Elric the Blade

While sitting on the couch in your boxers in mom’s basement?
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 06:28 PM (yEz+x)
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Boxers? Never in my life. Tighty whities.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:32 PM (yTXpW)

189 I came how early one day and caught him smoking a blunt and reading the paper while sitting on the toilet. He tried to explain but I wasn't having it.

Now he's all like "I need to go outside". Uh huh.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:24 PM


I have certainly had some working breed dogs that were smart enough to try and trick me (almost) like that!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:33 PM (HlyYF)

190 153 Out of the Healing Hotel. On the road home. No more hospital "food." And I was so looking forward to dinner! NOT!!
Posted by: mindful webworker - what did I just eat?? at August 16, 2026 06:09 PM (S3rL0)
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Yay! I noted your harfing episode and sadly realized I forgot to nurse teach you my magic post-op how not to harf methods.

For starters, don't eat solids til the next day. Clear liquids to full liquids to soft diet.

My post-op patients did not harf (or die... no one died when I was a charge RN unless they were meant to).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:34 PM (hzuYO)

191 Boxers are waaaaay sexier.

Tighty whities are for fags. And fourth graders.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 06:34 PM (yEz+x)

192 187 180 The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.

Life is good.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:24 PM

If you had been on my roof deck this week, your cigar would have spontaneously ignited.

Your scotch might also have ignited, depending on whether you added one ice cube or two.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:31 PM (HlyYF)
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It’s 75 here in Manhattan. Albeit drizzling.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at August 16, 2026 06:34 PM (yTXpW)

193 There are so many ways to eat garden tomatoes. A lot depends on the variety. I like cherry tomatoes in a tossed salad. Salad tomatoes, like Early Girls, are best simply sliced, with some salt and freshly ground pepper. Plum tomatoes, like Romas, I like cooked into a sauce, or sliced with buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil. But they're all good, served any way at all.

Posted by: Nemo at August 16, 2026 06:36 PM (4RPgu)

194 >>If you had been on my roof deck this week, your cigar would have spontaneously ignited.

I was in Kansas City last week. Every single day was 98+. And the whole city is like an Escher drawing, everything is uphill.

I'm still having flashbacks.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:36 PM (viF8m)

195 Tighty whities are for fags. And fourth graders.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 06:34 PM (yEz+x)

May be, nurse. But they do keep the wearer from getting Old Man Balls!
Don’t ask.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 16, 2026 06:37 PM (30Gj0)

196 I don't think I've every had Spaghetti O's. Even in college poverty (I did eat Velveta then and survived).

Now when I see the word, "Spaghetti O's" I think of them in gelatin from a photo I saw and yug.

I accidently found part of a site called, "Why I don't do potluck" and there were dishes involved with this as well. Plus really hideous photos of dirty pans, pets "helping" and people taking photos of curdled milk and asking if it was yogurt. Or I dreamed this as it was right before bed.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:38 PM (hzuYO)

197
Why would you want your junk squished in tight underwear?

Live free or die.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 06:38 PM (/QHx4)

198 >>>I bet a home-made Spaghettio-O dish would be pretty good. Real beef, and a tomato base, slightly sweet for the kiddos, and pasta. Couldn't be too tough.

Posted by: Common Tater

>We whipped up some venison steaks with eggs for breakfast this morning. Very delicious. Great source of protein. I could use some carbs to even out the diet right about now. As you get older, diet is important.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 06:39 PM (tvdD1)

199 A childhood friend of mine and I canned two bushels of tomatoes this weekend. The first batch is saucy because she ran the immersion blender a bit too well, but after that it was chunky. Perfect for making salsa and goulash.

It started because her family recipes call for "one jar of stewed tomatoes". Along the way, we discovered that "stewed tomatoes " mean totally different things to us and her auntie introduced us to the term "kettle tomatoes".

Also, her dad went on a trip (aka ran away) but set us up a moron-worthy blancher using a butane tank, what looked like an industrial Bunson burner, and a kettle as big as a toddler. Every time we lit it, I thought someone would lose eyebrows.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at August 16, 2026 06:39 PM (D/i12)

200 > The Blade has some nice balvenie 14 carribean cask and a nice fat AJ smoke lined up for a chillout session on the roof deck.
-------------
I had a Oliva Nub Straight Ligero in the pool with a Bourbon earlier.

Super chilled... although the pool's kinda' warm with the heat.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 06:39 PM (2Cry5)

201 Blade, dip the cut end of the cigar in a glass of port and enjoy the taste as you smoke it. I cut mine using a v cutter. Art Fuente is the preferred weekend stogie here although a red dot is an acceptable alternative.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 16, 2026 06:41 PM (3Ope8)

202 I was in Kansas City last week. Every single day was 98+. And the whole city is like an Escher drawing, everything is uphill.

I'm still having flashbacks.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:36 PM


Coincidentally, I believe a cigar and a good drink is the actual prescription to cure that type of flashbacks.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:43 PM (HlyYF)

203 Smash burgers tonight. Local ranch beef. House cured bacon.

You guys have a great week. Going to be busy for a bit. Grilled onions?

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:43 PM (txN/r)

204 All my creatures are sitting on the bed while I learn my classes for tomorrow, but I guess I should get up and get dinner going anyway.

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 06:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

205 166 You haven't tasted the delicious revenge of the sweet sound of half rotten tomato missile as it strikes your cousin in the ear

the ear splitting anguish of being the victim

it still brings a smile to my eyes
Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 16, 2026 06:16 PM (jrgJz)
******
Bravo! Every Saturday of my young life was with cousins, to round out warfare. I fed mine mud and told them it was chocolate pudding. I can't help that they were stupid at the time as they watched me make it. A couple still remember this like I put them on the rack (which I did not know about or I might have built one).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:45 PM (hzuYO)

206 Hiya chef!

You should make a sorbet.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 16, 2026 06:45 PM (yEz+x)

207 Why would you want your junk squished in tight underwear?
Live free or die.
Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 06:38 PM (/QHx4)
=====

Lift and Separate!

Posted by: Jane Russell for Playtex Cross-Your-Heart at August 16, 2026 06:46 PM (JvZF+)

208 I’m thinking Pineapple. The dildo borrowed the machine. I’m unlikely to get it back.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:47 PM (txN/r)

209 >>Coincidentally, I believe a cigar and a good drink is the actual prescription to cure that type of flashbacks.

I did have an outstanding steak with my Buffalo Trace and some burnt ends so on the whole it was a win but damn it was hot. Like Africa hot.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 06:47 PM (viF8m)

210 203 Smash burgers tonight. Local ranch beef. House cured bacon.

You guys have a great week. Going to be busy for a bit. Grilled onions?

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:43 PM


Yum!

Has Uber Eats perfected an app yet where I could politely request that you send me two of those via my cell phone?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:48 PM (HlyYF)

211 Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 06:47 PM (txN/r)
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Mango!!!

Posted by: Weasel at August 16, 2026 06:48 PM (+OnsA)

212 It's 96 degrees here and my tomatoes have been done for a month.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 06:01 PM


So when does it get hot there?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 16, 2026 06:48 PM (cpFbA)

213 BTW grilled prime rib burgers with grilled red onions...and tomatoes for lunch today. It's why I seem sluggish.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 06:48 PM (JvZF+)

214 “What to do with the six egg whites left over from the six egg yolks I used in the coffee ice cream?”

Meringues are what I end up with every time I’ve tried to make French macarons. 1000% humidity almost year round doesn’t help.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 16, 2026 06:48 PM (SjAWL)

215 Hey, I've already ordered six cases of the canned brown squirrel.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:49 PM (skcH5)

216 I've always worn the tighty whiteys. As a teenager, it helped minimize any kind of "Mr. Mahon, would you like to run through this division problem on the chalkboard?" while I was ogling Molly in the sun dress situations. Plus, keeps the boys snug. I've always hated boxers.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 06:51 PM (0aYVJ)

217 215 Hey, I've already ordered six cases of the canned brown squirrel.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:49 PM


I have eaten squirrel pot pie on several occasions.

Of course that was fresh squirrel.

I don't know about that canned crap!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 16, 2026 06:51 PM (HlyYF)

218 *pokes head in*

Someone talkin' bout panties?

Posted by: Bill Clinton at August 16, 2026 06:53 PM (JvZF+)

219 Why would you want your junk squished in tight underwear?

I guess it's better to get this on the food thread than the gun thread.

It's been years since we have discussed the joys of a hydrocele.
Sounds like you'd like a dedicated post on that. You asked...

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 06:54 PM (zdLoL)

220 Hey, I've already ordered six cases of the canned brown squirrel.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:49 PM


Brown squirrel? What mutation is this?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 16, 2026 06:54 PM (5LIEJ)

221
Probably racist to eat brown squirrel.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 06:56 PM (/QHx4)

222 In the apocalypse I might resort to eating a squirrel due to being insane with hunger once my supply of dried food ran out. Or not if I still had gin.

Our yardman once captured an opossum mama hanging off the roof that greeted my pregnant mother one morning. She went into labor with one of my brother's that afternoon.

Willis was thrilled to get that possum! I am sure my parents and grandmother were thrilled along with him to get it off the roof with her babies. YUG

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:56 PM (hzuYO)

223 Boxers are waaaaay sexier.
Tighty whities are for fags. And fourth graders.
Posted by: nurse ratched


What about tighties of other hues? Would boxers be unsexy if they were solid white?

Trying to figure out if it's the coverage, or the "these were $12 a pack on sale at Wal-Mart" look.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 06:56 PM (VHUov)

224 >>>Hey, I've already ordered six cases of the canned brown squirrel.

Posted by: Ben Had

>That might make enough hash for a single breakfast but not enough if you have guests. Never forget there are an abundance of marmots at your doorstep.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 06:57 PM (tvdD1)

225 Looking forward to having BLT's with the very nice tomatoes from the Senior Center Garden. They don't mind if you take them if they 've fallen on the ground, but are still good.

Yesterday we went to the Amish market and got wonderful cucumber salad and chopped chicken liver. I haven't had the chopped chicken liver in a long time and I enjoyed it. Plus it's such a nice place because the people are so very friendly and polite and with all the physical work and, I guess. Amish family values they do not have pink hair or piercings and are not overweight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 06:58 PM (JrHfD)

226 Why yes, that is a slice of mozzarella with a chunk of fried chicken skin on top. And don't you dare scoff! it was delicious!

When I first scrolled to that pic, I thought it was a Cyclospora-free BLT.

With far too little bacon.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 06:59 PM (VHUov)

227
Color coordinate your tighties
with the color of your pants. That way if you forget to zip up it won't be obscenelooking.

Posted by: four seasons at August 16, 2026 06:59 PM (/QHx4)

228 Tomatoes are a magnificent fruit. I would never attempt to grow them because I don't have a green thumb nor the space.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:41 PM (tvdD1)

I have a potted cherry tomato in my window here in my senior apartments.

Gives me a tasty bite once a week or so.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 16, 2026 05:22 PM

I highly recommend "patio tomatoes", hybrids that work well in containers. My Big Boy is producing pretty well, but the patio plant is only about two feet tall and giving me at least four tomatoes a week.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at August 16, 2026 06:59 PM (D/i12)

229 CBD, Thank you for the always delectable food thread.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:59 PM (skcH5)

230 Oh, yes. We had corned beef and eggs for breakfast. I followed the advice of one of the horde members ( maybe Piper?) about frying in in a mixture of oil and butter, waiting till the edges are crispy , flipping it over and then cooking the eggs in the hash, and flipping it over again. It worked out well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (JrHfD)

231 Anyone ever burn their house down using the self clean oven?

I nearly did yesterday. I attribute the issue to weekly baking bacon in the oven.

Posted by: Derak at August 16, 2026 07:01 PM (qV8L5)

232 I think I'm going to start using the steam cleaning method using water steamed in a 450 degree oven. Seems safer.

Posted by: Derak at August 16, 2026 07:04 PM (qV8L5)

233 >>>Anyone ever burn their house down using the self clean oven?

I nearly did yesterday. I attribute the issue to weekly baking bacon in the oven.

Posted by: Derak

>Self cleaning ovens are the devil. They never work the way you want them to and are like a incendiary bomb.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 07:10 PM (tvdD1)

234 Some heirloom-looking tomatoes are not heirlooms. But you can ruin even the good ones by refrigerating them.

Slice 'em up, sprinkle with a little oil and vinegar and onion if you don't have much time.

Or make a BT sandwich with butter instead of mayo if you have really good tomatoes.

Posted by: KT at August 16, 2026 08:43 PM (1RGZ5)

235 “Why would you want your junk squished in tight underwear?
Live free or die.”

I have heard the benefits of this, but always have decided against it.
I wear jeans a lot. Decided I didn’t want Gator-Balls.

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 16, 2026 08:54 PM (N91F8)

236 bruschetta.

Posted by: cmeat at August 17, 2026 08:57 AM (Bep7s)

First World Problems...

heath2026.png

Has the entire world gone mad?

I went to the closest supermarket to buy a few things...milk, cream, bananas (don't ask, but I think they are disgusting), and Heath bars for Coffee Heath Bar Crunch ice cream that I want to make.

Never mind that I last bought a Heath Bar in 1979. THAT'S NOT THE POINT!

All I could find were the stupid mini bars that are individually wrapped. Just imagine the vast amount of extra work! Unwrapping each one? That's crazy!

An America that doesn't have full-size Heath bars isn't a country I want to live in.

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Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 I have another PEX leak.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:01 PM (4NO2D)

3 All I could find were the stupid mini bars that are individually wrapped. Just imagine the vast amount of extra work! Unwrapping each one? That's crazy!

You don't lie wrapping? That's racist!

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 02:01 PM (Riz8t)

4 I think it is time to fork over the money for a plumber to redo my entire house.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:02 PM (4NO2D)

5 I could eat chocolate every day, its best I don't even buy it on holidays like Halloween or Christmas

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)

6 I have another PEX leak.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Check your water pressure. $10 gauge at the HD or Lowes, Menards, etal.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:02 PM (q6tQZ)

7 I salute you in your banana hatred.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 02:03 PM (XvL8K)

8 Before I built on this hill, we had a trailer. No pressure regulator. Initially, no problems, cause we had a 2" water main.
Replaced it with 6" main. Blew out fittings regularly. Found out we were running about 110# pressure! I think codes are somewhere under 70#.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:04 PM (q6tQZ)

9 Heath bars aren’t quite so tasty as they used ta be.
They fucked up Reeses Peanut Butter cups too. I used to buy 2 or 3 of those and my arms would start tingling. Snickers are still pretty close.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:05 PM (oEXy7)

10 I have another PEX leak.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Are you sure you have PEX? The first generation of plastic tube plumbing, PB, had some serious problems.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 02:06 PM (0vB2I)

11 Those ARE full size these days. Bidenshrinkflation.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at August 16, 2026 02:06 PM (zdQuL)

12 An America that doesn't have full-size Heath bars isn't a country I want to live in.

Posted by: CBD

Shouldda gone to the QuikeeMart. Sure, they're $4.00 each, but what's cost vs labor?

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:06 PM (q6tQZ)

13 Love, love Heath bars. I'd probably eat every other mini I unwrapped. One for the ice cream, one for me....

Posted by: Tuna at August 16, 2026 02:06 PM (lJ0H4)

14 It's not only the size of the chocolate bar, it's also the quality of the chocolate.

Case in point, one of my favorite treats, the Klondike Original ice cream bars.

The chocolate dip seems much thinner than before, and the chocolate itself is almost tasteless. I'm done with Klondike bars.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 02:08 PM (rj6Yv)

15 They make full size Heath Bars, but a bag of the small ones in the center console is nice to find.
Except in mid summer.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 16, 2026 02:08 PM (RE0lB)

16
Who was this "Heath" guy anyway? Someone famous in candy bar design?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 02:09 PM (VWtfl)

17 And what's so fun about a Fun Size Snickers?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 02:10 PM (2Ez/1)

18 Just checked. 80psi is maximum. Geez, I could turn mine up!

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:10 PM (q6tQZ)

19 Are you sure you have PEX? The first generation of plastic tube plumbing, PB, had some serious problems.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 02:06 PM


It's definitely PEX. I built the house in 2001 and apparently there were bad batches made in that period and I got one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:10 PM (4NO2D)

20 Used to eat bananas regularly but now they upset my stomach. Strange.

Posted by: Tuna at August 16, 2026 02:10 PM (lJ0H4)

21 Heath Bars stick to my fillings. For a long time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 02:10 PM (2Cry5)

22 I make my own English toffee... Easiest thing in the world to make if your patient...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 02:11 PM (FtULh)

23 Halloween Season begins end of June, as soon as schools let out for summer ... Consequently, at that point, most full-sized candy items are pulled from retail shelves to make room for Trick-or-Treat mini versions.

Posted by: Kathy at August 16, 2026 02:11 PM (MOK4W)

24 I salute you in your banana hatred.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 02:03 PM (XvL8K)


Vile...just vile. And don't try to sneak some in...I'll ferret them out!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 02:11 PM (l4RKn)

25 It's definitely PEX. I built the house in 2001 and apparently there were bad batches made in that period and I got one.
Posted by: toby928(c)

If all the leaks are a the fittings, you can buy the rings and the crimper yourself. But I'd check my pressure first.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:12 PM (q6tQZ)

26 >>I make my own English toffee... Easiest thing in the world to make if your patient...

I think I've identified the problem.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:12 PM (viF8m)

27 The ' Fun Size ' term is the Marxists telling you you want less and like it

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:12 PM (Ia/+0)

28 You should be able to repair PEX yourself.
My FWP is Trevor Story won’t take the hint and leave.
Any dual vent gas fireplace users here? I am thinking of getting one.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM (EJ7WG)

29 They ruined Eskimo Pie :- racism!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM (C0oZI)

30 Portioning control, my friend. When you hit 300lbs and your heart is ready to explode, consider some discretion is prudent.

Sugar is as bad as crack cocaine.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM (tvdD1)

31 The pressure tester comes with a hose end connector.
Screw it on just like it's a hose, and read the results. That easy.
Then store it somewhere you can find it... I now have 2.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM (q6tQZ)

32 Who was this "Heath" guy anyway? Someone famous in candy bar design?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 02:09 PM (VWtfl)


Emily Bronte's family owns the company that makes them, and that is where she got the name for her famous character "Heathcliff."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM (l4RKn)

33 Consequently, at that point, most full-sized candy items are pulled from retail shelves"

Mrs and I give out only the full sized bars... none of that fun size garbage here.

(It's funny when some kid runs up to us at HEB...)

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM (XuXeR)

34 My type 2 diabetes mother makes heath bar cookies just because they are delicious

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM (EJ7WG)

35 Emily Bronte's family owns the company that makes them, and that is where she got the name for her famous character "Heathcliff."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Don't I know you from the Book Thread?

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM (q6tQZ)

36 Might me one thread early, however based on you cooking/baking skills... MAKE THEM.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM (NnhvP)

37 Reads thread while eating chocolate covered banana chips.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM (C0oZI)

38 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.

Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17 at August 16, 2026 02:17 PM (2Ez/1)

39 I have another PEX leak.
Posted by: toby928
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Rather cold comfort, but that should be easier to fix than soldered copper.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 02:18 PM (XeU6L)

40 Little went Trick-or-Treating with friends one year and there was an old guy handing out theater-sized candy bars, encouraging them to take more than one. Turned out to be the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 02:18 PM (nbLIj)

41 Reads thread pondering the apocalyptic nature of the Pirates being 4th in MLB in runs scored.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:18 PM (AZXeW)

42 >>Reads thread while eating chocolate covered banana chips.

I had Bananas Flambe at a very elaborate brunch in New Orleans years ago. It was delicious.

Pay no mind to the guy who hates maple syrup. He's clearly racist.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:19 PM (viF8m)

43 If all the leaks are a the fittings, you can buy the rings and the crimper yourself. But I'd check my pressure first.
Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:12 PM


Checking the pressure is a very good idea. I'm going to Lowes and getting a gauge.

The leaks are never at the fittings. My very first couple of leaks were in areas that I thought might have a stress explanation (hot water, in a bend etc) but I have had them in straight supported sections of cold water lines so I think it is defective.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:20 PM (4NO2D)

44 > where she got the name for her famous character "Heathcliff."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 02:13 PM

Dr. Huxtable? From the Cosby show?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 02:20 PM (2Ez/1)

45 I have a manual copper press tool that makes copper pipe easy.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:20 PM (AZXeW)

46 Also, none of the sections I have replaced with current PEX have ever sprung a leak.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:20 PM (4NO2D)

47 don't try to sneak some in...I'll ferret them out!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Obviosly you've never tried Banoffee pie .

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 02:21 PM (NnhvP)

48 The chocolate dip seems much thinner than before, and the chocolate itself is almost tasteless. I'm done with Klondike bars.
Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 02:08 PM (rj6Yv)
~~~~~

Try the Dove bars. Trust me.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 02:21 PM (3ImbR)

49 I have a manual copper press tool that makes copper pipe easy.
Posted by: Accomack

Well, I have a PEX crimper!
Nanna nanna boo boo.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:22 PM (q6tQZ)

50 Pro tip: Do not under any circumstances bring a banana on a fishing charter. Both you and the banana stand a very good chance of becoming fish food.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:22 PM (viF8m)

51 I don't use PEX-B or rings and crimper anymore. Only PEX-A and expansion fittings as they are more reliable.

Posted by: daggit at August 16, 2026 02:22 PM (gNV72)

52 Sugar is as bad as crack cocaine.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Sugar is worse. Trust me.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 16, 2026 02:22 PM (RE0lB)

53 37 Reads thread while eating chocolate covered banana chips.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:15 PM

Aldi sells those. OMG. Utterly inhalable. Eat the whole package in one sitting.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)

54
[ponders]

I don't think that there has ever been a candy bar named 'Mr. Rochester'.

I suppose that to do so would have been to err.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM (XeU6L)

55 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.
Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17


Use a knife and fork. You'll still get ridiculed but it's better than the alternative.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM (G8mBT)

56 I don't use PEX-B or rings and crimper anymore. Only PEX-A and expansion fittings as they are more reliable.
Posted by: daggit

First I'd heard about that system. Looks great. Hope I never have call to use it.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM (q6tQZ)

57 lol, so do I. Our cottage in Maine has PEX and one winter, some critter decided to taste it.
CPVC plumbing is a gift from god.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:25 PM (AZXeW)

58 I can still get regular size Heath Bars, thank goodness, as they are one of my favorites. For dietary and dental purposes I just take a small bite and let it dissolve slowly instead of chewing it. One bar is good for about five nibbles.

My other favorite was the Mars Bar. They are still made but thanks to the shit-for-brains management they are no longer offered for sale in the US, at least not in my area.

I used to like Reeses but the filling they now use tastes like gritty wallpaper paste. If I want the original taste, I'll put a dab of Jif or Skippy on a square of a Hershey bar.

First World problems indeed.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 02:26 PM (yTvNw)

59
I can't figure out those sizes of bags and the bars within.

Party Size!
Fun Size!
Family Size!
Bite Size!

?????

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 02:26 PM (XJ22o)

60 I don't think I have ever tried a heath bar

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 02:27 PM (px9cP)

61 Here's a bit of good news:

I'm sure you've all been feeling the pain from coffee prices the past two years.

According to the USDA, Brazil harvests 35% of the world's supply of coffee beans. (That's the largest producing country.)

According to the "Global Coffee Report" (gcrmag.com) Brazil is on track for a record coffee harvest in 2026.

Maybe we'll get some relief on the coffee prices in 2027.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:27 PM (O7YUW)

62 Walmart has Heath bars pre-crumbled in five pound bags.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 02:28 PM (zdLoL)

63 But maybe the pressure is too high, and that is a explanation that will really piss me off if it turns out to be true.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 02:28 PM (4NO2D)

64 55 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.
Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17

Use a knife and fork. You'll still get ridiculed but it's better than the alternative.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM


Like the way I eat a Snickers bar!

https://youtube.com/shorts/BjC0nyxPOlc

Posted by: Mr. Pitt at August 16, 2026 02:29 PM (2Ez/1)

65 @60/vmom: "I don't think I have ever tried a heath bar"

It's the heathy option, enjoyed at quality learing centers everywhere.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:29 PM (O7YUW)

66 Heath bars pre-crumbled in five pound bags.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver

That makes me want a DQ breeze.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 16, 2026 02:29 PM (NnhvP)

67 >> I don't think I have ever tried a heath bar

They're pretty good but the name is awful. Why not go all the way and call it Chad?

Candy bars are supposed to be fun not named after the asshole you hated in school.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:29 PM (viF8m)

68 'All I could find were the stupid mini bars that are individually wrapped."

man, and I thought I had problems!

Posted by: zigggggy at August 16, 2026 02:29 PM (EDeJ/)

69
Maybe we'll get some relief on the coffee prices in 2027.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

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

Law of Economics: If supplies tighten, producers respond by raising prices. If supplies increase, producers respond by raising prices -- you've gotten used to it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 02:30 PM (XJ22o)

70 I give you already crunched up heath bars to resolve this problem.

https://tinyurl.com/yaa2zjn7

Posted by: Piper at August 16, 2026 02:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

71 My FWP is those mind reading contraptions they have on traffic lights. If I'm running late, every light is red. If I need 60 seconds to do something, every light is green.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 02:31 PM (ndZc7)

72 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.

I think the bananas can be easily, without tools, broken down into bite size chunks and eaten.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 02:31 PM (a4flb)

73 61 Here's a bit of good news:

I'm sure you've all been feeling the pain from coffee prices the past two years.

According to the USDA, Brazil harvests 35% of the world's supply of coffee beans. (That's the largest producing country.)

According to the "Global Coffee Report" (gcrmag.com) Brazil is on track for a record coffee harvest in 2026.

Maybe we'll get some relief on the coffee prices in 2027.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:27 PM
+++++

Reminds me of a song!

https://youtu.be/zTbJBnkRkFo

Posted by: Sinatra at August 16, 2026 02:32 PM (2Ez/1)

74 I think a lot of products were popular simply because of the cost/hassle ratio. Sure you can make your own, but they had a sharp pencil and made a decent enough product that it wasn't worth the hassle.

The enshittification of everything partly due to high labor/transportation costs has negated this for a great many things.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:32 PM (H50PN)

75 King Harv's has been out-of-stock on Mocha Java since the missiles started flying off the Yemeni coast. In today's sale, there is a limited amount of very special Yemen coffee on sale -- for $62/lb. Now the Java is suddenly in short supply.

If this doesn't let up, I say we refit the Iowas.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 02:33 PM (zdLoL)

76 59
I can't figure out those sizes of bags and the bars within.

Party Size!
Fun Size!
Family Size!
Bite Size!

?????
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 02:26 PM


Now do Paper Towels Math.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 02:33 PM (2Ez/1)

77 Brazil is (probably?) mostly Robusta beans. Your exotic Arabica beans might not be affected so much. Every bit helps I'm sure.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:34 PM (H50PN)

78 My type 2 diabetes mother makes heath bar cookies just because they are delicious
Posted by: Accomack

That's Satan whispering in her ear.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 02:35 PM (ndZc7)

79 Six runs on only 52 pitches and 7 outs. Pirates need to be broken up.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:36 PM (CI8I+)

80 In today's sale, there is a limited amount of very special Yemen coffee on sale -- for $62/lb.

The only connoisseur coffee I've ever bought was Jamaica Blue Mountain and that was at the cruise ship port in Jamaica but $62/lb is crazy.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 02:37 PM (e+mu3)

81 I make my own English toffee... Easiest thing in the world to make if your patient...

My wife makes English toffee and distributes most of it as personal presents at Christmas. It's been described as crack, and that is pretty accurate. I've been told many times that people wait anxiously for their allotment, deeply concerned lest they have been forgotten, or worse, banished from the list.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 02:37 PM (Riz8t)

82 Go beg a cup-full from Dairy Queen

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 02:37 PM (rbvCR)

83 Because full size Heath bars were causing ..........

"GLOBAL WARMING" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 16, 2026 02:37 PM (1Fh1q)

84
55 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.
Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17

Use a knife and fork. You'll still get ridiculed but it's better than the alternative.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM

------

If a knife and fork are not available, next-best is to eat it sideways, like an ear of corn.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 02:38 PM (azNOR)

85 Who was this "Heath" guy anyway? Someone famous in candy bar design?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 02:09 PM (VWtfl)


He played the best Joker ever.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 02:38 PM (rbvCR)

86 In today's sale, there is a limited amount of very special Yemen coffee on sale -- for $62/lb.

The only connoisseur coffee I've ever bought was Jamaica Blue Mountain and that was at the cruise ship port in Jamaica but $62/lb is crazy.


But the beans have passed through the digestive tract of a syphilitic Yemeni streetboy! Civets are a poor substitute.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 02:39 PM (Riz8t)

87 Best coffee I ever had was a Kenyan peaberry: fruity crisp and clean way back in 2008-9. Oren’s Daily Roast was the NYC franchise.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:39 PM (CI8I+)

88 Given the actual amount of genuine Jamaican Blue mountain coffee grown versus the amount offered for sale, it's a safe bet it's often counterfeit. It's good coffee, mild. Official Coffee of the United States Senate. Nothing is too good for our boys in uniform, you see. Oh wait, they get moldy Taster's Choice instant packets. Never mind..

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:39 PM (H50PN)

89 @73/Sinatra: What a great song!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:42 PM (O7YUW)

90 Lsst 20 minutes disappeared, fell asleep

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:42 PM (Ia/+0)

91 Sophie Cunningham celebrating her birthday and causing trouble.

https://tinyurl.com/4hct39dx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 02:42 PM (ndZc7)

92 Apparently Ring™ is previewing a new AI feature for free this month, and I keep getting this very worrisome notification:

"A bird is perched on the porch railing and is looking around."

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 02:42 PM (3ImbR)

93 Turkish coffee upon you, America:

https://tinyurl.com/yzfn2nrr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:43 PM (skLNB)

94 Husband and I went to Wegmans which is a very nice store, and he went to get coffee. He gave me a choice of ground coffee named Marshmallow Fudge ( which was on sale for $1.39 or something) and Snickerdoodle which was not on sale. I chose the Snickerdoodle because I can't stand marshmallow in anything. I think I used to eat S'mores in 4 H camp but that was a long time ago.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 02:43 PM (dom7w)

95 I'd be curious to pass a plate of double-fried tostones (toe-STONE-ays) under the nose of a banana hater. I could eat enough of those to shut down my lower GI tract for a week..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 02:43 PM (nbLIj)

96 I can't figure out those sizes of bags and the bars within.

Party Size!
Fun Size!
Family Size!
Bite Size!

?????


What happened to:
Mortal Sin Size!
Diabetes Jumpstart Size!
Medical Study Size!
Class-Action Lawsuit Size!

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 02:43 PM (a4flb)

97 In that sense it's probably a lot like Cuban cigars. The world has moved on.

I used to order green beans from Sweet Maria's. Like most things, shipping costs have buggered everything. It was expensive then, too. But a large order made it pencil out. Green beans kept sealed up well keep almost indefinitely. A cast iron pan and a wooden spoon, and Bob's Yer Uncle.

The aroma of roasting coffee beans will probably get your neighbors to break into your home if you've any nearby. Be careful!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:44 PM (H50PN)

98 To hell with growing pot in these houses with thousands of watt lighting, grow coffee

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:44 PM (Ia/+0)

99 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.
Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17 at August 16, 2026 02:17 PM (2Ez/1)


Supposedly the best heckling during a political campaign was the guy at the state fair following the candidate around with the sign: "Eat the corndog you pussy"

That being said, I will probably vote for the candidate that whips out a pocket knife and starts cutting slivers off the corndog and eats it pinched between the knife blade and his thumb.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 02:44 PM (rbvCR)

100 Here's a scary thought.

Perhaps with shrinkflation, those ARE the full size bars.

The dollar store somehow has large, satisfying KitKat and Coffee Crisp bars for $0.99 Can. I don't want to know what ancient Chinese magic makes that possible.


Not food thread but my friends brought over a huge soup of meat, beans and corn - delicious. I always mow their yard since I'm out there and already hot and sweaty.

First World problems

Damn, my can opener is pretty gross. I've really spent time cleaning it. Fire and acid may be next.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 02:45 PM (Sco7b)

101 Given the actual amount of genuine Jamaican Blue mountain coffee grown versus the amount offered for sale, it's a safe bet it's often counterfeit. It's good coffee, mild.

Its a breakfast coffee with crowd pleasing mediocrity in every metric, yet the idiots roast it too far so that the Origin is lost to the roast.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 02:46 PM (a4flb)

102 >>Best coffee I ever had was a Kenyan peaberry: fruity crisp and clean way back in 2008-9. Oren’s Daily Roast was the NYC franchise.

Best cup of coffee, well pot of coffee, I ever had was at a tiny open air restaurant at the top of equally tiny island in the BVI called Marina Cay. It was some Jamaican fancy thing and it was so good my one cup turned into a morning of drinking coffee and watching sailboats and girls in very small bikinis. The latter might have had some influence on my coffee enjoyment.

Oddibe young again.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:47 PM (viF8m)

103 I was in the pool!!

Posted by: George "Heath Bar" Costanza at August 16, 2026 02:50 PM (XE5AP)

104 There are them that like Kona, those that prefer Indonesian, and those that like Folgers. I don't sneer at any of them, I learned to drink coffee from Nescafe stirred into boiled milk with far too much sugar, since the other option was a demitasse of "Tinto"
Which is similar to Cuban brewed coffee

Posted by: Kindltot at August 16, 2026 02:50 PM (rbvCR)

105 I can't figure out those sizes of bags and the bars within.

Party Size!
Fun Size!
Family Size!
Bite Size!

?????

What happened to:
Mortal Sin Size!
Diabetes Jumpstart Size!
Medical Study Size!
Class-Action Lawsuit Size!

Posted by: Community Notes

Throw pillow size?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 02:51 PM (ndZc7)

106 The only connoisseur coffee I've ever bought was Jamaica Blue Mountain and that was at the cruise ship port in Jamaica but $62/lb is crazy. (SCA scale of 85-88/100

Go find a high scoring (SCA 92/100 Panama Geisha for less. You are buying rarity and a story, just like the civet poop coffee.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 02:51 PM (a4flb)

107 "I salute you in your banana hatred."

Ditto

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2026 02:52 PM (H8nu1)

108 Speaking of Frank. The summer wind calls.

https://tinyurl.com/4af7yzt4

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)

109 And how that sailboat got in that very small bikini, Groucho will never know.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 02:52 PM (zdLoL)

110 Yeah, it's very good coffee, but it's over-rated is what I'm getting at.

Took AIT at Fort Eustis, there was a large shopping mall right outside DC that one store had the largest coffee bean selection I've ever seen before or since. It was just an endless wall of beans. Probably intended for the Beautiful People.

Since our class was current active duty changing MOS they put us up in these hotels, more or less. With maid service. Really.

This one nice lady in that line of work would come down to our room just to beg, borrow, or steal a cup of real coffee.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 02:52 PM (H50PN)

111 Burn down the market. This is an outrage.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 16, 2026 02:53 PM (Cifda)

112
Who was this "Heath" guy anyway?

He used to sell build-it-yourself radios.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 02:53 PM (Cqx++)

113 Had a FWP during the Book Thread but didn't want to interupt
844 moves to wina Spider solitaire game, its evil I tell you

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)

114 my friends brought over a huge soup of meat, beans and corn

-
I invented soup.

Posted by: Professor Jason Arday at August 16, 2026 02:54 PM (ndZc7)

115 Two hundred seconds of Sueli Costa.
youtube.com/watch?v=y2ccJzN6tQw

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 02:54 PM (Jr5Lq)

116 99 A guy can't eat a banana in the presence of another guy.
Posted by: Unwritten Guy Rule #17 at August 16, 2026 02:17 PM (2Ez/1)

Amazon has a hilariously reviewed banana slicer for people who don't want their daughters growing up eating bananas like whores.

A banana slicer was on 'The Price is Right' a few months ago.

$25.

If only there was some other way....

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (Sco7b)

117 114 my friends brought over a huge soup of meat, beans and corn

-
I invented soup.
Posted by: Professor Jason Arday at August 16, 2026 02:54 PM

Beau Biden died from eating soup.

Posted by: Not a joke at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (2Ez/1)

118 Posted by: Professor Jason Arday at August 16, 2026 02:54 PM (ndZc7)

It was gumbo, right?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (y8wRt)

119 Broken arms can come true
It can happen to you
If you get in my way

Posted by: Frank Sinatra at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (ndZc7)

120 @92/IrishEi: "A bird is perched on the porch railing and is looking around."

Show us your
https://tinyurl.com/48asksed

(Don't worry, it's safe for work.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (O7YUW)

121 >>>Damn, my can opener is pretty gross. I've really spent time cleaning it. Fire and acid may be next.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart

>There are two types of can openers and one is the old school that punctures the metal and the newer variety does just the rim. No mess. Both work as advertised. I use my old school opener for draining tuna.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (tvdD1)

122 I'm pretty some store still have full-size Heath Bars. You might have to look around a bit.

In any event, ice cream with Heath Bars crunched up in it sounds pretty good to me.

Posted by: Ralph at August 16, 2026 02:57 PM (8WZD4)

123 Banana bread and banana pudding are good. That's the end of the list pretty much.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 16, 2026 02:57 PM (Cifda)

124 I used to like the taste of bananas when younger . Now I can't stand them. I guess some tastes change as we get older.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 02:58 PM (y8wRt)

125 tiny island in the BVI called Marina Cay.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:47 PM (viF8m)


Used to stop there for Rum Punches. Take the dinghy in, have a couple, then back out for the afternoon's sail.

Yeah...the BVI sucks. Never go there.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 02:58 PM (l4RKn)

126 See the serrated ends on the Heath Bar packaging? I assume they are serrated to make it easier to tear the package open. They used tear open properly, but I think the serrator knives are getting dull on the packaging machines, because they're a PITA to open these days. Enshittification progresses apace.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 02:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

127 In any event, ice cream with Heath Bars crunched up in it sounds pretty good to me.
Posted by: Ralph at August 16, 2026 02:57 PM

Yo!

Posted by: Your local Dairy Queen at August 16, 2026 03:00 PM (2Ez/1)

128 Check the baking isle where you should be able to buy a bag of Heath Bar chips located with the chocolate chips.

Perfect for ice cream and 'Better than Sex' cake. 😂

Posted by: Jacquie Gemmill at August 16, 2026 03:01 PM (uZ1+q)

129 Frank Luntz
@FrankLuntz
54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get.

-
Who wouldn't trust in the honesty and competence of government?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh yeah? Well, You're Another One! at August 16, 2026 03:01 PM (ndZc7)

130 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (O7YUW)

Thanks. LOL . Back in the day here I used to post under another handle things like, "great looking tits" or " beautiful boobies" and it would be pictures of the birds.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 03:01 PM (y8wRt)

131 Since our class was current active duty changing MOS they put us up in these hotels, more or less. With maid service. Really.

--------

WTF?!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, billeted in WWI era barracks at August 16, 2026 03:02 PM (XeU6L)

132 How bad is your sex life if it's out ranked by a mere confectionery?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 16, 2026 03:03 PM (2Ez/1)

133 >There are two types of can openers and one is the old school that punctures the metal and the newer variety does just the rim. No mess. Both work as advertised. I use my old school opener for draining tuna.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 02:56 PM (tvdD1)

Mine's a nice puncture the metal, sturdy one. I'd be tempted to get another one but you KNOW it'll be a cheap Chinese metal thing.

Game show network on. A team is named the "Chili Cookers" Fun group. Hope they win.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 03:04 PM (Sco7b)

134 They used tear open properly, but I think the serrator knives are getting dull on the packaging machines, because they're a PITA to open these days.
------

True of nearly all packaging. I've come to regard 'Tear Here' as a cruel hoax.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, billeted in WWI era barracks at August 16, 2026 03:05 PM (XeU6L)

135 Chewing Heath Bars is a great way to do DIY dental filling extraction. Serve chilled.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:05 PM (Jr5Lq)

136 Heath Bars have always been a staple in my deer hunting pack. Along with sticks of pepperoni.

Posted by: Cosda at August 16, 2026 03:07 PM (nykNe)

137 >>> Back in the day here I used to post under another handle things like, "great looking tits" or " beautiful boobies" and it would be pictures of the birds.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

>This is a FWP thread, if you're not posting links to real boobies, please stop. No birds.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 03:09 PM (tvdD1)

138 136 Heath Bars have always been a staple in my deer hunting pack. Along with sticks of pepperoni.
Posted by: Cosda at August 16, 2026 03:07 PM


If I catch you I'll fine yer ass for huntin' in a baited field!

Posted by: The Game Warden at August 16, 2026 03:10 PM (2Ez/1)

139 Yes, that really happened. I've no idea why, but I didn't complain. Have spent plenty of time in substandard billets and ancient barracks and generally shitty accommodations so I didn't sweat it. Graduated first in the class, natch. Tactical Helicopter Repair, 67T.

Eustis (Even Uncle Sam Thinks It Sucks) has the Army Transportation Museum. I remember nothing much about it, but they do have the Johnny Quest style Jet Packs there on display. An early idea that didn't pan out. They couldn't really find a use for them, though they tried. The 90 second tops fuel range may have had something to do with it.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:11 PM (H50PN)

140 @130/FenelonSpoke: "Thanks. LOL . Back in the day here I used to post under another handle things like, "great looking tits" or " beautiful boobies" and it would be pictures of the birds."

*snorts* Nice to see someone else appreciates this particular mild gotcha. It always made me laugh. :-)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 03:11 PM (O7YUW)

141 I think deer droppings would look very different if their diet contained significant pepperoni levels. Hideous to contemplate.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

142 Who was this "Heath" guy anyway?
He used to sell build-it-yourself radios.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

My father built 2 Heathkit tube amps, which he gifted to me.
Awesome amps, in the 25-35 watt range, which is all you needed back then. Wish I still had them. They would warm up a room nicely in the winter.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at August 16, 2026 03:12 PM (YcOeP)

143 PVC prep and cement here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 03:14 PM (C0oZI)

144 Locals always referred to it as Fort Useless.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 03:14 PM (2Ez/1)

145 A childhood highlight -

A giant Hershey bar brought home from the actual Hershey, PA factory.

Man, I just started at that thing for a while before opening it. How could anything be so perfect?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at August 16, 2026 03:14 PM (4HoLg)

146 One weekend, about 5 of us took my car into D.C. to see the sights. After finally finding a parking spot, an old black guy in a large van who ran a tour service talked us into a guided deal. It was great money spent.

He knew where everything was, gave running commentary as we drove by all the monuments. He'd stop at Ford's Theater, or the Smithsonian or wherever, and say "Be back here in half an hour" and then we'd be off to see Arlington. Got to see the changing of the Guard, and even a tour of the White House. Best ten bucks I ever spent, or whatever it was.

There's no way we would have seen even half of it had we not ran into that old feller with the van.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:15 PM (H50PN)

147 129 Frank Luntz
@FrankLuntz
54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get.

-
Who wouldn't trust in the honesty and competence of government?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Oh
----

Not that Frank would ever put his thumb on the scale.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 03:16 PM (C0oZI)

148 "54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get."

Cripes.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

149 Heathkit was a very good company, Benton Harbor Mich, they made a gazillion different kits, not just music amplifiers. Very well designed and engineered products. In those days building a kit offered significant savings over factory wired. Dynaco was another, out of Philadelphia.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:19 PM (H50PN)

150 Only truck stop slurpee-sucking Siberian snow pimps would ruin good ice cream with a Heath bar. Those things are nasty.
Now Snickers, on the other hand. Now there's a great candy bar!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 03:19 PM (2WIwB)

151 I built a Heathkit DX-60B xmtr and one of their ham band rcvrs, forgot the model number. Built their VTVM. I've built a shitload of kits. Latest was a QDX QRP FSK xcvr, with a brilliant, open design.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:19 PM (Jr5Lq)

152 148 "54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get."

Cripes.
Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

$0.25 US a gallon gasoline will rule for all of you.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 03:20 PM (Sco7b)

153 Don't take Junior Mints to the hospital.

Ask me how I know.

https://youtu.be/MwJqkorGam8

Posted by: Kramer at August 16, 2026 03:21 PM (2Ez/1)

154 I built my Altair 8800 in June 1975. I should dig out the pics and send them to the hobby thread. Also had an Altair 680 that a guy built, but it didn't work, so I bought it and fixed it. I should have hung onto those machines.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

155

On Aug. 15, 1971, in a nationally televised address, Nixon announced, “I am today ordering a freeze on all prices and wages throughout the United States.”

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 03:21 PM (Cqx++)

156 Heathkits had the highest quality solder I've ever used. It was magical! It had to be good to prevent failed builds and returns.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

157 Is this about us?

Posted by: Truck stop slurpee-sucking Siberian snow pimps at August 16, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)

158 On Aug. 15, 1971, in a nationally televised address, Nixon announced, “I am today ordering a freeze on all prices and wages throughout the United States.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 03:21 PM (Cqx++)

The great irony of Nixon becoming sone kind of conservative icon is that he was actually a flaming liberal, who cared nothing for free market economics. And with things like the EPA, he sought to expand the fed gov as much as possible.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 03:25 PM (TCmq7)

159 I guess Britain won't have to worry about FWPs much longer, seeing as how they won't be in the FW at all. Here's a Mark Felton video about the current state of their "aircraft carriers". I put that in quotes, since they really don't have much in the way of aircraft, and in any case, lack a battle group to protect them during deployments, which they don't often do because they're constantly breaking down. Other than that, the Royal Navy is a real powerhouse.

Operation Paper Tiger - Britain's Useless Aircraft Carriers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j62ElUAtAE

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 03:25 PM (Riz8t)

160 Dude. Compared to the artisan grinding of each full-city roast coffee bean you're going to do, unwrapping a few mini-Heath Bars is relatively trivial.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 03:26 PM (0sNs1)

161 Amazon just delivered two packages, left them outside my door.

They were addressed to apartment H. I live in apartment B.

Who is Amazon hiring who can't tell the difference between an H and a B?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 16, 2026 03:26 PM (CHHv1)

162 Vintage solder flux smells awesome! The rosin-core solder, it has a pine or evergreen odor that is really nice. Not supposed to huff the fumes, but a little whiff will bring you back in time and won't affect your brain cells. Didn't do mmggf ummg me any hrm kjakggggggggggj

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:27 PM (H50PN)

163 129 Frank Luntz
@FrankLuntz
54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get
+++

Polls are always accurate!

Posted by: Francesca Hong at August 16, 2026 03:27 PM (2Ez/1)

164 Isn't Frank Luntz what's-his-name's "roommate"?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)

165 A long time ago, on deployment to Bogue Field at Camp Lejeune, we were billeted out at Montford Point. MP was the black boot camp during segregation. Single story squad bays, separate buildings for heads, coal pot belly heaters.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at August 16, 2026 03:28 PM (gm9Sb)

166 Not That There's Anything Wrong With That!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:29 PM (H50PN)

167 Yes, rosin smells very good. Not just in solder, but in bowed instruments. And bowling I guess. Frankincense, myrrh, other tree saps smell good melted/combusted.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:30 PM (Jr5Lq)

168 164 Isn't Frank Luntz what's-his-name's "roommate"?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)

Jeffrey Dahmer.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 03:30 PM (TCmq7)

169 I built my first computer out of flip-flops. 4 bytes.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 03:31 PM (0sNs1)

170 Speaking of aircraft carriers, future USS JFK just wrapped up sea trials. Commissioning next March.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 03:31 PM (2Ez/1)

171
Who is Amazon hiring who can't tell the difference between an H and a B?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm


H1-Bs

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (Cqx++)

172 They used tear open properly, but I think the serrator knives are getting dull on the packaging machines, because they're a PITA to open these days. Enshittification progresses apace.
Posted by: gp


While there are many instances of intentional enshittification and planned obsolescence, there is a larger force at work.
Physics is changing. Materials are tougher at the molecular level. Bottle and jar lids tighten up due to cosmic expansion. Time is accelerating so it takes longer to accomplish tasks. Microbiological mutations alter cognitive processes and recollections shift slightly and false memories arise. And as many an over-29-year-old can attest, gravity fluctuations are becoming more frequent. Much of this traces back to the supercollider, but HARP transmissions and the earth's shifting axial tilt are suspected of accelerating the effects. I saw this on a YouTube so it must be true.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Bitcoin and Flock cameras implicated at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (S3rL0)

173 Based on this, I'd have to guess all the real problems of the world must've been solved!

Posted by: Max K at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (B6AQc)

174 It's not well known, but even National Park campgrounds were segregated. This issue came to a head by the 1930s, as the rule was "separate but equal" is OK, sorta kinda, if you squint. Except there weren't any campgrounds, because black folks didn't really go camping too much. Much hilarity ensued as southern politicians tried to thread that needle, and issues of federal jurisdiction and the rest of it.

Some of the parks like Shenandoah and Smoky Mountain were sort of hybrids, the land was donated to the federal government, but with caveats about existing state law taking precedence.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (H50PN)

175 Is this about us?
Posted by: Truck stop slurpee-sucking Siberian snow pimps

I saw Truck Stop Slurpee-sucking Siberian Snow Pimps open for Painful Discharge at Three Rivers Stadium.

Epic show.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (hrOJm)

176 An America that doesn't have full-size Heath bars...

**************

Athos, Porthos, and 30% Aramis

Grocery shopping is the sum of all fears
Everything is shrink-flated it appears
I hopped in my car
to buy a fluffy nougat bar
The label said Two-Point-Three Musketeers

Posted by: muldoon at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (I0N4X)

177 An America that doesn't have full-size Heath bars isn't a country I want to live in.

Have you tried turning the country off and on again?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (l3cgK)

178 While there are many instances of intentional enshittification and planned obsolescence, there is a larger force at work.
Physics is changing. Materials are tougher at the molecular level. Bottle and jar lids tighten up due to cosmic expansion. Time is accelerating so it takes longer to accomplish tasks. Microbiological mutations alter cognitive processes and recollections shift slightly and false memories arise. And as many an over-29-year-old can attest, gravity fluctuations are becoming more frequent. Much of this traces back to the supercollider, but HARP transmissions and the earth's shifting axial tilt are suspected of accelerating the effects. I saw this on a YouTube so it must be true.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Bitcoin and Flock cameras implicated at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM


Madness takes its toll.

Posted by: Riff Raff at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (0sNs1)

179 Who is Amazon hiring who can't tell the difference between an H and a B?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

H1(b)s?

I thought this was going to be hard.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (hrOJm)

180 "54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get."

Cripes.
Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

$0.25 US a gallon gasoline will rule for all of you.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 03:20 PM


Well gas was 25 cents a gallon in 1948. Of course adjusted for inflation gas at 25 cents a gallon now costs $3.46 so it is about the same as we are paying today.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 16, 2026 03:34 PM (cpFbA)

181 I saw Truck Stop Slurpee-sucking Siberian Snow Pimps open for Painful Discharge at Three Rivers Stadium.

Epic show.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 03:32 PM (hrOJm)
------------
I got stories man.

Posted by: the Truck Stop Slurpee-sucking Siberian Snow Pimps roadie at August 16, 2026 03:35 PM (XE5AP)

182 Finally raining that it promised all day

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 03:35 PM (Ia/+0)

183 176 An America that doesn't have full-size Heath bars...

**************

Athos, Porthos, and 30% Aramis

Grocery shopping is the sum of all fears
Everything is shrink-flated it appears
I hopped in my car
to buy a fluffy nougat bar
The label said Two-Point-Three Musketeers

Posted by: muldoon at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (I0N4X)

I think it would be funny if Mike Tyson played Porthos or Aramis and was calling for Athos...
"Hey, Athols! Athols!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:35 PM (l3cgK)

184
54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get."

Cripes.
Posted by: gp

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

Fine. Those people are all involved in goods or services. Hey Farmer Jones -- we're capping your pork at whatever urbanites want to pay. Miners! You won't be getting as much for your stone and gypsum, so prepare for your company's cutbacks. Waiters, waitresses everywhere! We can't afford to import the foods that fall under the Affordability Committee's diktats, so get used to Soviet-style restaurant business. Come to look, I can't find anything about that online...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 03:36 PM (XJ22o)

185 In 1948 though, a squad of guys in uniform would deploy to your car and pump the gasoline for you, wash the windshield and windows, check the motor oil, tire pressure, and the rest of it.

Now they just say "FU" pump it yerself!

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:36 PM (H50PN)

186
Finally raining that it promised all day
Posted by: Skip


It finally ISN'T raining here today.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 03:37 PM (Cqx++)

187 Bought a 5-ct box of Clif Bars recently. They're about 25% smaller than I remember from before. Same price.

Posted by: Don Black at August 16, 2026 03:37 PM (ZxPkt)

188 I think it would be funny if Mike Tyson played Porthos or Aramis and was calling for Athos...
"Hey, Athols! Athols!"
Posted by: jim

I dated a profoundly deaf woman for a time decades ago. She would say to me "Don be an athole, athole!"

Loved that gal.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 03:37 PM (hrOJm)

189 "I built my first computer out of flip-flops. 4 bytes."

Very cool!

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:37 PM (Jr5Lq)

190 Pushing near 100 degrees here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 16, 2026 03:38 PM (Cifda)

191 I still want to make a Nixie tube Clock. I think that would be cool.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:39 PM (H50PN)

192 Mmmmmm - maple & heath bar ice cream. Sounds delicious!

Posted by: 496 at August 16, 2026 03:40 PM (F6e7a)

193 Coffee heath bar is damn good too, so props for that, but maple would be pretty amazing

Posted by: 496 at August 16, 2026 03:41 PM (F6e7a)

194 "It finally ISN'T raining here today."

Tomorrow we'll have a six-hour period of low humidity when I can finally open the windows and air this place out. Ten days of soupy weather so far.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:41 PM (Jr5Lq)

195 Don't look now, but there are two styles of Heath toffee chips in the spices aisle next to the chocolate chips.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 16, 2026 03:41 PM (wxsGM)

196 "Butter Brickle" was a variant that was really good, too.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:41 PM (H50PN)

197 "A bird is perched on the porch railing and is looking around."

Birds aren't real, you know that, right?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 03:43 PM (aJQbY)

198 On the Greek island of Chios, a liqueur is made of the resin of the mastika shrub. You couldn't pay me enough to get drunk on a bottle, but it's a wondrous little digestif. I'm amused to have a drink with the same name as the stuff we used to glue down floor tile. Yes, you could probably flux solder with it too.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 03:43 PM (zdLoL)

199 8 oz. bags of Heath toffee chips. My secret weapon.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 16, 2026 03:44 PM (wxsGM)

200 198 On the Greek island of Chios, a liqueur is made of the resin of the mastika shrub. You couldn't pay me enough to get drunk on a bottle, but it's a wondrous little digestif. I'm amused to have a drink with the same name as the stuff we used to glue down floor tile. Yes, you could probably flux solder with it too.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 03:43 PM (zdLoL)

Use the leaded solder; it's sweeter.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:44 PM (l3cgK)

201 40 Little went Trick-or-Treating with friends one year and there was an old guy handing out theater-sized candy bars, encouraging them to take more than one. Turned out to be the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 16, 2026 02:18 PM (nbLIj)

Was his last name 'Lucas'?

(That's a British car joke son! Getit?)

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at August 16, 2026 03:44 PM (o/vJD)

202 Heath bars are the okra of the candy world.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 03:45 PM (2WIwB)

203 202 Heath bars are the okra of the candy world.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 03:45 PM (2WIwB)

Oh? I love okra, so they must be quite good...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:46 PM (l3cgK)

204 Grocery shopping is the sum of all fears
Everything is shrink-flated it appears
I hopped in my car
to buy a fluffy nougat bar
The label said Two-Point-Three Musketeers

Posted by: muldoon at August 16, 2026 03:33 PM (I0N4X)



Excellent!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 03:47 PM (2WIwB)

205 "54% of Republican voters and 62% of independents approve of government setting price caps on certain products to limit how expensive they get."

Is that about the same percentage of "voters" that approve of minimum wage increases?

It may be time that people who demand minimum wage and price caps get a tattoo on the forehead so that it makes it easier to support a two-tiered system, where tattooed people get the wage and price controls, and the remainder allow for market pricing signals.

When the price controlled stuff is no longer available, they can watch the rest of us enjoy reduced competition for the market priced products and services while they watch and learn.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 03:47 PM (a4flb)

206 "Use the leaded solder; it's sweeter."

Lead acetate has a powerfully sweet odor. It was once called 'sugar of lead.'

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

207 Nobody loves okra. It's Brussels sprouts ugly cousin.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (viF8m)

208 We have a native grass here called prairie dropseed. It smells exactly like hot buttered popcorn.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

209 Heath bars are rationed to British children as "candy."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (JvZF+)

210 Use the leaded solder; it's sweeter.

And this fulfills today's Thought about Rome.
They put that shit in everything.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 03:51 PM (zdLoL)

211 207 Nobody loves okra. It's Brussels sprouts ugly cousin.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (viF8m)

I love Brussel Sprouts too...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:52 PM (l3cgK)

212 Ring™ update:

"A bird is perched on the porch railing and turning."

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 03:52 PM (3ImbR)

213 208 We have a native grass here called prairie dropseed. It smells exactly like hot buttered popcorn.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (Jr5Lq)

Does it taste like hot, buttered popcorn?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:54 PM (l3cgK)

214 Box of Kristeaz Buttermilk Pancake mix - 15 servings per box in July.

In August, 12 servings.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 03:54 PM (JvZF+)

215 Chunky brand candy bars with raisins are why I have trust issues

Posted by: nckate at August 16, 2026 03:54 PM (enNUy)

216 >>I love Brussel Sprouts too...

Ok satan.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

217 I still want to make a Nixie tube Clock. I think that would be cool.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 03:39 PM


Nixie tubes aren't cheap. AFAIK, most, if not all, of them are sourced from the Rooskies these days.

Posted by: Riff Raff at August 16, 2026 03:55 PM (0sNs1)

218 215 Chunky brand candy bars with raisins are why I have trust issues

Posted by: nckate at August 16, 2026 03:54 PM (enNUy)

I also love raisins...gee, I seem to like lots of food lots of you don't. Okra, brussels sprouts, raisins...how 'bout Liver and Onions?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:55 PM (l3cgK)

219 "Does it taste like hot, buttered popcorn?"

I wouldn't be afraid to taste the seed, but never tried it.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:56 PM (Jr5Lq)

220 Brussels Sprouts are the dingleberries of Satan.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 03:56 PM (0sNs1)

221 You can buy normal size Heath bars in red states.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (cWLG3)

222 They literally made a candy with raisins in chocolate and called them Goobers.

I mean, c'mon.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (viF8m)

223 I also love raisins...gee, I seem to like lots of food lots of you don't. Okra, brussels sprouts, raisins...how 'bout Liver and Onions?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:55 PM (l3cgK)

Oddly enough I like all of those...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (FtULh)

224 nixiediy.com has the Nixie clock kits.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 03:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

225 223 I also love raisins...gee, I seem to like lots of food lots of you don't. Okra, brussels sprouts, raisins...how 'bout Liver and Onions?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:55 PM (l3cgK)

Oddly enough I like all of those...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (FtULh)

::: fist-bump :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:58 PM (l3cgK)

226 When I get fried chicken, I remove the kidneys from the thighs and eat them. They taste good to me...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 03:59 PM (l3cgK)

227 You two go sit on the couch with Jugdish and Mohamed.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

228 I can't remember the last time I had a candy bar. It's been a long time.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 03:59 PM (UKrJG)

229 222 They literally made a candy with raisins in chocolate and called them Goobers.

I mean, c'mon.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (viF8m)
---
Everyone knows goobers (aka goober peas) are peanuts! What yankee sorcery is this?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 03:59 PM (cWLG3)

230 So this is the food thread ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 04:00 PM (FtULh)

231 Goodness how delicious!

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 04:00 PM (Jr5Lq)

232 >>Everyone knows goobers (aka goober peas) are peanuts! What yankee sorcery is this?

It doesn't matter. They are all cousins. Like boiled peanuts.

Why?

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 04:00 PM (viF8m)

233 >>>Nobody loves okra. It's Brussels sprouts ugly cousin.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:50 PM (viF8m)

I love Brussel Sprouts too...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

>I've heard a lot of good things said about okra. Never really noticed it myself. Some people put it in jambalaya but I would never know. Brussel sprouts are okay if you prep them right.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (tvdD1)

234 nood

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

235 chocolate-covered raisins (e.g. raisinetes) are yummy. I sometimes buy the Costco equivalent...a tub-o-choco-raisins...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (l3cgK)

236 FOOD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

237 They literally made a candy with raisins in chocolate and called them Goobers.

I mean, c'mon.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 03:57 PM (viF8m)
==-=
Ahem.
Raisinettes are chocolate-covered raisins. Goobers are some sort of nut, peanuts?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 04:02 PM (JvZF+)

238 @233 Fried okra is good, and is an essential component of gumbo, IMHO. Boiled okra, however, is Eldritch slime poop.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:03 PM (cWLG3)

239 I like raisins in two things: trail mix and raisin bran. Raisins in cookies is vile.

As for liver, a hard pass. my Mom liked liver, so would cook it for dinner once a month or so. The smell of liver is nauseating. I don't like chicken, turkey liver either. Oddly, I once had a small portion of mule deer liver, and it was not nearly as awful. Wasn't great, but I did eat it. This was at a friend's house.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 04:04 PM (0aYVJ)

240 @237 There is/was a chocolate covered peanut snack called "Goobers".

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:04 PM (cWLG3)

241 FOOD NOOD
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

The sequel

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 16, 2026 04:05 PM (0aYVJ)

242 .
.
I like Health Bars.

Posted by: Marooned at August 16, 2026 04:57 PM (kt8QE)

243 Yeah, Heath is a crap name for candy. Same as Clark, I mean WTF?

Posted by: Wilford Brimley at August 16, 2026 05:00 PM (JM9I6)

244 Open wide for Chunky!

Posted by: The Candy Man Can at August 16, 2026 05:19 PM (JM9I6)

245 Banana pudding is hard to make but people love it.

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2026 05:20 PM (LHPAg)

246 243 Yeah, Heath is a crap name for candy. Same as Clark, I mean WTF?
Posted by: Wilford Brimley at August 16, 2026 05:00 PM (JM9I6)
'Cough.'-Smith Brothers

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2026 05:24 PM (LHPAg)

247 “Supermarket?”

What, you don’t make your own toffee, food blogger?

Anyway, Skor bars are the same thing, and they come full size in every convenience store and service stop.

Posted by: BuddyPC at August 16, 2026 06:13 PM (9/bk6)

248 The Top 5 candies of all time

!) Snickers. The King. The Goat.

2) Baby Ruth

3) Butterfinger

4) Oh Henry

5) Reeces Peanut Butter Cups

because I said so

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 16, 2026 06:13 PM (jrgJz)

249 238 @233 Fried okra is good, and is an essential component of gumbo, IMHO. Boiled okra, however, is Eldritch slime poop.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 16, 2026 04:03 PM (cWLG3)
******
Came to comment on Heath Bars (now forgot why) and stayed for fried okra.

My seafood gumbo, a take on the Southern Sideboard's Jackson Junior League cookbook, has frozen cut okra I add in the last few minutes. Otherwise fried or no eating. To my gumbo knowledge you don't put fried okra in gumbo.

My grandmother, she of Julia Child's equal but prettier, did not leave recipes. So I have had to guess and test over several years with my late father. Once I got it right it stayed.

I am also possibly the only person on earth who got a 2nd degree burn on the tip of my nose making gumbo for the Super Bowl decades ago. I thought I burned my roux and sniffed the 500 degree wooden spoon. Oopsie! Sons saw me put my not large nose in a glass of water as they colored, paging their father. The doc at urgent care asked if I was freebasing cocaine like Richard Pryor and for an entire week I had to explain roux to co-workers as I had a dab of Silvadene on my nose for 10dys. I got weary of explaining.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:23 PM (hzuYO)

250 >I've heard a lot of good things said about okra. Never really noticed it myself. Some people put it in jambalaya but I would never know. Brussel sprouts are okay if you prep them right.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 04:01 PM (tvdD1)

*********
Roasted Brussels sprouts are good! Sliced fried okra is also very, very good!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 16, 2026 06:25 PM (hzuYO)

251 Make it yourself - toffee takes 30 minutes

Posted by: Chicago Vota at August 16, 2026 08:14 PM (7hNt2)

252 Instead of eating just one normal size Heath bar you end up eating 10 mini bars and consume more fat and sugar than you would have from one regular bar.

Posted by: LKP at August 16, 2026 09:09 PM (ylpKQ)

253 Any gas station would have full size or bigger, but Mr. rich guy goes to a super market.

Posted by: Sixiron at August 16, 2026 11:15 PM (UMeAV)

254 When someone writes an paragraph he/she maintains the thought
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On The One Hand, Iran's Economy Is imploding...On The Other Hand, The Mullahs And IRGC Are Willing To Suffer A Lot!
We Need More Hands!

Every second that goes by weakens the Iranian attempts to control the Strait of Hormuz. There are multiple projects underway to create the infrastructure to bypass the chokepoint of Hormuz, and not just pipelines that bypass it. Shale oil, fracking, horizontal drilling, vast improvements in techniques to maximize production in existing wells, reopening huge oil fields like in the North Sea, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and the Trump administration push to make America an energy exporter have all contributed to the decrease in the importance of Hormuz, and Iran's power over the world oil economy.

Guyana is becoming a serious producer, Venezuela's oil industry slide into unimportance has been stopped, even Canada is quietly producing for their customers in the Pacific.

But...the Mullahs and the IRGC are willing to cause massive damage to the people and the economy of Iran to further their geopolitical goal of a religious armageddon. They will not surrender, and they will not relieve the pressure on the people...they simply don't care. Their goal is simple...survive to continue their quest for the destruction of Israel, America, and the West.

But...their blockade, incomplete as it may be, is cementing their position as the enemy of the Gulf states, and it will have far-reaching consequences both diplomatically and economically for years to come. The massive American and Israeli military response to Iran has destroyed most of the military industrial capacity, has destroyed most of their missile stocks and anti-aircraft capability, and has killed a huge number of their senior leadership, which has created a massive power struggle across the Mullahcracy and the IRGC.

But...American resolve has an expiration date. The United States is not in the business of colonialism, and when we tried it, we failed miserably, so "fixing" Iran is not and hopefully will not be a part of our geopolitical goals. The Mullahs and the IRGC believe that simply waiting us out will be a win.

But...economic pressure, coupled with a Western naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz will gradually erode the ability of the Mullahs and the IRGC to control the Iranian people and to project power through their terrorist proxies. It will also take Iran and Hormuz off the front page, since economic warfare and boring escorting of commercial vessels is far less interesting for the hysterical media.

But...President Trump is fanatical about the appearance of a deal, and perhaps he will settle for a public deal that sounds good but has no substance.

But...it is entirely possible that Iran is on the brink. They do not have the foreign exchange to purchase enough gasoline to run their economy, their central planning has been destroyed, the death of Khamenei Senior has left a huge hole in the message being conveyed to the faithful. The Mullahcracy might just wither away.

But...The IRGC is dug in like ticks, and getting rid of them will be a massive undertaking. Even if the Mullahs fade into nothing, the IRGC will be a danger, at least until they become a priority target of the American armed forces. Or even better: the Persian people!

See my point? The perspective on the Iranian situation is complex, and there are rational arguments to be made from most sane sides.

One reason stands out...we are dealing with a mindset that is completely foreign to Western culture. There is no risk/benefit calculation being made in Tehran. There is no sensitivity to civilian casualties. There is no sense of honor or respect during "negotiations." There is no cultural imperative for truth. There is one goal, and the means justifies the end to an extent that most westerners cannot comprehend.

That of course supports one clear strategy...the total destruction of the Mullahs and the IRGC. Whether that happens economically or militarily remains to be seen, but there will be no end to the Iranian Problem until that occurs!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM




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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 12:01 PM (MOPlc)

2
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Posted by: AltonJackson at August 16, 2026 12:03 PM (AMvSw)

3 https://youtu.be/3iiFVpfOVr4

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 12:04 PM (MOPlc)

4 I need more toys

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 16, 2026 12:04 PM (jrgJz)

5 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:04 PM (Ia/+0)

6 There are some rumors of arms making it to the "Iranian People", and I guess there is still the non-IRGC police/military force, as well? Seems the Iranian people would be ready to do more than act as sheep to the slaughter while they protest peacefully, and maybe a lot of them are more aggressively active than I/we can see.

Hard to say ... would be nice to hear of constant IRGC deaths, rather than IRGC killing of civilian protesters.

Posted by: illiniwek at August 16, 2026 12:08 PM (vbXSk)

7 But...the Mullahs and the IRGC are willing to cause massive damage to the people and the economy of Iran to further their geopolitical goal of a religious armageddon.


Their "religion" requires them to do whatever they can to bring on the gotterdammerung, even if that means destroying themselves.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 16, 2026 12:10 PM (cpFbA)

8 But...The IRGC is dug in like ticks, and getting rid of them will be a massive undertaking.

We are going to need a shitload of petroleum jelly and matches.

Posted by: Count de Monet, folklore healing while-u-wait at August 16, 2026 12:11 PM (wVcYX)

9 >>But...the Mullahs and the IRGC are willing to cause massive damage to the people and the economy of Iran to further their geopolitical goal of a religious armageddon.

Not my circus, not my clowns. The Iranian people will either grow a pair or they won't.

How's the rest working out for the diaper heads?

Anyone hear from Hamas recently? Hezbollah? The Houthis just got their shit pushed in and went back into their holes.

Pickaxe Mountain looks more like Pickaxe festering wound. And if the goat fuckers get frisky we can always send another message from Missouri. Air mail.

Hormuz will be a distant memory in a year.

I don't remember the day that al Qaeda ceased to be a threat but I do remember like it was 5 minutes ago, because it was, that I stopped thinking about al Qaeda. Take the win. Leave the cannoli.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 12:13 PM (viF8m)

10 The Iranian public demonstrated some cunning early in the conflict with their ability to take down some of the secret police and finger IRGC high value targets.

They're not helpless.

And for God's sake, don't try to funnel arms into the country with some sketchy 3rd party like the Kurds. Because, fuck them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 12:14 PM (2Cry5)

11 I still hope that at some point, either soon or after the midterms, Trump will launch another massive bombing spree, at least to accelerate the deterioration of Iran's economy, and maybe conquer or demolish Kharg Island.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 12:14 PM (qln0f)

12 7 But...the Mullahs and the IRGC are willing to cause massive damage to the people and the economy of Iran to further their geopolitical goal of a religious armageddon.


Their "religion" requires them to do whatever they can to bring on the gotterdammerung, even if that means destroying themselves.
Posted by: Mister Scott

I think it is beyond religion at this point--it is more to the point that those in power have done such unspeakable crimes that they cannot relinquish control or be killed by their own people.

I think like for the old Soviet Union, no one believes anything anymore at the top of the regime other than survival, saving as much of their wealth as they can, and staying in power precisely because they are cornered rats.

Late stage 3rd Reich was that way too--underlings believed in the bullshit, especially the kiddies, but the elite were busy making exit plans while the regime collapsed around them.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)

13 The far, far left is disappoint with the far, far, far left.

Former Bernie Sanders Operative Warns Radical Left Has “Overtaken” Democratic Party

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 12:16 PM (ndZc7)

14 The mullets: "some of you will die, others hurt, but it's a risk we're willing to take"

Posted by: man at August 16, 2026 12:16 PM (cGjQu)

15 This war is STILL going on??

It's been MONTHS?!?!


I thought I did see someone on a news show talkihg about Iranians getting arms through the CIA.

But I could have been hallucinating.

Posted by: Stateless - keeping 15 year Ralphy happy and alive. Puppy at heart at August 16, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)

16 There is one goal, and the means justifies the end to an extent that most westerners cannot comprehend.

↑ Even that statement is Western oriented. ↑

You will get more mileage from:

I take from you, good. You take from me, bad.

Where Good and Bad are expressed in terms of emotion and pragmatics, not from a moral framework.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 12:18 PM (a4flb)

17 I predict pain.

Treasury Secretary Bessent Says U.S. Set to Deliver “Never Seen Before” Economic Pain on Iran

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 12:19 PM (ndZc7)

18 I would take the guess like Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia or better Hungarian revolt , a revolt will be taken down hard and fast

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:19 PM (Ia/+0)

19 CBD:

Did you see my comment the other day that Aldi's is selling "Frozen Ice Cubes" that are very large and clear. Something about reverse osmosis and slow-melting. $4.99 for four.

And I thought selling water in bottles was a rip off!

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 12:19 PM (3ImbR)

20 Muslim Iran is a cancer to civilization. There is no negotiating with cancer. It has to be killed. Period.

Posted by: Pip McGuigin at August 16, 2026 12:20 PM (6bKx+)

21 whig, I concur. I also think in Russia, Putin's crew (he's certainly not the only problem at the top) is getting out over their skis a bit but not yet direly, but economics inside Russia can't possibly be as healthy as they claim. Wouldn't be surprised if someone pulls a Yeltsin in the next few years, if it doesn't all collapse first.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 12:21 PM (aJQbY)

22 Something about reverse osmosis and slow-melting. $4.99 for four.

And I thought selling water in bottles was a rip off!

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 12:19 PM (3ImbR)


I can make 12 every 60 hours, plus awesome shards from the extra around the molds. It costs me about 10 cents in electricity.

Total expenditure is about $30 for the cooler, the molds, and the plastic test tube tray to keep the molds above the bottom of the cooler.

It's easy.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (l4RKn)

23 "Frozen Ice Cubes"

I bet they're right beside the Tunafish.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (XE5AP)

24 11 I still hope that at some point, either soon or after the midterms, Trump will launch another massive bombing spree, at least to accelerate the deterioration of Iran's economy, and maybe conquer or demolish Kharg Island.
Posted by: PG

Not much reason to put US troops on an island so that they can be barraged by drones, missiles, etc. and you have to run a gauntlet to deliver supplies to them.

Easier to just prevent any ships from departing right now which we are doing. No ships carrying Iranian crude being able to leave Persian Gulf, no oil revenue.

Kharg is one of those targets we can hit if we want at any time but it won't hasten the end of the IRGC simply because the revenue from it is cut off anyway.

Better to cut off the Iranian islands around the Hormuz and let those troops on those islands rot from lack of supply. We did the same thing to Japanese in WWII, bypassed the strongholds but cut off the logistics for Japanese troops to be resupplied.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (E4rtv)

25 This war has 30% support. It’s a dead end.

Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 12:20 PM (hNsiU)


Go suck your mom's cock.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (l4RKn)

26 > Anyone hear from Hamas recently? Hezbollah? The Houthis just got their shit pushed in and went back into their holes.
---------
Know who else we haven't heard from recently?

BLM, Antifa and the "free Palestine" nutjobs. It was supposed to be a violence filled summer, but those outfits apparently don't have access to the funds from SPLC, ActBlue and the other, leftist money laundering outfits being shutdown by the administration.

Lack of funds really puts a crimp in things, don't it?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 12:23 PM (2Cry5)

27 Meanwhile, Trump is dropping bombs on the corrupt FBI under Wray on social media.

The sky is yellow and sun is blue and Elvis says I need to go for a walk in the park.

Jerry, Nicky Hopkins, Matt Kelly ... we was kings once.

https://tinyurl.com/3m3cacvx

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 12:23 PM (viF8m)

28 Afternoon everyone.
Would really love to see the Persian people rise up against the IRGC.
Kind of tough without being armed.

I do not want to see American troops on the ground in Iran, high time the countries in the region go in and take care of business.

I am excluding Israel from the countries that should have boots on the ground. To much back lash if they were involved in that sort of operation.

My 2 cents.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 16, 2026 12:23 PM (dZE4s)

29 Article at American Thinker that Islam is a cancer to the world

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:23 PM (Ia/+0)

30 The Browns are stating they will win six games this year. The Dolphins haven’t spoken about their prospects yet. The Commanders tell me they have improved.

Posted by: Pudinhead at August 16, 2026 12:24 PM (KGj36)

31 Wouldn't be surprised if someone pulls a Yeltsin in the next few years, if it doesn't all collapse first.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 16, 2026 12:21 PM (aJQbY)


Putin is being careful to insulate most Russians from the mess in Ukraine. I think he still has significant support.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 12:25 PM (l4RKn)

32 It is tragic to think that Michael Brown, if he had lived, might now be a Professor at Cambridge...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 12:25 PM (XE5AP)

33 Frozen Ice Cubes"

I bet they're right beside the Tunafish.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (XE5AP)

Neat the ATM machine.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 16, 2026 12:25 PM (R5BEI)

34 In for a penny . . .

El-Sayed to Appear at Event w/Imam Who Praised Holocaust

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 12:26 PM (ndZc7)

35 There are some rumors of arms making it to the "Iranian People", and I guess there is still the non-IRGC police/military force, as well?

One would think that the tens of billions of dollars worth of military surplus left literally next door in Afghanistan a few short years ago would be in country. Why in Hell is there a CIA if a simple arms transfer is beyond their capabilities? Maybe we should get Hillary in on the deal, she was able to arrange Libya/Syria arms transfers.

And a golden opportunity for the Viktor Bout types of this world is going untouched?

Apparently Freedom really is an "Exceptional" attribute.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 12:27 PM (a4flb)

36 Iran's economy is so far down in the toilet that this turned into a food thread inside of 20 comments.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 12:28 PM (FZ29D)

37 22 whig, I concur. I also think in Russia, Putin's crew (he's certainly not the only problem at the top) is getting out over their skis a bit but not yet direly, but economics inside Russia can't possibly be as healthy as they claim. Wouldn't be surprised if someone pulls a Yeltsin in the next few years, if it doesn't all collapse first.
Posted by: RandomDave
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We are in a phase where Russia apparently has no answers to being droned and the Ukrainians have developed their own missiles. Neither apparently are doing much with manned aircraft nowadays. The weak point for Russian military has always been their logistics and that is what the Ukrainians are focused upon. The question is whether Putin orders general mobilization because sheer manpower is the traditional Russian strength--you throw away lives for gaining territory. Very Russian. I also expect more terror against Ukrainian cities by missiles and bombs.

Curious to see if Trans Dneister lasts in such a situation--Romania seems reluctant to poke the bear but Moldova and Romania are getting tired of the bear poking them.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:28 PM (E4rtv)

38
The Browns are stating they will win six games this year. The Dolphins haven’t spoken about their prospects yet. The Commanders tell me they have improved.
Posted by: Pudinhead


I call those bold moves, Cotton. Let's see how they work out for them.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 12:28 PM (ixS3i)

39 Trump will launch another massive bombing spree, at least to accelerate the deterioration of Iran's economy, and maybe conquer or demolish Kharg Island.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 12:14 PM (qln0f)


I agree in principle, but disagree on the targets.

I think that we should go after the IRGC hammer and tongs. Anyone affiliated with them too. That is a low cost target. A-10s and Apache's and F-16s shooting cheap guns and missiles.

As for Kharg? No reason to destroy it, and maybe if the Persian people rise up they could use the almost instant revenue from that facility.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 12:29 PM (l4RKn)

40
Curious to see if Trans Dneister lasts in such a situation--Romania seems reluctant to poke the bear but Moldova and Romania are getting tired of the bear poking them.
Posted by: whig


They ignore the malevolent intentiobs of Cis Dneister at their peril!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 12:30 PM (ixS3i)

41 It's easy.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 12:22 PM (l4RKn)
~~~~~

Aha!
I knew you were interested in them but didn't know you had invested in the equipment to make them.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 12:30 PM (3ImbR)

42 One would think that the tens of billions of dollars worth of military surplus left literally next door in Afghanistan a few short years ago would be in country. Why in Hell is there a CIA if a simple arms transfer is beyond their capabilities? Maybe we should get Hillary in on the deal, she was able to arrange Libya/Syria arms transfers.

And a golden opportunity for the Viktor Bout types of this world is going untouched?

Apparently Freedom really is an "Exceptional" attribute.
Posted by: Community Notes
=======
Taliban and Pakistan are pro IRGC for different reasons. Pakistani generals like the double game where they get paid by both sides--mullahs and the Saudis so they win with open trade with mullahs as a portal and they win Saudi money trying to woo them away. Taliban has few friends but can serve as a trade route for Chicom goods and supply while getting a taste of it. They have no love for the US either.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:30 PM (E4rtv)

43 Browns, Dolphins and Commanders, had to think whete have I heard those names before?

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:30 PM (Ia/+0)

44 Anyone hear from Hamas recently? Hezbollah? The Houthis just got their shit pushed in and went back into their holes.

Hezbollah just attacked Israel again, as I understand it, but they immediately got their shit pushed in. The IDF is very efficient at that sort of thing.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

45 They ignore the malevolent intentiobs of Cis Dneister at their peril!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
=====
Heh.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)

46
Treasury Secretary Bessent Says U.S. Set to Deliver “Never Seen Before” Economic Pain on Iran

How much are they paying for burritos?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

47
Did you see my comment the other day that Aldi's is selling "Frozen Ice Cubes" that are very large and clear.


The baleful glare from Big Marshmallows is terrible to behold!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 12:34 PM (ixS3i)

48 I believe the science.

Scientists Are Cracking the Code to Better-Tasting Chocolate

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 12:36 PM (ndZc7)

49 >>>It will also take Iran and Hormuz off the front page, since economic warfare and boring escorting of commercial vessels is far less interesting for the hysterical media.

Has the Navy resumed escorting commercial ships through the strait? If so, I missed it.

Project Freedom lasted only one day, I think, before it was halted due to one of the now dozen of times Iran agreed to bargain in good faith, or something like that.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 12:36 PM (J4Dwc)

50 The baleful glare from Big Marshmallows is terrible to behold!

Is there a convention for all the Bigs? Like where Big Otter and Big Anus and Big Marshmallow get together and cackle while rubbing their hands together like George Soros?

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:36 PM (QZThv)

51 ***the Mullahs and the IRGC are willing to cause massive damage to the people and the economy of Iran to further their geopolitical goal
---

They are a serious, willing and committed people. The same will is necessary to defeat them. Their un-serious cohorts, also our enemy, will not wise up. We must also deal with them in a serious manner.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:37 PM (C0oZI)

52 With the benefit of 50 years hindsight, from out here in the cheap seats the “Energy Crisis” of the 1970s seems a little bit or even a lot of bit contrived.

The oil shocks, embargos, dollar devaluations really did a number on the American economy and hollowed out the middle class. Never recovered in a lot of ways. Financial arrangements, largely revolving around the US dollar as the world reserve currency and certain defense obligations with respect to the Saudis were not necessarily going to work in the long run.

Crippling our own petroleum industry , coal, gas, and oil was so stupid I can’t help but believe it was deliberate. The U.S.A. has proven reserves enough to last for hundreds of years, and that isn’t even counting Alaska. Careful Surveys were performed in the 1960s. Paired with sensible nuclear, wind, solar, hydroelectric, etc., there is absolutely no reason to GAF about the Strait of Hormuz, get right down to it. Not from an US energy perspective

It is painfully obvious our energy troubles are “self inflicted”. Fucking Congress, EPA, and saboteurs speinkled around in the various bureacracies. The “Global Warming” scam is intended to be the Kill Shot.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 12:39 PM (oEXy7)

53 Has the Navy resumed escorting commercial ships through the strait? If so, I missed it.

Project Freedom lasted only one day, I think, before it was halted due to one of the now dozen of times Iran agreed to bargain in good faith, or something like that.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 12:36 PM


We did escort duty during the tanker wars in 87-88. IIRC we escorted tankers through the straits for about 12-14 months or so.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 16, 2026 12:39 PM (cpFbA)

54 There are multiple projects underway to create the infrastructure to bypass the chokepoint of Hormuz, and not just pipelines that bypass it.
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Okay, I read it all this week, and I just want to observe that it's good that production elsewhere is being pursued. It seems to me that it would be easier for Iran to hit pipelines in the region than it is to harass ships since the pipelines are stationary. And eventually, they'll rebuild enough to do that unless we're going to commit to bombing them indefinitely (though that's going to look a lot like the decade of Iraqi no fly zones).

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 12:40 PM (vSvIl)

55 It is painfully obvious our energy troubles are “self inflicted”. Fucking Congress, EPA, and saboteurs speinkled around in the various bureacracies. The “Global Warming” scam is intended to be the Kill Shot.

Richard Nixon (yes, that one) issued a plan to have the US power grid 100% nuclear by 1990. That would have strangled the global warming panic in its crib, so of course it was quickly killed.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:41 PM (QZThv)

56 I'll be out any day now.

Posted by: 12th Imam In The Well at August 16, 2026 12:41 PM (JM9I6)

57 ***There is one goal, and the means justifies the end to an extent that most westerners cannot comprehend.
---

Betting that the Marines understand.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:41 PM (C0oZI)

58 Where did the Baby Shah go? Someone go drag him out of whatever casino or brothel he is holed up in and tell him to put down the coke spoon, zip his fly and get to work.

Posted by: Iranians Are Worthless and Weak at August 16, 2026 12:41 PM (/2Ls3)

59 It seems to me that it would be easier for Iran to hit pipelines in the region than it is to harass ships since the pipelines are stationary.

Yes and no - it seems like when they don't have aiming help from the Russians, the IRGC aims about as well as the Palestinians. Which is to say they pretty much don't aim and just yell "Allahu Ackbar!" as a substitute.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:42 PM (QZThv)

60 I don't remember the day that al Qaeda ceased to be a threat
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I think that was around the time that "we" decided that they should be running Syria.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 12:43 PM (vSvIl)

61 But...it is entirely possible that Iran is on the brink. They do not have the foreign exchange to purchase enough gasoline to run their economy

It has been forgotten in the era of bombs exploding, but Tehran was virtually out of water, and the water table is collapsing because they recklessly pumped all of the water out of the aquifer. Perhaps they were looking for the 13th Iman, IDK. In any case, Iran has enormous, potentially insoluble problems. The fact that they're having to import gas now is just the *chef's kiss*.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)

62 > It is painfully obvious our energy troubles are “self inflicted”. Fucking Congress, EPA, and saboteurs speinkled around in the various bureacracies. The “Global Warming” scam is intended to be the Kill Shot.

Posted by: Common Tater
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You omitted Jimmy Carter

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:43 PM (C0oZI)

63 >>We did escort duty during the tanker wars in 87-88. IIRC we escorted tankers through the straits for about 12-14 months or so.

Yes. I flew out of Masirah, Oman in support of escort duty during Operation Earnest Will in 1987.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 12:44 PM (J4Dwc)

64 I want audio tape of carrion men* groaning for burial.

*woman and children too. Not just Iran, Qatar too.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at August 16, 2026 12:45 PM (bX16E)

65 "Not much reason to put US troops on an island so that they can be barraged by drones, missiles, etc. and you have to run a gauntlet to deliver supplies to them."

Maybe the US can do it all from the air or using only drones. Or maybe Israeli or Saudi etc. forces can be the ground troops. Even the Ukrainians should agree to such an arrangement, considering how much Russia and Iran helped each other.

Hopefully Trump can outlast the Iranian government and having something that looks like a victory to point at would help with morale (for that portion of the public that is not rooting for a US defeat).

I am not particular about what "victory" looks like, but don't like seeing that the US are losing the propaganda war. Perhaps it can't be helped: if the US had a clear and overwhelming victory, the story would be about the US brutality.

However, you can tell from many previous incidents that a certain part of the public opinion would call the US troops baby killers no matter what happened on the ground.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 12:46 PM (qln0f)

66 Still doesn’t change the fact this war is yuuugely unpopular and we are going to get killed in November over it.

Ah, it's "we" now. Scogg, you are NOT one of us.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

67 It has been forgotten in the era of bombs exploding, but Tehran was virtually out of water, and the water table is collapsing because they recklessly pumped all of the water out of the aquifer. Perhaps they were looking for the 13th Iman, IDK.

There's only 1 Iman and she was with Captain Kirk. The mullahs are gonna be *pissed*.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:48 PM (QZThv)

68 However, you can tell from many previous incidents that a certain part of the public opinion would call the US troops baby killers no matter what happened on the ground.

Yup. They'd condemn the candy bombers of WWII and the Berlin Airlift.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

69 Two contradictory ideas can both be true at the same time:

1. We’ve already won the war
2. They haven’t given up / surrendered (and will never do so)

So what you have here is a political stalemate, not a military situation. The current status quo is likely to last a long time. Gas prices are not particularly high now and maybe the war as an idea is unpopular but it won’t drive a large number of votes in either direction. It’s old news forgotten news for most LIVs

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 16, 2026 12:49 PM (M+uMR)

70 >>> .... , but don't like seeing that the US are losing the propaganda war. Perhaps it can't be helped: if the US had a clear and overwhelming victory, the story would be about the US brutality.
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You and your bunk buddies keep on talking to each other.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:50 PM (C0oZI)

71 Mea Culpa. Yes, James Earl Carter, the “Nuclear expert” so conveniently positioned to end nuclear power as a going concern, for all practical purposes. I’m sure it was just a coincidence. Could happen to anyone, really.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 12:50 PM (oEXy7)

72 >>>Why in Hell is there a CIA if a simple arms transfer is beyond their capabilities?
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More than likely they are unwilling. Lots of speculation online that the CIA is being "unhelpful" in arming the Iranian people. Ratcliffe is only one man, and the CIA is filled with dishonorable and self-serving people.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 12:50 PM (3ImbR)

73 I've been thinking quite about the psychology of the IRGC - what drives them - and I believe we are pushing them into a major missile attack on everything they can hit, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. With time, they could probably get off a pretty good one time shot, although it would bring about their quick destruction as the war would go into maximum overdrive. I'll even say that I think we know exactly what we're pushing them to do.

The situation for the IRGC is intolerable at the moment. The US has finally settled into a low risk strategy that can continue indefinitely at not a great cost to us. Iran, as noted above, is being continually degraded, and while they are itching for something to fight, we aren't giving them anything easy. All of their history leads one to conclude that when they are angry and hurting, they lash out in as big a way as they can.

The only real limitation with what they can do will be how much they actually have left to fight with.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 12:51 PM (edUvp)

74 So what you have here is a political stalemate, not a military situation.

It was mentioned earlier that it would be difficult to protect a pipeline, but I think the era of drones means that it will be relatively easy to guard them, in the sense that we will have overhead munitions loitering 24/7 over Iran, and any aggressive act will result in immediate destruction of the site, and anywhere else we choose as a punishment.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)

75 So what you have here is a political stalemate, not a military situation. The current status quo is likely to last a long time.

I don't think it *can* last a long time.

Iran has no economy, no gas, and no water. At some point even if we don't just do the smart thing and start airdropping pallets of guns and ammo things are going to get sporty there.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 16, 2026 12:52 PM (QZThv)

76 Nuclear expert
"Nucular Expert"
I remember.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 12:53 PM (q6tQZ)

77 I am not particular about what "victory" looks like, but don't like seeing that the US are losing the propaganda war.

Posted by: PG
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Trump is fighting asymmetric war, not one for public approval fortunately or he would have done a Clinton, sent a few cruise missiles to hit a camel in the butt as they said, and call it victory. Clinton was not around for 9/11 notably as GWB took the blame because Clinton did not end that miserable Bin Ladin's time on earth earlier.

Kharg Island is as useless as tits on a boar hog without tankers going there--it is an export facility. So no tankers, Kharg is a cost, not revenue for the regime. It can be wiped out in a matter of a day or so if needed but it won't cause the IRGC to fall-they have lost that revenue anyway. Same for putting US troops at Qeshm Island or other small islands around the strait of Hormuz. All they become are targets.

War has changed, the US has no need to put boots on the ground to impress people and suffer casualties when you make the entire country of Iran, an open prison for the IRGC. Same as Israel and Gaza--containment is not glorious but it works. See Soviet Union as example.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

78 On the gripping hand, Baby Shah has not called for the uprising yet. I won't give up hope until that is tried and suppressed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 12:54 PM (4NO2D)

79 headin' over for a bloody. all caught up.

Posted by: cmeat at August 16, 2026 12:54 PM (Bep7s)

80 The situation for the IRGC is intolerable at the moment. The US has finally settled into a low risk strategy that can continue indefinitely at not a great cost to us. Iran, as noted above, is being continually degraded, and while they are itching for something to fight, we aren't giving them anything easy.

This sums it up neatly. The only way we are defeated is if we defeat ourselves. Unfortunately, the entire left wants exactly that.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)

81 He isn't terribly wrong CBD with that %30 support, the Marxists are not for it

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)

82 Why in Hell is there a CIA if a simple arms transfer is beyond their capabilities?

The CIA, like the FBI, the ATF and their ME counterparts are only good at terrorizing their own civilians and bullying normal people who believe in law and order, even as their domicile is filled with gas and set on fire.

Posted by: Zombie David Koresh at August 16, 2026 12:54 PM (/2Ls3)

83 The IRGC has been paying off operatives to sell oil and avoid sanctions through shell companies. One problem, these operative are keeping the money. Billions of dollars have been lost to the IRGC. One guy made off with 11 billion.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 12:55 PM (skcH5)

84 Trump is fighting asymmetric war, not one for public approval fortunately or he would have done a Clinton, sent a few cruise missiles to hit a camel in the butt as they said, and call it victory.

I dunno, it seemed pretty victorious to me.
*adjusts cushions*

Posted by: The camel at August 16, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

85 It was mentioned earlier that it would be difficult to protect a pipeline, but I think the era of drones means that it will be relatively easy to guard them, in the sense that we will have overhead munitions loitering 24/7 over Iran, and any aggressive act will result in immediate destruction of the site, and anywhere else we choose as a punishment.
Posted by: Archimedes

From reports, they are burying them which makes it a helluva lot harder to hit with drones--sand and rock cover can absorb a helluva lot of punishment from what the Iranians are able to do plus it simply pisses of the Gulf nations even more to want the IRGC dead. There is no Arab street uprising for the Persians to their chagrin--turns out Arabs still hate Persians regardless of religion.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

86 One guy made off with 11 billion.
Posted by: Ben Had

No he lives his life looking over his shoulder for "No-neck" Muhammed

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 12:56 PM (q6tQZ)

87 85 The IRGC has been paying off operatives to sell oil and avoid sanctions through shell companies. One problem, these operative are keeping the money. Billions of dollars have been lost to the IRGC. One guy made off with 11 billion.
Posted by: Ben Had
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No honor among thieves.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)

88 containment is not glorious but it works. See Soviet Union as example.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Zombie George Kennan at August 16, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)

89 Ain’t it “interesting” that say, oil and gas development of public lands can be halted indefinitely over a supposedly endangered “rare” cockroach, and requiring endless “Environmental Impact Statements” and lawfare.

But a politician can wipe out thousands of jobs, say construction of a pipeline, with the stroke of a pen.

Where’s the “Human Impact Statement” on that sort of thing? They seem to care more about baitfish or rodents than they do about humanity. Truth be told, of course, they don’t care too much about baitfish or vermin either, they just hate you a whole lot.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 12:57 PM (oEXy7)

90 Two contradictory ideas can both be true at the same time:

1. We’ve already won the war
2. They haven’t given up / surrendered (and will never do so)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 16, 2026 12:49 PM


We've taken the Marianas and their homeland is naked to our bombers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 12:57 PM (4NO2D)

91 We have learned recently the Eff Bee Eye abd See Eye A are not for what President Trump wants to do.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 12:58 PM (Ia/+0)

92 From reports, they are burying them which makes it a helluva lot harder to hit with drones--sand and rock cover can absorb a helluva lot of punishment from what the Iranians are able to do

Sounds like Elon is on to something with The Boring Company.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

93 I think it's quite difficult to figure out how to distribute arms inside Iran without the Basj, the internal security forces, getting their hands on most of them. There's just no organized internal opposition to speak, in large part because the Iranian Regime has been quite efficient at executing anyone who expresses an interest in such a thing. You cannot distribute weapons without a network of people on the ground that you trust, and there is no evidence that such a network exists.

Two high level Israelis in the Shin Bet (iirc) were recently relieved because they were blamed for the failure of a plot to overthrow the Iranian Government quickly. There's a lot of rumors about what this plot might have been, and most sound pretty nuts. If any of those stories were true, then it was the right call to fire them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 12:58 PM (edUvp)

94 I'm not sure a disinterested CIA is necessarily a bad thing. I'm conflicted as to whether they'd arm the IRGC or the public... if given a chance.

Or arm some other, disinterested 3rd party to further muddy the situation.

Keep them sidelined or task them with disinfo type operations that don't include weapons. Can't trust 'em.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 16, 2026 12:59 PM (2Cry5)

95 Y’all are delusional if you do t think this war is a political death knell for Trump and Republicans in general. Get out of the bubble.
Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 12:56 PM


I'm betting that we increase our advantage in the Senate and hold the House.

We will know in three months.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 12:59 PM (4NO2D)

96 I've been thinking quite about the psychology of the IRGC - what drives them - and I believe we are pushing them into a major missile attack on everything they can hit, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
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That will be the least surprising October Surprise ever.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 12:59 PM (vSvIl)

97 I like the idea of airdropping small parcels that contain a Glock, a couple of magazines, and a box of ammo so the oppressed masses can have a way of striking back against tyranny.

Then, after we finish with England, we can send some to the Iranians.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 01:00 PM (0vB2I)

98 Where’s the “Human Impact Statement” on that sort of thing? They seem to care more about baitfish or rodents than they do about humanity. Truth be told, of course, they don’t care too much about baitfish or vermin either, they just hate you a whole lot.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 12:57 PM (oEXy7)

This is radio clash tearing up the seven veils
This is radio clash please save us, not the whales...

Posted by: Same As It Ever Was at August 16, 2026 01:00 PM (/2Ls3)

99 whig:

Same with Pickaxe Mountain. It can be isolated without having to demolish it completely, even if that were possible.

Air supremacy is a wonderful thing.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 01:00 PM (J4Dwc)

100 Then, after we finish with England, we can send some to the Iranians.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Heh
Nice

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 01:00 PM (q6tQZ)

101 Then, after we finish with England, we can send some to the Iranians.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 01:00 PM


Heyoh!

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 01:01 PM (4NO2D)

102 Tehran Tim is in full force. Ghalibaf is assuring the masses that they have won the war both militarily and diplomatically. The amount of trade with all partners, even China, has fallen off over 30%.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 01:03 PM (skcH5)

103 Is the price of pistachios on the rise?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 01:04 PM (4NO2D)

104 Same with Pickaxe Mountain. It can be isolated without having to demolish it completely, even if that were possible.

Air supremacy is a wonderful thing.


I've been thinking about that. Why couldn't we just put MOABs connected to motion sensors outside the entrances to PM. Anyone tries to enter or leave, or monkey with the bomb, and kablooie!

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)

105 Y’all are delusional if you do t think this war is a political death knell for Trump and Republicans in general. Get out of the bubble.
Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 12:56 PM

If folks want to vote for the Iranian nuclear program, I suppose they can do that, but I will be less sympathetic when it's used against you.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 01:05 PM (vSvIl)

106 Any word on Cuba?

Posted by: Pudinhead at August 16, 2026 01:06 PM (KGj36)

107 >>>when you make the entire country of Iran, an open prison for the IRGC. ... --containment is not glorious but it works. ...

Posted by: whig
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I read the word blockade yesterday.
The old time word, siege, is so romantic.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:06 PM (C0oZI)

108 That of course supports one clear strategy...the total destruction of the Mullahs and the IRGC.
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The Bottom Line

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:06 PM (JvZF+)

109 99 I've been thinking quite about the psychology of the IRGC - what drives them - and I believe we are pushing them into a major missile attack on everything they can hit, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.


That will be the last thing they ever hit....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:06 PM (FtULh)

110 It will be fascination to find out one day what the truth was about the story of the Kurds and weapons for Iran. I have no doubt that the claim that we gave some Kurdish arms dealers weapons and they ran off with them is a false cover story, because our people would need to have been the biggest idiots in the world to just hand weapons to some shadowy middle easter arms merchants with no down payment.

Putting together fragments of stories, it seems likely that what really happened is that the US and Israel were working to put together a Kurdish force that would invade northwest Iran and link up with local Kurdish forces and cause great trouble for the IRGC. But Erdogan found about it, and pitched a behind the scenes shit fit about any attempt to create a united Kurdish Army, so Trump dropped those plans to appease him, and no other plans were ever put in its place.

This could be what Trump was alluding to when he said at the Ankara summit, "Erdogan could have joined this war, but thanks to my personal talks with him, he chose to stay out of it." That statement is hard to explain any other way, since Erdogan was never a great ally of the Iranians.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:08 PM (edUvp)

111 Let us remember that on July 4, 1863, The South lost the Civil War when Vicksburg surrendered. The Confederacy was now split in two; the Union now had complete logistics superiority with the Mississippi blockade removed.

There was still much unpleasantness to come.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 01:08 PM (0vB2I)

112 Damn, we are in BIG trouble in '26.

https://tinyurl.com/3p35vmza

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:09 PM (Riz8t)

113 I read the word blockade yesterday.
The old time word, siege, is so romantic.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Blockade has naval connotations which is what this is primarily whereas siege is normally land based. But I get your meaning.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv)

114 JFK famously characterized it as a “Quarantine” during his prime time October ‘62 address to the American people revealing the (Soviet) Cuban missile debacle, in lieu of using “Blockade”, because the latter has a specific legal meaning, considered an act of War by international law. So “Quarantine” it was.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:12 PM (oEXy7)

115 Afternoon all, thx CBD.
The IRGC is as CBD said, dug in like ticks. Only action against them by both us (bombing and special forces) and the Iranian people will get rid of them. The CIA, one would think, should have a strategy in a folder somewhere to help the Iranian people in such a situation. Of course success for America and/or Trump might not be in the CIA 's interests

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 16, 2026 01:13 PM (xCuiu)

116 Remember, this is all a massive distraction from the UAP files.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 01:13 PM (0sNs1)

117 There was still much unpleasantness to come.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 16, 2026 01:08 PM (0vB2I)

in the US Civil War, WW1, and WW2, the greatest number of casualties came in the last years of those wars, after the overall outcome was already decided.

There gets to be kind of a "fuck it, I'm all in now" attitude that sets in to both sides, and the carnage becomes epic.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:13 PM (edUvp)

118 OT- Obama to tell the "brothers" to vote for Muslim and DSA radical El-Sayed in MI. From "Hot Air" site:

https://tinyurl.com/ypykmn3d

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:15 PM (y8wRt)

119 114 Let us remember that on July 4, 1863, The South lost the Civil War when Vicksburg surrendered. The Confederacy was now split in two; the Union now had complete logistics superiority with the Mississippi blockade removed.

There was still much unpleasantness to come.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Not really the same thing. North could have slowly strangled the South via a blockade as the South could not eat cotton like Iranians cannot eat oil but chose the the faster way of invasion.

You invade on the ground, the enemy always has its say--but at sea or in the air they have been shut up. On the ground, Iran is pretty much an open air prison with increasingly restive inmates guarded by a relatively few prison guards and the wardens are not popular.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:16 PM (E4rtv)

120 The first thing Bruce Catton seems to convey to the reader in his books on the Civil War, everyone expected it to be a short conflict. Why, those Rebs will get put down at Manassas and the boys will be home by Christmas. Well, OK, maybe not but by the Spring for sure. Well Fall at the earliest, then.

Okay, by 1862 for certain. And it just kept going and going. Year after year.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:16 PM (oEXy7)

121 OT: one of the things I like about this site is the language. The other day someone said "malarkey" and I think I used it every other sentence the rest of the day.

Up above, I think at 76, Archimedes said "loitering" and that will definitely be my word for today.

Posted by: Wenda at August 16, 2026 01:17 PM (NSpAF)

122 Aid from the Persian people would follow our pin-point drop of armaments. Very hard to believe we can surgically take out hostile leadership but not accurately arm friendlies. We will pay dearly for this cowardly fear of arming a new hostile regime. Any resistance will be anti-shia, and that's better than that death cult.

Posted by: Pascal at August 16, 2026 01:17 PM (IPQ9m)

123 Anyone hear from Hamas recently? Hezbollah? The Houthis just got their shit pushed in and went back into their holes.
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Yes, both Hamas and Hezbollah have launched recent attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:18 PM (JvZF+)

124
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:12 PM (oEXy7)

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FDR used that term, too. In 1937.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:18 PM (XJ22o)

125
Yes, both Hamas and Hezbollah have launched recent attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:18 PM (JvZF+


And they both paid for it...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:18 PM (FtULh)

126 =======
Blockade has naval connotations which is what this is primarily whereas siege is normally land based. But I get your meaning.

Posted by: whig
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Blowing up rail bridges and other land lines to China and parts north brings it in line with the definition.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (C0oZI)

127 The troll is seriously wishcasting.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (JvZF+)

128
OT: one of the things I like about this site is the language. The other day someone said "malarkey" and I think I used it every other sentence the rest of the day.

Up above, I think at 76, Archimedes said "loitering" and that will definitely be my word for today.
Posted by: Wenda

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Be judicious about this. Once upon a time the horde was carrying on about something I couldn't figure out, and now "sybian" will forever be in my search history.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (XJ22o)

129 Posted by: Wenda at August 16, 2026 01:17 PM (NSpAF)

Everybody here is over 14 and has read actual books, so they know what "malarkey" means. It is a great word.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (y8wRt)

130 Not really the same thing. North could have slowly strangled the South via a blockade as the South could not eat cotton like Iranians cannot eat oil but chose the the faster way of invasion."

As I know you're well aware, it was primarily Sherman who pushed for a much faster strategy to end it.

Eliminate the civilian structure that supports the armies, and you eliminate the armies. Brutal, but simple, and effective.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (edUvp)

131 The CIA, one would think, should have a strategy in a folder somewhere to help the Iranian people in such a situation. Of course success for America and/or Trump might not be in the CIA 's interests
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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CIA has focused a lot more on soft power color revolutions that are really more coups than actual shooting ones. And I suspect that our forward bases in Gulf states do not want a running sore of Iranian civil war going on either and hordes of Persian refugees fleeing. Civil wars are easy to start, hard to get out of.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (E4rtv)

132 OT: one of the things I like about this site is the language. The other day someone said "malarkey" and I think I used it every other sentence the rest of the day.

Up above, I think at 76, Archimedes said "loitering" and that will definitely be my word for today.
Posted by: Wenda at August 16, 2026 01:17 PM


To be fair, anything that distracts people from using the word "mephitic" is a good thing in our book.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at August 16, 2026 01:20 PM (dTT28)

133 Our press - especially the financial press, like Bloomberg - is on the other side. The press didn't care about 13 Marines killed in one action in Afghanistan when Biden was POTUS, and now they care deeply about sailors who've spent nine months on an aircraft carrier that hasn't even been attacked by the IRGC. Five months in, Bloomberg is introducing the concept of a coming 'forever war' in Iran. Whether it's 'affordability', 'K-shaped economy', or some newfound concern for our troops, these Fifth Columnists will find a way to spin anything as a negative for America, just to get Trump. It's sickening.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 16, 2026 01:20 PM (UdoE/)

134 Everybody here is over 14 and has read actual books, so they know what "malarkey" means. It is a great word.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (y8wRt)

One of my favorite words recently (or is it a phrase?) is "Jiggery-pokery".

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:21 PM (edUvp)

135 121 OT- Obama to tell the "brothers" to vote for Muslim and DSA radical El-Sayed in MI. From "Hot Air" site:

https://tinyurl.com/ypykmn3d

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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May he be as effective as he was last time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (C0oZI)

136 Be judicious about this. Once upon a time the horde was carrying on about something I couldn't figure out, and now "sybian" will forever be in my search history.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM


'Tis true. Some things The Horde just rides with.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (0sNs1)

137 Everybody here is over 14 and has read actual books, so they know what "malarkey" means. It is a great word.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:19 PM (y8wRt)

But to be fair, Fen, no one here is over 29 either...so words like rascal and whippersnapper are right out!

Posted by: Boswell at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (j10i6)

138
CBD, Putin will have majority support in Russia this winter even if the crops aren't harvested, men up to the age of 50 are dragged off the street to serve, and there's no heat in the apartments.

Things are going to get worse both there and in Iran, biggly. I'm

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (Y8DZL)

139 But to be fair, Fen, no one here is over 29 either...so words like rascal and whippersnapper are right out!
Posted by: Boswell at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (j10i6)

My favorite is panty waist.. My Mother always used it

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:23 PM (FtULh)

140 Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:21 PM (edUvp)

That's good as well!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM (y8wRt)

141 History is on the positive side of the ledger for Trump. Historically, sieges very rarely ended with the besiegers giving up and going home. For whatever that's worth.

Posted by: Gref at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM (5rh/l)

142 I saw some video on X about the aircraft carrier's supposedly dirty bathrooms.

“Ohmigod no one is cleaning my climate controlled bathroom for me!”

Yes, the soldiers in the trenches at Ypres would certainly commiserate with his hardships.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM (edUvp)

143 Everybody here is over 14

Chronologically, perhaps, but in terms of maturity, we have some real laggards. Note the nics next time there is mention of bewbs.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)

144 It's got 90 million people. The UK only has 60 million. It's 15% bigger than the state of Alaska. Within living memory it was an advanced educated secular society.
Technology has changed SO MUCH since 1979, with computers, smart phones, Starlink, medicine, motor vehicles, and communication, just to name a scant few.
Is it too much to ask this once notable country to come back and join us in the modern world and enjoy YouTube, X, Lasik, MRIs, 80" flat screens, and Buc-ee's?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM (2Ez/1)

145 As I know you're well aware, it was primarily Sherman who pushed for a much faster strategy to end it.

Eliminate the civilian structure that supports the armies, and you eliminate the armies. Brutal, but simple, and effective.
Posted by: Tom Servo

The point is more that you do the Sherman strategy, you get a lot of people killed as he did. Plus Jefferson Davis was a dunce removing an effective commander for one that wanted to fight right then.

Attrition works if the numbers are in your favor but you get a lot of people killed on your own side and the Union spent men's lives like water that way because the politics did not favor a longer containment type war.

And why domestic politics will affect whatever military strategy is pursued even in dictatorships.

In the Iranian case, it is simply not necessary to invade just to hurry it up. The people that push that are not the same people that will have to implement such a strategy.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:25 PM (E4rtv)

146 My favorite is panty waist.. My Mother always used it
Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:23 PM (FtULh)

Momma was tough, I see...

Posted by: Boswell at August 16, 2026 01:25 PM (j10i6)

147 Reality Check at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (hNsiU)

Are you still here? I guess your previous attempts to generate a reaction didn't work, huh.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

148 we are going to get killed in November over it. $4+ gas doesn’t play well and you know this.

Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 12:43 PM (hNsiU)


Who is we?

Your trolling is tedious.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 01:26 PM (l4RKn)

149 I saw some video on X about the aircraft carrier's supposedly dirty bathrooms.

“Ohmigod no one is cleaning my climate controlled bathroom for me!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM


Could be an AI fake. A sailor would refer to it as a "head".

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (0sNs1)

150 I hate to say it, but Trump is Ahab, and a deal with the Mullahs is his white whale.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (O7YUW)

151 Momma was tough, I see...
Posted by: Boswell at August 16, 2026 01:25 PM (j10i6)


Yes... She didn't suffer fools....

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)

152 Posted by: Boswell

Hi, Boswell. Nice to see you. Is "rascal " an old fashioned word?

Panty waist definitely is though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (y8wRt)

153 In the Iranian case, it is simply not necessary to invade just to hurry it up. The people that push that are not the same people that will have to implement such a strategy.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:25 PM (E4rtv)

I agree, all we need to do is to keep them from interfering with the oil exports of their neighbors, and they can be safely contained.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (edUvp)

154 >>I've been thinking about that. Why couldn't we just put MOABs connected to motion sensors outside the entrances to PM. Anyone tries to enter or leave, or monkey with the bomb, and kablooie!

Be fun to watch, but that would be a waste of MOABs. No need. You set up an exclusion zone, say, a 20 nm circle scribed around Pickaxe. You bomb the shit out of every entry and exit point at PM, then, going forward, take out any vehicle entering or exiting the exclusion zone. Any vehicle, including food and other supply vehicles, not just those suspected of carrying HVTs such as scientists or other support workers.

It's sort of a reversal of the AD/AA military tactic.

Pretty soon, loitering drones that can put a Flying Ginsu through the roof of any vehicle violating the exclusion zone is all that would be needed.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (J4Dwc)

155 Now he says we have to keep bombing Iran to destroy the nuke program.

Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 01:22 PM (hNsiU)


Ah...a particularly stupid troll.

Folks...remember the days when the trolls were halfway logical?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 01:28 PM (l4RKn)

156 I believe Trump's Strategy is to hold the course to after the mid-terms then finish the job with IDF help.

All of the Gulf States hate Iran and may also join in...

Just Spit Balling ....

Posted by: Jackson K. at August 16, 2026 01:28 PM (1Fh1q)

157 Hi, Boswell. Nice to see you. Is "rascal " an old fashioned word?

Panty waist definitely is though.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (y8wRt)

Hi Fen! The last time I heard rascal used in a conversation was my 90 year old grandmother...and she was talking about my dad...heh.

Posted by: Boswell at August 16, 2026 01:28 PM (j10i6)

158 Of course success for America and/or Trump might not be in the CIA 's interests
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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That's the rumor. And they might have had something to do with the disappearing weapons as well. See my #74.

Posted by: IrishEi?! at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (3ImbR)

159 155 I hate to say it, but Trump is Ahab, and a deal with the Mullahs is his white whale.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 01:27 PM (O7YUW)

It's almost comical now that it's the Iranian's proclaiming they will never make any deal with the Evil United States. And they're demanding that all US forces stand down and leave the region as a precondition for any further talks.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (edUvp)

160 I've been thinking about that. Why couldn't we just put MOABs connected to motion sensors outside the entrances to PM. Anyone tries to enter or leave, or monkey with the bomb, and kablooie!

Be fun to watch, but that would be a waste of MOABs.



Anything that gets a MOAB to go boom is not a waste.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (Riz8t)

161 >>>Bloomberg is introducing the concept of a coming 'forever war' in Iran. Whether it's 'affordability', 'K-shaped economy', or some newfound concern for our troops, these Fifth Columnists will find a way to spin anything as a negative for America, just to get Trump. It's sickening.

Posted by: Darrell Harris
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Bloomberg is a POS.
Last week, on the same day, two postings; 1. Trump, oil exports higher than ever before, 2. America is on the precipice of disaster, oil reserves are at an all time low (no mention of production).



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:30 PM (C0oZI)

162 "Note the nics next time there is mention of bewbs.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:24 PM"

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at August 16, 2026 01:31 PM (2Ez/1)

163 FDR used that term, too. In 1937.
——

Yes, very good point. During the “Neutrality” years. FDR a bit later famously cautioned all the belligerents to avoid bombing any civilians, as that would be really bad.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:31 PM (oEXy7)

164 155 I hate to say it, but Trump is Ahab, and a deal with the Mullahs is his white whale.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
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If that was the case, he would have already done a deal and declared victory. If you see nothing else about Trump's past history, he is determined and has a lot of longer range plans than most of us commentators that like to pick at him do. Does he make mistakes, sure, but he learns from them unlike some.

The point is not to do the deal if you don't need to but not to forestall any deal at all. Unconditional surrender sounds purty but in reality, you get a helluva lot of your people killed to try to achieve it.

And then historians and people will question whether you really had to do those awful things to win. See WWII, Cromwell in Ireland, etc.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM (E4rtv)

165 Putting aide general inflation driven by energy prices. MAGA on the other hand feels it with every $100+ fill up.
Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (hNsiU)

oh please. I have a Toyota Tacoma, I drive a good bit, and my fill up is about $40 per week. (I get about 340 miles per tank, I think)

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM (edUvp)

166 I think many of us can agree that the Dems should not be helping to sustain the IRGC.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM (4TZFL)

167 It's not Trump's fault that he wants to make a deal either, that's what he's got a long history of doing and fairly successfully a lot of the time. It's his go-to strategy. He assumes that people are rational and want to get the best deal possible for themselves and their people.

Problem is, the Mullahs aren't rational, as CBD aptly pointed out. That's why I used the Ahab/White Whale imagery.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM (O7YUW)

168 I see the 'walls are closing in' folks are still busy desperately gaslighting.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM (6fOlW)

169 Reality Check = It's Go Time Donald

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 01:33 PM (J4Dwc)

170 full sized trucks that get 13 mpg and live out in the boonies causing them to drive 20,30,50 miles a day.

Democrats in the city who take public transportation or drive EVs are somewhat inoculated from gas prices. Putting aide general inflation driven by energy prices. MAGA on the other hand feels it with every $100+ fill up.

Posted by: Reality Check
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Remember those Biden effigy post-its? I did that.
Yeah,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:33 PM (C0oZI)

171 166 Democrats in the city who take public transportation or drive EVs are somewhat inoculated from gas prices. Putting aide general inflation driven by energy prices. MAGA on the other hand feels it with every $100+ fill up.
Posted by: Reality Check

Put down the bong and cap the Valu-rite.

And please stay out of the subway.

Posted by: Auspex at August 16, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)

172 The point is not to do the deal if you don't need to but not to forestall any deal at all. Unconditional surrender sounds purty but in reality, you get a helluva lot of your people killed to try to achieve it.

And then historians and people will question whether you really had to do those awful things to win. See WWII, Cromwell in Ireland, etc.



Soooo...you're saying the Iranians should be allowed to keep Zombie Hirohito as an emperor?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 16, 2026 01:33 PM (Riz8t)

173 "You and your bunk buddies keep on talking to each other."

Unfortunately, I don't only follow US news sources. The vast majority of journalists, politicians, and even normal people outside the US are rooting for Trump to lose.

This is the power of propaganda. Few countries have the equivalent of Fox News or NY Post, sometimes willing to go against the grain.

People don't care that Iran is getting nuclear weapons, because everything bad will be Trump's fault. The press is occasionally showing inspiring pictures of the Iranian flag and beautiful places in Iran that the Americans are bombing.

Propaganda says that Trump is being unreasonable and stupid, while Netanyahu is the root of all evil, so people will be happy when both get their comeuppance.

On the other hand, normal people are more easily persuaded by a ruthless winner than by a loser who makes excuses for his failure. Trump's propaganda could overcome the enemy propaganda, but he needs a convincing victory to work with.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 01:33 PM (qln0f)

174 Bloomberg is simply mouthing what China/Democrats/Globo Homo tells that little shit to mouth. And he has his puppets do it. Same as Widow Steve Jobs and the Atlantic. Both are propaganda outlets, not news organizations.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:34 PM (E4rtv)

175 Nice to see you. Is "rascal " an old fashioned word?
——

“Scalawag” has fallen out of wide usage. Could it be time for a resurgence? I’m also partial to “Scrofulous”.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:34 PM (oEXy7)

176 I think many of us can agree that the Dems should not be helping to sustain the IRGC.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 16, 2026 01:32 PM


But Trump !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at August 16, 2026 01:34 PM (0sNs1)

177 Posted by: Reality Check likes it in the ass at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (hNsiU)

I didn't understand that pilots.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:35 PM (JrHfD)

178 The problem is that there are some groups like North Korea that DO NOT CARE how badly their economy tanks. Why would they care if the peasants starve?

Like North Korea, they PREFER ruling a country of peasants living in the stone age.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at August 16, 2026 01:35 PM (setIA)

179 The nuclear program that Trump assured us all was destroyed in 2025?

How do people still fall for this shit?
Posted by: Reality Check at August 16, 2026 01:18 PM (hNsiU)

No, the one Iranian media is still bragging about.

Retard.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 01:35 PM (vSvIl)

180 The military wins the battle.
The economy wins the war.

Posted by: Pentagon 101 at August 16, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

181 179- Post not pilots .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:35 PM (JrHfD)

182 177 Nice to see you. Is "rascal " an old fashioned word?
——

“Scalawag” has fallen out of wide usage. Could it be time for a resurgence? I’m also partial to “Scrofulous”.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:34 PM (oEXy7)


Please use me once in a while! Please!

Posted by: rapscallion, the word. at August 16, 2026 01:36 PM (5rh/l)

183 Not to minimize the problem but higher gas have been priced in and the economy seems to be absorbing it for now with nothing like the inflation of the Biden era.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:36 PM (JvZF+)

184 I didn't understand that pilots.

Only the best pilots understand helicopters.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (0sNs1)

185 “Scalawag” has fallen out of wide usage. Could it be time for a resurgence? I’m also partial to “Scrofulous”.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:34 PM (oEXy7)
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"Skullduggery" is ripe for a comeback.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (amcLV)

186 Will no one rid is of this troublesome troll ?

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (FtULh)

187 full sized trucks that get 13 mpg and live out in the boonies causing them to drive 20,30,50 miles a day.
——

It ain’t 1972 any longer, Gus. Even large pickups - those guys need those trucks, they aren’t drugstore Cowboys - get 25 mpg highway mileage. The wonders of fuel injection, electronic ignition and engine controls.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (oEXy7)

188 Soooo...you're saying the Iranians should be allowed to keep Zombie Hirohito as an emperor?
Posted by: Archimedes
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If it forestalled an invasion costing millions of lives, but allowed clear US goals to be achieved yep. Same reason WWI was ended.

Devil is always in the details but unconditional surrender prolongs wars always and costs casualties of good people. In each case, it has to be determined whether the gain is worth the cost.

And people will differ about that long after the event happened. Like did we really have to nuke Japan to end the war.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:38 PM (E4rtv)

189 A rake is more than a garden implement.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 16, 2026 01:38 PM (6fOlW)

190 163 >>>Bloomberg is introducing the concept of a coming 'forever war' in Iran. Whether it's 'affordability', 'K-shaped economy', or some newfound concern for our troops, these Fifth Columnists will find a way to spin anything as a negative for America, just to get Trump. It's sickening.

Posted by: Darrell Harris
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Bloomberg is a POS.
Last week, on the same day, two postings; 1. Trump, oil exports higher than ever before, 2. America is on the precipice of disaster, oil reserves are at an all time low (no mention of production).

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:30 PM (C0oZI)

Unfortunately, it's even worse than that. This quarter's corporate earnings reports are at least 20% better than last year (on average - and it's not just AI), and yet they say on the same day that the economy sucks and Republicans should lose their majority. Meanwhile they have Dems on all the time to trash Trump, and they are allowed to talk smack about how awful the economy is, yet they are NEVER asked what their solution to the supposed problem is. That's because they have none, but the media's job is simply to get the Dems over the line.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 16, 2026 01:39 PM (UdoE/)

191 186 Will no one rid is of this troublesome troll ?
Posted by: It's me donna

I suspect that people know who and CBD probably knows where but with VPN hopping, hard to do. You want trolls eliminated, you have to go to formal registration, no sock puppets, etc. Probably paid subscription as well as then the multiple vpn and burner accounts start making a troll's fun expensive.

Most quit at that game quickly.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:40 PM (E4rtv)

192 Mealy mouthed is a good word too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 01:40 PM (JrHfD)

193 Hey. We're sitting right here.

Posted by: Tomfoolery and Monkeyshines at August 16, 2026 01:40 PM (2Ez/1)

194 A rake is more than a garden implement.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 16, 2026 01:38 PM (6fOlW)
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Mom always said I combed my hair with one.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:41 PM (JvZF+)

195 And people will differ about that long after the event happened. Like did we really have to nuke Japan to end the war.
Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:38 PM


Fortunately, we here as AoSHQ Commenters don't argue over trivial don't-matter-anymore things like that.

Posted by: Mary Ann, Trebuchets, Longbows, and .45 ACP at August 16, 2026 01:42 PM (0sNs1)

196 It's almost comical now that it's the Iranian's proclaiming they will never make any deal with the Evil United States. And they're demanding that all US forces stand down and leave the region as a precondition for any further talks.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 01:29 PM (edUvp)

And note (not so much you Tom, but others in the thread), that every single time Iran releases a list of demands, one of them is an acknowledgement of their so-called "right to enrich" which is to say, build nuclear weapons.

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at August 16, 2026 01:42 PM (vSvIl)

197 >>On the other hand, normal people are more easily persuaded by a ruthless winner than by a loser who makes excuses for his failure. Trump's propaganda could overcome the enemy propaganda, but he needs a convincing victory to work with.


Remind me, who is presidenting right now?

I was told there was no way Trump could win a 2nd term cause the media had everyone brainwashed that he was a corrupt Russian asset.

Apparently, I was told wrong.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 01:43 PM (viF8m)

198 187 full sized trucks that get 13 mpg and live out in the boonies causing them to drive 20,30,50 miles a day.
——

It ain’t 1972 any longer, Gus. Even large pickups - those guys need those trucks, they aren’t drugstore Cowboys - get 25 mpg highway mileage. The wonders of fuel injection, electronic ignition and engine controls.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (oEXy7)

If you've got a regular car that holds 20 gallons of gas (and that's a biggish tank) and gas has gone up from $3 to $4 on average, that's an extra $20 a refill. Does that really make such a huge difference in the average person's life that you have to make a choice between food, shelter and fuel?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 16, 2026 01:43 PM (UdoE/)

199 Iran is built on the remains of the Safavid Empire. Only ~50% of the population is Persian, with the rest being Kurds, Arabs, Azeris, Baluchis, and Turkman.

Trump needs to declare the dissolution of the Iranian Empire and that the conquered people are now free. Then invite Iran's neighbors with the same ethnicities to come in and protect the newly free people.

The IRGC is staffed almost entirely with native Persians. They won't be able to handle a general revolt by the conquered people.

Posted by: Pluskat's Dog at August 16, 2026 01:43 PM (lps5p)

200 Fortunately, we here as AoSHQ Commenters don't argue over trivial don't-matter-anymore things like that.
Posted by: Mary Ann, Trebuchets, Longbows, and .45 ACP at August 16, 2026 01:42 PM (0sNs1)
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My pettiness shall be bested by no one. NO ONE!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 01:43 PM (JvZF+)

201 183 Not to minimize the problem but higher gas have been priced in and the economy seems to be absorbing it for now with nothing like the inflation of the Biden era.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Because US is not shipping the dollars abroad in return for oil. We are exporting actually and those jobs and the oil revenue are going to US based oil companies and royalty recipients. So it changes the internal distribution of who gets what but does not have the disadvantage of sending US dollars abroad to increase consumption by the other oil exporters.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:44 PM (E4rtv)

202 One reason stands out...we are dealing with a mindset that is completely foreign to Western culture

They’re godless heathens.

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2026 01:44 PM (rmSWX)

203
The problem is that there are some groups like North Korea that DO NOT CARE how badly their economy tanks. Why would they care if the peasants starve?

Posted by: DudeAbiding

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North Korea is my standing example of the discrediting of the aphorism that That which can't go on, won't go on.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:44 PM (XJ22o)

204 Only the best pilots understand helicopters.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

They don't understand them either. They can fly them.
Son, when in helicopter school, said there was still a lot of discussion about HOW they flew.

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 01:44 PM (q6tQZ)

205
Trump needs to declare the dissolution of the Iranian Empire and that the conquered people are now free. Then invite Iran's neighbors with the same ethnicities to come in and protect the newly free people.

The IRGC is staffed almost entirely with native Persians. They won't be able to handle a general revolt by the conquered people.
Posted by: Pluskat's Dog

Considering how all the Middle Eastern nations are made up of large numbers of religious or ethnic minorities, that would be as popular as the plague over there by country rulers. Trump has to listen to those GCC folks because that is where our bases to attack Iran are.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)

206 What do we have in the mothball navy for destroyers, destroyer escorts, and frigates (DD, DE, and FF)? Not the missile ships, but ones with plenty of old fashioned guns?

Let's see if Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, Kuwait, or Iraq would like to buy a few they can upgrade for tanker escort duties. They're selling the oil, so they can pull escort duty.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 01:46 PM (qx7Zg)

207 >>>And then historians and people will question whether you really had to do those awful things to win. See WWII, Cromwell in Ireland, etc.

Posted by: whig
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People forget; Trump said his #1 goal in no nuclear in Iran.
Also said; I don't care who runs the country.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:46 PM (C0oZI)

208 It ain’t 1972 any longer, Gus. Even large pickups - those guys need those trucks, they aren’t drugstore Cowboys - get 25 mpg highway mileage. The wonders of fuel injection, electronic ignition and engine controls.
Posted by: Common Tater

I gots an '02 S-10. 16mpg is about all she can do.
So what?

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 01:46 PM (q6tQZ)

209
North Korea is my standing example of the discrediting of the aphorism that That which can't go on, won't go on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Carter forestalled us bombing the Norks into oblivion for having nukes. And Norks are a Chinese client state. Kim stays in power as long as he is useful as a threat to US on behalf of China. So China sustains Nork while the people die there.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:47 PM (E4rtv)

210 Let's see if Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, Kuwait, or Iraq would like to buy a few they can upgrade for tanker escort duties. They're selling the oil, so they can pull escort duty.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Saudis don't work. They pay other people to work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:47 PM (C0oZI)

211 >>North Korea is my standing example of the discrediting of the aphorism that That which can't go on, won't go on.

The only reason North Korea exists in its current state is because its China's useful idiot. If that ceases to be the case so will that fat toad in Pyongyang.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 01:47 PM (viF8m)

212 The war hasn't hit home yet. If anybody wants war, I know how to make war, and it will not be pretty. I don't fight for some political entity, I will fight for western civilization. I pray we don't get to that breaking point.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 01:49 PM (tvdD1)

213 Pshaw! Pull up on the stick, the houses get smaller. Push down on the stick, the houses get bigger. How tough can it be, really?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 01:49 PM (oEXy7)

214 We're working on Minority Report.

Posted by: Ginger, Catapults, Crossbows, and 115 gr 9mm FMJ at August 16, 2026 01:49 PM (0sNs1)

215 People forget; Trump said his #1 goal in no nuclear in Iran.
Also said; I don't care who runs the country.

Posted by: Braenyard
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The Peace Conference at Versailles after WWI was a perfect example of people that were trying to win the peace that all had different ideas how to do it. Same goes for coalition war--and like it or not, we require the Gulf States. even the Euros to some extent, to buy in to whatever we do because that is where our bases are.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:50 PM (E4rtv)

216 those guys need those trucks, they aren’t drugstore Cowboys - get 25 mpg highway mileage.
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Ya, no. Work trucks don't get mileage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:50 PM (C0oZI)

217 Pshaw! Pull up on the stick, the houses get smaller. Push down on the stick, the houses get bigger. How tough can it be, really?
Posted by: Common Tater

Well...that's the collective, but I get where you're coming from

Posted by: MkY at August 16, 2026 01:50 PM (q6tQZ)

218 My local Royal Farms has a gas pump with the Trump Did That sticker.
The trucks around here are mostly diesel and that is 5.50$ and DEF is 6$. Harvest season is coming up.
I was and still am not in sync with this war. Trump has better uses for his political capital. A long blockade can work if Iranian drones can be controlled.
Long term, Iran will become Cuba or Venezuela until a Democrat gets elected and then a Marshall plan will be implemented .

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (nLdZ2)

219 What do we have in the mothball navy for destroyers, destroyer escorts, and frigates (DD, DE, and FF)? Not the missile ships, but ones with plenty of old fashioned guns?

Let's see if Saudi Arabia, Oman, Dubai, Kuwait, or Iraq would like to buy a few they can upgrade for tanker escort duties. They're selling the oil, so they can pull escort duty.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 16, 2026 01:46 PM (qx7Zg)
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It looks like the trend for current naval architecture is moving towards hulls capable of generating enormous amounts of energy for weapons (rail guns and the sort) and electronic surveillance. The Zumwalts were ahead of their time.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)

220 We Need More Hands!

We called that the Gripping Hand.

Posted by: Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (0sNs1)

221 "Remind me, who is presidenting right now?

I was told there was no way Trump could win a 2nd term cause the media had everyone brainwashed that he was a corrupt Russian asset.

Apparently, I was told wrong."

Obviously, I hope Trump knows best. Again, so far he has consistently surpassed my expectations.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump resumes bombing at some point or uses even more drastic measures.
I think he is just as aware of the necessity to keep winning as I am.
The opposing propaganda is relentless and it is easy to brainwash people into forgetting what Trump has done already, which is a lot.
He is up against a lot of forces. Few others want the US to win or to get stronger than they are.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (qln0f)

222 Airplanes fly through the wind, helicopters beat the hell out of the wind.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (J4Dwc)

223 Airplanes fly through the wind, helicopters beat the hell out of the wind.
Posted by: one hour sober at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM


If "wind" is what the kids are calling it these days, does that mean that incel = helicopter?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 16, 2026 01:54 PM (0sNs1)

224 >>Long term, Iran will become Cuba or Venezuela until a Democrat gets elected and then a Marshall plan will be implemented .

Why would Venezuela need a Marshall Plan? They are making bank on the oil we are helping them drill.

Do people really think Trump pulled Venezuela, Cuba and Iran out of a hat? When Trump took down Maduro a much less talked about but probably more important thing happened as well, the Panama Canal was taken from China and returned to western control. That didn't just happen by chance.

Big picture, people.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 01:55 PM (viF8m)

225 Helicopters don't fly, the Earth rejects them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 16, 2026 01:56 PM (4NO2D)

226 I have doubt my last truck got 15mph city maybe under 20 highway.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 01:57 PM (Ia/+0)

227 The opposing propaganda is relentless and it is easy to brainwash people into forgetting what Trump has done already, which is a lot.
He is up against a lot of forces. Few others want the US to win or to get stronger than they are.
Posted by: PG

Western Europeans are in fact a dying civilization because they can no longer defend their trade lines nor can they actually defend themselves from internal invaders from Muzzie land. Their dislike of us is because they are now servile beggars for crumbs that dare not even try to protect their own people from invasion.

Others don't like the US in Iran because it costs them money-Chicoms, Australia, India, even Japan are paying a lot more for oil and facing shortages affecting their internal growth.

Some of the wiser ones are figuring that they need to get their own houses in order like the Arab states to prepare for the US to disappear over the horizon. And that in part is what the Abraham Accords is all about--setting up relationships between those states to pacify the area while the US turns it limited attention to more important areas.

Oil from the Middle East for us is no longer critical as can be seen by this oil shock.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 01:58 PM (E4rtv)

228 As had to get gas today, figured out getting 30+ with the Mazda

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 01:59 PM (Ia/+0)

229
The unavoidable fact of the matter is that Iran could not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons. This was the last chance to stop it from happening. Everything follows from that. Strait of Hormuz, pipelines, elections etc. all the related issues -- follow from this unavoidable reality.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 16, 2026 01:59 PM (ienUH)

230 was and still am not in sync with this war. Trump has better uses for his political capital. A long blockade can work if Iranian drones can be controlled.
Long term, Iran will become Cuba or Venezuela until a Democrat gets elected and then a Marshall plan will be implemented .
Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 01:51 PM (nLdZ2)
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Petroleum prices that would seem miniscule compared to what a nuclear-armed Iran would charge for passage through the SoH. But the markets reflect today, not for the future.

I'm grateful that we did not commit to a large-scale conventional invasion of Iran. That should be a last-step action. Remember the air crew of the downed US aircraft inside Iran? They were extricated with a significant ground force (with significant air cover) in the face of Iranian ground forces. That was an eye-opening event. We have the capability to use force effectively and efficiently when we have to.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 01:59 PM (rj6Yv)

231 1ST WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

232 Lll Kim in N. Korea is China’s Fu Dog. His only job is to stand at the gate and look menacing. So long as he does that, they’ll back him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 02:01 PM (TCmq7)

233 PANAMAX26

Inside the brief: U.S. Marines stand shoulder-to-shoulder with partners from Mexico, Panama, and Ecuador during a security drill brief Aug. 7, 2026, as part of exercise #PANAMAX26 in Panama. This is what shared commitment to regional security looks like.

Multinational defense and security forces are training together during the Panamanian-hosted PANAMAX exercise. Held in Panama and the U.S., the exercise is strengthening the collective capability of regional forces to safeguard the Panama Canal and maintain security and stability in the Western Hemisphe

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:02 PM (C0oZI)

234 They were extricated with a significant ground force (with significant air cover) in the face of Iranian ground forces. That was an eye-opening event. We have the capability to use force effectively and efficiently when we have to.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 01:59 PM (rj6Yv)


That was a glorious operation.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 16, 2026 02:02 PM (l4RKn)

235 >>The unavoidable fact of the matter is that Iran could not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons.

You mean like China's other pawn North Korea does?

The world is run by power and it currently exists in two poles, the United States and China. As we've seen with painful clarity over the last couple years NATO is a clown car and China's pawns are equally inept.

Being the world's only super power comes with great responsibility, one we have squandered for far too long. Short term pain is required to turn the tide. Or we can continue on the decline that previous administrations have put us on for decades.

Choose wisely.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 02:04 PM (viF8m)

236 229
The unavoidable fact of the matter is that Iran could not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons. This was the last chance to stop it from happening. Everything follows from that.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Pretty much but people tend to view wars of choice differently based on the effect on them rather than the effect on everyone. Thus, the myopic focus on gas prices for some here when I saw higher gas prices in the Southeast after Katrina knocked out refineries---took months to come down. Then when a key pipeline got destroyed, again a spike.

We are in the traditional seasonal spike for gas and diesel driven by the idiotic and obsolete EPA formulations of summer and winter blends of gasoline---refineries switch over about now to produce winter blends needed to be sold after Labor Day and summer stocks in metro areas required for EPA Clean Air Act formulations dwindle.

Like Daylight Savings Time or Standard Time all year, the stupid twice per year switch on boutique fuels for non attainment areas drives gas prices higher twice per year. And since OBD II computers in 96 made them obsolete.

Posted by: whig at August 16, 2026 02:05 PM (E4rtv)

237 I didn’t phrase that well. Iran will enter into Maduro Era Venezuela where survival depends on loyalty. NK has a very quiet domestic scene because starvation and gruesome death awaits the recalcitrant.
Decentralized drone manufacturing makes precision munitions too costly. When this business kicked off, I was in favor of taking Kharg or something similar to force Iran to fight everyday which they can’t do. Turns out, we can’t either. The asymmetrical aspects of modern war (drones, refugees and domestic terror) don’t create scenarios where WW2 style victories are likely. ACW and WW2 were anomalies.
Anyways, Sandoval has Belo redundant.

Posted by: Accomack at August 16, 2026 02:08 PM (EJ7WG)

238 Like Daylight Savings Time or Standard Time all year, the stupid twice per year switch on boutique fuels for non attainment areas drives gas prices higher twice per year. And since OBD II computers in 96 made them obsolete.

That is not how seasonal fuel works. Gasoline is consumed in higher quantities in the summer so there is just the volume Right There


But more important is that butane is significantly cheaper than other fuel components but butane has an unacceptably high vapor pressure. You want lower volatility in the summer, but higher in the winter (helps starting in cold weather).

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 02:17 PM (a4flb)

239 "Western Europeans are in fact a dying civilization because they can no longer defend their trade lines nor can they actually defend themselves from internal invaders from Muzzie land. Their dislike of us is because they are now servile beggars for crumbs that dare not even try to protect their own people from invasion."

Many Americans would also like to see Trump fail. Ward Churchill's point of view is even more common nowadays.

Western Europe has many problems, but it could all change in a decade or so.

The price of oil is as important as propaganda makes it. It would be easy for European governments to absorb gas price increases by reducing taxes, which are much higher than in the US.
Nuclear power is enough for the whole world to live on for many centuries. Europe has a lot of coal as well.

Environmentalists are partly financed by external enemies such as Russia. Germany shutting down its nuclear power plants and becoming dependent on Russian natural gas was a Russian ploy that almost succeeded.

Posted by: PG at August 16, 2026 02:24 PM (qln0f)

240 237 I didn’t phrase that well. Iran will enter into ... don’t create scenarios where WW2 style victories are likely. ACW and WW2 were anomalies.
Anyways, Sandoval has Belo redundant.
Posted by: Accomack

All sauce for the Goose
-- which serve only as Dramatic Illustration of the Truth of who's pulling the strings behind the scenes: up-down/right-left, all are their playthings.

https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-irlTheBRENNANcameo
Gee, I wonder where all this 9/10 thinking could possibly lead to?

Trump'16 -- adjusted lost; Madmani -- win; Spencer Prat -- adjusted loss; El-Sayed -- win; Franchesca Wong -- adjusted loss

A:
The Smirking 60's Klingon/MADMANI presiding over 9/11 with the twerking AOC in her REMAIN SINWAR camisole with FREE GAZA hot pants as he LUSTs for higher office, among other things at hand -- only Rama Sawaf Duwaj in her best Friday suicide vest would spare use the ineveritable and ineviable consequence.

LET'S GO BRANDON.
...the time, now, to show how LIBs self-own'd themselves once again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEyL_sS0eY&t=89s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
Don't forget to Vote
Just shut up and DANCE!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at August 16, 2026 02:45 PM (xoADb)

241 Crash an old chopper near the mountains to draw out IRGC eager to capture Americans.

Posted by: MikeN at August 16, 2026 04:38 PM (2XExk)

242 Are IRGC like Fremen against Harkonnen and Emperor?
Or not

Posted by: Hanuman at August 16, 2026 06:08 PM (oa105)

243 Let’s face what we are actually doing. A siege on the Iranian government. It’s a medieval strategy to wear down a government to capitulate to global norms. They either capitulate, or they starve. Our U.S. government must be resolved in our effort to hold them out or we lose all initiative.

Posted by: John at August 16, 2026 07:14 PM (9NUKl)

244 As we celebrate the very warm aftermath of another V-J Day anniversary, let us remember that two nukes can defeat an insane death cult.
The More You Know.

Posted by: Nagasaki still gives me a glow at August 17, 2026 12:51 AM (7Xwu/)

Sunday Morning Book Thread 8-16-2026 [Sabrina Chase]

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Welcome to the Book Thread, Guest Poster edition! I will be your host as we explore all sorts of book-related topics. All usual Book Thread rules are incorporated by reference (pets, beverage, clothing covering the lower limbs, etc.) with the special Sabrina Chase exemption for those stylish persons preferring kilts. Now let us proceed to today's topic, which is ...

The Importance of Genre

Genre, meaning a category of style or content, is a useful label for fiction. In that context it usually refers to categories like mystery or romance. It has an unfortunate reputation in Literary Circles, where "genre fiction" is dismissed as poorly written schlock, with unrealistic settings (like rocket ships and quaint English villages beset by multiple murders every month). Not like literary fiction, which features yard-long paragraphs and characters such as middle-aged literature professors getting seduced by licentious co-eds. Don't laugh, it could happen! Someday ...

No, the real issue is genre fiction is enjoyed by the masses. A lot. And you don't need a degree in Fine Arts to enjoy it either. Now it is true that the quality can be ... uneven. Some of that is due to the need for LOTS of genre fiction. Writing at what is sometimes called "pulp speed" can create content that is a little rough around the edges. Romance writers are amazing at writing a lot, fast. They have to be, because romance *readers* go through multiple books per WEEK and are always looking for more. Their writing discipline is scary and their marketing chops...well, lets just say all the other genre writers try to imitate it, because romance writers know what works and what doesn't. And boy do they sell a lot of books!

Genre is a shorthand signal for setting reader expectations and makes it easier for you to find just the type of fiction you want to read, giving a hint of the contents without giving the entire plot. It's like the label on a box of cookies. We all know the horror of mistaking an oatmeal raisin cookie for a chocolate chip one! If your mouth is set for oatmeal raisin, the label should say so and then you can enjoy your cookie in peace.

It is the same way with fiction and genre. If you want existential dread, cthonic horror, and Things Man Was Not Meant To Know, a regency romance will not make you happy. Genre is just a label, and does not indicate quality, good or bad. And as we at the Book Thread know, happiness of the reader is the most important thing!

The Sabrina Chase Genre Identification Guide (what readers want)

Romance: the plot focuses on the characters' relationship(s) and feelings
Western: the main character holds true to their code of honor, even at great personal cost
Horror: the plot isn't as important as giving the reader adrenaline spikes of fear.
Science Fiction: plot centers around solving the inciting problem using logic and internally consistent rules. (One rule can be broken from our world, like FTL, but rarely more than that.)
Fantasy: Magic is often a part of the world but not always. the main character is tested and proven after adventure.
YA: Plot and character development focuses on things kids ages 10-16 find important (finding friends, finding Mom, surviving school). Usually, but not always, has less profanity and gratuitous sex and adults sometimes read YA if they want to avoid that stuff.

Each of those has sub-genres, like Regency romance, steampunk fantasy, space opera, and more are getting invented every day, like isekai and LitRPG. In addition, you can have sub-plots of a different genre lurking in the shadows! I write science fiction and fantasy with an emphasis on action and adventure, but there is usually a romantic sub-plot in my books. BUT! I do NOT write romance!

This actually got me in big trouble once. A very nice book reviewer read and enjoyed my science fiction series and posted a glowing review on her site. Unfortunately, she specialized in romance. Her readers were looking for romance. They read her review and bought my book, and HATED it so much they returned it! So I am looking at my Amazon dashboard seeing all the returns and wondering if I forgot to run spellcheck or something. I was quite mystified until I found that review.

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1 Good morning all!

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 08:51 AM (78a2H)

2 Good morning all Bookists! TY Sabrina! Hugely enjoying DH Fischer's Washington's Crossing. My slow reading will mean I will finish in about the time it took for the actual campaign.

Posted by: goatexchange at August 16, 2026 08:54 AM (hyS0X)

3 Seeking in are we?

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:55 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Tolle Lege
As was driving right by used book store had to stop in
Picked up The Gathering Storm written by Winston Spencer Churchill
Always wanted to read this

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:57 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Someone ran off with the user's manual to the time machine so I had to figure it out on my own. It's hard!

Never mind, we're here now and there's BOOKS!

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 08:59 AM (qpqMM)

6 Romance: the plot focuses on the characters' relationship(s) and feelings
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Huh.

Based on this definition, Dune: Messiah is a romance novel.

Mostly characters just sitting around talking about their feelings and relationships re: prescience.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 09:01 AM (FZ29D)

7 Booken morgen horden!
Bon jour, Sabrina!

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:01 AM (Ydd86)

8 I'm going to quibble with Ms. Chase's definitions a little. Western and Science Fiction genres don't have standard stories and themes, instead they are tied to a particular kind of setting.

A Western needs to be connected to the American West. Sure, there are marginal cases — you could put one in Canada or Mexico — but writing a Western set in the West Country of England just wouldn't be a Western. The themes are connected to a culture which exists in a place. It's not just generic "frontier" or "cattle raising" either, as a story in Siberia or on the Pampas of Argentina among Gauchos would have a different culture and a different code.

So you can have funny Westerns, romantic Westerns, Western mystery stories, Western horror stories, etc., but they're still Westerns.

Same for science fiction. The setting (a world or time with some change from our own which is at least vaguely scientifically plausible) can vary widely, the stories can vary widely, the themes can vary widely, but it's still SF.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 09:03 AM (78a2H)

9 Sabrina, have you ever made your own format template?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:03 AM (1Ff7Z)

10 Morning, Book Folken! I'm at my desktop computer right now. Let me move back out to the living room laptop and see what I have on my TBR pile.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:04 AM (wzUl9)

11 Good morning morons and thanks Sabrina

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 09:04 AM (JvZF+)

12 Boy! This "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" isn't at all doing what I expected. Jousting matches? Stupid, says he. Knight-errantry? Profitless. How about heading off in search of the Holy Grail? Suicidal.

Then what is he doing? Establishing commercial businesses (such as soap) to subvert the system of monarchy and nobility -- and the Church -- because he thinks it crushes the spirits of the people. And when you see some of the injustices of the system, you can’t disagree.

Among CY's businesses is a telephone system. That took me aback to realize that it existed in Samuel Clemens' time. He wasn't writing in a primitive era.

Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:05 AM (+nhNB)

13 Morning, Sabrina.

Howdy, Horde.

IIRC one of Barry Malzberg's essays noted that genre as a marketing tool also meant that a book sold in a category could expect a certain level of sales whether the publisher devoted any effort/$$$ to promoting it or not. With genre work you had at least a slight chance to know where you stood financially. Mainstream or non-genre? Who knew?

Don't know if that holds true today, but it wouldn't surprise me if there was still some validity to it.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 09:05 AM (q3u5l)

14 (1 of 2) Last week we were discussing Case of Conscience by James Blish. Tastes vary, but I didn't enjoy that book at all. On top of the bad theology, Blish never made it clear to me why, because all of the alien life on planet were actually developmental forms of the same species (along the lines that an egg -> tadpole -> frog are the same amphibian), that was the clue that the alien species had been created by Satan. I suspect Blish was trying to anti-Christian, but I don't know for certain.

A much more fun (and more thought-provoking) book is The Teloriad by John Ringo and Tom Kratman. This is the sequel to Yellow Eyes, which is straight military sci-fi, set in their Posleen War series. While there are some recurring characters, The Teloriad can be read as a stand-alone story.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 16, 2026 09:07 AM (ksbjf)

15 I've just finished Stephen Hunter's collection of three Swagger family novellas, Front Sight. The third one is a serial killer story with Bob Lee Swagger set in Hot Springs, AR, in 1978, with a neat surprise ending. The other two feature BL's grandfather Charles in 1934 and his father Earl in 1947. Grand evocation of the times in each one. (It's so good not to have computers and cell phones in a story, so that the characters have to work at finding out stuff.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

16 (2 of 2) After the Posleen (think of sentient human-sized reptiles) are defeated, the Posleen set out on a space voyage to find a new home planet. We get insight into their thinking, and learn that the species had been created by ancient aliens playing at being gods.

The Pope sends an missionary expedition in attempt to convert the Posleen to the Catholic Church in order to save their souls. The novel ends with a trial by combat between a detachment of Swiss Guards and a Posleen convert against the pagan Posleen champions.

Christianity ultimately succeeds.

An interesting sci-fi novel that makes a deeper point besides the action. I enjoyed it a lot. Rating = 4.5/5.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 16, 2026 09:09 AM (ksbjf)

17 Yay books!

Wolfus, last week you were looking for a book about convicts on Mars. I found it, title’s Olympus Mons by William Walling. Looks interesting, I’ll have to check if my shelves can accomodate an addition to the TBR pile…

Posted by: Bryce at August 16, 2026 09:10 AM (5GspC)

18 First line follies

In a cupboard underneath the stairs there lived a Hobbit...


Good day, Bookies. Hospital breakfast was tolerable. Fresh nurses' station coffee beats cafeteria (lukewarm) brew. Presumably escaping today.

Daughter & hub were in Dallas & brought me a little Buckees cell phone stand. Big help on reading & composing. But these big beaver eyes staring at me.....

Posted by: mindful webworker - it was a stark and dormy night.... at August 16, 2026 09:11 AM (S3rL0)

19 Also finished: Naomi Novik's The Summer War, a neo-medieval fantasy story with magic affecting much of what the characters say and do. There are knights and swordfights, and a war has been going on for a century between the mortals of Prosper and the land of the immortal summerlings. There's some adventure and danger in the slim volume, but the main story is about the young girl Celia and her relationship with her father and her two brothers. One of whom, the big-time knight, is gay. Though the word is never used in the story.

Not sure I will read any more of her stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

20 Finished book 4 of Unintended Cultivator, more explicit and more grim than the previous books as the MC deals with anger and feelings of betrayal along with having a fling with the .most beautiful woman on the continent.

Currently reading book 4 of Starbreaker. Ironically, MC of this one is learning to acknowledge that sometimes anger is righteous, but can't be allowed control.

Honestly, I've been reading too much, instead of listening to the books, and it has badly affected my ability to get anything done.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:14 AM (lFFaq)

21 There's a Krakenbush in that painting...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 09:15 AM (l3cgK)

22 Linda brought home from the ibrary a new Grady Hendrix, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. I've liked nearly all his stuff so far, so I'm looking forward to this one.

He is great with titles: this one, and The Final Girl Support Group, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, How to Sell a Haunted House. You can't ask for much better titling than that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:16 AM (wzUl9)

23 Top pic: that really is an impish little firebug about to turn that pleasant little picnic into a conflagration?

Posted by: mindful webworker - hot time in the pasture tonight at August 16, 2026 09:16 AM (S3rL0)

24 Wolfus, last week you were looking for a book about convicts on Mars. I found it, title’s Olympus Mons by William Walling. Looks interesting, I’ll have to check if my shelves can accomodate an addition to the TBR pile…
Posted by: Bryce at August 16, 2026


***
William Walling! That sounds like it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)

25 Re opening lines:

I see your Hobbit and raise you:

"I always feel guilty smuggling a gun through Mexican customs."

-- who else but Matt Helm ("The Menacers")

Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:18 AM (+nhNB)

26 Posted by: mindful webworker - it was a stark and dormy night.... at August 16, 2026 09:11 AM (S3rL0)
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Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 09:19 AM (JvZF+)

27 Opening lines? Hard to top:

"We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody dropped the girl off the bridge."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)

28 21 There's a Krakenbush in that painting...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 09:15 AM (l3cgK)

Croquembouche >>> Krakenbush

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 09:19 AM (l3cgK)

29 Sabrina, I'm sorry those readers couldn't handle dipping their toes in another genre. Their loss (well, and yours). I personally like it when genres collide, because that's life.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:20 AM (kpS4V)

30 I had fun coming up with today's Book Thread art. Yes, that is little YA being a menace and lighting a stick of dynamite. Don't worry, Granpa Western will grab and yeet it before it disturbs the ladies. Or the tentacled horror will do it, if it isn't distracted by the cookies on the table.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:20 AM (k+oif)

31 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

I *loved* Temeraire (sp?) but all her subsequent books got more presentism as they went along. Sounds like this series starts that way.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:21 AM (lFFaq)

32 A big omission in the fiction categories is: Mysteries.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 16, 2026 09:21 AM (ksbjf)

33 Wolfus, I was sure you would add that one to the pot.

Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:22 AM (+nhNB)

34 About 2/3 of the way through Vanity Fair. Guessing Osborne is going to get killed at Waterloo and Dobbin ends up with Amelia, but this doesnt seem like a happy ending book.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 09:22 AM (XvL8K)

35 After more than a century, it can be hard to fathom the public outcry for General Charles Gordon, trapped in Khartoum, and the demand for military action to save the hero of the British empire. Michael Barthorp details the crisis and the military action in War on the Nile.

Gordon was the hero of the Taiping Rebellion in China, where, regularly outnumbered, his forces always found victory. The next firestorm occurred in the Sudan, where the Mahdi overthrew the government, putting the Suez Canal at risk, and Britain sent Gordon to protect their interests. Unfortunately, he became trapped in Khartoum, and public outcry demanded a rescue.

Britain dithered in their response until it was too late; Gordon and 10,000 besieged men in Khartoum were killed, to British outrage. Herbert Kitchener finally led a British force up the Nile to revenge Gordon in 1898. They caught the Mahdi's 50,000 man army at Omdurman, and won a lopsided battle, which featured the last operational cavalry charge in British history, and included a young lieutenant named Winston Churchill. The canal was now safe, and the headless body of the Mahdi was thrown into the Nile, a symbolic revenge for Gordon.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 16, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)

36 Is historical fiction considered a genre or is it just fiction?

Posted by: dantesed at August 16, 2026 09:25 AM (Oy/m2)

37 Lovecraftian romantasy would a very strange genre to read but I’m sure it exists.

Posted by: Perfessor Sqiurrel at August 16, 2026 09:26 AM (dX6+n)

38 Most of my reading life has been in genre fiction. Back in the '80s, in an attempt to improve my writing style and learn about the simple declarative sentence, I studied a lot of the mainstream authors: Hemingway, Steinbeck (whom I still love), Harper Lee, Capote, Dorothy Parker, and John O'Hara (meh). But invariably I come back to the true *story,* the tale of adventure or mystery or horror or sometimes all three. Now I appreciate the good genre writers' writing because of my "research" into non-genre. If you want to write, you have to be aware of Hemingway and other non-genre people, even if you don't like them.

At a con in the '80s, somebody complained he didn't like the ending to Heinlein's penultimate novel, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. I blinked at him. "You want to be a writer, and you've never read and don't recognize the basic ending to For Whom the Bell Tolls?" He didn't know what I was talking about.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:26 AM (wzUl9)

39 After repeated starts and stops, and keeping it on my currently-being-read shelf for far too long, I finally finished reading "The Warlord by Mike Grell, Omnibus 1." It's a sword and sorcery comic that takes a lot of inspiration from Edgar Rice Burrough's "Pellucidar" setting. A pilot from the modern day (well, the then-modern 70's) cashes his plane in the arctic, falls down a giant hole, and finds himself in the hollow-earth. There, humans live like barbarians, fending off constant attacks from each other, sorcerers, and random monsters, living among the ruins of abandoned ancient technology. The pilot quickly adapts to the setting, and becomes a wandering adventurer nicknamed The Warlord.

The comics are enjoyable, provided you have the proper expectations. The story doesn't have any grand over-arching quest, and instead follows the lets-throw-a-new-threat-at-our-hero format. That's probably great when reading the story on monthly basis, but it's not quite as satisfying when read in a single volume. But, as hinted by the title, the comic is written and drawn in its entirety by Mike Grell, so has a unity of style that many comic book collections lack!

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 09:27 AM (3v7ra)

40 I *loved* Temeraire (sp?) but all her subsequent books got more presentism as they went along. Sounds like this series starts that way.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette

presentism
Perfect word for it

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:27 AM (Ydd86)

41 Reading this week -

A couple of Bradbury stories. After watching Bertrand Tavernier's film Death Watch (Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel, and not bad) revisited the source novel, D. G. Compton's The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (which is better than the movie). Also revisited Don Robertson's The Ideal Genuine Man, as dark and grim a book as you could want; in his foreword to the novel, Stephen King said he thought Robertson had outdone himself with this one. For me, Robertson's best are Praise the Human Season, Miss Margaret Ridpath and the Dismantling of the Universe, and Mystical Union (love those titles); but The Ideal Genuine Man is quite a read. It is, of course, out of print as is most of Robertson's work.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 09:27 AM (q3u5l)

42 Wolfus, I was sure you would add that one to the pot.
Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026


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Oh, the mystery? Yes, I should have thought of it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:28 AM (wzUl9)

43 Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 16, 2026 09:23 AM (0U5gm)
I read Churchill's book on his experiences there several years ago. He mentioned that camels *can* go a long time without water, but it's very bad for them and most of them died (or had to be slaughtered) after a brutal forced march.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:28 AM (lFFaq)

44 No, the real issue is genre fiction is enjoyed by the masses. A lot. And you don't need a degree in Fine Arts to enjoy it either. Now it is true that the quality can be ... uneven. Some of that is due to the need for LOTS of genre fiction. Writing at what is sometimes called "pulp speed" can create content that is a little rough around the edges. Romance writers are amazing at writing a lot, fast. They have to be, because romance *readers* go through multiple books per WEEK and are always looking for more. Their writing discipline is scary and their marketing chops...well, lets just say all the other genre writers try to imitate it, because romance writers know what works and what doesn't. And boy do they sell a lot of books!

Funnily enough, there's a vid I linked to at A Literary Horde - a fine resource for Horde writers, if they want to use it - yesterday from a YTer I don't know, who discusses why some books don't sell. She talks about romance writers and why they are successful - and how you can be successful too*

https://tinyurl.com/msp7z6t6


* work fast, and write a series.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

45 Historical fiction is a genre but it can overlap with others (e.g. western or gothic).

Posted by: Perfessor Squirrel at August 16, 2026 09:30 AM (dX6+n)

46 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:26 AM (wzUl9)

Never read For Whom the Bell Tolls. Everyone dies at the end?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:30 AM (lFFaq)

47 The other thing about genre is that, when a literary type tries his hand at it, he often gets some of its conventions right, but rarely all of them. I guess Brave New World and 1984 are exceptions. A literary writer trying a mystery or an SF novel often leaves me feeling like something is missing, like I've put my foot down on a stairstep that isn't there.

As much as I like a lot of their work, I have trouble imagining Truman Capote writing a successful classical mystery, or Steinbeck an SF tale. ("Successful" as in "The story works," not necessariy successful in sales.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)

48 Sabrina, are you aware of another, lesser-known author, John Hundley, who also writes about a red wolf?

Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (z6ONu)

49 Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:27 AM (Ydd86)

Can't take credit for it. Don't remember where I picked it up. Probably on the Book Thread a couple of years ago.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (lFFaq)

50 Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius ("Kill them all. Let God sort them out.") -- an anti-Cathar papal legate, when asked how the Catholic soldiers might sort out the Cathars from the innocent

I'm reading "Witches: A History of Witchcraft, Witch-Hunters, and a King's Obsession: 1562-1735" by Steven Veerapen

Surely the eruption of accusations and trials proved that there was a witchcraft problem?! If you protest, you must be a secret convert to the Devil.

Interesting that the widening use of the printing press popularized and widened the discussion with sensationalistic pamphlets.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (kpS4V)

51 Never read For Whom the Bell Tolls. Everyone dies at the end?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026


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Probably. We don't know for sure. But it is a heroic ending.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (wzUl9)

52 Each of those has sub-genres

Another warning about genres from various YTers: Ghost categories that Amazon doesn't promote. Put your book in them, you'll never be listed as a best seller in the category, leaving your book to languish in a no sales ghetto.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

53 A lot of talk about Young Washington movie....very little about Mr. Vinings' Colonial Nightmare...cool little jaunt..

Posted by: qmark at August 16, 2026 09:33 AM (hzpDl)

54 37 Lovecraftian romantasy would a very strange genre to read but I’m sure it exists.

I once dared a fellow writer to write a book in a genre that didn't exist, Post-apocalyptic Cosy Mystery. She did it

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:34 AM (k+oif)

55 I started Dungeon Crawler Carl last night. The writing style reminds me a lot of Larry Correia's Monster Hunter books. Here's a world to explore, it'll be fun to read, don't think too much about it and just enjoy the ride. My wife and kiddo plowed through the series and loved it, so we have all the books.

Posted by: PabloD at August 16, 2026 09:34 AM (zDDmD)

56 I read Churchill's book on his experiences there several years ago. He mentioned that camels *can* go a long time without water, but it's very bad for them and most of them died (or had to be slaughtered) after a brutal forced march.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette


They can drink several gallons at a time when thirsty, which must be hard on their system. I was in the empty quarter several years ago, and ran across a camel that had died of thirst.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 16, 2026 09:34 AM (0U5gm)

57 I read Churchill's book on his experiences there several years ago. He mentioned that camels *can* go a long time without water, but it's very bad for them and most of them died (or had to be slaughtered) after a brutal forced march.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026


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Another great title: Elizabeth Peters, The Last Camel Died at Noon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

58 I dimly recall (from high school days) Herman Wouk taking a stab at sf with something called The Lomokome Papers (?). Not his finest hour.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 09:35 AM (q3u5l)

59 Among CY's businesses is a telephone system. That took me aback to realize that it existed in Samuel Clemens' time. He wasn't writing in a primitive era.
Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:05 AM (+nhNB)

Well, yeah. The telephone was demonstrated at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Been around for a long time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)

60 Here's something that sort of relates to this week's theme: the genre of the "Warlord" comic I just finished. When I first heard of the book I became really excited, because it was a sword and sorcery comic that wasn't Conan! (Conan is great, but I did want some variety) Alas, I became less excited as soon I learned the sub-genre of Warlord. It's a modern-day-hero in a fantasy-land story. The real-world connection is supposed to make the story and hero easier to relate to, but for me it does the opposite. The modern-day protagonist always breaks immersion for me. If I see a guy swinging a sword at a monster, I want that guy to feel like be an actual barbarian. (or knight, or ranger, or whatever) I don't want him to be making some crack about how the monster is just as bad as the IRS...

The incongruity may have been easier to take if played into the plot; if the hero uses his modern-dayness to his advantage, or if the story is about how the hero adapts to the new setting...But at least in The Warlord, they skip all that, and the main character immediately becomes an expert in all things barbarian. At least for me, it was a missed opportunity...

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (3v7ra)

61 Fenelon Spoke, last week I said I enjoyed Eric Metaxas's work on the Great Awakening, but I think that was a part of his book "If You Can Keep It: the Forgotten Promise by of American Liberty".

I think.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (kpS4V)

62 I lived enjoyed Naomi Novik'd Temeraire thru, I forget book 3 maybe, then the wokeness was too much for me.
I also enjoyed books1-2 of her dark academia trilogy, but book 3 was bleh.

There is a new to me author H G Parry whose historical fantasy A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAGICIANS was great. Sequel was also good.

She has a new book this year, gonna try it.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (Ydd86)

63 I once dared a fellow writer to write a book in a genre that didn't exist, Post-apocalyptic Cosy Mystery. She did it
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:34 AM (k+oif)

Is it available?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:37 AM (lFFaq)

64 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of reading.

TY to Sabrina for the thread and her insights into publishing realities. Also, love that top image. It has representatives of most fiction genres. I especially like the tentacle sneaking in on the right.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 09:37 AM (yTvNw)

65 Never read For Whom the Bell Tolls. Everyone dies at the end?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette

Spoiler alert:
It tolls for thee

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:38 AM (Ydd86)

66 6 Romance: the plot focuses on the characters' relationship(s) and feelings
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Huh.

Based on this definition, Dune: Messiah is a romance novel.

Mostly characters just sitting around talking about their feelings and relationships re: prescience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 09:01 AM (FZ29D)

That....That does not make me want to read Dune: Messiah... Is it 'feelings in hallways' like a CW show, or do they at least have grand backdrops when they sit around?

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 09:38 AM (3v7ra)

67 (It's so good not to have computers and cell phones in a story, so that the characters have to work at finding out stuff.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

Yeah, that's one reason I set the Richard Allen mystery stories in postwar America. Pretty hard to not solve something with computers and cell phones to consult for knowledge or a person's whereabouts.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:39 AM (1Ff7Z)

68 Another great title: Elizabeth Peters, The Last Camel Died at Noon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

That series is so fun!

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 16, 2026 09:39 AM (Ydd86)

69 Wait. So these Posleen (sentient human-sized reptiles) have eternal souls?

Uh huh. Got it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

70 I dimly recall (from high school days) Herman Wouk taking a stab at sf with something called The Lomokome Papers (?). Not his finest hour.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026


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Was that the title? I thought he did something about a new particle being discovered in physics, and its consequences. Maybe that was it?

P.D. James didn't do badly with her Children of Men SF story, in which it becomes obvious that human beings are no longer able to reproduce (thanks to a virus, I think) and will go extinct in less than a hundred years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

71 P.D. James didn't do badly with her Children of Men SF story, in which it becomes obvious that human beings are no longer able to reproduce (thanks to a virus, I think) and will go extinct in less than a hundred years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026


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Bu then, James was a mystery writer, thus genre by definition.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:41 AM (wzUl9)

72 Another great title: Elizabeth Peters, The Last Camel Died at Noon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

I've read several of hers, but not that one. Sounds like an Amelia Peabody story. Kind of went off those when she had a murderer killing people to suppress a Gnostic "gospel" that Amelia's expedition had found.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:41 AM (lFFaq)

73 I have to agree about A Case of Conscience. Blish wanted to write theological SF but I don't think he put in much effort to actually learn the theology. Ironically, the future Earth society is the least convincing part of the story, not the alien world.

He did slightly better in Black Easter.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 09:41 AM (78a2H)

74
Those are the minuscule and uncommon Grape Cluster Bats hanging in their telltale grape cluster formation in that tree. No bat of that species wants to be "First!" because it will become weighted down by all the other bats that swarm in to create the cluster.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 09:41 AM (I1Vkr)

75 That....That does not make me want to read Dune: Messiah... Is it 'feelings in hallways' like a CW show, or do they at least have grand backdrops when they sit around?
Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 09:38 AM (3v7ra)
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It’s mostly like a CW show with a few grand backdrops. The book is about 80% dialogue. Nothing much happens at all.

Posted by: Perfessor Squirrel at August 16, 2026 09:41 AM (dX6+n)

76 (It's so good not to have computers and cell phones in a story, so that the characters have to work at finding out stuff.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026
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Yeah, that's one reason I set the Richard Allen mystery stories in postwar America. Pretty hard to not solve something with computers and cell phones to consult for knowledge or a person's whereabouts.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026


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That, and it's so hard for a villain or murderer to *conceal* things!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)

77 A key aspect of the Warlord is that it's sword and sorcery -- and firearms. Morgan uses his .44 a lot. (The question of where does he get fresh ammo is waved away.)

Oh, and beautiful scantily clad women.

Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:43 AM (+nhNB)

78
Another great title: Elizabeth Peters, The Last Camel Died at Noon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


Autopsy showed that camel was high at the time of its death.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 09:44 AM (I1Vkr)

79 I have to agree about A Case of Conscience. Blish wanted to write theological SF but I don't think he put in much effort to actually learn the theology. Ironically, the future Earth society is the least convincing part of the story, not the alien world.

He did slightly better in Black Easter.
Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026


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Black Easter is one of my favorite fantasy novels of all time. It has a . . . flavor . . . that will stay with you for a long while after you read it.

The scene where the young assistant is visited by the succubus is a classic.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)

80 Just wondering how you would prove to a court of law accusations of lycanthropy, sorcery, flying on enchanted chairs, invisibility, or demonic pacts.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:45 AM (kpS4V)

81 Not sure I will read any more of her stuff.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

If more people would stop reading stuff with characters like the knight, inserted for the sake of showing them as heroes and better than dumb hick haters, then the stories would start disappearing. The introduction for homosexual characters usually are to highlight and promote them - not including yours in MTM, or the one in my unpublished RA mystery. Does their predilection help the story, or is it merely to signal?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

82 TY to Sabrina for the thread and her insights into publishing realities. Also, love that top image. It has representatives of most fiction genres. I especially like the tentacle sneaking in on the right.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026


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I didn't notice that!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)

83 Genres: 10th grade (ancient history). English teacher asks the class for the difference between SF & Fantasy. I'm a new shy kid at the school, trying to keep an invisible profile, but not a hand went up, and, hey! I know this one! Nerd knowledge FTW. I even used the FTL example for SF.

Thank you Professor Asimov. And Star Trek. Although Trek had a lot of science tweaks, and frequently lapped over into Fantasy.

Posted by: mindful webworker - beam me up, Gandalf at August 16, 2026 09:46 AM (S3rL0)

84 Polliwog the 'Ette, the Post-apocalyptic cosy mystery is Toxic to Touch by Juliet Chase. Yes, my sister Available on Amazon.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:47 AM (k+oif)

85 On at least two occasions, Theodore Sturgeon took mainstream stories that had failed to sell to the slicks (what were the editors drinking on those days?), introduced sf elements to give them the genre trappings and sold 'em both.

The stories are "A Saucer of Loneliness" and "Hurricane Trio." Both well worth a look.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 09:48 AM (q3u5l)

86 I bet Steinbeck could have written a decent SF story. He wasn't just about okies and drunks in Monterey. He wrote a comic novel about the restoration of monarchy in 1960s France — _The Short Reign of Pepin IV_, and he did a prose version of the Arthurian legends. He might have done something about hard-luck asteroid miners, or eccentric characters at a remote research station orbiting Jupiter.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 09:49 AM (78a2H)

87 If more people would stop reading stuff with characters like the knight, inserted for the sake of showing them as heroes and better than dumb hick haters, then the stories would start disappearing. The introduction for homosexual characters usually are to highlight and promote them - not including yours in MTM, or the one in my unpublished RA mystery. Does their predilection help the story, or is it merely to signal?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026


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I'll give Novik this, that the "haters" are few and far between in this novel. Except for the knight's father -- who seems mostly upset that his son doesn't want to inherit his title and have more children in their line -- everybody seems to accept the fact of his orientation and not worry about it.

I chose to make my professor gay in MTM because I didn't want any possibility of a romance between him and his woman assistant, the narrator. Yes, it occurred to me that it could check a box for an editor, but that was not really why I did it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

88 After more than a century, it can be hard to fathom the public outcry for General Charles Gordon, trapped in Khartoum

Ah yes, Gordon.

If MP4 shows, he may remember a joke from Fun Fare about Gordon.

It went something like this: A man and his little boy were looking at a statue of Gordon on a camel. The boy asked his Dad, "who is that?"

The man said, "That's Gordon. A great hero."

The boy replied. "Dad, who's that man on Gordon?"

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:50 AM (1Ff7Z)

89
I re-read Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan". I will get around to my other favorite work of his, "Cat's Cradle", at some point in the near future. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't "Slaughterhouse Five" the only work of his that has been made into a movie?

In a punctual way of speaking, "good bye".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 09:51 AM (I1Vkr)

90 I bet Steinbeck could have written a decent SF story. He wasn't just about okies and drunks in Monterey. He wrote a comic novel about the restoration of monarchy in 1960s France — _The Short Reign of Pepin IV_, and he did a prose version of the Arthurian legends. He might have done something about hard-luck asteroid miners, or eccentric characters at a remote research station orbiting Jupiter.
Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026


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That sounds intriguing!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

91 80 Just wondering how you would prove to a court of law accusations of lycanthropy, sorcery, flying on enchanted chairs, invisibility, or demonic pacts.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:45 AM (kpS4V)

You tell the court that it happened to you personally.

But then add “it got better”.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 09:51 AM (TCmq7)

92 I'm not a fan of Book Tube videos on YT. Too many how to read dozens of books a day or similar unrealistic (or even vaguely possible) topics. But it has its uses when it comes to introducing people to classic literature and appreciating what books can bring to your life.

A recent trend, however, is positive: a certain topic for a month. June was 'June on the range' about westerns. The latest is 'To Sea in September'. Should be fun. Pirates, exploration, naval battles or ship development, history, it could all qualify. Several Book Tuber hosts are in on it. If nothing else I'll be curious to see what books are mentioned.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 09:52 AM (yTvNw)

93 On at least two occasions, Theodore Sturgeon took mainstream stories that had failed to sell to the slicks (what were the editors drinking on those days?), introduced sf elements to give them the genre trappings and sold 'em both.

The stories are "A Saucer of Loneliness" and "Hurricane Trio." Both well worth a look.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026


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I've read "Saucer," but not the other.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

94 I *loved* Temeraire (sp?) but all her subsequent books got more presentism as they went along. Sounds like this series starts that way.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 09:21 AM (lFFaq)

That's a good explanation for why I bailed on the Temeraire series. Novick spent all the time and effort setting up a parallel dragon-riding society, just so that she could have the protagonist could give that society modern-day sensibilities. That, and her parallel-society made no sense. There was no reason for dragon-rider to be so secretive and weird and cut off from the rest of the world. In fact, the real world provided an alternate example; the parallel-society of sailors! Not only were they not isolated and secretive, but sailor lingo and mannerism seeped into all levels of society!

So, there are some dragons that only accept women as riders. That's a little weird, sure, but its real (in the story) and militarily important. It's not likely to be kept a secret. (in the country that hade Queen Elizabeth!). It's far more likely that it would become a societal norm to label every tomboy or overly-willful-daughter a 'spitfire,' or whatever that dragon-type was called.

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 09:52 AM (3v7ra)

95 I think Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions was also filmed, but I've never seen it. Ditto Mother Night. There was a PBS American Playhouse short film from Vonnegut's story "Who Am I This Time?" with Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon, and it's delightful.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 09:54 AM (q3u5l)

96 I've been reading/listening to a new to me author named Phillip Quaintrell. Straight up fantasy with elves, dwarves, dragons, swords, etc. Very much Lord of the Rings types of books without hobbits. I'm enjoying the books. There is very little profanity, in fact it feels shocking when it does turn up. He has about 15 books out so a good amount to keep me occupied for a while. I have taken a break after 6 books to listen to The Correspondent by Virginia Evans for my book club. I'm really enjoying the narration but I'm still not sure what is going on yet.

Posted by: lin-duh at August 16, 2026 09:54 AM (VCgbV)

97 In one of the Flashman series, there's an offhand comment about Harry being responsible for the Khartoum disaster, but Fraser never got around to giving an account.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 09:55 AM (XvL8K)

98
I an reading William Gibson's "Neuromancer" at the moment. It is not a "pick up and read a chapter or so at a time" work. As the video adaptation of it will be released in January 2027, I am going to have to block out time between now and then to attain a better understanding of what was going on in the story and why.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 09:56 AM (I1Vkr)

99 I hadn't realized Naomi Novik was the author of the dragons-in-the-Napoleonic-Era novel, His majesty's Dragon, I read some years ago. At the time I thought it rather an original concept, but I didn't have a desire to read any more in the series, so I guess it didn't click with me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

100 For those who care, the 2027 Old Farmer's Almanac is due out on August 25. Yes. I look forward to it every year.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 09:59 AM (yTvNw)

101 By the time of Khartoum Flashman would have been getting on in years, so he probably didn't screw up in the Sudan. Maybe he embezzled the funds Gordon needed for supplies.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 10:00 AM (78a2H)

102 it becomes obvious that human beings are no longer able to reproduce (thanks to a virus, I think) and will go extinct in less than a hundred years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

A woke virus?

I'd say it's probably because guys are tired of seeing fat, ugly, pierced and tattooed up, danger-hair girls all over society, harping on how men are bad bad bad! So the men say, "Hello, Rosie P."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 10:01 AM (1Ff7Z)

103 Finally finished Dan Simmons' "Drood," and rate it an 8 of 10. I enjoyed Simmons' efforts to make writers Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins into interesting and possibly demonically-possessed murderers, but ultimately I think the book is really about nothing more complicated and dramatic than opium addiction.

Now have moved on to Simmons' "The Terror," which is about the failed Franklin Expedition in the 1840s to discover the Northwest Passage. Very interesting story so far.

Posted by: Sharkman at August 16, 2026 10:01 AM (/RHNq)

104
I think Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions was also filmed, but I've never seen it.

Just Some Guy


The subtle commentary about our times in that work was the reference to a Crispus Attucks of Boston Massacre fame in the form of there being a Crispus Attucks High School that was referred to in the vernacular as "Innocent Bystander High.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 10:02 AM (I1Vkr)

105 Dave Sundstrom's latest YT channel video is about how James Blish and his Star Trek novels are so important to TOS fans. Haven't watched yet and haven't read any of the Blish books in decades but I immediately thought of Wolfus.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)

106 The last on my TBR pile is The Tribe, which is apparently a Golem story from 1981 by Bari Wood. Wood sprang onto the scene in about 1975 with a pre-King horror/psi powers novel, The Killing Gift, which I read and enjoyed when it was almost new. This paperback edition has an intro by Grady Hendrix, in which he says, ". . . this to me is her masterpiece." Here's hoping it will be as good as he says.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)

107 Never read For Whom the Bell Tolls. Everyone dies at the end?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette

Several members of the commie rat bastard guerrilla band ride off into the sunset and presumably survive.

I first read FWTBT in high school. I was shocked when Pilar told of Pablo, before he became a useless and cowardly drunk, attacking a village and slaughtering the inhabitants. I thought, these are supposed to be the good guys?

FWTBT and A Farewell to Arms are both great novels.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

108
"Hello, Rosie P."
Posted by: OrangeEnt


...and her Five Sisters!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 10:04 AM (I1Vkr)

109 Skip, The Gathering Storm is excellent. In fact his entire history of WWII is excellent. Don't let the length scare you (There are 5 or 6 volumes), Churchill is an excellent writer and easy to follow all the way through.

Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 10:05 AM (+ViXu)

110 77 A key aspect of the Warlord is that it's sword and sorcery -- and firearms. Morgan uses his .44 a lot. (The question of where does he get fresh ammo is waved away.)

Oh, and beautiful scantily clad women.
Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 09:43 AM (+nhNB)

His gun would feel a lot less like a 'magic win button' if Grell actually addressed the issue of ammo....

Also, it isn't just the women that are scantily-clad. The Warlord's shorts are...uncomfortably skimpy. The guy wears less than Conan. It kinda reminds me a feminist attempt at a meme; where they tried to show how male action heroes would look if they dressed like female action heroes. Little did they realize that the meme accurately depicted the standard outfit of Conan, and the Warlord, and Tarzan, and John Carter of Mars, and....

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 10:05 AM (3v7ra)

111 I chose to make my professor gay in MTM because I didn't want any possibility of a romance between him and his woman assistant, the narrator. Yes, it occurred to me that it could check a box for an editor, but that was not really why I did it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

Right, and I think we discussed it before. That's fine, but introducing a character flaming brighter than a bonfire is just to signal and insult.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 10:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

112 Polliwog the 'Ette, the Post-apocalyptic cosy mystery is Toxic to Touch by Juliet Chase. Yes, my sister Available on Amazon.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:47 AM (k+oif)

I wondered if that were it. I really enjoyed that. Should read it again. Does she have any more books?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 10:07 AM (lFFaq)

113 Reading The Memoirs of General: Always with Honor by Pyotr Wrangel. About 80% through the ebook. Wrangel was handed Denikin's wrecked army, yet reformed it, and soldiered on.

He died in 1928 after being poisoned by a Bolshevik agent.

Posted by: 13times at August 16, 2026 10:09 AM (fnZRl)

114 He might have done something about hard-luck asteroid miners, or eccentric characters at a remote research station orbiting Jupiter.
Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026

Hmm. Lonely, hard-luck miners stuck on a rock.

(snaps fingers)

That gives me an idea!

Posted by: Harcourt Fenton Mudd at August 16, 2026 10:09 AM (1Ff7Z)

115 Dave Sundstrom's latest YT channel video is about how James Blish and his Star Trek novels are so important to TOS fans. Haven't watched yet and haven't read any of the Blish books in decades but I immediately thought of Wolfus.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026


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I need to co check them out.

Blish's adaptations to short-story form of the TV scripts were my introduction to Trek. I'd watched a few episodes, had a buddy who was big into the show, and I enjoyed the collections enormously. They have an important place in Trek fandom history. Between 1969 when the show ended and 1979 when the first big movie came along, Blish's short stories and his original novel Spock Must Die were -- with the animated series -- all the fans had to keep the flame alive.

Kind of like the original Ace Man From U.N.C.L.E. novels were all we MfU fans had until CBN ran the original shows in 1985.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)

116 Ask your Doctor if genre is for you. Do not take genre if allergic to genre.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:10 AM (hrOJm)

117 2027 Old Farmer's Almanac is due out on August 25
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Are they discontinuing it after this year? I thought I saw something about it...

Posted by: lin-duh at August 16, 2026 10:11 AM (VCgbV)

118 @113 --

What army?

Posted by: Weak Geek at August 16, 2026 10:11 AM (+nhNB)

119 Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't "Slaughterhouse Five" the only work of his that has been made into a movie?

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I saw a not very good movie of Mother Night starring Nick Nolte.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)

120 FWTBT and A Farewell to Arms are both great novels.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

NOT FUNNY!!!

Posted by: Michele Fields at August 16, 2026 10:11 AM (hrOJm)

121 By the time of Khartoum Flashman would have been getting on in years, so he probably didn't screw up in the Sudan. Maybe he embezzled the funds Gordon needed for supplies.
Posted by: Trimegistus
_______

He was there. Flashman and the Tiger has him leaving for the Sudan on Gordon's intelligence staff.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 10:12 AM (XvL8K)

122 Polliwog the 'Ette, my sister also wrote Amy's Amazing Adventures Across Time and Space which is ... an insane collection of every trope she found amusing. I am not even sure what genre it is. Maybe all of them.

"On Thursday afternoon, while the forces of darkness are presenting status reports in their weekly staff meeting, the rabbits finally deploy their secret weapon."

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 10:12 AM (k+oif)

123 For Whom the Bell Tolls has a hammock structure. High at the beginning and end, with a low stretch in the middle where all they do is talk about "blowing the bridge" and swear by "the milk of thy mothers."

The Gary Cooper flick is the same way.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:12 AM (wzUl9)

124 Dave Sundstrom's latest YT channel video is about how James Blish and his Star Trek novels are so important to TOS fans. Haven't watched yet and haven't read any of the Blish books in decades but I immediately thought of Wolfus.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)

I saw it. I didn't know that.... Wait, I'll let everyone see it. Wolfus may know anyway.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 10:13 AM (1Ff7Z)

125
I read "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain as part of my preparation for a high school term paper. I can't say that I recall much about it, other than rhe protagonist ran afoul of Merlin because his Nineteenth Century "magic" outshone Merlin's own.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 10:13 AM (I1Vkr)

126 In one of the Flashman series, there's an offhand comment about Harry being responsible for the Khartoum disaster, but Fraser never got around to giving an account.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 16, 2026 09:55 AM (XvL8K)

I wish the Warhammer 40K series Ciaphas Caine was on Kindle Unlimited. The MC is essentially Flashman, but with a level of ethics Flashman lacks.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 10:14 AM (lFFaq)

127 Interesting artwork. Do you have a higher rez version you could share with us. Is that the star of the Alien movies hiding in the tree?

Posted by: Luger Axhandle at August 16, 2026 10:14 AM (3CNi3)

128 4 ... "Picked up The Gathering Storm written by Winston Spencer Churchill"

I've read a lot of Churchill's books. He was an excellent writer. I especially liked his "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples" volumes and "Painting as a Pastime".

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 10:14 AM (yTvNw)

129 Wolfus,

You can find "Hurricane Trio" in Sturgeon's collections A Way Home and Thunder and Roses, the latter being the 4th volume I think of that big 13-volume set of his complete short fiction. A few of the stories in his collection Sturgeon Is Alive and Well (around 1970 or 72 IIRC) weren't genre stories at all and one of them, "The Girl Who Knew What They Meant," is one of his strongest pieces. There's another Sturgeon story that's been included in horror anthologies -- "Bright Segment." Also one of his strongest stories and not a conventional horror story at all; the chill is in the resolution.

And Sturgeon's another writer who deserves a couple of volumes in the Library of America. But this kid's not holding his breath.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 10:16 AM (q3u5l)

130
NOT FUNNY!!!
Posted by: Michele Fields


Hush, child! Consider yourself fortunate that, in your case, "A Farewell to An Arm" is all that afflicted you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 16, 2026 10:17 AM (I1Vkr)

131 I've been very sick for a month (including a week in the hospital - not recommended) so haven't gotten much reading in. I did finish Manalve by Chesterton and thought it was a waste of time. I started The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric and it is great, although I could have done without the rather detailed description of how impaling someone works (also, not recommended). The book runs from the 1570s to 1910s but skips over large chunks of the time in between. Just getting to when the Austrians move in and push the Turks out of Bosnia iin the 1870s

Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 10:18 AM (+ViXu)

132 So, is this the author trying to be nuanced? Ironic? Or just being bad as messaging?

In "Lord of the Shattered Land," officials of the evil empire (stand-ins for Rome) have deposed (possibly exiled) and replaced the un-cooperative priestess of a local temple. The hero muses on this, and mutters that 'people don't like being told they are worshipping the wrong religion.' A short time later, the priestess and her cultist-followers return, drug and kidnap the hero and a couple officials, (casually killing some less important people in the process) and then summon some demons to murder the captives! Frankly, I'm siding with the evil empire on this issue. Go ahead and depose that priestess! Suppress that psychotic religion and replace it with a better one! All hail the evil empire that doesn't summon demons while laughing maniacally!

...As a coda, after the priestess is dead, the goddess of the temple possesses one of the surviving officials, and comments that it's a shame that the now-dead-priestess lost her way. Boy, it sure would have been nice if the goddess had made her presence known before the demons had been summoned...

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 10:19 AM (3v7ra)

133 Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 10:12 AM (k+oif)

Oh! I read that one too, but forgot that was hers. She should write more.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 10:21 AM (lFFaq)

134 The biggest flaw in Connecticut Yankee is Twain's perennial problem: ending the damned thing. Twain wasn't up to the task of inventing the alternate history genre, so after having his protagonist drastically change medieval society he had to put everything back the way it was supposed to be, by magic, plus a framing which suggests "it was all a dream" anyway.

There's another tell for science fiction: accepting that something will change society and examining how, rather than stuffing the genie back in the bottle at the end of the story.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 10:21 AM (78a2H)

135 #27 "Opening lines? Hard to top:

"We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody dropped the girl off the bridge."

The opening line of John D. MacDonald's "Darker Than Amber" (1966) one of his Travis McGee series.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at August 16, 2026 10:22 AM (/GVA9)

136 I once dared a fellow writer to write a book in a genre that didn't exist, Post-apocalyptic Cosy Mystery. She did it
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:34 AM (k+oif)
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My worst-selling book, Scorpion's Pass, is a genre orphan. It's a romance/adventure in the style of Jane Austen set on a desert planet. I wrote it as a Valentine for my wife, and it was supposed to be a short story, but of course Austen's tales constantly seem to resolve themselves and then get complicated, and that's what I kept doing, adding a new chapter to the finished product.

I need to think of a better title because Jane Austen parodies are now a genre. "Pride, Prejudice and Landships" might work.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)

137 Blish's Trek adaptations were also important to ST fans because, at least in the first volume, he was working only from first-draft scripts and, living in England, had never seen an episode. We see how the concept of Spock and his relationship to the ship's crew evolved. In the adaptation of the first Romulan story, "Balance of Terror," Spock is distinctly unlikeable. Kirk even says, "Spock's a funny customer; he gets people's back hair up on even ordinary days."

There are also plot differences. The "He's turned the engines off -- completely cold!" final twist is not in the JB adaptation of The Naked Time, for instance.

But he made Kirk a very accessible character with a sense of humor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:23 AM (wzUl9)

138 Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (kpS4V

Thanks for the update.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:24 AM (JrHfD)

139 "Opening lines? Hard to top:

"We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody dropped the girl off the bridge."
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The opening line of John D. MacDonald's "Darker Than Amber" (1966) one of his Travis McGee series.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at August 16, 2026


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That's it -- the seventh in the series, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:24 AM (wzUl9)

140 Two thread jobs we are on, a public library, that haven't been on but is still going so who knows if I will get back
But hopefully someday by end of year they should have website so maybe a Book thread picture comes out of it.
Also forgot I am working on a new Animal Hospital so maybe something for Pet thread some dsy as well.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 10:24 AM (Ia/+0)

141 Ask your Doctor if genre is for you.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 16, 2026 10:10 AM (hrOJm)
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Especially true when it comes to genre affirmative care.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 10:25 AM (MOPlc)

142 Skip, The Gathering Storm is excellent. In fact his entire history of WWII is excellent. Don't let the length scare you (There are 5 or 6 volumes), Churchill is an excellent writer and easy to follow all the way through.
Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 10:05 AM (+ViXu)
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I've read the whole thing twice, and by far my favorites are the first two books. The Gathering Storm is just so full of foreboding and capturing the mood of the 1930s, but Their Finest Hour is Churchill at his finest. You can almost see the gleam in his eyes as he recounts the summer of 1940.

"This was a time when it was equally good to live or die."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

143 If memory serves, Blish frequently worked with scripts that may not have matched up with what showed up in the Trek episodes as aired. His adaptation of Ellison's "City on the Edge of Forever" incorporated bits from the original script, which differed considerably from the screened version. He tried to keep the best of both worlds when he did those adaptations.

Haven't read 'em since they first came out though, so my memory may be faulty on that.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 10:27 AM (q3u5l)

144 I had to give up on Night in the Lonesome October, a story about supernatural characters trying to open (or keep closed) a world of evil beings. There was a LOOOONG chapter where the cat and dog familiars were supposedly traveling across some sort of otherworld (it was endless, dull, and I found later was drawing from Lovecraftian stories) then came upon another cat. When the first cat said, "Hail, High Purring One," I had to give up. I gave it a good shot: almost halfway through it. Just not my cup of tea.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 16, 2026 10:27 AM (3AwA+)

145 29 years ago bought 2 books, can't remember title of William Gibson novel, and pynchons Vineland. Thought both sucked. Would buy more books, but library instead. BTW, POP UPS FUCKING SUCK

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 16, 2026 10:29 AM (upAXB)

146 An overlooked work of Churchill's is the precursor the Second World War, The World Crisis. It's a massive undertaking, somewhat hard to fine, but there is a current abridged edition out there.

I hesitated because I wanted the full Monty so to speak, but this was an abridgement made by Churchill in preparation for The Second World War, so it's his highlight reel. Lots of great turns of phrase, including one of my favorites: "The Old World in its sunset was fair to see." I thought about that a lot after 9/11.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

147 Dave Sundstrom's latest YT channel video is about how James Blish and his Star Trek novels are so important to TOS fans. Haven't watched yet and haven't read any of the Blish books in decades but I immediately thought of Wolfus.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)
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I was a kid during these dark Times of No Trek. Dave's video is very touching as he recalls the novelizations being the one slender thread to stay connected, reliving episodes that were no longer aired. I loved the Star Trek Concordance and other supplementary bits and bobs that came out during the intertrek years.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 10:31 AM (kpS4V)

148 Series idea for someone who like Cultivation settings. Spirit Beast Veterinarian. Do with it what you will.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 10:31 AM (lFFaq)

149 A minor writing update: I'm periodically doing essays on what would happen if the PLA invaded Taiwan, which is scratching my writing its for the moment. No idea of how many installments, I write as it comes to me. Link to my blog in my nic.

The big news is that I actually resumed work on Battle Officer Wolf II: Electric Boogaloo, albeit in a halting fashion. Right now I'm distracted by my wife's recovery, the start of the school year (grandkids live with us), and so long-form writing is difficult. Once school starts and the kids have to go to bed, I'll have the quiet necessary to get into the writing zone.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)

150 Apparently we've found the one person on Earth who didn't like A Night in the Lonesome October.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 10:35 AM (78a2H)

151 The first paragraph of "A Farewell to Arms."

"In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. In the bed of the river there were pebbles and boulders, dry and white in the sun, and the water was clear and swiftly moving and blue in the channels. Troops went by the house and down the road and the dust they raised powdered the leaves of the trees [...]

I was hooked after reading that very simple paragraph.

Posted by: 13times at August 16, 2026 10:35 AM (fnZRl)

152 Even 1000 page door stop books don't scare me off

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)

153 If memory serves, Blish frequently worked with scripts that may not have matched up with what showed up in the Trek episodes as aired. His adaptation of Ellison's "City on the Edge of Forever" incorporated bits from the original script, which differed considerably from the screened version. He tried to keep the best of both worlds when he did those adaptations.

Haven't read 'em since they first came out though, so my memory may be faulty on that.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026


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You're quite right. Ellison was a friend of his, so he tried to meld the two versions. The printed short story has a fine ending that would have worked well on the aired episode. People have complained for years that the original bridge had no other way to enter or leave but the turbo-lift; but in one story Blish has Spock report to Kirk, "Emergency exits jammed."

I've watched the vid, and Sundstrom's comments are pretty much the same as mine -- that Blish's adaptations and his novel kept the flame alive for ST fans during the '70s.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:37 AM (wzUl9)

154 Even 1000 page door stop books don't scare me off
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)
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They didn't back in the day, but now I'm a bit more selective. It may be a function of the disruptions in the house. I'm still working on City of God, and to prevent burnout, I limit myself to a few pages each day.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)

155 I tried to like a Night in the Lonesome October! I bought it from the recommendations here. I just thought it sucked. De gustibus &c.

Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 16, 2026 10:39 AM (3AwA+)

156 Apparently we've found the one person on Earth who didn't like A Night in the Lonesome October.

Posted by: Trimegistus


Heh

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 16, 2026 10:40 AM (0U5gm)

157 Philip Quaintrell was mentioned upthread, and since he writes fantasy novels, I opened a new tab to look at his stuff...For a lot of books, I lose interest while reading the blurb. I usually see (rightly or wrongly) red flags for presentism, or overdone tropes...Not this time. the blurb for "Once There Were Heroes" actually sounded interesting.

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 16, 2026 10:41 AM (3v7ra)

158 Even 1000 page door stop books don't scare me off
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 10:36 AM (Ia/+0)
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They didn't back in the day, but now I'm a bit more selective. It may be a function of the disruptions in the house. I'm still working on City of God, and to prevent burnout, I limit myself to a few pages each day.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026


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The library only gives you three weeks to read something that long. Yes, you can renew it, but if it's fairly new and someone else has it on his "wanted" list, you have to bring it back. I've gotten so I look actively for slim volumes on the shelf.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)

159 I tried to like a Night in the Lonesome October! I bought it from the recommendations here. I just thought it sucked. De gustibus &c.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 16, 2026 10:39 AM (3AwA+)

It's okay to not toe the line.

Posted by: 13times at August 16, 2026 10:41 AM (fnZRl)

160 I tried to like a Night in the Lonesome October! I bought it from the recommendations here. I just thought it sucked. De gustibus &c.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 16, 2026


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I've liked a lot of Zelazny's stuff. Next time I go to the big suburban library, which has a pretty good SF/fantasy section, I'll look for ANitLO.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:42 AM (wzUl9)

161 For my taste, some of the best writing of the last 150 years was intended, or at least marketed, for young people. Treasure Island, Wind in the Willows, Winnie-the Pooh, The Hobbit and several other Tolkien works, Narnia Chronicles, some of George Macdonald's stories. The latest I can add to the list is Lucy Boston's Green Knowe books and Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill. The quality of the writing is superb, the characters have dimensions that are sometimes subtle but plausible, and the descriptions are vivid. They are direct enough to be suitable for reading aloud to children and for adults, even old ones, the quality of the writing remains an ongoing pleasure. Add to that some wonderful illustrations. Simply fine reading.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 10:43 AM (yTvNw)

162 I've been reading a lot of Harlan Coben. Many of his books have a theme of secrets and lies within families lead to many problems often of the dead body variety. For example . . .

SPOILER ALERT!

In one novel, a vicious drug dealer is murdered and the police suspect his abused girlfriend's father. 1000 red herrings then, turns out, the girl's mother is the actual murderer although she's off the hook because a couple of dead hit men persons implicate themselves. The father and the daughter talk and he tells her no more secrets and lies. But then they put two and two together, with a little help from DNA, and discover that, although she doesn't know it, the dirtbag drug dealer she murdered was her own son. Daughter begs dad not to tell mom despite his most recent honesty is the best policy harangue. The book ends without resolving the issue of whether he'll tell his wife that she murdered her own son.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 10:44 AM (ndZc7)

163 Have been perusing Death in Grand Canyon a fairly morbid tome, as one might expect. A surprising number of people for example crawl over the fenced in overlooks to “get a better picture” and things like that. There are also plane crashes, helicopter crashes, and hikers getting lost.

Some Army Air Force guys had to bail out of their plane and landed on one of the isolated Mesas. Eventually they were located, and they air dropped K-rations, water, blankets, cigarettes, and bottles of Old Overholt whiskey. Heck, with all that stuff I’d tell them “Yes, we’re fine, I’m taking a couple weeks off, thanks”

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 10:46 AM (oEXy7)

164 Blish's adaptation of the Khan story, "Space Seed," has something that belonged in the aired version. We get the mention of Milton, as we did on screen. Then Spock comments that it "would be interesting in a hundred years to come back and see what has sprung from the seed we planted today."

Kirk: "It would, Mr. Spock. I only hope that in a hundred years, that seed hasn't sprung from the ground and come looking for us."

Not only chilling, but an unconscious prefiguring of the Wrath of Khan movie, too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:47 AM (wzUl9)

165 The creative writing prof told his workshop group that a successful genre story must have elements of religion, royalty, sex, and mystery, and that concision was important.

The little old lady in the back of the class turned in
"Jesus Christ, said the Princess, pregnant again.
I wonder who done it."

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 10:47 AM (zdLoL)

166 George MacDonald was wonderful. My mother introduced me to his works when I was little . I'm sort of glad he flamed out a a pastor and then got to spend more time on his writing.

I also think that the "Anne of Green Gables" is great for girls for its descriptions of nature and struggles and joys in human relationships .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:48 AM (JrHfD)

167 I've found myself for quite some time now reverting to reading habits I fell into after discovering paperback sf when I was 12 or 13. Prior to that I'd hit the library and come back with bricks from Verne or Dumas and think nothing of it. But a decade of reading almost nothing but sf for pleasure apparently did a number on my taste and attention span. A novel? That's gonna run 40 - 60,000 words. Much longer and I start thinking, what, this guy thinks he's Dickens? Big fat books even by writers I like give me pause, and I chalk it up to the tastes I formed early while reading tons of 160-250 page sf paperbacks.

Makes if a bit harder to tackle or revisit books by Dickens or the Russians. I suspect I'm not alone in this.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 10:50 AM (q3u5l)

168 Meant "Anne of Green Gables" series of books.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:50 AM (JrHfD)

169 Late so will post this because relevant and then go back and read the comments.
I've noticed that there has been a change in genre make up. I gave up reading Romance because it became so formulaic that I knew exactly what was going to happen 10 pages into the book. I liked fantasy type with vampires and werewolves. Used to be called Paranormal Romance. Romance now seems to be the Nurse, Prince, Sheik, billionaire business mogul meets average woman, sees the error of his arrogant ways and marries her. The End.
Cont

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (kJmSS)

170 I just flashed on L.E.Modessit's Spellsong Cycle, about an opera singer transported to a world where her precise, classically trained voice can make real magic. I think I need to reread "The Soprano Sorceress".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (kpS4V)

171 Yes, you can renew it, but if it's fairly new and someone else has it on his "wanted" list, you have to bring it back.
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What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”? I’m sure they could be assuaged somewhat by a clever excuse, or a $20 bill carefully deployed to one of the smart-glassed tawny vixens at the checkout desk

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (oEXy7)

172 What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”? I’m sure they could be assuaged somewhat by a clever excuse, or a $20 bill carefully deployed to one of the smart-glassed tawny vixens at the checkout desk
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (oEXy7)

That's what I was thinking. Keep it until you're done. Pay a fine if needed.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 10:56 AM (1Ff7Z)

173 What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”? I’m sure they could be assuaged somewhat by a clever excuse, or a $20 bill carefully deployed to one of the smart-glassed tawny vixens at the checkout desk
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (oEXy7)
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Tell her you just emerged from your COVID lockdown bunker.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 10:57 AM (kpS4V)

174 By the way, a useful website is BookSeriesInOrder.com. I consulted it to make sure I had the title of "Darker Than Amber" right (I recognized the line Wolfus quoted but I was not 100% sure I remembered the title correctly). One of my pet peeves is that my local library's catalog does not list series in order. Also, library management does not make any visible effort to keep complete series available even when they are still in print.

Posted by: John F. MacMichael at August 16, 2026 10:57 AM (/GVA9)

175 I read the first volume of the full "The World Crisis" by Churchill and it was fascinating. Unfortunately, it was also 6 years ago so most of the details have escaped me.

Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 10:58 AM (+ViXu)

176 Happy to report that after several books so flimsy that we were sure they were ghosted, the new J.D. Robb is back on track.
Maybe she was just tired...

Discovered that William Kent Krueger, whose stand alone novel about a 1930's Odyeuss I liked very much, has a 15 book mystery series. Mr. S did not like the one he read, but I am enjoying them and will start from the beginning.

Posted by: sal at August 16, 2026 11:00 AM (f+FmA)

177 Now really good former Romance writers like Karin Slaughter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Kelley Armstrong are now Mystery writers because there is a mystery to be solved. Generally have both strong male and female lead characters.
A lot of fantasy seems to be characterized now as Sci Fi. Alternate universe instead of just magical intervention.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:00 AM (kJmSS)

178 Kirk: "It would, Mr. Spock. I only hope that in a hundred years, that seed hasn't sprung from the ground and come looking for us."

Not only chilling, but an unconscious prefiguring of the Wrath of Khan movie, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 10:47 AM (wzUl9)
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That line wasn't in the show, but the one before it was.

Choosing that particular episode was a stroke of genius, and while Wrath of Khan is a great film, one of the core weaknesses of franchises is the amount of homework was has to do to understand what the heck is going on.

Star Wars for a long time had the edge over Star Trek because you just had to watch three movies to be up to speed. Yeah, books and stuff, but that was the core of the thing.

What Lucas (and later Disney) did was "Trekify" films that weren't designed to be for hard-core sci-fi fans. They were mass market films for casuals, and that is why the whole enterprise (heh) has collapsed.

When you turn popcorn films into multi-product sub-genres, you'll lose the very accessibility that made them successful in the first place.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 11:00 AM (ZOv7s)

179 Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 10:57 AM (kpS4V

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 11:00 AM (JrHfD)

180 What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”? I’m sure they could be assuaged somewhat by a clever excuse, or a $20 bill carefully deployed to one of the smart-glassed tawny vixens at the checkout desk
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026


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Very little in the way of fines. I don't recall the last time I had to pay one.

"Tawny vixens" at the checkout desk? Where in the heck do *you* live???

(I've always said that if the girls in Library Science had been even 3/4 as cute as the ones in the Drama Department, I'd have become a librarian. But, sadly, no dice.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:01 AM (wzUl9)

181 I read the first volume of the full "The World Crisis" by Churchill and it was fascinating. Unfortunately, it was also 6 years ago so most of the details have escaped me.
Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 10:58 AM (+ViXu)
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The things Churchill lived through are simply incredible. From Queen Victoria's reign to the grim confrontation of the Cold War, watching the England he loved transformed from global empire to wretched welfare state dependent on American generosity. No wonder he suffered from depression.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 11:02 AM (ZOv7s)

182 Also, library management does not make any visible effort to keep complete series available even when they are still in print.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at August 16, 2026


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My suburban libraries do, but only for the endless series of new romances and punningly-titled cozy mysteries. And then they shelve them in alphabetical order.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:03 AM (wzUl9)

183 "Tawny vixens" at the checkout desk? Where in the heck do *you* live???

(I've always said that if the girls in Library Science had been even 3/4 as cute as the ones in the Drama Department, I'd have become a librarian. But, sadly, no dice.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:01 AM (wzUl9)
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The word that describes librarians best is "mousy." I have never seen a hawt librarian in real life, just the pin-up variety.

The bookstore clerk in "The Big Sleep" comes to mind.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 11:04 AM (ZOv7s)

184 Been reading the newly released "The Revolutionists," by Jason Burke. He's British, so the analysis is the predictable, threadbare, European shitlib dross of the Boomer variety. But it's not the modern neo-Marxist variety and it's pretty easily brushed aside, and the booked is fact-packed and interesting.

The book covers (among other things) the Islamic and European Marxist terror groups.

I knew the origins of PLO/Fatah/PFLP, etc. were much more national socialist than the more religious terrorists we see today.

But these terror leaders were happy to exploit religious fundamentalism as a source for recruiting and operational reasons.

Much of the leadership - guys like George Haddad and Arafat and Abu Hassan, etc. - were pretty secular in their thinking, and made a common cause with Marxists from Japan to Sweden.

This led to a lot of tension between the leaders/Marxists, and the rank-and-file illiterate sandmaggot cousinfuckers who carried out the operations on their behalf. An excellent example is the debacle in Jordan.

Of course, the Islamists eventually consumed all the rest, and we're watching that play out in real time, again. The commies and fascists learned nothing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 16, 2026 11:04 AM (BI5O2)

185 One of my pet peeves is that my local library's catalog does not list series in order. Also, library management does not make any visible effort to keep complete series available even when they are still in print.
Posted by: John F. MacMichael at August 16, 2026 10:57 AM (/GVA9)

Mr. S, a retired librarian, and I were just discussing this. They should have a folder with the current output of popular authors available at the desk, withi series in order.

Always appreciated that Preston and Child include a detailed list re: which books go with others and the order in which they should be read, in their books.

Posted by: sal at August 16, 2026 11:04 AM (f+FmA)

186 Library management these days seems to work almost exclusively on the "if it hasn't circulated x times in y years, then it gets weeded out" principle. Sometimes exceptions are made for important works, but that depends on the staff recognizing important stuff. My local library will provide me instantly with all the James Patterson I could possibly want, but if I want Hemingway or Maugham only a few of their titles are available.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:05 AM (q3u5l)

187 Arizona couple charged with stealing thousands of library books, selling them to used bookstore

https://tinyurl.com/3jf7f4k3

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It's nice we have a more literate class of criminal.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)

188 My suburban libraries do, but only for the endless series of new romances and punningly-titled cozy mysteries. And then they shelve them in alphabetical order.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:03 AM (wzUl9)
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The notion that one needs a college degree to put books on shelves is patently absurd. How many credits do you need to be able to set up a fake "banned books" display?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ZOv7s)

189 What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”? I’m sure they could be assuaged somewhat by a clever excuse, or a $20 bill carefully deployed to one of the smart-glassed tawny vixens at the checkout desk
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (oEXy7)
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Tell her you just emerged from your COVID lockdown bunker.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026


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That would probably work. There are still librarians wearing the stupid masks. One who works at my local library even comes to the book club meeting after work wearing the thing, and I can't understand what she's saying.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:06 AM (wzUl9)

190 *What’s the maximum penalty for being a Library Book scofflaw or “fugitive”*

Seinfeld writers had a lot of fun with this topic when Jerry is accused of not returning a book to the New York Public
Library from 1971. It gave them a chance to inject the cameo of one of the most unforgettable bit characters: Lieutenant Bookman, library cop. The writing and delivery of all of his scenes is top notch.

Posted by: Person who has watched WAY too much of Seinfeld at August 16, 2026 11:06 AM (2Ez/1)

191 I always liked “Interlibrary loans”. If you wanted a book they didn’t have, they would get it for you, no charge. Took a couple weeks to get mailed (Media Rate, no doubt) but eventually they would tell you it has arrived. I did it once, as I recall, for a book about 300 Day Anniversary clocks, by a guy named Terwilliger. Usually brass, covered by a glass dome.

These clocks were very popular with tourists and inexpensive in the 1950s as Europe was recovering from their Unpleasantness. The pendulum was suspended by an impossibly fragile thin flat wire, and usually found in a state of inoperative-ness. They are quite pretty when running. I was able to secure the correct pendulum wire and get it running well. I gave it away as a present, and I’d bet they broke it, but I haven’t thought to ask.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 11:06 AM (oEXy7)

192 Finally had to download Brave. Jeebus, that pop-up was annoying.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 11:06 AM (kpS4V)

193 I am a Zelazny fan but I didn't like A Night in Lonesome October.
Having missed the July meeting of the Library Mystery Book Club due to extreme weather picked up the August book A Mystery for Miss Hortense. Unreadable. The dialog is written in Jamaican patois and was so completely annoying to read I took the book back. I'll try again in September because the July book was really good. Hoping this choice wasn't just because the characters are DEI.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

194 Many of my favorite movies cross genres.

Alien is sci-fi crossed with horror.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 16, 2026 11:07 AM (dtajH)

195 Our library system will keep renewing books if they are close to the due date. So for some reason they never want lost, stolen or late books. We went no fines a few years ago and they probably don't want to look like it was a stupid idea so magically now no lost, stolen or late books, yall.

Posted by: nckate at August 16, 2026 11:09 AM (enNUy)

196 Saw a large coffee table book on Czar Nicolas and Alexandra at the book store. I wanted it but not sure need another masdive book.
But of course I still want it.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 11:10 AM (Ia/+0)

197 Hoping this choice wasn't just because the characters are DEI.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:07 AM (kJmSS)

Look to the make up of your book club members for the answer.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

198 I just flashed on L.E.Modessit's Spellsong Cycle, about an opera singer transported to a world where her precise, classically trained voice can make real magic. I think I need to reread "The Soprano Sorceress".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 10:51 AM (kpS4V)

I started that but never finished it. Don't remember why.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 11:11 AM (lFFaq)

199 Tawny vixens?

Don't recall any. But I've known a number of librarians who were, if not hot, then quite fetching.

But that's years and years ago. Don't know about the current crop.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:11 AM (q3u5l)

200 Nckate, ours did too, although fines may be back on the table. I enjoyed the reprieve while it lasted; it's about the only reparations I'll ever get.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 11:11 AM (kpS4V)

201 Just rewatched The Big Sleep for the 10th time at least. My honey had never seen it and I specifically pointed out that the scene in the bookstore is one of the sexiest things ever filmed. When I went back to school to get my teaching license I took a work-study job in the library specifically to work for the hot librarian, so there is at least one real life example. Unfortunately, she was married.

Posted by: Who Knew at August 16, 2026 11:11 AM (+ViXu)

202 I recently retired but one of my long time coworkers had a daughter who was perpetually in college and at least one of the degrees, at some level, was Library Science. He was a good friend and I decided to be polite enough to never ask about her job prospects, student debt, or love life. Just quietly thanked my lucky stars.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 11:12 AM (2Ez/1)

203 Alien is sci-fi crossed with horror.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 16, 2026


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It's been suggested that Alien was directly inspired by A.E. Van Vogt's The Voyage of the Space Beagle, in which an alien life form gets aboard a starship and wreaks horrifying havoc. Don't know for sure; I've never been a van Vogt fan and haven't read that one. But Wiki comments about the first section of the book, "Alien is virtually a film version or translation of "Black Destroyer". Van Vogt is not credited, and as it turns out he sued the film-makers for plagiarism; the latter settling out of court."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:13 AM (wzUl9)

204 If you click on comments before scrolling down, the pop up goes away.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:14 AM (kJmSS)

205 196 Saw a large coffee table book on Czar Nicolas and Alexandra at the book store. I wanted it but not sure need another masdive book.
But of course I still want it.
Posted by: Skip

I once wrote a coffee table book about coffee tables.

Posted by: Kramer at August 16, 2026 11:14 AM (2Ez/1)

206 O'Bannon famously joked that he ripped off from the best.

I prefer the classy word "homage", said with poncey French accent.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 11:15 AM (kpS4V)

207 Pandorum and Event Horizon two other SciFi Horror genre movies. I preferred Pandorum.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:16 AM (KC5Lt)

208 Passengers was a SciFi romance genre movies.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:17 AM (KC5Lt)

209 I don't read much modern fiction these days, except for books by Horde members, and I recently got an idea why. My tablet is an Amazon Fire and they advertise the latest 'popular' novels. Almost without exception they are grim, sometimes horrific, and loneliness and alienation is a regular theme. And Amazon sees this as positive for sales. It's not just drama or conflict as is normal for a novel. It's extreme, like anything not ramped up to extreme levels won't get attention. The blurbs read like a bad soap opera.

Fortunately, I have about 2,500 years of writing to draw from for my reading. I'll look at the newest popular fiction in the next century. They may be classics by then.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 11:17 AM (yTvNw)

210 I don't know why I've never read much of van Vogt. I guess because his stuff is so *odd.*

One short story of his about the first sublight trip to Alpha Centauri is pretty good. The voyagers discover when they awaken from cold sleep that Earth, having discovered super-light drive, has colonized the planet already . . . and their culture is subtly different. The recently arrived humans, for example, smell *terrible* to the inhabitants. I'm not sure any other writer of the times (1930s-1950s) would have included that detail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:18 AM (wzUl9)

211 Many of my favorite movies cross genres.

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https://tinyurl.com/bdzxwt5s

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)

212 Well, yeah. The telephone was demonstrated at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Been around for a long time.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 09:36 AM (1Ff7Z)


Watson? Watson, pick up. I know you're there. Watson?

Posted by: What really happened during A.G. Bell's first phone call at August 16, 2026 11:19 AM (0256r)

213 Stephen Hunter is the For Guys Only genre.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:19 AM (KC5Lt)

214 Took a library degree in the 70s, mainly because you couldn't move up in position without the paper. Do you need a degree to put books on shelves or set up a banned books display? No, of course not. But deciding what shelf the book belongs on in the first place isn't always simple -- there are systems of classification to learn, and the number of reference tools to get acquainted with can be surprisingly large. That said, the really essential knowledge can be picked up on the job given some time. But credentialism, you know.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:21 AM (q3u5l)

215 The van Vogt short story is "Far Centaurus," from 1944.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:21 AM (wzUl9)

216 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)

WTH? LOL

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:22 AM (KC5Lt)

217 The only romance novels -if it's part of that genre- is Jane Austen and that Brontes if that can be considered ""Romance novels". They have romances in them. However, I get the impression that some of the men here think all women are reading ""Fifty shades of Grey " ( shudders)or some gloop with "romances" with raped minotaurs. ( Nope)


I take it back. I did read some sort of bondage thing when I was teen but can't recall the title
I also read "Fanny Hill" when I was in high school but that is earlier porn, not romance.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 11:22 AM (JrHfD)

218 The telephone was demonstrated at the 1876 Centennial Exposition.

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We've been trying to reach you about your buggy warranty.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:23 AM (ndZc7)

219 Watson? Watson, pick up. I know you're there. Watson?
Posted by: What really happened during A.G. Bell's first phone call at August 16, 2026 11:19 AM (0256r)

You're not fooling me, fella. My buggy's warranty is up to date!

Posted by: Watson at August 16, 2026 11:23 AM (1Ff7Z)

220 Ooh, it's gonna rain. Guess I'll stay inside and read.

Shucks.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 16, 2026 11:23 AM (kpS4V)

221 So is the Dewey Decimal System long gone ?

I haven't been to a library since college.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:23 AM (KC5Lt)

222 Who Knew --

I always thought the bookstore scene was the best thing in The Big Sleep, and The Big Sleep was a heckuva movie.

Also not bad at all -- some of Margaret Sheridan's scenes in the 1951 The Thing.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:26 AM (q3u5l)

223 If you do a search for "[author's name] books in order", you will find a page that lists series by that author in order of publication and sometimes chronologically in the story line, if different. Very handy if you're interested in a series but don't know where to start.

Posted by: Toad-0 at August 16, 2026 11:26 AM (Sk3+j)

224 Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 11:17 AM (yTvNw

I think the Library of Alexandria has closed down.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:27 AM (KC5Lt)

225 So is the Dewey Decimal System long gone ?

I haven't been to a library since college.
Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026


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I think my local library's non-fiction sections still use the DDS. The library at the college where I used to work was Library of Congress.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:27 AM (wzUl9)

226 Good morning, Bibliophiliacs!

Finished The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, the second book in the series, The Ill-Mannered Ladies, by Alison Goodman. The series crosses genres: Regency romance, mystery, adventure. There is some woke whining about how oppressed and mistreated women are by men, especially in the upper-classes, but not enough to spoil the story. And, TBH, it's historically true. 1/2

Posted by: March Hare at August 16, 2026 11:28 AM (+A1pr)

227 I've read "Black Destroyer" both in short story form and as part of the fixup _Voyage of the Space Beagle_. I've seen _Alien_ a bunch of times. Other than the elements of 1) a hostile alien, and 2) a spaceship, there's no connection. The alien ("Coeurl") is an intelligent being and we know this because we get sections from his viewpoint; he has what amount to superpowers letting him do things like pass through walls; and he's more like a vampire than a parasite. If a judge decided there was a connection, the judge didn't know much about science fiction. I suspect it came down to "is it more expensive to fight this case out in court, or just pay them to go away?"

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 11:28 AM (78a2H)

228 Posted by: March Hare at August 16, 2026 11:28 A

Thanks. Those sound interesting.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 11:30 AM (JrHfD)

229 From what I've seen, college libraries favor Library of Congress, but public and school libraries like Dewey.

Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 11:31 AM (78a2H)

230 Dewey Decimal's still there. Big university libraries tend to use Library of Congress classification which allows for finer breakdowns in subject organization; but LC is IMHO too cumbersome to use in most public libraries except for really large city systems. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:31 AM (q3u5l)

231 Posted by: Trimegistus at August 16, 2026 11:28 AM (78a2H)

A judge ruled against Taurus when LZ ripped them off so anything is possible.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:32 AM (KC5Lt)

232 If you do a search for "[author's name] books in order", you will find a page that lists series by that author in order of publication and sometimes chronologically in the story line, if different. Very handy if you're interested in a series but don't know where to start.
Posted by: Toad-0 at August 16, 2026


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The site I consulted, BookSeriesinOrder, is wrong in a number of places about the Ellery Queen series. It has Player on the Other Side, an Ellery novel, in the "Stand Alone Novels" section, and has the collection New Adventures of Ellery Queen (193 as being published *before* the Adventures of Ellery Queen from 1934 or so.

Maybe there are better sites.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:33 AM (wzUl9)

233 A card catalog might be neat to have. Re-purposed for hobbies or crafts. Yarn or something. Or nuts and bolts in the garage. All carefully cataloged and labeled, of course. “Pencil stubs - too short to sharpen” and other valuable accumulata.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2026 11:33 AM (oEXy7)

234 My fractional system never caught on.

Posted by: Melvil Dewey at August 16, 2026 11:33 AM (2Ez/1)

235 Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:21 AM (q3u5l)

And in later years, it lets you properly shelve your 500+ collection of Texana...

Posted by: sal at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (f+FmA)

236
. . . the Post-apocalyptic cosy mystery is Toxic to Touch by Juliet Chase. Yes, my sister Available on Amazon.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 09:47 AM (k+oif)

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Sabrina, I read Juliet's The Trouble With Mini Cows back in 2017 based on your recommendation and enjoyed it. So I just now went to Amazon to check out Toxic to Touch because it sounded interesting.

Seems that in 2017 I also purchased Toxic to Touch, but it has been languishing in my Kindle TBR pile ever since!

I blame this on turning 29 years old too many times.

Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (TPFQA)

237 Oh!
I'll be back in a moment. Going to put my kilt on!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (2WIwB)

238 Another commonly cited source for Alien was It! The Terror from Beyond Space. Which is still fun if you haven't evicted your inner 13-year-old.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:35 AM (q3u5l)

239 2/2 I also finished reading Tolkien's translation of Pearl. This was more difficult to get through than Sir Gwain and the Green Knight. I'm re-reading the introduction to it now that I've finished so I can gain further insight. The poem definitely very Christian, retelling the parable of the owner of a vineyard who hires workers at different times but pays them all the same as well as the Book of Revelation. The structure of the poem, especially the alliteration and the echoing of the last line of the previous stanza in the first line of the next one is wonderful. The poem begs to be read aloud--my muttering annoys Hubs as I read in bed!

Posted by: March Hare at August 16, 2026 11:36 AM (+A1pr)

240 237 Oh!
I'll be back in a moment. Going to put my kilt on!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (2WIwB)


Don't forget your sporran!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 11:36 AM (0256r)

241 Fun with Civil War puns.

https://tinyurl.com/253ytdrb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:36 AM (ndZc7)

242 Alien was just another monster movie with all the same tropes. I don't know how it could be considered a copy. If it is, then all monster movies are copies.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:37 AM (KC5Lt)

243 Except the first one of course.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:38 AM (KC5Lt)

244 Sometimes it's a simple twist on the formula.

Lethal Weapon is a play on "police buddies." Family guy paired with a psychotic. The added twist was casting black Danny Glover as the family guy with white Mel Gibson as the psycho, a move made by the casting director.

In Alien, it's casting Signourey in the lead.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (dtajH)

245 224 ... "I think the Library of Alexandria has closed down."

Yeah, I heard about that. (LOL) That's why I'm building my own to the extent I can. Which explains why ANY horizontal space in my house is at a premium.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (yTvNw)

246 Polynikes at 242,

Ishiro Honda wants to know how you can say such a thing.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (q3u5l)

247 "... but public and school libraries like Dewey."
+++

He was able to defeat Truman.

Posted by: Headline writers of the day at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)

248 Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (TPFQA)

Thank you for mentioning the Mini Cows. Now I have that series too.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 11:42 AM (lFFaq)

249 247 "... but public and school libraries like Dewey."
+++

He was able to defeat Truman.
Posted by: Headline writers of the day at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)


Good partner, little gassy in meetings, though.

Posted by: Cheatem, and Howe, Attorneys at Law at August 16, 2026 11:42 AM (0256r)

250 Rats! I have to cut out early. I hate that.

Guess I'll catch up later.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 16, 2026 11:42 AM (1Ff7Z)

251 I am also trying to start a fantasy cozy mystery, one of the Midnight Louie series by Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in an Alien X-Ray. Midnight Louie, you see, is a cat, a twenty-pound black tomcat, who narrates large sections of the story. He lives with his human, Temple Barr, in Las Vegas, and has already had multiple published adventures like Catnap, Pussyfoot, Cat on a Blue Monday,, etc. This is book 25 and starts with Louie introducing himself and recapping his most recent adventure. This section is literally labeled, as in a TV show, "Previously in Midnight Louie's Life and Times."

I'm not sure about this one yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:42 AM (wzUl9)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:43 AM (wzUl9)

253 From what I've seen, college libraries favor Library of Congress, but public and school libraries like Dewey.
Posted by: Trimegistus

While I was in college I had summer job organizing and filing catalog cards in OSU's main library. This, of course, was in the days before those big card catalogs became obsolete. I kind of miss them. Became quite familiar with all the ins and outs of the Library of Congress system.

Posted by: Tuna at August 16, 2026 11:43 AM (lJ0H4)

254 I think the Library of Alexandria has closed down.
Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:27 AM (KC5Lt)

-----------

All the bums wanking it to internet pr0n drove off the respectable clientele.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:44 AM (KdDAQ)

255 I'll be back in a moment. Going to put my kilt on!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 11:34 AM (2WIwB)

Don't forget your sporran!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 11:36 AM (0256r)


I have an impressive sporran.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2026 11:44 AM (2WIwB)

256 In memoriam.

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
@RepRashida
Mike Brown should still be with us today.
But 12 years ago this week, he was murdered by a police officer in Ferguson. Our fight for justice and an end to white supremacy, police violence, and mass incarceration continues.
Black lives matter.

-
If it's Brown, flush it down.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:45 AM (ndZc7)

257 I should italicize the book and movie titles I mention, but I know I'll screw up the tags and spend the rest of my declining years in the barrel.

It is the barrel, right? Or would I be spending them in the box? I lose track.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:45 AM (q3u5l)

258 Didn't the library at Alexandria burn while Julius Caesar was there, during his dalliance with Cleopatra?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:46 AM (wzUl9)

259 I often consider how impoverished our life and culture has become with Mike Brown gone.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 16, 2026 11:47 AM (KdDAQ)

260 If he lived Mike Brown no doubt would be in prison today. The Left always pick evil thugs to be their martyrs

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:48 AM (KC5Lt)

261 I understand Mike Brown was just a few weeks from wrapping up a revolutionary design for a faster-than-light drive at the time of his demise.

Ah, if only.

Feh.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:49 AM (q3u5l)

262 Ishiro Honda wants to know how you can say such a thing.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:40 AM (q3u5l)

Interesting guy for sure.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2026 11:50 AM (KC5Lt)

263 I loved those huge wooden card catalog pieces with the brass fixtures, even when I needed a step ladder to reach the top drawers. Maybe especially then. The cards were written on a manual typewriter. It was like going on a treasure hunt and each card could be a clue to the next trove.

Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026 11:51 AM (yTvNw)

264 I saw a horror movie as a child, The Tingler, that put me off horror for my entire life. I just realized that Alien is the same monster and why Alien is the only horror movie I saw as an adult which just confirmed why I don't watch horror movies. I also can't watch torture scenes.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:53 AM (kJmSS)

265 >>I have an impressive sporran.

Your kilt says otherwise.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 16, 2026 11:53 AM (viF8m)

266 Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
@RepRashida
Mike Brown should still be with us today.
But 12 years ago this week, he was murdered by a police officer in Ferguson.


Maybe said Police Officer should sue Tlaib... Good morning not reading anything at the present...

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 11:54 AM (FtULh)

267 I loved those huge wooden card catalog pieces with the brass fixtures, even when I needed a step ladder to reach the top drawers. Maybe especially then. The cards were written on a manual typewriter. It was like going on a treasure hunt and each card could be a clue to the next trove.
Posted by: JTB at August 16, 2026


***
Some years ago Miss Linda was downtown at the library as they were throwing out the old card catalog. She snagged a card for me and scribbled on the back, "Souvenir of Pre-Computing Days"!

I have it as a bookmark somewhere.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)

268 Re the library/card catalog comments -

The opening of chapter 2 of William Goldman's novel The Color of Light has a sequence involving the protagonist's first days on the job in the college library, and it's good for a chuckle or two.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:55 AM (q3u5l)

269 About time I shuffled off to do some chores here. A tip of the chapeau to Sabrina and the rest of you for, as always, the highlight of my Sunday!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:56 AM (wzUl9)

270 ***
Some years ago Miss Linda was downtown at the library as they were throwing out the old card catalog. She snagged a card for me and scribbled on the back, "Souvenir of Pre-Computing Days"!

I have it as a bookmark somewhere.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)

Research like that is a lost art now..

Posted by: It's me donna at August 16, 2026 11:56 AM (FtULh)

271 I’m currently reading Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobson. As I just finished the first chapter, I’ll have to comment next week after I read a little more.

Posted by: Unkaren at August 16, 2026 11:57 AM (ccX9M)

272 I should italicize the book and movie titles I mention, but I know I'll screw up the tags and spend the rest of my declining years in the barrel.

It is the barrel, right? Or would I be spending them in the box? I lose track.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026


***
The Box Within the Barrel is for the really heinous offenders.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)

273 Damn you racists!

Supertanskiii
@supertanskiii
I hope all those racist bastards are happy with themselves for driving a young black man [Jason Arday] to his death.
You essentially achieved an indirect lynching.
God, I fucking hate what this country is becoming.

-
I saw Indirect Lynching open for Remote Control Rape at the Slave Mart in '75.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 11:57 AM (ndZc7)

274 The opening of chapter 2 of William Goldman's novel The Color of Light has a sequence involving the protagonist's first days on the job in the college library, and it's good for a chuckle or two.
Posted by: Just Some Guy

I was surprised at what a big operation the catalog card department was.

Posted by: Tuna at August 16, 2026 11:57 AM (lJ0H4)

275 Thank you for mentioning the Mini Cows. Now I have that series too.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 16, 2026 11:42 AM (lFFaq)

***

I need to get the second book Mini Cows Christmas!

Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at August 16, 2026 11:58 AM (TPFQA)

276 I think J K Rowling choosing to write her excellent Strike detective novels under a male pseudonym so she didn't immediately lose a male audience. I think women read books by both male and female authors, but men not so much.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 11:58 AM (kJmSS)

277 > His adaptation of Ellison's "City on the Edge of Forever"

Ellison ranted for years about how the philistines had destroyed his masterpiece.

Roddenberry's response was something like "Yeah, Harlan's script was great. The problem was that it would've cost $10 million to shoot, while my weekly budget was a cheese sandwich and a can of store-brand soda."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 16, 2026 11:58 AM (IG3/x)

278 The Box within the Barrel is where I'd probably end up. Figures.

And on that happy note it's off to spread chaos here at Casa Some Guy.

Sabrina, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:59 AM (q3u5l)

279 I'm off for the rest of my Sunday activities. You lot behave and don't burn the place down while unsupervised, you hear? Or the Tentacle monster will get you!

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026 11:59 AM (k+oif)

280 I think J K Rowling choosing to write her excellent Strike detective novels under a male pseudonym so she didn't immediately lose a male audience. I think women read books by both male and female authors, but men not so much.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)

I check every now and then to see if she's announced the next book in the series. Nothing yet.

Posted by: Tuna at August 16, 2026 12:00 PM (lJ0H4)

281 Or the Tentacle monster will get you!

-
This fisherman reeled in an octopus and the video is absolute nightmare fuel

https://tinyurl.com/3apusv3b

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 16, 2026 12:03 PM (ndZc7)

282 I always thought the bookstore scene was the best thing in The Big Sleep, and The Big Sleep was a heckuva movie.

Also not bad at all -- some of Margaret Sheridan's scenes in the 1951 The Thing.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 16, 2026 11:26 AM (q3u5l)

And then, there was Marian, the librarian. *sigh*

Posted by: Prof Harold Hill at August 16, 2026 12:04 PM (hmYU4)

283 His adaptation of Ellison's "City on the Edge of Forever"

Ellison ranted for years about how the philistines had destroyed his masterpiece.

Roddenberry's response was something like "Yeah, Harlan's script was great. The problem was that it would've cost $10 million to shoot, while my weekly budget was a cheese sandwich and a can of store-brand soda."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 16, 2026


***
Plus HE's script did not fit the format established by the twenty-some previous episodes. Members of the crew running drugs (or so I've read)? Kirk choosing to abandon his ship for Edith?

Rodenberry was not that great a writer, but he was a very good re-writer, and he shaped the various SF authors' scripts into something special.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 12:08 PM (wzUl9)

284 I'm off for the rest of my Sunday activities. You lot behave and don't burn the place down while unsupervised, you hear? Or the Tentacle monster will get you!
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 16, 2026


***
Or as I like to say on the ONT, "Be good, and if you can't do that, don't get caught."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 12:09 PM (wzUl9)

285 I did not find Bogart the least bit sexy in The Big Sleep. In the book, yes, where I could imagine what he looked like. The book is so superior to the movie.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 12:10 PM (kJmSS)

286 Ellison ranted for years about everything.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)

287 Ellison should not have been surprised at how TV reworked his stuff. He'd been in Hollywood for quite a while, penning at least one episode of Burke's Law and two of Man From U.N.C.L.E (thoughtthose two were *after* his ST experience).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 12:11 PM (wzUl9)

288 I did not find Bogart the least bit sexy in The Big Sleep. In the book, yes, where I could imagine what he looked like. The book is so superior to the movie.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026


***
The guy who earlier had played Jim Jones, Powers Boothe, I thought made a good Marlowe in the HBO series of the '80s or '90s. Phil in the stories was described a couple of times as a pretty good-looking guy and "well-built."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 12:13 PM (wzUl9)

289 By the way, nood

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 12:14 PM (wzUl9)

290 What about Mysteries as a genre? I enjoy those over the others mentioned.

Posted by: Angel at August 16, 2026 12:20 PM (3Nsid)

291 I am big detective/mysteries fan. Been reading John Sandford lately. The more complex the mystery and how good the author is in dropping clues adds to the enjoyment. Liking the story telling, characters but also trying to figure out who dunnit makes it more interesting reading.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 16, 2026 12:28 PM (kJmSS)

292
291 I am big detective/mysteries fan. Been reading John Sandford lately. The more complex the mystery and how good the author is in dropping clues adds to the enjoyment. Liking the story telling, characters but also trying to figure out who dunnit makes it more interesting reading.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
+++++

CJ Box and the Joe Pickett series.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

293 #136 I need to think of a better title because Jane Austen parodies are now a genre. "Pride, Prejudice and Landships" might work.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 16, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)


I'd buy it! I mean, I read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

Posted by: March Hare at August 16, 2026 01:28 PM (+A1pr)

294 Rather late to the thread, but I wanted to comment that, for some decades, having only observed the title, I assumed that 'Westward Ho!' was in fact a Western.

You can't tell a book by its cover.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 16, 2026 01:37 PM (XeU6L)

295 Good morning all Bookists! TY Sabrina! Hugely enjoying DH Fischer's Washington's Crossing. My slow reading will mean I will finish in about the time it took for the actual campaign.
Posted by: goatexchange at August 16, 2026 08:54 AM (hyS0X)
======

Late to the party, but "Washington's Crossing" is superb history. His "Paul Revere's Ride" is just as rewarding.

Posted by: mrp at August 16, 2026 01:39 PM (rj6Yv)

296 Wait. So these Posleen (sentient human-sized reptiles) have eternal souls?

Uh huh. Got it.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 16, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)


I'm very late in replying (going to Mass and then lunch intervened). It was a science fiction story, but the Catholic Church teaches that the whole person is composed of body and soul: we're not just "meat robots."

Since the Posleen are sentient, I didn't have any problem with the Pope being concerned about saving their souls (after we finally beat them militarily).

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 16, 2026 02:05 PM (ksbjf)

297 Hey guys! Still a few days left on my Kickstarter.

"Lair of the White Worm," a Gothic horror rewrite/reimagining of Bram Stoker's last novel.

https://tinyurl.com/3zwv386u

Check it out, check it outers!

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 16, 2026 02:43 PM (K40fF)

298 Genre Dysphoria is a real thing

Posted by: epador at August 16, 2026 03:14 PM (FOFsU)

Daily Tech News 16 August 2026

Top Story



Tech News

Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: The secret is to adjust the strength of the weak nuclear force, guys. I don't know, apathetic bloody universe, I've no sympathy at all.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




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1 Mrgen.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:30 AM (iIyc0)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 04:30 AM (odBC9)

3 Let me spell that correctly: Morgen.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:31 AM (iIyc0)

4 Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 04:35 AM (skcH5)

5 Video unavailable.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:35 AM (iIyc0)

6 Musical interlude blocked.

And, guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:38 AM (zRghv)

7 5 Video unavailable.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent


Right, the original clip was hard to find so I picked an old upload from Australian music video program Rage. Replaced with a later live performance.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 16, 2026 04:40 AM (BLOW1)

8 I am old enough to have worked for Compaq.

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:42 AM (zRghv)

9 Let me spell that correctly: Morgen.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:31

Yes, Morgen David is a fine wine. Now what were you saying?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 04:44 AM (4Qj8V)

10 Well, Rick is looking a bit rough there and he should have a band behind him.

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:46 AM (zRghv)

11 Mogen, morgen, potatoe, potato...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:46 AM (iIyc0)

12 >>>poop-flavoured ice cream

ewww

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 04:47 AM (odBC9)

13 The second clip sounds better. Is the picture from the album cover?

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:49 AM (zRghv)

14 >>>Oh, and don't trust ChatGPT or Gemini for anything that touches on present-day politics, but I'm sure you already knew that.

I did not know that.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 04:51 AM (odBC9)

15 >>>people started to run the numbers through their abaci as raise questions

wut

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 04:52 AM (odBC9)

16 Mogen, morgen
****

to like, morning/tomorrow (depends on grammar).

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:54 AM (zRghv)

17 10 Well, Rick is looking a bit rough there and he should have a band behind him.
Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:46 AM (zRghv)

13 The second clip sounds better.
Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 04:49 AM (zRghv)

Thanks for the recommendations. I went with the second one. First four notes, my too-tight shoulders went down; yay.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 04:57 AM (odBC9)

18 Anyways, morgen was the standard greeting when I was in Karlsruhe.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 05:04 AM (iIyc0)

19 1 Mrgen.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:30 AM (iIyc0)

Margen
Mergen
Mirgen
Murgen
Myrgen

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:07 AM (odBC9)

20 people started to run the numbers through their abaci
****

With the numbers to be run, you would need a slide rule.

Posted by: clarence at August 16, 2026 05:15 AM (zRghv)

21 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at August 16, 2026 05:24 AM (V0/Sp)

22 Good morning horde.

Pixie woke up on the wrong side of the tech bed today.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:29 AM (txN/r)

23 Allright, dammit, the story of the Texas surrogate mother dispute has gone silent after the Courts assigned authority to the gamete donors. Did the gamete donors demand fulfillment of the abortion clause in the contract, or not?
Suddenly, the news media have shifted the direction of their propaganda.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 16, 2026 05:29 AM (1FEc1)

24 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:31 AM (u82oZ)

25 Up all night with storms overhead.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:32 AM (u82oZ)

26 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

🥃

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:33 AM (u82oZ)

27
Wired
People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It
The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.

https://archive.is/WtvRH

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)

28 m

Uh, how long do they say a lack of replies means get lost, bud.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:35 AM (u82oZ)

29 28 m

Uh, how long do they say a lack of replies means get lost, bud.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:35 AM (u82oZ)

It's a wacky crazy article. Not the ghosting; the article:

They often aestheticize estrangement by turning heartbreak into social content, as with the viral trend “I ghosted the [love of my life], trust me [I don’t give a fuck],” where young people pretend to act completely unfazed about former lovers by feigning extreme detachment.

Some TikTokkers even added their own twists to the trend, posting about ghosting friends, parents, or their “entire bloodline” as a means of setting better boundaries.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:39 AM (odBC9)

30 hahahahahaha

To address this new normal, Dating.com recently announced that it was hiring a “chief breakup officer” who, for $3,000 a month, would be tasked with ending other people’s relationships for them.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:39 AM (odBC9)

31 The fusion article was long on name dropping and short on actual content.

“Workers at AI companies are putting in 12 hour days and 7 day weeks”.

The chance to accrue vast wealth will do that to a person. The gold rush mentality pervades rapidly growing industries.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:40 AM (txN/r)

32
Dreadful night's sleep. Coughing and stupid smoke detectors going off.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 16, 2026 05:41 AM (O0L8i)

33 22 Pixie woke up on the wrong side of the tech bed today.
Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:29 AM (txN/r)

.. for our pleasure.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:41 AM (odBC9)

34 Guten Morgen.
I’m so old that when I went to Summer School in Bavaria (Bayern), we said Gruss Gott. (Greetings to God).

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 16, 2026 05:42 AM (1FEc1)

35 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 05:44 AM (Ia/+0)

36 Good morning pixel friends. I woke up and decided to read about tech stuff. I'm going back to sleep now so we'll see you in a bit.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 16, 2026 05:44 AM (Q/FnY)

37 36 Good morning pixel friends. I woke up and decided to read about tech stuff. I'm going back to sleep now so we'll see you in a bit.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at August 16, 2026 05:44 AM (Q/FnY)

Do pixel friends dream of electric sheep?

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:47 AM (odBC9)

38 I am not positive I am getting up yet

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 05:51 AM (Ia/+0)

39 >>> Do pixel friends dream of electric sheep?

When the alarm went off I was multiplying and dividing by three and nine. Total was 465, I believe.

No sheep.

Posted by: fluffy at August 16, 2026 05:52 AM (V0/Sp)

40 Do pixel friends dream of electric sheep?
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:47 AM (odBC9)

I don’t want to contemplate life after the AOS community ghost’s itself. Refusing to discuss our breakup will traumatizing. Demanding removal from my electronic lawn will be even more so.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:53 AM (txN/r)

41 The good news is after all the electrical activity from the sky, I still have Internet.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:53 AM (u82oZ)

42 “ AOS community ghost’s itself.”.

I will readily admit confusion regarding the proper punctuation of this word.

Posted by: Pete Bog at August 16, 2026 05:55 AM (txN/r)

43 Broadband seems do ... fragile.

Is Starlink reliable?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:55 AM (u82oZ)

44
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 16, 2026 05:56 AM (AMvSw)

45 PSA, 60 days until TXMoMe

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 05:57 AM (skcH5)

46 Wikipedia

A few years after the publication of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the author [Philip K. Dick] spoke about man's animate creations in a 1972 speech: "The Android and the Human":

Our environment – and I mean our man-made world of machines, artificial constructs, computers, electronic systems, interlinking homeostatic components – all of this is in fact beginning more and more to possess what the earnest psychologists fear the primitive sees in his environment: animation.

In a very real sense our environment is becoming alive, or at least quasi-alive, and in ways specifically and fundamentally analogous to ourselves...

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 05:58 AM (odBC9)

47 NaCly, dearest. Good morning.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 16, 2026 06:00 AM (skcH5)

48 Specifically referring to a diverging industry with a booming commercial computing market and a consumer market that has had its throat slit and its entrails torn out and been left to die alone in the snow while the wolves gather in the distance.

Heh heh. That's pretty good.

Posted by: Ace's liver at August 16, 2026 06:03 AM (8Y4BB)

49 Maybe "Pixy" is from "pixel."

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 06:08 AM (odBC9)

50 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Well, the plans were in a locked filing cabinet in a disused basement room with a sign saying, "Beware of the leopard."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 16, 2026 06:10 AM (amcLV)

51 Evening to the late Sunday toilers, and morning ot those who rose early through no fault of their own. (Or, like me, set the alarm, and a cat kicked them awake five minutes early.)

'Tis Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

We went out to our favorite diner/grill last night, which has posted new, non-summer hours to begin Sept. 2. They'll be open earlier on weekends and open one more day during the week. It's a small operation, but very good, and they deserve their summer breaks.

So, I'm here with coffee. What's up with you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 06:12 AM (wzUl9)

52 Up all night with storms overhead.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 05:32

Sorry Salty. I too have been up all night. The 19 yo cat is still dying. Asked Jules what to do if I checked on the cat and she was dead, in the middle of the night.

J responded...don't check on her till morning. Good lord I do love that girl. LOL

Oh, and we also have a damn bat flying around the house. I haven't caught it with the fishing net but think it is now confined to the basement. I'm getting too old for this crap.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 06:12 AM (4Qj8V)

53 52 The 19 yo cat is still dying. Asked Jules what to do if I checked on the cat and she was dead, in the middle of the night.

J responded...don't check on her till morning. Good lord I do love that girl. LOL

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 06:12 AM (4Qj8V)

J's a keeper!

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

54 Broadband seems do ... fragile.

Is Starlink reliable?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026


***
I hope so. Using it would cut my 'Net bill literally in half.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 06:14 AM (wzUl9)

55 @27/m: "People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It"

What an awful way to treat people.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)

56 @52/farmer: "Oh, and we also have a damn bat flying around the house. I haven't caught it with the fishing net but think it is now confined to the basement. I'm getting too old for this crap."

When you catch it, Overnight-Fedex it to Ace.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:24 AM (O7YUW)

57 55 @27/m: "People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It"

What an awful way to treat people.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:21 AM (O7YUW)

Eh. Poor communication skills, to be sure, but hanging around for endless abuse? And then "owing" an explanation? ("Because you're endlessly abusive.")

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 06:26 AM (odBC9)

58 56 @52/farmer: "Oh, and we also have a damn bat flying around the house. I haven't caught it with the fishing net but think it is now confined to the basement. I'm getting too old for this crap."

When you catch it, Overnight-Fedex it to Ace.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:24 AM (O7YUW)

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 06:27 AM (odBC9)

59 Why pick as your new name Stella Socco?

Because naming oneself Stella Mudd would be too on the nose?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 16, 2026 06:31 AM (2GVsD)

60 When you catch it, Overnight-Fedex it to Ace.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:24

Might as well, Ozzy's dead isn't he?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 06:31 AM (4Qj8V)

61 Hopefully the bat gets back outside and unharmed

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 06:31 AM (Ia/+0)

62 Bat in the house?

Why did you let Whoopi Goldberg in?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 16, 2026 06:34 AM (2GVsD)

63 Good morning! Did a little instrument work yesterday and it was hot, even at 5000ft! Had to sit for a spell under the fans on the patio and have a cold beer and watch the birds before dinner.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 16, 2026 06:36 AM (3Ope8)

64 Hopefully the bat gets back outside and unharmed
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 06:31

I hope so too, been able to chase a couple out but usually they have intruded, won't leave and have to pay the price.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 16, 2026 06:42 AM (4Qj8V)

65 There are buttons in car I haven't figured out what they do yet, should take manual out and investigate sometime.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 06:48 AM (Ia/+0)

66 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at August 16, 2026 06:49 AM (sAmhv)

67 Anna Puma

You as Stella Mudd?

Inconceivable.

https://youtu.be/0-8WCwNp_oM
Harcourt Fenton Mudd - "Completely Unavoidable" (Star Trek-The Original Series -Parody Music Video)

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 06:50 AM (u82oZ)

68 @57/m: "Eh. Poor communication skills, to be sure, but hanging around for endless abuse? And then "owing" an explanation? ("Because you're endlessly abusive.")"

Abandonment is a form of abuse too. Two wrongs do not make a right. Leave a note at the very least.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:51 AM (O7YUW)

69 CEOs of AI companies say their creations will lead to a shorter work week. (BBC)

Workers at AI companies are putting in 12 hour days and 7 day weeks.



Shorter work week and unicorns pooping out gold bars!! Amazing Age of miracles and wonders thanks to our beloved Tech Overlords!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 16, 2026 06:58 AM (sAmhv)

70 There are buttons in car I haven't figured out what they do yet, should take manual out and investigate sometime.
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026


***
I'd had the Buick for four years before I found that on the "entertainment center" (radio to us dinosaurs), when playing from the flash drive, if I turn the right or tuning knob counterclockwise a bit, a vertical list of all the songs on the drive comes up on the screen. The tuning knob then lets me scroll back and forth to find a particular song.

I'm not sure the same thing works with the radio stations I have programmed in. Since it is the tuning knob, it may just move the frequency off the station's, from 94.3 to 94.1.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 07:01 AM (wzUl9)

71 68 @57/m: "Eh. Poor communication skills, to be sure, but hanging around for endless abuse? And then "owing" an explanation? ("Because you're endlessly abusive.")"

Abandonment is a form of abuse too. Two wrongs do not make a right. Leave a note at the very least.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:51 AM (O7YUW)

If you're not gonna write a John Deere letter, at least leave a Kioti letter.

"Dear Asshole, I regret to inform you that I would rather gnaw my own leg off, than...."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 07:02 AM (Ot/FD)

72 71 68 @57/m

If you're not gonna write a John Deere letter, at least leave a Kioti letter.

"Dear Asshole, I regret to inform you that I would rather gnaw my own leg off, than...."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 07:02 AM (Ot/FD)

a John Deere letter

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:05 AM (odBC9)

73 a John Deere letter

You need a court order to get the parts that would fix this relationship. Unless you let us fix it for you, for big money.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2026 07:08 AM (u82oZ)

74 Besides, you're giving up the golden opportunity to end your break-up note with "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER" like a true alpha.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 07:11 AM (Ot/FD)

75 CEOs of AI companies say their creations will lead to a shorter work week. (BBC)

Workers at AI companies are putting in 12 hour days and 7 day weeks.

I haven't read it, but maybe:

workers putting in 12-hour days 7 days a week at the company NOW (because $$$) "will lead to a shorter work week" at the company LATER

I'll go read it.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:12 AM (odBC9)

76 BBC AI workers article:

My snowflake detector is going off:

At Meta, workers said they have been abruptly pushed onto teams this year doing AI work being treated as urgent. They called it being "drafted", according to one current and one former employee, because people were not given a choice.

"They just move you over," the former employee said. "You can't say no – or if you do, you have to quit."

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:16 AM (odBC9)

77 “Abandonment is a form of abuse too. Two wrongs do not make a right. Leave a note at the very least.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 06:51 AM (O7YUW)”

The people involved seem to think this is something new, when the problem with people running off into the middle of the night is as old as mankind itself.

And while thinking that marriage is obsolete, all of the people who feel “free” are demonstrating why previous generations developed and mandated institutions like marriage; to protect society from hr disruptions and chaos caused by men running away from the women and children in the middle of the night.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 07:20 AM (TCmq7)

78 moar snowflakes:

In a situation where an employee had smoothed out processes for AI tools, people also tend to fill any time saved with more work, Thompson added, either because they want to or they feel they should do in order to prove their value to an employer.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:20 AM (odBC9)

79 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 16, 2026 07:21 AM (Hbeqj)

80 snowflakes:

You could just replace the speaking-verbs with forms of the verb "to whine":

At Meta, workers whined they have been abruptly pushed onto teams this year doing AI work being treated as urgent. They whined about being "drafted", according to one current and one former employee, because people were not given a choice.

"They just move you over," the former employee whined. "You can't say no – or if you do, you have to quit."

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:23 AM (odBC9)

81 Just like a boomerang
Boom, boom, boom, boomerang
Boom, boom, boom, boomerang
What can I do?

Just like a boomerang
Boom, boom, boom, boomerang
Boom, boom, boom, boomerang
Right back to you...

Posted by: The DeCastro Sisters at August 16, 2026 07:24 AM (/2Ls3)

82 BBC:

"Neither company [OpenAI and Anthropic] responded to BBC requests for comment."

"A Meta spokesperson declined to comment."

"A Google spokesperson declined to comment."

Want a little cheese with that whine?

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:26 AM (odBC9)

83 "Neither company [OpenAI and Anthropic] responded to BBC requests for comment."

Give BBC a link to a chat-bot.

Posted by: Community Notes at August 16, 2026 07:36 AM (a4flb)

84 How Larry Ellison slid from being the world's second richest man to eighth place in just two months. (Forbes)
All at once at first, and then slowly.

Larry Ellison slid to become the world’s eighth-richest person on Friday, falling behind Nvidia’s Jensen Huang after his net worth shed $6 billion, as a monthslong decline in Oracle shares has lowered the firm’s chairman from his spot near the peak of the wealthiest billionaires.

... and pretty soon ...

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:37 AM (odBC9)

85 mornin yall. Not much in local news today, Joana Jean Baptiste was arrested for affray. No cops got arrested for misusing Flock cameras.

Posted by: fd at August 16, 2026 07:37 AM (MWfyi)

86 Forbes:

Ellison, whose net worth is estimated at

$192.6 billion as of market close Friday, now ranks No. 8 behind Jensen

($194.4 billion), marking a $104 billion decline for Ellison’s fortune since he ranked the world’s second-richest on June 2.

!!!

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:39 AM (odBC9)

87 I wonder if Joana Jean Baptiste inherited her affray gene.

Posted by: fd at August 16, 2026 07:40 AM (MWfyi)

88 >>>one of the companies on the list announced plans to merge with a group owned by the sitting US president last December in a $6 billion deal

I assume PDT has good lawyers?

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:40 AM (odBC9)

89 I assume PDT has good lawyers?
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026


***
After all that lawfare 2021-2024, he's not in jail, so I suppose so!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

90 >>>one of the companies on the list announced plans to merge with a group owned by the sitting US president last December in a $6 billion dea

That's impeachable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Facebook libs everywhere at August 16, 2026 07:45 AM (Usf1B)

91 90 >>>one of the companies on the list announced plans to merge with a group owned by the sitting US president last December in a $6 billion dea

That's impeachable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Facebook libs everywhere at August 16, 2026 07:45 AM (Usf1B)

Similarly:

Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna
12h
Replying to @mcuban

Allow illiquid founders to pledge shares with a loan from the government to pay tax. The loan period is long but not infinite (e.g. 10 years). The loan is non-resource: at the end of the period, the loan is either paid back in cash, or the government assumes the shares.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:47 AM (odBC9)

92 Coffee, breakfast, and a pipe: essential for a Sunday morning. Or at least this one. I woke up feeling stiff and sore for some reason, so no workout. The prescription in the first sentence has fixed me right up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 07:50 AM (wzUl9)

93 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 07:51 AM (JvZF+)

94 .
.
I first read about fusion reactor based energy production in Scientific American in 1972. Never has anyone explained how heat is removed from the reactor in way that allows more electricity to flow from the reactor and accompanying generator out to the electrical grid than the fusion fun factory leeches from said grid.

Posted by: Marooned at August 16, 2026 07:53 AM (kt8QE)

95 We've seen tonight's prime-time flick on Movies!, 1941's A Woman's Face (a fascinating Joan Crawford film, by the way). So I guess it will be Breakfast at Tiffany's on DVD.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2026 07:54 AM (wzUl9)

96
The Garden Island

Some daring surfers seek waves in Hurricane Lala approach
2 hours ago

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:55 AM (odBC9)

97 Ro. Honey. Sweetie. That's a shakedown.

What you are suggesting is exactly congruent to saying "nice business you got there, shame if something were to happen to it".

We all know you're no better than thugs and gangsters. Your part of the social contact is little more than to not be so damned obvious about it. And you can't even pull that off anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 07:57 AM (Ot/FD)

98 Hope you all have a lovely day . If you go to church, may you feel God's love and presence and strength . If you don't go to church , may you feel that as well.

For those that are Protestant Christians but are rather disaffected from the church right now , but might be willing to try it again , I recommend the Anglican Church in North America. Very solid biblical based preaching where Jesus is not presented as the newest progressive political versio.n
"luv is luv". I was heartened by the priest from last week who said, "The resurrection was not a happy ending, but a vindication by a just and righteous God."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 07:58 AM (JrHfD)

99 Honestly, a system where every business is owned by the private sector, but still must function as a franchise of the state, is National Socialism.

And we already know how you period feel about the small hats....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 07:59 AM (Ot/FD)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 07:59 AM (odBC9)

101 *people

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:00 AM (Ot/FD)

102 I think it is interesting that when asked to summarize Christianity that AI got it right more than many mainstream socalled Christian churches.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:01 AM (/+uur)

103 102 I think it is interesting that when asked to summarize Christianity that AI got it right more than many mainstream socalled Christian churches.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:01 AM (/+uur)

AI doesn't have a vested interest in being wrong about it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:02 AM (Ot/FD)

104 I was heartened by the priest from last week who said, "The resurrection was not a happy ending, but a vindication by a just and righteous God."
---------
Whoa. He meant "crucifixion", right? The resurrection was absolutely a happy ending.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 08:02 AM (PiwSw)

105 Mark Cuban is, uh, ripping Ro a new one:

Mark Cuban
@mcuban
15h
Ro, I like you. You know that. But you need to read the state of the state.

The number of Deca Unicorns in Cali is growing by the day as investors chase amazing startups.

A unique feature of these 10b startups is that even if they raise a billion, little, if any of that money goes to the founders, who are now worth billions of dollars over night. They are the definition of cash poor, stock rich

How are you going to tax them ? Make them borrow money against their shares, if they can? They just raised money to grow their company and a bank will come along and loan them money ? A company that has been in business maybe less than a year ? lol

Will you take their stock if they can’t ?

...

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:02 AM (odBC9)

106 101 *people
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:00 AM (Ot/FD)

*the social contract

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (odBC9)

107 Very belated BOING!

Spent hours on chat with Microsoft support to try to resolve recent Windows update failing. Nothing helped. Last solution is to clobber Windows with a new ISO install, hoping it will not damage/delete my personal data. Not doing this till I can backup files. Don't have my external drive with me here in north Israel.

This sucks.

I will say that chat was very responsive and efficient. I remember back in the 90's being on hold on the phone with MS support for over an hour before anyone handled my call.

Time for a swim soon. Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (skLNB)

108 Mark Cuban and Ro Khanna?

FFS Dumb and Dumber

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:04 AM (JvZF+)

109 *the social contract
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (odBC9)

*swipe to text sucks

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)

110 And spouse and I took a lovely walk ( well, it was kind of buggy, but we saw lovely rose marsh mallows . I also saw an interesting thing hanging on a tree. It was a quilted heart with Irises on one side and what looks like grapes on the other side, which reminded me of the Lord Supper. I guess someone deliberately hung it there , because a little tag on the back said I NEED A HOME and " I found a quilted heart" with a website www.IFAQH
I guess people either buy or make these things and leave them for people to find.

On the way home in the parking lot we found a pair of nice green running shorts for men. Our son seems to have taken over his dad's clothes so FenSpouse could use some more shorts after I wash them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:06 AM (JrHfD)

111 I will say that chat was very responsive and efficient. I remember back in the 90's being on hold on the phone with MS support for over an hour before anyone handled my call.

Time for a swim soon. Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (skLNB)

always always always partition a new machine with and OS and a DATA dirve.
Put all personal data on DATA

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:07 AM (/+uur)

112 At UPI: "Escaped python starts fire at Virginia middle school"

A herpetologist confirmed the snake was a Pyropython ignii, and recommended use of a type S extinguisher in case of future fires.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:07 AM (Jr5Lq)

113 109 *the social contract
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (odBC9)

*swipe to text sucks
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:05 AM (Ot/FD)

; )

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:08 AM (odBC9)

114 Ro Khanna looks like the fella who runs the local Dunkin Donuts near by...

Could it be?

Posted by: Time to make the donuts... at August 16, 2026 08:09 AM (/2Ls3)

115 G'day.

Speaking of $billion acquisitions, do I remember right that Google acquired YouTube for a mere $4 billion? Which sounded like a lot at the time.

Posted by: mindful webworker almost awake at August 16, 2026 08:09 AM (S3rL0)

116 Justice Jackson, on the other hand, has emerged as by far the most talkative justice, uttering an average of 1,263 words per case, more than double the justices’ average. According to the study, she speaks 23 percent of the words uttered by the justices.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)

117 107 Spent hours on chat with Microsoft support to try to resolve recent Windows update failing. Nothing helped.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 08:03 AM (skLNB)

For me, the failing was fixed by deleting a third-party app that had been freezing.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (odBC9)

118 Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 08:02 AM (PiwSw

I think that tge idea he was making was that "happy ending" seemed too pale language for the glorious redemptive power of the resurrection. Happy Ending reminds me of some ice cream they used to sell at Friendlys or what some people use to refer to ( forgive me) a sex act . In my view the resurrection was not an ending either. Although it was an ending of Jesus" tortuous death.

But I suppose language hits people differently .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (JrHfD)

119 Dr. Maalouf ‏

@realMaalouf
Aug 14
Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the biggest far-left party in France, explains why the alliance between progressives and Muslims is necessary.

“If you’re counting on white Christian workers to bring about socialism in France, it won’t happen. But our Muslim brothers and sisters will.”

This is the same playbook being used by the left in all Western countries.
=====

Is he allowed to say that out loud? In French?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (JvZF+)

120 @115/mindful webworker: I keep expecting Google to announce that they're discontinuing Gmail and YouTube (placing them into the Google Graveyard.)

The wailing that would ensue would be legendary.

And they're just crazy and self-destructive enough lately to actually do it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 08:12 AM (O7YUW)

121 104 I was heartened by the priest from last week who said, "The resurrection was not a happy ending, but a vindication by a just and righteous God."
---------
Whoa. He meant "crucifixion", right? The resurrection was absolutely a happy ending.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 16, 2026 08:02 AM (PiwSw)

11 Mogen, morgen, potatoe, potato...
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 16, 2026 04:46 AM (iIyc0)

Resurrection, crucifixion, mogen, morgen, potatoe, potata...

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:13 AM (odBC9)

122 *potato

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:15 AM (odBC9)

123 This is an appropriate time and place to ask for prayers for the friends and family of a young man I knew named Austn, who committed suicide yesterday with an overdose of prescription medication. He was the brother of my granddaughter’s father, her uncle. She had just started 4th grade and knew him well, I prelate for her, too young to be exposed to something this dark.

I knew him as well, and liked him. I found him to a thoughtful younger man (early 30’s) but I knew he had mental health issues and had bouts of severe depression. He was one of those who just never “found” himself, never could latch onto any purpose or direction, and this is where it led. I pray for mercy for his soul as well; he was never a bad person, just one who was lost and could never find his way.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:15 AM (TCmq7)

124 Is Starlink reliable?

Cuts out in really bad storms but returns quickly for me. As they say, YMMV.

Posted by: mindful webworker waiting for fresh hospital coffee at August 16, 2026 08:16 AM (S3rL0)

125 124 Is Starlink reliable?

Cuts out in really bad storms but returns quickly for me. As they say, YMMV.
Posted by: mindful webworker waiting for fresh hospital coffee at August 16, 2026 08:16 AM (S3rL0)

Thanks!

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:17 AM (odBC9)

126 For me, the failing was fixed by deleting a third-party app that had been freezing.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (odBC9)
-

/raises a/c temperature

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 08:19 AM (skLNB)

127 Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:15 AM (TCmq7

I have no power in this place, but I think that anytime is an appropriate time for prayer. I am very sorry for the young man and will pray for his family and friends for comfort and strength

There are way too many young people with mental health issues and I think social media adds to isolation and confusion and feeling bad about oneself.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:19 AM (JrHfD)

128 May Austin's memory be a blessing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:19 AM (JvZF+)

129 108 Mark Cuban and Ro Khanna?

FFS Dumb and Dumber
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:04 AM (JvZF+)

Choose your warrior!

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:20 AM (odBC9)

130 I am based here, of course, but I also think a lack of a religious world view is very damaging. I just read on here yesterday about some man on the internet who was a preacher for 20 years and left the ministry and now evangelizes against Christianity or any kind of religious faith. Just solve your own problems, guy. Don't inflict them on other people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:22 AM (JrHfD)

131 Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (JvZF+)

And this idiot thinks that when glorious socialism is ushered in , the Muslims will just stop with that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:24 AM (JrHfD)

132 126 For me, the failing was fixed by deleting a third-party app that had been freezing.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:11 AM (odBC9)
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/raises a/c temperature
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 08:19 AM (skLNB)

The Word installation program (whatever) identified the problem app for me--not on the first try, not (I think) on the second try, but eventually. I did, then, dimly recall that that app had failed to respond at some point.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:25 AM (odBC9)

133 123 This is an appropriate time and place to ask for prayers for the friends and family of a young man I knew named Austn, who committed suicide yesterday with an overdose of prescription medication. He was the brother of my granddaughter’s father, her uncle. She had just started 4th grade and knew him well, I prelate for her, too young to be exposed to something this dark.

I knew him as well, and liked him. I found him to a thoughtful younger man (early 30’s) but I knew he had mental health issues and had bouts of severe depression. He was one of those who just never “found” himself, never could latch onto any purpose or direction, and this is where it led. I pray for mercy for his soul as well; he was never a bad person, just one who was lost and could never find his way.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:15 AM (TCmq7)

Blessings on Austin's friends and family.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:27 AM (odBC9)

134 “If you’re counting on white Christian workers to bring about socialism in France, it won’t happen. But our Muslim brothers and sisters will.”

--

Hiding in plain sight, he just spoke about the real reason why all of Western Europe and other 1st world countries have been importing millions and millions of these...less than desirables.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 16, 2026 08:28 AM (qBdHI)

135 @131/FenelonSpoke: Saw a meme recently with a leftist and a muslim giving each other a side-glance and a smirk, and a shared thought-bubble: "Useful idiot."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 08:28 AM (O7YUW)

136 116 Justice Jackson, on the other hand, has emerged as by far the most talkative justice, uttering an average of 1,263 words per case, more than double the justices’ average. According to the study, she speaks 23 percent of the words uttered by the justices.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)

When I was in 4th grade, the first day my teacher wrote something across the top of the blackboard and left it there all year. It has stayed with me ever since.

"The emptiest wagon rattles the most."

Posted by: davidt at August 16, 2026 08:29 AM (Q+gd/)

137 In 2023, for the first time ever, Federal employees will have insurance coverage for fertility preservation and four plan options that will cover Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

Mother with newbornThe Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released federal benefits information for the 2023 plan year, expanding coverage for family building for federal beneficiaries and their family members.

AoC claims SHE paid for her egg freezing.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:30 AM (/+uur)

138 She is trying to conceal the void in her intellect with a cascade of words.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:32 AM (JvZF+)

139 When you’re close to a suicide, you feel more than ever the incredible sadness and waste it brings.

An odd personal note; about 3 nights ago I was asking here about a singer I’d forgotten, because I’d heard a song in a dream I hadn’t thought of in decades found out it was “skeletons” by Ricki Lee Jones. It’s about the tragic death of a young man, and I had no idea why it had suddenly implanted itself in my mind.

I believe I sensed Death approaching near to me, but I didn’t know where it would land til yesterday.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:32 AM (TCmq7)

140 I think I will try to be better about following this good advice from Socrates on communication, . and much, much past Socrates life during the internet age would be much improved if we all did this. I apologize to people here when I haven't followed it:

https://tinyurl.com/2shnpumd



Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:32 AM (xSAlF)

141 Disclaimer: The secret is to adjust the strength of the weak nuclear force, guys. I don't know, apathetic bloody universe, I've no sympathy at all.

Jedis and Sith are only interested in the strong force...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 08:33 AM (l3cgK)

142 139 When you’re close to a suicide, you feel more than ever the incredible sadness and waste it brings.

An odd personal note; about 3 nights ago I was asking here about a singer I’d forgotten, because I’d heard a song in a dream I hadn’t thought of in decades found out it was “skeletons” by Ricki Lee Jones. It’s about the tragic death of a young man, and I had no idea why it had suddenly implanted itself in my mind.

I believe I sensed Death approaching near to me, but I didn’t know where it would land til yesterday.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:32 AM (TCmq7)

Sending you much love and strength.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:34 AM (odBC9)

143 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 08:28 AM (O7YUW)

That's a guite accurate meme, I think.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:34 AM (xSAlF)

144 116 Justice Jackson, on the other hand, has emerged as by far the most talkative justice, uttering an average of 1,263 words per case, more than double the justices’ average. According to the study, she speaks 23 percent of the words uttered by the justices.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)
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Apparently Justice Jackson is unfamiliar with the saying, "Better to keep silent and allow people to think you are fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2026 08:34 AM (FZ29D)

145 I think the importing of a less moral, more criminal, and crueler people is a foundation to build an internal system that has no issues attacking the homeland and the people.
There is a question though of how once you turn this system on you have the power to turn it off.
This is the Clownworld Pivot main fault. The assumption that destroying System A brings forth System 1, an entirely new form.
In fact what it brings in is System C or D. The old system, with bigger budgets, more administrators, and NO ONE with the real authority to fix the original System A.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:35 AM (/+uur)

146 Sending you much love and strength.
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:34 AM (odBC9)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:36 AM (xSAlF)

147 From Fen's linked article @140:

"Before you answer a question or voice your opinion, ask yourself:
Is it true?
Is it good?
Is it kind?
Is it useful?
Is it necessary?"

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

148 "Before you answer a question or voice your opinion, ask yourself:
Is it true?
Is it good?
Is it kind?
Is it useful?
Is it necessary?"
Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:37 AM (Jr5Lq)
====

The Quakers and the Rotary would like a word...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:39 AM (JvZF+)

149 @107/Biden's Dog: "Spent hours on chat with Microsoft support...

... Last solution is to clobber Windows with a new ISO install, hoping it will not damage/delete my personal data...

... I will say that chat was very responsive and efficient.


Falling back to "Re-install the OS" is a failure of support to remedy the actual problem. Microsoft does not deserve your kind words towards them.

May your re-install go well, and good on you for having a proper backup before you go down their suggested path. He who laughs last usually had a backup.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 16, 2026 08:40 AM (O7YUW)

150 If a statement isn't true, good, kind, useful or necessary, judges will sometimes accept 'Is it funny?'

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:41 AM (Jr5Lq)

151 Funny has a usefulness all its own....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:41 AM (Ot/FD)

152 136 116 When I was in 4th grade, the first day my teacher wrote something across the top of the blackboard and left it there all year. It has stayed with me ever since.

"The emptiest wagon rattles the most."
Posted by: davidt at August 16, 2026 08:29 AM (Q+gd/)

Good one. Stayed with you!

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:44 AM (odBC9)

153 Could we persuade Judge Action Jackson to resign and fill the sudden opening at Cambridge?

Posted by: Two Birds at August 16, 2026 08:46 AM (JM9I6)

154 Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:39 AM (JvZF+)

I'm sorry. I don't understand what that means unless it's that Quakers are silent unless they feel compelled to witness to something and Rotarians do speeches?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:46 AM (y8wRt)

155 Worst part of week is over, grocery shopping
But did have a cinnamon muffin with coffee afterwards

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:46 AM (Ia/+0)

156 Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 16, 2026 08:41 AM (Ot/FD)

Yes, it does.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:47 AM (y8wRt)

157 The Quakers and Rotarians have tests their members are supposed to use before speaking aloud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JvZF+)

158 153 Could we persuade Judge Action Jackson to resign and fill the sudden opening at Cambridge?
Posted by: Two Birds at August 16, 2026 08:46 AM (JM9I6)

Arday supporters big mad at people pointing out issues with his stories.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)

159 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (Ia/+0)

160 Speaking of Justice Jackson, is a mid-wit smarter than a half-wit?

Posted by: I Rate 'Em at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (JM9I6)

161 Arday supporters big mad at people pointing out issues with his stories.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)
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Arday's "supporters" bear guilt for his death.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (JvZF+)

162 157 The Quakers and Rotarians have tests their members are supposed to use before speaking aloud.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JvZF+)

So do the Squad and DSA members.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

163 150 If a statement isn't true, good, kind, useful or necessary, judges will sometimes accept 'Is it funny?'
Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:41 AM (Jr5Lq)

Alternatively, “well that’s the internet, what did you expect?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 16, 2026 08:50 AM (TCmq7)

164 You shouldn't kick a man when he is dead, though he deserves it

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:50 AM (Ia/+0)

165 Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 08:37 AM (Jr5Lq)

Thanks for summarizing that. That was helpful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:51 AM (rHgXV)

166 130- Biased not based.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:52 AM (JrHfD)

167 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at August 16, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

168 "How do I ask this artfully?"

--Steve Kornacki

Sooo many uses for this meme.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:54 AM (odBC9)

169 Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JvZF+)

I attended Quaker meeting for several years but was not aware of tests before speaking. I did not speak but I would guess you're supposed to have some discernment about whether it is yourself or what you believe is the Holy Spirit speaking through you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 08:55 AM (JrHfD)

170 Arday supporters big mad at people pointing out issues with his stories.
Posted by: r hennigantx
+++
Calling out black people for just completely making stuff up is white supremacy.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 16, 2026 08:55 AM (Lo97M)

171 162 157 The Quakers and Rotarians have tests their members are supposed to use before speaking aloud.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JvZF+)

So do the Squad and DSA members.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

PDT doesn't.

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:56 AM (odBC9)

172 171 162 157 The Quakers and Rotarians have tests their members are supposed to use before speaking aloud.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JvZF+)

So do the Squad and DSA members.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 16, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

PDT doesn't.
Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:56 AM (odBC9)

NTTAWWT

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:56 AM (odBC9)

173 BOOK NOOD IS OPEN EARLY YOU KNOW

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:58 AM (Ia/+0)

174 I vaguely remember the Quaker Oats guy speaking in commercials, but it may be a flashback from my LSD days.

Posted by: Blue Boy at August 16, 2026 08:58 AM (JM9I6)

175 155 Worst part of week is over, grocery shopping
But did have a cinnamon muffin with coffee afterwards
Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2026 08:46 AM (Ia/+0)

yum

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 08:59 AM (odBC9)

176 A Quaker friend showed me a list of seven questioners a Friend had to ask him or herself before speaking in meeting. Maybe these were questions to help discern the Spirit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 16, 2026 09:00 AM (JvZF+)

177

https://quaker.org

https://tinyurl.com/yztx3fh3

Queries for Meeting’s Consideration

Queries for August: Vocations

Do we perform our work guided by the Light within?

In following our vocations do we contribute to the well-being of the larger community? Does our
work reflect Friends' testimonies of honesty, equality, peace, and simplicity?

Do we conduct our business affairs so that all parties are treated fairly?

Do we have respect for all honest work, paid or unpaid, whether at home or in the community?

Are we open to helping individuals who are making vocational decisions?

In our work, how do we use our Spirit-given creativity to confront and heal the effects of
oppression and racism? (Adopted April 2019)

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 10:10 AM (odBC9)

178 Or maybe something else at that site.

The site has lots of information about Quakers.

https://quaker.org

Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 10:13 AM (odBC9)

179 Posted by: m at August 16, 2026 10:10 AM (odBC9

Thanks. I think that particular bit had to do with questions to ask at meetings for business rather than at meetings for worship, but I'm sure that the other site you mentioned too Ed would have some helpful information. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:30 AM (JrHfD)

180 Too Ed= "would have" Darn autocorrect!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:31 AM (JrHfD)

Saturday Night Club ONT - August 15, 2026 [Disco & Dino]

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Welcome to Club ONT - a real and spectacular collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.

Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Keep it light and friendly. The moose is taking attendance, so please check in before entering.

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

Three nuns were driving through rural Texas to a church fundraiser when their old minivan sputtered, coughed, and died.

"Out of gas," sighed the oldest nun.

Luckily, a farmhouse stood just down the road. The farmer felt terrible but, after searching his barn, said, "Ladies, I'd gladly loan you a gas can, but the only thing I have that'll hold gasoline is this old bedpan."

The nuns looked at each other. Not ideal, but desperate times. They filled the bedpan with gas, carried it back to the van, and carefully poured it into the tank. Just then a pickup pulled up beside them.

The driver stared in silence. He took off his baseball cap, placed it over his heart, shook his head in amazement, and said, "Sisters, I've been an atheist my whole life, but if that van starts, I'm going to church with you."

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Heather and Marie are old friends. They have both been married to their husbands for a long time. Marie is upset because she thinks her husband doesn't find her attractive anymore.

"As I get older, he doesn't bother to look at me!" Marie cries.

"I'm so sorry for you. As I get older, my husband says I get more beautiful every day," replies Heather.

"Yes," Marie said, "but your husband is an antique dealer!"

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Drink of the Night

Jägerbomb

Ingredients:
1/2 (8.3 ounce) can citrus flavored energy drink (e.g. Red Bull)
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Jägermeister liqueur

Instructions:
Gather all ingredients.
Pour energy drink into a pint glass.
Pour Jägermeister into a shot glass.
Make a toast and drop the shot into the pint glass.
Drink

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Club ONT Department of Synth Musicology

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Club ONT Department of Fashion History

From Wikipedia:

The Straw Hat Riot of 1922 was a riot that occurred in New York City at the end of summer as a result of unwritten rules in men's fashions at the time, and a tradition of taunting people who had failed to stop wearing straw hats after autumn began. Originating as a series of minor riots, it spread due to youths choosing to harass men wearing straw hats past the unofficial date that was deemed socially acceptable, September 15. It lasted eight days, leading to many arrests and some injuries.

The riot itself began on September 13, 1922, two days before the supposed unspoken date, when a group of youths decided to get an early jump on the tradition. This group began in the former "Mulberry Bend" area of Manhattan by removing and stomping hats worn by factory workers who were employed in the area. The more innocuous stomping turned into a brawl when the youths tried to stomp a group of dock workers' hats, and the dock workers fought back.

Although the initial brawl was broken up by police, the fights continued to escalate the next evening. Gangs of teenagers prowled the streets wielding large sticks, sometimes with a nail driven through the top for hooking hats, looking for pedestrians wearing straw hats and beating those who resisted.

Fair warning Horde - only a month left to wear your straw hats before Piper shows up to enforce fashion order by force.

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Club ONT Department of Irony

Major League Baseball recently held the latest gimmicky "MLB at Field of Dreams" game

Wikipedia:

MLB at Field of Dreams is a recurring Major League Baseball (MLB) regular-season specialty game played in a ballpark adjacent to Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, west of Dubuque, a site popularized by the 1989 baseball film Field of Dreams."

The movie features a ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson.

Wikipedia:

Jackson is often remembered for his association with the Black Sox Scandal in which eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series.

"Fix" - as in lose on purpose to assure gambling winnings for bets against you.

Shoeless Joe was banned from baseball forever even though it is widely believed he never actually tanked during any of the games - but he supposedly knew that the fix was in yet stayed silent about it.

Anyway - the outfield walls at the park featured at least 2 logos for online gambling companies.


What are the odds this was just a stupid oversight? Nah - bet ya it was intentional!

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Club ONT Department of In-song Chants

Let's go, fellow 29 year olds -- You know the words!

How many of you remember doing that chant during Mony Mony?


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Club ONT Jukebox

Club worthy hair band jams!


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Comments

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1 Meep meep!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:00 PM (yEz+x)

2 Thanks for the ONT, Disco and Dino. On to the content...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 10:01 PM (O7YUW)

3 Pork, the all American meat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 10:01 PM (Cq/ve)

4 Got
It!


All fucking mine!


Yazzzzzzz!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:01 PM (f6yyg)

5 Good jokes tonight! Thanks, as always, for the ONT!

Posted by: 496 at August 15, 2026 10:01 PM (TtNb7)

6 Happy to be in the ONT!

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at August 15, 2026 10:01 PM (0uEgq)

7 Well greetings fellow Hordians and thank you D&D for content.

We continued east from Mesa Verde this week, made stops at Chimney Rock Nat'l Monument and Continental Divide at Wolf Creek Pass on our way into La Junta Co. for an overnight at La Junta Camp and Cabins. Highly recommended for the train theme and overall excellent organization of the park. Say hi to Brad the owner if you stop by.

Spent two very hot days in Dodge City, Ks. at Gunsmoke RV park. Highly recommend Prime Nine restaurant for steaks. Ask for Uvia the server. Took a trolley tour and tried to see the wagon ruts west of the city. Had some weather stripping peel off camper. Excellent repair by Nate at BS Trailer service in Dodge. Be sure to give Bel the shop dog a scritch if you stop by.

Continued east stayed overnight in Blue Springs CG in Lee's Summit, Mo. very impressed with change in scenery from Dodge to Lees Summit. Went from arid high plains to green forested rolling hills in about 300 mi. Now visiting Tom and Huck on the Mighty Miss-sip. Steamboat dinner cruise this evening, then moving on to another location in Mo. tomorrow....this is the furthest east we'll go.

The adventure continues....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:03 PM (7ifDd)

8 Previous post has been notified

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at August 15, 2026 10:03 PM (0uEgq)

9 Evening all, and well played Nurse!

Posted by: Some Rat at August 15, 2026 10:05 PM (BJzO2)

10 Fashion is a dangerous game, my friends.

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 10:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

11 Meep meep!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:00 PM (yEz+x)


Busting through the Club doors with authority!

Posted by: Doof at August 15, 2026 10:07 PM (QMAsf)

12 So there really is such a thing as fashion police.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 15, 2026 10:07 PM (OlzlW)

13 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 15, 2026 10:07 PM (cPl+1)

14 Glad I never heard/saw that band Enuff Z'Nuff in the 80s. Honestly... not happy I heard it tonight.

Posted by: GWB at August 15, 2026 10:08 PM (kU0PQ)

15 "The more innocuous stomping turned into a brawl when the youths tried to stomp a group of dock workers' hats, and the dock workers fought back."

As well the dock workers should have. Don't touch another man's hat, and knocking it off intentionally is essentially asking for a fight, or a duel.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 10:08 PM (O7YUW)

16 Respect ma authoritay!

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

17 I haaaaate sportsbetting. It has ruined professional sports for me, and I'm getting close to tuning out of college sports because of it too. And it's seeping into paid sponsorships for my favorite YouTubers too. Whatever happened to 1-800-BETSOFF?

Posted by: pookysgirl can't even watch EPSN anymore at August 15, 2026 10:10 PM (Wt5PA)

18 Hey, where all da white wimmen at?

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at August 15, 2026 10:10 PM (o5Cl5)

19 poor Mr. Potato head!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 10:11 PM (NnhvP)

20 TRex, I meant to say thank you for linking me in the Hobby Thread. I really appreciate it.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 10:11 PM (CHHv1)

21 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at August 15, 2026 10:13 PM (77rzZ)

22 The adventure continues....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone)
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Wouldn't be a proper road trip without something breaking.
Good thing you've got that part over with.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 10:14 PM (Cq/ve)

23 The Straw Hat Riot of 1922.

The History Guy covered (get it) this topic.

I think we should bring back the straw boater. Better looking than a ball cap. But then again, it wouldn't go with saggy jeans or track suits.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

24 You have to really confuse the living shit out of your protein regulatory network to grow a third arm

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: A Fruit Fly Witj at August 15, 2026 10:16 PM (o5Cl5)

25 Whatever happened to 1-800-BETSOFF?

Posted by: pookysgirl can't even watch EPSN
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Around here, Big Money owns the college team.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 10:16 PM (Cq/ve)

26 @12
So there really is such a thing as fashion police.

Yes. Better known as Snobs.

Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 10:16 PM (UKrJG)

27 I made it again. I'm somebody.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at August 15, 2026 10:18 PM (DZ9Lv)

28 Interesting, if unsurprising.

1) Strongly-affiliated male Democrats have testosterone levels significantly lower than weakly-affiliated Democrats.

2) When weakly-affiliated Democrats are given extra testosterone, they become even more weakly-affiliated, and have significantly warmer feelings toward Republican candidates.

https://tinyurl.com/4ckn6ucm

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:18 PM (IG3/x)

29 All Mr. Potato Head editions since 1982 come with a handy, pre-lubed catheter.

Posted by: In Unmarked Boxes at August 15, 2026 10:18 PM (JM9I6)

30 7...The adventure continues....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:03 PM (7ifDd)

Also, horrific (to us) thunderstorm during the night last night. Torrential rain. Lightning. Thunder! OMG! Even apparently had some water incursion around the seal to the slide out. Trying to decide if we should continue on or make for home..

Tune in to next week's episode to find out.. ..

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:19 PM (7ifDd)

31 >The Straw Hat Riot of 1922.

There was also a Zoot Suit riot at one point.

Hear me out...

Boater hat team
Zoot suit team
Steel cage
Pay-per-view

We'll make millions!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:20 PM (IG3/x)

32 Nice to see that in this time of turmoil and trouble, there is still room for a Saturday night ONT.

Posted by: But, For How Long? at August 15, 2026 10:21 PM (JM9I6)

33 Thanks for another fun Club ONT, D's.

Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 10:21 PM (CG21m)

34 Another dandy Saturday Night Club ONT, Disco and Dino!

Great Saturday Night joke! Bet the car started...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 15, 2026 10:22 PM (D/6p1)

35 33 Thanks for another fun Club ONT, D's.

Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 10:21 PM
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Doggo!

Posted by: TRex - detachable dino at August 15, 2026 10:22 PM (XfIK1)

36 Never understood the specific date fashion rules. Seems they would have grown out of seasonal weather changes. So, if it's still hot where the hot weather clothes.

If spring rolls in and I retire the sweaters, I'm not averse to resurrecting them during a cold snap. Then again, I'm no fashion maven so there could be some existential style rules I'm naive to.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (ftFVW)

37 Evening, Horde.

Today was dedicated to recovering my equilibrium after yesterday's disappointment.

I'm most of the way there, just praying that God opens a window at this point.

Looking forward to church tomorrow, I need the fellowship - although the Horde does a mighty fine job!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (aJQbY)

38 I showed my Gen Z son the post that got me onto the Top 10 Comments list (yay!).

He has no idea why that would make any list, much less this one.

he's definitely not 29.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (vtQJ3)

39 Thanks for another fun Club ONT, D's.
Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 10:21 PM (CG21m)


The prodigal D makes an appearance! Howdy, brother!

Posted by: Doof at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

40 > 29 All Mr. Potato Head editions since 1982 come with a handy, pre-lubed catheter.
Posted by: In Unmarked Boxes at August 15, 2026 10:18 PM (JM9I6)

One type is named "Lo Fric".

No doubt they sell better than the "Hi Fric" type.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (IG3/x)

41 The best time to tour Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelley and Chaco and monument Valley is in Sept/Oct.

Not august. Omg.

November is even nicer. You’ll get snow on Chaco in mid October.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:24 PM (yEz+x)

42 Chico and Harpo knew what to do with Edgar Kennedy's straw hat in Duck Soup.

Posted by: Hail, Hail, Freedonia! at August 15, 2026 10:25 PM (JM9I6)

43 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at August 15, 2026 10:25 PM (77rzZ)

44 Good evening Dino, Disco, and all ONT'ers.

Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 10:25 PM (CG21m)

45 You whippersnappers dancing to Mony Mony, get off my lawn.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 10:25 PM (2NHgQ)

46 Outraged man: What's the idea putting your hand in my pocket?
Chico Marx: Just a little mistake. I had a suit once that looked just like that, and for a moment I thought those were my pants.
Man: How could they be your pants when I've got them on?
Chico: Well, this suit had two pair of pants.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:27 PM (IG3/x)

47 43 Hey, TRex!

Posted by: Bulg at August 15, 2026 10:25 PM
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Hey, Bulg!

Posted by: TRex - real thing dino at August 15, 2026 10:27 PM (XfIK1)

48 Hey, Random Dave.

Hang in there.

Posted by: Bulg at August 15, 2026 10:27 PM (77rzZ)

49 Sorry I'm late, I was having trouble getting the saddle on the narwhal.

Posted by: tankdemon at August 15, 2026 10:27 PM (5Z4te)

50 Couldn't quite hear what they were chanting during Mony Mony. I wonder if it's the same thing we chanted in 1999-2000.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 15, 2026 10:27 PM (ftFVW)

51 Class of '84. I have always hated Mony Mony, especially the Billy Idol version.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (zMzlR)

52 41 The best time to tour Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelley and Chaco and monument Valley is in Sept/Oct.

Not august. Omg.

November is even nicer. You’ll get snow on Chaco in mid October.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:24 PM (yEz+x)

Like you, I live in a beach town that almost never gets above 80 F.

What kinda weirdo takes an RV trip in the SW in August?

Now we know.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (7ifDd)

53 Don't drink the Jager, please. It's cough syrup!

Posted by: LRob in OK at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)

54 Don't drink the Jager, please. It's cough syrup!
Posted by: LRob in OK

Licorice flavored cough syrup... yum!

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 15, 2026 10:29 PM (ftFVW)

55 Alberta Oil Peon, glad you didn't burn your house down. Next time, get one of those little packets of rat killer.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:29 PM (0Htd1)

56 Don't drink the Jager, please. It's cough syrup!
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)

Euros are weird. They think root beer tastes like mouthwash.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 10:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

57 Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

You passed me to the south on I-70 on your way to Lee Summits. That was where Jewels45 lived.

If you get close to Manhattan, stop on by.

My ROT-13 email: AnPyl_qbt@xfoebnqonaq.arg

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

58 I graduated HS in the 80's. The hair...and shoulder pads...

Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 10:31 PM (VCgbV)

59 Member's Only jackets are available on Amazon in a variety of colors and sizes. Should one feel inclined to regress.

Pricey. But nostalgic.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 10:31 PM (2Cry5)

60 AOP's story about the mouse sounds like something AtC would've done in response to finding a large spider in a drawer.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 10:31 PM (zDDmD)

61 53 Don't drink the Jager, please. It's cough syrup!
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)


Kräuterlikör

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:32 PM (IG3/x)

62 1) Strongly-affiliated male Democrats have testosterone levels significantly lower than weakly-affiliated Democrats.
They have testosterone? Huh.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

63 It's 80 F and swampy here at 9:30 PM with mo' t-storms expected later.

At home, it's 7:30 PM, 72F and no rain in the forecast.

What am I doin' here?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:34 PM (7ifDd)

64 Rat!

You bastard!

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 10:34 PM (yEz+x)

65 The adventure continues....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone)
+++
Sounds like a good time. I love cross country road trips. Fly over country is the best country.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at August 15, 2026 10:35 PM (Lo97M)

66 51 I was in the Class of ‘84,

The big dorm songs when I got to Ann Arbor were “Who’s gonna drive you home, tonight?” and “It’s a nice day for a white wedding,”. Sep, 1984:

Posted by: Bulg at August 15, 2026 10:35 PM (77rzZ)

67 Saw a large spider in the shower area, years ago. *With me!* It was on the window screen, above my head.

My solution involved a can of hairspray and a bic lighter.

Glad the screen was made of metal!

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 10:36 PM (rdVOm)

68 15 "The more innocuous stomping turned into a brawl when the youths tried to stomp a group of dock workers' hats, and the dock workers fought back."

As well the dock workers should have. Don't touch another man's hat, and knocking it off intentionally is essentially asking for a fight, or a duel.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 10:08 PM (O7YUW)

It's a good way to get a free trip on a freighter.

Until the crew found you.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 15, 2026 10:36 PM (qx7Zg)

69 Looked it up.

The Zoot Suit Riots occurred during WWII.

Zoot suits were extremely baggy, and used very large amounts of fabric.

Fabric was rationed due to the war effort. Most clothing manufacturers stopped making zoot suits, as they were deemed unpatriotic.

However, Latinos, blacks, and Filipinos in LA started buying them from black market tailors and continued to wear them, at just the time when Los Angeles was filling up with white soldiers, sailors, and Marines.

Guess what happened.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:37 PM (IG3/x)

70 Low is 80 tonight. I don’t even hear the froggies outside. But we are going to bed anyway, me, my doggy and my kitties. Night!

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 10:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

71 Nurse ratched, when I went to Mesa Verde, on the bus ride up to the cliff dwellings, the bus driver said to keep an eye out for wild horses. A group of horses got on the road and ran in front of the bus.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:38 PM (0Htd1)

72 Howdy, Nurse!

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 10:39 PM (zDDmD)

73 1) Strongly-affiliated male Democrats have testosterone levels significantly lower than weakly-affiliated Democrats.

They have testosterone? Huh.
Posted by: nerdygirl


Androgen-insensitivity syndrome.

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)

74 Hi NaCly Dog

Thank you for the kind invite. My plan right now (could change) is to follow 40 home.

Wife did not like Kansas! 105 temps may have adversely influenced her perspective....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 15, 2026 10:39 PM (7ifDd)

75 Guess what happened.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia


Call of Duty: Marines vs Pimps?

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

76 > They have testosterone? Huh.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

I'd be interested to see the results from a similar study of women, to see if there's also a hormonal bias there.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:40 PM (IG3/x)

77 Alberta Oil Peon, glad you didn't burn your house down. Next time, get one of those little packets of rat killer.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:29 PM (0Htd1)

Detached garage, some distance from house. Fire confined to interior of one drawer in a metal toolbox. I remained on scene for several hours. And I did set out bait bars. The one placed on the floor under the toolbox has been all eaten. The one on the top tray of the toolbox is as yet untouched.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 10:42 PM (1z8ji)

78 What am I doin' here?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
--

Checking road atlas for attractive and interesting spots further north. Also checking weather forecasts for said areas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 10:42 PM (Cq/ve)

79 39 Thanks for another fun Club ONT, D's.
Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 10:21 PM (CG21m)

The prodigal D makes an appearance! Howdy, brother!
Posted by: Doof at August 15, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

--------

Wait. That dude got past the monkey at the front door?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 10:44 PM (o5Cl5)

80 Yes, I remember Mony Mony. That video makes me feel so old.

Reminds me of when I went with my friend Shelly to return a pair of heels that had broken. She held the shoes by the heels (covering the bent part) and I think she talked about dancing to that song and then showed the broken and asked for a refund. I just remember the lady laughed and she got the refund.

Posted by: Iris at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM (286+n)

81
Chico and Harpo knew what to do with Edgar Kennedy's straw hat in Duck Soup.
Posted by: Hail, Hail, Freedonia!


And his lemonade.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM (Cqx++)

82 76 > They have testosterone? Huh.
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)
I'd be interested to see the results from a similar study of women, to see if there's also a hormonal bias there.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia


I once knew a lesbian, who, if you saw her out of the corner of your eye, you thought she was a man.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

83 TRex:

Here are four fashion items you might want for a future MoMeet: https://tinyurl.com/3tyfsf46

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM (u82oZ)

84 And it wasn't just the way she dressed.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:46 PM (0Htd1)

85 83 TRex:

Here are four fashion items you might want for a future MoMeet:
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM
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Very festive!

Posted by: TRex - flock-free dino at August 15, 2026 10:48 PM (XfIK1)

86 69

Zoot suits had reet pleats!

Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 10:48 PM (RCjYY)

87 53 Don't drink the Jager, please. It's cough syrup!
Posted by: LRob in OK at August 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)a
*********
Agree. Hell to me would be Dr. Pepper with licorise. Or mixing Jagerblaster (sic) with it. Would work like Ipecac in a pinch. Nasty stuff.

I knew people who took shots of it to get their buzz on quickly and, no offense to Morons and 'ettes who like it, but these two broads were trash heaps. On the far edge of middle age and trying hard to be cool.

I sadly once was at a stupid work party when this was going on. Pathetic. One woman thought she was Lorelai Gilmore (I am serious in my anthropology study). Her husband left her for another woman (the only guy she dated). Two teen daughters and they all seemed goofy and boy crazy with their tatas hanging out. She ended up marrying her husband's brother! I always wanted to spy on her in-laws holiday dinners and have to assume her daughters introduce him as Uncle Daddy. They were not from the South before anyone wonders. Midwest.

I was once very cool and am a good judge and we never had this stuff.

I no longer want a fast buzz but if I ever do it will be gin quickly.

I felt they might as well drink shots of Nyquil.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 15, 2026 10:48 PM (hzuYO)

88 59 Member's Only jackets are available on Amazon in a variety of colors and sizes. Should one feel inclined to regress.

Pricey. But nostalgic.

-------

I have sweet memories of the shapely and vivacious Mrs Cicero-to-be fetchingly appareled in a well-tailored pink Members Only jacket at age 23.

Oof.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 10:48 PM (o5Cl5)

89
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:45 PM (0Htd1)

We had a fire alarm where I live not long ago.

One of the firefighters was a woman.

I fully believe that this particular woman was able to pass the physical tests.

But yeah, she was pretty damned mannish.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 10:49 PM (IG3/x)

90 Hi, Dog!

Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 10:49 PM (RCjYY)

91 Alberta Oil Peon, I saw a mouse at my old house. The pest control guy told me that if there is one mouse, there are others. He put those little bait things in several places.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 15, 2026 10:50 PM (0Htd1)

92 Very happy Alberta Oil Peon made the top ten comments with his mouse story! I loved it!

Well, good night y'all. Try to behave.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 15, 2026 10:50 PM (hzuYO)

93 So,for the above-feeezing months of the year, I put out a 5-gallon bucket with about 4 inches of water in the bottom. I get as many as five mice in one night in my garden, only an occasional one in the shop.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 10:50 PM (6tOGy)

94 Movie Magic
https://youtube.com/shorts/b7aUpxYQxh0

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at August 15, 2026 10:50 PM (f0sNM)

95 Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone)

US-40 and I-70 are the same road south of Manhattan... Kansas.

Kansas, including Manhattan, does have air conditioning. And 6 million cows, mostly Angus.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 10:52 PM (u82oZ)

96 Regarding the Shoeless Joe Jackson photo at the top:

He was illiterate. Bench jockeys liked to ride him with, "Read any good books lately, professor?"

Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 10:54 PM (RCjYY)

97 Kansas, including Manhattan, does have air conditioning. And 6 million cows, mostly Angus.
Posted by: NaCly Dog


See, that's how stampedes get started. You have to give the cows different names so they don't all come running at once.

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)

98 mnw

Up late, due to rising early, and an afternoon nap.

Hope you are doing well. Is there anything happening in Iran? I've lost track.

Been following the reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). They have been at sea for a long time. The Air Force would have surrendered if they had to go through what a ship at sea undergoes in 200 days at sea.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 10:58 PM (u82oZ)

99 Oops, forgot to check in with the moose. What's his name, anyway? He's never told me.

Murray Moose?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 15, 2026 10:58 PM (qx7Zg)

100 If you divide 6 million cows among 350 Americans, how much steak does each one get?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 11:00 PM (o5Cl5)

101 mikeski

We don't have enough Waffle Houses in state to handle trouble. We have to rely on ranchers on ATVs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

102 350 million Americans

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 11:01 PM (o5Cl5)

103 Salty

They're hanging more people than ever, and they're strictly enforcing the hijab law again.

Other than that, seems to be business as usual.

Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 11:01 PM (RCjYY)

104 >>I have sweet memories of the shapely and vivacious Mrs Cicero-to-be fetchingly appareled in a well-tailored pink Members Only jacket at age 23.

>>Oof.

yada yada

How's the bareboat sailing certification coming along.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 15, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

105 divide 6 million cows among 350 Americans
_-_
A little over 17,000, but I don't have enough grass for that many...How did that come up? Guess I had better start reading the content.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:03 PM (6tOGy)

106 Wait. That dude got past the monkey at the front door?
Posted by: Cicero
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The power of the tail wag and the soggy tennis ball are often underestimated.

Posted by: scampydog at August 15, 2026 11:04 PM (41CYW)

107 mnw

So Iran is selecting for sheep. The IRCG leadership continues to be power-obsessed, short-sighted, Nimrods.

Hamas is rebuilding by surrendering to Israel. Iran could rebuild if it "surrendered" to the US.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 11:04 PM (u82oZ)

108 Oh, steak, not steers! My apologies.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:05 PM (6tOGy)

109 How's the bareboat sailing certification coming along.

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The Virgin Islands remain a distant pipe dream.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 11:08 PM (o5Cl5)

110 Jägermeister. Once upon a time, my buddy Tom brought a bottle of Jager to Labor Day hunting camp. Now, we were a beer, bourbon and scotch crowd. I teased him mercilessly about it all weekend long.

"What do you think we are? Sorority girls?"

"Hey, Tomisina! Let's all take our tops off and sit by the creek! I just hope no boys see us!"

Etc.etc.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 11:13 PM (UdecX)

111 Cicero

Add the cows from Texas, which is a larger cattle state. And you get more than one cut of meat from each cow. Around 120 or so servings, so just from Kansas and Texas around 18 million.

So just from TX and Kansas, about 1 beef serving for every 6 people.

Take out kids, vegans from the population, about one serving once. Takes 3 years to bring a calf to market as a cow.

Like we can balance the budget, once, for one year only, by confiscation the entire wealth of the country.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 11:14 PM (u82oZ)

112 My suspicion is that most everyone wearing “Members Only” jackets were not really, in fact, Members of anything.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 11:14 PM (oEXy7)

113 1-Adam 12...1-Adam 12, we have an unlawful congregation of mullets at the Holiday Inn on 7th and Bayshire. Caller said she thinks there might be illegal substances present. No one has any rhythm or, apparently, self-respect. She's worried someone is going to try and use a lighter, and with all the Aqua Net throughout the hall it's likely to burn down the whole block. Proceed with caution.

Posted by: Orson at August 15, 2026 11:17 PM (dIske)

114 I tries Jagermeister once. Only sloe gin can compete with it for being ghastly.

Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 11:18 PM (RCjYY)

115 Off to read for a bit before calling it a somewhat early night. Have a good evening! See you on the book thread.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:18 PM (zDDmD)

116 >>The Virgin Islands remain a distant pipe dream.

Ridiculously simple thing you can and should do.

I wouldn't tell you to do something you couldn't do.

Trust me.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 15, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)

117 My suspicion is that most everyone wearing “Members Only” jackets were not really, in fact, Members of anything.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 11:14 PM (oEXy7)

A condom could be regarded as a "member only" jacket, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 11:20 PM (1z8ji)

118 Have a great night, everyone.

May you all have sound sleep and Internet in the morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 15, 2026 11:20 PM (u82oZ)

119 I tries Jagermeister once. Only sloe gin can compete with it for being ghastly.
Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 11:18 PM (RCjYY)

Just the stench of it is enough to make me want to hurl.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 11:21 PM (1z8ji)

120 114 I tries Jagermeister once. Only sloe gin can compete with it for being ghastly.
Posted by: mnw at August 15, 2026 11:18 PM (RCjYY)

_________________________

I downed a whole bottle of that "cough syrup" standing just outside the boundary of W. Germany, facing the "dead zone" and E. Germany because I was young, stupid, and as I mentioned, I drank a whole bottle of Jaegar. We might have flipped the bird and mooned the tower on the other side of "no man's land". And, I should remember that because there were women there with me.

Posted by: Orson at August 15, 2026 11:22 PM (dIske)

121 ...and when I empty the bucket with the mice in it, I taunt my barn cat that I am a better hunter in my sleep that he is when he is awake...he doesn't care and won't touch THOSE mice...the ravens on the other hand....if they would just be quiet about it, but no, 5am and they have to announce their find tk the whole world.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:24 PM (6tOGy)

122 >> 1-Adam 12...1-Adam 12

Reed and Malloy. Gage and Desoto. Only Reed and DeSoto are still with us.

Hmmph, Kevin Tighe just turned 82 on Aug. 13.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 15, 2026 11:24 PM (w6EFb)

123 Something to consider.

How quickly would any Member of Congress call the Capitol Police if they saw someone dressed as the Grim Reaper in the Rotunda?

Would it be someone over 70, or someone off their rocker, like AOC?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 15, 2026 11:24 PM (qx7Zg)

124 August is a miserable month. Too damn hot. September will be a relief, if it ever gets here.

Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 11:24 PM (UKrJG)

125 August is a miserable month. Too damn hot. September will be a relief, if it ever gets here.
Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 11:24 PM (UKrJG)

Two weeks.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 15, 2026 11:26 PM (wVcYX)

126 Well, I think I am finally done the outside surfaces of the three corners I had to fix on the dune buggy body tub. A lttile more reinforced filler, and a few more sheets of fiberglass cloth and resin. The cloth seems to handle corners better than the mat does.

Got a load of laundry done, and hung out on the line. Took it in about an hour ago, seemed a touch damp. Dew, maybe? So I put it in the dryer for 15 minutes. Perfect!

And I dragged out my old walk-behind high-wheeler mower, got it started, and mowed the top shoulder of the south ditch out front. Looks good, and probably won't have to do it again this season.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 11:26 PM (1z8ji)

127 August is here to make you appreciate February.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:26 PM (6tOGy)

128 So there really is such a thing as fashion police.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 15, 2026 10:07 PM


They wear Hugo Boss.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 11:27 PM (4NO2D)

129 fashion police
_-_
bored urbanites

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:29 PM (6tOGy)

130 It’s Boeing family day tomorrow.

#1 son will take me to tour the Everett, WA plant to see the new 737 line coming on board. I will also get to see the 777X. It’s a BIG PLANE.

They assemble a lot of aircraft up here. It’s pretty cool to witness.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 11:35 PM (yEz+x)

131 Fashion Police, I'll Be Watching You

Every piece you make,
Every seam you break,
Every stitch you fake,
Every color you stake,
I'll be watching you.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 15, 2026 11:35 PM (qx7Zg)

132 So, after surgery yesterday, I ate the blah hospital lunch too fast and it didn't stay down... nauseous all night. Skipped breakfast then barfed up muchly. Felt fine after that but they had me stay a 2nd night & put me on clear liquids for lunch & dinner- still felt fine. Getting regular bkfst tomorrow and then please Lord discharged & home. All wells that end swell.

Regular AoS interfacing resuming tomorrow night. You have been warned.😆

Posted by: mindful webworker on the cell. It. Sux at August 15, 2026 11:35 PM (S3rL0)

133 It rained a little today. Not enough to soak the ground, but cooled us to a shivering 85* LOL.

Back into the oven tomorrow, for high-90s again.

Yes, I certainly appreciate February these days!

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 11:37 PM (rdVOm)

134 Club ONT Jukebox
Club worthy hair band jams!


B-Sides!

Giant - Stay
https://youtu.be/oxOd0GXy2CU

T-Ride - Zombies From Hell
https://youtu.be/TqviRMNWT68

Steelheart - Everybody Loves Eileen
https://youtu.be/5IfiLehLFJw

And a Japanese Import.....

X Japan - Say Anything
https://youtu.be/ZRaQ17bpzKI

And a bonus track! Have you ever seen a band take their encore break in the middle of a song? About 9:25, here. Japanese fans are something else. (The video fades out before the band comes back.)

X Japan - Endless Rain
https://youtu.be/7rwJIeN1M7o

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 11:38 PM (VHUov)

135 fashion police
_-_
bored urbanites
Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:29 PM (6tOGy)

I am sort of surprised that those "straw hat" riots did not result in some of the perps getting shot. It was before the Sullivan Law, IIRC, and many guys carried a little .32 pocket revolver to deter vicious dogs and footpads. A couple of rounds to the kneecaps would make a rioter see the light.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 11:40 PM (1z8ji)

136 Four new barncats...pretty young, but mostly feral and very skiddish...just might survive. The old tomcat is getting kinda gray and slowing down a bit. Time for some new blood!

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:42 PM (6tOGy)

137 Evenin, Horde. Thanks for the ONT, D's

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 15, 2026 11:42 PM (kOluj)

138 The Jägerbomb is poison. Drink at your own risk.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 15, 2026 11:43 PM (tvdD1)

139 So

I decided to find out what the fuss is about by getting one of those outrageous $22 burritos, this one beef and bean with lotsa cheese.

Well actually, I bought the stuff and made it myself.

That baby weighs 6 lbs 2 oz

Posted by: Miklos will not go hungry this week at August 15, 2026 11:44 PM (XOG/m)

140 When all of us heathens were yelling "get laid, get f*cked" during Mony Mony, my contrarian friend Steve would yell "HEY, I LOVE MY MOM!"

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 15, 2026 11:45 PM (kOluj)

141 My BIL is a Jager only kind of guy. BUT, he was a Blackhawk driver with the 160th SOAR during the excitement in Mogadishu.

As he puts it - "I drink whatever the **** I want."

Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 11:47 PM (hrOJm)

142
Today was another Dog Day afternoon. Dew point hit 82 again, and feels like hit 117.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 15, 2026 11:47 PM (w6EFb)

143 Here they come now saying Monet Monet.

Posted by: Art critics at August 15, 2026 11:48 PM (Cqx++)

144 $22 burritos
_-_
Easy to make 'em at home...the wife just told me the burritos I make at home run us about $3.25...and I can have it done in about 7-8 minutes....takes longer than that to get to town...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 11:48 PM (6tOGy)

145 I decided to find out what the fuss is about by getting one of those outrageous $22 burritos, this one beef and bean with lotsa cheese.

Well actually, I bought the stuff and made it myself.

That baby weighs 6 lbs 2 oz
Posted by: Miklos will not go hungry this week at August 15, 2026 11:44 PM (XOG/m)

I'm waiting for the first installment of your You Tube channel: Miklos Meets Food.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 11:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

146 r/DSA: Controlled opposition Third Way Democrats doing everything they can to stop DSA (screenshots of third wayers saying "This is a fight against the DSA, not the progressive left!")

Check out the Bulwark subreddit, they're all out defending Third Way and slandering "Breaking Points communists" and DSA. They're so brainwashed, it's hilarious.

I knew accepting Bush acolytes into the Democratic Party was going to be a huge mistake and here we are

I remember when Longwell was screeching about Hasan as if he's in control of all three branches. She's such a fucking clown.

Third Way is why support for the DSA is growing. People want change and the DSA is the status quo.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 15, 2026 11:51 PM (t19vo)

147 I decided to find out what the fuss is about by getting one of those outrageous $22 burritos, this one beef and bean with lotsa cheese.

Well actually, I bought the stuff and made it myself.

That baby weighs 6 lbs 2 oz
Posted by: Miklos will not go hungry this week at August 15, 2026 11:44 PM (XOG/m)

Take one of those to a church pot luck, and the multitudes will be fed.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 15, 2026 11:53 PM (qx7Zg)

148 Third Way=Coffee Party/No Labels

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 11:54 PM (Cqx++)

149 “ I knew accepting Bush acolytes into the Democratic Party was going to be a huge mistake and here we are.”

This has to be the funniest line I've ever seen from the Reddit leftists!

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 11:56 PM (TCmq7)

150 "Third Way" was what Mussolini referred to Fascism at the beginning, to justify both it and his move from Communism

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 11:57 PM (rbvCR)

151 I'm waiting for the first installment of your You Tube channel: Miklos Meets Food.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I was looking for a camera-worthy monogrammed bib, but decided a cheap plastic poncho will do.

Posted by: Miklos eats with Gusto, damn, you bet! at August 16, 2026 12:03 AM (XOG/m)

152 @Osint613
Aug 14
A Day in the Life of a Mossad Agent: How Israel Eliminated Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist | Ep. 01

Using open source reporting, we reconstructed the years long operation that ended with the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the man who led Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

From recruiting and running assets inside Iran to the 2018 nuclear archive operation and the remotely operated weapon used in the final strike, this is the story from inside the operation.

(All visuals were made from 3D and 2D from scratch)

https://tinyurl.com/ynwxcr9j

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:09 AM (Cq/ve)

153 149 “ I knew accepting Bush acolytes into the Democratic Party was going to be a huge mistake and here we are.”

This has to be the funniest line I've ever seen from the Reddit leftists!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Liz Cheney is yours now! No take backsies! No erasies. Triple stamp! Triple stamp!

Posted by: Official Moron Llyod Christmas at August 16, 2026 12:10 AM (t19vo)

154 Snacked on some leftover poppers this afternoon & spoiled my appetite for dinner. Heh. They were good!

Lil bro & nephew are leaving early tomorrow, so feeling a bit blue now. Miss them already.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

155 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

I need contact info for Madame Mayhem - don't want her dealing with the suicide of a daughter. Today (08/16) would have been Michelle's 35th birthday 😭

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 16, 2026 12:18 AM (SRRAx)

156 At local newz: "Voters in Winnebago County IL will be asked this November whether Illinois should require voters to provide photo ID when registering to vote."

I'd buy that for a dollar!

"The referendum is non-binding and would not change Illinois election laws."

[sad trombone]

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2026 12:18 AM (Jr5Lq)

157 "Voters in Winnebago County IL will be asked this November whether Illinois should require voters to provide photo ID when registering to vote."
Posted by: gp


Voting without ID is bad enough. In Illinois you can register to vote without ID?

Who do they think they are, Minnesota?

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 12:26 AM (VHUov)

158
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 11:13 PM (UdecX)

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That's funny! A rare glimpse into the all-boys' world that I never got in my all-girls' world.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:27 AM (XJ22o)

159 Well, it's finally cooling off a bit. I'm trying to keep the electric bill down. Which means not running the A/C too much. It's a struggle knowing I can always turn the A/C even more but I gotta watch my budget. Sometimes I hate being cheap.

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 12:28 AM (UKrJG)

160
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I'm getting lost. Third Way vs DSA vs "Breaking Points communists," throw in a couple of ex-Bushites, no idea where the DNC is in this...

And "DSA is the status quo"?

The left's inside baseball is much more complicated than I knew.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:31 AM (XJ22o)

161 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

I need contact info for Madame Mayhem - don't want her dealing with the suicide of a daughter. Today (08/16) would have been Michelle's 35th birthday 😭

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 16, 2026 12:18 AM (SRRAx)


Jesus, when did this happen?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 16, 2026 12:31 AM (S41Gd)

162 _Five people were shot outside residence halls at Virginia State University on August 15, 2026, with one victim in critical condition. Multiple suspects are still at large, and a significant police presence remains on campus – suspects unidentitified.
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Officials say 1 person is dead and 5 others were injured after a shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Is it something in the water?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:33 AM (Cq/ve)

163 "Coke. It's the real thing."

There's a perfect example of an advertising motto that makes little to no sense, but they rammed it down your throat to persistently on TV and Radio that it became relevant and associative. The first time I heard it, I thought, "What the hell does that mean?"

Not at all very different from having a campaign motto of "Hope and Change."

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 12:34 AM (dIske)

164 Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 12:28 AM (UKrJG)
_____________________

People think I sell the damn things, I praise them so much...but window fans are wonderful this time of year. Just use it on the side of the house that the sun's not on...and in the evening when the air outside cools off. Uses much less electricity than AC. Easy to move around the house to the room you're in.

Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 12:37 AM (dIske)

165 Coke, The ultimate drink.

I mean really

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 12:37 AM (BeyMP)

166 The more innocuous stomping turned into a brawl when the youths tried to stomp a group of dock workers' hats, and the dock workers fought back.

You don't f-around with dock workers. It's lucky some of does yuts didn't get a shiv or two.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 12:37 AM (l3cgK)

167 Is it something in the water?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:33 AM (Cq/ve)

Trannies, or gang bangers?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 12:38 AM (1z8ji)

168 Not at all very different from having a campaign motto of "Hope and Change."
Posted by: Orson at August 16, 2026 12:34 AM (dIske)

Later adapted by Joe Biden as "Gropin' Strange".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 12:39 AM (1z8ji)

169
Five people were shot outside residence halls at Virginia State University on August 15, 2026, with one victim in critical condition. Multiple suspects are still at large, and a significant police presence remains on campus – suspects unidentitified.

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Okay, I just saw a couple of pics of the student body at VSU, and... I get it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:41 AM (XJ22o)

170 Window fans FTW!

Saw box fans at hdepot for $20 last week-- great price. I already have several, so didn't need to buy any.

Once it's cooler outside than inside, windows are opened and downstairs fans blow cool air into house. Upstairs, they blow the hot air out. Quickens the pace of natural air flow.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)

171 Happy Saturday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 16, 2026 12:45 AM (ibDUx)

172 Saw box fans at hdepot for $20 last week-- great price. I already have several, so didn't need to buy any.

Once it's cooler outside than inside, windows are opened and downstairs fans blow cool air into house. Upstairs, they blow the hot air out. Quickens the pace of natural air flow.
Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)

There's also a Web site that sells them, to the exclusion of all other appliances.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 12:45 AM (1z8ji)

173 I'm getting lost. Third Way vs DSA vs "Breaking Points communists," throw in a couple of ex-Bushites, no idea where the DNC is in this...
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Don't understand why they're upset. They loved Hank Paulson.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:46 AM (Cq/ve)

174 Hi, Debby!

LOL, AOP-- ISWYDT

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)

175 Sorry we're late. The one-legged soccer players championship went into overtime...

Posted by: The Usual Suspects at August 16, 2026 12:47 AM (vGBjQ)

176 Happy Saturday Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 16, 2026 12:45 AM (ibDUx)

Hello Debby. Glad to see you here again.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 12:48 AM (BeyMP)

177
Hey, Debby! And everyone!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:48 AM (XJ22o)

178 Trannies, or gang bangers?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Unidentified suspects. At Virginia it was a college with several shooters and Kentucky there was a bandstand with a band, people enjoying the day in a park. No se on the shooter.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:50 AM (Cq/ve)

179
Okay, I just saw a couple of pics of the student body at VSU, and... I get it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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

I also saw the story on WAVY TV 10. Idiots got the acronym for the school wrong, called it VCU, not VSU. VCU is an actual school, too -- Virginia Commonwealth University.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:50 AM (XJ22o)

180 "Coke. It's the real thing."

There's a perfect example of an advertising motto that makes little to no sense
Posted by: Orson


It's also false advertising. Coke hasn't contained the real thing since 1903.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 12:51 AM (VHUov)

181 Don Draper came up with Teach the World to Sing, of course.

After a continent spanning bender.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 12:53 AM (w6EFb)

182
Trannies, or gang bangers?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

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One suspect picked up at the school shooting. Someone who was just turning his life around IYKWIM.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:53 AM (XJ22o)

183 Kentucky
Search Assist
This incident highlights ongoing concerns about gun violence in public spaces. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, which involved individuals in two cars exchanging gunfire.
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One 15 yo girl hit by a stray bullet taken to the hospital.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:55 AM (Cq/ve)

184 One suspect picked up at the school shooting. Someone who was just turning his life around IYKWIM.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 12:53 AM (XJ22o)

Gang banger, then.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 12:56 AM (1z8ji)

185 The left's inside baseball civil war is much more complicated than I knew.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

There's a better term to use, but otherwise, understandable. There are LOTS of factions at play. The Establishment, Third Way (viewed as Establishment Adjacent, just tinkering around the edges), Progressives (better, but kind of sellouts because they don't openly support the commies/socialists and often sellout to the Establishment), and then the open commies/socialists.

Blacks, black women, queer people and murderous Muslims are like vassal states- they provide votes in exchange for preferential laws and policies (and welfare). The Left generally doesn't care about what those groups want, and those groups (especially Muslims) will only be friendly for as long as necessary.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at August 16, 2026 12:57 AM (t19vo)

186 Hey Publius
Been waiting for ya dude
Jupiter is like -100 degrees C
How is it still a gas???
They did not teach this in Auto class

Posted by: MAxIE at August 16, 2026 12:58 AM (9DOTQ)

187 The first time I heard it, I thought, "What the hell does that mean?"

Not at all very different from having a campaign motto of "Hope and Change."

Posted by: Orson
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I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony....

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 12:59 AM (Cq/ve)

188 The worst non-sequitur ad

Today's Chevrolet - Live it!

How does one live today's Chevrolet?

Posted by: ted Torgerson at August 16, 2026 01:02 AM (R86kT)

189 Happy Saturday Horde!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 16, 2026 12:45 AM (ibDUx)

Happy Saturday Deb.

Glad to see one of the Olds from when this was such an iconic early right wing site.






Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 01:02 AM (BeyMP)

190 With our high humidity window fans would not help very much this time of year. My A/C can be used to bring in outside air without the A/C actually running, just the fan. I also have fans in the house to circulate the cool air, it just takes a little time.

I grew up in Dallas Texas. And it does get hot in the summer there. I can still hear my Dad saying: you kids stay in or out but quit opening the door!!! So I get my feelings on the subject honesty.🙂

Posted by: Case at August 16, 2026 01:04 AM (UKrJG)

191 >> Jupiter is like -100 degrees C
How is it still a gas???

That temperature is at the "standard" 1 atm level, I think. Jupiter is mostly molecular hydrogen (H2) and helium. Now, what is the boiling point of H2 and He at 1 atm pressure?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)

192
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I'm beginning to have hope, because a wretched hive of scum and villainy like that cannot last.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:06 AM (XJ22o)

193 Down to my next to last salad.
Greens & Grains with chicken and red win vinaigrette.
I also see three salad tomatoes, some grapes and chickpeas. mmm



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:07 AM (Cq/ve)

194 "Yes Coke Yes" was their ad slogan in Japan, early 1980s.

I bought an LP that was one of many promo items in those days. A "Coca Cola Super Record" Red vinyl!

tinyurl.com/2676z776

Click on "more imAges"

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 01:09 AM (rdVOm)

195 I'm beginning to have hope, because a wretched hive of scum and villainy like that cannot last.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:06 AM (XJ22o)

That, would pretty much actually describe our current ruling class, and how it operates.

So, what exactly, are we supposed to do about it?

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 01:12 AM (BeyMP)

196 Sweet dreams Horde, I have had a good day but I am tired.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 16, 2026 01:15 AM (ibDUx)

197 Night, Debby.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

198 @spectatorindex
1 hour
BREAKING: Spanish fighter jet has shot down a drone that violated Romania's airspace.
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Thought Spain didn't want to have anything to do with... oh, but, this must be a Ukraine/Russia thing. That's OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:19 AM (Cq/ve)

199 180 "Coke. It's the real thing."

There's a perfect example of an advertising motto that makes little to no sense
Posted by: Orson

It's also false advertising. Coke hasn't contained the real thing since 1903.

Posted by: mikeski at August 16, 2026 12:51 AM (VHUov)

It still uses the extract. There's a plant in New Joisey that extracts the cocaine (the only legal plant in the entire US) for rhinoplasties (doesn't that contradict what a class 1 drug is? No medical purposes?) and what remains goes into making Coca Cola...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 01:20 AM (l3cgK)

200 "So, what exactly, are we supposed to do about it?"

Ever hear of "Calvinball"? Start your research there

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 16, 2026 01:20 AM (jrgJz)

201 188 The worst non-sequitur ad

Today's Chevrolet - Live it!

How does one live today's Chevrolet?

Posted by: ted Torgerson at August 16, 2026 01:02 AM (R86kT)

As a homeless person?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 01:22 AM (l3cgK)

202 191 >> Jupiter is like -100 degrees C
How is it still a gas???

That temperature is at the "standard" 1 atm level, I think. Jupiter is mostly molecular hydrogen (H2) and helium. Now, what is the boiling point of H2 and He at 1 atm pressure?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)

And the entire planet is not gas either...there is a belief that there is metallic hydrogen below the surface...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 01:24 AM (l3cgK)

203 130 It’s Boeing family day tomorrow.

#1 son will take me to tour the Everett, WA plant to see the new 737 line coming on board. I will also get to see the 777X. It’s a BIG PLANE.

They assemble a lot of aircraft up here. It’s pretty cool to witness.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 11:35 PM (yEz+x)

Mom grew up in Renton. When we were kids at gramma's house, she would take us down to "Boeing Beach" and we could see all the new planes on the runway at Boeing Field. Very cool. I think most of my cousins worked at Boeing at one time or another.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:24 AM (mm8qa)

204 193 Down to my next to last salad.
Greens & Grains with chicken and red win vinaigrette.
I also see three salad tomatoes, some grapes and chickpeas. mmm



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:07 AM (Cq/ve)

Some salads have chick peas...do some have dude peas? That's more my style.

Posted by: Don Lemon at August 16, 2026 01:25 AM (l3cgK)

205 Sweet dreams Horde, I have had a good day but I am tired.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 16, 2026 01:15 AM (ibDUx)

It's good to look back to past things and thoughts. Some get words while others not so much.

It's interesting to see how the Left has decreased practical word usage.

While their AI would say that nothing of the like has been done.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 01:25 AM (BeyMP)

206 Anorexia is becoming a Hollywood fad;

It’s not only Ariana.

https://tinyurl.com/yfs8yj3m

Belly's too.

https://tinyurl.com/55wdcz7h

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:26 AM (Cq/ve)

207
what exactly, are we supposed to do about it?
Posted by: LTG

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What Trump said when they pulled him to his feet in Butler.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:28 AM (XJ22o)

208 Here's some belly control for ya:

youtu.be/M9Rk4QmCWnU

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 01:31 AM (rdVOm)

209 206 Anorexia is becoming a Hollywood fad;

It’s not only Ariana.

https://tinyurl.com/yfs8yj3m

Belly's too.

https://tinyurl.com/55wdcz7h

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:26 AM (Cq/ve)

I'm sure they are using the GLP-1s, and just not eating. They will pay for that in the not so near future. There is a reason to NOT do that stuff, and overdoing it is one.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:32 AM (mm8qa)

210
Our understanding of the states of matter under extreme pressures and temperatures is still pretty piss poor. Theoretical modelling backed up by some limited empirical stuff finds some very strange behavior. And you can't see deep inside Jupiter, or any of the others to confirm theory.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:33 AM (w6EFb)

211
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:19 AM (Cq/ve)

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A fighter jet to take down a drone? Oh well, I suppose if a Spanish fighter jet just happened to be rambling around Romanian airspace and spotted a drone, they might as well shoot it down, nothing else to do in this dumb town.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:34 AM (XJ22o)

212 And the entire planet is not gas either...there is a belief that there is metallic hydrogen below the surface...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 16, 2026 01:24 AM (l3cgK)

What is "metallic" hydrogen? Just the solid form?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:34 AM (mm8qa)

213 And you can't see deep inside Jupiter, or any of the others to confirm theory.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:33 AM (w6EFb)

Why haven't we sent a probe?

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:35 AM (mm8qa)

214 208 Here's some belly control for ya:

youtu.be/M9Rk4QmCWnU

Posted by: JQ
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She wins, hands down.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:36 AM (Cq/ve)

215 So, Morgana (the slightly younger kitten) just discovered that she likes strawberry banana yogurt. And couch cuddles with Mommy.

Posted by: pookysgirl, getting kitten nuzzles at August 16, 2026 01:36 AM (Wt5PA)

216 >> Why haven't we sent a probe?

We did, with Galileo. You can only go so far down before the extreme pressure destroys anything we can build.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:36 AM (w6EFb)

217 215 So, Morgana (the slightly younger kitten) just discovered that she likes strawberry banana yogurt. And couch cuddles with Mommy.
Posted by: pookysgirl, getting kitten nuzzles at August 16, 2026 01:36 AM (Wt5PA)

Well, okay, but if she starts kissing MLB players.... you might have to keep her in the house.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:37 AM (mm8qa)

218 What Trump said when they pulled him to his feet in Butler.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:28 AM (XJ22o)

Could you even imagine how great an existential threat the Left would have to believe Trump to be?

Surviving all the assassination attempts?

I mean it's not like the Left has an assassination fetishist against Trump or anything.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 01:37 AM (BeyMP)

219 216 >> Why haven't we sent a probe?

We did, with Galileo. You can only go so far down before the extreme pressure destroys anything we can build.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:36 AM (w6EFb)

I think I might have known that, but promptly forgot.

We talked a bit about Jupiter nearly being another sun but without enough mass or something to light up. I guess I don't know how stars get fired up, but it seems that if the pressures are that serious, it might be close?

Odd to consider. I assume if it did light up, we'd be toast.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:39 AM (mm8qa)

220 >> What is "metallic" hydrogen? Just the solid form?

IT would be more like a liquid. Hydrogen's critical point is very low. At the critical temperature, the distinction between gas (vapor) and liquid phases disappears. That is, the density of the gas phase and the liquid phase becomes equal at some temperature, and that's the critical point.

Now, increase the pressure of that supercritical hydrogen to insane levels. We're talking about 5 million atmospheres.

These conditions are just so beyond human experience that it's just insane.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)

221 I mean it's not like the Left has an assassination fetishist against Trump or anything.
Posted by: LTG

I discovered that my libtard sis was wishing him ded, halfway through his first term! Shocking, I had no idea she was *that kind of person* until she said it. Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)

222
Does anyone have the full story of Luigi Mangione's experience with UnitedHealthcare?

He says he'd been suffering for years and denied treatment. He finally decided to gun down the CEO when he (CEO) was scheduled for an investor meeting in NYC on December 4 -- but he (Mangione) didn't know exactly where the meeting was. So he emailed United, claimed he was an investor with $15 billion, and those good little gophers emailed him back within an hour with the exact location.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:45 AM (XJ22o)

223 Harvard University’s investment arm disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, revealing a massive payoff from an early investment in Elon Musk’s rocket company following its blockbuster public debut.

Harvard Management Company reported the position in a regulatory filing Friday, making SpaceX the largest individual stock holding disclosed in its ... portfolio of U.S. equities.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:46 AM (Cq/ve)

224 These conditions are just so beyond human experience that it's just insane.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)

I'm not knowledgeable enough to understand the weird physics part, but I do know at least some chemistry and physics. It is the imagining part that defies human ability. It is like contemplating eternity, or the size of the universe, or even the size of the night sky. But we are measuring it which amazes me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:46 AM (mm8qa)

225 What is "metallic" hydrogen? Just the solid form?
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:34 AM (mm8qa)

Apparently as a liquid, too. Ordinary liquid and solid hydrogen are like water ice, and molecular in nature, the molecule being H2. Metallic hydrogen would be monatomic, a fluid or crystal of protons, with free electrons roaming through it. If it exists, it ought to be a superconductor.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 01:47 AM (1z8ji)

226 >> I guess I don't know how stars get fired up, but it seems that if the pressures are that serious, it might be close?

The thought of Jupiter becoming a star is a popular thought, 2001/2010 movie and all that, but it's nowhere near close enough. The next thing up on the mass scale beyond "gas giant" is a brown dwarf. This is sort of a failed star. The minimum mass there is about 13 Jupiter masses up to about 80. This is 0.012 to 0.08 solar masses.

At that minimum a brown dwarf gets hot enough to fuse deuterium. At around 65 J-masses, it can fuse lithium. But it can't fuse hydrogen until .08 solar masses.

Hydrogen fusion is the line at which a "star" is defined.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

227 If it exists, it ought to be a superconductor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 01:47 AM (1z8ji)

Sure, but how would we produce it? I don't think we can at this point. Makes me wonder what the hell is going on inside Jupiter, that's for sure.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:49 AM (mm8qa)

228
Also see "superionic water". They think that exists deep in the interior of the ice giants like Uranus and Neptune now. Talk about some exotic properties. Just read about it when you have the chance.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:50 AM (w6EFb)

229 United has a reputation for not paying.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:51 AM (Cq/ve)

230 >> If it exists, it ought to be a superconductor.

That is "predicted", but there is still some disagreement on that, but this is well beyond me.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:52 AM (w6EFb)

231 I discovered that my libtard sis was wishing him ded, halfway through his first term! Shocking, I had no idea she was *that kind of person* until she said it. Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)

Sadly, that's a more than common sentiment among adherents of Left.

They will find themselves the on the side of mass murder at "end of the day" pretty much every time.

But they really mean well this time.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 01:52 AM (BeyMP)

232 Hydrogen fusion is the line at which a "star" is defined.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

Whew, dodged that bullet.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:52 AM (mm8qa)

233
Harvard Management Company reported the position in a regulatory filing Friday, making SpaceX the largest individual stock holding disclosed in its ... portfolio of U.S. equities.

Posted by: Braenyard

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

So, rioting on Monday?

Divest! Divest! Divest!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:53 AM (XJ22o)

234 229 United has a reputation for not paying.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 01:51 AM (Cq/ve)

So, kinda like Aetna. I had Aetna, through the feds, for one year. They denied every claim, requiring me to appeal. Their appeals process took about three months, and eventually they would pay. By that time, they made gobs of money on what they were holding, and I got to pay my bills and wait.

Dropped their asses like a hot potato when open season rolled around.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:54 AM (mm8qa)

235 >> I guess I don't know how stars get fired up,

That is a big subject. People can and do spend lifetimes studying stellar birth and evolution.

Here's the Wiki on stellar formation:
https://t.ly/MwtJv

For pure science stuff like this, Wiki is still pretty fine. No politics gets into that. Of course, the lunatics can politicize anything when it suits them, but they haven't polluted this yet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:55 AM (w6EFb)

236
Dropped their asses like a hot potato when open season rolled around.
Posted by: tcn in AK

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

Who have you got now?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:56 AM (XJ22o)

237 Sure, but how would we produce it? I don't think we can at this point. Makes me wonder what the hell is going on inside Jupiter, that's for sure.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:49 AM (mm8qa)

I just read the Wiki article on metallic hydrogen. It is the Holy Grail of high-pressure physics. Many teams are working on it, and some claim success, but has not been duly replicated. There is a theory that "metastable" metallic hydrogen might be possible to produce, which would remain in the metallic state at normal temperature and pressure.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 01:56 AM (1z8ji)

238 Well, okay, but if she starts kissing MLB players.... you might have to keep her in the house.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 01:37 AM (mm8qa)

You mean I might get Shohei Ohtani at my house to cuddle with my kittens and discuss the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters? Worth it.

Posted by: pookysgirl, overcome by purring at August 16, 2026 01:58 AM (Wt5PA)

239 Gangs of teenagers prowled the streets wielding large sticks, sometimes with a nail driven through the top for hooking hats, looking for pedestrians wearing straw hats and beating those who resisted.
-

So... the Bowlery Boys.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:00 AM (6ORiD)

240 At that minimum a brown dwarf gets hot enough to fuse deuterium. At around 65 J-masses, it can fuse lithium. But it can't fuse hydrogen until .08 solar masses.

Hydrogen fusion is the line at which a "star" is defined.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

Even if Jupiter got fired up and began fusing hydrogen, which it lacks the mass to do, I doubt it would mean the end of life on Earth. Too small, and too far away.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:00 AM (1z8ji)

241 So... the Bowlery Boys.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:00 AM (6ORiD)

Heh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:01 AM (1z8ji)

242 So... the Bowlery Boys.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:00 AM (6ORiD)

Heh!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:01 AM (1z8ji)

Or Fedorales!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:02 AM (1z8ji)

243 Here's the Wiki on stellar formation:
https://t.ly/MwtJv

For pure science stuff like this, Wiki is still pretty fine. No politics gets into that. Of course, the lunatics can politicize anything when it suits them, but they haven't polluted this yet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 01:55 AM (w6EFb)

I think I understood about half of that, but it's way cool.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:03 AM (mm8qa)

244 Who have you got now?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:56 AM (XJ22o)

BCBS/FED

Just for this year. After that, I'm going on DH's insurance. I'm supposed to sign up for Medicare but my doc doesn't accept Medicare, and a lot of them don't up here, because they don't pay. AK is expensive but Medicare doesn't care.

DH will work another decade or so, and I can be on his insurance, which is also BCBS but not FED, so it pays a bit less.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:05 AM (mm8qa)

245
Imagine if we magically turned Jupiter into a minimum mass red dwarf star, .08 solar masses. The luminosity would be only 0.3% of the sun. So that wouldn't be anything to worry about.

However, that much extra mass, would over the long term, destabilize the inner solar system. Earth's orbit would start getting more elliptical, and the result would be collisions and/or ejections.

Another problem with red dwarfs is flares. While they are very dim, they are subject to violent flare outbursts, which could throw some very nasty stuff our way.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:07 AM (w6EFb)

246 While we are talking insurance, is there any reason I should sign up for Medicare? Is there some penalty for signing up for it when I'm 75 instead of 65? I have no idea. I should probably ask an expert, but I suspect horde-sourcing is a better approach.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:09 AM (mm8qa)

247 Shohei Ohtani, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan.

The GOATS of the last thirty years.

Maybe, you will include Tom Brady.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:09 AM (BeyMP)

248 Another problem with red dwarfs is flares. While they are very dim, they are subject to violent flare outbursts, which could throw some very nasty stuff our way.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:07 AM (w6EFb)

Ew. Let's not.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:10 AM (mm8qa)

249 216 Plus at any significant depth the tremendous Jovian magnetic fields fry the electronics so we'd never receive any report

Posted by: MAxIE at August 16, 2026 02:11 AM (9DOTQ)

250 How can this happen, aviation experts?

A Phoenix-area air traffic controller identified and resolved a rare conflict involving two American Airlines flights operating under the identical call sign, American 2482, as they converged near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Safe separation was maintained throughout and both flights continued without incident. - Bloomberg

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:12 AM (6ORiD)

251 239 Gangs of teenagers prowled the streets wielding large sticks, sometimes with a nail driven through the top for hooking hats, looking for pedestrians wearing straw hats and beating those who resisted.
-

So... the Bowlery Boys.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:00 AM (6ORiD)

_______________________

I carried a board with a nail sticking out of the end. But, I had it to scratch my back. Slip Mahoney had one too, but he's so short he kept poking people in the knees.

Posted by: Sach at August 16, 2026 02:12 AM (dIske)

252 Maybe, you will include Tom Brady.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:09 AM (BeyMP)

Tom Brady is a nancy-boy.

His wife left him, ostensibly because they didn't agree he should come out of retirement, but more likely he got sick of living with a proclaimed witch when she told the media it was her spells that made him famous.

He married crazy.

Probably the only one who would take him. He's hard to take seriously. Plus he cheated.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:12 AM (mm8qa)

253 Plus at any significant depth the tremendous Jovian magnetic fields fry the electronics so we'd never receive any report
Posted by: MAxIE at August 16, 2026 02:11 AM (9DOTQ)

Smoke signals!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:13 AM (1z8ji)

254 Anyone who doesn't include Michael Jordan among the GOATS isn't a serious analyst.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:13 AM (BeyMP)

255 Anyone who doesn't include Michael Jordan among the GOATS isn't a serious analyst.
Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:13 AM (BeyMP)

Well, only if basketball is a sport that matters.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:17 AM (1z8ji)

256 Babe Ruth has be the first among all rankings of all time athletes.

Probably Michael Jordan next.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:18 AM (BeyMP)

257 Yeah but as the temp increases with the fusion the diameter should radically increase as the pressure increases (Boyle's) thus increasing the likelihood of danger to us no?

Posted by: MAxIE at August 16, 2026 02:19 AM (9DOTQ)

258
On the 1000 - 100,000 year time scale, the inner solar system would be a mess, looking at some rough simulations of this (these are not JPL DE level simulations, just rough ones using Newtonian gravity).

Earth's perihelion would be a Venus distance, and aphelion would be at Mars distance. Huge eccentricity and wild climate swings.

The outer solar system would be even worse. The outer planets would be ejected, or perhaps sent inside the inner solar system, colliding with earth or the others.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:20 AM (w6EFb)

259 What Trump said when they pulled him to his feet in Butler.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 01:28 AM (XJ22o)

Could you even imagine how great an existential threat the Left would have to believe Trump to be?

Surviving all the assassination attempts?

I mean it's not like the Left has an assassination fetishist against Trump or anything.
Posted by: LTG
===

I'd be very happy if Trump were a mere 10% the tyrant they accuse him of.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 16, 2026 02:21 AM (GJEQq)

260 Had BCBS, got sick that required a lot of expensive medicine.
Every time I bought a batch of medicine they went up on my bill.
Didn't have to take them to court, just pay the increased amount.
Put some back in your savings for that time.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:21 AM (Cq/ve)

261 I'm sure they are using the GLP-1s, and just not eating. They will pay for that in the not so near future. There is a reason to NOT do that stuff, and overdoing it is one.

Posted by: tcn in AK
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They are skinnier than Piper's models.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:23 AM (Cq/ve)

262 Tcn-- it can be complicated! Go to:

shiphelp.org

to help you through the maze of options/ costs/ penalties/ exceptions.

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

263 Well, only if basketball is a sport that matters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:17 AM (1z8ji)

If you look at his achievements compared to his contemporaries its really pretty wild.

Just, the gap; I mean really.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:23 AM (BeyMP)

264 >> the diameter should radically increase as the pressure increases (Boyle's) thus increasing the likelihood of danger to us no?

Boyle's law doesn't apply, or least doesn't work exactly like you think under these exotic conditions. Again the behavior of matter at these extreme conditions is very different from our terrestrial intuition.

Guess what. The radius of a minimum mass red dwarf would be *less* than Jupiter, 85% Jupiter radii.

The radii of brown dwarfs ranges from about 0.65 to 1.15 Jupiter radii. They can be up to twice Jupiter when very young and hot, though.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:27 AM (w6EFb)

265 If you look at his achievements compared to his contemporaries its really pretty wild.

Just, the gap; I mean really.
Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:23 AM (BeyMP)

Pele was a pretty amazing soccer player. But you have to care about soccer to care about Pele. You have to care about basketball to care about Jordan. Both basketball and soccer are on my "sports to avoid watching" list. Zero entertainment value for me. I can watch and enjoy baseball, football, and hockey, even if I don't "follow" any of the teams.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:30 AM (1z8ji)

266 I'd be very happy if Trump were a mere 10% the tyrant they accuse him of.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 16, 2026 02:21 AM (GJEQq)

If only he was.

The bodies of Leftists would stacking up, if not like cordwood, at least in little piles.

I guess it'd be a start.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:31 AM (BeyMP)

267 Two thoughtful, it appears, MBA players want to join the WNBA.
Good for them. They're playing this thing and showing it for
what it is. Can't call racism on them either.

It's too late for me. Yall have fun. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:31 AM (Cq/ve)

268 Guess what. The radius of a minimum mass red dwarf would be *less* than Jupiter, 85% Jupiter radii.

The radii of brown dwarfs ranges from about 0.65 to 1.15 Jupiter radii. They can be up to twice Jupiter when very young and hot, though.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:27 AM (w6EFb)

I wonder what would happen if you dropped a Tsar Bomba into Jupiter? Would it cause a patch of fusion to occur, but not self-sustaining?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:33 AM (1z8ji)

269 262 Tcn-- it can be complicated! Go to:

shiphelp.org

to help you through the maze of options/ costs/ penalties/ exceptions.
Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

Thanks! I'll call 'em Monday.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 16, 2026 02:34 AM (mm8qa)

270 Good luck, tcn!

Hope they work out a great strategy for you!

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)

271 I don't get not watching excellence in any sport.

If you really don't "get" Jordan.

I find it kind of hard to believe.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:37 AM (BeyMP)

272
That reminds me, there were some claims that the Galileo probe's death plunge into Jupiter would create a nuclear explosion due to the extreme compression of the plutonium in the RTG power source.

It didn't of course. I don't even think a Tsar Bomba in Jupiter's atmosphere would do anything.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 02:38 AM (w6EFb)

273 I don't get not watching excellence in any sport.

If you really don't "get" Jordan.

I find it kind of hard to believe.
Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:37 AM (BeyMP)

I'm not a big sports fan, period. I can watch football, baseball, or hockey, and derive entertainment from it, but I am not invested in the outcome of the game in any way. Basketball? too much scoring, becomes boring real quick. Soccer? too little scoring, becomes boring real quick.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:43 AM (1z8ji)

274 I have no idea. I should probably ask an expert, but I suspect horde-sourcing is a better approach.

Posted by: tcn in AK
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They have some goofy rules. But wait. You are retired.
When I retired I went straight to Medicare Part A and B none of that Advantage where you get free glasses & stuff. What you Don't get is the Doctor you want. They give you a list.
What do they call a doctor who graduated last in class? Doctor.

I've no complaint with them. Had a lot of work at 1st class places no questions. Nominal pay out. Thing about Medicare is the better institutions are so hooked up with the govt. that the higher the class of doc or institution the higher probability they take Medicare.

It's like, go for the gold - it costs the same.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 16, 2026 02:43 AM (Cq/ve)

275
271 I don't get not watching excellence in any sport.

If you really don't "get" Jordan.

I find it kind of hard to believe.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:37 AM (BeyMP)

AOP is Canadian, remember? Our ways are foreign to him, like deep-frying ice cream.

Posted by: pookysgirl, overcome by purring at August 16, 2026 02:46 AM (Wt5PA)

276 Scott Adams already understood 36 years ago, back in 1990:

https://tinyurl.com/59vj2va2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 16, 2026 02:49 AM (6ORiD)

277 Jordan is possibly the most the most "iconic" American cultural figure of the last 50 years.

It's hard to argue for anyone else.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 02:52 AM (BeyMP)

278 In my part of the world the chant didn't have the big pause like in the video, it was a continuous chant of "Hey, let's all get laid, get fucked!"

Posted by: pkudude99 at August 16, 2026 02:52 AM (+Nd2x)

279 Medicare (dis)Advantage is crappy HMO.

If you have any serious medical problem, or likely will, then "Part C" is not for you!

Posted by: JQ at August 16, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)

280 AOP is Canadian, remember? Our ways are foreign to him, like deep-frying ice cream.
Posted by: pookysgirl, overcome by purring at August 16, 2026 02:46 AM (Wt5PA)

There is basketball in Canada. I do not follow it. I don't even have a TV here at home. If I go to a pub for a beer, chances are there will be a big-screen TV playing sportsball of some kind. Hockey, baseball or football, I will try to follow along. Soccer or b'ball? Nah. I'm a car guy, but I won't watch a NASCAR race, either.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:53 AM (1z8ji)

281 AOP, there's no way you aren't in anyway aware of the importance Jordan.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 03:01 AM (BeyMP)

282 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 02:53 AM (1z8ji)

I don't have a TV either, I was just teasing.

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she had kitten energy at August 16, 2026 03:02 AM (Wt5PA)

283
I was just reading the latest on the structure of Jupiter. The Juno probe found some surprises. Jupiter has only a "fuzzy core", a sort of not-so well defined "core" region that extends up to 50% of the radius.

This is still a mystery, really. All of the models had to be thrown out.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 03:02 AM (w6EFb)

284 AOP, there's no way you aren't in anyway aware of the importance Jordan.
Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 03:01 AM (BeyMP)

If basketball is mostly irrelevant, then it follows that basketball players are mostly irrelevant. I could not tell you what team he played for without looking it up, or if he is still active in the sport. Wasn't he famous for contracting AIDS?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 03:05 AM (1z8ji)

285
YOu may wonder just how the hell they determined that "fuzzy core" business. The answer is basically precision gravimetry. They were able, using Doppler shifts to precisely map Jupiter's gravitational field, and see the little variations, which gives you a map of the mass distribution. The deviation from spherical.

Looking at the details of that, it's amazing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 03:06 AM (w6EFb)

286 I was just reading the latest on the structure of Jupiter. The Juno probe found some surprises. Jupiter has only a "fuzzy core", a sort of not-so well defined "core" region that extends up to 50% of the radius.

This is still a mystery, really. All of the models had to be thrown out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 03:02 AM (w6EFb)

And, I'm supposed to believe any of this because; "The Vax."

Forgive me for withholding judgment.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 03:09 AM (BeyMP)

287 Staged racing is rigged for manufacturers. It's stupid and lame but that is what they want. yawn.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 03:09 AM (tvdD1)

288 Looking at the details of that, it's amazing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 03:06 AM (w6EFb)

How deep would you have to descend into the atmosphere of Jupiter to reach the pressure at the deepest part of Earth's oceans?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 03:10 AM (1z8ji)

289 216 >> Why haven't we sent a probe?

We did, with Galileo. You can only go so far down before the extreme pressure destroys anything we can build.
Posted by: publius

I volunteer to probe Uranus!!!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at August 16, 2026 03:10 AM (t19vo)

290 Well, it is late, and I am falling asleep in my chair. Better go hit the sack. Busy day tomorrow. Weather is getting better here, now. We had nearly a week of gloomy, cool, showery weather. Today was fine and sunny most of the day.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 03:12 AM (1z8ji)

291
Calling the Marianas trench the "deepest", which is about 1000 atm roughly, that depth on Jupiter would be about 340 miles down below the 1 atm reference level.

They use 1 atm as the equivalent of a "surface" for gas giants.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 16, 2026 03:13 AM (w6EFb)

292 If basketball is mostly irrelevant, then it follows that basketball players are mostly irrelevant. I could not tell you what team he played for without looking it up, or if he is still active in the sport. Wasn't he famous for contracting AIDS?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 16, 2026 03:05 AM (1z8ji)

LOL, OK. I'll take your word for it; that you've never really heard of Michael Jordan.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 03:14 AM (BeyMP)

293 I don't get not watching excellence in any sport.

I look forward to your worship of sprint car drivers and the national champions in modern pentathlon. For some reason you have not mentioned any of them yet.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 03:24 AM (zdLoL)

294 I look forward to your worship of sprint car drivers and the national champions in modern pentathlon. For some reason you have not mentioned any of them yet.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 16, 2026 03:24 AM (zdLoL)

Those are only of interest to the ones involved.

Posted by: LTG at August 16, 2026 03:29 AM (BeyMP)

295 >>>I don't get not watching excellence in any sport.

I look forward to your worship of sprint car drivers and the national champions in modern pentathlon. For some reason you have not mentioned any of them yet.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver

>Keep in mind, I do not contribute in any way shape or form to any of the sporting events yet there are billions of dollars rolling around. I am astounded. Are we that unserious? Is life so good that these useless activities are worthy of promotion?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 16, 2026 03:34 AM (tvdD1)

296
Keep in mind, I do not contribute in any way shape or form to any of the sporting events yet there are billions of dollars rolling around.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

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This is why I don't bother with professional sports. Athlete A is offered more money to sign up with City A, so he does. OMG! scream the citizens of City A. He loves us! He loves our city!! He is us!!! We are him!!!!

Then he gets a better offer from City B and moves there. OoooOOOo00oo! say the citizens of City A. I wonder who we'll get next? Ahh, Athlete X has indicated he is interested! Athlete X forever!! He is ours!!! We are him!!!!

Then these millionaires run around on a field. Why should I pick a team? It's just people who made a business decision.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 03:54 AM (XJ22o)

297
And the brilliance of that post exhausted me, so I must sleep.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 16, 2026 03:56 AM (XJ22o)

298 Pixy's up!

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Posted by: 777x at August 16, 2026 12:09 PM (q9Es4)

Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Young Washington

"Washington! Washington!"

To Internet users of a particular vintage, those two words spoken together immediately trigger a semi-musical rapid hyper-ventilation and a litany of unlikely attributes and accomplishments ascribed to our first President. But The Boy and I kept that to a minimum as we partook of Young Washington on this 250th anniversary of our independence.

This is the latest big effort from Angel Studios, who did The Sound of Freedom, among others, complete with a pitch for you to buy tickets for people to come see the movie.

This is much like Sound of Freedom now that I think about it, with many of the same strengths and flaws. I think it's better overall, and highly enjoyable, yet not quite to the level of the Korean historical dramas we used to be able to see in Koreatown.

Significantly, however, it serves the same purpose. And it earned its $20M budget back at the box office on the first weekend, so it won't be a money loser. For The Boy and I, it increased our hunger for more such material, basically unplumbed since I was a child.

Mary-Louise Parker as Ma Washington

"Oh, there he goes again, revoluting."

We begin with Washington desperate to find his own men at The Battle of the Monongahela, which they manage to pronounce less silly than I always do ("mun-ON-gah-HEE-la") and which they are losing, until a dysenteric young Washington charges into (against Thomas Gage's advice) to find the Virginia militia.

12 years earlier...

I was on the fence about the flashback. At first I thought, well, this is a start-the-movie-off-with-a-bang thing when I would've appreciated a slow build-up to get to this point. By the end of the movie, I thought they had done a good job with getting back to that point, and the movie was almost a superhero origin story as the socially adventurous Washington tries to climb through the British ranks only to get ahead of his own abilities and to lose the very wealthy girl to the more socially appropriate British noble, culminating in losing valuable men to his stubbornness in a humiliating defeat against the French.

The arc is very good, and very "Korean", if you will. The capable but proud leader finds humility in failure and learns the important thing is serving others. Sorry if that's trite: That's the way it plays out in the history books and it's a good lesson for everyone. 

Young George in his uniform, looking restrainedly unhappy.

To be great, you have to faceplant.

William Farnklin-Meyer does a good job in the lead. He's handsome and believable, both in proud and petulant moments. Mia Rogers as love-interest Sally is beautiful and...uh...heaving...and is very convincing as the woman who loved Washington but gave him up for the more socially correct choice. They're both actually English, too, which is sort of amusing.

The big names in the cast are Kelsey Grammar, Andy Serkis and Ben Kingsley, all with small but meaty roles. Oh, and Mary Louise-Parker does an excellent job as Ma Washington. Great casting choice.

Good acting all around, in other words, which helps tremendously. It's also well edited. The sound—I thought some of the dialogue wasn't as crisp as it should've been, but otherwise it was quite good. Good use of score. 

The action is pretty good. It's Hollywood-ified, but if I'm not going to ding a Korean movie for that (and I never have), I'm certainly not going to ding an American one for it. The pacing is occasionally odd, reminding me a bit of Sound of Freedom

Storytelling like this is a muscle, and in America it's a muscle that's been underused since the Bicentennial.

Mia Rodgers looking worshipfully upward.

Having Sally Fairfax be a knockout makes George seem less like a social adventurer. (Jaclyn Smith played her in the 1984 "Washington" miniseries.)

On a technical level The Boy felt the portrayal of the battle scenes wasn't spot on. He didn't hold it against the movie much but he's jonesing for a movie that understands Linear warfare. Me hearing Bach and Petzold* at a 1755 English ball rankled me.

The Rotten Tomatoes split on this is predictable: 92% for audiences, 60% for America-hating critics, and for all the expected nonsense reasons. It's no Braveheart and not even The Patriot, but those movies were even more brutal to history than this was. This one very nicely blends true elements with a little modern education and some myth-building. I particularly enjoyed Washington's penchant for hacking away at trees when he was mad, and then having him chip in during the Ohio campaign to hack apart a tree that had stopped Braddock's army.

There is a wide range of juicy historical "Easter eggs" for the America Cinematic Universe, from the easiest ("Oh, you say there's an identity separate from the British here?") to more subtle ones ("Oh, you say Thomas Gage doesn't care about the colonials.") Lots of good classist snobbery (which is probably authentic, and even played down, honestly). Lots of, "Huh, slaves...are going to be a problem eventually, ain't they?" that recall the Nate Bargatze "Washington" sketch.

Good stuff. Recommended if you don't hate America. Even if you're so-so on America, you can have a good time.

Ben Kingsley in a white wig looking perturbed.

I stole this from a story with the caption "Ben Kinglsey says he won't stop acting." Why would he? He's great!

*I just this second learned that Bach's Minuet in G was actually written by Christian Petzold, and this was discovered in the late '70s. News just reached me, some 50 years later.

OTHER MOVIES & THINGS:
I was busy finalizing my cover and glossary for my next book, "Lair of the White Worm" and pickin's were slim, but here's what we saw this past fortnight-and-a-half:

The Fisher King: From Terry Gilliam's golden period ("Time Bandits" to "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas"), Jeff Bridges is a shock-jock (remember how much they hated Rush and blamed him for everything?) whose antics result in Robin Williams' wife being murdered. Williams ventures into hell to get her back. (Wait, no...)

12 Monkeys: Arguably Gilliam's best film (though I still favor "Munchausen"), Bruce Willis is a time-traveler trying to mitigate the apocalypse. Brad Pitt is a crazy man running a pro-animal death cult that may have caused it. Brad Pitt is better at being authentically crazy than Robin Williams was. Plot twist: Pitt achieves this by literally imitating Terry Gilliam.

Network: Massive 1976 Oscar Juggernaut featuring Faye Dunaway as a rapacious network entertainment executive with a vision of corrupting the news to make it profitable. I was struck by how relevant it all felt today. Highlight: Communist revolutionaries arguing over ancillary residuals they'll receive from the TV show based on their terrorist antics.

The Samurai and the Prisoner: Terrific new Japanese historical drama based on a leader whose main problem seems to be an unwillingness to brutally murder the people he's supposed to, which includes children and harmless people. (Or are they?)

Sheep in the Box: Kore-eda's new drama about a couple that replaces their dead son with a robot, and realizes they can't replace their dead son with a robot, and a whole bunch of other things. Interesting but unfocused.

White Nights: Luchino Vischonti's 1957 classic based on a story by Dostoevsky. Filmed at Cinecitta, elements of this Russian drama don't literally work, but it's a gorgeous film with gorgeous Italians in it.

The Rivals of Amziah King: A unique musical/comedy/crime/thriller/drama which is marvellous for the first 45 minutes. Brilliantly edited, heartfelt and good-looking with some fabulous music, it suffers from one unrecoverable issue at the end of the first act which, while absolutely necessary to the plot, dooms the rest of the movie.


Score an ebook ($4!) or a signed copy of Lair of the White Worm from my Kickstarter today!

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Movie Sign!!!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at August 15, 2026 07:31 PM (l26NL)

3 I liked it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:33 PM (2MN4W)

4 My only regret is, that I have just one nic to give to my comments.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:34 PM (/wPHZ)

5 Sir Ben was great in Sexy Beast. A very memorable role. Also, I think I can rent Young Washington on Prime. I'll check later.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at August 15, 2026 07:35 PM (l26NL)

6 Saw a comment someone saw Washington movie
I would like to see it

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)

7 Solar Movies. F Movies.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:37 PM (2MN4W)

8 Six foot twenty made of radiation..

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:38 PM (4NO2D)

9 I saw it. I felt it was my patriotic duty and I wanted to support the studio. I enjoyed it but not as much as I WANTED to. I can't really explain why. In any event, I definitely think it's worth seeing.

Posted by: Moonbeam at August 15, 2026 07:42 PM (Lzhdy)

10
The present beware, the future beware
He's coming, he's coming, he's coming

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:42 PM (4NO2D)

11 > I enjoyed it but not as much as I WANTED to. I can't really explain why.

They don't quite have the storytelling muscle developed. It was the same in "Sound of Freedom". And it may be the germ of truth behind the slander that "conservatives can't make art".

Good art needs to be able to subjugate the literal reality to the aesthetic one. Conservatives are suspicious of this.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 07:43 PM (K40fF)

12 I have to keep fighting Mgid to comment

This week watched Stalker and Ivan's Childhood, now watching Solaris all on YouTube, subtitles and big screen.
Blame TJM, but the first 2 were very interesting.

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

13 12 Monkeys is prime time travel cinema. Grounded, as it were. From our POV the past is immutable.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:44 PM (4NO2D)

14 "Sir Ben was great in Sexy Beast. A very memorable role."

Oh yes. Dude was scary as sh*t.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 07:45 PM (lJ0H4)

15 george, george washington ... six foot eight ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA

sorry, but I think this bizarro-world video kinda rocks ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 07:47 PM (VyBeY)

16 I noticed "Young Washington" is still playing at our multiplex.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 07:47 PM (lJ0H4)

17 Does the movie credit Washington with singlehandedly starting the Seven Years War?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:48 PM (4NO2D)

18 I re-watched The Fisher King not too long ago. Reminded me of just how many Terry Gilliam movies I have in my collection. The restaurant scene with Robin Willams and Amanda Plummer was excellent.

I would like to see "Young Washington," but I am a bit of purist. I would need a physical copy.

I also read paper books.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 07:49 PM (0aYVJ)

19 Some say that the Seven Years War was WW0. The very first.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:49 PM (4NO2D)

20 Network: Massive 1976 Oscar Juggernaut featuring Faye Dunaway as a rapacious network entertainment executive with a vision of corrupting the news to make it profitable. I was struck by how relevant it all felt today. Highlight: Communist revolutionaries arguing over ancillary residuals they'll receive from the TV show based on their terrorist antics.


And Ned Beatty's speech. Different players now, but still relevant.

youtu.be/35DSdw7dHjs

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 15, 2026 07:50 PM (cPl+1)

21 I really like The Fisher King.

The only White Nights movie I've watched is with Gregory Hines and I really liked it too.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 07:51 PM (KC5Lt)

22 Network could be a modern dysfunctional movie

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:53 PM (Ia/+0)

23 The only White Nights movie I've watched is with Gregory Hines and I really liked it too.
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 07:51 PM (KC5Lt)

I saw it only once, as a rental back in the day, but really did like it. Gregory Hines was a true talent. I loved Running Scared with Billy Crystal.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 07:55 PM (0aYVJ)

24 The French called Washington town destroyer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:56 PM (2MN4W)

25 Washington spent the lion's share of what we would call the defense budget today, on spies and counter-intelligence operations. He was our first Spook, in a lot of ways.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 07:57 PM (vbftO)

26 Does the movie credit Washington with singlehandedly starting the Seven Years War?
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He's one of the big factors, arguably the biggest.

It is not based on a book, however.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 07:58 PM (K40fF)

27 I saw it only once, as a rental back in the day, but really did like it. Gregory Hines was a true talent. I loved Running Scared with Billy Crystal.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 07:55 PM (0aYVJ)

Running Scared didn't age as well as I wanted because it was one of my favorites. Still okay but at the time it was one of the best buddy movies ever to me.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 07:59 PM (KC5Lt)

28 I was planning on seeing "The Rivals of Amziah King" this week. Your mini review kind of took the wind out of my sails. You wouldn't recommend it?

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 08:00 PM (lJ0H4)

29 Running Scared didn't age as well as I wanted because it was one of my favorites. Still okay but at the time it was one of the best buddy movies ever to me.
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 07:59 PM (KC5Lt)

Heh. That happens, sometimes. I can see that. I recall re-watching a few films, and wondering, why did I think this was awesome? Por ejemplo, The Breakfast Club.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:02 PM (0aYVJ)

30 A tract of 2314 acres was acquired by George Washington three miles west on Dec. 15, 1772, for services in the French and Indian War. It was surveyed by William Crawford in June, 1771. It bordered for five miles on the Ohio River.
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My WV property is within a half mile of this boundary.

The actual area is named after a number of Civil War generals. Lee in particular.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 08:03 PM (2Cry5)

31 Wikipedia says the Seneca called Washington town destroyer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:03 PM (2MN4W)

32 Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:02 PM (0aYVJ)

The Running Scared movie with Paul Walker is a completely unrelated movie but it's great IMO. It has one of my five all time great movie scenes.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:05 PM (KC5Lt)

33 I saw "Young Washington", and enjoyed it, though it didn't have the gut-punch that "Sound of Freedom" had. (BTW, I think that "Cabrini", which was by the same director as "Sound of Freedom", was even better.) The problem was the lead, William Franklin-Meyer. He was adequate in the role, but he didn't give me the feeling that this was a man whom men risk their lives to follow. I suppose that that's an inherent flaw in biopics about great men: asking an actor to project greatness is extremely difficult. "Oppenheimer" had the same problem, and so did "The Odyssey": a void at the center where there should be strength. The only recent movie that overcame that problem was "Darkest Hour", with Gary Oldman's amazing performance as Churchill.

Posted by: Nemo at August 15, 2026 08:05 PM (4RPgu)

34
25 Washington spent the lion's share of what we would call the defense budget today, on spies and counter-intelligence operations. He was our first Spook, in a lot of ways.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 07:57 PM (vbftO)

I very much liked the series “Turn” which focused on that aspect.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 08:05 PM (TCmq7)

35 ***Brad Pitt is better at being authentically crazy than Robin Williams was.
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Pitt's good. Hope he makes it out of his hell hole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 08:06 PM (Cq/ve)

36 $10 Million in Gold found buried under a former brewery in Belgium.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:06 PM (2MN4W)

37 ***"Ben Kinglsey says he won't stop acting.

Got to appreciate good actors who love their job and never stop.
_Richard Widmark

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 08:08 PM (Cq/ve)

38 Washington also wouldn't hesitate executing deserting soldiers or those that encouraged it.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:08 PM (KC5Lt)

39 Six foot twenty, fucking killing for fun...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at August 15, 2026 08:09 PM (xcxpd)

40 "Washington also wouldn't hesitate executing deserting soldiers or those that encouraged it."

I guess maternity leave was right out.

Posted by: fd at August 15, 2026 08:09 PM (MWfyi)

41 I very much liked the series “Turn” which focused on that aspect.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I read a story about a slave named James who served some guy under Lafayette. Some guy had the idea to send James across lines to the British to gather info. He worked as a waiter for the Brits. Lafayette was all for it.

James was really good at this. He gave the information that the British were planning to hole up at Yorktown. Check mate!

After the war, Lafayette saw to his emancipation and insisted on his pension. A cool story.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at August 15, 2026 08:11 PM (l26NL)

42 Pitt's good. Hope he makes it out of his hell hole.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 08:06 PM (Cq/ve)

His hell-hole is largely due to the hell bitch.

He is an amazingly talented actor with a huge range: Jesse James --- the doofus gym-rat in Burn After Reading.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:11 PM (0aYVJ)

43 28 I was planning on seeing "The Rivals of Amziah King" this week. Your mini review kind of took the wind out of my sails. You wouldn't recommend it?

We were glad we saw it, but...look, the first 45 minutes or so are just spectacular. And the rest of the movie fails to live up to that. Not that it's bad--it's a little long, and is very much carried by the editing.

The problem is, to say what exactly the problem is is a massive spoiler.

It goes from being great to being kind of muddled and so-so.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 08:12 PM (K40fF)

44 Running Scared still works for me. Part of that is probably nostalgia -- some of the Chicago exteriors are places that I passed by frequently back when I was still living and working there.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 15, 2026 08:12 PM (q3u5l)

45 42 He is an amazingly talented actor with a huge range: Jesse James --- the doofus gym-rat in Burn After Reading.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:11 PM (0aYVJ)

I’ve had Montana on my bucket list ever since I saw him in A River Runs Through It.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)

46 Has anyone seen "The Boy In The Woods" yet?

Posted by: pawn at August 15, 2026 08:13 PM (L5eIP)

47 Oh, I will say, that a lot of people in the theater came out saying "That was GREAT!"

A lot of people online are going, "Yep. Movie falls apart right...there."

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 08:14 PM (K40fF)

48 "Private Hell 36" (1954) Ida Lupino gets shoulder and foot massages. She wrote that into the script herself. Wouldn't you? She's earned a few perks, has she not?
youtube.com/watch?v=XoZcpTpN38o

"The Scar of Shame" (1929) A layabout, hooked on cheap jump-steady, abuses his step-daughter. A cultured, upstanding neighbor steps in. Social commentary on caste and uplift in the black community.
youtube.com/watch?v=kWhG_6cLI70

"Breach" (2007) How superspy Robert Hanssen got busted. Alas, it's highly fictionalized, and lead actor Ryan Phillippe underwhelms. Guy's got zero whelm.
ok.ru/video/2212559522331

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 08:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

49 "Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story" (2002) Topless polaroids of Mary Louise Parker whelm a bit. Norman Mailer's last TV movie script. It's more interesting than "Breach," but I have no idea if any of it is true.
youtube.com/watch?v=0iKnNsWqUNs

"Dumb Money" (2023) Chronicles the GME short squeeze of the COVID Era. I found the story interesting. I had to reach for the volume control often because of thunderously loud sudden swells in the musical sound track.

"Musketeers of Pig Alley" (1912) The first American gangster film? So say some. Lovely Lilian Gish is sufficient incentive to make time to watch it. It's just a short.
youtube.com/watch?v=G8Y7nRq_JnY

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 08:16 PM (Jr5Lq)

50 I can't make myself see this William Franklin Meyer as George Washington. No way.

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 08:16 PM (LHPAg)

51 Brad Pitt should have won an Oscar for his role in Kalifornia

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:18 PM (KC5Lt)

52 Mgid is a problem only on my iPhone. The iPad is fine.
No way I could give a movie the attention it needs.

Posted by: Accomack at August 15, 2026 08:19 PM (T8bqm)

53 > 46 Has anyone seen "The Boy In The Woods" yet?

A 6.1 on IMDB is not a good sign.

But I am, I discovered, something of a Holocaust movie snob. Because I've seen dozens. Maybe a hundred. But I didn't see "Schindler's List" until the 20th or 25th? Maybe not a snob, but sort of weirdly jaded.

https://moviegique.com/reviews/schindlers-list-1993/

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 08:19 PM (K40fF)

54 The arc is very good, and very "Korean", if you will. The capable but proud leader finds humility in failure and learns the important thing is serving others.

I assure you this mechanic exists outside of Korea. In this strange, forgotten place I and several million people call 'America.'

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 15, 2026 08:22 PM (diia5)

55 I’ve had Montana on my bucket list ever since I saw him in A River Runs Through It.
Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 08:13 PM (SjAWL)

You must visit, at least. Montana is easily my favorite place. It is ridiculously beautiful. Even the prairies and hills east of Billings. Might be some personal bias. I was born in Butte. Family is mostly in Helena and Billings.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:24 PM (0aYVJ)

56 The arc is very good, and very "Korean", if you will. The capable but proud leader finds humility in failure and learns the important thing is serving others.

I assure you this mechanic exists outside of Korea. In this strange, forgotten place I and several million people call 'America.'
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 15, 2026 08:22 PM (diia5)
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Yep. This story arc has been around long, long before movies...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (FZ29D)

57 Romero at 50.

Know what you mean. Have not seen Young Washington. Probably will some time, but who knows when? I don't know Franklin-Miller's work at all. But from photos it seems to me that he is yet another actor with DiCaprio Syndrome -- somehow not really seeming to be a grown-up until he hits his 30s. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (q3u5l)

58
Brad Pitt should have won an Oscar for his role in Kalifornia
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:18 PM (KC5Lt)


I don't know about that, but-

that movie was early in his career, and when I saw it, I thought "Oh, this Brad Pitt guy can act."

He may be the best American actor left. Top five anyway.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (iJfKG)

59 Fell asleep 15 minutes, better get ready to go to bed

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (Ia/+0)

60 White Nights: Luchino Vischonti's 1957 - it's on utoob.

Guests, Marcello Mastroianni and Sofia Loren on Dick Cavett show. She seduced Marcello on camera with not one lewd word or motion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 08:26 PM (Cq/ve)

61 g'night Skip!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 08:27 PM (VyBeY)

62 Spiderman is about 3 movies
but worth the time

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:27 PM (/+uur)

63 55 You must visit, at least. Montana is easily my favorite place. It is ridiculously beautiful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:24 PM (0aYVJ)

A friend and I took a road trip to Mount Rushmore during the scamdemic and we probably should have gone into MT. It’s penciled in for May ‘28 for now, God willing.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 08:29 PM (SjAWL)

64
I found a 4K copy of "Way of the Gun" at a great price so I bought it.

I remember it as a fave.

so, I will see it tonight.

Currently, watching a B or c movie titled "mutant Chronicles"-

Not good but kind of fun to watch with surprisingly good actors involved.



Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:29 PM (iJfKG)

65 Washington owned a bunch of land in Western PA, Eastern OH, and WV.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 08:30 PM (R5BEI)

66 If you have some time on your hands (heh, heh) the TV series of "12 Monkeys" is worth watching. What would you do if you had a time machine and really, really needed to fix something in the past? And what if your fix didn't work? And the next one doesn't either?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 08:32 PM (GjEvj)

67 I assure you this mechanic exists outside of Korea. In this strange, forgotten place I and several million people call 'America.'
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 15, 2026 08:22 PM (diia5)
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Yep. This story arc has been around long, long before movies...
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It's possible I knew this.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 08:33 PM (K40fF)

68 If you have some time on your hands (heh, heh) the TV series of "12 Monkeys" is worth watching. What would you do if you had a time machine and really, really needed to fix something in the past? And what if your fix didn't work? And the next one doesn't either?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 08:32 PM (GjEvj)
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That series got *weird* in the later couple of seasons. Not bad, but very, very different than the movie.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:33 PM (FZ29D)

69 If you have some time on your hands (heh, heh) the TV series of "12 Monkeys" is worth watching. What would you do if you had a time machine and really, really needed to fix something in the past? And what if your fix didn't work? And the next one doesn't either?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 08:32 PM (GjEvj)


Yeah, 12 Monkeys series was good. Worth watching.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:33 PM (iJfKG)

70 He may be the best American actor left. Top five anyway.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (iJfKG)

Yes.
Sam Rockwell as well.
Tom Hardy
Alan Rickman
Robert Duvall
Tommy Lee Jones

Actorettes it's more difficult
Cate Blanchette
Zooey Deschanel

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:34 PM (0aYVJ)

71 I remember Mutant Chronicles. Pretty good for the genre of non stop attacks by zombie mutants.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 08:35 PM (TCmq7)

72 I can't make myself see this William Franklin Meyer as George Washington. No way.
Posted by: Eromero

I thought he didn't respond a fine job of portraying a very young inexperienced man.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 08:37 PM (lJ0H4)

73 Had he not died so young, I think Heath Ledger would be one of the premiere actors now. (Gay Cowboys Eating Pudding notwithstanding)

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 08:38 PM (0aYVJ)

74
I finished watching the old "Malcolm in the Middle" series streaming on Hulu.

It still hold up. Excellent series and consistently funny. 3-4 good laughs per show.

I thing I didn't remember is that the series had a great final episode, which most series can't manage at all.

It ended with all the loops closed and full of hope for the future.

The Malcolm reboot they released at the first of this year pissed all over the ending and the characters. Just thinking about it again pissed me off. Avoid.

But, the original MitM is well worth your time to take in all nine seasons.

Enjoy!

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:38 PM (iJfKG)

75 It's not fair to put it on conservatives in any special way.

There hasn't been a good American movie in decades. We've forgotten how to do this.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 15, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)

76 "Yes.
Sam Rockwell as well.
Tom Hardy
Alan Rickman
Robert Duvall
Tommy Lee Jones"

Alan Rickman est mort. Fine actor though. Died too soon.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 08:39 PM (lJ0H4)

77 58 He may be the best American actor left. Top five anyway.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 08:25 PM (iJfKG)

I’m not a fan of racing movies (possible exception Steve McQueen in Le Mans) but I took the 26 yo nephew to see F1 last year. I wanted him to see that old school methods still work and because Brad Pitt is still easy on the eyes at 62.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 08:40 PM (SjAWL)

78 "75 It's not fair to put it on conservatives in any special way.

There hasn't been a good American movie in decades. We've they've forgotten how to do this.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 15, 2026 08:38 PM (BI5O2)
"

wel rly, innit?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 08:41 PM (VyBeY)

79 77: 'recent' very good racing movies:

'Rush'
'Ford vs. Ferrari'

Solid acting, great stories, fantastic racing sequences.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 15, 2026 08:44 PM (cPl+1)

80 "Yes.
Sam Rockwell as well.
Tom Hardy
Alan Rickman
Robert Duvall
Tommy Lee Jones"

Alan Rickman est mort. Fine actor though. Died too soon.
Posted by: Tuna

And Robert Duvall, though he was 95 so maybe less tragic.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 15, 2026 08:46 PM (ftFVW)

81 "Ford v Ferrari" recommended.

Also, "Network." I appreciated it much more on a recent rewatch.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 08:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

82 75 It's not fair to put it on conservatives in any special way.

If this is a reference to my comment about what I see as wanting to hew to certain truths more than others, I think it's a fair cop.

It's not that other temperaments don't suffer from their own limitations, mind you, it's that this specific issue MAY stem from a conservative mindset.

This is light-years ahead of "we have to show all white men as evil," e.g., which afflicts a lot of NON-conservative entertainment.

> There hasn't been a good American movie in decades. We've forgotten how to do this.

Do you want to qualify this, or do you actually believe there hasn't been a good American movie in over 20 years?

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 08:46 PM (K40fF)

83 I’m not a fan of racing movies (possible exception Steve McQueen in Le Mans) but I took the 26 yo nephew to see F1 last year. I wanted him to see that old school methods still work and because Brad Pitt is still easy on the eyes at 62.
Posted by: TxAnn

He's in a new movie opening in September, "Heart of the Beast". Saw the trailer. I'm definitely going to see it.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 08:48 PM (lJ0H4)

84 He'll save the children, but not the British children.

Posted by: davidt at August 15, 2026 08:49 PM (Q+gd/)

85 If by "good movie," one means a movie that will get me to buy a theater ticket, I agree with YD.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 08:52 PM (Jr5Lq)

86 @83

>>I’m not a fan of racing movies (possible exception Steve McQueen in Le Mans) but I took the 26 yo nephew to see F1 last year.


There is no actor that could convey that he's just been through some sh*t like Steve McQueen could.

With my my Movie Vault app, I can quickly search my library in different ways, I discovered I only had two Steve McQueen films, I promptly remedied that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 15, 2026 08:54 PM (XV/Pl)

87 > I’m not a fan of racing movies (possible exception Steve McQueen in Le Mans) but I took the 26 yo nephew to see F1 last year. I wanted him to see that old school methods still work and because Brad Pitt is still easy on the eyes at 62.
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Rent "Ford vs Ferrari" sometime. It's bittersweet, but it's quite a story. Mostly real.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 08:56 PM (2Cry5)

88 Evening, Horde!

I enjoyed Young Washington for the themes it pressed, even though I'm something of a history nerd about the Battle of the Monongahela, and the movie took....great liberties with it.

And FWIW, the story about the Indian who supposedly shot at Ol' George eleven times and missed? Never been authenticated.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 15, 2026 08:56 PM (SgdqL)

89
I read a story about a slave named James who served some guy under Lafayette. Some guy had the idea to send James across lines to the British to gather info. He worked as a waiter for the Brits. Lafayette was all for it.

That story was right here on the Mascots of the Anointed thread this morning.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 08:57 PM (Cqx++)

90 "actor that could convey that he's just been through some sh*t"

That's a good category for research. Imma ponder that.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 08:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

91 Truth in 24 - the story of Audi's 2008 LeMans race

Posted by: TRex - racing dino at August 15, 2026 08:58 PM (XfIK1)

92 Socialist NY lawmaker defends shoplifters, says they have a ‘biological need’ for products

Not a slope

It is a straight down line to complete confiscation of private property

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:02 PM (/+uur)

93 Fuck Wilson and Roosevelt.

They created a soft (now hard) system where teachers taught SS was a duty and then a promise.

Government has never kept a promise in my life.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:04 PM (/+uur)

94 If you have some time on your hands (heh, heh) the TV series of "12 Monkeys" is worth watching. What would you do if you had a time machine and really, really needed to fix something in the past? And what if your fix didn't work? And the next one doesn't either?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 15, 2026 08:32 PM (GjEvj)
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That series got *weird* in the later couple of seasons. Not bad, but very, very different than the movie.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:33 PM (FZ29D)


I *love* the 12 Monkeys series. I won't say it's the best time-travel series ever created, because that would really be going out on a limb; but I will say it's the best TV series ever pumped out by the SciFi "Sharknado" Channel. (With the probable exception of "The Expanse," which I have never seen.)

Posted by: Dr. T at August 15, 2026 09:04 PM (jGGMD)

95 87 Rent "Ford vs Ferrari" sometime. It's bittersweet, but it's quite a story. Mostly real.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 08:56 PM (2Cry5)

Thanks for the tip. I’ll do that.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 09:05 PM (SjAWL)

96 I saw Brink of War, another Angel release, about Reagan and Gorbachev. Quite good, although a little "Movie of the Week"

The folks who visit AOSHQ will love it. There's historical inside baseball. Ronnie was a playa. Everyone thought his goal was arms reduction. He had something else in mind.

The Opposition is already spinning it as "it shows what a statesman Reagan was, compared to that bufoon Trump" As the movie shows, back then the Opposition was calling Reagan as a warmonger. The beat goes on ...

After you see it, picture AOC negotiating with Xi. Now that's a horror movie.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:05 PM (dtajH)

97 "If movies are still good, why don't I ever buy a ticket?"

Check and mate.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 09:06 PM (K40fF)

98 > The folks who visit AOSHQ will love it.

I confess it's an option that I looked askance at.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 09:06 PM (K40fF)

99 SS pays people that retired in 1980 thru 1999
Medicare pays doctors that retire any day now
Medicaid pays hospital admin in so called not for profit
Obamacare pays insurance companies
School District pay teachers and admins

SS a trend?

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:07 PM (/+uur)

100 100 is the new 1

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:07 PM (/+uur)

101
"If movies are still good, why don't I ever buy a ticket?"

Check and mate.
Posted by: moviegique


It's the pictures that got small.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Cqx++)

102 Yup.
Have watched Young Washington twice. Very much enjoyed it.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 09:08 PM (2WIwB)

103 Immona watch Porky's now. Have not seen it in 30 plus years. 'Twill be interesting to see what I think about it now.

G'night.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 09:08 PM (0aYVJ)

104 Mia Rogers as love-interest Sally is beautiful and...uh...heaving...


Yeah. Kinda what I have in mind when I tell Mrs D I'm stopping off for a short one.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)

105 ...You must visit, at least. Montana is easily my favorite place. It is ridiculously beautiful. Even the prairies and hills east of Billings. Might be some personal bias. I was born in Butte. Family is mostly in Helena and Billings.

Posted by: Pug Mahon,
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digressing a bit: There's fellow, by Musk's permission, who is documenting the building progress of the Giga Factory and the Terefab (largest building in the world) factory who is impressed that Texas has forests and cows. (He must be from Michigan or California.)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:11 PM (Cq/ve)

106 Immona watch Porky's now. Have not seen it in 30 plus years. 'Twill be interesting to see what I think about it now.

G'night.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 09:08 PM (0aYVJ)


Say hi to Lassie. And Ms Balbricker.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 09:12 PM (2WIwB)

107 Texas has forests and cows. (He must be from Michigan or California.)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:11 PM (Cq/ve)

And deserts and canyon and American Gulf Coast

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:12 PM (/+uur)

108 66 If you have some time on your hands (heh, heh) the TV series of "12 Monkeys" is worth watching. What would you do if you had a time machine and really, really needed to fix something in the past? And what if your fix didn't work? And the next one doesn't either?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Thought it would be a POS. Wrong. Enjoyed it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:13 PM (Cq/ve)

109 Headed to Palo Duro Canyon end of Sept
Hell of a long way from the Galveston Bay

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:14 PM (/+uur)

110 As part of my recent Ray Bradbury binge I rewatched a number of the Bradbury Theater episodes (which still hold up), Moby Dick (the Huston with Gregory Peck), The Illustrated Man, and Fahrenheit 451 (the Truffaut).

If you revisit the Truffaut Fahrenheit 451, you may find it amusing to look at their 'wall screens' which are nowhere near the size of what we'd accept as a big screen television now. More like the size of what I'm using right now as the monitor for my Chromebox.

And if you pick up the blu-ray of Fahrenheit 451, be advised that it probably will NOT include the extra features listed on Amazon and on the blu-ray package itself. Movie only.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 15, 2026 09:15 PM (q3u5l)

111 Mimi Rogers for the win.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:17 PM (Cq/ve)

112 I saw Young Washington with my parents when they visited me back on the 4th. I enjoyed it. Mostly for the battle scenes. They were suitably epic, and I didn't see anything egregiously out-of-place. (And compared to the Richard Sharpe tv movies that make up most of my cinematic-musket-warfare context, they battles were awesome!)

The one big criticism I had was that the early film spent so much time on Washington's social life and career ambitions...but then completely dropped those storylines for the third act, and didn't even circle back to them in the coda. I loved that the third act was all about battles and the army, but as a film, it really should have made some acknowledgement of those plot-threads. But, if there is a sequel, that would address that shortcoming.

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 15, 2026 09:17 PM (3v7ra)

113 I had to watch "The Fisher King" for a summer-school English class. (Didn't have room in my schedule to take it during the normal year) I didn't enjoy it. It struck me as too pretentious and full-of-itself. Don't really remember much else about it.

Posted by: Castle Guy at August 15, 2026 09:19 PM (3v7ra)

114 And if you pick up the blu-ray of Fahrenheit 451, be advised that it probably will NOT include the extra features listed on Amazon and on the blu-ray package itself. Movie only.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 15, 2026 09:15 PM (q3u5l)

F451 talks about youtube or tiktok
It is just mindless blather that people stare at for hours
And then they get in the Beatles and run WFO
It that not the exact description of the Urban communities.
Mindless blather until the street takeover
Nad then the other theme of the book

YOU CANNOT KNOW WHAT I DO NOT KNOW

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:19 PM (/+uur)

115 Cancel Culture is

YOU CANNOT KNOW WHAT I DO NOT KNOW

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:20 PM (/+uur)

116 The one big criticism I had was that the early film spent so much time on Washington's social life and career ambitions...but then completely dropped those storylines for the third act, and didn't even circle back to them in the coda. I loved that the third act was all about battles and the army, but as a film, it really should have made some acknowledgement of those plot-threads. But, if there is a sequel, that would address that shortcoming.
Posted by: Castle Guy

I kind of read that as him changing his focus. But I could be wrong from a historical standpoint since I'm not very educated on his early life.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 15, 2026 09:21 PM (ftFVW)

117 Picture of Farnklin-Meyer looks like deer in the headlights.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:21 PM (Cq/ve)

118 Picture of Farnklin-Meyer looks like deer in the headlights.

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

I agree. Not a good shot. He's much better looking than that.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 09:23 PM (lJ0H4)

119 A NY lawmaker says it's alright to steal?
Can you give us this lawmakers address and bank account number?

Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 09:23 PM (UKrJG)

120 117 Picture of Farnklin-Meyer looks like deer in the headlights.

I think this is when he has to come to report he started a war.

> It struck me as too pretentious and full-of-itself. Don't really remember much else about it.

Gilliam is extremely...Gilliam. He's kind of a cross between grungy and pretentious. But for '80s and '90s, he hit a tone that worked for me.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 09:25 PM (K40fF)

121 Firebird:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc6sZVhdOXw

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 09:31 PM (Cq/ve)

122 Good review. Saw the movie at the theater and really enjoyed it. Joined the Angel Guild to support their work. The “free” tix are a bonus.

Posted by: NCDave at August 15, 2026 09:32 PM (1oAd9)

123 The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data is out, and the number of Americans ages 16 and over reporting a disability has hit a new all-time high of roughly 37 million. As of July 2026, the Current Population Survey series sits at 37,029,000. That’s not a rounding error or a seasonal blip.

ho lee fook

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:35 PM (/+uur)

124 36 $10 Million in Gold found buried under a former brewery in Belgium.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:06 PM (2MN4W)


Buried by Nazis?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 09:36 PM (ZVgZ4)

125 86 With my my Movie Vault app, I can quickly search my library in different ways, I discovered I only had two Steve McQueen films, I promptly remedied that.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 15, 2026 08:54 PM (XV/Pl)

I trust that The Great Escape was one of those two?

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 09:36 PM (SjAWL)

126 Everybody has a disability. I need to wear glasses, for example. The only question is, do you expect someone else to pay for it?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 09:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

127 Debbie Wasserman is pissing off the Black Caucus.

hahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:38 PM (/+uur)

128 Young Washington sounds like a movie I'd enjoy and Pooky would be slightly nitpicky about. (He's less knowledgeable about the American Revolution than the Civil War, but he can run circles around me when it comes to *any* battlefield tactics. It makes sense, given that he and his father bonded over his father getting a Masters in Land Warfare when Pooky was a teenager.)

Thanks for the diversion from my medical discomfort. In keeping with the movie theme, I'll leave you with Lil Pooky's current favorite first minute-and-a-half, Phantom Of The Opera:

https://youtu.be/6Rq6G9n4oRw

Posted by: pookysgirl can almost do the clarinet part by heart at August 15, 2026 09:40 PM (Wt5PA)

129 Will wait for this to come out on streaming. Really hate going to the theater since it’s in Sodom and Gomorrah MT. Missoula to those that have never experienced one of our two lib college towns.
I gave up on historic movies long ago, even if they have the disclaimer “Based on a true story”. This one sounds worth the viewing.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 09:41 PM (2NHgQ)

130 So 37 million people are too disabled to WORK and make a living? Jeez, is there something in the water? Or is it a too lazy to get up and do something to take care of yourself?

Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 09:43 PM (UKrJG)

131 So these people that do not work.
Do they have a life? Do they have a purpose? Do they have a plan?
Getting a govt pittance is not a life. It is not a family. It can end at the stroke of a pen.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:46 PM (/+uur)

132 @125

>>I trust that The Great Escape was one of those two?

Bullitt and TGE.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 15, 2026 09:47 PM (XV/Pl)

133 Is the mentality of getting 1 over on the Man stronger than getting ahead?

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:49 PM (/+uur)

134 133 Is the mentality of getting 1 over on the Man stronger than getting ahead?

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:49 PM (/+uur)

"Yarp."

- K. Marx

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 15, 2026 09:50 PM (SgdqL)

135 What was the last movie

He was a cop

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:50 PM (/+uur)

136 > Pooky would be slightly nitpicky about.

The Boy has some qualms about the way Linear warfare is presented, as noted.

A lot of people knowledgeable about WWII didn't like "Pressure" and I just told 'em, "Hey, that's why I never learn anything about history."

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 09:51 PM (K40fF)

137 And outta here for the evening.

Thanks for the thread, moviegique.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at August 15, 2026 09:53 PM (q3u5l)

138 Thanks for coming by, JSG!

Thanks all!

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at August 15, 2026 09:54 PM (K40fF)

139 So these people that do not work.
Do they have a life? Do they have a purpose? Do they have a plan?
Getting a govt pittance is not a life. It is not a family. It can end at the stroke of a pen.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:46 PM (/+uur)

I wonder what percentage of that is disabled veterans. The GWOT messed up veterans pretty badly, both physically and mentally.

No one in their right mind would hire Pooky given his mental history and he has soooo many appointments every week. I know he struggles with his "purpose" sometimes, even going as far as to say that his job is to keep breathing so that his "paycheck" keeps supporting the family. I often remind him that his job is to be a good dad, and having him home has been invaluable. If he didn't have a family, I'm not sure he would have even made it a year post-military.

Posted by: pookysgirl, giving her two cents at August 15, 2026 09:55 PM (Wt5PA)

140 Thanks so much, guys!

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 09:55 PM (Jr5Lq)

141 A lot of people knowledgeable about WWII didn't like "Pressure" and I just told 'em, "Hey, that's why I never learn anything about history."
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books)

I liked "Pressure" mainly for the performance of the actor who played the British meteorologist.

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 09:55 PM (lJ0H4)

142 @131 Their "plan" is too mooch a living off other people because they are too lazy to do anything else.
I know their are legit folks who need some help. I get that, but 37 million? Damn.

Posted by: Case at August 15, 2026 09:56 PM (UKrJG)

143 Want to get this in here before the ONT. Saw Young Washington. Liked it, but he seemed a bit too huggy. We know Washington wasn't demonstrative because of his reaction to his officer who slapped him on his back as a bet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 09:56 PM (JYoRK)

144 i'm jus' done, innit?

g'night, ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 09:56 PM (VyBeY)

145 ONT has arrived

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at August 15, 2026 10:02 PM (0uEgq)

146 Merci pour the thread Moviegique. I’m gonna follow up on some of the recommendations! Avez une bonne nuit.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 10:03 PM (SjAWL)

147 I get that, but 37 million?

Well, you should see the list of things that are considered a disability:

Musculoskeletal Disorders
Special Senses and Speech
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular System
Digestive Disorders
Genitourinary Disorders
Hematological Disorders
Skin Disorders
Endocrine Disorders
Congenital Disorders that Affect Multiple Body Systems
Neurological Disorders
Mental Disorders
Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)
Immune System Disorders

Posted by: pawn at August 15, 2026 10:11 PM (L5eIP)

148 I often remind him that his job is to be a good dad, and having him home has been invaluable. If he didn't have a family, I'm not sure he would have even made it a year post-military.
Posted by: pookysgirl, giving her two cents at August 15, 2026 09:55 PM (Wt5PA)

Not considering you. I just fronted a Marine a few dollar to go get a private exam as I told him I would rather you have the money

than a welfare queen

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 10:14 PM (/+uur)

149 I'm finally getting to your review today, movieque. Thanks very much for your review and for the thread.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2026 10:42 AM (JrHfD)

Hobby Thread - August 15, 2026 [TRex]

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Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling lucky and decided on a fire truck theme for this Hobby Thread.

A what? A fire truck theme?

[Top photo: 1922 Howe fire truck on a Ford Model T chassis at the former Kokomo, IN Automotive Museum, photo credit David D Jackson]

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Fire trucks are fun. How many kids looked up to firefighters and visited the local firehouse? How many kids had firetrucks as toys?

How many firetrucks have made their way down parade routes with lights and horns?

Firetrucks and fire fighting apparatus and memorabilia are popular with many people, including many that were never firefighters.

Firetrucks can qualify as a hobby. Anything firefighting qualifies. Any among the horde own a firetruck or have a friend that does? Anyone have an antique fire truck? Has any among the horde served as a firefighter? Does anyone collect firefighting equipment or memorabilia? Anyone visited a museum with a firefighting theme?

If you're an amateur pyromaniac or arson is your hobby, better to keep that to yourself.

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What are you hobbying?

Fire trucks may not be everyone's favorite but give the content a chance before you judge. Any adjacent hobbying is in scope (such as small scale collecting or model building), so jump in with your interests, stories and questions.

In any event, the thread is not limited to to the theme. Anything (legal) you are hobbying is welcome. Even if the theme does not speak to you, you might learn something or be entertained. If not, offer something else relating to hobbying. If all of that fails, just check in and say hello.

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants? Nope. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Are you wise in the ways of SPAAMFAA? The Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America

SPAAMFAA was established in Syracuse New York in 1958. Over 1800 members are part of fifty local chapters, primarily in the US and Canada. You don't need to own a fire truck or other antique fire apparatus, but it doesn't hurt. Some members focus on photography or collecting books, patches, toys and models and other fire fighting memorabilia.

Are you aware of other similar groups?

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Want to buy a firetruck of your own? Fire departments periodically sell their old trucks. This guy bought an operating fire truck in Kansas for $3,000 from a facebook post. What a deal! (Really - three grand seems like a steal, even with pricey replacement parts.)

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How to make a fire truck

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People in Poland party with their fire trucks!

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This looks like fun

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Wow. Restoring or keeping old fire engines running is a labor of love.

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I love this. Restoring an old metal toy firetruck:

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Mythbusters tackle firehose power:

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Apparently some people collect fire extinguishers. Sure, why not?

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Horde Hobbying - Moron Beckoning Chasm has been busy with animation:

Maybe BC will add context or background on his project in the comments. I think he'll appear if you say his name three times.

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I do not have the patience, skill or talent to do this:

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"Why would I watch a 30 plus minute video on cymbal making? Because it is incredibly cool."

Related:

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a random car theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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Reminder: if you put links in the comments, use a URL shortener and describe what you're linking to. Failing to do either or both makes you barrel-eligible. Don't make people click to find out what you're linking.

Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Or just email to say hello. Do mighty things.

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 05:30 PM (WDaeq)

2 Why are fire trucks always red?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 05:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

3 Cackle ............. Cackle ................ Cackle .............

[Please cackle on topic please. -TRex]

Posted by: Kami Harris at August 15, 2026 05:33 PM (JDSUL)

4 SPAAMFAA was established in Syracuse New York in 1958.

That's funny. I figured SPAAMFAA would have been established in Hawaii.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 05:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Rode on firetrucks often as a kid, my dad was a fireman. He is still around, just at 89yp not chasing fires anymore

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 05:33 PM (WDaeq)

6 Not all firetrucks are red, a number of fire companies in se Pa have different colors. Green, yellow, white

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 05:35 PM (WDaeq)

7 Apparently some people collect fire extinguishers. Sure, why not?

Frank Fritz collected fire memorabilia. Not ashes, but he was an inspector of some type.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 05:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Not all firetrucks are red, a number of fire companies in se Pa have different colors. Green, yellow, white
Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 05:35 PM (WDaeq)

Because Reds are always Russian.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

9 People in Poland party with their fire trucks!

If you have more than one fire truck, you never have to take them to the car wash. 🤔

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM (VHUov)

10 I've got no paintings with today's hobby theme. But since it seems most morons would prefer to throw an abstract painting in a fire I've got one of those to post. See nic. 😀

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM (KC5Lt)

11 In non-fire truck hobby news, as mentioned on last night's ONT, I've finally finished the latest animation thing. It's a bit over ten minutes long.

https://tinyurl.com/4kmztraf

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM (CHHv1)

12 I thought Herbie was a VW?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 05:39 PM (Cqx++)

13 Fire trucks ain't cheap.

Around $2.5 million per truck. Custom made for each department.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 05:40 PM (FZ29D)

14 * mixes in some Pet Thread *

Dalmatians are the typical "firehouse dog" because there weren't always fire trucks. In the days of horse-drawn fire equipment, Dalmatians were chosen because they got along with the horses.

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 05:42 PM (VHUov)

15 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM (CHHv1)

Really cool. Do you have a program or something that helps you with the shadow work?

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 05:44 PM (KC5Lt)

16 Not all firetrucks are red, a number of fire companies in se Pa have different colors. Green, yellow, white
Posted by: Skip


And my FF capt son thinks those colors should be banned.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 05:45 PM (NnhvP)

17 16 Not all firetrucks are red, a number of fire companies in se Pa have different colors. Green, yellow, white
Posted by: Skip


And my FF capt son thinks those colors should be banned.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 05:45 PM (NnhvP)

My town's Fire trucks are Sky Blue.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 05:46 PM (KC5Lt)

18 19 ... " I've got no paintings with today's hobby theme. But since it seems most morons would prefer to throw an abstract painting in a fire I've got one of those to post."

polynikes,
That is a brilliant echo (or spoof) of Picasso. Thanks. It made me smile.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 05:47 PM (yTvNw)

19 Thank you for another excellent hobby thread. Even though my first thought is I'll never use anything mentioned, I will spend hours watching all the videos and reading all the comments. I'm just now starting today, but I foresee several hours enjoyment until the next thread. Thank you!!!

Posted by: Jayhawkone at August 15, 2026 05:48 PM (QSaoA)

20 Dalmatians are the typical "firehouse dog" because there weren't always fire trucks. In the days of horse-drawn fire equipment, Dalmatians were chosen because they got along with the horses.
Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 05:42 PM (VHUov)

Lot of people believe urban myth that they were chosen because they are often deaf or near deaf and aren't bothered by the noise.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 05:49 PM (KC5Lt)

21 Cackle ............. Cackle ................ Cackle .............

[Strike two. Hobbying, not politics in this thread. - TRex]

Posted by: Kami Harris at August 15, 2026 05:49 PM (JDSUL)

22 In NY, we lived in a tiny village, Plandome, part of Manhasset. It was once featured in Forbes because over half the members of our volunteer department were CEOs, who picked Plandome because they could be firemen. July 4th parade ended up with the kids having water fights with the fire hoses.

Since CEOs are not so young, the other half of the fire department was high school kids. The stuff that memories are made of.

Posted by: Wenda at August 15, 2026 05:49 PM (NSpAF)

23 Have they not experimented with different colors for emgency vehicles to determine which have the highest visibility? Seems like sky blue would be bad for that.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 05:51 PM (Cqx++)

24 I bought a quarter scale radio controlled digger. My wife booted me out and now I'm homeless.

Who will take me in?

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 15, 2026 05:53 PM (jrgJz)

25 Apologies for not noting I was already in the post. I'm exhausted and have barely been on the computer.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 05:53 PM (CHHv1)

26 Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 05:42 PM

Thanks. I didn't know that .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 05:53 PM (y8wRt)

27 I gotta do a brake job on my truck tomorrow. Oh joy. Still $272 in parts and some sweat vs $900 the brake shop quoted me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 05:55 PM (4NO2D)

28 And that is an awesome fire truck in the first picture. I should probably go to a car museum that has cars and trucks from the 20's and 30's because that period for automobiles is just really interesting to me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 05:57 PM (y8wRt)

29 Anybody here do large format photography? For probably 25+ years now, I've been torn between wanting the latest, techie-est, umpty-megapixel digital SLR because I'm a geek and wanting a view camera made of wood, brass, and leather because some deep part of me has always felt like that's what photography should be. I've always thought and said that the secret to "good" photography is to take a lot of pictures and throw away 90% of them before anyone else sees them and digital makes that a lot more feasible. But still, to quote someone without naming him, "the heart wants what it wants."

Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 05:57 PM (vTZFs)

30 Fire extinguishers at one time used Carbon Tetrachloride as the active suppressant.

Contemporary fire extinguishers, filled with a powder, tend to become heavily compacted inside after sitting for long time periods, vibration, etc. In the event of a fire, they will often not dispense all of the contents, if they even work at all. What is suggested is to periodically invert the extinguishers and rap on the sides with a rubber mallet, to loosen the contents again.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 05:59 PM (vbftO)

31 We have a volunteer fire department here. Only a couple of people are fulltime employees but, the force is about 90% city employees. It works because they are always in town.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 05:59 PM (4NO2D)

32 Okay I do have one painting on an Asian landscape theme though not as skilled as the crystal ball painter. See nic.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:00 PM (KC5Lt)

33 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 05:38 PM
Watching on phone, willwatch again on big screen after supper

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:00 PM (WDaeq)

34 My town's Fire trucks are Sky Blue.

Sure. Why not make them that plumber's putty gray that's so popular now. I mean, why would you want a FIRE TRUCK to stand out or anything?

Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 06:00 PM (vTZFs)

35 And that is an awesome fire truck in the first picture. I should probably go to a car museum that has cars and trucks from the 20's and 30's because that period for automobiles is just really interesting to me.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026


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I grew up with the cars of the '60s and '70s. But many of the plastic model assembly kits I built and customized were of 1930s-1950s cars, like the '35 Ford and '40 Ford coupes, the '48 Ford, the Tri-Five Chevys (1955 through '57), the '58 Impala like my father's, etc. So I always love seeing the older ones.

Watching 1930s-1940s movies, you'll see a lot of then-current sedans and convertibles like Packards and Buicks.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)

36 I still have a ladder truck toy.

One of my elementary school teachers took us on a tour of a local fire station. My memory is of the brass pole they slid down.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:04 PM (XeU6L)

37 Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 06:00 PM (vTZFs)

You wouldn't think but you would be surprised how much they stand out.

Look up Willis ,TX fire trucks .

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:04 PM (KC5Lt)

38 My dad was a fireman from a few years before I was born until they moved out of town about 3 years ago. He still would go to the firehouse and help clean up. Assistant Chief, drove ladder thruck, ambulance crew, rescue squad

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:06 PM (WDaeq)

39 I've always thought and said that the secret to "good" photography is to take a lot of pictures and throw away 90% of them before anyone else sees them and digital makes that a lot more feasible.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 05:57 PM (vTZFs)

That is the "correct" way. Of course, you make a proof sheet of all your pix first, then develop the ones you think are best.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

40 polynikes that is just awesome

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:07 PM (WDaeq)

41 I just picked up an ice cream maker, and I need to be very careful that making and consuming ice cream and sorbet doesn't become a significant hobby!

One of each so far, and I am very happy with the results!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 15, 2026 06:07 PM (l4RKn)

42 I thought Herbie was a VW?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 05:39 PM (Cqx++)

That Herbie is a firebug....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

43 One of our older fire stations has been abandoned, and the Progressive city is allowing it to decay. Pic:
https://shorturl.at/2HK07

Insulting, I think, to thosewho served there.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:08 PM (XeU6L)

44 My uncles on both my mom and dad's family were NYFD. Only one of their son's , my cousin followed suit.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:09 PM (KC5Lt)

45 At first glance I thought the car up top might be a Stanley Steamer. When I visited the Stanley Hotel in CO, the hotel that was the model for King's Overlook in The Stand, there was a 3/4 scale model of the classic Stanley Steamer in the lobby. No surprise; the hotel was built by and named after the same guy who developed the car. Sort of an Elon Musk of his day, I gather.

None of the plastic assembly model companies had model fire trucks that I ever saw. Aurora did have a line of "Old-Timers," kits like the Mercer Raceabout, the Stutz Bearcat, the Stanley Steamer, and the "curved-dash" Oldsmobile -- from the days when the "dash" was intended to protect the occupants from flying mud as they drove.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

46 I just picked up an ice cream maker, and I need to be very careful that making and consuming ice cream and sorbet doesn't become a significant hobby!
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Hand-cranking reduces craving...wait...this isn't one of them new-fangled 'lectric things, is it?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:11 PM (XeU6L)

47 I gotta do a brake job on my truck tomorrow. Oh joy. Still $272 in parts and some sweat vs $900 the brake shop quoted me.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026


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I hope to get back to changing my own oil next year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:11 PM (wzUl9)

48 Carbon Tetrachloride.. had 4 deaths on the air craft carrier due to carbon tet., don't use if you don't have excellent ventilation.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 06:11 PM (NnhvP)

49 Want to buy a firetruck of your own? Fire departments periodically sell their old trucks. This guy bought an operating fire truck in Kansas for $3,000 from a facebook post. What a deal! (Really - three grand seems like a steal, even with pricey replacement parts.)
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Yet another shameless ploy for an antique firetruck. TRex has plans to get one and drive it in local parades and throw candies to the kids on the street. This is one plan I get get behind!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:11 PM (XfIK1)

50 And that is an awesome fire truck in the first picture. I should probably go to a car museum that has cars and trucks from the 20's and 30's because that period for automobiles is just really interesting to me.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke


When I was a kid, we'd go to the MSRA "Back To The Fifties" car show at the MN state fairgrounds every few years. It was usually Father's Day weekend, and that was Dad's choice for what to do.

When you've got enough classic cars to fill a fairground, you get a bit of everything. Including classic/restored police and fire vehicles, like that one.

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 06:12 PM (VHUov)

51 I've been part of building 2 firetrucks. Smaller 4x4, go anywhere types. For the BLM. One F550 cab and chassis and one F650 that we also had to install the 4 wheel drive on. The 4 wheel install I pretty much did myself. Both are still in service here 25 years later. Best part of these builds is I didn't have to match paint. I got to do the whole trucks green.

Posted by: Reforger at August 15, 2026 06:12 PM (9EeNo)

52 Insulting, I think, to thosewho served there.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:08 PM (XeU6L)

I'm surprised someone hasn't bought it to turn it into a residence. Is it in bad part of town?

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:12 PM (KC5Lt)

53 One of my elementary school teachers took us on a tour of a local fire station. My memory is of the brass pole they slid down.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026


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"We should stay here tonight -- sleep here! Try it out!"

Posted by: Dr. Ray Stantz, ca. 1984 at August 15, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

54 I just watched a bit from the video of the guy who collected the old fire trucks. That is very interesting . I'll have to watch more later,

Thanks for your time and effort with this post, TRex

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 06:13 PM (JrHfD)

55 Hey, just gonna dump this here because I'm catching up on the day's Moronity, but... that picture on the coffee thread this morning? That dude?

If anyone was ever curious....

That's not too far from what I look like. Not dead on, but.... close. That guy with grey hair, basically.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:13 PM (Ot/FD)

56
I'm surprised someone hasn't bought it to turn it into a residence. Is it in bad part of town?
Posted by: polynikes
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No, but is on a busy, now 4 lane, street.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:14 PM (XeU6L)

57 I'm surprised someone hasn't bought it to turn it into a residence. Is it in bad part of town?
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026


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"The wiring is substandard, the power supply is completely inadequate for our needs, and the neighborhood is a demilitarized zone."

Posted by: Dr. Egon Spengler, ca. 1984 at August 15, 2026 06:14 PM (wzUl9)

58 29 ... "Anybody here do large format photography?"

I have although it's been a while. I have a Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5 press camera. The resolution in those huge negatives is great, even if not enlarged. Part of their appeal for me is similar to the appeal with shooting traditional muzzleloaders and even pipe smoking. They are more hands on than sticking a cartridge in a chamber or lighting up a cigarette. No auto features on the camera, loading film holders in a light proof bag by feel, getting used to the upside down image makes it a more intimate activity. And it makes taking each shot more deliberate.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 06:15 PM (yTvNw)

59 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)

Yes, I've enjoyed seeing that in the older films.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 06:15 PM (JrHfD)

60 I vote that firetrucks should be red. You really do need to be able to locate them quickly. My family was NYPD. One rebellious female cousin married a member of the FDNY. What a great group of men to enjoy life with!

Wolfus, is the rumor true that you found your new house? If so, congrats. Where will you be settling in/near?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:16 PM (XfIK1)

61 I am an arsonist, and will admit it on the interwebz.

A significant portion of our farm is tallgrass prairie ... which is composed of fire-adapted species.

I burn a patch of ground in the spring or fall of most years. My burns are mostly for wildlife habitat improvement, so I employ what is called a patch quilt burn strategy.

Basically, you strive to burn about 15% of the subject acreage such that each portion is burned roughly every seven years. This sets back the ecological progression so you can control the distribution and types of cover on the property. It also helps the grass by removing the previous years dead stems which block sunlight and precipitation from reaching the roots of the current year grass growth.

That being said, no matter how many helpers you have, no matter how well established your fire breaks, EVERY burn gives me a very high APF.***


***A$$hole pucker factor

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)

62 54 Thanks for your time and effort with this post, TRex

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 06:13 PM
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You are very welcome. Thank you for your patronage.

Posted by: TRex - ladder truck driver dino at August 15, 2026 06:16 PM (XfIK1)

63 Hand-cranking reduces craving...wait...this isn't one of them new-fangled 'lectric things, is it?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:11 PM (XeU6L)

Just don't let Prudy Perkins get her hair caught in it.

Posted by: Mrs. Danvers at August 15, 2026 06:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

64 No, but is on a busy, now 4 lane, street.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 06:14 PM (XeU6L)

I've seen a lot of old fire stations turned into homes. Mostly on a TV show called You Live in What ?

What's funny if Fetterman was profiled on that show when he was a Mayor. I forgot exactly what type of building he and his wife renovated into a residence.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:17 PM (KC5Lt)

65 Only thing i ever used CCl4 for was etching things in an RIE.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:17 PM (Ot/FD)

66 My town's Fire trucks are Sky Blue.
Posted by: polynikes

Sure. Why not make them that plumber's putty gray that's so popular now. I mean, why would you want a FIRE TRUCK to stand out or anything?
Posted by: Oddbob

You wouldn't think but you would be surprised how much they stand out.
Look up Willis ,TX fire trucks .
Posted by: polynikes


Quantity has a color all its own, or something.

Posted by: probably not Josef Stalin at August 15, 2026 06:18 PM (VHUov)

67 Somehow got off my Wi-Fi all day it seems.

Anyway, BeckoningChasm your video is quite a view on the big screen. Re-watching Pt 1 now

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:19 PM (Ia/+0)

68 58 29 ... "Anybody here do large format photography?"

I have although it's been a while. I have a Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5 press camera.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 06:15 PM
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Of course you do. I'm convinced there is little you don't know about or have done. Glad you're here.

Posted by: TRex - poland fire truck rave DJ dino at August 15, 2026 06:19 PM (XfIK1)

69 Wolfus, can we see the video tour, or pix of the place you made an offer on?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

70 I am going to be disappointed if AOP doesn't have a fire truck....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM (XfIK1)

71 Wolfus, can we see the video tour, or pix of the place you made an offer on?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

A virtual MoMe!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM (Ot/FD)

72 That being said, no matter how many helpers you have, no matter how well established your fire breaks, EVERY burn gives me a very high APF.***

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:16 PM
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Do you have voles?

Posted by: TRex - animal control dino at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM (XfIK1)

73 Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 06:12 PM (VHUov

That's neat!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 06:23 PM (JrHfD)

74 Wolfus, can we see the video tour, or pix of the place you made an offer on?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026


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I'll send you a link!

Posted by: Dr. Egon Spengler, ca. 1984 at August 15, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)

75 Fetterman turned a former Chevrolet car dealership into a loft style home. I think this is still his main residence.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:23 PM (KC5Lt)

76 I just picked up an ice cream maker, and I need to be very careful that making and consuming ice cream and sorbet doesn't become a significant hobby!

One of each so far, and I am very happy with the results!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 15, 2026 06:07 PM (l4RKn)

Was this a sanctioned purchase, or are I just picked up an ice cream maker, and I need to be very careful that making and consuming ice cream and sorbet doesn't become a significant hobby!

One of each so far, and I am very happy with the results!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 15, 2026 06:07 PM (l4RKn)


Was this a sanctioned purchase? Or are you preferring to live in the Wild Side?

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:23 PM (LMRVO)

77 I am going to be disappointed if AOP doesn't have a fire truck....
Posted by: The Grateful
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No one ever asks about me anymore...

Posted by: The Wretched Panhard at August 15, 2026 06:25 PM (XeU6L)

78 My great grandpa worked for Mack doing drafting for their fire trucks. Had i gone to work for them, I'd be fourth generation Mack. Legacy. But i didn't.

Because i didn't want to work for the French. (Swedes now, but, you know, at the time....)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:25 PM (Ot/FD)

79 I'm still messing around with amateur radio-related kits. My most recent build was a random wire tuner. I used some scrap wire to build a quick antenna that had waaaay too high SWR on any band to get a usable match, but I could tell that the tuner was trying to do its job. I'll call it a success for now and do a more thorough test later.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 06:26 PM (zDDmD)

80 Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:13 PM (Ot/FD

I thought you were Asian😃

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:26 PM (KC5Lt)

81 "The wiring is substandard, the power supply is completely inadequate for our needs, and the neighborhood is a demilitarized zone."
Posted by: Dr. Egon Spengler, ca. 1984 at August 15, 2026 06:14 PM (wzUl9)

Have you guys tried this poll?!

Posted by: Dr Ray Stanz at August 15, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

82 I thought you were Asian😃
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 06:26 PM (KC5Lt)

Ha, nah, just ripped a name off an anime is all.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM (Ot/FD)

83 My MiL bought me an ice cream maker and after she decided I didn't make enough ice cream with it, she took it back.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM (JvZF+)

84 I'm still messing around with amateur radio-related kits. My most recent build was a random wire tuner. I used some scrap wire to build a quick antenna that had waaaay too high SWR on any band to get a usable match, but I could tell that the tuner was trying to do its job. I'll call it a success for now and do a more thorough test later.
Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 06:26 PM (zDDmD)

This is ham radio, right? Is it trackable by governments? Saw a YT vid about if foreigners invaded the US, we could use CB radios and they couldn't track the signals.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

85 Copy pasta fail.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM (LMRVO)

86 Oddbob mentioned large format photography. My favorite experience was at a Civil war battlefield. I was there to shoot a statue of Stonewall Jackson: Crown Graphic camera on a tripod, black cloth over my head to better see the view screen, loaded film holders in a pouch. The place was busy with visitors. Before I could get a shot I was surrounded by kids wondering what I was doing. They had never seen a camera besides their dad's little compact point and shoot and didn't even know about film. That press camera with all the glass and steel drew them to me. They assumed it was the latest (and best) photo gear. I spent time answering their questions. Then I lowered the tripod and let them look through the viewfinder with its inverted image. Their whispered 'wows' and giggles made the trip worthwhile. I never did get the shot that day.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 06:29 PM (yTvNw)

87 Wolfus, can we see the video tour, or pix of the place you made an offer on?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026


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Email sent with link.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:29 PM (wzUl9)

88 85 Copy pasta fail.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM
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Fundamentals.

Posted by: TRex - zero checking dino at August 15, 2026 06:30 PM (XfIK1)

89 Wolfus, can you share where it is?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:30 PM (XfIK1)

90 85 Copy pasta fail.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM
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Fundamentals.
Posted by: TRex - zero checking dino
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Truth!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:31 PM (XfIK1)

91 Fetterman turned a former Chevrolet car dealership into a loft style home. I think this is still his main residence.
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026


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My favorite bar and grill near here was once the Leson Chevrolet dealership, ca. 1947. The little covered patio out front, and the boomerang-shaped dining room, give you an idea of how they displayed the cars back then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)

92 I could eat Ice Cream every day. I could, but I don't.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 06:32 PM (vbftO)

93 Wolfus, can you share where it is?
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026


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Well, I don't want to self-doxx. It's in Terre Haute, IN, I can tell you that much.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

94
Got The Big Dummy's show record for 2025 completed and, to my amazement, my books balanced and agreed with Canine Chronicle's numbers for breed and all-breed points. Now, on to 2026.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM (O0L8i)

95 Fundamentals.
Posted by: TRex - zero checking dino at August 15, 2026 06:30 PM (XfIK1)

Of course. I’d show the culprit - lamb chops, mushrooms, spinach, vine-ripened small tomatoes. But this is not tomorrow’s Food Thread.
Oh, I forgot. A fine box of Pinot Grigio. Circa, July, 2026.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM (LMRVO)

96 My favorite experience was at a Civil war battlefield. I was there to shoot a statue of Stonewall Jackson:

Can we help?

(makes wiggly hand phone gesture)

Posted by: Antifags at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

97 72 That being said, no matter how many helpers you have, no matter how well established your fire breaks, EVERY burn gives me a very high APF.***

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:16 PM

Do you have voles?

Posted by: TRex - animal control dino at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM


Yes.

We also have pocket gophers, which are an even greater pain in the a$$.

I am sure the fire gets some of both species, but that merely sets them back for a little while.

I am now convinced that coyotes are also "fire adapted". On burn days, I usually stay out a few hours after dark to put out any fallen timber that is still producing embers. It is spooky, because all of the time I am walking around, I can hear coyotes rustling around in the unburned grass, just beyond the edge of the light.

I assume they are feasting on all of the critters wounded or barbecued by the fire. There are LOTS of coyotes then, I expect they are now smart enough to come to the smell of smoke. At some point, I should borrow an expensive thermal scope and find out exactly how thick they are.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM (HlyYF)

98 I use to eat ice cream about every day from.May through October.

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM (Ia/+0)

99 Wolfus, can you share where it is?
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026

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Well, I don't want to self-doxx. It's in Terre Haute, IN, I can tell you that much.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Totally understand. Indiana is nice. Congrats

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:34 PM (XfIK1)

100 Wolfus, link only goes to a bunch of listings.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

101 OrangeEnt - yep, amateur radio = ham radio. And anyone who says that CB radio signals can't be tracked is a small "m" moron. If it emits a radio wave, it can be detected and triangulated. Even a modern (superheterodyne) radio receiver that doesn't transmit can be detected.

If SHTF, I do not plan on sitting on a hilltop tapping out Morse code and coordinating the resistance.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 06:35 PM (zDDmD)

102
Saw a YT vid about if foreigners invaded the US, we could use CB radios and they couldn't track the signals.
Posted by: OrangeEnt


All radio signals can be tracked.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 06:38 PM (Cqx++)

103 And anyone who says that CB radio signals can't be tracked is a small "m" moron. If it emits a radio wave, it can be detected and triangulated. Even a modern (superheterodyne) radio receiver that doesn't transmit can be detected.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 06:35 PM (zDDmD)

I figured that the vid was wrong.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

104 Wolfus, link only goes to a bunch of listings.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026


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Oops. It worked earlier for someone else. I'll redo it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 06:38 PM (wzUl9)

105 Watching the entire videos of BeckoningChasm, my YouTube is playing them on its own.

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

106 Oklahoma City has a Firefighters Museum. Took the nephew once. Kinda neat.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 15, 2026 06:39 PM (aJQbY)

107
Never been on a fire truck, but I've been to fire school at A&M. First thing is to have you crawl through a totally-darkened maze in full turnout gear and SCBA. Go in the entrance and come out the exit purely by feel. Some people go nuts in there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 06:42 PM (O0L8i)

108 Thank you RandomDave, we plan to be in Oklahoma City this fall. Will add it to the itinerary...

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:43 PM (XfIK1)

109 106 Oklahoma City has a Firefighters Museum. Took the nephew once. Kinda neat.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 15, 2026 06:39 PM



Oooh, that is a good addition to this Hobby Thread.

I go through OKC a lot, probably need to visit that one the next time I am hauling kiddoes!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:44 PM (HlyYF)

110 My uncle had a fire truck. He sold it to his buddy at the VFW. It probably sits in a field now.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 06:45 PM (9NN0K)

111 This may be common but I will tell you something that our FD does that I really like. They go to the preschools and talk about fire safety. Then one of the fellows dress up in his full battle rattle, one piece at a time, explaining to the 2-4 year olds what they do, coveralls, tools, boots, gloves, air tank and breathing apparatus, and finally his helmet where he looks like an alien. He tells the children, in his now Darth Vader voice, that if they every see someone dressed like this in their home, he is there to save them and not to be frightened of them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 06:46 PM (4NO2D)

112 The kids love it, btw.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 06:46 PM (4NO2D)

113 At some point, I should borrow an expensive thermal scope and find out exactly how thick they are.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:33 PM
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That could be either very interesting or very troubling.

Posted by: TRex - farm implement inspector dino at August 15, 2026 06:47 PM (XfIK1)

114 toby928(c) - I remember being in first grade and having the fire department give a presentation like that at our school. We got little stickers to put on our bedroom windows to let the firefighters know it was a child's room.

I don't think I'd put that on my kid's bedroom window these days....

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 06:49 PM (zDDmD)

115 107 Never been on a fire truck, but I've been to fire school at A&M. First thing is to have you crawl through a totally-darkened maze in full turnout gear and SCBA. Go in the entrance and come out the exit purely by feel. Some people go nuts in there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 06:42 PM


That sounds like good training.

If you CAN'T do that when there is NO fire, then you can't be a fireman. They have to wash you out of the program.

How many programs in the U.S. today (that impact peoples' survival) are now managed with suicidal empathy, such that someone that cannot do the job is not eliminated?

I weep (a little) for our future.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 06:49 PM (HlyYF)

116 That could be either very interesting or very troubling.
Posted by: TRex - farm implement inspector dino at August 15, 2026 06:47 PM (XfIK1)

Only if the scope is not attached to something in .223.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:49 PM (30Gj0)

117 Toby928(c). that is an awesome story. Inspire young firefighters early!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:50 PM (XfIK1)

118 I remember one cold night, well evening in winter after a blizzard, the fire company supply lighting to guys using heavy equipment to clear tje road not far from.my house now. I was with my dad sitting in the fire trick. May not have been more than 5 or 6yo I think.

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0)

119 Here's a tinyurl for those interested.

https://tinyurl.com/osfa-link

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at August 15, 2026 06:51 PM (aJQbY)

120 That could be either very interesting or very troubling.
Posted by: TRex - farm implement inspector dino at August 15, 2026 06:47 PM (XfIK1)

Only if the scope is not attached to something in .223.
Posted by: RI Red
*****
I NOW KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!!!!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:51 PM (XfIK1)

121 I remember being in first grade and having the fire department give a presentation like that at our school. We got little stickers to put on our bedroom windows to let the firefighters know it was a child's room.

I don't think I'd put that on my kid's bedroom window these days....
Posted by: PabloD

Totfinder. My brother and I had one in the window. And no, I wouldn't do that nowadays.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 06:52 PM (9NN0K)

122 reposted from coffee&prayer thread, because hobby:

"263 yesterday (14th) was the day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, unofficial patron of ham radio operators.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (VyBeY)"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 06:53 PM (VyBeY)

123
It is disagreeable to pull on wet turnout gear.

It is extremely disagreeable to pull on cold, wet turnout gear.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 06:53 PM (O0L8i)

124 Some people go nuts in there.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Whe the son went through, he got stuck, spread his shoulders and broke the skinny spot. Graders were impressed.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 06:54 PM (NnhvP)

125 Sort of related to the CB discussion:

I got Red Storm Rising (1986) on audible a couple months back and have been finally listening to it in the car. Completely different world. Smoking. Open commies.

One odd thing about Clancey that I never thought about until now (I primarily read him in my 20s) all of the people on both sides are competent. He has a few outliers but predominantly the guys are steely eyed and firm of purpose. Its different than so much media you get now.

Posted by: Dr Ray Stanz at August 15, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)

126 predominantly the guys are steely eyed and firm of purpose.

and patriots.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 06:56 PM (4NO2D)

127 I don't think I'd put that on my kid's bedroom window these days....
Posted by: PabloD

Totfinder. My brother and I had one in the window. And no, I wouldn't do that nowadays.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 06:52 PM (9NN0K)

Cultural enrichment, comrades.

Posted by: Dr Ray Stanz at August 15, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)

128 "Totfinder. My brother and I had one in the window. And no, I wouldn't do that nowadays.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 06:52 PM (9NN0K) "

shades of the Lindberg baby kidnapping ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 06:57 PM (VyBeY)

129 Phone books up until the 1980s had "Teen lines" number listed with names and address.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 06:57 PM (vbftO)

130 and patriots.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 06:56 PM (4NO2D)

Yeah. I like it. Its like being a kid again.

Posted by: Dr Ray Stanz at August 15, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

131 /off Ghostbusters sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

132 "Totfinder. My brother and I had one in the window. And no, I wouldn't do that nowadays.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Put them on the kids room's door.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 06:58 PM (NnhvP)

133 I remember being in first grade and having the fire department give a presentation like that at our school. We got little stickers to put on our bedroom windows to let the firefighters know it was a child's room.

I don't think I'd put that on my kid's bedroom window these days....
Posted by: PabloD

Totfinder. My brother and I had one in the window. And no, I wouldn't do that nowadays.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory


Sad that we've become that sort of low-trust society. I've seen those sort of window stickers for pets, too. Those are probably still safe.

Apologies if any Morons have them on their car, but I got a big "that is so wrong" belly laugh the first time I heard someone call those rows of stick figures on a minivan's rear window a "kidnapper's menu."

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 06:59 PM (VHUov)

134 That could be either very interesting or very troubling.

Posted by: TRex - farm implement inspector dino at August 15, 2026 06:47 PM


I think it WILL be troubling ... but better the devil you know.

I usually have a steel fire rake in my hands, which I figure should be good for a single coyote.

I have gotten actual adrenaline dumps from coyotes doing other work in the spring. On two occasions I have been walking through thick cover and had a coyote spring up off the ground only 5' in front of me.

After determining that my briefs are not soiled, I do notice a coyote burrow for their litter dug out into a nearby embankment. I don't know if it is the male or the female trying to divert me? They do NOT spring up directly from the mouth of the burrow.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 07:00 PM (HlyYF)

135 Apologies if any Morons have them on their car, but I got a big "that is so wrong" belly laugh the first time I heard someone call those rows of stick figures on a minivan's rear window a "kidnapper's menu."
Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 06:59 PM (VHUov)

I wonder if you put an shotgun and two German Shepards in the row if it would help?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

136

I have this decal on my window. Was there when I bought the place. Never could get it off.

https://t.ly/-qOIa

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 07:00 PM (Cqx++)

137 Here they dress in full gear and let the little kids know not to hide from the big scary ff who sounds like Darth Vader.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 07:01 PM (NnhvP)

138 Was this a sanctioned purchase? Or are you preferring to live in the Wild Side?

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:23 PM (LMRVO)


Nope! I had written permission from my boss!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 15, 2026 07:02 PM (l4RKn)

139 Rampart, this is Station 51.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:04 PM (2MN4W)

140 When I was a kid, brother and I shared a basement bedroom. One night, Dad propped a bunkbed ladder below the window. He said, "In case there is a fire, you need to climb the ladder, go out the window and run to the neighbors' house."

Me: there's gonna be a fire tonight?
Dad: No, this is just in case.
Me: But what if it happens tonight?
Dad: then do what I told you.

I did not sleep a wink that night. Just eyed the ladder and waited for the inevitable. I was a weird kid. Now I am weird old man.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 07:04 PM (0aYVJ)

141 I wonder if you put an shotgun and two German Shepards in the row if it would help?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

An "I ♡ my pitbull" right next to "Baby on board".

Posted by: Reforger at August 15, 2026 07:05 PM (9EeNo)

142 116 That could be either very interesting or very troubling.

Posted by: TRex - farm implement inspector dino at August 15, 2026 06:47 PM

Only if the scope is not attached to something in .223.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 06:49 PM


True.

However, I have now developed a fool-proof plan to get rid of all of the damaging varmints on my farm!

I am just going to invite RI Red over with his long-range .22 rifle and have him come do an aspirin shoot.

Unfortunately, my last problem is how to tape all those little aspirins to the heads of all of my coyotes, armadillos, and pocket gophers?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 07:06 PM (HlyYF)

143 Put them on the kids room's door.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

A very good idea.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 07:06 PM (9NN0K)

144 I have this decal on my window. Was there when I bought the place. Never could get it off.
https://t.ly/-qOIa
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


I never thought about that problem..... when the kids outgrow the stickers (or a house gets sold), now you're putting firefighters in danger looking for kids who aren't there anymore.....

Posted by: mikeski at August 15, 2026 07:06 PM (VHUov)

145 Remember G.I. Joe's Alligator? I was deathly afraid of it and named it Lucy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:07 PM (2MN4W)

146 Station 51 was a single story building. No pole.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 07:09 PM (Cqx++)

147 To all you hobbyists who hobby ashore, I fart in your general direction.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:14 PM (/wPHZ)

148 There are 2 fire companies in town, 1 had a pole from.2ndxfloor to first, I think I went down it as a kid

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:15 PM (Ia/+0)

149 Even Batman had a pole.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:17 PM (2MN4W)

150 147 To all you hobbyists who hobby ashore, I fart in your general direction.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:14 PM
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Given that the world is round, may your own fart sneak up behind you.

Posted by: TRex - earth science dino at August 15, 2026 07:19 PM (XfIK1)

151 One aspect of doing hobby stuff in public is the reactions, especially if it involves outdated stuff. The press camera was an an example. One time I knew would be waiting for a couple of hours to get my car repaired. The dealership had a room set aside for folks to work. I had a draft of an article to write and brought a small portable manual typewriter to do it. It wasn't too loud but could be heard. (It's called a Quiet De Luxe for a reason.) That sound brought people over, older ones remembering when these machines were common and a youngster who had never imagined such a thing. Another time I used a slide rule to take a ham radio exam. Calculators with the formulas weren't allowed. The examiners were mostly older engineers. They smiled when I brought it out and we talked afterwards on how they had built their careers using slide rules. Even using a fountain pen in public gets noticed and can lkead to some enjoyable conversations.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 07:20 PM (yTvNw)

152 The earth is flat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:20 PM (2MN4W)

153 Hoist upon yesterday's petard...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:20 PM (Ot/FD)

154 One odd thing about Clancey that I never thought about until now (I primarily read him in my 20s) all of the people on both sides are competent

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BINGO.

The salient point that emerges from my recent readings in the history of the Pacific War is that, everyone in responsible positions was RESPONSIBLE. Although political persuasions differed, all shared in the belief that American culture was to be protected and preserved, and barbarians had no value except as opponents to be destroyed.

Man, I miss the days when there were adults in charge.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:21 PM (/wPHZ)

155 Those are some of the lowest view counts I have ever seen.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:22 PM (2MN4W)

156 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for your patronage. Different theme next week.

You're welcome to hang here for a while for the post-hobby thread afterparty but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.

Posted by: TRex - totfinder dino at August 15, 2026 07:22 PM (XfIK1)

157 Sad that we've become that sort of low-trust society. I've seen those sort of window stickers for pets, too. Those are probably still safe.

Depends: a mutt is safe, but pedigreed dogs get stolen, or so I hear.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 07:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

158 I hope the sidewalk doesn't melt. My type thingee is predicting my words.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM (2MN4W)

159 Depends: a mutt is safe, but pedigreed dogs get stolen, or so I hear.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 07:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

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I would think that it's hard to establish a pedigree on a stolen dog.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM (/wPHZ)

160 Man, I miss the days when there were adults in charge.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:21 PM (/wPHZ)

It's a legitimate problem that most of the people who create things that are intended to be entertaining have no idea how competent people do anything. They just shoehorn themselves in, or some internal image of other people, and make them do things and stuff, and yadda yadda yadda plot happens. They don't know how to write people because they've never really met people.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM (Ot/FD)

161 Afternoon. TRex, and Hobby Horde! I am aggressively hobbying, repairing the lower corners in a fiberglass dune buggy body tub. It is a knockoff of a Meyers Manx. Kind of poorly made, and I had to "stretch" the mounting flange area to make if fit my floorpan, which was correctly shortened. Just put some fiber-reinforced filler in some holes and gaps in the mounting flange; will sand that smooth, and lay on some cloth and resin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM (1z8ji)

162 TRex,
Thanks for the thread. Couldn't add anything to the topic but it got me thinking about hobbies in general. That beats drowning in all the f'ing political news out there.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 07:26 PM (yTvNw)

163 152 The earth is flat.

Posted by: Boss Moss
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and fluffy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 07:26 PM (Cq/ve)

164 163 152 The earth is flat.

Posted by: Boss Moss
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and fluffy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 07:26 PM (Cq/ve)

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And BIG

Posted by: Eratosthenes at August 15, 2026 07:27 PM (/wPHZ)

165 My FiL had a dog that mysterious disappeared one night from a kennel, they wete convinced it was stolen

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)

166 The earth is a cube. Wake up, sheeple.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:28 PM (Ot/FD)

167 That's all well and good, AOP. But the pressing issue here today is:

Do you now own, or have you ever owned, a Fire Truck?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 07:28 PM (vbftO)

168 161 Afternoon. TRex, and Hobby Horde! I am aggressively hobbying, repairing the lower corners in a fiberglass dune buggy body tub.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM
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Of course you are.

Any comment on your ownership of a fire truck (presently or in the past)?

Posted by: TRex - antique dino at August 15, 2026 07:28 PM (XfIK1)

169 tcn in AK, introduce your Falcon to Dennis Carpenter Ford parts.

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 07:28 PM (LHPAg)

170 Fire trucks ain't cheap.

Around $2.5 million per truck. Custom made for each department.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 05:40 PM (FZ29D)

Fire trucks were often handed down from town to town several times, and often had ridiculously low miles on them. When finally surplused off, they could be bought cheaply. Now, it seems that they miles the damned things out, at least in urban areas. They send them out on nearly every 911 call, it seems.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:29 PM (1z8ji)

171 Some of those old toy fire trucks were really long.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:29 PM (2MN4W)

172 The salient point that emerges from my recent readings in the history of the Pacific War is that, everyone in responsible positions was RESPONSIBLE. Although political persuasions differed, all shared in the belief that American culture was to be protected and preserved, and barbarians had no value except as opponents to be destroyed.

Man, I miss the days when there were adults in charge.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 07:21 PM


When death is on the line (military, doctor, etc.) I want the strictest meritocracy possible.

If I was sitting in a foxhole with enemy artillery raining down on my position, I don't give a flying f*ck about the skin color of the officer in charge of the counter-battery artillery.

I want the person that is going to drop rounds the quickest and most accurately on their position!

Any other system for advancement through the ranks could only possibly be supported by a REMF.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 07:29 PM (HlyYF)

173 you go, AOP!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 07:29 PM (VyBeY)

174 I have to imagine that a large proportion of the miles on a fire truck are from training.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:30 PM (Ot/FD)

175 > I would think that it's hard to establish a pedigree on a stolen dog.
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As opposed to a car, jewelry, etc?

Hardly.

Animals are mostly currency these days. Or, more common, disposable. Sadly.

Jewelry, not so much.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 07:30 PM (2Cry5)

176 If you take a look at the NASA imagery of the Earth with the ocean removed, it looks as if a theory that our Moon is the result of a collision of some object and Earth long, long ago is probably true.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 07:31 PM (vbftO)

177 WE HAZ A MOVIE MARQUE NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

178 True.

However, I have now developed a fool-proof plan to get rid of all of the damaging varmints on my farm!

I am just going to invite RI Red over with his long-range .22 rifle and have him come do an aspirin shoot.

Unfortunately, my last problem is how to tape all those little aspirins to the heads of all of my coyotes, armadillos, and pocket gophers?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 07:06 PM (HlyYF)

Have Aspirin. Will Travel.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 15, 2026 07:32 PM (872PJ)

179 The object should be covered with cheese now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:32 PM (2MN4W)

180 152 The earth is flat.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 07:20 PM (2MN4W)

Not around here it isn't.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 07:33 PM (mm8qa)

181 163 152 The earth is flat.

Posted by: Boss Moss
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and fluffy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026

So like a pancake?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 07:33 PM (ZVgZ4)

182 What I read somewhere, suburban house fires are much reduced. Fires in general. There simply isn't as much for them to do.

Of course tax revenues are down greatly too. Less need for all those suburban fire stations coupled with less money means those go bye-bye.

But they send out 3 ladder trucks, an Ambulance and 6 cop cars when somebody falls off their footstool now.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 07:34 PM (vbftO)

183
Any other system for advancement through the ranks could only possibly be supported by a REMF.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at August 15, 2026 07:29 PM (HlyYF)

"This golden retriever seems to have a knack for tapping out grid coordinates over the radio..."

"Well fuckin' oo-rah then, give that doggo some milkbones and let's party!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:34 PM (Ot/FD)

184 I am just hoping I don't wind up disappointed. Lie if you must....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 07:34 PM (XfIK1)

185 Hey Ronster, you have an old fire truck?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 07:35 PM (XfIK1)

186 Every year the week before Christmas, the local bar here brings in a fire truck (along with the fire fighters) and puts Santa Claus up top, so the kids climb up the ladder truck to see Santa. The place is absolutely mobbed. They do bonfires, and cocoa, and the usual adult fare, of course. It is the sort of bar where bikers, fire fighters, the occasional Trooper, and the local bar flies hang out, with lots of outdoor space including a sort of stage for a band. It's the only Saturday when there are far and away more kids than adults, and utter mayhem of the really good kind.

The fire fighters do this gratis.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 07:36 PM (mm8qa)

187 The earth is a cube. Wake up, sheeple.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:28 PM (Ot/FD)

Nope, it's shaped like a burrito.

-H/T Bloom County

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at August 15, 2026 07:36 PM (0aYVJ)

188 I find your idea of a donut shaped Earth intriguing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 07:37 PM (4NO2D)

189 I am going to be disappointed if AOP doesn't have a fire truck....
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM (XfIK1)

Well, technically, I guess I do. I have a 1945 Studebaker US6 military truck that was surplused off, new, and used for a number of years by the Yakima County Rural Fired Department. Ulitmately sold off to a local orchardist, who put a flatdeck on it, and used it to haul fruit. Bought it that way at an estate auction. No fire equipment remains on it at all, except for fading red paint, and some lettering.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:39 PM (1z8ji)

190 186 Every year the week before Christmas, the local bar here brings in a fire truck (along with the fire fighters) and puts Santa Claus up top, so the kids climb up the ladder truck to see Santa. The place is absolutely mobbed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 07:36 PM
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Love it. Not the same but we used to live in a neighborhood where the fire dept put Santa on top of the fire engine and drove around with lights blazing.

Posted by: TRex - fire dept santa advisor dino at August 15, 2026 07:39 PM (XfIK1)

191 I am going to be disappointed if AOP doesn't have a fire truck....
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 06:22 PM (XfIK1)

Well, technically, I guess I do. I have a 1945 Studebaker US6 military truck that was surplused off, new, and used for a number of years by the Yakima County Rural Fired Department. Ulitmately sold off to a local orchardist, who put a flatdeck on it, and used it to haul fruit. Bought it that way at an estate auction. No fire equipment remains on it at all, except for fading red paint, and some lettering.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
******
You are my hero!!!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 07:40 PM (XfIK1)

192 This is ham radio, right? Is it trackable by governments? Saw a YT vid about if foreigners invaded the US, we could use CB radios and they couldn't track the signals.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 15, 2026 06:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

Any radio transmitter can be located by triangulation, if it stays on the air long enough. But unlike cellphones, which have to ping the tower periodically, even if not in use, CB radios emit no signal until the mic is keyed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:43 PM (1z8ji)

193 It's a legitimate problem that most of the people who create things that are intended to be entertaining have no idea how competent people do anything. They just shoehorn themselves in, or some internal image of other people, and make them do things and stuff, and yadda yadda yadda plot happens. They don't know how to write people because they've never really met people.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at August 15, 2026 07:25 PM (Ot/FD)

They have probably never seen it Or, more likely, the competent people in their early jobs told them to shut the fuck up, get off their phones and get to work. Thats why they became TV writers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

194 189 Well, technically, I guess I do. I have a 1945 Studebaker US6 military truck that was surplused off, new, and used for a number of years by the Yakima County Rural Fired Department.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:39 PM
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Excellent.

Posted by: TRex - Yakima tour guide dino at August 15, 2026 07:45 PM (XfIK1)

195 Movie thread is nood, btw.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 07:45 PM (zZu0s)

196 195 Movie thread is nood, btw.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 07:45 PM
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I'm just waiting to see if Ronster shows up and whether he has an old fire truck.

Posted by: TRex - inquiring minds dino at August 15, 2026 07:50 PM (XfIK1)

197 Well, back to the salt mines. Will be back for the ONT.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 07:56 PM (1z8ji)

198 OK. I'm here and I hate movies. If Skip comes back and says there really is a new thread, I'm going to blow a gasket.

Posted by: Ronster at August 15, 2026 08:00 PM (pCHAJ)

199 No, I do not own a fire truck. I'm more into old tractors. Well I used to be. I'm to old and worthless to do anything.

Posted by: Ronster at August 15, 2026 08:04 PM (pCHAJ)

200 Ronster, your usual beverage? And snacks?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 08:05 PM (XfIK1)

201 Ronster, old tractors are wonderful. I want to get TRex an old John Deere for the new place....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 08:06 PM (XfIK1)

202 Grateful, how old of John Deere? Something useful or yard art?

Posted by: Ronster at August 15, 2026 08:14 PM (pCHAJ)

203 Too close to supper for a snack. I would like a Margarita though.

Posted by: Ronster at August 15, 2026 08:16 PM (pCHAJ)

204 Your usual coming right up!
As for tractors, for now it's yard art....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 15, 2026 08:23 PM (XfIK1)

205 Time for me to head to my TV chair. Have a good night everyone.

Posted by: Ronster at August 15, 2026 08:32 PM (pCHAJ)

206 You, too...see you next week!

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Posted by: rpohlmdx at August 17, 2026 03:45 AM (aimv1)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, August 15

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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I totally missed International Cat Day last Saturday!

But I think someone left another cat in our yard last night.

HISTORY


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Worldwide Otter Day is in May.

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Meet The PetMorons

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Our home-bred and born George (Soyara's Dragon King), with his New Jersey dad, Ron. Clearly he's enjoying the good life, even if he is in the Garden State. I sent a message to Ron saying he should be called King George because he's living like one.

Hadrian the Seventh

George is a handsome boy. I think Ron will be a great Dad for him.

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here is my friend's newest addition to the family - Friskers! He's. . . um, excitable.


Boswell

Best wishes to your friend and Friskers! Looks like an interesting new friend!


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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, August 8

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:28 PM




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1 First?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:29 PM (wzUl9)

2 Afternoon, pet folken! Yes, George, aka King George, is a royal-looking fellow. And Friskers is probably really complaining he hasn't had enough (a) food, (b) attention, or (c) both.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:32 PM (wzUl9)

3 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 03:33 PM (2eMPB)

4 Good looking fellas. Very majestic dog and I must say I agree with your cat about this site.

Weird time of summer -- the pool's open, the female lifeguards have gorgeous asses, but no one's feeling the vibes right now. Stupid teachers unions.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 15, 2026 03:33 PM (qwx/I)

5 Woof!
Pop ups are dog shit.
Mr Parrot sez high.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 15, 2026 03:34 PM (xGaKZ)

6 Miss Linda told me about a video she'd seen online where a seal or sea lion swam up to a fishing boat, got aboard, and settled down to *take a nap.* Trusting creature. He's lucky it wasn't an Eskimo boat; he'd have awakened in filets.

(When I was small, I thought "Easter Seals" had something to do with the pinnipeds, and was always disappointed that the stamps or seals had bunnies and chicks on them and no actual seals.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:35 PM (wzUl9)

7 Hey guys,

Small update on our cats.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258


It's so hot here, I haven't slept well. I'll have to properly read the thread later. I hope you all are well.

Posted by: Joyenz at August 15, 2026 03:36 PM (2F0/Y)

8 My new cat Chloe has been with me just over a month now. In that time she's:

--Claimed the top shelf of the bookshelves in my office, kicking Penny out of her spot
--Stolen food from every other kitties bowl and plate when she gets a chance
--Engaged in "slap fights" with Allie (they are both declawed so there is little risk of serious harm)
--Knocked numerous items off my desk
--Plopped herself in the most inconvenient spot on my desk, randomly hitting keys on my keyboard
--Chewed on the cords to my keyboard and mouse.

In other words, she's been the perfect Moron kitty since she got here.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 03:38 PM (FZ29D)

9 The furry thuglets, aka The Killer Kittenz From Outer Space, are doing well. Still need to take them in for their annual rabies shots. Despite the summer heat, I have not noticed fleas on them or on me. It's be hard to see fleas on black Stirling, of course, and Dagny's long fur would provide further hiding places, but I don't see them traversing her face, and neither is scratching.

I guess I have to have them flea-treated anyway.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:41 PM (wzUl9)

10 *Every* day is International Cat Day. Just ask any cat, he'll tell you.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:43 PM (wzUl9)

11 *Every* day is International Cat Day. Just ask any cat, he'll tell you.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:43 PM (wzUl9)
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All my cats are domestic. Don't they get a day?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 03:45 PM (FZ29D)

12 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at August 15, 2026 03:45 PM (sAmhv)

13 Push the cat buzzer.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 03:46 PM (Cqx++)

14 Nyah!!!

Next year do not forget such an important date, yuman.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 15, 2026 03:48 PM (aMl27)

15 4. "I must say I agree with your cat about this site."

I find the pop-up ads to be especially troublesome if I click "continue" rather than "comments" when a new thread comes up.

Posted by: KT at August 15, 2026 03:48 PM (1RGZ5)

16 How does one train a kitten to use a scratching post/box? We never did manage to train Ever and lost a leather couch to his attentions. Yuu has always been very good about scratching her cardboard scratchie box. Hemi is just starting to scratch and I want to do everything possible to train him to use the items provided.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 03:50 PM (lFFaq)

17 All my cats have been domestic by birth, but the Siberians like Dagny have had Russian ancestors. Does that count as "international"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:51 PM (wzUl9)

18 How does one train a kitten to use a scratching post/box? We never did manage to train Ever and lost a leather couch to his attentions. Yuu has always been very good about scratching her cardboard scratchie box. Hemi is just starting to scratch and I want to do everything possible to train him to use the items provided.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 03:50 PM (lFFaq)
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I think the secret is to put the scratching post next to the object you don't want them to scratch. Reward them for using the preferred scratching post.

For instance, Penny used to have a problem scratching the doorframes. I put a scratching post right next to the doorframe and now she's much more like to scratch that. Doesn't work 100% of the time, but she's much, much better than she used to be. I have another scratching post at the end of my couch for that same reason.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 03:55 PM (FZ29D)

19 Otters!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 15, 2026 03:55 PM (/wPHZ)

20 We no longer have a doggie.

Does it count on the pet thread that our 11mo old grandgirl pants like a dog vs barking? She also crawls fast to the person she chooses to pick her up. And fetches her ball when we tell her to go get it after she throws it. I think that qualifies?

She's a delight altho her Nana was worn out yesterday from having them all week. She wanted to be held a lot and I was fine with that but she's usually easier to please.

It was a rainy day on Th and the older two are usually outside. School starts Monday. This was a week their parents needed us and we always say yes for visits. They are 10min away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at August 15, 2026 03:55 PM (hzuYO)

21 How does one train a kitten to use a scratching post/box? We never did manage to train Ever and lost a leather couch to his attentions. Yuu has always been very good about scratching her cardboard scratchie box. Hemi is just starting to scratch and I want to do everything possible to train him to use the items provided.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026


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Sprinkle some catnip on the post or box. Or rub your hands over it, so that it smells like you to him, then do the catnip. It might work and it might not, but if you make it more attractive to him . . .

Dagny uses the roped post I bought at Petco long ago and have re-wound several times with sisal from the hardware store. She also will scratch on the rough doormat I bought for outside, but brought in long ago for the cats to sharpen claws on.

Stirling, exasperatingly, will use the post if he happens to be near it, but prefers to use the carpet. I don't care too much; I consider the damage deposit on this place to be long gone. But I chase him away from the fabric of the couch.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)

22 Polliwog, there's also Perfessor Squirrel's excellent suggestion of putting the scratching item next to something you *don't* want them working their claws on.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:58 PM (wzUl9)

23 Polliwog, there's also Perfessor Squirrel's excellent suggestion of putting the scratching item next to something you *don't* want them working their claws on.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:58 PM (wzUl9)
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Combine my strategy with yours and there's a very good chance the cat will learn what's "acceptable" very quickly, with the occasional relapse. Keep a squirt bottle handy!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 04:01 PM (FZ29D)

24 It's easy to overlook "International Cat Day." I always get it confused with April 23, which is "International Vagina Day."

(ok, that might be too raunchy for the Weekly Pet Thread. If so, I apoligize, but that doesn't stop me from mixing them up. I end up celebrating both year round. )

Posted by: Orson at August 15, 2026 04:02 PM (dIske)

25 Lovely photos.

Our kitten, Millard, makes me laugh when he's not exhausting me. Thanks to the cat owners who have assured me that, yes, indeed, he will calm down. I haven't had a kitten for about 14 years so I didn't recall the " Krazy Kat" part. Anyway, he sleeps in the weirdest positions with his head hanging off the pillow on top
Of the couch , but he doesn't seem to be bothered by any neck cricks when he gets up and he "zooms" off to catch his toy mouse or the spring like toots which he loves.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:04 PM (W90Ou)

26 George is quite regal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 04:05 PM (JvZF+)

27 I don’t think I have ever trained my cats. Sabi is awesome about using his scratchy posts. Kovu not so much. We have a few and they have to be extra large so my cats can stand up and actually use them. Normal sized cats ones do not work.

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 04:05 PM (ZdaMQ)

28 25- "toys" not "toots"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:06 PM (W90Ou)

29 The top two cats on the "international Cat Day" are from "The Fifth Element" and Jones from "Alien."

Next is Puss n Boots, and I don't know the others.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 15, 2026 04:07 PM (CHHv1)

30 Combine my strategy with yours and there's a very good chance the cat will learn what's "acceptable" very quickly, with the occasional relapse. Keep a squirt bottle handy!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 04:01 PM (FZ29D)
Cat Scratch Syndrome!

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 04:08 PM (LHPAg)

31 I think Chloe really is part leopard.

She tends to sleep with one or both forelegs dangling all the way off her perch, like she's resting in a tree.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 04:09 PM (FZ29D)

32
Sorry, George's registered name is Soyara's Dragon Slayer. His California brother Zeus is Soyara's Dragon King.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 04:09 PM (O0L8i)

33 Our kitten, Millard, makes me laugh when he's not exhausting me. Thanks to the cat owners who have assured me that, yes, indeed, he will calm down. I haven't had a kitten for about 14 years so I didn't recall the " Krazy Kat" part. Anyway, he sleeps in the weirdest positions with his head hanging off the pillow on top
Of the couch , but he doesn't seem to be bothered by any neck cricks when he gets up and he "zooms" off to catch his toy mouse or the spring like toots which he loves.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026


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Like very tiny children, kittens are made of rubber. Fortunately for them, the elasticity extends quite a ways into adulthood.

I well recalled what an exhausting little bundle of energy Tatiana the Wonder Sibierian was, and I kept saying I didn't want a kitten after Wolf and Chekov passed away. What happened? I adopted two. Yes, they play with each other, but they are not pack animals like dogs and often get up to solo mischief. So two kittens are not always half the work, but four times!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

34
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Cen-Tex KC show im Belton.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 04:13 PM (O0L8i)

35 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9

Son keeps saying "Why don't we get another kitten?" Uhhhh...nope

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:13 PM (xSAlF)

36 One wonders how crazy Miss Anna Holch was back in the day. Great pic

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 04:14 PM (f+DSe)

37 Chloe:
--Plopped herself in the most inconvenient spot on my desk, randomly hitting keys on my keyboard
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Like now, for instance...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 04:15 PM (FZ29D)

38 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 04:13 PM (O0L8i)

By now you used the name "the big dummy" so often ( although I know you love him) that I can't remember his real name, although I do sort of get a sort of chuckle from thinking of how the high brow dog people would react if "the big dummy" was used as his actual
name😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:17 PM (xSAlF)

39 Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Cen-Tex KC show im Belton.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Congrats! What's The Big Dummy's show name?

Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 04:18 PM (lJ0H4)

40
What's The Big Dummy's show name?
Posted by: Tuna at August 15, 2026 04:18 PM (lJ0H4)

___________

GCHG* Envious As They Fall. Varus is his call name, but The Big Dummy is more accurate. He may be thicker than two short planks but he's a perfect gentleman.

*Grand Champion, Gold Level. He's about 150 points short of Platinum Level


Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 04:23 PM (O0L8i)

41 6 Miss Linda told me about a video she'd seen online where a seal or sea lion swam up to a fishing boat, got aboard, and settled down to *take a nap.* Trusting creature. He's lucky it wasn't an Eskimo boat; he'd have awakened in filets.

(When I was small, I thought "Easter Seals" had something to do with the pinnipeds, and was always disappointed that the stamps or seals had bunnies and chicks on them and no actual seals.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 03:35 PM (wzUl9)

Some of the sea otter moms in Resurrection Bay (Seward, AK) put their babies on the back decks of fishing vessels in the harbor while they go get food. They apparently have done this for generations now, and I have to admit, it's a pretty smart adaptation. I don't know a single captain who would kick a baby otter off the boat, but there are plenty of orcas in that bay who would eat a baby otter like an appetizer.

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 04:25 PM (mm8qa)

42 Sorry, George's registered name is Soyara's Dragon Slayer. His California brother Zeus is Soyara's Dragon King.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026


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Dagny's registered name is Sibirskiy Dagny Sophia. Not sure if her title has an apostrophe-s after the cattery name.

Stirling's is "Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence," or "Stirling No Dammit."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

43 Stirling's is "Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence," or "Stirling No Dammit."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)

I have two dogs. One is "Ruby the Magnificent." The other one is "Dammit, Piper, knock that off."

Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 04:32 PM (mm8qa)

44 Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026 04:32 PM (mm8qa

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:34 PM (y8wRt)

45 I have two dogs. One is "Ruby the Magnificent." The other one is "Dammit, Piper, knock that off."
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 15, 2026


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Actually I try never to use their names when I'm exasperated with them, only in affection. So Stirling is that when he's sitting with me or napping, and is "Dammit Black Cat!" when he misbehaves.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)

46 I personally think the pic of Anna and the cat Buzzer is AI. In 1910 young women didn't wear a bracelet as a headband, did they? I thought that came into fashion among the flappers of the 1920s.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:58 PM (wzUl9)

47 The picture of the parents and their otter pup
Is adorable.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 04:58 PM (W90Ou)

48 And Anna looks a *lot* like the young Drew Barrymore.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 04:59 PM (wzUl9)

49 Great Dane sitting on the couch watching a football ( soccer ) game. Scroll down for video:

https://tinyurl.com/ye86u6t7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 05:07 PM (y8wRt)

50
Our Danes did that too. It was so funny.

Posted by: four seasons at August 15, 2026 05:09 PM (/QHx4)

51 Posted by: four seasons at August 15, 2026 05:09 PM (/QHx4)

It is funny. Good to laugh at things.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 05:11 PM (y8wRt)

52 My last Dane would put his front paws on the console and head out the sunroof. Looked like he was driving a clown car.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 15, 2026 05:24 PM (XvL8K)

53
Lol Biff

Posted by: four seasons at August 15, 2026 05:25 PM (/QHx4)

54 Re scratching: My problems ended when I got a sisal scratching post. I assumed sisal was just another word for twine, but it's not. My original post is 2 years old and it still looks new. I bought another last summer for my bedroom. Also looks new. It just seems to be very satisfying to both cats. One likes low, one likes high, so the posts get a real workout.

Amazon, and not cheap. I think $70. But worth it to me.

Posted by: Wenda at August 15, 2026 05:27 PM (NSpAF)

55 Nood. Hobby thread.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at August 15, 2026 05:30 PM (zZu0s)

56 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 05:31 PM (WDaeq)

57 thats no Drew Barrymore?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at August 15, 2026 05:32 PM (wxsGM)

58 You know I keep hearing all this stuffs about problems in some Persian Gulf place.

I tried to find the Gulf Course on the internet and did not find anything.

Just something about a waterway or shipping route near some Oman place??

I thought the Oman was a horror movie with some guy named Damien Thorn ??

Cackle ............. Cackle ................ Cackle .............

Posted by: Kami Harris at August 15, 2026 05:33 PM (JDSUL)

59 Posted by: Wenda at August 15, 2026 05:27 PM

Thanks for the suggestion.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 05:34 PM (rHgXV)

60 Modern fire trucks ain't cheap.

They are pretty much custom made for each department.

Costs can be around $2.5 million per truck.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 05:39 PM (FZ29D)

61 SMOD just missed us. https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2088456728530895356

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at August 15, 2026 06:24 PM (EjK1h)

62 Butterscotch our 19 yo tortie is still with but not for long.

I posted here on the ONT just over a week ago the county called and said we had to get the 19 yo, indoor cat for yrs, vaxxed for rabies. We did a week ago Fri. and she has been in a state of decline ever since. We tried to get out of it, but no exceptions, stupid law was passed a few yrs ago.

She sleeps all the time doesn't eat barely sips water. I doubt Butterscotch makes it through the night but I've said that for 2 days now.

Good bye old friend.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at August 15, 2026 07:47 PM (4Qj8V)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Aug. 15

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Hi KT, I took this at the farm stand in Sonoma this morning - the photo is not retouched or edited.

San Franpsycho

It's the season - even in Sonoma. What a great photo!

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day lil 2 aug 15 .jpg

Mr Jimm has put in a daylily bed with a nice assortment of daylilies. Maybe we will se some more in the future, with some cultural information!

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Some lovely specimens there. Including some fancies. But I like the plain yellow, too.

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Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

Eris Enthroned:

Here is a picture of some of my crop this year: Lemon Boy, Costoluto Genovese, Indigo Rose, and Rebel Starfighter Prime.

erismatr.jpg

What a fantastic assortment! What's your favorite?

And:

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Torture Garden

Here's a photo of my first T-Rex Yellow hot pepper, 1,500,000 Scoville Units.

Dear God.

Just the tip: no worse than a habanero. Go in deeper: dragon napalm.

I need to sneak this into somebody's Bloody Mary.

Too hot for me.


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Nature

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My condo is a second floor unit opening out to my personal terrace and then a larger common terrace. There are water gardens which mean mostly low growing succulents and some pretty container arrangements and some small trees in large containers. Yesterday I found this guy on one of plants. Where could he have come from? He is a handsome specimen so I took his picture.

Sharon(willow's apprentice)

I'm glad you didn't have a horde of them. One was enough. Though he is handsome.

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big spdr .jpg

The other day we were talking about giant spiders. I spotted this one down by the creek.

- fd

"Spotted". Glad you didn't run into it.

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Gardens of The Horde

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The hibiscus next to the monarda started blooming the 2nd weekend of July, and so did the orange Helenium (sneezeweed) in front of it. There is also an Arctic Blaze purple salvia (front center) that I planted this year. I hope it will have enough flowers next summer to interest the hummingbird.

badgerwx

Nice planting for attracting pollinators and hummingbirds!


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Hope everyone has a nice weekend.


If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Aug. 8


I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 01:31 PM




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1 yay! Tomatoes!

It is not time for tomatoes yet. I have picked some but I don't expect the full rush to start until just before we have our first furious downpour and they all split

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 01:33 PM (rbvCR)

2 I could have been a contender!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:36 PM (NnhvP)

3 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 01:36 PM (2eMPB)

4 Great content KT, congrats to the gardeners!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:36 PM (NnhvP)

5 Those tomatoes shook me up! Hope I have the formatting fixed now.

Posted by: KT at August 15, 2026 01:41 PM (1RGZ5)

6 Really should get tractor out and chop.op pile of leaves from last year in a pile under a tree

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 01:43 PM (2eMPB)

7 Those tomatoes shook me up! Hope I have the formatting fixed now.
Posted by: KT

It looks great to me, were you drooling?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:46 PM (NnhvP)

8 I've been growing some super-hot peppers this year. Carolna Reapers, Dragon's Breath, Scorpions and Ghost. Also some regular Habaneros and Jalapeno's for a lighter touch, lol. I planted them in May, and they're just now ripening up. Can't wait to burn my face off!

Posted by: Mr. Wawa at August 15, 2026 01:49 PM (ZlKnD)

9 Haven't seen a Monarch in months but all the milkweed is ready & I have a 100 tags waiting for them.

Posted by: Bob at August 15, 2026 02:00 PM (hWhmF)

10 About to harvest my first tomato. Probably tomorrow.
One.
that's it.
One damn tomato.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 02:05 PM (2WIwB)

11 The grocery store ones don't look like that.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 02:08 PM (+iWzK)

12 FenSpouse is more of a gardener than I am, but I enjoy looking at the flowers. Right now we have rubekia in our front yard and evening primrose which is more of a weed ( we didn't plant it but looks lovely in the early morning)

We go by a local senior center on our morning walk and and they have lovely flowers and beautiful tomatoes right now. This was one of the flowers - dahlia maya (sp?)

https://tinyurl.com/mtzfdh3r

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 02:09 PM (rHgXV)

13 I didn't for first time in a long time put hot peppers in. They really wouldn't start coming in until later Summrr throughearly fall

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 02:13 PM (2eMPB)

14 Those tomatoes look luscious!

Nice also, that they're not all dented by some %$(*#@'s fingernail like at the local grocery. If I ever catch that idiot...... grrrrr.

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:14 PM (rdVOm)

15 POP UPS SUCK DICK

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 15, 2026 02:14 PM (zg+Cs)

16 My gardens are all done save a little basil. That has gone to seed so I guess it is done as well. Trying to decide what to plant for late summer/fall.

It is brutally hot down here. I've been mowing the lawn all day and I'm about pooped out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 02:19 PM (4NO2D)

17 Partly cloudy here, teasing with possibility of rain. Hope it's more than *windshield spatter* quantity! And hope that lightning doesn't just cause more local fires, we gots enough of those already.

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:22 PM (rdVOm)

18 My monarda clump still has some blooms, even though it's mid-August. The hummingbirds are visiting my monardas and salvias every day to fuel up for their migration.

I have a milkweed patch for the monarch butterflies and have seen a few on the flowers. But now that my milkweed is done blooming, I'm hoping to see a few monarch caterpillars - but none so far. Maybe my milkweed patch isn't big enough yet to trigger egg-laying.
badgerwx

Posted by: badgerwx (long time lurker) at August 15, 2026 02:24 PM (VnNy+)

19 Not mention I am three months into rehab for my knee replacement. My mobility is excellent, I am walking 2 miles a day, up and down small hills so GAINZ, but it still hurts 24/7. I hope they didn't eff up a nerve cluster or something.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 02:24 PM (4NO2D)

20 Daughter's pumpkin plants got killed by one of 3 oak trees that were blown down in my backyard Wednesday night. Also took out part of my deck and some patio furniture. Yard's gonna have to be reseeded or sodded after the clean up.

One of two 60 yr old pin oak trees in front yard lost 2 large limbs and blocked the street. Arborist says rest of tree will have to be taken out. Front of house will look weird with only one now.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 15, 2026 02:27 PM (Hbeqj)

21 toby928(c)--

My next door neighbor had knee replacement last summer. Said it didn't feel "normal" and pain-free again until this Spring, even though his mobility was good.

Keep up the good work!

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:28 PM (rdVOm)

22 A big mantis decided to fall into one of my rain buckets the other day.

Happily for it, there was only a bit of dead leaves from my houseplants in there, which is how I figured out that it was int he bucket, because there was a lot of rustling as the mantis moved around!

I put it out on my seedling trees. It spent tens of minutes wandering around the entry and watching me as I sat there and had a cigar.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at August 15, 2026 02:34 PM (C0Nlv)

23 Wow, olddog, I'm sorry that happened to you! What a mess.

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:35 PM (rdVOm)

24 My favorite tomatoes this year have been Lemon Boy, for their pretty color and citrusy taste, and Rebel Starfighter Prime for their deep red flesh and smoky flavor.

Just picked a handful of those deadly T-Rex Yellows. 🦖 Into the freezer they go. What was I thinking?!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 15, 2026 02:35 PM (CE2fs)

25 Grew jalapenos for the first time this year. Great crop, but yikes these are a little more spicier than the kind you get from a store. But they still get consumed. 😁

Shockingly the cucumbers which we usually get a ton of hardly grew for some reason.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 15, 2026 02:39 PM (n5tGW)

26 Those tomatoes are what's for lunch.

The generic, mealy, tasteless, mass-marketed ones are a sad simulation of the real thing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 02:45 PM (JvZF+)

27 Just got back in from mowing. Thankfully the butterfly bushes picked up from the July drought, and seem to be doing their job. Several butterflies and other insects stopping in for some nectar. Sadly we aren't in one of the big Monarch migration paths out here.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at August 15, 2026 02:50 PM (7kJyR)

28 olddog that sounds crazy bad

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 02:51 PM (JvZF+)

29 Gilroy is the "Garlic Capital", or was anyway. I never see it in the grocery stores any longer. Just the Chinesium scheisse. Where is it going? Better price overseas maybe?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 02:53 PM (LXQ3Y)

30 I got a hat with two rechargeable fans on it and I can testify that it really works well for riding around on the mower or tractor. Most of the pictures for them show the fans in front but I found it works better for me with the fans on the back blowing forward past my neck. Worth every penny of the $18 I paid for it. Keeps the gnats off too.

They have little solar panels on the fans but they don't do much. It would be better to get rid of the fans and have a bigger battery.

Yes, it looks goofy. No, I don't care.

Posted by: fd at August 15, 2026 02:53 PM (MWfyi)

31 I have walked into those giant spider webs. I learned to keep a short sword on me.

Posted by: fd at August 15, 2026 02:54 PM (MWfyi)

32 20 Daughter's pumpkin plants got killed by one of 3 oak trees that were blown down in my backyard Wednesday night. Also took out part of my deck and some patio furniture.
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 15, 2026 02:27 PM


And I thought kite eating trees were bad.

Posted by: Charlie Brown at August 15, 2026 02:55 PM (2Ez/1)

33 Gilroy is the "Garlic Capital", or was anyway. I never see it in the grocery stores any longer. Just the Chinesium scheisse. Where is it going? Better price overseas maybe?
Posted by: Common Tater

I buy "Christopher Ranch" garlic products, in jars. Sez on the label it's from Gilroy, CA.

Fresh at the grocery is no longer an option. Plus, jarred garlic lasts longer.

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:56 PM (rdVOm)

34 25 Grew jalapenos for the first time this year. Great crop, but yikes these are a little more spicier than the kind you get from a store. But they still get consumed. 😁
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I've been growing Jalepenos for a few years now. It takes a little while to get started, but now they're in full bloom. The plants are very productive. and you're right, they're a bit spicier than the store version.

Posted by: Mr. Wawa at August 15, 2026 02:57 PM (ZlKnD)

35 bbl

Have a great day, horde!

Posted by: JQ at August 15, 2026 02:58 PM (rdVOm)

36 Garlic is pretty easy to grow, actually. Not an option for me right now. Plant in the fall.

"Fresh at the grocery is no longer an option"

What does that mean, exactly? They can somehow ship the crap grown stuff from the other side of the planet, but somehow California is too far away? Doesn't make any sense.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 03:02 PM (LXQ3Y)

37 Yes, it's a mess but at least none the trees hit the house. Neighbor had one go through upstairs master bedroom. Extensive roof and brick damage. All in all I feel blessed it wasn't worse.

I'm looking real hard at 2 good trees that are within striking distance of the house. They may not be there next year.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 15, 2026 03:02 PM (Hbeqj)

38 Our tomatoes are really coming on. Even with 90+ degree days. We have to pick at first blush, and make "sill" tomatoes because of birds, terrapins, and bugs, but who cares? Wife can't stand for long, so I've been doing most the prep work for canning. She still doesn't trust me to do the actual canning... smart woman.
We put up around 9 pints of spaghetti sauce, and 10 of salsa last few days.
Many more to come.
What to do with all the darned cucumbers? Already got two years worth of pickles.(?)
Peppers- all but one of our 5 Magyar peppers wilted. Gonna have to try a new variety next year (sweet paprika). Jalapenos are doing great. Bells are okay. Poblanos are always slow to ripen, but we'll have plenty for ancho.
Yellow squash are a magnet for cuke beetles.

Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 03:03 PM (q6tQZ)

39 Our kitchen counter looks like that picture of the tomatoes. I've made sauce. I've given them to my neighbor, who has made sauce. I've frozen them. I've given them away. My wife has given them away. We are not planting tomatoes next year.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 15, 2026 03:05 PM (QaH55)

40 I forgot. Harvested 3 supers of honey last weekend. Tastes exactly like last year's. I hope those lazy-ass bees get some buckwheat honey in.

Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 03:05 PM (q6tQZ)

41 Ex Rex Reeder

Have you tried fresh salsa? Little peppers, little onions, and loads of maters!

Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 03:06 PM (q6tQZ)

42 Debating whether I want to clean out the tree debris in the pool or wait pool guy shows up Monday.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 15, 2026 03:06 PM (Hbeqj)

43 Debating whether I want to clean out the tree debris in the pool or wait pool guy shows up Monday.
Posted by: olddog in mo

Is your Indian name Swims With Sticks?

Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 03:08 PM (q6tQZ)

44 Have you tried fresh salsa? Little peppers, little onions, and loads of maters!
Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 03:06 PM (q6tQZ)

Yes. Yes I have. My late mother was a great canner. Sadly, her son di not acquire the skill.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 15, 2026 03:10 PM (QaH55)

45 The Boy Scouts had this fundraiser thing waaaay back in the day, they would go around door to door selling Apples from Washington state. Not just any old Apples, these HUGE things, the tastiest crispiest things you ever ate. They were expensive, but really good. Never saw them before or since really.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 03:11 PM (LXQ3Y)

46 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 15, 2026 03:13 PM (2YhKe)

47 Had some time, so I dropped in. Checked the prayer list.


F*ck cancer........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at August 15, 2026 03:13 PM (2YhKe)

48 Are all those monarchs in some sort of cedar?

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 03:14 PM (sl73Y)

49 The Harvest Moon is on September 26. Time to queue the Neil Young song. We have had a very nice harvest of Roma tomatoes from our patio plants. The blueberry plants are brand new, so not much fruit to speak of, but their growth seems to have really taken off in the past few weeks. They are in containers as well, so we will lug those into the garage probably around Thanksgiving. I still need to finish surface cleaning the brick and blue stone patio. I am going to try the stone dust on the bricks this year, I think. The "super" sand has been a big disappointment.

Posted by: Oglebay at August 15, 2026 03:24 PM (2ap+5)

50 That's a great tune! Not technically difficult, but as anyone who has tried to nail somebody else's tune down knows, it's kinda tricky to make it sound right. "Simple" does not mean "Easy". Drop D tuning.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 03:31 PM (f+DSe)

51 A lot of Monarch flutter bys migrate to a specific place in Mexico iirc. In the pic, might be a Juniper?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 03:33 PM (f+DSe)

52 MkY at August 15, 2026 03:03 PM

You've been busy! Do you have a variety of cucumbers that you don't have to peel? Try them with onions in a little cider vinegar diluted with water. On bread and butter, with tomato.

You can leave either the bread or the tomato off, depending if you want a sandwich or salad.

Posted by: KT at August 15, 2026 03:37 PM (1RGZ5)

53 MkY at August 15, 2026 03:03 PM

Also, I find Anchos easier to grow than bell peppers.

Posted by: KT at August 15, 2026 03:38 PM (1RGZ5)

54 Good afternoon all
Love the magenta daylily.
I've been growing Jalapenos for a number of years but only to make them pickled. The spicy sweet taste is fantastic. Super easy. Four ingredients and about 20 minutes to make. Put in a mason jar in the fridge. No additional processing required.
I am finally seeing some tiny tomatoes turning red on that freak plant.
Poblanos lagging a bit but that's okay. Gives me time to figure out what to,put them in.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 04:12 PM (kJmSS)

55 Toby, if you're still around, I had hip replacement which is a little less intense than knee what the surgeon said it would be 6 months for it to be good, 12 months for perfect. I am right at 12 months and except for an occasional muscle ache when I over do things, he was right.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 04:20 PM (kJmSS)

56 You've been busy! Do you have a variety of cucumbers that you don't have to peel?

Oh, we keep the veggie concoction going all summer... change the marinate about once a month.
Still, a person can only eat so many.
We "semi-peel" ours, if that makes sense.

Posted by: MkY at August 15, 2026 04:45 PM (q6tQZ)

57 Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 04:20 PM


So I am halfway to good. Thanks for the Hope!!

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 05:19 PM (4NO2D)

58 That spider, I once walked into the web of one of those as a youngun. I spazzed out and jumped around like a maniac trying to get it off me. Don't know if they bite, but I would guess they'll bite if you inconvenienced them.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at August 15, 2026 05:24 PM (cWLG3)

59 So I am halfway to good. Thanks for the Hope!!
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 05:19

Yep. Exactly. ❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 05:37 PM (kJmSS)

60 t.rex chile: i grow 7pot brainstrain, very similar in shape but brown until sliced, (then yellow green). you can mince them after removing seeds and seine and sautee them in oily stuff. add to pico de gallo or some chimmichurri.
this morning i rode to the house of an old friend that i'd heard passed away to inquire of services (nothing on the 'puterbox). while chatting with his nephew a humbird began sipping sap from the enormous alder in front. there's no scarcity of nectar nearby; perhaps a change of menu was in order.

Posted by: cmeat at August 15, 2026 05:57 PM (Bep7s)

Mascots of the Anointed

Mascots of the Anointed

After the unfortunate death of Jason Arday, Ed Driscoll wrote: IT RARELY ENDS WELL FOR A MASCOT OF THE ANOINTED: "The real [Arday] story is of an elite academic world that was so excited by a compelling narrative that they rushed a clearly mentally unbalanced man with no real qualifications to the heights of academia because he ticked so many useful boxes."

The sentence just above quotes Enguerrand VII de Coucy but the Mascot of the Anointed phrase is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell in which "the anointed" worked at the New York Times and their "mascots" were old prison inmates.

Thomas Sowell:

The "New York Times" recently ran a front-page story dripping with sympathy for a multiple murderer who is now very old and who, on some days, "cannot remember" why he is in prison. His victims, however, cannot remember anything on any days.

There are also photographs of him and other prisoners. One prisoner is described as having a disease that "brings mental deterioration." Another, with his legs amputated, is shown trying to catch a baseball on his knees. Yet another prisoner is shown in a wheelchair.

All sorts of heart-tugging stories are told about elderly inmates who are succumbing to various diseases and infirmities of age. There are, however, no stories at all about their victims, or their victims' widows or orphans, or how tough their lives have been. . .

Ways that statistics are disconnected from the images are described.

Criminals are just one of the groups adopted as mascots of the media. All sorts of parasites and predators have been displayed as if they were ocelots or other exotic creatures that adorn the world of the anointed. The deeper question is: Why is it necessary for the anointed to have human mascots? And why do they choose the kind of people that they do?

Whoever is condemned by society at large - - criminals, bums, illegal aliens, AIDS-carriers, etc. -- are eligible to become mascots of the anointed, symbols of their superior wisdom and virtue. By lavishing concern on those we condemn, the anointed become morally one-up on the rest of us.

Is that important? To some it is paramount. A quarter of a century before the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said in a speech in Springfield, Ill., that the greatest danger to the future of the United States would come, not from foreign enemies, but from that class of people that "thirsts and burns for distinction."

These people could not find that distinction "in supporting and maintaining an edifice that has been erected by others," according to Lincoln. In other words, there is not nearly as much ego satisfaction in building up this country as in tearing it down.

Our schools and colleges are today turning out more and more people who have been taught to want to "make a difference," "save the planet" or "reinvent government" -- in short, to treat policy-making as an ego trip. . .

A lot of potential quotes are packed into this little piece, which has aged well.

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On August 6, Richard Fernandez wrote something that seems too prescient a week and a day before Jason died:

And in the USA: Plagiarist Claudine Gay getting paid $3.1 million/year after "resigning" from Harvard.

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What is the purpose of Cambridge?

One thing that I found interesting is that there were stories about Jason Arday learning to read at the age of 18 and video clips of him hugging the man who taught him, but no one seemed interested in putting his teacher into the lecture circuit in higher education. The teacher seemed to accomplish something amazing, according to "the anointed." Was it the absence of dredlocks which kept him out of the limelight?

Jason Arday was diagnosed as autistic, but he seemed to be articulate with people in the administration of Cambridge. His communication with students seemed to be less successful. What was his role in the institution?

On the other hand, Isaac Newton had a reputation for being unsociable, though he was famously part of Cambridge. Was Isaac Newton, a genius, the more usual autistic type?

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Founding Father of the Week

Daily Dose of History

When the British invaded Virginia in 1781, General Lafayette was in command of the American forces opposing them and he was desperate for reliable information about the British forces. William Armistead, who was serving as Virginia’s commissary for military supplies offered a suggestion: why not use my slave James as a spy? After interviewing James, Lafayette approved the plan.

James passed through British lines and got a job waiting tables at British headquarters. Not only was he able to carry back to Lafayette the conversations he overheard while serving Lord Cornwallis, he smuggled out documents showing the British intent to remain in Yorktown—extremely valuable information that contributed to the decision to try to trap Cornwallis there. James was also able to carry messages from Lafayette to other Patriot agents behind British lines. According to tradition, a few days after the British surrender, Cornwallis was meeting with Lafayette when he noticed James. “Ah, you rogue,” he said to James. “You have been playing a trick on me all this time.”

After the war James returned to his old life as a slave of William Armistead, who was then serving as a delegate in the Virginia General Assembly. But in 1784, after a chance encounter in Richmond, Lafayette gave James a written statement which read: “This is to certify that the bearer by the name of James has done essential services to me while I had the honour to command in this State. His intelligence from the enemy’s camp were industriously collected and most faithfully delivered. He perfectly acquitted himself with some important commissions I gave him and appears to me entitled to every reward his situation can admit of.”

Two weeks later James submitted a petition to the Virginia General Assembly, requesting that he be emancipated in recognition of his services during the Revolution. James was formally freed by an act of the General Assembly, effective January 1, 1787. Upon being granted his freedom, James took the surname Lafayette.

In his old age James Lafayette was granted a pension by the General Assembly and he became something of a celebrity in Richmond, to which he would travel twice a year to collect the pension. James was in Richmond in October 1824, when Lafayette visited during his grand tour of America. As his procession was making its way to Capitol Square, Lafayette spotted James. Before a cheering crowd, he stopped the procession, called his old spy over and embraced him.
James Lafayette died in Baltimore at age 82, on August 9, 1830, one hundred ninety-six years ago today.

Engraved-portrait-James-Armistead-Lafayette.jpg

Engraved Portrait, James Armistead Lafayette


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Weekend

The Week in Pictures: Sophie's Choice Edition

Apologies for a slightly light TWiP this week; John and I are both overseas gadding about. I think John is in London, and I’m today in Barcelona, where I am continuing research on my forthcoming guidebook to European hotels that have decent air conditioning and more than three ice cubes in inventory at any one time. Anyway, the most important issue of the week is who will replace the splendiferous Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. It’s a tough call, but we have some suggestions.

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs


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Last week's thread, August 8, The times that try men's souls

Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.


Posted by: K.T. at 11:22 AM




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1 Mmm, new thread smell.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:27 AM (zDDmD)

2 Too slow! Ah well.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at August 15, 2026 11:28 AM (mQbp+)

3 Corgis called.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:29 AM (zDDmD)

4 And now, we are going to hear endlessly that criticizing DEI academic fraud is murder, because the fraudster might kill himself.

Trannies have used this for years - "acknowledge that I am a woman, or I'll kill myself", and a judge in Idaho just ruled that any woman who threatens to kill herself acquires an unlimited right to abortion.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 15, 2026 11:30 AM (aD4fx)

5 Was he hangin out?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:30 AM (fgbQO)

6 Arday had some crazy eyes. The eyes always show up.

Posted by: Advo at August 15, 2026 11:33 AM (jO4mz)

7 At The Independent: "Eat faecal capsules to reduce peanut allergies, study suggests."

I'll take a guess: study was funded by Coprotech Pharmaceuticals.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:33 AM (Jr5Lq)

8 Fecal?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:35 AM (fgbQO)

9 recently ran a front-page story dripping with sympathy for a multiple murderer who is now very old and who, on some days, "cannot remember" why he is in prison



Will this be the new scam?

Criminal:Oh I have no idea why I’m in prison. My memory is so bad. All I know is I love humanity and puppies and kittens.

MSM: come on how can you lock this guy up?

Judge: Oh you poor thing. You’re released from prison.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 11:35 AM (7xx4i)

10 I am concluding Thomas Sowell's Wealth, Poverty, and Politics which is very quotable for the current crisis even though it is 10 years old. I keep wanting to cut and paste it here.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 11:36 AM (JvZF+)

11 "Abraham Lincoln said in a speech in Springfield, Ill., that the greatest danger to the future of the United States would come, not from foreign enemies, but from that class of people that "thirsts and burns for distinction.""

The Lyceum Address:
https://tinyurl.com/4x2wk72w

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:36 AM (Jr5Lq)

12 Thomas Sowell is 96.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:38 AM (fgbQO)

13 Is Hasan Piker a mascot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 15, 2026 11:38 AM (2Ez/1)

14
All sorts of heart-tugging stories are told about elderly inmates who are succumbing to various diseases and infirmities of age.

I call this sort of story a "weepie".

I remember an article from not so long ago about Judith Clark, who was convicted in the Brinks Robbery. On and on it went about her and her plight. The names of the dead policemen - Waverly Brown and Edward O'Grady - weren't mentioned until (I counted) the 34th paragraph.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 11:38 AM (O0L8i)

15 From Christopher Rufo:

he DEI regime killed Jason Arday. Cambridge liberals were so desperate for a racial fairy tale, they elevated a man who could only meet the standards through fraud, then abandoned him when they started feeling embarrassed. Sad, predictable end to a story with only villains. RIP.

https://tinyurl.com/3jytk4wv


The left is now predictably trying to blame anyone but themselves for this fiasco. As was said elsewhere:

“Mistakes”

Bitch, this is exactly why this happened.

They weren’t mistakes. They were lies. Lies that would have stopped ANYONE who wasn’t a DEI poster boy from advancing this high in academia.

YOU did this. YOU.


https://tinyurl.com/4mkh38h7

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

16 Thanks K.T. My mid-day open thread needs have been served. Appreciate it!

Posted by: Weasel at August 15, 2026 11:39 AM (TMF5Z)

17 Well I forgot. Steve Martin defense.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:40 AM (fgbQO)

18 That James Lafayette fella was a handsome fella.

Posted by: Dy-No-Mite! at August 15, 2026 11:40 AM (cFP1B)

19 He doesn't look French.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:41 AM (fgbQO)

20 Ah, Cambridge! A venerable institution where knowledge is freely dispensed with!

Posted by: A Chump At Oxford at August 15, 2026 11:41 AM (JM9I6)

21 You know who else was a mascot of the anointed?

I nominate Doogie Howser MD as Hollywood's portrayal of one.

I never understood the appeal of a 14 year old savant functioning as a medical doctor. I don't care how supposedly high your IQ is, being a physician requires maturity, judgment, compassion, and seasoning. What a puerile (immature, silly, childish) show that was.

The episode where Doogie arranged a heart transplant within 10 minutes for a newly diagnosed heart patient, in the ER, as an intern, did not help.

Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 11:42 AM (I0N4X)

22 I really appreciated the story about James Amistead Lafayette. I hadn't heard of him before Thanks so much, K.T!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 11:42 AM (lt7On)

23 "Our schools and colleges are today turning out more and more people who have been taught to want to "make a difference," "save the planet" or "reinvent government""

From the earliest grades, they try to turn kids into activists before they have any knowledge or experiential basis to reason from.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:42 AM (Jr5Lq)

24 Venerable Veneral.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:43 AM (fgbQO)

25 So Arday hopped the last train to Clarksville. He was a thief and a liar and a fraud, and was abruptly exposed after years and years of the educational "elite" propping up the con. Betrayed, alone, with no future and every illusion shattered, no wonder he checked out. He never existed in the first place.

Posted by: Elite institutions are no such thing at August 15, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)

26 Anointed. Credentialism.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:46 AM (fgbQO)

27
They weren’t mistakes. They were lies. Lies that would have stopped ANYONE who wasn’t a DEI poster boy from advancing this high in academia.


Uh oh! You said BOY!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 11:46 AM (Cqx++)

28 Did he fall out of a window?

Posted by: Boris at August 15, 2026 11:47 AM (fgbQO)

29
So Arday hopped the last train to Clarksville.

"A push push push business, Arday. It's push push push, all the way, all the time! It's push push push, all the way, all the time, right on down the line!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 11:48 AM (O0L8i)

30 "Our schools and colleges are today turning out more and more people who have been taught to want to "make a difference," "save the planet" or "reinvent government""


Precisely none of whom take courses in useful subjects that would actually enable them to better men's lives. They just want power.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 11:48 AM (Riz8t)

31 Bitch, this is exactly why this happened.

They weren’t mistakes. They were lies. Lies that would have stopped ANYONE who wasn’t a DEI poster boy from advancing this high in academia.

YOU did this. YOU.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 11:38 AM

+++++

Tee hee.

Posted by: B.O.'s college transcripts at August 15, 2026 11:48 AM (2Ez/1)

32 Imagine a straight white male candidate for a professorship claiming that they had run 600 miles in six days, and had run 30 marathons in 35 days.

You think the review committee would have found that credible?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 15, 2026 11:48 AM (aD4fx)

33 Arday was a fraud. Empowered by the woke.

This same woke mob has run many a tenured professor out of a job because they refused to bend a knee to them. It's hard to have sympathy for the university/college professor demographic, but the ones who've been cast out of employment because people like Arday are preferred is just wrong.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 11:49 AM (2Cry5)

34
They weren’t mistakes. They were lies. Lies that would have stopped ANYONE who wasn’t a DEI poster boy from advancing this high in academia.

*muses*

What would it take to look at all our academics for the same thing?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 11:49 AM (O0L8i)

35 Was he magical?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:49 AM (fgbQO)

36 I think there are some interesting parallels between Jason Arday and the cry-bully so-called transgender youth who use the threat of suicide as a cudgel against anyone who dares to question the reality of their fallacies. Deflect the responsibility for your own actions onto your critics.

Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 11:51 AM (I0N4X)

37 Plagiarist Claudine Gay getting paid $3.1 million/year after "resigning" from Harvard.

Apparently there was a lot of grumbling among the faculty at Stanford when Gay was tenured there, due to her complete lack of academic output, but no one was going to destroy their career by publicly complaining.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 15, 2026 11:52 AM (aD4fx)

38 gp at August 15, 2026 11:42 AM

One disturbing aspect of trying to turn little kids into activists is that deep down they know that they are not in a position to "save the whales" by marching around in their school yard.

Meanwhile, they don't learn how to get along with each other.

Posted by: KT at August 15, 2026 11:52 AM (1RGZ5)

39 If you ever wonder why Michelle Obama is so bitter and angry, despite having a lifestyle very few enjoy, look no further than Jason Arday. It's very hard to live with the realization that you are a complete and utter fraud, so you lash out and try to blame others to excuse your own faults.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)

40 During the Claudine Gay fooferaw, there was some effort devoted to seeking out plagiarized academic writing, but it seems to have ebbed after a couple of big scalps were gathered.

If universities wanted to demonstrate integrity, they'd undertake a large scale AI search to quickly find ALL the plagiarized crap over decades, and expose ALL the plagiarists and cheaters in academia. They now have the tools to do it, but neither the interest or desire to do so.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:53 AM (Jr5Lq)

41 "Our schools and colleges are today turning out more and more people who have been taught to want to "make a difference," "save the planet" or "reinvent government""

This too is the story of Barack Obongo.

Posted by: Zombie Robert Mugabe at August 15, 2026 11:53 AM (cFP1B)

42 Abraham Lincoln said in a speech in Springfield, Ill., that the greatest danger to the future of the United States would come, not from foreign enemies, but from that class of people that "thirsts and burns for distinction."
_______

Overproduction of "elites" has only been a thing since around that time or a little earlier. How it plays out will likely not be determined till long after we've all shuffled off these mortal coils.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 15, 2026 11:53 AM (XvL8K)

43 36 I think there are some interesting parallels between Jason Arday and the cry-bully so-called transgender youth who use the threat of suicide as a cudgel against anyone who dares to question the reality of their fallacies. Deflect the responsibility for your own actions onto your critics.e


39 If you ever wonder why Michelle Obama is so bitter and angry, despite having a lifestyle very few enjoy, look no further than Jason Arday. It's very hard to live with the realization that you are a complete and utter fraud, so you lash out and try to blame others to excuse your own fault

Same, same.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)

44 If universities wanted to demonstrate integrity, they'd undertake a large scale AI search to quickly find ALL the plagiarized crap over decades, and expose ALL the plagiarists and cheaters in academia. They now have the tools to do it, but neither the interest or desire to do so.

I've wondered why some billionaire hasn't financed that. It would absolutely rock academia.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 15, 2026 11:54 AM (aD4fx)

45 Is On the Waterfront good?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:55 AM (fgbQO)

46 "I've wondered why some billionaire hasn't financed that. It would absolutely rock academia."

IIRC, Bill Ackman led the charge, up until the search burned his own wife for misattributed quotes in her writing.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:57 AM (Jr5Lq)

47
"A push push push business, Arday. It's push push push, all the way, all the time! It's push push push, all the way, all the time, right on down the line!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


He got off at Willoughby.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 11:57 AM (Cqx++)

48 James Amistead Lafayette may have been born a literal slave, and Jason Arday born a free man, but ultimately, Lafayette experienced more freedom than Arday ever did.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 15, 2026 11:58 AM (pW5pH)

49 "This too is the story of Barack Obongo."

Lefty capture of USA schools predated Obama by decades.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:58 AM (Jr5Lq)

50 Gayee.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:00 PM (fgbQO)

51 Off-topic cuz not an EV weekend, but-

I just learned that PHEVs (plugiin hybrids) have a much, much higher fire rate than plain EVs:

PHEVs = 3500 fires per 100,000 cars

EVs = 25 fires per 100,000 cars

Kinda shocking since PHEVs are generally touted as safer, but-

yeah, makes since if you think about it you have both a sparky battery and flammable gas in the same car.

Choose wisely people!

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 12:00 PM (iJfKG)

52 David Hogg was another "Mascot of the Anointed".

So unaccomplished, but admitted to Harvard and after failing at starting a My Little Pillow company anointed as co-chair of the DNC.

Imagine listening to "how to change the world" from someone who can't change his Spiderman Underoos™ without a reminder from his mother!

Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 12:01 PM (I0N4X)

53 Thirty pounds of three dollar beef.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:02 PM (fgbQO)

54 "Is On the Waterfront good?" Recommended, yes.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

55 Thx K.T.
A man as brave and stalwart as James Lafayette. A lying , damaging sack of crap like Arday.
Interesting juxtaposition

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 12:02 PM (xCuiu)

56 And the queen of all Mascots--Greta Thunberg

Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 12:02 PM (I0N4X)

57 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is at the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, known as the “The Alcatraz of the Rockies."
What kind of day is he having today?

Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes is serving her federal prison sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, where she is raising two young children from behind bars.
What kind of day is she having today?

Tyler Robinson is being held in the Utah County Jail in a special housing unit under the most restrictive custody level pending trial for the aggravated murder of Charlie Kirk.
What kind of day is he having today?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 15, 2026 12:03 PM (2Ez/1)

58 Thanks, K.T. You do yeomans work to keep the weekends going.

I hate this man felt he had no recourse but to kill himself. Because he did have many, many other choices. Every last person who held him up has a role in this ending, but he had the ultimate role in it. And his children not only get to live in the shame of how he rose to fame, but how he abandoned them through it. I pray for them, because in my heart, I know if you truly have faith, you can walk through very, very dark times.

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 12:05 PM (ZdaMQ)

59
On the Waterfront is a good movie.

I wouldn't call it great, but it's a solid 50s style "message" melodrama.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 12:05 PM (iJfKG)

60
Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes is serving her federal prison sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, where she is raising two young children from behind bars.
What kind of day is she having today?


At Club Fed? Better than Tsarnaev.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 12:06 PM (O0L8i)

61 Gratitude for the internet. I never heard of James Lafayette until now, and what a revelation.

Posted by: RebeccaH at August 15, 2026 12:06 PM (VFung)

62
Maybe "message melodrama' is exactly right "social problem melodrama" I suppose is closer to the mark.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 12:07 PM (iJfKG)

63
is = is not

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 12:08 PM (iJfKG)

64 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is at the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, known as the “The Alcatraz of the Rockies."
What kind of day is he having today?


He knowingly planted a bomb next to a young child.

He should have been executed.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 15, 2026 12:08 PM (aD4fx)

65 The Armistead Cemetery and Armistead Circle on the busy thoroughfare of Mercury Boulevard in Hampton, Virginia both get their name from the individual in today's feature story.

Posted by: The More You Know at August 15, 2026 12:12 PM (2Ez/1)

66 but the Mascot of the Anointed phrase is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell
--------

Is there a link to that piece?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:12 PM (XeU6L)

67 Google AI sez: "The phrase "Mascots of the Anointed" originates from economist Thomas Sowell in his 1995 book The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy."

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

68 I've heard of Mercury Boulevard.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:14 PM (fgbQO)

69 The left believes in the existence of misinformation: true information that is dangerous for the general public to know, so it should be restricted.
In the future, regardless of whether the academic misconduct charges against members of sensitive minorities are true or false, nobody outside a small circle will know. The punishment will be psychological counseling, never firing.
This is similar to how photos of some criminal suspects are no longer published, because the true scandal is not that a crime has been committed, but that the public could stereotype the suspects.
Cambridge will probably erect a statue to Arday, just like there are Floyd memorials everywhere.

Posted by: PG at August 15, 2026 12:15 PM (qln0f)

70 52
Imagine listening to "how to change the world" from someone who can't change his Spiderman Underoos™ without a reminder from his mother!
Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026

I am watching this happen with J’s daughter from the sidelines, where she has recently decided I belong. These kids are told they could be the one who changes everything in the trajectory of the human race, and when they find out they are very cool people, but maybe not so exceedingly exceptional it’s earth shattering, it’s tough on them. I love that kid, even while she is being difficult (I mean let’s be honest, she is one of 4 girls I have raised am raising, or had a significant part in raising, I am pretty means tested at this point!). But I worry about where she lands. She tends to quit when things get tricky because she feels she is only due success and praise.

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 12:16 PM (ZdaMQ)

71 is = is not

Posted by: naturalfake

*********

There is no is not, only is...

/Yoda

Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 12:17 PM (I0N4X)

72 Mascot of the Anointed

Mascots. The anointed have several of them, depending on the topic or cause they're aligned with.

Hogg, Greta, Floyd, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 12:18 PM (2Cry5)

73 But I worry about where she lands. She tends to quit when things get tricky because she feels she is only due success and praise.

I was talking about this with my wife the other night. I think the Participation Trophy mentality that was big in my kid's generation is starting to wane, since it's at such odds with anything constructive. I hope that's true and not just wishful thinking.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

74 Friday Night Tights is good this week.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:22 PM (fgbQO)

75 Arday...

One man's death is a trag...errr...a million deaths is a trage....
Oh wait...it's a tragedy if one man....
Oh to hell with it.
I'm going to the driving range.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 12:22 PM (2WIwB)

76 A little lunch help requested. How the heck do you stovetop cook canned corned beef hash to crispiness without it sticking to the pan?

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

77 Statistic.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:23 PM (fgbQO)

78 No luck here with nonstick pans.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:24 PM (fgbQO)

79

Psychopath Who Filmed Herself Vandalizing WWII Memorial Turns Herself In . . . and Films It

https://t.ly/sSod4

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 15, 2026 12:25 PM (Cqx++)

80 Someone on zerohedge...I know....yesterday had a great line.

How could Jason Arday possibly run 30 marathons in 35 days?

Bank guards were chasing him.


I laughed and denounce myself.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 15, 2026 12:25 PM (Sco7b)

81 76 A little lunch help requested. How the heck do you stovetop cook canned corned beef hash to crispiness without it sticking to the pan?
Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12

Butter oil blend. Medium heat. Leave it alone. Check just a tiny corner for browning, then flip it. I say this as someone who has never cooked hash, but I am going on the assumption the same principles of browning any meat will apply here.

Posted by: Piper at August 15, 2026 12:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

82 Even driving that far would be exhausting.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:27 PM (fgbQO)

83 KT,
Thanks for the Founding Fathers segment. The story was new to me. Also, I just got Sowell's "Vision of the Anointed" the other day. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but I like his economics books so will probably enjoy this one.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 12:28 PM (yTvNw)

84 A little lunch help requested. How the heck do you stovetop cook canned corned beef hash to crispiness without it sticking to the pan?
Posted by: gp

In the oven on parchment.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 12:31 PM (NnhvP)

85 "'This too is the story of Barack Obongo.'
Lefty capture of USA schools predated Obama by decades."

I'd pick this 1969 incident as a very important milestone in the lefty destruction of USA academia. Photo says it all:

https://tinyurl.com/2h4z2mau

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:33 PM (Jr5Lq)

86 > The "New York Times" recently ran a front-page story dripping with sympathy for a multiple murderer who is now very old and who, on some days, "cannot remember" why he is in prison.

Personally, I'd be happy in a world where Charles Manson hadn't died in prison as a crippled old man -- because he'd been rightfully executed when he was a young man.

The best part of waking up
Is Folger's in your cup
-- base version of Folger's jingle

The worst part of waking up
Is the Manson Family saying 'sup
-- Abigail Folger remix

I will admit finding some dark humor in Manson calling off his prison engagement after he found out that the woman was only marrying him because she wanted to get custody of his corpse after he died.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 12:34 PM (IG3/x)

87 > 76 A little lunch help requested. How the heck do you stovetop cook canned corned beef hash to crispiness without it sticking to the pan?
Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:23 PM (Jr5Lq)

Deep fryer.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 12:34 PM (IG3/x)

88 "Butter oil blend. Medium heat. Leave it alone. Check just a tiny corner for browning, then flip it."

That's the most popular suggestion but it does not work for me.

"In the oven on parchment."

That might work! But my oven is busted.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:35 PM (Jr5Lq)

89 I highly recommend the recent Darkhorse podcast with Bret Weinstein and Peter Boghossian on the Arday fiasco. One of the things posited was that if Arday had flipped the tables and said, "yeah, I knew what I was doing all along. I just wanted to see how much I could get these rubes to swallow," he would have been a hero for exposing the sham that DEI is. Instead...

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at August 15, 2026 12:35 PM (QaH55)

90 after failing at starting a My Little Pillow company
Posted by: muldoon at August 15, 2026 12:01 PM (I0N4X)

Turns out there wasn't really all that much of a market for pre-bitten pillows.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 12:36 PM (IG3/x)

91
Painfully (no other word suffices) reconstructing The Big Dummy's show record while he's been with us. I lost his previous spreadsheet in a hard-disk failure.

His Ohio mom sent me the list of shows he's been in, which is an enormous help, but each one has to be looked at for date, location, judges, results and points.

It's something I really need to be in a mood to do. I am not in the mood.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 12:36 PM (O0L8i)

92
The NY Times ran a SHOCKINGLY thorough and objective story about Arday's downfall. One wonders what Times readers think, because it didn't allow comments.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (XJ22o)

93 I too, must confess have never been able to fry a can of corned beef hash to crispiness without thoroughly making a mess. How tough can it be?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (uKe7i)

94 I was curious if William Armistead was relayed to Lewis Armistead of Pickett's Charge fame. It appears that he was not, at least very closely.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (amcLV)

95 Mascots of the Anointed was the Jimmy Paige's "new direction" album proposal to "bring Led Zeppelin back to its original path" in 1972

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:39 PM (rbvCR)

96 Absolutely true schools are encouraging activism. It was like that when I was a yuuute. Always pushed to change this or that. Uhm I’m cool with how shit is thanks.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 12:39 PM (7xx4i)

97 no one seemed interested in putting his teacher into the lecture circuit in higher education

Because either it didn't happen or they didn't want to point out that, as in Nashville, being black means you get all As and graduate high school unable to read or write.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 15, 2026 12:39 PM (QZThv)

98 The "New York Times" recently ran a front-page story dripping with sympathy for a multiple murderer who is now very old and who, on some days, "cannot remember" why he is in prison.

Norman Mailer vouched for, and promised a job to, a murderer (Jack Henry Abbott) who apparently could write a sentence, who then got out of jail and murdered again. Mailer's response was "culture is worth a little risk". He, of course, meant YOU have to take a risk. He was in no danger whatsoever. Typical.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 12:39 PM (Riz8t)

99
>>they rushed a clearly mentally unbalanced man with no real qualifications to the heights of academia because he ticked so many useful boxes.

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And a carpenter or plumber hiring an assistant would have seen through this level of incompetence and fakery before the interview was done.

stupid smart people

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:40 PM (XJ22o)

100 The NY Times ran a SHOCKINGLY thorough and objective story about Arday's downfall. One wonders what Times readers think, because it didn't allow comments

Did it perhaps mention that this is what you get when you suspend all reason and judgement about someone simply so you can preen to the world about what a wonderful person you are?

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)

101 The "New York Times" recently ran a front-page story dripping with sympathy for a multiple murderer who is now very old and who, on some days, "cannot remember" why he is in prison. His victims, however, cannot remember anything on any days.

Who the shit gives two craps about what he 'remembers'? His VICTIMS can't remember a damned thing anymore … screw the NYT.

Posted by: Dr_No at August 15, 2026 12:42 PM (ayRl+)

102
35 Was he magical?
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 11:49 AM

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To the extent that actual magic is show business that depends on misdirection, slight of hand, and willing suspension of disbelief, yes.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 15, 2026 12:42 PM (HLgI3)

103
Norman Mailer vouched for, and promised a job to, a murderer (Jack Henry Abbott) who apparently could write a sentence, who then got out of jail and murdered again.

_________

And William F. Buckley worked to free Edgar Smith after his conviction for murder. Smith tried to kill another woman, who survived. At his trial, he admitted to the murder.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 12:42 PM (O0L8i)

104
if Arday had flipped the tables and said, "yeah, I knew what I was doing all along.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

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

Quite a few people have made this observation on social media! In fact, he had all kinds of avenues for superstardom in a second life.

Just scraping the defenses of him on X and YouTube alone, he could have gotten half a book -- and AI could have done the first draft.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:44 PM (XJ22o)

105 Cats are galloping up.and down the hall. Batten down the hatches.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 15, 2026 12:44 PM (amcLV)

106 Norman Mailer vouched for, and promised a job to, a murderer (Jack Henry Abbott) who apparently could write a sentence, who then got out of jail and murdered again.

_________

And William F. Buckley worked to free Edgar Smith after his conviction for murder. Smith tried to kill another woman, who survived. At his trial, he admitted to the murder.


I think we need a new rule. If you appear in front of a parole board and vouch for someone's early release, and they reoffend, you finish their sentence alongside them.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

107
And William F. Buckley worked to free Edgar Smith after his conviction for murder. Smith tried to kill another woman, who survived. At his trial, he admitted to the murder.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

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Flattery will get you everywhere.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:47 PM (XJ22o)

108 If universities wanted to demonstrate integrity, they'd undertake a large scale AI search to quickly find ALL the plagiarized crap over decades, and expose ALL the plagiarists and cheaters in academia. They now have the tools to do it, but neither the interest or desire to do so.
Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 11:53 AM (Jr5Lq)


Brett Weinstein has been saying that academia is broken, evidenced by the replication failure in papers, and he is at a loss to how to fix it.
My proposal, at least for sciences, is to make it a requirement for Masters candidates to perform a replication of a Doctoral thesis. And of course, a PhD would only be provisional until such replication can be performed.
Building on that, of course, a replication or at least verification of elements of a published paper or papers should be a requirement for Bachelor's degrees, at least for candidates to higher degrees.

One of the important elements of a university degree is the ability to research, absorb and reason from other work, and this needs critical thinking applied to prior work as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:47 PM (rbvCR)

109 Corned beef hash is seriously already loaded with fat or grease, it shouldn’t need more? But it will thoroughly trash a pan.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:47 PM (uKe7i)

110 I'm going to the driving range.
Posted by: Diogenes

Try and avoid driving over the curbs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 12:47 PM (NnhvP)

111 >>Cats are galloping up.and down the hall. Batten down the hatches.

Choo'em Liz'bet!

Posted by: Troy Landry at August 15, 2026 12:48 PM (J4Dwc)

112 68 I've heard of Mercury Boulevard.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 12:14 PM


Named for a particular space program at nearby NASA Langley.

Posted by: OBTW at August 15, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)

113 94 I was curious if William Armistead was relayed to Lewis Armistead of Pickett's Charge fame. It appears that he was not, at least very closely.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (amcLV)
Grand son.

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 12:48 PM (0ViWo)

114 > Psychopath Who Filmed Herself Vandalizing WWII Memorial Turns Herself In . . . and Films It
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She's from Kentucky. She's getting flamed on local, social media pages here. It'll be interesting to see what the local judicial system there in D.C. will do with her.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 12:48 PM (2Cry5)

115 Cornbeef just microwave taste great had it with eggs and bacon this morn

Posted by: doug at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (B1+sW)

116 Thirteen minutes of psychotic direct testimony by a rapist mascot with a nine felony record, but was still free to attack again. Convicted again yesterday:
youtube.com/watch?v=c1eyLNrRqJs

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

117 stupid smart people
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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A local psychologist has addressed this. A short column:

https://shorturl.at/zAHl7

Excerpt:
"He calls these misbegotten intellectual dedications FIBs, or Fashionably Irrational Beliefs.

Welcome to today's fibbing America, where a ton of people believe things that defy reason.

We are thus facing an unacknowledged tragedy requiring those who have a more grounded moral code and humbled intelligence to get their act together and fight back.

History tells us that bright-but-broken people throughout history have been willing to drive themselves and their train of followers right off a cliff."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)

118 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?

Posted by: I gotta ask at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)

119 Uh, hey. Edification on internet. Nice!
Thanks, K. T.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 12:50 PM (6tOGy)

120 I too, must confess have never been able to fry a can of corned beef hash to crispiness without thoroughly making a mess. How tough can it be?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (uKe7i)


Here is the extreme guide to making French fries. It may be of help, then again you might need to instead just let the hash sit out and dry a bit before frying, and dust it with flour or starch

www.absurdlyoptimized.com/recipes/french-fries/

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:50 PM (rbvCR)

121 It's something I really need to be in a mood to do. I am not in the mood.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Try more scotch.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 12:50 PM (NnhvP)

122 Give it a little more time, and they likely will.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:51 PM (uKe7i)

123 118 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?
_-_
Still heavily government subsidized and deep pockets.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 12:51 PM (6tOGy)

124
My proposal, at least for sciences, is to make it a requirement for Masters candidates to perform a replication of a Doctoral thesis.

___________

Nobody, but nobody, wants to replicate someone else's work. It gains you absolutely nothing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 12:51 PM (O0L8i)

125 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?

It's broken in the exact way that AWFLs love. That's why it's 65/35 female now in some universities.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 15, 2026 12:52 PM (QZThv)

126
Did it perhaps mention that this is what you get when you suspend all reason and judgement about someone simply so you can preen to the world about what a wonderful person you are?
Posted by: Archimedes

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When I say objective, I mean objective. It didn't say "this is what you get." It described every point at which every university he ever passed through failed. Not just Cambridge, but also the one that awarded his Ph.D., which should have been revoked. Not surprisingly, none of them responded to requests for comment.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:53 PM (XJ22o)

127 Norman Mailer vouched for, and promised a job to, a murderer (Jack Henry Abbott) who apparently could write a sentence, who then got out of jail and murdered again. Mailer's response was "culture is worth a little risk". He, of course, meant YOU have to take a risk. He was in no danger whatsoever. Typical.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 12:39 PM (Riz8t)
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imho Mailer was humiliated and disgraced about his role in this incident, although not nearly enough.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 12:54 PM (JvZF+)

128 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?
Posted by: I gotta ask at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)


Universities are corporations for gathering grants, handling royalties, managing portfolios, accepting subsidized tuition, and maintaining real estate. They are not academia, which is a social and educational process that traditionally were the reason for universities, before financialization got in the way.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:54 PM (rbvCR)

129 I have a different take on this.

The left ignores and in fact silences any criticism of those it elevates. Everyone knew this man was a hack that worked with him and yet he had the left's protection.

Meanwhile any right leaning public figure it constantly slammed and damned with everything true or false the media can come up with.

LIVs then constantly hear right leaning figures are corrupt while left leaning ones are squeaky clean.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 15, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)

130 Wake me when any of the responsible parties linked to Arday's academic career resigns.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 12:55 PM (JvZF+)

131
If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?
Posted by: I gotta ask

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They're very much working as designed in lefties' perspective! Not broken at all. In fact, graduating illiterates and know-nothings is part of the agenda.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:55 PM (XJ22o)

132 I’ve heard them termed “Luxury Beliefs” too.

The principle is the same, as is the result. They cannot admit they were wrong, ever. Holding on to “fashionably irrational beliefs” despite any and all evidence to the contrary, often means people die.

Other people, so that’s a risk they are willing to take. Have to maintain those fairy tales in their head at all costs. The alternative is just too much to ask.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (uKe7i)

133 Universities are corporations for gathering grants, handling royalties, managing portfolios, accepting subsidized tuition, and maintaining real estate. They are not academia, which is a social and educational process that traditionally were the reason for universities, before financialization got in the way.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:54 PM (rbvCR)
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Perfectly stated.

Might add "propagandizing the youth."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (JvZF+)

134 Meanwhile, on X I see that a village of 644 people in England is getting 1200 single male Muslims, courtesy of the government. We're far beyond "the great replacement is a conspiracy theory".

Posted by: Ian S. at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (QZThv)

135 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Because college is funded by our tax dollars (hence other peoples money)..

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (NnhvP)

136 Wake me when any of the responsible parties linked to Arday's academic career resigns.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I might accept a truly sincere mea culpa, expressing sincere recognition and regret for their self-absorbed 'vision'. Might.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:58 PM (XeU6L)

137 92 One wonders what Times readers think, because it didn't allow comments.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

You will be told what to think, prole.

Posted by: Auspex at August 15, 2026 12:59 PM (Y8DZL)

138
Wake me when any of the responsible parties linked to Arday's academic career resigns.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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

I'm not looking for that. I'm completely resigned to the fact that #NothingWillHappen to the careers of the stupid smart people. This is academia, which has its own rules.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 12:59 PM (XJ22o)

139 Nobody, but nobody, wants to replicate someone else's work. It gains you absolutely nothing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 12:51 PM (O0L8i)


It will get done if it is a requirement to earn an MA. It would be a mandatory project, and simpler than the original work required for the PhD.

There has to be a way to self check. MA candidates must have the ability to research and understand other work, and replicate it. That is what mastery in a subject means

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 12:59 PM (rbvCR)

140 > If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?
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I think some of it's because of habit. It's what people "are supposed to do." Some parents push it, not realizing their kids are going to be indoctrinated, not educated. Others probably know this, and look forward to being part a movement to fundamentally change the country.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 01:00 PM (2Cry5)

141
I might accept a truly sincere mea culpa, expressing sincere recognition and regret for their self-absorbed 'vision'. Might.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

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As long as it accompanied a resignation.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:00 PM (XJ22o)

142 Perfectly stated.

Might add "propagandizing the youth."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (JvZF+)


That is the basic purpose for public education, no more and no less.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 01:00 PM (rbvCR)

143 I’ve heard them termed “Luxury Beliefs” too.
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We came to this same conclusion walking home from dinner one night at our rich lib cousins Presidio Heights mansion.

It was an epiphany. We wondered why such smart people espoused such crazy leftist economics? It was because they could financially afford what they proposed and we couldn't.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 01:01 PM (JvZF+)

144
The Universities exist around Men's sportsball competitions that rake in huge amounts of dollars, and parents willing to pay to see their little failures fail at a higher level.

Posted by: Auspex at August 15, 2026 01:01 PM (Y8DZL)

145 "If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls?"

Long ago the idea emerged that college was for everybody, not just for those with the skills to do true rigorous academic work.

This led to credentialing becoming a common requirement for job seekers.

The university ceased being a place where knowledge is sought through reason. It became a required job-training program for white collar workers.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 01:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

146 I ran across a video of Nick Frietas restating Bastiat's story of the Glass Maker and he does a good job describing it and why it matters

But I think we need to engage with people at a more fundamental level...What IS the economy?

Well it is the good and services we all make and then buy from each other. The government is funded by reducing the goods and services we all want and using that money in some other way. Do you want a new car or a government NGO funding tranny operas in Peru? Do you want new cancer drugs or new COVID shots? Because the whole reason the government gets involved here is to reduce goods and services you want and, at BEST, give you back goods and services you do not want.

This of course ignores the direct graft that we all know makes up the majority of government spending.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 15, 2026 01:01 PM (sKqQm)

147
imho Mailer was humiliated and disgraced about his role in this incident, although not nearly enough.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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I think he did admit there was blood on his hands.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:02 PM (XJ22o)

148
To me, "luxury beliefs" are things that are flat-out wrong but the holder has enough cushion not to be affected. Those same beliefs - no-fault divorce, single-mother families, casual sex, loosened educational standards, social eccentricity - are catastrophic to the poor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 01:02 PM (O0L8i)

149 Colleges exist because aptitude tests for hiring were outlawed.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:02 PM (NnhvP)

150 Deranged troll Paul snuck back into prayer thread at 374.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 01:03 PM (1z8ji)

151 If academia is so broken why aren't four year universities going the way of suburban shopping malls? /i]

Some colleges are closing and overall admissions are down.

But we have credential gates on various jobs.

People don't go to college to learn anything, they go to get credentials for a job...or to network at places like Harvard.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 15, 2026 01:03 PM (sKqQm)

152 Meanwhile, on X I see that a village of 644 people in England is getting 1200 single male Muslims, courtesy of the government. We're far beyond "the great replacement is a conspiracy theory".
Posted by: Ian S. at August 15, 2026 12:57 PM (QZThv)
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And a brothel of British "comfort women."

Or girls. Whatever.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 01:03 PM (JvZF+)

153 People don't go to college to learn anything, they go to get credentials for a job...or to network at places like Harvard.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 15, 2026 01:03 PM (sKqQm)


Professions are taught in universities. Architecture, medicine, chemistry, physics to name a few.
Language arts as well, you are not going to get OTJ training in Spanish and Latin American literature, at least not at a level to get a job in it.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 01:06 PM (rbvCR)

154 I see that a village of 644 people in England is getting 1200 single male Muslims, courtesy of the government. We're far beyond "the great replacement is a conspiracy theory".
Posted by: Ian S.

The next time we hear of these little towns will be news of their rape gang issues.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:06 PM (NnhvP)

155 Wake me when any of the responsible parties linked to Arday's academic career resigns.

It's a neck and neck race between this and the heat death of the universe.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 01:07 PM (Riz8t)

156 She's from Kentucky. She's getting flamed on local, social media pages here. It'll be interesting to see what the local judicial system there in D.C. will do with her.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

At most a fine. Most likely let off with nothing.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:08 PM (7xx4i)

157 At my first job as a college graduate the guy who hired me told me "You know nothing. I will teach you how to do your job. Your degree(s) just tell me you're trainable."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 01:08 PM (JvZF+)

158 If I want a crispy crust: preheat cast iron pan, add a little fat (butter and olive oil) as needed. Assume the pan will be a mess. I put water in the pan while still hot and let it sit. Makes clean up a lot easier.

Posted by: JTB at August 15, 2026 01:10 PM (yTvNw)

159 I see that a village of 644 people in England is getting 1200 single male Muslims, courtesy of the government. We're far beyond "the great replacement is a conspiracy theory".

In theory we could attack this crap on the argument it is sexist - Western governments are overwhelmingly taking in men as "refugees".

But feminists and AWFLs like it this way. The straight ones like the idea of politically correct, economically subservient men to toy with.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 15, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

160 Has a violent democrat homosexual troon struck Virginia State University?

Posted by: Not Again at August 15, 2026 01:12 PM (cFP1B)

161 I note that Mr Armistead did not free he slave despite his heroic actions. It took an act of the state. I realize it was a different time but have some gratitude

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 01:13 PM (xCuiu)

162
Mascots of the Anointed

Escalators of Our Betters

Zeppelins of the Know It Alls



Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at August 15, 2026 01:13 PM (biznJ)

163 Correct on the credentialing aspect. To get an engineering job title position at my employer the criteria are crisp and non-negotiable: four year engineering degree from an ABET certified institution.
No Associates Degree plus experience.
And no University of Phoenix.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 15, 2026 01:14 PM (2Ez/1)

164 153 People don't go to college to learn anything, they go to get credentials for a job...or to network at places like Harvard.
Posted by: 18-1

Yeah that’s how it works. Not just Harvard though.


My first job out of college, I got due to my alma mater. I did t go to an Ivy but close enough I guess. Everyone my boss hired was from a well known school. And all these years later I could call up guys I was friends with in college and they’d get me a job the next day if I needed one. Or vice versa.

I’ve told my kids the most important asset you will have professionally is your network. Never burn bridges with people. Be nice to everyone even the people you hate because you never know when they’ll be opening doors for you.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:14 PM (7xx4i)

165
Al-Sayed's sister is popping up on media today.

He's normal compared to her degree of crazy.

Posted by: Auspex at August 15, 2026 01:15 PM (Y8DZL)

166 At my first job as a college graduate the guy who hired me told me "You know nothing. I will teach you how to do your job. Your degree(s) just tell me you're trainable."
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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When one of my acquaintance mentioned that his son had just graduated, another acquaintance commented, 'Now the real education begins.'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 01:17 PM (XeU6L)

167 So Arday hopped the last train to Clarksville. He was a thief and a liar and a fraud, and was abruptly exposed after years and years of the educational "elite" propping up the con. Betrayed, alone, with no future and every illusion shattered, no wonder he checked out. He never existed in the first place.
Posted by: Elite institutions are no such thing at August 15, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)

I would not call his death "unfortunate". "Tidy" fits better.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 01:17 PM (1z8ji)

168 "I’ve told my kids the most important asset you will have professionally is your network. Never burn bridges with people. Be nice to everyone even the people you hate because you never know when they’ll be opening doors for you."

This.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 01:18 PM (Jr5Lq)

169 I know of a Jesuit university where the grievance studies department and the communications department are fighting over a dwindling number of students. Meanwhile, at my SEC university we are running out of classrooms and student housing and parking facilities because enrollment keeps increasing.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 15, 2026 01:22 PM (OlzlW)

170
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)

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I wish there was more of a fix to this than "conservatives need to get their act together and start fighting this," but that's probably all there is. Trump's anti-DEI campaign seems to be making a dent. Every day I read sob stories about the cancelation of STEM programs that uplifted minorities. JayQuonsha isn't certain how she'll be able to continue her studies. (One thinks of underqualified STEM grads at large in hospitals, weapons manufacturers, civil engineering firms...)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:23 PM (XJ22o)

171 Jason Arday was offed to prevent him from exposing all of his DEI facilitators.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:23 PM (NnhvP)

172 'morning, good people.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 01:23 PM (Cq/ve)

173 As the the enrollment cliff kicks into full gear next year it’ll be interesting to see how this all sorts itself out. A lot of colleges will close, and departments within colleges as well. Hopefully a lot of “studies” majors are gotten rid of.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:24 PM (7xx4i)

174 I have a PhD. It's in the study of the displacement of earth caused by my PhD.


I used it a lot when I was building our orchard fence.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 15, 2026 01:24 PM (Ro12D)

175 I too, must confess have never been able to fry a can of corned beef hash to crispiness without thoroughly making a mess. How tough can it be?
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 12:38 PM (uKe7i)

Crispness? I just stir-fry it until it is thoroughly heated, crack an egg into it, and stir-fry until the egg is cooked. Non-stick pan, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 01:25 PM (1z8ji)

176
Al-Sayed's sister is popping up on media today.

He's normal compared to her degree of crazy.
Posted by: Auspex

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I saw her on X and I didn't know she was his sister. I was stunned at how stupid, obnoxious, and hate-filled this bitch was. Of course, she's in elite academia. If el-Sayed is elected, I fully expect her star to rise.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:26 PM (XJ22o)

177 The number of universities we have in the US is ridiculous compared to the rest of the world. There are around 3000 here. The UK has 200 by comparison with 1/5 the population.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:27 PM (7xx4i)

178 It is the eternal shame of our nation that Sowell was not the first African-American President rather than Barry Soetoro.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 01:27 PM (4NO2D)

179 I see that a village of 644 people in England is getting 1200 single male Muslims, courtesy of the government"

1200? Pshaw.

/Springfield Ohio

Posted by: man at August 15, 2026 01:29 PM (XuXeR)

180 There are around 3000 here. The UK has 200 by comparison with 1/5 the population.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez

See post #135.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:29 PM (NnhvP)

181
As the the enrollment cliff kicks into full gear next year it’ll be interesting to see how this all sorts itself out. A lot of colleges will close, and departments within colleges as well. Hopefully a lot of “studies” majors are gotten rid of.
Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez

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That's exactly what I'm waiting on. What gets defunded first? If universities do the sober thing, we will undoubtedly be seeing terabytes of defenses from woke scholars on the vital necessity and essential nature of the joke programs they lead.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:29 PM (XJ22o)

182 As the the enrollment cliff kicks into full gear next year"

Uh uh. No no no!

/kolledge administrators everywhere

Posted by: man at August 15, 2026 01:30 PM (XuXeR)

183 The number of universities we have in the US is ridiculous compared to the rest of the world. There are around 3000 here.
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All of them busily deconstructing traditional American society. The university towns (pick one) are microcosms of what is happening. Petri dishes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 01:31 PM (XeU6L)

184
See post #135.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

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Education is taxpayer-funded in the UK as well. Perhaps as usual the US leads the way in creating lefty institutions.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:31 PM (XJ22o)

185 178 It is the eternal shame of our nation that Sowell was not the first African-American President rather than Barry Soetoro.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 01:27 PM (4NO2D)

Did he want to be?

Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:32 PM (odBC9)

186
Uh uh. No no no!

/kolledge administrators everywhere
Posted by: man

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What makes me clench is that kolledges will doubtless lower their standards even further in order to pull students at the same rate.

I wish they'd acknowledge demographic facts and downsize. Be small and nifty instead of big and grifty.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:34 PM (XJ22o)

187 Did he want to be?
Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:32 PM


I don't think so but I would have drafted him.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 01:34 PM (4NO2D)

188 Any course of study that has the word 'Studies' in it is by definition a scam and a fraud.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at August 15, 2026 01:34 PM (Ro12D)

189 Is the number of foreign students rising or falling at American colleges?

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 01:35 PM (4NO2D)

190
Oh dear. They're puttering. (nood)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:35 PM (XJ22o)

191 It’s crazy how seemingly every town has a college in it. Like did we really need that many?

I’ve had situations where I’m in a random town or small city and see it has a West Central NW State University that I’d never heard of before. It’s a make work program for leftists paid by conservative tax dollars.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:36 PM (7xx4i)

192
Is the number of foreign students rising or falling at American colleges?
Posted by: toby928(c)

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At the moment, falling — especially for new international students. (AI)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 15, 2026 01:36 PM (XJ22o)

193 It is the eternal shame of our nation that Sowell was not the first African-American President rather than Barry Soetoro.
Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 01:27 PM (4NO2D)
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Yes it is.

Sowell is the wise grandfather I never had.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 15, 2026 01:37 PM (pW5pH)

194 66 but the Mascot of the Anointed phrase is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell
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Is there a link to that piece?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:12 PM (XeU6L)

Click on the red text inside KT's statement at the top of this post (marked here by asterisks):

The sentence just above quotes Enguerrand VII de Coucy but the *Mascot of the Anointed phrase* is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell

Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:37 PM (odBC9)

195 189 Is the number of foreign students rising or falling at American colleges?
_-_
I am completely ignorant on the numbers, but I suspect they are keeping many institutions open.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 01:40 PM (6tOGy)

196 31 Bitch, this is exactly why this happened.

They weren’t mistakes. They were lies. Lies that would have stopped ANYONE who wasn’t a DEI poster boy from advancing this high in academia.

YOU did this. YOU.

Posted by: Archimedes
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They have been raising, praising and teaching liars for so long (years before the turn of the century) that they cannot distinguish truth.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 15, 2026 01:40 PM (Cq/ve)

197 If one were interested in being a subversive, working to overthrow governments and be a public agitator, an American college or university would be perfect.

It's all they "teach" these days.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 01:41 PM (2Cry5)

198 194 66 but the Mascot of the Anointed phrase is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell
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Is there a link to that piece?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 12:12 PM (XeU6L)

Click on the red text inside KT's statement at the top of this post (marked here by asterisks):

The sentence just above quotes Enguerrand VII de Coucy but the *Mascot of the Anointed phrase* is linked to a short archived piece from 1995 by Thomas Sowell
Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:37 PM (odBC9)

It's so great.

Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:42 PM (odBC9)

199 Half of some UC campuses, like Davis, is Chinese students. Actual from China students I mean not students of Chinese descent.

Posted by: Sandy Cocasio Ortez at August 15, 2026 01:42 PM (7xx4i)

200 200

Posted by: m at August 15, 2026 01:42 PM (odBC9)

201 If one were interested in being a subversive, working to overthrow governments and be a public agitator, an American college or university would be perfect.

Posted by: Martini Farmer

Describe a Dem Pol without saying Dem POL.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:42 PM (NnhvP)

202 What makes me clench is that kolledges will doubtless lower their standards even further in order to pull students at the same rate"

"Standards" ???

What's that, precious?

Posted by: man at August 15, 2026 01:44 PM (XuXeR)

203 See the new College/university student visa rules for some entertainment at foreign student expense.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 15, 2026 01:45 PM (NnhvP)

204 College kids complain about not understanding their "professors" because they're all foreigners.

Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 01:49 PM (HFoEA)

205 Hi lin-duh : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 15, 2026 01:55 PM (pW5pH)

206 Hey SMH!😁

Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 02:07 PM (HFoEA)

207 On the Waterfront coulda been a contenda, instead of a bum, which face it, is what it is.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 02:35 PM (ZVgZ4)

208 Most of what has passed for "debate" my entire life has been "who is annointed".

Back the Blue.

Posted by: Howdy at August 15, 2026 02:36 PM (JqPcO)

209 College kids complain about not understanding their "professors" because they're all foreigners.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 01:49 PM (HFoEA)


This in spades at my old place of employment, delivered in the thickest south Georgian accent.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 02:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

210 So I've seen this for, well, my entire working life. 30+ years now.

We don't work, or live, in a Capitalist Society. Never have in my lifetime. Its always been Capitalize the Profits, but Socialize the Losses.

So I get, I really do, why these young minds of mush have a flirtation with Socialism. Because what they're seeing now is taught as Capitalism.

Yeah - they'll suffer. Some of us will suffer right along with them. But they are not wrong on one point - the current system is not free and open. The current system is rigged. And the current system sucks.

Posted by: Howdy at August 15, 2026 02:56 PM (JqPcO)

211 I remember in an introductory physics class, the type meant for engineers (we had other, more demanding classes for the physics majors) one young man objected that we were covering too much material and using too many big words: couldn’t we make it simpler? No, this is as simple as it gets: if you are going to use this stuff in engineering, this is what you must learn, was my reply.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 15, 2026 02:56 PM (ZVgZ4)

212 I remember in an introductory physics class, the type meant for engineers

My school - of all weed-outs - used Statics and Dynamics. Would not accept transfer credits for those two classes.

Funny you say Physics I & II. The same shit where we're doing Newtonian Physics ? Because in the Everyday Engineering World - that stuff still works.

Posted by: Howdy at August 15, 2026 03:00 PM (JqPcO)

213 There will never be a President with an intellect like Sowell's. Ever.

Any person like him who attempted a career in politics would quit early on, or eat a bullet... having to watch these mediocre, dishwater dull, subhuman psychopaths lord it over the rest of the world would drive you to suicide.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 15, 2026 03:49 PM (BI5O2)

214 There will never be a President with an intellect like Sowell's. Ever.

Nope. True enough. We always see these "Mt. Rushmore" type of things. Who was deserving of a spot ?

To me ? Thomas Sowell. Milton Friedman. Everybody else shut the fuck up and take tickets.

Posted by: Howdy at August 15, 2026 04:06 PM (JqPcO)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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[H/T: Meme - Hrothgar. Research indicates Misanthropes do as well]

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival there are just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Black Earth)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Enjoy our sanctuary.
3) No running with sharp objects.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.

Prayer Requests:

5/23 – I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/23 Update – The latest update is that he has stage 2, “unfavorable intermediate”, which he notes is an awful name, but what it means is, it is in the middle, but bad enough that they want to treat it. It’s more aggressive than previously thought. He is at the point where he has to decide on treatment options, which means choosing which set of pretty unfortunate side effects he prefers.
7/31 Update – He has reached the halfway point in treatment. He’s had some side effects, that are “just annoying”.

6/20 – bluebell gave an update on grammie Winger. Grammie had some major surgery related to her cancer in March and is pretty much housebound. She said she isn’t keeping up on news since her diagnosis; she doesn’t have the energy. She said she thinks of her grey-box friends often with fondness. Please keep praying for her. Your prayers are a source of great comfort to her.
6/27 Update – grammie winger requested bluebell to let the Horde know that she is hospitalized again, with sepsis, and cannot eat or walk. She is very tired and cannot speak for long. She is being fed by tube. They don’t know how long she will be hospitalized or where she will go after (rehab, hospice, etc.). Bluebell has a mailing address for grammie, so please contact bluebell to send a card or note to grammie winger. Please pray for her, that her suffering will be eased, and pray for her family, who are suffering along with her.
7/25 – grammie winger popped in to say thank you for all the cards, letters, and encouraging words. You are a treasure.

6/27 – “A” sent thanks for the prayers for a family friend, who is at home recovering with the family and doing much better. “A” has an additional request for long-time friends (J and S) who are in the midst of intense family problems and requesting healing, peace, repentance, and restoration in the family.
7/18 Update – “A” sends his thanks to all the prayer warriors for all the personal concerns listed here. The requests above are all doing better. Prayer really works. Sometimes the results are not what we expected but end up being what we really needed for other reasons. Thank you all!

7/15 – Captain JS’ daughter needs prayers for his/her daughter. Early on 7/15, she experienced complete heart failure. She is in the ICU on a heart/lung machine. They will operate to see what is happening. Captain JS sends thanks in advance for the prayers and has faith in their power.
7/15 Update – Thanks to all who responded to Captain JS’ request for prayers. The daughter is still unconscious but is still alive. The doctors suspect a blockage to the left side of her heart. They are planning to take pictures and then insert a stent.
7/18 Update – Captain JS’ daughter passed away. Her heart, brain, and other organs were too damaged to regain function. Captain JS sends his thanks to the Horde for all the prayers.

7/25 – Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks for prayers for Marshall, a long-time friend and HS classmate of Mrs. MKC, who is currently hospitalized with heart failure.
8/7 Update – Marshall passed away after multiple organs failed. Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks the Horde to pray for the repose of his soul and that God’s perpetual light would shine upon him.

7/25 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. She is still doing fine. Her chemo pump seems to be working and everything appears stable for now. She says she is incredibly blessed! She is working on a stocking for an as-yet-not-born grandchild. She would appreciate prayers for a successful IVF procedure and pregnancy for her daughter and hubby. Next week, Teresa and her husband will be going to California to visit their daughter who lives there and her family.
8/4 Update – Teresa was admitted to the hospital while on vacation in California. She has a bad infection – cellulitis - not due to the cancer. She is being treated with antibiotics and hopefully it will be cleared up in a couple of days.

7/29 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for Billy Ray’s mother, who was just admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She is a cancer survivor and chemo destroyed her immune system, so this is a big worry.
8/2 Update – Billy Ray’s mother is feeling better, on oxygen and medication. She is not out of the woods, but has stabilized. She appreciates the prayers from around the globe and says thank you very much.

7/29 – TecumsehTea wrote that MrTea’s diagnosis is colon cancer stage 4. They are praying for guidance for how to proceed.
8/12 Update – MrTea will start radiation treatments for the tumor in the sigmoid colon on Monday – 10 treatments. They are not sure what will follow; they are still looking at options. Surgery is not an option. The cancer has metastasized to the lymph node nearest the tumor and there are 3-5 small spots in the liver. There are also spots in his lung which are indeterminate. He continues on fenben and ivermectin. Prayers are appreciated.

7/30 – David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord’s grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.

8/1 – Isophorone Blog requested prayers for his mother. His father passed this past Sunday. His mother had been in the hospital for an entire month previous to that, so they never got to see each other at the end. His mother is out of the hospital, but in declining health.

8/1 – Tonypete asked for prayers for his BIL, who is a developmentally disabled adult and has been living independently (sort of) for decades but the time has come for them to make some changes in his living arrangements and personal finances. This will not go well as he has VERY poor impulse control and anger issues. His dear wife has POA but that is limited in its reach and it is probably time for her to be granted guardianship.

8/7 – neverenoughcaffiene asks for prayers for Lynell, who was recently diagnosed with a rapidly growing brain tumor. Surgery was performed and they were not able to remove all of the cancer. Her prognosis for survival is one year. She is being treated with chemo and radiation. On top of her diagnosis and treatment, she recently broke her ankle. Please pray for Lynell and her husband as they navigate this new reality.

8/8 – Ace-Endorsed Author A. H. Lloyd posted that Mrs. Lloyd will undergo a double mastectomy to remove the breast cancer. She has advanced to Stage 1. Much hinges on the biopsy to determine the specific sub-category of cancer and whether chemo is necessary. Please pray for her in this time of need.

8/8 – Retired Buckeye Cop requested prayers for his nephew, Josh, who is losing his business due to overwhelming debt. Old addictions have returned; he is drinking heavily. He is currently estranged from his family. His mother is Mrs. Cop’s kid sister.

8/12 – Joe Kidd asked for prayers for a friend’s cousin, who is beginning chemo treatments for stage 3 cancer.

8/11: Donna V with &&&&&& contacted Mis. Hum. to let the Horde know the following: "Please let the horde know I am doing fine in hospice". She would appreciate your prayers.
You can drop her a line or a card at donnav489 at g mail dot com.


For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.


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Comments

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1 Today will be warm with a chance of dopey.

Posted by: The Old Fart's Almanac at August 15, 2026 07:57 AM (MWfyi)

2 Recent requests: DonBlack asked for prayers for his nephew, Stephen, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Also RandomDave needs prayers as he searches for a new job. The last option just went to someone else. Annie’s Stew has his info for his GiveSendGo, so please contact her for more info. He’s reaching the end of his savings.

Posted by: Annies Stew at August 15, 2026 07:58 AM (pRY2k)

3 Good weekend start, horde

Praying for all your intentions

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 07:59 AM (Ydd86)

4 Oh, dear . Paul had his knickers in a twist. He takes Trump literally, not seriously.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:00 AM (xSAlF)

5 The cockroaches of India are revolting.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:02 AM (vrgy6)

6 I would ask for prayers for me & hubby.
Hubby has decided to retire and told his boss he'll be out by Sept.
He says we have enough saved and he is just done with the stress.
I am very anxious about all this.
Please pray that the Lord will guide and provide.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:02 AM (Ydd86)

7 Paul with the FIRST! this morning.

That's new.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:03 AM (FZ29D)

8 First cup of Coffee wasn’t too bad. More testing is required, I think a 2nd cup is indicated.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:04 AM (uKe7i)

9 I've often wondered who the actor who portrayed Dan Idiot was. Never realized it was The Don himself. Brilliant!

Posted by: Roger Ebert at August 15, 2026 08:04 AM (4zqrS)

10 I am praying for Random Dave, and will send a little something within the next week or so. Hopefully he saw it, but "Clio Weeps" ( Post 78 on the ONT) mentioned something called "HiringCafe" in job searches.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:04 AM (xSAlF)

11 Acts of noodosity have been performed.

Posted by: Nooder at August 15, 2026 08:04 AM (2Ez/1)

12 Yonder Horde

Gonna' be a hot one today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 08:05 AM (2Cry5)

13 [H/T: Meme - Hrothgar. Research indicates Misanthropes do as well]
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So we're expected to trust THE SCIENCE!(TM) now?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:05 AM (FZ29D)

14 Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:02 AM (Ydd86

I will pray for both of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:05 AM (xSAlF)

15 I couldn’t sleep at 4AM wondering about Baby Gabriel’s BIRTH mother. Is she going to be bankrupted by medical bills for the baby that the courts won’t let her even touch?
In my book, McKenna West is a saint. Maybe the local Catholics ought to investigate Baby Gabriel’s live birth as a possible accredited miracle.

Posted by: Fenderbender at August 15, 2026 08:05 AM (1FEc1)

16 brcc ak for the win

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:06 AM (/+uur)

17 I am asking for prayers for my wife. She is diabetic, and had a bad day yesterday with weakness, nausea and vomiting. No fever, but rapid, irregular pulse, high blood pressure, and low oxygen saturation. She has had three episodes of sepsis in the past. We took her to the ER at the same hospital that recently saved my life, and they completely dropped the ball, other than giving her IV meds for nausea. We are at home, waiting for delivery of the new oral version of the nausea medicine. Pray that it works and she recovers quickly. Thanks to all and my prayers to all on the list

Posted by: Buck at August 15, 2026 08:07 AM (z6ONu)

18 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Drinking my psychopath coffee. It shall be no other way.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:07 AM (h7ZuX)

19 Willowed: My grandfather was born in New Orleans. He said he was born on Good Man (Bonhomme?) St., halfway between Piety and Desire.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 15, 2026


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Piety and Desire run one block apart. Do you mean one of the cross streets like Royal or Dauphine (as they are called now)? Or farther from the river?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)

20 Early comment nuked, I think.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:08 AM (vrgy6)

21
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 15, 2026 08:09 AM (AMvSw)

22 Saw an article in New Scientist mag (I dont read mags normally, saw it pop up) that says basically:

we are all red light deprived because of LEDs and efficient windows blocking most of the sunlight's spectrum

It says we need whole light at a cellular level and there are studies that show red light can improve of lots of stuff - blood sugar, diabetes etc

They speculate that much of the explosion of illnesses including cancer may be due to whole light deprivation, or what they call "red-light scurvy"

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:09 AM (Ydd86)

23 I'm back from cleaning up the car. Time for a shower for me now.

Somebody said in the last thread that he didn't get a free bookcase with his set of the Britannica. Neither did I; I bought it at one of the huge furniture stores in Denver. Bookcases are hard to find now and I'd like to hang on to this one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:10 AM (wzUl9)

24 Posted by: Buck at August 15, 2026 08:07 AM

Sorry, Buck. What a difficult time for your wife- and you. I will pray.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:10 AM (xSAlF)

25 The guy up top looks more like a Chad than he does a Psychopath. Though I suppose there's some overlap between the two groups. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (wzUl9)

26 "Iraq has given a 30 day eviction notice for all US military "

We didn't kill enough of them the second time around.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (0Fxkt)

27 Field Report - Mr. Bookman’s sage advice regarding the wisdom of storing a jar of freeze-dried Coffee notwithstanding, an additional layer of sageyness can be had with Folger’s “singles”.

Coffee in a tea-bag format. Not great coffee, but far better than any freeze-dried. Might want to use 2 if you take it strong. Individually wrapped foil packets, long shelf life.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (uKe7i)

28 huh, who knew? so do sock_rats!

*fistbump*

G'mornin' everyone!

didn't rain last night, gotta water the garden ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (VyBeY)

29 The cockroaches of India are revolting.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026


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The cobras and mongooses are planning their insurrection now!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:12 AM (wzUl9)

30 22 also incandescent bulbs were better since they closely mimicked the spectrum of the sun

Article suggested either get out in the sun more (even fully covered up for uv ptotection) so you get the longer wavelengths

Or get an incandescent bulb and put it on a dimmer

This absolutely makes sense to me

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:12 AM (Ydd86)

31 Thank you Fen! I know how powerful the prayers of good people are, and you are among the very best.

Posted by: Buck at August 15, 2026 08:13 AM (z6ONu)

32 Thank you, FenelonSpoke

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:13 AM (Ydd86)

33 I still had some hot coffee left when I got back from the car wash, but "hot" is not something I want now. Some ice in a cup makes for a refreshing drink.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:14 AM (wzUl9)

34 The red light purple light thing is said to come down to the time of day you are in the sun.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:15 AM (vrgy6)

35 Coffee in a tea-bag format. Not great coffee, but far better than any freeze-dried. Might want to use 2 if you take it strong. Individually wrapped foil packets, long shelf life.
Posted by: Common Tater

Do they still make those? I used to use them - very handy when no real coffee was available

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:15 AM (Ydd86)

36 Yow. Paul got memory-holed.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 08:15 AM (0Fxkt)

37 34 The red light purple light thing is said to come down to the time of day you are in the sun.
Posted by: Boss Moss

When is the best time of day?
Old lore is morning, is that true?

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:16 AM (Ydd86)

38 37 That's what I heard.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:17 AM (vrgy6)

39 It says we need whole light at a cellular level and there are studies that show red light can improve of lots of stuff - blood sugar, diabetes etc

They speculate that much of the explosion of illnesses including cancer may be due to whole light deprivation, or what they call "red-light scurvy"
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:09 AM (Ydd86)

Interesting. I've been trying to decide whether the red light devices are quackery, or if they really do something. They are approved for purchase with an HSA, so apparently, the medical establishment*** thinks they have some value.

***as if I trust the Medical Establishment

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:17 AM (h7ZuX)

40
It's hard to read the prayer list a lot of the time. Prayers to all those in need of G*d's comfort and mercy.

I must be out of touch. Mis Hum is in hospice??

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

41 Good morning dear morons and thanks to annie, mh, and you morons for praying

{grammie}{Some Rat}{Lizzy}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (JvZF+)

42 I like a little Fireball whiskey in my coffee. And ghee.
I guess that makes me a Fireball gheezer.

I think I saw them once at a bluegrass festival in Kentucky.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Good morning! Coffee is perked, sprinklers are set and water is running. Dog is in lap until the timer goes off and I have to move the sprinklers.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (3Ope8)

44 Fen, you mentioned at the end of the Tech Thread how the new kitten still greets you at the door. Perfessor Squirrel said they grow out of that phase. Well, some of mine have, but most still were right there at the door when I came home; Stirling certainly still does it at age four, and both Chekov and Wolf were doing it at more than twice that age.

Big red Arizona would sniff me when I came home. He'd duck his head away from my hand until he finished checking out where I'd been, whatever signals he was reading, and then he was fine with petting. I guess he wanted to make sure I was me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

45 There are so many narcissists running around these days. Especially in politics. Crossing over into "narcissistic personality disorder"

I wonder if this is connected to the decline in religious belief. Christianity puts a lid on it, and the lid is now mostly off.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 08:19 AM (dtajH)

46 I have to turn on my red light.

Posted by: Roxanne at August 15, 2026 08:19 AM (Q+gd/)

47 The Drinking Lamp is red

Posted by: Miklos hopes that helps at August 15, 2026 08:19 AM (XOG/m)

48 25 The guy up top looks more like a Chad than he does a Psychopath. Though I suppose there's some overlap between the two groups. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (wzUl9)

He's hot, in a 1978 kind of way. I'd have probably gotten into his car.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:19 AM (h7ZuX)

49 I pray for love, good health and happiness for all in the Horde, and wisdom, strength and courage for the best President in my lifetime. May The Lord bless and keep us all. Amen.

Posted by: Buck at August 15, 2026 08:20 AM (z6ONu)

50 {Donna Ampersand} a prayer for complete and immediate healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:21 AM (JvZF+)

51 My new (maybe!) house has a deck out back which faces east. I figure I'll have breakfast, or coffee and a pipe, or all three, out there during the warmer months, and get some sunlight that way.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:21 AM (wzUl9)

52 Trump is moving his search for a new press secretary into high gear.

‘How Do You Spell Gazongas?’ Asks Trump While Drafting Up Job Posting For New Press Secretary

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:22 AM (ndZc7)

53 Dash my lace wigs, that article suggested that red light therapy might be very effective if the person is red light deprived

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:22 AM (Ydd86)

54 The guy up top looks more like a Chad than he does a Psychopath. Though I suppose there's some overlap between the two groups. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026
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He's hot, in a 1978 kind of way. I'd have probably gotten into his car.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026


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Looks like the young version of Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger, when he was a sniper in Vietnam.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:22 AM (wzUl9)

55 >>Christianity puts a lid on it

Not always. Wait until the grandiose narcissist enters the chat.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 15, 2026 08:23 AM (J4Dwc)

56 51>>> Any chance you can share some pics of the new place, Wolfus? The backyard deck sounds like a winner!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:23 AM (3Ope8)

57 Do they still make those? I used to use them - very handy when no real coffee was available
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Yes. Yes they do, although sometimes they are hard to find. Online ordering seems to think Keurig is the only option. I keep a box in reserve. Strategic reserve Coffee.

I used to buy Madaglia D’oro freeze-dried for long hikes, said to be a good brand. The grocer was out of stock for their store brand cheap stuff. I subbed this as an alternative. It is now supplied in an Aspirin bottle sized container. I must be growing in size, everything I buy is shrinking dramatically.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:24 AM (uKe7i)

58 They were saying red light therapy could fix some eye problems. Who knows?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:24 AM (vrgy6)

59 I have to turn on my red light.
Posted by: Roxanne at August 15, 2026


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Weren't you listening? We said you didn't have to!

Posted by: The Police, ca. 1978 at August 15, 2026 08:24 AM (wzUl9)

60 I must be out of touch. Mis Hum is in hospice??
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

LiB, Donna&&&&&& is in hospice, and sent a note to Mis Hum to let us know. She was diagnosed very recently with an aggressive cancer.

Prayers continue, Donna of the Ampersands.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:25 AM (h7ZuX)

61 PDTS should have Steve Miller sub for Leavitt until a replacement is found. Tell him he's free to treat the press corps with all the dismissiveness and snark they have earned.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:25 AM (3Ope8)

62 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at August 15, 2026 08:26 AM (JM9I6)

63 Steve Miller is 82.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:26 AM (vrgy6)

64 I spend enough time outside to not worry about the color of light I'm getting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 08:26 AM (2Cry5)

65 Tell him he's free to treat the press corps with all the dismissiveness and snark they have earned.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:25 AM (3Ope

And he should be a trained spitting llama to truely show disdain for bad questions.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

66 Any chance you can share some pics of the new place, Wolfus? The backyard deck sounds like a winner!
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026


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Sure, COJ, if you can code-post your email.

The seller is also going to re-stain the deck before closing, so it should be ready to use. There's a small stretch of yard between it and the garage, which to me is good; I don't want to mow a big yard. Plus, when it's raining or snowing, I won't have to lug a bunch of grocery bags a great distance from the garage to my back door.

No front porch, but there is a little foyer right inside the front door; I could sit there in colder weather if I want to.

Posted by: The Police, ca. 1978 at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)

67 Sunlight is a great antibiotic. I had a lesion on my lower leg recently that while not seeming serious, would not heal and lingered far more than it should have. I realized it was infected and starting to spread, and looking quite ugly.

Thanks to my wife’s urging, the key to healing was making myself sit outside and make sure that the area got at least 30 minutes of full, hot sunlight for 6 days. Amazingly it began to dry up and recede quite quickly with that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (Ol0VD)

68 ‘Iran’s black widow’ faces multiple death sentences after gruesomely killing at least 10 of her ex husbands

at least 10???

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)

69 Oops. Not Sting & Co., but me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:29 AM (wzUl9)

70 I am asking for prayers for my wife.
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Prayer for her speedy and complete recovery.

The zofran works great.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:29 AM (JvZF+)

71 Somebody said in the last thread that he didn't get a free bookcase with his set of the Britannica. Neither did I; I bought it at one of the huge furniture stores in Denver. Bookcases are hard to find now and I'd like to hang on to this one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:10 AM (wzUl9)

Good morning everyone.

As if on cue, I'm by the computer getting to work. I have a kids show "The Thundermans Undercover" on in the background.

Exactly one minute after closing the tab, Max is setting up a a nice bookcase with encyclopedias for some reason.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 15, 2026 08:31 AM (Sco7b)

72 PDTS should have Steve Miller sub for Leavitt until a replacement is found. Tell him he's free to treat the press corps with all the dismissiveness and snark they have earned.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026


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I'd take the job temporarily. Imagine me using a lot of AoSHQ catch phrases to the "press" corps.

"You presstitutes . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:31 AM (wzUl9)

73 63 Steve Miller is 82.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:26 AM

Time keeps on slipping into the future.


Stephen Miller is 40.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 15, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

74 Wolfus.... anjin consulting at the sbc global dot net. All lowercase and the first two are one word.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:32 AM (3Ope8)

75 Haven't been around much, what's up with Donna ampersands?
Prayers sent for Donna.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 08:32 AM (2NHgQ)

76 Some people call him Maurice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:32 AM (vrgy6)

77 Steve Miller is 82.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026


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"Abracadabra! I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:32 AM (wzUl9)

78 Stephen Miller (born circa 1985) >>>Steve Miller and his band

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:34 AM (3Ope8)

79 Lot of mass shootings past week and today. The crazies are letting their freak flag fly.

Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:35 AM (KC5Lt)

80 Good morning, all.

0434 here.

Got blasted out of bed about a half hour ago by Raptors hauling ass out of JBER.

Pooty-poot getting gay again, most likely.

Decided I might as well make coffee.


Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 08:35 AM (IG3/x)

81 The blue light was my baby,
The red light was my mind.

Posted by: Mick Jagger at August 15, 2026 08:36 AM (JM9I6)

82 vmom congratulations to you both. Will make a prayer for peace in your house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:36 AM (JvZF+)

83 When the train left the station.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:36 AM (vrgy6)

84 The guy up top looks more like a Chad than he does a Psychopath. Though I suppose there's some overlap between the two groups. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:11 AM (wzUl9)

He's hot, in a 1978 kind of way. I'd have probably gotten into his car.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:19 AM (h7ZuX)
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That's Jeffrey Dahmer the serial murdering cannibal

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:38 AM (JvZF+)

85 4 Wolfus.... anjin consulting at the sbc global dot net. All lowercase and the first two are one word.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026


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COJ, is there a "the" in it? My email client says the address as I typed it in doesn't exist.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (wzUl9)

86 This is not intended to provoke religious arguments ( I don't like those anyway and I have to leave shortly anyway ) but I sometimes read "National Catholic Register" which has interesting stories about various Catholics, They mentioned Blessed Zedenka Schlelingova who was from some Eastern European Country taken over by communists . She was imprisoned and killed after protesting them and was a devout RC And nun She is often called invoked for healing and is in the process of canonization. Also, Rhoda Wise was an American, a spiritual advisor to Mother Angelica. She had a gift of healing. I don't think it's wrong to ask people who were holy and have passed on to the Lord to pray for things
Yes, I can go to God directly and do, but I don't see what is wrong in asking intercessions of people in heaven. We have a hymn which says "Friends on earth and friends in heaven" so I ask friends I believe are in heaven to pray as well

So, if the Protestants want to debate their fellow Protestant ( me😉 you'll have to catch me on my next visit here . I'm going to local Amish market now

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (7aGSF)

87 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I've started reading the Dune series by Frank Herbert. So far I'm on Dune: Messiah. Very short book. Only 155 pages in the omnibus edition I'm reading.

To get into the spirit, I had a couple of cinnamon rolls for breakfast and now I'm drinking cocoa with a dash of cinnamon in it.

I'm tempted to season ALL my food with cinnamon if only to simulate what it would be like to have food that tastes of "spice."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (FZ29D)

88 I didn't recognize him.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (vrgy6)

89 82 vmom congratulations to you both. Will make a prayer for peace in your house.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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Thank you. I am being supportive but it's tough internally. Just a part of anxiety issues.
I am still working, it's a low paying job but I enjoy it and it pays for my medical insurance.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:40 AM (Ydd86)

90 If we're reasonable, they'll be reasonable.

Iran Demands Compensation for Hormuz Oil Spill Apparently Caused by Its Own Attack

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:40 AM (ndZc7)

91 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (wzUl9)

Omit the offensive definite article

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:40 AM (3Ope8)

92
Omit the offensive definite article
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026


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Got it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:41 AM (wzUl9)

93 Prayers sent for Donna.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 08:32 AM (2NHgQ)

She has an advanced stage of cancer, caught late.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:43 AM (Ydd86)

94 That's Jeffrey Dahmer the serial murdering cannibal

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Dark horse 2028 Democrat presidential candidate?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:43 AM (ndZc7)

95 Oh, yes, we just passed a sign outside a church, "When your knees are knocking, kneel on them",

I liked it .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 08:43 AM (+hwtP)

96 Good morning everyone. Thx MisHum.
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
vmom, good luck and God bless to you and your husband

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 08:43 AM (xCuiu)

97 That's Jeffrey Dahmer the serial murdering cannibal
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:38 AM (JvZF+)

That's very filtered, then. Dahmer was not that handsome.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:43 AM (h7ZuX)

98 LiB, Donna&&&&&& is in hospice, and sent a note to Mis Hum to let us know. She was diagnosed very recently with an aggressive cancer.

--

Oh no! That slipped by me somehow! I'm very sad to hear that.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 15, 2026 08:44 AM (qBdHI)

99 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison. So not a viable candidate for the DNC

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:46 AM (uKe7i)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:46 AM (/+uur)

101 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever.  Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.  Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.  Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:46 AM (ZOv7s)

102 Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:40 AM (Ydd86)
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At some point, a few years ago, time became more important than money.

I am living on borrowed time. Every day is an extra cherry on the chocolate sundae of my life.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:47 AM (JvZF+)

103 Praise the Lord!

Chick-Fil-A Introduces Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches to Its All-Day Menu

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:47 AM (ndZc7)

104 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison.

These things happen. Oh well!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:47 AM (3Ope8)

105 @99 I wouldn't be surprised if Dahmer voted in the Wisconsin primary.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 08:48 AM (xCuiu)

106 99 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison. So not a viable candidate for the DNC
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:46 AM (uKe7i)

He can still vote, though!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 08:49 AM (h7ZuX)

107 They already had waffle fries.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:49 AM (vrgy6)

108 Because today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, I posted a photo of the painting -Assumption of the Virgin Between St Minias and St Julian by Andrea del Castagno -

I like how different it is - kind of in between medieval style and renaissance. And the angel wing colors are so original.

(There's a link in my nic to my post if you want to see)

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:49 AM (Ydd86)

109 Lot of mass shootings past week and today. The crazies are letting their freak flag fly.
Posted by: polynikes at August 15, 2026 08:35 AM (KC5Lt)
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If (as I expect) the midterms go poorly for them, there will be armed uprisings.

The DoJ is moving quietly but deliberately,, and I would not be surprised to see California turn red once the scam is exposed, and Newsome will probably attempt secession.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:49 AM (ZOv7s)

110 I am living on borrowed time. Every day is an extra cherry on the chocolate sundae of my life.
Posted by: San Franpsycho a

Yes. He has certainly earned the rest.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:50 AM (Ydd86)

111 Because today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, I posted a photo of the painting -Assumption of the Virgin Between St Minias and St Julian by Andrea del Castagno -

I like how different it is - kind of in between medieval style and renaissance. And the angel wing colors are so original.

(There's a link in my nic to my post if you want to see)
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:49 AM (Ydd86)
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Mrs. Lloyd was very insistent that I go to Mass today and bring her a Host. I was skeptical on the time frame, and have (sadly) been vindicated.

Her morning routine takes an hour, so even setting an alarm at 6:30 left me unable to make the 9 a.m. Mass (the only one scheduled today). At least I'm here.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)

112 Mike Conaway: U.S. Fertilizer Should Be for Americans First

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I was not aware we had a bullshit shortage.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:52 AM (ndZc7)

113 I'm tempted to season ALL my food with cinnamon if only to simulate what it would be like to have food that tastes of "spice."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM

Careful. You can get addicted.

https://youtube.com/shorts/7Y4UD1tK0qc

Posted by: Obscure Seinfeld reference at August 15, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

114 The DoJ is moving quietly but deliberately,, and I would not be surprised to see California turn red once the scam is exposed, and Newsome will probably attempt secession.

Seriously. What makes you think Newsome has the fortitude to challenge the US like that? My gut impression of the guy is he's all hat and no cattle.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (3Ope8)

115 If (as I expect) the midterms go poorly for them, there will be armed uprisings.
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Conversely, If the midterms go well for them, there will also be armed uprisings.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (uKe7i)

116 ‘Iran’s black widow’ faces multiple death sentences after gruesomely killing at least 10 of her ex husbands

at least 10???
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)
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Iran practices Islamic prostitution: temporary marriages. You marry the whore, bang her, and then divorce, so it's possible to rack up a pretty high amount of "exes".

So what the story means is a hooker killed at least 10 of her "Johns."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)

117 98 LiB, Donna&&&&&& is in hospice, and sent a note to Mis Hum to let us know. She was diagnosed very recently with an aggressive cancer.

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Oh no! That slipped by me somehow! I'm very sad to hear that.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 15, 2026 08:44 AM (qBdHI)

No, really?
Ughhhh.

Posted by: Stateless - Keeping 15 year old Ralphy happy and alive. He's a puppy at heart. at August 15, 2026 08:55 AM (Sco7b)

118 We get ours from oil and nat gas. No bull$h!t.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:56 AM (vrgy6)

119 CEO of Flock Surveillance says he's sorry about local cops stalking hot blondes in the red sports cars, but says nothing about the much broader concerns of government officials stalking and gathering information on everyday Americans.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 15, 2026 08:56 AM (J4Dwc)

120 @116 hopefully all of the Johns were from the IRGC

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 08:56 AM (xCuiu)

121 Seriously. What makes you think Newsome has the fortitude to challenge the US like that? My gut impression of the guy is he's all hat and no cattle.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (3Ope
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Desperation. If a Republican gets into state government, all of his crimes will be exposed, so may as well roll the iron dice. Besides, he's not going to be on the firing line, just urging other people to get shot for him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:56 AM (ZOv7s)

122 My gut impression of the guy is he's all hat and no cattle.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (3Ope
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He's all hair and no brain.
He's all talk and no action.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:57 AM (JvZF+)

123 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at August 15, 2026 08:57 AM (WDaeq)

124 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Please pray that the Lord will guide and provide.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport

It will be okay vmom. My wife and I went through the same worries during our time with that.

BIL released from the hospital so all is well. Dear Wife will be driving home today after caring for him. Prayers for a safe journey are requested.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (hrOJm)

125 If California secedes who pays their debt?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (vrgy6)

126 122 My gut impression of the guy is he's all hat and no cattle.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (3Ope
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He's all hair and no brain.
He's all talk and no action.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:57 AM (JvZF+)

He had a meeting in Ann Arbor and about 18 80 YO geezers showed.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

127 > You marry the whore, bang her, and then divorce,

It's like quickie Vegas marriages and divorces turned up to 11.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (IG3/x)

128 Don’t bother with the ground stuff, get a jar of whole Nutmegs. That stuff is like Crack in Cocoa or on Ice Cream.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (uKe7i)

129 > He's all hair and no brain.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:57 AM (JvZF+)


All underwear and no hammer.

Posted by: Paul Pelosi at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (IG3/x)

130 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

The feast of the Assumption of Mary is today.

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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (ksbjf)

131 You don't buy a woman you hate a house?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (vrgy6)

132 He had a meeting in Ann Arbor and about 18 80 YO geezers showed.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)
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I saw and commented on that video yesterday. He is so dreamy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (JvZF+)

133 125 If California secedes who pays their debt?
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM
++++++

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at August 15, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

134 Conversely, If the midterms go well for them, there will also be armed uprisings.
Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 08:54 AM (uKe7i)
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Perhaps. Anything in possible, but between the Dems nominating crackpots for otherwise competitive seats and the Trump DoJ breathing down the necks of election officials, I think we're going to see the GOP exceed expectations.

The entire premise of elections is fake. The modeling, demographic assumptions, all of it. Mail-in voting was created to cheat, and the USPS forcing tracking will stomp on that, as will audits after the fact. The Overton Window has shifted and the fact that the Dems rigged their own primaries is making even them skeptical of the system.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:00 AM (ZOv7s)

135 Shabbat assault Lunatic punches congregant at NYC synagogue, headbutts and spits at security guard in antisemitic attack: NYPD

In Texas his next article of clothing would be a body bag

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:00 AM (/+uur)

136 "Fen, you mentioned at the end of the Tech Thread how the new kitten still greets you at the door."

A Siamese cat will do that until they physically can't (if you're the person to which they've decided to bond).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 09:00 AM (0Fxkt)

137 > 131 You don't buy a woman you hate a house?
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:59 AM (vrgy6)

"Next time I'm going to cut out the middle man. I'll just find a bitch I can't stand and buy her a house."

-- Clint Eastwood, on being asked if he'd ever consider another serious relationship.

Posted by: Paul Pelosi at August 15, 2026 09:02 AM (IG3/x)

138 It's like quickie Vegas marriages and divorces turned up to 11.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM (IG3/x)
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No, it's prostitution with some extra words before and after.

In Islam men can divorce women just by saying "I divorce you" three times. And women are property, so nothing like Vegas.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:02 AM (ZOv7s)

139 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:52 AM (ZOv7s)

The obligation was moved to Sunday this year, so there is time.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 09:02 AM (Ydd86)

140 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison.

But all the inmates really liked him!

Posted by: Never Trust Another Prisoner at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (cFP1B)

141 133 125 If California secedes who pays their debt?
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 08:58 AM
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It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at August 15, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)

The train will go from Bakersfield to Gilroy
230 miles and take about 3 hours.

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)

142 Speaking of prayer, DFW airport is scrapping plans to add MORE foot washing stations after Abbott got wind and said they were illegal. The question is why are there any at all because apparently there are already some in one of the "interfaith chapels".
WFH???

Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (VCgbV)

143 Britain gets serious about the refugee problem.

Former British MP gets brutally honest about refugee policy: "The obvious thing that 1,200 young men are going to need in the middle of a village ... is a brothel"

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Taxpayer funded, I assume.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (ndZc7)

144 The obligation was moved to Sunday this year, so there is time.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 09:02 AM (Ydd86)
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Tell that to Mrs. Lloyd.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)

145 > The train will go from Bakersfield to Gilroy
230 miles and take about 3 hours.
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)

No one outside of a Merle Haggard song has ever wanted to travel between those two destinations, and all those guys already have pickups.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 09:04 AM (IG3/x)

146 Fen, you mentioned at the end of the Tech Thread how the new kitten still greets you at the door. Perfessor Squirrel said they grow out of that phase. Well, some of mine have, but most still were right there at the door when I came home; Stirling certainly still does it at age four, and both Chekov and Wolf were doing it at more than twice that age.

Big red Arizona would sniff me when I came home. He'd duck his head away from my hand until he finished checking out where I'd been, whatever signals he was reading, and then he was fine with petting. I guess he wanted to make sure I was me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)


Our cat (she's 7 years old) does the same thing. She'll sometimes greet us at the door, but wants us to follow her. Then she'll process the smells and decide that we're us.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

147 "Dahmer was beaten to death in prison. So not a viable candidate for the DNC"

Says who? Biden ran without seeing the light of day.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 09:06 AM (0Fxkt)

148 I got thrown out of a restaurant in Bakersfield once because I was wearing a tank.

My explanation, "But it's Bakersfield!" was ineffective.

They accepted me at Bennigan's.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 09:07 AM (JvZF+)

149 Mornin' Horde. Cancer seems to stalk our number; meanwhile, between the Lord and some damn fine medical personnel mine remains in remission (and the least of my current worries). A matter to be thankful for, to be sure!

Now to get that housing issue squared away and find a job that pays better than a joke wage...

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at August 15, 2026 09:08 AM (mQbp+)

150 I am getting a red exclamation point for this site.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:08 AM (vrgy6)

151 Speaking of Gilroy, whatever happened to their Garlic in the grocery? All anybody carries now is Chinesium. Where is it going?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 15, 2026 09:09 AM (uKe7i)

152 I may be anticipating the Gun Thread (which my current schedule precludes me from joining) but the National Firearms Act is officially on life support and the DoJ may have pulled the plug last week.

A district judge ruled it unconstitutional on tax grounds (not 2A) but stayed the opinion for seven days for the DoJ to make an appeal. DoJ declined. The ruling only applies to the plaintiffs, but Brandon Herrera and a bunch of dudes filmed themselves violating it, and the DoJ will probably voluntarily drop enforcement and rewrite regs to comply with the ruling.

Trump gets beaten up a lot for not being God and fixing every American problem, but that's a huge win, an epic win, and I suspect that will boost GOP turnout because the Dems will immediately threaten to reimpose it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:09 AM (ZOv7s)

153 Never patronized a Brothel. And it's kind of hot to have soup for dinner right now.

Posted by: Sweatin' to the Oldies! at August 15, 2026 09:09 AM (JM9I6)

154 "Speaking of prayer, DFW airport is scrapping plans to add MORE foot washing stations after Abbott got wind and said they were illegal."

I guess Abbott is better than a flatworm. He's been absent about other Islam takeover shit in the state, so I'm not sure why this issue caused him some pain.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 09:11 AM (0Fxkt)

155 Magnitude 7.7 quake in Indonesia.

38 dead so far, likely many more.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at August 15, 2026 09:11 AM (IG3/x)

156 A good fraction of men probably drink their coffee black. Not the majority probably, a decent %. And most psychopaths are men so, that's probably a lot of the statistic right there.

Posted by: banana Dream - Like I like my women, black, very hot, and picked up from a gas station at August 15, 2026 09:12 AM (3uBP9)

157 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison.

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Cannibalophobia!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)

158 Will this affect the Java shipments?

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:12 AM (vrgy6)

159 Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 09:07 AM (JvZF+)

Was it painful on your back while wearing a tank?

Posted by: dantesed at August 15, 2026 09:12 AM (Oy/m2)

160 > CEO of Flock Surveillance says he's sorry about local cops stalking hot blondes in the red sports cars, but says nothing about the much broader concerns of government officials stalking and gathering information on everyday Americans.
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I read about a couple court cases that have some connection to Flock surveillance devices (and other devices like them.)

It's based on 4th amendment "search" definitions. Computer based searches are included. Most, if not all of the searching done on surveillance data is done without a warrant. Whether that's illegal or not is the question being debated.

I'm sure the issue is more complicated, but this is my amateur take on it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 09:13 AM (2Cry5)

161 Probably a tank top.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:13 AM (vrgy6)

162 142 Speaking of prayer, DFW airport is scrapping plans to add MORE foot washing stations after Abbott got wind and said they were illegal. The question is why are there any at all because apparently there are already some in one of the "interfaith chapels".
WFH???
Posted by: lin-duh at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM

We're still looking for a space to keep our snakes.

Posted by: The Pentecostal Holiness Alliance at August 15, 2026 09:14 AM (2Ez/1)

163 Wow, a you g family found a megalodon tooth on the Jersey Shore.
Best "my summer vacation" school report ever

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 09:14 AM (Ydd86)

164 If you could say a prayer for my health please, I’d appreciate it. I have some worrying symptoms that are probably nothing but for some reason it’s bothering me. Filled with foreboding; hate when I do that…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 09:14 AM (M+uMR)

165 Landlord is adding fees not in the lease. Liability coverage for their building.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (vrgy6)

166 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I've started reading the Dune series by Frank Herbert. So far I'm on Dune: Messiah. Very short book. Only 155 pages in the omnibus edition I'm reading.

To get into the spirit, I had a couple of cinnamon rolls for breakfast and now I'm drinking cocoa with a dash of cinnamon in it.

I'm tempted to season ALL my food with cinnamon if only to simulate what it would be like to have food that tastes of "spice."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:39 AM (FZ29D)


The Spice of "Dune" is worm poop is it not?

You'll have to go to a bait store to get the full, rich flavor of Duneish spice.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)

167 Newt Gingrich is saying what many of us have been saying. The craziness of the Left is going to lead to big wins for us in November.

So, be of good cheer but be sure to vote early and often.

Turnout. Turnout. Turnout.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (dtajH)

168 Greetings from the Healing Hotel, where first they fix you in surgery and then they poison you with "food."

Posted by: mindful webworker on the road at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (S3rL0)

169 @155 after the 7.7 there was a 6.9 aftershock about 2hrs ago . Ring of Fire is bouncing

Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 15, 2026 09:16 AM (xCuiu)

170 Thanks vmom

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 09:16 AM (2NHgQ)

171 A good fraction of men probably drink their coffee black. Not the majority probably, a decent %. And most psychopaths are men so, that's probably a lot of the statistic right there.
Posted by: banana Dream - Like I like my women, black, very hot, and picked up from a gas station at August 15, 2026 09:12 AM (3uBP9)
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My father, for one. I think it may also be a generational thing. I think one of my grandfathers added sugar but the other did not.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:16 AM (ZOv7s)

172 "Magnitude 7.7 quake in Indonesia."

Crap. That might impact slackbuilds.org. (A thing to which I would be amazed if it were to impact anyone else here. If you are wondering WTF is he talking about, the juice won't be worth the squeeze.)

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 09:16 AM (0Fxkt)

173 103 Praise the Lord!

Chick-Fil-A Introduces Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches to Its All-Day Menu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 08:47 AM (ndZc7)


All is proceeding as we have forseen.

Posted by: Big Waffle at August 15, 2026 09:17 AM (VRoVL)

174 Civit coffee. The spice must flow.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:18 AM (vrgy6)

175 "167 Newt Gingrich is saying..."

We remember you with San Fran Nan on Cap And Trade.

Posted by: Pepperidge Farms at August 15, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

176 If you could say a prayer for my health please, I’d appreciate it. I have some worrying symptoms that are probably nothing but for some reason it’s bothering me. Filled with foreboding; hate when I do that…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 09:14 AM (M+uMR)
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God bless you. The annoying thing about anxiety is that it disguises itself as foreboding, but it isn't. It takes a while to work through it and discern actual foreboding from irrational fear. I believe prayer is essential in making this determination.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s)

177 Mornin', everybody! I'm close to the bottom of my first cup of psychopath juice. I am waiting until I finish my second cup before opening the blood and UA lab reports I received yesterday. I think I'm having several things go wrong at once - hopefully it's all minor, but we're still in the data-gathering phase.

Otherwise, I'm hoping to have a relaxing weekend. Maybe I'll go get a big plate of chicken fried steak before some doctor orders me to stop eating such things.

See you on the hobby thread.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 09:20 AM (zDDmD)

178 Turnout. Turnout. Turnout.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM


That's cute.

Posted by: Dominion Systems, Mail -In Ballots Division at August 15, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

179 It's not about surveillance, it's about keeping us safe. I mean, it's right there in their name, Flock Safety, for gosh shakes.

You people... lol

Posted by: Karen at August 15, 2026 09:22 AM (J4Dwc)

180 LinusVanPelt, I will pray for you

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 09:22 AM (Ydd86)

181 It's not who votes it's who counts the votes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:22 AM (vrgy6)

182 "Piety and Desire run one block apart. Do you mean one of the cross streets like Royal or Dauphine (as they are called now)? Or farther from the river?"

I looked at a map once and could not find it. I think he was making a joke about it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 15, 2026 09:23 AM (qFwJc)

183 Lafitte Street.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:23 AM (vrgy6)

184 ... the National Firearms Act is officially on life support and the DoJ may have pulled the plug last week. ...

Trump gets beaten up a lot for not being God and fixing every American problem, but that's a huge win, an epic win, and I suspect that will boost GOP turnout because the Dems will immediately threaten to reimpose it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:09 AM (ZOv7s)


Something I've noticed about many of the "All is lost!!!" commentors is that most of them never appear during the Prayer Thread (or very late, after it's lost focus). They seem to have a blind-spot when it comes to accepting that "man proposes, but God disposes" ... so they don't have the peace-of-mind of taking events as part of God's ultimate plan.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (ksbjf)

185 The Spice of "Dune" is worm poop is it not?

You'll have to go to a bait store to get the full, rich flavor of Duneish spice.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
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Herbert's books are something of a paradox. The first book is by far the best because it is very dense - lots of things happening, lots of action, incredible background (especially for the time).

But his actual writing style is terrible. National Lampoon did a parody of it ("Doon") and he gave them a lot of material to work with, especially his oddball repetitiveness and pointless internal monologues.

The successive books were better in terms of writing, and maybe his got better, or maybe he got a better editor. But the plots got thinner and thinner, building up to something profound that turned out to be lame.

Fun fact: the first three books were (at the time) billed as a trilogy, and then he decided to write more books, which is how you got Children of a Lesser Dune, Oh God More Dune and Enough With The Dune Thing.

And then his son strip-mined the setting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

186 156 A good fraction of men probably drink their coffee black. Not the majority probably, a decent %. And most psychopaths are men so, that's probably a lot of the statistic right there.
Posted by: banana Dream - Like I like my women, black, very hot, and picked

Oh really?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (CkDaS)

187 we are all red light deprived because of LEDs and efficient windows blocking most of the sunlight's spectrum

It says we need whole light at a cellular level and there are studies that show red light can improve of lots of stuff - blood sugar, diabetes etc

They speculate that much of the explosion of illnesses including cancer may be due to whole light deprivation, or what they call "red-light scurvy"

Posted by: vmom



I believe it. I use incandescents all over the house, and an attic full of replacement bulbs I bought when they started to disappear. Another example of the government trying to hurt us.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (0U5gm)

188 Something I've noticed about many of the "All is lost!!!" commentors is that most of them never appear during the Prayer Thread (or very late, after it's lost focus).

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Huh. You're right

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 09:25 AM (Ydd86)

189 So, about the flock systems, how do I put this, ... you all realize that for well more than a decade almost every wireless mobile network has been processing radio signals well outside any mobile frequency band, right?

They have to do this to adjust, noise handling, signal conditioning, it even ties into how they direct packets around. And all that information is location and time based and is sent for active processing. Now they could at that point throw all that away. Does that sound like something any tech company of this millennia would do?

Now I'm certainly not saying that I'm aware of specific companies that have marketed surveillance tools using that network data to track things, things that aren't even cell phones. For a long long time. No, not all.

But I'm inviting you to understand that they could.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:25 AM (3uBP9)

190 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (ksbjf)

A most excellent point!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 15, 2026 09:25 AM (CkDaS)

191 A night of intestinal distress, Lil Pooky getting more teeth, and Pookette's continued descent into immaturity have made me a bit cranky.

Hello, friends in gray boxes.

Posted by: pookysgirl is also groggy at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (Wt5PA)

192 These LED bulbs seem to last for years. Sometimes bright, sometimes not.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (vrgy6)

193 @178

I expect Maduro will soon be a material witness over Dominion voting machines and the 2020 steal.

He's currently on ice in the Brooklyn MDC.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (dtajH)

194 Can't wait for the gun thread - I just found out the CMP will be offering de-miled M14s starting in Jan 2027. Estimated price should be less than $2000 per copy.

Yes, I want one.

No, I don't need one.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (hrOJm)

195 I have taken my coffee black since I started drinking it around age 5. Growing up, my entire family drank it black, though my kids drink much less.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (0U5gm)

196 The Dune novels are like an infinite series with each half as good as the one before.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:28 AM (dtajH)

197 Do any of you other morons put a pinch of salt in your coffee?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at August 15, 2026 09:28 AM (XvL8K)

198 Wolfus...very nice!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 09:28 AM (3Ope8)

199 "Piety and Desire run one block apart. Do you mean one of the cross streets like Royal or Dauphine (as they are called now)? Or farther from the river?"
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I looked at a map once and could not find it. I think he was making a joke about it.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 15, 2026


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There was once a Good Children Street between Esplanade and Elysian Fields, but it got renamed, I forget to what. And that's a ways upriver from Piety and Desire Streets.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 09:29 AM (wzUl9)

200 140 Dahmer was beaten to death in prison.

But all the inmates really liked him!
Posted by: Never Trust Another Prisoner at August 15, 2026 09:03 AM (cFP1B)

We tend to sanitize stories because the truth is sometimes too grisly to face; but in Dahmer’s case, it’s worth remembering that he met an end fitting for his crimes. Another inmate shoved a broken broomstick up his ass and punctured several of his internal organs. That, at long last, was Justice.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 09:29 AM (Ol0VD)

201 Banana dream - someone here posted about an Italian company that makes an electronic surveillance system that can be co-located with Flock or operate independently. It sucks up all the BLE, IMEI, and other data, including the tire pressure monitors in your car, and creates a giant index. Thus, someone can say "this phone was in this car at this time, and later was in this car, along with this other phone," etc. A Stasi director's wet dream.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 09:29 AM (zDDmD)

202 That's cute.
Posted by: Dominion Systems, Mail -In Ballots Division at August 15, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)
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A lot of people thing breaking news is actually breaking, like it was just discovered. It is not. Stories are "broken" when it is convenient to the people breaking them, and this is doubly true when it is older stuff just coming to light.

Abdul El-Sayed DeathtoAmerica Jihadi's behavior was known, but the GOP held it close until after the nomination was secure. None of the Dems had the stomach to use it, likely because they thought they could just fudge the ballots but the DoJ's monitors checkmated that maneuver.

There is much, much more coming. You can't waste an October Surprise in August. Those will hit in about three weeks and it's going to be a dense pack strategy, where every news cycle there will be new revelations about different stuff.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

203 >>> Oh really?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 15, 2026 09:24 AM (CkDaS)


I don't know if I've ever witnessed a lady drinking black coffee. I'm sure there are plenty. But most I've seen, are dudes. For me, I just didn't like the hassle of doing anything extra, I try powdered creamer from time to time, and get sick of it. I like real cream in coffee but I'll never have that at work where I drink coffee the most. So, I've just gotten used to the taste over the past 35 ish years of drinking coffee. And I've cut out most all sweets so bitter isn't as harsh to me.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:30 AM (3uBP9)

204 "Piety and Desire run one block apart. Do you mean one of the cross streets like Royal or Dauphine (as they are called now)? Or farther from the river?"
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I think you can get there via streetcar.

Posted by: Tennessee Williams at August 15, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)

205 So we're expected to trust THE SCIENCE!(TM) now?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 15, 2026 08:05 AM (FZ29D)


THE SCIENCE!(TM) took the fifth.

Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Prayers for all who need them 🙏🙏🙏

We are back home; out of the hospital, obvi - got to go back a second time to the ER in Cali. We took a boat ride of SF harbor at the grandsons' request - the boat hit a swell as I was walking around, and there wasn't anything to grab onto, so I took a nasty tumble and hit my head. Got a nice-sized goose egg for my troubles (hence the ER visit), but CT scan showed no damage, so I didn't have to stay.

I think that San Francisco just doesn't like me!

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Vmom - for your peace of mind, consult a reputable financial advisor. It has made all of the difference in our retirement picture, and is what has allowed me to do my bucket list with not a lot of worry! A good one will have access to computer models which will run simulations to show you what you can reasonably spend without worrying about running out of money.

I highly recommend finding a financial advisor for EVERYONE, no matter where you may be in your work journey.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at August 15, 2026 09:31 AM (SRRAx)

206
The Dune novels are like an infinite series with each half as good as the one before.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:28 AM (dtajH)



So, the last Dune novel will be a Dan Brown novel?


Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 09:31 AM (iJfKG)

207 Lafitte Street.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026


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There is a Lafitte Street in Mid-City that runs parallel to Canal. Now it's a long greenway that runs down to the back of the old Auditorium and Armstrong Park. I call it the Muggers' Shopping Lane; walkers and joggers in the upper part of that would make good victims.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 09:33 AM (wzUl9)

208 The later Reacher novels are not good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:33 AM (vrgy6)

209 116 ‘Iran’s black widow’ faces multiple death sentences after gruesomely killing at least 10 of her ex husbands

at least 10???
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)
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Iran practices Islamic prostitution: temporary marriages. You marry the whore, bang her, and then divorce, so it's possible to rack up a pretty high amount of "exes".

So what the story means is a hooker killed at least 10 of her "Johns."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)


True. In shia ishlam one can get "married", mullah and all, for an hour.

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:33 AM (g47mK)

210 "Piety and Desire run one block apart. Do you mean one of the cross streets like Royal or Dauphine (as they are called now)? Or farther from the river?"
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I think you can get there via streetcar.
Posted by: Tennessee Williams at August 15, 2026


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Not no mo', TW. And as for getting on a public bus now, you'd be taking your life in your hands.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

211 Thus, someone can say "this phone was in this car at this time, and later was in this car, along with this other phone," etc. A Stasi director's wet dream.
Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 09:29 AM


By the way, you're going to need an oil change and tire rotation soon.

Posted by: Flock Safety Customer Support at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

212 To expand on my theme that Faith in God provides peace-of-mind, our parish had a visiting priest from the Vincentian order. He's on a long-term missionary assignment in Africa and he's been badly beaten, and nearly killed 16 times (the last time by a Mohammadan with an axe that missed him and struck the altar -- which cause the Mohammadan to drop the axe and flee the Sanctuary).

My 16 year old grandson later mentioned to us, "That priest is so happy."

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (ksbjf)

213 Good morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

O Jesus, I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.

Prayers offered for all the intentions above and in the comments. May His grace wash away all the worries, pain, and suffering that keep us from experiencing His peace.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (kOluj)

214 Can't wait for the gun thread - I just found out the CMP will be offering de-miled M14s starting in Jan 2027. Estimated price should be less than $2000 per copy.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (hrOJm)
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I have a theory. I think US surplus is going to crater in the coming years. In collecting, demand is everything. US surplus gets premium prices despite being the most common and available stuff out there because of the high demand. Supply is irrelevant. One of a million good condition 1911A1s will get a better price than a Japanese matchlock that's 300 years old.

But a sea change is coming: the Boomers are dying off, and their collections are going to hit the market and overwhelm it. It's pure demographics - not enough Gen Xers to buy it all, and the younger folks can't afford $3,000 handguns that only hold 7 rounds. This has already happened with more dated stuff like model RR and slot cars, but it's coming.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

215 Coffee with anything in it feels like a dessert. Which is nice from time to time, a treat. But doesn't feel like coffee. My coffee for decades has come from old industrial Bunn drips they put in work places with the spherical glass carafes. And Folgers, because that's what they always buy.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (3uBP9)

216 When the Jews return to Zion and a comet fills the sky, and the Holy Roman Empire rises; then you and I must die. From the eternal sea he rises, creating armies on either shore, turning man against his brother, 'til man exists no more.

Posted by: Father Brennan at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (cFP1B)

217 ue. In shia ishlam one can get "married", mullah and all, for an hour.

I'm beginning to think Islam is a corrupt system meant only to cater to the whims and desires of perverted men.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)

218 The MARTA in Atlanta smells like amusement park dumpster trash juice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at August 15, 2026 09:35 AM (vrgy6)

219 194 Can't wait for the gun thread - I just found out the CMP will be offering de-miled M14s starting in Jan 2027. Estimated price should be less than $2000 per copy.

Yes, I want one.

No, I don't need one.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 09:26 AM (hrOJm)

also trench shotguns

Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 09:35 AM (/+uur)

220 vmom, yes, Folgers still makes those, I always have a few around, particularly when I travel.
lifesaving, when all other coffee fails!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 09:36 AM (VyBeY)

221 When the Jews return to Zion and a comet fills the sky, and the Holy Roman Empire rises; then you and I must die. From the eternal sea he rises, creating armies on either shore, turning man against his brother, 'til man exists no more.
Posted by: Father Brennan at August 15, 2026 09:34 AM (cFP1B)


That's very Omen-ous!

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

222 I don't know if I've ever witnessed a lady drinking black coffee. I'm sure there are plenty. But most I've seen, are dudes. For me, I just didn't like the hassle of doing anything extra, I try powdered creamer from time to time, and get sick of it. I like real cream in coffee but I'll never have that at work where I drink coffee the most. So, I've just gotten used to the taste over the past 35 ish years of drinking coffee. And I've cut out most all sweets so bitter isn't as harsh to me.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026


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Miss Linda takes hers black. I like a little sweetener in mine, and once in a while real Half & Half. Of course we drink strong stuff, coffee with chicory or an espresso blend brewed via drip machine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)

223 Thank you. Appreciate the prayers more than you can know. I love AoS but this might be the best thread of the week for all the encouragement.

I heard a pastor say this week (in response to why all the suffering question): Suffering absolutely has it’s purposes… one important purpose is to nudge us towards a reliance on Almighty God and maybe even yearn for his presence.

That made sense to me: If everything is wonderful in this life it might be easy to forget the next life is infinitely better

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 09:39 AM (M+uMR)

224 Nrg. G'morning Horde.

Slept in. All day (early morning all the way into the dark of night) Charter ain't so easy as I get more experience at being 29.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 09:39 AM (O7YUW)

225 BTW…. My mom has always taken her coffee straight black

In fact she put me off coffee at a young age by giving me a sip; so bitter!! I don’t drink coffee up this day haha

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 09:41 AM (M+uMR)

226 I looked up men to women psychopath statistics. Conventional wisdom was the ratio men:women is 6:1. But newer research is claiming it might be closer to 1.2:1.

Posted by: banana Dream - Youve Come a Long Way, Baby! at August 15, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)

227 Oh, and quality "Mystery Click" music on that header picture, MisHum. I'm enjoying my coffee while listening to that.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 09:41 AM (O7YUW)

228 I'v started watching the new season of Reacher, after being disappointed with last season.

So far, not bad. Athough the plot is ridiculous at times, it's not PC. Yet.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:41 AM (dtajH)

229 I don't know if I've ever witnessed a lady drinking black coffee. I'm sure there are plenty.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:30 AM (3uBP9)

*Raises hand

I've never liked it any other way.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 09:42 AM (h7ZuX)

230 ‘Iran’s black widow’ faces multiple death sentences after gruesomely killing at least 10 of her ex husbands

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Divorce with extreme prejudice.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 09:43 AM (ndZc7)

231 I'm beginning to think Islam is a corrupt system meant only to cater to the whims and desires of perverted men.
Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)
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The Koran is a pastiche that even its followers don't fully understand. There are "problem" words which should be impossible if it was dictated in Arabic.

Unlike Jesus, there is zero contemporaneous evidence that Mohammed actually existed, which is remarkable if you think about it. The Greeks were insatiably curious, and eagerly sent people to the courts of foreign kings to write about what they saw. The Huns are shrouded in mystery, but we know what Attila was like because someone had dinner with him and wrote about it.

Mohammed? Nothing. All of the "hadiths" are 200 years after his life.

Just as tellingly, when "Muslims" overran Syria and Persia, they did not update the coinage, which is normally the first thing one does. So these fierce iconoclasts were still minting Christian coins within a generation of their great Prophet's death?!

They were minting them because they were also Christians. Islam came later to legitimize and cement the dynasty, complete with invented succession.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

232 By the way, Edward Gibbon pointed out all of this 250 years ago. It's not in any way edgy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

233 Thank you. Appreciate the prayers more than you can know. I love AoS but this might be the best thread of the week for all the encouragement.

I heard a pastor say this week (in response to why all the suffering question): Suffering absolutely has it’s purposes… one important purpose is to nudge us towards a reliance on Almighty God and maybe even yearn for his presence.

That made sense to me: If everything is wonderful in this life it might be easy to forget the next life is infinitely better
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 09:39 AM (M+uMR)


That's very similar to what I read in a book for Father Robert Spitzer (unfortunately, I don't remember the title). Fr. Spitzer says that suffering offers us the opportunity to give and receive unconditional love.

If you're a ultitarian or a Commie, people are to be discarded once they are not useful.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)

234 I think that San Francisco just doesn't like me!
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{{{TiFW}}}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 09:44 AM (JvZF+)

235 Good morning Horde, prayers offered for all of you and your loved ones.

mindful, it is good to see you posting here this morning.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 15, 2026 09:44 AM (ibDUx)

236 "newer research is claiming it might be closer to 1.2:1."

Women hide it better. Many of the worst serial killers have been nurses. Never caught because they were never discovered.

Think Livia, Augustus' wife.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:45 AM (dtajH)

237 "If a Klingon were to kill me I would expect nothing less than an entire opera on the subject"

~Odo

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 15, 2026 09:46 AM (jrgJz)

238 I looked up men to women psychopath statistics. Conventional wisdom was the ratio men:women is 6:1. But newer research is claiming it might be closer to 1.2:1.
Posted by: banana Dream - Youve Come a Long Way, Baby! at August 15, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)
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The collapse of societal norms and public religion is causing women to be more violent. If you talk to old pro-choice women, they are horrified by killing a baby just about to be born. What they wanted was a discrete way to dispose of an "accident" so that they could still find a decent husband.

Modern women are becoming overtly pagan, even if they identify as progressive Christians. This is one reason why I think it appropriate for us to reintroduce gendered nouns, because when you call a woman a priestess, you're not only being grammatically correct, you're also highlighting a fact that should not be ignored.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)

239 When is the best time of day?
Old lore is morning, is that true?
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:16 AM (Ydd86)

38 37 That's what I heard.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August

This is all early riser propaganda, best time is two to five pm.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (sl73Y)

240 I looked up men to women psychopath statistics. Conventional wisdom was the ratio men:women is 6:1. But newer research is claiming it might be closer to 1.2:1.

Because it's harder to tell?

* runs away laughing *

Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (vTZFs)

241 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May blessings rain down on all of God's children today.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (D/6p1)

242 >>> Miss Linda takes hers black. I like a little sweetener in mine, and once in a while real Half & Half. Of course we drink strong stuff, coffee with chicory or an espresso blend brewed via drip machine.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 15, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)
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>>>*Raises hand
I've never liked it any other way.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 15, 2026 09:42 AM (h7ZuX)


I think the horde might be a statistical anomaly though with all the 'ettes and 'ron SOs being sophisticated exemplary models of womanhood and quite a few standard deviations above the norm.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:49 AM (3uBP9)

243 Women hide it better. Many of the worst serial killers have been nurses. Never caught because they were never discovered.

Think Livia, Augustus' wife.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:45 AM (dtajH)
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But the same can be said for men in health care as well. I mean, abortionists are the ultimate serial killers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

244
Back from Mass, as August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Because it falls this year on a Saturday, the Obligation is transferred to Sunday, but I didn't think it would hurt to go.

As it turns out, I wasn't the only one. I expected under the circumstances for a 6:30 AM Mass to be attended only by us old crocks with nothing better to do. But it was as full as the first Mass on any other Sunday. Nice to see.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 09:49 AM (O0L8i)

245 The Koran is a pastiche that even its followers don't fully understand. There are "problem" words which should be impossible if it was dictated in Arabic.

Unlike Jesus, there is zero contemporaneous evidence that Mohammed actually existed, which is remarkable if you think about it. The Greeks were insatiably curious, and eagerly sent people to the courts of foreign kings to write about what they saw. The Huns are shrouded in mystery, but we know what Attila was like because someone had dinner with him and wrote about it.

...So these fierce iconoclasts were still minting Christian coins within a generation of their great Prophet's death?!

They were minting them because they were also Christians. Islam came later to legitimize and cement the dynasty, complete with invented succession.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)


Islam is a syncretic religion mixing elements of Judaism, Nestorianism (a Christian heresy), and Arabic paganism.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:50 AM (ksbjf)

246 Greetings from the Healing Hotel, where first they fix you in surgery and then they poison you with "food."

Posted by: mindful webworker on the road at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (S3rL0)

We were very blessed in having chosen Houston Methodist for Inspector's hospitalizations. Both sites had very good food and even the coffee was good, which is something of a miracle.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 09:50 AM (lFFaq)

247 I thought this was interesting. During WWII, one of the bloodier on the Western Front was the three month Battle of Hürtgen Forest. Now it looks like the blood letting is not over.

"A German village was evacuated in the dead of night on Friday due to a surging wildfire in a forest littered with unexploded ordnance from World War II."

https://tinyurl.com/39tdtyxe

The Bible says the sins of the fathers will be visited on the sons.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 09:51 AM (ndZc7)

248 Greetings from the Healing Hotel, where first they fix you in surgery and then they poison you with "food."

Posted by: mindful webworker on the road at August 15, 2026 09:15 AM (S3rL0)
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Love hospital food. Jello in a souffle cup.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 09:51 AM (JvZF+)

249 Cafe Bustelo of if in a rush, Community. Add KerryGold unsalted butter, one teaspoon.

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)

250
The Amish celebrate Assumption Day, too.

I once made the mistake of calling on one of their stores and asking what she was assuming.

Posted by: Auspex at August 15, 2026 09:52 AM (Y8DZL)

251 >>> Because it's harder to tell?

* runs away laughing *
Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (vTZFs)


That's actually what the first paper I scan said, a Brave AI summary: "whereas female psychopathy often manifests through subtler, manipulative, or seductive behaviors that go undetected".


Psexy Psychopathy would be a great name for an all girl Japanese punk band.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 09:52 AM (3uBP9)

252 Grandma Aspirin Factory drank black coffee.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 09:53 AM (6XDXn)

253 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at August 15, 2026 09:53 AM (HFx9z)

254
Poison has been the woman's weapon of choice throughout history, so psycho-nurses would track.

Sick or old person dies suddenly...no one's surprised or suspicious.

Some heavy duty data crunching by AI(maybe) aimed at hospitals with a worse survival rate might yield some interesting results.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)

255 I saw Brink of War about Reagan and Gorbachev.

Quite good, although a little "Movie of the Week"

It's from Angel Studios who are turning out great small movies, like Young Washington

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 09:53 AM (dtajH)

256 @228/Ignoramus: Apparently Alan Richardson ranted about how bad Trump is on some TV interview. In doing so, he tanked his numbers on his movie "Motor City" when it released.

How much of his audience is conservative based on the type of entertainment he tends to be used for? Seems like a stupid move on his part.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 09:54 AM (O7YUW)

257 > So, about the flock systems, how do I put this, ... you all realize that for well more than a decade almost every wireless mobile network has been processing radio signals well outside any mobile frequency band, right?
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This is true.

However, a surveillance camera pointed at a particular place, like, say a firearms dealer, will provide a clearer picture of what any individual was doing at said place.

Sure, grab the store's data and see what Joe Public bought, or just hit up ATF's database.

But the 4th amendment gets in the way for some of that. Because they're not always in the public domain, but doesn't necessarily include surveillance devices in the public domain that are recording "everything."

Flock and their competitors are filling a gap. Perhaps illegally. Perhaps not.

I'd rather the data they collect be protected from unauthorized examination for no apparent reasons other than "I want to know what this guy's doing."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 09:54 AM (2Cry5)

258 I'm beginning to think Islam is a corrupt system meant only to cater to the whims and desires of perverted men.

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)

Brother, what rock have you been living under? And is there room for another person?

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could shut off her brain sometimes at August 15, 2026 09:55 AM (Wt5PA)

259 Islam is a syncretic religion mixing elements of Judaism, Nestorianism (a Christian heresy), and Arabic paganism.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 09:50 AM (ksbjf)
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The Chaldean Catholics hid behind the term "Nestorian" to get the Muslims to leave them alone. "Oh, no, don't worry about us, we're safe. The Romans want us all dead."

I hate it when the media uses the term "Arab Christian," which is supposed to make people think that Arabs would even be allowed to be Christian. They are actually the descendants of the first Christians, and the Arabs are the invaders. Same with the term "Palestinian Christians," which is supposed to make you think they are Arabs, and therefore have no historic claim to Holy Land.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

260 179 It's not about surveillance, it's about keeping us safe. I mean, it's right there in their name, Flock Safety, for gosh shakes.

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What could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: The Committee of Public Safety at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (6/7Fs)

261 >>Many of the worst serial killers have been nurses.

Including male nurses.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (J4Dwc)

262 Unlike Jesus, there is zero contemporaneous evidence that Mohammed actually existed, which is remarkable if you think about it. The Greeks were insatiably curious, and eagerly sent people to the courts of foreign kings to write about what they saw. The Huns are shrouded in mystery, but we know what Attila was like because someone had dinner with him and wrote about it.


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That is incorrect. All you have to do is just search on the subject. Accounts of the arab conquest of Syria is one source.

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (g47mK)

263 yesterday was the day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, unofficial patron of ham radio operators.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (VyBeY)

264 >>> "A German village was evacuated in the dead of night on Friday due to a surging wildfire in a forest littered with unexploded ordnance from World War II."

https://tinyurl.com/39tdtyxe

The Bible says the sins of the fathers will be visited on the sons.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 09:51 AM (ndZc7)


Practice the three Rs. In December of last year the Army and USG sent me a letter informing me that my house the property it was on has been designated a world Superfund. Which sounds Super! but is not not Super! Unexploded ordinance fired from an old post-WWII artillery training camp in Kennesaw GA. They were blasting Marietta, and specifically, it would turn out, my little mountain. So about a dozen neighbors and me.

Posted by: banana Dream - Recognize, Retreat, Report. at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (3uBP9)

265 I drink my coffee black. For decades it was sugar and heavy cream (35%). At some point I looked at that and thought, "I'm betting all that sugar ain't doing me any good, I wonder if I can cut that out?"

And so I switched. The first 2 weeks were kinda brutal, then I got used to it, and now I'm perfectly fine with it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 15, 2026 09:57 AM (O7YUW)

266 Muhammad did not perform any supernatural, miraculous things, he was just a warlord.

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:59 AM (g47mK)

267 Love hospital food. Jello in a souffle cup.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 15, 2026 09:51 AM (JvZF+)
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When my mother got her pacemaker installed (which required open heart surgery) she asked for wine with dinner, which was of course refused. So she refused to eat at all. The doctor came in, and she said she always had wine with dinner and she wanted some. It comforted her.

The doc eventually relented, and wrote a prescription for a decent white wine to go with her dinner, and it arrived in a medicine cup. She was very proud of the fact that he specified a good white wine.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

268 From my observed life experiences, I'd say that the inclination to act evil is a basic human trait, equal in both sexes. There's a difference in how it manifests; men are willing to rely on their own strength and act out openly and violently; women, because they generally do not have physical strength to rely on, tend to act quietly, secretly, and with cunning. But for both, that's simply a matter of tactics, not a difference in intent.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 09:59 AM (edUvp)

269 Think Livia, Augustus' wife.
Posted by: Ignoramus

I saw a book one time that listed the ten worst women in history. Of the ten, the Emperor Claudius had married two of them, Messalina and Agrippina. Couldn't pick them at all. Of course, that was in the days before Francesca Hong.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)

270 I've heard Liszt Preludes a zillion times and it still gives me goosebumps.
youtube.com/watch?v=87wb97-XS_k

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (Jr5Lq)

271 That is incorrect. All you have to do is just search on the subject. Accounts of the arab conquest of Syria is one source.
Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (g47mK)
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We know that it was conquered, but not by whom. The internet (and most histories) credit Mohammed, but there is no contemporaneous source to back it up.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

272 True. In shia ishlam one can get "married", mullah and all, for an hour.
Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:33 AM (g47mK)

Why do I suspect it's the mullahs acting as pimps? "Everything in one place" so to speak.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (lFFaq)

273 Yeah, the big muscle head that plays Reacher went on an insulting rant about Trump out of the blue. I admit I’m less likely to watch the new season out now… he should’ve consulted with MJ who famously noted that republicans buy sneakers too…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (M+uMR)

274 Modern women are becoming overtly pagan, even if they identify as progressive Christians. This is one reason why I think it appropriate for us to reintroduce gendered nouns, because when you call a woman a priestess, you're not only being grammatically correct, you're also highlighting a fact that should not be ignored.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)


Whenever someone says to me that the Catholic Church should ordain women to be priests or deacons. I now ask, "Why?" After they stammer out some "equality bull$h!t", I respond:

1) Look at the Anglican and Lutheran churches: those churches have ordained women and it's brought nothing but strife and schism. I ask, "Is it a good idea to allow a church to be defaced with graffiti (like what happened in the Anglican church), or discard the Nicene Creed for the Sparkle Creed (like what happened in the Lutheran church?" Women "priests" did those things.

2) Women have a different charism than men. Women are to provide spiritual teaching to children. The orders of the Dominican sisters doing that are growing.

3) St. Catherine of Sienna acted as an ambassador.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:04 AM (ksbjf)

275 I, Claudius is a fantastic book.

The BBC made it into an excellent series with a who's who of Shakespearean actors.

Siân Phillips, Peter O'Toole's long-suffering wife, played Livia.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:05 AM (dtajH)

276 Practice the three Rs. In December of last year the Army and USG sent me a letter informing me that my house the property it was on has been designated a world Superfund. Which sounds Super! but is not not Super! Unexploded ordinance fired from an old post-WWII artillery training camp in Kennesaw GA. They were blasting Marietta, and specifically, it would turn out, my little mountain. So about a dozen neighbors and me.
Posted by: banana Dream - Recognize, Retreat, Report. at August 15, 2026 09:56 AM (3uBP9)

There's a couple thousand acres of deep woods near Karnak, Texas (near Marshall) which is still surrounded by heavy barbed wire and rusting "DANGER - KEEP AWAY!" signs. The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant was a major supplier of ordnance for the US Army from 1942 - 1997. Early on, large minefields were planted in the woods around the base to protect it from Nazi Saboteurs. At some point over the years, someone realized that all the maps to the original minefields had been lost, except for knowing the borders. It's been no-go territory ever since.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:06 AM (edUvp)

277 >>> From my observed life experiences, I'd say that the inclination to act evil is a basic human trait, equal in both sexes. There's a difference in how it manifests; men are willing to rely on their own strength and act out openly and violently; women, because they generally do not have physical strength to rely on, tend to act quietly, secretly, and with cunning. But for both, that's simply a matter of tactics, not a difference in intent.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 09:59 AM (edUvp)


Women sometimes act incredibly violent in a way that men would not. Because men are more used to violence and immediate consequences. So a women, who has not ever experienced consequences will go absolutely crazy violent. I saw this mostly in college with some younger women and what they would do to their boyfriends, or even strangers. Probably not a long enduring behavioral trait.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 10:07 AM (3uBP9)

278 We know that it was conquered, but not by whom. The internet (and most histories) credit Mohammed, but there is no contemporaneous source to back it up.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)


I am sorry I was not clear, there are contemporaneous sources from the 7th century of the conquest of Syria that talk about Muhammad. There are Jewish sources from the 7th century.

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:07 AM (g47mK)

279 I'm a fan of the Reacher books. Tom Cruise did a decent job playing Reacher even though he lacks the physical characteristics. Richson has the physique, but is dead flat as an actor and a political idiot.

Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 15, 2026 10:08 AM (z6ONu)

280
I've heard Liszt Preludes a zillion times and it still gives me goosebumps.
youtube.com/watch?v=87wb97-XS_k
Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:01 AM (Jr5Lq)

__________

If you like that, you'll like The Battle of the Huns.

https://youtu.be/iGTxijUZ4to

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 10:08 AM (O0L8i)

281 Whenever someone says to me that the Catholic Church should ordain women to be priests or deacons. I now ask, "Why?" After they stammer out some "equality bull$h!t", I respond:

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:04 AM (ksbjf)
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The male tranny thing can be explained by simply noting that for the last 50 years women have invaded and then colonized every male-exclusive space. When women reporters demanded access to male locker rooms it was clear where things were going.

So with the entire world effectively female, it was not at all surprising that men would return the favor - and that feminists would have no argument to oppose it.

For all of human history men and women had specific roles in society, and while there were notable exceptions, they were exceptions. It's better that way. Creating Year Zero is civillizational suicide.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)

282 Muhammad did not perform any supernatural, miraculous things, he was just a warlord.
Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 09:59 AM (g47mK)


He also got "mounted" by the men of Al-Zutt.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:09 AM (ksbjf)

283 Tom Cruise is too short to be Reacher, no?

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:10 AM (g47mK)

284 I am sorry I was not clear, there are contemporaneous sources from the 7th century of the conquest of Syria that talk about Muhammad. There are Jewish sources from the 7th century.
Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:07 AM (g47mK)
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None written during his purported lifetime. He was created after the fact and credited with stuff.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

285 >>Women sometimes act incredibly violent in a way that men would not.

Heh, you got me.

Posted by: Tacklebox faced Canadian Ginger whose being deported at August 15, 2026 10:11 AM (J4Dwc)

286
Whenever someone says to me that the Catholic Church should ordain women to be priests or deacons. I now ask, "Why?" After they stammer out some "equality bull$h!t"

_________

The Church has made it clear that there's not only no way they will, there's no way they can.



Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 10:11 AM (O0L8i)

287 About a foot too short

Posted by: Buck Ofama at August 15, 2026 10:12 AM (z6ONu)

288 "Women sometimes act incredibly violent in a way that men would not."

'Always kill the female terrorists first.' - At least one 1980's Golan-Globus film.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:13 AM (Jr5Lq)

289 None written during his purported lifetime. He was created after the fact and credited with stuff.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

You are hillariously fanatical. Doctrina Jacobi was written in the 7th century. Ishlam has many problems , but denying historical existance of muhammand is not the way to go.

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:13 AM (g47mK)

290 He also got "mounted" by the men of Al-Zutt.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:09 AM (ksbjf)
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His biography was shaped by the rulers that inherited his empire, so child marriage was legitimized, as was stealing whatever woman you wanted. Getting buggered was also put in for a reason.

There are Christian and Jewish elements, which likely came from the original heresy, but the reason why there are also contradictions about whether killing unbelievers is okay is because they were added in.

And of course the originals (and subsequent revisions) were all destroyed in favor of the new version.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)

291 Muhammad did not perform any supernatural, miraculous things, he was just a warlord.
Posted by: runner

He couldn't even bring the mountain to him.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)

292 275 I, Claudius is a fantastic book.

The BBC made it into an excellent series with a who's who of Shakespearean actors.

Siân Phillips, Peter O'Toole's long-suffering wife, played Livia.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:05 AM (dtajH)

I'd make the case that "I, Claudius" is the best television miniseries ever produced, in almost every measure.

For me, perhaps the most notable character was John Hurt's Caligula. The character has been portrayed several times by different actors, but John Hurt's version was so perfect that I can never again think of that character in any other way. It let me know early on that John Hurt was a powerhouse actor who was going to do great things with his career.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (edUvp)

293 "If you like that, you'll like The Battle of the Huns.
https://youtu.be/iGTxijUZ4to"

Spinning it now, thanks!

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (Jr5Lq)

294 He couldn't even bring the mountain to him.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fear Me! at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)

good point!

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:15 AM (g47mK)

295 >>> At some point over the years, someone realized that all the maps to the original minefields had been lost, except for knowing the borders. It's been no-go territory ever since.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:06 AM (edUvp)


The pamphlet they sent me actually goes into how they kept Great Records Thank You Very Much! on the training and targeting. And then they very methodically destroyed the records to comply with a later record retention and disposal order. Yeah, that checks.

But they sent out some sort of science teams, the Corps of Engineers were involved I think, and that's how they identified my area.

My dad was in USACE during the Korean war (if that's what they were called then). I know almost nothing about him, he died right after I was born. So I think that part, a little connection, is pretty cool.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 10:15 AM (3uBP9)

296 Cruise is a much better Reacher than the muscle head…. But my opinion may not be worth much as I’ve never read the books. I’ve only seen the Cruise movies and the Amazon streaming show

But Richson as someone noted above is an extremely wooden actor. Makes Keanu Reaves look like Tom Hanks

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 10:16 AM (M+uMR)

297 I didn't know that ham radio ops had a patron saint.

I looked him up; he was also the patron saint of several other groups, including drug addicts and journalists. Not sure I like being lumped in with journalists....

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (zDDmD)

298 Good morning Hordemates.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (2WIwB)

299 Next, AHL destroys Siddhartha Gautama !

Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (g47mK)

300 You are hillariously fanatical. Doctrina Jacobi was written in the 7th century. Ishlam has many problems , but denying historical existance of muhammand is not the way to go.
Posted by: runner at August 15, 2026 10:13 AM (g47mK)
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I'm not fanatical, it's a known problem. Why were the early caliphs minting coins with crosses on them? The official version has been sanitized because if you question it, you get a fatwa. But if you do the research (which isn't difficult, Gibbon is out there) you can see that it's all been fixed.

I'm reading St. Augustine's City of God, and the translator repeatedly "corrects" him based on the fact that surviving sources disagree with what he writes. Really?! The guy with dozens of lost books doesn't know what he is talking about? You think that the same thing doesn't happen in regards to Islam?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

301 72° now, topping out about 82°. Got the windows open, whole house fan on. Getting rid of all the stale AC air.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 10:18 AM (sl73Y)

302 "I didn't know that ham radio ops had a patron saint."

Hiram Percy Maxim, AFAIK.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:19 AM (Jr5Lq)

303 At some point over the years, someone realized that all the maps to the original minefields had been lost, except for knowing the borders. It's been no-go territory ever since.

It seems like ground-penetrating radar combined with drones could solve that but I guess after this long everyone is OK with the existing solution.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 15, 2026 10:20 AM (vTZFs)

304 'd make the case that "I, Claudius" is the best television miniseries ever produced, in almost every measure.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (edUvp)
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It is excellent, and sort of a who's who of rising British talent. Patrick Stewart with hair!

The production values are very low, and after a while you can get past that.

I will say that Brideshead Revisited is the greatest television adaptation. Superlative cast, great filmography, and incredibly faithful to the book. You don't really need to read it if you watch the miniseries, it's that close.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

305 Whenever someone says to me that the Catholic Church should ordain women to be priests or deacons. I now ask, "Why?" After they stammer out some "equality bull$h!t"
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:04 AM (ksbjf)
_________

The Church has made it clear that there's not only no way they will, there's no way they can.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 10:11 AM (O0L8i)


Yes, men and women have different charisms. The Catholic Church does not regard women as inherently inferior -- we're constantly criticized for "worshiping Mary" by Protestants -- but things work better with different roles assigned to men and women.

I think one of the things occurring during the current resurgence of the Catholic Church is the re-recognition of the importance of the role of women in the spiritual education of young children. The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are both religious orders that wear the habit, and teach children. They are both growing in numbers, and there are just not enough of those sisters to meet demand from the bishops.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:21 AM (ksbjf)

306 There was a film production of I, Claudius that was never finished.

Charles Laughton played Claudius. Here's a clip that survived.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dvbX8imXnI&t=66s

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:21 AM (dtajH)

307 I live a mile north of the USA's biggest SuperFund site, but it's just boring old solvents in the water table, not UXOs.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:21 AM (Jr5Lq)

308 When the Army decided to close Ft. Ord in California years ago the state, city (Seaside) and Army formulated a plan to deal with all the unexploded ordinance on the various ranges.

Burn the vegetation to expose the ammo.

It did not go as planned. Mostly. The "prescribed burns" got out of hand more than once.

My house and yard was covered in ash from one such event. Nasty, oily ash from the scrub growing there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 10:22 AM (2Cry5)

309 I'm reading St. Augustine's City of God, and the translator repeatedly "corrects" him based on the fact that surviving sources disagree with what he writes. Really?! The guy with dozens of lost books doesn't know what he is talking about? You think that the same thing doesn't happen in regards to Islam?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
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Clarification: I should have written "surviving sources do not confirm what he says, and modern academics disagree." Basically, he is filling in holes and academics don't want him to be correct.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)

310 Good morning all
Happy to see so many familiar nics. Hugs to those of you hurting. Wish I could do them in person. My sons and grandkids have been gallivanting the last couple,of weeks and I've been feeling a little lonesome. I've been working at staying busy and it helps but looking forward to seeing my granddaughters today. My other son not back for another week.
One day at a time.....

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 10:22 AM (kJmSS)

311 I live a mile north of the USA's biggest SuperFund site, but it's just boring old solvents in the water table, not UXOs.
Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:21 AM (Jr5Lq)
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"Danger UXO" is another great miniseries. Zero plot armor. No script immunity. Great watch.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

312 Muslims are merely the means to an end in the UK. The real problem is that the British ruling class hates their own nation.

https://tinyurl.com/4z3z3h87

Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)

313 I don't doubt that there was some version of Muhammed as an early mystic/part time military adventurer. But I have no doubt that the actual Koran was a creation of early 9th century scholars seeking to legitimize a new Arab Dynasty which was expanding. Some of the more confusing and contradictory parts are most easily explained by noting that they were trying to incorporate the fractured pieces of original writing they were working with.

This also easily explains why Islam is so heavily focused on fusing Religion and Government. That was what it was created to do, more than anything else.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:24 AM (edUvp)

314 Losing a map to a minefield isn't a problem. Just get a bunch of kids in a line and send 'em marching.

Posted by: Iran and Iraq. at August 15, 2026 10:24 AM (zDDmD)

315 >>> I'm reading St. Augustine's City of God, and the translator repeatedly "corrects" him based on the fact that surviving sources disagree with what he writes. Really?! The guy with dozens of lost books doesn't know what he is talking about? You think that the same thing doesn't happen in regards to Islam?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)


I got one of the cheap-ish kindle editions from Amazon 99 cents. It does not do that. Paul A Boer Sr is shown as the author. Now it has a section in the beginning where he discusses "controversies" that have arisen in various accounts and translations. But I think I may have just scanned that to get to Augustine.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 10:25 AM (3uBP9)

316 We have a park near old Camp Grant that supposedly has UXOs. I don't think they prohibit walking in the woods there, but they don't want people digging around.

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:25 AM (Jr5Lq)

317 British ruling class hates their own nation
_-_
...and, unfortunately, it ain't limited to the Brits...same trouble here...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at August 15, 2026 10:25 AM (6tOGy)

318 Editor I meant, I'm not sure who did the translation. I see Paul on a large number of these 99cent Amazon editions of old classics.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 10:27 AM (3uBP9)

319 And of course the originals (and subsequent revisions) were all destroyed in favor of the new version.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)


I saw a video in which some Mohammadan was nattering about the "errors" in the Bible. The Christian replied that was because there something like 20,000 codices, books and fragments that had some minor differences in word-choices, but not meaning --- AND all earlier versions of the Koran had been purposefully destroyed.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:27 AM (ksbjf)

320 "The real problem is that the British ruling class hates their own nation."

I'd substitue "non-elite" for "nation"

We have the same issue in the US but it's not as advanced.

It's heavily infercted the D party, and explains the split between Trumpsters and the GOPe

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:28 AM (dtajH)

321 Hadrian. Our parish had a vigil Mass last evening for the Assumption. Tomorrow our pastor and many others will hike up to St. Mary's Peak to celebrate Mass. Those of us who cannot make the climb, I have altitude issues, will celebrate Mass with a mystery visiting priest. I'm hoping for the newly ordained priest from our Diocese.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 10:28 AM (2NHgQ)

322 Mohammadan with an axe that missed him and struck the altar -- which cause the Mohammadan to drop the axe and flee the Sanctuary).

My 16 year old grandson later mentioned to us, "That priest is so happy."
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

You'd be happy to if your head didn't get axed for no good reason.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 10:29 AM (sl73Y)

323 >>> Muslims are merely the means to an end in the UK. The real problem is that the British ruling class hates their own nation.

https://tinyurl.com/4z3z3h87
Posted by: Archimedes at August 15, 2026 10:24 AM (Riz8t)


The Flying Inn - G. K. Chesterton

All laid out there in print over a century ago.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 10:29 AM (3uBP9)

324 I don't doubt that there was some version of Muhammed as an early mystic/part time military adventurer. But I have no doubt that the actual Koran was a creation of early 9th century scholars seeking to legitimize a new Arab Dynasty which was expanding. Some of the more confusing and contradictory parts are most easily explained by noting that they were trying to incorporate the fractured pieces of original writing they were working with.

This also easily explains why Islam is so heavily focused on fusing Religion and Government. That was what it was created to do, more than anything else.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:24 AM (edUvp)
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There absolutely was a conqueror, but he was no the Mohammed of history. That was added later on. We have detailed records from the Eastern Romans and if a new religion had popped up, it would have been noticed. That only happened after the fact. He was retconned in as part of the new imperial ideology, sort of like deifying Julius Caesar to make Augustus more legitimate.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:30 AM (ZOv7s)

325 Unfortunately, “deconstruction” is a fad amongst some Christians now… it means some halfway prominent “Christians” are publicly proclaiming they no longer believe. I think the word heretic is more appropriate

If someone wants to renounce their faith, do it in private please. I saw a YouTube video yesterday some former pastor who preached for 20 years now he’s trying to convince his audience how ridiculous Christianity is… he will face a greater judgement

And he’s not even a clear thinker. All his “arguments” are emotionalism “why isn’t God more like I want him to be?”

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at August 15, 2026 10:33 AM (M+uMR)

326 St Mary's Peak trail details: Length: About 7.3 to 9 miles round trip. Elevation Gain: Roughly 2,400 to 2,500 feet. Thirty years ago, I could have done it easy-peasy. Not any more

Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:33 AM (Jr5Lq)

327 Clarification: I should have written "surviving sources do not confirm what he says, and modern academics disagree." Basically, he is filling in holes and academics don't want him to be correct.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)


I no longer have any patience for Modernist revisionist bull$h!t. For example, there is Eusebius informing us in his history of the early Church who wrote the various Gospels. Then we have modern critics contradicting Eusebius based on nothing more than nitpicking word-choices and textual cadence within the Gospels.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:34 AM (ksbjf)

328 With the exception of one, every naval air station that had tenant commands I was assigned to, or was temporarily detached to, have been designated Superfund sites.

Whiting Field
Pensacola
Moffett Field
Adak

And that's just CONUS. No idea about the overseas deployment sites.

Posted by: Tacklebox faced Canadian Ginger whose being deported at August 15, 2026 10:35 AM (J4Dwc)

329 Mohammadan with an axe that missed him and struck the altar -- which cause the Mohammadan to drop the axe and flee the Sanctuary).

My 16 year old grandson later mentioned to us, "That priest is so happy."
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

You'd be happy to if your head didn't get axed for no good reason.
Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 10:29 AM (sl73Y)


I think you're intentionally missing the point of the anecdote. The priest is happy because he is being persecuted for preaching the Good News, and if he is killed he will be a martyr and go straight to Heaven.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at August 15, 2026 10:37 AM (ksbjf)

330 There is much, much more coming. You can't waste an October Surprise in August. Those will hit in about three weeks and it's going to be a dense pack strategy, where every news cycle there will be new revelations about different stuff.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
100 %.

Posted by: Eromero at August 15, 2026 10:38 AM (LHPAg)

331
I will say that Brideshead Revisited is the greatest television adaptation. Superlative cast, great filmography, and incredibly faithful to the book. You don't really need to read it if you watch the miniseries, it's that close.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)


Unfortunately, I hated every single character in it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 10:38 AM (O0L8i)

332 It's heavily infercted the D party, and explains the split between Trumpsters and the GOPe
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:28 AM (dtajH)

Totally agree. Especially with the second part. Bush and his ilk seemed to like America as a concept, but be embarrassed (at best) by actual Americans. Trump *loves* Americans and understands that it is the people who make the nation, not certain lines on a map or even aspirational writings. I guess that truly does make him a populist.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 10:43 AM (lFFaq)

333 gp. I'm good to around 5000ft. Jungfrau in Switzerland was tough and that was after riding up in a train. I was in a fog the entire time we were there.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 15, 2026 10:43 AM (2NHgQ)

334 stupid sock

Posted by: one hour sober at August 15, 2026 10:44 AM (J4Dwc)

335 PDTS should remove all nuclear weapons from the UK. In fact, he should remove them from the EU.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 15, 2026 10:44 AM (3Ope8)

336 Posted by: gp at August 15, 2026 10:33 AM (Jr5Lq)

You're in Colorado?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 15, 2026 10:45 AM (lFFaq)

337
I once tried to show "I, Claudius" to the lovely and discerning Mrs naturalfake.

She lasted 20-30 minutes, sighed and said (something along the lines of)-

"I'm going to go read. It looks so cheap. Like a high school play production. I can't take it seriously."

Yeah, the production values of IC aren't great. Very much a BBC low budget production like a Roman Doctor Who.

But, still one of my faves.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 15, 2026 10:46 AM (iJfKG)

338 URGENT REQUEST FOR PRAYER!!!

My daughter has been struggling with depression and has even had thoughts of suicide. She just revealed this yesterday after we got her moved back into her college apartment. Said she was fine when she came home for the summer but the last month has been bad. Pray for J if you can and will.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 15, 2026 10:47 AM (CdaaV)

339 PDTS should remove all nuclear weapons from the UK. In fact, he should remove them from the EU.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Absolutely.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 15, 2026 10:51 AM (6XDXn)

340 I mentioned above that I liked Brink of War about Reagan and Gorbachev.

Reagan had us win the Cold War and then Cheney f*cked it up.

Among other sins, Cheney used the Anthrax Scare to put Fauci in charge of bio-weapons development.

Posted by: Ignoramus at August 15, 2026 10:56 AM (dtajH)

341 Pray for J if you can and will.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at Augus


You got them. Lots of them.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 10:59 AM (sl73Y)

342 Prayers up, Madamemayhem!

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:00 AM (zDDmD)

343 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 15, 2026 10:47 AM (CdaaV

Of course, I will. So hard for young people and their parents . Is there a trustworthy counselor she could speak to at the college?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 15, 2026 11:00 AM (xSAlF)

344 Is it just me, or does that guy in the senility pop ups look a lot like Bill Belichek??

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 11:00 AM (sl73Y)

345 Prayers for peace for your daughter, Madame.

That’s very scary. I pray Mary, our Holy Mother, wraps her arms around your daughter and gives her strength and love. And fills her with kindness and grace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 15, 2026 11:01 AM (yEz+x)

346 In other news, Mrs. Lloyd is healing ahead of schedule, God be praised! Keep those prayers coming!

She was told that if the drains were producing less than 20ml per switch for three days, they need to come out. They already are! Usually this takes weeks, and they are a real hassle. Can't wait for them to go away.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 11:01 AM (ZOv7s)

347 > DTS should remove all nuclear weapons from the UK. In fact, he should remove them from the EU.
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Doesn't France have their own nukes? Not American made ones. I think they might be the only NATO/EU with them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 11:02 AM (2Cry5)

348 Is there a trustworthy counselor she could speak to at the college?

Keep her far away from college councillors. Look into other sources in the area, or better yet, bring her home at any sign of trouble.

Posted by: From about That Time at August 15, 2026 11:03 AM (sl73Y)

349 Unfortunately, I hated every single character in it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 15, 2026 10:38 AM (O0L8i)
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If you have the nerve, watch it again and realize how different their interactions are when you realize what's really going on. On the surface, it's just a soap opera period drama, but the conversion story is quite beautiful.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

350 Doesn't France have their own nukes? Not American made ones. I think they might be the only NATO/EU with them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 11:02 AM (2Cry5)l
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Yes, France built their own. Delusions of still being a global power. Their navy has surpassed that of Britain, so they have that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 11:04 AM (ZOv7s)

351 Of course Madamemayhem!

Posted by: Tonypete at August 15, 2026 11:05 AM (hrOJm)

352 22...They speculate that much of the explosion of illnesses including cancer may be due to whole light deprivation, or what they call "red-light scurvy"
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:09 AM (Ydd86)

Yes. Here's a rather long video featuring Dr Roger Seheult, who has done deep research into the topic.
https://tinyurl.com/56b8f3ay

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at August 15, 2026 11:07 AM (S9bhW)

353 I definitely think there are more psychos on the road now. I used to drive, not aggressively, but if some chucklehead wants to run me off the road, well chances are his car is worth more than my 15 year old car and I have the $$ to buy another old car, so I guess we wreckin.

But the people out there now are just crazy, who knows what they would do. And I can't be in the position of getting into sketchy altercations with bozos anymore. Reports would be written up, I would speak to investigators, my butt kind of belongs to the government now and I can't just be the stubborn hardhead I used to be.

You'd think being a squish would be easier when you get old and wrinkly but it's not. So now, for the first time in my life I drive defensively and it's worse because the crazies see you as a mark to push around. And people are freaking nuts.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 11:10 AM (3uBP9)

354 Your average Bass Pro superstore has a larger Navy than Once-Great Britain.

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:12 AM (zDDmD)

355 >> Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 15, 2026 10:47 AM (CdaaV)

Yes, lots prayers for your precious daughter J, certainly.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 11:13 AM (3uBP9)

356 Going to a men's get together tonight. Around a fire pit. Organized loosely through John Eldredge's Wild At Heart ministry. Never know who will turn up, what their story will be or what the prayer needs will be. I just go with an attitude of expectation. And cigars.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at August 15, 2026 11:14 AM (2Ez/1)

357 And people are freaking nuts.
Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 11:10 AM (3uBP9)
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It has gotten much worse. I think there are several factors:

Illegal aliens
Distracted drivers staring at screens
Pot addicts

What is new is the number of people who drive really slow and hesitate at green lights. I've seen people brake at green lights and wait for them to turn red. They have to be high.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at August 15, 2026 11:15 AM (ZOv7s)

358 Article suggested either get out in the sun more (even fully covered up for uv ptotection) so you get the longer wavelengths

Or get an incandescent bulb and put it on a dimmer

This absolutely makes sense to me
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 08:12 AM (Ydd86)


Some of the best things to do are get up at dawn and be outside for the sunrise, even on cloudy days, and be outside at sunset for the same reason.
The morning sun gets you awake and going for the day, and the sunset gets you set for going to sleep.

I have a back yard for a reason. I like to spend all the time that I can when it is not oppressively hot out there.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 11:15 AM (rbvCR)

359 338 URGENT REQUEST FOR PRAYER!!!

My daughter has been struggling with depression and has even had thoughts of suicide. Pray for J if you can and will.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 15, 2026 10:47 AM (CdaaV)

As a suicide loss survivor (my brother) you have my sincerest prayers. He was in his 60s and it was a complete shock. Looking back though, there were signs. I’m the last person to offer advice but maybe it’s best to bring her back home. Also, allianceofhope dot org is a wonderful resource with a great forum for support.

Posted by: TxAnn at August 15, 2026 11:16 AM (SjAWL)

360 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at August 15, 2026 10:47 AM (CdaaV)

All my prayers, dear lady.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at August 15, 2026 11:17 AM (qRla/)

361 Anyone catch the debate between Andrew Wilson and Candace Owens? I did not but according to witnesses I trust, Andrew coolly dissected her specious arguments one by one. It was all very civil, I hear.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 15, 2026 11:17 AM (7s9Qe)

362 I hate driving. I never actually liked it but living in a suburb with a garage, little traffic and knowing where I was going most times, it was okay. Now my car is parked in multi story public garage built when cars were a lot smaller.The anxiety starts just getting out of the garage. I live in a city where there is always traffic, road construction, bicycles, pedestrians and foreign drivers who apparently can't read road signs. I hate driving.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 11:18 AM (kJmSS)

363 If I had to commit to only a few times for sunlight exposure, I would prioritize early morning on my face and some midday on skin. This would be for the purposes of setting my internal clock, preserving my eyesight, and fortifying my vitamin D stores for the sake of immune regulation/cancer prevention.

But I'd avoid sunburns.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 15, 2026 11:23 AM (OlzlW)

364 I hate driving.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 15, 2026 11:18 AM
+++

We're right here on your phone.

Posted by: Uber and Lyft at August 15, 2026 11:24 AM (2Ez/1)

365 >>I definitely think there are more psychos on the road now.

Yesterday afternoon, the driver of a school bus filled with kids was tailgating me going down the road at 50 mph in a posted 45 zone. She was literally just a few feet off my back bumper. Approaching a turn to the right, I slowed early and came to a dead stop for a few seconds before proceeding. She was pounding on the horn.

Posted by: one hour sober at August 15, 2026 11:25 AM (J4Dwc)

366 Teresa iFW, thank you
I continue to pray for you

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 11:27 AM (Ydd86)

367 >>> preserving my eyesight, and fortifying my vitamin D stores for the sake of immune regulation/cancer prevention.

But I'd avoid sunburns.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at August 15, 2026 11:23 AM (OlzlW)


Oh wow, I never even thought about sunlight exposure helping eyesight but I look now and it's pretty much an accepted medical fact. Really important for kids growing up too. 25% less likely to develop nearsightedness. ... The things you learn here.

Posted by: banana Dream at August 15, 2026 11:28 AM (3uBP9)

368 Nood

Posted by: PabloD at August 15, 2026 11:28 AM (zDDmD)

369 Nood.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at August 15, 2026 11:32 AM (qFwJc)

370 I am supposed to avoid UV on my eyes

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 11:34 AM (Ydd86)

371 I got the gasket for my latest flea-market stainless Moka pot coffee maker. I needed one for my car kit, and I think this one is about right. It is the (laughably termed) 4 cup Bialetti that makes just about one decent sized mug of coffee plus a dribble more so I can feel I got all I need. (I need that little extra so I can drink the first cup in confidence that it is not all I have)

It is too small for everyday use, but it will work for when I want just a single cup, and not the four cups that my saucepan will make.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 15, 2026 11:35 AM (rbvCR)

372 Madamemayhem, does she have a trusted therapist or counselor?
She needs mental health treatment, and possibly physical health treatment, because mind & body are a unity.
Most of all she needs prayer, from others, but also she needs to pray.
Is the college close enough for you guys to cgeck on her frequently?

Out of the depths we cry to you, hear us O Lord.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 11:41 AM (Ydd86)

373 Kindltot, I recently got a new gasket. Is it silicone?
I had to boil it in 50% vinegar solution first to get the factory taste out of it.
And I used vinegar water on the whole moka toi, then plain water.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at August 15, 2026 11:44 AM (Ydd86)

374 Trump is d an idiot. Friday in a NY speech: "After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated, pretty soon I'll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States," Trump said, with a chuckle".

Meanwhile, July 14: WASHINGTON (AP) - - The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September, American and Iraqi officials said Tuesday.

Speaking through an interpreter, al-Zaidi said "U.S. forces will be out of Iraq" by Sept. 30, "while U.S. companies will be inside Iraq."

The Pentagon said in a subsequent statement that it was reaffirming a 2024 agreement with Iraq to end its mission against IS fighters. Many of the U.S. troops still serving in Iraq at the time of the deal, which was made during the Biden administration, already have departed.

The United States has been shifting the burden for combating IS in Iraq from American and coalition forces to Iraqi troops who have been trained by the U.S. military.

Posted by: Paul at August 15, 2026 11:53 AM (uU7NT)

375 When is the best time of day?
Old lore is morning, is that true?
Posted by: vmom deport
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I recall the Folgers jingle:

'The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup...'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 15, 2026 11:59 AM (XeU6L)

376 ‘Iran’s black widow’ faces multiple death sentences after gruesomely killing at least 10 of her ex husbands

at least 10???
Posted by: r hennigantx at August 15, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)

Shouldn't they be making her Supreme Leader?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 12:26 PM (1z8ji)

377 There's a couple thousand acres of deep woods near Karnak, Texas (near Marshall) which is still surrounded by heavy barbed wire and rusting "DANGER - KEEP AWAY!" signs. The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant was a major supplier of ordnance for the US Army from 1942 - 1997. Early on, large minefields were planted in the woods around the base to protect it from Nazi Saboteurs. At some point over the years, someone realized that all the maps to the original minefields had been lost, except for knowing the borders. It's been no-go territory ever since.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 15, 2026 10:06 AM (edUvp)

Sounds like a great place to dump feral hogs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 12:48 PM (1z8ji)

378 Doesn't France have their own nukes? Not American made ones. I think they might be the only NATO/EU with them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 15, 2026 11:02 AM (2Cry5)

The British built their own. Tested in the Australian desert, IIRC. I don't know if they retain the capability of making them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 15, 2026 12:56 PM (1z8ji)

379 Looks like Paul's on repeat.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at August 15, 2026 01:14 PM (0Fxkt)

380 Sorry to inform you all that my mother passed away.

Posted by: Isophorone at August 15, 2026 04:07 PM (bpEno)

381
Isophorone,

So sorry to hear that.

Posted by: four seasons at August 15, 2026 04:13 PM (/QHx4)

382 Prayers up for you and yours, Isophorone.

Posted by: toby928(c) at August 15, 2026 05:53 PM (4NO2D)

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