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Hello everybody! Thursday night, and as always, just a friendly reminder to read the instructions before submitting an order for anything.
Anyone Want To Play Fantasy Football?
There's one spot open in the Ace of Spades league. We draft Monday at 10 ET. If you're interested, email the league commissioner. roblambeth1 and he's at the yahoo place. You'll get to take over the old team. Keepers are due by Sat night, so hurry if you're interested.This Is Actually Great
The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge
This pedestrian bridge crosses I-494 just west of the Minneapolis Airport. It connects Bloomington to Richfield. I drive under it often and I wondered: why is it there? It's not in an area that is particularly walkable, and it doesn't connect any establishments that obviously need to be connected. So why was it built?I found this to be a thoroughly engrossing and enjoyable read, as this guy spends months trying to solve the mystery of Chesterton's Bridge. I wish he were training political reporters.
I often have curious thoughts like this, but I dismiss most of them because if I answered all of them I would get nothing else done. But one day I was walking out of a Taco Bell and found myself at the base of the bridge.
That only raised MORE questions! Why did the bridge just lead to some grass? Why isn't there a sidewalk? What is the point? It makes no sense!
Obviously I had to walk across it to see where it went. I found that it connects that Taco Bell... to a Grainger.
You Will Apologize For Existing
We are all criminals? I don't think so...
The Stearns County Human Services Department recently required all of its employees to attend a training on how they are “all criminals.” The training was mandatory, according to internal emails obtained by Alpha News, and employees who were unable to attend were provided a recording.The group wants to help criminals get a second chance, easing their way back into the working world. Nothing wrong with that. But being leftists, of course, they can't do that by encouraging them to take responsibility for their action and repent, no, they have to stigmatize everyone else for the “privilege”. The only difference between you and Rico “The Shark” Gionelli, who just got done serving 12 years of a 20 year sentence for putting an old man in intensive care while collecting for a loan shark, is that you weren't caught that one time you jaywalked in high school.
“This training is mandatory for all staff, however, if you are unable to attend the in-person training, we will have a recording available for later viewing. Nevertheless, I encourage you to attend in person as it is a very powerful training (and it’s always fun to connect with your co-workers about all of us being criminals)!” Human Services Administrator Melissa Huberty wrote in an email to staff in the department.
The Aug. 14 training was called “We Are All Criminals” and was put on by a nonprofit of the same name.
A Taxing Thread
The Income Tax is Chattel Slavery.
13th Amendment outlawed slavery, 16th made it universal. The income Tax is Chattel slavery. It is an infinite debt that can never be paid off, a debt that no amount of money can ever make you free of, and instead, you and all your descendants will eternally be having your wages garnished and all your transactions tracked and subjected to reporting requirements as if you are a parolee from a debtors prison, you have no right to avoid self-incrimination, no right to be secure in your private papers... you MUST report and it must be accurate and volunteer information on any crime you may have committed if you gained a single dollar via it. You are not free, your children are not free, and you have none of the rights any of the founders would have considered the basis of being a free man... you are a chattel slave and as chattel so are your children.She's not shy about making her case, and frankly, I see where she's coming from.
A Smart Military Blog
Amusing History Ships of Note: PC-815
It chased a known magnetic anomaly. Sounds suspicious. I’m guessing it was quickly defeated? After a fierce battle lasting 68 hours, during which PC-815 dropped a mere 37 depth charges and called in reinforcement from two airships and four other surface vessels, the dangerous anomaly was declared neutralised. Its commander claimed one definite kill and one probable. Like making stuff up, did he? The commander was one L. Ron Hubbard. Yes, that one.Believe it or not, there's more.
I'm Surprised They Didn't Call In Geraldo Rivera For The Reveal A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
Staff and students at West Point, the famed US military academy, gathered on Monday for what was supposed to be a historic moment: the opening of a mysterious 1820s time capsule, discovered months ago at the base of a campus monument. The event was live-streamed, starting with pre-recorded remarks from academy historian Jennifer Voigtschild, inviting the audience to "literally uncover a piece of West Point history". Cadets were filmed offering their own predictions for what was inside the nearly 200-year-old lead box: an American flag, boots, or maybe a class ring.Read to find out the rest. So maybe it wasn't a time capsule. What was it then? We need to get the bridge guy on this mystery, stat!
Clickbait Can We Guess Which Region Of The U.S. You’re From? Well? Can they? It thought I was from the Midwest, so that's not encouraging. Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by your pure and innocent grandparents, from a simpler time:
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: BifBewalski at August 31, 2023 09:59 PM (3CCua)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 09:59 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: BifBewalski at August 31, 2023 09:59 PM (3CCua)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 31, 2023 09:59 PM (5xURv)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:01 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 31, 2023 10:01 PM (XMwZJ)
Let me guess. It was Native American school children?
Posted by: Archimedes at August 31, 2023 10:03 PM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Archimedes
Brave of you to guess that.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:04 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:04 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 31, 2023 10:04 PM (5xURv)
Posted by: TRex at August 31, 2023 10:04 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: chris+opher at August 31, 2023 10:04 PM (dSco/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 31, 2023 10:06 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: TRex at August 31, 2023 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 31, 2023 10:08 PM (5xURv)
Posted by: Braenyard at August 31, 2023 10:08 PM (SKXSf)
Posted by: TRex at August 31, 2023 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
How many illegals helped build that rocket? None?
No thank you, sir!
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 31, 2023 10:08 PM (5xURv)
I made a corn pie for supper tonight. Nope, not a euphanism. Fill a proper pie shell (lard crust of course) with butter, fresh corn stripped from the cob and add a bit of milk, butter, S&P, and you can cut up a few hard boiled eggs into it. Oh, did I mention mo butter? Put a lid on it and bake it hot for 10 minutes and then back off the heat for 25 minutes more. Delicious!
I know it sounds strange, but I decided to get back in touch with my PA German roots. Grammi made it all the time during last summer.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:09 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
So he dropped depth charges hoping to catch some fish. All he got was a lot of noise and water.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 31, 2023 10:09 PM (mNmNo)
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:10 PM (IaTa3)
I don't live there anymore, so when asked about things I do on the weekend, going to the beach was not what I replied.
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 31, 2023 10:11 PM (8fpTj)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 10:13 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
Worse are those tiny bluetooth headsets.
Used to be you could tell the crazy dudes, 'cuz they were walking down the street talking to themselves.
Now that's everybody.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:14 PM (DgGvY)
They were right. Never heard that story but went down that rabbit hole today. Thanks for the brain nugget.
Posted by: TRex at August 31, 2023 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 10:15 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:16 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 10:16 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: Notorious BFD
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I just stepped out on the porch to take a look. It sure is!
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:16 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 31, 2023 10:17 PM (E3FAu)
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 31, 2023 10:18 PM (E3FAu)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 31, 2023 10:18 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD
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I just stepped out on the porch to take a look. It sure is!
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:16 PM (aBJcM)
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It was even more spectacular a couple of nights ago. I managed to get a nice pic...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2023 10:19 PM (BpYfr)
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That sounds incredible. Corn pudding was Jesse's favorite, and fortuitously, something that I can cook fairly well.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:19 PM (aBJcM)
Used to be you could tell the crazy dudes, 'cuz they were walking down the street talking to themselves.
Now that's everybody.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:14 PM
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This. And because their ears are plugged, they talk loudly. Can't imagine why you'd want everyone else to hear your conversation. I give the look of death, but most people have no idea why.
Posted by: TRex at August 31, 2023 10:19 PM (IQ6Gq)
I got bored and clicked out after 7 or 8 questions, at least 4 of which the right answer was "none of the above."
Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2023 10:20 PM (nfrXX)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2023 10:19 PM (BpYfr)
Should have put a book in the pic, then you would have had a fantastic pic for Sunday!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 10:20 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: chris+opher at August 31, 2023 10:21 PM (dSco/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan at August 31, 2023 10:21 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: greg at August 31, 2023 10:21 PM (KtqAF)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at August 31, 2023 10:18 PM (XMwZJ)
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Agreed. Everybody knows that "Sundrop" is the correct answer for favorite soda pop....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2023 10:22 PM (BpYfr)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 31, 2023 10:23 PM (4I/2K)
He clearly understood research and understood how to search for information, build a case, and how to falsify it.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2023 10:24 PM (xhaym)
but delicious. But what is S&P? “Standard & Poor’s” doesn’t sound like it would taste very good in a pie.
I am doing fine, thanks. Still looking for a job, but otherwise fine.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:25 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
I answered a few questions, saw I was at 12% on the status bar, and said "ain't nobody got time for this."
The game is called "20 questions," not "70 questions." And if you can't tell a yooper from a yinzer in about 10, you're a goof.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:25 PM (DgGvY)
Thought maybe some of the silt might have been some ashes from Kosciuszko, but he's buried in Krakow.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 10:25 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 31, 2023 10:26 PM (YePpv)
Posted by: Al Jarreau at August 31, 2023 10:26 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:27 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Zeera the ungoverened at August 31, 2023 10:27 PM (VefU6)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 31, 2023 10:27 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: Johnny Mathis at August 31, 2023 10:27 PM (y72mI)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
Salt & pepper.
The seasonings, not the hip-hop duo.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:27 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Count de Monet
Since you asked nicely:
https://youtu.be/qoi3TH59ZEs?si=OXyAWX0KT9c0jiVt
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:28 PM (IaTa3)
Where would you rather go on vacation? Disneyland, Mexico, Europe, or Six Flags?"
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I wouldn't go to most of those places if you paid me. There are maybe a few places in Europe I'd go voluntarily.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:29 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 31, 2023 10:30 PM (YePpv)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:29 PM (aBJcM)
Too many questions with out my real answer, so just picked. It couldn't help but get it wrong.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 10:30 PM (Angsy)
The results were Mid West...and that is correct.
O H...
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at August 31, 2023 10:31 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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I didn't make it past the first question. If Cheerwine is a choice, that's a dead giveaway for a Southerner.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:31 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:31 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Count de Monet
Since you asked nicely:
https://youtu.be/qoi3TH59ZEs?si=OXyAWX0KT9c0jiVt
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:28 PM (IaTa3)
Let's have some fun!
Posted by: David Addison, Jr. at August 31, 2023 10:31 PM (4I/2K)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 31, 2023 10:20 PM (nfrXX)
Being dumb and stupid, I lasted a little bit longer before bailing.
Posted by: RickZ at August 31, 2023 10:32 PM (emlEe)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 10:32 PM (UsQA1)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:32 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:31 PM (aBJcM)
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It's not one of the choices. They do sell it around here (or they used to) in south-central MO.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 31, 2023 10:33 PM (BpYfr)
I'm gonna guess he's actually okay with that.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:33 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at August 31, 2023 10:33 PM (LOVUx)
So is the sales tax, property tax, auto registration…
(Basically it’s just bitching about paying taxes. I don’t care for paying taxes like anyone else. My biggest problem is that the tax money is often wasted on BS. Sure, I am all about finding better and more effective ways of funding necessary - necessary - government operations. But in the end taxes must be paid someway somehow…
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 31, 2023 10:34 PM (iyXTr)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:34 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:34 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Count de Monet
The 1934 version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEQ8hr7lG0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEQ8hr7lG0
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at August 31, 2023 10:34 PM (Zvtjl)
Or else!
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 31, 2023 10:34 PM (4I/2K)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at August 31, 2023 10:35 PM (Zvtjl)
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at August 31, 2023 10:35 PM (LOVUx)
Guess how many "functioning " Brain cells Joe Biden has at his disposal currently?
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 10:36 PM (UsQA1)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:36 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:36 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 31, 2023 10:37 PM (iyXTr)
Posted by: Lirio100 at August 31, 2023 10:37 PM (QWdpX)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
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A delicious cherry flavored soda produced in NC and mostly seen in the Southeast. Definitely not diabeetus friendly. I've never been much of a soda drinker, but have been known to indulge in a Cheerwine on rare occasions.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:38 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:38 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at August 31, 2023 10:38 PM (MB784)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 31, 2023 10:39 PM (iyXTr)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:39 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
Nope. Either is Birch Beer (SE Penna. soft drink).
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 10:39 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:41 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 31, 2023 10:41 PM (iyXTr)
Posted by: Count de Monet
Mandatory? So you can't not water your lawn on Thursdays and Sundays?
These HOAs are getting serious.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:41 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
It's been around over a century, so somebody's drinking it.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:43 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 31, 2023 10:37 PM (iyXTr)
The Cross-Bronx Expressway, designed and built by Robert Moses, created the infamous South Bronx of real horror fame.
Posted by: RickZ at August 31, 2023 10:43 PM (emlEe)
Expect moar spam. And hacking attempts.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 31, 2023 10:44 PM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: Brunnhilde
If you're a Ute, your pretty happy right now. If a Gator, not so much.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at August 31, 2023 10:44 PM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus
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It's been around over a century, so somebody's drinking it.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:43 PM (DgGvY)
Southern Baptists.
Posted by: RickZ at August 31, 2023 10:46 PM (emlEe)
I commend the writer on his hyperfocus and stubborness.
I bet he has ADHD.
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at August 31, 2023 10:47 PM (vHIgi)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:48 PM (aBJcM)
I was born and raised in the Midwest (Michigan). Then I joined the Navy, and spent most of my enlistment in California, until I came to Northern Virginia, where I have been, military and civilian, ever since.
And, yet, this is the first time that I have ever heard of Cheerwine.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:48 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 10:48 PM (aBJcM)
O...H...
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at August 31, 2023 10:49 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: Neil Young Yowling Like a Cat in Heat at August 31, 2023 10:51 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at August 31, 2023 10:51 PM (AcWfM)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 10:52 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Iris at August 31, 2023 10:52 PM (n3DL0)
I actually just wanted to watch the game. I am a Seminole so kinda wanted to see the Utes win but I have a much loved uncle back in Florida who is a Gator fan so there's that.
Anyway...
Posted by: Brunnhilde at August 31, 2023 10:52 PM (E3FAu)
I am holding in my little hands what appears to a genuine Patek-Phillipe ladies watch. It was discovered this afternoon in my aunt's jewelry box, which my mother got after she died in 2008. It hasn't been looked at since until today.
Also, in that jewelry box, Miley found a odd style of bracelet, the exact same one, she bought in '76 and lost (or was stolen) in the '80s. It was the exact same type of odd (looking to me) bracelet.
I'm trying to identify this watch.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 10:55 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: NC Ref at August 31, 2023 10:55 PM (fnmJK)
If I understand the subtext of the story - sixty years later the government still maintains it even though usage is low and the people living in the area mostly want it gone.
And likely in another 100 years usage will be lower and still it will be maintained...
Posted by: 18-1 at August 31, 2023 10:55 PM (lc5cP)
That's a funny story, WD. It's even funnier because, for me, 48 years ago is within my lifetime. Hits me a little differently, from that perspective.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 31, 2023 10:56 PM (cH5uA)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 10:52 PM (V8he0)
Thank you...
Go Buckeyes!
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at August 31, 2023 10:56 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 31, 2023 10:57 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls needs his medicine at August 31, 2023 10:57 PM (KFhLj)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 10:55 PM (Mzdiz)
I can only go to $20. Mind if I ask a buddy to come at look at it? After all, I'm taking all the risk here.
Posted by: Rick Harrison at August 31, 2023 10:57 PM (Angsy)
Yes yes we need to spend some amount of money through a government and yes it has to be taken somehow.
But *most* of our tax dollars are spent enriching politicians and their allies and the government intentionally targets taxes at disfavored groups.
If there is ever an America 2.0 there should only be two avenues for taxes
1) Import duties
2) Per capita flat (not rate, but absolutely flat) taxes. Every adult pays the same amount.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 31, 2023 10:57 PM (lc5cP)
Posted by: insurgens ad opus at August 31, 2023 10:58 PM (zPPOy)
I did not know this was a Patek-Phillipe until I looked at the tiny print with glasses on. It appeared to be a "locket" style and my mother wanted me try to open it.
I was a bit, well, unconcerned, until I realized it was a Patek-Phillipe, then got skeered of touching it.
I figured it out. No "locket". The front crystal is hinged, and the back is hinged as well. On the back side inside is all the numbers. Two numbers are hand etched into the gold. The others are stamped.
There is a little button on the side to set the watch hands. The stem doesn't pull out. Press that little button and the stem adjusts the hands. Release, and it winds. Took me a bit to figure that out.
I probably wouldn't have messed with it in the slightest had I known it was a Patek-Phillipe.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Montec at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (pzhV3)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 11:00 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 31, 2023 11:01 PM (lc5cP)
Sorry, Rick, it ain't for sale (yet).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 11:01 PM (Mzdiz)
And you are right to reject “THE Ohio State University.”
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (xTRSc)
Check yourself son...
Posted by: zombie Woody Hayes at August 31, 2023 11:01 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: Darrell Harris
That could have easily occured walking past the Oar House or Papa Joe's on High Street, any Friday or Saturday night during my college days. O H!
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:01 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: chris+opher at August 31, 2023 10:21 PM (dSco/)
Just like the Klimate Change cult.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:02 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Montec at August 31, 2023 11:02 PM (pzhV3)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:02 PM (xTRSc)
Children, neighbor children, rode their bikes or played "Kick the Can" with impunity on our street... all the street were children til sundown and dinner time.
because they could. BACK IN MY DAY.
OOPS...more wine least the OODA LOOP takes over.
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 11:03 PM (UsQA1)
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The only reason Americans were free while the Founders were around was everyone in government knew there was a real chance the citizens would take up arms and exterminate them if they misbehaved.
Posted by: Methos at August 31, 2023 11:04 PM (Dnobf)
Posted by: zombie Woody Hayes
Woody was an absolute ass along the sidelines, but on campus during the week, he was a hell of a guy. He talk to anyone - ask how you were doing and listen when you answered. If he noticed you were homesick or down in the dumps, he'd speak to you like your Grandpa and give you a soft little pep talk.
And ask if you could use $5.
Good guy - off the field.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:04 PM (IaTa3)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 31, 2023 10:30 PM (YePpv)
Tell them you won't go unless everyone in the building tapes his/her asshole closed with FlexTape, in case they fart in your presence. And show proof!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:05 PM (jL1Zp)
Finally...
I was getting a bit concerned with the lack of response
What would Rex Kern have thought?
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at August 31, 2023 11:05 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 10:33 PM (DgGvY)
Wears Crocs, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:06 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:05 PM (jL1Zp)
You want STG to look at everyone's a-hole??
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 11:06 PM (Angsy)
Woody Hayes was asshoe. Doesn’t matter if it was on or off field.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:07 PM (xTRSc)
And ask if you could use $5.
Good guy - off the field.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:04 PM (IaTa3)
One of Woody's greatest observations was that Jack Nicklaus should stick to Golf, and leave the days of playing football behind him.
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at August 31, 2023 11:07 PM (CCSxw)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:08 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot
Heh. Archie was in a few Accounting classes of mine. Along with Brian Bashnagle and a few others. Never did see Tatum in class though.
Imagine that.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:08 PM (IaTa3)
Hey boss. You accusing me of criminal activity? Better put that in writing and have the evidence, and then pray to God your attorney is better than mine.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 31, 2023 11:08 PM (hv9bm)
Expect moar spam. And hacking attempts.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 31, 2023 10:44 PM (Q4IgG)
Spoiler: they all are.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:09 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 10:59 PM (Mzdiz)
Here's the thing. If you like the watch and you will wear it, then keep it, no matter what its potential value. The value is what you make it to be.
If you don't care about it and would sell it, then treat it with kid gloves and get the biggest price for it.
I'm continually amazed at things like the Roadshow where a thing is given a monetary value and then they say they would never sell it. If it matters to you, that's the value. If it doesn't, then it's just money.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at August 31, 2023 11:09 PM (LOVUx)
When using any of these links open up a new incognito window.
Posted by: 18-1 at August 31, 2023 11:10 PM (lc5cP)
Expect moar spam. And hacking attempts.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 31, 2023 10:44 PM (Q4IgG)
Spoiler: they all are.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:09 PM (jL1Zp)
It's also wrong. I'm from The Bronx, but the quiz says I'm from the Midwest.
I use a VPN, so that may have something to do with that. Still wrong, though.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 31, 2023 11:10 PM (cH5uA)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:12 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: 18-1 at August 31, 2023 11:01 PM (lc5cP)
Can you root for all of them to be consumed is a great fire?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:12 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Montec
Property tax depends on the county. I pay about 40% of what King county (Seattle) residents pay, about 65% of what Spokane county residents pay. What we do have is a Business and occupation tax. Businesses are taxed on gross revenues. Chew on that one. We also have some of the highest employer payroll taxes. Washington is definitely not business friendly, unless you're one of the big boys, Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, Weyerhaeuser, and get some nice exemptions.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right at August 31, 2023 11:12 PM (6r8ju)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 31, 2023 11:13 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:12 PM (xTRSc)
DH informs me that Ann Arbor is a whore. That is all.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at August 31, 2023 11:13 PM (LOVUx)
Our most Revered CONSTITUTION does indeed in writing, call upon the PEOPLE to destroy the current GOVT BODY if they become a GOVT no longer BY THE PEOPLE...ah yes, our forefathers wrote that...pretty damn brilliant and...
Pretty simple instructions don't ya think?
Now about this current administration...
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 11:13 PM (UsQA1)
And ask if you could use $5.
Good guy - off the field.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:04 PM (IaTa3)
***
He was also a very good military historian. He would teach for the ROTC unit there on campus. A buddy of mine was in one such class. Said it was great.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 31, 2023 11:14 PM (hv9bm)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 11:06 PM (Angsy)
Well, if it's taped over, he can't see it, right? And if they didn't tape it over, they aren't going to show him, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:14 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:15 PM (xTRSc)
It's a ladies' watch, so it would be Miley wearing it. I'm inclined to keep it (I'd love to know the story on how my aunt got one).
It's worth some money, that's for sure (provided it's genuine, which it appears to be), the question is how much. It's certainly not one of those million dollar ones.
Question is are we talking Ks, 10Ks, or 100Ks.
If that latter, then selling might get attractive. But nothing less.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 11:15 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 11:13 PM (UsQA1)
I kinda understand that we are currently sedevacante when it comes to the Presidency. That makes Biden an anti-president, so he really doesn't count, although he must needs be lived through.
I kinda feel the same way about Cranky Franky the erstwhile anti-pope.
Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at August 31, 2023 11:16 PM (LOVUx)
Great view of the Moon tonight, through the Vortex Razor spotting scope. When some mirage settled, I said "send it!", but no one took the shot.
*pours bourbon* ONT Greetings, Horde. Cheers!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 31, 2023 11:17 PM (e6UQI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:14 PM (jL1Zp)
You're forgetting an accidental/on purpose wardrobe malfunction by a gay guy.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 11:17 PM (Angsy)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:18 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 31, 2023 11:17 PM (Angsy)
that's what the .32 is for.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:18 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:19 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:19 PM (xTRSc)
It tastes like the blood of a diabetic who drinks nothing but Mr. Pibb.
Posted by: Weirddave at August 31, 2023 11:19 PM (eDCqW)
All kidding aside, that's a pretty interesting story and a great example of actual research. Unlike what the MSM bozos do and claim research.
Posted by: AnchorPoint formerly Trog04 at August 31, 2023 11:20 PM (qgPFD)
Posted by: PabloD at August 31, 2023 11:21 PM (8FrB3)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:21 PM (xTRSc)
It tastes like the blood of a diabetic who drinks nothing but Mr. Pibb.
Posted by: Weirddave
Cheerwine is:
[_] weird enough for Weirddave
[X] not weird enough for Weirddave
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:22 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at August 31, 2023 11:23 PM (QDZBH)
Posted by: t-bird at August 31, 2023 11:24 PM (aJ58s)
This might be a good time to let this go.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:24 PM (V8he0)
_AP News
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Posted by: Braenyard at August 31, 2023 11:24 PM (cXfmo)
Plus .Bo, Brady, and Harbaugh.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:25 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Muchas buchas at August 31, 2023 11:25 PM (XLg87)
Based on serial number, this watch was made between 1905 and 1910, I just discovered.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 11:27 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Braenyard at August 31, 2023 11:27 PM (cXfmo)
_AP News
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Posted by: Braenyard at August 31, 2023 11:24 PM (cXfmo)
Nice drone ya got there, Shame is sumpthin' happened to it.
Posted by: Carlo Gervasi at August 31, 2023 11:29 PM (Zvtjl)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 31, 2023 11:29 PM (bQKgA)
_AP News
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Posted by: Braenyard at August 31, 2023 11:24 PM (cXfmo)
Box of 1/4-20 nuts. Several old audio cassettes with mylar tape. Slingshot. Some assembly required.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:29 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:29 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 11:27 PM (Mzdiz)
Cool.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:31 PM (jL1Zp)
It tastes like the blood of a diabetic who drinks nothing but Mr. Pibb.
Posted by: Weirddave
Now we know: WD is a vampire connoisseur, possibly a blood sommelier.
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at August 31, 2023 11:31 PM (vHIgi)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 31, 2023 11:32 PM (UsQA1)
Based on serial number, this watch was made between 1905 and 1910, I just discovered.
Posted by: publius
Jeepers, publius. That's quite the find!
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at August 31, 2023 11:32 PM (U2p+3)
_AP News
Getting to know you
Getting to know all about you
Posted by: Braenyard
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you
Posted by: mikeski finds this more apropos at August 31, 2023 11:32 PM (DgGvY)
About the same time span ago, brother and I were chatting up a bunch on ladies in a bar on a Friday night. The girls were out on a hoot after work. One remarked, "for me, it's gotta be 6 inches". Brother fires right back with "Well, I'm not cutting two inches off for anybody".
Quick wit, him.
Posted by: boynsea at August 31, 2023 11:33 PM (cx155)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at August 31, 2023 11:33 PM (AxmOr)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:33 PM (xTRSc)
I got nothing.
Aw, come on. Pick a topic and let's see where it goes.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:34 PM (V8he0)
I got nothing.
Aw, come on. Pick a topic and let's see where it goes.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
We have all the topics. Sports, engineering, crime, taxation, the military, history, sex..... and that's just the actual content.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:37 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 31, 2023 11:38 PM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at August 31, 2023 11:38 PM (xTRSc)
Guess we're good to go, eh?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:39 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: scampydog at August 31, 2023 11:45 PM (iUx0l)
Tagged me as NE, grew up and lived in PNW most of my life, a couple years AZ and 3 years UP.
Posted by: Hal Dall MD at August 31, 2023 11:45 PM (XfNCa)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 31, 2023 11:46 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 31, 2023 11:47 PM (SBN29)
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:37 PM (DgGvY)
I still demand to speak to your manager!
Posted by: Karen, Already Maskin' Up at August 31, 2023 11:48 PM (emlEe)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 31, 2023 11:47 PM (SBN29)
Or a Mike Rowe 'Dirty Jobs' special.
Posted by: RickZ at August 31, 2023 11:50 PM (emlEe)
Posted by: javems at August 31, 2023 11:50 PM (8I4hW)
Someone left a longsword in the bushes of our parking lot this afternoon. Perhaps they grew tired of carrying it around the neighborhood or they decided that I could put it to better use than they would. Unbalanced, and not terribly well crafted, but solid, heavy, and definitely not a stage prop.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 31, 2023 11:50 PM (k1Qly)
Posted by: Adriane the Geology is Interesting Critic. . . at August 31, 2023 11:52 PM (4Winp)
Quick wit, him.
Posted by: boynsea
Ah, the ending scene of "Deep Throat" gambit.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 31, 2023 11:52 PM (IaTa3)
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Don't tell me what kind of Friday to have.
POLICE!! HALP!!!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 31, 2023 11:53 PM (bQKgA)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 31, 2023 11:53 PM (SBN29)
I just went to the Patek Philippe web site. I signed up, and the system accepted the serial number and some other numbers from the watch as genuine (I think). They sent an email with instructions on a "secure site", username and password required an all that.
Hopefully, I'll figure out just what this watch is, and how much it's worth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at August 31, 2023 11:55 PM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Walter Freeman
It is Renaissance Festival season.
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:56 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Adriane the Geology is Interesting Critic. . . at August 31, 2023 11:56 PM (4Winp)
I commend the writer on his hyperfocus and stubborness.
I bet he has ADHD.
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at August 31, 2023 10:47 PM (vHIgi
Really good investigators will do this sort of thing, as will very committed lawyers who are chasing legal citations, original intent and precedents. One lady I knew had to get transcripts of the legislature committee meetings of some subcommittee to try to determine intent for some statute modification that affected some minor sub paragraph in the late 60s and if it was congruent with federal law.
Some of those records are on media that is no longer supported by any existing equipment. The Oregon State Archives actually had a person on staff looking at eBay for archaic recording equipment that matched some of the old spools they had in files.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 31, 2023 11:57 PM (xhaym)
At least a few years ago a Patek Phillipe was the priciest watch ever sold.
*looks at Bulova disdainfully*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 31, 2023 11:57 PM (bQKgA)
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Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 31, 2023 11:58 PM (SBN29)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
https://youtu.be/niI8rjGJXbI
Posted by: mikeski at August 31, 2023 11:59 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 01, 2023 12:00 AM (bQKgA)
Maybe they'll leave a steam tray full of roasted turkey legs next time.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at September 01, 2023 12:00 AM (k1Qly)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 31, 2023 11:57 PM (bQKgA)
Still afraid to look at my Norfolk and Southern wristwatch, the one where any moment that 'second hand train' might derail. Don't need no toxic disaster on me, no sirree!
Posted by: RickZ at September 01, 2023 12:02 AM (emlEe)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Hey, did you find a Patek Phillippe watch lately?
I think I took it off when washing the okra
Posted by: you have Miklos' attention at September 01, 2023 12:06 AM (WVRZF)
I always figured you should be able to write traffic tickets off against property and city taxes.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 01, 2023 12:07 AM (xhaym)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:10 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Stacy0311 at September 01, 2023 12:11 AM (P13u7)
Patek-Philippe (at least now) are for billionaires would want to have something that mere millionaires can't afford.
The high end go for millions, and are bespoke. You have one made for you. The "Grand Complication" ones get fancy indeed, all sorts of stuff related to the Signigicance of the Passage of Time. Mechanical movements that do all sorts of fancy astrometrical calculations. Sidereal time, Equation of Time, etc, etc.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:12 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:10 AM (jL1Zp)
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"That's no moon."
Sorry. Obligatory.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 01, 2023 12:12 AM (bQKgA)
Stellarium. Get it. It will show you where the Moon is at relative to you.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:13 AM (Mzdiz)
Part 6 is titled "Range, Deceit and Treachery"
Posted by: Voyager at September 01, 2023 12:13 AM (5mbQ7)
Its rather like the gub'mint guy in Atlas Shrugs paraphrasing here *we don't want you to obey all these stupid laws we want you to fear us deciding to come after you for one of your infractions*
Posted by: PaleRider at September 01, 2023 12:15 AM (3cGpq)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 01, 2023 12:16 AM (t4aku)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at September 01, 2023 12:18 AM (ohOaC)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at September 01, 2023 12:19 AM (k1Qly)
-------------------
Watch the interview of Tucker with Viktor Orban.
He explains Putin's mind and the Russian peoples mind, they will not quit. They have millions of people nationally, heartfully committed to Russia. He phrases it very clearly.
Posted by: Braenyard at September 01, 2023 12:19 AM (cXfmo)
Posted by: Theodore at September 01, 2023 12:19 AM (pGonq)
I gave up on the quiz on that question 'cause there was no "fuck college sports" option.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at September 01, 2023 12:21 AM (k1Qly)
Most expensive watch ever sold: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010.
It's one of a kind, and went for $31 million.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:22 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Walter Freeman
h8r!
Posted by: Lia Thomas, lesbian swimmer at September 01, 2023 12:22 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: Braenyard at September 01, 2023 12:22 AM (cXfmo)
It's one of a kind, and went for $31 million.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Best I can do is $450
Posted by: Friendly Miklos' Pawn Shop at September 01, 2023 12:24 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:22 AM (Mzdiz)
For that price, they oughta throw in a tray of Rolexes for parts.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:26 AM (jL1Zp)
It's one of a kind, and went for $31 million.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Whoever bought that has both the time AND the money.
Posted by: Miklos has no envy, no Sir at September 01, 2023 12:26 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 01, 2023 12:30 AM (bQKgA)
This is LOWER than the income tax... and does not include Soc security, or FICA, which is another 15%.
Ergo, we are treated worse than Peasants.
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 01, 2023 12:31 AM (oHd/0)
It's for the Bill Gates and Klaus Schwabs of the world to make them feel Special.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:32 AM (Mzdiz)
Took out the spark plug. With a small offset screwdriver through the spark plug hole, I was able to feel around in there. Found the exhaust valve, and determined it moved when the engine was turned. Determined by feel that the intake valve was wide open. Figured I got the offset screwdriver resting on the top of the valve head. Gave it a tap with the ratchet handle, and heard a "snap". Put the cleaned spark plug back in, and it cranked a while, snapping and popping, until it suddenly caught, and settled into running. Smoked out the barn REAL good. Drove it to the shop, fueled it up, made sure there was enough oil in the crankcase, and mowed for an hour. Seemed to run fine. Maybe I dodged a bullet, there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:32 AM (jL1Zp)
Most expensive watch ever sold: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010.
It's one of a kind, and went for $31 million.
Posted by: publius
++++++++++++
For that kind of money you should get a time machine
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at September 01, 2023 12:33 AM (AxmOr)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 31, 2023 11:47 PM (SBN29)
And now we know what happened to the Singing Frog from Warner Brothers...
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 01, 2023 12:34 AM (oHd/0)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 01, 2023 12:38 AM (t4aku)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:39 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 01, 2023 12:38 AM (t4aku)
That should trigger the appearance of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" posters in post offices and general stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:42 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:43 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at September 01, 2023 12:48 AM (Bd6X8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:50 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
what?
Posted by: Mitch needs cocaine at September 01, 2023 12:51 AM (WVRZF)
Anyone else notice the Tesla Twat cannot spell "courier"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
+++++++++++++
Who is the TT?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at September 01, 2023 12:51 AM (AxmOr)
Posted by: JQ at September 01, 2023 12:51 AM (njWTi)
Posted by: Inquiring Mind of Miklos at September 01, 2023 12:52 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:53 AM (jL1Zp)
I think his airpod case is just his way of advertising.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at September 01, 2023 12:53 AM (Bd6X8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
dat peach got a Big Ol' Pit.
Posted by: Miklos, hip with the Youth of Today at September 01, 2023 12:53 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at September 01, 2023 12:51 AM (AxmOr)
The guy in top pic of the thread.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:53 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at September 01, 2023 12:53 AM (Bd6X
Guy may not own a weed whacker.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:54 AM (jL1Zp)
I think his airpod case is just his way of advertising.
Posted by: Blanco Basura
You'd think, rite?
Posted by: Ives at September 01, 2023 12:55 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: Wally at September 01, 2023 12:56 AM (VEm33)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at August 31, 2023 11:50 PM (k1Qly)
I was wondering where that went
Posted by: Some Watery Tart at September 01, 2023 12:56 AM (z+89e)
Posted by: Some Watery Tart at September 01, 2023 12:56 AM (z+89e)
LOL!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:57 AM (jL1Zp)
Decent value estimate for this watch: $10K range more or less, depending on condition. It's got some scratches.
Here is a 1916 version of this watch:
https://tinyurl.com/22chklpp
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:59 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Elmer Stoup at September 01, 2023 12:59 AM (YvCwd)
Posted by: Adriane the Geology is Interesting Critic. . . at September 01, 2023 01:00 AM (4Winp)
Posted by: Kindltot at September 01, 2023 01:02 AM (xhaym)
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In many ways, this too is the story of Mayor "ChestFeeder" Pete.
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 01, 2023 01:03 AM (f6UzA)
We had a couple of nice cloudbursts up this way. First one dropped 1.07" in about 30 minutes. Nice pea and grape sized hail mixed in, just big enough to keep you from having any ideas about going outside. Second one gave us another .06".
Third one is one the way now.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at September 01, 2023 01:03 AM (Bd6X8)
Here is a 1916 version of this watch:
https://tinyurl.com/22chklpp
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 12:59 AM (Mzdiz)
I seem to remember that Tom McCahill, who wrote automobile tests for Mechanix Illustrated Magazine for some 20+ years from the late 1940's, said he wore a Patel Philippe.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 01:03 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Inquiring Mind of Miklos at September 01, 2023 12:52 AM (WVRZF)
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And games of one-dimensional checkers, which they call "circles."
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 01, 2023 01:05 AM (f6UzA)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 01, 2023 12:38 AM (t4aku)
That should trigger the appearance of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" posters in post offices and general stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 12:42 AM (jL1Zp)
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Make Bounties Great Again!
/start with Illegal Aliens
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 01, 2023 01:07 AM (f6UzA)
/start with Illegal Aliens
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 01, 2023 01:07 AM (f6UzA)
I agree in principle, but there is the practical matter of there being no foolproof way for a civilian to know a particular individual is illegal, and therefore fair game, sort of witnessing them crash the border.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 01:11 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 01:12 AM (jL1Zp)
It's keeping time well -- we'll see the error over a few days continuous running.
It has no second hand, but with the aid of a magnifying glass I got it set as close as I could. It hit 1:10AM EDT here right on the nose.
My system here is tweaked to keep sync'd with UTC to 50ms (41ms ahead of UTC currently, per NIST time.gov).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:12 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 01, 2023 01:12 AM (MeG8a)
"AirPods Pro" are a Cheap knock off of actual Apple AirPods.
They are crap.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 01, 2023 01:12 AM (MeG8a)
An expensive gadget that helps diminish your situational awareness, so that muggers can sneak up on you unnoticed, knock you out, and steal your iPhone.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 01, 2023 01:17 AM (jL1Zp)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 01, 2023 01:19 AM (MeG8a)
And we do have middle school reports in our files that are good resources. Unlike the one mentioned in the story ours have good sources listed. Our local schools participated in Illinois History for over 50 yrs, a state program for school students.
One of those teachers was my faithful volunteer for over 30 yrs and made copies for our files. She was so dedicated to history and kids she kept the winning reports and later copied them for our files. A lot of history was preserved by Estella, bless her.
Posted by: Farmer at September 01, 2023 01:24 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: gourmand du jour
WHAT????
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I did not water the garden this afternoon, so I have probably used up all my good luck for the next month or so …
Posted by: Adriane the Geology is Interesting Critic. . . at September 01, 2023 01:27 AM (4Winp)
It has no second hand, but with the aid of a magnifying glass I got it set as close as I could. It hit 1:10AM EDT here right on the nose.
My system here is tweaked to keep sync'd with UTC to 50ms (41ms ahead of UTC currently, per NIST time.gov).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:12
And someone said here the writer of the bridge story had OCD, was that really you publius? You seem to fit the description.
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Posted by: Adriane the Geology is Interesting Critic. . . at September 01, 2023 01:36 AM (4Winp)
I'm Big On the Significance of the Passage to Time. When I want to know what time it is, I want to know exactly what time it is.
Problem is, there are so many possible meanings of what time it is that well, one is never really sure what time it is.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:39 AM (Mzdiz)
It has me in:
"Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota. You know in your soul that lakes are truly better than oceans and pop > soda."
Um, no. I just sometimes had to pick the closest answer when there was no right answer.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 01, 2023 01:42 AM (ynpvh)
Dude!
Posted by: the Mayans at September 01, 2023 01:42 AM (WVRZF)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 01, 2023 01:43 AM (ynpvh)
Hmmphh. For a mere CHF 500, Patek Philippe will search their archive and send me a detailed report of their records on that watch.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:52 AM (Mzdiz)
Here is the current Time Lord in Charge of these here United States. Dr. Judah Levine:
https://tinyurl.com/27vkljny
If you asked him, "Hey Doc, what time is it?", like Yogi Berra, he'd reply, "You mean right now?"
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:56 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 01, 2023 02:15 AM (a4EWo)
Problem is, there are so many possible meanings of what time it is that well, one is never really sure what time it is.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 01:39
And Farmer has Alexa play that excruciating song...Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
One of my prized family heirlooms is my grt grt grandfather's pocket watch, a large one I've heard called a railroad watch. David K lived from 1839-1907, the date 1876 is scratched inside the back cover.
His son, my grt grandfather Ben K, gave the watch to me shortly before his death in 1963. I had it repaired and the last time I had it out it was still able to run.
Posted by: Farmer at September 01, 2023 02:17 AM (55Qr6)
As Scoutmaster, when I was asked by the yoots, "What time is it?" my response was, "Time for you to get a watch!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 01, 2023 02:25 AM (5pZqO)
Patek Philippe SA now says they will be searching the records for the numbers I sent them and get back to me.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:26 AM (Mzdiz)
Here is the good Doc above's best clock, a cesium fountain clock:
https://tinyurl.com/2be6h6jh
Accuracy is about 1-^-16 s/s. That is, if running since the Big Bang, it would be off by only a minute or two. Of course, nothing would last that long by a long shot, but that is the accuracy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:28 AM (Mzdiz)
That's 10^(-16).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:31 AM (Mzdiz)
Or 0.1 parts in a quadrillion.
They're working on something that will get down to 10^-18, or one part in a quintillion.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:32 AM (Mzdiz)
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If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.
Posted by: Mao at September 01, 2023 02:36 AM (iyXTr)
That's quite impressive, but the Greatest Horologist of All Time title has to go to John Harrison:
https://tinyurl.com/d5ju4sq
I want to call him John Henry Harrison. It fits.
He created an accurate marine chronometer capable of solving the Longitude Problem, but I don't know if he got the full credit he deserved.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:39 AM (Mzdiz)
Anyway, in his dotage, John Henry Harrison threw out the book on traditional clock making, and claimed he had created a design that would be good to 1s in 100 days.
At the time, the Big Shots said he was a fool, and had done lost his mind. His design was garbage.
250+ years later, Harrison's design there was finally realized in something called the "Burgess Clock B". Clock B was tested at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich a while back. It kept time to 5/8s in 100 days. Less that a second.
Here's to you John Harrison, the greatest clock maker of all time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:42 AM (Mzdiz)
Horrible Star Trek movie.
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at September 01, 2023 02:46 AM (iM+rR)
Clock B is the most accurate mechanical clock with a pendulum swinging in free air every created. 250 year old design, finally realized.
You have to caveat "pendulum swinging in free air" because of what was, until atomic clocks came around, were the most accurate clocks, master-slave (I know that's triggering) vacuum pendulum clocks.
They were good to about 1s in one year. Although recently it turns out the accuracy was an order of magnitude better. 1s in 10 years. Turns out it was sensistive to slight changes in 'g' due to solar and lunar tidal variations. They didn't know at the time, didn't have more accurate clocks to see that.
But I gurantee you, if John Harrison had know about the vacuum pendulum, he could've done better.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 02:47 AM (Mzdiz)
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Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Monsieur Publieuse-
Ze Watch was formerly owned by Monsieur Jimmy Hoffa.
Our records end in 1975.
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Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at September 01, 2023 02:54 AM (tZxq3)
Heh.
I'm wondering just how the hell that aunt of mine (my mother's Big Sister) came to acquire this watch. Unfortunately, anyone who might know something is long dead. Did her husband buy such a thing for her? He was the type who would've appreciated such haute horology.
But I don't know.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:00 AM (Mzdiz)
Funny thing with that aunt. When she died, out in Alameda, CA in 2008, where she'd lived for decades and was a School Marm out there, my mother found something going through her things.
It was a marriage certificate. My mother's jaw hung open. She did not know about that. She recognized the name of who Big Sis had married way back.
Anyway, verified the marriage was real. Apparently Big Sis had run off with someone, it didn't work out, and it was Kept Quiet. My mother had no clue. And anyone who would've known was long gone.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:03 AM (Mzdiz)
This aunt had man problems. After that Secret Marriage that ended lord know how, she ran off to CA with another one. She worked and put in through college out there. When he graduated, he ran off, and left her.
She was pretty sour on men and marriage after that, as I understand. She met some guy, while school-marming, who was some sort of electronics engineer type. He like my aunt. Asked her to marry him. She said no.
He told her, well, you're the only gal for me, and every year, I'm gonna ask you to marry me. And he did.
She finally broke down and said yes the year she officially retired from school-marming. They were together until he died.
Yep, he could've bought her a Patek Philippe trying t sweeten the pot, I think. He wasn't all that well off or anything, but he wasn't broke.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:09 AM (Mzdiz)
Not that old, but one of my most prized possessions is my father-in-law's retirement watch. It's inscribed on the back for his retirement, and when he died in 2017 he left it to me. He told my wife "Once I met him (me), I knew that you would be OK, so I want him to have this". Chills.
I never wear it, because it's a big, heavy thing, but I'll always cherish it. Best compliment I've ever gotten.
Posted by: Weirddave at September 01, 2023 03:11 AM (eDCqW)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 01, 2023 03:43 AM (adINt)
Speaking of pendulum clocks swinging in free air, that leads to one of the Unsolved Mysteries of (classical) Physics, the "Synchronized pendulum question".
The great astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who dabbled in Time and Horology, discovered something funny about pendulum clocks.
Huygens is the inventor of the longcase clock, or grandfather clock as we call it now. He was trying to solve the Longitude Problem. He was on the right track...
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:49 AM (Mzdiz)
Anyway, Huygens observed a curious phenomenon. Two of his pendulum clocks, mounted on the same beam, or support, would get synchronized after around 30 minutes or so. The pendulums would get 180 degrees out of phase, ticking right in time with each other.
This is know as "Huygens synchronization". It's a very subtle, high order coupling of mechanical systems, that was not understood. Still not completely understood, but they've figured a lot of it out:
https://tinyurl.com/yx6q74q8
Interesting thing. Two such clocks that get coupled like that get their accuracy shot to hell. Their coupled frequency is not the correct, standalone one.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:52 AM (Mzdiz)
They knew about this coupling, and had figured out the way to stop it was to make sure the two clock pendulums swung in perpendicular planes.
That master-slave vacuum pendulum clock required the two pendulums be mounted at right angles.
This is still not completely figured out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (Mzdiz) at September 01, 2023 03:54 AM (Mzdiz)
Among the few things I have from my mother (aside from the memory of her invaluable guidance and love as I grew up) are two items from her nursing school days. One is a sturdy wool shoulder cape of the kind nurses wore in cold weather then, dark blue with a red silk (?) lining. The other is a heavy bronze desk nameplate with her name and "R.N." on it. Both are testaments to the quality of such accessories then (the 1930s): today the plate would be plastic or thin brass, and the cape would be polyester fleece made in China.
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Nice that you mentioned Chesterton.
Posted by: m at September 01, 2023 04:10 AM (LodBx)
I never wear it, because it's a big, heavy thing, but I'll always cherish it. Best compliment I've ever gotten.
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Awesome WD, thanks for sharing.
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