Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Good morning, have fun, behave yourself and have a great weekend. Pretty simple add water makes it own sauce.

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo@hotmail.com (apaslo atsign hotmail dot com). Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
2/12 – D asked for prayers for John Rogers and his family. John was diagnosed with liver cancer last week and is at stage 3. He is not doing well and any prayers for him and his family would be appreciated. His daughters are 8, 11, and 14. A “GoFundMe” has been established if anyone wishes to contribute: https://gofund.me/1fe7aabb
5/6 Update – John is home and the treatments for cancer are helping him keep food down. He has lost a lot of weight, but his faith is getting him through this. Everyone is very grateful for the prayers being sent their way. They are still waiting to see if this is just one cancer they are dealing with or two, but it is liver cancer for sure.
5/12 Update – John had to go back to the hospital because of issues with the treatments he has been taking. They are now also dealing with a blood clot in his kidney.
2/26 - Long-time reader Birkel’s wife has a medical concern. Hoping for the best but worried it might be a bad diagnosis. Please pray that it’s just a scare and nothing life threatening. God bless you all.
3/21 Update – They are still waiting for a proper diagnosis. 3D imaging is next.
4/23 Update – Birkel sends an update: “Birkel would like to report that prayers were answered. What was quite a scare has resulted in an all clear. Thank you all for the kindness you showed. I hope I’ll live long enough to deserve such a wonderful group of Morons and a wife who makes my life special every day. Thank you.”
4/2 – April asked for prayers for Mr. April, who had some abnormal test results, which may mean he has cancer again. Also, he thinks he is ready to stop drinking. Please pray for his health and sobriety.
4/30 Update – Mr. April’s tests came back without anything worrisome, so it was either a false alarm or quick healing response to the prayer warriors. Thanks, friends.
4/19 – BA offers prayers of thanks that his mother got to enjoy Easter from heaven, as she passed away last week (at age 100).
4/30 – MKC sends prayers of thanksgiving for all, and for his SIL who successfully underwent brain surgery a week ago to remove a benign tumor.
5/2 – creeper sends a request that a fellow blogger needs our prayers. MOTUS is fighting two brain tumors, metastasized from esophageal cancer.
http://www.michellesmirror.com/2022/05/a-motus-health-update.html#.Ym_kIExOn1I

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.

Romans 8:26-27
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian (ONT Cob Emeritus) at 09:00 AM

Comments

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1
SPONGE!!!1!

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 14, 2022 09:01 AM (ENBF0)

2 Thanks for the prayer list, Mis Hum.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 14, 2022 09:03 AM (45fpk)

3 Good morning all!
Son went to prom last night. He bad a blast. He and his date went to Waffle House to eat afterwards.

Posted by: Jmel at May 14, 2022 09:03 AM (bVhJi)

4 Prayers sent for all who have asked.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:04 AM (1n+EO)

5 It appears I have conned may way into a job of some type. Please wish me luck!

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 14, 2022 09:05 AM (yrol0)

6 Slacker of the slackers tiday

Posted by: Skip's phone at May 14, 2022 09:05 AM (2JoB8)

7 Posted by: rhennigantx at May 14, 2022 09:05 AM (yrol0)

You got a job? Does this mean you have to work?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (45fpk)

8 Good morning, have fun, behave yourself and have a great weekend.

Don't tell me what to do.

I'm tired of the ultra Cob-Kings telling us what to do!

C'mon man!

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (Ryaf0)

9 Traffic accident of the day.

https://bit.ly/38qxtRm

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (FVME7)

10 Well, we apparently had another drive by shooting early this morning about 25 miles from here on the coastal islands.

Shooters wrapped their car around a tree fleeing from police.

Both dead at the scene. No word on if the tree will be ok.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:07 AM (1n+EO)

11 Hot Coffee!!! Stanley Cup!!!

Posted by: Qmark at May 14, 2022 09:07 AM (emnp2)

12 Tom & Jerry > Simon & Garfunkel

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 14, 2022 09:08 AM (R/m4+)

13 behave yourself and have a great weekend

Well, which is it?

Prayers for all intentions - asked and unasked.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 14, 2022 09:09 AM (Msys3)

14 Son went to prom last night. He bad a blast. He and his date went to Waffle House to eat afterwards.
Posted by: Jmel

You raised that boy right. You Sir, are a great American!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 14, 2022 09:10 AM (Msys3)

15 I haven't seen any NHL playoffs due to the fact I've not subscribe to any streaming services for almost a year now.

More coffee.

Posted by: dantesed at May 14, 2022 09:10 AM (88xKn)

16 8 Good morning, have fun, behave yourself and have a great weekend.

Don't tell me what to do.

I'm tired of the ultra Cob-Kings telling us what to do!

C'mon man!
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (Ryaf0)

For you my friend, have a crappy weekend if you want

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 14, 2022 09:10 AM (aA3+G)

17 And MisHum bringing the ear worm early on a Saturday morning!

Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 14, 2022 09:11 AM (6jpby)

18 Missed National Pie Day which was yesterday. Welp just going to be a day late. Coconut Cream, cherry or chocolate? All 3? We shall see.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 14, 2022 09:11 AM (2NHgQ)

19 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers up for all.

Coffee is hot and good, and the house is quiet for now. Mr. April will be up soon, and then it all changes.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:11 AM (OX9vb)

20 So the other day, I believe it was Lester Holt was bloviating about how the Supreme Court should really rule according to the wishes of the American people.

And I was thinking, this fool has completely missed the need for constitutional review, and simply go with what folks want.

Taking it to the extreme, what would happen if the majority decided to return to slavery?

I guess he would be fine with it.

F'n idiot.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:11 AM (1n+EO)

21 rhennigantx, Good luck! And also, condolences, or congratulations, whichever is appropriate.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:12 AM (OX9vb)

22 Jeff Bezos reports this Spongebrain Shitpants tweet to the Disinformation Czar.

Joe Biden
@JoeBiden
United States government official

You want to bring down inflation?

Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.

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I'm sure Big Sister will get right on it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:15 AM (FVME7)

23 > Traffic accident of the day.
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Years ago I saw a pickup truck towing an open trailer with what appeared to be household goods on it in the opposite lane leave the roadway and dive into the median coming straight at me. Shit flying everywhere but I was able to shit lanes and get out of his way before he crossed my lane of traffic. The trailer stayed hitched to the truck the whole time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 14, 2022 09:15 AM (BFigT)

24 shit > shift but sort of the same thing at the time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 14, 2022 09:16 AM (BFigT)

25 Shit flying everywhere but I was able to shit lanes and get out of his way before he crossed my lane of traffic. The trailer stayed hitched to the truck the whole time.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

'able to shit lanes' was not a typo!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 14, 2022 09:16 AM (Msys3)

26 Today is food that makes you think of sex day.

Upside down red velvet cake painted on velvet.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 09:17 AM (DTvLQ)

27 Good morning, MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at May 14, 2022 09:17 AM (8MbLk)

28 You got a job? Does this mean you have to work?
Posted by: grammie winger at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (45fpk)

That does appear to be a sticking point to the negotiations.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 14, 2022 09:18 AM (yrol0)

29 Yardwork on tap for today. Gotta get to it before it gets too hot. Yep. *sips tea*

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (4I/2K)

30 20 So the other day, I believe it was Lester Holt was bloviating about how the Supreme Court should really rule according to the wishes of the American people.

He overestimates how much people really support his position.

I'm fine with having a national abortion referendum.

What the stupid son-of-a-bitch doesn't understand is that RvW protected aborticide precisely because it was unfavorable with the public.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (Ryaf0)

31 Praise GOD for answered prayer! May it be His Will that our sick and distressed be joined by the best possible medical/pastoral team. We ask GOD to guide these professionals and place our much-loved family, friends, neighbors, and nation on the pathway He would have us go.
In the name of our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ,
Amen.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (gktX6)

32 "Hello darkness my old friend"

Mandates a linkage; Disturbed being my performer of note for this tune:

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

PS Mom luvs this version.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (F0YaR)

33 Both dead at the scene. No word on if the tree will be ok.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:07 AM (1n+EO)

Whiskey bottles
Brand new cars
Oak tree youre in my way

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (yrol0)

34 "Whiskey bottles
Brand new cars
Oak tree youre in my way"

The classics!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:21 AM (1n+EO)

35 Geez, Martini Farmer. That would get the heart rate going.

Some years ago, I was driving from OH to TN, and came upon a tractor trailer in the median. It had lost the front left wheel, and plowed a deep furrow from where it left the road to where it came to rest (upright) just inches from oncoming traffic.

I said a prayer of gratitude for skilled truck drivers and the grace of God.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:21 AM (OX9vb)

36 This is interesting and fun reading-

"Interstellar Travel is Hard"
https://tinyurl.com/vepc7eaf

Even (most) of the comments are interesting. The issue gets all stirred up with the Fermi Paradox, of course, but the no IT with people for you seems to have the best of it cuz-

1) The universe, as we understand it, doesn't allow for FTL travel. No warps, wormhole use, nuthin'.
2) The energy issue. Huge amounts of energy required for the distances required. Fuel requires fuel to carry the fuel, etc. Maybe small load (robotics) solar wind sails. Still gotta be huge to work.
3) Space ain't empty. Plenty of rocks out there from the particle to planet size. An itty bitty pebble can kill you going at fast sunlight speeds.
4) Cosmic rays. Can't block them. Chances are you'd be a pile of cancer long before the journey ends. The magnetic field required to block them runs into the energy problem.
5) Not really mentioned but heat dispersal generated by energy source. Thermodynamics is a bitch yo!
Anyway...check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 14, 2022 09:23 AM (5NkmN)

37 Obligatory song link

https://tinyurl.com/2p8a26dd

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:23 AM (1n+EO)

38 Suppose it's been posted downstairs but Powerline week in pictures is funny

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:25 AM (2JoB8)

39 GnuBreed, that is a great version of the song. It's one of those covers where the cover becomes the defining version.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:25 AM (OX9vb)

40 Traffic accident of the day.

https://bit.ly/38qxtRm
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (FVME7)

Was the truck carrying napalm?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2022 09:26 AM (yQpMk)

41 sunlight = sublight

Thx auto cucumber!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 14, 2022 09:26 AM (5NkmN)

42 I'm sure that women's suffrage would be fine.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump did in 2 years what Biden had promised for 40 at May 14, 2022 09:27 AM (udLfr)

43 In Soviet Ukraine, yard works you.

Posted by: Oscar The Grouchovich at May 14, 2022 09:27 AM (HU77K)

44 20 So the other day, I believe it was Lester Holt was bloviating about how the Supreme Court should really rule according to the wishes of the American people.

If Lester's two functioning synapses accidentally bump into each other, that event would still not produce a coherent thought.

I feel sorry for this brain dead turd, but just slightly. His fartclam has a higher IQ than his mouth does.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:28 AM (F0YaR)

45 Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (F0YaR)

Great version.

This movie scene came to mind for me....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=STAwNz8n-4Y

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:29 AM (Ryaf0)

46 Traffic accident of the day.

https://bit.ly/38qxtRm
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:06 AM (FVME7)

Was the truck carrying napalm?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2022 09:26 AM (yQpMk)

Dumptruck driver has some splainin' to do.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2022 09:29 AM (4I/2K)

47 Dumptruck driver has some splainin' to do.
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2022 09:29 AM (4I/2K)

Seriously. That looked completely intentional.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:31 AM (OX9vb)

48 20 So the other day, I believe it was Lester Holt was bloviating about how the Supreme Court should really rule according to the wishes of the American people.

That'd be great. Swell, even.

Posted by: California Proposition 8 at May 14, 2022 09:32 AM (4I/2K)

49 Name field test

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:33 AM (udLfr)

50 Willowed:
announcement that Title 42 would end May 23,
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I think a federal judge snuffed that yesterday. They have to keep it in place. At least, that's what a judge said. These lawless f^#ks will ignore it.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 14, 2022 09:34 AM (7Fj9P)

51 39 GnuBreed, that is a great version of the song. It's one of those covers where the cover becomes the defining version.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:25 AM (OX9vb)

Yep. See also Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, originally done by 9 Inch Nails.

Sometimes the cover wins, if skillfully done. Usually not.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:34 AM (F0YaR)

52
So the other day, I believe it was Lester Holt was bloviating about how the Supreme Court should really rule according to the wishes of the American people.

___________

The aborticomaniacs will not tolerate the wishes of the American people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 14, 2022 09:35 AM (/U27+)

53 Suppose it's been posted downstairs but Powerline week in pictures is funny

PL used to be one of my daily reads, before the HQ in fact. Now I don't even think about it unless someone mentions it here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 14, 2022 09:35 AM (nfrXX)

54 Link test

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:36 AM (udLfr)

55 Oddbob I like John Hinderaker and they dumped the Never Trumper.

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:37 AM (2JoB8)

56 I can't wait for Biden's some folks need to take one for the team speech. It's going to be epic.

Posted by: Just Lie at May 14, 2022 09:37 AM (BOJAx)

57 Seriously. That looked completely intentional.
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Yeah, I'd love to know the story there. Absent some health emergency, dude should be facing serious jail time. A few years ago, I hesitated at a left turn arrow one morning. Coming out of the sun, a fully loaded dump truck came rolling through the intersection. If I would have been 1/2 second quicker on the accelerator, I would have been vaporized.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 14, 2022 09:38 AM (7Fj9P)

58 It's raining

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM (2JoB8)

59 In a traffic jam-uggh! Waiting to get to FenSon's graduation . Here is a lovely hymn which may date from the 1700s for your prayer revival-"Come, ye sinners, poor and needy"

https://tinyurl.com/2f3a26wm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM (ZGag7)

60 McConnell makes surprise trip to meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM (geLO8)

61 I would have been 1/2 second quicker on the accelerator, I would have been vaporized.
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God still needs you here for something.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:40 AM (udLfr)

62 >.Seriously. That looked completely intentional.

I'm going with 1) looking at his phone, or 2) sleepy

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:41 AM (geLO8)

63 McConnell makes surprise trip to meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine

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All of the visits by top level leaders of other countries and concerts by big name bands are how you can tell it's a nation ravaged by war.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:41 AM (udLfr)

64 You want to bring down inflation?
Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.

That is a non-sequitur, followed by gibberish.

What is meant by "wealthiest corporations"? And why is it corporations, not include wholly owned properties of Blackrock or some other hyper wealthy entity?

What is meant by "fair share"? Fair share of what? Taxes? Fees? Fines? Regulatory bloat? Bribes? Who defines what "fair share" is? What makes it "fair" and by whose authority?

"Pay" implies fees for services earned. Since the government is violently hostile to human flourishing and is a comprehensively massive burden on "corporations", wouldn't "fair" mean that the Fed prints up more fiat and hands it over to "corporations" for the negative "service" that government imposes?

When over half the country doesn't pay taxes, rather grabs money from the treasury, when tens or hundreds of billions are just handed out to anyone around the world, how is it possible to even use the word "fair"?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2022 09:42 AM (AHeqJ)

65 Mitch has no power to conduct foreign policy, so wtf is he doing in YouCrane?

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (geLO8)

66 You want to bring down inflation?
Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.

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Like Disney?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (udLfr)

67 Seems like we should have a container of foam by gas tanks that deploys if the tank explodes.

Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (B0CII)

68 When you have vertigo it's:
Hello darkness, my old friend.
I stood up too fast again.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 09:44 AM (kf6Ak)

69
McConnell makes surprise trip to meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM

because of course he did

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 14, 2022 09:44 AM (ENBF0)

70 60 McConnell makes surprise trip to meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM (geLO

I don’t know but when has he visited the southern border…surprise or planned.

Posted by: 7man at May 14, 2022 09:44 AM (qwO6y)

71 Mitch has to keep up with Nanzi going to the war zone for her participation Medal

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:44 AM (2JoB8)

72 All of the visits by top level leaders of other countries and concerts by big name bands are how you can tell it's a nation ravaged by war.
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I don't believe f/a coming out of that hellhole. It's an op, of epic proportions.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 14, 2022 09:45 AM (7Fj9P)

73 The left has been terrified of new amendments since the ERA.

Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 09:45 AM (B0CII)

74 fair is just one more word robbed of its meaning by communists

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, ultra-maga ftw! at May 14, 2022 09:45 AM (xgWxi)

75 Seriously. That looked completely intentional.

Maybe. A couple of years ago while driving down the tollway, a car in the inner lane suddenly turned right a sped straight across four lanes of traffic down into the field and hit a tree.

He literally passed a few feet in front of me and I could see he was slumped at the wheel.

Anyway, I kept going cuz people were already stopping.

But, could been some medical issue.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 14, 2022 09:46 AM (5NkmN)

76 Prayers for all the horde and for MOTUS

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 09:46 AM (kf6Ak)

77 Our southern border isn't a war zone, it's a welcome center/bus ticket to any location.

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:46 AM (2JoB8)

78 When you have vertigo it's:
Hello darkness, my old friend.
I stood up too fast again.
Posted by: vmom

Boy, no kidding. I hate coming to on the floor and having a bunch of faces looking down at me.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 14, 2022 09:46 AM (Msys3)

79 That Biden tweet sounds like him.

Angry, accusatory.

You want to bring down inflation?

Pretty easy to hear that in his old man weak yelling voice.

Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (B0CII)

80 God still needs you here for something.
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Thanks man. Let me know when you figure what that something is.
Seriously, that brightened my day.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (7Fj9P)

81 "65 Mitch has no power to conduct foreign policy, so wtf is he doing in YouCrane?
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (geLO

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picking up his personal pallet of cash ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, ultra-maga ftw! at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (xgWxi)

82 65 Mitch has no power to conduct foreign policy, so wtf is he doing in YouCrane

"""

Picking up checks for himself and the rest of the gang

Posted by: Pete Seria at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (7ZQe3)

83 I'm not joking when I say that Nancy probably told Mitch about a new contact / contract and he went over to make sure his name was on the list.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (udLfr)

84 >> Suppose it's been posted downstairs but Powerline week in pictures is funny

PL used to be one of my daily reads, before the HQ in fact. Now I don't even think about it unless someone mentions it here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 14, 2022 09:35 AM (nfrXX)

PL is too prissy for my tastes, but TWIP is a weekly view. Fuck their commenting policies, of which this sentence alone would get me an instant permaban.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (F0YaR)

85 You don't want to relay those foreign account number online or on the phone.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:48 AM (udLfr)

86 All of the visits by top level leaders of other countries and concerts by big name bands are how you can tell it's a nation ravaged by war.

I've got the 3-day pass with all-access backstage passes for Ukrain-A-Roo 2022 in Kiev.

Gonna be wild!

24 bands and 3 comic acts performing in 3 different bunkers.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:50 AM (Ryaf0)

87 Thanks man. Let me know when you figure what that something is.
Seriously, that brightened my day
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I've thought a lot about it, and I'm certain it doesn't have to be anything world changing or particularly significant to us. It might just be something that you're saying in passing to a friend as you walk down the ice cream aisle, and a mom who is depressed hears it and it changes her outlook for that day, affecting her kids, and her youngest grows up and does something important.

And it was because of you.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:50 AM (udLfr)

88 Looking here at my handy-dandy ERCOT energy load app which is telling me that customers of ERCOT in Texas are in risk of having rolling blackouts.

Sure glad I saw the trend and moved the hell out of ERCOT and into a different power grid that has a greater reliance on coal and nuclear.

Texas politicians (read: GOP-e) have permanently screwed Texas by importing Communists from California while at the same time destroying the reliable grid in favor of unreliable just for the sake of attempting to win the approval of people that will continue to hate them.

Texas will be California and there is nothing that can be done about it except flee or accept your fate.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2022 09:51 AM (AHeqJ)

89 School District Files Sexual Harassment Complaint Against 3 Middle School Students for Using the "Wrong Pronouns"

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Bill Clinton is just fine though.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:52 AM (FVME7)

90 Shooters wrapped their car around a tree fleeing from police.

Both dead at the scene. No word on if the tree will be ok.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 09:07 AM (1n+EO)

Heh. Those live oaks on John's Island win every time.

Posted by: Deep State 910 at May 14, 2022 09:52 AM (aX0CW)

91 60 McConnell makes surprise trip to meet Zelenskyy in Ukraine
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:39 AM (geLO

A bag man's job never ends.

Posted by: Roy at May 14, 2022 09:53 AM (Ti+Tv)

92 rhennigantx good luck on the werk opportunity

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 09:53 AM (kf6Ak)

93 Mitch has no power to conduct foreign policy, so wtf is he doing in YouCrane?
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (geLO"
picking up his personal pallet of cash ?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, ultra-maga ftw! at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (xgWxi)

Yep. $40B is a lot of gravy and Daddy's gotta dip his beak.

Honestly, how can good governance win, when criminals, dickweeds, and enemies abroad can offer multi-generational wealth?

Patriotism? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 14, 2022 09:53 AM (5NkmN)

94 And it was because of you.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

That's weirdly specific and beautiful, and completely plausible. I have taken to heart things heard in passing, not spoken to me. I'm sure it happens a lot.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 09:55 AM (OX9vb)

95 All of the visits by top level leaders of other countries and concerts by big name bands are how you can tell it's a nation ravaged by war.

-
If it were a real war, James Taylor would be there.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:56 AM (FVME7)

96 And it was because of you.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:50 AM (udLfr)

Nice thoughts, Robbie.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 09:56 AM (WVyb1)

97 This is interesting and fun reading-
"Interstellar Travel is Hard"
https://tinyurl.com/vepc7eaf
Posted by: naturalfake

Very cool! Really enjoyed that. Thanks for the link. Puts shows like Star Trek into a different perspective.

Posted by: Biergood at May 14, 2022 09:56 AM (FQWHA)

98 >> Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (F0YaR)

Great version.

This movie scene came to mind for me....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=STAwNz8n-4Y

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:29 AM (Ryaf0)

Needs moar cowbell.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:57 AM (F0YaR)

99 >If it were a real war, James Taylor would be there.

with the 503rd Easy Listening Brigade

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:57 AM (geLO8)

100 Ukraine I imagine is like our cities here only with bigger weapons, in the rest of the country it's life as normal.

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:57 AM (2JoB8)

101 McConnell ain't had an erection in 30 years.

But he is rock hard at the idea of wasting a trillion dollars and 100,000 American lives in Ukraine

They all are. It's gross how visibly aroused they are over the prospect of starting a war with Russia.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 14, 2022 09:58 AM (xHed/)

102 US Air Force cadets may not be allowed to graduate after refusing vaccine

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:58 AM (geLO8)

103 School District Files Sexual Harassment Complaint Against 3 Middle School Students for Using the "Wrong Pronouns"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 09:52 AM (FVME7)
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Public school is itself a form of child abuse.

My district just decreed that masks are once again mandatory. Not a single kid or faculty member had died of Covid. I don't think any kids have even been hospitalized, though most now have some form of mental illness.

The rest of the state is open, but by Gaia, masking in these SEVEN BUILDINGS will totally stop the spread.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 09:58 AM (llXky)

104 Four Air Force Academy cadets may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month, and could be forced to pay back thousands in tuition, after they refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Air Force officials said.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:59 AM (geLO8)

105 US Air Force cadets may not be allowed to graduate after refusing vaccine

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:58 AM (geLO

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That'll fix the pilot shortage!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 09:59 AM (llXky)

106 76 Prayers for all the horde and for MOTUS

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 09:46 AM (kf6Ak)

Thank you, vmom. Adding more of my own.

Posted by: creeper at May 14, 2022 10:00 AM (cTCuP)

107 I'm not joking when I say that Nancy probably told Mitch about a new contact / contract and he went over to make sure his name was on the list.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - the CEO of Moderna acknowledged the presence of patented sequence in Covid-19 at May 14, 2022 09:47 AM (udLfr)

They all want war. The pols have this thing figured out... up to a point, and when someone goes over there, it has to be about making sure there's no paper trail. Otherwise, it serves absolutely no point.

By the way, word is Mitch should have lost his election in 2020, but he had the election rigging down there, much the same as the Democrats did elsewhere.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:00 AM (NWBBy)

108 Four Air Force Academy cadets may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month, and could be forced to pay back thousands in tuition, after they refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Air Force officials said.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:59 AM (geLO

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They should demand their student loans be forgiven.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 10:00 AM (llXky)

109 why is everything so fucking stupid

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:01 AM (geLO8)

110 Neighbor's one year old just tested positive for the Coof.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:01 AM (1n+EO)

111 I've thought a lot about it, and I'm certain it doesn't have to be anything world changing or particularly significant to us. It might just be something that you're saying in passing to a friend as you walk down the ice cream aisle, and a mom who is depressed hears it and it changes her outlook for that day, affecting her kids, and her youngest grows up and does something important.

And it was because of you.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

Great thought! After late wife passed (suicide) one of her Drs. said that many times, something as simple as a wave can make a seriously depressed person brighten up for the day. And, as you said, that little bit of happiness will then radiate to others.

I wave to everyone that drives by the porch.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 14, 2022 10:01 AM (Msys3)

112 I mean, everywhere you look in this country, you see Stupid

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:02 AM (geLO8)

113 "That'll fix the pilot shortage! "

My administration will reduce the Air Force aircraft inventory to better align with the number of pilots that they have.
This will save billions of dollars over the next ten years

-Joe Biden

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:03 AM (1n+EO)

114 36 This is interesting and fun reading-

"Interstellar Travel is Hard"
https://tinyurl.com/vepc7eaf

***
Thanks naturalfake - Will check it out

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:03 AM (kf6Ak)

115 Keep your laws off AF cadets' bodies!

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:04 AM (geLO8)

116 Time to go to Menard's so I can finish planting the garden today. Thank you, Jesus, for real springtime!

Have a wonderful day, horde! Don't let the stupidity get you down.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at May 14, 2022 10:06 AM (OX9vb)

117 The Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Air Force have discharged nearly 4,000 active duty service members over their refusal to get vaccinated.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:06 AM (geLO8)

118 Keep your laws off AF cadets' bodies!
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:04 AM (geLO

Come on, man, get the shot. It's just a clump of cells.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:07 AM (NWBBy)

119 Ukraine I imagine is like our cities here only with bigger weapons, in the rest of the country it's life as normal.
Posted by: Skip

There have been 800 murders in Chicago this year. That's about six per day. There were three killed at the OK Corral. So two OK Corrals every day this year in Chicago.

https://bit.ly/3NaPAcQ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 10:08 AM (FVME7)

120 "There have been 800 murders in Chicago this year. "

Only 217, according to Hey Jackass.

https://heyjackass.com

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:11 AM (1n+EO)

121 Calvin Klein can kiss my herterosexual ass on broadway at high noon

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 14, 2022 10:11 AM (d0Qel)

122 There have been 800 murders in Chicago this year. That's about six per day. There were three killed at the OK Corral. So two OK Corrals every day this year in Chicago.

https://bit.ly/3NaPAcQ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 10:08 AM (FVME7)

800 murders, probably at least 8000 aborted babies, and another 800,000 strung out on drugs.

If we were so concerned about civilian lives, we'd be trying to borrow 60 billion from China to save Chicago, not Ukraine.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:11 AM (NWBBy)

123 We should firebomb all dangerous labs, maybe a 2 minute warning

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 10:12 AM (shQKB)

124 It makes its own sauce. Coffee is Gravy Train for humans?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (jLNco)

125 There have been 800 murders in Chicago this year. That's about six per day. There were three killed at the OK Corral. So two OK Corrals every day this year in Chicago.

https://bit.ly/3NaPAcQ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 10:08 AM

They are not murder, murders. They are engaged in mutual combat and therefore they do not count as murders and no charges will be filed by the DA.

All is in order.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (bVYXr)

126 I received a letter yesterday saying that I was turned down for an auto loan by Ally Bank. This was for a dump truck and a pickup truck I bought over a month ago and I had no idea Ally was even involved. The dealer delivered the trucks the same day and never mentioned any problem. They financed through GM Financial at their best rate.

This is a new experience for me. I've never been turned down for a loan in my life. In the letter from Ally, they say I have a score of 891 out of 899 from TransUnion and my FICO score is 850 out of 850. But apparently, an agency called "SageStream" owned by Lexus/Nexus gave me a score of 625 out of 999. I have no idea what that is about. Has anyone else ever heard of SageStream?

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (/BlEx)

127 The politicians going to Ukraine are obviously concerned about their grift and are personally checking to make sure the suitcases are full of cash before leaving.

That, and making sure everyone is on the same page when war is declared on Putin's Russia to take the heat off *biden's failures at home. Something along the lines of "here's my house, pass it's GPS coordinates to Vlad so he doesn't hit it."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (BFigT)

128 By we, I mean the USA. They have the monopoly.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 10:14 AM (shQKB)

129 Mmmm. Coffee.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2022 10:15 AM (U2p+3)

130 That 217 murders in Chicago...

To put it in perspective, Baltimore has less than 1/4 the population. Almost 1/5 the population and dropping monthly.

With 126 murders to date.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:16 AM (1n+EO)

131 Team Clark has received multiple questions and complaints from people who had otherwise great credit scores but were denied a loan because of a lower SageStream score.

In this article, I’ll explain what SageStream is, how your SageStream score might be used, and what you can do to protect yourself from being denied credit because of it.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (geLO8)

132 https://clark.com/credit/sagestream-credit-score/

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (geLO8)

133 The Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Air Force have discharged nearly 4,000 active duty service members over their refusal to get vaccinated.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:06 AM (geLO

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All services will be understrength at the end of the FY for the first time in US history.

New accessions have cratered and people are choosing to get out.

China sez thanks.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (llXky)

134 Today is food that makes you think of sex day.
Upside down red velvet cake painted on velvet.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 09:17 AM (DTvLQ)

in Portuguese, Friday is called sexta-feira, and is abbreviated on calendars as "Sex"

So, no. Yesterday. I made Jam Tarts

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (xhaym)

135 11 popular songs you didn't realize were racist! -
Brown Sugar - Stones
China Girl - Bowie
Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens
Illegal Aliens - Genesis
Island Girl - Elton John
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Right Here, Right Now - Jesus Jones
The Star Spangled Banner - Some old white guy
Turning Japanese - The Vapors
Without a Song -
Your Squaw is on the Warpath - Loretta Lynn

Posted by: Fool Otto at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (DB16e)

136 Honest Mr Zelenski Sir, I tried to get the money for you but that Kentucky jerk blocked the scam! Please don't tell on us all, I'll get the money somehow!

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at May 14, 2022 10:18 AM (sReZj)

137 jwest.

Some interesting info on SageStream.

And auto purchasers seem to really be having issues with them.

https://clark.com/credit/sagestream-credit-score/

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:18 AM (1n+EO)

138 The Israel Police said on Friday that Arab rioters took the casket of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh against the wishes of her family during Friday’s funeral, forcing the officers to intervene.

“Plans for the funeral procession of Shireen Abu-Akleh were coordinated in advance by the Israel Police together with the Abu-Akleh family,” the Israel Police Spokesperson said in an English-language statement.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 14, 2022 10:19 AM (d0Qel)

139 My administration will reduce the Air Force aircraft inventory to better align with the number of pilots that they have.
This will save billions of dollars over the next ten years

-Joe Biden

Meanwhile, let's attack Russia!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at May 14, 2022 10:19 AM (FVME7)

140 Seems like we should have a container of foam by gas tanks that deploys if the tank explodes.
Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (B0CII)

I was unable to see the Twatter vid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:20 AM (jLNco)

141 Honest Mr Zelenski Sir, I tried to get the money for you but that Kentucky jerk blocked the scam! Please don't tell on us all, I'll get the money somehow!

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at May 14, 2022 10:18 AM (sReZj)
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I seriously do not understand why old people who already are fabulously rich want to put so much effort into gaining even more wealth they will never live long enough to enjoy.

It's demonic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 10:21 AM (llXky)

142 Bitch, I don't wants excuses. You plays the game, youse pays the piper.

Posted by: Mr Zelenski at May 14, 2022 10:22 AM (sReZj)

143 Mitch has no power to conduct foreign policy, so wtf is he doing in YouCrane?
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (geLO

Guaranteeing his payoff

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2022 10:23 AM (xhaym)

144 >I seriously do not understand why old people who already are fabulously rich want to put so much effort into gaining even more wealth...

at some point, you've stolen enough money

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:23 AM (geLO8)

145 Seems like we should have a container of foam by gas tanks that deploys if the tank explodes.
Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 09:43 AM (B0CII)

I was unable to see the Twatter vid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:20 AM (jLNco)

F150 or larger with a utility/work truck setup is parked on shoulder. Dump truck drifts off freeway and hits it square in the rear at full speed, instant fireball.

Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 10:25 AM (aMA7g)

146 Waiting for an apology from biden to slamming Israel over the bullshit funeral

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 14, 2022 10:25 AM (d0Qel)

147 The Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Air Force have discharged nearly 4,000 active duty service members over their refusal to get vaccinated.
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:06 AM (geLO

Getting rid of the best and brightest. This will end well, not.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:26 AM (jLNco)

148 Safe stream seems to be reporting social credit, not financial. I wondered when the system would emerge.

Posted by: creeper at May 14, 2022 10:26 AM (cTCuP)

149 Rand Paul put a serious kink in the scheme that has to be explained to Zelenski in person, mobster style. No paper trail, no emails, no phone calls. Whispers in the ear.

Was the Pelosi visit before or after Paul blocked the money?

Posted by: davidt at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (sReZj)

150 I seriously do not understand why old people who already are fabulously rich want to put so much effort into gaining even more wealth they will never live long enough to enjoy.

It's demonic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 10:21 AM (llXky)

...

It is.

I used this point all the time when sharing the gospel with Indonesians who wondered why an American would want to move there.

Very few people achieve "FU" money and then stop. The human heart is never satisfied by it.

Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (aMA7g)

151 "In this article, I’ll explain what SageStream is, how your SageStream score might be used, and what you can do to protect yourself from being denied credit because of it."
Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:17 AM (geLO

That article was interesting. When I received the letter I immediately called thinking they simply made a mistake or had some bad information. They said they get their info from Anovis and gave me their number. I called and a very helpful girl went over all my credit info and it agreed completely with my TransUnion info, which showed a flawless history. She even mentioned that "if you can't get credit, no one can". SageStream didn't want to hear about it. No explanation.

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (/BlEx)

152 in Portuguese, Friday is called sexta-feira, and is abbreviated on calendars as "Sex"

So, no. Yesterday. I made Jam Tarts
Posted by: Kindltot

Home made Pop Tarts, genius.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (shQKB)

153
I have no idea what that is about. Has anyone else ever heard of SageStream?

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM

I think I'd run, not walk away from that transaction. Someone is playing games. Ally Bank seems to have a cushy deal with SageStream that maybe earns them some kickback.

I'm sure you can finance everything yourself. If push comes to shove, return the goods - or at least threaten to.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 14, 2022 10:28 AM (dQvv7)

154 SageStream, dammit. Now leave that alone, autocucumber.

Posted by: creeper at May 14, 2022 10:28 AM (cTCuP)

155 VIA -- And the two dead drive-by shooters will be listed as unarmed black men killed by the police. Count on it, it's happened before.

Posted by: FriscoYoda at May 14, 2022 10:28 AM (S7une)

156 Has anyone else ever heard of SageStream?
Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (/BlEx)

Never heard of it before but a quick bing turned thus up

https://clark.com/credit/sagestream-credit-score/

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:29 AM (kf6Ak)

157 23 -- Sabin daughter was driving I-80 in Omaha late at night several years back, and got behind a pickup crammed full of crap. She managed to drive over a bowling ball and get it stuck under the car.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- I wasn't particularly fond of the '70s the first time around at May 14, 2022 10:29 AM (GzMhu)

158 I seriously do not understand why old people who already are fabulously rich want to put so much effort into gaining even more wealth they will never live long enough to enjoy.

It's demonic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 14, 2022 10:21 AM

Because they are never happy with what they have. People like that are miserable and think that by gaining wealth they will finally become happy.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 14, 2022 10:29 AM (bVYXr)

159 This is a new experience for me. I've never been turned down for a loan in my life. In the letter from Ally, they say I have a score of 891 out of 899 from TransUnion and my FICO score is 850 out of 850. But apparently, an agency called "SageStream" owned by Lexus/Nexus gave me a score of 625 out of 999. I have no idea what that is about. Has anyone else ever heard of SageStream?
Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:13 AM (/BlEx)

That's your social credit score. And isn't Ally Bank an Obama creation? Buy Fords instead.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:29 AM (jLNco)

160 okay I have to venture out into meatspace and engage in commerce- catch y'all later

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 10:31 AM (geLO8)

161
Maybe jwest, as a business owner, isn't flying the rainbow flag high enough, or contributing to BLM.

Fvck em, and walk away. Don't feed the beast.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 14, 2022 10:31 AM (dQvv7)

162 Once you reach a certain level of affluence dollars cease to be money and become how you keep score.

Posted by: creeper at May 14, 2022 10:32 AM (cTCuP)

163 I seriously do not understand why old people who already are fabulously rich want to put so much effort into gaining even more wealth they will never live long enough to enjoy.

Simple. Their hobby is generating their own personal wealth.

You don't have to share the same values or interests to at least accept the fact that they enjoy The Game and stopping it to do what?

I think Bezos and Musk are having the time of their lives building rocket ships and manipulating markets.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2022 10:32 AM (AHeqJ)

164 I'm sure you can finance everything yourself. If push comes to shove, return the goods - or at least threaten to.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at May 14, 2022 10:28 AM (dQvv7)

We could have easily paid cash, but I'm worried about the market and want to have plenty of cash on hand. I didn't even know Ally turned the loan down as this was over a month ago. The dealer never mentioned it and put the deal through GM Financial.

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:32 AM (/BlEx)

165
I can no longer tolerate black coffee. It upsets my stomach.

I also recently realized something about Coffee: Sugar does absolutely Nothing to eliminate coffee's bitterness; milk/cream does that.

Milk takes the curse off coffee's bitterness. The only thing sugar does is make bitter black coffee sweet.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:34 AM (NugC9)

166 F150 or larger with a utility/work truck setup is parked on shoulder. Dump truck drifts off freeway and hits it square in the rear at full speed, instant fireball.
Posted by: TexasDan at May 14, 2022 10:25 AM (aMA7g)

thanks. Driver of dump truck could have been messing with his phone, or fell asleep, or had a medical event. Or was staring at some chick's ass.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:35 AM (jLNco)

167 121 Calvin Klein can kiss my herterosexual ass on broadway at high noon
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 14, 2022 10:11 AM (d0Qel)

Careful there. That kind of foreplay can get you pregnant

Posted by: 7man at May 14, 2022 10:35 AM (qwO6y)

168 That's your social credit score. And isn't Ally Bank an Obama creation? Buy Fords instead.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:29 AM (jLNco)

We wanted to buy Fords, especially the dump truck, but there simply weren't any available in Michigan, Ohio or Indiana. The Chevy Silverado 5500 dump truck we bought was the last one this dealer had. Even the basic Silverado 1500 pickup we bought with it was one of only a few left on the lot. I hate buying in a time of short supply and high prices, but we really needed those trucks.

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:36 AM (/BlEx)

169 hiya

Posted by: JT at May 14, 2022 10:38 AM (arJlL)

170 Jwest I guess it would be a good idea get your loan (from your credit union / bank) first before buying a vehicle

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:38 AM (kf6Ak)

171
That article was interesting. When I received the letter I immediately called thinking they simply made a mistake or had some bad information. They said they get their info from Anovis and gave me their number. I called and a very helpful girl went over all my credit info and it agreed completely with my TransUnion info, which showed a flawless history. She even mentioned that "if you can't get credit, no one can". SageStream didn't want to hear about it. No explanation.
Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (/BlEx)

Sounds like a lawyer would come in handy.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 10:38 AM (Qhnrt)

172 So now that women can get men pregnant, and men can get women pregnant,...logic would dictate that EVERYONE is justified in having an opinion on abortion.

Right, ladies?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (1n+EO)

173 I hate buying in a time of short supply and high prices, but we really needed those trucks.
Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:36 AM (/BlEx)

Nevertheless, tell the dealer he gets the trucks back, if they don't make the loan right, and tell Obama's bank to take a flying fuck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (jLNco)

174
What's the cost of new. plain jane F-150, today? Gotta be, what, $50K?

When I was a kid, you could buy a new 2WD F-150 with A/C, Automatic, Power Steering and Brakes, and Stereo for $10K. And you were happy!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (NugC9)

175 Some interesting info on SageStream.

And auto purchasers seem to really be having issues with them.

It would seem that SageStream, if it is a social-credit scoring company is widely exposed to defamation lawsuits.

They literally are in the business of defaming people on arbitrary ground that has nothing to do with criminality, accountability or responsibility.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2022 10:40 AM (AHeqJ)

176 That traffic accident looks like outright murder/attempted-murder to me.

Posted by: FriscoYoda at May 14, 2022 10:40 AM (S7une)

177 170 Jwest I guess it would be a good idea get your loan (from your credit union / bank) first before buying a vehicle
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:38 AM (kf6Ak)

Surprisingly enough, on new vehicle sales the in house financing is usually better. When we bought the wife's Navigator a few years back, they were giving away 0% financing. I'll take money for free anytime.

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:41 AM (/BlEx)

178 Jwest I guess it would be a good idea get your loan (from your credit union / bank) first before buying a vehicle
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:38 AM (kf6Ak)

Usually a loan you arrange yourself will have a better rate than dealer financing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:41 AM (jLNco)

179 So Ally can trace it's lineage back to GMAC.

Interesting.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:42 AM (1n+EO)

180 Careful there. That kind of foreplay can get you pregnant
Posted by: 7man at May 14, 2022 10:35 AM (qwO6y)

I've always been the type who overthinks everything, and when I was a kid, I remember wondering how my sexy time fun squirt was supposed to go through my pee hole.

If I was a kid today, since we're told men can get pregnant, I'd be wondering how the stuff was supposed to get IN, and then I'd have nightmares about how the baby was supposed to get out!.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:42 AM (NWBBy)

181 Surprisingly enough, on new vehicle sales the in house financing is usually better. When we bought the wife's Navigator a few years back, they were giving away 0% financing. I'll take money for free anytime.
Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:41 AM (/BlEx)

They just preload the loan interest into the price.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:42 AM (jLNco)

182 what up ?

Posted by: runner at May 14, 2022 10:43 AM (V13WU)

183 I've got the 3-day pass with all-access backstage passes for Ukrain-A-Roo 2022 in Kiev.

Gonna be wild!

24 bands and 3 comic acts performing in 3 different bunkers.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:50 AM (Ryaf0)

Could you bring me back a T-shirt? Please...

Posted by: Reforger at May 14, 2022 10:43 AM (ckGiT)

184 SageStream sounds like a shakedown outfit. Are they even US based?

Posted by: davidt at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (sReZj)

185 It's 42 and raining.

Time for another cup of coffee.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (U2p+3)

186 That traffic accident looks like outright murder/attempted-murder to me.
Posted by: FriscoYoda at May 14, 2022 10:40 AM (S7une)

Sure did. Not just someone playing with their phone, or looking for a french fry they just dropped. It was several seconds of drifting directly toward the parked vehicle.

Hate to say it, but it almost looked to me like the planes hitting the towers on 9/11.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NWBBy)

187
I can't believe people are paying OVER the sticker price for cars today!!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NugC9)

188 Time for me to get to the garden center and try to help pay for all these fancy trucks.

Posted by: jwest at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (/BlEx)

189 It looks like a lot of people are making sagestream freeze their accounts because they are a crappy CRB. I'd guess if enough people had freezes lenders might stop using them. They use a lot of outdated data, their methods aren't very transparent, it's next to impossible to talk to anyone and they don't have an automated dispute mechanism. Ally does use them.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (0fVbu)

190 Home made Pop Tarts, genius.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 10:27 AM (shQKB)

Pop Tarts are for those stoner moments where your body craves greasy carb paste, corn syrup, citric acid, dyed unripe fruit, agar and emulsifiers.

Mine are better. The secret is using anise flavored rum instead of the teaspoons of chilled water in the dough.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (xhaym)

191 67 Seems like we should have a container of foam by gas tanks that deploys if the tank explodes

AFFF cause cancer! You may be owed big money! ~~Operators~~ Lawyers are standing by! Call 1-877-ILL-SUEU

Posted by: Fox2! at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (RK6SY)

192 Since Barky wanted to weaken the US Military to make it comparable to the other world army's it sure looks like a continuing trend

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (2JoB8)

193 So Ally can trace it's lineage back to GMAC.

Interesting.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 14, 2022 10:42 AM (1n+EO)

Nobody on the Right should deal with GM after the Obama deal that screwed shareholders in favor of the union. I will buy parts from them, for those that can't be had from the aftermarket, but never a new GM vehicle. I'd sooner buy a used Lada from Vlad Putin. I know he doesn't hate me and want me dead.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (jLNco)

194 24 bands and 3 comic acts performing in 3 different bunkers.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 14, 2022 09:50 AM (Ryaf0)

Could you bring me back a T-shirt? Please...
Posted by: Reforger at May 14, 2022 10:43 AM (ckGiT)

Make mine 2XL. Large is for women and children.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (NWBBy)

195
Used Hondas are holding their value like never before.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:46 AM (NugC9)

196 I can't believe people are paying OVER the sticker price for cars today!!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NugC9)

If I sold my car today, I'd literally get more than I paid for it three years ago.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:47 AM (NWBBy)

197 Used Hondas are holding their value like never before.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:46 AM (NugC9)

If I sold my car today, I'd literally get more than I paid for it three years ago.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:47 AM (NWBBy)

Bingo.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:48 AM (NWBBy)

198 >>> I can't believe people are paying OVER the sticker price for cars today!!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NugC9)

Some are paying over new sticker prices for used. Our perverse government is all about perverse incentives.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 14, 2022 10:48 AM (0fVbu)

199 According to the internet Rand Paul is a Putin stooge because he doesn’t want to send $40B to Ukrainian mafia leaders.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 14, 2022 10:49 AM (3vQN0)

200 coming straight at me. Shit flying everywhere but I was able to shit lanes

I'll bet you were!

Sounds like a vaxxident.

Posted by: t-bird at May 14, 2022 10:49 AM (tFWfv)

201 We have a used odyssey and I've heard of people getting into bidding wars over used ones.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (0fVbu)

202
I just found out they SECRETLY put GPS trackers in cars that are financed so they can find and repo the cars.

The funny thing is they use cheap chinese junk GPS trackers and the devices malfunction often and end up creating a battery-killing issue. That's how people are finding out they have these Hidden gps trackers in their cars.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (NugC9)

203 Sure did. Not just someone playing with their phone, or looking for a french fry they just dropped. It was several seconds of drifting directly toward the parked vehicle.

Hate to say it, but it almost looked to me like the planes hitting the towers on 9/11.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NWBBy)

Would you be saying that if the parked pickup hadn't been there, and the dump truck had just drifted right off the road, and rolled over in the ditch? "Drifting" pretty much implies inattention on the part of the driver. I'd say if the driver of the dump cut the wheel hard in order to hit the pickup, there might be an indication of intent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (jLNco)

204 I use to eat Pop Tarts almost daily, figured out ate my body weight of them in 3 years literally. Dropped them for most part last couple years but working lately with little opportunities to wash hands I have been getting them again.

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (2JoB8)

205 I've had several large offers for my 2015 Explorer. Ain't selling. I love that vehicle. Plus, it's paid for.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (Qhnrt)

206 Used car prices have started coming down. Not a lot. But the insanity is breaking finally.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 14, 2022 10:51 AM (3vQN0)

207 12 Tom & Jerry > Simon & Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel when they were Tom and Jerry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnz5uvfE210&t=3s

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 14, 2022 10:52 AM (Spr0s)

208 I just found out they SECRETLY put GPS trackers in cars that are financed so they can find and repo the cars.

The funny thing is they use cheap chinese junk GPS trackers and the devices malfunction often and end up creating a battery-killing issue. That's how people are finding out they have these Hidden gps trackers in their cars.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (NugC9)

GM vehicles have OnStar built in, and it that capability, as well as remote stop. Probably other new cars do, too. Another reason to shun GM.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:52 AM (jLNco)

209 32 "Hello darkness my old friend"
Mandates a linkage; Disturbed being my performer of note for this tune:

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

PS Mom luvs this version.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 14, 2022 09:19 AM (F0YaR)

Thanks for that. That also led to this.> https://tinyurl.com/4ksxbu3c

Posted by: Javems at May 14, 2022 10:52 AM (dpfOB)

210 When I was a kid, you could buy a new 2WD F-150 with A/C, Automatic, Power Steering and Brakes, and Stereo for $10K. And you were happy!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (NugC9)

in 1973, I bought a demo holdover 1972 MB 280 SL for 9500 bucks

signal red with palomino interior

sold it like 8-9 years later in the low 20Ks but it onlyhad like 20K miles on it

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:53 AM (us2H3)

211 Large is for women and children.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (NWBBy)

Those will probably sell out quick.

Posted by: Reforger at May 14, 2022 10:53 AM (ckGiT)

212 It's demonic.

*taps finger on nose*

And here you said you didn't understand...

Posted by: Write The Laws And You Don't Need To Retire at May 14, 2022 10:53 AM (l0mb7)

213 Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:44 AM (NWBBy)

Would you be saying that if the parked pickup hadn't been there, and the dump truck had just drifted right off the road, and rolled over in the ditch? "Drifting" pretty much implies inattention on the part of the driver. I'd say if the driver of the dump cut the wheel hard in order to hit the pickup, there might be an indication of intent.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (jLNco)

That was an awfully long time of "inattention." Now, if it was a heart attack, or the driver fell asleep so hard they completely lost consciousness, I suppose it was terribly coincidental that it smashed right into the truck.

However, it looks to me like it was aimed. No swerving, no braking, no slowing down.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:54 AM (NWBBy)

214 I was helping my daughter out in 2010 or so, she had purchased an SUV from a local dealer. When she missed a payment they disabled it remotely so it couldn't be driven.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 14, 2022 10:55 AM (Pu/aU)

215 my first truck was 1949 chevy or something like that

bought it in the mid 60's for like 50 bucks

had a granny gear and a foot starter

and, wait for it, it was black

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:55 AM (us2H3)

216 I've had several large offers for my 2015 Explorer. Ain't selling. I love that vehicle. Plus, it's paid for.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM (Qhnrt)

If I sold my car, I could get a new one without a dime out of pocket.

The only thing stopping me is the tax money the pig vampire government would collect.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:55 AM (NWBBy)

217
Yeah, it's a Disabler, too!

Actually, maybe it's just a disabler, not a GPS tracker. I dunno.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:56 AM (NugC9)

218 5 It appears I have conned may way into a job of some type. Please wish me luck!
Posted by: rhennigantx
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Best wishes and good luck landing into a corner office.

Posted by: Braenyard at May 14, 2022 10:57 AM (sXGra)

219 When I was a kid, you could buy a new 2WD F-150 with A/C, Automatic, Power Steering and Brakes, and Stereo for $10K. And you were happy!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (NugC9)

New Roadrunner 383 cid...$2800....date that.

Posted by: BignJames at May 14, 2022 10:57 AM (AwYPR)

220 wife bought me a new 2004 Ford F 150 for my bday

worst POS I have every owned

I have a 2005 Chevy 2500 HD which I love

yeah, it's got like 250 lbs of welds on it but it's mine

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (us2H3)

221 Actually, maybe it's just a disabler, not a GPS tracker. I dunno.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:56 AM (NugC9)

Totally just so if it gets stolen, they can help you get it back.

Not for any other purpose. Nope. Nobody's tracking you. Go back to sleep, citizen.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (NWBBy)

222 I saw Pig Vampire Government open for Chinese Junk GPS Trackers at the Forum in '84.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (XG2Fi)

223 New Roadrunner 383 cid...$2800....date that.
Posted by: BignJames at May 14, 2022 10:57 AM (AwYPR)

1966 or 1967

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (us2H3)

224
in 1973, I bought a demo holdover 1972 MB 280 SL for 9500 bucks

signal red with palomino interior

sold it like 8-9 years later in the low 20Ks but it only had like 20K miles on it
Posted by: REDACTED

Instant classic.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:59 AM (NugC9)

225 That was an awfully long time of "inattention." Now, if it was a heart attack, or the driver fell asleep so hard they completely lost consciousness, I suppose it was terribly coincidental that it smashed right into the truck.

However, it looks to me like it was aimed. No swerving, no braking, no slowing down.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 10:54 AM (NWBBy)

Well, I couldn't view the video, due to Twatter's nannying, but I repeat that to show intent, you'd expect some direct action by the driver of the dump to ensure the pickup was hit. A slow steady drift off the road is a hallmark of drivers falling asleep at the wheel. And, in some areas, the quality of drivers running gravel dumps is questionable. And some may work over-long hours. Sounds like negligence to me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (jLNco)

226 When I was in highschool you could buy a mid 50's to early 60's car for $50-$100 all day long.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (Pu/aU)

227 luck!
Posted by: rhennigantx
---------------------

Best wishes and good luck landing into a corner office.

Posted by: Braenyard at May 14, 2022 10:57 AM (sXGra)

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Wear socks and always look busy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (XG2Fi)

228 Say what you will but Pop Tarts are the most favorable Solvent Green i know of.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (shQKB)

229 When I was a kid, you could buy a new 2WD F-150 with A/C, Automatic, Power Steering and Brakes, and Stereo for $10K. And you were happy!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:39 AM (NugC9)

I do not understand the concept of the 2WD pickup.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (NWBBy)

230 Maybe he dropped a roach in his lap.

Posted by: The Dude at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (sReZj)

231 1966 or 1967

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (us2H3)

'68

Posted by: BignJames at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (AwYPR)

232 223 New Roadrunner 383 cid...$2800....date that.
Posted by: BignJames at May 14, 2022 10:57 AM (AwYPR)

1966 or 1967
Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (us2H3)

Yup. Mid-60's. Bought a Camero Rally Sport for $3000.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (Qhnrt)

233
New Roadrunner 383 cid...$2800....date that.
Posted by: BignJames

My sister got a brand new 1975 Duster for graduation.
Dad liked the bargain so much he said "I should've bought two!"

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (NugC9)

234 222 I saw Pig Vampire Government open for Chinese Junk GPS Trackers at the Forum in '84.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (XG2Fi)

Epic pit. Still got the T-shirt with the blood on it.

Posted by: Reforger at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (ckGiT)

235 Instant classic.

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 10:59 AM (NugC9)

only took it out on the weekends

when it was open season on whitetails

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (us2H3)

236 SOLVENT GREEN IS PEE!

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2022 11:02 AM (xhaym)

237 Sounds like negligence to me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (jLNco)

Could be. Or suicide attempt.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:02 AM (NWBBy)

238 228 Say what you will but Pop Tarts are the most favorable Solvent Green i know of.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 11:01 AM (shQKB)

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You've obviously never had Totino's Pizza Pockets

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 11:02 AM (XG2Fi)

239 I saw Pig Vampire Government open for Chinese Junk GPS Trackers at the Forum in '84.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 10:58 AM (XG2Fi)

Same.

Posted by: Francis E. Dec at May 14, 2022 11:02 AM (P4LRL)

240 When I was in highschool you could buy a mid 50's to early 60's car for $50-$100 all day long.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (Pu/aU)

A little over a week ago, I just bought a 98 Dakota pickup for $500 CDN. Rust worms have eaten great chunks of it, but it runs and drives fine. They are still out; just don't expect them to be pretty.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:03 AM (jLNco)

241 in the mid 70's you could buy all kinds of cool used cars for almost nothing

a 67 alfa boattail, 2500 bucks

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 11:03 AM (us2H3)

242 after they refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, Air Force officials said.

Posted by: DB at May 14, 2022 09:59 AM (geLO

more and more data is surfacing that indicates a spike in all cause mortality within months of the jab rollout. The number one cause of these "excess" deaths is cardio-related. The cadets may have lost their jobs and their money but at least their hearts remain strong and whole.

Posted by: kallisto at May 14, 2022 11:03 AM (DJFLF)

243 Wear socks and always look busy.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (XG2Fi)

This is 2022. Don't call anyone sir or ma'am until you check their signature line on their email.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:04 AM (NWBBy)

244 206 Used car prices have started coming down. Not a lot. But the insanity is breaking finally.

Posted by: Joe XiDen at May 14, 2022 10:51 AM (3vQN0)

this is good to know

Posted by: kallisto at May 14, 2022 11:05 AM (DJFLF)

245 my first car was a hand me down from my sis

a mid 50's Renault Dauphine

now that was a real POS

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2022 11:05 AM (us2H3)

246 So here I am at the graduation. The graduation speaker is the Chief Social Justice and Accountability Officer for a local hospital. She just mentioned young people going great things for the Global warming and Climate Change movement including Greta Thunberg, and is now onto racism. There was no prayer it being a public school but they did have the National Anthem sung nicely cu the choir. However for their special selection they did "Love Shack". So odd. I left to get a drink of water.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 11:05 AM (iR6bV)

247
A little over a week ago, I just bought a 98 Dakota pickup for $500 CDN. Rust worms have eaten great chunks of it, but it runs and drives fine. They are still out; just don't expect them to be pretty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Does it have to pass annual inspection?

Some of the fuckers here will Fail a car for too much rust...on a body panel!!

Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 11:06 AM (NugC9)

248 However for their special selection they did "Love Shack". So odd. I left to get a drink of water.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 11:05 AM (iR6bV)

Could have been worse. It could have been "WAP."

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:07 AM (NWBBy)

249 I've had several large offers for my 2015 Explorer. Ain't selling. I love that vehicle. Plus, it's paid for.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 10:50 AM

Same here for my 2016 Tacoma. I was looking at new GMC trucks online and put in what I had to trade in. My email was flooded with offers to buy my truck for more than I paid for it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 14, 2022 11:07 AM (bVYXr)

250 Could be. Or suicide attempt.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:02 AM (NWBBy)

Maybe. In which case, a bridge abutment would make a better "target". I am sure there will be an investigation. If the driver's cell phone is found to have been active during the collision, there is instant negligence, right there. Or if there are drugs/alcohol in his bloodstream. Kind of hard to "prove" falling asleep, but if the records show he had been on the job for long hours, or if his log book is falsified, that would be the working assumption, I guess.
Presumably there will be an investigation. I am willing to wait for that, before hanging the dump truck driver for murder. And, if it turns out that it was intentional, well, hang him high.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:08 AM (jLNco)

251
A little over a week ago, I just bought a 98 Dakota pickup for $500 CDN. Rust worms have eaten great chunks of it, but it runs and drives fine. They are still out; just don't expect them to be pretty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:03 AM (jLNco)

Removing the doors on my 94 Cherokee was not an option. I run $500 cars into the ground and dispose of them. That thing just won't die though. 16 years of hard life bounding in the hills, all manner of abuse and she still does everything I ask.

Posted by: Reforger at May 14, 2022 11:09 AM (ckGiT)

252 >>> This is interesting and fun reading-

"Interstellar Travel is Hard"
https://tinyurl.com/vepc7eaf

***
Thanks naturalfake - Will check it out
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at May 14, 2022 10:03 AM (kf6Ak)

I read a good short scify novel recently about interstellar travel called Freeze Frame Revolution. They don't use any ftl magic to get around just lots and lots of time. Millions of years. The people on board hibernate for most of it. The novel deals with how people deal psychologically with the idea of crossing large spans of time. They are building giant travel gates around the galaxy but haven't heard anything back from earth. The only intelligence they encounter is a malalevant entity that keeps emerging from the earth side of the gates to kill them. They call it a demon for a lack of a better description. It's been many millions of years and they don't know what humanity has become. The ship AI is always forcing them back to their gate building task and preventing them from asking questions. The novel is mostly about their relationships with each other as some start to rebel.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 14, 2022 11:09 AM (0fVbu)

253 38 Suppose it's been posted downstairs but Powerline week in pictures is funny
Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2022 09:25 AM

https://tinyurl.com/4s8fskp4

Posted by: m at May 14, 2022 11:09 AM (/xkVv)

254 I've come to drink with you again . . .

Posted by: Ray at May 14, 2022 11:11 AM (sw3xv)

255 Seems to fit this discussion. Also the one yesterday on women and parking, come to think of it.

A woman on Next Door is offering fifty dollars for anyone who can teach her how to parallel park her F 150.

Posted by: Wenda at May 14, 2022 11:11 AM (TK9+5)

256 Does it have to pass annual inspection?

Some of the fuckers here will Fail a car for too much rust...on a body panel!!
Posted by: Soothsayer, the #1 name in news at May 14, 2022 11:06 AM (NugC9)

No annual inspection here in Alberta. I could fix the rust if I had to; mostly it is the fender lips. But I will probably trash the body, and put a Studebaker cab and box on it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:11 AM (jLNco)

257
I read a good short scify novel recently about interstellar travel called Freeze Frame Revolution. They don't use any ftl magic to get around just lots and lots of time. Millions of years. The people on board hibernate for most of it. The novel deals with how people deal psychologically with the idea of crossing large spans of time. They are building giant travel gates around the galaxy but haven't heard anything back from earth. The only intelligence they encounter is a malalevant entity that keeps emerging from the earth side of the gates to kill them. They call it a demon for a lack of a better description. It's been many millions of years and they don't know what humanity has become. The ship AI is always forcing them back to their gate building task and preventing them from asking questions. The novel is mostly about their relationships with each other as some start to rebel.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 14, 2022 11:09 AM (0fVbu)

Sounds like an exciting book. *starts snoring*

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2022 11:12 AM (Qhnrt)

258 Pop Tarts were only available at grandma's house, where they were free for the taking.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 14, 2022 11:12 AM (EZebt)

259 If i pretend my car is my wife, will somebody give me $$?

Should see me wax it.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 11:13 AM (shQKB)

260 Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:07 AM (NWBBy)

LOL. That's true!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 11:13 AM (FCjSt)

261 So here I am at the graduation. The graduation speaker is the Chief Social Justice and Accountability Officer for a local hospital.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 11:05 AM (iR6bV)

By the by, it's amazing how large companies have all these diversity personnel, who seem to sit around all day and think of new ways to write policy, or offer "webinars" on the latest version of whatever training they think staff needs. Usually it's a different combination of the same words, just put into a bingo cage, spun around and drawn out.

This week's "training:" Inclusion and diversity in ethics for indigenous black lesbian trans midgets with psoriasis. With guest speaker, Gumpta Gumpta Flabowitz-Salsbury Jackson, PhD, MSPOK, DPRK, SHITZU, LPN.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:13 AM (NWBBy)

262 A woman on Next Door is offering fifty dollars for anyone who can teach her how to parallel park her F 150.
Posted by: Wenda

Does she have big boobs ?

Posted by: JT at May 14, 2022 11:14 AM (arJlL)

263 This week's "training:" Inclusion and diversity in ethics for indigenous black lesbian trans midgets with psoriasis. With guest speaker, Gumpta Gumpta Flabowitz-Salsbury Jackson, PhD, MSPOK, DPRK, SHITZU, LPN.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:13 AM (NWBBy)

Heh!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:14 AM (jLNco)

264 A woman on Next Door is offering fifty dollars for anyone who can teach her how to parallel park her F 150.
Posted by: Wenda

My dad taught me how to drive on a 1980 full size Chevy Bla*er three on the tree. I can parallel park just about anything.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 14, 2022 11:16 AM (U2p+3)

265 Never been under anesthesia before yesterday.
What a hangover!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at May 14, 2022 11:16 AM (uTEYr)

266 JT, no picture was included! LOL

Posted by: Wenda at May 14, 2022 11:16 AM (TK9+5)

267 A woman on Next Door is offering fifty dollars for anyone who can teach her how to parallel park her F 150.
Posted by: Wenda at May 14, 2022 11:11 AM (TK9+5)

I'd ask for the money up front.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 14, 2022 11:17 AM (NWBBy)

268 A woman on Next Door is offering fifty dollars for anyone who can teach her how to parallel park her F 150.
Posted by: Wenda
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Easiest fifty bucks.

Posted by: SMH that God hasn't lobbed a Texas-sized asteroid at us yet at May 14, 2022 11:17 AM (AxTbI)

269 BurtTC- I wonder where these prople come from?

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2022 11:17 AM (gktX6)

270 Nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 14, 2022 11:18 AM (8gtDH)

271
remember CURB FEELERS?

Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at May 14, 2022 11:18 AM (NugC9)

272 JT, no picture was included! LOL
Posted by: Wenda

Aw shucks !

Posted by: JT at May 14, 2022 11:18 AM (arJlL)

273 Nurse Ratchet, did not realize you were so young. I'll have to treat you like my little sister.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 14, 2022 11:20 AM (shQKB)

274 the quality of drivers running gravel dumps is questionable. And some may work over-long hours. Sounds like negligence to me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 11:00 AM (jLNco)
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Understatement

Don't ride behind them, don't ride beside them, if you are going to pass it pass it quick then watch your mirror and keep your distance.

Posted by: Braenyard at May 14, 2022 11:21 AM (sXGra)

275 AOP -- Sorry, that didn't look like a slow steady drift to me. And there's the edge bumps that make a lot of noise when you drift slightly onto the shoulder. Looked like a direct aim into the parked car. But just MHO.

Posted by: FriscoYoda at May 14, 2022 11:34 AM (S7une)

276 Nobody on the Right should deal with GM after the Obama deal that screwed shareholders in favor of the union.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 14, 2022 10:45 AM (jLNco)

Listen, the unions built this country. They also built me a pool, pool house, paid for my yacht and 2 waterfront vacation homes on each coast and keep me in Teslas and whores in my "retirement".

Look for the Union Label!

Posted by: Sal Trombone, UAW 236 "Delegate" at May 14, 2022 11:37 AM (R/m4+)

277 Well a guy who got an award for a certificate for English as a second language with an academic distinction was obviously somebody from Eastern Europe and probably Poland. Good for him!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 14, 2022 11:40 AM (LIfCn)

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