Mid-Morning Art Thread

A Baker Blowing his Horn
Gabriel Metsu

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Toot!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 09:30 AM (AuTCi)

2 Wouldn't hang

Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2022 09:30 AM (xhxe8)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (T4tVD)

4 Nicely done though

Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (xhxe8)

5 Seems like a pre-Thanksgiving piece.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (eYoxG)

6 Pretzels! Got mustard?

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (AwYPR)

7 How do they know his name is Barker?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (uNylN)

8 Pretzels!

Posted by: redridinghood at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

9 Beautiful vivid colors

Posted by: Tuna at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (gLRfa)

10 That massive loaf is impressive

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (Kd4bG)

11 And the painter is named Gabriel? This is some kind of brother in law deal.

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (4svuj)

12 Good looking pretzels.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (uLr+K)

13 7 How do they know his name is Barker?
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 25, 2022 09:31 AM (uNylN)

Cause the price was right

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (2cfUo)

14 The size of his gut tells me there were more rolls and bread on the table before the beginning of the painting.

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:33 AM (T4tVD)

15 Woman in the background: He used to blow me that way.

Posted by: BurtTC at November 25, 2022 09:33 AM (NWBBy)

16 Like clockwork.

Posted by: Bill Bulldog Durham at November 25, 2022 09:33 AM (4h9M3)

17 That massive loaf is impressive

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:32 AM (Kd4bG)

Looks to be an artisanal baker.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:33 AM (AwYPR)

18 Gabriel Metsu

The inspiration for When Harry met Sally.

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:34 AM (T4tVD)

19 That massive loaf is impressive
Posted by: vmom

Why Thank You!!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2022 09:34 AM (3u0d1)

20 I used to be able to do that.

Posted by: Ron Jeremy at November 25, 2022 09:34 AM (4I/2K)

21 The display of bread is...artistic!

Posted by: Ziba at November 25, 2022 09:34 AM (4h9M3)

22 Disapproving looks from background.
"You're not fooling anybody with that horn, I know you farted"

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at November 25, 2022 09:34 AM (AGa7D)

23 What kind of plant has blue leaves?

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (AwYPR)

24 Is blowing your own horn better than tooting your own horn?

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (Do5/p)

25 He must not be so successful if he has to blow his own horn instead of farming it out.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (Vwz3I)

26 I see the artist wanted to use his very expensive lapis lazuli blue paint very sparingly.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (nBhwo)

27 Looks like she's got a bun in the oven.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (Vwz3I)

28 Charge!!

Posted by: Teddy Brewster at November 25, 2022 09:36 AM (4I/2K)

29 One toke over the line sweet Jesus, one toke over the line...

Would Hang.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 25, 2022 09:36 AM (6FtXF)

30 There are a bunch of paintings/artworks about bakers blowing their horn.
I did not realize they did that, but it makes sense - I guess they're announcing a fresh batch of baked goodies are ready.
I wonder if this was just in certain regions. Did bakers in other places use a bell or a gong?
I wonder what other everyday customs are lost today?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:36 AM (Kd4bG)

31 Would hang .

In my bakery if I were a baker.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (nBhwo)

32 Toot! Fries are done. toot. Fries are done.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (gmo/4)

33 Blue ivy? Can I get a cutting to root?

Posted by: Bilwis out and about at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (dVlpy)

34 Bread is from the Bread Museum.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (X+Ku8)

35 Bitch be like, "Asshole's blowing his stupid horn again"

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (sJHOI)

36 He must not be so successful if he has to blow his own horn instead of farming it out.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:35 AM (Vwz3I)

No advertising budget.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:37 AM (AwYPR)

37 Soft pretzels!

Where's the mustard?

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 09:38 AM (gmo/4)

38 What kind of plant has blue leaves?
Posted by: BignJames

A plant whose "babay has gone'way and lef him"

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:38 AM (T4tVD)

39
Rise To The Occasion - a limerick

As any poor baker ought to know
Desperation can lay you down low
Temptation is a beast
West is west, yeast is yeast
He did it 'cause he kneaded the dough!

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:38 AM (ykeLU)

40 Baker Horn Solos >> Rock N Roll Drum Solos

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:38 AM (BRHaw)

41 Did bakers in other places use a bell or a gong?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:36 AM

You rang?

http://bit.ly/3AGhKbS

Posted by: T. Rex at November 25, 2022 09:38 AM (Do5/p)

42 A Baker Blowing his Horn

I think it's a beer bong.

Posted by: t-bird at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (Sv58p)

43 You would think blowing a horn would be a prostitute's signal. Next customer !

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (nBhwo)

44 NO STAIRWAY sign is just out of scene to the left.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (BRHaw)

45 Is that a trained attack-bird on the pretzel-holder??

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (Vwz3I)

46 Alternate Title: Dizzy Gillespie's White Great-Great-Great-Uncle.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, now with moar Tryptophan! at November 25, 2022 09:40 AM (PiwSw)

47 Seemed goofy to me unless it was a call the shop was open and ready for business

Posted by: Skip at November 25, 2022 09:40 AM (xhxe8)

48 43 You would think blowing a horn would be a prostitute's signal. Next customer !
Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (nBhwo)

25 bucks same as downtown

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:40 AM (BRHaw)

49 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Little Boy Blue is gonna be pissed.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 25, 2022 09:40 AM (uO+/l)

50 NO STAIRWAY sign is just out of scene to the left.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:39 AM (BRHaw)

Just above the ' bathroom for customers only' sign.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:41 AM (nBhwo)

51 Woman in the background has "that look."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2022 09:41 AM (Q4IgG)

52 “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages”

― Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 1

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:41 AM (BRHaw)

53 "Asshole's blowing his stupid horn again"

*******

And he's got the volume turned to leaventy.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:42 AM (ykeLU)

54
Soft pretzels. With salt on them. And mustard. At the ballpark.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2022 09:42 AM (MoZTd)

55 And he's got the volume turned to leaventy.
Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:42 AM (ykeLU)

You're just trying to get a rise out of us.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, now with moar Tryptophan! at November 25, 2022 09:42 AM (PiwSw)

56 >>What kind of plant has blue leaves?

Bluebells, of course.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 09:42 AM (ZLI7S)

57 Is that large loaf supposed to be a lyre?

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:43 AM (ykeLU)

58 Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:41 AM (BRHaw)

Yeah work for money much better than work by force.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:43 AM (nBhwo)

59 Ragueneau and his shrew wife.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 09:43 AM (AuTCi)

60 I don't see the "No Dogs Allowed!" sign!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana ~ again! ~ at November 25, 2022 09:44 AM (hOUT3)

61 Now this is a fun painting. The bright, sometimes odd, colors (blue vine?) are lively. The expression on the baker is proud and playful as he blows the horn (hey! look at these goodies). The way the artist captures the clothing and crisp cloth, the realism of the wares and pretzel holder (pass the salt), it all speaks to the viewer as a pleasant scene. It's not meant to be breathtaking, just enjoyable. I can imagine it, and other scenes like it, would be popular with the rising middle class merchants.
And there is a sense of humor contrasting the figure of the baker with the less than enthusiastic expression on the girl in the shadows. Maybe she is doing the actual work?

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.

Posted by: JTB at November 25, 2022 09:44 AM (7EjX1)

62 There are a bunch of paintings/artworks about bakers blowing their horn.
I did not realize they did that, but it makes sense - I guess they're announcing a fresh batch of baked goodies are ready.
I wonder if this was just in certain regions. Did bakers in other places use a bell or a gong?
I wonder what other everyday customs are lost today?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:36 AM (Kd4bG)

Lights HOT sign.

Posted by: Krispy Kreme at November 25, 2022 09:44 AM (4I/2K)

63 Have you considered he just might be watching a soccer game?

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:44 AM (nBhwo)

64
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 25, 2022 09:44 AM (MoZTd)

65 51 Woman in the background has "that look."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2022 09:41 AM (Q4IgG)

Same look I had when someone put on Chuck Mangione CD.

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (BRHaw)

66 No sandals, no doublet-jerkin,
No servin'!

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (Vwz3I)

67 If a baker blows his horn, does the butcher beat his meat?

Posted by: Diogenes at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (uO+/l)

68 I wonder what other everyday customs are lost today?
Posted by: vmom

Folks saying "Hello!" to strangers passing on the sidewalk in big cities.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (3u0d1)

69 Found this short blog post about the painting

https://tinyurl.com/yj89avn3

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (Kd4bG)

70 "Asshole's blowing his stupid horn again"

*******

And he's got the volume turned to leaventy.
Posted by: Muldoon

ISWYDT

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:46 AM (T4tVD)

71 Pretael toss
25 cents a throw

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:46 AM (ykeLU)

72 Is that large loaf supposed to be a lyre?
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It does look instrument-ish doesn't it.

And I wonder what clientele the book-shaped loaf is aimed at?

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (Vwz3I)

73 69
"The standing bread on the right is a ‘duyvenkater’ a light sweet bread which has been made at least since the first half of the sixteenth century and it was to be eaten at Christmas or new year. "
Apparently this kind of bread was highly taxed and regulated

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (Kd4bG)

74
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AAA

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (BRHaw)

75 The specific signs that certain professions had are lost. The barber pole , the three ball pawn shop, etc.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (nBhwo)

76 Apparently this kind of bread was highly taxed and regulated
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Less lead as a whitening agent.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (Vwz3I)

77 Is that large loaf supposed to be a lyre?

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 09:43 AM (ykeLU)

It can lie...it's no under loaf.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (AwYPR)

78 Dog is below the counter, just can't see him

Posted by: Skip's phone at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (xhxe8)

79 The specific signs that certain professions had are lost. The barber pole , the three ball pawn shop, etc.
Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (nBhwo)
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Cigar store Indians.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (AuTCi)

80 I'm a little concerned about an artists names Gabriel painting a horn.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (ZLI7S)

81 The 3 ball pawn shop? Well, that explains where it went

Posted by: Hitler at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (seks7)

82 Dog is below the counter, just can't see him
Posted by: Skip's phone

Schrödinger's Dog?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (3u0d1)

83 not

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:49 AM (AwYPR)

84 Although the giant inflatable King Kong still designates a fireworks stand

Posted by: Wally at November 25, 2022 09:50 AM (seks7)

85 At least he's not being forced to blow someone else's horn, like some bakers.

Posted by: GWB at November 25, 2022 09:50 AM (u0q5Q)

86 The standing bread on the right is a ‘duyvenkater’ a light sweet bread which has been made at least since the first half of the sixteenth century and it was to be eaten at Christmas or new year. Originally made in the ‘Zaanstreek’ and Amsterdam, it was subject to various regulations. They were taxed and the city of Amsterdam forbade buyers to buy it beyond the city limits.

Its a tax!

Posted by: The Right Hon. CJ Scotus Heir J Roberts at November 25, 2022 09:51 AM (BRHaw)

87 Although the giant inflatable King Kong still designates a fireworks stand
Posted by: Wally

The wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man

Car dealership or furniture/appliance store.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2022 09:51 AM (3u0d1)

88 And I would definitely hang - in the kitchen!

Posted by: GWB at November 25, 2022 09:51 AM (u0q5Q)

89 @35 ghost of hallelujah-the expression of the broad over his right shoulder is priceless. Definitely has that "I'd like to shove that horn up his ass" look.

Posted by: JROD (Rick Perry/Scott Walker 2024) at November 25, 2022 09:52 AM (IlL6s)

90 Use your diaphragm baker!

Posted by: Just sayin' at November 25, 2022 09:52 AM (ODT/d)

91 80 I'm a little concerned about an artists names Gabriel painting a horn.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 09:48 AM (ZLI7S)

'Til Gabriel blows his horn.

Posted by: The Eyes of Texas at November 25, 2022 09:52 AM (BRHaw)

92 Roxanne and her red light.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (4I/2K)

93 I'm guessing this is a prosperous baker if he can afford a portrait.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (Kd4bG)

94 At first glance, I thought this was a Rembrandt self-portrait

Posted by: Wally at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (seks7)

95 The red white and blue barber pole was red and white to represent bloodletting since barbers also did some 'medical' work back in the day.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (nBhwo)

96 Bagels?

Posted by: Just sayin' at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (ODT/d)

97 90 Use your diaphragm baker!
Posted by: Just sayin' at November 25, 2022 09:52 AM (ODT/d)

Just like education everything turns into a lecture on sex and birth control!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (BRHaw)

98
Long ago, the men in my family would gather on this day apart from the wymyns at the Peninsular Club, drink to excess, and be honest with each other and utter foul oaths unfit for the ears of gentle ears, and celebrate the bounty of our good country, and everyone would be happy.

Posted by: Auspex at November 25, 2022 09:54 AM (fs6R/)

99 Although the giant inflatable King Kong still designates a fireworks stand

Posted by: Wally at November 25, 2022 09:50 AM (seks7)

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And giant inflatable Statue of Liberty designates a shady lawyer.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 09:54 AM (ynBkT)

100 Alternate Title: Dizzy Gillespie's White Great-Great-Great-Uncle.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, now with moar Tryptophan! at November 25, 2022 09:40 AM (PiwSw)

Cheeks the Lesser.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:54 AM (AwYPR)

101 The blue leaves probably symbolize something obvious to the people back then, but once again, a mystery to us.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:55 AM (Kd4bG)

102 rennigantx @ 65-
Come on, who didn't like Chuck Mangione's theme for the L.A. Olympics, one of the best ever?

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 09:55 AM (4svuj)

103 The specific signs that certain professions had are lost. The barber pole , the three ball pawn shop, etc.
Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:47 AM (nBhwo)

French zinc horse heads

signaling that horse is on the menu

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 09:56 AM (us2H3)

104

Guess which of those loaves he had his way with...

Posted by: Victor Viagra at November 25, 2022 09:56 AM (5qfSQ)

105 Long ago, the men in my family would gather on this day apart from the wymyns at the Peninsular Club, drink to excess, and be honest with each other and utter foul oaths unfit for the ears of gentle ears, and celebrate the bounty of our good country, and everyone would be happy.

Posted by: Auspex at November 25, 2022 09:54 AM (fs6R/)

We used to go rabbit huntin'.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 09:56 AM (AwYPR)

106 93 I'm guessing this is a prosperous baker if he can afford a portrait.
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (Kd4bG)

ha some spare bread

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 09:56 AM (us2H3)

107 I was a loafer in a bakery.

Posted by: Bud Abbot at November 25, 2022 09:57 AM (yXRn/)

108 The red white and blue barber pole was red and white to represent bloodletting since barbers also did some 'medical' work back in the day.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 09:53 AM (nBhwo)

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"This. And you can always slap a hot iron on it."

-- Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber and Bloodletter

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 09:57 AM (ynBkT)

109 And giant inflatable Statue of Liberty designates a shady lawyer.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink

Why not an inflatable Pinocchio ?

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:57 AM (T4tVD)

110 98
Long ago, the men in my family would gather on this day apart from the wymyns at the Peninsular Club, drink to excess, and be honest with each other and utter foul oaths unfit for the ears of gentle ears, and celebrate the bounty of our good country, and everyone would be happy.
Posted by: Auspex at November 25, 2022 09:54 AM (fs6R/)

If weather was above freezing we went fishing. Great times with my Dad and Uncle!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 09:58 AM (BRHaw)

111 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)

112 He seems good at blowing.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)

113 He also eats the profits.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 09:59 AM (Zz0t1)

114 baker signaling the town women

"I want to make it with you"

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 09:59 AM (us2H3)

115 A giant crustacean to designate a seafood restaurant.

Posted by: Count de Monet at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (4I/2K)

116 These breads are all gluten-free, right? Right? Because, I'm so intolerant I can't breathe if there's any gluten around. Reeeeeee

Posted by: Gluten Intolerant Karen wants to speak with the manager at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (VUp7z)

117 Why not an inflatable Pinocchio ?

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:57 AM (T4tVD)

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It wooden convey the right message?

/Yeah, I'm no Muldoon

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (ynBkT)

118 I think a giant inflatable Lionel Hutz would be a great way to advertise a law firm.
Works on contingency? No! money down!

Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (SZfqZ)

119 But first ...

Posted by: the horn at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (h5TKJ)

120 Bet nobody forces him to bake a gay wedding cake.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (Q4IgG)

121 baker signaling the town women

"I want to make it with you"

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 09:59 AM (us2H3)

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Ugh, thanks for the Bread earworm ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (ynBkT)

122 OT - But he NHL has canceled today's Avs-Preds game after a water pipe burst in Bridgestone Arena.
And now the Democratic Party has also halted games in 5 other cities.

Posted by: Wally at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (seks7)

123 I think a giant inflatable Lionel Hutz would be a great way to advertise a law firm.
Works on contingency? No! money down!

Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (SZfqZ)

Dial all 9's!

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (AwYPR)

124 signals

Anna Magnani in Momma Roma

"my apartment is the one with the panties in the window"

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (us2H3)

125 Pubs always had those animal themed signs
It's because most people couldn't read, so use a memorable symbol or picture instead

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:02 AM (Kd4bG)

126 Where's the little ticket machine and the electric sign "Now Serving"? When I was a kid, every proper bakery had those.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:02 AM (gmo/4)

127 Dude needs to put out more product before he blows his horn....

Posted by: Blacksheep at November 25, 2022 10:02 AM (6mvRv)

128 Why not an inflatable Pinocchio ?

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 09:57 AM (T4tVD)

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It wooden convey the right message?

/Yeah, I'm no Muldoon
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink

There' only ONE Muldoon !

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (T4tVD)

129 "Dial all 9's!"

George Sink...

Dat you?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (uLr+K)

130 Dude needs to put out more product before he blows his horn....
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 25, 2022 10:02 AM (6mvRv)
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Those are just the loss leaders.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (AuTCi)

131 Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,
Dinah won't you blow your horn.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (Wy1BU)

132 Barber poles supposedly started out as poles that they tied the drying towels to, usually somewhat bloodstained from blood-letting

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (Kd4bG)

133 Mom Aspirin Factory had the Best of Bread on 8 track.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (PWvcU)

134 That's no horn, it's a Bob Marley size doobie holder.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (gmo/4)

135 his wife in the background seems unimpressed

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (us2H3)

136 I think a giant inflatable Lionel Hutz would be a great way to advertise a law firm.
Works on contingency? No! money down!

Posted by: PabloD at November 25, 2022 10:00 AM (SZfqZ)

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Man, I miss Phil Hartman. What a tragedy ... remember where I was when I heard the news on my car radio driving from Orange County to North County San Diego for work.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (ynBkT)

137 "Pubs always had those animal themed signs
It's because most people couldn't read, so use a memorable symbol or picture instead"

Works for me!

-Lumpy Fetterman.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (uLr+K)

138 "a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou"

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (AwYPR)

139 So, Thanksgiving was a bit off this year. We had family over and did the standard rush, but my brother was in the hospital. He'd been complaining about pain in his arm which was diagnosed as bursitis. They gave him an antibiotic and a steroid, which didn't work. He developed an infection that turned hostile. His arm swelled up incredibly which led to the ER visit Wednesday. The tests revealed that he's now likely diabetic which, along with the steroids, elevated the infection.

They cut him open from shoulder to elbow and infection spewed everywhere. They also had to remove a triceps muscle due to the infection killing it. They cleaned him out and said there's no nerve damage and sewed him back up. He's likely now full on diabetic, so he didn't seem to heed the warnings he got earlier in the year about it.

Things just keep getting better......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (Zz0t1)

140 "a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou"

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (AwYPR)

Because man does not live by bread alone, baby...

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:06 AM (gmo/4)

141 In Breaking News...

Harbor Freight is having a sale!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:06 AM (uLr+K)

142 "my apartment is the one with the panties in the window"
Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 10:01 AM (us2H3)

Wow I thot that was a sheet!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 25, 2022 10:06 AM (BRHaw)

143 George Sink..

Dat you?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (uLr+K)

George must do pretty well...I've seen his commercials in Sanannah.

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:07 AM (AwYPR)

144 In 1389, King Richard II of England ordered tavern owners to erect signs outside their premises.

The legislation said, “Whosoever shall brew ale in the town with intention of selling it must hang out a sign, otherwise he shall forfeit his ale."

personasigns.com/the-history-of-business-signs/

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:07 AM (Kd4bG)

145 wutz with the blue leaves ?

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 10:07 AM (us2H3)

146 There' only ONE Muldoon !
Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:03 AM (T4tVD)

But, is the world better off for it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (Zz0t1)

147 So if horn is calling customers, 4 soft pretzels isn't going to pay the bills

Posted by: Skip's phone at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (xhxe8)

148 147 So if horn is calling customers, 4 soft pretzels isn't going to pay the bills
Posted by: Skip's phone at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (xhxe

Ball park pricing

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (2cfUo)

149 Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,
Dinah won't you blow your horn.
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Are you Shore??

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (Vwz3I)

150 George must do pretty well...I've seen his commercials in Sanannah.
Posted by: BignJames

That rhymes with banannah

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:08 AM (T4tVD)

151
Man, I miss Phil Hartman. What a tragedy ... remember where I was when I heard the news on my car radio driving from Orange County to North County San Diego for work.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (ynBkT)

Wasn't his wife suspected of killing him?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

152 "George must do pretty well...I've seen his commercials in Sanannah."

Believe it or not, we saw a commercial with him up here in Baltimore yesterday.

BUT...it was for the Veterans Defense Network and the Camp LeJeune thing.

So apparently he has his own law firm presence down home, and something else up here.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:09 AM (uLr+K)

153 Bring out yer bread!
Hooooooot

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at November 25, 2022 10:10 AM (UOzPv)

154 The homosexual undertones are palpable.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (PY/t0)

155 Bring out yer bread!
Hooooooot
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at November 25, 2022 10:10 AM (UOzPv)

LOL.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (Zz0t1)

156 Dang, Sponge! That's a scary story about your brother's arm.

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (4svuj)

157 Man, I miss Phil Hartman. What a tragedy ... remember where I was when I heard the news on my car radio driving from Orange County to North County San Diego for work.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:04 AM (ynBkT)

Wasn't his wife suspected of killing him?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

It wasn't OJ's wife.....

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (T4tVD)

158 Bread's ready!

Posted by: steevy at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (yezA1)

159 I'm at work and the only one on my floor. What to do....what to do...

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (gmo/4)

160 Same look I had when someone put on Chuck Mangione CD.

******

I got a kick yesterday going through a box of LPs on vinyl that had been in the garage for 20 years with my grandson (college age). The collection included a CChuck Mangione album. Except for a couple Simon & G-funkel and Bob Dylan he had no idea who most of the singers were. Although, in his defense there were a number that I had no recollection of ever buying or listening to. Eddie Raven?

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (ykeLU)

161 BUT...it was for the Veterans Defense Network and the Camp LeJeune thing.

So apparently he has his own law firm presence down home, and something else up here.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:09 AM (uLr+K)

George sez he was a Marine...maybe he's got an "in"?

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (AwYPR)

162 Suspected of killing him? She did kill him, shot him in the head while he was asleep.

Posted by: steevy at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (yezA1)

163 Dang, Sponge! That's a scary story about your brother's arm.
Posted by: Eromero

Yep !

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (T4tVD)

164 Pubs always had those animal themed signs
It's because most people couldn't read, so use a memorable symbol or picture instead

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:02 AM (Kd4bG)

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I was thinking one of the pubs the "James Harriet" All Creatures Great & Small universe was called The Boar's Head or something, but wifey thinks I'm getting confused with The Boar's Nest from Dukes of Hazzard.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:13 AM (ynBkT)

165 Suspected of killing him? She did kill him, shot him in the head while he was asleep.
Posted by: steevy at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (yezA1)

Yep. Murder-suicide.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 25, 2022 10:13 AM (PY/t0)

166 " "George must do pretty well...I've seen his commercials in Sanannah."

I once counted 13 Injury Lawyer billboards in less than 11 miles on I-26 coming west out of Charleston.

And don't forget Shelly Leek, Hawk Law, Call Akeim and all the other yahoo's down there.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:13 AM (uLr+K)

167 I got a kick yesterday going through a box of LPs on vinyl that had been in the garage for 20 years with my grandson (college age). The collection included a CChuck Mangione album. Except for a couple Simon & G-funkel and Bob Dylan he had no idea who most of the singers were. Although, in his defense there were a number that I had no recollection of ever buying or listening to. Eddie Raven?
Posted by: Muldoon

He sang Nevermore....

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:13 AM (T4tVD)

168 I'm logged in for work. But I'm the only one.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (3Lw3j)

169 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (Zz0t1)

Prayers for your brother
Maybe he'd consider carnivore or keto
(If he's a carb junkie, carnivore is in some ways easier because it's sort of the AA for carboholics)

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (Kd4bG)

170 Dang, Sponge! That's a scary story about your brother's arm.
Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 10:11 AM (4svuj)

No kidding. He'd emailed me earlier in the day Wednesday and said he woke up with it swelled up like a "fucking eggplant."

They suspected a clot and thought they saw one in a scan, but then discovered the infection. Bad thing is, his wife works in a Dr.'s office. We're wondering if she just told him what was going on and he blindly prescribed meds or he actually SAW my brother and made a determination. It doesn't look good in a way for the Dr. at this point if he actually diagnosed and treated. Cuz he was WRONG.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (Zz0t1)

171 The baker is waitin'
He's blowin his horn

Posted by: Johann Den Veer at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (h5TKJ)

172 Well I thought I was gonna have to go buy a new tree but I got the old one to work. We had it plugged in wrong. I knew it! Kids wouldn't listen to me but I I just knew. We missed it last night because it was too dark.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 25, 2022 10:15 AM (nxdel)

173
Prayers for your brother
Maybe he'd consider carnivore or keto
(If he's a carb junkie, carnivore is in some ways easier because it's sort of the AA for carboholics)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (Kd4bG)

Thank you.

He's going to have to make some serious decisions, mostly about drinking, going forward. He has to make a lifestyle change or face killing himself slowly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:16 AM (Zz0t1)

174 102 rennigantx @ 65-
Come on, who didn't like Chuck Mangione's theme for the L.A. Olympics, one of the best ever?
Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 09:55 AM (4svuj)

Sounded just like "Feels So Good".

Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2022 10:16 AM (CIXqn)

175 Apparently a sign or statue of a bear with a barber's pole meant the barber used bear grease.
Posh

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:16 AM (Kd4bG)

176 Things just keep getting better......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (Zz0t1)

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Sorry to hear that, Sponge. Hopefully, this latest incident will motivate your brother to better manage his disease -- either that, or a good kick in the ass from you.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:16 AM (ynBkT)

177 I'm logged in for work. But I'm the only one.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Go ahead: take yer clothes off.

Ya know ya want to !

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (T4tVD)

178 Speaking of bread...

IT'S A MIRACLE!!

Retirement sounds awfully delicious
A lifestyle that fulfills all your wishes
My buddy says it pleases
'Cause it makes him more like Jesus
Every day all he does is loafs and fishes!

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (ykeLU)

179 Suspected of killing him? She did kill him, shot him in the head while he was asleep.
Posted by: steevy at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (yezA1)

Yep. Murder-suicide.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 25, 2022 10:13 AM (PY/t0)

Yeah, I pay little attention to hollywood members and their life and deaths. I just remembered there was something strange about his.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (Zz0t1)

180 >>I got a kick yesterday going through a box of LPs on vinyl that had been in the garage for 20 years with my grandson (college age)

You kept your grandson in the garage for 20 years?

You're a bad man, Muldoon.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (ZLI7S)

181 He's going to have to make some serious decisions, mostly about drinking, going forward. He has to make a lifestyle change or face killing himself slowly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

So maybe actual AA too

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (Kd4bG)

182 You kept your grandson in the garage for 20 years?

You're a bad man, Muldoon.
Posted by: JackStraw

I'm sure he baby-proofed the garage

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:18 AM (Kd4bG)

183
Sorry to hear that, Sponge. Hopefully, this latest incident will motivate your brother to better manage his disease -- either that, or a good kick in the ass from you.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:16 AM (ynBkT)

Yeah......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

184 well, you know what he'd be a blowing if he was a butcher

but he would still be playing "I want to make it with you"

Posted by: REDACTED at November 25, 2022 10:19 AM (us2H3)

185 In Breaking News...

Harbor Freight is having a sale!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:06 AM (uLr+K)

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Bought a torque wrench at Harbor Freight once, and it didn't work. Went to return it, and the return line had about six of us in it -- longer than the checkout line of two, which cracked me up.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:19 AM (ynBkT)

186 The baker is waitin'
He's blowin his horn

Posted by: Johann Den Veer at November 25, 2022 10:14 AM (h5TKJ)

hate to wake you up
to say goodbye

Posted by: BignJames at November 25, 2022 10:19 AM (AwYPR)

187 The collection included a CChuck Mangione album. Except for a couple Simon & G-funkel and Bob Dylan he had no idea who most of the singers were.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (ykeLU)

One of our brats knows a fair amount about earlier music, but I imagine that the sheer numbers of modern music groups and singers overwhelms them.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:20 AM (XIJ/X)

188
So maybe actual AA too
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:17 AM (Kd4bG)

He's seen his uncle go through that a few times to no avail.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:20 AM (Zz0t1)

189 It is funny how vinyl records are fashionable again
Meanwhile many homes now don't have a cd player
Some don't have a dvd player
Everything is streaming

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:20 AM (Kd4bG)

190 "Bought a torque wrench at Harbor Freight once, and it didn't work. "

Damn...digital, or *click* type?

I have three of the *Click* from them and never a problem.

At least they stand behind the warranty.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:21 AM (uLr+K)

191 What kind of tree has blue leaves?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2022 10:21 AM (vO3+m)

192 Well now...I was hoping for a lady baker!

Posted by: Ahmed, the ankle man at November 25, 2022 10:22 AM (HJRrT)

193 Wasn't his wife suspected of killing him?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:09 AM (Zz0t1)

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Yes, she apparently was mentally ill -- shot & killed him [Phil Hartman] while he slept in bed, then later committed suicide.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:22 AM (ynBkT)

194 The collection included a CChuck Mangione album. Except for a couple Simon & G-funkel and Bob Dylan he had no idea who most of the singers were.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:12 AM (ykeLU)

My brother worked from home way back when my daughter was around 4, so he watched her a lot in the summer months. He was listening to some vinyl (he's a collector with over 1200 albums) while she was playing in the living room near by. The side ended and he went over to flip the album over when my daughter exclaimed "Uncle Scott! That's the biggest DVD I've ever seen!!!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:22 AM (Zz0t1)

195 You're a bad man, Muldoon.
Posted by: JackStraw

*******

Yeah. I knew that phrasing was awkward as I typed it, but couldn't be bothered to try to fix it. And it's not like he was locked in the garage the whole time. We llet him out on high holy feast days.

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:23 AM (ykeLU)

196 That large loaf is...almost obscene. It reminds me of a certain pink hat....

Posted by: lin-duh (y'all/all y'all) at November 25, 2022 10:23 AM (UUBmN)

197 Had a Second Class ordered by CO to attend AA meetings, he missed his first 3. Master Chief says 'You take him to the next one, Chief.' So I did. I'm sold on AA, except they all had a cigarette in one hand and coffee cup in the other. Damn, that sounds like the CPO mess.

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 10:23 AM (4svuj)

198 Because if I wear it anywhere else it chafes

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 25, 2022 10:23 AM (Wy1BU)

199 Blowing his horn seems appropriate since the big piece of bread also looks like some sort of musical instrument- like a fatter, smaller bready cello.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:24 AM (io/eI)

200 It is funny how vinyl records are fashionable again
Meanwhile many homes now don't have a cd player
Some don't have a dvd player
Everything is streaming
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:20 AM (Kd4bG)

It is quite funny when you get the younger generations and expose them to vinyl. You hear analog. Albums are analog. When played on quality equipment, they sound better than Digital, which needs to be converted to analog first. Binary just can't reproduce it perfectly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)

201 Anybody use their white house talking points yesterday?

Shut that one uncle of mine up when he was hit with them facts.

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at November 25, 2022 10:25 AM (2cfUo)

202 "Uncle Scott! That's the biggest DVD I've ever seen!!!"

******

Ha!

Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:25 AM (ykeLU)

203
Ha!
Posted by: Muldoon at November 25, 2022 10:25 AM (ykeLU)

He's also the one that introduced her to the term "front butt" when she had some discomfort there due to spending too much time in soapy bathwater........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:27 AM (Zz0t1)

204 Working on a batch of charcoal, should I blow a horn when it's done?

Posted by: Skip's phone at November 25, 2022 10:27 AM (xhxe8)

205 I remember buying my first portable CD player in the Navy Exchange at Naples Italy. A Sony Disc-man, if I remember correctly.

Right about the same time that a certain California baseball game got interrupted on live TV by an earthquake.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (uLr+K)

206 Wife and I are at that age, 29+, where we want to start putting up a fake Christmas tree. Local Lowe's, no Home Depot here, has them as high as $1,500 for an 8 foot tree.

Yikes! Sticker shock.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (gmo/4)

207
Right about the same time that a certain California baseball game got interrupted on live TV by an earthquake.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (uLr+K)

Yeah. Al Michaels gets ALL the quality gigs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (Zz0t1)

208 Les Miserables:

Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!

No, wouldn't hang, but Oh those colors!

Posted by: Lola at November 25, 2022 10:29 AM (NIYa7)

209 As long as you think of Harbor Freight as the home of disposable tools, it serves a useful function.

Posted by: From about that time at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (4780s)

210 blow one's own horn
To brag about one’s own accomplishments or ability, to promote oneself. The term originated in Roman times, and was translated into English early on. “I will sound the trumpet of mine own merits,” wrote Abraham Fleming in 1576. It was a cliché by the mid-nineteenth century, according to Eric Partridge, and gave rise to one of W. S. Gilbert’s numerous puns (“The fellow is blowing his own strumpet,” he said of a manager who was bragging about his actress-mistress).

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (Wy1BU)

211 I see the left has now determined that the shooter in Colorado is a fake trans person which they previously insisted didn't exist.

I assume this means I can now call Admiral Dude In A Dress a fake trans person too.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (ZLI7S)

212 144 In 1389, King Richard II of England ordered tavern owners to erect signs outside their premises.

The legislation said, “Whosoever shall brew ale in the town with intention of selling it must hang out a sign, otherwise he shall forfeit his ale."

personasigns.com/the-history-of-business-signs/
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:07 AM (Kd4bG)

Later he was overthrown by his wife and her lover. Take that king. Tax our beer...

I've gained a facination with that era recently. 1250 to 1450 Europe. So many developements that set the next 800 years in action. The Hundred years war and the black plague and the developement of the cannon.. The modern English language itself is from that time.

Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (CIXqn)

213 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (Zz0t1

Sorry about your brother, Sponge. What a bunch of things to go through!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (io/eI)

214 "Yikes! Sticker shock."

If you're gonna go high end, tree for a lifetime...consider the 50% off sales online at Balsam Hill.

Our 8-footer started at around $1,800.00 and we got it half price.

Blows the doors off of anything in the big box stores.
And with good live trees of that size going for $200.00 and up down home, it's a money saver in the long run as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:31 AM (uLr+K)

215 Yikes! Sticker shock.
Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (gmo/4)

You gotta buy it a few days after Christmas, for next year

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:32 AM (Kd4bG)

216 Later he was overthrown by his wife and her lover. Take that king. Tax our beer...
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Uh, no. You're thinking of Edward II. Richard was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV) and a bunch of other nobles.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:32 AM (AuTCi)

217 Prayers up for your brother, Sponge.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:33 AM (h0EzO)

218 Pfft...I can show that guy how to blow a horn

Posted by: Kamala Harris at November 25, 2022 10:33 AM (ESjRY)

219 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:31 AM (uLr+K)

Thanks for the tip. Yep, I'm tired of buying $120 "live" trees that last 2 weeks.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:33 AM (gmo/4)

220 208 Les Miserables

***

I read your post while bouncing to the melody
Thanks Lola!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:34 AM (Kd4bG)

221 Right about the same time that a certain California baseball game got interrupted on live TV by an earthquake.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:28 AM (uLr+K)

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Man, that brings back memories. Worked in downtown Oakland then, and -- fortunately like several thousand others (some of whom would have been pancaked under the collapsing freeway -- had left early for the day to get back home in Walnut Creek to watch the 5:00 pm game.

Girlfriend was stuck at work for hours, and all the phone lines (this was pre-mobile phone) were down.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:34 AM (ynBkT)

222 "As long as you think of Harbor Freight as the home of disposable tools, it serves a useful function."

Yup.

But to be honest, I have yet to have even the Pittsburg line of wrenches and sockets let me down yet.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:34 AM (uLr+K)

223 VIA @ 205-
I was in Orlando on leave and watching the game. I really thought it was a terrorist attack to begin with.

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 10:34 AM (4svuj)

224 Freebird!

Posted by: 496 at November 25, 2022 10:35 AM (0Le4j)

225 One blessing of being being estranged and not having the daughter or g-babies celebrate the holidays: only have to buy gifts for the hubby.

And that has already been done, and didn't even need to leave the house.

Win!

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:35 AM (9KRwM)

226 224 Freebird!
Posted by: 496 at November 25, 2022 10:35 AM (0Le4j)
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*holds cigarette lighter aloft*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:35 AM (AuTCi)

227 That sound you hear is thousands of bottles of colace being uncapped.

Posted by: Rolling Donut Unharmed By gp's Flying Leap at November 25, 2022 10:36 AM (24fqN)

228 IF it's a statutory declaration that Stationed at Lejeune during this period for x number of days, and have this diagnosis (apparently long list, pick one or more), then Uncle is liable, why do I need a lawyer to file and suck up 30 per cent rather than a VSO?

Posted by: Fox2! at November 25, 2022 10:36 AM (qyH+l)

229 As long as you think of Harbor Freight as the home of disposable tools, it serves a useful function.
Posted by: From about that time at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (4780s)

This. If you're a pro and will use and abuse the tools? Avoid. If you're a backyard hack? Shop away. They'll be just fine for years in most cases.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:36 AM (Zz0t1)

230 *waves to Eromero*

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:36 AM (9KRwM)

231 (“The fellow is blowing his own strumpet,” he said of a manager who was bragging about his actress-mistress)
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That's a drab pun.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) cancel your NY Post at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (Vwz3I)

232 {{{SMH}}}

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (Zz0t1)

233 "I really thought it was a terrorist attack to begin with."

Even with the cold war, I honestly didn't think that initially.

I just remember being in the electronics section, with all the TV's on, and Holy Crap!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (uLr+K)

234 This. If you're a pro and will use and abuse the tools? Avoid. If you're a backyard hack? Shop away. They'll be just fine for years in most cases.
Posted by: Sponge
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Explains why I never bought tools there.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (9KRwM)

235 Yep, I'm tired of buying $120 "live" trees that last 2 weeks.

Posted by: Archer at November 25, 2022 10:33 AM (gmo/4)

I had a high school girlfriend whose family would buy a big potted evergreen tree for Christmas, then plant it on their property afterward. I thought that was a nice way to do it....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (XIJ/X)

236
Sorry about your brother, Sponge. What a bunch of things to go through!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (io/eI)

Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (Zz0t1)

237 How ya feelin today, SMH?

Posted by: Eromero at November 25, 2022 10:38 AM (4svuj)

238 SMH

How you feeling?

Fever down?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:38 AM (uLr+K)

239
I had a high school girlfriend whose family would buy a big potted evergreen tree for Christmas, then plant it on their property afterward. I thought that was a nice way to do it....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:37 AM (XIJ/X)

I bet that's a pricier way to do it, but a really good way to.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:39 AM (Zz0t1)

240 Diabetes is a killer and as you noted, Sponge- drinking doesn't help. I will pray that he gets some help. AA has been such a godsend to many people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:39 AM (io/eI)

241 Really lovely painting, CBD. Thank you.

Posted by: m at November 25, 2022 10:40 AM (8rTNG)

242 (“The fellow is blowing his own strumpet,” he said of a manager who was bragging about his actress-mistress)
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My boy, you may take it from me,
That of all the afflictions accurst
With which a man's saddled
And hampered and addled,
A diffident nature's the worst.

Though clever as clever can be—
A Crichton of early romance—
You must stir it and stump it,
And blow your own trumpet,
Or, trust me, you haven't a chance!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:40 AM (AuTCi)

243 Because if I wear it anywhere else it chafes

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at November 25, 2022 10:23 AM

Why am I the only one who has that dream...?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 25, 2022 10:40 AM (Wnv9h)

244 Master of the house, doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake and an open palm
Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favor
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little price!

"Pipe down, chorus boy !" Elaine's dad

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:40 AM (T4tVD)

245 Harbor Freight has these disposable brushes; nylon, brass and stainless steel for about $4. Elsewhere I'd pay $4 for just one of these "toothbrush" looking things. Handy for small jobs and as everyone knows, they get abused and tossed frequently. Or lost.

I also bought two packages of microfiber shop towels that were pretty cheap. And those end up being throwaways at some point as well.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2022 10:41 AM (Q4IgG)

246 Not possible to have two gigantic douche bags in the same commercial.

Looks up and sees Springsteen and Stern.

umm

Posted by: weirdflunky at November 25, 2022 10:41 AM (cknjq)

247 Working on a batch of charcoal, should I blow a horn when it's done?
Posted by: Skip's phone

Ya got any dynamite ?

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:41 AM (T4tVD)

248 We have a least five very tall evergreens on our property that were live Christmas trees from when I grew up.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:42 AM (io/eI)

249 I bought the angle flooring nailer at HF, and did half the downstairs with reclaimed red oak tongue and grove.

It never missed a beat, and I gave the nailer to a friend when I was done.

BUT, if I see folks with contractor vehicles shopping there for tools to make their living with.. that's a different story.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:42 AM (uLr+K)

250 Santa Claus the early years...

Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 10:42 AM (Lzpvj)

251 I have some sort of bug, Eromero, with fever and I ache all over.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:42 AM (9KRwM)

252 I've gained a facination with that era recently. 1250 to 1450 Europe. So many developements that set the next 800 years in action. The Hundred years war and the black plague and the developement of the cannon.. The modern English language itself is from that time.

Posted by: Reforger at November 25, 2022 10:30 AM (CIXqn)

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A very fascinating time in history, for sure. I got on a Dan Jones (British historian) kick and listened to several of his audiobooks: Crusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, and Magna Carta.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (ynBkT)

253 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM

Damn. Prayers up.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (Wnv9h)

254 Worked in downtown Oakland then, and -- fortunately like several thousand others (some of whom would have been pancaked under the collapsing freeway -- had left early for the day to get back home in Walnut Creek to watch the 5:00 pm game.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:34 AM (ynBkT)

I was flying back to SFO when the earthquake hit...the pilot turned around and landed in Chicago. Luckily I had friends there so I had a place to stay for a few days.

It was surreal when I got home and saw the Cypress pancaked for what looked like hundreds of yards...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (XIJ/X)

255 "Eat your chicken soup, SMH."

- Grandmas everywhere

Posted by: 496 at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (0Le4j)

256
I have some sort of bug, Eromero, with fever and I ache all over.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:42 AM (9KRwM)

Flu or the BA variant. D, Zinc and C. When the daughter felt like that a while back, Tylenol Severe Cold did really well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (Zz0t1)

257 So yeah Phil Hartman died of "Partner Assisted Suicide" which philistines refer to as "murder", his wife KNEW he wanted to end it all.

Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (Lzpvj)

258 Food is repugnant to me at the moment.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (9KRwM)

259
Damn. Prayers up.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (Wnv9h)

Much appreciated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (Zz0t1)

260 I hope ya feel better soon, SMH !

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:45 AM (T4tVD)

261 On it, Sponge.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:45 AM (9KRwM)

262 Food is repugnant to me at the moment.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (9KRwM)

Was a favorite commercial of mine some time ago where the dude behind the deli counter says "What you want to do is FEED a cold!" and holds up this MASSIVE deli sandwich.

I still want that sammich.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:45 AM (Zz0t1)

263 68 I wonder what other everyday customs are lost today?
Posted by: vmom

Folks saying "Hello!" to strangers passing on the sidewalk in big cities.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2022 09:45 AM (3u0d1)

I occasionally mutter the f-word to some of them.

Posted by: m at November 25, 2022 10:46 AM (8rTNG)

264 Thanks, JT.

G-babies and their dad has a similar bug, so no birthday get together this weekend.

Maybe next weekend. Who knows.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:46 AM (9KRwM)

265 We have a least five very tall evergreens on our property that were live Christmas trees from when I grew up.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Nice !

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:46 AM (T4tVD)

266 139 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:05 AM (Zz0t1)

Sorry to hear it, diabetes is a bitch my brother is on the knife's edge.

Hopefully your brother takes it seriously as mine has and does not ignore it like my cousin did.

My cousin refused to quit drinking or take an insulin regimen and died in his sleep at 45.

Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (Lzpvj)

267 I occasionally mutter the f-word to some of them.
Posted by: m at November 25, 2022 10:46 AM (8rTNG)
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So you're that guy!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (AuTCi)

268 Thanks, JT.

G-babies and their dad has a similar bug, so no birthday get together this weekend.

Maybe next weekend. Who knows.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming

Posted by: JT at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (T4tVD)

269 Really lovely painting, CBD. Thank you.

Posted by: m at November 25, 2022 10:40 AM (8rTNG)

My pleasure!

It's fun and lighthearted, and I think it is also a pretty solid effort.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (XIJ/X)

270 Why does Rock the Vote coincidentally have the highest youth turn out in the states that notoriously have the most corruption in the voting process? Yes, that's rhetorical.

Posted by: Max Power at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (+hny1)

271 Sponge - I remember that commercial - that was a good one.

Also, prayers up for your brother. Sounds awful what he went through.

Posted by: 496 at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (0Le4j)

272 @221 ShainS-Did you leave Walnut Creek?

Posted by: JROD (Rick Perry/Scott Walker 2024) at November 25, 2022 10:48 AM (IlL6s)

273 >>We have a least five very tall evergreens on our property that were live Christmas trees from when I grew up.

We did that for a few years and then when my folks bought a farm we started a tradition of cutting our own from the many pines that grew on the property.

Funny thing about trees, they look smaller in the wild.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:49 AM (ZLI7S)

274 ELON MUSK'S RECENT TWEETS SHOW HE'S ABOUT TO EXPOSE EVERYTHING WE ASSUMED TWITTER WAS DOING TO CONSERVATIVES

https://bit.ly/3GMYzkI

Posted by: rickb223 at November 25, 2022 10:49 AM (H6Wmi)

275 FTX Funded $18 Million Towards Research that Claimed that Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine Didn’t Work Against COVID

FTX funded garbage research that claimed that Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine didn’t work against COVID.

https://bit.ly/3AI7rEq

Posted by: rickb223 at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (H6Wmi)

276 Nice teachers ya got there, Texas:

Three School Staffers Arrested for Allegedly Locking Up 5-Year-Old Boy with No Food – Student Allegedly Starts Eating Own Feces and Drinks Urine

https://tinyurl.com/6h37dzyy

These bitches need to just die.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (9KRwM)

277 Dried up Christmas trees make the best fires .

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (nBhwo)

278
Sorry to hear it, diabetes is a bitch my brother is on the knife's edge.

Hopefully your brother takes it seriously as mine has and does not ignore it like my cousin did.

My cousin refused to quit drinking or take an insulin regimen and died in his sleep at 45.
Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (Lzpvj)

We will see. He's also got the joys of Retinitis Pigmentosa which means he's going blind and knows it. Just doesn't know when. His progression has slowed a lot over the years, but it never stops. It causes night blindness and tunnel vision. One day the tunnel closes. His peripheral vision is around 18 degrees currently. The average human has about 182 degrees.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (Zz0t1)

279 I was flying back to SFO when the earthquake hit...the pilot turned around and landed in Chicago. Luckily I had friends there so I had a place to stay for a few days.

It was surreal when I got home and saw the Cypress pancaked for what looked like hundreds of yards...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 25, 2022 10:43 AM (XIJ/X)

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Indeed (thanks, I'd forgotten the name of the Cypress). It was eerie having the Bay Bridge closed and dark for months. We took a chilly boat ride from Oakland over to The City to eat one night, and barely caught (had to run) to catch the last boat back out.

I remember people complaining that the San Francisco media made it look like they had the worst of it (all about them) and relegating the East Bay damage to secondary status.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (ynBkT)

280 What a terrible thing for kids to live through. Your mother kills your father and shoots herself. Nothing like messing kids up from an early age.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:51 AM (io/eI)

281 FTX funded garbage research that claimed that Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine didn’t work against COVID.

https://bit.ly/3AI7rEq
Posted by: rickb223
___

So FTX helped get EUA...nice.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:52 AM (9KRwM)

282
FTX funded garbage research that claimed that Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine didn’t work against COVID.

https://bit.ly/3AI7rEq
Posted by: rickb223 at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (H6Wmi)

Sam needs to be sent to Iran dressed up like Liberace and declared a flaming homosexual.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:52 AM (Zz0t1)

283 What a terrible thing for kids to live through. Your mother kills your father and shoots herself. Nothing like messing kids up from an early age.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
___

Kids are resilient.
Bouncing back from abuse and trauma is a CINCH!

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:53 AM (9KRwM)

284 Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:49 AM (ZLI7S)

Very nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:53 AM (io/eI)

285
Also, prayers up for your brother. Sounds awful what he went through.
Posted by: 496 at November 25, 2022 10:47 AM (0Le4j)

Thank you. It is appreciated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:53 AM (Zz0t1)

286 Yeah work for money much better than work by force.
Posted by: polynikes

Only if you are a worker!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana ~ again! ~ at November 25, 2022 10:53 AM (hOUT3)

287 274 That 'Melissa Ingle' thing has the dirtiest hair I've ever seen.

Posted by: Rolling Donut Unharmed By gp's Flying Leap at November 25, 2022 10:54 AM (24fqN)

288 I was unable to read the entire thread yet, but I like the colors. Is that where the expression "blowing your own horn" came from- a person advertising their business?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2022 10:55 AM (io/eI)

289 So FTX helped get EUA...nice.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming

It just keeps on getting better and better!
/s

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana ~ again! ~ at November 25, 2022 10:55 AM (hOUT3)

290 Nice teachers ya got there, Texas:

Three School Staffers Arrested for Allegedly Locking Up 5-Year-Old Boy with No Food – Student Allegedly Starts Eating Own Feces and Drinks Urine

https://tinyurl.com/6h37dzyy

These bitches need to just die.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:50 AM (9KRwM)

Liberty county is outside of Houston, so liberal shithole. I don't blame Texas for that one. I blame the left.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:55 AM (Zz0t1)

291 I don't think this guy is helping our cause.

https://tinyurl.com/4npefhjk

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:56 AM (uLr+K)

292 So yeah Phil Hartman died of "Partner Assisted Suicide" which philistines refer to as "murder", his wife KNEW he wanted to end it all.

Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 10:44 AM (Lzpvj)

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Can't tell if that's sarcasm or serious, but had never heard that -- although I know that it does occur. Might have to investigate ... just out of curiosity.

[Hit's close to home as I discovered doing genealogy research that a great-grandfather murdered his wife while she slept (definitely not "Partner-Assisted Suicide") and then killed himself as he had gone insane from the pain of a hernia -- something they couldn't repair back then -- and chronic insomnia.]

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:56 AM (ynBkT)

293 Liberty county is outside of Houston, so liberal shithole. I don't blame Texas for that one. I blame the left.
Posted by: Sponge
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lol

If we in southern IL have to get the blame for Chicago, y'all Texans need to own Houston.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:57 AM (9KRwM)

294 lol

If we in southern IL have to get the blame for Chicago, y'all Texans need to own Houston.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:57 AM (9KRwM)

Your point is valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)

295 I thought Austin was the goofy city.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:58 AM (uLr+K)

296 Off to put up outside Christmas lights. Later days.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at November 25, 2022 10:58 AM (AuTCi)

297 Texas is so big, they have the luxury of several lefty loonybins.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (9KRwM)

298 >>Very nice.

Well it was a nice idea but in practice there were more than a couple oopses.

We always put the tree up on Christmas Eve and one year it got away from us. So after dark on Christmas Eve I set off into the woods to find a tree. I found a really perfect one, cut it down and dragged it about a half mile through the snow.

Got home and showed it to my father and he asked if I had been drinking. It was a great tree but it was also about 15 feet tall. Cut it in half and it was still too tall to put the angel on top.

It was the thought that mattered.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (ZLI7S)

299 If we in southern IL have to get the blame for Chicago, y'all Texans need to own Houston.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:57 AM (9KRwM)

Your point is valid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden
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I blame Katrina and New Orleans for Houston since 2005....just saying.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (UUBmN)

300 I thought Austin was the goofy city.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 25, 2022 10:58 AM (uLr+K)

It is king (it's motto is "Keep Austin Weird"), but Dallas, Houston and San Antonio follow in it's footsteps.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)

301 At first glance that loaf of bread looks like an autoharp.

Posted by: Corona at November 25, 2022 11:00 AM (nakGR)

302 -----
I blame Katrina and New Orleans for Houston since 2005....just saying.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (UUBmN)

Your point is ALSO valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

303 I set off into the woods to find a tree. I found a really perfect one, cut it down and dragged it about a half mile through the snow.
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I only read about kids doing stuff like this in books.

Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 11:00 AM (9KRwM)

304 MONKEY THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip's phone at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (xhxe8)

305 At first glance that loaf of bread looks like an autoharp.
Posted by: Corona at November 25, 2022 11:00 AM (nakGR)

Concur. It's not large enough to be a truckharp.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (R7dE1)

306 I like this very much. Baking is hard work and they both look blown out by all they've had to do since 3am. He has the musculature and the forearms and hands of a baker. His right hand is really well done. Dude has the detached stare of someone who has busted ass all day and is not impressed.

The horn is place way over on the left side of his mouth.

His pregnant wife/assistant/daughter is grinding through to the end of the day.

First thought was he'd almost sold out and was sounding a last call but the visible bread may just be a display of wares.

Competent people who'd worked hard all day.

Posted by: Thesokorus at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (1ais2)

307 At first glance that loaf of bread looks like an autoharp.
Posted by: Corona at November 25, 2022 11:00 AM (nakGR)

I had the exact same thought, but couldn't come up with the instrument name. Had a music teacher in elementary school (Catholic) that played that thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)

308 >>I only read about kids doing stuff like this in books.

That's where my mom got the idea. You'll note that I did the dragging not her.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (ZLI7S)

309 we in southern IL have to get the blame for Chicago, y'all Texans need to own Houston.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at November 25, 2022 10:57 AM (9KRwM)

Houston hasn't come close to reaching Chicago craziness but I take your point.

Posted by: polynikes at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (nBhwo)

310 In 1389, King Richard II of England ordered tavern owners to erect signs outside their premises.

The legislation said, “Whosoever shall brew ale in the town with intention of selling it must hang out a sign, otherwise he shall forfeit his ale."

personasigns.com/the-history-of-business-signs/

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 25, 2022 10:07 AM (Kd4bG)

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Fascinating. Imma gonna go out on a limb here and assume this was to make it easier for the taxman to know where to visit?

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (ynBkT)

311 Sponge,
Sorry about your brother. Hopefully this will get through to him.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 25, 2022 11:01 AM (UUBmN)

312 It was the thought that mattered.
Posted by: JackStraw

Neighbors did a similar thing but they cut the tree in half so that the bottom half was exactly ceiling height and decorated all the way up to the ceiling, but no star that year!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next year in Corsicana ~ again! ~ at November 25, 2022 11:05 AM (hOUT3)

313 It was a great tree but it was also about 15 feet tall. Cut it in half and it was still too tall to put the angel on top.

It was the thought that mattered.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2022 10:59 AM (ZLI7S)

Little full ...

Lotta sap ...

Posted by: Clark Griswold at November 25, 2022 11:06 AM (h5TKJ)

314 I'm at work and the only one on my floor. What to do....what to do...

It's a little early to be drinking that heavily ... ?

Posted by: Common Tater at November 25, 2022 11:12 AM (O9tRg)

315 L'shana tovah.

Posted by: go get your fuckin shine box at November 25, 2022 11:12 AM (WusEB)

316 315 L'shana tovah.
Posted by: go get your fuckin shine box at November 25, 2022 11:12 AM (WusEB)

These two sentiments do not seem the same.

Posted by: m at November 25, 2022 11:49 AM (8rTNG)

317 220. Glad you enjoyed it.

It's so cute but I have George Costanza's earworm problem as it sticks with me for days on end.

Posted by: Lola at November 25, 2022 11:52 AM (NIYa7)

318 292 Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at November 25, 2022 10:56 AM (ynBkT)

Making mirth of hipsters and modern lunacy forgive me.

We have democrats arguing Putin is a monster for collateral damaging a hospital with a maternity ward while also arguing abortion is a holy sacrament....

we live in an insane asylum.

Posted by: sven at November 25, 2022 12:22 PM (Lzpvj)

319 Fat baker. Good sign his wares are good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 25, 2022 01:52 PM (ynpvh)

320 COME AND GET IT

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