Weekend Hobby and Crafting Thread

Greetings, all. Hope the weekend is going well. Time to head for the basement, shop, garage, studio or craft room, get creative and have some fun.

NOTE: This is not an open thread. Please limit comments to the subject.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 04:42 PM

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1 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 09, 2023 04:42 PM (T4tVD)

2 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 04:42 PM (fwDg9)

3 Have to see the diorama video

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 04:44 PM (fwDg9)

4 Good afternoon everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 09, 2023 04:47 PM (J47y1)

5 The CIGS Renogy solar panels will be installed atop the truck cap on Wednesday. I'll have solar from both the CIGS and the portable panels while camping.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 04:50 PM (rj6Yv)

6 For my game board have lots of paper buildings and make a base of wood inside the paper so as not to move in a breeze and more sturdy to handle.

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 04:50 PM (fwDg9)

7 The lovely Mrs. asked for some new watercolors brushes along with a reconfiguration of her studio.

So, moved her digs to a new room and more space.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 09, 2023 04:53 PM (J47y1)

8
The CIGS Renogy solar panels will be installed atop the truck cap on Wednesday. I'll have solar from both the CIGS and the portable panels while camping.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 04:50 PM

I almost dragged my portable solar panel outside today to get some output readings but so many people have their wood stoves going in this area of SE PA I doubt there's much more then 25% of summers output through the haze. It's just another variable in the equation that some people never mention.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 09, 2023 04:56 PM (enJYY)

9 That dancing mice automaton is clever and adorable. If I had had one of those as a very little boy I would probably have worn it out.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 04:56 PM (7EjX1)

10 The CIGS Renogy solar panels will be installed atop the truck cap on Wednesday. I'll have solar from both the CIGS and the portable panels while camping.
Posted by: mrp

Nice stats on those panels.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 09, 2023 04:58 PM (vMhGZ)

11 It never hurts to get readings under all possible conditions. I think of it as practice for the real event

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:00 PM (rj6Yv)

12 Yeah, they're much lighter than the glass and aluminum panels and they are VERY durable. Efficient in low-light conditions
. Each panel weighs 6.7 lbs.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:04 PM (rj6Yv)

13 J. J.,
Thanks for including that video on ink and watercolor wash. I've seen some great examples of the combination. It lends itself to plein air drawing with its immediacy and improvisation. Now I just have to learn to use watercolors. No problem.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:06 PM (7EjX1)

14

My hobbies include strangling animals, golf and masturbation.

Posted by: Harry Baggot at December 09, 2023 05:07 PM (/Rqse)

15 I purchased the 150w panels with the Eternabond adhesive backing. They are going directly on the roof.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:07 PM (rj6Yv)

16
It never hurts to get readings under all possible conditions. I think of it as practice for the real event

Absolutely. Before I would consider any sort of large scale expenditure on solar I want to have a twelve month idea of feasibility. Would I have considered back in July the effect of wood stove smoke degradation of solar output? Probably not. But coming back from the gym this morning and looking at the tree lines and the haze, and the scent in the air, it was obvious what is was.

Not to vilify those with a hobby of cutting wood, splitting it, transporting it all over the place, which I have done... but it's gonna knock the efficiency of solar down by a huge amount.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 09, 2023 05:09 PM (enJYY)

17 You can start with the Oliver Pyle tutorials. Liz Steel has an online class and will be doing a guided class in January.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:09 PM (t0dV9)

18 That model railroad at top is amazing

Posted by: Don Black at December 09, 2023 05:10 PM (geLO8)

19 I've also started smoking my old tobacco pipes again.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:10 PM (rj6Yv)

20 Jackson Art has some inexpensive artist grade paint. I understand Sennelier makes it for them. I am getting some to play with but the Schminke paints are all I want to use.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:12 PM (t0dV9)

21 Been watching diorama most of way through, that is amazing work

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 05:13 PM (fwDg9)

22 And just let yourself be a beginner and make bad art. If I get discouraged, I go watch a Danny Gregory video.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:16 PM (t0dV9)

23 17 ... " You can start with the Oliver Pyle tutorials"

notsothoreau,

Thanks. I'll check out those videos. I like tutorials that assume, correctly, that I know nothing. I've read about using watercolors but haven't done anything with them. I'm still working on sketching. (The results are sometimes surprising and often amusing.)

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:17 PM (7EjX1)

24 19 ... " I've also started smoking my old tobacco pipes again."

mrp, What tobacco blend(s) are you using?

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:19 PM (7EjX1)

25 22 .. "And just let yourself be a beginner and make bad art"

I had to smile at that. If I let bad results discourage me I would still be doing stick figures playing hangman.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:22 PM (7EjX1)

26 Haven't done much hobby stuff if one doesn't count leaf collecting

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 05:22 PM (fwDg9)

27 The jet foam plane video was interesting.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 09, 2023 05:22 PM (u82oZ)

28 Knitting. A lot of knitting. and then I knit some more.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at December 09, 2023 05:23 PM (Wfa6X)

29 Hazel Soan's The Art of the Limited Palette is what really made it click for me. (And that's the palette I ise now although it's pretty close to what Liz Steel does with Daniel Smith paint).

Here's an Oliver Pyle on the basic kit:

https://youtu.be/veihZuKN7Gg?si=tk8WusVNXCIT6TrM

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:23 PM (t0dV9)

30 19 ... " I've also started smoking my old tobacco pipes again."

mrp, What tobacco blend(s) are you using?
Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023

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And what pipe brands do you have?

JTB, I haven't cracked the Peterson Early Morning Pipe tin yet; I'm waiting for a cool to cold morning for that. But I tried the St. Bruno: ten minutes last evening, and about fifteen this a.m. Not too strong for me when taken in short doses like that. It burns steadily and has a pleasant aroma.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:24 PM (omVj0)

31 You'll like this one:

What if your drawing sucks?
https://youtu.be/wvsTaeYHtGc?si=0ALQU0dPikDAtSkX

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:27 PM (t0dV9)

32 I just watched a few minutes of an Oliver Pyle watercolor tutorial. Just the right approach. He should do a "Watercolors for Dummies" book.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:28 PM (7EjX1)

33 In my continuing life with my car, the '16 Buick LaCrosse, I just now installed a new chrome metal license plate frame. I need to purchase an oil filter for this month's oil change. Plus I've splurged on some aftermarket wheels, Rials in the stock size (18"), bright silver paint. They should arrive at my mechanic's this week. If I don't like the color, I can send them back for a $75 charge.

The factory wheels were fine, but the silver paint is peeling now after seven years. The cleaner I've been spraying them with during car washes might be the culprit. I'll buy some non-acid cleaner and be sure to wax the wheels, too, even if only with spray wax.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:29 PM (omVj0)

34 RPL-6 and Peterson's Old Dublin. GBDs a Ben Wade Gold Matte freehand, a Danish freehand and others. Bought a cob, too.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:30 PM (rj6Yv)

35 I am knitting today and my hands are holding up so far. I was texting with an old friend and she said she is thinking about learning to spin. Too far away to loan her a wheel, so I'm going to srnd her some spindles and fiber. She knows some local that can show her how to use them.

She had no idea about the Ravelry thing but she is a bit of a Lefty and probably didn't notice.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:30 PM (t0dV9)

36 The diorama looked like a PITA to complete. Pretty skilled effort.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 09, 2023 05:31 PM (u82oZ)

37 Also with the car, I've ordered a gel product that is supposed to remove water spots. The roof has some, and there are some faint spots if you look right (or wrong) on hood and trunk. If I can get the spots mostly removed, then claying plus a polish and wax, which the car is due for anyway, may restore its close-to-new look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:32 PM (omVj0)

38 Sort of a "hobby maintenance" day for me. I managed to get myself one of those little ultrasonic bath cleaners, and I've been running a bunch of my fountain pens through it. The machine works great - pens that I thought I had pretty clean are releasing all kinds of gunk. Last week I replaced the ink sac on an old Wearever lever-fill, and today's mail contained my new bottle of Diamine Matador, so I'll spend my evening happily scribbling.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at December 09, 2023 05:35 PM (Npnb7)

39 RPL-6 and Peterson's Old Dublin. GBDs a Ben Wade Gold Matte freehand, a Danish freehand and others. Bought a cob, too.
Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023

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Can't say I've ever tried those blends. The Peterson blends are generally reputed to be pretty strong stuff, though Early Morning Pipe is supposedly mild. As for your pipes, they sound really cool. In the late Eighties Ye Old Pipe Shoppe in the French Quarter, run by the late Mr. Jansen before his passing, had their own house pipes, which were, I think, made by GBD. I have a couple of small bent pipes from there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:36 PM (omVj0)

40 I had a. Cross cartridge pen that came with fountain pen module.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:37 PM (rj6Yv)

41 Too bad Jet Boy's plane crashed, he looks like he will get it right next time.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 09, 2023 05:38 PM (R/m4+)

42 34 ... mrp, Those are two nice blends from what I've read. The RPL-6 should go really well in that corncob. Hope you continue to enjoy your pipes.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:38 PM (7EjX1)

43 Thank you, J.J. Looks like I have to up my hobby efforts.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 09, 2023 05:38 PM (u82oZ)

44 My hobbies include strangling animals, golf and masturbation.
Posted by: Harry Baggot at December 09, 2023 05:07 PM (/Rqse)

You said "golf" twice.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 05:40 PM (kpwog)

45 I was a big fan of Tinder Box's Philosopher blend, but can't find it now except in large quantities.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:41 PM (rj6Yv)

46 RPL-6 and Peterson's Old Dublin. GBDs a Ben Wade Gold Matte freehand, a Danish freehand and others. Bought a cob, too.
Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023

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Lane's RLP-6 sounds enticing -- something like Captain Black Original, but with less vanilla?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:41 PM (omVj0)

47 waiting for Godzilla to start with my boys. This is gonna be great!

Posted by: Mo O'McDoody at December 09, 2023 05:41 PM (l2CPx)

48 30 ... Wolfus,
Yours is the third reference to St. Bruno I've had this week. I can take a hint from the universe. I'm picking up a tin tomorrow. I smoked St. Bruno years ago but don't recall how it tasted. Time for rediscovery.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 05:43 PM (7EjX1)

49 47 waiting for Godzilla to start with my boys. This is gonna be great!
Posted by: Mo O'McDoody at December 09, 2023 05:41 PM (l2CPx)
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I really, really hope they do an old-school dub of this film for DVD or streaming. I am a huge fan of 50's-60's Japanese monster movies, and the Kung-Fu-Lips dubs are a huge part of the charm.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at December 09, 2023 05:44 PM (Npnb7)

50 Thanks. I'm smoking one my RPL-6 pipes at the moment.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:44 PM (rj6Yv)

51 I was a big fan of Tinder Box's Philosopher blend, but can't find it now except in large quantities.
Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023

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Maybe I tried that in the Eighties, when we had a Tinder Box in the biggest mall here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:45 PM (omVj0)

52 Way back in my 20s or so played with a calligraphy pen set, lots of fun even just writing the alphabet

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 05:46 PM (fwDg9)

53 I have been watching "great wheel" or "walking wheel" videos, walking wheels are spinning wheels that you stand and work at. They were used up to the end of the 18th century when spinning wheels started being more popular.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 09, 2023 05:47 PM (D7oie)

54 As the thunderstorm raked us earlier I enjoyed a Montecristo Platinum cigar while putting my wife's Nutcracker together for Christmas decor.

The thunder and lightning was... impressive.

My Bourbon, now, is equally impressive.

That is all...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 09, 2023 05:48 PM (Q4IgG)

55 I haven't smoked Captain Black since college, the RLP is very smooth for an aromatic and smells good. Buying as a bulk purchase doesn't hurt, either.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:49 PM (rj6Yv)

56 Wolfus,
Yours is the third reference to St. Bruno I've had this week. I can take a hint from the universe. I'm picking up a tin tomorrow. I smoked St. Bruno years ago but don't recall how it tasted. Time for rediscovery.
Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023

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I bought a pouch. When I opened it, my first whiff said, "Plummy." After I put some out on a saucer to dry -- it's pretty moist in the pouch -- I got a faint, fleeting whiff of barbecue sauce.

It's not a sugary/chocolate/root beer/vanilla kind of blend. More like "This is tobacco, citizen."

Pus the pouch has the neat logo of a St. Bernard dog, and the annoying warning text is in small font rather than in a giant headline.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 05:49 PM (omVj0)

57 For you pipe smokers, L.J. Peretti's blend #432 is a very pleasant and fragrant smoke. Love that stuff.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 09, 2023 05:50 PM (aQy7p)

58 Sort of hobby-related. I have a Studebaker 232 V8 engine that I placed on a wooden skid of my own building a few days ago. Today, I managed to get the tractor started (it was iffy, but it finally caught and ran), and maneuvered my home-made lifting forks under the skid, and picked it off the ground. Left the tractor idling, went and got my '08 Suburban, which will be my ride to Arizona, pulled it up past the tractor, and opened the rear hatch (worst feature of this 'burb). Climbing back on the tractor, I lifted the engine, and got it into the 'burb, and settled on the deck. Backed out, and the forks stayed under the skid, because not clamped to the loader bucket. But all is well. I had to skid the engine forward a few inches to close the hatch, but that was easy. I will probably shift it as far to the right as I can, and make some effort to tie it into place. Don't want a 700-pound block of iron flying forward at me if I have to make a panic stop...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 05:50 PM (kpwog)

59 Way back in my 20s or so played with a calligraphy pen set, lots of fun even just writing the alphabet
Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 05:46 PM (fwDg9)

I have a jar of various pen points that I used from time to time for practice. Dip pens are fun to use, and I think I have said it before, they really show why cursive is taught the way it is. Ballpoints are very useful, but they can be used like crayons, and you can't write with a dip pen or a fountain pen like you do with a ball point pen.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 09, 2023 05:51 PM (D7oie)

60 Tinder Box's RLP-6 blend was called Chartwell.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 05:52 PM (rj6Yv)

61 It was cold outside. 23 degrees F, with a little breeze. Nearly froze my hands, and I had gloves. I have a bunch of resistors in the next room that need to be sorted. Done with outside stuff today, going to hang inside where it's warm.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 05:57 PM (kpwog)

62 AOP - Do you have an ETA for AZ?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 09, 2023 05:57 PM (XeU6L)

63 Back from 3 hours of yard work. On the hobby front, the Icom IC-735 I was recapping last week is done. I had bought a mic for it off eBay, since the radio was free I can't really complain it didn't come with one. Hooked it up to a dummy load and keyed the mic. Power went out the right connector, but I found out the original problem wasn't exactly as described. It has no transmit audio because something in the radio is oscillating that shouldn't be. So I gotta figure that out now.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at December 09, 2023 05:57 PM (dZVON)

64 It has no transmit audio because something in the radio is oscillating that shouldn't be. So I gotta figure that out now.
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Give it a good thump.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 09, 2023 05:59 PM (XeU6L)

65 O/T

U Penn President Magill is gone.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 09, 2023 06:01 PM (RIvkX)

66 I had a great wheel. I decided it wouldn't survive the move and gave it someone. There was a slight warp in the wheel and it was tricky to spin on. They put a lot of twist in the fiber so are great for spinning cotton.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 06:01 PM (t0dV9)

67 I've been picking up some Cornell and Diehl small batch and limited run tobacco blends, only sold in tins not in bulk. From Beyond, Burley Flake #3, Corncob Pipe and a Button Nose, and Sun Bear Tupelo Honey. They have all been excellent blends. Since they are seasonal or use tobaccos not always available, they are a nice change from the usual. And they don't gouge on prices for these limited runs. Just adds a fun aspect to the hobby. Some people get the releases each year and save them for special moments.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 06:02 PM (7EjX1)

68 Give it a good thump.

Solid state, shouldn't make a difference like it would with a gassy tube. But I just tried it anyways in case it was a cold solder joint. No go. Did bring up a meter light that wasn't working before, so there probably is at least one bad solder joint somewhere in there.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at December 09, 2023 06:02 PM (dZVON)

69 Been looking for a way to quiet down my generator motor.
Every article starts by blaming the internal combustion engine.
Sorry people, I've got a 5.4 Liter V8 and you have to look at the tachometer to tell if it's running.

I haven't found a satisfactory answer yet.

Posted by: Braenyard at December 09, 2023 06:02 PM (oKK+P)

70 It has no transmit audio because something in the radio is oscillating that shouldn't be. So I gotta figure that out now.
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Give it a good thump.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 09, 2023 05:59 PM (XeU6L)

The Longest Day?

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:03 PM (rj6Yv)

71 I've been picking up some Cornell and Diehl small batch and limited run tobacco blends, only sold in tins not in bulk. From Beyond, Burley Flake #3, Corncob Pipe and a Button Nose, and Sun Bear Tupelo Honey. They have all been excellent blends. Since they are seasonal or use tobaccos not always available, they are a nice change from the usual. And they don't gouge on prices for these limited runs. Just adds a fun aspect to the hobby. Some people get the releases each year and save them for special moments.
Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 06:02 PM (7EjX1)

Do you have a walk-in humidor?

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:05 PM (rj6Yv)

72 Army. Rock of the Marne!

Sorry. Just had to say something.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, 3/12 FA at December 09, 2023 06:09 PM (T/Lqj)

73 I guess my hobby today is starting to decorate the house. I spent the week doing finishing touches, installing all the new blinds, and painting the very last room to vanquish the last of the miserable paint colors. Who the hell paints a room with a red brick fireplace a shit shade of green? The assclown before me, thats who.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at December 09, 2023 06:16 PM (VwHCD)

74
♪ Shower with the people you love, with love, show them the way that you feel ♪

That's my hobby, Fat. Wanna step outside? Do some pushups?

Posted by: Joe from Scranton at December 09, 2023 06:17 PM (enJYY)

75 Since they are seasonal or use tobaccos not always available, they are a nice change from the usual. And they don't gouge on prices for these limited runs. Just adds a fun aspect to the hobby. Some people get the releases each year and save them for special moments.
Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023

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For Christmas '21 Smokingpipes offered a C & D cake blend called Alpine Lodge. I bought a new Peterson pipe and SP gave me my choice of one of three holiday blends. The Alpine Lodge was a little strong for me, but it mixed well with other things. I miss it and wish they'd bring it back.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 06:19 PM (omVj0)

76 My hobby is not cleaning the house. So when I do it, it's a rare and beautiful thing.

Only a little at a time, mind you. I want to appreciate every clean square inch as it appears.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at December 09, 2023 06:19 PM (Mzdiz)

77 For you pipe smokers, L.J. Peretti's blend #432 is a very pleasant and fragrant smoke. Love that stuff.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 09, 2023 05:50 PM (aQy7p)

Thanks! I checked out their site, and the English blends look like winners.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:19 PM (rj6Yv)

78 I've come to like English blends. But when I think to myself, "I'd like a pipe right now," what floats up into my mind is the aroma of something with cocoa or nuttiness, one of the classic "codger" or "drugstore" blends like Sir Walter Raleigh or Half & Half. More exotic blends are fun, but the old codgers have endured for a good reason.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 06:22 PM (omVj0)

79 Try a foam lined plywood box to muffle you generator. You probably will need some foil lining.

an old fridge or small chest freezer might work, you will have to punch holes for the air and the exhaust pipes though.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 09, 2023 06:22 PM (D7oie)

80 I've come to like English blends. But when I think to myself, "I'd like a pipe right now," what floats up into my mind is the aroma of something with cocoa or nuttiness, one of the classic "codger" or "drugstore" blends like Sir Walter Raleigh or Half & Half. More exotic blends are fun, but the old codgers have endured for a good reason.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 06:22 PM (omVj0)

I draw the line at Borkum Riff

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:24 PM (rj6Yv)

81 I draw the line at Borkum Riff
Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023

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That *might* have been the very first blend I ever tried in 1984. I didn't find whatever it was to be horrible, but BR has a rep among pipe fans as poor stuff, so I've never been inclined to try it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 06:26 PM (omVj0)

82 No hobby stuff this week - it's been rainy, so I stayed inside and off the radio. It's cleared up a bit, so maybe tomorrow I'll throw a wire up and see who's out there. Or, you know, be a grown up and clean out the gutters...

Posted by: PabloD at December 09, 2023 06:28 PM (5Iv71)

83 BR burns hot as hell. String-cut VA lights up like tinder.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:29 PM (rj6Yv)

84 I've been purchasing things from hobbiests. Does that count?

Homemade spruce tip jelly, original Christmas tree ornaments, 2024 calendar with absolutely beautiful artwork featuring
female fantasy creatures.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 09, 2023 06:30 PM (S5+ge)

85 How much do you think an original Dogs Playing Poker painting was sold for ?

Posted by: Drive By redo at December 09, 2023 06:30 PM (MNhXM)

86 81 I draw the line at Borkum Riff
Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023

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That *might* have been the very first blend I ever tried in 1984. I didn't find whatever it was to be horrible, but BR has a rep among pipe fans as poor stuff, so I've never been inclined to try it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 09, 2023 06:26 PM (omVj0)
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Borkum Riff original definitely has a "Satan's Asscrack" vibe to it, but I've found the Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey to be quite pleasant. One of my favorites so far.

Disclaimer: I am by no means an expert, just a beginner.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at December 09, 2023 06:31 PM (Npnb7)

87 My hobby is not cleaning the house. So when I do it, it's a rare and beautiful thing.

Only a little at a time, mind you. I want to appreciate every clean square inch as it appears.

Lol, and the dirtier that inch was, the more appreciated when cleaned.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 09, 2023 06:32 PM (S5+ge)

88 Dancing mice toy is cute

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 06:33 PM (fwDg9)

89 Working on the 94 Cherokee this weekend. Hopefully soon to be snowplow rig.
Installing new front tires.
Pretty good deal.
Started out as 4 tires, 255/75R17s, 2 new, unmounted, 2 mounted on the same rims I have on the Cheep, for $200. Then it went to $100. I was still a bit short and waited for payday. Went back and they are not for sale. Grrrr...
Anyway. Three days later dude cacthes me in the store.
"Hey. The guy only wanted his unmounted tires back. If you want the other two go get 'em. Free."
So now I got 2 matching spares.
Now I gotta build a rack for them.

Posted by: Reforger at December 09, 2023 06:34 PM (F4aYC)

90 I feel like I have zero zilch no hobbies.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 09, 2023 06:36 PM (vHIgi)

91 So now I got 2 matching spares.
Now I gotta build a rack for them.
Posted by: Reforger at December 09, 2023 06:34 PM (F4aYC)

Sounds like a great project. Do you have a winch?

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:37 PM (rj6Yv)

92 I last smoked a pipe around 1978 and and always used Carter Hall. Listening to you morons tonight has encouraged me to try again and I just ordered 14 oz of Carter Hall for $28!!! Seems like it used to be cheaper than that.

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at December 09, 2023 06:37 PM (sMkAM)

93 I did a lot of military miniatures in my teens. Tamiya figures mostly.
All the toluene may explain a few things

Posted by: LenNeal at December 09, 2023 06:39 PM (1oJV9)

94 What if your drawing sucks?
https://youtu.be/wvsTaeYHtGc?si=0ALQU0dPikDAtSkX
Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 05:27 PM (t0dV9)

He uses Van Gogh as a model - he actually sucked at drawing - even he admitted he could not do anything close to proper academic drawing - but the presenter here suggests that he was brilliant but was an example of the hit or miss in work you do - yeah? um, no - even Vincent knew he was trash - it took the modern 'woke' dealers of the 1900's to reinvent Van Goh - his stuff went from a first-year art student failure into a genius in no time - hey, they needed stuff to sell, whaddaya gonna do, eh?

Posted by: Boswell at December 09, 2023 06:39 PM (K+UlC)

95 How often do you clean your pipes? Not the bowls but the stems?

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 06:40 PM (VN1LO)

96 95 How often do you clean your pipes? Not the bowls but the stems?
Posted by: Ben Had

Seems like a mighty personal question to ask a fella

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 09, 2023 06:42 PM (vHIgi)

97 I last smoked a pipe around 1978 and and always used Carter Hall. Listening to you morons tonight has encouraged me to try again and I just ordered 14 oz of Carter Hall for $28!!! Seems like it used to be cheaper than that.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at December 09, 2023 06:37 PM (sMkAM)

A good way to wind up a day. Sitting on the porch with a pipe in one hand and a glass with something good innit close to the other.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:42 PM (rj6Yv)

98 Vmom, I knew this was going to be a problem question

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 06:43 PM (VN1LO)

99 Ben Had:
Last time I cleaned mine was about 45 years ago

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at December 09, 2023 06:44 PM (sMkAM)

100 Also did a lot of wargaming, which I ultimately decided were codified ideas of processes that had been proven to work against predictable opponents, using known resources. Once any variable came into play the process was no longer applicable.
It's why I detest chess and won't play it.
I have refused to play checkers (draughts) as well.
I do like a nice basement train set though, and I have a great deal of respect for N gauge that's like being a watchmaker.

Posted by: LenNeal at December 09, 2023 06:44 PM (1oJV9)

101 79 Try a foam lined plywood box to muffle you generator. You probably will need some foil lining.

an old fridge or small chest freezer might work, you will have to punch holes for the air and the exhaust pipes though.

Posted by: Kindltot
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Only problem there is it's an air cooled engine, confining it into a box overheats it.

Posted by: Braenyard at December 09, 2023 06:44 PM (oKK+P)

102 I clean the stem after every smoke. I dip the pipe cleaner in some high-test alcohol and run it through a few times. I bought a reamer set for when the cake gets too thick. Deep cleaning the bowl, I use the kosher salt-alcohol treatment.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:45 PM (rj6Yv)

103 I feel like I have zero zilch no hobbies.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 09, 2023 06:36 PM (vHIgi)

You could make a hobby of beta reading....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at December 09, 2023 06:46 PM (Angsy)

104 Posted by: Boswell at December 09, 2023 06:39 PM (K+UlC

That's one opinion I guess.

Posted by: Drive By redo at December 09, 2023 06:46 PM (MNhXM)

105 Well, here's another on how to love your art, featuring his pug.

https://youtu.be/ccZKcK7bWO4?si=ZtHE_ejJ9TdegXSx

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 09, 2023 06:47 PM (t0dV9)

106 YT has a lot of tobacco pipe smoking related videos. A lot.

Posted by: mrp at December 09, 2023 06:47 PM (rj6Yv)

107 I'm trying to learn pyrography. That is, wood-burning images and the like in wood. Can also burn paper, bone, leather and stuff like that. Currently having an issue with my nibs following wood grain instead of where I want the lines to go.

Posted by: No Shirt Shylock at December 09, 2023 06:47 PM (PWI4f)

108 Only problem there is it's an air cooled engine, confining it into a box overheats it.
Posted by: Braenyard at December 09, 2023 06:44 PM (oKK+P)

I am just blue-skying. Maybe a fan then?

Posted by: Kindltot at December 09, 2023 06:48 PM (D7oie)

109 I feel like I have zero zilch no hobbies.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

I thought stabbing was your hobby? Did you go pro?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at December 09, 2023 06:48 PM (dZVON)

110 Boswell up there took it out of the park invoking the old saw, "What is Art, really?"

In a hobby thread, it's taking a painting class.

Posted by: LenNeal at December 09, 2023 06:49 PM (1oJV9)

111 Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

I thought stabbing was your hobby? Did you go pro?
Posted by: Blanco Basura'

The Dragon needs no knife

Posted by: The Tooth Fairy at December 09, 2023 06:50 PM (1oJV9)

112 Handformed 150’ concrete curbing (eighty 60 lb bags) on both sides of our driveway. Then lined dirches with 8 tons of river rock. Looks good, hope it stops the erosion.

Posted by: Eromero at December 09, 2023 06:54 PM (NI/Xt)

113 Only problem there is it's an air cooled engine, confining it into a box overheats it.
Posted by: Braenyard'

If you want me... Just put your lips together and blow.

Posted by: Lauren Bacall at December 09, 2023 06:55 PM (1oJV9)

114 Handformed 150’ concrete curbing (eighty 60 lb bags) on both sides of our driveway. Then lined dirches with 8 tons of river rock. Looks good, hope it stops the erosion.

Posted by: Eromero at December 09, 2023 06:54 PM (NI/Xt)

I want to retire just reading that. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at December 09, 2023 06:58 PM (VwHCD)

115 I feel like I have zero zilch no hobbies.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion
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I like to play with my cats while I watch movies and also read a book at the same time. Thus combining three different threads (Pet, Movie, and Book) into a single Hobby thread....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 09, 2023 06:59 PM (BpYfr)

116 My hobby at the moment is wasting time watching videos about aerial phenomenon.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 06:59 PM (hCt6Y)

117 Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:01 PM (hCt6Y)

118 AOP - Do you have an ETA for AZ?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 09, 2023 05:57 PM (XeU6L)

Before Christmas. Maybe as soon as a week.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:02 PM (MayPE)

119 How do you get recognized as a crop circle researcher?

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:03 PM (hCt6Y)

120 When I finally get all this barn renovation done I want to go back to sculpture.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:03 PM (VN1LO)

121 I've seen unidentified aerial phenomenon. I've never seen an alien spaceship, but I've seen some stuff that made me go WTF?

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:04 PM (S6gqv)

122 75 ... "For Christmas '21 Smokingpipes offered a C & D cake blend called Alpine Lodge"

C and D sometimes brings back a seasonal blend but not every year. Maybe in the future. I seem to recall that blend was only offered through Smokingpipes.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:05 PM (7EjX1)

123 Strangest thing I saw was a train of Starlink satellites

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 09, 2023 07:07 PM (RIvkX)

124
Maybe OT, but quasi-hobby related.

Delilah is at the emergency vet right now. She's been wobbly and dispirited. We texted our vet, who was worried it might be eclampsia and told us to take her in immediately.

Fortunately it wasn't that, but they're not sure what the problem is. They're trying to get a urine sample and do an X-ray on the neck. But it looks like an episode and not a crisis.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 09, 2023 07:07 PM (9mNHV)

125 100Posted by: LenNeal at December 09, 2023 06:44 PM (1oJV9)

Have you experienced the "gaming" aspects of model railroading? If not, check out "operation," and particularly "switching puzzles."

Posted by: cappecaillie4901 at December 09, 2023 07:08 PM (5zRyn)

126 Poor Delilah her puppies must be distraught

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 09, 2023 07:10 PM (RIvkX)

127 I've never seen a UAP and I'm not looking for one or expecting to see one. But I find those videos weirdly interesting.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:10 PM (hCt6Y)

128 Oh Hadrian. Prayers acending.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:10 PM (VN1LO)

129 95 ... "How often do you clean your pipes? Not the bowls but the stems?"

Hi Ben Had,

I run a pipe cleaner through the stem after each bowlful but not until the pipe has cooled completely. (No, the question isn't too personal. LOL) When the pipe is still warm the tenon will stick and trying to force it can break the stem. Don't ask how I know.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:11 PM (7EjX1)

130 I am praying for Delilah Hadrian.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:11 PM (hCt6Y)

131 I've seen unidentified aerial phenomenon. I've never seen an alien spaceship, but I've seen some stuff that made me go WTF?
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:04 PM (S6gqv)

I used to be all in with aliens, UAPs and other phenomena. Once the government started hawking it, the whole thing turned to shyte in my view.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 09, 2023 07:11 PM (tDhJ5)

132 Well, time to feed the dog, wash my dishes, and get dinner started. I did get two little trays of resistors sorted, by value, into vials. I am using old cuttings sample vials from the oilfield. They are about two inches long by 5/8" diameter, with a snap cap, and come in trays of 50 with a hinged lid. Each vial will hold a couple dozen half or quarter watt resistors, but I do have to fold the leads on new ones, which are many. One watt and larger get stored elsewhere. I am running out of trays and vials. I suppose I could buy new ones from one of the suppliers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:12 PM (MayPE)

133 JTB, do you have my email address?

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:13 PM (VN1LO)

134 Oh yeah once the government got into pushing that UFO stuff I knew they had an agenda.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:14 PM (S6gqv)

135 Hadrian, no chance of C- section complications?

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:14 PM (VN1LO)

136 Resistors going into vials and trays like these:
https://tinyurl.com/yxdp38af

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:15 PM (MayPE)

137 Got my dad's scroll saw but except cutting stands haven't done much with it.

Posted by: Skip at December 09, 2023 07:17 PM (fwDg9)

138 Hadrian, praying for Delilah.
Could she be anemic?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 09, 2023 07:17 PM (vHIgi)

139 My wife used to do all kinds of crafts. Maybe I should take up knitting.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:18 PM (hCt6Y)

140 Corn-harvest season has passed here, and I found a few cobs by the side of the road. last weekend I made a smallish corncob pipe from one of them. a 7/16 drill cleared out the pith, drilled a 1/4 hole in the side at the bottom, a 3" length of the stem of a dill plant (nice hollow tube) for the mouthpiece.
just a curiosity, haven't smoked in years, don't have any tobacco ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at December 09, 2023 07:18 PM (zer5o)

141 107 ... No Shirt Sherlock,

We have a couple of books on pyrography that Mrs. JTB found helpful: one by Lora S. Irish and one by Sue Walters. Both published by Fox Chapel. Also, Woodcarving Illustrated offers a forum on pyrography. e have the tools but I haven't tried it yet.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:19 PM (7EjX1)

142 I've seen unidentified aerial phenomenon. I've never seen an alien spaceship, but I've seen some stuff that made me go WTF?
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:04 PM (S6gqv)

Many years ago, I was driving down a road in suburban St. Louis. It has a long, shallow decline, about a half mile altogether as it goes toward its intersection.

As I was driving two parallel lights were coming toward me, and since it was dark out, I assumed it was an airplane, with lights on both wings. Then the lights reversed course, without any pause. As the lights drifted away, moving much faster in the other direction, I'm watching them go... until they split up and went in opposite directions.

I have no explanation, and can't think of one that makes any sense involving known human tech.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 09, 2023 07:19 PM (QBaJw)

143 Mind you sitting in the pub knitting might seem gayish.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:19 PM (hCt6Y)

144
Hadrian, no chance of C- section complications?
Posted by: Ben Had

_________

Unlikely. Her blood work was normal. She's eating fine and drinking lots of water. She's not running a fever. She finished her post-partum discharge this week, so pyo is out. I'm just here at home getting text messages from Her Majesty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 09, 2023 07:20 PM (9mNHV)

145 "119 How do you get recognized as a crop circle researcher?

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:03 PM (hCt6Y) "

think Jim Rockford with his little printing press for making one-off business cards ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at December 09, 2023 07:20 PM (zer5o)

146 Speaking of my hobbies...

I literally just finished a new first draft.

289 pages, 90,584 words.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, celebrating anarchy and 50s B-movies with Joe Dante at December 09, 2023 07:21 PM (GBKbO)

147 Never have had a UFO experience. Seeing that a not insignificant portion of our galaxy is watched 24/7 by over 600 observatories you would think an alien craft would be observed and photographed if they existed. Maybe they have a cloaking device.

Posted by: Drive By redo at December 09, 2023 07:21 PM (MNhXM)

148
Army, 17 - Navy, 11.

Army-Navy may not be the best football but it's the best game.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 09, 2023 07:22 PM (9mNHV)

149 Hadrian, we are praying for Delilah, the puppies and you and Her Majesty.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:22 PM (7EjX1)

150 OTOH: maybe women would find a beer drinking male knitter intriguing.

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:22 PM (hCt6Y)

151 Who sang the song Delilah?

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:24 PM (hCt6Y)

152 119 How do you get recognized as a crop circle researcher?

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:03 PM (hCt6Y) "

It seems you need a television show, preferably on some public funded station.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 09, 2023 07:24 PM (tDhJ5)

153
Could she be anemic?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion

___________

We've been giving her liver as a treat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 09, 2023 07:25 PM (9mNHV)

154 That would be the great Tom Jones.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 09, 2023 07:25 PM (MeG8a)

155 OTOH: maybe women would find a beer drinking male knitter intriguing.
Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:22 PM (hCt6Y)
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At church we have a "tree" that contains wish lists from needy kids. The list contains their clothing sizes, what they really want, what they need, and so on. The kids also list their hobbies and activities.

One young man listed his hobbies as fishing, football, and...crochet.

He'll grow up to be a beer-drinking knitter.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 09, 2023 07:26 PM (BpYfr)

156 Hobbies: The baseball card collection is filling up, and I'm at the point where I have few cards I'm looking for that sell for less that $50 - 100 or more (I don't by PSA rated cards).

So I look for bargains, but there are fewer and fewer of them to be had. The 1967 Topps high series, card number 534 and higher, typically sell for more, so even the commons are generally well over $10 a piece. I found a few recently that were under, and I assumed the seller had too many, or didn't realize he could get more for them. We're not talking outrageous bargains, but it felt like a steal to me.

In that series, the white whales are the rookie cards for Rod Carew, and Tom Seaver, as well as Brooks Robinson, Rocky Colavito, and a few others. It's weird to see a '67 Mantle selling for significantly less than a '67 Mike Shannon, but that's how it goes.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 09, 2023 07:26 PM (QBaJw)

157 My wife and I play a game, a hobby of sorts. Music blindfold test. Made popular by Downbeat magazine back the 1960s. She will play a portion of music track and I name the title and the artist. Then I play a track and she identifies it.
She is better than I am at this usually.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 09, 2023 07:28 PM (MeG8a)

158 Does drinking craft beer count?

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:29 PM (lwOKI)

159 Who sang the song Delilah?
Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:24 PM (hCt6Y)

Tom Jones.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 09, 2023 07:30 PM (R/m4+)

160

157 you should both put blindfolds on and play each other's organ!

Posted by: Just Sayin at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (x2xct)

161 rhennigan, only if you craft it yourself !

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (VN1LO)

162 Does drinking craft beer count?
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:29 PM (lwOKI)

If it does I have a hobby. Maybe I could train to become a cicerone (sp?).

Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (hCt6Y)

163 Canadian Journalist Who Advocated Draconian Vaxx-Passport Mandates Dies Mysteriously at 33

Thanks for playing.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (lwOKI)

164 133 ... "JTB, do you have my email address?"

Hi Ben Had,
Yep, still have it.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (7EjX1)

165 161 rhennigan, only if you craft it yourself !
Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (VN1LO)

I had a bud that made craft beer.

He ended up allergic to hoppes.

WTF

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:32 PM (lwOKI)

166 cicerone (sp?).
Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (hCt6Y)

Sommelier

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:33 PM (lwOKI)

167 Strangest sight in the sky was on a lonely Texas road, late at night many years ago. Had a job where I had to drive through a lot of lonely places at the time. Came down the road into a little valley at about 3 am, clear night, not much wind, no moon, saw a high voltage line crossing the road about 1/2 mile up. Suddenly I saw these green tendrils - eventually there were about 50 - sparking UP from the power lines into the air, going up about 50 yards and just - diapering. The activity covered about 100 yards from side to side, and I pulled up about 400 yards away and just got out of my car and watched. I could hear it faintly crackling, and the whole thing moved slowly towards the side of the valley as I watched, maybe at about 5 mph. When it got to the side, it just - stopped - and everything was like nothing had ever happened.

I have never been able to come up with any kind of rational explanation for that, but I know I saw it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:34 PM (S6gqv)

168 Penn’s President Has Resigned After Her Refusal to Condemn Antisemitism Before Congress

ADIOS BITCH

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (lwOKI)

169 not diaparing, disappearing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (S6gqv)

170 cicerone (sp?).
Posted by: That Northernlurke embracing the suckd at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (hCt6Y)

Sommelier
Posted by: rhennigantx

Remember the old beer commercial? The wine tasters spit out the wine after evaluating it and the beer drinker covered their beers in horror.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (G8Vnx)

171 168 Penn’s President Has Resigned After Her Refusal to Condemn Antisemitism Before Congress

ADIOS BITCH
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (lwOKI)

HA! She was set to be tossed out by the board tomorrow.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:36 PM (S6gqv)

172 JTB, would you mind just sending me a Hi. I want to send you the recipe for the date loaf that I promised awhile back.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 09, 2023 07:36 PM (VN1LO)

173 According to The Daily Signal, the teenager formerly competed as a boy and placed 11th in the world in the Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) World Championships in April 2023.

But on Dec. 3 in Dallas, the 13 year old put on a blond wig and a gemstone-covered solo dress and took the stage with the girls. He took first place out of 100 dancers in the category. The placement makes the boy both a world qualifier and a national qualifier.

GOODERER

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:37 PM (lwOKI)

174 I have never been able to come up with any kind of rational explanation for that, but I know I saw it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:34 PM (S6gqv)

Yep. Nothing like the bright lights, the little green men. Just weird phenomena that don't seem to have any obvious cause.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 09, 2023 07:38 PM (QBaJw)

175 HA! She was set to be tossed out by the board tomorrow.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:36 PM (S6gqv)

Bloody Sunday

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:38 PM (lwOKI)

176 I have never been able to come up with any kind of rational explanation for that, but I know I saw it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:34 PM (S6gqv)

Does you ass hurt?

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:39 PM (lwOKI)

177 I'm at a standstill on the bathroom redo until I can get a reliable plumber. So the goal this week is to finish the library/office.

I thrifted a mirror, ceramic bowl, and wooden picture frames for painting or repurposing. I have floating shelves that must be inserted into small or medium books to form the actual shelf. I found library-sale dregs that I can destroy without guilt.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at December 09, 2023 07:40 PM (YJlID)

178 172 ... Email sent.

Posted by: JTB at December 09, 2023 07:40 PM (7EjX1)

179 Remember the old beer commercial? The wine tasters spit out the wine after evaluating it and the beer drinker covered their beers in horror.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (G8Vnx)

There was that movie with Vincent Price where the street drunk Peter Lorre out tasted him to his shame and horror in some upscale wine shop.

Vincent: drink, spit.

Lorre: drink, swallow.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 09, 2023 07:41 PM (R/m4+)

180 Does you ass hurt?
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:39 PM (lwOKI)

I can easily dismiss the possibility we have little green men doing anal probes here, but cannot dismiss the notion that tech probes have been sent here. Things that can easily pass by, and not even be noticed, or if they are noticed, aren't sensational enough to make headlines.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 09, 2023 07:41 PM (QBaJw)

181 4 out of 3 DC voters illegal.

I bet it is same for Detroit, Chicago, Houston...

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:42 PM (lwOKI)

182 Does you ass hurt?
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:39 PM (lwOKI)

Ha! No that was one of the oddest parts, I was able to get out of my car and just stand there and watch it for a few minutes.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:44 PM (S6gqv)

183 Vincent: drink, spit.

Lorre: drink, swallow.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 09, 2023 07:41 PM (R/m4+)

I saw the pres of a very famous security company at a very famous NOLA restaurant spit wine on the floor tasting a 150 buck wine.

really

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:45 PM (lwOKI)

184 Nood films are up.

Posted by: Oddbob at December 09, 2023 07:46 PM (nfrXX)

185 I can easily dismiss the possibility we have little green men doing anal probes here, but cannot dismiss the notion that tech probes have been sent here. Things that can easily pass by, and not even be noticed, or if they are noticed, aren't sensational enough to make headlines.
Posted by: BurtTC at December 09, 2023 07:41 PM (QBaJw)

There was somethign else that I never try to describe because I can't, and I just sound silly talking about it. All I can say is that it was something low on the horizon, not far, and it was like looking at something that was there, and wasn't there, at the same time. I could see it, and see through it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:48 PM (S6gqv)

186 Ha! No that was one of the oddest parts, I was able to get out of my car and just stand there and watch it for a few minutes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:44 PM (S6gqv)

About 7 years ago there were 3 or 4 orbs at the edge of the blue sky and so my cuz as we are driving from Orlando to Mia WTF is that. They were there about an hour coming down from out of sight to in sight.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:49 PM (lwOKI)

187 Canadian Journalist Who Advocated Draconian Vaxx-Passport Mandates Dies Mysteriously at 33

Thanks for playing.
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:31 PM (lwOKI)

Never heard of that shit-maggot, but he's riding the barbed cock of Satan, now. Bwahaha!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:50 PM (OAieE)

188 I have never been able to come up with any kind of rational explanation for that, but I know I saw it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 09, 2023 07:34 PM (S6gqv)

That is a classic description of St. Elmo's Fire, a type of corona discharge. Friend of mine saw that a few years on an HVDC power line that passes near his place. Called the power company. They were intrigued, because the line was not even energized at the time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:53 PM (OAieE)

189 Penn’s President Has Resigned After Her Refusal to Condemn Antisemitism Before Congress

ADIOS BITCH
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 09, 2023 07:35 PM (lwOKI)

You know, Elon Musk could bring in a fuckton of dollars by selling burner xTwat accounts to normies, just for us to use to post scatological taunts at stooned coonts like that. Take 'em down after about 24 hours, for violating "community standards, nudge-nudge, wink-wink". It would be like selling pebbles at a stoning.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:58 PM (OAieE)

190 Lol, and the dirtier that inch was, the more appreciated when cleaned.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 09, 2023 06:32 PM (S5+ge)

I have some really filthy inches, let me tell you! I've been eyeing them for months.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at December 09, 2023 08:16 PM (Mzdiz)

191 I feel like I have zero zilch no hobbies.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at December 09, 2023 06:36 PM (vHIgi)

You can start stacking silver, and when you have a nice pile, put it on the bed and roll around in it naked.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at December 09, 2023 08:17 PM (Mzdiz)

192 You know, Elon Musk could bring in a fuckton of dollars by selling burner xTwat accounts to normies, just for us to use to post scatological taunts at stooned coonts like that. Take 'em down after about 24 hours, for violating "community standards, nudge-nudge, wink-wink". It would be like selling pebbles at a stoning.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 09, 2023 07:58 PM (OAieE)

THIS. IS. BRILLIANT.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at December 09, 2023 08:49 PM (Mzdiz)

193 "As the thunderstorm raked us earlier I enjoyed a Montecristo Platinum cigar while putting my wife's Nutcracker together for Christmas décor."

My wife IS MY Nutcracker.

Apologies to our host.

Posted by: Cuck formerly known as Prince Harry at December 10, 2023 04:14 PM (9xn24)

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