The Island of Lost Toys Cafe

Top Ten Action Figure Lines of the 1970s. He's British so he makes the British GI Joe clone Action Man his #1 pick, but he includes an honorable mention so this list has ten toys you've heard of.

Cat is bedeviled by this tricksy mouse.

Dog playing with a ball.

This bird is not a fan of this toy.

This guy is my superhero.

This wingsuit is the ultimate toy.

Batman Robin Joker Penguin Batmobile Batcopter Batcycle Mego 1974 Retro Toys and Cartoons pic.twitter.com/8SZltSXZuM
— Retro Toys and Cartoons (@toys_retro) February 11, 2024

Dark Tower Board Game 1981 Retro Toys and Cartoons pic.twitter.com/2vauQHVsco
— Retro Toys and Cartoons (@toys_retro) February 13, 2024

The little guy in the black shirt has a future in volleyball pic.twitter.com/7ar3hNQZTm
— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) February 2, 2024

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1 ace went all out on this Cafe.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2024 07:35 PM (7h3oY)

2 I did!

Posted by: ace at February 16, 2024 07:36 PM (KRtlO)

3 He say you Braderunner.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:36 PM (aD39U)

4 Used to cook pot brownies in the Easy-Bake. Ah, those were the days...

Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 16, 2024 07:37 PM (V8he0)

5 >>>3 He say you Braderunner.

sushi... that's what my wife calls me. Cold fish.

Posted by: ace at February 16, 2024 07:37 PM (KRtlO)

6 What is the average lifespan of those batsuit guys?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:40 PM (aD39U)

7 I don't really like mangas. Kumquats either.

Posted by: fd at February 16, 2024 07:40 PM (vFG9F)

8 I don't really like mangas. Kumquats either.
Posted by: fd at February 16, 2024 07:40 PM (vFG9F)

What about Cuties?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:41 PM (aD39U)

9 I didn't realize Billie Lourd is Carrie Fisher's daughter. She's very prominent in the American Horror Story series.

She's got plenty of her mom's charm.

Apparently there was a falling out between her and her mom's siblings, after her mom's death. I don't know the details, not really my business, but I think Carrie got a walk of fame star, or something, and Billie didn't invite Carrie's siblings to it.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2024 07:41 PM (GtZ7X)

10 Why did Carrie Fischer need a body double? She didn't get nekkid, so I assume it was for safety reasons. How'd you like to be the person who is considered expendable so that nothing bad happens to the important person?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 07:41 PM (CsUN+)

11 What about Cuties?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:41 PM (aD39U)

It's a kiddie pron movie Netflix tried to mainstream, but that's not important now...

Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2024 07:42 PM (GtZ7X)

12 Here's my favorite toy:
http://tinyurl.com/53ey39vh

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 07:43 PM (MvF+J)

13 How'd you like to be the person who is considered expendable so that nothing bad happens to the important person?
Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 07:41 PM (CsUN+)

If Cliff hurts his arm falling off the horse you don't miss two weeks of shooting.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (aD39U)

14 Here's my favorite toy:
http://tinyurl.com/53ey39vh

I didn't have the set, but I did have a cloud chamber.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (CsUN+)

15 I'm so old, I was too old for some of those toys in the old ads.

Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (Q4KYm)

16 I was surprised to hear Denzel mention his body double. I have watched all the Equalizer's multiple times and couldn't pick him out.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM (7h3oY)

17 14 I was just now thinking I want a cloud chamber.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM (MvF+J)

18 Here's my favorite toy:
http://tinyurl.com/53ey39vh
Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 07:43 PM (MvF+J)

Don't use it on the beach. You might get arrested.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM (GtZ7X)

19 I'm so old, I was too old for some of those toys in the old ads.
Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (Q4KYm)

In our day toys were made of metal and wood.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM (aD39U)

20 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 07:46 PM (fwDg9)

21 My favorite toy was the Bag 'O Glass, by Irwin Mainway.

http://tinyurl.com/y5uez6kz

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 07:46 PM (CsUN+)

22 >>>hy did Carrie Fischer need a body double? She didn't get nekkid, so I assume it was for safety reasons.

I think I should have said stunt double. Probably ran around the top of the space yacht.

Posted by: ace at February 16, 2024 07:46 PM (KRtlO)

23 Dog playing volleyball is too cool!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 16, 2024 07:48 PM (MeG8a)

24 Y'know, that wingsuit thing looks really thrilling, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone show them landing.

I mean, I assume they land, since crashing at high speed would tend to limit the wingsuit customer base.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:48 PM (ou9hh)

25 Would have been not later than mid 70's but remember my sister had a Barbie Dune buggy

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 07:49 PM (fwDg9)

26 Wow. Trump was found guilty in the trial the judge deemed him guilty of before the trial started.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at February 16, 2024 07:50 PM (NYzgN)

27 >>In our day toys were made of metal and wood.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM

My cousins had metal Tonka trucks and road graders and bulldozers. We wore that stuff out in my grandma's yard.

Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:50 PM (Q4KYm)

28 I vaguely remember those Barbie commercials.

It's the jingle.
I heard that and thought "I know this tune..."

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:50 PM (ou9hh)

29 ... and now I can't get it out of my head.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:51 PM (ou9hh)

30 >>I mean, I assume they land, since crashing at high speed would tend to limit the wingsuit customer base.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:48 PM

Wingsuit for sale. Only used once. Some damage.

Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:52 PM (Q4KYm)

31 Another rainy night in Tokyo. I love it.

Posted by: Tuna at February 16, 2024 07:52 PM (oaGWv)

32 Still picture every wingsuit video the person flying goes splat like a bug on a windshield

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 07:53 PM (fwDg9)

33 "What about Cuties?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) "

I, for one, welcome Joe Mannix's posts.

Posted by: fd at February 16, 2024 07:54 PM (vFG9F)

34 Wingsuit for sale. Only used once. Some damage.
Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:52 PM (Q4KYm

Recently drycleaned

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 16, 2024 07:54 PM (/6GbT)

35 Warrant Machinist Mate on a steam powered destroyer in the 1980s: “Captain, we could be dealing with more than one dumb ass here. “

Posted by: Queequeg the Harpooner at February 16, 2024 07:55 PM (fFFrU)

36 The key to landing a wingsuit is to flare at the right time. I've watched birds do it. Seems easy enough.

Posted by: fd at February 16, 2024 07:56 PM (vFG9F)

37 Scarily prescient from the Fighting Quaker.

https://ytube.io/3qOM

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:56 PM (aD39U)

38 >Why did Carrie Fischer need a body double?

insurance company lawyers

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 07:56 PM (geLO8)

39 Dang.
So many links!
So little time.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2024 07:57 PM (W/lyH)

40 >>I mean, I assume they land, since crashing at high speed would tend to limit the wingsuit customer base.

Posted by: FeatherBlade
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they deploy a parachute, like the base jumpers

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 07:58 PM (geLO8)

41 Why did Carrie Fischer need a body double?

Double your pleasure, double your fun!

Posted by: Doublemint Gum at February 16, 2024 07:59 PM (V8he0)

42 Since I was curious, I looked up how to land in a wing suit.

Short answer: they cheat and use a parachute.

Except for a couple guys, one of whom used cardboard boxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEP8juRSBRo

It's an interesting demonstration of the kind of hole one could have made in the ground instead.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 08:00 PM (ou9hh)

43 Traveling to Japan for vacation this year. Definitely stopping in Akihabara.

Posted by: Caiwyn at February 16, 2024 08:00 PM (BfhXc)

44 Y'know, that wingsuit thing looks really thrilling, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone show them landing.

I mean, I assume they land, since crashing at high speed would tend to limit the wingsuit customer base.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:48 PM (ou9hh)

I think they lift their top half up and 'flare' up generating lots of drag to slow down to non fatal landing speed.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 16, 2024 08:01 PM (eoQWY)

45 29 ... and now I can't get it out of my head.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 07:51 PM (ou9hh)

http://tinyurl.com/372xw5jm

E.L.O. ...

Posted by: browndog ready for the weekend at February 16, 2024 08:01 PM (TTAGa)

46 I'm not sure what I'll ever see her in, but I for one think Dakota Johnson is hot AF.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2024 08:01 PM (QLo3e)

47 "Your dog plays volleyball?"

"Yes. He's the setter."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at February 16, 2024 08:02 PM (R4t5M)

48 Biden makes fleeting trip to in East Palestine more than a YEAR after train disaster: President greeted with 'f*** you' chants tells residents 'we leave no one behind' in whistle-stop visit to village before heading to the beach

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:03 PM (geLO8)

49 46 "Black Mass" (2015). It's got DJ, and it kicks ass.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 08:03 PM (MvF+J)

50 The little parrot knocking away the rubber duckie was cute.

Posted by: Tuna at February 16, 2024 08:03 PM (oaGWv)

51 Why did Carrie Fischer need a body double?

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insurance company lawyers
Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 07:56 PM (geLO

Why would anyone complain about this?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2024 08:03 PM (aoVW/)

52 I'm sure I must have had favorite toys, but I can't remember what they might have been.

I think I like the art supplies best. Paint by number was the shit. And gave me some basic skills to build on.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 16, 2024 08:04 PM (OX9vb)

53 I like this Cafe, it speaks to me!

Apropos Shōgun. I was apprehensive about the new version, but after watching a few trailers , ok, I will do them a favor and watch the thing...

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:04 PM (V13WU)

54 My takeaway:

President greeted with 'f*** you' chants

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:04 PM (geLO8)

55 I'm so old, I was too old for some of those toys in the old ads.
Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (Q4KYm)

In our day toys were made of metal and wood.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:45 PM (aD39U)

Yeah I remember the year we got toy guns made of metal and wood you couldn't tell (well as a kid) they weren't real. No plastic crap that breaks before Dec 27th. Played lots of 'army' with those.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 16, 2024 08:04 PM (eoQWY)

56 14 Here's my favorite toy:
http://tinyurl.com/53ey39vh

I didn't have the set, but I did have a cloud chamber.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 07:44 PM (CsUN+)
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Obviously the toy never made it to Africa and 1950-1 found me too young to even think about science and probably still not tying my own shoelaces. I do not see any chemical reactions in the article, just particle physics.

Posted by: Ciampino - the alpha source at February 16, 2024 08:04 PM (qfLjt)

57 50 Once a conure bonds with you, it'll never leave you alone. Cuddly and kissy.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 08:05 PM (MvF+J)

58 Biden makes fleeting trip to in East Palestine more than a YEAR after train disaster: President greeted with 'f*** you' chants tells residents 'we leave no one behind' in whistle-stop visit to village before heading to the beach
Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:03 PM (geLO

There was a six-year old holding a sign that says Don't Sniff Me.

Funny.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at February 16, 2024 08:06 PM (R4t5M)

59 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 16, 2024 08:06 PM (byWhc)

60 Most of these toys seem after my childhood by a little

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:06 PM (fwDg9)

61 https://youtu.be/pD6lBqPbE9U?si=ET-KxYmZ4GpL-unx

Someone posted this the other night. Very funneh!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 16, 2024 08:06 PM (byWhc)

62 What is the average lifespan of those batsuit guys?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:40 PM (aD39U)

They could stay in the air longer, if they shoved a big old bottle rocket up their ass.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2024 08:07 PM (tkR6S)

63 recently , I watched some dude melt down a bunch of rusted old chains and make a real live katana of them!

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:07 PM (V13WU)

64 If you don't have something to keep them in, your clouds dissipate quickly. Vapors.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 08:07 PM (MvF+J)

65 Wing glider wearing an German Picklewhatever helmet would be excellent.

For lawn darts.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2024 08:07 PM (a1415)

66 Where's G.I. Joe

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:08 PM (geLO8)

67 Is this testing whether I'm a Moron or into busty lesbian porn, Mr. Deckard?

Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at February 16, 2024 08:08 PM (2yu8s)

68 Biden makes fleeting trip to in East Palestine more than a YEAR after train disaster: President greeted with 'f*** you' chants

He gave them statehood, didn't he?

Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:09 PM (bY0qD)

69 Where's G.I. Joe
Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:08 PM (geLO

or lil green army mens

Posted by: Oldcat at February 16, 2024 08:09 PM (eoQWY)

70 30
Posted by: huerfano at February 16, 2024 07:52 PM (Q4KYm)
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Wingsuit for sale. Only used once. Slightly stained.

Posted by: Ciampino - bleach may help at February 16, 2024 08:09 PM (qfLjt)

71 What is the average lifespan of those batsuit guys?

And why do they wear helmets. For safety?

Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (bY0qD)

72 How'd you like to be the person who is considered expendable so that nothing bad happens to the important person?

You mean like every enlisted serviceman ever? Now what if that important person is Milley?

Posted by: Oddbob at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (sNc8Y)

73 Scarily prescient from the Fighting Quaker.

Funny that. He couldn't see how creating multiple agencies, and starting them on the road to creating environmental other public policies, was exactly what the regime he was so Hell bent on defeating.

And he didn't, when the chips were down, contest a stolen election. How about we have less Fighting Quakers. And less anything else from the Land of the Quakers.

Posted by: It Is What It Is at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (Lg4qk)

74 u-toob is sick...

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (V13WU)

75 I remember hitting our army men with a hairspray flamethrower.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (aD39U)

76 >or lil green army mens

Posted by: Oldcat
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and gray Germans and tan Japs

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (geLO8)

77 How do you practice flying a wingsuit without killing yourself?

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (fwDg9)

78 And why do they wear helmets. For safety?
Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (bY0qD)

Because it hurts if they staple the GoPro directly to their skull?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (tkR6S)

79 So I am going to just cut to the chase regarding EVERY MSM NEWS OUTLET in the entire USA...

"Destroy TRUMP 24/7"

(heh... they be running so scared right now)

And don't forget about the ripped off 72 million (actually may be close to 80 million voters who are going to ensure that 2020 will not be repeated by whatever means necessary..

Jan. 6th??? HA HAH HA HAH Haaa

Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (TDvv2)

80 They could stay in the air longer, if they shoved a big old bottle rocket up their ass.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2024 08:07 PM (tkR6S)

I think Red Bull should be involved. Make a course. The last one alive is the champ.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (R4t5M)

81 And why do they wear helmets. For safety?

The chin strap makes a convenient carry handle.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 16, 2024 08:13 PM (sNc8Y)

82 >I remember hitting our army men with a hairspray flamethrower.

Posted by: G'rump928(c)

when you were out back playing with your army men, you could pour some model airplane glue on a bunker or truck and light it with a match-

that way your battle could have stuff actually on fire

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (geLO8)

83 77 Wingsuit simulator.

Posted by: Knock gp A Kiss at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (MvF+J)

84 "Because it hurts if they staple the GoPro directly to their skull?"

See, this is why I come here.

Factual and accurate information on any topic.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (a1415)

85 How do you practice flying a wingsuit without killing yourself?
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (fwDg9)

I would start out with regular plane jumping until I was comfortable with flying the suit, if I ever wanted to fly the suit, or jump out of a plane either, which I don't.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (aD39U)

86 Bullitt’s on TCM!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (9yWhg)

87 In our day toys were made of metal and wood.

-

We bought a new Crosman BB rifle recently. It broke before 100 BBs were sent downrange.

We bought another one of a different style to replace it. The front sight broke taking it out of the box.

I miss my childhood.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Do you remember when our sun used to be yellow? at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (0+Kup)

88 And why do they wear helmets. For safety?
Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:11 PM (bY0qD)

Doubles as a bucket. Your loved ones can scrape you off the rock with a spackle knife into the bucket.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at February 16, 2024 08:15 PM (R4t5M)

89 I still have an all-metal, large crane made by Triang. Bought in early 1950s. Was a birthday present. My Dad at the time was an (large) excavator operator using a Ruston-Bucyrus machine - it was awesome for a little boy. My Sister and I were lifted up in the shovel just for fun.

Posted by: Ciampino - Remember metal toys? at February 16, 2024 08:15 PM (qfLjt)

90 busty lebsian pron.
Style guide says so.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at February 16, 2024 08:16 PM (xLh2x)

91 Oh man, did I covet that Dark Tower board game. Did you know they remade it? Return to Dark Tower is an updated version with more complex gameplay and interaction.

Posted by: Caiwyn at February 16, 2024 08:16 PM (BfhXc)

92 Ace..

After watching Viva Frie ALL DAMN Day with Mrs VIA, I introduced her to the phrase 'Sweetdick Honeycum'.

She wound up damn near loosing it, giggling like school girl.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2024 08:17 PM (a1415)

93 I would start out with regular plane jumping until I was comfortable with flying the suit, if I ever wanted to fly the suit, or jump out of a plane either, which I don't.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 08:14 PM (aD39U)

I expect most of those wingsuit dudes are scrawny little fuckers who weigh 120 pounds. Those of us with Dad bods would probably fly like bricks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2024 08:17 PM (tkR6S)

94 77 How do you practice flying a wingsuit without killing yourself?
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:12 PM (fwDg9)

Probably wearing a sport chute, and practicing maneuvering.

Jumping out of a plane and going into freefall has obvious aerodynamic properties without the wingsuit. Just jump and fly the suit.

Another option would be those Jump Centers with the indoor experience. Again, just learning how to fly with the suit on...

Posted by: browndog ready for the weekend at February 16, 2024 08:17 PM (TTAGa)

95
We're in a culture that doesn't even believe that males and females exist, but there is no way "fascism is on the right hand--of something" is just a "social construct"!

Posted by: Axeman at February 16, 2024 08:17 PM (krQz2)

96 You show rain in Tokyo before! Why no rain in Osaka, Yokohama, or Osaka cities?

Posted by: Little Yoshi at February 16, 2024 08:18 PM (V5BDR)

97 62

I'm seeing a 1 in 500 jumps end in a HVCWG.

"High Velocity Contact With Ground."

Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 08:18 PM (TDvv2)

98 there’s really nothing like running a piece of earthmoving equipment, it’s almost like flying

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 08:19 PM (NxC5+)

99 Spider-Man, Spider-Man
Does whatever a spider can!
Spins a web, any size
Catches thieves just like flies!
Look out!
Here comes the Spider-Man

http://tinyurl.com/5dwac98j

Posted by: lost in space at February 16, 2024 08:19 PM (Fm4kk)

100 They could stay in the air longer, if they shoved a big old bottle rocket up their ass.

Tell me more.
- Secy Trans Pete Buttijig

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at February 16, 2024 08:19 PM (xLh2x)

101 The wingsuit must've had a powerful motor in there somewhere, but I couldn't figure out where it was.

Poor Orson Wells & Vincent Price must've needed money really bad. Lawrence Olivier once made a Polaroid commercial, but his deal stated that it would never be broadcast in the UK.

Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2024 08:19 PM (NLIak)

102 My Dad at the time was an (large) excavator operator using a Ruston-Bucyrus machine - it was awesome for a little boy. My Sister and I were lifted up in the shovel just for fun.
Posted by: Ciampino - Remember metal toys? at February 16, 2024 08:15 PM (qfLjt)

Hey, so was my dad! Mostly Caterpillar at our place. Lots of fun scrambling around on that equipment, and there aren't too many kids who get to play house in the bed of a dump truck.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 16, 2024 08:20 PM (OX9vb)

103
There is no truth to the rumors Kentucky fried chicken will offer Sweetdick Honeycum nuggets.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at February 16, 2024 08:21 PM (xLh2x)

104 We should have had flying car races by now. But no.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at February 16, 2024 08:22 PM (R4t5M)

105 "I'm seeing a 1 in 500 jumps end in a HVCWG.

"High Velocity Contact With Ground.""

Those are better odds than I'd have thought, but still not great.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 08:22 PM (ou9hh)

106 I recently learned from Red Letter Media that He-Man figures were anatomically correct so far as non-genitalia stuff is concerned.

Shocking but true. Search for the Barbarian Brothers. Some of you 29 year olds might not even need to search.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Do you remember when our sun used to be yellow? at February 16, 2024 08:22 PM (0+Kup)

107 Hey, so was my dad! Mostly Caterpillar at our place. Lots of fun scrambling around on that equipment, and there aren't too many kids who get to play house in the bed of a dump truck.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 16, 2024 08:20 PM (OX9vb)

Overheard at the yard: "Hey, Earl, how come the bed of your gravel truck is always swept out sparkling clean?"

"Dunno, just conscientious, I guess."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2024 08:23 PM (tkR6S)

108 Its all fun and games until someone puts an eye out

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:24 PM (D7oie)

109 We use Caterpillar equipment exclusively.

Posted by: Goodbury and Graves, Ltd. at February 16, 2024 08:24 PM (V5BDR)

110 That top photo is a repeat. I know because I saved it to eventually paint it one day,

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 08:24 PM (MNhXM)

111 Oh man, did I covet that Dark Tower board game.

Bought it at a yard sale as a kid - the entire damn thing worked and was complete. It was something else.

Posted by: It Is What It Is at February 16, 2024 08:25 PM (Lg4qk)

112 Another rainy night in Tokyo. I love it.

I've been enjoying Tokyo Vice on Max.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 08:25 PM (CsUN+)

113
AP Strange News
Caught at border with pythons in his pants, New York City man fined and sentenced to probation

Posted by: Don Black at February 16, 2024 08:28 PM (geLO8)

114 Archimedes @ 112-
was it anything like one night in Bangkok?

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 08:28 PM (NxC5+)

115 Holy crap!

Ace's Valentine's Day hookup must have went well and now they're clearing out the guest room at his crib of his sacred stash of toys for the arrival of a unexpected Ewok borne from his self-abused loins into the easybake.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 16, 2024 08:30 PM (EEgXH)

116 87 In our day toys were made of metal and wood.
-
We bought a new Crosman BB rifle recently. It broke before 100 BBs were sent downrange.

We bought another one of a different style to replace it. The front sight broke taking it out of the box.

I miss my childhood.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

Betting it was an authorized ChiCom Crosman!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at February 16, 2024 08:31 PM (hOUT3)

117 The Star Wars set for Luke’s Village and another desert city set are still up in Tunisia IIRC.

Saw it on the TV series Mysteries of the Abandoned.

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 08:31 PM (MNhXM)

118 "I'm seeing a 1 in 500 jumps end in a HVCWG.

"That means I've got 498 jumps left!"

Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:32 PM (oe+gT)

119 Betting it was an authorized ChiCom Crosman!

--

Yeah, it stinks to still have the one I've had since I was 12 and it works fine. Abused, neglected, never checked the o-rings, rust in spots, etc. and it will shoot all day long.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Do you remember when our sun used to be yellow? at February 16, 2024 08:33 PM (0+Kup)

120 Archimedes @ 112-
was it anything like one night in Bangkok?

Joke?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 16, 2024 08:34 PM (CsUN+)

121 1 in 500 is way better odds than I imagined, was thinking 1 in 25 tops

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:34 PM (fwDg9)

122 y'all have no idea what The Bad Batch is , do you ...

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:35 PM (V13WU)

123 y'all have no idea what The Bad Batch is , do you ...

Posted by: runner

How come the little girl clone had an Aussie accent? Seems like she'd have sounded like the long neck nurses, or the other clones to me.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:37 PM (MsrgL)

124 I didn’t really desire a lot of toys as a kid. I did want the Slide card projector which was just a viewfinder you could project on the wall. And the ball bearing shooting gallery . Anyone remember that one?

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 08:37 PM (MNhXM)

125 "was it anything like one night in Bangkok?
Joke?
Posted by: Archimedes"

Join the chess world in a show with everything except Yul Brynner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 08:38 PM (ou9hh)

126 113

You know what's even stranger?

New York is about to become the REAL "Escape from New York"

Hope the Illegal Venezuelan Moped Gangs smear the streets with all their Judges, Mayor, and Governor first and foremost.

Poetic justice of an EPIC pronouncement!

Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 08:38 PM (TDvv2)

127 Archimedes @ 120
I suppose the chess guy may have considered and discarded One Night in Tokyo.

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 08:38 PM (NxC5+)

128 Am I the only one that thinks the next step to the wingsuits is a forty foot badminton racket?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 16, 2024 08:38 PM (z+89e)

129
How come the little girl clone had an Aussie accent? Seems like she'd have sounded like the long neck nurses, or the other clones to me.
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:37 PM (MsrgL)

Michelle Ang is a New Zealander...

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:40 PM (V13WU)

130 *gasp* 24H DVD was my favorite store! We'd set aside hours to crawl through the secondhand stuff. It's why Pookette has a massive pile of nendroids and Miku plushies.

Posted by: pookysgirl's daughter gets Senbonzakura stuck in her head a lot at February 16, 2024 08:41 PM (dtlDP)

131 Dark Tower, He-Man, TMNT, D&D, Thundercats, Smurfs...all toys spewed directly from the pit of hell. All of them Satan's baubles designed to corrupt the children, inspire them to murder their parents, and establish hell on earth.

Posted by: The 80s belonged to Lucifer at February 16, 2024 08:42 PM (/IAkV)

132 I think it is touching how LF is doing its best to backstory "Somehow Palpatine retuned..."

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:42 PM (V13WU)

133 124 I didn’t really desire a lot of toys as a kid. I did want the Slide card projector which was just a viewfinder you could project on the wall. And the ball bearing shooting gallery . Anyone remember that one?
Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 08:37

What is the shooting gallery toy? Was it like a pinball machine? This is ringing bells but I can't quite remember.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 16, 2024 08:43 PM (e87yg)

134 Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:37 PM (MsrgL)

Michelle Ang is a New Zealander...

Posted by: runner

I knew the voice actor was, but why did they cast her that way?

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:44 PM (MsrgL)

135 Dark Tower, He-Man, TMNT, D&D, Thundercats, Smurfs...all toys spewed directly from the pit of hell. All of them Satan's baubles designed to corrupt the children, inspire them to murder their parents, and establish hell on earth.
Posted by: The 80s belonged to Lucifer

--

(looks around at current events)

Well...

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Do you remember when our sun used to be yellow? at February 16, 2024 08:44 PM (0+Kup)

136 "Dark Tower, He-Man, TMNT, D&D, Thundercats, Smurfs...all toys spewed directly from the pit of hell. All of them Satan's baubles designed to corrupt the children, inspire them to murder their parents, and establish hell on earth.
Posted by: The 80s belonged to Lucifer "

Yes, you're so right... *backs away slowly, feeling carefully for potential bludgeon*

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 08:44 PM (ou9hh)

137 Javier Milei
@JMilei
11h
DESARMANDO EL GRAMSCI KULTURAL
(translated by machine)

The root of the Argentine problem is not political and/or economic, it is moral and its consequences are political cynicism and economic decadence.

This system is rotten and wherever it is touched, pus comes out. Lots and lots of pus.

Gramsci pointed out that in order to implement socialism it was necessary to introduce it through education, culture and the media.
Argentina is a great example of this. When one exposes the hypocrisy of any sacred cow of the well thinking progressives, their heads explode and they immediately resort to all kinds of emotional responses and false and nonsensical accusations in order to defend their privileges to the hilt.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:45 PM (D7oie)

138 Thus, not only are those who receive the privileges of politicians in terms of remunerations that cannot be validated in the market exposed, but also those politicians, governors and mayors who make use of the resources provided by tax payers to make political propaganda, and of course the most wretched beings in politics appear in search of some little advantage that is leveraged on political correctness (even if in the end it implies a violent act). Undoubtedly, whichever column of Gramsci's edifice is denounced, the recipients of privilege from the other two will rush to their aid.

Therefore, the most marvelous thing about the cultural battle taken to the politics of the principle of revelation is that when one points out the sacred cows of Gramsci's building, it automatically generates a line of separation between those who live off the privileges of the State and the good people.

Here the problem is not the individual actor. It is a cultural architecture designed to sustain the model that benefits politicians. Well, we have come to put an end to that.

However, many do not see it and cannot enjoy this kind of applied...

LONG LIVE FREEDOM DAMNIT...!!!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:45 PM (D7oie)

139 89
The exact model of the R-B excavator my Dad operated between 1950 and 1963 in Uganda.

https://youtu.be/rUf4OfScSs0

Posted by: Ciampino - Remember the enormous dump trucks at February 16, 2024 08:45 PM (qfLjt)

140 Never had one myself but played Rock Um Sock Um Robots at other kids houses

Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2024 08:46 PM (fwDg9)

141 LONG LIVE FREEDOM DAMNIT...!!!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:45 PM (D7oie)

I do hope this guy doesn't get hisself kilt...

Posted by: browndog ready for the weekend at February 16, 2024 08:47 PM (TTAGa)

142 138_ Has much better hair than Lenin

Posted by: EdmundBurkesShade at February 16, 2024 08:48 PM (WvGHv)

143 "I do hope this guy doesn't get hisself kilt...
Posted by: browndog ready for the weekend"

I hope the guy who comes after him doesn't immediately undo al his reforms.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 16, 2024 08:48 PM (ou9hh)

144 "Akihabara, Tokyo, the toy and manga capital of Japan"

Been there. They got lots of different shops. They had one I went in that had refurbished electronics gear of all kinds. It was great! (But very, very expensive...)

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at February 16, 2024 08:49 PM (fv27Y)

145 I knew the voice actor was, but why did they cast her that way?
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:44 PM (MsrgL)

I don't know, BUT, Temuera Morrison is also NZ, and she is his clone....it's all in the family ???

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:49 PM (V13WU)

146 Greatest time for a kid was when they did street excavation (sewer etc.). After dinner it was climbing all over the graders/dozers. Good times

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 16, 2024 08:50 PM (/6GbT)

147 Snake Plissken would know for sure...

Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 08:50 PM (TDvv2)

148 Am I the only one that thinks the next step to the wingsuits is a forty foot badminton racket?

==

Yes !

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 08:50 PM (V13WU)

149 Forget Connect 4. This is the childhood game commercial jingle earworm that haunts my nightmares.

https://youtu.be/f5FtquCJr84?si=ucqF6PSKsb7XHxbs

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 16, 2024 08:51 PM (26TjH)

150 138_ Has much better hair than Lenin
Posted by: EdmundBurkesShade at February 16, 2024 08:48 PM (WvGHv)

If he hasn't intentionally styled himself after Jose de San Martin, I will be shocked.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:51 PM (D7oie)

151 I don't know, BUT, Temuera Morrison is also NZ, and she is his clone....it's all in the family ???

Posted by: runner

That makes sense! I really enjoyed that series. The only ones i haven't watched are the rebels with the teenagers.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 08:52 PM (MsrgL)

152 146 Greatest time for a kid was when they did street excavation (sewer etc.). After dinner it was climbing all over the graders/dozers. Good times
Posted by: A dude in MI

You too, eh? I recall doing that. It was like exploring Mordor. All those deep ditches with huge mounds of dirt everywhere. Giant machinery everywhere. A goldmine for a kid who likes exploring.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 16, 2024 08:52 PM (byWhc)

153 LONG LIVE FREEDOM DAMNIT...!!!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2024 08:45 PM (D7oie)

No freedom. Freedom isn't conducive to safety or order. You will obey all societally approved and appointed authority.

Posted by: Submit. It's all you need to do. at February 16, 2024 08:53 PM (/IAkV)

154 Traveling to Japan for vacation this year. Definitely stopping in Akihabara.

Posted by: Caiwyn at February 16, 2024 08:00 PM (BfhXc)

See if they have a MangaSouko. Those places are awesome, and it's the official name of the place I mentioned earlier.

Posted by: pookysgirl's daughter gets Senbonzakura stuck in her head a lot at February 16, 2024 08:54 PM (dtlDP)

155 The exact model of the R-B excavator my Dad operated between 1950 and 1963 in Uganda.

That is so cool to see in operation. I had the Tonka model a few years later.

Posted by: t-bird at February 16, 2024 08:55 PM (PNNME)

156 Ciampino, did your Dad have any lung issues? from working around that asbestos dust produced by the clutches and brakes that rand cable sheaves?

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 08:57 PM (NxC5+)

157 No chance. The late seventies and early eighties were the best. Rock’em Sock’em robots and that Evel Knievel toy were the best ones out there. I guess you could also throw in to $6 million man.

We also had parents that let their kids stay out ‘till dark, and live life and learn about life. there’s a reason people today look back at the 80s with nostalgia and wish they were there, it is because they wish they were there.

I don’t excuse people saying well times are different and you can’t do that today, but I’m not a parent. But to be honest, there would be no difference. Kids today should be raised like they were in the 80s. There’s no excuse for making things worse and making people less able to navigate the world.

Also, we had the best video game culture. You had to actually go to the mall get on a Galaga machine and throw in your quarter. It wasn’t 30 year old guys doing whatever it is they do these days regarding gaming. I guess the main thing they do is talk about it a lot.

Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2024 08:58 PM (GHj1L)

158 149 Forget Connect 4. This is the childhood game commercial jingle earworm that haunts my nightmares.

https://youtu.be/f5FtquCJr84?si=ucqF6PSKsb7XHxbs
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at February 16, 2024 08:51 PM (26TjH)

I remember that and I think I played that game. Or I just have the commercial burned in my brain.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 16, 2024 08:59 PM (e87yg)

159 Psychiatry is a mysterious discipline.

The psychiatrist who led efforts in 2017 demanding a 25th Amendment ouster of then-President Donald Trump said she does not have the same concerns about President Joe Biden, despite a Justice Department report last week that said Biden has “diminished faculties.”

Bandy X. Lee, a forensic psychiatrist who edited the 2017 book“The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President,” told The Daily Signal and the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project that Biden’s case is different.
Asked about special counsel Robert Hur’s report, she, “Cognitive decline is a normal part of aging.” But she concluded, “The 25th Amendment question, therefore, is even more relevant to Trump, as long as he wishes to be president again, but neither appropriate nor relevant for Biden at this time.”

-
I guess there's good crazy and bad crazy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at February 16, 2024 09:00 PM (FVME7)

160 I would like to visit Japan one day. Not that this is a rare thing but at least you go knowing there’s no chance you will fit in. They don’t want you to fit in. But it is a very interesting culture a very unique one, which is not surprising for successful island nation.

You see Japanese all over Europe traveling during the summer and they don’t fit in even more than the Germans and other tourists that don’t fit in. The Japanese don’t even try and you have to respect at least that.

Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2024 09:01 PM (GHj1L)

161 146 Greatest time for a kid was when they did street excavation (sewer etc.). After dinner it was climbing all over the graders/dozers. Good times

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 16, 2024 08:50 PM (/6GbT)
----
Best was repaving the old fashioned way, NOT with premixed bitumen and gravel but instead gravel followed by hot liquid tar and then more gravel. Then the huge, heavy roller. Of course along the side there would be small puddles of warm tar, great to squish bare feet in. Marvelous sensation ....... problem was the (eventually) cold hard tar stuck to the feet. As an "astute" 6-7 yearold I figured Mum wouldn't notice if I covered it all up with mud. However Mum hosed my legs down and that uncovered the tar. Had to be removed painstakingly with kerosene interspersed with spankings.

Posted by: Ciampino - Remember the enormous wheels on the trucks at February 16, 2024 09:04 PM (qfLjt)

162 What is the shooting gallery toy? Was it like a pinball machine? This is ringing bells but I can't quite remember.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 16, 2024 08:43 PM (e87yg)

It was a plastic enclosure a little bigger than a bread basket of a shooting gallery with the plastic gun attached that shot the ball bearings at various targets.

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:07 PM (MNhXM)

163 60 I would like to visit Japan one day. Not that this is a rare thing but at least you go knowing there’s no chance you will fit in. They don’t want you to fit in. But it is a very interesting culture a very unique one, which is not surprising for successful island nation.

On my bucket list. Which means I'll die without getting to go.

Posted by: Sad but true at February 16, 2024 09:08 PM (/IAkV)

164 My brother crashed and burned riding a honda50 on a liquid tarred gravel road. Much pain and suffering

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 16, 2024 09:09 PM (/6GbT)

165 Best time as a kid for me in South Louisiana was exploring the ditches and canals and when the streets flooded. A piece of plywood for a skim board . Cement not as forgiving as sand though.

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:10 PM (MNhXM)

166 It was a plastic enclosure a little bigger than a bread basket of a shooting gallery with the plastic gun attached that shot the ball bearings at various targets.
Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:07 PM (MNhXM)

But that's not important right now...

Posted by: Airplane!! at February 16, 2024 09:10 PM (/IAkV)

167 156 Ciampino, did your Dad have any lung issues? from working around that asbestos dust produced by the clutches and brakes that rand cable sheaves?

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 08:57 PM (NxC5+)
----
No. Even though he became an auto-mechanic (brake dust) he never had lung problems even though he smoked for many years.

Posted by: Ciampino - Clipper and Players at February 16, 2024 09:10 PM (qfLjt)

168 Whrn I was a little kid SCE&G ran what looked to me a 36” gas line through our farm. The used a wheel excavator to trench, sideboom dozers to lay pipe, and regular dozers to backfill. I loved watching those guys and saying to myself ‘that’s me someday’.

Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2024 09:11 PM (NxC5+)

169 Does any have reliable sources on whether Trump actually stiffed hundreds of the contractors who worked on his projects?

Has he stiffed them in an unusual manner (to the consturction biz in NY and NJ) or frequency?

Did the stiffees sue him and recover? If they didn't, why?

If he's so notorious, why does anyone continue to do business with him?

Posted by: Noam Sayen at February 16, 2024 09:13 PM (bl/qr)

170 I miss my chance to travel to Japan for free when I turned down a promotion from my Japanese insurance company employer to relocate from Houston to Atlanta when they closed the Houston office. I was schedule to go to our company headquarters the next year.

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:13 PM (MNhXM)

171
It was a plastic enclosure a little bigger than a bread basket of a shooting gallery with the plastic gun attached that shot the ball bearings at various targets.
Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:07 PM (MNhXM)

That's what I was thinking of, an enclosed plastic thing like a pinball machine only much smaller. I think my brothers had one or someone's brother did. I remember that.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 16, 2024 09:13 PM (RjSxl)

172 Maybe 10% of our politicians ever had to meet a payroll.

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:16 PM (MNhXM)

173 If he's so notorious, why does anyone continue to do business with him?

Posted by: Noam Sayen

That’s not important right now

Posted by: Teh Narrative at February 16, 2024 09:16 PM (5h/8D)

174 I have WAY too much hate and discontent loaded up on my keyboard...so much so...I will just bid the horde goodnight and spare you all what would have been some pretty vile and hateful postings

"Man's Gotta know his limitations"...

so it is...

Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 09:22 PM (TDvv2)

175 174 I have WAY too much hate and discontent loaded up on my keyboard...so much so...I will just bid the horde goodnight and spare you all what would have been some pretty vile and hateful postings

"Man's Gotta know his limitations"...

so it is...
Posted by: Nightwatch at February 16, 2024 09:22 PM (TDvv2)

Quitter.

Posted by: Where's the grit? The determination? at February 16, 2024 09:24 PM (/IAkV)

176 I have WAY too much hate and discontent loaded up on my keyboard...so much so...I will just bid the horde goodnight and spare you all what would have been some pretty vile and hateful postings

"Man's Gotta know his limitations"...

so it is...
Posted by: Nightwatch

Been there. Do some woosaaa breathing, and just lurke for a while. I've been trying real hard to not be a sarcastic jackwagon for of hate, piss, and vinegar lately.
*Smash rolled her eyes*

You got this.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2024 09:27 PM (MsrgL)

177 Man, I had to cancel Spotify. Used 'em for 9 years. But their customer service sucked too much dick. Peace, bitches.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 16, 2024 09:32 PM (0FoWg)

178 AOC is sponsoring a bill to require Texas ERCOT to join and connect to other grids . Other Texas libs are joining. This is nothing but an attempt to have Texas have to comply with Federal alternate fuel mandates .

Our GOP reps should be all over this .

Posted by: Sap Green at February 16, 2024 09:33 PM (MNhXM)

179 Man, I had to cancel Spotify. Used 'em for 9 years. But their customer service sucked too much dick. Peace, bitches.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Pandora is not perfect, but it has been my go-to music service for several years now!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at February 16, 2024 09:34 PM (hOUT3)

180 Our GOP reps should be all over this .
Posted by: Sap Green

What are you smoking my man?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at February 16, 2024 09:35 PM (hOUT3)

181 I think if we all chip in we can buy that stunt double a razor.

Posted by: Orson at February 16, 2024 09:38 PM (dIske)

182 Cohen: Trump Can’t Afford NYC Fraud Judgment — He’s in ‘Complete and Total Panic Mode’

Letitia James: ‘Everyone Must Play by the Same Rules’; No Precedent for Trump Case

Sharpton on Trump’s Fraud Judgment: ‘He Is a Broken Person Psychologically

Trump Media's merger with DWAC gets regulatory nod. Trump could get a stake worth $4 billion.

.. one of these is not like the others

Posted by: SMOD at February 16, 2024 09:38 PM (RovqD)

183 62 What is the average lifespan of those batsuit guys?
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 16, 2024 07:40 PM (aD39U)

They could stay in the air longer, if they shoved a big old bottle rocket up their ass.

Actual early 1945 Luftwaffe air defense idea, probably... And the highest quality action figure thing of the 70s for me was the Evel Knievel gyro motorcycle thing. It actually worked really well, just like it did in the commercials. Of course eventually the little wires in Evel's arms and legs broke and he got kind of unable to hold on but I suppose that was realistic too.

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 16, 2024 09:39 PM (3/XaG)

184 SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK&ROLL...! "Woman claims she had sex with Matt Gaetz at a 'drug-fueled' orgy she was paid to attend.."

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 09:42 PM (V13WU)

185 >>>AOC is sponsoring a bill to require Texas ERCOT to join and connect to other grids . Other Texas libs are joining. This is nothing but an attempt to have Texas have to comply with Federal alternate fuel mandates .

Our GOP reps should be all over this .

Posted by: Sap Green

>Isn't AOC some sloppy whore from NYC? How does she assume any authority to legislate anywhere but NY?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 16, 2024 09:42 PM (EEgXH)

186 what is it always "Drug fueled orgy " ??

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 09:42 PM (V13WU)

187 Pandora is not perfect, but it has been my go-to music service for several years now!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at February

Cool, that's fine. Didn't know they were still around. But they're not Spotify, so I can try it out. I did tell Spotify's CSR to suck my fat Jew hog, and I meant it

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 16, 2024 09:43 PM (0FoWg)

188 Sloppy whore > Big Juicy Bootie > Big Ass

Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 16, 2024 09:44 PM (EEgXH)

189 Isn't AOC some sloppy whore from NYC? How does she assume any authority to legislate anywhere but NY?
Posted by: Dr. Bone a

You are apparently under the assumption that the states have rights and that neither the feral gummint nor congress can limit those rights!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at February 16, 2024 09:45 PM (hOUT3)

190 "The availability of vast amounts of alcohol and controlled substances gave rise to the lack of control of the hormonal imperative, which inspired people to engage in intimate behavior that may or may not have been because they were financially remunerated.' "

I saw Hormonal Imperative open for Judas Priest at the Bournemouth International Centre back in 2021...

Posted by: runner at February 16, 2024 09:48 PM (V13WU)

191 >>>I saw Hormonal Imperative open for Judas Priest at the Bournemouth International Centre back in 2021...

Posted by: runner

>You have stretched the boundaries to a next level. I salute you, sir!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 16, 2024 09:53 PM (EEgXH)

192 Signed up for Pandora. I'll try it out. If I don't like it, I'll just buy a fucking CD player. Who needs these SV fags, anyway?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 16, 2024 09:54 PM (0FoWg)

193 what is it always "Drug fueled orgy " ??

Because if you think about it, it's not really the kind of thing you'd do unless you were impaired one way or another.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 16, 2024 10:04 PM (sNc8Y)

194 Re: Japan

I lived in Kyoto for 4 1/2 years in the mid-late 70's.

Not many locals spoke English then, so you had to get off your duff and STUDY pretty damned quick and/or find a bilingual girlfriend. (I studied the entire time I was there.)

The contrast between Kyoto (still traditional) and Tokyo ( an ocean of concrete) is huge. I don't know how it is now, but I'd still "go for it".

(As it turned out I wound up in the computer business, forcused on Japan, as I knew the language and the social/business culture. )

Posted by: Noam Sayen at February 16, 2024 10:53 PM (bl/qr)

195 194, very cool, Japanese is tough. I’ve been studying French in Spanish for probably 30 years back-and-forth and off and on and pretty much can only come up with some type of Franish.

My dad lived in Japan off and on for a year at a time serving in the military. at one point he lived with a Japanese family and he became better with chopsticks than they were. They themselves would say that. I don’t recall him speaking more than a handful of words of Japanese, though.

Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2024 11:16 PM (GHj1L)

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