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aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com CBD: cbd.aoshq at gee mail.com Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com joe mannix: mannix2024 at proton.me MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com J.J. Sefton: sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com | Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (4/24/24Quote I ‘It really is appalling behaviour. I am at a loss. Both of you talk about it as if it was a beloved family pet. What an example you are showing to your children about what love is.’ Quote II “That’s what you get for $68,000 a year at Columbia — an administration who cowers in the face of thugs and bullies, and a university president who would rather make your kids try to learn off campus, than take a truly hard line with those students calling for the murder of Jews,” Mike Rowe STEP TO IT The 5 reasons wearing heels is GOOD for you and 4 fashion mistakes harming your health A while ago, following this display of progressive parenting, I wrote, And yes, the family does live in Brooklyn. And no, they don’t share a surname. And yes, the adults have availed themselves of professional counselling services. A battery someone tossed in the trash caused an emergency in an Olathe neighborhood last week. City leaders said someone tossed a lithium battery into the trash. A trash truck unknowingly started hauling it to the landfill. On the way the lithium battery caught fire and started burning the rest of the trash in the truck. The driver quickly stopped the truck and dumped the burning load on the pavement to prevent extensive damage to the equipment according to the city. Firefighters then extinguished the fire. Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Grandchildren. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 09:49 PM (MoZTd) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 09:49 PM (MoZTd) 3
Evening.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2024 09:50 PM (SJpEt) 4
Mike Rowe, that’s because the university president agrees with the protesters.
Posted by: Jen the original at April 24, 2024 09:51 PM (B2ytg) 5
Yo MH!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 09:51 PM (hOUT3) 6
Animal abusers should have the same prison status as child rapists.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 24, 2024 09:51 PM (9+OCj) 7
Well done Hadrian, bask in that glory!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 09:52 PM (hOUT3) 8
Do I have to buy pumps now?
Posted by: Erebus-ex-killer whale at April 24, 2024 09:52 PM (kbYje) 9
Dogs live with us in trust. It would be better for those betraying that trust to have a millstone hanged around the neck and be cast into the sea. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 09:53 PM (MoZTd) 10
Thanks for that "One for the road" picture MisHum!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 09:55 PM (hOUT3) 11
I kept my married name even after I divorced. I wanted to have the same name as my boys.
Still do. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 09:55 PM (rQIkv) 12
Animal abusers should have the same prison status as child rapists.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at April 24, 2024 09:51 PM (9+OCj) I fail to see any flaw in your reasoning! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 09:56 PM (hOUT3) 13
Warning: that first link, the story is disgusting. Those 2 should be punished hard, like w/o food for a few weeks. They have plenty to spare....
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 09:56 PM (KAi1n) 14
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Well done nurse, sound reasoning! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 09:57 PM (hOUT3) 15
Man performed sex act on a corpse after breaking into hospital mortuary
....,....,......................... https://youtu.be/JwFE9tkq4KM?si=mSC-wMJZXx_-JpTp Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 24, 2024 09:57 PM (sAmhv) 16
An AOSer put the green ink on the window.
And good for the grandson. Well chosen pictures, and the bottom is heart-warming. Thank you, Misanthropic Humanitarian Can we get Pixy to make the hamsters happier? Like a day off with hamsters of the opposite sex happier? Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 09:58 PM (u82oZ) 17
Those of you who understand plumbing- I think I may be on the verge on being murdered, and rightly so. I normally take my rings off to was my face, but tonight, I didn’t and don’t even know why. My ring fell off my finger and went down the drain. I turned the water off immediately. I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 09:59 PM (ZdaMQ) Posted by: Reforger at April 24, 2024 09:59 PM (B705c) 19
Howdy Mis Hum, and Howdy Hordelings!
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2024 09:59 PM (eNASR) 20
Yo horde
Posted by: Zeera the ungoverened at April 24, 2024 10:00 PM (5FlEF) Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at April 24, 2024 10:01 PM (R4t5M) 22
Early ONT! Good evening horde!
Posted by: TRex at April 24, 2024 10:01 PM (IQ6Gq) 23
I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? _______ I'd like to think it would stay in the P-trap. Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 10:01 PM (MoZTd) Posted by: Reforger at April 24, 2024 10:02 PM (B705c) Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 10:02 PM (WXNFJ) 26
That bottom pic is kicking up quite a dust, here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:02 PM (tkR6S) Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 24, 2024 10:02 PM (U3L4U) 28
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (0eaVi) Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (NPkX1) 30
This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 09:59 PM (ZdaMQ) Yes, it's probably in the trap - the u shaped pipe right under the sink Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (q2svT) 31
Dad managed to arrange for getting drinks in the nursing home. He had me buy the cheap liqueurs and he would get the one shot he was allowed.
During covid I had to wear a mask at the liquor store so I bought a mixed case of the 8-12 dollar bottles. I have half of it left and I don't drink myself. He liked to drink, and explained to me that you could drink for the experience, for the adventure or to get drunk. He mostly wanted to take the edge off I think. He used to drink scotch, and he told me when he was a young man the favored liquor was the one with "finger grooves in the side so you could keep hold of it as you slid off the barstool to the floor." He wound up drinking stuff like well-quality amaretto and midori in the home. He warned me my whole life drinking was a problem for the family and he hoped I didn't have that issue. Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (D7oie) 32
>is there any chance my ring will still be there?
might be stuck in the u-shaped trap under the sink you'll have to take it apart to see Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (/7KEl) 33
{{{ nurse ratched }}}
We know you are smart, and this is just another item that proves what we discovered. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (u82oZ) 34
Mis Hum,
For Everyman might be my favorite Jackson Browne album. However ... Fountain of Sorrow, from Late for the Sky, is my favorite song ... hands down his best ... and it speaks to me like no other. I know you and The Fabulous are big Jackson Browne fans. I'm right there with you ... Posted by: browndog goes back to Saturate Before Using at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (TTAGa) 35
And Piper,
You'll not make that mistake again. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (NPkX1) 36
Yay, National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (dZVON) 37
How anyone of the Jewish Faith can vote dem. is beyond me. For grips sake those assholes want to KILL you!
Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (vJiyU) 38
when I say "I don't drink" I mean of course, "I will have a drink about 4 times a year anymore"
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (D7oie) 39
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss. Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (0eaVi) _______ Steady on there, mate. Posted by: Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (MoZTd) 40
Good evening morons and thanks mh for the ont
I remember when Jackson Browne was on SNL. Not my cuppa tea. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:05 PM (RIvkX) 41
How anyone
Posted by: Some Rat FIFY. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:05 PM (u82oZ) 42
Man performed sex act on a corpse after breaking into hospital mortuary
....,....,......................... https://youtu.be/JwFE9tkq4KM Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come The judges would also have accepted the video of "Mary Jane's Last Dance." Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (DgGvY) 43
Speaking of one for the road, that friend of mine I was posting about in the ONT-before-last passed away yesterday afternoon. It was inevitable. I'm at peace with his wife's decisions at the end, but I'm less at peace with losing him. I'm not good with loss. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers, I know you'll be thinking them. Let's have fun on the ONT! Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (ny95y) Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (NPkX1) 45
String that couple up, who left their dog to die ...
Better yet, starve them to death. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for thee gander Shitheads ... Posted by: browndog says string 'em up at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (TTAGa) 46
Love that final photo, "One for the Road." How thoughtful of that grandchild to bring Grandpa a brew.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (U3L4U) 47
Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL
Royal Navy Admiral. Rum, sodomy, and the lash. QED. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (u82oZ) 48
45 String that couple up, who left their dog to die ...
Better yet, starve them to death. --- Yup Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (q2svT) 49
'Rons know their way around household plumbing
Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (8AONa) 50
Piper, there's a good chance your ring is in the trap. You should be able to check without calling a plumber.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (sdm/r) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (u82oZ) 52
One For the Road is awesome.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:07 PM (MeG8a) 53
Blonde Morticia, condolences.
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (q2svT) 54
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (0eaVi) _______ Steady on there, mate. Posted by: Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (MoZTd) Ah, English male. Therefore, fag. Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (0eaVi) Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (MoZTd) 56
The way they do names in Spain seemed difficult enough that if wives took their husband's surname they'd have a whole long sentence going. Everyone gets some combination of both parent's surname. I can't explain the details but at least they understand it.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (Y6IkP) 57
Peace be with you, Blonde Morticia.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (NPkX1) 58
My professional advice is feel free to indulge your elders. It is ok once in a while. Try not to get caught though because I do have to report you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (RIvkX) 59
Man performed sex act on a corpse after breaking into hospital mortuary
- Oh sure, a guy colors a little outside the lines and it's a BFD! Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (FVME7) 60
44 Salty and Hrothgar,
Y'all are too kind. I'm looking forward to hugs from both of you this fall. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:06 PM (NPkX1) nurse, yet another reason to be at that MoMe... as if NaCly and I needed more reasons! Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (hOUT3) 61
11 I kept my married name even after I divorced. I wanted to have the same name as my boys.
Still do. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 09:55 PM (rQIkv) My "ex" went back to her maiden name. Couldn't do it fast enough. 45 years, 2 kids ... #cold Posted by: browndog still wonders what went wrong at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (TTAGa) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (u82oZ) 63
>>Better yet, starve them to death.
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for thee gander They would not have been as fortunate with their sentences if I was the judge. Not a fan of people who torture dogs. Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2024 10:10 PM (LkLld) 64
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt (Closes eyes and heads into the minefield.) Get the dad thing and proudly have his last name, but moms side are pretty cool folks too, so I get it. In my case a hyphenated name would be about 37 letters. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:10 PM (vJiyU) 65
Piper, they make little baskets that fit inside the drain to catch things that are trying to go down the drain. They are worth the hassle.
also, with luck the ring is in the P trap under the sink. It is the sort of thing you can check if you feel you want to. Otherwise, put the plug in the drain and turn the water off under the sink so more water won't go down and maybe flush it down Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:10 PM (D7oie) 66
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt … or a man named Doris. The exception is Doris Miller, who has a supercarrier named after him for his actions on the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (VNX3d) 67
I did some plumbing today! I borrowed a propane torch from the neighbor, took off the backyard spigot and replaced it with a compression fitting. So easy to do. I would replace all fittings with compression ones.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (0eaVi) 68
Names. Any male with a hyphenated last name is a fag. Discuss.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (0eaVi) * * * * Or British. Eh, same thing... Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (U3L4U) 69
35 And Piper,
You'll not make that mistake again. Posted by: nurse ratched at April You have that right! I am so mad at myself. What a stupid thing to do! Ugh. Okay, I am feeling a little better with the replies here. I have a friend’s husband coming over tomorrow to pull it apart but he can’t get here until noonish because he has surgery in the morning - he is the doctor, not the patient. I will call plumbers in case I can get one out more quickly. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (ZdaMQ) 70
Piper, since there's a P trap, urine luck!
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (KAi1n) 71
nurse, vmom, thanks. Thanks to you all. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (ny95y) 72
Sorry I'm late, I was putting pictures of Gary Burghoff next to all those highway signs saying "Speed Limit Radar Enforced."
Posted by: tankdemon at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (aBxZV) 73
Doof!
Howdy handsome! How are you? Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:03 PM (NPkX1) Handsome?? *blushes* Aw shucks - I'm doing ok, thanks. Move-out has begun. House is less than a week away from being listed for sale. Took possession of my new, smaller place this past weekend. How are you?? Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (eNASR) Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (RIvkX) 75
Wikipedia even says it's illegal for Spanish women to change their surname and that it must be made up of their father and mother's surname.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (Y6IkP) 76
I've worked with a lot of professional women who easily juggle multiple names. Maiden name, married name, re-married name, etc. They use a different name for different parts of their life and transition between them. I have no idea what their "official" name is but it certainly isn't limited to what it says on their driver's license.
Posted by: TRex at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (IQ6Gq) 77
Piper, are you going to have your friend scrub up before performing surgery on your plumbing?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (VNX3d) 78
First generation
Smith-Jones then... Smith-Jones-Garcia-Schmidt Smith-Jones-Garcia-Schmidt-Lee-Huang-Patel-Milano and...pretty soon you are breaking government databases everywhere... Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (ibTVg) 79
Otherwise, put the plug in the drain and turn the water off under the sink so more water won't go down and maybe flush it down
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 Okay, I did this. Thank you. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (ZdaMQ) 80
Aw shucks - I'm doing ok, thanks. Move-out has begun. House is less than a week away from being listed for sale. Took possession of my new, smaller place this past weekend.
How are you?? Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2024 10:12 PM (eNASR) You moved into The Capital Center? Posted by: browndog waiting for next year at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (TTAGa) 81
tankdemon
Ha! Another good excuse. I may steal that one, but it would be lost on anyone younger than me. Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (u82oZ) 82
Doof
Are you going to lead the dancing at the NoVaMoMeet? Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:09 PM (u82oZ) Salty! Howdy brother! That's classified information. Folks will have to attend to find out! Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (eNASR) 83
70 Piper, since there's a P trap, urine luck!
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (KAi1n) Types *Thinks* **Deletes** Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (hOUT3) 84
Piper, YouTube video on cleaning out a p trap:
https://youtu.be/3USfrjDcLhY Also handy for recovering a ring that's lurking in one. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (dZVON) Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:14 PM (RIvkX) 86
Heh. Wasn’t me.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 24, 2024 10:14 PM (d9Cw3) 87
First generation
Smith-Jones then... Smith-Jones-Garcia-Schmidt Smith-Jones-Garcia-Schmidt-Lee-Huang-Patel-Milano and...pretty soon you are breaking government databases everywhere... Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (ibTVg) --- People from cultures that do not have a last name also wreak havoc on databases... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2024 10:14 PM (BpYfr) 88
Re: Surnames.
I only read the quoted portion but I suppose if we're going to get retarded about the subject we can always adopt the Mexican way. So a woman gets married her married name can be, say, Jones de Smith. And if they had a daughter it would be Smith Jones, at least until *she* got married in which case it would be Smith de *inserthusbandosnamehere*. Cuz it's always made more sense to trace your lineage patrilinealy. Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2024 10:14 PM (SJpEt) 89
… or a man named Doris. The exception is Doris Miller, who has a supercarrier named after him for his actions on the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (VNX3d) No one's going to razz you about Doris here, HotW! (how many will get the reference?) Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:15 PM (0eaVi) 90
Those of you who understand plumbing- I think I may be on the verge on being murdered, and rightly so. I normally take my rings off to was my face, but tonight, I didn’t and don’t even know why. My ring fell off my finger and went down the drain. I turned the water off immediately. I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 09:59 PM (ZdaMQ) Hie yourself to Amazon and buy a pickup claw tool. They are cheap, and should fit down any opening large enough to pass a finger ring. Odds are good it is in the P-trap. In fact, many sink and basin P-traps are retained by hand-tightened locking rings, and can be removed without resorting to tools. Try that first, and get the claw if you cannot open the P-trap. https://tinyurl.com/yc4cs9d7 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:15 PM (tkR6S) 91
Here is my take on swanning.
The English would refer to his girlfriend as a "bird". A gentleman would ask the boyfriend a question "May I have a word with your bird?" So, if your "bird" is a swan, who loves to show off, hence, swanning. Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:15 PM (MeG8a) 92
>>You have that right! I am so mad at myself. What a stupid thing to do!
Do a search on what to do when a ring goes down a sink drain. There are pages of links. It happens all the time. Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2024 10:15 PM (LkLld) Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (vJiyU) 94
Robert
IDK. The mother usually knows whose kid it is. Not so with some fathers. How are you doing? Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (u82oZ) 95
Three S.F. residents on board at the same time!
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (KAi1n) 96
77 Piper, are you going to have your friend scrub up before performing surgery on your plumbing?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at I don’t care if he comes in here covered in blood carrying excess body parts if he gets my ring out. I am beside myself. I should not get nice things like this. I can’t be trusted, clearly. I am going to put it back in its box and never wear it again if I get it back. Which means I will have to explain why, but I will cross that bridge when I get to it. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (ZdaMQ) 97
He nailed the corpse of Princess Di!
I guess if doing a corpse is your thing, then that's quite an accomplishment. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (klJTj) 98
89 … or a man named Doris. The exception is Doris Miller, who has a supercarrier named after him for his actions on the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (VNX3d) No one's going to razz you about Doris here, HotW! (how many will get the reference?) Posted by: OrangeEnt It isn’t *my* first name! Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (VNX3d) 99
You moved into The Capital Center?
Posted by: browndog waiting for next year at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (TTAGa) If I could turn back the clock a few decades, that'd be awesome! Many a great concert at that old barn. First time I saw Rush was there. And Van Halen in 1991 with and up and coming little-known (at the time) band named Alice in Chains. Lots of frustrating Caps games too tho. Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2024 10:17 PM (eNASR) 100
Geez, hang dammit, hang.
Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:18 PM (vJiyU) 101
91 A gentleman would ask the boyfriend a question "May I have a word with your bird?"
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:15 PM *** Bird is the word. Posted by: The Trashmen at April 24, 2024 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq) 102
Good evening all!
Ya just gotta love Mike Rowe...a guy with solid balls😷 And yeah...bringing gramps that last tasty beer...he'll be waiting for that kid at the Golden Gate! Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 10:18 PM (XvPG9) 103
The movie "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" was filmed in a parking lot at the Cap Center for the 1986 Judas Priest/Dokken show. I was there but did not make the cut.
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (KAi1n) 104
There is a real estate dip locally at the moment, if you're in the market. Lots of owners who bought a property north of $10million are trying to sell for a fraction of that.
In commercial real estate, it's a bit of a free fall. Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (MeG8a) 105
Bird is the word.
Posted by: The Trashmen at April 24, 2024 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq) papa hoo mowmow a pappa hoo mowmow ... Posted by: browndog thinks fondly of Ghoulardi at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (TTAGa) 106
No one's going to razz you about Doris here, HotW!
(how many will get the reference?) Posted by: OrangeEnt It isn’t *my* first name! Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:16 PM (VNX3d) Hmm. Just what a Doris would say. Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (0eaVi) 107
I remember when Jackson Browne was on SNL. Not my cuppa tea.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Mine either! -- Darryl Hannah Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (WXNFJ) 108
Yeah, Milady Jo and I kept our "single" names after marriage. How dast we challege tradition!
She never had a problem being Mrs. myname; I'd set up dinner reservations in her name, because it was less often mis-heard. Sometimes hyphenated as the mylastname-herlastname family. Didn't cause any serious problems. If it seemed necessary, we'd introduce the other as "This is my wife/husband, [name]." We knew who we were. And are. 😛 Posted by: mindful webworker - of the Oklahoma webworkers at April 24, 2024 10:19 PM (7WAWe) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:20 PM (u82oZ) 110
The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You 'Ettes.TM
STEP TO IT The 5 reasons wearing heels is GOOD for you and 4 fashion mistakes harming your health A podiatrist The article didn't mention what type of heels should be worn while riding a Honda Trail 125. I have been searching for an pair for a few weeks now, so I can have the appropriate riding gear before my Trail 125 arrives, and heels appropriate for motorcycle riding are non-existent. Posted by: Lost in Space at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (b6UlB) 111
I'm still amenable to a mini meet up. I'm friendly. Gregarious, even.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (MeG8a) 112
I still remember when we were newly married (early 20s) and at a party and some girl hopefully asked if we were brother and sister (same last name). Hitting on my man!
Posted by: Iris, Team Hedgehog at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (n3DL0) 113
The way they do names in Spain seemed difficult enough that if wives took their husband's surname they'd have a whole long sentence going. Everyone gets some combination of both parent's surname. I can't explain the details but at least they understand it.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (Y6IkP) In Spanish the usual way is the father's name first, then the mothers. This gets messy if the fathers surname is multijointed (Jesus Huerta de Soto Ballester for example) but it is one of those things that is understood through convention. The posers that insist on multiple names beyond that are understood to be posers. The added benefit is that Spanish naming conventions usually mean there is no middle name because it is unneeded, unless of course one's family is in the peerage or nobility, and is required to show off one's august family history, or of course one is aping the nobility. In Germany multiple middle names are common, and each additional name beyond (I think) two are charged extra on governmental forms. Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (D7oie) 114
Straight from the horse's mouth.
Julia 🇺🇸 @Jules31415 Chris Christie: "If you look at Trump physically right now, he looks terrible." 🙄 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (FVME7) 115
I am so sorry, Blonde Morticia. I know you are hurting. Sending many prayers to you.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM (ZdaMQ) Posted by: browndog is not fond of either team at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM (TTAGa) 117
Piper, since there's a P trap, urine luck!
Posted by: SFGoth ---------- You're a real whiz, SFG! Posted by: andycanuck (vtyCZ) at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM (vtyCZ) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM (u82oZ) 119
If you have long multijointed names I think it is important to learn to write really really small when filling out official forms
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM (D7oie) 120
The article didn't mention what type of heels should be worn while riding a Honda Trail 125. I have been searching for an pair for a few weeks now, so I can have the appropriate riding gear before my Trail 125 arrives, and heels appropriate for motorcycle riding are non-existent.
Posted by: Lost in Space at April 24, 2024 10:21 PM (b6UlB) Engineer boots, heavily studded, so they make a nice shower of sparks when you really lay it over. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM (tkR6S) 121
and...pretty soon you are breaking government databases everywhere...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2024 10:13 PM (ibTVg) --- People from cultures that do not have a last name also wreak havoc on databases... If the goal is to break databases, shorten the surname to "Null" Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM (4HcMG) 122
Do a search on what to do when a ring goes down a sink drain. There are pages of links. It happens all the time.
Posted by: JackStraw In Nethack, it lets you identify the ring. Kicking a sink may also cause it to produce a random ring. Posted by: @ at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM (DgGvY) 123
Chris Christie (Gov. Blubber) has no ability to call someone out as unattractive.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (u82oZ) 124
And just like that, Dallas scores …
Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (TTAGa) 125
117 Piper, since there's a P trap, urine luck!
Posted by: SFGoth ---------- You're a real whiz, SFG! Posted by: andycanuck (vtyCZ) at April 24, 2024 10:22 PM *** Sounds like a stream of consciousness. Posted by: TRex at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq) 126
New Guinea cannibalism? Guineas make pizza , Jake. Learned that from growing up in an Italian neighborhood. My italicized nickname was Putzy.
Posted by: Joey Putzy Biden at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (rskKm) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (u82oZ) 128
The article didn't mention what type of heels should be worn while riding a Honda Trail 125. I have been searching for an pair for a few weeks now, so I can have the appropriate riding gear before my Trail 125 arrives, and heels appropriate for motorcycle riding are non-existent.
Posted by: Lost in Space Plan on wringing this thing out on the trails? If yes, motocross boots and the accompanying armor. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:24 PM (vJiyU) 129
I'm still amenable to a mini meet up. I'm friendly. Gregarious, even.
Posted by: gourmand du jour Me too. The last few weeks were brutal with work and my car was in the shop, delayed and delayed. Finally got it back and am jonesing for Hunan food. I'll figure something out. Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:25 PM (KAi1n) 130
Dallas looks looser than game one.
Posted by: Archer at April 24, 2024 10:25 PM (rskKm) 131
Safety toe footwear not a bad idea for motorcycle riding.
Posted by: davidt at April 24, 2024 10:26 PM (SYTee) 132
Awwright, I got guitar to get playing. I've now got a bit of a lull with work.
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:26 PM (KAi1n) 133
If the goal is to break databases, shorten the surname to "Null"
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM (4HcMG) --- Yep. I've seen it. We once had a student here where I work with that last name. It broke the Learning Management System (Blackboard). Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2024 10:26 PM (BpYfr) 134
No worries, I'll pick you up. I got new wheels.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2024 10:26 PM (MeG8a) Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:27 PM (TTAGa) 136
And just like that Vegas evens things up.
Posted by: Archer at April 24, 2024 10:27 PM (rskKm) 137
The way they do names in Spain seemed difficult enough that if wives took their husband's surname they'd have a whole long sentence going. [ . . . ]
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2024 10:08 PM (Y6IkP) Usually the wife takes the husband's surname, as "de surname" though that is flexible and I think it is changing Cristina Fernández married Néstor Kirchner, and now goes by Cristina Fernándes de Kirchner, though is often called Cristina Kirchner because of her ties to the Kirchner family, though some women will just take the husband's last name Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:29 PM (D7oie) 138
If the goal is to break databases, shorten the surname to "Null"
Posted by: Unknown Drip I've seen more poorly designed DBs crap out on "SPACE" in a field. Not that I'd do any such thing mind you. Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 10:29 PM (WXNFJ) 139
So glad I don't have NetFlix
Atlas starring J Lo as a mech pilot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RkqxguTQDM Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2024 10:30 PM (PbkNc) 140
Otherwise, put the plug in the drain and turn the water off under the sink so more water won't go down and maybe flush it down
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:10 PM (D7oie) Oh, but that might leave a ring once it’s drained. Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2024 10:30 PM (5h/8D) 141
I can't stand PJ Slewfoot during intermission
Posted by: Archer at April 24, 2024 10:30 PM (rskKm) 142
For real fun with names, use x’ - - drop database master; go;
Make sure to remove the space between the dashes. You might cause a system or three to crash when the database server loses its main database. It should cause havoc with poorly secured SQL Server installs…. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:30 PM (VNX3d) 143
Atlas starring J Lo as a mech pilot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RkqxguTQDM Pretty sure I saw Sandor from Star Blazers briefly there...same artist? Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2024 10:31 PM (ibTVg) 144
For Everyman
Posted by: browndog goes back to Saturate Before Using at April 24, 2024 10:04 PM (TTAGa) That album has one of those fun covers. The album cover has a window which shows the album sleeve, a picture of a, I guess, hacienda with Jackson Browne in a chair. When you pull the sleeve with the record out, the same picture is underneath the sleeve and visible through the window. The only difference is there is no Jackson Browne in the picture under the sleeve because . . . you're holding Jackson Browne (the album) in your hands. Kids today have no idea how fun album covers were, and not just the double albums for cleaning seeds. Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 10:31 PM (emlEe) 145
Wow. One minute I'm post #8 and I go off to make sure I didn't sure I installed some scopes straight.
The next minute we're approaching 150 posts. Posted by: Erebus-ex-killer whale at April 24, 2024 10:31 PM (kbYje) 146
I called J to tell him what I did thinking he can come to terms with my stupidity on the plane ride home. He said “babe, it’s 330 in the morning and I am 4,000 miles away. Calm down, I will see you tomorrow night”. And hung up. So. I am going to see if I can get this thing apart.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:32 PM (ZdaMQ) 147
Sure, love hunan. My bachelor party was at Hunan House.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:32 PM (RIvkX) 148
I had to setup a new computer today. Half the setup time was trying to figure out how to configure Win11 without having to use a stupid MS account.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2024 10:32 PM (ibTVg) Posted by: Erebus-ex-killer whale at April 24, 2024 10:33 PM (kbYje) 150
I didn't have to worry about the married surname problem. My (now ex-) wife had taken her previous husband's last name, and had changed all her legal documents accordingly. By coincidence, he and I had the same surname. No, we were not related in any way, it's just a fairly common name.
I do wonder what people thought when they saw our marriage announcement listed in the local paper. And no, we didn't get married in Alabama. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 24, 2024 10:35 PM (i6N8Y) 151
After suffering through the Atlas trailer...
Cassette Girl with Yui voiced by Hayashibara Megumi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhwXxjiqDEU Daicon IV lives on. De Culture! Nyah! Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2024 10:35 PM (PbkNc) Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 10:35 PM (XvPG9) 153
One day Mike Rowe will interview John Cena for his podcast, and they will unconsciously compete in attempting to have the deepest, most sonorous bass voice, and eventually during the interview the resulting infrasound frequencies will make Chuck crap himself.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:36 PM (D7oie) 154
I called J to tell him what I did thinking he can come to terms with my stupidity on the plane ride home. He said “babe, it’s 330 in the morning and I am 4,000 miles away. Calm down, I will see you tomorrow night”. And hung up. So. I am going to see if I can get this thing apart.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:32 PM (ZdaMQ) === You should have asked us first! Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:36 PM (RIvkX) 155
So. I am going to see if I can get this thing apart.
Posted by: Piper As noted by others above, you should be able to hand undo the trap....or at the most a pair of channel lock pliers. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:37 PM (vJiyU) 156
I was never enough of a feminist to question if I was going to take Pooky's surname when I married him. It is a very unique last name, to the point that everyone with it in the US is his second cousin or closer. We laugh because this town probably has the highest concentration of his last name in the US. Ironically, when Pooky was enlisted in the Air Force, he'd sometimes get the emails meant for his dad's officer cousin (people emailing out OPRs are lazy I guess), but not his enlisted cousin, who was also in the AF.
Posted by: pookysgirl, unique in so many ways at April 24, 2024 10:38 PM (dtlDP) 157
… or a man named Doris. The exception is Doris Miller, who has a supercarrier named after him for his actions on the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (VNX3d) There are Dorie Miller Apartments, for lower income, in Manhattan and Queens; the Queens apartments are about 20 blocks from me. Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 10:39 PM (emlEe) 158
I have heard of some writers, and others in careers where name recognition matters, keeping their names when they marry.
---- My aunt is a writer and kept her husband's name after they divorced, at least as far as new books and writers' conventions go. Posted by: Cave Johnson at April 24, 2024 10:39 PM (A4g8h) 159
Piper,
Calm down, lady. We all "lose" things. Wear your ring. Enjoy it. It brings you no joy sitting in a box. And get a drain trap. It's all good. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 10:40 PM (07+Zf) Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2024 10:40 PM (u82oZ) 161
As noted by others above, you should be able to hand undo the trap....or at the most a pair of channel lock pliers.
Posted by: Some Rat More than a few of us are ready, willing and able to show up with a truckload of Ridgid pipe wrenches - some 48" long with a 6 ft steel pipe hammered on the handle end for just a bit more leverage. Of course, we'll have to dismantle the kitchen to use that particular wrench on the P trap. Challenge accepted!! Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 10:43 PM (WXNFJ) 162
In Nethack, it lets you identify the ring.
Kicking a sink may also cause it to produce a random ring. Posted by: @ at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM If you kick a cheerleader do you get multiple random class rings? Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 24, 2024 10:44 PM (/QIWP) 163
Atragon, the trailer from the 1963 movie release
https://youtu.be/NZo0JRUyDnw?si=zFBsUxJFHEvSaiht Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 10:46 PM (D7oie) 164
161 More than a few of us are ready, willing and able to show up with a truckload of Ridgid pipe wrenches - some 48" long with a 6 ft steel pipe hammered on the handle end for just a bit more leverage.
Challenge accepted!! Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 10:43 PM *** Sounds like fodder for the weekend hobby thread. Posted by: TRex at April 24, 2024 10:46 PM (IQ6Gq) 165
Damnnnnn ….
Kings up on Oilers Currently one, but might be two … under review in Toronto Ooops, no goal 1-0 Kangs Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:46 PM (TTAGa) 166
For real fun with names, use x’ - - drop database master; go;
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf https://xkcd.com/327/ Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2024 10:46 PM (DgGvY) 167
Wait until Piper discovers the name of the short piece of pipe between the sink strainer and the P-trap.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:47 PM (tkR6S) 168
So. I am going to see if I can get this thing apart.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:32 PM (ZdaMQ) Sledgehammer. It's the only way to be sure. Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2024 10:49 PM (4I/2K) 169
1-0 Kangs
Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:46 PM (TTAGa) Fan of Michael Ansara's role on Star Trek: TOS? Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 10:50 PM (emlEe) 170
More than a few of us are ready, willing and able to show up with a truckload of Ridgid pipe wrenches - some 48" long with a 6 ft steel pipe hammered on the handle end for just a bit more leverage.
Challenge accepted!! Posted by: Tonypete Cutting torch! Don't forget the cutting torch or the portable bandsaw! Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:50 PM (vJiyU) Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2024 10:51 PM (PbkNc) 172
More than a few of us are ready, willing and able to show up with a truckload of Ridgid pipe wrenches - some 48" long with a 6 ft steel pipe hammered on the handle end for just a bit more leverage.
Challenge accepted!! Posted by: Tonypete Cutting torch! Don't forget the cutting torch or the portable bandsaw! Posted by: Some Rat Or the hot iron for any wounds! Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (VNX3d) 173
Fan of Michael Ansara's role on Star Trek: TOS?
Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 10:50 PM (emlEe) Good recall *** Oilers score 2-1 LA Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (TTAGa) 174
"I married a Polish guy. He promised me he'd give me something long and hard after the wedding. Unfortunately, it was his last name."
Posted by: mnw at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (NLIak) 175
I read a post years ago about someone who legally changed their name to "null" to be funny. It was a terribly bad idea, it turned out. Screwed up databases everywhere.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (/QIWP) Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (dZVON) 177
Blond M
My best to you. I've lost several very dear friends in the last few years. Ouch! But I have to say, visiting here always gives me a smile in my darkest, loneliest moments. I can usually rest a little more peacefully... Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 10:53 PM (XvPG9) Posted by: browndog is petty that way at April 24, 2024 10:53 PM (TTAGa) Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (/QIWP) 180
My father in law married a same first name women once just because he had a box of checks already printed out.
It was the 80's in Nevada. 5 to 10 marriages were common. My wife hated the bitch. Her "stepmonster". Posted by: Reforger at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (B705c) 181
Of course, we'll have to dismantle the kitchen to use that particular wrench on the P trap. Challenge accepted!! Posted by: Tonypete at April The bad news is I won’t be able to replace my kitchen countertops because y’all won’t be dismantling the kitchen. The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much! The I don’t really care news is I can’t seem to get this tightened back on right, but whatever, my friend can help me with that tomorrow. I will tell J I have no clue what he is talking about, phone call? Ring lost? Must have been a fever dream. 😂 Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdaMQ) 182
Doesn't anybody use det cord any ore?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 10:52 PM (dZVON) It is a sin and a crime that we Morons are denied ready access to such fun toys. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (tkR6S) 183
1-0 Kangs Posted by: browndog is petty that way Fan of Michael Ansara's role on Star Trek: TOS? Posted by: RickZ He was also Kang on DS9 and Voyager. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (63Dwl) 184
The Anderson-Williams-Houghton-Clompingtons. Is this the same Anderson-Williams-Houghton-Clompingtons of Hardin County?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (W/lyH) 185
Hello, Horde! ♥️😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (SRRAx) Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (xG4kz) 187
Quote II
“That’s what you get for $68,000 a year at Columbia — an administration who cowers in the face of thugs and bullies, and a university president who would rather make your kids try to learn off campus, than take a truly hard line with those students calling for the murder of Jews,” Mike Rowe --------- The Columbia President and almost all other college presidents, along with professors and staff, are terrified of angering their woke student bodies and wealthy Woke alumni. They know angering those groups and/or the Woke Faculty Senate will get them run out of campus on a rail faster than you can say 'Joe is a liar'. If fired by the Woke they also know their future job opportunities at the same levels will be few if any. Better to side with the evil ones if they value their jobs. And they desperately value their top-of-the-hill jobs in the academic world. The inmates completely run the higher education (Ha!) asylums. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, Leftists. Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (5fDan) 188
181 The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much!
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM *** Hooray! Posted by: TRex at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq) 189
In Nethack, it lets you identify the ring.
Kicking a sink may also cause it to produce a random ring. Posted by: @ at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM If you kick a cheerleader do you get multiple random class rings? Posted by: Taq Nethack doesn't have cheerleaders. It has succubi, but kicking them just hurts them. If you have a ring of adornment, the succubus will try to take it from you. Posted by: @ at April 24, 2024 10:56 PM (DgGvY) 190
My sister did the hyphenated name thing. And her kid has it too. It will be interesting to see if she marries another hyphenated last name. Hilarity will ensue.
Posted by: Montec at April 24, 2024 10:56 PM (2gXy0) 191
The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much!
The I don’t really care news is I can’t seem to get this tightened back on right, but whatever, my friend can help me with that tomorrow. I will tell J I have no clue what he is talking about, phone call? Ring lost? Must have been a fever dream. 😂 Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdaMQ) Congratulations on a successful spelunk! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 10:57 PM (tkR6S) 192
167 Wait until Piper discovers the name of the short piece of pipe between the sink strainer and the P-trap.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Well if this thing had flushed down, I think he would have had a piece of my tail. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:57 PM (ZdaMQ) 193
I will tell J I have no clue what he is talking about, phone call? Ring lost? Must have been a fever dream. 😂
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdaMQ) === This. That phone call needs to be deleted from your phone. Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 10:57 PM (RIvkX) 194
The bad news is I won’t be able to replace my kitchen countertops because y’all won’t be dismantling the kitchen. The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much!
The I don’t really care news is I can’t seem to get this tightened back on right, but whatever, my friend can help me with that tomorrow. I will tell J I have no clue what he is talking about, phone call? Ring lost? Must have been a fever dream. 😂 Congrats on getting the ring back. I've been asked to help finding one that was lost while gardening. Oh, and I've been told NOT to buy a metal detector. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 10:57 PM (dZVON) 195
Sledgehammer. It's the only way to be sure.
Doesn't anybody use det cord any ore? Posted by: Blanco Basura C'mon man, this ain't some North Sea pipeline. C4 would probably work better in the tight confines of the cabinet. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 10:58 PM (vJiyU) Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 24, 2024 10:59 PM (/QIWP) 197
One for the road.
Or he could be like the old lady reading the bible all the time. Why? I asked. Because she's cramming for her finals, her daughter said. Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 10:59 PM (W/lyH) Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:59 PM (ZdaMQ) 199
Morale with the hamsters is waning as well.
Squirrels have been having some secret squirrel meetings, talking about secret squirrel stuff. They've locked me out because apparently I don't have the necessary clearances. Been keeping an eye on my Amazon account. Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 10:59 PM (hKZ+8) 200
Hi T in FW! I hope you are doing well!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 10:59 PM (XvPG9) 201
Hello, Horde! ♥️😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief Good Evening buddy! Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:00 PM (vJiyU) 202
Were I not a Krebs, I'd proudly bear the name Clompington. My wardrobe choices would be simple -- classic "Hee-Haw", with the biggest, clompingest boots I could muster. "Live the name, be the name!" Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at April 24, 2024 11:00 PM (xG4kz) 203
Greetings, everyone.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2024 11:00 PM (CHHv1) 204
The I don’t really care news is I can’t seem to get this tightened back on right, but whatever, my friend can help me with that tomorrow. I will tell J I have no clue what he is talking about, phone call? Ring lost? Must have been a fever dream. 😂
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 10:54 PM (ZdaMQ) Just tell him you got pissed off and figured it out yourself. Most men appreciate that, since that is how we function. Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 11:01 PM (D7oie) 205
>>>“That’s what you get for $68,000 a year at Columbia — an administration who cowers in the face of thugs and bullies......
---------------------- And Brandeis University says, Hey, brothers and sisters F_ them we don't play that, come on over and transfer all your credits, get an excellent education and have a good time. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:01 PM (lCWOD) 206
> The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much!
a rare bit of good news well done Piper 💍 Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:02 PM (/7KEl) 207
Squirrels have been having some secret squirrel meetings, talking about secret squirrel stuff. They've locked me out because apparently I don't have the necessary clearances. Been keeping an eye on my Amazon account.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country Be careful, they're nuttier than....well, they're crazy as hell. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:02 PM (vJiyU) 208
The inmates completely run the higher education (Ha!) asylums.
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, Leftists. Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (5fDan) And yet you don't see this in Florida or Texas. Hmmmm..... Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:02 PM (W/lyH) 209
59. Calm down, lady. We all "lose" things. Wear your ring. Enjoy it. It brings you no joy sitting in a box.
And get a drain trap. It's all good. Posted by: nurse ratched Why did your calm down “sound” better than his? 😂 Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 11:03 PM (ZdaMQ) 210
Biden today to the Building Trades Union conference: "He [Trump] looks down on us."
This from the most sneering. condescending, elitist regime in history Posted by: mnw at April 24, 2024 11:03 PM (NLIak) 211
Nethack doesn't have cheerleaders. It has succubi, but kicking them just hurts them. If you have a ring of adornment, the succubus will try to take it from you.
Posted by: @ Nethack was too arcane for my midwit brain, I will admit. I settled instead for Angband and its many variants. Gumband, Zangband, Hengband, Sangband, and a dozen more. Never beat any of them, but it was a fun addiction for many years. Nethack required 1 or 2 Standard Deviations more IQ than I ever had available. Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 24, 2024 11:03 PM (/QIWP) Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at April 24, 2024 11:04 PM (SRRAx) 213
I have discovered I really like hockey
needed a sport to follow after football wrapped enter the NHL Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:05 PM (/7KEl) 214
I tried to fix the dripping faucet once, and discovered that I hadn't turned the water off at the wall.
I found all the faucet parts that had been blown over the bathroom from the water pressure except for one part I suspected was down the drain in the P trap. In trying to remove it for inspection the rust-eaten pipe held together by the chrome plating collapsed. I was praying that I could get the bathroom sink back in order without having to take the plumbing back into the studs or into the crawlspace. Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 11:05 PM (D7oie) 215
208 The inmates completely run the higher education (Ha!) asylums.
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, Leftists. Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2024 10:55 PM (5fDan) And yet you don't see this in Florida or Texas. Hmmmm..... Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:02 PM (W/lyH) Primarily because state authorities there are not woke wimps. This is a VERY GOOD THING. Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2024 11:06 PM (5fDan) 216
Sledgehammer. It's the only way to be sure. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. https://youtu.be/UGYKU7mbv74 Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2024 11:06 PM (63Dwl) 217
Finished disk 1 of the Jonny Quest blue ray set. This disk had "The Robot Spy," one of the stars of the opening credits. Damn, that thing was weird and disturbing.
I should make my own version. Who else? Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2024 11:07 PM (CHHv1) 218
Sorry, Horde - no fun PlayDate at Piper's house 🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief Dand. Well, I'm not unloading the pickup tonight. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:07 PM (vJiyU) 219
Yay, Piper!
Sorry, Horde - no fun PlayDate at Piper's house 🤣🤣🤣 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth Just to be clear: Piper getting the ring does *NOT* preclude a PlayDate a J and Pipers.. Congrats Piper! P.S. Nephew in town that we haven't seen it years. Fun times but, little site time. Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2024 11:08 PM (pTC3n) 220
Regarding hyphenated names, my ex took my last name when we got married, changed it with Social Security and everything. Then she wasn't happy to have 'lost' her last name so she hyphenated it HerLastName-MyLastName. Changed it with Social Security, too. Then she decided she didn't want my name and went back to her last name only. All within the span of three years. My only comment to her at the time was to pick one and stick with it.
Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (emlEe) 221
I should make my own version. Who else?
You go ahead, I don't do animation. Voices, sure, but not the drawing part. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (dZVON) 222
One for the road, that's a good one.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (lCWOD) 223
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Brandeis. In my home town. They're pretty lefty as well, but they kinda keep it mostly quiet... Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (XvPG9) 224
Plumbing is definitely outside my scope of work. The last time I plumbed I put a hole in the p-trap.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (RIvkX) 225
>Plumbing is definitely outside my scope of work. The last time I plumbed I put a hole in the p-trap.
Posted by: San Franpsycho --- last time I plumbed, I had to go out and buy a big shop-vac Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:12 PM (/7KEl) 226
Just to be clear: Piper getting the ring does *NOT* preclude a PlayDate a J and Pipers Posted by: AZ deplorable moron +++++ This is very true! Y’all head on down / over! We can see how many people we actually can fit in our slightly bigger than a plunge pool. And if you REALLY want to do something with tools, we can hang ceiling fans on the front porch. I will grab a few extra irons so we have plenty to go around. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 11:12 PM (ZdaMQ) 227
here's what I know about plumbing: the plumber's phone number
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:13 PM (/7KEl) 228
201 Hello, Horde! ♥️😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas ------------------------------------ How're you doing? Hope the healing is coming along well. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:13 PM (lCWOD) 229
Changed it with Social Security, too. Then she decided she didn't want my name and went back to her last name only. All within the span of three years. My only comment to her at the time was to pick one and stick with it.
Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 11:09 PM (emlEe) So...she ran off with the Social Security dude. Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:14 PM (W/lyH) 230
The good news is I got my ring back! Y’all saved me with this. Thank you so much!
Posted by: Piper Damnit! *Kicks dirt. Starts to unload truck.* Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:14 PM (WXNFJ) 231
here's what I know about plumbing: the plumber's phone number
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:13 PM (/7KEl) Mrs D learned years ago that sometimes it's better to have a Handyman than a man handy. Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:15 PM (W/lyH) Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 11:15 PM (xkbLL) 233
Squirrels have been having some secret squirrel meetings, talking about secret squirrel stuff. They've locked me out because apparently I don't have the necessary clearances. Been keeping an eye on my Amazon account.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country Be careful, they're nuttier than....well, they're crazy as hell. Posted by: Some Rat https://tinyurl.com/cpxm986k Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:16 PM (hKZ+8) 234
Okay, again, thank you all for both the real advice and the just laugh so you stop crying for the love of Pete! advice.
I am off to bed now for early morning classes. Which is something else we can do when everyone visits! Barre Class Horde Edition! Woot! Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 11:16 PM (ZdaMQ) 235
I wanna be your sledgehammer.
Posted by: Peter Gabriel at April 24, 2024 11:17 PM (Wc83a) 236
Piper,
Put a bucket underneath before removing the trap... Posted by: lin-duh at April 24, 2024 11:17 PM (PZo5T) 237
Biden today to the Building Trades Union conference: "He [Trump] looks down on us." Posted by: mnw ========== "Us." Sure, Biden is one of the boys. One of those calloused-hands, up-from-hard-times, beer-drinking, guys who wears a hard hat and comes home in a sweaty shirt. You know how it is, guys, how hard we work, and Trump is such a rich snob looking down on us while we work hard for our families. What a phoney. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2024 11:18 PM (ny95y) 238
My "ex" went back to her maiden name.
Couldn't do it fast enough. 45 years, 2 kids ... #cold Me too, only 25 years and three kids Posted by: free tibet at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (Vh+Td) 239
Put a bucket underneath before removing the trap...
Posted by: lin-duh Try to keep up: We've already demo'd the kitchen, rewired the garage, and are now eyeing the porch. (smiley face icon here) Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (vJiyU) 240
In re surnames - on both mom and dad's side of the family, when the families got here close to three hundred years ago, they only spoke German and hence when official records had to be filled out, the clerks anglicized their last name. Said clerks elected to spell the names the way they heard them.
With dad's family, that actually worked - ended up with an English-sounding name that's easy to pronounce (although people still will look at the name, and give it odd pronunciations that are puzzling). With mom's family, not so lucky - the best that could be done is, well, bizarre. (In fact, the family doesn't even agree on how to spell it.) When my wife-to-be and I went to fill out the forms for our marriage license, the clerk took a look at my entry under "Mother's Maiden Name," got really wide eyes, and said with deep seriousness, "Whatever you do, don't name any of your children after your Mama." Yeah, it's that bad. (And it would not be an improvement to have stuck with the Swabian-Deutsch original, either.) And no, none of our kids got saddled with that moniker. Posted by: John Drake at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (+OBLx) 241
And if you REALLY want to do something with tools, we can hang ceiling fans on the front porch. I will grab a few extra irons so we have plenty to go around.
I've hung a ceiling fan or two. With and without light kits. Simple enough job that it all worked when I was done. Just one question, do I need to bring my own ladder? Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (dZVON) 242
Nethack was too arcane for my midwit brain, I will admit. I settled instead for Angband and its many variants. Gumband, Zangband, Hengband, Sangband, and a dozen more. Never beat any of them, but it was a fun addiction for many years.
Nethack required 1 or 2 Standard Deviations more IQ than I ever had available. Posted by: Taq I beat Nethack exactly twice. Out of ..... more attempts than I wish to recall. I played Angband & Zangband also. Won those a few times. Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2024 11:22 PM (DgGvY) 243
'Mrs D learned years ago that sometimes it's better to have a Handyman than a man handy.'
I have found that the Handyman swears less than the man who might be handy... Good night good Horde...❤ Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 24, 2024 11:22 PM (XvPG9) 244
Put a bucket underneath before removing the trap...
Posted by: lin-duh Try to keep up: We've already demo'd the kitchen, rewired the garage, and are now eyeing the porch. (smiley face icon here) Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (vJiyU) Not to mention a brake job and repacking the wheel bearings. Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:22 PM (W/lyH) 245
I've hung a ceiling fan or two. With and without light kits. Simple enough job that it all worked when I was done. Just one question, do I need to bring my own ladder? Posted by: Blanco Basura Nope! I have one of those handy dandy goes together 1800 different way ones and it goes pretty tall. We have 10 foot ceilings, I needed it to hang drapes. Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 11:23 PM (ZdaMQ) 246
Thank you Pixy for recommending the Beelink Mini W12 Pro mini pc - It's humming along so smooth.
Thank you AOP, Publius and others pushing me over the line into Linux Mint. And thanks to the lovely and gracious Notsothoreau for guiding me into the nuts and bolts of Mint. I'm pleased, I'm pleased, I'm pleased. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:23 PM (lCWOD) 247
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, Leftists. Posted by: Gref ========== If I may... I think the left loves the whirlwind. I think they look at this chaos and noise and hope for more. I don't think there's a goal or a utopian vision or a plan. Just orgies of violence, fear, hatred, conflict, misery, every kind of pain and evil. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (ny95y) 248
Speaking of home repairs - Does every home have at least two electrical switches that one can't determine what they control?
I have a couple that are real head-scratchers. One item discovered while looking for other things though is there is a unused 20A line running from the breaker box to my crawlspace. The end within the breaker box is labeled 'Spare/crawlspace' and not connected to a breaker. In the crawl space, there is about 50 ft of coiled conductor, not terminated to a device with a paper tag that says 'Spare/crawlspace'. What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit? Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) 249
Sock Monkey,
How's the granddaughter? Posted by: nurse ratched She came home tonight. In quite a bit of pain. The hard part is the next 7 to 10 days. She's supposed to stay in bed with as little activity as possible. When the pain subsides I'm not sure how well that will work. I've got a feeling she may get more nurse than mom from my daughter. She was really thrilled and glad about all the people praying for her. Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:25 PM (hKZ+8) 250
Funny thing, new computer, new browser and this website still jumps around like water on a hot skillet.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:25 PM (lCWOD) 251
I think the left loves the whirlwind. I think they look at this chaos and noise and hope for more. I don't think there's a goal or a utopian vision or a plan. Just orgies of violence, fear, hatred, conflict, misery, every kind of pain and evil.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia Gotta agree with ya there. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:25 PM (vJiyU) 252
236 Piper,
Put a bucket underneath before removing the trap... Posted by: lin-duh at April I did! Thank you. It just won’t go back right, so I left the bucket there, and everything out of the cabinet. Luckily it was all in baskets so easy to put back when I can. Again. Thank you everyone, heading off to bed. 💕💕💕 Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2024 11:25 PM (ZdaMQ) 253
I'm pleased, I'm pleased, I'm pleased.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:23 PM (lCWOD) Congratulations! Welcome to the Dark Side! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:26 PM (tkR6S) 254
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, Leftists.
Posted by: Gref ========== If I may... I think the left loves the whirlwind. I think they look at this chaos and noise and hope for more. I don't think there's a goal or a utopian vision or a plan. Just orgies of violence, fear, hatred, conflict, misery, every kind of pain and evil. Posted by: Blonde Morticia Some of them will hesitate when it means they starve, goto prison, or face death. Some, not all. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 11:26 PM (VNX3d) 255
Great mystery click tonight Mis Hum. Thanks for it.
Springsteen did this song in concerts. The way they performed it, I swear, was designed to amp the crowd up into a frenzy. By the end, they're going nuts. I recommend checking out the live version from his Hammersmith Odeon concert. Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2024 11:27 PM (dab9h) Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (/7KEl) 257
Try to keep up: We've already demo'd the kitchen, rewired the garage, and are now eyeing the porch. (smiley face icon here)
Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:21 PM (vJiyU) Not to mention a brake job and repacking the wheel bearings. Posted by: Diogenes ----- Fine, y'all can swing by my place next. I have a few projects that need done... Posted by: lin-duh at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (PZo5T) 258
What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) A careful and conscientious worker? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (tkR6S) 259
'Mrs D learned years ago that sometimes it's better to have a Handyman than a man handy.
A great Canadian philosopher once said, "If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." I think you'll find it in the work Quando Omni Flunkus Moritat, as recorded by his acolyte Harold. Posted by: John Drake at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (+OBLx) 260
Now that Piper's ring is back I feel like I can do anything!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (RIvkX) 261
>>>Just orgies of violence, fear, hatred, conflict, misery, every kind of pain and evil.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia ------------------------------ I've read that some folks would gladly grant them their wish, in full measure. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (lCWOD) 262
70 Piper, since there's a P trap, urine luck!
Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2024 10:11 PM (KAi1n) Nice! Two more days to retirement...... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 24, 2024 11:28 PM (QGaXH) 263
Nope! I have one of those handy dandy goes together 1800 different way ones and it goes pretty tall. We have 10 foot ceilings, I needed it to hang drapes.
I'm in! (Anyone know where the heck she lives?) Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 24, 2024 11:30 PM (dZVON) 264
Now that Piper's ring is back I feel like I can do anything!
Posted by: San Franpsycho For my next trick, I’ll convince every Democrat politician and illegal to join the fight in Ukraine as a soldier…. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 11:30 PM (VNX3d) 265
What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete * labels unknown switch * "magic" ......../. "more magic" Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2024 11:30 PM (DgGvY) 266
Back in 1970 when Kent State happened conservatives hailed it as a victory. It didn't end up that way. Try again?
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at April 24, 2024 11:29 PM (yvopP) Need moar bullets this time. Use all of them. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:30 PM (tkR6S) 267
My dad lost his ring, getting a bit forgetful and later obvious dementia, just stopped talking at all for the last year or so. I was taking the trap apart because of slow drainage and found it. We just put it away.
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 24, 2024 11:30 PM (/cBnn) 268
Yay, Piper!
My sister once lost our mom's wedding ring in the grass at the Little League field. A dad organized us to walk the area in a grid and it was soon found. Whew... And good to hear, Sock. We will now pray for her to follow orders... Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at April 24, 2024 11:31 PM (jN2/U) 269
I think the left loves the whirlwind. I think they look at this chaos and noise and hope for more. I don't think there's a goal or a utopian vision or a plan. Just orgies of violence, fear, hatred, conflict, misery, every kind of pain and evil.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia Gotta agree with ya there. Posted by: Some Rat at April 24, 2024 11:25 PM (vJiyU) The doers love it. Chaos is fun. But the organizers want a response. The bigger the better. Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:31 PM (W/lyH) 270
I think what the philosopher I quoted was trying to say was something like, "Remember, I'm pulling for you, we're all in this together. Keep your stick on the ice."
That and something about this item called "duct tape." Posted by: John Drake at April 24, 2024 11:32 PM (+OBLx) 271
so no permanent damage?
Posted by: Don Black That's the initial diagnosis. Met her Doc yesterday. He used the words cautiously optimistic. Good guy plus he's a red head too. He and my granddaughter really hit it off. She's going back in for more pictures next week. Tough to see her in the full neck brace with her puffed up, bruised face . Better then the alternative. Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:35 PM (hKZ+8) 272
What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) If there is also a color guide to the paints used in all the rooms as well, I would guess he was bucking for beatification Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 11:35 PM (D7oie) 273
How to stop the college protests, in one easy step. Tell them they’ve been drafted to build the Southern US Border canal. They should pick up their soup spoons and prepare to dig. If they behave, they might get steak knives to deal with rocks.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 11:36 PM (VNX3d) 274
Customer lost an earring,I said give me 5 minutes I've done this before. Found it, they alway bounce about 3 feet from where you dropped it. Lay a flashlight horizontal
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 24, 2024 11:37 PM (/cBnn) 275
It's hard to translate from the original Canadian. It might have been something about enjoying a two-four on a chesterfield, or a recipe for Nanaimo bars.
Posted by: John Drake at April 24, 2024 11:37 PM (+OBLx) 276
I do love you guys....❤😊
Thanks for the plumbing laughs! To all who have asked, I am doing very well - one wound is completely healed, and the other one is close to bein completely closed. The folks at Wound Care told me my healing looks as perfect as a "Textbook Case". It helps that I don't smoke, have diabetes, or respiratory issues 😊❤ Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AOS Ladies Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at April 24, 2024 11:38 PM (SRRAx) 277
It might have been something about enjoying a two-four on a chesterfield, or a recipe for Nanaimo bars.
Posted by: John Drake at April 24, 2024 11:37 PM (+OBLx) I've gotten drunk in Nanaimo bars, but won't eat the damned things, since they are made with icky coconut. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:39 PM (tkR6S) 278
That’s good to hear, Sock Monkey. Have you asked if your granddaughter wants 8x10’s of next week’s pictures, in case anyone (like siblings) accuses her of not having a brain?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 11:39 PM (VNX3d) 279
>Tough to see her in the full neck brace with her puffed up, bruised face . Better then the alternative.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * poor thing here's hoping for a quick recovery Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:40 PM (/7KEl) 280
exodus 21:22-25
Another Wikipedia scholar. How's the internship working out. When are they going to move you up to dayshift? Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:41 PM (hKZ+8) 281
First cutting, loading square bales of hay lost my Seiko watch.
Good weather, hayman did two more crops that year, Next summer I'm up for more hay, Pop dangles this watch and asks if I know about it. It's my Seiko. During the winter one of hayman's clients, a farmer, cracks open a bale and finds this watch which he took back to hayman who asked around. That watch laid out in the field all summer, tractors, planting, shredding, people loading, other cuttings, rain, heat and there it was, running, ticking, on time. Still have it in a box. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:43 PM (lCWOD) 282
To all who have asked, I am doing very well - one wound is completely healed, and the other one is close to being completely closed.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth That is great news! Wonderful!! Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:43 PM (WXNFJ) 283
Report: One of the VP's Secret Service agents attacked other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and there are "DEI concerns" about his hiring
he had to be subdued by other agents, disarmed and handcuffed Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (/7KEl) 284
"Us." Sure, Biden is one of the boys. One of those calloused-hands, up-from-hard-times, beer-drinking, guys who wears a hard hat and comes home in a sweaty shirt. You know how it is, guys, how hard we work, and Trump is such a rich snob looking down on us while we work hard for our families. What a phoney. Posted by: Blonde Morticia He grew up in the Black Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood and drove an 18-wheeler until he got oil cancer from the windshield wipers. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (63Dwl) 285
Sock , glad to hear that granddaughter is home. Hopefully everything will continue to go well. How old is she? So glad the prayers worked 🙏😊❤
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AOS Ladies Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (SRRAx) 286
231 Mrs D learned years ago that sometimes it's better to have a Handyman than a man handy.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2024 11:15 PM (W/lyH) What was it Red Green used to say 'if women don't find ya handsome they can at least find ya handy....'? Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 24, 2024 11:46 PM (QGaXH) 287
Knights-Stars 3rd pd starting
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:48 PM (/7KEl) 288
Sock Monkey, I may make jokes about MRIs and CAT scans, but I hope and pray your granddaughter makes a fast and full recovery.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2024 11:48 PM (VNX3d) 289
What was it Red Green used to say 'if women don't find ya handsome they can at least find ya handy....'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 24, 2024 11:46 PM (QGaXH) Russian hands, Roman fingers and a six-foot Pole? Posted by: RickZ at April 24, 2024 11:50 PM (emlEe) 290
Great news, Sock!
Theresa, so good to hear you're healing up as well. Think I'll crawl into bed, watch the ferries cross the Sound and pray the Rosary. Y'all are in my intentions. Early start to tomorrow. God Bless you all. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2024 11:50 PM (UOtXw) 291
They call him "Exo-duck" because he's an outside duck, never been house-trained.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:51 PM (tkR6S) 292
Piper lost a ring?
Posted by: Gollum at April 24, 2024 11:54 PM (bo7UB) 293
Piper lost a ring?
Posted by: Gollum at April 24, 2024 11:54 PM (bo7UB) Heh! Check in Whoopee Goldberg's bath tub. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2024 11:56 PM (tkR6S) 294
Hour of the Wolf
I saw your sibling comment the other day. Sounded like something I would have said to my older brother. He would have thumped on me, but it would have been worth it. Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:56 PM (hKZ+8) 295
282 exodus 21:22-25
Another Wikipedia scholar. How's the internship working out. When are they going to move you up to dayshift? Posted by: Sock Monkey .+ --------------------------- He stays away from the day shift. There's a certain priestess that gives him rough traffic. Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2024 11:57 PM (lCWOD) Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:57 PM (hKZ+8) 297
That's the initial diagnosis. Met her Doc yesterday. He used the words cautiously optimistic. Good guy plus he's a red head too. He and my granddaughter really hit it off. She's going back in for more pictures next week. Tough to see her in the full neck brace with her puffed up, bruised face . Better then the alternative.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 24, 2024 11:35 PM (hKZ+ ---------- My heart goes out to her. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2024 12:00 AM (bo7UB) 298
287 Report: One of the VP's Secret Service agents attacked other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and there are "DEI concerns" about his hiring
he had to be subdued by other agents, disarmed and handcuffed Posted by: Don Black ------------------------ One possible scenario: Most of her SS were black and igged this guy (that's where the DEI comes in), he had enough and popped the mouthy guy. Posted by: Braenyard at April 25, 2024 12:02 AM (lCWOD) 299
Truth hurts!
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 Your knowledge and understanding of scripture would fit on a 3×5 card with plenty of space left over. I'm sure the truth does hurt for those who struggle with it. Need some Lidocaine? Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 25, 2024 12:02 AM (hKZ+8) 300
I've gotten drunk in Nanaimo bars, but won't eat the damned things, since they are made with icky coconut.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon So, a Flapper Pie might be the better choice? Or a Schmoo Torte in a pinch? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:02 AM (+OBLx) 301
I've read that some folks would gladly grant them their wish, in full measure. Posted by: Braenyard ========= Heh, I'd send them for a vacation in Hell in a heartbeat. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2024 12:06 AM (ny95y) 302
So, a Flapper Pie might be the better choice?
--------- Good luck on finding a steady supply of flappers. Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at April 25, 2024 12:06 AM (bo7UB) 303
What was it Red Green used to say 'if women don't find ya handsome they can at least find ya handy....'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) Hmmmmm - deja vu? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:06 AM (+OBLx) 304
So, a Flapper Pie might be the better choice? Or a Schmoo Torte in a pinch?
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:02 AM (+OBLx) A nice lemming meringue pie. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2024 12:07 AM (tkR6S) 305
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (VNX3d) 306
He grew up in the Black Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood and drove an 18-wheeler until he got oil cancer from the windshield wipers. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. =========== Repeat the line. Pause. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (ny95y) 307
So, a Flapper Pie might be the better choice?
--------- Good luck on finding a steady supply of flappers. Posted by: Hannibal Lecter They would be in short supply, wouldn't they? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:09 AM (+OBLx) 308
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (VNX3d) He's on the same side. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2024 12:09 AM (tkR6S) 309
One For The Road pic is perfect, MisHum.
Good evening, Horde. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 12:10 AM (41CYW) 310
Well, time for me to quench the lights and go to bed. night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2024 12:11 AM (tkR6S) 311
A nice lemming meringue pie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Do you have to catch them in the pie tin as they're plummeting off the cliff? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:12 AM (+OBLx) 312
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (VNX3d) He's on the same side. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon True. If he can push them onto Columbia, however, he might get the protest backer to pay for them - especially if it looks from the outside like the protest is growing. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:13 AM (VNX3d) 313
the issue of escalating hyphenation
The Escalating Hyphenations would be a good good band name. I'm thinking punk/ska. Posted by: The Escalating Miklosifications at April 25, 2024 12:14 AM (oGyF9) 314
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (VNX3d) He's on the same side. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon FUN FACT Little Hungary in NYC was right nest to the Columbia University campus. Is no more, because the Hungarians got smart and left. Posted by: Mere Magyar Miklos at April 25, 2024 12:17 AM (oGyF9) 315
A nice lemming meringue pie.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Do you have to catch them in the pie tin as they're plummeting off the cliff? Posted by: John Drake You set nets, silly Posted by: Miklos likes pie at April 25, 2024 12:18 AM (oGyF9) 316
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf =========== That would be hilarious if he had to pit his supporters against each other. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2024 12:18 AM (ny95y) Posted by: amended note card IN ALL CAPS at April 25, 2024 12:19 AM (oGyF9) 318
The Escalating Hyphenations would be a good good band name.
I'm thinking punk/ska. Posted by: The Escalating Miklosifications -------- Thinking The Dash would be a good alternative name. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 12:20 AM (41CYW) 319
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf I can guess Posted by: Vocabulary Nazi Miklos at April 25, 2024 12:21 AM (oGyF9) 320
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
I can guess Posted by: Vocabulary Nazi Miklos Auto-cucumber is my greatest enemy. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:22 AM (VNX3d) 321
I dunno about the heels thing:
a night on the town in heels can come with exercise included...his not only includes your calf muscles, but your hamstrings and glutes might also work harder when you slip on heeled shoes. This may include shorter stride lengths and increased cadence, which could potentially result in reduced energy expenditure during walking. So which is it? Is it more efficient or better exercise? I don't see this as an AND proposition... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:23 AM (ynpvh) 322
The same Columbia University professor, Shai Davidai, who advocated defunding the police is the same professor who is now pleading for law enforcement to protect him from the anti-Israel protestors. [The] Columbia Business School assistant professor was a staunch anti-police advocate in the past,
_Townhall Posted by: Braenyard at April 25, 2024 12:23 AM (lCWOD) 323
Another Wikipedia scholar. How's the internship working out. When are they going to move you up to dayshift?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country University of Miklos>>>>Wikipedia scholar Posted by: Credit for ife Experience AACCEPTED at April 25, 2024 12:23 AM (oGyF9) 324
Thinking The Dash would be a good alternative name.
Posted by: scampydog hmmm not much to work with here Posted by: highly challenged graphic designer at April 25, 2024 12:26 AM (oGyF9) 325
> The same Columbia University professor, Shai Davidai, who advocated defunding the police is the same professor who is now pleading for law enforcement to protect him from the anti-Israel protestors.
ahh, karma goodnight friends Posted by: Don Black at April 25, 2024 12:27 AM (/7KEl) 326
Indian-Origin Data Scientist Fired After Video Of Him Obtaining 'Free Food' From Canada Food Bank. Mehul Prajapati, ... video surfaced showcasing his approach to acquiring "free food" from food banks designated for students in Canada.
_mashable Posted by: Braenyard at April 25, 2024 12:27 AM (lCWOD) Posted by: Miklos has been thinking again (sorry, it happens) at April 25, 2024 12:28 AM (oGyF9) 328
About the names? Just do the Mexican thing. They all have two surnames, the father's first (comes first) and the mother's first (comes second) for the kids.
So you have José Jesús González Velázquez (Father's first surname González and mother's first surname Velázquez) marry María Josefa Martínez López ((Father's first surname Martínez and mother's first surname López): Their first kid could be Rafaela González Martínez, or with her middle name, Rafaela María de Jesús González Martínez. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:29 AM (ynpvh) 329
327 Imagines kids with hyphenated names-
"I double dash dare ya!" Posted by: Miklos has been thinking again (sorry, it happens) at April 25, 2024 12:28 AM (oGyF9) Same with the dashes as with Mexican naming conventions. Last dash from each parent gets dropped and becomes new two-name dash. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:30 AM (ynpvh) 330
José Jesús González Velázquez (Father's first surname González and mother's first surname Velázquez) marry
María Josefa Martínez López ((Father's first surname Martínez and mother's first surname López): Their first kid could be Rafaela González Martínez, or with her middle name, Rafaela María de Jesús González Martínez. Posted by: jim You also get a green card Posted by: the Bitem Administration at April 25, 2024 12:30 AM (oGyF9) 331
Columbia...one of the scampychildren was recruited/accepted. Pretty thankful for them and my mental well-being that they did not step that rake. The level of self-hatred there right now.... wow.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 12:30 AM (41CYW) 332
Now, the married names are fun; that's when you add a "de" between her surnames and her husbands, but often her last surname is dropped too. So in the above example:
José Jesús González Velázquez (Father's first surname González and mother's first surname Velázquez) marry María Josefa Martínez López ((Father's first surname Martínez and mother's first surname López): Her married name is María Josefa Martínez de González Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:32 AM (ynpvh) 333
One the First Day of my Presidency/Benevolent Dictatorship, everyone with hyphenated names shall be sent to Mexico (if homo) or England if hetero.
Heh Posted by: Miklos 2029! at April 25, 2024 12:33 AM (oGyF9) 334
(Biden) grew up in the Black Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood and drove an 18-wheeler until he got oil cancer from the windshield wipers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (63Dwl) Then Beau died . . . again and again. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:33 AM (emlEe) 335
You set nets, silly
Posted by: Miklos likes pie Of course! Although this is supposedly taking place in a Canadian setting, so there would probably have to be some Métis involved, snowshoes, RCMP supervision, a permit from the Ministry of Rodent Migratory Management, and some guy from Québec to complain and make dismissive comments. Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:34 AM (+OBLx) 336
at the Hague, the International Criminal Court (“ICC” is planning to arrest senior Israeli officials, something it would do only if it had the Biden administration’s permission.
_AmericanThinker Posted by: Braenyard at April 25, 2024 12:35 AM (lCWOD) 337
333 One the First Day of my Presidency/Benevolent Dictatorship, everyone with hyphenated names shall be sent to Mexico (if homo) or England if hetero.
Heh Posted by: Miklos 2029! at April 25, 2024 12:33 AM (oGyF9) Then I'm safe...no hyphens, apostrophes, or other non-letters in my name. Especially no colons or semi-colons... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:36 AM (ynpvh) 338
334 (Biden) grew up in the Black Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood and drove an 18-wheeler until he got oil cancer from the windshield wipers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (63Dwl) Then Beau died . . . again and again. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:33 AM (emlEe) Was that due to the cancer he got as a child chimney-sweep? Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:36 AM (ynpvh) 339
272 What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) If there is also a color guide to the paints used in all the rooms as well, I would guess he was bucking for beatification Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 11:35 PM (D7oie) Sounds like he was an engineer. Probably retired....with time on his hands. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 25, 2024 12:38 AM (QGaXH) 340
I’m somewhat surmised Mayor Adams hasn’t appropriated the dorm rooms of the protestors in tents for their overflow of illegals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:08 AM (VNX3d) Who says they are students? Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2024 12:38 AM (W/lyH) 341
336 at the Hague, the International Criminal Court (“ICC” is planning to arrest senior Israeli officials, something it would do only if it had the Biden administration’s permission.
_AmericanThinker Posted by: Braenyard at April 25, 2024 12:35 AM (lCWOD) I'd like to see them try to arrest the terrorist leaders first; it would be entertaining to watch them try, like Keystone Cops. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:38 AM (ynpvh) 342
339 272 What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) If there is also a color guide to the paints used in all the rooms as well, I would guess he was bucking for beatification Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2024 11:35 PM (D7oie) Sounds like he was an engineer. Probably retired....with time on his hands. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 25, 2024 12:38 AM (QGaXH) There was one guy I worked with that labeled almost everything with his labeler... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:39 AM (ynpvh) 343
Was that due to the cancer he got as a child chimney-sweep?
Posted by: jim TRUE After surviving Omaha Beach, though. Posted by: Miklos, whose uncle actually had the Full Omaha Beach Experience (Disney does not offer one) at April 25, 2024 12:39 AM (oGyF9) 344
Report: One of the VP's Secret Service agents attacked other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and there are "DEI concerns" about his hiring
he had to be subdued by other agents, disarmed and handcuffed Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (/7KEl) WTF? The Secret Service assigned to politicians in last couple of decades have been worse than a drunken frat . Posted by: polynikes at April 25, 2024 12:40 AM (MNhXM) 345
344 Report: One of the VP's Secret Service agents attacked other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and there are "DEI concerns" about his hiring
he had to be subdued by other agents, disarmed and handcuffed Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2024 11:45 PM (/7KEl) WTF? The Secret Service assigned to politicians in last couple of decades have been worse than a drunken frat . Posted by: polynikes at April 25, 2024 12:40 AM (MNhXM) Maybe they ran out of tampons in the Men's room... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:42 AM (ynpvh) 346
What kind of man labels things for another, unknown homeowner's future benefit?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2024 11:24 PM (WXNFJ) Hey- My IRA is fully invested in SharpieCorp Posted by: Miklos, and waht is this in the back of the freezer at April 25, 2024 12:42 AM (oGyF9) 347
I grew up when the cops dealt with rioters and Marxists with tear gas, some stout nightsticks, and massed forced. I have to say the results then were far more effective than the current tactic of standing around and asking these bastards to stop whatever they are doing.
Posted by: lost in space at April 25, 2024 12:42 AM (N6oRK) 348
Was that due to the cancer he got as a child chimney-sweep?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:36 AM (ynpvh) Nah, got Black Lung from workin' in the coal mines with his blue-collar Daddy. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:43 AM (emlEe) 349
Hey Horde, Sock Monkey, great news about your granddaughter, I shall continue to pray for her, I am sure that she will heal best at home surrounded by so much love.
Piper I am glad that you found your ring, I never found my engagement diamond, one day I looked at my finger and the ring setting was there but the diamond was gone, it wasn't close to a carat in weight, hubs called it the chip off the old rock. One of our kids probably found it on the floor and ate it. COMM, I didn't know that the Watch City was your hometown. I lived there for a year and I really liked it there. Night, nurse. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2024 12:44 AM (Sgq8y) 350
348 Was that due to the cancer he got as a child chimney-sweep?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:36 AM (ynpvh) Nah, got Black Lung from workin' in the coal mines with his blue-collar Daddy. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:43 AM (emlEe) That was during the day; at night his "small, lithe body", as Joey used to say, would be used for cleaning those chimneys. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:44 AM (ynpvh) 351
The Secret Service assigned to politicians in last couple of decades have been worse than a drunken frat .
At least drunk frat boys know which team they are on. Posted by: My Delta name is Miklos (Tri-Delt is Tiffani) at April 25, 2024 12:44 AM (oGyF9) 352
Hi Debby. My email is down, so I haven't checked messages in a few days. I'm trying to get my desktop client to work with Microsoft's changes, but it's not working very well right now...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:45 AM (ynpvh) 353
You mean little Joe Biden wasn’t at the Trinity test at White Sands? And that they couldn’t find eye protection for him?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 12:45 AM (VNX3d) 354
I grew up when the cops dealt with rioters and Marxists with tear gas, some stout nightsticks, and massed forced. I have to say the results then were far more effective than the current tactic of standing around and asking these bastards to stop whatever they are doing.
Posted by: lost in space at April 25, 2024 12:42 AM (N6oRK) They're not just standing around, they're standing around with their thumbs up their asses. DEI multi-tasking. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:46 AM (emlEe) 355
322 The same Columbia University professor, Shai Davidai, who advocated defunding the police is the same professor who is now pleading for law enforcement to protect him from the anti-Israel protestors. [The] Columbia Business School assistant professor was a staunch anti-police advocate in the past,
_Townhall Posted by: Braenyard I'm very sorry this is happening to you, Professor. Good Luck. Thoughts and Prayers. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 12:46 AM (sAmhv) 356
Debby,
Wife worried about it, because she tended to bang her rings and lose stones, so I got her a band with a ring of diamonds set into the ring. AFAIK, she only banged one off once, and it was found and repaired. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:47 AM (ynpvh) 357
At the age of 7, Beau would come driving the 18 wheeler from the mine, black as that guy from the 7-Eleven, and we would shower together.
Posted by: My Word as a Biden, a True Story, Fat at April 25, 2024 12:47 AM (oGyF9) 358
354 I grew up when the cops dealt with rioters and Marxists with tear gas, some stout nightsticks, and massed forced. I have to say the results then were far more effective than the current tactic of standing around and asking these bastards to stop whatever they are doing.
Posted by: lost in space at April 25, 2024 12:42 AM (N6oRK) They're not just standing around, they're standing around with their thumbs up their asses. DEI multi-tasking. Posted by: RickZ at April 25, 2024 12:46 AM (emlEe) I thought they had that covered with their butt-plugs and furry tail-holders... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:48 AM (ynpvh) 359
About the names? Just do the Mexican thing. They all have two surnames, the father's first (comes first) and the mother's first (comes second) for the kids.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) Jim, was there a thing for a while where the family surnames were conjoined with a "Y" so it would be something like Joaquin Francisco Hidalgo y Fernando Gomez Calderone, or was that more of a niche sort of thing, like for the nobility or local elites? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:48 AM (+OBLx) Posted by: The World According to Garp at April 25, 2024 12:49 AM (oGyF9) 361
Who says they are students?
Posted by: Diogenes That F's up the narrative. Agitators outnumber students by at least 2 to 1. Posted by: Sock Monkey * Monkey without a country at April 25, 2024 12:51 AM (hKZ+8) 362
I thought they had that covered with their butt-plugs and furry tail-holders...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:48 AM (ynpvh) Plenty of room for both. Posted by: Pete Buttplug at April 25, 2024 12:51 AM (emlEe) 363
133 If the goal is to break databases, shorten the surname to "Null"
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at April 24, 2024 10:23 PM (4HcMG) --- Yep. I've seen it. We once had a student here where I work with that last name. It broke the Learning Management System (Blackboard). Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2024 10:26 PM (BpYfr) Yeah, it was stupid to pick that in the olden days of computing, as there are still plenty of folks with a last name of "Null". There were enough extra codes to create a "visible" null character if they wanted to. Legacy code; gotta love it! Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:52 AM (ynpvh) 364
Medical update. Feel free to skip.
Gradually recovering from Apr 2 surgery. Before the main cutting began, a urologist put stents on my kidneys to protect them. I woke up to (among other things) a catheter. New experience for me. Three weeks later, I go in to the urologist's office to have the stents removed. Of course it's two young gals doing the job; I'm too old to care. First they have to take out the catheter. The main doc says, why'd they leave it in so long? Grrr. I'm just the patient, nobody tells me anything. A relief to have that removed, anyway. Then they pull out the stents. Cringeworthy, boys, but surprisingly not really painful. I'm not sure how that all worked, but one less thing dragging me down. Miracles of modern medicine. 🙄 Just had to share. Next time I'll tell y'all about the progress on my two wound-vac sites and the joys of the iliostomy. Sympathy and prayers for all the wounded and ailing Morons & adjacents. Sleep well. I plan to. https://youtu.be/R7uC5m-IRns 💤 Posted by: mindful webworker - slowly I turned... at April 25, 2024 12:54 AM (L6R40) 365
Reading a news article about the Secret Service agent, it consistently referred to the agent as "they" and "their". I don't know if it was just due to the current journalism style guide, or if the agent is actually confused about what it is.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2024 12:54 AM (i6N8Y) 366
359 About the names? Just do the Mexican thing. They all have two surnames, the father's first (comes first) and the mother's first (comes second) for the kids.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) Jim, was there a thing for a while where the family surnames were conjoined with a "Y" so it would be something like Joaquin Francisco Hidalgo y Fernando Gomez Calderone, or was that more of a niche sort of thing, like for the nobility or local elites? Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 12:48 AM (+OBLx) Most of my ancestors on that side were dirt poor, so couldn't afford the "Calderon y Bravo" kind of add-ons to their names. I think it was mainly for the rich and those with "noble" blood. I have a few way, way back that DID do that. Even more, I saw some cases where in the records, the girls had the last name of their mom, the boys of their dad. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:55 AM (ynpvh) 367
360 Night, nurse.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz heh Posted by: The World According to Garp at April 25, 2024 12:49 AM (oGyF9) The world according to Gorp: Raisins and Peanuts... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 12:56 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: Miklos goes in at 9 AM, so last one for the road is right NOW at April 25, 2024 12:56 AM (oGyF9) 369
Escalating Hyphenations... Now that's a name I can work with!
Posted by: Mary Poppins at April 25, 2024 12:57 AM (46Cfy) 370
Reading a news article about the Secret Service agent, it consistently referred to the agent as "they" and "their". I don't know if it was just due to the current journalism style guide, or if the agent is actually confused about what it is.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy I'm guessing Yes Posted by: Miklos speculates thus for Reasons at April 25, 2024 12:58 AM (oGyF9) Posted by: Chasen Buttgig as Floyd the Barber at April 25, 2024 01:00 AM (oGyF9) 372
364
... Posted by: mindful webworker - slowly I turned... at April 25, 2024 12:54 AM (L6R40) Prayers, man. I've never had that done to me, but have been catherized and cystoscopies are fun...hey, lets shove a camera up the urinary tract. Gotta penis, well, that's just a bit of a longer path. Remember to RELAX when the camera gets to the urinary sphincter or it will REALLY hurt and bleed! Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:00 AM (ynpvh) 373
Somethings are just too perverted to become a Genius Award Winner. Man performed sex act on a corpse after breaking into hospital mortuary
“I FEEL THE URGE THE GROWING NEED TO FUCK THIS SINFUL CORPSE” Posted by: Slayer at April 25, 2024 01:00 AM (e0dkU) 374
Testing something, don't mint me...
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:02 AM (BLOW1) 375
Okay, and one more %% blah...
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:03 AM (BLOW1) 376
Yep, all good.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:03 AM (BLOW1) 377
371 Plenty of room for both.
Posted by: Pete Buttplug Ooo-oo-oo Posted by: Chasen Buttgig as Floyd the Barber at April 25, 2024 01:00 AM (oGyF9) I bet he doesn't need this book in his library... http://tiny.cc/hqjuxz Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:04 AM (ynpvh) 378
A test? Wait? I'm not ready!!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 01:04 AM (sAmhv) 379
376 Yep, all good.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:03 AM (BLOW1) So why the banning of two words together on the same line: Buggs Bunny ? Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:04 AM (ynpvh) 380
Bugs Bunny?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (BLOW1) 381
Don't mint me? Do people throw mints at you? That's kind of weird.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (sAmhv) Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:06 AM (41CYW) 384
381 Don't mint me? Do people throw mints at you? That's kind of weird.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (sAmhv) Well, it's a verb to, like minting coins... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:07 AM (ynpvh) 385
Escalating Hyphenations... Now that's a name I can work with!
Posted by: Mary Poppins Chim-chim-ery Posted by: Miklos with best Dick van Dyke cockney accent at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (oGyF9) 386
ugh. Too, not to.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (ynpvh) 387
364 Get healed up and healthy.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (41CYW) 388
Testing something, don't mint me...
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:02 AM (BLOW1) We really do have some of the best hashes.... Posted by: reason at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (s3On1) 389
Testing something, don't mint me...
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:02 AM (BLOW1) Bring it. Posted by: The Barrel at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (Dnobf) 390
mint:
transitive verb To produce (money) by stamping metal; coin. To invent or fabricate. "a phrase that was minted for one occasion." Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:09 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: Miklos used to like peppermingt schapps, Goldschlager in particular at April 25, 2024 01:09 AM (oGyF9) 392
382 380 Bugs Bunny?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (BLOW1) Do the double G Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:05 AM (ynpvh) Buggs You'll get the following message: Your message has been rejected because it looks like spam. If you aren't a spammer, please try changing the text of your message. (W) Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:10 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: Auntie Miklos at April 25, 2024 01:10 AM (oGyF9) Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:10 AM (41CYW) Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2024 01:13 AM (di6C2) 396
385 Escalating Hyphenations... Now that's a name I can work with!
Posted by: Mary Poppins Chim-chim-ery Posted by: Miklos with best Dick van Dyke cockney accent at April 25, 2024 01:08 AM (oGyF9) Is that like dueling banjos? https://youtu.be/NFutge4xn3w&t=17s Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:13 AM (ynpvh) 397
393 Testing something, don't mint me...
Posted by: Pixy Misa BACK TO BED YOUNG MAN Posted by: Auntie Miklos at April 25, 2024 01:10 AM (oGyF9) I think it's the afternoon there, auntie. Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2024 01:13 AM (di6C2) Posted by: 15 year old Miklos at April 25, 2024 01:14 AM (oGyF9) 399
Pixy’s training up a new set of hamsters, in case the current ones go on strike.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2024 01:14 AM (VNX3d) 400
I think it's the afternoon there, auntie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD The lad needs his rest before Tech Thread. Posted by: Auntie Miklos at April 25, 2024 01:15 AM (oGyF9) 401
I was not prepared for a Pixy pop quiz.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2024 01:16 AM (Sgq8y) 402
Is that like dueling banjos?
https://youtu.be/NFutge4xn3w&t=17s Posted by: jim Happy you remember that! Posted by: Miklos was a Child Star, well, that kid from Deliverance at April 25, 2024 01:17 AM (oGyF9) 403
I was not prepared for a Pixy pop quiz.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz BRING DEBBY THE COMFY CHAIR! Posted by: no one expects a Pixy pop quiz at April 25, 2024 01:18 AM (oGyF9) 404
In Europe, they have flavored condoms
Posted by: 15 year old Miklos ------------- Is this about the Scotch wrap? Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:19 AM (41CYW) 405
404 In Europe, they have flavored condoms
Posted by: 15 year old Miklos ------------- Is this about the Scotch wrap? Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:19 AM (41CYW) Don't forget the edible pan ties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJcv5qp2qXs&t=50s Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:22 AM (ynpvh) 406
Is this about the Scotch wrap?
Posted by: scampydog So. You have seen CapitalOne's famous Scottish ads- "So, what's in yer Sporran?" Posted by: Miklos McMiklos, of the Auld and Ancient Clan McMiklos at April 25, 2024 01:24 AM (oGyF9) 407
Question for the Horde. What browser are you finding that works the best for AOS? Duck Duck Go not working at all. Google is no bueno. Edge is working nicely, but I hate Edge. Recommendations?
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:24 AM (41CYW) 408
407 Question for the Horde. What browser are you finding that works the best for AOS? Duck Duck Go not working at all. Google is no bueno. Edge is working nicely, but I hate Edge. Recommendations?
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:24 AM (41CYW) I use FireFox. Got lots of scripts turned off. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:25 AM (ynpvh) Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at April 25, 2024 01:26 AM (oGyF9) Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:32 AM (41CYW) 411
E. Jean Carroll...The left sure uses the best and brightest and most honest witnesses, don't they?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:32 AM (ynpvh) 412
Question for the Horde. What browser are you finding that works the best for AOS? Duck Duck Go not working at all. Google is no bueno. Edge is working nicely, but I hate Edge. Recommendations?
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:24 AM (41CYW) I use FireFox. Got lots of scripts turned off. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) I use Edge and have zero problems here at AOS. In fact, I find it to be a very solid browser provided you turn off all the bloat they've added into it over the last few years. It's a bit of work to get it configured but once you do it just works. The cross device syncing is bulletproof anymore (in the early days that was not the case). I have spent a lot of time with Brave and found it to be a great alternative. The reason I don't use it is the PDF formatting when printing to file is not as good as Edge nor as convenient and Edge's Cross browser platform data swapping is just too handy to to give up. Posted by: Lost in Space at April 25, 2024 01:33 AM (b6UlB) 413
I use FireFox. Got lots of scripts turned off.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) --------- Thanks Jim. Not tried that. I'll give it a go. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:33 AM (41CYW) 414
412 LIS
---------- Neophyte with Edge but understand what you're speaking of. I'll poke around with it. Thanks for the feedback. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:36 AM (41CYW) 415
Is this about the Scotch wrap?
Posted by: scampydog Scotch *Rap* Oi like big Haggis and Oi cannae lie, Ye ither Boggarts canne deny, Mae Alimentary dinnae wan none, 'Less it's got sheep guts, mon! (extended Bagpipe solo and Highland Reels follow) Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 01:38 AM (+OBLx) 416
414 412 LIS
---------- Neophyte with Edge but understand what you're speaking of. I'll poke around with it. Thanks for the feedback. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:36 AM (41CYW) I needed to get a birth record from Mexico... Firefox wouldn't work. Edge worked until I tried to pay. Finally had to use Chrome. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:39 AM (ynpvh) 417
415 Is this about the Scotch wrap?
Posted by: scampydog Scotch *Rap* Oi like big Haggis and Oi cannae lie, Ye ither Boggarts canne deny, Mae Alimentary dinnae wan none, 'Less it's got sheep guts, mon! (extended Bagpipe solo and Highland Reels follow) Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 01:38 AM (+OBLx) You need the hot bagpipe chick to do it... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:39 AM (ynpvh) 418
Oi like big Haggis and Oi cannae lie,
Ye ither Boggarts canne deny, Mae Alimentary dinnae wan none, 'Less it's got sheep guts, mon! (extended Bagpipe solo and Highland Reels follow) Posted by: John Drake ------- Tip O The Cap to you. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:41 AM (41CYW) 419
Those of you who understand plumbing- I think I may be on the verge on being murdered, and rightly so. I normally take my rings off to was my face, but tonight, I didn’t and don’t even know why. My ring fell off my finger and went down the drain. I turned the water off immediately. I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper' 10 to 1 it's sitting in the bottom of the P trap right under the sink. Channel locks and 5 minutes. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 01:42 AM (9yXr+) 420
E. Jean Carroll...The left sure uses the best and brightest and most honest witnesses, don't they?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) ----------- E. Jean Carroll.... the refrigerator pickles of pickles. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:43 AM (41CYW) 421
420 E. Jean Carroll...The left sure uses the best and brightest and most honest witnesses, don't they?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) ----------- E. Jean Carroll.... the refrigerator pickles of pickles. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:43 AM (41CYW) Durian is called the king of fruit... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:47 AM (ynpvh) 422
Brave seems to work fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2024 01:47 AM (di6C2) 423
. My ring fell off my finger and went down the drain. I turned the water off immediately. I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper' ---------------- Piper, there is a J or U shaped trap under your sink. Likely white pipes that look like the letter J or U. It's called the trap - gaseous reasons for that name. Your ring is very likely therein. Put a bucket under the pipes and use channel locks or hands to unscrew the connections and take the pipes apart. Your ring will be in the U portion of the pipes. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:51 AM (41CYW) 424
Also I learned there is a 'Fall Guy' movie coming out that looks terrible. So for a trip down memory lane I YT'd some original Fall Guy clips; and I recalled Heather Thomas as being hot but did not recall just HOW hot, my God!!!
And learned why she kind of faded away: the combination of hot and nice, girl-next-door persona earned her the dubious title of 'Most Stalked Woman In Hollywood'. She had dozens of restraining orders, and those were just the weirdos she knew about. She got married to a guy with two daughters, and she was terrified for them. She eased off the screen because it had flatly become so unsafe it was no longer tenable. With that level of insanity, stalking on that scale, it's not workable: it's the old adage, "You have to win every time; they only have to win once." She ended her career out of totally valid concerns for her life and the lives of her family. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 01:51 AM (9yXr+) 425
I needed to get a birth record from Mexico...
Firefox wouldn't work. Edge worked until I tried to pay. Finally had to use Chrome. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) Wow, that's very specific. Sounds like somebody coded the website to Google Chrome. Posted by: Lost in Space at April 25, 2024 01:51 AM (b6UlB) 426
Durian is called the king of fruit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) -------- Had to look up Durian, you smarty. Posted by: The scampydog is improving his vocab at April 25, 2024 01:54 AM (41CYW) 427
You need the hot bagpipe chick to do it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) True indeed! I envision the video version in the form of roaming through the heather on the brae, with high roads and low roads taken, and a rousing finish with tam o'shanters tossed into the air. And there should also be the dwarf from the "Safety Dance" video, for reasons which are not yet apparent to me but which will come out in the edit. Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 01:55 AM (+OBLx) 428
My wife, just before we were to marry, said she would not take my name... even though her current name was from an Ex husband.
I said... then... why marry... not going to go there. She said OK, and took my name... but... during the divorce... did not want to give it back. Luckily. I won on both issues. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 01:57 AM (xaFKb) 429
You need the hot bagpipe chick to do it... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) She can unwrap me kilt Me pipes need blowin' Posted by: Miklos McMiklos, of the Auld and Ancient Clan McMiklos at April 25, 2024 01:58 AM (oGyF9) 430
423 . My ring fell off my finger and went down the drain. I turned the water off immediately. I will get a plumber out tomorrow and rip the entire sink and wall apart if I need, is there any chance my ring will still be there? This is a 1c fancy light blue diamond. I can’t just go get another one…I am sobbing right now.
Posted by: Piper' ---------------- Piper, there is a J or U shaped trap under your sink. Likely white pipes that look like the letter J or U. It's called the trap - gaseous reasons for that name. Your ring is very likely therein. Put a bucket under the pipes and use channel locks or hands to unscrew the connections and take the pipes apart. Your ring will be in the U portion of the pipes. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 01:51 AM (41CYW) Yup. There should be one if the pipes were done right. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:58 AM (ynpvh) 431
About the ring and sink trap: people drop stuff down sinks all the time. Things only very, very rarely make it past the trap even if you run water after them. The pressure isn't there.
The answer is to get one of those little basket things that fit into the drain stopper, a couple bucks at Ace or a home center. Look up 'sink strainer for bathroom'. They slip right in and don't require any tools. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 01:58 AM (9yXr+) 432
Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 01:51 AM (9yXr+)
80's... years of the Heathers... Heather Lockyer? Heather Thomas? Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 01:58 AM (xaFKb) 433
Also I learned there is a 'Fall Guy' movie coming out that looks terrible. So for a trip down memory lane I YT'd some original Fall Guy clips; and I recalled Heather Thomas
--------- Had her poster on my wall in my teens. Cocaine found her and she didn't run from it. Plenty of info about her addiction readily available. Smoke show of a woman. Posted by: The scampydog is improving his vocab at April 25, 2024 01:59 AM (41CYW) 434
428 My wife, just before we were to marry, said she would not take my name... even though her current name was from an Ex husband.
I said... then... why marry... not going to go there. She said OK, and took my name... but... during the divorce... did not want to give it back. Luckily. I won on both issues. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 01:57 AM (xaFKb) My sister said it's too much work to undo things and take back the maiden name, especially if the marriage lasted for more than a couple of years. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:59 AM (ynpvh) 435
True indeed! I envision the video version in the form of roaming through the heather on the brae, with high roads and low roads taken, and a rousing finish with tam o'shanters tossed into the air. And there should also be the dwarf from the "Safety Dance" video, for reasons which are not yet apparent to me but which will come out in the edit.
Posted by: John Drake For a small fee (just some fish, really) Posted by: Nessie at April 25, 2024 01:59 AM (oGyF9) 436
426 Durian is called the king of fruit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) -------- Had to look up Durian, you smarty. Posted by: The scampydog is improving his vocab at April 25, 2024 01:54 AM (41CYW) You should smell it at least once in your life. Go to a nearby asian fruit market; they probably have it. Frozen isn't good enough; you need to sniff it fresh... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:00 AM (ynpvh) 437
I saw Durian, Durian open for The Raspberries at Pike Place Market in 1987.
Posted by: Lost in Space at April 25, 2024 02:01 AM (b6UlB) 438
My sister said it's too much work to undo things and take back the maiden name, especially if the marriage lasted for more than a couple of years.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 01:59 AM (ynpvh) Yeah,, but if you cheat on me? Fuck you... you don't deserve my name. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:01 AM (xaFKb) 439
431 About the ring and sink trap: people drop stuff down sinks all the time. Things only very, very rarely make it past the trap even if you run water after them. The pressure isn't there.
The answer is to get one of those little basket things that fit into the drain stopper, a couple bucks at Ace or a home center. Look up 'sink strainer for bathroom'. They slip right in and don't require any tools. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 01:58 AM (9yXr+) I've also used a coat-hanger (metal) undone with one end with a tiny hook. I'ved fished stuff out that way before, but you'll get crud, too. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:02 AM (ynpvh) 440
Tip: If your ring comes off into the sink, don't try to grab it. Instead, put your hand over the drain.
Posted by: Heloise at April 25, 2024 02:02 AM (46Cfy) 441
Posted by: Piper'
And sadly... don't flush the toilet or take a shower until the plumber gets there... just in case. All depends on how far down the pipe the ring has gone. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:03 AM (xaFKb) 442
FUN FACT
Speaking of Heathers (which was also a girl hair thing in the 70s) Heather Locklear and I are distant cousins, through our Proud Native American Heritage. Too bad she went Krazee Posted by: Miklos, Proud Lumbee at April 25, 2024 02:03 AM (oGyF9) 443
You should smell it at least once in your life. Go to a nearby asian fruit market; they probably have it. Frozen isn't good enough; you need to sniff it fresh...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) ----------------- Cautious side eye....sounds eeriliy similar to that Aussie that told me that Vegemite was yummy. Posted by: The scampydog is improving his vocab at April 25, 2024 02:03 AM (41CYW) 444
Firefox wouldn't work.
Edge worked until I tried to pay. Finally had to use Chrome. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) Wow, that's very specific. Sounds like somebody coded the website to Google Chrome. Posted by: Lost in Space' That is weird. Up until quite recently I had a lot of trouble with forms and payments with Chrome, a lot of websites were coded for Explorer/Edge. Wow! Here's the answer: looking up 'browser market share' in Mexico, Chrome has a whopping, eye-popping market share of 74%! Holy crap, everyone in Mexico is using Chrome. That's crazy. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:03 AM (9yXr+) 445
Tip: If your ring comes off into the sink, don't try to grab it. Instead, put your hand over the drain.
Posted by: Heloise Hey Heloise, what are you wearing? *hint hint* Posted by: Miklos, has a tip at April 25, 2024 02:04 AM (oGyF9) Posted by: Miklos, wh happens to like seafood at April 25, 2024 02:05 AM (oGyF9) 447
443 You should smell it at least once in your life. Go to a nearby asian fruit market; they probably have it. Frozen isn't good enough; you need to sniff it fresh...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) ----------------- Cautious side eye....sounds eeriliy similar to that Aussie that told me that Vegemite was yummy. Posted by: The scampydog is improving his vocab at April 25, 2024 02:03 AM (41CYW) Let's just say that it's banned from workplaces in Singapore for very good reasons. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:06 AM (ynpvh) 448
Sweats, apron, a mud pack, and a hair net. Why do you ask?
Posted by: Heloise at April 25, 2024 02:06 AM (46Cfy) 449
you need to sniff it fresh...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) I rate this as TRUE Posted by: Miklos, ----------- I rate this as you bastiges (Johnny Dangerously reference) are flashing back to your 13yr old brains that think it funny to put one over on 'ol scampy. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 02:08 AM (41CYW) 450
Speaking of ... geographcally situated rap, there is a real thing, it troubles me to say, called German Rap. Peter Fox is sort of the focus of this, and it is....terrifying, appealing, and disturbing. Watch and listed if you dare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdtLCfEcPL4 The guy is brilliant, and 50 quatloos to anyone who spots the Peanuts reference. Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 02:09 AM (+OBLx) 451
Sweats, apron, a mud pack, and a hair net. Why do you ask?
Posted by: Heloise Allow me to tenderly remove all, my love Posted by: Miklos, in best Peppy le Pew voice at April 25, 2024 02:10 AM (oGyF9) 452
Re: Heather Thomas and coke, yeah, I knew about that but also heard she'd cleaned herself up for the most part. Then she got hit by a car and had damage to her legs; I did not know she'd also faded out because of the insane level of stalking.
She married an entertainment lawyer who seems... well off, and she likely didn't have to work anymore anyway. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:11 AM (9yXr+) 453
I'd think that a 1 carat ring would be heavy enough to stay firmly in the trap.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2024 02:12 AM (di6C2) 454
I see no problem with flashing back to my 13 year old brain.
Been doing that for years (more frequently, these days) Posted by: Miklos, Immature beyond his years at April 25, 2024 02:12 AM (oGyF9) Posted by: Mayor Pete at April 25, 2024 02:12 AM (41CYW) 456
Allow me to tenderly remove all,
'my love' Posted by: Miklos, in best Peppy le Pew' Oh come on it's ' My Leetle Peezh-ohn'. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:14 AM (9yXr+) 457
451 Sweats, apron, a mud pack, and a hair net. Why do you ask?
Posted by: Heloise Allow me to tenderly remove all, my love Posted by: Miklos, in best Peppy le Pew voice at April 25, 2024 02:10 AM (oGyF9) Best be careful, Milkos: she's packing. Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:15 AM (ynpvh) 458
She married an entertainment lawyer who seems... well off, and she likely didn't have to work anymore anyway.
Posted by: LenNeal ----------- She hit the genetic lottery. Easy on the eyes for sure. I wish any/all well that suffer from addiction. The publicly available info on her hubby is as you stated...he is odd. May she find peace. Posted by: Mayor Pete at April 25, 2024 02:18 AM (41CYW) 459
For a small fee (just some fish, really)
Posted by: Nessie Only fair, but if the dwarf from the Safety Dance video doesn't work out, we could toss him in as an extra bit of compensation. Remember, we want you to emerge on cue, long plesiosaur-like neck raised, then slowly tilt your head down, all pensive with the glorious and sad history of the Highland clans. We'll need you again for the bridge and the reprise, and if you're agile enough with those fins, we'll see if wardrobe can't find enough tartan to turn you out in good Inverness plaid for the final dance number. You could keep the sporran and the tam. Just have your people appear suddenly and unexpectedly from the depths and call my people, and we'll work out the details. Stardom beckons - today a drab heather-drenched brae, tomorrow, the Orkneys, then the big time .... GLASGOW! Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 02:20 AM (+OBLx) 460
458 She married an entertainment lawyer who seems... well off, and she likely didn't have to work anymore anyway.
Posted by: LenNeal ----------- She hit the genetic lottery. Easy on the eyes for sure. I wish any/all well that suffer from addiction. The publicly available info on her hubby is as you stated...he is odd. May she find peace. Posted by: Mayor Pete at April 25, 2024 02:18 AM (41CYW) I'd think you'd be more after the husband... Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:20 AM (ynpvh) 461
Speaking of Pepe Le Pew, it's likely most of us when seeing the very first cartoon of his appearance (1945), didn't quite pick up that he is pursuing an obviously male cat.
Evidently the whole pursuit was an in-joke about homosexual activity in New York City parks. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:21 AM (9yXr+) 462
While we're off on weird tangents, do any of you late-nighters have any recall of a Beat or Beat-adjacent novel that had a character named Sailor? It's been tickling my brain for a while now.
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me, maybe? Posted by: Philip, aka Heloise at April 25, 2024 02:21 AM (46Cfy) 463
I see no problem with flashing back to my 13 year old brain.
Been doing that for years (more frequently, these days) Posted by: Miklos, Immature beyond his years ===== 13 year old brain....so crazy backyard whiffle ball game rules. OK. Let 'er buck. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 02:22 AM (41CYW) 464
463 I see no problem with flashing back to my 13 year old brain.
Been doing that for years (more frequently, these days) Posted by: Miklos, Immature beyond his years ===== 13 year old brain....so crazy backyard whiffle ball game rules. OK. Let 'er buck. Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 02:22 AM (41CYW) I wish I could go back to my 13 year old brain. The one that thought people were basically good... that I had a chance in life.. that if I did the RIGHT fucking thing, Karma / God would give me good life. sadly... I'm older, and wiser now. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:24 AM (xaFKb) 465
Dogs live with us in trust. It would be better for those betraying that trust to have a millstone hanged around the neck and be cast into the sea.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2024 09:53 I hope I'm living up to that trust when we take Bailey in for her last visit to the vet. We've thought she was a gonner since Thanksgiving but she has made it past her 14th birthday on Apr 14, never thought that would happen. That's a long run for a big yeller lab. Tonight's the first night she hasn't thrown up in 4 nights. Maybe she's becoming at peace in her dementia. We did have a good time Bales. Posted by: Farmer at April 25, 2024 02:27 AM (55Qr6) 466
Sorry for your loss, Farmer. Give Bailey a scritch behind the ears from me.
Posted by: Philip at April 25, 2024 02:29 AM (46Cfy) 467
452 Re: Heather Thomas and coke, yeah, I knew about that but also heard she'd cleaned herself up for the most part. Then she got hit by a car and had damage to her legs; I did not know she'd also faded out because of the insane level of stalking.
She married an entertainment lawyer who seems... well off, and she likely didn't have to work anymore anyway. Posted by: LenNeal A few actresses have done the married a really rich guy and dropped the Hollywood madness. Daniela Biachi (A Bond girl, From Russia with Love) kind of did that. She did a few movies, mostly in Italy, then married a billionaire and quit acting. It worked out for her nicely. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 02:30 AM (sAmhv) 468
The beer story is why I have committed to care of my 95 yo father in my home. I hope I can provide him with a freedom to face his last days.
He had two beers today. Posted by: Noxid Eel Llahsram at April 25, 2024 02:31 AM (NIBVe) 469
Goodnight, Horde.
Posted by: Philip at April 25, 2024 02:31 AM (46Cfy) 470
A few actresses have done the married a really rich guy and dropped the Hollywood madness. Daniela Biachi (A Bond girl, From Russia with Love) kind of did that. She did a few movies, mostly in Italy, then married a billionaire and quit acting. It worked out for her nicely.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 02:30 AM (sAmhv) Lets see.... do the casting couch bullshit with folks that you DON'T like... or marry a rich guy who you don't mind sleeping with.... seems pretty simple to me. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:32 AM (xaFKb) 471
You'd think I'd know the answer to the 'Sailor' query but I read Dharma Bums when I was about 19? And thought all the characters were degenerate losers.
Much later read Orpheus Emerged and my opinion did not change. Not much interest in The Beats. Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:33 AM (9yXr+) 472
468 The beer story is why I have committed to care of my 95 yo father in my home. I hope I can provide him with a freedom to face his last days.
He had two beers today. Posted by: Noxid Eel Llahsram at April 25, 2024 02:31 AM (NIBVe) Kudos to you good friend.... making our parents last moments better... NOT WITH WHAT WE WANT, but with what THEY want... been there... done that... have no regrets. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:34 AM (xaFKb) 473
Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:33 AM (9yXr+)
If you have never been a Sailor... if you have not lived your life on the Sea, divorced from normal society? WHICH WE ARE. Living in an environment that is constantly trying to kill you? Let's just say... we have a different view on the term.. Sailor. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:36 AM (xaFKb) 474
Tonight's the first night she hasn't thrown up in 4 nights. Maybe she's becoming at peace in her dementia. We did have a good time Bales.
Posted by: Farmer I lived through and cared for my Molly Dog, a big black lab, in her end days. It ain't easy but it is part of the bargin struck when we bring those puppers home. it is going to be alright Posted by: Lost in Space at April 25, 2024 02:37 AM (b6UlB) 475
No takers on Peter Fox yet? He's got a milder number called Haus am See" (a house on the lake) that showcases his other range of talents.
I will say that at least German rap doesn't suffer from the pitfall that French Rap is stuck in - it's not irritating. Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 02:38 AM (+OBLx) 476
Good night, brainiacs. As always, it's something between drinking out of an old tennis shoe, a tilt of Frank's Hot Sauce, two aspirin, and an education. Thanks for......well not sure. Thanks.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 02:39 AM (41CYW) 477
Romeo13,
She didn't want to be an actress. She wanted to be a ballerina but grew into a voluptuous Italian gal and that ended. Didn't speak English very well so Hollywood dreams were out. Plus, again, she wasn't that interested in acting. Her IMdB page is a short read but interesting. Came from wealth. Drove the director of 'From Russia with Love' mad because she ignored his verbal abuse and laughed at him. Sat around, ate chocolate, read books on the set. Most everybody else on set loved her. She was VERY Italian. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 02:39 AM (sAmhv) 478
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 25, 2024 02:39 AM (sAmhv)
Which is why I'm glad some in Hollywood either get, or have, a clue.... Kudos to her. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:41 AM (xaFKb) 479
I did read everything of Hunter S. Thompson I could lay my hands on, and still list The Great Shark Hunt as 'formative', I guess. Fear and Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72 is a masterpiece of American impressionistic reporting; but I kind of lost interest in HST after that book, as I thought that about halfway through the book he lost his mind.
Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:42 AM (9yXr+) 480
476 Good night, brainiacs. As always, it's something between drinking out of an old tennis shoe, a tilt of Frank's Hot Sauce, two aspirin, and an education. Thanks for......well not sure. Thanks.
Posted by: scampydog at April 25, 2024 02:39 AM (41CYW) Aw... come on... you have not even hit the late night West Coast drunk crew!!!! Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:43 AM (xaFKb) 481
Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:42 AM (9yXr+)
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. LSD is an interesting drug... it can enlighten you... at the same time it can lead down paths that have nothing to do with reality. Won't admit I have any experience.... but... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:45 AM (xaFKb) 482
Speaking of Italians, if you have an historical bent and don't mind subtitles, Amazon Prime has a TV detective show, 'Detective De Luca', that's pretty good. Great cars, set before and after WWII with lots of political intrigue obscure to most.
And it's Italian so there is lots of 'scenery', if you know what I mean... Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:46 AM (9yXr+) Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 02:47 AM (xaFKb) Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:51 AM (9yXr+) 485
Well, better get onto my plan of going shooting and then to the office to get some work done.
Posted by: LenNeal at April 25, 2024 02:52 AM (9yXr+) 486
night all.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 25, 2024 02:57 AM (ynpvh) 487
Tonight's the first night she hasn't thrown up in 4 nights. Maybe she's becoming at peace in her dementia. We did have a good time Bales.
Posted by: Farmer I lived through and cared for my Molly Dog, a big black lab, in her end days. It ain't easy but it is part of the bargin struck when we bring those puppers home. it is going to be alright Posted by: Lost in Space at April 25, 2024 02:37 TY LiS, yes it will be all right. After I posted she did puke again, that just confirmed we are making the right decision. My sweet baby is sleeping soundly now, after some some horrendous gas that helps confirm I am doing the right thing. Yikes. Posted by: Farmer at April 25, 2024 03:18 AM (55Qr6) 488
I wish I could go back to my 13 year old brain. The one that thought people were basically good... that I had a chance in life.. that if I did the RIGHT fucking thing, Karma / God would give me good life.
sadly... I'm older, and wiser now. Posted by: Romeo13 You haven’t been nibbled to death by a duck … Just sayin’ Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:19 AM (4Winp) 489
So...close...to...500...I throw the fluttering torch forward....will anyone seize it and make that last stretch...(cough)...darkness gathers...is this the last of Drake...is this truly...the final comment?
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:21 AM (+OBLx) 490
490
Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:21 AM (o3SCB) 491
Wait,... is 500 a thing now for late night?
Hell, I'm sure I can piss SOMEONE off enough to get us over that hill. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:22 AM (xaFKb) Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:23 AM (4Winp) 493
492 .is this truly...the final comment?
Posted by: John Drake Yes. Yes it was … Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:23 AM (4Winp) Wait... like.. the Final Count Down? Great song by the way... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:24 AM (xaFKb) 494
Hell, I'm sure I can piss SOMEONE off enough to get us over that hill.
Posted by: Romeo13 Ginger … with a crossbow … while pouring maple syrup on French toast. Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:25 AM (4Winp) 495
Ya all are wimpin out... is this how we reacted when the germans bombed pearl harbor?
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:25 AM (xaFKb) 496
496
Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:26 AM (o3SCB) 497
Wait... like.. the Final Count Down?
I think he was going for a “Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of Rico?” Vibe … Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:27 AM (4Winp) 498
494 Hell, I'm sure I can piss SOMEONE off enough to get us over that hill.
Posted by: Romeo13 Ginger … with a crossbow … while pouring maple syrup on French toast. Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:25 AM (4Winp) And I still think the Professor could have go them rescued at any time... but with both Ginger and Mary Anne there??? and the FACT that the Skipper, had his "little buddy'... and the Howells were a couple? Yeah... the Professor had it goin on... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:27 AM (xaFKb) 499
Teeing it up:
Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:27 AM (o3SCB) 500
500
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 25, 2024 03:27 AM (KbuES) 501
heh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 25, 2024 03:28 AM (KbuES) 502
Congratulations, Biden's Dog!
Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:28 AM (o3SCB) 503
498 bottle of beer on the wall …
Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:28 AM (4Winp) 504
500 500
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 25, 2024 03:27 AM (KbuES) SCOORRRRREEEEEEEE Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:28 AM (xaFKb) 505
Something about 13 year old brains made me do it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 25, 2024 03:29 AM (KbuES) 506
I mean...it doesn't have to be...perhaps the way has already been prepared...I'll regenerate as Peter Davidson and carry on...no, that was the Tom Baker Dr. Who...why didn't he ever get busy with that Sarah Jane chick...you didn't have to be a Time Lord to read the signals she was sending...if I had a TARDIS I'd go back and electrocute whoever was responsible for Disco...and for the Love Boat...but then how would people ever learn...bagpipes...I hear bagpipes!...I will go and you will bide...catchy...catchyyyyy tune...
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:30 AM (+OBLx) 507
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:30 AM (+OBLx)
Sorry... grew up with Disco... got me laid a number of times. The whole concept of you could actually TOUCH the girl you were dancing with? fucking score. and yes... I was Nerd boy who learned to dance. So while I HATE where it ended up? the early days of Disco were very cool. Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 03:34 AM (xaFKb) 508
505 Something about 13 year old brains made me do it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 25, 2024 03:29 AM (KbuES) hahahahaha wiffle ball Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:37 AM (o3SCB) Posted by: Adriane the Full Moon Critic . . . at April 25, 2024 03:38 AM (4Winp) 510
Draws in huge gush of breath - over 500! You magnificent minds made it happen - life can continue.
And Romeo13, your point is well-taken. Remember that in my oxygen-starved dying ramble above, I abandoned the idea of destroying disco and the Love Boat, because people had to learn. The lesson was what Disco became and why it must never be allowed to go that far again. As for the Love Boat, it indirectly informed a naive public about STDs and the danger of letting the guy from the Mary Tyler Moore Show wear a captain's hat and host a romantic anthology show. Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:43 AM (+OBLx) 511
And now, the end is near And so we face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:49 AM (o3SCB) 512
Was thinking it was Friday
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2024 03:52 AM (fwDg9) 513
I am ...rejuvenated. You all saved the thread and, indirectly, me. New adventures now beckon ahead. I look at the globe, spin it, and stop it with a touch. Hmmmm - a waterway shared by Russia, Iran, and so many other countries. A riddle? Yes...what *did* the Caspian see?
I'm off, bindlestaff over my shoulder, marching along. (soft whistling of It's a Long Way To Tipperary). Remember (voice growing fainter as Drake proceeds further away) , the whole world is a circus if you look at it the right way. Every time you pick up a handful of dust, and see not the dust, but a mystery, a marvel, there in your hand, every time you stop and think, "I'm alive, and being alive is fantastic!" Every time such a thing happens, you are part of the Circus of John Drake! As Drake's figure fades from sight, the last words can be heard "Actually, I stole that from the Seven Faces of Dr. Lao. Still cool though. Auf wiedersehennn (voice fades to nothingness). Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:58 AM (+OBLx) 514
511
And now, the end is near And so we face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain Posted by: m at April 25, 2024 03:49 AM (o3SCB) /Bows... We are not worthy.... Sinatra.... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 04:03 AM (xaFKb) 515
PIXY's TECH THREAD IS NOOD
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2024 04:03 AM (fwDg9) 516
As Drake's figure fades from sight, the last words can be heard "Actually, I stole that from the Seven Faces of Dr. Lao. Still cool though. Auf wiedersehennn (voice fades to nothingness).
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 03:58 AM (+OBLx) Seven Faces of Doctor Lao... saw it with the Family in Pine Crest outdoor theatre... in the mountains of Central Calif when I was like... 8? Scared the shit out of me. Funny how I watched it a couple of years ago... and it did not age well... but at the time? wow... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2024 04:05 AM (xaFKb) 517
(From a great distance) Scary movie to watch as a kid, but the farcical bits become more prominent when you view it later. Check out the book they based it on - a very, very dark bit of fantasy. Ray Bradbury based Something Wicked This Way Comes on both the book and the movie. Great performance by Tony Curtis - he even took the trouble to learn how to pronounce "Lao" correctly. Now I've got to see if I can do some island-hopping along the Aleutians - the Caspian Sea beckons!
Posted by: John Drake at April 25, 2024 04:15 AM (+OBLx) 518
13 year old brain....so crazy backyard whiffle ball game rules. OK. Let 'er buck.
Posted by: scampydog I survived lawn darts. Do your worst. Posted by: Nine-Toe Miklos at April 25, 2024 04:19 AM (oGyF9) 519
489 So...close...to...500...I throw the fluttering torch forward....will anyone seize it and make that last stretch...(cough)...darkness gathers...is this the last of Drake...is this truly...the final comment?
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