Mid-Morning Art Thread

Lutte de taureaux
Jacques-Raymond Brascassat

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 I'll take a steak

Posted by: Skip at May 15, 2024 09:30 AM (MRnSs)

2 Would eat

Posted by: Next2Nothing at May 15, 2024 09:30 AM (tA1/w)

3 Dog so Art. That’s some tough beef.

Posted by: Corona exile-back_in_exile at May 15, 2024 09:30 AM (URIv5)

4 Wholly ciw!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 09:31 AM (991eG)

5 David French endorses this art.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:31 AM (tA1+m)

6 And a dog so Art

Posted by: Skip at May 15, 2024 09:31 AM (MRnSs)

7 Nice looking dog.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

8 Bullshit

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 09:32 AM (Q4IgG)

9 "Bull Fight"?

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 09:32 AM (AwYPR)

10 Their heads look really small.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 09:32 AM (d04cU)

11 Good-lookin' mutt. I bet he's a very good boy.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (d04cU)

12 That's a lotta bull!

Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)

13 Cherchez la heifer….

Posted by: tubal at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (QP8A0)

14 What’s that kid with the stick gonna do about it?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (tA1+m)

15 I think the lighter colored one may be a "Charolais".

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (AwYPR)

16 Lutte de taureaux

Taurus for us!

Posted by: Have you driven a Ford ... lately? at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (OguvZ)

17 What a bunch of bull!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (L/fGl)

18 Biden sees himself as the brown bull debating Trump.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

19 10 Their heads look really small.

Just the tip.

Posted by: And no, I'm not a waitress at May 15, 2024 09:34 AM (dg+HA)

20 Much better than that fucking poodle that won last night.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 15, 2024 09:34 AM (ufFY8)

21 Looks like one of them dropped a contact.

Posted by: t-bird at May 15, 2024 09:34 AM (GCKiK)

22 Much better than that fucking poodle that won last night.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at May 15, 2024 09:34 AM (ufFY

I saw that...this country's gone to hell.

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 09:35 AM (AwYPR)

23 Is anyone here a bovine biologist?

Posted by: Larry David at May 15, 2024 09:35 AM (dg+HA)

24 Cherchez la heifer…

They’re fighting over Stacey Abrams?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:35 AM (tA1+m)

25 Pitche de vasche.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 15, 2024 09:36 AM (P9xGM)

26 My poos are never dull. Just ask the Pope!
— Joe Biden

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (tA1+m)

27 Is the kid throwing a spear ?

Posted by: JT at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (T4tVD)

28 Does the guy with the stick thinks he the referee or what?

Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

29 What's that kid think he's gonna' do w/that stick?

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (AwYPR)

30 The "bulls" part I get, but what is the "Lutte" word?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (omVj0)

31 That stick the guy is wielding is going to get him killed.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 09:38 AM (NpAcC)

32 Reminds me of a true story I heard a guy on YouTube recount. Some crazy bet towards the end of the 1800s where an American rancher took two bison to the arenas of Mexico to fight matadors and fighting bulls. Kind of long, but a great adventure with lots of twists and turns: https://tinyurl.com/4cat7bu3

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 15, 2024 09:39 AM (JCZqz)

33 CBD, I was traveling yesterday morning, so I missed the Cadaver Synod Art Thread. Too bad, that’s one of my favorites, both as a painting and as a historical topic. Thanks for posting it anyway.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:39 AM (tA1+m)

34 what is the "Lutte" word?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 09:37 AM (omVj0)

Google says "struggle" ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at May 15, 2024 09:39 AM (+xYe0)

35 Okay, "lutte" is "struggle." The Struggle of the Bulls.

NIie detail and texture, capturing the battle, the dog racing up to bark, and the boy with the stick.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 09:39 AM (omVj0)

36 "Struggle of Cattle"?

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 09:40 AM (AwYPR)

37 Here is the cartoon of the painting:

https://tinyurl.com/3jdmhd38

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:40 AM (ENQN6)

38 FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

My money is on the bull on the right. Looks like he has the tactical advantage as his opponent is being pushed downslope, and thus can't get sufficient leverage to push back.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 15, 2024 09:40 AM (7fElN)

39 Brass hat because Tin hats were not needed in this bucolic period.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (w9Wax)

40 The farmer seems upset

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (v60bd)

41 They’re fighting over Stacey Abrams?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:35 AM (tA1+m)

Noir heifer

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (ENQN6)

42 The sniper and his dog will eat well tonight

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (D0iFB)

43 Whichever bull loses...the grill wins!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (7fElN)

44 Pope Decomp yesterday, and today we have-hey, are those papal bulls?

Posted by: Bum Steer at May 15, 2024 09:41 AM (V5BDR)

45 /punchline

lets stroll down the hill and fuck all of them

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (ENQN6)

46 Lutte de taureaux 1837

by Jacques Raymond Brascassat
painting by Jacques-Raymond Brascassat (Museum: Nantes Museum of Arts)

Size:
196.4 x 150.3 cm
Credit:
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (RHGPo)

47 Call us!

Posted by: Japan Sumo Association at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (w9Wax)

48 Something The Bulls. Not sure what the infinitive of "lutte" is. If it was Spanish I could tell you and would guess "lucha," which means "fight."

Also the artist is better at painting animals than people. That guy looks like he's missing an arm.

Posted by: pookysgirl, language and art critic at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (dtlDP)

49 This is a good painting. You can really see the power these animals have and the powerlessness of the cowherd.

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (EwaUh)

50 Lizzo and Stacey Adams fighting over the last french fry?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (TpxpJ)

51 Looks like they’re a gently undulating meadow.

So I guess the bulls are down with the struggle.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:43 AM (tA1+m)

52 If you look closely in the background on the left, you can make out a horse with a 'what the hell is going on' look.

Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)

53 They're fighting over some Karen's bag of crap. She's already stomped into the mud.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (0FoWg)

54 I wanted to call this "My Struggle," but my publisher nixed the title.

Posted by: The Bull at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (d04cU)

55 This is a good painting. You can really see the power these animals have and the powerlessness of the cowherd.
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:42 AM (EwaUh)
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It's a good reminder that no matter how placid or docile an animal might seem, pound-for-pound, most animals are far, far stronger than humans.

All it takes for an animal to wreck your day is for *it* to be having a bad day.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (7fElN)

56 looks like Wal Mart on a Saturday night in the frozen food aisle. Gimme dat, noes yous gimme dat, oh hells naw yous gimmes dat!

Would Hang.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (IebSC)

57 Beef, it’s what’s for dinner.

Posted by: Matthew McConaughey at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (Wvwti)

58
Lutte de taureaux

A latte made with bullshit?

What is this place, Starbucks?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (4dfRF)

59 FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

My money is on the bull on the right. Looks like he has the tactical advantage as his opponent is being pushed downslope, and thus can't get sufficient leverage to push back.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Until the bull on the left performs Judo. Drops to knees, lets right bull's weight and gravity take over as right bull carries over left bull's back.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (SVQQi)

60 I loved the Texas Bull and Bear fight in the Lonesome Dove books.

The grizzly comes down to take a heifer and the Texas Bull decides that he does not want to share.

They then have to rope the bull and sew his hide back together.

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:45 AM (ENQN6)

61 I like the lighting. The dark clouds in the background provide a nice contrast to the bulls in the light in the foreground. Their colors contrast too with the rest of the scene. Meanwhile the human is in earth-tones which hides him a bit. You don't see him until later. The focus is on all that beef.

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:45 AM (EwaUh)

62 58 Civet coffee has entered the chat.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:46 AM (tA1+m)

63 I'm assuming that this painting is European. I guess that if someone from whichever country he came from (France?) likes it, they have "dark, nationalistic feelings" or are bulls fighting o.k. because lots of non European countries have bulls? Except-horrors!!-there seems to be a white farmer in the background.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 09:46 AM (XkYcA)

64 Inspiration for the Ruttles song "Hey Bullfight".

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 15, 2024 09:46 AM (w9Wax)

65 Thanks for posting it anyway.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:39 AM (tA1+m)

It was a weird one...but I liked it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (d9fT1)

66 If you look closely in the background on the left, you can make out a horse with a 'what the hell is going on' look.
Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:43 AM (Oy/m2)

I think that's the "Shit, I bet 500 livres on the pale bull" look.

Posted by: spindrift at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (OguvZ)

67 Lutte de taureaux.

That's ridiculous. A bull can't play a lute. They haven't the manual dexterity.

Posted by: red speck at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (0Id0S)

68 Beef, it’s what’s for dinner.

Posted by: Matthew McConaughey at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (Wvwti)

Crud, I forgot the name of the music that always accompanied those ads.

Posted by: pookysgirl is going to bugged by this until she remembers at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (dtlDP)

69

Big Mike versus Kamalaho, who has the bigger dick?

Posted by: Pendulating Richard at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (SQTFO)

70 Somewhere a little girl with pigtails is waiting for her big moment of defiance. No yet, though. Too dangerous!

Posted by: Matthew McConaughey at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (Wvwti)

71
"Hey, Pop, let's run down there and fook a couple of cows."

"No, let's walk down there and fook them all."

-- Just the "Colors" punchline

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (4dfRF)

72 Title
Bull fight

Author
BRASCASSAT Jacques Raymond
Author clarification
Bordeaux, 1804; Paris, 1867

Country school
France

Creation period
2nd quarter 19th century
Creation vintage
1837 circa

Materials - techniques
oil paint , wood

Ingres Bourdelle museum - Montauban - M0607

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (ENQN6)

73 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

It's awful.

Maybe Kris will "fisk" it in the comments!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (d9fT1)

74 This is such a complete image to convey the artist's wishes. The accurate musculature of the animals, including the dog, the poses of the bulls as they fight, the impression of unbridled, natural power of the animals is echoed in the stormy clouds and the deep, dense greens of the landscape. Even having the bulls slightly off center emphasizes the sense of movement and struggle as the animals fight for domination.

Brascassat was famous for his animal scenes and landscapes and I can see why.

Posted by: JTB at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (zudum)

75 5 David French endorses this art.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus

Mmmmmmm. I'll take the brown one.

Posted by: David French's Wife at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (JCZqz)

76 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (4dfRF)

see 45

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:49 AM (ENQN6)

77
"Hey, Pop, let's run down there and fook a couple of cows."

"No, let's walk down there and fook them all."

-- Just the punchline from "Colors"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:49 AM (4dfRF)

78 73 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

It's awful.

Maybe Kris will "fisk" it in the comments!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (d9fT1)

======

Modern art is better than old art because modern art has decided that technique and beauty are ugly while ugliness is beautiful.

Peon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:49 AM (GBKbO)

79 It's a good reminder that no matter how placid or docile an animal might seem, pound-for-pound, most animals are far, far stronger than humans.

All it takes for an animal to wreck your day is for *it* to be having a bad day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (7fElN)

I know this from experience, unfortunately. When an animal gets focused on wrecking something -- get out of the way.

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (EwaUh)

80 Crud, I forgot the name of the music that always accompanied those ads.

Posted by: pookysgirl is going to bugged by this until she remembers at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (dtlDP)

"Fanfare For The Common Man" just popped up in my head...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (d9fT1)

81
Two bulls in a terrible tiff
Came to blows at the edge of a cliff
But despite so much at stake
'Twas their names that rook the cake
One was Chuck, the other was Biff

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (991eG)

82 This scene shows the breakdown of civilized disagreement in the first half of the 21st century.

One of the bulls favored the development of "plant-based" and "lab-grown" meat substitutes to stop the slaughter of his kind for food, but the other bull believed that such developments will lead to a bovine population collapse and the pointless slaughter of his brothers due to economic culling.

The incident started as an Oxford-style debate, but the participants started attacking each-other's lineage and the fight broke out when the second bull questioned the accuracy of the records for the first's paternal line.

Once the fight was finished, the debate coordinators continued under Oxford rules and ultimately declared a debate winner.

Posted by: Annals of Bovine Debate, Third Edition at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (d04cU)

83 I enjoyed reading the book Ferdinand to my son when he was little. But then, I enjoyed reading to him in general.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (tA1+m)

84 You can imagine why we keep goats instead.

Posted by: Achmed Al-Achmed at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (sZIeh)

85 Something The Bulls. Not sure what the infinitive of "lutte" is. If it was Spanish I could tell you and would guess "lucha," which means "fight."

Posted by: pookysgirl

-------------

The interwebs translate it as "bull wrestling."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 15, 2024 09:50 AM (Dm8we)

86 Peon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:49 AM (GBKbO)

Be careful what you wish for...

I have spent a fair amount of time in the modern art wings of a bunch of museums, and even went to a few museums dedicated to it...like The Tate Modern.

Oh, the things I have seen!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:51 AM (d9fT1)

87 Copland, "Rodeo."

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (zdLoL)

88

It's a lot easier to stump train a sheep...

Posted by: Pervo Pete at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (SQTFO)

89
I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

It's awful.

Chock full of all the charm and tampons the man himself possesses, is it?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (4dfRF)

90 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Queen Charles III doesn't even have the decency to burn it ala Churchill did with his first one.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (TpxpJ)

91 68 Beef, it’s what’s for dinner.

Posted by: Matthew McConaughey at May 15, 2024 09:44 AM (Wvwti)

Crud, I forgot the name of the music that always accompanied those ads.
Posted by: pookysgirl is going to bugged by this until she remembers at May 15, 2024 09:47 AM (dtlDP)

Is is part of Aaron Copland - Hoedown

Hoedown
I gots a hoedown down in the 3rd ward

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (ENQN6)

92 Curly Howard did a fine job fighting an angry bull in their short-What's the Matador?

Posted by: Stoogemania at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (V5BDR)

93 86 Be careful what you wish for...

I have spent a fair amount of time in the modern art wings of a bunch of museums, and even went to a few museums dedicated to it...like The Tate Modern.

Oh, the things I have seen!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:51 AM (d9fT1)

========

I have also been to the Tate Modern.

I don't get emotional about art. That place pissed me off.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (GBKbO)

94 The Snuggle With the Bull.

Posted by: Jonah G at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (SYTee)

95
Dog, therefore art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2024 09:53 AM (MoZTd)

96 The little boy with the stick, pretending he's in charge...

Posted by: t-bird at May 15, 2024 09:53 AM (SVUxP)

97 Welcome to the qualifying round for Pamplona.

Posted by: ESPN at May 15, 2024 09:53 AM (dg+HA)

98 The interwebs translate it as "bull wrestling."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

AKA 'Saturday Night' after hours of drinking on High Street and leaving for a quieter spot.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 09:53 AM (TpxpJ)

99 This painting is ripe for a Disney DEI reinterpretation.

Would grill but not hang.

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 09:54 AM (Amk6c)

100 Maybe Kris will "fisk" it in the comments!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:48 AM (d9fT1)

It's... somethin'.

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:54 AM (EwaUh)

101 The jolly rancher with the stick won several major awards for his animal handling skills.

Posted by: Out Standing In His Field at May 15, 2024 09:54 AM (V5BDR)

102 It's... somethin'.
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:54 AM (EwaUh)

Ok, I haven't seen it but is it worst than Obama's portrait?

Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:55 AM (Oy/m2)

103
Pic up top has song lyrics.

"I get knocked down, I get up again."

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 15, 2024 09:55 AM (MsrgL)

104
Driving by a field one spring day I saw two little calves butting heads. Cute as hell.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 15, 2024 09:55 AM (MoZTd)

105 Two years ago my neighbor had 3 cows escape. Two female, one male (younger.) I helped him herd them back to his property, through mine and over a creek.

Pretty scary stuff even though they were fairly docile.

The bull was interested in some sows in a pasture behind our property. He wasn't really interested in going home.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (Q4IgG)

106 Interesting. I wonder how he got the reference for the bulls. Obviously they wouldn't pose for him.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (BxvY+)

107 In the early days of golf, they used cattle as spotters. These two bulls have found a ball and are trying to determine whether it belongs to this golfer. Not many people know this.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (wzAuc)

108 I can see why bull-tipping never caught on.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (tA1+m)

109 The AMC Matador

https://youtu.be/ywYjYcrzK_A

Posted by: It was a cult classic at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (dg+HA)

110 102 It's... somethin'.
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:54 AM (EwaUh)

Ok, I haven't seen it but is it worst than Obama's portrait?
Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 09:55 AM (Oy/m2)

=======

I'd call Obama's portrait worse.

Obama's: lazy Microsoft Paint.
Charles III: Aggressive red Photoshop filters stacked on top of each other.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (GBKbO)

111 I loved the Texas Bull and Bear fight in the Lonesome Dove books.

The grizzly comes down to take a heifer and the Texas Bull decides that he does not want to share.

They then have to rope the bull and sew his hide back together.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:45 AM (ENQN6)
*******
I thought it was about Wall Street.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (NpAcC)

112 Chock full of all the charm and tampons the man himself possesses, is it?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (4dfRF)

It's worth a look. Charles is barely there, which seems to be a perfect metaphor for his intellect, and dedication to Great Britain.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (d9fT1)

113 "The bull was interested in some sows in a pasture behind our property."

Kinky.

Posted by: davidt at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (SYTee)

114 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

That red thing was an official portrait? That'll be fun.

Posted by: t-bird at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (pEcHx)

115 Is is part of Aaron Copland - Hoedown

Hoedown
I gots a hoedown down in the 3rd ward

Posted by: rhennigantx at May 15, 2024 09:52 AM (ENQN6)

That and "Fanfare For The Common Man" are so Copland it hurts.

Thanks guys!

Posted by: pookysgirl, put some knowledge at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (dtlDP)

116 The stablehands are sure going to need some consoling after this melee.

Posted by: Pecos Ned of the Raging Queen Bar-X at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (991eG)

117 105 A bull was interested in sows? Kinky.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (tA1+m)

118 Paul had begun to despair over the deteriorating conditions in the neighborhood and could get no help from the city to keep the area around his business clear. That's when an idea struck him. After an infrequent street cleaning crew came through, Camarata brought in a dozen massive planters, each with a huge, spikey cactus growing in it. He arranged them on the walkway so there was no room to put tents up there again. Then he brought in a dozen more. The homeless campers moved around the corner.

... I thought I saw this movie before .. but in San Francisco

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (RHGPo)

119 Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (EwaUh)

120 The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, two congressional aides said Tuesday.

It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting of 3,500 bombs — on hold earlier in the month. The administration has said it paused that earlier transfer to keep Israel from using the bombs in its growing offensive in the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.

The congressional aides spoke of condition of anonymity to discuss an arms transfer that has not yet been made public.

... you'd think they would have learned by now to just keep quiet

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (RHGPo)

121 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured on Wednesday in a shooting at the venue of the government’s offsite meeting, the Pravda news agency reported, adding that the attacker was detained. "Robert Fico was wounded after an offsite meeting of the government. The attacker shot several times but not enough. He was detained by police," the report said.

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (RHGPo)

122 Alternate Title:

"Fracas de Vaca"

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (991eG)

123 Houston Police Chief Troy Finner resigned last week. There is no way he could have remained in his position after the scandal of 260,000 incident reports labeled “Suspended — Lack of Personnel”, or SL were discovered. Two assistant chiefs have been demoted and one executive has resigned. The new mayor, John Whitmire, has a real disaster on his hands. Whitmire said that the “dumb person that came up with that code” is no longer at HPD.

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (RHGPo)

124 The AMC Matador Posted by: It was a cult classic

The only person I knew that owned an AMC Matador also was a Celtic fan. That sums up a lot a things that are were wrong at that time.

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (Amk6c)

125 Which bull is going to win? Inquiring minds want to know!

Posted by: Herb Alpert at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (5h/8D)

126 123 Houston Police Chief Troy Finner resigned last week. There is no way he could have remained in his position after the scandal of 260,000 incident reports labeled “Suspended — Lack of Personnel”, or SL were discovered. Two assistant chiefs have been demoted and one executive has resigned. The new mayor, John Whitmire, has a real disaster on his hands. Whitmire said that the “dumb person that came up with that code” is no longer at HPD.
Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (RHGPo)

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I wonder if the code is still in use, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (GBKbO)

127 There was a special on red paint.

Posted by: Jonathan Yeo at May 15, 2024 09:59 AM (dg+HA)

128 Charles III: Aggressive red Photoshop filters stacked on top of each other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (GBKbO)

At least it's not AI, which is what I half expected.

Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (EwaUh)

129 Red Bull cheat. White Bull hoof outside ring. Referee dog not throw flag.
-Ten Bears

Posted by: Eromero at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (NxC5+)

130 Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living

Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (LkLld)

131 Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (EwaUh)

Apparently, there was a sale on red paint.

Posted by: dantesed at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (Oy/m2)

132 The stablehands are sure going to need some consoling after this melee.
Posted by: Pecos Ned of the Raging Queen Bar-X at May 15, 2024 09:57 AM (991eG)
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Anyone who needs to discuss their trauma with a mental health professional is welcomed to take advantage of our EAP to access mental health resources. If you need assistance, please contact your HR business partner.

Posted by: RanchCorp HR Bulletin at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (d04cU)

133 The gunman has a terrible Fico score now.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (tA1+m)

134 Which pronouns do you think each bull has been using ?

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (RHGPo)

135 114 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
*******
Torture us!

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (NpAcC)

136 Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris

AKA Charles does Homer Simpson

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (Amk6c)

137 128 Charles III: Aggressive red Photoshop filters stacked on top of each other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (GBKbO)

At least it's not AI, which is what I half expected.
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (EwaUh)

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I mean...it's art. It's bad, but it's art.

I find it easier to give Charles' portrait the label than Obama's.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (GBKbO)

138 The cattle were angry that day, my friends...

Posted by: George Costanza at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (dg+HA)

139 The strength of an ordinary placid dairy cow is beyond what most people think. I had to get a gate closed behind a cow once. She decided the hay outside the enclosure was worth het attention. I was young, big and damn strong and that milker pushed me aside as if I wasn't there. Now multiply that power many times and add an 'attitude' to get an idea of the power shown in this painting.

There's a reason the human in the scene is relatively small. He is tiny and weak by comparison and can have no effect on the situation.

Posted by: JTB at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (zudum)

140 >>Which bull is going to win? Inquiring minds want to know!

Red bull gonna give white bull wings.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (LkLld)

141 Doggo, ergo Art.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 15, 2024 10:01 AM (FAGAJ)

142 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured on Wednesday in a shooting at the venue of the government’s offsite meeting, the Pravda news agency reported, adding that the attacker was detained. "Robert Fico was wounded after an offsite meeting of the government. The attacker shot several times but not enough. He was detained by police," the report said.
Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM (RHGPo)

Two items of note:

1. Slovakia had announced its intention of vetoing the extension of NATO membership to Ukraine.

2. The country also just made headlines by rejecting (under Fico's leadership) the WHO's global pandemic "accord".

Are they necessarily related to his shooting? No. Would I be surprised if they are? Also no.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 15, 2024 10:02 AM (g0Y4p)

143 Torture us!
Posted by: redridinghood

"Me first, Me first!!"
-- Gay deckhands aboard The Raging Queen

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 10:02 AM (TpxpJ)

144 Red Charles, Naked on an Ottoman

Dildo, 2024

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 15, 2024 10:02 AM (P9xGM)

145
Kris' preemptive strike FTW!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM (4dfRF)

146 *in your best Sam Elliot voice*

Beef...it's what's for art.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM (FAGAJ)

147 Fetchez la vache!

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM (Amk6c)

148 I dated a girl who's parents had a Matador.

Lots of room to, err... spread out.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM (Q4IgG)

149 Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris

Looks like the artist pasted Chuck's face onto an art school project.

Posted by: davidt at May 15, 2024 10:04 AM (SYTee)

150 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured on Wednesday in a shooting at the venue of the government’s offsite meeting, the Pravda news agency reported, adding that the attacker was detained. "Robert Fico was wounded after an offsite meeting of the government. The attacker shot several times but not enough. He was detained by police," the report said.
Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 09:58 AM

I shot the ficus....
But I did not shoot the Minister.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at May 15, 2024 10:04 AM (FAGAJ)

151 Oy, that portrait of Charles sucks.

He's the *king.* He can demand - and get - better. That he didn't leads me to believe that he's happy with it. The defect is his.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:04 AM (d04cU)

152 147 Fetchez la vache!
Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM (Amk6c)

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Quoi?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:04 AM (GBKbO)

153 151 Oy, that portrait of Charles sucks.

He's the *king.* He can demand - and get - better. That he didn't leads me to believe that he's happy with it. The defect is his.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:04 AM (d04cU)

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"Make me look like Napoleon, but with an electric car while eating bugs."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (GBKbO)

154
Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris

The dolt wished that he was Camilla's tampon -- this confirms his heavy flowage fantasy.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)

155 Chuck’s portrait looks like a Warhol knockoff.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (tA1+m)

156 The dolt wished that he was Camilla's tampon -- this confirms his heavy flowage fantasy.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)
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This is perhaps the most foul and grotesque thing I will read today.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (d04cU)

157 Did Chuckles actually commission that piece of shit?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 10:06 AM (Q4IgG)

158
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 15, 2024 10:06 AM (bEb2S)

159 This is perhaps the most foul and grotesque thing I will read today.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

The day is young Joe - for the Horde, this is a challenge.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 10:06 AM (TpxpJ)

160 Biff! Ha!

I crack myself up!

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 10:07 AM (991eG)

161 Which bull is going to win?

Honey, prepare yourself. I'm bringing home a very special guest tonight...

Posted by: David French at May 15, 2024 10:07 AM (qL8Uu)

162 King Harv's latest is also a work of art, though lacking n bikinis and doggehs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:07 AM (fDHNy)

163 The royals get sillier and sillier by the day.

Posted by: Montec at May 15, 2024 10:07 AM (tpjlM)

164 >>Oy, that portrait of Charles sucks.

Could be worse. Could be disappearing into the shrubbery.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 15, 2024 10:08 AM (LkLld)

165 Adam 12 had used Mopar products the first few years of the show, then switched to AMC Matadors. Pete Malloy got a top line Matador coupe for his personal car, which was shown in several episodes. You can kinda tell he was embarrassed by it when he shows it to his partner Jim Reed, but he had to pretend it was the bee's knees. The coffin-nose Matador coupe was even more homely than the sedan.

Posted by: Mark VII Limited at May 15, 2024 10:08 AM (V5BDR)

166 I crack myself up!
Posted by: Muldoon

Are you for veal?

Posted by: Rex B at May 15, 2024 10:08 AM (5h/8D)

167 I like this painting especially the rendering of the landscape and clouds. It provides a sense of realism and the Shepard and dog add more to that. There’s a lot of action here.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 15, 2024 10:09 AM (U5wpN)

168 For being such a classy lady herself, Liz II sure produced a doozy of a family.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:09 AM (tA1+m)

169 Oy wus all this with red paint?

Posted by: Montec at May 15, 2024 10:10 AM (tpjlM)

170 Somewhere, Clara Peller is smiling.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:11 AM (tA1+m)

171
Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)
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This is perhaps the most foul and grotesque thing I will read today.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Woo-hoo! An early and, if I must say so, strong lead!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:11 AM (4dfRF)

172 Quoi?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda

Who you callin' a quoi ?

I own a weedwhacker, buddy !

Posted by: JT at May 15, 2024 10:11 AM (T4tVD)

173 TJM, after your Honda deep dive how about a look at Roger Corman? This is a legit request.

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:11 AM (Amk6c)

174 The first Merrill Lynch commercial.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:12 AM (2KeGl)

175 ...and the Monarch butterfly? ...izzat s'posed to mean sumpin?

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:12 AM (AwYPR)

176 173 TJM, after your Honda deep dive how about a look at Roger Corman? This is a legit request.
Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:11 AM (Amk6c)

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Maybe his directed works. Someday, but not too soon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

177 For being such a classy lady herself, Liz II sure produced a doozy of a family.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:09 AM (tA1+m)

Anne or Edward would have been far better successors than Charles: and the less said about Andrew, the better.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 15, 2024 10:13 AM (g0Y4p)

178 Okay...I added Chuck's portrait to tomorrow's art.

There is some actual quality stuff at the top though, so you won't have to look at his crap portrait the whole time.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 10:13 AM (d9fT1)

179 I dated a girl who's parents had a Matador.

Lots of room to, err... spread out.

You sure you're not thinking of the AMC Pacer?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:14 AM (/y8xj)

180 Ginger vs. Mary Ann has been overdone.
What about Clara Peller, Nedra Volz, or Edith Massey?

Posted by: Three Classy Dames at May 15, 2024 10:14 AM (V5BDR)

181 The dolt wished that he was Camilla's tampon
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)
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I vomited a little.

Thanks a lot!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:16 AM (2KeGl)

182 (Probably should save this comment 'til tomorrow when it's on topic but...)

...and the Monarch butterfly? ...izzat s'posed to mean sumpin?

It's the artist's way of showing us that he/she can actually paint and the rest of the mess is not accidental.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:16 AM (/y8xj)

183 Scientific papers typically include citations that acknowledge work that informed the research, but the suspect papers included lists of irrelevant references. Multiple papers included technical-sounding passages inserted midway through, what Bishop called an “AI gobbledygook sandwich.” Nearly identical contact emails in one cluster of studies were all registered to a university in China where few if any of the authors were based. It appeared that all came from the same source.

Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 10:17 AM (RHGPo)

184 Having said that though, I actually didn't hate the face part of the portrait. I mean, it's not what you'd call flattering but it does have character.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:17 AM (/y8xj)

185 ...and the Monarch butterfly? ...izzat s'posed to mean sumpin?

It's the artist's way of showing us that he/she can actually paint and the rest of the mess is not accidental.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:16 AM (/y8xj)

Monarchs are rare in GB.

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (AwYPR)

186 Fetchez la vache!
Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM

Moooooo!!!

Posted by: La Vache at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (FAGAJ)

187 185 Monarchs are rare in GB.
Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (AwYPR)

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Only one at a time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (GBKbO)

188 Two bulls fighting it out. That's hot!

Posted by: David F. at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (a3Q+t)

189 Bet the media fawns all over Chuckles the Red. They did with the JEF's "Homer Simpson into the Shrubs" monstrosity.

"Edgy" was the word. Shoulda' been "hedgy."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (Q4IgG)

190
I vomited a little.

Thanks a lot!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Hey, c'mon -- that was known from when he and Di were first on the outs.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (4dfRF)

191 Bet the media fawns all over Chuckles the Red. They did with the JEF's "Homer Simpson into the Shrubs" monstrosity.

"Edgy" was the word. Shoulda' been "hedgy."
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Bush league.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (TpxpJ)

192 Monarchs are rare in GB.
Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:18 AM (AwYPR)

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Only one at a time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Or none at all.

Posted by: Oliver Cromwell at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (Dm8we)

193 Thinking about the attempted assassination of the Slovak PM - this is a real problem for reformers/MAGA types/nationalists.

You can swap one leftist with another and it doesn't matter. They are act the same in political office.

But our side is made up of individuals, and not enough of them.

If Biden got replaced with any other national level leftist figure it simply doesn't matter. His voters don't care, and if the replacement wins would give the exact same policies as Biden.

But if the same happened to Trump it would be a real problem.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:21 AM (ibTVg)

194 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

It's awful.

Maybe Kris will "fisk" it in the comments!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

You can't scare me.
I've already seen nekkid fat man on an ottoman.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 10:21 AM (SVQQi)

195
Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris

Actually, it is rather close to one or more of Rothko's works.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:22 AM (ykZMY)

196 Scientific papers typically include citations that acknowledge work that informed the research, but the suspect papers included lists of irrelevant references. Multiple papers included technical-sounding passages inserted midway through, what Bishop called an “AI gobbledygook sandwich.” ...
Posted by: SMOD at May 15, 2024 10:17 AM (RHGPo)
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Nobody is reading them, then. Not really. Probably intro and the conclusion, and skimming the rest if even that. If the bookends look good, it passes peer review. Just a guess.

I did this once, in high school. I turned in what I knew was a shitty essay and got an "A" on it. I assumed the teacher didn't read it, because my prior work had been good. On my next essay, I filled the middle of the essay with nonsense as a test. The intro and conclusion were strong, but about 50% of the middle was literal gibberish. Words and sentences, but insane and stupid and unrelated noise.

It came back with an "A." The teacher didn't read the essay. My bet is that the peer reviewers do the same. The institutional affiliation is reputable, the bookends look good, so rubber-stamp it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:22 AM (d04cU)

197 Hey, c'mon -- that was known from when he and Di were first on the outs.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (4dfRF)
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Yes. I recall.

/hums bob hope's 'thanks for the memories'

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:22 AM (2KeGl)

198 Or none at all.
Posted by: Oliver Cromwell at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (Dm8we)
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A king by any other name rules just as mercilessly, Ollie.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:23 AM (d04cU)

199 You can't scare me.
I've already seen nekkid fat man on an ottoman.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 10:21 AM (SVQQi)
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But I can't see the ~~stove~~ Ottoman.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:23 AM (2KeGl)

200 184 Having said that though, I actually didn't hate the face part of the portrait. I mean, it's not what you'd call flattering but it does have character.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:17 AM (/y8xj)
I left you a note concerning SA35. Consists of upgrades/improvements. I had the extractor and spring, and the safety and connector replaced. These items are made by Cylinder & Slide and are still available for the SA35. I did this after researching the complaints on an otherwise perfect JMB design. And now back to cow thread.

Posted by: Eromero at May 15, 2024 10:24 AM (NxC5+)

201 I dated a girl who's parents had a Matador.

Lots of room to, err... spread out.

You sure you're not thinking of the AMC Pacer?
Posted by: Oddbob

Pacer? I didn't race her!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 10:24 AM (SVQQi)

202 I just looked up Jonathan Yeo, the artist Chuckles the Red had do his portrait. His style checks out.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 10:25 AM (Q4IgG)

203 20 ... "Much better than that fucking poodle that won last night."

No poodle bashing! We've had eight poodles over the years and they were wonderful, intelligent, loving pets, whether raised from pups or adopted as senior rescues. Of course, we treated them like dogs, not frou-frou nances.

I know the history behind those poodle clips and always thought they looked foolish unless the dogs were going to retrieve waterfowl from cold water. My major complaint about some breed standards is how impractical and difficult they are to maintain. As an example, cocker spaniels are supposed to be playful, small game retrievers with practical coats, not dust mops that will sweep up every leaf and bit of dirt on a walk. It's not the dogs, it's the people.

Posted by: JTB at May 15, 2024 10:25 AM (zudum)

204 194 I am tempted to torture you maniacs tomorrow with Charles III's first official portrait.

Torturing maniacs is illegal. That's why we closed the mental institutions and put them on the streets, where they belong.

Posted by: Teenage Lobotomy at May 15, 2024 10:25 AM (V5BDR)

205 It came back with an "A." The teacher didn't read the essay. My bet is that the peer reviewers do the same. The institutional affiliation is reputable, the bookends look good, so rubber-stamp it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

I created Business Requirement Specifications for JPMorgan towards the end of my career. I routinely inserted Monty Python quotes and/or Ipso Lorem text or sometimes the Declaration of Independence into random pages. Not once did anyone mention it - and they were supposedly reviewed by a dozen or so SMEs.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 15, 2024 10:26 AM (TpxpJ)

206 The dolt wished that he was Camilla's tampon
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)
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I vomited a little.

Thanks a lot!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:16 AM (2KeGl)

182 (Probably should
****
A dog's breakfast!

Posted by: torabora at May 15, 2024 10:27 AM (0Gnoc)

207
It came back with an "A." The teacher didn't read the essay. My bet is that the peer reviewers do the same. The institutional affiliation is reputable, the bookends look good, so rubber-stamp it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

The peer review system is akin to fields upon fields full of silos, which each silo in a particular field only sampling and commenting with extreme and prejudiced favour upon the silage produced by the silos with which it feels the most affinity.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:27 AM (ykZMY)

208 Or none at all.
Posted by: Oliver Cromwell at May 15, 2024 10:20 AM (Dm8we)
++++
A king by any other name rules just as mercilessly, Ollie.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
__________

David Crowther's History of England podcast is at the point where Charles is in the custody of the New Model Army. Recommended for any English history buffs.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 15, 2024 10:27 AM (Dm8we)

209 I left you a note concerning SA35. Consists of upgrades/improvements. ... And now back to cow thread.

Posted by: Eromero

Thank you.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:27 AM (/y8xj)

210 A dog's breakfast!
Posted by: torabora at May 15, 2024 10:27 AM (0Gnoc)
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My barf is louder than my bite.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:28 AM (2KeGl)

211 I said it in last night's ONT.

The "propah" Grafitti for the Charles portrait.

Would be to render his shoelaces as a long white string, extending out of the frame.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 15, 2024 10:29 AM (e6UQI)

212 I dated a girl who's parents had a Matador.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 15, 2024 10:03 AM

Did they name it Eduardo Corrochio?

Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld at May 15, 2024 10:30 AM (P5BPp)

213
Would be to render his shoelaces as a long white string, extending out of the frame.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim

Har!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:30 AM (ykZMY)

214 The dolt wished that he was Camilla's tampon
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 15, 2024 10:05 AM (4dfRF)
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It truly was a stupid comment, but I assume it meant that he wanted to be inside her, not that he wanted to be bleed all over by her, but people in love and/or having affairs often say ludicrous things to each other.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:30 AM (XkYcA)

215 the less said about Andrew, the better.
Posted by: Dr. T

But the kids love 'im!

Posted by: jeffrey epstein at May 15, 2024 10:31 AM (gKWVE)

216 Eat mor chikn. The early days.

Posted by: Chik Filly at May 15, 2024 10:31 AM (dg+HA)

217 Romney releases video statement begging the federal government to DO SOMETHING about the bird flu crisis

They're forecasting another shutdown with mail in ballots and masks.

Do you see it?

Posted by: It's happening at May 15, 2024 10:31 AM (BY8dN)

218 I was looking at some of Brascassat's landscapes. Loved them. They have a feel of paintings by John Constable and the Hudson River School. Worth the look.

Posted by: JTB at May 15, 2024 10:32 AM (zudum)

219 Biden's campaign is already footnoting his willingness to debate. Biden only shows up if:
1) debate moderated by CBS News, ABC News, CNN or Telemundo
2) no audience
3) the mods control Trumps microphone
4) no RFK Jr.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (1u/pU)

220 Slovakia PM Fico was shot multiple times, including once in the abdomen and once in the head.

That doesn't sound good.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (3ImbR)

221 The artist rendering of Charles III's hands captures his leprosy very well.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (w9Wax)

222 219 Biden's campaign is already footnoting his willingness to debate. Biden only shows up if:
1) debate moderated by CBS News, ABC News, CNN or Telemundo
2) no audience
3) the mods control Trumps microphone
4) no RFK Jr.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (1u/pU)

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Trump's team will agree to all of it.

Biden's team will still find reason to back out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (GBKbO)

223 The artist's name rhymes with asshat.

Posted by: Coincidence? at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (dg+HA)

224 Biden's campaign is already footnoting his willingness to debate. Biden only shows up if:
1) debate moderated by CBS News, ABC News, CNN or Telemundo

Yeah, I figured that would be one of their outs. The answer is for Trump to say no, and then issue a challenge to have a moderator selected by each side. They'll still decline, but nobody will be fooled who doesn't already want to be.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:35 AM (CsUN+)

225 Another solar flare right now. Killed the HF bands dead.

Posted by: gp Declines 2024 Nomination at May 15, 2024 10:36 AM (MvF+J)

226 The artist's name rhymes with asshat.

Most of them do.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:36 AM (/y8xj)

227 Trump-Biden II debates seem to be set for late June and September. Heck of a job negotiating there DJT. By the election they will be long forgotten which is exactly what FJB needed.

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:36 AM (Amk6c)

228 Slovakia PM Fico was shot multiple times, including once in the abdomen and once in the head.

That doesn't sound good.
Posted by: IrishEi

Sounds personal.
Posted by: Detective Lennie Briscoe

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 10:37 AM (SVQQi)

229 Trump's team will agree to all of it.

Biden's team will still find reason to back out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fightin

Upon further examination we have concluded that we can not provide a platform for Donald Trump and his dangerous and anti-democratic ideas.
-Biden Campaign Spokes'person'

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 15, 2024 10:37 AM (CIS44)

230 Monarchs are rare in GB.

I heard them referred to as 'endangered' in the UK. So, the Endangered Monarchy.

Posted by: t-bird at May 15, 2024 10:37 AM (ueHpO)

231 220 Slovakia PM Fico was shot multiple times, including once in the abdomen and once in the head.

That doesn't sound good.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:34 AM (3ImbR)

No it doesn't... I worry every day for Trump

Posted by: It's me donna at May 15, 2024 10:38 AM (Akjoo)

232 There are no incentives for real peer review. Let's suppose you review a paper supporting some big leftwing initiative and tear it to shreds. You will never get another government dollar again (even if Trump wins) AND a significant portion of the "scientific community" will take it as an affront and try to destroy you.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:38 AM (ibTVg)

233 I assume it meant that he wanted to be inside her, not that he wanted to be bleed all over by her, but people in love and/or having affairs often say ludicrous things to each other.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:30 AM (XkYcA)

********

Seriously?
In what sane world does a middle-aged man (symbolic head of the British Empire no less) use tampon imagery and wish-casting as either an expression of eternal love or sensual sexuality?

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 10:39 AM (991eG)

234 In what sane world does a middle-aged man (symbolic head of the British Empire no less) use tampon imagery and wish-casting as either an expression of eternal love or sensual sexuality?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 10:39 AM (991eG)
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None.

This world, though, is not sane.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:39 AM (d04cU)

235 Breaking News: Barrett Blade (Stormy Daniels husband) said, “If Trump is found not guilty, I think there’s a — I mean, either way, I don’t think he gets better for her. I think if it’s not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance we’ll probably vacate this country."

Oh no. This is terrible, terrible, terrible.

Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (Amk6c)

236 Charles's picture:

https://shorturl.at/rBJVY
Posted by: Kris

While I don't like it, it does have an interesting effect of drawing the eyes to the face, which is a well-enough likeness of the king. This is in contrast to Obama ivy-nightmare painting, where the leaves distract and obscure the face, which is ironic, as it's the most important part of a portrait.

The background of most official portraits can seem boring and pointless, although they can be used to allude to critical moments in the person's life...I shudder to think what the lone item in the background of Charles' painting (a butterfly) symbolizes. Is it GAYYYYYYY, like the sperm vein on Obama's portrait?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (JCZqz)

237 In what sane world does a middle-aged man (symbolic head of the British Empire no less) use tampon imagery and wish-casting as either an expression of eternal love or sensual sexuality?

Presumably he didn't intend for it to be public. Also, he's stupid.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (/y8xj)

238 Romney releases video statement begging the federal government to DO SOMETHING about the bird flu crisis
They're forecasting another shutdown with mail in ballots and masks.
Do you see it?
Posted by: It's happening at May 15, 2024 10:31 AM (BY8dN)
***********
Every time I see Romneys name I think about the $$’s I donated to his campaign and want to hit my thumb with a BFH. I donated because I wanted Obozo out so much.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (U5wpN)

239 One thing I didn't expect is that the end of the cold war would badly damage science.

Why? Because the Eastern and Western blocs had support and a desire to attempt to disprove each other.

Now we have essentially one "scientific community" that are more focused on getting dollars then doing science in any meaningful way

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:41 AM (ibTVg)

240 Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (Amk6c)

Was "Barrett Blade" a porn actor as well, (?) because it sure sounds like a porn actor's name.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (XkYcA)

241 Breaking News: Barrett Blade (Stormy Daniels husband) said, “If Trump is found not guilty, I think there’s a — I mean, either way, I don’t think he gets better for her. I think if it’s not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance we’ll probably vacate this country."

Anyone ask Tara Reade for her take on this? I mean she DID have to flee the country because Biden was going to imprison her so I'm sure her statement would be interesting.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (ibTVg)

242 Presumably he didn't intend for it to be public.

Of course not.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (XkYcA)

243 Breaking News: Barrett Blade (Stormy Daniels husband) said, “If Trump is found not guilty, I think there’s a — I mean, either way, I don’t think he gets better for her. I think if it’s not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance we’ll probably vacate this country." ...
Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (Amk6c)
++++
How can y'all afford to emigrate - not just moving costs, but buying your way into a foreign country (places less insane than the US require you to buy access) - with that big judgement against Stormy? She still owes Trump rather a lot of money, IIRC.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (d04cU)

244 Charles III: Aggressive red Photoshop filters stacked on top of each other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 09:56 AM (GBKbO)

At least it's not AI, which is what I half expected.
Posted by: Kris at May 15, 2024 10:00 AM (EwaUh)

He wasn't depicted as a black woman which, for the UK in 2024, is pretty good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (U7wke)

245 Was "Barrett Blade" a porn actor as well, (?) because it sure sounds like a porn actor's name.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (XkYcA)

Supposedly , yes

Posted by: It's me donna at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (Akjoo)

246 Presumably he didn't intend for it to be public. Also, he's stupid.

Yes and...very much yes.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:43 AM (ibTVg)

247 I would have lost money had I bet. I didn't think there would be any debates at all. I guess the sooner the better for Biden as his mind deteriorates.

Posted by: SamIam at May 15, 2024 10:44 AM (oasF3)

248 There are no incentives for real peer review. Let's suppose you review a paper supporting some big leftwing initiative and tear it to shreds. You will never get another government dollar again (even if Trump wins) AND a significant portion of the "scientific community" will take it as an affront and try to destroy you.

There are a very few fields (really only climate change comes to mind) where this has some truth to it, but as a general proposition, it's not true. Most people try to do a good job, or at least try to avoid letting a defective paper through, because then everyone knows you are an idiot in what is nominally your own field.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:44 AM (CsUN+)

249 I found this mildly interesting....my step-son is in Russia..he watched the "Victory Day" parades on tv...there were no tanks in the parades.

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (AwYPR)

250
There are a very few fields (really only climate change comes to mind) where this has some truth to it, but as a general proposition, it's not true

Uh, the data says its true in most fields

/Waves

Posted by: Alan Sokal at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (ibTVg)

251 "I don’t think he gets better for her."

What does that even mean?

Posted by: Must be a typo at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (dg+HA)

252 249 I found this mildly interesting....my step-son is in Russia..he watched the "Victory Day" parades on tv...there were no tanks in the parades.
Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (AwYPR)

======

They were all picking their feet in Poughkeepsie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

253 Maybe Stormy and Sparkles can work on a…ahem…”project” together.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (tA1+m)

254 Seriously?
In what sane world does a middle-aged man (symbolic head of the British Empire no less) use tampon imagery and wish-casting as either an expression of eternal love or sensual sexuality?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 10:39 AM

I think I've spotted the problem...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (FAGAJ)

255 It came back with an "A." The teacher didn't read the essay. My bet is that the peer reviewers do the same. The institutional affiliation is reputable, the bookends look good, so rubber-stamp it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:22 AM (d04cU)

Every person who has ever worked in any capacity knows that a large percentage of the workforce is mailing it in.

Not sure why anyone is surprised when evidence of this comes to light, regardless of the industry or vocation.

Also, Joe, did you get my email?

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (KbCG3)

256 What's with the dude and the stick?

Posted by: TC at May 15, 2024 10:46 AM (FjlUt)

257 It's not the same stupid, graphic imagery but this song, Snookukkums" (sp) with Fred Astaire and Judy Graland singing it gets the idea that people in love can be pretty ludicrous:

https://tinyurl.com/mrxn9fzr

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:46 AM (XkYcA)

258 Breaking News: Barrett Blade (Stormy Daniels husband) said, “If Trump is found not guilty, I think there’s a — I mean, either way, I don’t think he gets better for her. I think if it’s not guilty, we got to decide what to do. Good chance we’ll probably vacate this country."

Oh no. This is terrible, terrible, terrible.
Posted by: lost in space at May 15, 2024 10:40 AM (Amk6c)

Your terms are acceptable. Take your whore, gold digging wife and leave. I'm sure we'll get over it.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 15, 2024 10:46 AM (iODuv)

259 I found this mildly interesting....my step-son is in Russia..he watched the "Victory Day" parades on tv...there were no tanks in the parades.
Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (AwYPR)
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Wrong. There was one solitary tank. He must've been distracted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:47 AM (2KeGl)

260 There are a very few fields (really only climate change comes to mind) where this has some truth to it, but as a general proposition, it's not true.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:44 AM (CsUN+)

I would add "Transgender Research" to the list of politically charged topics.

But there is a huge amount of shoddy research being done whose peer review is crap. The system is there, but I think it is being subverted.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 15, 2024 10:47 AM (d9fT1)

261 258 Your terms are acceptable. Take your whore, gold digging wife and leave. I'm sure we'll get over it.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 15, 2024 10:46 AM (iODuv)

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He's gonna hold his breath until Trump is convicted.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:47 AM (GBKbO)

262 I think I'd laugh if I knew someone was a porn star and they used the name, Barrett Blade.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:47 AM (XkYcA)

263 I found this mildly interesting....my step-son is in Russia..he watched the "Victory Day" parades on tv...there were no tanks in the parades.

One of the questions no one in the West seems to be asking based on the Uke war - what is the role of tanks in future war?

Perhaps there is an armor based solution to drone/missile strikes but...it doesn't appear so in Ukraine. And drones mean you don't need air superiority any more to wipe out enemy armor (like say in the first Gulf War)

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (ibTVg)

264 257 I hate that number.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (tA1+m)

265 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Interesting art. I suspect it's all been said by now.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (W/lyH)

266 Also, Joe, did you get my email?
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (KbCG3)
++++
I did, thank you. I'm working up a hopefully-relevant reply!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (d04cU)

267 Anyone ask Tara Reade for her take on this? I mean she DID have to flee the country because Biden was going to imprison her so I'm sure her statement would be interesting.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:42 AM (ibTVg)
~~~~~

I often wonder why she chose Russia. There are plenty of other countries that don't extradite to the US.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (3ImbR)

268 Schumer and 2 Gope senators demand $32 billion in emergency spending on AI.

Posted by: It's happening at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (BY8dN)

269 Wrong. There was one solitary tank. He must've been distracted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 15, 2024 10:47 AM (2KeGl)

Yeah...a T-34

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:49 AM (AwYPR)

270 Search for "Lutte de taureaux" on Google Translate, and they will censor the result. They will come back with "Bull". Search for "Lutte de" and you get "Struggle of". Search for "taureaux" and you get "bulls".

Apparently, they disapprove of bullfighting, so they won't even tell you what the French words mean.

Posted by: No Name Today at May 15, 2024 10:49 AM (vlXMQ)

271 268 Schumer and 2 Gope senators demand $32 billion in emergency spending on AI.
Posted by: It's happening at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (BY8dN)

C'mon... why not trillion ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 15, 2024 10:49 AM (Akjoo)

272 That portrait is hideous. It looks like a Star Trek transporter accident.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2024 10:49 AM (BxvY+)

273 Diogenes, how went the geezer-fleecing yesterday?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:50 AM (tA1+m)

274 272 That portrait is hideous. It looks like a Star Trek transporter accident.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 15, 2024 10:49 AM (BxvY+)

"Ugh, gross." - Vigo the Carpathian

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:50 AM (KbCG3)

275 Was "Barrett Blade" a porn actor as well, (?) because it sure sounds like a porn actor's name.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Birth name was Balls O'Steele but no one believed him. (/s)

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 10:50 AM (SVQQi)

276 I don't know if this is the article about Biden's debate refusal mentioned earlier, but it's obvious he's trying to find a way out while engaging in his signature idiotic blustering. It says nothing about the moderators.

BREAKING: Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down Presidential Debates Commission

https://tinyurl.com/5batpxup

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:50 AM (CsUN+)

277 Marrying a porn star? Err...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (ibTVg)

278 266 Also, Joe, did you get my email?
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:45 AM (KbCG3)

++++

I did, thank you. I'm working up a hopefully-relevant reply!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 15, 2024 10:48 AM (d04cU)

10-4.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (KbCG3)

279 Politico says Biden is "suffering psychological stress" over Hunter's prosecutions.

“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

Look Phat, shouldn't you have been worried a long time ago? Like when you turned him into the family bagman? Like when he was molesting his near relations, including underage nieces, and posting videos on Pornhub?

Now the WH wants sympathy for this piece of shit, Biden? Unreal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (NmlmT)

280 278 10-4.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (KbCG3)

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6.

Next question.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (GBKbO)

281 279 Politico says Biden is "suffering psychological stress" over Hunter's prosecutions.

“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

Look Phat, shouldn't you have been worried a long time ago? Like when you turned him into the family bagman? Like when he was molesting his near relations, including underage nieces, and posting videos on Pornhub?

Now the WH wants sympathy for this piece of shit, Biden? Unreal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (NmlmT)

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So, he's not running the country? He's distracted while he's making important policy decisions?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (GBKbO)

282 I don't know if this is the article about Biden's debate refusal mentioned earlier, but it's obvious he's trying to find a way out while engaging in his signature idiotic blustering. It says nothing about the moderators.

BREAKING: Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down Presidential Debates Commission

Now...if this leads to a Trump v RFK debate that would be really, really bad for Biden...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (ibTVg)

283 King Charles in the painting is the artists way of showing what Charles really thinks, specifically, that he is the Queen's tampon

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (v60bd)

284 BREAKING: Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down Presidential Debates Commission
https://tinyurl.com/5batpxup
Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:50 AM (CsUN+)
~~~~~

To be fair, I believe Trump turned down the PDC debates also because they would be held after half the country had already voted.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (3ImbR)

285 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (+sD5M)

286 Slovakia PM Fico publicly denounces the WHO treaty and says he will not sign it.

One day later, he gets seriously wounded by a gunman...

*scratches noggin....

Posted by: Pinochet Airlines Attendant at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (zL/eJ)

287 But there is a huge amount of shoddy research being done whose peer review is crap. The system is there, but I think it is being subverted.

I haven't seen the list of publications being discontinued, nor their fields, but it's well known that one can get any paper published in crap journals that have sprung up mainly so Chinese "researchers" can pad their pub list. These are very different from established, quality journals.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (CsUN+)

288 284 To be fair, I believe Trump turned down the PDC debates also because they would be held after half the country had already voted.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (3ImbR)

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I seem to remember the RNC breaking with the PDC a couple of years ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

289 280 278 10-4.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (KbCG3)

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6.

Next question.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (GBKbO)

Glad to see that you know the universal answer to any numerical question is indeed 6.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (KbCG3)

290 The only decisions Biden makes on his own are what flavor of ice cream to eat for dinner and which tweens to sniff when in public

Posted by: 18-1 at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (ibTVg)

291 279 Politico says Biden is "suffering psychological stress" over Hunter's prosecutions.

“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

Sounds like he's in great shape to run a Country... Luckily for him he isn't

Posted by: It's me donna at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (Akjoo)

292 278, 280 OK, knock it off with the math.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (tA1+m)

293 “He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

Look Phat, shouldn't you have been worried a long time ago? Like when you turned him into the family bagman? Like when he was molesting his near relations, including underage nieces, and posting videos on Pornhub?

Now the WH wants sympathy for this piece of shit, Biden? Unreal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (NmlmT)

Worried that Hunter will flip.

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (AwYPR)

294 A quick shout out to our own Helena Handbasket who's now like all famous n' stuff.

She made Twitchy:

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis
/2024/05/14/guardian-doxxed-publisher-n2396238

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (+sD5M)

295 289 Glad to see that you know the universal answer to any numerical question is indeed 6.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (KbCG3)

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42.

Next question.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

296 292 278, 280 OK, knock it off with the math.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (tA1+m)

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YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

297 >“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

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Bullshit

Posted by: Don Black at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (/7KEl)

298 279 Politico says Biden is "suffering psychological stress" over Hunter's prosecutions.

“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

Look Phat, shouldn't you have been worried a long time ago? Like when you turned him into the family bagman? Like when he was molesting his near relations, including underage nieces, and posting videos on Pornhub?

Now the WH wants sympathy for this piece of shit, Biden? Unreal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 10:51 AM (NmlmT)

I mean, if your future was tied to a crackhead with a tendency to leave incriminating evidence pretty much everywhere, I'd say you're right to worry every day.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (KbCG3)

299 That portrait is hideous. It looks like a Star Trek transporter accident.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Hah! First literal LOL of the day. Thanks, BC.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (/y8xj)

300 6.

Next question.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I am not a number, I am a free man!

Posted by: Zombie Patrick McGoohan at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (w9Wax)

301 Search for "Lutte de taureaux" on Google Translate, and they will censor the result.

Sternly-worded letters are not for the faint-of-heart.

Posted by: GOPe at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (Ag3aL)

302 300 I am not a number, I am a free man!
Posted by: Zombie Patrick McGoohan at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (w9Wax)

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But who is Number 1?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (GBKbO)

303 To be fair, I believe Trump turned down the PDC debates also because they would be held after half the country had already voted.

IIRC, it was also because he wouldn't sign off on the usual crowd of media hacks as moderators. That's why Biden's people are demanding only MSM moderators.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (CsUN+)

304 People actually read Politico?

Posted by: Hunh at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (dg+HA)

305 I seem to remember the RNC breaking with the PDC a couple of years ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:52 AM (GBKbO)
~~~~~

I don't know so I'll take your word for it. The most important thing is obviously the moderators. Absolutely NO MORE idiot MSM news readers.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (3ImbR)

306 Hey again, all,

Back from my errands. I've put a little white gauze over the shingles rash, and it's keeping my clothes from irritating it. The dr. also says she will send an Rx to my preferred pharmacy (the one without idiots), something stronger than calamine lotion to help with the itch.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (omVj0)

307 305
I don't know so I'll take your word for it. The most important thing is obviously the moderators. Absolutely NO MORE idiot MSM news readers.
Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (3ImbR)

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Which is the only way Biden can debate. A high school kid with a week of prep could grind him into the dust with pointed questions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (GBKbO)

308 The tide is high but I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one.

Posted by: Blondie at May 15, 2024 10:56 AM (dg+HA)

309
I feel like just a tiny
spoke in a great big wheel
like a tiny blade of grass
in a great big field

Posted by: Don Black at May 15, 2024 10:56 AM (/7KEl)

310 Politico says Biden is "suffering psychological stress" over Hunter's prosecutions.
“He worries about Hunter every single day, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep,” said one of the three advisers.

perseveration /pər-sĕv″ə-rā′shən/ noun
Uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 15, 2024 10:56 AM (w9Wax)

311 People actually read Politico?

Posted by: Hunh at May 15, 2024 10:54 AM (dg+HA)

just the summaries.

Posted by: BignJames at May 15, 2024 10:56 AM (AwYPR)

312 But who is Number 1?

Why, the University of Michigan Wolverines, of course.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 10:56 AM (tA1+m)

313 RickB-LOL. Years ago I used to have a little book with crazy baby names. I think the women were high after anesthesia and the dads didn't object. One was "Nosmo King" from the sign in the hospital room. This isn't from the book, but here are some others:

https://www.boredpanda.com/weird-ridiculous-child-names/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:57 AM (XkYcA)

314 The only field in which there is any meaningful peer review these days is Clinical Urology...

"Dear Sir,

I find your analysis to be very useful."

(wait for it)

Posted by: Muldoon at May 15, 2024 10:57 AM (991eG)

315 IIRC, it was also because he wouldn't sign off on the usual crowd of media hacks as moderators. That's why Biden's people are demanding only MSM moderators.

It's also why they're demanding no audience. If (when) the MSM clowns go full hackitude, the audience is likely to get uppity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 15, 2024 10:57 AM (CsUN+)

316 Which is the only way Biden can debate. A high school kid with a week of prep could grind him into the dust with pointed questions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
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And which is why these debates will likely never happen anyway.

Posted by: IrishEi at May 15, 2024 10:57 AM (3ImbR)

317 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (omVj0)

Sorry about the Shingles. My husband can relate. I hope that you feel better soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024 10:58 AM (XkYcA)

318 286 Slovakia PM Fico publicly denounces the WHO treaty and says he will not sign it.

One day later, he gets seriously wounded by a gunman...

*scratches noggin....
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Further word (from the Beeb) - four shots were fired, one hit Fico in the abdomen, another shot tagged a journalist.

Beeb must be upset the journal was injured... questioning why the 'Eastern Euros still have a polifieration of personal guns'.....

Posted by: Pinochet Airlines Attendant at May 15, 2024 10:58 AM (zL/eJ)

319 Forgot the ICD-10 code for Muldoon.

Perseveration (tonic) - R48.8 Other symbolic dysfunctions

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 15, 2024 10:58 AM (w9Wax)

320 Any televised debate between Trump and President Desiccated Husk will be broadcast on delay so the moderators can

1) censor Trump, and
2) not show the Old Man blanking out or muttering gibberish

Posted by: Don Black at May 15, 2024 10:58 AM (/7KEl)

321 Any televised debate between Trump and President Desiccated Husk will be broadcast on delay so the moderators can

1) censor Trump, and
2) not show the Old Man blanking out or muttering gibberish
Posted by: Don Black

3) shitting himself 'Nadler Style"

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 15, 2024 10:59 AM (CIS44)

322 https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis
/2024/05/14/guardian-doxxed-publisher-n2396238
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 15, 2024 10:53 AM (+sD5M)
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Probably not an accident the Guardian author wanting some child porn is named "Rod Little"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 11:00 AM (1u/pU)

323 >Which is the only way Biden can debate. A high school kid with a week of prep could grind him into the dust with pointed questions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
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Why are you like this?

Posted by: paul ryan at May 15, 2024 11:00 AM (rJ48h)

324 >And which is why these debates will likely never happen anyway.

Posted by: IrishEi
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agree
Biden's too f***ed up now- too risky, step downside

Posted by: Don Black at May 15, 2024 11:00 AM (/7KEl)

325 323 >Which is the only way Biden can debate. A high school kid with a week of prep could grind him into the dust with pointed questions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
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Why are you like this?
Posted by: paul ryan at May 15, 2024 11:00 AM (rJ48h)

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Mostly because of you, to be honest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting kaiju with Ishiro Honda at May 15, 2024 11:01 AM (GBKbO)

326 U nas yest’ NOOD.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at May 15, 2024 11:01 AM (tA1+m)

327 steep downside

Posted by: Don Black at May 15, 2024 11:01 AM (/7KEl)

328 324 >And which is why these debates will likely never happen anyway.

Posted by: IrishEi

Biden's handlers are figuring on a Trump guilty verdict is my guess....
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Posted by: It's me donna at May 15, 2024 11:02 AM (Akjoo)

329 I've put a little white gauze over the shingles rash, and it's keeping my clothes from irritating it. The dr. also says she will send an Rx to my preferred pharmacy (the one without idiots), something stronger than calamine lotion to help with the itch.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 10:55 AM (omVj0)
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That sounds miserable. Hope the new Rx works.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 15, 2024 11:02 AM (1u/pU)

330 Nood monkey

Posted by: rickb223 at May 15, 2024 11:02 AM (SVQQi)

331 Has the Fico attempted assassination been blamed on right wing extremists yet?

Posted by: Montec at May 15, 2024 11:02 AM (bR70n)

332 Years ago I used to have a little book with crazy baby names. I think the women were high after anesthesia and the dads didn't object. One was "Nosmo King" from the sign in the hospital room. This isn't from the book, but here are some others:

https://www.boredpanda.com/weird-ridiculous-child-names/
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 15, 2024

***
Are "O-RAN-gelo" and "Le-MON-jelo" in there?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 15, 2024 11:03 AM (omVj0)

333 302 But who is Number 1?

You are, number 6.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at May 15, 2024 11:03 AM (IGKzA)

334 There going to be giving Joe the questions and answers
Joe Biden
@JoeBiden

I’ve received and accepted an invitation from
@CNN
for a debate on June 27th. Over to you, Donald. As you said: anywhere, any time, any place.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 15, 2024 12:15 PM (NpAcC)

335 One Bull to his Rival I hope to see you on the Framers grill for the 4th of July or maybe some suburbanite backyard BBQ

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