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First-World Problems...

candyfairies.jpg

Obviously my house is infested with candy fairies, because all of a sudden the many pounds of Halloween candy has dwindled to a few sad specimens. I have no idea how that happened, but I need some advice on how to trap these sneaky little beasts that take my candy bars!

By the way, that bowl is from Lasser Ceramics, in Londonderry VT. We saw the shop while driving the back roads many years ago, and stopped to take a look. Fun stuff, and not too touristy.

And...HAPPY 249th BIRTHDAY UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM




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1 Oneith

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:01 PM (fwDg9)

2 Not oneith

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 02:01 PM (Q4IgG)

3 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?

Posted by: 18-1 at November 10, 2024 02:01 PM (oZhjI)

4 3 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 10

Shrinkflation strikes again!

Posted by: Piper at November 10, 2024 02:02 PM (p4NUW)

5 I sadly don't get trick or treaters so hence no candy here.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:02 PM (fwDg9)

6 Fun size isn't fun anymore.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (fwDg9)

7 That is called shrinkflation 18-1. Mask the cost increases by decreasing the amount in the package. So maybe the same # of candies as last year but each one is smaller than it had been.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (CKOCg)

8 Methinks the Dildo doth protest too much!

Posted by: Pete Bog at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (O5gl8)

9 Halloween is a hoax perpetrated by Big Mars.

Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (pMi6S)

10 Nothing better than a frozen Milky Way on a hot day.
Or a cold one. I don't judge.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (W/lyH)

11 Happy Birthday and Happy Sunday.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 02:04 PM (lXCUP)

12 My first world problem is it’s rainy, the cats are cuddly, but I have a waitlisted class at 2 pm I need to go teach. I will be fine once I get there, a full class is a ton of fun to teach because the energy is bumping. But I am having to force myself out the door right now! 😂

Ps. Here is to an administration that makes people feel comfortable spending disposable cash again and ALL my classes are waitlisted!

Posted by: Piper at November 10, 2024 02:05 PM (p4NUW)

13 I used to always buy A bag of candy for halloween even though no trick or treaters for JIC and cuz I still like candy. But this year inertia won, if I'd had kids show up they would have gotten some coins.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 02:05 PM (CKOCg)

14 Methinks the Dildo doth protest too much!
Posted by: Pete Bog at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (O5gl


Methinks the Dildo is telling big fibs. Candy fairies my ass.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:05 PM (W/lyH)

15 .
Does anyone here subscribe to the Epoch Times newspaper...?

I was just wondering if it was good/worth it...

My father still gets a newspaper but, he is disgusted by the constant anti Trump content....so I am looking for an alternative....


Thank you in advance if any of you all respond...

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (5LrHo)

16 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?
Posted by: 18-1


They're getting funner all the time!

Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (DgGvY)

17 3 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?
Posted by: 18-1


Way smaller.

They now have about 15 gradations of sizes, e.g. "Fun size," "Party Size," "Snack Size," "Bite Size," "Mini," etc. etc., as a way to disguise that they're giving you less and less on a per pound basis.

Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (pMi6S)

18 Frozen candy bars are awesome

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (fwDg9)

19 Used to be a one pound bag, then it was 14oz, then 12oz and now 8oz.

And... the cost is now 28% higher for 1/2 of the same product.

But it's the best economy in history, Jack!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (Q4IgG)

20 Methinks the Dildo is telling big fibs. Candy fairies my ass.
Posted by: Diogenes


They do that too! Steal your candy and make your ass bigger.

Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:07 PM (DgGvY)

21 Followed a link from maybe here, maybe somewhere else, to a page that had a candy engineer explain in detail what the Snickers bar is all about.

It was fascinating. Actually, a whole lot of food tech is fascinating.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at November 10, 2024 02:07 PM (ZtgZZ)

22 MF, well sure its a great economy, people are spending more. /sarc

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 02:07 PM (CKOCg)

23 Milky Way, 3 Musketeers and Snickers. They're always leftover. Nobody over 5 eats that crap.

Posted by: look whats not at November 10, 2024 02:08 PM (nakGR)

24 The Candy Fairies are the ones that drive around in windowless vans, right? They even advertise on the sides.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at November 10, 2024 02:08 PM (fQmeC)

25 1996:

It's the economy, stupid.

2024:

It's the stupid economy.

Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2024 02:09 PM (pMi6S)

26 Sadly, the candy faeries hit my leftover candy stash first!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 02:09 PM (u1uWe)

27 I've noticed over the years, that 'fun size' candy and shrunk all the way down to 'fu size'.

Posted by: Tennessee Jed at November 10, 2024 02:09 PM (QGP+O)

28 Here's a first world problem puzzler...

Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (BpYfr)

29 So here's a problem...
The girl spawn drives a crappy Ford 500. Those were only made for two years and didn't sell well. It cost around $2000 used from a private seller. Two years later, it still smells like cigarettes smoke. Cannot get that smell out. It's had a few mechanical issues, some that can't be fixed because the repair would cost more than the car is worth. This includes the a/c unit. They would literally have to pull the engine to fix that!
Anywho... The car also has no get up and go. Tromp the accelerator to the floor and it still takes a minute to get up to 35mph.
/cont/

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (4XwPj)

30 The Candy Fairies are the ones that drive around in windowless vans, right? They even advertise on the sides.
Posted by: Stu Podaso


That's the missing "step two?" I didn't realize we were that creepy.

Posted by: The Candy Fairies at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (DgGvY)

31
The bowl:
https://tinyurl.com/ysjsfuen

Posted by: UnkleSteve at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (t9mSz)

32 Mabe Galor was a candy ass fairy.

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 10, 2024 02:11 PM (nJUfO)

33 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?
Posted by: 18-1 at November 10, 2024 02:01 PM (oZhjI)


It is worse than that, the brown paper bags you can get for your shopping at the store are also smaller.

I suppose that is so you don't feel so bad when you drop a C note at the store and only get half a bag of groceries for it.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:11 PM (D7oie)

34 >>1996: It's the economy, stupid.


2024: You're too stupid to understand this great economy!

But really, per the WSJ, it's Trump's weird obsession with trannies that resonated with the dummy voters.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 02:11 PM (u1uWe)

35 Methinks the Dildo is telling big fibs. Candy fairies my ass.
Posted by: Diogenes

They do that too! Steal your candy and make your ass bigger.
Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:07 PM (DgGvY)
***

Heh.
Apparently telling Mrs D it's not the candy was the wrong answer.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:11 PM (W/lyH)

36 Hersheys chocolate syrup...."real chocolate flavor".

Posted by: look whats not at November 10, 2024 02:12 PM (nakGR)

37 Candy bars were a nickle!

Posted by: davidt at November 10, 2024 02:12 PM (i0F8b)

38 I learned about shrinkflation decades ago when chunk tuna cans went to funsize.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 10, 2024 02:13 PM (KAi1n)

39 I sadly don't get trick or treaters so hence no candy here.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:02 PM (fwDg9)

What does that have to do with buying a massive bag of Halloween candy?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 02:13 PM (d9fT1)

40 Candy is loaded with carbs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 10, 2024 02:13 PM (ZLWsP)

41 My FWP for washing is I H8 these less water washing machines.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (fwDg9)

42 "Authentic simulated chocolate-style product."

Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (pMi6S)

43 Here's a first world problem puzzler...

Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel


Because that's the natural state of the shirt. The seams are on the "inside" when you wear it, but they were on the outside when the shirt was made. Entropy wants it to be inside-out since that's a "lower energy" state with less stress on the fabric.

Posted by: it sounds reasonable, right? at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (DgGvY)

44 I saw the Candy Fairies open for Bob Seger in Philly back in '85.

Their asses were bigly back then.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (icmmM)

45 It won't be long before candy bars are $20, same as in town!

Posted by: davidt at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (i0F8b)

46

Oh, yeah.... I eat all the left over candy fron Halloween....we got about six groups of 3/4 kids this year....

The problem....we had enough bags of candy for a couple hundred kids....lol....

I can't figure out why it's so hard to lose weight....

Sad.

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (5LrHo)

47 Posted by: UnkleSteve at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (t9mSz)

Nope...not the scalloped edge one. I have a smooth edge.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 02:14 PM (d9fT1)

48 Thank you in advance if any of you all respond...

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (5LrHo)

I get the on-line version and I think it is excellent. Their editorials are conservative, but their reporting is right down the middle.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 02:15 PM (d9fT1)

49 My cupboards are pretty bare and I have just enough cream for one more mug of coffe so I will have to overcome my inertia today and go shopping. Lately I will keep punting on shopping and just use whatever staples I have around until I need either horse feed or cream for my coffee. Usually I can analyze myself and figure out why I'm avoiding something but I don't know on my shopping avoidance the last year or so. It isn't hard and doesn't take all that long. Prices are annoying but its just me and I make a decent salary.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 02:15 PM (CKOCg)

50 Trump kids got candy.

Kamala kids got a bill for the Trump kids candy.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 10, 2024 02:16 PM (icmmM)

51 Here's a first world problem puzzler...

Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (BpYfr)

Related.
My FWP is the whole damned washing machine. I do three loads of laundry and then it starts beeping at me. It needs to do a "Cleaning Cycle."
WTF!!??
It just washed my clothes. Used soap and everything.
Why does it now have to clean? Did it get dirty?
BS says I.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:16 PM (W/lyH)

52 15 .
Does anyone here subscribe to the Epoch Times newspaper...?


Yes. I've been very happy with them, especially in comparison to the Washington Post. My recommendation: Sign up for one month and give them a try. The cost is pretty reasonable.

And they absolutely piss off China. So there's another reason for you.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 02:16 PM (lXCUP)

53 > Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?
---------
Don't get me started on socks...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 02:17 PM (Q4IgG)

54 40 Candy is loaded with carbs.
Posted by: Boss Moss


Candy is carbs.

Posted by: zombie at November 10, 2024 02:17 PM (pMi6S)

55 Nothing better than a frozen Milky Way on a hot day.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:03 PM (W/lyH)
-

Or a fudgecicle or creamcicle!

It's been a long time.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 10, 2024 02:18 PM (0ODjL)

56 Someone I know had mothballs in their house and the smell became unbearable.

They have had the air ducts cleaned, replaced appliances etc. Part of me wonders if it's psychosomatic. I offered them my air purifiers.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

The cats and the dog Ralphy are doing well.

Posted by: Stateless at November 10, 2024 02:18 PM (jvJvP)

57 My FWP is the whole damned washing machine. I do three loads of laundry and then it starts beeping at me. It needs to do a "Cleaning Cycle."

Why does it now have to clean? Did it get dirty?
Posted by: Diogenes


Same reason you have to clean your people washer, aka shower. And most of what you have to clean off its walls is "soap scum."

Posted by: mikeski swallowed a spider to catch a fly at November 10, 2024 02:19 PM (DgGvY)

58 Pretty soon, fun size candy bars will be the size of a single peanut M&M. Bite size will be the size of a Tic Tac.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 02:19 PM (VNX3d)

59 A couple of cans of evaporated milk can save you that late night trip to the store if you need cream for your coffee.

I can't abide by the non-dairy powdered creamers.

Morning coffee is about the last thing I take seriously these days.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:20 PM (QB+5g)

60 The girl was at the stop sign at the bottom of an off ramp from I69. Big rig behind her without a trailer. She started to pull out, realized the oncoming traffic was moving fast enough to be a problem with that no giddyup issue and braked. Truck had started to roll forward for his turn at the stop sign and CRUNCH!
No injuries! But the back passenger side corner is fucked up. Frame is okay and the car is still drivable. The lens on the brake light was smashed. Red lens replacement tape for the temporary win! And the latch on the trunk is fucked up. Yeh we wired that trunk shut like a trailer park top gear mechanic!
Cops were called, insurance info was exchanged. So now we wait for the police report .
The truck driver? Oh he was from Texas. He had three gold teeth and wore pimped out sunglasses with purple lenses and rhinestones on the gold frames. Nice guy.
I think I heard his truck laughing at the silly car.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:20 PM (4XwPj)

61
The Marines: When it absolutely positively has to be destroyed overnight.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:21 PM (1T9r0)

62 Candy is loaded with carbs.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Candy is carbs.
Posted by: zombie


Hey, there's a lot of chemically-processed fats in there too.

Posted by: tasty, tasty fats at November 10, 2024 02:21 PM (DgGvY)

63 Candy also has stuff that's not really edible.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (KAi1n)

64 My first world problem is that I just being dropped at one end of a Denver concourse and had to fast hoof it to the other end. I had only 5 minutes before boarding for Portland. Now, of course, the plane isn't ready for boarding.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (r9HX8)

65 I learned about shrinkflation decades ago when chunk tuna cans went to funsize.
Posted by: SFGoth
-------

Tuna is now in 5oz/cans, I see.

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (njWTi)

66
Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (1T9r0)

67 62 Candy is loaded with carbs.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Candy is carbs.
Posted by: zombie

Hey, there's a lot of chemically-processed fats in there too.
Posted by: tasty, tasty fats at November 10, 2024 02:21 PM (DgGvY)

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 10, 2024 02:24 PM (icmmM)

68 The bowl looks like a bunch of confused sperms in a target rich environment.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (QB+5g)

69 A couple of cans of evaporated milk can save you that late night trip to the store if you need cream for your coffee.

I can't abide by the non-dairy powdered creamers.

Morning coffee is about the last thing I take seriously these days.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:20 PM (QB+5g)

And therein lies a problem. It's becoming real hard to find those real small cans of evaporated milk, which is, let's face it, an inferior substitute for half&half. So you run out of cream, punch open a can of evap, use it in a couple of cups of coffee, and then the remainder is wasted, because you went to the store and bought cream. I keep heifer dust on hand for that reason. It keeps forever, so I always have some ersatz cream on hand, should the real deal run out.

I think they may make UHT pasteurized cream in the little one-shot cups that keeps without refrigeration, but that is not ofen found in stores.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (wmym4)

70 Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?
---------
Don't get me started on socks...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 02:17 PM (Q4IgG)
***
My shorts have entered the conversation.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (W/lyH)

71 Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

On the good side, at least you don't have to worry about someone else using them and dealing with that fallout.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (VNX3d)

72 I sadly get very little chocolate candy in a year. Don't buy it so don't have it unless see it elsewhere.
Sometimes open offices I have to work at have candy jars

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (fwDg9)

73 Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (1T9r0)

I guess that is a new take on melting your credit cards.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (r9HX8)

74 Here's a first world problem puzzler...

Why is it whenever I do laundry, I invariably have a shirt or two turned completely inside out, even when I *know* that it was right side out when it went into the washer/dryer?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 10, 2024 02:10 PM (BpYfr)


Yes, that is a puzzler, but it is inevitable when you realize that the intermittent churning of the washing machine agitator sets up the precondition for the subsequent continual tumbling of the clothes dryer against tightly regulated material like cloth, as a weight and mass, in the form of moisture, is extracted via heat creates perverse topologies, which are manifested as both shirts and socks being inverted, twisted, and in extreme settings, turned into a form of fabric Klein bottle.

This was first noticed by the topological mathematician and substitute Home Ec teacher, Crawford Tillinghast, during the interwar period, and in spite of his failed crusade against laundry machines, he did manage to end the practice of building both functions into a single appliance, as for example the case of the Bendix Duomatic, because of the risk of creating a Broach to Beyond.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (D7oie)

75 Bendix was exonerated from any responsibility of the Montauk incident, but the heads of the R and D department were willing to admit that there were specific risks, which they would engineer to avoid, specivically due to un-controlled resonation.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (D7oie)

76 This is interesting.
Twitter thread from demorat senato Chris Murphy bemoaning the fact it’s not impossible for USA to elect 62 senators, in light of recent beatdown

https://tinyurl.com/3ku8fptd

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (2P7dc)

77 62 GOP senators

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (2P7dc)

78 Cops were called, insurance info was exchanged. So now we wait for the police report .
The truck driver? Oh he was from Texas. He had three gold teeth and wore pimped out sunglasses with purple lenses and rhinestones on the gold frames. Nice guy.
I think I heard his truck laughing at the silly car.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:20 PM (4XwPj)

Maybe you will get lucky, and insurance writes the car off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (wmym4)

79
Thank you CBD and NR Pax....

Ok. I will sign up.... my Pop doesn't do the new fangled internet the kids are all talking about these days....

So, he will get the print version mailed to him and it looks like I will enjoy the free online version that comes with it....

I'm hoping it will reduce the stress he gets from reading the local paper (that isn't even local anymore-its printed in Madison WI, that bastion of conservatism lol ...and mailed to our city)....

I've told him for years now to stop watching the news and reading that crap paper because it upsets him....but, old habits die hard.

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:27 PM (5LrHo)

80 Candy is loaded with carbs.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Candy is carbs.
Posted by: zombie

Hey, there's a lot of chemically-processed fats in there too.
Posted by: tasty, tasty fats at November 10, 2024 02:21 PM (DgGvY)

You say that like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 10, 2024 02:24 PM (icmmM)
-

You've been outed!!!

https://tinyurl.com/v7s3xhpx

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 10, 2024 02:28 PM (0ODjL)

81 A washer dryer. That would be awesome.

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 10, 2024 02:28 PM (ZLWsP)

82 Someone I know had mothballs in their house and the smell became unbearable.

They have had the air ducts cleaned, replaced appliances etc. Part of me wonders if it's psychosomatic. I offered them my air purifiers.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

The cats and the dog Ralphy are doing well.
Posted by: Stateless at November 10, 2024 02:18 PM (jvJvP)
++++
Not sure about camphor smell, but ozone is an incredible general-purpose destenchifier (also probably applicable to the Ford 500 Madam Mayhem was posting about).

They're pretty cheap on Amazon and work extremely well in my experience. Do one floor at a time, maybe in two batches if there's a lot of floor area.

Downsides: you need to be out of the house, as do pets. It takes time (a few hours at a stretch for the machine to run, another couple of hours before going in, to make sure there's enough normal atmosphere). It will leave your house smelling "crisp" for a few hours or days. It passes quickly.

Upside: cheap and easy, do-it-yourself job.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:28 PM (HnUIn)

83 Yes, that is a puzzler, but it is inevitable when you realize that the intermittent churning of the washing machine agitator sets up the precondition for the subsequent continual tumbling of the clothes dryer against tightly regulated material like cloth, as a weight and mass, in the form of moisture, is extracted via heat creates perverse topologies, which are manifested as both shirts and socks being inverted, twisted, and in extreme settings, turned into a form of fabric Klein bottle.

This was first noticed by the topological mathematician and substitute Home Ec teacher, Crawford Tillinghast, during the interwar period, and in spite of his failed crusade against laundry machines, he did manage to end the practice of building both functions into a single appliance, as for example the case of the Bendix Duomatic, because of the risk of creating a Broach to Beyond.
Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:26 PM (D7oie)


For some reason I read that in Werner's voice.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:29 PM (W/lyH)

84 "heifer dust?"

You mean powdered milk?

Because the heifer dust I see on a search is a meat rub.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:30 PM (QB+5g)

85 Moment of pride yesterday. Was shaving and the sink got clogged. I was going to reach for the Liquid Plumr but then I remembered that I had a plunger made for sinks.

Three violent plunges later, the stuff clogging up the sink was forced out and the water was pulled under as if through a vacuum.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 02:30 PM (lXCUP)

86 The bowl looks like a bunch of confused sperms in a target rich environment.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (QB+5g)

Possible thread winner!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:30 PM (wmym4)

87 Upside: cheap and easy, do-it-yourself job.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:28 PM (HnUIn)

Thanks so much Joe.

I feel bad for them.

Posted by: Stateless at November 10, 2024 02:30 PM (jvJvP)

88 Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (1T9r0)

Bad thing to Discover.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 10, 2024 02:31 PM (dR6yv)

89 "heifer dust?"

You mean powdered milk?

Because the heifer dust I see on a search is a meat rub.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:30 PM (QB+5g)

Powdered coffee whitener, like Coffee Mate.

Heifers don't give milk, eh?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (wmym4)

90 69 A couple of cans of evaporated milk can save you that late night trip to the store if you need cream for your coffee.

I can't abide by the non-dairy powdered creamers.

Morning coffee is about the last thing I take seriously these days.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:20 PM (QB+5g)

And therein lies a problem. It's becoming real hard to find those real small cans of evaporated milk, which is, let's face it, an inferior substitute for half&half. So you run out of cream, punch open a can of evap, use it in a couple of cups of coffee, and then the remainder is wasted, because you went to the store and bought cream. I keep heifer dust on hand for that reason. It keeps forever, so I always have some ersatz cream on hand, should the real deal run out.

I think they may make UHT pasteurized cream in the little one-shot cups that keeps without refrigeration, but that is not ofen found in stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (wmym4)

Cream is a great milk substitute in dried cereals. Lucky Charms and cream!! Of course an ass you can land a helicopter on and type II diabetes are the downsides.

Of course there is always black coffee

Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (icmmM)

91 ... My FWP is the whole damned washing machine. I do three loads of laundry and then it starts beeping at me. It needs to do a "Cleaning Cycle."
WTF!!??
It just washed my clothes. Used soap and everything.
Why does it now have to clean? Did it get dirty?
BS says I.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:16 PM (W/lyH)
++++
It isn't BS. Washing machine cleaner detergent, however, is.

High-efficiency washers can leave some water behind and water may be used as a part of the balancing system. It can get rancid and mildew can be an issue with HE washers.

Run the wash cycle, but don't bother with the special washer cleaning stuff. It's a ripoff. Put a full cup, maybe cup and a half (the cup that comes with the stuff, I mean) of Oxiclean or generic equivalent into the drum and run the cleaning cycle. It will work and costs virtually nothing. Plus Oxiclean is good for most kinds of laundry anyway, in addition to detergent.

If your HE washer does not have a machine cleaning cycle, just run it on the "rinse and spin" or equivalent cycle, hot water, maximum fill level.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (HnUIn)

92 For some reason I read that in Werner's voice.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:29 PM (W/lyH)


and he should have all the fun in creating oddly inflated fantasies?

Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (D7oie)

93 It is worse than that, the brown paper bags you can get for your shopping at the store are also smaller.

I suppose that is so you don't feel so bad when you drop a C note at the store and only get half a bag of groceries for it.
Posted by: Kindltot at November 10, 2024 02:11 PM (D7oie)

The geniuses in Trenton make sure we don't have that problem....they're banned, along with plastic bags.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (iODuv)

94 Maybe you will get lucky, and insurance writes the car off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Best case scenario: they total it, give us a check, let us keep the car which we then sell for scrap.

I don't expect that.

Girl spawn needs wheels. She can continue driving the junker for a bit until we can help her buy a different car. She's gonna need a job to pay for it. With the holidays coming, getting a job is tricky.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:33 PM (4XwPj)

95 Do they put your groceries in fur bags?

Posted by: Boss Moss at November 10, 2024 02:34 PM (ZLWsP)

96 Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (1T9r0)

Bad thing to Discover.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 10, 2024 02:31 PM (dR6yv)


What's in your microwave?

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:35 PM (W/lyH)

97 If your HE washer does not have a machine cleaning cycle, just run it on the "rinse and spin" or equivalent cycle, hot water, maximum fill level.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (HnUIn)

Regular white vinegar works too. We now use vinegar instead of softener. Cheaper too.

Posted by: Beartooth at November 10, 2024 02:35 PM (r9HX8)

98 "If your HE washer does not have a machine cleaning cycle, just run it on the "rinse and spin" or equivalent cycle, hot water, maximum fill level."

How efficient!

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (QB+5g)

99 38 I learned about shrinkflation decades ago when chunk tuna cans went to funsize.
Posted by: SFGoth at November 10, 2024 02:13 PM (KAi1n)
________________________

I usually side with the corporation on "shrinkflation" as long as they are honest about it. In other words, San Giorgio will cut their boxed pasta just a fraction of centimeter shorter during economic down times. If, however, they don't change the net weight on the box while doing so, I get angry. BUT, there is one major exception to my protocol...and that's the BASTARDS at Oreo. This whole "thin cookie" craze is just a scam. They use less ingredients. You get less cookies. They are selling them as a novel idea. Here's the novelty in truth...cheapness.

Posted by: Orson at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (dIske)

100 MAHA!

Posted by: redridinghood at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (NpAcC)

101 ... She's gonna need a job to pay for it. With the holidays coming, getting a job is tricky.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:33 PM (4XwPj)
++++
Best of luck to her. This a rotten time of year for job-hunting.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (HnUIn)

102 Any wife who puts a wallet in the microwave, get the Doug Emhoff.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at November 10, 2024 02:37 PM (wBaIH)

103 Omg reading lefty MSM thread is hilarious!
They are freaking out about the Latino vote, calling that population ‘the New Italians’

Lolol
Anglos are so funny….

Where do you think the term LATINo came from?

Italian and Spanish speakers can have a conversation simply speaking their own language to each other

Hoo yeah look out AWFL nation…the brownies and the guineas have locked arms

Facciebrutte

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 02:37 PM (hW6y3)

104 Every processed food has one or more Chemical Engineers to design the large-scale manufacturing process.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at November 10, 2024 02:37 PM (DsA2n)

105 Regular white vinegar works too. We now use vinegar instead of softener. Cheaper too.
Posted by: Beartooth at November 10, 2024 02:35 PM (r9HX
+++++
Yeah, it does. I really dislike the smell of lingering vinegar, though (the machinery, not what's in it) and so avoid it. It does work quite nicely, though.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:37 PM (HnUIn)

106 "If your HE washer does not have a machine cleaning cycle, just run it on the "rinse and spin" or equivalent cycle, hot water, maximum fill level."

How efficient!
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (QB+5g)

I noticed that, too. Every cycle run with no laundry in it ranks as ZERO efficiency. Old-school top loaders FTW.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:38 PM (wmym4)

107 PA Republican politics. Not my forte. But sounds important:

https://tinyurl.com/mdnpc82c

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 10, 2024 02:38 PM (0ODjL)

108 BYOB = Bring Your Own Bag

I live in Idaho, where we can still have a few nice things, but I sometimes shop in The People's Republic of Washington State. Therefore, I keep a few extra bags in the car in case needed to avoid the per-bag charge over there.

The nearest wallyworld doesn't even *have* bags at the self-checkouts anymore. Heh. Wonder why?

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 02:39 PM (njWTi)

109 How efficient!
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (QB+5g)
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It balances out really nicely. HE washers *are* highly efficient, even taking into account periodic washer cleaning cycles. I give mine an empty cleaning cycle a couple of times per yer.

And unlike dishwashers, making washing machines highly efficient didn't cause the cycle time to double or triple. Modern high-efficiency dishwashers work well, but they take freaking forever to run. Washing machines, not so much. The downsides with those are different - like needing to clean your cleaner because they don't clean themselves anymore (the margins are gone).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:40 PM (HnUIn)

110 When I pledged a frat we weren't allowed to wear shoes in the frat house, had to take them off in the kitchen.

Then some brother stated pranking us and putting the shoes in the oven.

One night someone forgot to check for shoes...

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:40 PM (QB+5g)

111 Best of luck to her. This a rotten time of year for job-hunting.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
She's a college student. Scheduling will change in the new year. Not allowed to stay on campus over the Christmas break. Thanksgiving family stuff. It all comes together to be a bad time to get a part time job.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 02:40 PM (4XwPj)

112 Best of luck to her. This a rotten time of year for job-hunting.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:36 PM (HnUIn)

Should be plenty of short-term retail jobs for the Christmas season.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:40 PM (wmym4)

113 Her Majesty hides her wallet in the RV's microwave while she's showing. This time she forgot about it, didn't see it and heated something up. I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Bad thing to Discover.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory


Not as bad as having to scrape the Mastercrud off the inside of the microwave.

Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:42 PM (DgGvY)

114 107 PA Republican politics. Not my forte. But sounds important:

https://tinyurl.com/mdnpc82c
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 10, 2024 02:38 PM (0ODjL)
_____________________________

I can answer this one. McCormick is a Romney type republican. He's better than Casey. Charles Manson would have been better than Casey, however. You'll note that the RSC (Republican Senate funds) rolled into McCormick at McConnell's behest, while many of the Republican Senate candidates (who supported Trump in truth) got absolutely zip. There's your clue what team Dave plays on. He's establishment through and through.

Posted by: Orson at November 10, 2024 02:43 PM (dIske)

115 @107 -

There was a guy running to the right of McCormick, exposing his RINOsity.

I don’t really care as long as the number is enough to control the Senate

I looked at the account, I see Leo Terrell, and I’m like: why does that name ring a bell?

He is the guy who was solid D his whole life but something pushed him into MAGA can’t remember what it was

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 02:43 PM (2P7dc)

116 I noticed that, too. Every cycle run with no laundry in it ranks as ZERO efficiency. Old-school top loaders FTW.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:38 PM (wmym4)
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I have a new-school top-loader.

Agitatorless design, oversized drum. The capacity is ludicrous (commercial capacity) and it works *extremely* well on most things, plus it's gentler on the items being washed.

Agitatorless designs are witchcraft and they kick ass. Except, in my experience, with a small number of very bulky items - think queen or larger sheets or jumbo-sized towels. It's very hard to get it to balance properly and more often than not, I need to go rearrange things when the onboard sensor says, "too much vibration, Imma give up now."

But those happen much less often than normal clothes and other stuff, and I'm much happier on average with my machine's high capacity and excellent overall performance.

Front-loaders won't have that problem, but front-loaders are *way* more expensive.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:43 PM (HnUIn)

117 I live in Idaho, where we can still have a few nice things, but I sometimes shop in The People's Republic of Washington State. Therefore, I keep a few extra bags in the car in case needed to avoid the per-bag charge over there.

The nearest wallyworld doesn't even *have* bags at the self-checkouts anymore. Heh. Wonder why?
Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 02:39 PM (njWTi)

Here in Alberta, free bags at the checkout are gone. I steadfastly refuse to buy those wretched reusable bags they peddle. I take a small drink cooler to the market when I go, and use it as a market basket. If I forget, the store keeps a bin full of empty cartons near the till, and they give me one of them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:44 PM (wmym4)

118 Microwave is the first place the thieves check.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:44 PM (QB+5g)

119 Microwave is the first place the thieves check.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:44 PM (QB+5g)
++++
Second.

First, they raid the 'fridge.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:44 PM (HnUIn)

120 Thanks for the reminder about the Marine Corps Birthday, CBD!! I had it on my old calendar app but had neglected to add it to the new one. It's on the calendar now and flag is out now in honor of my late nephew (by marriage) who was a Marine gunnery sergeant.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 10, 2024 02:45 PM (FEVMW)

121 NY Post has a couple of blue on blue stories. Latest is some DNC honcho claiming she was mislead about how well Harris polled.
https://tinyurl.com/4jt5b7zr
If this is remotely true, the shit weaseling will be epic.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 02:46 PM (6HDsc)

122 Giving a shot across the bow of McCormick ship isn't a bad move. I certainly would start emailing if I hear of such moves

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 02:46 PM (fwDg9)

123 Front-loaders won't have that problem, but front-loaders are *way* more expensive.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:43 PM (HnUIn)

Front-loaders are of the Debbil. EEEvil!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:46 PM (wmym4)

124 Shrinkflation appears to be coming to the liquor business.

Couple days ago I bought a bottle of excellent cognac. When I got home I noticed the box read 700 ml. NOT 750 ml. Sure enough, 700 ml was on the label.

FYI.

Posted by: Gref at November 10, 2024 02:47 PM (aBgBM)

125 15 .
Does anyone here subscribe to the Epoch Times newspaper...?

I was just wondering if it was good/worth it...

My father still gets a newspaper but, he is disgusted by the constant anti Trump content....so I am looking for an alternative....


Thank you in advance if any of you all respond...
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (5LrHo)

Mrs OCiS subscribes to it. It is a good newspaper. Don't look for it to be a current daily paper like your local rag. But it has great articles.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 10, 2024 02:48 PM (96ePu)

126 My wife insists I put the toilet seat down after the urination event.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 10, 2024 02:48 PM (WXNFJ)

127 Microwave is the first place the thieves check.
Posted by: pawn
______________

I recall an add for underpants with fake Biden stains on them as a stash spot for valuables. The idea was to leave them out in the open.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 02:48 PM (Dm8we)

128 The geniuses in Trenton make sure we don't have that problem.... [paper bags are] banned, along with plastic bags.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

Do they put your groceries in fur bags?
Posted by: Boss Moss


The Asian grocery store I go to saves money on bags by just keeping all the shipping boxes in a pile by the front of the store.

It seems to balance out between the people who use the boxes (me) and the ones who bring their own bags.

Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:49 PM (DgGvY)

129 Look into the bathroom mirror, say candy fairy three then turn in a counter clockwise direction three times. That will fix your problem.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at November 10, 2024 02:50 PM (kTd/k)

130 15 .
Does anyone here subscribe to the Epoch Times newspaper...?

I was just wondering if it was good/worth it...

My father still gets a newspaper but, he is disgusted by the constant anti Trump content....so I am looking for an alternative....


Thank you in advance if any of you all respond...
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 10, 2024 02:06 PM (5LrHo)


Not an answer to your question, but adjacent. The Epoch Times have some TV shows and news that are available over-the-air. Maybe even on a streaming channel but I'm not sure.

I think Epoch Times is made by Falun Gong or its supporters. That would explain their reporting on China. Which is very refreshing by the way, it's nice to see something truthful and critical of the CCP.

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 02:50 PM (NMT5x)

131 Shrinkflation appears to be coming to the liquor business.

Couple days ago I bought a bottle of excellent cognac. When I got home I noticed the box read 700 ml. NOT 750 ml. Sure enough, 700 ml was on the label.

FYI.
Posted by: Gref at November 10, 2024 02:47 PM

Some brands of milk are selling less than half gallon cartons. Sneaky bastids

Posted by: Beartooth at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (r9HX8)

132 The geniuses in Trenton make sure we don't have that problem....they're banned, along with plastic bags.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 10, 2024 02:32 PM (iODuv)
++++
This belies the real intent.

Banning plastic bags was "for the environment," so they said. Paper containers where great, so they said.

But banning both? That reveals the real intent.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (HnUIn)

133 The Lt. Governor of Tennessee visited our parish this morning. After Mass, he introduced himself:

Randy McNally

Why would a set of parents be that cruel?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (WXNFJ)

134 Always have had top-load washers. Except for that once time. Never again.

I keep the lid open between loads. No sour smells and it serves as indicator there's no laundry left in there.

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (njWTi)

135 Wait until the start selling milk by the liter and charging you the price for a gallon.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 02:52 PM (Q4IgG)

136 Banning plastic bags was "for the environment," so they said. Paper containers where great, so they said.

But banning both? That reveals the real intent.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (HnUIn)


Elimination of all humans?

Posted by: Gref at November 10, 2024 02:52 PM (aBgBM)

137 "I think Epoch Times is made by Falun Gong or its supporters. That would explain their reporting on China. Which is very refreshing by the way, it's nice to see something truthful and critical of the CCP."

Sucks when you have to go to foreign press to find out what's going on, even in your own country.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 02:52 PM (QB+5g)

138 Agitatorless designs are witchcraft and they kick ass. Except, in my experience, with a small number of very bulky items - think queen or larger sheets or jumbo-sized towels. It's very hard to get it to balance properly and more often than not, I need to go rearrange things when the onboard sensor says, "too much vibration, Imma give up now."
Posted by: Joe Mannix


My Samsung "high efficiency" washer is like that.

Except it doesn't give up without trying a couple more times..... by refilling the tub to re-float the load, churning a bit, and trying the spin cycle a second or third time.

"""High efficiency."""

Posted by: mikeski at November 10, 2024 02:52 PM (DgGvY)

139 "Does anyone here subscribe to the Epoch Times newspaper...?

I was just wondering if it was good/worth it...

My father still gets a newspaper but, he is disgusted by the constant anti Trump content....so I am looking for an alternative....


Thank you in advance if any of you all respond...
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin"


I have received some sample issues and it seems ok and packed full of articles. Better than Time, NYT etc. No funnies though.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at November 10, 2024 02:52 PM (vFG9F)

140 When I got home I noticed the box read 700 ml. NOT 750 ml. Sure enough, 700 ml was on the label.

Posted by: Gref at November 10, 2024 02:47 PM (aBgBM)


I noticed many years ago that some EuroTrash booze is bottled in 700ml containers.

I think it is their perversion more than shrinkflation.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 02:53 PM (d9fT1)

141 btw, I am not Joe Biteum.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at November 10, 2024 02:53 PM (vFG9F)

142 But banning both? That reveals the real intent.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
__________

I'd like to see some tech breakthrough that makes wind or solar instantly capable of producing near infinite power, and then see what their objection would be. Because you know they'd be against it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 02:53 PM (Dm8we)

143 Banning plastic bags was "for the environment," so they said. Paper containers where great, so they said.
Posted by: Joe Mannix


I'm so old, I remember when they banned paper bags and forced everyone to use plastic bags, "for the trees environment."

Posted by: the meme about that at November 10, 2024 02:54 PM (DgGvY)

144 I think Epoch Times is made by Falun Gong or its supporters. That would explain their reporting on China. Which is very refreshing by the way, it's nice to see something truthful and critical of the CCP.
Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 02:50 PM (NMT5x)
++++
And why they're so hated by the CCP. The CCP *despises* Falun Gong and always has. I know little about Falun Gong, but I know how much the CCP hates them and how much they hate the CCP. They and their supporters underwrite a lot of stuff. If you're reading about something vaguely (or explicitly) Chinese and the mainstream critics universally deride it but it keeps doing well, it's a decent bet that it's underwritten by Falun Gong. The product can be good or bad, but it will be hated by those on the CCP payroll (that is, nearly everyone) because Falun Gong supporters are involved.

Like the "Shen Yun" dance performance company (sort of a Chinese take on Cirque du Soleil). Real people who go to "Shen Yun" usually have nice things to say about it. Critics never do. The reason? Falun Gong anticommunism. Depending on locale, they advertise it as such. "Chinese culture from before communism" and the like.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:55 PM (HnUIn)

145 DIY COFFEE CREAMERS ...
I had planned to post this in the Food Thread later on:

At the link below (remember to remove the space), you can find chef Gemma Stafford's recipes for making flavored creamers at home (Bailey's, French Vanilla, and Pumpkin Spice) ... I believe all use cans of sweetened condensed milk but, in one of her videos, she mentions there are additional instructions at her website for making the creamers dairy-free and soy-free ... I actually made a batch of the Pumpkin Spice Creamer today and the flavor was wonderful ... Only change I'll make in the future is to strain the creamer through fine cheesecloth (rather than a metal mesh strainer) to remove not only the pumpkin puree but also more of the spice "dust" which was not visually appealing in my coffee mug ... Pricewise, it cost about 14 cents per ounce to make roughly 30 ounces of DIY creamer.
https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/ coffee-creamer-homemade-3-flavors/

Posted by: Kathy at November 10, 2024 02:56 PM (qpw89)

146 Paper bags are made from a renewable resource. Plastic is made from oil. Which is renewable too. It just takes a lot longer.

Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 02:56 PM (vFG9F)

147 14

Methinks the Dildo is telling big fibs. Candy fairies my ass.

Posted by: Diogenes at November 10, 2024 02:05 PM (W/lyH)
----
Candy fairies the Dildo's ass.

FIFY

Posted by: Ciampino - Well, just look at it! at November 10, 2024 02:57 PM (i0xsb)

148 I'd like to see some tech breakthrough that makes wind or solar instantly capable of producing near infinite power, and then see what their objection would be. Because you know they'd be against it.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 02:53 PM (Dm8we)
++++
Just like e-cigs.

"If you want to kill YOURSELF, that's fine, but you can't hurt ME with your nasty habit" was the justification for all the public smoking bans. Even then, it wasn't true (secondhand smoke is unpleasant, not dangerous) but it was a good enough reason.

But they also now ban e-cigs/vaping in public. It wasn't about their precious health, it was about punishing smokers and making them comply.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:57 PM (HnUIn)

149 My FWP is that I have a cheapo Poulan chainsaw. Instead of just using two nuts to tighten the bar, which is what keeps the tension on the chain, they came up with some kind of knob that is supposed to be tightened by hand. And it only tightens down on one of the studs, instead of both.

And as you could imagine, it doesn't do a great job and after literally one cut, the chain gets loose. Even after tightening it with pliers to get extra leverage. The plastic knob thingy finally broke.

One way to fix it is to throw the knob away and remove plastic around the 2nd stud and just use two nuts. But, this knob is in a side cover, and the cover is made of plastic that has no straight edges or parallel sides, so it's hard to clamp in a vise .

I made a little fixture to mount the cover, and I milled out enough plastic so a flanged nut will fit inside the pocket. There was a piece of steel embedded in this cover so the nut tightens metal to metal, so there shouldn't be any plastic creep.

Now I just have to try it out.

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 02:58 PM (NMT5x)

150 What's really a waste is all the junk mail and catalogs that go thru the mail and straight into the trash.

Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 02:58 PM (vFG9F)

151 Went to sleep during book thread pantless! and have just woken up so late to everything.

Posted by: Ciampino - Well, just look at that ass! at November 10, 2024 02:58 PM (i0xsb)

152 What's really a waste is all the junk mail and catalogs that go thru the mail and straight into the trash.
Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 02:58 PM (vFG9F)

Then why have a US Postal Service, if not for the junk mail?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 02:59 PM (VNX3d)

153 I think Epoch Times is made by Falun Gong or its supporters.

And that's why China has agents in their country trying to bully them. In a more ideal world, bounties would be paid out on those people.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 02:59 PM (lXCUP)

154 Paper bags are made from a renewable resource. Plastic is made from oil. Which is renewable too. It just takes a lot longer.
Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 02:56 PM (vFG9F)

A lot less mass of plastic to make one grocery bag than the mass of paper in a paper bag. Less weight and bulk in transport means less fuel burned to carry the empty bags from the factory to the retail stores. And the plastic bags can be reused as garbage bags, thus extending their usefulness. Paper bags get soggy if used for that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 03:00 PM (wmym4)

155 I bet the wiki entry on Fulton Gong is on the up and up

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:00 PM (Udy3r)

156 Paper bags are made from a renewable resource. Plastic is made from oil. Which is renewable too. It just takes a lot longer.
Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 02:56 PM (vFG9F)

Just try to explain that to a dyed in the wool lefty. I'll get the popcorn. And lawn chair. And an adult beverage.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 10, 2024 03:01 PM (iODuv)

157 Epoch Times is not affiliated with Falun Gong, for however meaningful that may be. Its owners are Falun Gong practitioners and its coverage is sympathetic to Falun Gong, but it is not affiliated.

Like the difference between something being run by Scientologists, vs. operated or funded by the Church of Scientology.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:01 PM (HnUIn)

158 This belies the real intent.

Banning plastic bags was "for the environment," so they said. Paper containers where great, so they said.

But banning both? That reveals the real intent.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (HnUIn)

And the lefties still love it. We need to ban THEM. But, the two strongest unions in the state keep re-electing them.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 10, 2024 03:03 PM (iODuv)

159 "A lot less mass of plastic to make one grocery bag than the mass of paper in a paper bag. Less weight and bulk in transport means less fuel burned to carry the empty bags from the factory to the retail stores. And the plastic bags can be reused as garbage bags, thus extending their usefulness. Paper bags get soggy if used for that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon"

That is true. Before we had plastic grocery bags though, you didn't see paper grocery sacks blowing thru the air, stuck in trees and fences, and clogging up sewers and waterways,

Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 03:03 PM (vFG9F)

160 Then why have a US Postal Service, if not for the junk mail?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 02:59 PM (VNX3d)


To deliver mail-in ballots; safely, securely, and 100% on-time and fraud-free!

Posted by: The USPS, totally non-partisan at November 10, 2024 03:04 PM (PiwSw)

161 This belies the real intent.

Banning plastic bags was "for the environment," so they said. Paper containers where great, so they said.

But banning both? That reveals the real intent.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 02:51 PM (HnUIn)

And the lefties still love it. We need to ban THEM. But, the two strongest unions in the state keep re-electing them.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at November 10, 2024 03:03 PM (iODuv)

Banning lefties? I could support that idea....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:04 PM (VNX3d)

162 One way to fix it is to throw the knob away and remove plastic around the 2nd stud and just use two nuts. But, this knob is in a side cover, and the cover is made of plastic that has no straight edges or parallel sides, so it's hard to clamp in a vise .

I made a little fixture to mount the cover, and I milled out enough plastic so a flanged nut will fit inside the pocket. There was a piece of steel embedded in this cover so the nut tightens metal to metal, so there shouldn't be any plastic creep.

Now I just have to try it out.

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 02:58 PM (NMT5x)

Nice work! Poulans are possibly the worst chainsaws going. I favor old Homelites, myself. Stihl and Husqvarna are nice, but too expensive for a casual user.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 03:05 PM (wmym4)

163 My dad passed away in February 2020. As executor of his estate, all of his stuff got changed to my address. I still get mail, junk mail, for him. My daughter calls it "Pop's Fan Mail". I even tried to unsubscribe to some of that crap, but here it is!
I don't mind the BUDK catalog. I do like blades.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:05 PM (4XwPj)

164 My complaint on coffee creamer is the small, about 16oz size is not available. I only see I guess 32oz sizes. Sometimes a small one goes bad before I get through it all so a big one is pointless, might as well start by dumping 12 down the drain.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 03:05 PM (fwDg9)

165 > Like the difference between something being run by Scientologists, vs. operated or funded by the Church of Scientology.
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Still better than anything our media is being run by. By a mile.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 03:06 PM (Q4IgG)

166 That is true. Before we had plastic grocery bags though, you didn't see paper grocery sacks blowing thru the air, stuck in trees and fences, and clogging up sewers and waterways,
Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 03:03 PM (vFG9F)

That is problem caused not by plastic bags, but by pigs. They would discard paper bags, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 03:07 PM (wmym4)

167 We used paper grocery bags for trash bags for years. You just have to be conscious about how you use them and what you are putting in them.

Remember double bagging?

Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 03:07 PM (vFG9F)

168 My FWP: when I'm in my recliner, the cat likes to curl up on the floor under it. I sometimes have to reopen the recliner after rising because he was napping and didn't notice it close, leaving him trapped.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:07 PM (HnUIn)

169 And it is time for me to go mess with 350 engines.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (wmym4)

170 "It wasn't about their precious health, it was about punishing smokers and making them comply."
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One of the earlier forms of Virtue Signalling and Otherizing...

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (njWTi)

171 There Is No Bowl

(and no spoon, either)

Posted by: illiniwek at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (Cus5s)

172 Colorado has that BYOB or .10 for the store's bag. Wally's when they don't run out gives paper bags. NOT the old school ones that one could reuse if you remembered to bring them to the store but thin crap that just barely holds together long enough to get the groceries into the house but will have rips and need to go in the burn barrel right away. But I think every stores plastic bags are useless now too. They are all so thin that they get holes with the first use. Forget about reusing them for tiny garbage liners or whatever.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (CKOCg)

173 When we had paper sacks, we didn't have to buy plastic trash bags for the kitchen.

Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (vFG9F)

174 From a US Navy Corpsman ( a long time ago ) to all Marines active and veteran: Happy Birthday!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 10, 2024 03:09 PM (JrESR)

175 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO SPACE ACTIVITY FOR NOVEMBER 10

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-69
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
New T-Zero: November 10, 6:56 p.m. ET, 2256 UTC - November 11, 00:56 CET

https://www.youtube.com/live/Zgam9W8vEHY

Posted by: Ciampino - More things to track at November 10, 2024 03:09 PM (i0xsb)

176 My dad passed away in February 2020. As executor of his estate, all of his stuff got changed to my address. I still get mail, junk mail, for him. My daughter calls it "Pop's Fan Mail". I even tried to unsubscribe to some of that crap, but here it is!
I don't mind the BUDK catalog. I do like blades.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:05 PM (4XwPj)
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I still get junk mail for my house's previous owner. Lots of lefty causes. My favorite piece of junk mail addressed to them was the preposterous fundraising letter from Nancy Pelosi.

She calls herself, "Speaker Emerita" now. LOL.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:09 PM (HnUIn)

177 Methinks the Dildo doth protest too much!
Posted by: Pete Bog

That would be my guess as well.
I wonder if anyone has a record of CBD's weight before and after Halloween.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 10, 2024 03:10 PM (JrESR)

178 When we had paper sacks, we didn't have to buy plastic trash bags for the kitchen.
Posted by: fd at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (vFG9F)
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Yup. Tons of plastic bags get reused once as a garbage bag. Changes the energy math on it tremendously.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:10 PM (HnUIn)

179 She calls herself, "Speaker Emerita" now. LOL.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

Deflate that ego and her head would implode!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:10 PM (4XwPj)

180 Madame Mayhem--

We get mail for the previous owner of our house (who died in 2016) AND the original owners who sold in 2010. We've even gotten expedited UPS deliveries of cell phones for the original owners because UPS's records were out of date.

Jeez.

FWIW, the immediately previous owner was gay and liberal so we get some humorous mailers.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 10, 2024 03:11 PM (FEVMW)

181 169 And it is time for me to go mess with 350 engines.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 03:08 PM (wmym4)


I'm going to interpret that as "350 cu in" engines, but with you, it could very well be messing with three hundred and fifty engines!

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:11 PM (NMT5x)

182 Deflate that ego and her head would implode!
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:10 PM (4XwPj)
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Like Obama. Remember his official-looking seal on the lectern after he won in '08? The one that read, "Office of the President-Elect?"

No such office. Just puffery. And everyone took it seriously.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:11 PM (HnUIn)

183 @ 3 Is it my imagination or are the fun sized candies smaller now too?
________________________

No, you're right … the manufacturers decided we didn't deserve that much fun for that price. REAL fun costs more ...

Posted by: Dr_No at November 10, 2024 03:12 PM (ayRl+)

184 No, you're right … the manufacturers decided we didn't deserve that much fun for that price. REAL fun costs more ...
Posted by: Dr_No at November 10, 2024 03:12 PM (ayRl+)
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This has always and will forever be true.

Things that are priced by the gram are simply more exciting than things that are priced by the ton.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:13 PM (HnUIn)

185 152
Then why have a US Postal Service, if not for the junk mail?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 02:59 PM (VNX3d)


I remember Harry Reid giving a sad speech about how junk mail was important because the senior citizens who received it felt like they were still part of the community.

Of course, this was the same man that claimed a Cowboy Poetry festival was responsible for 10,000 people existing so make of that what you will.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 03:13 PM (lXCUP)

186 No, you're right … the manufacturers decided we didn't deserve that much fun for that price. REAL fun costs more ...
Posted by: Dr_No

$20 same as in town!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:13 PM (4XwPj)

187 Third world problems:

Heard IAF jets flying fast over Jerusalem 20-30 minutes ago. Two Iraqi or Houti drones knocked out before reaching Israel.

I actually had a heads up about this. That's all I can say.

לילה טוב

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 10, 2024 03:13 PM (0ODjL)

188
Ready for a new Hoax?

Tariff Hysterics!

Within 48 hours, Reddit and Facebook have several fake posts from people claiming "I Lost My Job Because Trump Won" and "My Boss Just Told Us No Bonuses This Year Because Trump Won The Election."

Yeah, their "boss" told these people the companies have to "brace" for Trump's "tariffs" and make cut backs. And the "boss" told them he has to fully stock up on inventory now before Trump imposes tariffs, so that means layoffs now and no cash for bonuses.

Because Trump's tariffs.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (bCeot)

189 I don't recall the store, but they used to have really nice paper bags with handles. Heavy duty.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (Q4IgG)

190 "Which is very refreshing by the way, it's nice to see something truthful and critical of the CCP. ---
And why they're so hated by the CCP. The CCP *despises* Falun Gong and always has."

In the US the commies get away with vote fraud and lots graft. In China they get away with kidnapping innocents and harvesting their organs.

(though in the US, the gangs and pedo's get away with a lot of awful crap, by keeping corrupt government officials on their payroll)

Posted by: illiniwek at November 10, 2024 03:15 PM (Cus5s)

191 course, this was the same man that claimed a Cowboy Poetry festival was responsible for 10,000 people existing so make of that what you will.
Posted by: NR Pax

Delusional bastard? Or creative crook?

I know embrace the healing power of "and".

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at November 10, 2024 03:16 PM (4XwPj)

192
I don't know if You People remember, probably not because you all have terrible memories, but "Trump's Trade War" was part of the Fake News Narrative for years, especially on Bloomberg fake "news."

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:16 PM (bCeot)

193 S IL here. Our Walmart bags are plastic and good enough. We re-use them for trash. Holes are usually caused by boxes with sharp corners or cats ..... definitely cats! So we do recycle and he bags are not single use. We kept a stack of them in the car trunk for use at Aldi but money is so short now that we no longer have to find bags for the very few items.

Posted by: Ciampino - Bags Bags Wonderful Bags at November 10, 2024 03:16 PM (i0xsb)

194 One of our local grocery stores still has the heavyweight paper bags with glued-on paper handles. Just like old times. Also, good plastic bags, if preferred. Customers' choice!

Plus -- baggers to pack them & help you load the stuff into your car!

Prices are, surprisingly, still reasonable there.

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:16 PM (njWTi)

195 ... Yeah, their "boss" told these people the companies have to "brace" for Trump's "tariffs" and make cut backs. And the "boss" told them he has to fully stock up on inventory now before Trump imposes tariffs, so that means layoffs now and no cash for bonuses.

Because Trump's tariffs.
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (bCeot)
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Some of it *could* be true. Businesses - ones that survive, anyway - *do* try to front-run likely changes.

But I kinda doubt it's happening much. Bonuses, maybe but even that isn't real likely. Layoffs are much less likely because staffing decisions aren't short-payoff. I suspect either of the following is more likely:
1. It's a lie
2. Decisions were made last quarter and the boss is using the election as an excuse so his people are less angry at him.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:17 PM (HnUIn)

196 The guy upthread who posted the link to the demorat donor who wasred a million dollars because insiders told her KH was going to win Iowa….

Lolol

These vids and tweets are hilarious

If laughter is the best medicine, I’m healthier now than at any time in my life

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:17 PM (2P7dc)

197 A Tariff bit my sister.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 03:18 PM (QB+5g)

198 I don't recall the store, but they used to have really nice paper bags with handles. Heavy duty.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (Q4IgG)
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Whole Foods at least used to. So did Pier 1 Imports.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:18 PM (HnUIn)

199 >>> 69
==
And therein lies a problem. It's becoming real hard to find those real small cans of evaporated milk, which is, let's face it, an inferior substitute for half&half. So you run out of cream, punch open a can of evap, use it in a couple of cups of coffee, and then the remainder is wasted, because you went to the store and bought cream. I keep heifer dust on hand for that reason. It keeps forever, so I always have some ersatz cream on hand, should the real deal run out.

I think they may make UHT pasteurized cream in the little one-shot cups that keeps without refrigeration, but that is not ofen found in stores.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 10, 2024 02:25 PM (wmym4)

There are bulk sources:
https://shorturl.at/b9F4a
Probably beyond a ludicrous amount for one person but maybe you could split it with one or two others.
These guys and their peers have good per-unit prices for some products, and others higher than grocery stores. I like having the option to stock up on things I know I will use, and/or get items not available locally.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:18 PM (zlGo9)

200
The same people who gave no shits about biden's 50% inflation for most goods will now pretend to have a conniption if Amazon's chinese junk items increase by 10%.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:19 PM (bCeot)

201 27 I've noticed over the years, that 'fun size' candy and shrunk all the way down to 'fu size'.

Posted by: Tennessee Jed at November 10, 2024 02:09 PM (QGP+O)
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Recommend for Comment of the Week.

Posted by: Ciampino - Bags Bags Wonderful Bags! at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (i0xsb)

202 Beau was killed by a Tariff in Iraq.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (PiwSw)

203 >>>Like Obama. Remember his official-looking seal on the lectern after he won in '08? The one that read, "Office of the President-Elect?"

No such office. Just puffery. And everyone took it seriously.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:11 PM (HnUIn)
******
I think it would be great if PeDJT did the same thing. Their heads will explode.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (aZ1q/)

204 I spent the afternoon calling about replacement cards for the ones that got fried.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 10, 2024 02:23 PM (1T9r0)

I guess that is a new take on melting your credit cards.
Posted by: Beartooth

Just a thought: Cancelling them will cause less spending by someone...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (JrESR)

205 My *real* FWP for today: using a measuring tape and mock-ups to figure out how to seat 17-20 people for Thanksgiving and still have room for a buffet table.

17 is easy, I know, because I did 18 last year. But 18 was *tight* and I couldn't have squeezed another person in. If I'm at 19 this year (possible), it's going to a geometry problem and I suck at geometry. It can be done (and will be done), but I am going to have to get creative.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (HnUIn)

206 168 My FWP: when I'm in my recliner, the cat likes to curl up on the floor under it. I sometimes have to reopen the recliner after rising because he was napping and didn't notice it close, leaving him trapped.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:07 PM (HnUIn)

=============================

Furry World Problem? No, that doesn't sound good lol! Poor kitty!

I've had the problem if our dog is sleeping under the raised foot rest of the recliner, and I can't put it down.
He's too big to fit inside the chair and I don't want to wake him or make him move. It's like gymnastics trying to get out of a reclined chair and not step on the dog.

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:21 PM (NMT5x)

207 Probably a few stores do still have high quality bags. But Wally's paper bags are just barely adequate for 1 use.

And I have decent well water and like to just refill plastic bottles. I used to save the bottle if I bought bottled water on a road trip. Now most bottled water uses such thin plastic you have to be careful not to crush the bottle when you take the lid off. They do crush nicely to take less room in the garbage at least.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 03:21 PM (CKOCg)

208 Mom had a canister-style vacuum when I was a kid. The thing lasted for decades and finally the day came when bags were no longer made for it.

She found that the heavy paper grocery sacks were a perfect fit. LOL.

Oldest sibling has the old vac now. Still works!

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:21 PM (njWTi)

209 The bf and his buddies are planning an inauguration bash. One of them has a couple sticks of dynamite stashed away for just such an occasion

I told him that sounds fun but please don’t blow your fingers off

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:22 PM (2P7dc)

210 Two fun size 100 Grand bars down the hatch.

Posted by: scampydog at November 10, 2024 03:23 PM (p/ZcZ)

211 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (HnUIn)


Are any of the guests stackable?

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (2P7dc)

212 The bf and his buddies are planning an inauguration bash. One of them has a couple sticks of dynamite stashed away for just such an occasion

I told him that sounds fun but please don’t blow your fingers off
Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:22 PM (2P7dc)

Just make sure they have phone service and full charges on the phones....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (VNX3d)

213 Are any of the guests stackable?
Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (2P7dc)
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No, but some are barely housebroken. Maybe have a table outside...

I kid, I kid.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (HnUIn)

214
How come people show pics of things without the link?

https://tinyurl.com/2rjmzpjw


Posted by: UnkleSteve at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (t9mSz)

215 208 Mom had a canister-style vacuum when I was a kid. The thing lasted for decades and finally the day came when bags were no longer made for it.

She found that the heavy paper grocery sacks were a perfect fit. LOL.

Oldest sibling has the old vac now. Still works!
Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:21 PM (njWTi)

=================================

Those things were tanks! Electrolux and I think one other brand were the big names back then.

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (NMT5x)

216 Biden's Dog praying Israel can hold on until later January, maybe then this middle east battled will cool down.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (fwDg9)

217
Do any of You People even know what the whole point of the president's tariffs are?

The point is the threat of tariffs, not the actual imposition of tariffs. But if he must, he will...until they learn.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (bCeot)

218 You may have to have a kid's room instead of just a kids table Mannix.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (CKOCg)

219 211 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (HnUIn)

Are any of the guests stackable?
Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (2P7dc)

Can you invite smaller guests? Like Robert Reich-sized?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (PiwSw)

220 219 211 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (HnUIn)

Are any of the guests stackable?
Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (2P7dc)

Can you invite smaller guests? Like Robert Reich-sized?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (PiwSw)

Twiggy-size might be better. You can use smaller chairs instead of lower chairs.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:26 PM (VNX3d)

221 You may have to have a kid's room instead of just a kids table Mannix.
Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (CKOCg)
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If I have to, I will. I've never liked "kid's tables" as a concept, though. They feel exclusionary, especially for a big and inclusive celebration like Thanksgiving. I'd rather find a way to have one group.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:26 PM (HnUIn)

222 >>Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:20 PM (HnUIn)


Wonder FWP Power, Activate!

My FWP was a chainsaw, yours is needing more space. Maybe combine them, hmmmm?

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:27 PM (NMT5x)

223 Joe Mannix you could start a new Thanksgiving tradition where u put all the guests’ names in a hat. You pick a name, and the lucky winner gets to be designated server for the night!

They can eat their meal in the kitchen in between table runs

Because thanksgiving is all about giving back

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (2P7dc)

224 > The bf and his buddies are planning an inauguration bash. One of them has a couple sticks of dynamite stashed away for just such an occasion
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Tangentially related...
Source: WKMS
First TNT manufacturer to operate on American soil since 1980s to be built in Kentucky.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (Q4IgG)

225 My FWP was a chainsaw, yours is needing more space. Maybe combine them, hmmmm?
Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:27 PM (NMT5x)
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Perfect.

Problem-solving: The Way of the Horde

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (HnUIn)

226 Halloween is one of those things you have to grow out of at some point.

The last time I went out for Halloween, I dressed as a candy fairy.

Posted by: Tom Perry at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (MX0bI)

227 Electrolux
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That's it! Couldn't think of the brand earlier.

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (njWTi)

228 >>I saw the Candy Fairies open for Bob Seger in Philly back in '85. Their asses were bigly back then.


https://tinyurl.com/yckb6m2h

Posted by: bow wow wow at November 10, 2024 03:29 PM (u1uWe)

229 Good afternoon, good people.

And Happy Birthday to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children! I've fought with and beside Marines, and trust me, beside is a helluva lot less painful.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at November 10, 2024 03:30 PM (hKoQL)

230 Halloween is one of those things you have to grow out of at some point.

The last time I went out for Halloween, I dressed as a candy fairy.
Posted by: Tom Perry at November 10, 2024 03:28 PM (MX0bI)
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I find it quite enjoyable as an adult. I order some kind of non-everyday candy, put up a couple of desultory decorations to let people know I'm open for business, and hand it out. I like seeing the costumes and kids having fun. Halloween was kind of a bust this year - I only got 8 kids - but the costumes were elaborate and very well done. None of those kids phoned it in.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:30 PM (HnUIn)

231 @ 138 Agitatorless designs are witchcraft and they kick ass. Except, in my experience, with a small number of very bulky items - think queen or larger sheets or jumbo-sized towels. It's very hard to get it to balance properly and more often than not, I need to go rearrange things when the onboard sensor says, "too much vibration, Imma give up now."
Posted by: Joe Mannix

My Samsung "high efficiency" washer is like that.

Except it doesn't give up without trying a couple more times..... by refilling the tub to re-float the load, churning a bit, and trying the spin cycle a second or third time.
____________________________________

Quick solution: Sears Kenmore (say 'used appliance store') Series 90 washer & dryer. Problem is El Solved-O ...

Posted by: Dr_No at November 10, 2024 03:31 PM (ayRl+)

232 >>If I have to, I will. I've never liked "kid's tables" as a concept, though. They feel exclusionary, especially for a big and inclusive celebration like Thanksgiving. I'd rather find a way to have one group.


Last year we had a "kids" table for the first time, but all our kids were in their teens and twenties -- and they loved it. No old folks.

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:32 PM (u1uWe)

233 Epoch Times is owned by the Moonies.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 10, 2024 03:32 PM (+H2BX)

234 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:30 PM (HnUIn)

I regretted not sitting out this year to give out candy, because it was so warm

Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:32 PM (2P7dc)

235 No. Not the Moonies. But some other crazy non-Christian religious group.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 10, 2024 03:33 PM (+H2BX)

236 Last year we had a "kids" table for the first time, but all our kids were in their teens and twenties -- and they loved it. No old folks.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:32 PM (u1uWe)
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LOL. I'll bet.

But they missed out on your crotchety wisdom! And you of their devil-may-care self-assuredness!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:33 PM (HnUIn)

237 >>> 188
Ready for a new Hoax?

Tariff Hysterics!

Within 48 hours, Reddit and Facebook have several fake posts from people claiming "I Lost My Job Because Trump Won" and "My Boss Just Told Us No Bonuses This Year Because Trump Won The Election."

Yeah, their "boss" told these people the companies have to "brace" for Trump's "tariffs" and make cut backs. And the "boss" told them he has to fully stock up on inventory now before Trump imposes tariffs, so that means layoffs now and no cash for bonuses.

Because Trump's tariffs.
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (bCeot)

Bonus, since they're unemployed, soon they will be homeless. Moar stories!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:33 PM (zlGo9)

238 haffhowershower, that brisket turned out good - not perfect, but good. Not much for leftovers.

Posted by: scampydog at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (p/ZcZ)

239 >>Epoch Times is owned by the Moonies.


Washington Times founded by Moonies, sold in 2010

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (u1uWe)

240 Yeah, their "boss" told these people the companies have to "brace" for Trump's "tariffs" and make cut backs. ...

Because Trump's tariffs.
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:14 PM (bCeot)
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Some of it *could* be true. Businesses - ones that survive, anyway - *do* try to front-run likely changes.

But I kinda doubt it's happening much. Bonuses, maybe but even that isn't real likely. Layoffs are much less likely because staffing decisions aren't short-payoff. I suspect either of the following is more likely:
1. It's a lie
2. Decisions were made last quarter and the boss is using the election as an excuse so his people are less angry at him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:17 PM (HnUIn)


Just had a conversation with our daughter, she's involved in international banking and sanction-compliance. She's pretty certain business is going to boom. "The uncertainty is gone," per RBC Daughter. She's been in banking for a couple of decades (started as a teller) and now has her own minions. For what it's worth: she's optimistic.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (pJWtt)

241 Bonus, since they're unemployed, soon they will be homeless. Moar stories!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:33 PM (zlGo9)
++++
The mass deportations will help bring down housing prices, especially in combination with higher interest rates.

Of course, they will ignore than the stories about the crisis of falling property values and "stuck" homeowners will be added to the stories of homelesness, not presented as independent and related topics.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (HnUIn)

242 Twitter is on fire over Tariffs!

Posted by: no one of any consequence at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (+H2BX)

243 Any TDS sufferers on the Tgiving guest list?

Posted by: Vivi at November 10, 2024 03:35 PM (3XstB)

244 I have lots of stuff from Edgecomb Potters. I go by their place on my way to my summer cottage. I have four of the mugs. They are wider on the bottom so they don't tip over.
https://tinyurl.com/h32274m4

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:36 PM (JY+81)

245 >>> 206
==
I've had the problem if our dog is sleeping under the raised foot rest of the recliner, and I can't put it down.
He's too big to fit inside the chair and I don't want to wake him or make him move. It's like gymnastics trying to get out of a reclined chair and not step on the dog.
Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:21 PM (NMT5x)

You should invent a rolling grab-bar for people with pets, similar to the rolling laptop stands, and go on Shark Tank. You could ask Mark if his purchase of X is going through.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:36 PM (zlGo9)

246 ... She's pretty certain business is going to boom. "The uncertainty is gone," per RBC Daughter. ...
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (pJWtt)
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Time will tell, but I hope so. Our leaderless, internally-competitive Politburo has made everything into a minefield. Nobody is in charge and policy is a moving target that is often mutually contradictory. It depends on which apparatchik was in position to call which shot at any given time.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:36 PM (HnUIn)

247 No, but some are barely housebroken. Maybe have a table outside...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:24 PM (HnUIn)


I can always pick out where my BiL sat because of the copious quantitiesof crumbs and stains and assorted food detritus strewn all around his seat.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (d9fT1)

248 Shummy isn't letting McCormick start orientation since Casey hasn't conceded yet.

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (fwDg9)

249 Last year we had a "kids" table for the first time, but all our kids were in their teens and twenties -- and they loved it. No old folks.
Posted by: Lizzy
_____________

Because they could text each other from across the table in peace.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (Dm8we)

250 >>But they missed out on your crotchety wisdom! And you of their devil-may-care self-assuredness!

It was an unexpected hit. My two tween/teen nieces who still like to just whisper to each other and then disappear stayed at the table because they wanted to hang out with the cool college age girls. My autistic niece (diff family) was chatty for the first time ever. It helped to have the daughters of a good friend there to add a new element - both lovely, friendly young women. I did not want to mess with that vibe!

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (u1uWe)

251 Happy birthday, Jarheads!

*profess slice of crayon cake*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Agent of Chaos at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (kpS4V)

252 >>> 209 The bf and his buddies are planning an inauguration bash. One of them has a couple sticks of dynamite stashed away for just such an occasion

I told him that sounds fun but please don’t blow your fingers off
Posted by: kallisto at November 10, 2024 03:22 PM (2P7dc)

Buy a few model rocket fuses.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:38 PM (zlGo9)

253 Trump or Treat!

Shelby @ShelbyGrie
My cousin sent me this. Her Ring camera footage from Halloween 🤣

https://tinyurl.com/ytxk4nwj
51 seconds

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at November 10, 2024 03:38 PM (hovnC)

254 It was an unexpected hit. My two tween/teen nieces who still like to just whisper to each other and then disappear stayed at the table because they wanted to hang out with the cool college age girls. My autistic niece (diff family) was chatty for the first time ever. It helped to have the daughters of a good friend there to add a new element - both lovely, friendly young women. I did not want to mess with that vibe!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:37 PM (u1uWe)
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Cool! I'm glad it was a hit!

One of those "I was digging for worms but hit gold" things.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:39 PM (HnUIn)

255 I have four of the mugs. They are wider on the bottom so they don't tip over.

https://tinyurl.com/h32274m4

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:36 PM (JY+81)


Interesting looking, but too rustic for my taste. I need a new coffee mug...my current one is wearing out after less than 40 years.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 03:39 PM (d9fT1)

256 Interesting looking, but too rustic for my taste. I need a new coffee mug...my current one is wearing out after less than 40 years.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 03:39 PM (d9fT1)
++++
Yeesh. Can't find quality anymore.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:39 PM (HnUIn)

257 I remember when a large candy bar like a Baby Ruth or
Butterfinger weighed about the same as a loaded 1911 .45acp seven round mag.

Happy Birthday USMC! I'm waiting for the sun over the yardarm to start drinking. Or whatever.

EOC (SCW/AW) Eromero

Posted by: Eromero at November 10, 2024 03:39 PM (LHPAg)

258 Marc Elias is going to Pa. to contest McCormick's election.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:41 PM (oERdd)

259 >>> 241

++++
The mass deportations will help bring down housing prices, especially in combination with higher interest rates.

Of course, they will ignore than the stories about the crisis of falling property values and "stuck" homeowners will be added to the stories of homelesness, not presented as independent and related topics.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:34 PM (HnUIn)

All true. Falling property values, aka the "crisis" of my property tax falling!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:41 PM (zlGo9)

260
Twitter is on fire over Tariffs!
Posted by: no one of any consequence

=====================

I'm house-cleaning today, filing utility bills and other receipts I'm going to need for taxes. I was thinking, "I can't wait for the tariffs to replace all this." I really hope it happens. The Bulwark skeptics who think Trump's entire platform is a lie think he's going to make good on the tariffs threat. Please God.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 10, 2024 03:42 PM (lCaJd)

261 248 Legalinsurrection.com

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 03:42 PM (fwDg9)

262 My FWP is being addicted to NYC sports talk radio.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:43 PM (oERdd)

263 Something wrong with your candy fairies if they are leaving Milky Ways behind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 10, 2024 03:44 PM (RIvkX)

264 This will be the first year in decades that family is around for Thanksgiving. It has been just my wife and I. Same for Christmas. Not sure I know how to behave.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 10, 2024 03:44 PM (Q4IgG)

265 Elias to Pa.
https://tinyurl.com/mrydhpfj

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:44 PM (oERdd)

266 The Tariffs were an ancient civilization of economists that eventually died out.

Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 03:45 PM (QB+5g)

267 My FWP is being addicted to NYC sports talk radio.
Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:43 PM (oERdd)
++++
LOL. I've never been a big sports buff, but once I started moving up at work, I *did* used to listen to sports talk radio on my commute. Sports are a good, safe topic a lot of people there cared about. I listened to sports talk radio to make sure I could always talk about it with people. It was a good investment of otherwise sunk time and made me much better at smalltalk and being approachable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:45 PM (HnUIn)

268 Hasn't douchebag Elias been working in PA for a while now? and Casey lost? Hope dummy continues to have such 'success'.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 03:45 PM (zlGo9)

269 Time will tell, but I hope so. Our leaderless, internally-competitive Politburo has made everything into a minefield. Nobody is in charge and policy is a moving target that is often mutually contradictory. It depends on which apparatchik was in position to call which shot at any given time.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:36 PM (HnUIn)


We had that conversation, too. During Joe Biden's "Presidency" there was no single executive at the top of the hierarchy. We had a Junta of 20-30 people making decisions and working at cross-purposes.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at November 10, 2024 03:46 PM (pJWtt)

270 The Tariffs were an ancient civilization of economists that eventually died out.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 03:45 PM (QB+5g)

They forgot to grow food in the chase for more citations in ancient journals.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:47 PM (VNX3d)

271 Scampydog - is this the one you cooked in the oven? You wrapped it in foil, then low and slow (obviously).

Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:47 PM (NMT5x)

272 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Deport a man and you never have to feed him again.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (kTd/k)

273 They forgot to grow food in the chase for more citations in ancient journals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:47 PM (VNX3d)
+++++
*snort*

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (HnUIn)

274 Sports brought us all together until Lightbringer. I wonder how many teams will boycott Trump this time around

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (oERdd)

275 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Deport a man and you never have to feed him again.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (kTd/k)
++++
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a night. *Set* a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (HnUIn)

276 "Trump or Treat!"

Love those kids

Posted by: Lizzy at November 10, 2024 03:49 PM (u1uWe)

277 Yum!

Posted by: m at November 10, 2024 03:49 PM (VnUSN)

278 Sports brought us all together until Lightbringer. I wonder how many teams will boycott Trump this time around
Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (oERdd)
++++
My bet is "zero," at least of the major sports. The world's changing, and so is the culture.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:49 PM (HnUIn)

279 SOmething, something 1980's...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 10, 2024 03:49 PM (IG4Id)

280 No fambly near enough to have holiday meals. We'll be spending them with a small group of friends instead.

Hubby doesn't travel well, LOL. We live far away from "fun" places and I guess are just not that beloved by fambly anyway so they don't visit us. Pfft.

It's okay, they're mostly leftards.

Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:50 PM (njWTi)

281 215 Those things were tanks! Electrolux and I think one other brand were the big names back then.
Posted by: haffhowershower at November 10, 2024 03:25 PM (NMT5x)


My mom had an Electrolux and it is still going. I was rather amused to see one on display in the store we bought our Miele vacuum from.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 10, 2024 03:50 PM (lXCUP)

282 My FWP is being addicted to NYC sports talk radio.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:43 PM (oERdd)


Ugh...It has decayed a lot! Michael Kay is now unlistenable.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 10, 2024 03:50 PM (d9fT1)

283 No fambly near enough to have holiday meals. We'll be spending them with a small group of friends instead.

Hubby doesn't travel well, LOL. We live far away from "fun" places and I guess are just not that beloved by fambly anyway so they don't visit us. Pfft. ...
Posted by: JQ at November 10, 2024 03:50 PM (njWTi)
++++
As my mom has said my whole life, "the party is made by those who show up, not by those who don't."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:51 PM (HnUIn)

284 Those fucking squirrels have no regard for boundaries. P'Nut never learned this and he paid a heavy price.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 10, 2024 03:51 PM (eVr3D)

285 So the commies who think Trump's tariffs will just be added to the consumers' cost don't think tax hikes on corporations or production get passed-on to consumers. Also ignore that tariffs are a negotiating tactic to get more favourable terms than currently. Also don't care about printing trillions of electronic dollars creating inflation.

https://tinyurl.com/5xe7n7cu
replies too

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at November 10, 2024 03:52 PM (hovnC)

286 Much of Trumps problems in court cases 2016-20 Elias has his hands in it including the Russian Collusion hoax

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 03:52 PM (fwDg9)

287
Very interesting. Watch this:

Trump watching Kamala speech with Matt Gaetz, Susie Wiles and Tulsi Gabbard:

https://is.gd/lzglZk

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:52 PM (bCeot)

288 My sports dial has never left WFAN. I have no idea where to find ESPN.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:52 PM (oERdd)

289 is this the one you cooked in the oven? You wrapped it in foil, then low and slow (obviously).
Posted by: haffhowershower
-----------
Yep. The "stall" was an unpleasant use of time, but got through it. I'd do it again but would get it in the oven earlier.

Posted by: scampydog at November 10, 2024 03:52 PM (p/ZcZ)

290
ooh, the president drops an f bomb near the end!

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 03:54 PM (bCeot)

291 #285 https://tinyurl.com/5xe7n7cu
replies too
====
Also click through on the Josh link -- he's MAGA quoting the leftie.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at November 10, 2024 03:54 PM (hovnC)

292 but I need some advice on how to trap these sneaky little beasts that take my candy bars!

I read on the Internet that they can be trapped using French Toast smothered in Grade B Vermont maple syrup, a bait they find irresistable.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 10, 2024 03:54 PM (a3Q+t)

293 I read on the Internet that they can be trapped using French Toast smothered in Grade B Vermont maple syrup, a bait they find irresistable.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at November 10, 2024 03:54 PM (a3Q+t)
++++
And if it's on the Internet, it must be true!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 10, 2024 03:55 PM (HnUIn)

294 Sports brought us all together until Lightbringer. I wonder how many teams will boycott Trump this time around
Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM (oERdd)
++++
My bet is "zero," at least of the major sports. The world's changing, and so is the culture.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
___________

If Oregon wins the national championship, I bet there'd be some serious pressure for the entire team to boycott any recognition at the white house. Trump would be in office by then.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 03:55 PM (Dm8we)

295 The Tariffs were an ancient civilization of economists that eventually died out.
Posted by: pawn at November 10, 2024 03:45 PM (QB+5g)

They forgot to grow food in the chase for more citations in ancient journals.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:47 PM


You youngsters have no idea how much harder it is to get a citation when it's written in cuniform.

Now, get off our clay tablets!

Posted by: zombie Tariffs at November 10, 2024 03:58 PM (a3Q+t)

296 220
Twiggy-size might be better. You can use smaller chairs instead of lower chairs.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:26 PM (VNX3d)
----
Surely Robert Reich would require a highchair and not a lower chair?

Posted by: Ciampino - chair logic at November 10, 2024 03:59 PM (i0xsb)

297
And now....this...

tik tok goblins are now fake-claiming that Elon Musk "stole" the election "with Starlink."

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 10, 2024 04:00 PM (bCeot)

298 My first guess is no one will skip Trump. Dems lost black and Latino males and they will be loath to insult Trump.

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 04:00 PM (oERdd)

299 If Oregon wins the national championship, I bet there'd be some serious pressure for the entire team to boycott any recognition at the white house. Trump would be in office by then.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at November 10, 2024 03:55 PM (Dm8we)

Perhaps Trump could send the Dean and Athletic Director Happy Meals with his employee discount.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 04:01 PM (VNX3d)

300 NOOD FOOD

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at November 10, 2024 04:01 PM (zlGo9)

301 I missed the game.

Did anything unusual happen?

Just another Chefs win, I guess?

Ho hum.

Posted by: K.C. Wolf (mnw) at November 10, 2024 04:01 PM (NLIak)

302 296 220
Twiggy-size might be better. You can use smaller chairs instead of lower chairs.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 10, 2024 03:26 PM (VNX3d)
----
Surely Robert Reich would require a highchair and not a lower chair?
Posted by: Ciampino - chair logic at November 10, 2024 03:59 PM (i0xsb)
I wonder if he has those little bathroom fixtures like the pediatrician's office has?

Posted by: Eromero at November 10, 2024 04:01 PM (LHPAg)

303 FOODIE NOODIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at November 10, 2024 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

304 I remember when Baby Ruth bars were the size of your arm.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at November 10, 2024 04:13 PM (aD39U)

305 How to catch candy fairies: Mouse traps and flypaper. If that fails, rat poison and razor blades.

You don’t have to Rube Goldberg it, as they generally learn pretty quickly.

Posted by: Lurking Lurker at November 10, 2024 05:29 PM (Y2NGV)

306 Sports brought us all together until Lightbringer. I wonder how many teams will boycott Trump this time around

Posted by: Accomack at November 10, 2024 03:48 PM

Greg Price @greg_price11

Bosa and the Niners D just hit the Trump dance after a sack

The NFL can't fine him for that.

https://bit.ly/4fxtOhI


Lomez @L0m3z

It was September of 2016 when 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem, now the 49ers are doing the Trump dance.

I cannot stress the significance and magnitude of this vibe shift enough.

We are on the Good Timeline

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 10, 2024 09:13 PM (P5BPp)

307 Call Girls can help make every occasion memorable - be it celebrating a birthday,
anniversary, business trip or romantic date - as they're open-minded

Posted by: call girl service at November 10, 2024 11:28 PM (lg+L+)

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