Monday Overnight Open Thread - May 5, 2025 [Doof]

Today's "holiday" doesn't make sense

Hola, los Hordelingos! Gracias por visitar el ONT de esta noche. Por favor, compartan muchos comentarios.

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Other Mexico Content

Nothing to do with today's date. Mexico related, nonetheless.

Perpetually-Smiling Endangered Amphibian Now Thrives in Artificial Wetlands in Mexico City

In Mexico, a captive-breeding program for one of the world’s most endangered amphibians has successfully released 18 individuals into suitable habitat.
The scientists behind the project found that all 18 survived after being recaptured, and even gained weight and made friends with each other, offering hope that if enough habitat can be found, this wild and weird amphibian will take care of itself.
South America has many native and charismatic species who became endangered from poaching and habitat loss, but the axolotl suffered from a different history.
It was likely already endangered over 300 years ago, when the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs concluded and the lakes which underfed the area now called Mexico City were drained by the conquerors.
Those semi-underground lakes were the secret refuges of this bizarre salamander, which today is considered Critically-Endangered by the IUCN. That’s a slight exaggeration, though, because as one of the most fascinating species on Earth, the axolotl is found in aquariums around the world by the tens of thousands.
Like the octopus or platypus, there’s just nothing quite like the axolotl—perhaps why the Aztecs, who nonetheless ate them regularly, considered them the offspring of the fire god.
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Mexico City is a megalopolis, and the murky waters of the five ancient and sacred spring-fed lakes where the axolotl live have a long road to recovery themselves. The scientists have showed though that if time is taken to provide even just a little help—they installed natural water filters in the artificial quarry wetland to clean the water—this little, perpetually-smiling fire god can continue on.
“If we can restore this [wetland] habitat and restore the axolotl’s population in a city of more than 20 million people,” Dr. Zambrano said BBC, “I feel that we have hope for humanity.”

Read the whole thing. Personally, I'm not convinced we need to try to save every species from extinction. But I guess as long as we're not causing adverse situations for humans in the process (hello, delta smelt), it is worth trying.

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Speaking of Underground Bodies of Water

Courtesy of Hordeling neverenoughcaffeine, who was "reading a novel by Jill Patton Walsh and part of the plot involves the hidden rivers of London"

The lost rivers that lie beneath London

Dozens of rivers and canals were buried beneath London's streets more than a century ago. How do they look today? To find traces of them you'll need to have a good ear, know where to look and visit some unlikely places.
Among the congested traffic of central London's St Pancras Road, around the corner from the glass and steel skyscrapers of the Euston Road, it is hard to imagine a river once ran through grassy fields.
But outside St Pancras Old Church is a plaque showing a sketch of people in that exact spot bathing on the banks of the Fleet in 1827. The river is one of many in London that was converted into a sewer as the capital's population grew.
Today, in many parts of the city you could be standing within inches of one of its lost rivers and not even realise it.
"Wherever you live, not far from your doorstep, you can probably track down a hidden river you never would have guessed would be there," says Alex Werner, head of history collections at the Museum of London.
"It's a shame so many rivers were buried - today they would enhance the landscape," says Paul Talling, who has written a book on London's lost rivers. "But at the time it was necessary - in pre-Victorian times, they were used as open sewers."

Definitely read the whole thing! Lots more information at the link. Also plenty of photos.

London's lost rivers
River Fleet - Became polluted as Smithfield butchers threw remains of dead animals into the river, and was eventually incorporated into the sewer system
River Tyburn - Flowing through Regents Park under Buckingham Palace, the river was once reputed to have some of London's best salmon fishing
River Walbrook - Its name is thought to derive from the fact the river ran under the Roman London Wall
River Westbourne - Remains of the river flow through a pipe running above Sloane Square Tube station
River Effra - Banks of the Oval cricket ground were built with earth excavated during the enclosing of the river

Thanks, neverenoughcaffeine!

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Another Crappy Story

Last night's feature on The "Delco Pooper" got ya wanting more?

The ONT has ya covered!

Fast-Food Restaurant Inspires Poop Jokes with Bizarre-Looking Menu Item

Dico’s, a popular Chinese fast food restaurant chain, has been attracting a lot of attention because of its newest menu item, charred-looking chicken strips that don’t have the most appetizing appearance.
Since 2015, Dico’s has been celebrating ‘Krispy Day’ by adding one or two crispy items to its menu, but this year, their newest additions have been attracting more attention than usual, mostly because of their unusual look. The “Black Gold Pepper Crispy Pork” became available at Dico’s restaurants across China at the end of last month, and it has been going viral on social media ever since. Not only do the crispy strips look charred, but their shape has been drawing comparisons to human poop and inspiring hundreds of funny comments online. Although the company has clarified that the meat is covered in a special “black gold coating” that causes it to turn black when deep-fried, most people are still not very tempted to try the new menu item.
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“I can’t even poop something that looks this good,” one person commented.
“It’s a bit dry, you should drink more water,” someone else joked.

What say you, Hordelings - do you like when I dump these kinds of stories on you?

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Drink more water, you say?

Well, you don’t see this every day.

A coyote was spotted on the ROOF of a Hollywood Hills hair salon drinking water from a puddle.

The owner of the hair salon wrote, “It was just another wild day.” pic.twitter.com/DjUsN0xDpD
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 4, 2025

I suppose chasing roadrunners does leave one parched.

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DJ Doof - Born on This Date Edition

1959 - English singer-songwriter and musician Ian McCulloch, best known as the frontman for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen

Bonus Bunnymen -
The Back of Love
Clay (semi deep cut)

Also 1959 - American guitarist and songwriter Steve Stevens. Often referred to as "the fingers of rock", he is best known for being Billy Idol's guitarist. Stevens also performed the lead guitar work on 'Top Gun Anthem'

1948 - Bill Ward, drummer with English rock band Black Sabbath

Lots of other great tunes featuring the guys featured above. What are your favorites?

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 5-4-2025

Top 10 commenters:
1 [595 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [84.51 posts/day]
2 [463 comments] 'Bulg'
3 [456 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, smashy-smashy with Godzilla'
4 [438 comments] 'Christopher R Taylor'
5 [320 comments] '...'
6 [315 comments] 'whig'
7 [307 comments] 'Boss Moss'
8 [285 comments] 'Oldcat'
9 [271 comments] 'Sebastian Melmoth'
10 [271 comments] 'Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ '

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [192 names] 'Miklos recalls this' [27.27 unique names/day]
2 [174 names] 'Freak Out 1966'
3 [149 names] 'Ciampino - in New York City'
4 [118 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
5 [83 names] 'Didn't you get the neo-feudalism memo?'
6 [44 names] 'Stuff Chris Plante sez '
7 [40 names] 'Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual'
8 [39 names] 'Duncanthrax'
9 [36 names] 'sith samurai'
10 [34 names] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer'

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Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (U6Q8K)

2 Isn't onion bad for cats?

Posted by: Ciampino - give ME the $1000 at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (sPQoU)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (GYt5+)

4 YAY ONT!!! Now for the content!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (U6Q8K)

5 Well

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 05, 2025 10:01 PM (N1/PL)

6 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at May 05, 2025 10:01 PM (w3u3d)

7 You is punctual Doof.

Posted by: Some Rat at May 05, 2025 10:01 PM (TfUTr)

8 Good evening good people!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:02 PM (cYBz/)

9 Happy-ish Monday …

Posted by: Adriane the Hope de Bat Dont Come Out & Fly in the Face Tonight Critic . . . at May 05, 2025 10:02 PM (tcomi)

10 Hello! Has Miklos been freed?

Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:03 PM (p4NUW)

11
Miklos has been posting with other names.

Posted by: fourseasons at May 05, 2025 10:05 PM (3ek7K)

12 Is my computer broken?
Is the ONT stuck at comment 10?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 05, 2025 10:05 PM (Eo96p)

13 Dublin also has lost rivers, flowing into the Liffey. Actually I don't know how much of the Liffey is left open to the air.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 05, 2025 10:05 PM (gKWVE)

14 >>> 235 I want to attend the NOVAMU. Please tell me how.
Posted by: Goddessoftheclassroom at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (USyCi)

There is a MoMee section with contact links on the left sidebar, visible from the main page (ie not from comment threads) when you scroll down a ways. Weasel and Bluebell (NOT the hen, the commenter and cookbook editor) are you lovely and talented hosts for the NoVa MoMee.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 05, 2025 10:05 PM (Vqx30)

15 Not broken, just nobody here.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (Eo96p)

16 youR hosts

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (Vqx30)

17 ¡Tu español es muy impresionante, Doof!

Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

18 Hello! Has Miklos been freed?
Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:03 PM (p4NUW)

From a banning, or from Darleen, Charleen, and Marleen?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (VNX3d)

19 Tyburn... wasn't that where the Brits used to hang them some Papists?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 05, 2025 10:07 PM (gKWVE)

20 You is punctual Doof.
Posted by: Some Rat at May 05, 2025 10:01 PM (TfUTr)

Can't leave my customers waiting

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:07 PM (RFPHU)

21 Isn't onion bad for cats?
Posted by: Ciampino - give ME the $1000 at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (sPQoU)

I see that it is. Maybe it’s not wild onion grass because my kittehs never became sick.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:07 PM (VofaG)

22 I am off to bed, Saijo is watching TV with J and I have kitties. 😄

Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:07 PM (p4NUW)

23 Sorry I'm late, I was in a burrito eating contest.

And subsequntly performing an unscheduled stress-test on the facility's plumbing system.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 05, 2025 10:08 PM (t5Mp4)

24 Here's my opportunity to say something pithy or witty or wise and I got . . . nuttin'

Long Monday and I guess I'll take my nuttin' and go to bed.
Nite all.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 05, 2025 10:08 PM (Eo96p)

25 Not broken, just nobody here.
Posted by: TecumsehTea

The curse of nice weather and 8:30 sunset.

Posted by: Some Rat at May 05, 2025 10:08 PM (TfUTr)

26 Thanks for the girthy ONT, Doof!

I would not attempt those... black, charred pieces of alleged pork. No sir!

So, of the Three Amigos, who is representing whom?

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 05, 2025 10:09 PM (rxCpr)

27 ¡Tu español es muy impresionante, Doof!
Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

Nice job with the tilde!

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:09 PM (RFPHU)

28
Yep, when the weather is nice it slows down here. I would be outside if it wasn't 40 degrees.

Posted by: fourseasons at May 05, 2025 10:10 PM (3ek7K)

29 >>> 26
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I would not attempt those... black, charred pieces of alleged pork. No sir!
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Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 05, 2025 10:09 PM (rxCpr)

We no see your cat.

Posted by: Dico's at May 05, 2025 10:10 PM (Vqx30)

30 Should we issue a Horde invitation?

ALX @alx
MSNBC was forced to make an on-air correction for falsely claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel has “been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover Building”.
They just have to make things up now.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:10 PM (L/fGl)

31 FUN FACT: On this day in something something, Frog troops were turned back on their march to Mexico City by Mexican republicans armed only with leafblowers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:11 PM (hY4dx)

32 Cinco Deportar

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 05, 2025 10:12 PM (Q4IgG)

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27 ¡Tu español es muy impresionante, Doof!
Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

Nice job with the tilde!
Posted by: Doof at May

☺️

Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:12 PM (p4NUW)

34 Greetings Everyone

Hope everyone had a good weekend and a good start to the week.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 05, 2025 10:12 PM (QGaXH)

35
Lol Cicero

Posted by: fourseasons at May 05, 2025 10:12 PM (3ek7K)

36 FUN FACT: On this day in something something, Frog troops were turned back on their march to Mexico City by Mexican republicans armed only with leafblowers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:11 PM (hY4dx)

I didn't think they had leafblowers back then. Most likely they were equipped with hoes.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (VNX3d)

37 Evening, ONT Horde, and Doof!

Resumed work on #1 '99 Suburban. Washed a mess of grease and oil off the front of the frame and steering parts, cleaning up the engine bay in preparation for installing its new engine. And hung the exhaust manifolds and some small parts on the new engine. A few more small parts to go, and then the engine can be picked up and set in the frame. And then I wait, wait, wait for the repair parts for the transmission to complete the job.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (YhFp8)

38 I like these guys. These are funny guys.

Posted by: El Guapo at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (jc0TO)

39 I'm not just late, I'm not really here yet. Just leaving our favorite Mexican restaurant. Happy Cinco de Tequila!

Posted by: mindful webworker's cell - viva at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (GkWRi)

40 Patel is staking out nightclubs to take down the fentanyl connection. Patel Popeye.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (VofaG)

41 I didn't think they had leafblowers back then. Most likely they were equipped with hoes.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (VNX3d)

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And the hoes did most of the fighting.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (hY4dx)

42

Fairy cross the Mersey

https://youtu.be/08083BNaYcA

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:14 PM (63Dwl)

43 Evening, ONT Horde, and Doof!

Resumed work on #1 '99 Suburban. Washed a mess of grease and oil off the front of the frame and steering parts, cleaning up the engine bay in preparation for installing its new engine. And hung the exhaust manifolds and some small parts on the new engine. A few more small parts to go, and then the engine can be picked up and set in the frame. And then I wait, wait, wait for the repair parts for the transmission to complete the job.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (YhFp

Do you ever take a day to just relax?

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:14 PM (RFPHU)

44 I was on the elevated highway out by our airport, and noticed a B-29 Superfortress on approach about 80-100' over my windshield.

Very cool to get the close up view.

I assume it was returning to its home base after an air show last weekend since we have one of the two remaining flyable B-29s.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 05, 2025 10:14 PM (HlyYF)

45 Plethora of Mexican content, but fun nonetheless. Glad the border is closed. Finished runner-up in sockpuppet status which makes me pleased, yet concerned.

The rivers under London story was interesting, too. They had a sewage problem for hundreds of years. Cholera tends to ruin your day.

Posted by: Down In The Dumps at May 05, 2025 10:15 PM (G5+As)

46 38 I like these guys. These are funny guys.
Posted by: El Guapo at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (jc0TO)

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Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:15 PM (hY4dx)

47 Good evening morons y gracias doof

We ran into a coyote in Golden Gate Park yesterday.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2025 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

48 >>> 37 Evening, ONT Horde, and Doof!

Resumed work on #1 '99 Suburban. Washed a mess of grease and oil off the front of the frame and steering parts, cleaning up the engine bay in preparation for installing its new engine. And hung the exhaust manifolds and some small parts on the new engine. A few more small parts to go, and then the engine can be picked up and set in the frame. And then I wait, wait, wait for the repair parts for the transmission to complete the job.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (YhFp

I still think this should be a ~~ewe toob~~ rumble??? channel.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 05, 2025 10:16 PM (Vqx30)

49 11
Miklos has been posting with other names.
Posted by: fourseasons at May 05, 2025 10:05 PM (3ek7K)

Thanks to those who responded to my Bring. Back.....post the other night (last night?). I did a search for the name and when I didn't see any hits assumed the worst. After I went back and read the comments I saw I had jumped to conclusions.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 05, 2025 10:16 PM (QGaXH)

50 ALX @alx
MSNBC was forced to make an on-air correction for falsely claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel has “been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover Building”.
They just have to make things up now.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:10 PM (L/fGl)

Since I would assume that 7th floor of the Hoover Building is a restricted area, it would not be at all surprising that Patel has not been "seen" there by the media.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:16 PM (YhFp8)

51 I hope Zombie Pope Frankie Hollywood bought us dinner before he f*cked us up the ass.

Vatican News@VaticanNews
The late Pope Francis requested that his popemobile be turned into a health clinic for the children of Gaza, as his legacy of peace continues to shine in our conflict-ridden world.

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I wonder how many rockets can be launched from a Pope mobile.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

52 Thanks for the girthy ONT, Doof!

I would not attempt those... black, charred pieces of alleged pork. No sir!

So, of the Three Amigos, who is representing whom?
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 05, 2025 10:09 PM (rxCpr)

YW.

Whichever has the least hair is me.
Shortest arms is Dino.
The one who sniffs everything is Doggo.

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:17 PM (RFPHU)

53 Patel is staking out nightclubs to take down the fentanyl connection. Patel Popeye.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth

Is that the Doctor Patel
the Liquor Store Patel
or the FBI Director Patel?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:17 PM (cYBz/)

54 Yay, Great Lakes Awareness Day ONT!

Although I'm not sure just how long the lakes have been aware.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 05, 2025 10:17 PM (lUFok)

55 The guy who made the accusation is former FBI deputy who now works for MSNBC as their security expert.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:18 PM (VofaG)

56
I assume it was returning to its home base after an air show last weekend since we have one of the two remaining flyable B-29s.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Was it loud?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:18 PM (63Dwl)

57 >>> 50 ALX @alx
MSNBC was forced to make an on-air correction for falsely claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel has “been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover Building”.
They just have to make things up now.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:10 PM (L/fGl)

Since I would assume that 7th floor of the Hoover Building is a restricted area, it would not be at all surprising that Patel has not been "seen" there by the media.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:16 PM (YhFp

Has Perkins Coie finally been booted out?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 05, 2025 10:19 PM (Vqx30)

58 33
27 ¡Tu español es muy impresionante, Doof!
Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

Nice job with the tilde!
Posted by: Doof at May

☺️
Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2025 10:12 PM (p4NUW)

Waltzing Matilde, waltzing Matilde.....etc etc etc

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 05, 2025 10:19 PM (QGaXH)

59 We ran into a coyote in Golden Gate Park yesterday.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I get annoyed when I see them in places I can't just blast away. The zoo folks get really pissed.

Posted by: Some Rat at May 05, 2025 10:19 PM (TfUTr)

60 Love the Three Amigos as Weekend ONT hosts!

Evening horde!

Posted by: Iris at May 05, 2025 10:20 PM (bOJ2I)

61 43 Evening, ONT Horde, and Doof!

Resumed work on #1 '99 Suburban. Washed a mess of grease and oil off the front of the frame and steering parts, cleaning up the engine bay in preparation for installing its new engine. And hung the exhaust manifolds and some small parts on the new engine. A few more small parts to go, and then the engine can be picked up and set in the frame. And then I wait, wait, wait for the repair parts for the transmission to complete the job.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:13 PM (YhFp

Do you ever take a day to just relax?
Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:14 PM (RFPHU)

I am convinced that IS how he relaxes.....I wish I lived next door...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 05, 2025 10:21 PM (QGaXH)

62 Ummmm, you really shouldn't have puddles on your roof (esp. skylight). There's going to be problems, and a coyote is only the most visible.

Posted by: GWB at May 05, 2025 10:21 PM (wbjSL)

63 Listened to all of the Steve Stevens guitar picking which led me to looking up info on him. Here’s his wife
https://tinyurl.com/bdezer9n
Interesting to say the least.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 05, 2025 10:22 PM (2NHgQ)

64 > We ran into a coyote in Golden Gate Park yesterday.
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I ran into a raccoon on my front porch... tonight.

💥 💥 💥 💀

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 05, 2025 10:22 PM (Q4IgG)

65 53
Is that the Doctor Patel
the Liquor Store Patel
or the FBI Director Patel?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:17 PM (cYBz/)
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In East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) almost every shop was a Patel, distinguishable only by the two initials: CJ Patel, JM Patel, etc. Also many Singh shops.

Posted by: Ciampino - the Smith of India at May 05, 2025 10:22 PM (sPQoU)

66 Meanwhile, in Ukraine:
1. The Ukrainians are attempting another cross-border attack in the northeast. It is not going well for them. Maybe they are trying to draw Russian troops away from other sectors. Maybe it is a PR stunt to embarrass the Russians on Victory Day.
2. The Russians are picking up the pace as they grind forward all along the eastern sectors. No "Big Arrow" offensives yet.
3. Things are picking up in the far south, which had been oddly quiet for months. The Russians have crossed the river near Kherson, too soon to say if this is just a raid, or the first moves to take the entire province, which has already been claimed by Russia.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 05, 2025 10:22 PM (Il9tV)

67 River Tyburn - Flowing through Regents Park under Buckingham Palace, the river was once reputed to have some of London's best salmon fishing

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The Tyburn name lived on as the site in the corner of Hyde Park where they disemboweled miscreants and lit their guts on fire right in front of their face.

So lots of nice memories in the place.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:23 PM (hY4dx)

68 the new engine. A few more small parts to go, and then the engine can be picked up and set in the frame. And then I wait, wait, wait for the repair parts for the transmission to complete the job.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I pulled the gas tank out of my little Toyota motor home because the fuel pump gave up the ghost and the fuel gauge quit. The tank itself wasn't terribly rusty, but the hanger, pump, and fuel sender/float were crusty and nasty. A hundred bucks worth of parts will fix her right up. Tank is filled with acid right now.

Posted by: Auto Hijinks at May 05, 2025 10:23 PM (G5+As)

69 Jesus turned water into wine.

Frankie Hollywood turns Pope mobile into mobile rocket launcher.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:23 PM (L/fGl)

70 >>>Here’s his wife
https://tinyurl.com/bdezer9n
Interesting to say the least.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine
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Windows into the mind.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (nHnQ2)

71 The guy who made the accusation is former FBI deputy who now works for MSNBC as their security expert.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:18 PM (VofaG)

So, a deranged faggot, then?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (YhFp8)

72 Saw Three Amigos in the theater. My takeaway at the time was Martin Short and Steve Martin sank to Chevy Chase's level of comedy...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (bA75n)

73 I thought it was “Ferry Across the Mersey,” but these days, who knows?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (jHien)

74 Vatican News@VaticanNews
The late Pope Francis requested that his popemobile be turned into a health clinic for the children of Gaza, as his legacy of peace continues to shine in our conflict-ridden world.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

One of my SILs is as pro-Frankie as they come and has been bombarding her feed with overweening praise for Zombie Frankie. She is also (loudly) pro vax and anti-PDJT. It will come to you as no surprise that both of her daughters competitively 'dance' on poles. When the oldest one started college, she asked me if a woman becomes pregnant if she touches a penis. Really. (No, I didn't say "dunno, let's try it again" as much as I wanted to for the Horde's sake)

Mom is a pediatrician by the way. Nice job preparing your daughters for the world.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (cYBz/)

75 I took Mrs. F. salsa dancing in the Mission on Cinco de mayo many years ago when we were first dating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

76 The guy who made the accusation is former FBI deputy who now works for MSNBC as their security expert.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:18 PM (VofaG)

So, a deranged faggot, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (YhFp

I assume one of the former coup members so yes.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at May 05, 2025 10:25 PM (VofaG)

77 The Popemobile is an EV, right? Let it be true.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:25 PM (hY4dx)

78 Jesus turned water into wine.

Frankie Hollywood turns Pope mobile into mobile rocket launcher.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:23 PM (L/fGl)

He should have given it to Tim Walz. He would have tampon launchers installed, and drive it through the Twin Cities.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 10:26 PM (VNX3d)

79 The Popemobile is an EV, right? Let it be true.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:25 PM (hY4dx)

Eucharistic Vessel?

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:26 PM (RFPHU)

80 Listened to all of the Steve Stevens guitar picking which led me to looking up info on him. Here’s his wife
https://tinyurl.com/bdezer9n
Interesting to say the least.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

Stand back! They're going to blow!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Elephants and Earthquakes! at May 05, 2025 10:27 PM (L/fGl)

81 In East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) almost every shop was a Patel, distinguishable only by the two initials: CJ Patel, JM Patel, etc. Also many Singh shops.
Posted by: Ciampino

One year my little private school in Virginia Beach had 8 students surnamed Patel-none of them siblings.

Posted by: Currying Favor at May 05, 2025 10:27 PM (G5+As)

82 75 I took Mrs. F. salsa dancing in the Mission on Cinco de mayo many years ago when we were first dating.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2025 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

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1 2 3, 5 6 7

Posted by: Learn Salsa Dancing At Home at May 05, 2025 10:27 PM (hY4dx)

83 > The guy who made the accusation is former FBI deputy who now works for MSNBC as their security expert.
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Frank Figliuzzi?

Name 'em and shame 'em.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 05, 2025 10:27 PM (Q4IgG)

84 79 The Popemobile is an EV, right? Let it be true.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:25 PM (hY4dx)

Eucharistic Vessel?
Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:26 PM (RFPHU)

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Transubstantiation Transportation

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:28 PM (hY4dx)

85 The Popemobile is an EV, right? Let it be true.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Eucharistic Vessel?
Posted by: Doof

Call Frankie Motors today for a quote on the latest model of Ciborium.

Our prices are heavenly!!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:29 PM (cYBz/)

86 I pulled the gas tank out of my little Toyota motor home because the fuel pump gave up the ghost and the fuel gauge quit. The tank itself wasn't terribly rusty, but the hanger, pump, and fuel sender/float were crusty and nasty. A hundred bucks worth of parts will fix her right up. Tank is filled with acid right now.
Posted by: Auto Hijinks at May 05, 2025 10:23 PM (G5+As)

Acid may work, but my sovereign remedy for a rusty fuel tank is to boil it out with caustic soda. Fill tank to at least above the crud line, add two cans of Red Devil lye, and place tank over a firepit, and let the water boil for a couple of hours. Removes all the sticky crud, and nearly all the rust. Tank will be clean enough to eat out of. Rinse, well, for sure!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:29 PM (YhFp8)

87 Was it loud?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:18 PM

Not at all.

I neither heard it nor felt the hum. Which is surprising since I definitely hear the commercial jets when they are in the same relative position.

Is it a loud plane? If so, then I was definitely in the wrong position to feel/hear the raw power.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 05, 2025 10:29 PM (HlyYF)

88 There is an urban fantasy series called "Rivers of London" by a British author, Ben Aaronovitch. The spirits of the rivers are some of the characters in the series.

Posted by: Lirio100 at May 05, 2025 10:31 PM (zS4/f)

89 I'm pretty sure Francis touched a lot of peens but he never got pregnant

Posted by: gKWVE at May 05, 2025 10:31 PM (gKWVE)

90 The top image - a faucet with no sink and Salvador Dali nachos.

Posted by: 13times at May 05, 2025 10:32 PM (Xh0EK)

91 I neither heard it nor felt the hum. Which is surprising since I definitely hear the commercial jets when they are in the same relative position.

Is it a loud plane? If so, then I was definitely in the wrong position to feel/hear the raw power.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 05, 2025 10:29 PM (HlyYF)

If they are on approach for landing, they will have the engines throttled back.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:33 PM (YhFp8)

92 I thought I heard the B-29 was loud. Maybe I'm thinking of a B-36. It might be louder taking off than landing.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:33 PM (63Dwl)

93 I just saw Billy Idol this past weekend. Stevens is still with him. Idol gives him a lot of spotlight.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 05, 2025 10:33 PM (gBv1i)

94 No wall of shame this week!

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 10:34 PM (l3YAf)

95 "What say you, Hordelings - do you like when I dump these kinds of stories on you?"

It's not my first choice. Maybe number two.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 05, 2025 10:34 PM (pIfcn)

96 > I neither heard it nor felt the hum. Which is surprising since I definitely hear the commercial jets when they are in the same relative position.
---------
A couple weeks ago I was on my tractor, mowing the yard when a pair of C-130's flew over at about 500'. I saw their shadows before I heard anything... especially over the noise of the tractor.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 05, 2025 10:34 PM (Q4IgG)

97 I thought they were mashed potatoes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:35 PM (63Dwl)

98
A faucet looming over a crock of butter?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 05, 2025 10:35 PM (U7Gpi)

99 Good evening Horde. Trust everyone is well. Thanks Doof for the ONT!

Posted by: TRex Patel at May 05, 2025 10:36 PM (cCn4/)

100 Sink of mayo, took me awhile.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 05, 2025 10:37 PM (2NHgQ)

101 I was expecting a sink filled with mayonnaise, personally. Not sure what it's supposed to be.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 10:37 PM (VNX3d)

102 Acid may work, but my sovereign remedy for a rusty fuel tank is to boil it out with caustic soda. Fill tank to at least above the crud line, add two cans of Red Devil lye, and place tank over a firepit, and let the water boil for a couple of hours. Removes all the sticky crud, and nearly all the rust. Tank will be clean enough to eat out of. Rinse, well, for sure!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Thanks for tip. Unfortunately, I burned up all the brush, branches on the property last week on a day it wasn't windy. (Rare here, in Springtime).

Posted by: Auto Hijinks. at May 05, 2025 10:38 PM (G5+As)

103 That's a pretty goood trick!

Posted by: El Guapo at May 05, 2025 10:38 PM (hY4dx)

104 neverenoughcaffeine -

Thank you. I did not get it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:39 PM (jHien)

105 Ok, what is the pic of atop the ONT post?

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at May 05, 2025 10:39 PM (hKoQL)

106 Donde es el bano, muy rapido!

Posted by: A dude-o in MIchigan-o at May 05, 2025 10:40 PM (+xpYS)

107 Sink of mayo, took me awhile.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 05, 2025 10:37 PM (2NHgQ)

That's what I was going for. Sinko de mayo. Grok spit that out. It aint bad. Whelming.

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (RFPHU)

108
I was really into that top image and wondered what luscious kind of creamy meringue it must be... but when my brain said it was glossy butter I lost all interest.

Then, of course, cinco de mayo, and I'm really putting away my spoon.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (U7Gpi)

109 For the mystery click, the lyrics/singing is meh, but the music is decent.

Posted by: pookysgirl does not own a long cool jacket at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (Wt5PA)

110 Somebody asked AOP if he ever takes a day to relax. As far as I can tell, working on cars and the like is how he relaxes. What say you AOP?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (jHien)

111 Just saw that Pierre Loserboy is going to try and carpetbag in Alberta.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (lUFok)

112 Sinko de Miracle Whip?

I still don't get it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:42 PM (hY4dx)

113 Wonder if those axolotl salamander things are best deep-fried or broiled. Shake 'n' Bake, maybe?

Posted by: And I Helped! at May 05, 2025 10:44 PM (G5+As)

114 A couple weeks ago I was on my tractor, mowing the yard when a pair of C-130's flew over at about 500'. I saw their shadows before I heard anything... especially over the noise of the tractor.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 05, 2025 10:34 PM

I did the exact opposite once for Apache attack choppers.

I was running my chainsaw at the farm with my hearing protection on, and started feeling vibrations in my chest. I shut down my saw, and it got worse.

Turns out W. Bush was flying over in his chopper to visit a small Kansas town that was completely flattened by an EF-5 tornado. He was accompanied by four Apaches. Those dudes were loud and their rotors were chopping the air so hard I could feel it in my chest.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 05, 2025 10:44 PM (HlyYF)

115 It's probably that sweet Dukes stuff.

I love the food of the South, but Hellmann's is better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 05, 2025 10:45 PM (/5P9N)

116 I don't axolotl, but I want my fish with fins, not legs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:45 PM (hY4dx)

117 Somebody asked AOP if he ever takes a day to relax. As far as I can tell, working on cars and the like is how he relaxes. What say you AOP?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (jHien)

That's about the size of it. Working on my own junk is relaxing. Or working on a vehicle for a friend. Not working to a deadline.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:45 PM (YhFp8)

118 Feliz Cinco deporto illegales!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:46 PM (jHien)

119 If every last one of some unseemly creature is missing from Mexico City, I'd suggest that these ecologists go cruise through a Home Depot parking lot. They'll find 'em.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 05, 2025 10:46 PM (BI5O2)

120 Working on my own junk is relaxing.

That it is

Posted by: Jeffery Toobin at May 05, 2025 10:47 PM (gKWVE)

121 All those songs for Cinco de Mayo, and no link to the song that actually sounds like they're singing "One ton o' mayo"? C'mon, man!

https://t.ly/okFxo

Posted by: GWB at May 05, 2025 10:49 PM (wbjSL)

122 Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
- Mark Twain

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:49 PM (jHien)

123 Fairy cross the Mersey

https://youtu.be/08083BNaYcA
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2025 10:14 PM (63Dwl)

***********

Ian McCullough crosses the Mersey (first fifteen seconds):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hGcJA8fXvU

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 05, 2025 10:49 PM (ItW09)

124 Regarding London’s lost rivers, as I recall Tim Powers made use of them in his wonderful Hide Me Among the Graves, his very strange take on vampires and poets (the Rosettis, who were probably strange to begin with).

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 05, 2025 10:50 PM (EXyHK)

125 Phosphoric acid is great on rust (Lowe's). For small amounts of rust on small items one can use Coca-Cola, it has food grade phosphoric acid.

Posted by: Ciampino - the Smiths of India at May 05, 2025 10:51 PM (sPQoU)

126 Evening everyone, thx Doof. Bring on the Dancing Horses and The Killing Moon are obviously the best known songs of Echo and the Bunnymen. Still great songs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 05, 2025 10:51 PM (vmkyp)

127 112 Sinko de Miracle Whip?

I still don't get it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 05, 2025 10:42 PM (hY4dx)

Whip it... Whip it good...

Posted by: We are not Men, we are... illegals at May 05, 2025 10:52 PM (QAkQ3)

128 I’m retired now, so I do whatever I want to the extent I still can. I do feel obliged to worship God. That is an obligation that I am happy to have.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:52 PM (jHien)

129 The cartel "nightclub" busted by the DEA last week with over 100 arrests in Colorado Springs featured a drug called "Pink cocaine". More wonderful stuff brought in by the Sinaloa folks from south of the border. Couple active duty Fort Carson soldiers at the door as armed security. They are in hot water now.

Posted by: Viva Mexico! at May 05, 2025 10:53 PM (G5+As)

130 Sink-a-de-mayo.

Waste of a perfectly fine galloon of heavy duty mayo.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 10:53 PM (/lPRQ)

131 125 Phosphoric acid is great on rust (Lowe's). For small amounts of rust on small items one can use Coca-Cola, it has food grade phosphoric acid.
Posted by: Ciampino - the Smiths of India at May 05, 2025 10:51 PM (sPQoU)

US Navy Red 'Fruit' Juice... or as everyone called it... bug juice.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 05, 2025 10:53 PM (QAkQ3)

132 Evening everyone, thx Doof. Bring on the Dancing Horses and The Killing Moon are obviously the best known songs of Echo and the Bunnymen. Still great songs
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 05, 2025 10:51 PM (vmkyp)

Lips Like Sugar also. But you all probably know me well enough by now to not expect me to choose the easy ones!

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2025 10:53 PM (RFPHU)

133 About 4 years ago there was a good air show in town, I was inside my house and I heard this deep rumbling. Immediately thought I know those engines! (They don’t sound like anything made today). Ran outside, and there was the B-17 and the B-29 from the show flying in tandem, doing a flyover of the city before they left. Flew right over my house at about 500’ - beautiful sight!

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2025 10:55 PM (jxGzv)

134
Why is that skylight collecting water? That ain't right.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2025 10:55 PM (9xjof)

135 “Fairy” cross the Mersey has an entirely different feel to it than ferry across the Mersey.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 05, 2025 10:55 PM (jHien)

136 Top pic? Sloppy Mac 'n cheese? Pasta with Alfredo sauce?
That's what I thought.

Posted by: Ciampino - the cheesy look at May 05, 2025 10:56 PM (sPQoU)

137 Sink mayo will etch a rusty stomach.

Posted by: 13times at May 05, 2025 10:57 PM (Xh0EK)

138 Just saw that Pierre Loserboy is going to try and carpetbag in Alberta.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 05, 2025 10:41 PM (lUFok)

Yep, in my riding, no less. Not really carpetbagging, since he was born and raised in Calgary. My riding went something like 95% conservative in the recent election. He's going to have to campaign in the by-election. I am going to try to get a meet-up with him, and wave my gas bill in his face (politely, of course). Cost of gas: $71.88, Federal Fuel Charge aka Carbon Tax: $116.81, and the maggots charge GST on top of that! I'm going to tell him, "Look, Pierre, you want to win the next election when the minority government falls? Here's your #1 campaign platform: axe the carbon tax. Axe it altogether, don't just hide it upstream as Marx Carnage is doing. And then, refund to homeowners all the money stolen by the Liberal government over the years the carbon tax was in effect. Every fucking dime, Pierre! This would amount to several thousand bucks in the pocket of every homeowner, and many renters, several thousand bucks of their own fucking money.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:57 PM (YTkyx)

139 Sink of mayo, took me awhile.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 05, 2025 10:37 PM (2NHgQ)
* * * *
Great pun!

I'm just glad I don't have to clean up that mess...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 05, 2025 10:57 PM (rxCpr)

140 134
Why is that skylight collecting water? That ain't right.
Posted by: Soothsayer at May 05, 2025 10:55 PM (9xjof)

That was my thought as well... just asking for leaks.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 05, 2025 10:58 PM (QAkQ3)

141 Well, it seems I'll be flying into a heavy storm in DFW tomorrow on my way to Florida. Guess it could be worse. I could be flying into Newark...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 05, 2025 10:59 PM (bA75n)

142 Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about Democrats.

@WallStreetApes May 4

January 6th Political Prisoner says he was kept for 4 years without trial because “They wanted me to do a false statement about Roger Stone and how he made me go there and everything else”

He was offered NO CHARGES if he agreed to lie, “They actually offered me no charges at one point if I would do this false statement about Roger Stone and how he made me go there and because I have a buddy that is like that with Roger Stone. It's disgusting what the United States government did”

“I have 5,000 pages of documentation. I've put it out there on open source. Anyone can read it. It shows torture of pretrial American citizens.”

Democrats wouldn’t let Jan 6 defendants have trials unless THEY LIED to further their narrative

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:03 PM (nHnQ2)

143
Evil shit people. Can we lock them up under the same conditions?

Posted by: fourseasons at May 05, 2025 11:06 PM (3ek7K)

144 Well, it seems I'll be flying into a heavy storm in DFW tomorrow on my way to Florida. Guess it could be worse. I could be flying into Newark...
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Good luck & keep the bag handy.

Posted by: Adriane the Hope de Bat Dont Come Out & Fly in the Face Tonight Critic . . . at May 05, 2025 11:07 PM (tcomi)

145 FUN FACT: On this day in something something, Frog troops were turned back on their march to Mexico City by Mexican republicans armed only with leafblowers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
====

Should see if some American marketing genius can make the Battle of Toledo (Ohio) a national holiday in Mexico.
Don't know offhand of any Ohio beer producers.
Maybe Tony Packos... We celebrate with hot dogs!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

146 “I have 5,000 pages of documentation. I've put it out there on open source. Anyone can read it. It shows torture of pretrial American citizens.”

Democrats wouldn’t let Jan 6 defendants have trials unless THEY LIED to further their narrative
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:03 PM (nHnQ2)

Firing squads or one-way helicopter rides. One or the other.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:08 PM (YTkyx)

147 I've always wondered if bands names cause them to get less or more play. Echo and the Bunnymen were a good band but never broke out beyond alternative radio even though they were very accessible. Ten Thousand Maniacs got somewhat big, but not as big as they could have been.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 05, 2025 11:09 PM (vmkyp)

148 Is that the Doctor Patel
the Liquor Store Patel
or the FBI Director Patel?
Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2025 10:17 PM (cYBz/)

The hotel managers Patel.

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2025 11:09 PM (gKDq2)

149 @68--AOP, boiling a tank like that is the most effective way to clean it, a word of caution though, watch the temp on the water, solder melts IIRC at 360 370 degrees so don't do what I did and really crank the fire to speed the process, if there's any solder used for a prior repair OR the manufacture, you will ruin the tank.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at May 05, 2025 11:10 PM (hKoQL)

150 Well, it seems I'll be flying into a heavy storm in DFW tomorrow on my way to Florida. Guess it could be worse. I could be flying into Newark...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 05, 2025 10:59 PM (bA75n)

Sigh...
I'm heading into Newark a week Tuesday.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2025 11:10 PM (W/lyH)

151 If anyone from the Administration is reading, besides Alcatraz, up here in Washington State we have McNeil Island. And...it is still in use! It would be a great way to poke the libs in Olympia in the eye!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2025 11:13 PM (W/lyH)

152
Downtown Washington DC was also built over a small river (a creek, more or less). As I understand it, no underground drainage tunnels were installed, they just filled the creek in and decided it wasn't there.

Buildings like the National Archives, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution are stored, have to have their basements continuously pumped to keep out the ground water.

Winning!

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 05, 2025 11:14 PM (0B+OF)

153 @68--AOP, boiling a tank like that is the most effective way to clean it, a word of caution though, watch the temp on the water, solder melts IIRC at 360 370 degrees so don't do what I did and really crank the fire to speed the process, if there's any solder used for a prior repair OR the manufacture, you will ruin the tank.
Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at May 05, 2025 11:10 PM (hKoQL)

361 F is the lowest point at which any blend of solder begins to soften. As long as there is water in the tank, boiling, the temperature of the metal will be at 212 F, give or take a tiny amount. Well, a little hotter, because of the dissolved lye, but not 150 degrees hotter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:15 PM (YTkyx)

154 I ran into a raccoon on my front porch... tonight.

💥 💥 💥 💀
Posted by: Martini Farmer
===

Raccoon been shitting on my chicken coop.
Trash panda went out with the trash tonight.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)

155 The outside of the tank may be hotter than the inside with the water moderating the temp!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 05, 2025 11:16 PM (/5P9N)

156 Should see if some American marketing genius can make the Battle of Toledo (Ohio) a national holiday in Mexico.
Don't know offhand of any Ohio beer producers.
Maybe Tony Packos... We celebrate with hot dogs!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

Make up a holiday to market to Mexico, and feature Skyline Chili....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 11:18 PM (VNX3d)

157 If anyone from the Administration is reading, besides Alcatraz, up here in Washington State we have McNeil Island. And...it is still in use! It would be a great way to poke the libs in Olympia in the eye!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2025 11:13 PM (W/lyH)

Forget about Alcatraz; put the Federal Devils Island on some God-forsaken rock in the Aleutian chain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:19 PM (YTkyx)

158 The British TV show "New Tricks" (about a team of retired coppers brought back to solve cold cases) had an episode about the hidden rivers of London. It's not really a secret.

The Fleet River in particular has many friends but also quite a few enemas.

Posted by: muldoon at May 05, 2025 11:21 PM (uCfKO)

159 The outside of the tank may be hotter than the inside with the water moderating the temp!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 05, 2025 11:16 PM (/5P9N)

There will be a temperature gradient across the thickness of the tank wall, to be sure. Heat would not flow were there not one. But steel is a good conductor of heat, and the walls of a fuel tank are rarely more than .040" thick. And fuel tanks made of two halves are joined by a pinch weld, not solder. Any solder found is likely an old repair. Should it melt off (very unlikely), redoing the repair is a cinch with tank out of the car.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (YTkyx)

160 Had a misfire code(s) on my wife;s Durango changed some plugs but no help. Tried some injector cleaner,,,,
Finally she said it was back and worse. Was going to drop her at work and try some stuff. Started quit hard then crank no start. Got my code reader out (Christmas gift ) and says crankshaft pos sensor bad. replaced with appropiate cursing etc. Drove it 3 days no codes showing.

Posted by: Lord Percy at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (/cBnn)

161 My take on the Alcatraz story:

Trump: We need a new maximum security prison, so I'm going to reopen Alcatraz!

Congress: That would be too expensive! We will fund a new prison, but only in a less costly area. So there!

Trump: Well, if you insist...

Next up, Trump Sawyer whitewashes a fence.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (Il9tV)

162 If anyone from the Administration is reading, besides Alcatraz, up here in Washington State we have McNeil Island. And...it is still in use! It would be a great way to poke the libs in Olympia in the eye!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2025 11:13 PM (W/lyH)

Forget about Alcatraz; put the Federal Devils Island on some God-forsaken rock in the Aleutian chain.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:19 PM (YTkyx)

Three islands: one for males, one for females, and one for lunatics and "trans", but I repeat myself.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (VNX3d)

163 Alcatraz looks in pretty good shape. Give the prisoners a mop, broom and pail. When they finish give them a brush and a bucket of paint.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (nHnQ2)

164 I used to have a piece of mail that was all burnt, came in a plastic bag with a note from the post office that said it wasn’t their fault, and I realized that they had recovered it from the L-1011 that crashed in the downbursy at DFW in the 80’s, was carrying 50,000 pieces of mail. Strange memento.
Maybe that story is inappropriate , sorry.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 05, 2025 11:24 PM (jxGzv)

165 Wow, Fed Judge just order Trump admin to let 12,000 'immigrants' in... because Trump suspended a 'Refugee' program.

So Judges now openly order Policy... good to know

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 05, 2025 11:24 PM (QAkQ3)

166 Sigh...
I'm heading into Newark a week Tuesday.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2025 11:10 PM (W/lyH)

Prayers for safe and unimpeded travels, my friend. When I wrap this trip, I hope it's the last time I have to see the inside of an airport...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 05, 2025 11:25 PM (bA75n)

167 Phosphoric acid is great on rust (Lowe's). For small amounts of rust on small items one can use Coca-Cola, it has food grade phosphoric acid.
Posted by: Ciampino - the Smiths of India at May 05, 2025 10:51 PM (sPQoU)

It's a wonder chemical: "It is widely used in various industries, including the production of fertilizers, dental cements, and as an acidic flavoring agent in food products." Maybe the Dems can add it to their policies to make them more palatable?

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2025 11:26 PM (gKDq2)

168 STARBASE IS NOW AN OFFICIAL CITY

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:27 PM (nHnQ2)

169 The lost rivers that lie beneath London

basta

Yucatan has Cenotes

Posted by: El Prohibido de Yucatan at May 05, 2025 11:27 PM (LP6Fv)

170 failing down a musical youtube here
gimme shelter

Posted by: Don Black at May 05, 2025 11:28 PM (AOsQT)

171 Three islands: one for males, one for females, and one for lunatics and "trans", but I repeat myself.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 05, 2025 11:23 PM (VNX3d)

---------
Yoo HOOO!

*waves*

Posted by: Isle St. Joseph, Isle Royale and Devils Island at May 05, 2025 11:28 PM (hY4dx)

172 Yucatan has Cenotes

Posted by: El Prohibido de Yucatan at May 05, 2025 11:27 PM (LP6Fv)

I could use a few C-notes myself.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:28 PM (YTkyx)

173 Yucatan has Cenotes

Posted by: El Prohibido de Yucatan at May 05, 2025 11:27 PM (LP6Fv)

--------

Pffft.

Posted by: Lake Texcoco at May 05, 2025 11:29 PM (hY4dx)

174 Maybe Tony Packos... We celebrate with hot dogs!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Not really Hungarian

Posted by: Anonymagyar at May 05, 2025 11:29 PM (LP6Fv)

175 Wow, Fed Judge just order Trump admin to let 12,000 'immigrants' in... because Trump suspended a 'Refugee' program.

So Judges now openly order Policy... good to know
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 05, 2025 11:24 PM (QA

It’s not the Epstein files, so Bondi will be all over complying.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:30 PM (l3YAf)

176 I could use a few C-notes myself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Attempts to assist on blues harmonica

Posted by: Youtubes of Tamas Szabo may assist further at May 05, 2025 11:31 PM (LP6Fv)

177 The top MAGA figures not going to this year's Met Gala

https://mol.im/a/14679657

Posted by: Ciampino - the cheesy looks at May 05, 2025 11:32 PM (sPQoU)

178 Its Cinco de Mayo. So far nobody has been shot in Las Cruces. There is still time.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 05, 2025 11:32 PM (amnH6)

179 Wow, Fed Judge just order Trump admin to let 12,000 'immigrants' in... because Trump suspended a 'Refugee' program.

So Judges now openly order Policy... good to know
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 05, 2025 11:24 PM (QAkQ3)

How many of these so-called "refugees" are legitimate refugees? Once landed in a "safe" country, they cease to be refugees, according to the U.N.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:33 PM (YTkyx)

180
https://youtu.be/Ss1EyyXL4Gk
"Mississippi Queen" live

Posted by: Don Black at May 05, 2025 11:33 PM (AOsQT)

181 Shiloh Hendrix, the woman that called a child and, I think its mother, n*gg*rs is getting a lot of free speech play on X.
They are saying it's a rebound from the Black Stabber receiving
so much money along with people being fed up with the whole
forbidden word syndrome.
Think she's collected close to $500,000 so far.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:36 PM (nHnQ2)

182 Phosphoric acid is what gives the “bite” to Colas and Dr. Pepper-like sodas.

It’s a highly-bioavailable source of phosphorus. People with kidney trouble have to limit phosphorus, because their kidneys can’t clear enough. Dark sodas are one of the first things they cut out. (Although most root beers are phosphoric acid-free.)

Does make you wonder how safe it is for consumption by people with normal kidney function. Of course, many other foods have high phosphorus. Yogurt is higher than soda.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:36 PM (l3YAf)

183 Down here at Trailer Acres, we celebrate Cinco de Miklos

Posted by: Muchos Modelos at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (LP6Fv)

184 My 19 year old granddaughter, who loves animals and works at a vet clinic was fascinated by the axolotl and had one in an aquarium for a couple of years. Odd little critter.

Posted by: muldoon at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (uCfKO)

185 >> How many of these so-called "refugees" are legitimate refugees? Once landed in a "safe" country, they cease to be refugees, according to the U.N.

And who cares? America isn’t the automatic dumping ground of any refugees. I don’t want to take any refugees in.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (l3YAf)

186 169 The lost rivers that lie beneath London

basta

Yucatan has Cenotes

Posted by: El Prohibido de Yucatan
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Florida joins the conversation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:39 PM (nHnQ2)

187 MIKLOS!!!!

Posted by: muldoon at May 05, 2025 11:40 PM (uCfKO)

188 Wow, Fed Judge just order Trump admin to let 12,000 'immigrants' in... because Trump suspended a 'Refugee' program.

So Judges now openly order Policy... good to know
Posted by: Romeo13
===

And half the GOPe members of Congress eagerly await Trump to say FU so they can impeach him for not taking direction from Judges w/o jurisdiction.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 11:40 PM (/lPRQ)

189 Why is it just assumed the correct number of refugees or asylum seekers or immigrants is greater than one?

Why do I have to justify a “Stay the hell out” program instead of that being the default and open borders folks needing to make the case for every single exception they want to let in?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:40 PM (l3YAf)

190 182 Phosphoric acid is what gives the “bite” to Colas and Dr. Pepper-like sodas.

It’s a highly-bioavailable source of phosphorus. People with kidney trouble have to limit phosphorus, because their kidneys can’t clear enough. Dark sodas are one of the first things they cut out. (Although most root beers are phosphoric acid-free.)
--------------

Eat the rust off old drill bits and other ferrous objects too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:42 PM (nHnQ2)

191 Yucatan has Cenotes

Posted by: El Prohibido de Yucatan
------------

Florida joins the conversation.
Posted by: Braenyard

Cenotes>>>sinkholes

Posted by: prohibited geologist at May 05, 2025 11:42 PM (LP6Fv)

192 Bob Dylan
North Country Blues
Newport Folk Festival - 1963

Yes, it is pretty great. Plus he looks like a HS sophomore.

https://youtu.be/npsB1xWh5hA

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 05, 2025 11:42 PM (amnH6)

193 Shiloh Hendrix, the woman that called a child and, I think its mother, n*gg*rs is getting a lot of free speech play on X.
They are saying it's a rebound from the Black Stabber receiving
so much money along with people being fed up with the whole
forbidden word syndrome.
Think she's collected close to $500,000 so far.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:36 PM (nHnQ2)

Little shit-maggot is lucky that all that happened to him was getting called a nasty name. He was stealing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:43 PM (YTkyx)

194 Speaking of ferrous objects, old rusty gut here has some Jack Daniels in the fridge. hmmm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:43 PM (nHnQ2)

195 (Although most root beers are phosphoric acid-free.)

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:36 PM (l3YAf)

I mentioned to a friend a funny bit of food triva from YouTube: For most foreign visitors to the US, the one food they do not like/understand the most is . . . root beer.

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2025 11:43 PM (gKDq2)

196 muldoon at

IXNAY on the IKLOS MAY

Posted by: neglected Sixth Stooge at May 05, 2025 11:44 PM (LP6Fv)

197 My dermatologist said that the floor-to-ceiling windows could see out but not in. I could see my car in the parking lot clearly. When I left, I forgot to verify the truth of it.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at May 05, 2025 11:44 PM (lhenN)

198 182
Phosphoric acid:
Does make you wonder how safe it is for consumption by people with normal kidney function. Of course, many other foods have high phosphorus. Yogurt is higher than soda.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:36 PM (l3YAf)
----
Yogurt is just milk. Milk is that high in H3PO4 ? Check your sources.

Posted by: Ciampino - that would curdle the milk at May 05, 2025 11:45 PM (sPQoU)

199 Shiloh Hendrix, the woman that called a child and, I think its mother, n*gg*rs is getting a lot of free speech play on X.
They are saying it's a rebound from the Black Stabber receiving
so much money along with people being fed up with the whole
forbidden word syndrome.
Think she's collected close to $500,000 so far.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

And the internet says the guy who just happened to be at the public park filming little kids and caught the the "N-Bomb" on tape just happened to be a paedo with a penchant for little blond kids and found "N" to be obhectionable for some unknown reason...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 05, 2025 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

200 Cenotes>>>sinkholes
Posted by: prohibited geologist at May 05, 2025 11:42 PM (LP6Fv)

Sinkholes are just vertical caves, which often lead to horizontal caves at some depth. Would be fun to explore, with the right sort of equipment.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 11:46 PM (YTkyx)

201 Speaking of ferrous objects, old rusty gut here has some Jack Daniels in the fridge. hmmm
Posted by: Braenyard

There is iron in your words.

Spare a drop of fire water, White Man?

Posted by: Chief Iron Eyes is a mite thirsty at May 05, 2025 11:46 PM (LP6Fv)

202 Well, it seems I'll be flying into a heavy storm in DFW tomorrow on my way to Florida. Guess it could be worse. I could be flying into Newark...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 05, 2025 10:59 PM (bA75n)

As someone said before, the only way you will ever see me on a plane again is to be handcuffed and escorted by a Marshal

Posted by: polynikes at May 05, 2025 11:46 PM (VofaG)

203 Florida Department of Environmental Protection:

Sinkholes are a common feature of Florida's landscape.
They are only one of many kinds of karst landforms,
which include caves, disappearing streams, springs and
underground drainage systems, all of which occur in Florida.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:46 PM (nHnQ2)

204 I could use a few C-notes myself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Attempts to assist on blues harmonica
Posted by: Youtubes of Tamas Szabo
-----

Move over.

Posted by: Big Mama Thornton at May 05, 2025 11:48 PM (XeU6L)

205 You'd think a S.Carolinian would know about FL sinkholes.
Isn't that where Corvette City fell in? Or was that Ohio?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:48 PM (nHnQ2)

206 Milk is that high in H3PO4

This is not the phosphoric droid are looking for.

Posted by: Forget all *does some Alec Guiness waving stuff* at May 05, 2025 11:49 PM (LP6Fv)

207 Was watching leftwing videos and a half way decent looking leftist woman starts her with "we are starting to win now let me tell you how!"

Well, ok, let's see how they are winning...

Two minutes later, we still don't have the answer she promised, but she did drop the "troof bomb" that the media is right leaning.

At that point I had enough...next video

Posted by: 18-1 at May 05, 2025 11:49 PM (t0Rmr)

208 Spare a drop of fire water, White Man?
Posted by: Chief Iron Eyes is a mite thirsty
-------

It's coming through your USB in 1,2,3 now.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 05, 2025 11:49 PM (nHnQ2)

209 Was watching leftwing videos and a half way decent looking leftist woman starts her with "we are starting to win now let me tell you how!"

Well, ok, let's see how they are winning...

Two minutes later, we still don't have the answer she promised, but she did drop the "troof bomb" that the media is right leaning.

At that point I had enough...next video
Posted by: 18-1 at May 05, 2025 11:49 PM (t0Rmr)

All lefties have a point -- somewhere in the recesses of the corners of their minds.

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2025 11:52 PM (gKDq2)

210 Yogurt is just milk. Milk is that high in H3PO4 ? Check your sources.
Posted by: Ciampino - that would curdle the milk at May 05, 2025 11:45 PM (sPQoU)

Dairy’s one of the largest sources of phosphorus in the American diet.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:54 PM (l3YAf)

211 Been a while, but last time I was at Alcatraz the infrastructure (understandably) showed the effects of decades in that harsh marine environment. Pretty rough. Of course I have no idea about the requirement driving talk of re-opening it, but difficult to imagine that wouldn't be met much more cheaply, faster, and more easily somewhere else.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 05, 2025 11:54 PM (1m82a)

212 Isn't onion bad for cats?
Posted by: Ciampino - give ME the $1000 at May 05, 2025 10:00 PM (sPQoU)

It is if you are planning to serve them with Spicy Mulan sauce.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 05, 2025 11:56 PM (D7oie)

213 Phosphoric acid is what gives the “bite” to Colas and Dr. Pepper-like sodas.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director

Oddly enough, phos acid seems or seemed to have a beneficial effect on minor arthritic complaints. It's not the evil part of the concoction.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 05, 2025 11:56 PM (mlg/3)

214 The Wizard is awesome, but perhaps my favorite Sabbath song is N.I.B.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 05, 2025 11:56 PM (vm8sq)

215 On the road in my working days, I can remember coming across tankers with what looked like a stainless steel trailer labeled Food Grade Phosphoric Acid.

Posted by: Ciampino - that was a lot of stuff at May 05, 2025 11:57 PM (sPQoU)

216 Been a while, but last time I was at Alcatraz the infrastructure (understandably) showed the effects of decades in that harsh marine environment. Pretty rough. Of course I have no idea about the requirement driving talk of re-opening it, but difficult to imagine that wouldn't be met much more cheaply, faster, and more easily somewhere else.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 05, 2025 11:54 PM (1m82a)

It's the opening salvo in the government taking over and using Rikers Island in NYC, an island jail already in existence.

Posted by: RickZ at May 05, 2025 11:58 PM (gKDq2)

217 Ummm.

Open Alcatraz as is.

Have the prisoners rebuild it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2025 11:59 PM (mT+6a)

218 Hegseth announces new policy initiative to reduce general officer ranks, along with a reform of the command structure and organization. He calls it "Less Generals, More GIs".

(wags pointed out - "fewer" generals, not "less" - but then said, "he's infantry, this is what you get").

20% reduction in active and National Guard GOs in first phase, 10% reduction in second phase. So, a pretty good whack. Not clear what the command reorg will be, he said it would be biggest since Goldwater-Nichols in the 80s (I was around on the Hill for that).

Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2025 12:00 AM (1m82a)

219
Isn't that where Corvette City fell in? Or was that Ohio?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Bowling Green, KY

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2025 12:00 AM (63Dwl)

220 Move over. Posted by: Big Mama Thornton

Down Home Shakedown- Harmonica Ham Session
Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker,
Big Walter Horton & Dr Ross
1965
https://youtu.be/jU8m5-FOc38

Bonus Round:
Little Walter and Muddy Waters
Walkin' On
https://youtu.be/4drrEqzYNjM

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:00 AM (amnH6)

221 Speaking of ferrous objects, old rusty gut here has some Jack Daniels in the fridge. hmmm

This it?

https://t.ly/NJDeO

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 06, 2025 12:00 AM (lUFok)

222 Ummm.

Open Alcatraz as is.

Have the prisoners rebuild it.

Had a discussion with someone that claimed prison labor was unethical.

I asked him why is it ethical that when someone commits murder or rape that suddenly I am on the hook for his food, clothes, and healthcare for however long he is in prison? And...I didn't get a rational answer in response.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 06, 2025 12:01 AM (t0Rmr)

223 Down here at Trailer Acres, we celebrate Cinco de Miklos
Posted by: Muchos Modelos at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (LP6Fv)

(LP6FV), good to see you again.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:02 AM (amnH6)

224 Yep, in my riding, no less. Not really carpetbagging, since he was born and raised in Calgary. My riding went something like 95% conservative in the recent election. He's going to have to campaign in the by-election. I am going to try to get a meet-up with him, and wave my gas bill in his face (politely, of course). Cost of gas: $71.88, Federal Fuel Charge aka Carbon Tax: $116.81, and the maggots charge GST on top of that! I'm going to tell him, "Look, Pierre, you want to win the next election when the minority government falls? Here's your #1 campaign platform: axe the carbon tax. Axe it altogether, don't just hide it upstream as Marx Carnage is doing. And then, refund to homeowners all the money stolen by the Liberal government over the years the carbon tax was in effect. Every fucking dime, Pierre! This would amount to several thousand bucks in the pocket of every homeowner, and many renters, several thousand bucks of their own fucking money.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:57 PM (YTkyx)

And for your sake I hope this happens. The saving grace of this election is that PM Carnage has a minority government so it can be more easily shoved off a cliff.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 12:02 AM (vm8sq)

225 We have more flag officers then we had in WWII, while at peace, and we haven't won a conflict since 1991

Posted by: 18-1 at May 06, 2025 12:02 AM (t0Rmr)

226 >>>but difficult to imagine that wouldn't be met much more cheaply, faster, and more easily somewhere else.
Posted by: rhomboid
---

Trump said it's rough place symbolic as a place for the worst.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:03 AM (nHnQ2)

227 Yogurt is just milk. Milk is that high in H3PO4 ? Check your sources.
Posted by: Ciampino - that would curdle the milk at May 05, 2025 11:45 PM (sPQoU)

Oh, I see.. dairy doesn’t contain phosphoric acid, it contains phosphorus. My comment was about how sodas contain phosphoric acid, a highly-bioavailable source of phosphorus.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 06, 2025 12:04 AM (l3YAf)

228 We have more flag officers then we had in WWII, while at peace, and we haven't won a conflict since 1991
Posted by: 18-1

When they start sporting as many medals as the NORK generals is when you will know you are screwed.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:06 AM (amnH6)

229 (LP6FV), good to see you again.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram

ssshhh

there are Dildos about

Posted by: unnamed puppet of socks at May 06, 2025 12:08 AM (LP6Fv)

230 Hiya. Medical report. Skip if you don't care for such.

Visited with the surgeon today, the one who spent a couple of hours rooting around in my bowels thirteen months ago. He acknowledged that the surgery I had was just about the most difficult and complicated there is. Spent almost two weeks in the hospital and many weeks healing.

He said putting me back together would be about the same, and asked how ready I felt, "physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually." The thing is, the surgery before was imperative. The repair job, actually two surgeries months apart, would be elective, vs living with this ostomy bag. And of course, no guarantee it will be successful, and, yes, could even potentially do me in.

I'm in my eighth decade and while I'm in pretty good shape otherwise, I have to wonder if it's worth the risk and struggle "at my advanced age." I would rather be repaired. Physically, I believe I could handle it. Mentally, well, I'd rather not suffer hospital coffee again. Emotionally, lots to think about. Spiritually, lots to pray about. (cue suspenseful-chord music)

Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter. Maybe.

Now back to our regularly-scheduled merriment.

Posted by: mindful webworker - merriment and frivolity at May 06, 2025 12:08 AM (OgpK3)

231 227
My bad reading of your comment. We ended up not talking of the same thing.

Posted by: Ciampino - I bet at May 06, 2025 12:08 AM (sPQoU)

232 185 >> How many of these so-called "refugees" are legitimate refugees? Once landed in a "safe" country, they cease to be refugees, according to the U.N.

And who cares? America isn’t the automatic dumping ground of any refugees. I don’t want to take any refugees in.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (l3YAf)

As a child of an immigrant, I approve of immigration. HOWEVER, it MUST benefit both parties. And if the economy does not justify taking in more (qualified) people, sorry, none come in.

People just coming in from here there and everywhere in droves? No.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33 at May 06, 2025 12:10 AM (vm8sq)

233 Hart Island in the Bronx would make a fine prison island. It's NYC's potters field with over a million interred. Formerly had a women's nuthouse and a tubercularium. Now in ruins.

Posted by: Island Life at May 06, 2025 12:10 AM (G5+As)

234 Never seen Hello Kitty before

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:12 AM (nHnQ2)

235

"Alcatraz was built at a time when this country was strong and knew how to take care of villains and monsters."

"There are people in this country, as President Trump has said, who will do NOTHING with their lives but r*pe, maim and m*rder. They cannot be rehabilitated, cannot be saved, cannot be coached into some better way of living."

"They are always going to hurt. They are always going to steal. They are always going to attack."

"And we need a place in this country where we can send people to visually demonstrate their total separation from society - the fact that they are not going to live among us and will never live among us."
_STEPHEN MILLER

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:12 AM (nHnQ2)

236 Mindful, does your ostomy bother you that much anymore? Most people I know got used to them. I don't like the sound of that surgery!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 06, 2025 12:13 AM (Vvh2V)

237 Trump's thinking about putting Miller as head of NSA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:13 AM (nHnQ2)

238 Never seen Hello Kitty before

Yeah, she'll drive you to drink.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (lUFok)

239 As for that top image, thanks to commenters for clearing up that it wasn't a bowl of … something else.

A clearer version of the same, h/t bitsandpieces.us:
https://bit.ly/sinko-d-mayo

Some people go to an awful lot of work for a lame gag.

Posted by: mindful webworker - failed souffle? at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (OgpK3)

240 When they start sporting as many medals as the NORK generals is when you will know you are screwed.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions

Get a load of General Milli Vanilli

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (/lPRQ)

241 233
Let's not put a penitentiary in a blue state. In future they could decide to release everyone or something. Pen is cruel you know.

Posted by: Ciampino - AK would be good at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (sPQoU)

242 Never seen Hello Kitty before
Posted by: Braenyard

Way back in the olden times there was a store in DT Portland, OR named "Hello Kitty." The store slogan was "Good Stuff for Bad Girls - Bad Stuff for Good Girls." Sadly, it went out business.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (amnH6)

243 We've got to be lean and mean."

"WW2 - 12 million strong, [we] had 17 4 and 5-star Generals. Today, 2.1 million, with 44 4-star and flag officers."

"More Generals and Admirals does not equal more success."
_Pete Hegseth

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:16 AM (nHnQ2)

244 Cenotes>>>sinkholes
Posted by: prohibited geologist at May 05, 2025 11:42 PM (LP6Fv)

Cenotes have Duendes inhabiting them. Sinkholes just have ranch style houses that collapsed into them.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 12:17 AM (D7oie)

245 241 233
Let's not put a penitentiary in a blue state. In future they could decide to release everyone or something. Pen is cruel you know.
Posted by: Ciampino - AK
---

Prisoner said, they want to keep you alive here.
They want you to do your full time.
_not a blue state

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:18 AM (nHnQ2)

246 Hart Island in the Bronx would make a fine prison island. It's NYC's potters field with over a million interred. Formerly had a women's nuthouse and a tubercularium. Now in ruins.
Posted by: Island Life at May 06, 2025 12:10 AM (G5+As)

I figure an island prison has to be far enough away that the inmates are out of sight, out of mind. Are there any small uninhabited islands in the Hawaii chain?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 12:19 AM (YTkyx)

247 Now back to our regularly-scheduled merriment.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Others have faced similar

The best to you, including the on-my-knees-in-prayer part.

Posted by: and i ain't evn Katlick at May 06, 2025 12:19 AM (t6ibK)

248 >>>duendes are known as gnome-like creatures who live inside the walls of homes, especially in the bedroom walls of young children. They attempt to clip the toenails of unkempt children, often leading to the mistaken removal of entire toes.
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oops

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:20 AM (nHnQ2)

249 We've got to be lean and mean."

"WW2 - 12 million strong, [we] had 17 4 and 5-star Generals. Today, 2.1 million, with 44 4-star and flag officers."

"More Generals and Admirals does not equal more success."
_Pete Hegseth
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
===

Those Academy boys take care of their own.
Worse than Hahvahd.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:21 AM (/lPRQ)

250 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 05, 2025 10:57 PM (YTkyx)
______________________________

You have a "perfect storm" type scenario in the making. Ottawa has absolutely no leverage in reference to Alberta. Alberta holds all the cards and can pretty much dictate what's going to happen. Then, throw in the fact that the Garden Gnome PM is an environmental zealot (as is his wife). He's going to have some sleepless nights. Either he can cave to Alberta's demands (and make no mistake...that's what todays Smith speech was...a thinly veiled ultimatum) or he can proceed as he has for the last 20 years tailoring his whole being around alternative energies and sticking it to fossil fuel companies.

I think Carney is going to stall. He'll pay lip service to Alberta, but never concretely follow through. It will be the Bureaucratic Shuffle. It will be interesting to see if the people of Alberta force the issue by getting enough signatures to include a referendum vote in 2026.

Posted by: Orson at May 06, 2025 12:21 AM (dIske)

251 Way back in the olden times there was a store in DT Portland, OR named "Hello Kitty." The store slogan was "Good Stuff for Bad Girls - Bad Stuff for Good Girls." Sadly, it went out business.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:14 AM (amnH6)

One of my wife's friends collects Hello Kitty stuff. She trades with her friends, and buys them from TJ Maxx, and other places like that. Finally her long-suffering husband told her she had to get rid of it all, so she and my wife have been scrambling to match the Hello Kitty merch with the sales slips so she can return it all.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 06, 2025 12:21 AM (D7oie)

252 Kitty." The store slogan was "Good Stuff for Bad Girls - Bad Stuff for Good Girls." Sadly, it went out business.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram

The Cramps claimed they made "bad music for bad people".

Posted by: RIP Lux Interior at May 06, 2025 12:22 AM (G5+As)

253
Now back to our regularly-scheduled merriment.
Posted by: mindful webworker - merriment and frivolity

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

I say you get the repair.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 06, 2025 12:22 AM (U7Gpi)

254 How about Welfare Island?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0656775

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2025 12:22 AM (63Dwl)

255
I figure an island prison has to be far enough away that the inmates are out of sight, out of mind. Are there any small uninhabited islands in the Hawaii chain?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They have a sea-washed island or two.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

256 @237

>>Trump's thinking about putting Miller as head of NSA.

Not a snowballs chance in hell he would be confirmed, there would probably be 10 GOP defectors alone.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 06, 2025 12:23 AM (XV/Pl)

257 246
I figure an island prison has to be far enough away that the inmates are out of sight, out of mind. Are there any small uninhabited islands in the Hawaii chain?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 12:19 AM (YTkyx)
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Yes, far enough there is no chance of swimming to freedom. If it were Canada I would favor a remote spot in the Yukon.

Posted by: Ciampino - AK would be gooder at May 06, 2025 12:24 AM (sPQoU)

258 I figure an island prison has to be far enough away that the inmates are out of sight, out of mind. Are there any small uninhabited islands in the Hawaii chain?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 12:19 AM (YTkyx)

The best we got in that department are The Aleutians.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 12:26 AM (gKDq2)

259 Johnston Atoll is a U.S. territory and a former military base in the North Pacific Ocean. It has four islands, a coral reef, a lagoon and diverse marine and bird life, but also environmental contamination and invasive species.

Used for chemical de-mil. Nerve gas and such.
Very remote.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:29 AM (/lPRQ)

260 The best we got in that department are The Aleutians.
Posted by: RickZ

There is nothing but upside here.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:29 AM (amnH6)

261 They have a sea-washed island or two.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

There’s one that used to be a leper colony, deserted now I think. That would be appropriate.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2025 12:29 AM (jxGzv)

262 Heh... Plum Island. You would be advised not to touch anything, and to hold your breath.

Posted by: Orson at May 06, 2025 12:30 AM (dIske)

263 There’s one that used to be a leper colony, deserted now I think. That would be appropriate.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Molokai. One of the main islands.
Colony still has people there... as of twenty years ago....

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:31 AM (/lPRQ)

264 Alcatraz is federal property- the prison and the island. California can go piss up a rope.

Posted by: Don Black at May 06, 2025 12:31 AM (AOsQT)

265 Three islands: one for males, one for females, and one for lunatics and "trans", but I repeat myself.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

“Fairy” cross the Mersey

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 12:31 AM (jHien)

266 Tammy al-Thor, hi. The ostomy is annoying, occasionally messy, ugly, requires weekly attention, and, yes, otherwise is completely livable. Which makes going in for repairs a really hard decision.

I don't like the idea of the surgery much, either, but I know that the doc is really good, it would be worth it if it worked, and, as Zappa said, I figure the odds be fifty-fifty. 😶 Or better.

Thanks for your concern. Always glad to see you here in the gray boxes. Hope you're doing okay.

Posted by: mindful webworker - we pass this way but once, as a rule, at May 06, 2025 12:32 AM (OgpK3)

267 Heh... Plum Island. You would be advised not to touch anything, and to hold your breath.
Posted by: Orson at May 06, 2025 12:30 AM (dIske)

Inmates would be screaming to self-deport to CECOT.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 12:32 AM (gKDq2)

268 Trump's thinking about putting Miller as head of NSA.

You misspelled Miklos

Posted by: willing to serve at May 06, 2025 12:33 AM (t6ibK)

269 Inmates would be screaming to self-deport to CECOT.
Posted by: RickZ

By self-deport do you mean, if they could swim there?

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:35 AM (amnH6)

270 By self-deport do you mean, if they could swim there?
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram

No

Much nicer

a flight with aguardiente

call them Drybacks

Posted by: bot v.2010.05.25 at May 06, 2025 12:38 AM (t6ibK)

271 The Wizard is awesome, but perhaps my favorite Sabbath song is N.I.B.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-The33

That riff in The Wizard became BOC's Cities on Flame.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 06, 2025 12:38 AM (KAi1n)

272 and i ain't evn Katlick - thanks

Blonde Morticia - thanks for the encouragement. A gram on that side of the scales. 💓

Posted by: mindful webworker - explicitly vague at May 06, 2025 12:39 AM (OgpK3)

273 Plum Island killed Tom Seaver. He had a lovely place in CT ever since his playing days, got Lyme Disease from a tick and was never healthy again. It is said Lyme escaped from Plum Island like Covid did from Wuhan.

Posted by: Tom Terrific, RIP at May 06, 2025 12:41 AM (G5+As)

274
Johnston Atoll is a U.S. territory and a former military base in the North Pacific Ocean. It has four islands, a coral reef, a lagoon and diverse marine and bird life, but also environmental contamination and invasive species.

The minesweeper I was on stopped there to refuel on our way from Pearl Harbor to Guam in 1971. We did the same at Kwajalein.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2025 12:44 AM (o3JZz)

275 Wow, Washington State Gov just signed a Law that will break the seal of the Confessional, for child abuse.

Tough one here...

1st Amendment, Government forcing Speech.... then dictating Religios practices... because if yer priest is gonna nark on ya, you won't confess...

But against that is safety of children...

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 06, 2025 12:45 AM (QAkQ3)

276 The minesweeper I was on stopped there to refuel on our way from Pearl Harbor to Guam in 1971. We did the same at Kwajalein.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Been to both.
Two years on Kwaj.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 06, 2025 12:45 AM (/lPRQ)

277 =Plum Island killed Tom Seaver. He had a lovely place in CT ever since his playing days, got Lyme Disease from a tick and was never healthy again. It is said Lyme escaped from Plum Island like Covid did from Wuhan.
Posted by: Tom Terrific, RIP at May 06, 2025 12:41 AM (G5+As)

That's the story I've heard/read. Plum Island is some kind of government Frankenstein laboratory.

Worked with a woman once who had Lyme Disease. She had an IV port 24/7, just in case.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 12:47 AM (gKDq2)

278 >>>Thanks for your concern. Always glad to see you here in the gray boxes. Hope you're doing okay.
Posted by: mindful webworker - we pass this way but once, as a rule,
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Hey, just read that. You know we'll all be with you. Get 'er done.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 12:48 AM (nHnQ2)

279 Wow, Washington State Gov just signed a Law that will break the seal of the Confessional, for child abuse.

Tough one here...

1st Amendment, Government forcing Speech.... then dictating Religios practices... because if yer priest is gonna nark on ya, you won't confess...

But against that is safety of children...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 06, 2025 12:45 AM (QAkQ3)

When they make lawyers do the same "for the children," let me know.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 12:49 AM (gKDq2)

280 I don't know Mindful, were you ten years younger I'd say yes get the plumbing back right. I remember how you suffered with the original surgery, though. If you can live with the current situation, I'd struggle with opting for surgery.

Posted by: My Two Cents at May 06, 2025 12:49 AM (G5+As)

281 I would like to be nominated for some job that requires Senate Confirmation.

I would probably not be confirmed, but would use my CSPAN minutes of fame to the embarrassment of many Senators.

I would have Big Fun with that.

The monocles would be used

Posted by: The Artist formerly known as Imklos at May 06, 2025 12:50 AM (t6ibK)

282 I'm chain-yawning. Might have something to do with the two margaritas with dinner. Son and daughter and daughter-in-law met with MiladyJo and me. It was fun.

🎶There's nothing for me here
So I'll just disappear
If I come back when I'm gone
please let me know 😁

https://youtu.be/NKuo3vd7Jl8

G'nite, y'all. The future begins right now.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and there goes another one at May 06, 2025 12:52 AM (OgpK3)

283 Plum Island is still a "research facility". Accessible by ferry only, the public can schedule a tour. I won't be visiting.

Posted by: Not Going at May 06, 2025 12:53 AM (G5+As)

284 Tough one here...

1st Amendment, Government forcing Speech.... then dictating Religios practices... because if yer priest is gonna nark on ya, you won't confess...

But against that is safety of children...
Posted by: Romeo13

The Catholic Church created this nightmare by protecting pedophile priests. New Mexico in particular was clobbered by this. The Church set up sanctuary's here for these monsters and then when the coast was clear released them in the communities around the state to run local churches. My nuance thinking here is right at zero.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:53 AM (amnH6)

285 Yeah, she'll drive you to drink.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Hot Rod Lincoln

Wants

Posted by: caste status-Unmentionable at May 06, 2025 12:54 AM (t6ibK)

286 Braenyard & My Two Cents - thanks. G'nite again.

Posted by: mindful webworker - yaaaawwwwnnnn at May 06, 2025 12:55 AM (OgpK3)

287 It’s always “for the chirren!”

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 12:56 AM (jHien)

288 Well, I am going to get an early one. Not that early, really. 2300 here. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2025 12:57 AM (qhTcF)

289 223 Down here at Trailer Acres, we celebrate Cinco de Miklos
Posted by: Muchos Modelos at May 05, 2025 11:38 PM (LP6Fv)

(LP6FV), good to see you again.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 12:02 AM (amnH6)

Thank you for blessings at Post 337 on last night's ONT, 'Bishop LP6FV'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 06, 2025 01:01 AM (QGaXH)

290 Imklos -
Sotto voce:
Is that you old man?!
Welcome back!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 01:01 AM (jHien)

291 Altaria, another couple of fellows from the Jelly Roll period

Art Tatum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SuIRZKWOzM
Fats Waller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9C83jtfOcI

Fats Waller and Art Tatum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wv5uqNmbc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 06, 2025 01:11 AM (nHnQ2)

292 Is this thing on?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 06, 2025 01:12 AM (snzQC)

293 Thank you for your support

Posted by: Miklos, Bartles and Jaymes at May 06, 2025 01:12 AM (t6ibK)

294 Have to get up early to go hiking tomorrow morning.

Good Night everyone.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 06, 2025 01:12 AM (QGaXH)

295 Meanwhile in Chyna Ho Lee Fuk.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 06, 2025 01:15 AM (snzQC)

296 online training going on right now....thank goodness for 2x speed on the videos

Posted by: a dude in MI at May 06, 2025 01:17 AM (+I6Y/)

297 @237
>>Trump's thinking about putting Miller as head of NSA.

Not a snowballs chance in hell he would be confirmed, there would probably be 10 GOP defectors alone.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 06, 2025 12:23

That would be fun just to see the fireworks. Miller is almost more Trumpian than Trump. You know they just say incendiary things to get their opponents outraged and going off in incoherency.

Trump is going into the annuals as the funniest president ever. They just don't get it when he is jerking their chain.

Posted by: Farmer at May 06, 2025 01:18 AM (55Qr6)

298 Thank you for your support
Posted by: Miklos, Bartles and Jaymes at May 06, 2025 01:12 AM (t6ibK)

You're welcome. I was bored. That was my excuse.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 01:20 AM (gKDq2)

299 Down here at Trailer Acres, we celebrate Cinco de Miklos
Posted by: Muchos Modelos
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That's you, isn't it Pedro.

Posted by: Big Mama Thornton at May 06, 2025 01:20 AM (XeU6L)

300 279 Wow, Washington State Gov just signed a Law that will break the seal of the Confessional, for child abuse.

Tough one here...

1st Amendment, Government forcing Speech.... then dictating Religios practices... because if yer priest is gonna nark on ya, you won't confess...

But against that is safety of children...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 06, 2025 12:45 AM (QAkQ3)

When they make lawyers do the same "for the children," let me know.
Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 12:49 AM (gKDq2)

If we are talking about ongoing abuse, and I thought I could not dissuade my client (which would be 100% of cases because kid-touchers cannot be trusted), I think I would be obligated to contact the authorities. The relevant ethical rule is admittedly general on this point. But I certainly would inform authorities and let the chips fall where they may afterward professional discipline-wise.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 06, 2025 01:20 AM (UGyV5)

301 Well, I cut Ace out of my will, the trusts, all of it last week.

Might think about reconsidering, maybe.

I am told he is my third cousin twice removed.

Posted by: Miklos and his fambly Fortune at May 06, 2025 01:21 AM (t6ibK)

302 That's you, isn't it Pedro.
Posted by: Big Mama Thornton

Se puede, Si

Posted by: El Mikloso de Yucatan at May 06, 2025 01:22 AM (t6ibK)

303 Tuba Skinny
Jubilee Stomp - Royal Street I
https://youtu.be/jft3BVoxqjo

'Murica at its finest.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 01:23 AM (amnH6)

304 bear with asymmetrical balls,

Not trying to be argumentative. What would a legal justification be for violating attorney-client privilege?

Plotting murder? Something else? I don't know. Just know attorney-client privilege is as close to sacrosanct as the confessional apparently used to be.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 01:25 AM (gKDq2)

305 That Chinese Crispy Pork, I wonder, does it fool flies?
'Cause it looks like something you would see around
a homeless camp in L.A., or San Francisco, or Seattle,
or.....................

Posted by: Case at May 06, 2025 01:28 AM (kDs7V)

306 Oh, no... don't stop ...

@EndWokeness 2m
Seattle Antifa is setting fires and taking over UW campus with practically zero response from the police

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 06, 2025 01:29 AM (mlg/3)

307 306 Oh, no... don't stop ...

@EndWokeness 2m
Seattle Antifa is setting fires and taking over UW campus with practically zero response from the police
Posted by: weft cut-loop

If Pol Pot cultists take over a Marxist seminary, does it make a sound?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 06, 2025 01:33 AM (sAmhv)

308 Wasn’t there an aspect of trying to break attorney-client privilege with the trumped up charges against Trump?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 01:35 AM (jHien)

309 Not trying to be argumentative. What would a legal justification be for violating attorney-client privilege?
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Writing a bad check.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 06, 2025 01:36 AM (XeU6L)

310 In Chyna they are selling small appliances for 15 cents per killogram. Shorts and jeans are less than a dollar.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 06, 2025 01:36 AM (snzQC)

311 Writing a bad check.

You mean, to the lawyer.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 06, 2025 01:39 AM (jHien)

312 Altaria, another couple of fellows from the Jelly Roll period
Posted by: Braenyard

Great picks. Tatum was much more adventurous harmonically and those runs, oh my. Waller was always centered in the pocket - his raw musicality carries the day. They are both so utterly great, gifts straight from God.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 01:40 AM (amnH6)

313 Not trying to be argumentative. What would a legal justification be for violating attorney-client privilege?
--------

Writing a bad check.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Not even close: FOR THE WIN!

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 06, 2025 01:40 AM (amnH6)

314 ICE raided a Home Depot parking lot.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 06, 2025 01:43 AM (snzQC)

315 Not trying to be argumentative. What would a legal justification be for violating attorney-client privilege?
--------

Writing a bad check.
Posted by: Mike Hammer,

To or from the lawyer?

Posted by: El Mikloso has Question at May 06, 2025 01:44 AM (t6ibK)

316 Speaking of checks, today I used the time in line at the ACE hardware store check-out to write a check, to be met with, 'We don't take checks'. First time for me.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 06, 2025 01:50 AM (XeU6L)

317 Preguntas

So many preguntas

Posted by: Abuelito Miklosita at May 06, 2025 01:50 AM (t6ibK)

318 304 bear with asymmetrical balls,

Not trying to be argumentative. What would a legal justification be for violating attorney-client privilege?

Plotting murder? Something else? I don't know. Just know attorney-client privilege is as close to sacrosanct as the confessional apparently used to be.
Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 01:25 AM (gKDq2)

Under TX's applicable rule (1.05 of the Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct), I may break confidence when I have "reason to believe it is necessary to do so in order to prevent the client from committing a criminal or fraudulent act." And I must do so when I have "confidential information clearly establishing that a client is likely to commit a criminal or fraudulent act that is likely to result in death or substantial bodily harm to a person ... to the extent revelation reasonably appears necessary to prevent" the act.

In a nutshell:

Past crimes? Omerta. Prospective crimes? Nah.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 06, 2025 01:52 AM (UGyV5)

319 Writing a bad check.
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
-----

To or from the lawyer?
Posted by: El Mikloso has Question at May 06, 2025 01:44 AM (t6ibK)

From? That's different.

Posted by: RickZ at May 06, 2025 01:52 AM (gKDq2)

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