Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Knight's Dream
Antonio de Pereda

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 William Randol Phirst

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 04, 2025 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

2
A R T

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

3 1st

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:30 AM (77rzZ)

4 Skullduggery!

Posted by: With cloaks and daggers! at June 04, 2025 09:31 AM (lIgBp)

5 Title: The Knight's Dream

Artist: Antonio de Pereda (Spanish, Valladolid 1611–1678 Madrid)

Date: ca. 1650-1670

Culture: Spanish

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 59 13/16 × 85 7/16 in., 30 lb. (152 × 217 cm, 13.6 kg)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

7 It's that one scene from Ghostbusters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

8 She's going to unzip his fly any moment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

9 All I wanted for Christmas was a Red Ryder Blunderbuss.
Is that too much to dream for?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 04, 2025 09:32 AM (w9Wax)

10 Why does the knight keep such a shitty desk?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

11 William Randol Phirst
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 04, 2025 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

Well played, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

12 I can't be the only one who has the intrusive thought of wanting to put that mask onto the skull, can I?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (VoAdT)

13 He's dreaming of the F150s.

Posted by: FoMoCo at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (lIgBp)

14 Don't take the brown acid!

Posted by: The Commissar Hrothgar at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (7PZgr)

15 Pawn jumps queen. Bishop jumps queen. Knight jumps queen. We all jump the queen!

It's good to be the king!

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (hKnez)

16 Wow...there is a lot going on.

Posted by: runner at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (g47mK)

17 On the banner: Aeterne pungit, cito volat et occidit "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills"

maybe a play on

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:33 AM (gbOdA)

18 Angel is checking out his "package".

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:34 AM (hKnez)

19 What he smokin'?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:34 AM (Na5xP)

20 The angels were angry that day, my friends...

Posted by: George Costanza at June 04, 2025 09:34 AM (lIgBp)

21 Also known as:
The Gentleman's Dream or Dillusion with the World.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

22 What he smokin'?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Peyote.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:35 AM (hKnez)

23 What's that thing behind the angel's right wing?

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:35 AM (77rzZ)

24 Well played, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

*Bows to the master, sweeps feathered hat across floor*

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 04, 2025 09:36 AM (w9Wax)

25 Angel is a redhead.

Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:36 AM (Oy/m2)

26 I like his dreams better than mine. Last one I remember was searching in vain for a roof leak in a building I last worked in in 1996.

Posted by: Big Penguin Lackey at June 04, 2025 09:36 AM (G5+As)

27 What he smokin'?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Peyote.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:35 AM (hKnez)
-

Admiral Akbar: "It's a trip!"

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:36 AM (Na5xP)

28 Well, it's certainly a well painted, but quite busy picture.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 04, 2025 09:38 AM (EJtBU)

29 Slow day today.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

30 What's that thing behind the angel's right wing?
Posted by: Bulg

Her starboard wing?

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:38 AM (hKnez)

31
Perchance to Dream - a limerick

Sir Galahad was in a slumber so deep
After retiring within the castle's keep
His tired ass was saggin'
After slaying that dragon
Now he's tryin' to get a good knight's sleep

Posted by: muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (/iMjX)

32 What's that thing behind the angel's right wing?
Posted by: Bulg

Looks like a continuation of what's wrapped around her waist.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (hKnez)

33 Sleeping in his hat. He must have been tired from all the conquering.

Posted by: newspeak at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (n2swS)

34 We need Wolfus here. He's the one who remembers dreams so well.

Posted by: Melatonin Mike at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (G5+As)

35 This guy was certainly able to paint hands.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (lFFaq)

36 The angel is telling him to stop pleasuring himself so much.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 04, 2025 09:40 AM (/U5Yz)

37 I wouldn't send a knight out on a dog like this!

Posted by: Corgi Rental Shop Owner at June 04, 2025 09:40 AM (/iMjX)

38 /sock

Posted by: /muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:40 AM (/iMjX)

39 sock tweak

Posted by: muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:41 AM (/iMjX)

40 All that research and a visit from an angel yet he still won't know the capital of Assyria when it comes time to cross the Bridge of Death.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 09:41 AM (ExV1e)

41 I like it. Shows imagination, it’s technically well done and it’s big.

Posted by: polynikes at June 04, 2025 09:41 AM (VofaG)

42 Once a knight is enough!

Posted by: Just the punchline at June 04, 2025 09:41 AM (lIgBp)

43 I've always been hazy on when guns were invented. By 1670, at the very least, I guess.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 04, 2025 09:41 AM (lFFaq)

44 Do ginger angels steal souls, too?

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

45 Which came first: the bullet or the gun?

Posted by: Trick question. It's the mission at June 04, 2025 09:43 AM (lIgBp)

46 Why, I too like to use a human skull to keep my place in my grimoires during a nap.

Posted by: Yyrog the Sorceror at June 04, 2025 09:43 AM (yYROg)

47 What does it say on the banner? Free tacos or what?

Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Oy/m2)

48 Which came first: the bullet or the gun?

Posted by: Trick question. It's the mission at June 04, 2025 09:43 AM (lIgBp)
_

Trick question? Or a... loaded question?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Na5xP)

49 It’s a little noisy and chaotic. I like the pistol though. Looks like a fun shot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Wnee8)

50 Does he plan to wear that jewelry?

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (NpAcC)

51 Tables a mess and there's no food on it. What kind of crappy dream is this?

Posted by: Hangry Hank at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (G5+As)

52 Nah .. she'd be nekkid

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (iFTx/)

53 Now he's tryin' to get a good knight's sleep
Posted by: muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:39 AM (/iMjX)

I would not send a knight out in a dogma like that.

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (gbOdA)

54 What does it say on the banner? Free tacos or what?

Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Oy/m2)
-

I say throw the keys away and let the tacos rot.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (Na5xP)

55 The skull is missing its jaw.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (NpAcC)

56 I thought everyone used a human skull for a paperweight.

Posted by: Dr. Frankunsteyn at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (lIgBp)

57 And peonies are my favorite flowers.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (Wnee8)

58 The skull is missing its jaw.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (NpAcC)

Leper.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (Zz0t1)

59 The skull is missing its jaw.
Posted by: redridinghood

There's a word for a skull without a jaw. It's called a "calvarium."

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

60 Tables a mess and there's no food on it. What kind of crappy dream is this?
Posted by: Hangry Hank at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (G5+As)

Maybe the opposite of St. Peter's? Instead of "take, eat", it's " leave this stuff alone!"

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (lFFaq)

61 The skull is missing its jaw.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (NpAcC)
-

Sold separately.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:47 AM (Na5xP)

62 Is this painting inspired by "the comfy chair" employed by the Spanish Inquisition? Is "the rack" next?

Posted by: No One Expects Us at June 04, 2025 09:47 AM (G5+As)

63 Is that the Holy Hand Grenade in front of the globe?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 04, 2025 09:47 AM (F/y9G)

64 "Calvarium" sounds like a good word for a limerick.

Posted by: Hint, hint at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (lIgBp)

65 What can you say about a dream? Everybody has weird dreams. However I like the painting.

Posted by: Case at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (a1g6Z)

66 There's a word for a skull without a jaw. It's called a "calvarium."
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

Calvary

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (gbOdA)

67 The skull is missing its jaw.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (NpAcC)

He bought it off TEMU.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (ExV1e)

68 The banner, translated: "Eternally it stings, swifly it flies and kills"

well that's ominous.

and in Spanish the title is "El sueño del caballero",
which at that time more likely meant "gentleman".

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (uWKK8)

69 What's with the miniature Empire State building with a clock???

Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

70
She had a cuter face than these painting girls usually do.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's phone at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (ny95y)

71 The banner she's holding reads:

"Look at this mess, it's your life. Your life is a mess!"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (O7YUW)

72 The skull is missing its jaw.
Posted by: redridinghood

Gotcha' covered!

Posted by: An Ass at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (w9Wax)

73 It's colorful but it's ugly. You can keep this one hanging right here for the "pretty" people to enjoy.

Posted by: The lone KwaKer! at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (89Sog)

74 And peonies are my favorite flowers.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 04, 2025 09:46 AM (Wnee

They were my late F-i-l's as well. Unfortunately, he also had a pathological hatred of ants, and ant are necessary for successful peony blooming, so his never did very well.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (lFFaq)

75 What's with the miniature Empire State building with a clock???

Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)
-

The snow globes were sold out.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (Na5xP)

76 The skull is $1000.
The jaw is $3000.

Posted by: Tim Cook at June 04, 2025 09:49 AM (lIgBp)

77 59 The skull is missing its jaw.
Posted by: redridinghood

The mandible is holding the knight's place in a recipe book over on an end table behind the globe.

Posted by: Chili With Carrots at June 04, 2025 09:50 AM (G5+As)

78 I thought everyone used a human skull for a paperweight.
Posted by: Dr. Frankunsteyn

That's the problem with society these days. No one drinks from the skull of their enemies anymore.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:51 AM (hKnez)

79 The religious (and cultural?) moral in the painting is obvious: the wealth, power, and domination of the world is fleeting and won't bring one more second of life. But it is told with exquisite talent. The brilliant and appropriate use of color, the realistic detail, The placement of the objects in shadow versus the angel with her warning all set the mood and impact of the scene. The banner reads : "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills".

He was Spanish but this, and other still life works by Pereda are part of that Low Country style from the period that are amazingly rich and eye catching. I can look at this kind of art for hours, taking in the artistry.

Posted by: JTB at June 04, 2025 09:51 AM (yTvNw)

80 Is he dreaming of boobies? Because there aren't a lot of boobies shown.
Would hang though. Definitely different. Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 04, 2025 09:51 AM (oRTCs)

81 @55/redridinghood: "The skull is missing its jaw."

Finally figured out how to get the MIL to stop jibber-jabberin'.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 04, 2025 09:51 AM (O7YUW)

82 Samson turned his jawbone into an ass and slew the whole Army of the Philippines!

Posted by: Archie Bunker Bible Lesson at June 04, 2025 09:51 AM (G5+As)

83 What's that thing behind the angel's right wing?
Posted by: Bulg

***
The far end of the banner she (or it?) is holding up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 09:52 AM (omVj0)

84 Meh

Posted by: Lizzy at June 04, 2025 09:52 AM (F/B4x)

85 Mandible!
Mandible!
Mandible!

Posted by: Obscure Seinfeld reference at June 04, 2025 09:52 AM (lIgBp)

86 They were my late F-i-l's as well. Unfortunately, he also had a pathological hatred of ants, and ant are necessary for successful peony blooming, so his never did very well.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette

We had a couple of peony bushes in our backyard when I was a kid. We brought some of the flowers inside and put them in a vase on the dining-room table. Until we noticed the ants.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

87 69 What's with the miniature Empire State building with a clock???
Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

Time flies when you are almost done.

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 09:53 AM (gbOdA)

88 Samson turned his jawbone into an ass and slew the whole Army of the Philippines!

Posted by: Archie Bunker Bible Lesson

*snort.

I went back and read that in his voice.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:53 AM (hKnez)

89 On the banner: Aeterne pungit, cito volat et occidit "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills". . .

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025

***
Sounds like an ancient inscription in an M.R. James ghost story.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 09:53 AM (omVj0)

90 "Calvarium" sounds like a good word for a limerick.

***********

Yes. Yes it does. But I'm off to get a CT scan so maybe naturalfake will oblige you.

Aquarium
Marry 'em
Barium
Scary, hmmm?

Posted by: muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:54 AM (/iMjX)

91 "...and other still life works by Pereda are part of that Low Country style..."

Ah. South Carolina art.

Posted by: Needs more seafood at June 04, 2025 09:55 AM (lIgBp)

92 Off to work.

Adios, amigos.

Be excellent to each other.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 04, 2025 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

93 "Time flies when you are almost done."

Like a roll of toilet paper.

Posted by: Goes fastest at the end at June 04, 2025 09:57 AM (lIgBp)

94 "The skull is missing its jaw."

*********

With collectibles the small detachable parts often get lost or misplaced over time.

Like GI Joe's penis.

(despite the Kung Fi grip)

Posted by: muldoon at June 04, 2025 09:58 AM (/iMjX)

95 Nice chunk of change he's got on the table. Must be Diogenes taking a nap after fleecing the geezers at golf.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

96
Should be dreaming about his dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 04, 2025 09:59 AM (QnmlO)

97 The skull is missing its jaw.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 04, 2025 09:45 AM (NpAcC)
-

Sold separately.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Johnny Long Torso!

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

98 88 Samson turned his jawbone into an ass and slew the whole Army of the Philippines!
Posted by: Archie Bunker Bible Lesson

*snort.
I went back and read that in his voice.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 09:53 AM (hKnez)

Best use of that was in Sanford and Son:
Fred Sanford to Aunt Esther: "What kind of a name is Esther anyways, where did that come from?"
Aunt Esther: "I'll have you know that my name comes from the Bible itself!!!!:
Fred Sanford: "Oh yeah now I remember. That Samson guy killed a thousand Philistines with yo' jawbone!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 04, 2025 09:59 AM (uWKK8)

99 We need Wolfus here. He's the one who remembers dreams so well.
Posted by: Melatonin Mike at June 04, 2025

***
Glad to know some of my babble is appreciated. I suspect this guy had not ingested any melatonin, though.

He has a slew of gold and silver coins on his table or desk, along with what looks like a wallet full of credit cards, a box of jewelry, a gold chain, a pistol, a clock in a tower, and a miniature cannon. Not to mention the skull and the flowers. There's a globe in the background on the right, a telescope, and something that looks like a leather dispatch case, too.

I got nuthin'.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 09:59 AM (omVj0)

100
He's a real scholar -- scatter-brained, but a scholar nonetheless!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 04, 2025 10:00 AM (xG4kz)

101 Tips for how to sleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2. Sit in a chair.

Posted by: Follow me for more advice at June 04, 2025 10:01 AM (lIgBp)

102 A skull without the lower jaw during that period represent guys like pirates, adventurers, casanovos, etc.

Posted by: polynikes at June 04, 2025 10:01 AM (VofaG)

103 'Yes. All this stuff bores me.'

Ennui.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 04, 2025 10:01 AM (bss/y)

104 >>Tips for how to sleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2. Sit in a chair.

3. Make sure your chair is comfortable and has a reclining back

Posted by: Lizzy at June 04, 2025 10:02 AM (F/B4x)

105 Tips for how to sleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2. Sit in a chair.
Posted by: Follow me for more advice at June 04, 2025

***
3. When you wake up, take ibuprofen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:02 AM (omVj0)

106 101 Tips for how to sleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2. Sit in a chair.
Posted by: Follow me for more advice at June 04, 2025 10:01 AM (lIgBp)

Life Hacks!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 04, 2025 10:02 AM (bss/y)

107
Yes. I'll allow it

Posted by: Zombie Bob Ross at June 04, 2025 10:02 AM (5hfjS)

108
Like GI Joe's penis.

(despite the Kung Fi grip)
Posted by: muldoon

Chicken status?

Choked!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 04, 2025 10:03 AM (xG4kz)

109 There are two kinds of redheads: angelic and hideous.

This one is angelic.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 04, 2025 10:03 AM (ZmEVT)

110 EV Update, WSJ:

"A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?

Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (G0vdT)

111 *The religious (and cultural?) moral in the painting is obvious: the wealth, power, and domination of the world is fleeting and won't bring one more second of life. But it is told with exquisite talent. The brilliant and appropriate use of color, the realistic detail, The placement of the objects in shadow versus the angel with her warning all set the mood and impact of the scene. The banner reads : "Eternally it stings, swiftly it flies and it kills".*

Also known as: Richest Guy In The Graveyard.

Posted by: Ebenezer at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (lIgBp)

112
Technically well executed
anyway, no

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (AOsQT)

113 He’s got one of those real Dandy hats.

Not a Yankee Doodle Dandy hat.

Posted by: polynikes at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (VofaG)

114 He has a slew of gold and silver coins on his table or desk, along with what looks like a wallet full of credit cards, a box of jewelry, a gold chain, a pistol, a clock in a tower, and a miniature cannon. Not to mention the skull and the flowers. There's a globe in the background on the right, a telescope, and something that looks like a leather dispatch case, too.

I got nuthin'.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade...

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (4dfLj)

115 EV Update, WSJ:

"A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?
Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025 []/i]

***
A sane society would connect the dots and stop making these time bombs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:06 AM (omVj0)

116 Technically well executed
anyway, no
Posted by: Don Black

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎁🎂🎉

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 10:06 AM (4dfLj)

117 >How many times has this happened now?

Evidently not enough.

Posted by: It's a write off, Jerry at June 04, 2025 10:06 AM (lIgBp)

118

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:06 AM (omVj0)

119 I'll be 70 in October and have never fallen asleep in a chair, on a sofa, nor in front of the TV. Never on a bus, plane, or train, either. Can only nap when very sick. I've worked with people who can fall asleep standing in an elevator going up 5 floors, though. And have you ever seen a black man awake in the passenger seat of a pickup truck?

Posted by: Awake, Not Woke at June 04, 2025 10:07 AM (G5+As)

120 >Tips for how to sleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2. Sit in a chair.
---

don't I know it
happens at least once a week

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:07 AM (AOsQT)

121 "We have uncovered a large Christian veneration cave complex that was used by Christian pilgrims who came to venerate the water-to-wine miracle," McCollough said.

"This complex was used beginning in the late fifth or early sixth century and continued to be used by pilgrims into the 12th-century Crusader period."

During his excavation, McCollough also uncovered an altar and a shelf with a stone vessel.

He noted that there was space for five additional jars, consistent with the biblical account of six stone jars.

On the walls of the complex, his team of excavators also uncovered references to Kyrie Iesou, a Koine Greek phrase meaning Lord Jesus.

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 10:07 AM (gbOdA)

122 A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?
Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025 []/i]

Thousands of vehicles , hundreds of EVs.

Posted by: polynikes at June 04, 2025 10:07 AM (VofaG)

123 110 EV Update, WSJ:

"A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?
Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (G0vdT)

Narrator's Voiceover: "The fire was not contained. The crew hastily abandoned the ship."

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 04, 2025 10:08 AM (uWKK8)

124 I was falling asleep in chairs when I was a youngin.'

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

125 I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade...
Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (4dfLj)

Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of '25
But I am still alive

Posted by: rhennigantx at June 04, 2025 10:08 AM (gbOdA)

126 Also known as: Richest Guy In The Graveyard.
Posted by: Ebenezer

There are no pockets in a shroud.

Posted by: Poetry of Robert W. Service at June 04, 2025 10:09 AM (G5+As)

127
Natchez to New Orleans
Livin' on jacks and queens...

Posted by: With a hat like that... at June 04, 2025 10:10 AM (lIgBp)

128 I'll be 70 in October and have never fallen asleep in a chair, on a sofa, nor in front of the TV. Never on a bus, plane, or train, either. Can only nap when very sick. I've worked with people who can fall asleep standing in an elevator going up 5 floors, though. And have you ever seen a black man awake in the passenger seat of a pickup truck?
Posted by: Awake, Not Woke at June 04, 2025

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ANW, I'm in your cohort, and I admit I'll get sleepy after lunch and in the evenings in front of the TV. When it happens in the latter case, the TV is usually playing one of Miss Linda's dull, grim, and murky films where you can't see what's going on thanks to the poor lighting, so my doziness is understandable.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:10 AM (omVj0)

129 >Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 10:06 AM (4dfLj)
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You remembered
I'm both thankful and surprised.

That was a throwaway comment from a week ago

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:10 AM (AOsQT)

130
"A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?
Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025

"Scratch one cargo carrier!"

Are they filming a recreation of the Battle of Midway? Eighty-three years ago it happened on this very date.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 04, 2025 10:11 AM (xG4kz)

131 Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:10 AM (AOsQT)

Happy Birthday !

Posted by: It's me donna at June 04, 2025 10:11 AM (VE6XX)

132 Thank you Donna

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:12 AM (AOsQT)

133 Natchez to New Orleans
Livin' on jacks and queens...
Posted by: With a hat like that... at June 04, 2025

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When I was a kid, I thought that lyric was "Livin' on Jackson queens." Since I didn't know the "underculture" meaning of that last word back then, I pictured queens of Mardi Gras parades. What puzzled me was that none of the parades traveled on Jackson Avenue.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:12 AM (omVj0)

134
Maverick is a legend of the West

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 04, 2025 10:14 AM (xG4kz)

135 121 "We have uncovered a large Christian veneration cave complex that was used by Christian pilgrims who came to venerate the water-to-wine miracle," McCollough said.

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The Chosen contains an episode that does an excellent depiction of this miracle.

Posted by: Come and see at June 04, 2025 10:14 AM (lIgBp)

136 Natchez to New Orleans
Livin' on jacks and queens...
Posted by: With a hat like that... at June 04, 2025

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Not to mention the illogic that, despite Maverick being proclaimed "the Legend of the West," neither of those two towns can be described as being in the West.

But it rhymed, which was important. (I miss actual lyrics and theme songs for TV shows.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:14 AM (omVj0)

137 "A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

The Chrysler Norseman rusts away in my cargo hold to this very day.

Posted by: Andrea Doria at June 04, 2025 10:14 AM (G5+As)

138 Only one angel?

Why not go muslim and imagine an m fx72 scenario?

Posted by: Stateless.. 12% - mental state clawing up from 10%, shit happened, clawing back now at June 04, 2025 10:16 AM (jvJvP)

139 Not to mention the illogic that, despite Maverick being proclaimed "the Legend of the West," neither of those two towns can be described as being in the West.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Mississippi River towns, and the Mississippi is generally seen as the dividing line between the East and the West.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

140 "Scratch one cargo carrier!"
Are they filming a recreation of the Battle of Midway? Eighty-three years ago it happened on this very date.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

I have a great view of the conflagration!

Posted by: Ensign George H. Gay, Jr. at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (w9Wax)

141 Update: Youth hockey coach and Uber driver Allen Lalk has lost vision in one eye and is struggling with the other. Police said the two people who were arrested in the shooting were trying to steal his car but couldn't drive a manual transmission, so they demanded he drive home for another vehicle to take.

https://tinyurl.com/44xdns6w

Posted by: Ciampino - morons at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (sPQoU)

142 Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were friends since childhood in St. Louis.

Posted by: Uncle Woodrow, Had A Few at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (G5+As)

143 Can't stay. Busy morning. Dryer fixed.

I like this painting. A book could be written about what is happening here.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 04, 2025 10:19 AM (t/2Uw)

144 Not to mention the illogic that, despite Maverick being proclaimed "the Legend of the West," neither of those two towns can be described as being in the West.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Mississippi River towns, and the Mississippi is generally seen as the dividing line between the East and the West.
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025

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True. But even then, most of NO lay on the east bank of the river. Not sure about Natchez.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 10:19 AM (omVj0)

145 I was always partial to this theme song:

https://youtu.be/xuCuf5tvTqE

Posted by: Artemus Gordon at June 04, 2025 10:20 AM (lIgBp)

146 142 Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were friends since childhood in St. Louis.
Posted by: Uncle Woodrow, Had A Few at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (G5+As)

That was such a funny show.....

Posted by: Stateless.. 13% - mental state clawing up from 10%, shit happened, clawing back now at June 04, 2025 10:21 AM (jvJvP)

147 I was always partial to this theme song:

https://youtu.be/xuCuf5tvTqE
Posted by: Artemus Gordon

Yeah, that's a great one.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

148 I loved the Hooterville alternate reality. All three shows, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres had great theme songs that explained the narrative.

Posted by: Pixley, Crabwell Corners, Hooterville. at June 04, 2025 10:22 AM (G5+As)

149 Happy K!lldozer day, all

Posted by: 496 at June 04, 2025 10:23 AM (LPgB/)

150 Mississippi River towns, and the Mississippi is generally seen as the dividing line between the East and the West.
Posted by: Bulg

Used to be the dividing line between Parris Island and MCRD San Diego.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 10:23 AM (4dfLj)

151 Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were friends since childhood in St. Louis.
Posted by: Uncle Woodrow, Had A Few at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (G5+As)

That was such a funny show.....
Posted by: Stateless

The exchange of insults between Fred and Aunt Esther was always hilarious.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

152 Joy Reid says she knows the real reason she was fired by MSNBC.

You all get one guess, because that is all you need.

Posted by: one hour sober at June 04, 2025 10:24 AM (Y1sOo)

153
You all get one guess, because that is all you need.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 04, 2025 10:24 AM (Y1sOo)

She's a brain dead buffoon ?

Posted by: It's me donna at June 04, 2025 10:25 AM (VE6XX)

154 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Probably already been said. Once a king always a king, but once a knight is enough.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 04, 2025 10:25 AM (W/lyH)

155 The Knight's Dream

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Was it whet?

Posted by: ShainS -- This comment killed 300,000 people, over 200,000 of them children at June 04, 2025 10:26 AM (NunjX)

156 "148 I loved the Hooterville alternate reality. All three shows, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres had great theme songs that explained the narrative."

I didn't need lyrics.

Posted by: The Andy Griffith Show at June 04, 2025 10:26 AM (lIgBp)

157 The painting has lots of detail. The artist done very fine work. I think he was gifted and painted a wonderful piece of art.

Posted by: Case at June 04, 2025 10:26 AM (a1g6Z)

158 Joy Reid says she knows the real reason she was fired by MSNBC.

You all get one guess, because that is all you need.

Posted by: one hour sober at June 04, 2025 10:24 AM (Y1sOo)

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Hair privilege?

Posted by: ShainS -- This comment killed 300,000 people, over 200,000 of them children at June 04, 2025 10:28 AM (NunjX)

159 The painter had a fascination with skulls... His other paintings have them too...

Posted by: It's me donna at June 04, 2025 10:28 AM (VE6XX)

160 *I didn't need lyrics.*

Neither did we.

Posted by: Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii 5-0, and Mission: Impossible at June 04, 2025 10:28 AM (lIgBp)

161
Natchez is on the east bank of the Mississippi, as it is a town in the state of Mississippi.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 04, 2025 10:29 AM (xG4kz)

162 I didn't need lyrics.
Posted by: The Andy Griffith Show

Salvage 1 and The New Andy Griffith Show needed something, because they sucked!

Posted by: The Hooterville World Guardian at June 04, 2025 10:30 AM (G5+As)

163
It's exactly the recurring dream I always have.

Posted by: Auspex at June 04, 2025 10:31 AM (j4U/Z)

164 This is like one of my dreams, I want to be with the hot chick but all this other crap is cluttering up my brain.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 04, 2025 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

165 Back when I worked sorting fruit, one of the guys fell asleep standing up on the line. His hands stopped moving and he didn't respond when you waved a hand in front of his face. Someone woke him up so no idea how long he would have stood there.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 04, 2025 10:31 AM (AcTAo)

166 I want to visit Natchez some day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 04, 2025 10:32 AM (xcxpd)

167 It's exactly the recurring dream I always have.
Posted by: Auspex

With me, a common recurring dream is that I have to poop, but every toilet I can find is either incredibly nasty or exposed to public view.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:33 AM (77rzZ)

168 I like it - all of ideas for which a knight pursued - treasure, adventure, travel, under a banner of heaven - a reminder to do all this for the honor and glory of God.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at June 04, 2025 10:34 AM (PcTds)

169 164 This is like one of my dreams, I want to be with the hot chick but all this other crap is cluttering up my brain.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo

I'm here to help. Ready to give my awl!

Posted by: Icepick Lobotomies 4 Less at June 04, 2025 10:34 AM (G5+As)

170 *I didn't need lyrics.*

Neither did we.

Posted by: Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii 5-0, and Mission: Impossible at June 04, 2025 10:28 AM (lIgBp)

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* SWAT has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- This comment killed 300,000 people, over 200,000 of them children at June 04, 2025 10:36 AM (BcBn+)

171 Neither did we.
Posted by: Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii 5-0, and Mission: Impossible at June 04, 2025 10:28 AM (lIgBp)
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Hmmmm

Posted by: Bewitched at June 04, 2025 10:36 AM (5hfjS)

172 Yeah, mead will do that to ya ... but in the meantime, somebody else is gonna be hittin' on the babe-ette ...

Posted by: Dr_No at June 04, 2025 10:36 AM (ayRl+)

173 With me, a common recurring dream is that I have to poop, but every toilet I can find is either incredibly nasty or exposed to public view.
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:33 AM

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What is this dream telling us?

Posted by: Seems Legit at June 04, 2025 10:37 AM (tKNHW)

174 165 Back when I worked sorting fruit, one of the guys fell asleep standing up on the line. His hands stopped moving and he didn't respond when you waved a hand in front of his face. Someone woke him up so no idea how long he would have stood there.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

I have a question about that. They put those stickers on apples and pears, but not on blueberries or grapes. Why is that?

Posted by: Sticker Shock at June 04, 2025 10:37 AM (G5+As)

175 With me, a common recurring dream is that I have to poop, but every toilet I can find is either incredibly nasty or exposed to public view.
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:33 AM (77rzZ)
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I thought I was the only one who had that dream.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 04, 2025 10:38 AM (7fElN)

176 Hmmmm
Posted by: Bewitched

The Bewitched theme actually did have lyrics, though they were never used in the show. Like the M*A*S*H* theme.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

177 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (5BUO5)

178 Back when I worked sorting fruit, one of the guys fell asleep standing up on the line. His hands stopped moving and he didn't respond when you waved a hand in front of his face. Someone woke him up so no idea how long he would have stood there.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 04, 2025 10:31 AM (AcTAo)
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Are you sure he wasn't an android? Did you try turning him off and then back on again?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (7fElN)

179 I heard a definition of glory of God that suits this painting. The glory of God is a human being fully alive.

I do see that the knight is sleeping, but I imagine being fully alive is exhausting and sleep is necessary.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at June 04, 2025 10:40 AM (PcTds)

180 The Bewitched theme actually did have lyrics, though they were never used in the show. Like the M*A*S*H* theme.
Posted by: Bulg
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Well...

Posted by: ~~~The More You Know~~~~ at June 04, 2025 10:40 AM (5hfjS)

181 Like the M*A*S*H* theme.

Suicide is Painless. They sing it in the movie. Novel written in '68. Film in '70.

The 60s and 70s were nothing like some here insist. It was a frigging weird time to be alive.

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 10:40 AM (EatKz)

182 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (5BUO5)

Girls are prettier?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 10:41 AM (ExV1e)

183 In Navy boot camp, I'd start to fall asleep while standing at attention in formation, but then I'd start to fall forward and would wake up.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

184 Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 10:42 AM (BcBn+)

185 In Navy boot camp, I'd start to fall asleep while standing at attention in formation, but then I'd start to fall forward and would wake up.

All through my Army hitch, I could doze in formation. The trick is to not lock your knees. I could get to the point where I could kinda' vividly daydream yet still hear some of what was around me.

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 10:44 AM (EatKz)

186 The theme for "Hazel" had lyrics, but they were only used in the first season. A shame-the lyrics were written by Sammy Cahn.

Posted by: Sport-Bobby Buntrock, RIP at June 04, 2025 10:44 AM (G5+As)

187 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (5BUO5)

Girls are prettier?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 10:41 AM (ExV1e)

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One word: ~~Plastics~~ Boobs.

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 10:44 AM (BcBn+)

188 "Bonanza" has lyrics

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 10:45 AM (AOsQT)

189 184 Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon
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These are the norms we're defending.

Posted by: National Review at June 04, 2025 10:45 AM (Dv3i1)

190 Other examples of shows with expository theme songs: Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

191 The Knight's Dream, Antonio de Pereda

(Wikipedia) The Gentleman's Dream, The Knight's Dream or Delusion with the World is a 1650s vanitas* painting by the Spanish artist Antonio de Pereda. It is now in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, whose collections it entered in 1816.

*Symbolizing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, and thus the vanity of ambition and all worldly desires.

Not knowledgeable about art but it makes sense. The globe is partly covered & dark, as are the laurel leaves. The skull (among other pieces) is between them and the spoils, weapon, mask and flowers.

Interesting but I'd pass hanging it. Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 04, 2025 10:46 AM (NFX2v)

192 190 Other examples of shows with expository theme songs: Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

Two of the worst...

Posted by: It's me donna at June 04, 2025 10:47 AM (VE6XX)

193 With me, a common recurring dream is that I have to poop, but every toilet I can find is either incredibly nasty or exposed to public view.
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:33 AM

————-

What is this dream telling us?

Posted by: Seems Legit

Everything and everyone is full of shit?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at June 04, 2025 10:47 AM (OUMaO)

194 Skilled painter, but this work is too "busy"--there's far too much going on there.

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 10:47 AM (TN0g+)

195 One word: Boobs.

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon

That's two words.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 04, 2025 10:48 AM (w9Wax)

196 Even the cost of Humility is subject to inflation:

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Recent investigations have revealed that one of Pope Francis’ most notable and purportedly “humble” decisions actually cost the Vatican around €200,000 a month.

For the past 12 years, secular pundits and close allies of Pope Francis have relentlessly pushed the message that his humility is striking. One of the earliest and most prominent examples cited to support this argument was Francis’ decision to reject the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace in favor of the Casa Santa Marta guesthouse.
....
Francis famously decided not to live in the traditional papal suite in the Apostolic Palace, and also rejected the summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. Both decisions were cited by his allies as evidence of an immensely humble man.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 10:48 AM (Dv3i1)

197 Let's ride, with the family down the street. Through the courtesy of their two feet..

Posted by: toby928 at June 04, 2025 10:48 AM (jc0TO)

198 Other examples of shows with expository theme songs: Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

Two of the worst...
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The weather started getting rough
The tiny ship was tossed

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 10:48 AM (TN0g+)

199 The weather started getting rough
The tiny ship was tossed
Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 10:48 AM (TN0g+)

A three hour tour.....

Posted by: It's me donna at June 04, 2025 10:49 AM (VE6XX)

200 The weather started getting rough
The tiny ship was tossed

If up to me as a teen-age boy
Ginger's virtue would be lost !!!

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 10:50 AM (EatKz)

201 He has a slew of gold and silver coins on his table or desk, along with what looks like a wallet full of credit cards, a box of jewelry, a gold chain, a pistol, a clock in a tower, and a miniature cannon. Not to mention the skull and the flowers. There's a globe in the background on the right, a telescope, and something that looks like a leather dispatch case, too.

I got nuthin'.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Save.the clock tower!
Save.the clock tower!

Posted by: Diogenes at June 04, 2025 10:51 AM (W/lyH)

202 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (5BUO5)

Girls are prettier?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 10:41 AM (ExV1e)

AI angels are drop-dead gorgeous.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 04, 2025 10:51 AM (g8Ew8)

203 "working" with another lefty youngin today..
"I can't" flows out of his mouth easily. Never shuts up about video games and bangs out of work every single Monday..

Guess who he thinks should be President

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at June 04, 2025 10:54 AM (5Q7j7)

204 Guess who he thinks should be President
Posted by: melodicmetal1
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Mao?

Posted by: Leftist Everywhere at June 04, 2025 10:55 AM (5hfjS)

205 AI angels are drop-dead gorgeous.
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I've heard that the angels when revealing themselves to mere humans would immediately exclaim, "fear not!". It might be because they were frightening in appearance and didn't actually appear as drop dead gorgeous females.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 10:56 AM (Dv3i1)

206 Guess who he thinks should be President
Posted by: melodicmetal1

Jasmine Crockett's eyelashes?

Posted by: Hellgrammites For Sale at June 04, 2025 10:56 AM (G5+As)

207 The guy dreaming in the painting is your typical Republican congressmen thinking about new ways to screw the base.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 04, 2025 10:58 AM (/U5Yz)

208 “a wallet full of credit cards…”

In 1670?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:58 AM (5BUO5)

209 204 Guess who he thinks should be President
Posted by: melodicmetal1
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Mao?

Posted by: Leftist Everywhere

Bono?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 04, 2025 10:59 AM (/U5Yz)

210 It’s a little noisy and chaotic. I like the pistol though. Looks like a fun shot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Wnee

Appears to be a wheellock.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 04, 2025 10:59 AM (HLK/I)

211 I've heard that the angels when revealing themselves to mere humans would immediately exclaim, "fear not!". It might be because they were frightening in appearance and didn't actually appear as drop dead gorgeous females.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 10:56 AM (Dv3i1)

Which might explain why they're not, generally, accurately depicted in art.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 10:59 AM (ExV1e)

212 47 What does it say on the banner? Free tacos or what?
Posted by: dantesed at June 04, 2025 09:44 AM (Oy/m2)

It says "Ni!"

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 10:59 AM (CQE5S)

213 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 10:39 AM (5BUO5)

What about the biblical Charlie’s Angels?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at June 04, 2025 11:00 AM (l3YAf)

214 I've heard that the angels when revealing themselves to mere humans would immediately exclaim, "fear not!". It might be because they were frightening in appearance and didn't actually appear as drop dead gorgeous females.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 10:56 AM (Dv3i1)
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There are some terrifying descriptions of angels in the bible. The closer they are to God, the weirder they look.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 04, 2025 11:00 AM (7fElN)

215 There is a lot happening here- also looks like it’s dark. Not sure. I mean as art goes, it’s interesting and it makes you want to look at it and try to connect all the dots, but it’s not art as in let me hang this in my living room.

Posted by: Piper at June 04, 2025 11:01 AM (pZEOD)

216 Fear not! -

That’s when angels appear in other than human form, or when they let their “otherworldly” nature show through…

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 11:01 AM (5BUO5)

217 working" with another lefty youngin today..
"I can't" flows out of his mouth easily.

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My favorite football coach (a mini-Lombardi in high school) often would often say "Tell me what you CAN DO ... NOT what you can't do!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 11:01 AM (zV8MF)

218 But as I look again, if I had a castle, I would definitely hang this.

Posted by: Piper at June 04, 2025 11:01 AM (pZEOD)

219 >He has a slew of gold and silver coins on his table or desk, along with what looks like a wallet full of credit cards, a box of jewelry, a gold chain, a pistol, a clock in a tower, and a miniature cannon.
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It's like when Jason Bourne opened the safety deposit box in The Bourne Identity

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 11:02 AM (AOsQT)

220 IIRC angels' true form is a blinding flurry of white feathered wings and/or a series if spinning interlocking wheels studded with eyes.
Ezekiel was... a little loopy

Posted by: gKWVE at June 04, 2025 11:02 AM (gKWVE)

221 But as I look again, if I had a castle, I would definitely hang this.
Posted by: Piper

Do you have any art in your studio? If so, what kinds?

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:03 AM (77rzZ)

222 What about the biblical Charlie’s Angels?
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director

Saint Jaclyn of Smith

https://tinyurl.com/yeyv8jkj

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 04, 2025 11:03 AM (/U5Yz)

223 if it's a bad dream, is it a knightmare?

Posted by: anachronda at June 04, 2025 11:03 AM (oY6Yp)

224 Saint Jaclyn of Smith

https://tinyurl.com/yeyv8jkj
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Definitely the hottest Angel.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

225 We are suspiciously rant free.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 04, 2025 11:04 AM (ExV1e)

226 Angels sometimes start their little speeches with "Ecce!"

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 11:05 AM (CQE5S)

227 >Saint Jaclyn of Smith

Oh mommy

Posted by: Don Black at June 04, 2025 11:05 AM (AOsQT)

228 EV Update, WSJ:

"A large cargo ship transporting thousands of vehicles is adrift in the Pacific Ocean after the crew struggled to contain a fire on a deck carrying hundreds of electric vehicles."

How many times has this happened now?
Posted by: WisRich at June 04, 2025 10:05 AM (G0vdT)

Presumably Chinese-made cars, right?

Why is a fire on deck making the ship adrift? Engines are way below decks.

Hope the crew is safe.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 04, 2025 11:05 AM (HLK/I)

229 It appears as if my neighbor’s golden doodle has made a run for it. My neighbor is wandering around with a leash and a harness. His dog, while cute, is a free spirit dog who has zero recall.

Posted by: Piper at June 04, 2025 11:06 AM (pZEOD)

230

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at President Biden's decision not to run for reelection and calls for thinking beyond the two-party system.

Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations, according to Legacy Lit, a Hachette Book Group imprint that will publish “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines” on Oct. 21.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 04, 2025 11:06 AM (63Dwl)

231 It appears as if my neighbor’s golden doodle has made a run for it. My neighbor is wandering around with a leash and a harness. His dog, while cute, is a free spirit dog who has zero recall.
Posted by: Piper

He's on his way to Taylor Lorenz' place to bark at her.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:06 AM (77rzZ)

232 Guess who he thinks should be President
Posted by: melodicmetal1
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Mao?
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But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 11:07 AM (TN0g+)

233 Angels sometimes start their little speeches with "Ecce!"
Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 11:05 AM (CQE5S)

Ecce homo.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at June 04, 2025 11:07 AM (l3YAf)

234 IIRC angels' true form is a blinding flurry of white feathered wings and/or a series if spinning interlocking wheels studded with eyes.

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Sounds like The Super Bass-O-Matic of early SNL fame.

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 11:07 AM (jyU1K)

235 Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

Not in that picture. Yes, yes....boobs and all and she was a very beautiful woman. That picture does not do her justice because they caught her with a dopey look on her face.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 04, 2025 11:07 AM (EJtBU)

236 Saint Jaclyn of Smith

Yep.

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 11:08 AM (EatKz)

237 >> Why is a fire on deck making the ship adrift? Engines are way below decks.

I’m guessing they abandoned ship when the lithium ion fires started. I would.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at June 04, 2025 11:09 AM (l3YAf)

238 Eric Swalwell Visibly Bristles When Charlamagne Asks Him Whether ‘Chinese Spy Scandal’ Damaged His ‘Credibility’

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Wait. All's Well That Swallows Well had credibility?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at June 04, 2025 11:09 AM (WJBLg)

239 Vorlons

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 04, 2025 11:09 AM (63Dwl)

240 Someone put out a BOLO on the 10:00 Opinion Thread.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 11:09 AM (4dfLj)

241 If we're not getting a Wednesday rant, can we get a Puggsly rant?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 04, 2025 11:09 AM (WPL6O)

242 177 Why are angels commonly depicted as female in western art? The Greek word ἄγγελος is masculine. And every appearance of an angel in human form in the Bible is a man.

are you assuming their gender?

*stink eye*

Posted by: anachronda at June 04, 2025 11:10 AM (oY6Yp)

243 No idea about the stickers.

He was an Indian, feather not dot, so probably not android.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (AcTAo)

244 If we're not getting a Wednesday rant, can we get a Puggsly rant?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Morticia - Angelica Huston. Mmmmmmm

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (4dfLj)

245 Someone put out a BOLO on the 10:00 Opinion Thread.

Its all falling to shit, but it was so much better back in a time not clearly remembered or documented. And its all the younger kids fault.

There you go. You. Are. Welcome.

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (EatKz)

246 Of all the pics one could have selected for Jaclyn Smith, I wouldn't have chosen that one. She was truly gorgeous.

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (TN0g+)

247 There is so much winning, we finally ran out of rant topics apparently....

Posted by: Stateless.. 13% - mental state clawing up from 10%, shit happened, clawing back now at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (jvJvP)

248 226 Angels sometimes start their little speeches with "Ecce!"

except in anime, wherein they start their little speeches with "ecchi!"

Posted by: anachronda at June 04, 2025 11:11 AM (oY6Yp)

249 Kate Jackson, underrated Angel.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 11:12 AM (Dv3i1)

250 Someone put out a BOLO on the 10:00 Opinion Thread.

Its all falling to shit, but it was so much better back in a time not clearly remembered or documented. And its all the younger kids fault.

There you go. You. Are. Welcome.
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It would be hilarious if that was posted rather than whatever was previously planned.

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 11:12 AM (TN0g+)

251 218 But as I look again, if I had a castle, I would definitely hang this.
Posted by: Piper

Enya owns her own castle, but she is a 63 year old Cat Lady now.

Posted by: Brennan Family Trust at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (G5+As)

252 Biblically-accurate angel depiction:

https://shorturl.at/E7kyJ

Posted by: brak at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (jGJov)

253 Morning Rant is behind schedule

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (omVj0)

254 230 Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

Always trust Karine Jean-Pierre content.

Posted by: Auspex at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (j4U/Z)

255 231 It appears as if my neighbor’s golden doodle has made a run for it. My neighbor is wandering around with a leash and a harness. His dog, while cute, is a free spirit dog who has zero recall.
Posted by: Piper

He's on his way to Taylor Lorenz' place to bark at her.
Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:06 AM (77rzZ)

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (CQE5S)

256 247 There is so much winning, we finally ran out of rant topics apparently....
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Post 110 about fiery but mostly peaceful EVs feels like a decent 10:00 rant topic.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (Dv3i1)

257 Saint Jaclyn of Smith

https://tinyurl.com/yeyv8jkj
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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My favorite by far

Posted by: Swamp Rabbit at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (5hfjS)

258 >> And its all the younger kids fault.

Is it too early to start blaming Gen Alpha for all of our woes?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at June 04, 2025 11:13 AM (l3YAf)

259 Of all the pics one could have selected for Jaclyn Smith, I wouldn't have chosen that one. She was truly gorgeous.

Or the classic one where all three of them are doing that little "praying" pose. For whatever reason, they chose to dress Kate Jackson up like a dude - she's better looking than that.

But Jaclyn Smith in that white two piece ? Hello.

Posted by: Mike Armstrong at June 04, 2025 11:14 AM (EatKz)

260 It appears as if my neighbor’s golden doodle has made a run for it. My neighbor is wandering around with a leash and a harness. His dog, while cute, is a free spirit dog who has zero recall.

Posted by: Piper

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Around here (rural Northern AZ), that would be considered coyote food.

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 11:14 AM (jyU1K)

261 Ecce Virgo concipiet

Behold, a virgin shall conceive

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 11:14 AM (CQE5S)

262 Rant is up.

Posted by: Bulg at June 04, 2025 11:15 AM (77rzZ)

263 6 Of all the pics one could have selected for Jaclyn Smith, I wouldn't have chosen that one. She was truly gorgeous.
Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025

***
It makes her look fun, human, and relatable.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 04, 2025 11:15 AM (omVj0)

264 230 Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

She switched teams a long time ago.

Posted by: polynikes at June 04, 2025 11:15 AM (VofaG)

265 Kate Jackson, underrated Angel.
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Priscilla Barnes was hotter than Suzanne Somers.

Posted by: Crusader at June 04, 2025 11:15 AM (TN0g+)

266 Symbolic Monkey NOOD

Posted by: The Hon. Errk Swallowelll at June 04, 2025 11:15 AM (tLNZI)

267 For whatever reason, they chose to dress Kate Jackson up like a dude - she's better looking than that.

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My ex was a dead-ringer for Kate Jackson.

Posted by: ShainS -- Hunter Biden Wrote And AutoPen-Signed His Own Pardon at June 04, 2025 11:16 AM (jyU1K)

268 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at June 04, 2025 11:16 AM (NcvvS)

269 Ecce, nood.

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (CQE5S)

270 Tant up!

Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (hKnez)

271 Angels sometimes start their little speeches with "Ecce!"

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Including the classic Ecce homo.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (WJBLg)

272 Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were friends since childhood in St. Louis.
Posted by: Uncle Woodrow, Had A Few at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (G5+As)

And when the producers were casting for another character, Fox suggested Page. They weren't sure she could handle the part because they were looking for an "actress". Fox insisted they hire her or he walks. She was hired and the rest is history. A match made in heaven. They were perfect together. Still hilarious after all these years.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (5xuJ/)

273 And now we have a rant.

Posted by: Stateless.. 13% - mental state clawing up from 10%, shit happened, clawing back now at June 04, 2025 11:18 AM (jvJvP)

274 Angels have no gender as they have no reproductive function. But when depicted in human form in the Bible, they are always men. Why show them as women in western art?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 11:21 AM (5BUO5)

275 Ecce homo -
That’s Pontius Pilate of Jesus.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 04, 2025 11:26 AM (5BUO5)

276 272 Redd Foxx and LaWanda Page were friends since childhood in St. Louis.
Posted by: Uncle Woodrow, Had A Few at June 04, 2025 10:18 AM (G5+As)

And when the producers were casting for another character, Fox suggested Page. They weren't sure she could handle the part because they were looking for an "actress". Fox insisted they hire her or he walks.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (5xuJ/)

Super cool!

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 12:15 PM (CQE5S)

277 270 Tant up!
Posted by: rickb223 at June 04, 2025 11:17 AM (hKnez)

um

Posted by: m at June 04, 2025 12:15 PM (CQE5S)

278 great nabokov short story with badass angels, "wingstroke."

Posted by: cmeat at June 04, 2025 04:41 PM (8HmRF)

279 Time to get going Sir Knight

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at June 04, 2025 05:06 PM (wGqjj)

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