Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - July 22, 2025 [scampydog]

Image courtesy of nurse ratched. Mystery Click courtesy of TRex.

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne passed away today after a long battle with Parkinson's and a lot of living. He was 76 years old and left an imprint on a number of people across many decades.

Good evening, and welcome to tonight's ONT - a mix of tribute, fun, and whatever else could be cobbled together. Speech is free. As is comment roasting. Keep it friendly - or pretend convincingly.

Hat Tip to Doof and TRex for the Ozzy notification and several song selections. The 3D's back channel will be sprinkled throughout the Ozzy content this evening - all ONT music (both visible and mystery clicks) are in memory of Ozzy.

His last concert (wiki link) was a few weeks ago - reunited with Black Sabbath and a number of other artists.

The event concluded with the final live performances of both the band and lead singer Ozzy Osbourne; it also marked the first time since 2005 that the original line-up of the band (Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward) had performed together live. Osbourne, no longer able to walk due to advanced Parkinson's disease, sang while seated on a throne. Seventeen days after the show, Osbourne died from complications of his condition.

Impressive how long Ozzy was able to remain in the spotlight. He had an undeniable body of music, success, and excess. RIP.

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The request line was open.

As you wish.

Gene Roddenberry's draft of Star Trek was dated March 11, 1964. Fascinating.

Star Trek is... was the first draft proposal for Star Trek: The Original Series that Gene Roddenberry created on 11 March 1964 as a television series pitch. After being turned down by executives of other production studios, it was in early April 1964 presented to Desilu executives Oscar Katz and Herb Solow, who picked up the proposition on behalf of their employer. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp. 13-23) It ultimately led to the production of the first pilot "The Cage". According to the draft, Star Trek is...

Good morning, X. 😁 pic.twitter.com/CyGh6Pkg5g
— KneesPenguin2.0 (@KLee8615) July 15, 2025

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Route 66

Not the same as in its heyday, but still some cool sights to see - weathered signs, charm, kitsch, and a look at quirky America. Different time. Great pictures at this link.

Guessing there are a few tales to share in the comments (statute of limitations at your risk).

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Brits let ALL the murdery, rapey, rapists in (permanently) that don't want to assimilate. This guy? A hard no on a two-week work-related visit.

Not dismissing his past transgressions. Pointing at the Brits high horse dumbassery and mocking their lack of self-preservation tactics and priorities.

Caddie denied entry. It's golf. Not explosive vests. They do use the word "shooting" in golf. It must be that.

The troubles that Harris’ caddie of nine years, Eric Larson, faced in being denied entry into the U.K. because of a drug conviction 30 years ago made headlines when the American player arrived for last week’s Scottish Open. And the chatter may have died down except for this: English fired a four-under 67 late on Thursday in the opening round at Royal Portrush to get into a five-way tie for the lead with a close and golf savvy cohort on the bag.

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This cannot be true. Wait...InBev, Anheuser-Busch owns the Corona brand.

Japanese design firm Kenji Abe has designed a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach pic.twitter.com/irXvvYdTO9
— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) July 19, 2025

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Canoe. Water. Accidents.

Looking at this and thinking about the broader concept vs. this specific lawsuit.
'"Overton Window" gets tossed out a lot by pundit blowhards, but it is pretty applicable currently. We have a president willing to kick anyone and everyone in the swimsuit - via words and policy, then explain why they deserved it. The sails are pretty full, our side is stacking up wins, and momentum is building. Now is the time to go at every policy objective - aggressively and expansively (like the left has done ad nauseum). All in on the conservative agenda while the conditions and mood of the country are favorable. Leave very little on the table - only what is necessary for future gain / leverage.

You've Got Mail?

The lawsuit challenges a 1927 law that prohibits those who do not possess a federal firearms license (FFL) from sending handguns to other people through the mail. If the plaintiffs are successful, it could be a significant victory for gun rights.
The plaintiffs include Gun Owners of America (GOA), the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), and Bonita Shreve, a woman who sought to send a handgun to her father.
The lawsuit argues that the restriction criminalizes ordinary, lawful behavior, and violates the Second Amendment. The law states that "Pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person are nonmailable and shall not be deposited in or carried by the mails or delivered by any officer or employee of the Postal Service."

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Oh, China. They just keep poking.

Ports.
Threats. Untrustworthy governments and dark operators.

China has threatened to block a deal for dozens of global ports - including two near the Panama Canal - if its own shipping giant doesn't get a sizable stake, according to a report Thursday.
The deal, valued at around $20 billion, hands over more than 40 global ports owned by Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-Shing to US asset manager BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Company. Cosco containers...don't buy one - pick any other.
China is demanding that Cosco, its largest shipping firm, be an equal partner to BlackRock and MSC in the deal, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

Nothing to do with this article, but my contact with Med Shipping (MSC) is kind of easy on the eyes. My Blackrock contact is not. Insider industry tip: If buying a shipping container, don't buy a Cosco.

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More China. Missed this in the news cycle - it is about a month old. Chinese agroterrorism
(ok, that's a word I suppose - it is descriptive).

They sent one of them home? No extradition treaty with China, Liu will never be back.

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with trying to smuggle a fungus, Fusarium graminearum, into the United States.
Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the U.S., false statements and visa fraud.

Fusarium graminearum causes significant diseases in a number of U.S.-grown food crops, including corn, wheat, barley, soybeans and rice.
Diseases caused include Fusarium head blight (scab) in wheat, and two corn diseases Gibberella ear rot and Gibberella stalk rot, which can lower yield and feed quality of silage corn, according to the Crop Protection Network, a partnership of land grant universities.
Toxins the fungus produces can cause vomiting, liver damage, reproductive defects and mycotoxin-induced immunosuppression in humans and livestock, including cattle, hogs, horses and poultry.

Good summary of Chinese theft and anti-American actions. Far too much to quote - it is an older article but worth a look.

“They don’t just come here to spy … they come here to study and a lot of it is legitimate,” Augustyn said. “But there is no question in my mind, depending on where they are and what they are doing, that they have a role to play for their government.”
Considering 360,000 Chinese nationals enrolled in U.S. universities (many of those land grant universities with heavy agriculture research concentrations), if the CCP taps merely 1% of its student exports as direct intelligence sources—the math translates to 3,600 information sources on U.S. soil. And if the CCP taps far greater numbers of students in U.S. universities, as many analysts believe, the level of CCP surveillance jumps exponentially.

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Yeah, I can relate to this guy. Who is a hugger? Who is not? Messaging through head nods, handshakes, and facial expressions is the path.

1000% 👏🏻👏🏻😬🤣🤣 I am not a hugger 🫂 pic.twitter.com/wxVkWBoArb
— Caffy 🫶🏻✌🏻 (@ShakeUrShamrock) July 19, 2025

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This one is from and for Doof

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This ONT brought to you by AoSHQ commenter, RickZ.

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1 Something may unravel, but who ever heard of something getting raveled in the first place?

Posted by: mindful webworker - I don't actually know anyone at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (RviYc)

2 Hi

Posted by: fourseasons at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (3ek7K)

3 Not first....

Posted by: SimoHayha at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (clrIT)

4 Fist

Posted by: Otto Pen at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (sJHOI)

5 Lots of vids lately on YT with foreigners traveling Route 66.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 22, 2025 10:01 PM (0eaVi)

6 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2025 10:01 PM (w3u3d)

7 Japanese design firm Kenji Abe has designed a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach

Co-market it with those Reef flip-flops with the bottle opener on the sole.

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:02 PM (DgGvY)

8 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2025 10:03 PM (zZu0s)

9 Co-market it with those Reef flip-flops with the bottle opener on the sole.
Posted by: mikeski
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Helluva memory mikeski. That's a deep cut from the comments. LOL.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:03 PM (41CYW)

10 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:04 PM (cYBz/)

11 Evenin’, All.

Hey, Scampy!

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2025 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

12 but who ever heard of something getting raveled in the first place?
Posted by: mindful webworker

Maurice Ravel never married, so not his wife.....

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:05 PM (DgGvY)

13 Howdy, Bulg!

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:05 PM (41CYW)

14 Mama, I'm Coming Home - first time I've heard an Ozzy song. That I know of.

Died at 76. So young.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten;* and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Psalm 90:10 KJV

*Math may be involved for some.

Posted by: mindful webworker - numbered days are numbered at July 22, 2025 10:07 PM (RviYc)

15 Oh yeah, I'm a hugger. I try to remember to not offer my right side since I carry on that side but what the hell - sometimes I'm both happy to see you and yes, that IS a gun in my pocket.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:07 PM (cYBz/)

16 Co-market it with those Reef flip-flops with the bottle opener on the sole.
Posted by: mikeski

Helluva memory mikeski. That's a deep cut from the comments. LOL.
Posted by: scampydog

What memory?

I actually own a pair of them. Wouldn't use them to open a beer, though. Unless I was giving it to someone I disliked. They're good sandals even without the gimmick.

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:08 PM (DgGvY)

17 *Math may be involved for some.
Posted by: mindful webworker - numbered days are numbered

* sticks tongue out, scrunches eyebrows, grabs abacus *

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (+9mM3)

18 Show up at the TXMOME and you will get hugged.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (HFcKg)

19 Thank you.

Posted by: RickZ at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (gKDq2)

20
a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the...

sand on the beach

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Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (HL/Ld)

21 howdy horde

Posted by: admiral spinebender at July 22, 2025 10:10 PM (hftn9)

22 Good evening morons e grazie Doggo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2025 10:10 PM (JvZF+)

23 There were a few places in ABQ on the old Route 66 that were interesting. There was a pretty good restaurant. But it's been a minute, so I can't remember the name. It's been over a decade since we were there.

Posted by: Mike Lives in a Weird Neighborhood at July 22, 2025 10:10 PM (0aYVJ)

24 Show up at the TXMOME and you will get hugged.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Nurse warned me you are a hugger. I'll do my best juke and try a high-five.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:10 PM (41CYW)

25 Who's a good boy! Doggo's a good boy!
Hiya scampy...always lovely to see you🐈🥲....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (L9kkv)

26 Walked some of the Loess Hills today. Got lots of random nature photos. For the first time that I can remember, I got to go at my own pace. No schedule other than leaving before it got too hot, no worries about access for a service dog, no potential meltdowns hanging over my head like the Sword Of Damocles, no fretting about the kids since they were having the time of their life with Grandma....

It was bliss. I didn't want to come back to civilization. 🙂

Posted by: pookysgirl, just chillin' at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (fZCRo)

27
No hugs except from family.

Posted by: fourseasons at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (3ek7K)

28 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, golfin' in Amish Country at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (uGaBv)

29 Has anyone else deeply considered that one of Patsy Cline's biggest hits was "I fall to pieces" and she died in a plane crash?

I mean, what are the odds?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

30
Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-Shing

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almost got the name right

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (HL/Ld)

31 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doggo! Well done!

Posted by: TRex - not mistaken for Lita Ford at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 If I hold this one in much longer, I might burst.

If Mamdami is elected mayor of New York City, how soon after he is sworn in would you expect copper thieves to tear down the Statue of Liberty and sell it as scrap?

I give it three months, max.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2025 10:11 PM (S/Y4j)

33 a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the...
sand on the beach

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Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

* looks at pic of beer bottle again *

Well, now I can't unsee it.

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:12 PM (DgGvY)

34 Evening COMM!

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:12 PM (41CYW)

35 Japanese design firm Kenji Abe has designed a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach

Co-market it with those Reef flip-flops with the bottle opener on the sole.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:02 PM (DgGvY)

This is kind of a dumb idea. What if you are not at the beach? That pointy-bottomed bottle won't sit on a table, or a bar, or on solid ground at all. It might work in some cup holders, if they are deep enough. And ordinary flat-bottomed bottles will set upright in sand if you use a little care. Furthermore, glass bottles are often discouraged on beaches and trails because they become a source of harmful broken glass.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2025 10:12 PM (0sq2f)

36 Now I know what the folks on the Bob and Tom Show were talking about this morning when they spoke of a "butt-plug beer bottle." I have a very quick commute to work, so I often miss out on the teasers before the long commercial break.

Posted by: Mike Lives in a Weird Neighborhood at July 22, 2025 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)

37 I think I'd be OK as part of the janitorial crew aboard the U.S.S Enterprise.

You never see them working, but they are hiding behind the scenes to keep everything looking nice and pretty aboard ship. Like little gnomes.

And you get to explore the galaxy. They deserve shore leave like anyone else.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:13 PM (IBQGV)

38 Ozzy!...RIP. Thank you for many memories in a parking lot, all smoked up... listening at top volume on my ridiculous car stereo at 16 years old.

Posted by: admiral spinebender at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM (hftn9)

39 Amazing innovative technology advance: a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach - for those incapable of just digging a small hole.

Too much or not enough? ☢️

Posted by: mindful webworker - dig hole, fill with ice.... at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM (RviYc)

40
Something may unravel, but who ever heard of something getting raveled in the first place?
Posted by: mindful webworker - I don't actually know anyone at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (RviYc)

__________

*theme from Bolero starts up*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM (HZi96)

41 Well, don't be taking your sand stabbing glass beer bottle to the Jersey Shore. No glass bottles allowed.

And, personally, I have to say that this "invention" falls in line with a plethora of other nonsense that has little redeeming quality. I list it right next to the battery operated back scratcher. Novelty to solve a problem we don't have.

Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM (dIske)

42 The non-hugger has the BLUEST eyes I've ever seen....

Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM (Epeb0)

43
Aaaaaand good evening!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (HL/Ld)

44 Show up at the TXMOME and you will get hugged.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Nurse warned me you are a hugger. I'll do my best juke and try a high-five.
Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:10 PM (41CYW)
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Ben Had hugged me within 5 minutes of attending my first TXMOME. I instantly felt like I was home.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (IBQGV)

45 Thanks for the girthy and memorial Tuesday Night ONT, scampydog!

Great photo up top and nice tune behind it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (kB9dk)

46 I would like to ask the no hugger guy if I can put my forehead on his forehead, and look into those gorgeous blue eyes with my green eyes. For just one minute.

No cheek touch or hugging. Forehead meld.

His eyes are glorious!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (6PCLE)

47 Heh. The Dipper (NDP=socialist) candidate in the Federal by-election in my riding is one Katherine Swampy. The jokes write themselves.

Zero chance of her getting elected.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (0sq2f)

48 Beverly! Nice to see you in the comments.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (41CYW)

49
Well, now I can't unsee it.
Posted by: mikeski

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My work here is done.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:16 PM (HL/Ld)

50 You can invent all the crazy shaped beer bottles you want. I just want to know how you plan on using those on a bottling line (the one that fills, caps, labels and boxes)

Regular long neck bottles are as unstable as hell. Especially if they aren't packed tightly together on the conveyors.

Just speaking from experience

Posted by: PMRich at July 22, 2025 10:16 PM (jA8aw)

51 Grinding growling guitars...then your voice...cutting trough like a scythe.

Posted by: admiral spinebender at July 22, 2025 10:16 PM (hftn9)

52 Japan - NOT nuked enough

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at July 22, 2025 10:16 PM (iNp3L)

53 Heh. The Dipper (NDP=socialist) candidate in the Federal by-election in my riding is one Katherine Swampy. The jokes write themselves.

Zero chance of her getting elected.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (0sq2f)

Please tell me her nickname is Simply. Lie if you have to.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2025 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)

54 Land Ho!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:17 PM (JkO4W)

55 41 I list it right next to the battery operated back scratcher. Novelty to solve a problem we don't have.

Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2025 10:14 PM
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A battery powered back scratcher? Why am I just hearing about this now? Might be useful for one with short arms.

Posted by: TRex - take my money! at July 22, 2025 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

56 Land Ho!
Posted by: Cicero

Kamala!!

Oh, I thought this was a word association game. My bad.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:18 PM (cYBz/)

57 Good evening. I’m a hugger once I get to know you.

Posted by: QED Texan at July 22, 2025 10:19 PM (kAAmt)

58 29 Has anyone else deeply considered that one of Patsy Cline's biggest hits was "I fall to pieces" and she died in a plane crash?

I mean, what are the odds?
Posted by: Tonypete

That is amazing! Paul McCartney wrote "Drive My Car"and blew his mind out in one.

Posted by: I Bury Paul at July 22, 2025 10:19 PM (G5+As)

59 Have to play the great Nelson Riddle's theme song for "Route 66."

Damn, I miss those days. I was little, but I remember that freedom, that optimism, those beckoning vistas....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nbRoyJXSfQ&t=8s

Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 10:19 PM (Epeb0)

60 Just think of all the STDs Dr. McCoy would have had to deal with after the crew got back from shore leave. Casseopian Clap. Vulcan VD. Gamma Sigma Five Gonorrhea.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 10:19 PM (eIjvK)

61 Japanese design firm Kenji Abe has designed a glass beer bottle that you can stick into the sand on the beach

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Japanese engineering has come a long way from the days of ohka-bombs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:20 PM (JkO4W)

62 Just think of all the STDs Dr. McCoy would have had to deal with after the crew got back from shore leave. Casseopian Clap. Vulcan VD. Gamma Sigma Five Gonorrhea.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 10:19 PM (eIjvK)
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I'm sure the crew goes through an inoculation regimen before they beam down.

Or they germs are removed from their "pattern" when they are beamed back. I think the transporters can actually do that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:21 PM (IBQGV)

63 I once did the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.

Posted by: Han Solo at July 22, 2025 10:21 PM (JkO4W)

64 Hugs make the world go around...

Glad you enjoyed some time alone today, PookysGirl!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2025 10:22 PM (kB9dk)

65 I actually have no problem with hugs. But there are different kinds of hugs. The bro-hug was popular when I was in the Army. But it's just an arm around the shoulder with the other hand slapping the upper back. No hip action. And it must not last more than a couple of seconds.

Son hugs are pretty much bro-hugs.

Mom hugs involve me hugging until Mom is ready to let go.

Wife hugs are my favorite. Not other wives. My wife.

Dad was not really a hugger until later in life.

Never hugged my Grandpas. Handshakes and shoulder slaps.

Posted by: Mike Lives in a Weird Neighborhood at July 22, 2025 10:22 PM (0aYVJ)

66 18 Show up at the TXMOME and you will get hugged.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (HFcKg)

She's just checking to see what you are packing.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:22 PM (1Gsou)

67 QED, that's one of the fun things about the MoMe. We all know each other even if it is the first time we've met.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:23 PM (HFcKg)

68 Sock Monkey - hit the email at the bottom of the post when you get a minute.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:23 PM (41CYW)

69 Never hugged my Grandpas. Handshakes and shoulder slaps.
Posted by: Mike Lives in a Weird Neighborhood at July 22, 2025 10:22 PM (0aYVJ)

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For me it was fist bumps and occasionally lighting his farts.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:23 PM (JkO4W)

70 tcn, I have never groped anybody!!!yet!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:24 PM (HFcKg)

71 I sailed containerships in and out of the east coast from 1973 on. Through the 80s the predominate Chinese company was Evergreen of Taiwan. By the end of the Clinton era Cosco was everywhere.

Posted by: Cosda at July 22, 2025 10:24 PM (gRHI0)

72 QED, that's one of the fun things about the MoMe. We all know each other even if it is the first time we've met.
Posted by: Ben Had

Yeah, I kinda gathered that to be the case! Thanks.

Posted by: QED Texan at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (kAAmt)

73 Show up at the TXMOME and you will get hugged.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:09 PM (HFcKg)

Heh. Got a lot of hugs at the TXMOME a few years ago.

Posted by: Pug Mahon is trying to find a new nic at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (0aYVJ)

74 The ferry pic up top is lovely. Before the Verrazano Bridge opened between Brooklyn and Staten Island, the only way across The Narrows was the Staten Island Ferry. When the bridge opened in 1964, it was nicknamed The Guinea Gang Plank. It was as if a plug was pulled on a bathtub. All the Italians, vamoosed for Staten Island, New Jersey, other places west and north.

Posted by: Relieve The Pressure at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (G5+As)

75 1 Something may unravel, but who ever heard of something getting raveled in the first place?
Posted by: mindful webworker - I don't actually know anyone at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (RviYc)

Sweetie, there's a whole website about that:

www.ravelry.com

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (1Gsou)

76 Who owns Corona beer?

Corona is owned by two different companies based on its location.

In the United States and Mexico, Corona is owned by Constellation Brands which also owns the beer brand, Modelo.

Additionally, outside of the United States, Corona is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

https://www.the-sun.com/money/8403486/who-owns-corona-beer/

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (Wj1DV)

77 Idaho Spudboy

Only transport up the actual body of Enterprise crew. The transporter is a medical device, leaving germs and bad viruses behind.

So no inoculation needed. Just a really good data copy of who you are.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (u82oZ)

78 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good evening! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

You love it when someone looks for Ben.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:26 PM (u82oZ)

79 For me it was fist bumps and occasionally lighting his farts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:23 PM (JkO4W)

The ultimate bro relationship, right there.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:26 PM (1Gsou)

80 My Great Aunt Josephine was a massive hugger, all 5' 2" of her. She was as big around as she was tall and when she got ahold of 10 year old you, she'd give you a full frontal hug with an iron grip and smother you within her 80 year old bewbs smelling of cheap Avon perfume.

No one could escape. Me and my cousins would be fighting for a breath, arms waving to no avail. We've seen some shit Man. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:27 PM (cYBz/)

81 You are a transporter accident !

Posted by: star trek taunts at July 22, 2025 10:27 PM (g47mK)

82 The label reads "Ocean Blindness" on that bottle

Posted by: PMRich at July 22, 2025 10:27 PM (X2//g)

83 Who owns Corona beer?

Corona is owned by two different companies based on its location.

In the United States and Mexico, Corona is owned by Constellation Brands which also owns the beer brand, Modelo.

Additionally, outside of the United States, Corona is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

https://www.the-sun.com/money/8403486/who-owns-corona-beer/
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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Yep. It's a bit complicated - InBev has is outside the USA - as you mentioned. Ties in plugly with Dylan Mulvaney.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (41CYW)

84 My church is pretty big on hugging, which took some getting used to. Mostly, us guys do the "handshake + half-hug" when we greet each other.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (IBQGV)

85 70 tcn, I have never groped anybody!!!yet!!!
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:24 PM (HFcKg)

I probably meant concealed carry, but what the heck? Check both at once!!

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (1Gsou)

86 Sweetie, there's a whole website about that:

www.ravelry.com
Posted by: tcn in AK

I understand they are big PDJT fans.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (cYBz/)

87 I'm not a hugger. I especially dislike being touched by strangers. The only good thing about the pandemic, was that I didn't have to shake hands with people at church.

Posted by: nerdygirl at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (0Htd1)

88 Speaking of the Japanese, I'm watching an anime on Netflix, "The Summer Hikaru Died."

Teenage boy disappears in the forest for a week, then returns, possessed by a forest spirit. His best friend realizes something is wrong.

There is either a hell of a lot of homoerotic subtext in this show, or the Japanese are even weirder than I thought they were.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (eIjvK)

89 The amazing / amusing thing about that Japanese bottle is that it’s a modified Amphora design from the Greco-Roman era.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (e2MJJ)

90 hugging is so....personal !

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (g47mK)

91 It's cool that Ozzy got to have a final blowout concert before checking out. The timing of all this blew me awway💔

Godspeed Ozzy...it was a helluva run!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (L9kkv)

92 Only transport up the actual body of Enterprise crew. The transporter is a medical device, leaving germs and bad viruses behind.
So no inoculation needed. Just a really good data copy of who you are.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

That works fine until someone like Hunter Biden gets into the transporter. How much of him would be left after getting rid of the VDs?

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (gKWVE)

93 No one could escape. Me and my cousins would be fighting for a breath, arms waving to no avail. We've seen some shit Man. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:27 PM (cYBz/)

Sounds like my mom's mom. Those boobs were huge, and they would smother you outright. She was a.... formidable woman.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:29 PM (1Gsou)

94 75 1 Something may unravel, but who ever heard of something getting raveled in the first place?
Posted by: mindful webworker - I don't actually know anyone at July 22, 2025 10:00 PM (RviYc)

Sweetie, there's a whole website about that:

www.ravelry.com
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (1Gsou)

IIRC, the owners of the site went woke a few years back and tried to kick all conservatives off the platform. Not sure what happened to the ones that left, or what happened since.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2025 10:30 PM (OQj7z)

95 84 My church is pretty big on hugging, which took some getting used to. Mostly, us guys do the "handshake + half-hug" when we greet each other.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (IBQGV)

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I would downgrade to the chin-jut. If that isn't personal enough, I'd go Zoroastrian.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:30 PM (JkO4W)

96 {{{COMountainMarie}}}

Good evening, sunshine.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:30 PM (u82oZ)

97 More Drugs-Not Hugs!

Posted by: Anti Social Cooter Brown at July 22, 2025 10:31 PM (G5+As)

98 I'm brushing up on the old standards for my gig next month and with the death of the prince of darkness, I thought I'd try to find a song I could cocktail piano up and you know what, Planet Caravan works as Cocktail Piano.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2025 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)

99 gKWVE

Is Hunter Biden mostly human? He has a lot of medical issues. Would not want him in my crew, except as a boat fender.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

100 IIRC, the owners of the site went woke a few years back and tried to kick all conservatives off the platform. Not sure what happened to the ones that left, or what happened since.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2025 10:30 PM (OQj7z)

They are still full of crap, but it is easy to ignore that nonsense and just knit. They tried to cancel some folks, but it didn't really take. Plenty of stuff there to do without talking politics.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:32 PM (1Gsou)

101 Only transport up the actual body of Enterprise crew. The transporter is a medical device, leaving germs and bad viruses behind.

So no inoculation needed. Just a really good data copy of who you are.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:25 PM (u82oZ)

It is scary that you have put so much thought into this.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 10:32 PM (eIjvK)

102 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation

Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2025 10:33 PM (AOsQT)

103
Only transport up the actual body of Enterprise crew. The transporter is a medical device, leaving germs and bad viruses behind.

So no inoculation needed. Just a really good data copy of who you are.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

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

What about their clothes?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (HL/Ld)

104 Idaho Spudboy

One of the hard SF authors (Larry Niven?) thought of this first.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

105 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation
Posted by: Don Black
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Glad I'm not the only one wondering about that.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (41CYW)

106 *yawns*

Yay, Hammock Day ONT!

*falls back asleep*

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (lUFok)

107 I saw a doctor's response to that beer bottle tweet. It was along the lines of:

"I don't know who needs to hear this, but... don't. Just don't"

Posted by: No One of Consequence at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (OGOaV)

108 102 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation

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He should avoid air travel.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (JkO4W)

109 Hugging is kind of expected around here. Like "business casual."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (JvZF+)

110 There is either a hell of a lot of homoerotic subtext in this show, or the Japanese are even weirder than I thought they were.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Having not seen it, I'd vote "And."

Posted by: mikeski, anime fan at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (DgGvY)

111 It’s too bad that hugs took over handshakes. Part of the feminization and juvenalization of our society.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

112 NaCly, dearest. Best reaction to that was the first time I met Weasel.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (HFcKg)

113 All Yamamotos are related.

Posted by: Japancestry.com at July 22, 2025 10:35 PM (g47mK)

114 It was a Tuesday. It will be a Wednesday. Should the sun continue to rise, it might be a Thursday.

Life still sucks.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2025 10:35 PM (CHHv1)

115 The best tribute I could give to Ozzy came from Mrs B herself. We were eating diner tonight and she looked at me and said "its amazing how much he was a part of our life". I looked at her and said huh? She said when I first met you I remember you spending hours every day learning the ins and outs of Randy Rhoad's style. You became a metal guitar player because of that first sabbath album you heard at 12 years old. I have heard you play that music on guitar for over 40 years. We have been surrounded by his music in one form or another for basically our whole lives. From albums, to cassette tapes, to CD's. Its always been with us, and many times it was your guide.

I looked at her and realized she was right. I never thought about it like that, but yeah, its been there a long time. I looked at her and said, ok now do Rush. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2025 10:35 PM (snZF9)

116 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation
Posted by: Don Black
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Glad I'm not the only one wondering about that.
Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (41CYW)

Is Hu on first base?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 10:35 PM (eIjvK)

117 Blonde Morticia

There should be no body modesty in the 25th Century. But clothes have a pattern.

Transporters are really plot devices and tech-babble.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:35 PM (u82oZ)

118 Ben Had

Insomniac took us all by surprise.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:36 PM (u82oZ)

119 Best Star Trek captains:
Kirk
Archer
Sisco never watched much DS9
Janeway watched little STV

Picard

Have not seen the new series yet. Is it Pike?

Kirk was banging a babe in every episode. Picard pined after Whoopi.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at July 22, 2025 10:36 PM (rxX52)

120 What about their clothes?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (HL/Ld)

In the first series, it apparently removed the bottom 12 inches of every woman's skirt.

Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2025 10:36 PM (1Gsou)

121 108 102 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation

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He should avoid air travel.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (JkO4W)

And lightning(s).

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2025 10:36 PM (S/Y4j)

122 Yay, Hammock Day ONT!
*falls back asleep*
Posted by: Blanco Basura

Righteous!

* cranks some ELP *

Posted by: mikeski may have misheard at July 22, 2025 10:37 PM (DgGvY)

123 Only transport up the actual body of Enterprise crew. The transporter is a medical device, leaving germs and bad viruses behind.

So no inoculation needed. Just a really good data copy of who you are.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Soooooo, then you would never really have to die, if you didn't want to right? Just leave instructions for the transporter chief to reload the -1 version of yourself.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:37 PM (cYBz/)

124 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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That's pretty cool. Big Randy Rhoads fan.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:37 PM (41CYW)

125 Here's a fun physical/metaphysical transporter question:

If a scanner could detect every subatomic particle in your body and use that data to create an exact duplicate of you, would that duplicate have your personality and all of your memories?

And if so, who would be the real you?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:37 PM (JkO4W)

126 NaCly, did he ever.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:38 PM (HFcKg)

127 I saw Ozzy and Black Sabbath play in 1978 in Corpus Christi, TX. They were supporting the Never Say Die album. Not their best effort. Van Halen was the opening act.

Posted by: Solutus at July 22, 2025 10:38 PM (Jnnb9)

128 Tonypete

That is implied. But Issac Asimov wondered which copy of Issac gets the royalties from all his books.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:38 PM (u82oZ)

129 108 the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

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He should avoid air travel.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM
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He'd be fine until he got Midway home.

Posted by: TRex - we are family at July 22, 2025 10:38 PM (IQ6Gq)

130 OK the Dodgers have a pitcher named Yamamoto

wonder if he's any relation

--------

He should avoid air travel.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (JkO4W)

And lightning(s).
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2025 10:36 PM (S/Y4j)
***

But he can zero in on the strike zone.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2025 10:39 PM (W/lyH)

131 Cicero

Beam down once, and you become a liberal, as the critical brain pathways are erased.

I'll take a regular orbit to surface and return shuttle myself. NOT made by Boing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:40 PM (u82oZ)

132 If a scanner could detect every subatomic particle in your body and use that data to create an exact duplicate of you, would that duplicate have your personality and all of your memories?

And if so, who would be the real you?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:37 PM (JkO4W)
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I'm glad you asked.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2025 10:40 PM (JvZF+)

133 33 aglass beer bottle that you can stick into the...
sand on the beach

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Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

* looks at pic of beer bottle again *

Well, now I can't unsee it.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:12 PM (DgGvY)

If you put it in “there” it would warm your beer up but it would be interesting to pop the cap and a take a swig.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (rxX52)

134 Shut up, Wesley!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (u82oZ)

135 107 I saw a doctor's response to that beer bottle tweet. It was along the lines of:

"I don't know who needs to hear this, but... don't. Just don't"
Posted by: No One of Consequence at July 22, 2025 10:34 PM (OGOaV)

Indeed. If I still worked in the ED, the docs would call me in to look at CT's of patients who had similar ideas.

They did this as a gang of 7 docs in their office. Simply to see my reaction.

The one patient I remember clearly, who "accidently" sat on a flashlight. Whatever the flashlight was doing accidently, it was in constant on/off mode during the CT.

I laughed, as they knew I would. Otherwise I was very professional in all ways. A refined Southern woman.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (6PCLE)

136 Though I would love to get a hug from Ben Had.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (77rzZ)

137 In re the Japanese beer bottle: the return of the amphora! Q: Why were amphorae pointy ended? A: not all of them were! Some were flat bottomed, most were pointy. The flat bottomed ones were for use in the home while the pointy ones were meant to be transported. Apparently, laying them on their sides with some straw packing or the like made them easier to ship with out breaking. Flat bottomed amphorae would break, often as not, if you tried to ship them full on their flat bottoms!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (Wj1DV)

138 no doubt ERs will see their fair share of those beer bottles

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 22, 2025 10:42 PM (pvrwf)

139 If anyone called "Issac Asimov" was getting royalties, the Feds need to get involved

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 10:42 PM (gKWVE)

140 And if so, who would be the real you?

==

it's all photons and forcefields

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2025 10:42 PM (g47mK)

141 The one patient I remember clearly, who "accidently" sat on a flashlight. Whatever the flashlight was doing accidently, it was in constant on/off mode during the CT.

I laughed, as they knew I would. Otherwise I was very professional in all ways. A refined Southern woman.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

"I said BUD lite!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:42 PM (cYBz/)

142 Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:41 PM (u82oZ)
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That's it. Imma change your Transporter settings to "inside out".

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2025 10:43 PM (JvZF+)

143 And if so, who would be the real you?

==

it's all photons and forcefields
Posted by: runner

It still blows me away that all of our memories are just electrical impulses and chemicals.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:43 PM (cYBz/)

144 gKWVE

Isaac. Sheesh. AI for the win.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:43 PM (u82oZ)

145 Here's a fun physical/metaphysical transporter question:

If a scanner could detect every subatomic particle in your body and use that data to create an exact duplicate of you, would that duplicate have your personality and all of your memories?

And if so, who would be the real you?
Posted by: Cicero

I'm pretty sure Star Trek did that plot. Some technobabble reflection, and the beamed-up person was both beamed up and left where they were.

You know, there's this "Internet" thing where I could look that up.

.....DDG AI says it happened to both Kirk and Riker.

Posted by: mikeski is beside himself at July 22, 2025 10:43 PM (DgGvY)

146 Ozzy is one of those musicians I would have really enjoyed on MTV Unplugged.

Such a great opportunity for bands to show their talent. He would have been amazing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 22, 2025 10:44 PM (mT+6a)

147 141 The one patient I remember clearly, who "accidently" sat on a flashlight. Whatever the flashlight was doing accidently, it was in constant on/off mode during the CT.

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"Million to one shot, doc!"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:44 PM (JkO4W)

148 I'm glad you asked.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2025 10:40 PM (JvZF+)

I never saw Wil Wheaton on that show but he played an insufferable prick on Leverage. And from what I've seen of his social media over the years, he didn't really have to act for that.

Posted by: pookysgirl, just chillin' at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (fZCRo)

149 If transporters were making copies, it would change some things. "The Real Me," by The Who, would take on whole new meaning.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (S/Y4j)

150 It still blows me away that all of our memories are just electrical impulses and chemicals.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 10:43 PM (cYBz/)

ummmm, not really.... there is a soul involved there as well....

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (g47mK)

151 Ozzy is one of those musicians I would have really enjoyed on MTV Unplugged.

Such a great opportunity for bands to show their talent. He would have been amazing.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Nurse! Thanks for the up top pic. I was impressed when going through youboob vids today at how well his singing sounded live.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (41CYW)

152 Need some light over here . . . Frank bend over.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at July 22, 2025 10:46 PM (rxX52)

153 Have a great night, everyone.

May you all thrive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:46 PM (u82oZ)

154 Ben Had hugged me within 5 minutes of attending my first TXMOME. I instantly felt like I was home.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2025 10:15 PM (IBQGV)

She got me three years in a row, right off the bat. Not that I'm complaining.

Posted by: javems at July 22, 2025 10:47 PM (8I4hW)

155
The only good thing about the pandemic, was that I didn't have to shake hands with people at church.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 22, 2025 10:28 PM (0Htd1)

________

Hear, hear! Shaking hands was the cringiest thing about the horizontalism of the N.O. Mass. Now that the pandemic stomped that out, the new cringy thing is people adopting that stupid orans position.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2025 10:47 PM (HZi96)

156 It's disappointing that Wheaton turned out to be such a dingleberry. He was stellar in Stand By Me.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 10:47 PM (gKWVE)

157 ummmm, not really.... there is a soul involved there as well....
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (g47mK)

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That's the issue now, isn't it?

Scientific materialism vs supernaturalism

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (JkO4W)

158 The one patient I remember clearly, who "accidently" sat on a flashlight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

"Bachelor Number Two, list your turn-ons."

Posted by: a Bachelorette who's not ready for the answer at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (DgGvY)

159 96 {{{Salty Dog}}}💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (L9kkv)

160 Diogenes, was today Fossil Foursome/Geezer Golf? I played in a three person scramble (9 hole) tonight. We went four under and didn't win a damned thing. Hope you fared better.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (41CYW)

161 It's disappointing that Wheaton turned out to be such a dingleberry. He was stellar in Stand By Me.

I wonder if it's yet another case of ego inflation via fan mail (AKA, huffing one own's bullshit.)?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2025 10:50 PM (lUFok)

162 Scampydog!

So honored you think my little beach pics worthy. It’s why I live here. Certainly isnt the local politics.

It’s important to look out the window and LOVE where you live. And I do.

Y’all keep me sane when the locals make me want me to climb on a rooftop with a suppressed AR and a scope and blast away.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 22, 2025 10:50 PM (mT+6a)

163 I consider myself hugger-fluid.

PTA mom presented me with Buffalo Trace and a Padron 7000 in recognition of my retirement (3 days to go..) then asked if she could hug me. That would be an instance where I was an enthusiastic hugger...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 22, 2025 10:51 PM (bA75n)

164 The awful truth about transporters is, your body would be transmitted but not your soul. From Heaven and resurrection's viewpoint, you have died. Your reconstituted form is a new person, born with all your experience and memories in the brain, but with a fresh, blank soul transcript.

The consequences are… spiritually disturbing.
🛸

Posted by: mindful webworker - life is tricky at July 22, 2025 10:51 PM (RviYc)

165 COMountainMarie

Awww.

Now GTG.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2025 10:51 PM (u82oZ)

166 That's the issue now, isn't it?

Scientific materialism vs supernaturalism
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (JkO4W)

Frankenstein's monster...

Posted by: runner at July 22, 2025 10:52 PM (g47mK)

167 I never saw Wil Wheaton on that show but he played an insufferable prick on Leverage. And from what I've seen of his social media over the years, he didn't really have to act for that.
Posted by: pookysgirl, just chillin' at July 22, 2025 10:45 PM (fZCRo)
====

At Starfleet we learn to express ourselves without using rough language.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2025 10:52 PM (JvZF+)

168 Hi, Scampydog!

This one is for cat people. My cat Chloe is a 14-year-old Manhattanite who's spent her entire life in apartments. But since I moved to this 1904 Appalachian farmhouse, she's been hearing the call of the wild, trying to get out the door at every opportunity.

About four months ago, I thought, 'whatthehell, let her out to enjoy the outdoors for a bit,' and saw she was afraid of cars, and would stick comically close to the circumference of the house foundation.

Thursday night, I let her out for an excursion--then forgot to let her in again. Friday I panicked, thinking she'd been eaten by a neighborhood dog, or was injured and shivering in a culvert somewhere. I put the word out to all and sundry, and Sunday I wept.

Well, when I got back from church, the old devil was out by the garage, and trotted right up when I called her name, looking fit and very pleased with herself! As cool as Dirty Harry. Little rat had herself a nice 4-day vacation! And of course, she wants to go out again.

Cats are only half-domesticated.

Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 10:52 PM (Epeb0)

169 The good news is, my station is playing hours and hours of Sabbath and Ozzy.

Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (GsIhi)

170 Congrats on your retirement, Joe Kidd. Watch out for those huggers - they are sneaky like that.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (41CYW)

171 Joe Kidd, best I can offer is a Bib and Tucker 10 to go with the hug.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (HFcKg)

172 The awful truth about transporters is, your body would be transmitted but not your soul.
Posted by: mindful webworker

I'm not up to speed on the physics of souls. Any reason it wouldn't just follow the transporter beam to stay with its body?

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (DgGvY)

173 164 The awful truth about transporters is, your body would be transmitted but not your soul. From Heaven and resurrection's viewpoint, you have died.

That's gotta suck for the guy who got beamed off the Holodeck in the middle of... something

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

174 163 ...in recognition of my retirement (3 days to go..)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 22, 2025 10:51 PM
***
Congrats!!

Posted by: TRex - don't mess it up now at July 22, 2025 10:54 PM (IQ6Gq)

175 I wonder if it's yet another case of ego inflation via fan mail (AKA, huffing one own's bullshit.)?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2025 10:50 PM (lUFok)

Well, it's more like getting applauded at Cons. Made us think we were bigger than the stars.

Posted by: Sulu, et al at July 22, 2025 10:54 PM (0eaVi)

176 The ugly back end of transporter operation was vividly depicted in the movie The Prestige.

If you haven't watched it, it's worth a view.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:55 PM (JkO4W)

177 In Star Trek TOS, the episode where Kirk is “split” is one of the weaker ones IMHO. It’s “The Enemy Within” which is the 5th episode of the first season. Basically Kirk is split into his “good” and “bad” selves. But the good side is indecisive while the bad side is impulsive. Since Kirk must make command decisions as Captain of the ship, he must be reunited to solve the demands of the plot, and he is.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 22, 2025 10:56 PM (Wj1DV)

178
Booker T and the MGs
"Hip Hug-Her"

https://youtu.be/1v1iZUiBJiQ

Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2025 10:57 PM (AOsQT)

179 Goodnight, All. I will put myself to sleep without any hug from Ben Had.

Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2025 10:57 PM (77rzZ)

180 I can think of one hugger I do not like one bit. The former husband of one of my SIL's. He would hang out at huge college parties with all of us. Once he got super drunk and told me he loved me more than my boyfriend. I sort of melted backwards into the crowd and pretended that I did not hear him.

It gets worse. Being a friend of my fiance's he was in our wedding, and then started dating his sister, and later marrying/divorcing. I still pretended that the deal never happened and honestly hoped he was so drunk he did not remember. I did tell my bf/husband and we still laugh about it in private.

Before his divorce, when I would arrive from out of town to visit the in-laws with my husband and family, he ALWAYS hugged me way too hard and for too long. To the point I'd almost push him away yuck.

Now that my MIL is dead I do hope he never hugs me ever again. He still ogles me weirdly at his daughter's weddings, and one hideous Thanksgiving two years ago.

So, therefore, I agree with the blue eyed man above.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2025 10:57 PM (6PCLE)

181 But since I moved to this 1904 Appalachian farmhouse, she's been hearing the call of the wild, trying to get out the door at every opportunity.
_-_-_
Sounds like you just might have yourself a good barn cat. Valuable animal when you live in a rural area. Those rats and mice can do so much damage, and the cats kinda keep their numbers dpwn. We also see a LOT fewer snakes when we have one or two barn cats around.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 22, 2025 10:58 PM (vd6bO)

182
Y’all keep me sane when the locals make me want me to climb on a rooftop with a suppressed AR and a scope and blast away.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I wouldn't stop you. I've seen Seattle politics.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2025 10:58 PM (dR6yv)

183 Goodnight, All. I will put myself to sleep without any hug from Ben Had.

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That's pretty much every night for me.

*sigh*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 10:58 PM (JkO4W)

184 G'night Bulg.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:59 PM (41CYW)

185 Where is Insomniac? Is he okay? I was wondering recently because I haven't seen him post in a while.

Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 11:00 PM (Epeb0)

186 Sorry I'm late, I had trouble finding my monocle.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 22, 2025 11:02 PM (VSht7)

187 185 Where is Insomniac? Is he okay? I was wondering recently because I haven't seen him post in a while.
Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 11:00 PM (Epeb0)

Last I heard he was ok-ish.
Wish he'd come back to commenting here.
He's a good guy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 22, 2025 11:03 PM (EOjZq)

188 Nice sunset Nurse. Used to be hard to imagine a better place in the summer than the shores of Puget Sound.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2025 11:04 PM (VeMN6)

189 Sorry I'm late, I had trouble finding my monocle.
Posted by: tankdemon

If you would have asked, there was a guy here with a flashlight a few posts ago.....

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 11:04 PM (DgGvY)

190 MoMe trivia, She Hobbit knows all the dance steps to Footloose.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:04 PM (HFcKg)

191 You may know, President Trump has. said Obama was Russia gate ringleader said it was treason and Obama should be criminally investigated, I didn’t.

Posted by: Braenard - some Best Friends are more important than others at July 22, 2025 11:05 PM (cntUY)

192 The good news is, my station is playing hours and hours of Sabbath and Ozzy.
Posted by: t-bird

as well they should.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2025 11:05 PM (dR6yv)

193 186 Sorry I'm late, I had trouble finding my monocle.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 22, 2025 11:02 PM
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I was beginning to get worried that you had met a wayward hugger or had a teleportation incident.

Posted by: TRex - excuses, excuses... at July 22, 2025 11:05 PM (IQ6Gq)

194 171 Joe Kidd, best I can offer is a Bib and Tucker 10 to go with the hug.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 10:53 PM (HFcKg)

I'll allow it...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 22, 2025 11:06 PM (bA75n)

195 Yeah, sleepytime is here too. May all your dreams of hugs come true.

Posted by: pookysgirl only hugs family at July 22, 2025 11:06 PM (fZCRo)

196 Apparently, there is a full pause in effect for usage of M18s within USAF GSC due to an investigation on account of a recent AD that killed an Airman.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2025 11:07 PM (cYBz/)

197 Sorry I'm late, I had trouble finding my monocle.
Posted by: tankdemon at July 22, 2025 11:02 PM (VSht7)

Did you stash it in the binnacle when you were playing pinochle?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2025 11:07 PM (TxCfB)

198 Pete Bog, "Bogs Rules of Road Trips!" begins tomorrow. We are following your suggested route. And snacks.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:08 PM (41CYW)

199 Evening all,

Sis and I are Trekkies. I have seen every episode from the original up to Enterprise and all the movies. Number 4 is my favorite of the movies. We grew up on ST:TNG. I won't watch any of the Star Trek's after Enterprise.

Purrcy seems to be recovering. I did a quick update on him.

Link to cat fund: https://t.co/iS8XTjbmSR

Posted by: Joyenz at July 22, 2025 11:08 PM (sPQoU)

200 Who is a hugger? Who is not?

As I've gotten older, I've warmed to hugs as a greeting. Certainly for people I've known a long time, maybe for others on a situationally appropriate basis. Life is short and hard. Like good wishes, I don't think I'm in danger of running a hug surplus.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 22, 2025 11:08 PM (4/BuS)

201 The good news is, my station is playing hours and hours of Sabbath and Ozzy.

We got an hour based on user requests. On one out of four stations that have him in their playlist.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2025 11:09 PM (lUFok)

202 Awesome job, Scampydog!

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2025 11:09 PM (pZEOD)

203 Sleep knits up the ravelled sleeve of care.

Posted by: MacBeth, that Scottish guy at July 22, 2025 11:09 PM (D7oie)

204 I am very much a hugger. But I try not to be offensive.

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2025 11:10 PM (pZEOD)

205 Thanks, Piper. Always great to see you in the comments.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:11 PM (41CYW)

206 Year two of the TXMOME ceased to be a meet up but a family reunion with family you really,really like.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:11 PM (HFcKg)

207 Without warning the Wizard walks by
Never talking
Just keeps walking
Spreading his magic.....

Posted by: Lars at July 22, 2025 11:11 PM (kJH1Z)

208
scampydog,

I hope you all enjoy Wyoming. This a great place.

Safe travels and hoping you both have lots of fun.

Posted by: fourseasons at July 22, 2025 11:12 PM (3ek7K)

209 I'm not up to speed on the physics of souls. Any reason it wouldn't just follow the transporter beam to stay with its body?
Posted by: mikeski

That's the bug, y'see. Souls aren't physical.

Think about this. You could transmit an apple or an animal with no such problem. In fact, like the food replicators, you could transmit an endless number of copies of the apple or the animal. Or a human, each one a new person! Clones, really. (The phrase comes to mind, let God sort it out.) Proof is that episode of TNG where they made a copy of Riker.

There may be problems with long-term pattern storage, though. In TNG, when Scotty was reconstituted after decades stuck in the transporter, he came out all fat and old.

Posted by: mindful webworker - wall, bless mah soul! at July 22, 2025 11:12 PM (RviYc)

210 The two Hunter Biden interviews are wild man.

I do believe him regarding George Clooney and Netanyahu. Clooney’s wife is a muzzie after all.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 22, 2025 11:12 PM (Vvm2m)

211 At Bleeping Computer: "Windows 11 gets new Black Screen of Death"

A milestone in software reliability engineering.

'"The new UI is simpler, and more aligned with Windows 11's design language," explains Microsoft, with an uncontrollable smirk on its clown face.'

Posted by: For gp, The Action IS The Juice at July 22, 2025 11:14 PM (cb6D/)

212 Buffalo Trace and a Padron? Nice.

I love the Bib & Tucker 6-year, so I'd probably love the 10-yr.

Surprisingly good, for me, is the Elijah Craig straight rye. Their cheap stuff (low $20s). Very drinkable, sweet for a rye. Think I'll go rustle some up now.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 22, 2025 11:14 PM (1m82a)

213 We liked Piper enough to let her ride the good horse.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:15 PM (HFcKg)

214 But... most beaches say no glass on the beach! Hrmmm....

Posted by: Sugar Plum fairy at July 22, 2025 11:15 PM (G77LY)

215 scampydog,

I hope you all enjoy Wyoming. This a great place.

Safe travels and hoping you both have lots of fun.

Posted by: fourseasons
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Thank you. We love Wyoming - were ready to move there. Family complicated things - not a compliant, just life and navigation.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:16 PM (41CYW)

216 Way back in the day when we who were required to cover our textbooks with the brown paper bag covers prior to the soon to be ubiquitous Trapper Keepers we covered said covers with band logos and things like the "Peace through Superior Firepower" B-52 prints.

I was past master with Ozzy logos. Seeing His Ozzness gone is really hard.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 22, 2025 11:17 PM (+B0xk)

217 That's the bug, y'see. Souls aren't physical.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Also the solution to the bug. If souls aren't physical, they don't have to obey the laws of physics. They're not bound by concepts like "location" and "the speed of light." Beam me up, and my soul might get there first. Or maybe it was always there. who knows.

And if you copy me, maybe my soul splits in half, forming two whole souls, because souls don't have to be mathematically correct, either.

Or maybe God makes a new soul for one of me.

Or maybe my copy does what all the soulless people do, and gets a job as a government bureaucrat.

Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2025 11:17 PM (DgGvY)

218 stupid orans position. [posture]

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2025 10:47 PM (HZi96)

Technically a no-no. Doesn't stop the liturgists, though, does it.

Posted by: Lurk at July 22, 2025 11:18 PM (7IOVT)

219 Way back in the day when we who were required to cover our textbooks with the brown paper bag covers prior to the soon to be ubiquitous Trapper Keepers we covered said covers with band logos and things like the "Peace through Superior Firepower" B-52 prints.

I was past master with Ozzy logos. Seeing His Ozzness gone is really hard.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli)
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This. Damn. Spot on.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:18 PM (41CYW)

220 I have seen every episode from the original up to Enterprise and all the movies. … I won't watch any of the Star Trek's after Enterprise.…
Posted by: Joyenz

We never watched the final season of TNG; still on my to-do list. Didn't watch a lot of Voyager. Our TV time got limited as the kids got older. Been meaning to watch Enterprise, but it's too hard because I keep seeing Sam has Quantum Leaped into the captain.

But for some reason (it's free on YooToob), I'm up to episode 6 of Strange New Worlds. Still trying to figure out if it's serious or a parody.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Spock amok at July 22, 2025 11:20 PM (RviYc)

221 Testers rave: 'The new Black Screen of Death is far more intuitive and much easier to navigate than the old Blue Screen of Death.'

Death Screen Project VP: 'It took man-years of dev effort to make the color switch possible, but our 100 hour/week H-1Bs definitely earned their naan and water ration on that project!'

Posted by: For gp, The Action IS The Juice at July 22, 2025 11:20 PM (cb6D/)

222 What's the deal with the USPS - Gun lawsuit?

Make it so anybody can send guns through USPS regardless of intent / relationship between the shipper and receiver?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 22, 2025 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

223 213 We liked Piper enough to let her ride the good horse.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:15 PM (HFcKg)

You are very good to me!

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2025 11:21 PM (pZEOD)

224 final season of TNG fell off. It does have Lower Decks, Pegasus, and Parallels. And the last two episodes are bangers (arguably the best of the Trek finales).

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 11:21 PM (gKWVE)

225 Hunter Biden is worth nominating in 2028 just so he can introduce his running mate: "say hello to my little friend!".

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 11:23 PM (gKWVE)

226 Not a hugger. Yuck!

Excluding close family, every time someone gives me one of those hugs, I recall the scenes of George Jefferson muttering "touchy feely, touchy feely."

Yuck again!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 22, 2025 11:24 PM (VFv8R)

227 Make it so anybody can send guns through USPS regardless of intent / relationship between the shipper and receiver?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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That's what I took from the article too. Head tilt.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:24 PM (41CYW)

228 I am off to bed, the dog was insane tonight in the silliest of ways. He is very entertaining. He also snuggled with a cat today!

Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2025 11:24 PM (pZEOD)

229
THe Heroes and Icons Channel runs all the "main line" Star Treks from TOS through Enterprise every weeknight and Sunday night from 8PM - 12AM, TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise.

I have to say, TOS characters aside, the best characters of the whole thing were Elim Garak from DS9 and the Doctor from Voyager.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:26 PM (w6EFb)

230 ***The 3D's back channel will be sprinkled throughout the Ozzy content this evening***
_ _ _

https://tinyurl.com/46y3urvw

Posted by: Braenard - some Best Friends are more important than others at July 22, 2025 11:27 PM (cntUY)

231 Early Adopter: 'As soon as I saw the Black Screen of Death, I knew I had to have it! Microsoft has even added a button that deliberately crashes the kernel when pressed, for diagnostic purposes, and also just for the plain joy of looking at the new Death Screen design whenever I need a quick lift! Is that cool or what?'

Posted by: For gp, The Action IS The Juice at July 22, 2025 11:28 PM (cb6D/)

232
I've almost been convinced to give Picard a watch. My opinion was they ruined it after Enterprise and went woke and stupid, but thanks to some comments here, Picard could be worth a watch.

They had sort of "getting the band together" thing at the end, and brought back some Voyager characters.

And, as it ended, Seven of Nine became Captain of the latest and greatest Enterprise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

233 DS9 was full of excellent characters.

Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2025 11:28 PM (gKWVE)

234 204 I am very much a hugger. But I try not to be offensive.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2025 11:10 PM (pZEOD)

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Impossible.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2025 11:30 PM (JkO4W)

235
The Doctor from Voyager was hilarious, and had some of the best Bones McCoy "I'm a doctor, not a ....." channelings.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:30 PM (w6EFb)

236 227 Make it so anybody can send guns through USPS regardless of intent / relationship between the shipper and receiver?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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You’re talking Constitutional adherence there son.
Can’t do that.

Posted by: Braenard - some Best Friends are more important than others at July 22, 2025 11:33 PM (cntUY)

237 I have to say, TOS characters aside, the best characters of the whole thing were Elim Garak from DS9 and the Doctor from Voyager.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:26 PM (w6EFb)

Both of those were interesting characters, the Doctor moreso as he became aware. Quark was always my # 1 Star Trek and beyond character. His bar was like everything you'd expect in a space bar: Drinking, gambling and sex. A true stellar entrepreneur that Quark.

Posted by: RickZ at July 22, 2025 11:34 PM (gKDq2)

238 Year two of the TXMOME ceased to be a meet up but a family reunion with family you really,really like.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:11 PM (HFcKg)

A family from all walks of life. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2025 11:34 PM (snZF9)

239 Your office IT manager: 'The new Black Screen of Death is the most significant improvement in Windows UI usability since the introduction of Metro in Windows 8. It has become an indispensable boost to our productivity and we rely on it, on an almost hourly basis.'

Posted by: For gp, The Action IS The Juice at July 22, 2025 11:36 PM (cb6D/)

240 Time to teleport to the morning.

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Beam me out, Scotty. at July 22, 2025 11:36 PM (RviYc)

241 I've almost been convinced to give Picard a watch. My opinion was they ruined it after Enterprise and went woke and stupid, but thanks to some comments here, Picard could be worth a watch.

They had sort of "getting the band together" thing at the end, and brought back some Voyager characters.

And, as it ended, Seven of Nine became Captain of the latest and greatest Enterprise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

Seeing the new and improved slightly hard drinking 7 of 9 is soooo worth the price of admission.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2025 11:36 PM (snZF9)

242 230 ***The 3D's back channel will be sprinkled throughout the Ozzy content this evening***
_ _ _

https://tinyurl.com/46y3urvw

Posted by: Braenard - some Best Friends are more important than others
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Nope.

Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 11:37 PM (41CYW)

243 What's the deal with the USPS - Gun lawsuit?

Make it so anybody can send guns through USPS regardless of intent / relationship between the shipper and receiver?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 22, 2025 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

Attacking the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Gun Control Act of 1968 on all sides. Put enough torpedoes into them and maybe they will sink. The reduction of the NFA transfer "tax" on silencers from $200 to zero opens up a lot of possibilities.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2025 11:37 PM (eIjvK)

244 Berserker, could not have been said better. Heavy metal meets farm hand and everybody has a good time

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:38 PM (HFcKg)

245 Berserker, could not have been said better. Heavy metal meets farm hand and everybody has a good time

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:38 PM (HFcKg)

Metal, farm hand, and a shitload of different stuff in between.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2025 11:40 PM (snZF9)

246 Biden's Dog, your stance comes as no surprise.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2025 11:41 PM (HFcKg)

247
167

At Starfleet we learn to express ourselves without using rough language.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2025 10:52 PM (JvZF+)

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But that's a capability, not a requirement, right?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 22, 2025 11:44 PM (uz6ub)

248 The only star trek that really rubbed me wrong was Enterprise. What a bunch of fucking misfits. First warp 5 ship should have been loaded with kirk types, not the sniveling pile of shit that was infesting it's corridors. I swear the only normal ones was the pilot dude, and Trip.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2025 11:45 PM (snZF9)

249 to climb on a rooftop with a suppressed AR and a scope and blast away.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I answered your email, swearsies. I didn't see it until earlier tonight.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at July 22, 2025 11:45 PM (+9mM3)

250 Posted by: mindful webworker - Spock amok at July 22, 2025 11:20 PM (RviYc)

Main reason I even entertained watching Enterprise was because I love Scott Bakula from his Quantum Leap days. I watch NCIS: New Orleans for the same reason.

Posted by: Joyenz at July 22, 2025 11:47 PM (sPQoU)

251 Are Conservatives more Star Trek and Liberals more Star Wars?

Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2025 11:53 PM (VofaG)

252 it was an awful show that mad you entertain watching an even mor awful show?

it is the same as saying what made me entertain eating haggis was eating cockroaches

Posted by: n at July 22, 2025 11:54 PM (kauAU)

253 to climb on a rooftop with a suppressed AR and a scope and blast away.
Posted by: nurse ratched

suppressors are overrated

Posted by: n at July 22, 2025 11:55 PM (kauAU)

254
Seven of Nine is made captain of the Enterprise-G by an aging Tuvok:
https://tinyurl.com/24tn7vse

The last bit (with old Picard and some of the rest of the TNG) where Seven takes the bridge and gives her first go order at the last:
https://tinyurl.com/2899tsmu

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2025 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

255
" a 1927 law that prohibits those who do not possess a federal firearms license (FFL) from sending handguns to other people through the mail. "
- - - - - --

The origin of the law is that the Post Office got tired of loaded guns going off when the packages were handled too roughly...

Posted by: As not seen on TV at July 22, 2025 11:57 PM (h75CA)

256 Cats are only half-domesticated.
Posted by: Beverly at July 22, 2025 10:52 PM (Epeb0)

I have a cat Chloe, too. She showed up starving, and came in once she got the idea that there was food and the other cats were not terribly worried about her. It took her more that a year to go out on her own again. She is now 15, and she only sleeps on pillows.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2025 11:58 PM (D7oie)

257 it would have been better if they had finished voyager by having it travel back in time before the ship was built and cancelled the entire class of shps

Posted by: n at July 22, 2025 11:58 PM (kauAU)

258 Conservatives are more Raiders of the Lost Arc.

Posted by: Braenard - some Best Friends are more important than others at July 22, 2025 11:59 PM (cntUY)

259 251 Are Conservatives more Star Trek and Liberals more Star Wars?
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2025 11:53 PM (VofaG)

Hmmm. Star Trek in a lot of ways was the more utopian grey area kind of show. It is just it came out when you had the height of American Culture (early 60s.)

Star Wars is usually more black and white, adventure and derring do kind of thing.

I'd argue there is more good Star Trek than there is Wars.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:00 AM (bss/y)

260 I would just say that a hug is the best I can offer to thank those of you that spend your time and treasure to come to the MoMe other than the food and open bar, that is.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2025 12:01 AM (HFcKg)

261 Diogenes, was today Fossil Foursome/Geezer Golf? I played in a three person scramble (9 hole) tonight. We went four under and didn't win a damned thing. Hope you fared better.
Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2025 10:49 PM (41CYW)

Sadly I did not. And to top it off I spilt my beer. Not a good day. Definitely need to get to the driving range.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 23, 2025 12:02 AM (W/lyH)

262 I've known plenty of liberals into Star Trek. Its post-scarcity utopian nonsense resonates with them. The prime directive's cultural relativism also seems to strike a chord with them.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 23, 2025 12:02 AM (4/BuS)

263 suppressors are overrated
Posted by: n at July 22, 2025 11:55 PM (kauAU)

In what respect?

BTW if nurse was sporting she’d use open sights not a scope.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:03 AM (VeMN6)

264 That Japanese beer bottle will stick in more than sand...

Posted by: Mayor Pete Bootyjuice at July 23, 2025 12:03 AM (szqEY)

265 A precedent for a President. The press and Democrats thought it fine for the police to take Trump into custody for his mug shot. Now do Obama.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 23, 2025 12:04 AM (KwCuT)

266 I would just say that a hug is the best I can offer to thank those of you that spend your time and treasure to come to the MoMe other than the food and open bar, that is.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2025 12:01 AM (HFcKg)

Well I damn sure better get a hug. Looking forward to October.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:05 AM (VeMN6)

267 Favorite Star Trek https://tinyurl.com/5n7y4wee
Well...perhaps the Nancy Kovack episode. Because Nancy Kovack.

Posted by: scampydog at July 23, 2025 12:05 AM (41CYW)

268 Goodnight all.

Posted by: Joyenz at July 23, 2025 12:07 AM (sPQoU)

269 suppressors are overrated
Posted by: n at July 22, 2025 11:55 PM (kauAU)

DeLisle carbines are also overrated. And I want one, with or without the suppressor

Posted by: Kindltot at July 23, 2025 12:08 AM (D7oie)

270 Pete Bog, what I owe you and tall and lovely is a debt I can never repay.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2025 12:09 AM (HFcKg)

271 G'night, Horde. Thanks for the incidental learning sessions. RIP, Ozzy.

Posted by: scampydog at July 23, 2025 12:10 AM (41CYW)

272 One of the best episodes of Star Trek most folks know as "City on the Edge of Forever" is the one where Kirk & Spock have to go back in time to keep McCoy from changing history.

You know, of course Kirk wants to stick it in the woman who would have changed history if McCoy hadn't saved her life.

Thing is, in reality Edith Keeler didn't have to die.

The premise was that she became the leader of a huge peace movement that kept America out of WW II. Nazi Germany won the war, and that just fucked everything up.

Well, it was a great story but the American Peace Movement of the 30's was heavily Communist, and they did a massive 180 on June 22 1941 when Nazi Germany broke the Non-Aggression Pact and invaded the Soviet Union.

Posted by: kbdabear at July 23, 2025 12:11 AM (zBOzm)

273 Personally, I think Babylon 5 smoked them all. Not so much the last season, but definitely the first 4. Really good character interactions, great characters in general. Pretty good story too. Probably the most realistic really. No pie in the sky star trek bullshit. Mankind will get fancy toys and still suck. They won't end wars or famine, and won't be singing I'd like to teach the world to sing with picard on the bridge of his flying living room. Nope, mankind will still be assholes, just with jump gates.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (snZF9)

274 267 Favorite Star Trek https://tinyurl.com/5n7y4wee
Well...perhaps the Nancy Kovack episode. Because Nancy Kovack.
Posted by: scampydog at July 23, 2025 12:05 AM (41CYW)

Shore Leave. Yeoman Barrows.

Emily Banks

https://tinyurl.com/2sxfztp2

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (bss/y)

275 One of the best episodes of Star Trek most folks know as "City on the Edge of Forever" is the one where Kirk & Spock have to go back in time to keep McCoy from changing history.

Posted by: kbdabear at July 23, 2025 12:11 AM (zBOzm)

They just played that one last week.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (snZF9)

276 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (snZF9)

Bers, you ignorant slut. Babylon 5 is like 2 seasons of a great show. The rest is either horrible (season 5) rushed (season 4) or just odd (season 1.)

It is hard to say. If I had to point to the best character, storyline overall well done? I'd still have to go with Farscape.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (bss/y)

277 Are Conservatives more Star Trek and Liberals more Star Wars?
Posted by: polynikes

Conservatives are more Firefly.

Posted by: mikeski at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (DgGvY)

278 Shore Leave. Yeoman Barrows.

Emily Banks

https://tinyurl.com/2sxfztp2

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (bss/y)

Oh absolutely.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (snZF9)

279 The best Star Trek episode had Jane Wyatt

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 23, 2025 12:18 AM (JvZF+)

280 My favorite is Farscape.

But I like all these sci-fi shows. The ones I've seen anyway. I have not seen Babylon 5.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 23, 2025 12:18 AM (4/BuS)

281 Bers, you ignorant slut. Babylon 5 is like 2 seasons of a great show. The rest is either horrible (season 5) rushed (season 4) or just odd (season 1.)

It is hard to say. If I had to point to the best character, storyline overall well done? I'd still have to go with Farscape.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (bss/y)

Farscape was good. A little weird, but good. Stargate was tops for continuous gunfire.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:19 AM (snZF9)

282
Joke of the night:
Last time I was in Minneapolis (plane stopover) I asked a woman on the street what there was to do around town. Her response: "Get out".

Posted by: As not seen on TV at July 23, 2025 12:20 AM (h75CA)

283 The original Star Trek plays out with a very Kennedy America outlook, or far right wing extremist Christian-o-fascist as the modern left would call it.

Even TNG though would be right wing hate speech now. No trannies! A white captain who was probably not molesting an AI version of Wesley in the Holochamber! A mostly straight first officer...with a beard of the literal type! And a Whoopi Guinan who doesn't even have one on set abortion.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 23, 2025 12:22 AM (t0Rmr)

284 Joke of the night:
Last time I was in Minneapolis (plane stopover) I asked a woman on the street what there was to do around town. Her response: "Get out".
Posted by: As not seen on TV

There are other options, but that's the safest.

Posted by: mikeski at July 23, 2025 12:22 AM (DgGvY)

285 Farscape was good. A little weird, but good. Stargate was tops for continuous gunfire.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:19 AM (snZF9)

Longest running, but also the one that went the shortest distance. If you see what I mean. It was extremely formulaic with only a few standout story lines.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:22 AM (bss/y)

286 Roddenbery's wife produced a Star Trek knockoff call Andromeda.

The first season was pretty good but after that the only reason to watch was Lexa Doig

They had no idea how to finish the major ideas introduced in the first season and had characters go off on arcs that made zero sense.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 23, 2025 12:24 AM (t0Rmr)

287 Since the " just the punchline " guy isn't around I leave you with " that dog would bite you".

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2025 12:24 AM (HFcKg)

288 Mister Bog.

You’re on.

Heh. That’s my tough girl talk. You’d kick my ass.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 23, 2025 12:25 AM (HIm0D)

289 But we’d both bury you know who.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 23, 2025 12:26 AM (HIm0D)

290 Got to drive on historic Route 66 on our way north to the Grand Canyon last year, passing through Williams. Ya gotta love a town where there was a cafe on the main drag that had a sign in the window stating that not only were gun-wearers welcome, anybody without a gun or who disapproved of firearms could just take their damn business elsewhere!

Posted by: tankascribe at July 23, 2025 12:26 AM (NtoJk)

291 Oddest SF series I've ever scene has to be Lexx. Imagine a dark comedy based in part on Star Wars, Dune, and Star Trek where a one episode could be stupid low brow comedy and the next as serious and captivating as any of the better ST episodes...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 23, 2025 12:27 AM (t0Rmr)

292 Shore Leave. Yeoman Barrows.
Emily Banks
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (bss/y)

Oh absolutely.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:16 AM (snZF9)

Like a photon torpedo on an alien probe!

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:28 AM (VeMN6)

293 nurse, we know that the closest " you know who " has gotten to a range is in the kitchen

Posted by: Ben Had at July 23, 2025 12:30 AM (HFcKg)

294 *snort*

Only if he has his measuring cups. And spoons. And kitchen scale.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 23, 2025 12:34 AM (BVcPt)

295 Loved Babylon 5's five-year story arc and character development but have to admit that Farscape had the best overall story line throughout. Babylon 5 was also the first to use computer-generated images (CGI) for their special effects and it was pretty rinky-tink so took a little getting used to. And Farscape suffered from the usual problem with foreign-produced stuff: their sets and costumes were crudely done and crappy. Star Trek (the original series) keeps a special place in my heart as I got to see it as originally aired, except the third season when they switched it over to 10 PM on Friday nights and my parents made us all go to bed at 9 PM despite a lot of pleading and whining. Didn't get to see those episodes until the show went into syndication. I am an original Star Trek fan, not a damn "trekkie"!

Posted by: tankascribe at July 23, 2025 12:34 AM (NtoJk)

296 You two should stop right now.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:37 AM (VeMN6)

297 This might be something

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
@SecScottBessent
Jul 21
Today in a CNBC interview, I called for a review of the Federal Reserve. It is my belief that the central bank should conduct an exhaustive internal review of its non-monetary policy operations. Significant mission creep and institutional growth have taken the Fed into areas that potentially jeopardize the independence of its core monetary policy mission.

As I have said many times, the Fed’s conduct of monetary policy “is a jewel box” that should be walled off to preserve its independence. This independence is a cornerstone of continued U.S. economic growth and stability.

However, this autonomy is threatened by persistent mandate creep into areas beyond its core mission, provoking justifiable criticism that unnecessarily casts a cloud over the Fed’s valuable independence on monetary policy.

[ . . . ]
Jul 21, 2025 · 10:11 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at July 23, 2025 12:45 AM (D7oie)

298 I wasn’t clear in that my question is whether more conservatives than liberals prefer Star Trek over Star Wars and more Liberals than conservatives prefer Star Wars over Star Trek.

I prefer Star Trek . Seems that more women prefer Star Wars.

Posted by: polynikes at July 23, 2025 12:45 AM (VofaG)

299 Haven't had much to say, because not a Trekkie. I have begun the reassembly of my Suburban transmission. Rear planetary unit, clutch and piston and roller clutch are installed and locked in with snap rings. The parts that are supposed to turn, turn.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2025 12:49 AM (zbYF6)

300 300

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 12:55 AM (aURVT)

301 Hoots love a good planetary unit. Elegant and functional.

Ron Paul was right. Audit the Fed.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:55 AM (EUNsI)

302 @retronewsnow has a clip of George Bush and Ozzy Osbourne at the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner and it's great.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 12:57 AM (aURVT)

303 Hoots love a good planetary unit. Elegant and functional.

Ron Paul was right. Audit the Fed.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 12:55 AM (EUNsI)

Lots of Hoots (Hutterites) around here, LOL. The rear planetary was chewed up bad when I tore the thing down. Luckily, I had a disassembled parts transmission stashed away, and was able to replace the damaged hard parts for no cash outlay. Sometimes you get lucky.

Anyway, I am done for the night. It's 2300 here, and I am ready for bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2025 01:00 AM (zbYF6)

304 Old West Texas/Panhandle joke: the only thing in Lubbock is the road to Amarillo, and the only thing in Amarillo is the road to Lubbock!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 23, 2025 01:06 AM (aOqrc)

305 Somehow Gotta became hoots. I blame George Bush. Or Ottocorrect.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 01:08 AM (VeMN6)

306 Star Trek TOS: The Only Series!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 23, 2025 01:09 AM (aOqrc)

307 Goodnight AOP.

Thunder and lightning storm here.

Posted by: Pete Bog at July 23, 2025 01:09 AM (VeMN6)

308 Hoots? I thought you meant owls!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 23, 2025 01:10 AM (aOqrc)

309 Kirk was always a cocksure, swaggering braggadocio and the Klingons should have ripped his ass when they had the chance.

But Klingons are stupid and Kirk punked them like the intergalactic savages they were.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 23, 2025 01:13 AM (DGB+/)

310 In what respect?

BTW if nurse was sporting she’d use open sights not a scope.

they are heavy, hot, require registration, and not worth much indoors, some value outdoors but not as much as everybody thinks

if your going to be working indoors, your wiser to go unsupressed with a good set of peltors or comtacs which elimintate the noise for you and yours but not for the guys in front of your gun.

Posted by: n at July 23, 2025 01:17 AM (qZhGx)

311 291 Oddest SF series I've ever scene has to be Lexx. Imagine a dark comedy based in part on Star Wars, Dune, and Star Trek where a one episode could be stupid low brow comedy and the next as serious and captivating as any of the better ST episodes...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 23, 2025 12:27 AM (t0Rmr)

Lexx was interesting... Red Dwarf though... just... wow.

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 23, 2025 01:18 AM (mP0Kj)

312 Launch soon

GO! - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - TRACERS & Others - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB

Launch Time: 11:13 a.m. PDT (1813 UTC, 20:13 CEST)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylk4uw7GQys

Posted by: Joyenz at July 23, 2025 01:27 AM (sPQoU)

313 what is not overrated is forced reset triggers they are the new thing

Posted by: n at July 23, 2025 01:32 AM (qZhGx)

314 only thing in Lubbock is the road to Amarillo,
-----

I'll be there by morning.

Posted by: George Strait at July 23, 2025 01:35 AM (XeU6L)

315 That Japanese beer bottle will stick in more than sand...
Posted by: Mayor Pete Bootyjuice at July 23, 2025 12:03 AM (szqEY)

Hmmm, that gives me a few ideas!

Posted by: BJ Clinton, Cigarette Aficionado at July 23, 2025 01:45 AM (J4BK5)

316 Thanks autocorrect.

Posted by: BJ Clinton, Cigar Aficionado at July 23, 2025 01:48 AM (J4BK5)

317 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QGnq9jUU0

To Ozzy tonight

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 23, 2025 01:56 AM (+B0xk)

318 Razorfist's Ozzy vid
youtube.com/watch?v=0iOCKNuHRCo

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 23, 2025 01:57 AM (mlg/3)

319 Seems rather quiet tonight, I shall sip and wander the web.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2025 02:04 AM (0nHVk)

320 Looks like the launch live time was wrong on the channel. No launch tonight I guess.

Apologies all.

Posted by: Joyenz at July 23, 2025 02:05 AM (sPQoU)

321 315 That Japanese beer bottle will stick in more than sand...
Posted by: Mayor Pete Bootyjuice at July 23, 2025 12:03 AM (szqEY)

Hmmm, that gives me a few ideas!
Posted by: BJ Clinton, Cigarette Aficionado at July 23, 2025 01:45 AM (J4BK5)

On twitter, I saw, already, an emergency room doctor saying, "Don't."

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:07 AM (aURVT)

322 Rereading before hitting "Post" is your friend.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:09 AM (aURVT)

323 I don't mind huggers too much.

As long as they aren't face-huggers.

Posted by: tankdemon at July 23, 2025 02:18 AM (VSht7)

324 Aelfred The Great retweeted
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
Jul 21
Honestly, what’s hilarious is that so many drugs are cool, even the ludicrously deadly ones (read: Heroin, pain pills, etc) and Hunter somehow picked the one that everyone, across race and class and creed, finds gross: Crack.
Honestly incredible.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:19 AM (aURVT)

325 Personally, I think Babylon 5 smoked them all. Not so much the last season, but definitely the first 4. Really good character interactions, great characters in general. Pretty good story too. Probably the most realistic really. No pie in the sky star trek bullshit. Mankind will get fancy toys and still suck. They won't end wars or famine, and won't be singing I'd like to teach the world to sing with picard on the bridge of his flying living room. Nope, mankind will still be assholes, just with jump gates.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2025 12:14 AM (snZF9)

B5 was good, but the human characters mostly ranged from bland to terrible. Most of the political allegories were ham-handed as well. One of Star Trek's better qualities was when it tried to explore gray areas of moral dilemmas. B5 had a bad habit of making Sheridan the moral paragon while his antagonists were frequently one-dimensional cartoon villains. Garibaldi was pretty much the only human character with some depth to him. Londo and G'Kar carried the show, especially in the later seasons.

Posted by: Sjg at July 23, 2025 02:26 AM (aqZN1)

326 The channel has now corrected their mistake.

SPACE AFFAIRS
Well, yes. We put in a.m. instead of p.m. Sorry about that. Can happen, and the world is spinning. However, the info in the stream description said it right.

SPACE AFFAIRS
The launch is scheduled for 11:13 a.m. PDT (1813 UTC, 20:13 CEST) from SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB. Launch inclination is south, landing at LZ-4 of the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylk4uw7GQys

Posted by: Joyenz at July 23, 2025 02:39 AM (sPQoU)

327 and Hunter somehow picked the one that everyone, across race and class and creed, finds gross: Crack.
Honestly incredible.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:19 AM (aURVT)
-

Try not to get confused but Tom Homan referred to Hunter Biden as the "FDA":

https://tinyurl.com/mytyfbce

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 23, 2025 02:41 AM (VFv8R)

328 326 The channel has now corrected their mistake.
Posted by: Joyenz at July 23, 2025 02:39 AM (sPQoU)

oops

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:52 AM (aURVT)

329 @beyondreasdoubt reposted the W/Osbourne WHCA fun and games.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:57 AM (aURVT)

330 327 and Hunter somehow picked the one that everyone, across race and class and creed, finds gross: Crack.
Honestly incredible.

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 02:19 AM (aURVT)
-

Try not to get confused but Tom Homan referred to Hunter Biden as the "FDA":

https://tinyurl.com/mytyfbce
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 23, 2025 02:41 AM (VFv8R)

hahahahahaha

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 03:01 AM (aURVT)

331
No one's talking about the original Outer Limits? The Bellero Shield.

And now I'm off to bed.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 23, 2025 03:02 AM (HL/Ld)

332 Japan signed a trade deal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 23, 2025 03:08 AM (oADFa)

333 Finally home
Slowly running of of things to do.
Can't wait for a evening to watch a few Cafe cute videos then go to bed.

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2025 03:19 AM (+qU29)

334 Glad that you got home safely, Skip.

Sweet dreams, Horde, I am off to bed too.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2025 03:25 AM (0nHVk)

335 Normally wouldn't be home yet so hopefully stealing sleep time.
Have a great morning everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2025 03:38 AM (+qU29)

336 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at July 23, 2025 04:30 AM (aURVT)

337 I just got finished reviewing every single episode of Star Trek TOS. If the TheJamesMadison ever wants to talk Star Trek

Posted by: Drunken Yoda at July 23, 2025 08:33 AM (T/UyB)

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