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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - August 10, 2025 [Doof]
Greywolf Golf Course - Panorama Mountain Resort - British Columbia
A man in Memphis shot his wife in the gut and then drove her to the hospital — but stopped to pick up a beer along the way, according to local officials. Decarlo Pitchford, 51, pulled the gun on his wife when they got into an argument on July 19 at their Tennessee home after the woman threatened to leave him, Law and Crime reported. “I told you stop playing with me,” he allegedly said before pulling the trigger of his Ruger handgun.
Photo from the lawandcrime.com article.
Be honest - How many of you are thinking "he probably wouldn't have been able to stop for a beer had he used a .45"??
This dude turns modern day company logos into retro style 80s pic.twitter.com/KM3OfJoro3
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) August 3, 2025
I feel so old after watching this video 🤨😂 pic.twitter.com/F42EdnHkIK
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) August 7, 2025
----- Here's a cool article with some really cool retro photos. 17 Things Every Kid Looked Forward To In The Summers Before Screens
Before phones fit in our pockets and entertainment was a tap away, summer was spent a little differently. It was the season of dirty feet, bike rides with no destination, and staying out until the sky turned pink and the streetlights buzzed on. You didn’t need much to have a good time. A garden hose, a handful of fireflies, or a few friends with nothing better to do. Fun was something you made, not something you downloaded. Back then, the days felt endless in the best way. You planned your adventures face-to-face, with nothing but a snack in hand and a head full of ideas. Boredom didn’t bother us; it pushed us to build, explore, and imagine. From running after the ice cream truck to turning cardboard boxes into rocket ships, summer was pure magic. Here are 17 things every kid looked forward to in the summers before screens took over.
12. Building forts
One of my favorites is 15: Making up games with your friends that made no sense to anyone else.
You had rules. You had a strategy. You had fun. And you’d forget the whole thing by the next day and invent something new.In my 'hood, we had games called "Box Catchers" and "Paper Chasers". Catch me at a MoMe and I'll tell you all about them! Definitely check out the whole article. What other things along these lines did you do back in the day? ----- This commercial has been stuck in my head for 45 years. Yes, I'm serious.
Do you remember it?
----- What say you, Horde? What other retro type content would you like to see featured on upcoming Sunday night ONTs?
Then there’s the big-ticket items: her 1947 wedding dress and 1953 Coronation gown, both crafted by the legendary Norman Hartnell. These aren’t just dresses—they’re history in fabric, dripping with intricate embroidery and regal elegance. The wedding dress, with its romantic ivory silk and pearl details, was a post-war beacon of hope, while the Coronation gown screamed sovereignty with its golden shimmer and symbolic Commonwealth emblems. Wedding dress:
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t just a fashion star; she was a master of sartorial diplomacy. The exhibition will highlight how she used her wardrobe to send messages on the global stage. Take, for example, a stunning white gown from a 1961 State Banquet in Karachi, designed by Hartnell with a dramatic emerald-green pleat cascading down the back—a nod to Pakistan’s national colors. Talk about wearing your heart (and politics) on your sleeve… or rather, your skirt! This show will also feature never-before-seen notes, sketches, and letters from the Queen herself, revealing her hands-on role in crafting these diplomatic looks.
Nobody rocked a headscarf and tartan skirt quite like Queen Elizabeth II. The exhibition will showcase her off-duty style, which became just as recognizable as her glittering gowns. Think impeccably tailored riding jackets, cozy tartan skirts, and those silk headscarves that screamed “I’m at Balmoral, darling.” These pieces, many displayed for the first time, show a Queen who could go from state banquets to muddy fields without missing a beat. And honestly, her practical yet posh countryside vibe is still inspiring designers like Richard Quinn and Erdem today.
Curated by Caroline de Guitaut, Surveyor of The King’s Works of Art, this exhibition is more than a walk through a wardrobe—it’s a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s enduring influence on British fashion. “Her distinctive style became instantly recognizable around the world, bolstering the British fashion industry and influencing generations of designers,” de Guitaut says. And she’s not wrong! From her lifelong partnership with Norman Hartnell to her championing of British couture in the 1940s, the Queen’s fashion choices put the UK on the global style map. No visits to London in your 2026 diary? Good news! A companion book, Queen Elizabeth II: Fashion and Style, written by de Guitaut with contributions from fashion experts, will be available. It’s the perfect gift for fashion nerds and royal fans alike. Speaking of fashion queens, there was a Melania sighting in Bedminster. She looked amazing, as usual, in a Rachel Comey Delirium dress in black polka dots from 2020. Her shoes were absolute fire - Christian Louboutin Dolly Mules in Bianca patent calf leather.
As this dress is a rewear, we can’t run out and purchase it. Fret not! I found two options at Neiman Marcus. The first is by Jacquemus, a Rita polka dot off the shoulder maxi.
Or, consider this Merlette Loris embroidered ruffle midi dress.
Happy shopping! ------ Thank you, Piper!
Not related, yet somehow related
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 10, 2025 10:00 PM (wQPGd)
Posted by: Piper at August 10, 2025 10:00 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at August 10, 2025 10:00 PM (gSTJh)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:00 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at August 10, 2025 10:01 PM (wQPGd)
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's all fair, banks at August 10, 2025 10:01 PM (7W0uI)
Posted by: Bulg at August 10, 2025 10:02 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at August 10, 2025 10:02 PM (QGaXH)
Also I saw the bean bag outfit and was like wait a minute, I didn’t send that over! Guess I was scrolling too fast. lol.
Posted by: Piper at August 10, 2025 10:02 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:03 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 10, 2025 10:03 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at August 10, 2025 10:03 PM (w3u3d)
Sheeeeeeeeet. I can do it without the beanbag.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 10, 2025 10:03 PM (WzM/W)
I have a lot of golf course pics. Mostly ones in NW PA and NE OH. I should send a couple to, uh, some thread. Gardening, outdoors, Sat thread. I think
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 10, 2025 10:03 PM (sAmhv)
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"It was my fault. I made him shoot me."
Posted by: The Lovely Mrs. Pitchford at August 10, 2025 10:04 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's all fair, banks at August 10, 2025 10:01 PM (7W0uI)
Even more interesting is that there was supposedly a directive sent from the White House to not share any information of the agenda or conference with the "Five Eyes"
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:05 PM (rbvCR)
Wasn't me!
Nor am I the "Troy" who sucks at fishing.
Though I don't exactly walk on water when it comes to catching the fishes, either.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:05 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 10, 2025 10:05 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Random Sock Chosen at Random at August 10, 2025 10:05 PM (YJgg/)
Posted by: Random Sock Chosen at Random at August 10, 2025 10:06 PM (YJgg/)
Full of people who are doing wrong
Just about to call up the DA man
When I heard this woman sing a song
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This service has been provided for the benefit of those who were baffled by the lyrics of Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:07 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (bKn1x)
He's possibly white...
Posted by: CNN at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (k/soh)
What model Ruger, and did he pick a 40 of Steele Reserve?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Bulg at August 10, 2025 10:09 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (k/soh)
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Better a soup spoon than a soupçon.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:09 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 10, 2025 10:09 PM (KR90/)
Great photo up top. Hope you were able to play a round on that course.
Retro sounds like a good idea!
Thanks to Piper for the 'Ette Couture!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 10, 2025 10:09 PM (kB9dk)
Just my opinion.
Posted by: mot at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (fIPNY)
But I'd get a Grimace.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: TRex - crossing off nostalgic content for the next Club ONT at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (I4OId)
Posted by: Piper at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 10, 2025 10:12 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 10, 2025 10:12 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:13 PM (snZF9)
Just my opinion.
Posted by: mot at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (fIPNY)
Ad Block for me. No ads.
Posted by: RickZ at August 10, 2025 10:13 PM (gKDq2)
There once was a President Trump,
Who said, "Man...this place is a dump.
Order new shower curtains,
And a gold-plated firkin.
Take it out of my pay in one lump."
(heard at the press conference)
"But what about England, President Trump?"
"Their country's a shithole. Their country's a dump.
And Germany, Italy, Spain...France,
They can't shut up about J.D. Vance."
Posted by: Bombadil at August 10, 2025 10:13 PM (MX0bI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:14 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:13 PM (snZF9)
I would NOT check her cushions for cash.
Posted by: RickZ at August 10, 2025 10:14 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (JkO4W)
And thanks Piper for the Royal Dress Porn, including the Queen's Wellies!
Posted by: Turn Over Choo-Choo at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (G5+As)
Much like doing business with an Indian.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (F8aPo)
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party like it's 1999 ?
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: free tibet at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (1wtUm)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 10, 2025 10:16 PM (fMNlQ)
Well, now that you mention it...
Stretch Armstrong!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at August 10, 2025 10:16 PM (cIm53)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at August 10, 2025 10:16 PM (7TMnw)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (I4OId)
Water balloons! For half the year, then the snowballs!
Legos!!
"City" pool!!!! Seriously, I lived there. Surprised I don't have gills today.
Forts! Getting an empty cable spool from the power company gave us our lumber supply one summer.
Fishing!! The 9-horse did not qualify as a Big Johnson, but it got us to the fish.
Made-up games! Mostly, how to play baseball or football with, like, 6 kids, total.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (DgGvY)
Then US will exit NATO.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (mT+6a)
I admit not knowing what a Skip-It was...never used one, folks never bought one, friends never talked about them.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:18 PM (ynpvh)
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this is so embarrassing...I thought you were a lady commenter !
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: gKWVE at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (gKWVE)
That's how ace makes a living. They're annoying but pretty minor when you think about what we get for donations.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Gref at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (aBgBM)
Pulp magazine and paperback covers. Any genre.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
*nods in agreement*
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (mT+6a)
Russia says NATO is a deal killer.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Archimedes at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (ynpvh)
🫠
Speaking of dum:
I feel so old after watching this video
Lately, I've watched (too many) videos by this guy who goes on college campuses (campi?) and asks basic questions like, in what country is the Panama Canal, and how many wheels on an 18 wheeler, and how many dimes in a dollar. The responses are painfully cringeworthy.
https://www.youtube.com/@kerongb
Posted by: mindful webworker - it's all fair, banks at August 10, 2025 10:20 PM (7W0uI)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 10, 2025 10:21 PM (fMNlQ)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:21 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Peter Lupus at August 10, 2025 10:21 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (/lPRQ)
I'm betting on Colt .45.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:21 PM (k/soh)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 10, 2025 10:21 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (I4OId)
I spent all day turning 5 gallons of gas into thunder. I thought that was pretty productive.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:22 PM (snZF9)
Much like doing business with an Indian.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:15 PM (F8aPo)
Panorama Resort is southwest of Invermere, B.C. in the Purcell mountain range. I remember being on a mineral property high up on a mountain above Toby Creek, and seeing Precambrian stromatolites in dolomite there. Structures made by living algae more than 600 million years ago. And if you go to Sharks Bay in western Australia, you can see living algae making similar mounds this very day.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:22 PM (I4OId)
Good thing her dresses weren't made by William Hartnell. Who knows where in time or space they might have gone.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 10, 2025 10:22 PM (0eaVi)
Posted by: Oddbob at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (3nLb4)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mister Fifties at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (rbvCR)
Then US will exit NATO.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (mT+6a)
Oh that would be perfect.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (ULPxl)
Girl looks like she could be in a Fruit-of-the-Loom commercial...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Multiple colors! Cosplay as your favorite produce! A pear! An eggplant! A..... different variety of pear!
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:08 PM (k/soh)
There are worse places to lose a spoon.
Posted by: ER List of stuff stuck in orifices, 2024 edition at August 10, 2025 10:25 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 10:25 PM (144I4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:25 PM (F8aPo)
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (DgGvY)
A little red face paint, and you could cosplay as a pimento-stuffed olive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (I4OId)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:10 PM (I4OId)
I got the press rehabbed and for the first function test, turned half a bucket of apples into juice.
Thank you for the advice on the punch for the pin.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (rbvCR)
Girl looks like she could be in a Fruit-of-the-Loom commercial...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Multiple colors! Cosplay as your favorite produce! A pear! An eggplant! A..... different variety of pear!
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (DgGvY)
Halloween's not too far away...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (ynpvh)
That's how ace makes a living. They're annoying but pretty minor when you think about what we get for donations.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (viF8m)
Brave with Javascript blocked works for me. I also have a link to a utility called AdNaseum which should click on ads in the background so the host gets revenue, but I've never tried it (pretty sure some other Moron suggested it).
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (ULPxl)
Posted by: Peter Lupus
Wolf was an absolute loon. Fun guy but his wiring is a bit different.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: free tibet at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (1wtUm)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (sAmhv)
I admit not knowing what a Skip-It was...never used one, folks never bought one, friends never talked about them.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I don't think I saw one outside of a TV commercial, but I remembered what it was. I guess the commercials worked.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (DgGvY)
A little red face paint, and you could cosplay as a pimento-stuffed olive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (I4OId)
A fig.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:27 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Bulg at August 10, 2025 10:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 10:25 PM (144I4)
I think Jimi Hendrix had a song about that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:27 PM (I4OId)
Great photo up top. Hope you were able to play a round on that course.
Retro sounds like a good idea!
Thanks to Piper for the 'Ette Couture!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 10, 2025 10:09 PM (kB9dk)
I played 54 holes of golf this weekend. A round of 18 Friday morning and a round of nine on Friday evening; 9 this morning, then 18 this afternoon. 3 different courses. None were anywhere close to as nice as that photo.
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:27 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (mT+6a)
Russia says NATO is a deal killer.
Posted by: Kindltot
NATI is nothing without the US
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (Hp7o4)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (g47mK)
Circus Freak FTW!
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (k/soh)
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Charles is a little bitch. He's going to screw the Queen's centenary up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (F8aPo)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:19 PM (viF8m)
I used to tape tv shows back in the VHS days. Why? So I could fast forward through the commercials.
Man has been avoiding ads since ads were first invented.
Posted by: RickZ at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:24 PM (DgGvY)
Look like Jake the Dog.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (rbvCR)
I got the press rehabbed and for the first function test, turned half a bucket of apples into juice.
Thank you for the advice on the punch for the pin.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:26 PM (rbvCR)
You are welcome. Perhaps we can meet up some day.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:29 PM (I4OId)
Posted by: gKWVE at August 10, 2025 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 10:30 PM (I4OId)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 10, 2025 10:30 PM (w6M9M)
Subtle style variations in tube tops and hot pants.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: gKWVE at August 10, 2025 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
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You could conceal at lest 30 dildos in one of those get-ups.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:31 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: gKWVE at August 10, 2025 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
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You could conceal at lest 30 dildos in one of those get-ups.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:31 PM (JkO4W)
Cosplay eggplant, ribbed for you pleasure...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:31 PM (ynpvh)
Already, he's screwing it up. Pimping his mother. Shameless man.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:32 PM (F8aPo)
Posted by: By Ilco at August 10, 2025 10:32 PM (G5+As)
Her son Charles is a quivering faggot surrender-monkey toadstool. With boobs.
Posted by: Elric the Bladiest Blade at August 10, 2025 10:33 PM (lEo4j)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:17 PM (mT+6a)
Russia says NATO is a deal killer.
Posted by: Kindltot
NATI is nothing without the US
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:28 PM (Hp7o4)
Perhaps they can rename it the European Country Club. The French Surrender Flag Emporium?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 10, 2025 10:33 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (rbvCR)
A Grifters reference. Very nice.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:33 PM (k/soh)
I was Costume Shop manager for Ronald McDonald and the McDonaldland character costumes. The Grimace costumes always came back dirty. Why? The person inside the big purple poof did not have very good vision and always tripped, ending up like an upside down bug on a rug!
Posted by: SnailRacer at August 10, 2025 10:34 PM (2hRck)
Posted by: Piper at August 10, 2025 10:34 PM (pZEOD)
Congrats!
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 10, 2025 10:35 PM (CHHv1)
Out of your head, and into ours. Thanks Doof!
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 10:35 PM (144I4)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: Better run thru the jungle at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (AOsQT)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (mT+6a)
Lime green deep shag carpet
Posted by: Admittedly Evil Miklos at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (ml239)
is gorgeous. Apparently she and Phillip had quite a thing for each other.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:37 PM (F8aPo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:38 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: GWB at August 10, 2025 10:38 PM (pkAbL)
It was George W Bush who first suggested NATO membership of both Georgia and Ukraine in 2008. Putin said no and to prove he wasn't kidding he invaded Georgia.
Early in his term, whoever was writing the words for Joey to speak, he and his ludicrously incompetent administration once again suggested the Ukraine should be invited to join NATO. Then Putin invaded Ukraine. NATO expansion toward Russia is what started the war.
I don't think Trump has any plans to put NATO membership for Ukraine on the table.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at August 10, 2025 10:34 PM (pZEOD)
Thanks for the Queen's couture segment, ma'am! Sleep well.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at August 10, 2025 10:38 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:39 PM (g47mK)
It's a parody of zombie movies, with cats carrying a virus. Only this time, when a human is scratched by a cat, they are transformed into an adorable housecat.
It's hitting all the zombie tropes. Trapped in a supermarket and the cats break in! An evil corporation created the virus! The Government is helpless and hapless!
It would.make a great live action show, with hordes of cheap looking CGI cats defying all efforts to hold them back with water spray bottles.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 10, 2025 10:40 PM (bKn1x)
No winter activities -
- Going down that big ass hile on an inner tube and skidding across the road between cars.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:23 PM (rbvCR)
A Grifters reference. Very nice.
Posted by: tankdemon at August 10, 2025 10:33 PM (k/soh)
I've got to watch it now. Found it for free on PlutoTV.
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 10:41 PM (144I4)
Posted by: Admittedly Evil Miklos at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (ml239)
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You'll need to own one of my specially-designed carpet rakes.
Also good for Afros.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:41 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:41 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:38 PM (viF8m)
I recently heard someone call NATO "the place Neo-Cons go to retire"
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I thought of that. Pix with her in uniform would fit the theme.
The pic of the young princess was nice. She was always a cutie. Last of her kind.
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't call her Lizzy at August 10, 2025 10:42 PM (7W0uI)
Smooches!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (mT+6a)
A SnailRacer sighting is good stuff indeed!
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:43 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:43 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:43 PM (g47mK)
Subtle style variations in tube tops and hot pants.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Soooo much this!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (snZF9)
Her son Charles is a quivering faggot surrender-monkey toadstool. With boobs.
Posted by: Elric the Bladiest Blade at August 10, 2025 10:33 PM (lEo4j)
He and Tampon Timmy might get along.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (ynpvh)
-
The North East Atlantic Treaty Organization.
NEATO
Because a serious organization deserves an equally serious name.
Posted by: Methos at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (zLwRl)
Posted by: Joe Kidd
......................................
youtu.be/0Vy3rnkoRf0
Hidden camera reveals the truth!!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: blaster at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (RoO7G)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:45 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Admittedly Evil Miklos at August 10, 2025 10:36 PM (ml239)
Howdy Miklos! Were your ears burning? I just told T-Rex a few moments ago that I was going to do a wellness check on you. Hadn't seen you around in a while. Hope you're doing well!
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:45 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2025 10:45 PM (mlg/3)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I didn't recognize it by name, but after searching on it, I recognized the toy.
Another item of that era designed to maim young'n's.
Posted by: mindful webworker - lawn darts and chem sets at August 10, 2025 10:46 PM (7W0uI)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 10:46 PM (F8aPo)
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Wait until you see the documentary.
Thanks for the ONT, Doof! And Piper!
Posted by: scampydog at August 10, 2025 10:46 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 10:46 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Kitchen by Brady at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2025 10:45 PM (mlg/3)
Haha - great pseudo-reference!
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (QMAsf)
NEATO
Because a serious organization deserves an equally serious name.
Posted by: Methos at August 10, 2025 10:44 PM (zLwRl)
HELL -> Help Europe Lose Lives.
Ukraine want to go to HELL.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:48 PM (jxs9b)
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Cheesecake makes for a low-durability insole.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (JkO4W)
But, those boots are surely sweet...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:48 PM (ynpvh)
Doef! Congrats on the ONT addition to your repertoire. Retro is my jam. - it’ll be fun!
Posted by: SnailRacer at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (2hRck)
Posted by: The three airbrush wolves on the side of the van at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: blaster at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (RoO7G)
Posted by: Don Black. Message: Better run thru the jungle at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (AOsQT)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (jxs9b)
Can't have too many esses, homie.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (ynpvh)
Decades of idiotic foreign policy by thousands of stupid, bi-partisan drones in DC is going up in flames. People often talk about how they tried to take Trump out but other than he's obviously a more fascist Hitler nobody seems all that curious why they tried to take him out.
That's why.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:43 PM (g47mK)
or was is avocado ?
Posted by: runner at August 10, 2025 10:43 PM (g47mK)
It was avocado. I still have nightmares about that. When I first started learning the kitchen renovation thing from my father it was around 1980, and all the Kitchens we ripped out were either avocado, that shit brown, or harvest gold. Anything that was white was usually something soooo old it was from a time before I was born. Right at that time the color almond was trendy. Dishwashers at that time used to come with 2 door panels, and each side had its own color. Almond, white, black, and one throwback color. Sometimes it was harvest gold, sometimes avocado, or the shit brown. I swear it was the industry trolling us.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (snZF9)
That is the first time I have seen the music video....thanks Doof..
Posted by: joemarine at August 10, 2025 10:50 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:51 PM (jxs9b)
https://youtu.be/qjEkTdgpVwU
Posted by: Gref
Whew. Thanks for that, Gref. Talk about nostalgic (altho a few years before my time), we shall never see its like again. Even on the 250th next year.
Posted by: mindful webworker - sloppy civvy salute at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (7W0uI)
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FREE COUNTRY!
Posted by: blaster at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (RoO7G)
We need common-sense dildo laws...
No open carry.
No concealed carry.
Must be locked up when not in use.
Must keep away from kids.
Can't buy one until you're over 18, over 21 in Blue states.
Background check and waiting period
No Assault Dildos
...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (jxs9b)
or was is avocado ?
Posted by: runner
My mother had better taste than that. Ours were Harvest Gold.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:48 PM (jxs9b)
Click clacks. Fuck I feel old.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:48 PM (jxs9b)
Eskimo yo-yos.
Until it was discovered that they could be flung like a bolo.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2025 10:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2025 10:53 PM (mlg/3)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 10:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (jxs9b)
So like a chastity belt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:53 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Doof
Thank you for your kindness and Concern.
I have scheduled my own Wellness Check on the way to the lake with Reputable Morons.
Posted by: Darleen and I have decided do a trial separation at August 10, 2025 10:54 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:54 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss
An ONT a few months ago had the listicle about Dangerous Toys. Clackers and Lawn Darts got most of the comments here.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:54 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: SnailRacer at August 10, 2025 10:49 PM (2hRck)
Thanks - hope we see you around more!
Posted by: Doof at August 10, 2025 10:54 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 10:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
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You obviously didn't hang out at the Red Onion on disco nights.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 10:55 PM (JkO4W)
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FREE COUNTRY!
Posted by: blaster
...................................
youtu.be/rf592f9jPaM
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 10, 2025 10:55 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Kitchen by Brady at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (G5+As)
Our blender is Harvest Gold. As is the kitchen sink and the stove. The GE Harvest Gold fridge finally died last August after nearly 50 years. So, the new one is stainless steel. Luckily, the kitchen cabinets we had custom built and installed in 1977 are dark oak, so it doesn't look too bad.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 10, 2025 10:55 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 10, 2025 10:56 PM (8P/xB)
Posted by: Kitchen by Brady at August 10, 2025 10:47 PM (G5+As)
Our blender is Harvest Gold. As is the kitchen sink and the stove. The GE Harvest Gold fridge finally died last August after nearly 50 years. So, the new one is stainless steel. Luckily, the kitchen cabinets we had custom built and installed in 1977 are dark oak, so it doesn't look too bad.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 10, 2025 10:55 PM (5xuJ/)
Don't expect the new fridge to last 50 years...50 months, maybe.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:56 PM (ynpvh)
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 10:56 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Clackers.
And you buy them still.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (DgGvY)
Slowly I turned.....lol
yeah, mom had that too. I remember her first new kitchen. It was 1970, when that dreaded mediterranean decor was in full swing. My father did the kitchen. It was dark stain, harvest gold appliances. Looking back at it, it was...hideous.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (ZVgZ4)
My therapist thinks most of my *issues* are based on childhood appliance color abuse
Posted by: Miklos did, in fact, rake the carpet at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 10:58 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Nemo at August 10, 2025 10:58 PM (4RPgu)
Posted by: Net Positive at August 10, 2025 10:58 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 10, 2025 10:56 PM (8P/xB)
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Don't worry, honey. I won't tell.
Posted by: Clorette DePasto at August 10, 2025 10:58 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Boss Moss
An ONT a few months ago had the listicle about Dangerous Toys. Clackers and Lawn Darts got most of the comments here.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 10:54 PM (DgGvY)
For the more modern era, my kids used Kendamas...
https://youtu.be/QJ0etuqhNDY
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:59 PM (ynpvh)
She also had a like cabinet set of ovens though (maybe 2/3 the width of the big oven) with a warming oven underneath.
The cabinet ovens I think either came with the house (mid 50s) or they had put in in the 60s. So that would have lasted into the 00s.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 10:59 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Now do Pop Rocks
Posted by: Miklos heard about the kid who ate a whole pack of Pop Rocks then a Pepsi at August 10, 2025 10:59 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Its lying. They were called click clacks. Well, on this side of the country anyway. The name is burned into my fucking memory.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:59 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 10:57 PM (ZVgZ4)
Because the first ones were made of glass. Seems like an oversight.
My aunt had a set that were plastic. My initial thought was, I am going to hit myself in the face with these.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:00 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 10:59 PM (snZF9)
Clackers. Which side of the country?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
And this is why the name is burned into my memory. I exploded a few sets of them. We started saying click, clack, boom.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (snZF9)
Uncle bought a older house in the early '80s. Master bathroom had all the pink fixtures and red velvet wallpaper. Said it looked like something out of a whorehouse and showed it off to all the houseguests.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:56 PM (ynpvh)
At the age of 78, I couldn't care less. LOL!! We bought the most basic model GE, no microprocessors, etc. I kept the old fridge going all those years....replace or rebuilt fan motors, defrost timers, etc. Even gave it a shot oF R12 about 5 years ago. It was house warming gift from my parents when we moved into the house in October 1974. I was 27 then. HOLY CRAP!
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (bss/y)
Jersey. Even the commercials on TV called them click clacks.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (snZF9)
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/
YLWncetHpUY
Posted by: Don Black. Message: Better run thru the jungle at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (AOsQT)
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Really? Why would that be a problem?
Posted by: The National League of Kid's Lunchbox Manufacturers at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (mT+6a)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (snZF9)
Huh. They were before my time. El Paso called them clackers.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:03 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:03 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:04 PM (JkO4W)
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/
YLWncetHpUY
Posted by: Don Black. Message: Better run thru the jungle at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (AOsQT)
Had a cousin who fed those to minnows...one swallowed a pop rock before it popped...it popped inside the minnow, minnow turned upside down and floated to the top...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:04 PM (JkO4W)
Hey a use for that hockey goalie mask off the ice!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (ZVgZ4)
Things we do know:
1. J.D. Vance floated a proposal at an EU conference to "allow" the Russians to keep the territory they now occupy. EU and Zelensky immediately rejected it.
2. Tactically, the Russians continue to win on the ground. They keep pushing forward and there's not much the Ukrainians can do to stop them.
3. The Russians are poised to cross the Dniper River and start retaking the southern city of Kherson. This would be one Hell of a fight, so they may not actually do it, but the threat is undoubtedly enough to keep Ukrainian troops stuck there when they could be fighting elsewhere.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (bKn1x)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (jxs9b)
It was rough but some of us lived through it.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
For a few years in the mid-late 70s,both electrician and plumber's union in Rockland County, NY and Bergen County, NJ worked 20 hour weeks to spread the jobs around. Times were tough.
Posted by: Fully Employed Retiree at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (G5+As)
Y’all ‘rons are kabittzing about avocado appliances?
FFS grow a pair.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (mT+6a)
That can be shit colored...
Posted by: Beta O'Rourke at August 10, 2025 11:06 PM (ynpvh)
All you nitwits would have your very own Billboard. (especially the ingrate that keeps putting carrots in chili)
Posted by: Orson at August 10, 2025 11:06 PM (dIske)
Posted by: 496 at August 10, 2025 11:06 PM (d9xWE)
Uncle bought a older house in the early '80s. Master bathroom had all the pink fixtures and red velvet wallpaper. Said it looked like something out of a whorehouse and showed it off to all the houseguests.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)
They were horrible. I destroyed quite a few with sledgehammers when we gutted bathrooms. I dated a chick with that color in the bathroom of her parent's house, and somebody dropped something in the bowl and broke a small hole in it, so her father repaired it with some bolt and a rubber washer. I told them I would bring them a bowl when I gutted a bathroom with that color. Well she was long gone by the time the next pink bathroom came into play, so none were saved. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:06 PM (snZF9)
I'll pay mom twice that just to ask me questions!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:07 PM (2WIwB)
It was rough but some of us lived through it.
Posted by: JackStraw
Are you sure? Didn't I read that you died in your backyard?
Posted by: Get Well Soon at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (G5+As)
Posted by: Net Positive
They'll probably spend a shitload of money to put bird netting like a verticle wall between the bleachers and rafters all around the court.
Like tossing shoes and boots over power lines the trick will be getting the dongs lodged up in the netting a hung up in it.
... Streisand effect...
But it will attract more attendees...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)
...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 10:52 PM (ynpvh)
What about the double-ended ones?
Posted by: Every WNBA star, ever at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (gFNvY)
I'll pay mom twice that just to ask me questions!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:07 PM (2WIwB)
A lot more expensive than "$20, same as in town."...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Mr. Miklos Bojangles at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (ml239)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Fully Employed Retiree at August 10, 2025 11:05 PM (G5+As)
the glorious carter years.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
A couple of dirtbags wearing snow pants in the summer always raised suspicions.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (/lPRQ)
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Heard your dog up and died.
*shrugs*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (ynpvh)
True.
But my answers will be long and drawn out. Could take hours.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (jxs9b)
https://tinyurl.com/246tfky2
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (bss/y)
Clicks
Clacks
I need metal toe and heel taps for my dancin' shoes
Posted by: Mr. Miklos Bojangles at August 10, 2025 11:08 PM (ml239)
How's about some boogie shoes?
https://youtu.be/wgAKQko8AXA
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (jxs9b)
https://tinyurl.com/246tfky2
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (bss/y)
That's one way to get Mauled...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:11 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:11 PM (F8aPo)
Are you sure? Didn't I read that you died in your backyard?
Posted by: Get Well Soon
FALSE
JackStraw survived all, but did put that one kid's eye out in one of the Penny Rocket Wars.
That's what they say, anyhow.
Posted by: Unreliable Miklos at August 10, 2025 11:11 PM (ml239)
https://youtu.be/wgAKQko8AXA
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at August 10, 2025 11:10 PM (ynpvh)
Rockin' Pneumonia?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: The Paolo at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (WzM/W)
It was the tits. We had awesome music, cars, movies and girls who were really girlie. And we didn't have no internet. We had to actually talk to people in person.
The 70's were an incredible time.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:09 PM (jxs9b)
As advertised in Requiem for a Dream.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (zUe/H)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Mr. Miklos Bojangles
Why am I thinking of The Bad Seed?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Black and red, double ended, covered in spikes?
Nah, DEIsney would never allow that.
You'll have to settle for something "Hello Kitty" branded.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 11:13 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:13 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: javems at August 10, 2025 11:13 PM (8I4hW)
Y’all ‘rons are kabittzing about avocado appliances?
FFS grow a pair.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (mT+6a)
I have an avocado one-piece tub/shower in the master bathroom at Casa de Peon in Arizona. Installed it myself, I did.
Posted by: Every WNBA star, ever at August 10, 2025 11:14 PM (gFNvY)
https://youtu.be/wgAKQko8AXA
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
One of the reasons I survived the 70s and early 80s is that I did not have access to the quantity or quality of cocaine that Harold Casey and Sunshine Band had.
How they survived is a mystery.
Posted by: Miklos vaguely recalls at August 10, 2025 11:15 PM (ml239)
Posted by: free tibet at August 10, 2025 11:16 PM (1wtUm)
The 70's were an incredible time.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (viF8m)
Tube tops. They made all the bullshit of 70's worth it. Man..I still..man, fucking eh. Those things should be on display in their own pyramid.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:16 PM (snZF9)
FFS grow a pair.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 10, 2025 11:02 PM (mT+6a)
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You ever wear black stretch polyester Angels Flight pants in public?
It does thing to you.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:17 PM (JkO4W)
I'll pay mom twice that just to ask me questions!
Posted by: Diogenes
Tell her you'll do a shot for every question you get wrong, she for every one you get right...
That might be a way to bring family Trivial Pursuit night up a notch.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 10, 2025 11:17 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Miklos had that recurrently when in New Orleans at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (ml239)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (viF8m)
The pic of the young princess was nice. She was always a cutie. Last of her kind.
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't call her Lizzy
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A job done well.
Too bad their children were idiots.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (F8aPo)
1971 Dodge Barracuda Hemi
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: 496
Wait, we have to call him Lord now? I thought Boss was good enough for Ace.
Think I'll step away from the blog and go watch some wideos.
Posted by: mindful webworker - sloppy civvy salute at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (7W0uI)
Posted by: The Paolo at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (WzM/W)
It does thing to you.
Posted by: Cicero
Rules
Pics
Posted by: Miklos the Stickler at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (ml239)
Posted by: SnailRacer at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (2hRck)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (gFNvY)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:12 PM (viF8m)
And we had Southern Rock, Disco, Punk Rock, Funk, Top 40.
Posted by: joemarine at August 10, 2025 11:20 PM (y171U)
Posted by: free tibet
My first car.
I loved that car, and that car loved me.
Posted by: Miklos the Former Teenager at August 10, 2025 11:21 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 10, 2025 11:21 PM (bKn1x)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:22 PM (gFNvY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
I loved that car, and that car loved me.
Posted by: Miklos the Former Teenager at August 10, 2025 11:21 PM (ml239
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The "Pintang" cognomen was well and truly earned.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:22 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Kitchen
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Have I mentioned my hot pink electric cooktop?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2025 11:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Miss Dixie at August 10, 2025 11:23 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:23 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Consistent Miklos at August 10, 2025 11:24 PM (ml239)
Like tossing shoes and boots over power lines the trick will be getting the dongs lodged up in the netting a hung up in it.
... Streisand effect...
But it will attract more attendees...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Dill net. Easier than snagging them.
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 11:24 PM (144I4)
We have a launch in the morning. This will be their fifth time trying to launch this project. Weather keeps scrubbing the mission.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - KF-02 (Project Kuiper)
SLC-40 - CCSFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: August 11, 2025
Launch Time: 8:35 a.m. EDT (1225 UTC, 14:25 CEST)
https://youtu.be/gmLgVD_vLdI
Posted by: Joyenz at August 10, 2025 11:25 PM (sPQoU)
Ladies and gentlemen, the defense rests.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (viF8m)
I STILL remember the hot chicks in school that wore them, and I remember the frigging best looking colors for each chick. Cheryl had a sky blue one, and she had most perfect set of round, gravity defying grapefruits, and that blue on her with her blonde hair.... man. She also had a white one that was friggin great. Then there was linda, she like green. Doreen...yeah I'll just stop here. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:26 PM (snZF9)
I honestly think those of us who grew up in the 70's might have been some of the most fortunate people who haver ever lived on this planet. I had so much fun I'm surprised I lived through it with only flesh wounds.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:26 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mikloso di Fiumicino at August 10, 2025 11:27 PM (ml239)
1971 Dodge Barracuda Hemi
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
I missed one of those in 1981 for $1500. I never forgot that car. Talk about a death sled...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:28 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: SnailRacer at August 10, 2025 11:19 PM (2hRck)
The feeling is mutual but looks kind of doubtful for this year. Been having trouble getting around for while. I'm working on it though.
Posted by: javems at August 10, 2025 11:29 PM (8I4hW)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:30 PM (dDmld)
Posted by: free tibet at August 10, 2025 11:30 PM (1wtUm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
So
You remember Doreen
Oh yeah
Posted by: Miklos, Darleen, Marleen and Charleen at August 10, 2025 11:31 PM (ml239)
You and I need to have some drinks. I want to hear about Linda.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:31 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:32 PM (dDmld)
1971 Dodge Barracuda Hemi
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
I missed one of those in 1981 for $1500. I never forgot that car. Talk about a death sled...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 10, 2025 11:28 PM (snZF9)
***
My high school biology teacher bought one. He was a nerd but damn...that car!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Diogenes
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And you watch that?
Posted by: scampydog at August 10, 2025 11:33 PM (Cw/CP)
August 1972 was spent entirely at the pool. Home in time to watch Star Trek at 6.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 10, 2025 11:33 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:30 PM (dDmld)
https://tinyurl.com/67vduv43
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:33 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Cicero
NOW HIRING
ONT PHOTO ARCHIVE RESEARCHER
Posted by: In Miklos' day porn was hust a section of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue at August 10, 2025 11:34 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:34 PM (jxs9b)
a) shooting your wife but taking her to the hospital
b) stopping to get a beer on the way
Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 10, 2025 11:35 PM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2025 11:36 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:33 PM (bss/y)
That violates all the known laws of physics.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:36 PM (gFNvY)
That's all I have to say about that.
Posted by: javems at August 10, 2025 11:36 PM (8I4hW)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:26 PM (viF8m)
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I think we had more "freedom" than the kids before us or after us. These days they would call us feral.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 10, 2025 11:38 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 10, 2025 11:38 PM (wVcYX)
https://shorturl.fm/gj6o0
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
The oven looks like the light bulb powered Easy Bake oven my little sister had
Posted by: The Miklosoan Memory is both a curse and a blessing at August 10, 2025 11:38 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Count de Monet
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Understatement.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2025 11:39 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:39 PM (jxs9b)
https://shorturl.fm/gj6o0
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
That's about the same size as Mammaw's but hers was... black, iirc. And Like I said, there was a warming oven underneath.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:41 PM (bss/y)
https://shorturl.fm/gj6o0
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
The oven looks like the light bulb powered Easy Bake oven my little sister had
Posted by: The Miklosoan Memory is both a curse and a blessing at August 10, 2025 11:38 PM (ml239)
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Jeez! Those walls! What do you call that...dildo green?
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2025 11:41 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: gdgm+ at August 10, 2025 11:41 PM (C5GSe)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:42 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Count de Monet
In the 80s, I needed to send a telegram to Morocco.
ATandT informed me this was not possible.
I asked, What does ATandT stand for? Letter by letter....
There were idiots then too.
Posted by: The Miklosian Memory is about full at August 10, 2025 11:42 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:33 PM (bss/y)
That violates all the known laws of physics.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:36 PM (gFNvY)
I suspect she needn't worry about applying sunscreen to the tops of her sandaled feet.
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 10, 2025 11:42 PM (wVcYX)
Yes, re-try and re-try. So, I pursued CAPTCHA sucks on youtube (the link can be view by hovering the mouse pointer).
Discovered that Google bought captcha in '09 and used it in computer learning and mapping. Now, they are in the self driving car business and are using people's choices to help their driving software.
That's what the tubers are saying anyway. Personally, if tubers thought that up, what nefarious things is Google really up to?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:43 PM (F8aPo)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:45 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Megthered at August 10, 2025 11:45 PM (GOJbT)
Discovered that Google bought captcha in '09 and used it in computer learning and mapping. Now, they are in the self driving car business and are using people's choices to help their driving software.
That's what the tubers are saying anyway. Personally, if tubers thought that up, what nefarious things is Google really up to?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:43 PM (F8aPo)
Brave browser FTW, even blocks Ewetoob ads.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:46 PM (gFNvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Is this the Party to whom I am speaking?
Posted by: Lilly Tomlin, 128 years old at August 10, 2025 11:46 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
That violates all the known laws of physics.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
That's one for the Moron quiz. "Can knockers be too big?"
The "no" side could argue the concealed-carry options.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 11:47 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:45 PM (jxs9b)
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Don't get me started on digital downloads vs wax cylinders
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 10, 2025 11:47 PM (dDmld)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:47 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:47 PM (jxs9b)
You remember those, right?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:48 PM (F8aPo)
The "no" side could argue the concealed-carry options.
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 11:47 PM (DgGvY)
"We shall fight in the shade."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 10, 2025 11:48 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I recall being fairly free range as a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 10, 2025 11:48 PM (sAmhv)
Her Majesty, Roz and The Big Dummy got to their first stop safely this afternoon. On to Kansas tomorrow.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 10, 2025 11:49 PM (kkTda)
Ima FIND them Captcha fukkas
Posted by: It takes a lot to piss kindly Miklos off at August 10, 2025 11:49 PM (ml239)
Posted by: Megthered
Indoor forts in the wintertime. Unlike blanket-and-couch-cushion forts, you could draw on them. Make it a moon-lander capsule.
Posted by: grade-school mikeski at August 10, 2025 11:49 PM (DgGvY)
The Russians are hyper-paranoid about being invaded from that border. They will need a buffer state there between them and NATO. A NATO-Ukraine as a border state will drive them insane with anxiety.
Posted by: Fenrisulven at August 10, 2025 11:49 PM (ciYHQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:51 PM (jxs9b)
Funny how those giant numbers come in handy now that my eyes are older.
Made in Hong Kong! Don't see that label much anymore.
https://tinyurl.com/685cf35c
Posted by: haffhowershower at August 10, 2025 11:51 PM (144I4)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 10, 2025 11:52 PM (F8aPo)
I had the best parents any kid could ever ask for. Came home from Kollige after my sophomore year and told them I was thinking of taking a year off and going diving in the Caribbean. My dad called me a dumbass, my mom said do it. They were both right.
Somehow, we all survived.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 10, 2025 11:52 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia on another device at August 10, 2025 11:53 PM (n7rxJ)
You could kill some one with one of those phones! In multiple ways! Nowadays you can’t even slam the phone down to hang up on someone!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 10, 2025 11:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
FUN FACT
"Bakelite" pronounced Back-a -leet Is the Hungarian term for vinyl or whatever they were made of records.
Posted by: The things I remember here at August 10, 2025 11:53 PM (ml239)
Posted by: As not seen on TV at August 10, 2025 11:54 PM (2OP/a)
Ima FIND them Captcha fukkas
Posted by: It takes a lot to piss kindly Miklos off
The only good thing to come out of Captcha was the meme about "Bicyclist unable to create account because he can't recognize stop signs."
Posted by: mikeski at August 10, 2025 11:54 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:55 PM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2025 11:57 PM (gFNvY)
I have read some things, you tell me.
Is Alberta really considering an...um...change of status?
Posted by: The Inquiring Mind of Miklos at August 11, 2025 12:01 AM (ml239)
Posted by: grade-school mikeski
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I recollect Calvin's time machine. He and Hobbes traveled eons in that thing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:01 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at August 11, 2025 12:02 AM (ZVgZ4)
The kids before the 70s had even more freedom, judging by how far they were allowed to walk to school.
_________
In 6th grade, I rode my bike to school every day. A couple of miles each way, rain, snow or cold. I was quite healthy all that winter.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 11, 2025 12:05 AM (kkTda)
Tree forts were my specialty about age 12.
Underground forts by age 14 and trying to coax Lindsey up into my former tree forts at age 15 for some biology lessons....yup!
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:05 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Thanks For The Mammaries... at August 11, 2025 12:05 AM (G5+As)
Think P-38 pistol grips might be as well
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2025 12:06 AM (+qU29)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:06 AM (XeU6L)
I have read some things, you tell me.
Is Alberta really considering an...um...change of status?
Posted by: The Inquiring Mind of Miklos at August 11, 2025 12:01 AM (ml239)
I believe there will be a separation referendum next year? I got to meet Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre yesterday, and exchanged a few words.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2025 12:06 AM (gFNvY)
Posted by: Nightwatch
We agreed not to talk about that
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at August 11, 2025 12:07 AM (ml239)
You could kill some one with one of those phones! In multiple ways! Nowadays you can’t even slam the phone down to hang up on someone!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
..............................
My grandparents had a rotary phone that was made out of metal and if swung at somebody's head, would knock them out like they were punched by Tyson in his prime. A solid, well built phone.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 11, 2025 12:07 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2025 12:06 AM (+qU29)
Indeed they are/
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2025 12:08 AM (gFNvY)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:08 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2025 12:06 AM (+qU29)
Indeed they are/
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I have a P 38
It's a can opener though
Posted by: Miklos packs and travels Light at August 11, 2025 12:10 AM (ml239)
Posted by: Archer at August 11, 2025 12:10 AM (IDphi)
Tree forts were my specialty about age 12.
Underground forts by age 14 and trying to coax Lindsey up into my former tree forts at age 15 for some biology lessons....yup!
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:05 AM (25kuG)
We built some underground forts that would have made pharaoh proud. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:10 AM (snZF9)
Tonight on Coast to Coast AM
Space historian Robert Zimmerman joins guest host Richard Syrett to discuss the present state of the commercial space industry in connection with future American space exploration. He will also share his thoughts on the passing of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 11, 2025 12:12 AM (63Dwl)
We all had cars. They were freedom machines. Most of us had shit boxes but we all could figure out how to keep them moving.
I'm amazed when I hear that a lot of kids today don't even care about getting their drivers license. All I ever wanted was to go out there.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 11, 2025 12:13 AM (viF8m)
I miss having those around for some reason.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 11, 2025 12:14 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Nightwatch
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Especially for you. '100 Years'.
Best to read the lyrics first:
https://shorturl.at/J4t4N
The Youtube;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-qQcNT_fY
Warning: Poignant. I find it a bit hard to watch.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:16 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 10, 2025 11:55 PM (jxs9b)
God I hope not. Except maybe for your Chevy Van.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 11, 2025 12:16 AM (fDshd)
It's a can opener though
Posted by: Miklos packs and travels Light at August 11, 2025 12:10 AM (ml239)
I have the same p38 on my key chain for the last 45 years. It sits next to an old champion circular spark plug gaping tool, and a tiny piston and connecting rod from a cox gas powered airplane engine that are equally as old. They have been with me forever.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:17 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (+qU29)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 11, 2025 12:13 AM (viF8m)
Kinda like the first time on a bicycle. Total freedom.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (fDshd)
To think we got to the moon with slide rules and 4-bit computers. Of course, 60 years before that, we learned to build planes and fly by crashing and dying, a lot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (kkTda)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Archer
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And bottle rockets
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (sAmhv)
President Donald J. Trump expands Executive Order on restarting the National Fitness Tests
"Forts, boys should build big forts, forts like you wouldn't believe. The best forts, really the best."
Posted by: Miklos J. Trump at August 11, 2025 12:19 AM (ml239)
And likely very accurate, too. Simple zero crossing counter of the incoming AC waveform. It's time keeping is as good as the grid's, which is pretty impressive over the long term. There can be short term variation with load changes, but over the long term, dead accurate clock.
Something else you can't find anymore is the old PM synchronous motor clocks. They were grid accurate as well, and cheap.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at August 11, 2025 12:19 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:20 AM (jxs9b)
We are here through Friday.
Not a damned thing to do and loving it.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 11, 2025 12:23 AM (fDshd)
Posted by: Archer
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And bottle rockets
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up
*removes eye patch to wipe away tear*
Posted by: Miklos the Veteran of Childhood Good-Natured Hostilities at August 11, 2025 12:23 AM (ml239)
We all had cars. They were freedom machines. Most of us had shit boxes but we all could figure out how to keep them moving.
I'm amazed when I hear that a lot of kids today don't even care about getting their drivers license. All I ever wanted was to go out there.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 11, 2025 12:13 AM (viF8m)
Everybody had hotrods. My school parking lot was filled with them. GTOs, Chevelles, box novas, Roadrunners, etc. 2 dudes had 55 chevys, one had a 57 nomad. I had a 68 GTO. It was crazy. The roads were littered with hotrods. The chicks seemed to like the early 70's camaros, or late 60's firebirds and camaros. Cars were everywhere. Of course most of us got our licenses during scumbag Carter's gas crunch. That was a bummer.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:23 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Mister Ghost at August 11, 2025 12:24 AM (TGPs7)
Posted by: Blind Monk Miklos of Shaolin at August 11, 2025 12:24 AM (ml239)
I explained that the famous video, where there's a big screw in front of the trigger, that the screw doesn't simulate anything worth simulating. I won't be putting any screws in my own P320. This oh-so-outrageous position landed me an argument with people denser than tungsten from the Earth's core.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2025 12:25 AM (lhenN)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 11, 2025 12:13 AM (viF8m)
Kinda like the first time on a bicycle. Total freedom.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 11, 2025 12:18 AM (fDshd)
First time a rode a harley I felt like I was doing something illegal, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:26 AM (snZF9)
My entire life.
Goodnight all.
https://tinyurl.com/4nb2shv3
Posted by: JackStraw at August 11, 2025 12:26 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:26 AM (jxs9b)
You know when we say 'Plasticy' I never mean how the old phones felt. They felt solid. Weighty.
I miss having those around for some reason.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
The handset was made to fit the human head.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 11, 2025 12:26 AM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:20 AM (jxs9b)
I have an old, old Telechron alarm clock which I like because its alarm is a loud raucous buzz. But lately, it loses about 5 minutes per day. I think it might need lube. Case is white Bakelite.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2025 12:26 AM (gFNvY)
(This was the same fort of my Lindsey adventure fail)
They informed my father that they would have to tear the whole thing down. It took them with large crews near a week to bring down what I spent 2 months building with recycled nails and lumber recovered from housing builds in my neighborhood.
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:27 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Berserker
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Heh. I have a Thimble Drome .049, with 3 blade prop sitting on a kitchen cabinet waiting for me to craft an L-shaped wooden bookend mount.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:28 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:28 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 11, 2025 12:30 AM (CGznR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:31 AM (jxs9b)
(Lil Pooky's favorite teether: A corncob that vibrates when he chomps on it and has the John Deere logo on it. Where'd we buy it? Bomgaars, of course!)
Posted by: pookysgirl, proud Hawkeye Caucii attendee at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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WE 500 set. And, the audio was superb.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (XeU6L)
That whole neighborhood where I spent 6 to 16 is loosing people quick. Lost 4 in the last year. I'd bet about half of us are dead at this point. I'm starting to wonder about that dirt we all munched.
The hood was fully free range back in those days. We stole beer and cigarettes because, well, they were close to the door at the store. Pranked everyone. The more pissed they got the better. Toilet papered the houses of our enemies. Rode miles and miles on our bikes.
I'd put forth that the 80's were the best time to be a teen. Watching to world go by from the end of Vietnam to today has been one strange trip.
Posted by: Reforger at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (h5TUr)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (CGznR)
informing me that will be an additional $$$18 hundred to my policy????
I LOVE DYING IN COMMIEFORNIA!!
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:37 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:20 AM (jxs9b)
Took me a long time to realize the 'buly beef' from British WWI trenches was actually canned corned beef.
Whenever I see canned corned beef on sale, I buy a can or two. I don't know what you do with you corned beef but I make hash with potatoes, onions, sweet peppers. Add the corned beef at the last minute just to warm through. Economical. Just add egg(s). Two or three meals out of that.
Posted by: RickZ at August 11, 2025 12:38 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2025 12:39 AM (lhenN)
Posted by: Reforger at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (h5TUr)
The 80's were definitely very cool. I was just brushing up against late teen fun in '79, so for me the 80's were the berserker years. Dozens of metal clubs running 7 nights a week, big hair chicks in spandex who didn't know the meaning of the word "no", hot rods, you name it. Life was good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:40 AM (snZF9)
We built a tree house fort back by a canal just South of town, when I was a young teenager.... over 50 years ago.
Parts of it were still up until 2 years ago, when a homeless person sleeping in it, apparently set it and the trees around it on fire.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 11, 2025 12:47 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:48 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 12:40 AM (snZF9)
Even with Disco, I'd take the late 70's Early 80's over today.... in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 11, 2025 12:48 AM (mP0Kj)
I never thought I would see that.
Posted by: Reforger at August 11, 2025 12:49 AM (h5TUr)
Posted by: QED Texan at August 11, 2025 12:50 AM (fveCG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:50 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2025 12:51 AM (EITcu)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2025 12:52 AM (lhenN)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 11, 2025 12:32 AM (CGznR)
Strap on your P320 and get into your Pinto while chomping on an apple with Alar on it and just see what happens. And I'm pretty sure Satanists are running the daycare down the block.
Don't get me started about the Trilateral Commission.
Posted by: A Suspicious-looking Cat saying "nya" at August 11, 2025 12:53 AM (bKn1x)
An epic time of history for young men.
Never to be repeated. But what did we learn some would say...
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:55 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:55 AM (25kuG)
Don't trust Whitey.
Posted by: Homie the Clown at August 11, 2025 12:57 AM (bKn1x)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:57 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:58 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 12:50 AM (jxs9b)
That's where I currently sit. The house is a detriment to the land value. I have 1/2 an acre with a 70's tripple wide sitting on it. Cost more to get rid of it than it's worth. Plus all those asbestos mitigation things I have to go through. I want to put a stick built on it but the city designated MY land multi-family. So their focus is the whole area covered in those shitty 3 story apartment buildings popping up everywhere. There is an acre across the street from me where they are laying out one of those abominations right now.
Posted by: Reforger at August 11, 2025 01:01 AM (h5TUr)
Posted by: Billy Dee5cats Williams at August 11, 2025 01:03 AM (hv5ip)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:05 AM (jxs9b)
European governments crack me up in general. It's like they all still think it's 1940. Or like a 90 year old man threatening to beat you up because he played in the NFL. In the 50s.
Posted by: azjaeger at August 11, 2025 01:08 AM (3/XaG)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 12:27
My tree fort memory is a bit different, but we had a blast. This was when I was maybe 7-8, we had this big elm tree that was configured so it was easy to climb, best in the neighborhood.
So a bunch in the neighborhood used to climb it with me. Maybe I asked Dad if he could build a tree fort, don't recall. But he put a simple platform way up there it seemed. We had a blast.
I had a lot of conversations over his last few months, couldn't leave to be there because Jules was sick. I wish I would have thanked him for that tree fort.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historical take at August 11, 2025 01:08 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:09 AM (jxs9b)
Obama in da house?
SLA? Down with the Black Panthers and Weather Underground?
Stenciled Black Fist under some freeway underpass?
"Spit"
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 01:10 AM (25kuG)
If you were the seeker you would yell hidenbebo are you ready and then start the hunt.
Wasn't until years later as an adult I asked a black friend if he ever played a game Hidenbebo. He looked at me and said ' are you saying hiding people? ' . For 20 years I had no clue that was being said.
Posted by: polynikes at August 11, 2025 01:12 AM (VofaG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:12 AM (jxs9b)
Stenciled Black Fist under some freeway underpass?
"Spit"
Posted by: Nightwatch
Are they finally going to re-create sixty-eight?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 11, 2025 01:13 AM (63Dwl)
Must be punched with rusty steel spikes and the heel of the great boot upon their necks.
No more time to be ...cordial. They wish war!
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 01:20 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 01:22 AM (25kuG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:24 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2025 01:25 AM (lhenN)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2025 01:27 AM (lhenN)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 11, 2025 01:28 AM (0nHVk)
Their own line of dildoes. Might actually make them profitable.
Get one signed by your favorite player.
Posted by: pawn at August 11, 2025 01:31 AM (EITcu)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 11, 2025 01:28 AM (0nHVk)
Maybe they were waiting for the Hi sign. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 11, 2025 01:32 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Nightwatch at August 11, 2025 01:33 AM (25kuG)
We're getting a new season of Darryl Dixon and Tulsa King in September.
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:37 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:41 AM (jxs9b)
https://www.youtube.com/live/y7O6x_D5xw4
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at August 11, 2025 01:46 AM (9vYpt)
Here since 2007 under three long term nics and a million throw aways.
So many folks have come and gone, or passed.
I feel old.
Posted by: OG Celtic Americanish at August 11, 2025 01:48 AM (S5rBs)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:49 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:50 AM (jxs9b)
I did not feel old after watching that quiz video.
I did feel old describing my jiurney through the generations of calculating, computing, and programming to my two gKids on our ride up from Sussex County this afternoon. From slide rules to smart phones we went and I doubted that they might ever grasp the magnitude of the changes involved.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at August 11, 2025 01:53 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:54 AM (jxs9b)
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That's why all the freedom fighters are fat.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 11, 2025 01:57 AM (tRs7o)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 01:58 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: OG Celtic Americanish at August 11, 2025 01:58 AM (S5rBs)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:01 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:01 AM (jxs9b)
That'll be hard to moove on the black market.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2025 02:03 AM (gFNvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:03 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Pikov Andropov at August 11, 2025 02:05 AM (y7zkd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:06 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling
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Teach them a bit about the slide rule, then watch Apollo 13, for pleasure, together. Then, very briefly, mention that they made precise computations with no computer, only a slide rule.
Then let it go. Years from now there will be an event that triggers memory. It will be an 'oh, shit' moment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 11, 2025 02:09 AM (tRs7o)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 11, 2025 02:12 AM (tRs7o)
Then let it go. Years from now there will be an event that triggers memory. It will be an 'oh, shit' moment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 11, 2025 02:09 AM (tRs7o)
A slide rule is a manually-operated analog computer. It multiplies by adding logarithms.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2025 02:12 AM (gFNvY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:14 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: JQ at August 11, 2025 02:15 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at August 11, 2025 02:19 AM (Y+jbb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:19 AM (jxs9b)
I had forgotten that it was Jim Lovell who was paired with Buzz Aldrin on the Gemini 12 flight, for which and during which Buzz worked out how one could perform actual work in weightlessness while outside a spacecraft.
That this problem was only solved during the last Gemini spaceflight showed how compressed the time span was and how resourceful and intelligent our earliest astronauts were. They truly were giants. It is easy to understand why Buzz punched a moonwalk sceptic when confronted by him some years back.
When asked why I never caught the dinosaur craze as a kid, I reply that I had something better to capture my imagination then -- the U.S. space program of the 50s through 70s.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh! Point&Laugh![ at August 11, 2025 02:20 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Boss Moss at August 11, 2025 02:23 AM (jxs9b)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at August 11, 2025 02:28 AM (0nHVk)
Missed ya last night.. I left early, then popped back in to cook egg rolls for the Club.. then fell asleep in my chair, LOL.
How are you?
Posted by: JQ at August 11, 2025 02:30 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at August 11, 2025 02:31 AM (rdVOm)
Besides that, Buzz's doctoral thesis was entitled "Line of Sight Guidance Techniques for Manned Orbital Rendezvous". They got to calling him "Dr. Rendezvous" after that.
Aldrin's immortal quote when he first stepped foot on the Moon was "magnificent desolation."
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