Sunday Overnight Open Thread - September 7, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Your humble host has returned from adventures aboard a cruise ship and time spent in Bermuda. Open thread responsibilities have forced my return. Peruse the content. Enjoy the music. Banter in the gray boxes. Come on in, the water's fine!

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Feel Good Story

Boy With Cerebral Palsy Lights Up as Stranger Takes Him for Spin on the Ice

A video captured the moment a boy with cerebral palsy lit up when a stranger took him for a spin on the ice in his wheelchair.
Bleu Greenwood has a severe form of cerebral palsy—stage five quadriplegic—and relies on ventilation to keep his airways open.
After spending six months on such life support this year, his mom Rielle and her family decided to get out of the house in England to enjoy an outing, and they took Bleu along.
Last Sunday they drove to the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, and the 10-year-old boy was so excited as they arrived at the skating rink.
Suddenly, Bleu was approached by a stranger who offered to take him for a spin on the ice. He said he was a hockey player, so their son would be in good hands.
Tyler carefully guided Bleu’s wheelchair across the ice and the boy beamed with joy as his “overwhelmed” mum cheered from the sidelines.

Check out the whole thing. Video at the link.

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Science Corner

This seems kinda cool. Wish I could understand it better.

A new crystal that 'breathes' oxygen expands possibilities for clean energy and electronics

A team of scientists from Korea and Japan has discovered a new type of crystal that can "breathe"—releasing and absorbing oxygen repeatedly at relatively low temperatures. This unique ability could transform the way we develop clean energy technologies, including fuel cells, energy-saving windows, and smart thermal devices.
The newly developed material is a special kind of metal oxide made of strontium, iron, and cobalt. What makes it extraordinary is that it can release oxygen when heated in a simple gas environment and then take it back in, all without falling apart. This process can be repeated many times, making it ideal for real-world applications.
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Until now, most materials that could accomplish this kind of oxygen control were too fragile or operated only in harsh conditions like extremely high temperatures. This new material works under milder conditions and remains stable. "This finding is striking in two ways: only cobalt ions are reduced, and the process leads to the formation of an entirely new but stable crystal structure," explains Prof. Jeen.
The researchers also showed that the material could return to its original form when oxygen was reintroduced, proving that the process is fully reversible. "This is a major step toward the realization of smart materials that can adjust themselves in real time," says Prof. Ohta. "The potential applications range from clean energy to electronics and even eco-friendly building materials."

Any of you science nerds able to give us an opinion of this?

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Just Stick to Photography

16 breathtaking images from the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest

Oceans cover 71 percent of our planet. Inside these mighty waters, creatures massive and tiny struggle to adapt to warming waters and habitat destruction. The 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition celebrates Big Blue’s striking beauty

There are some really awesome photos at the link.

Also typical cringeworthy stuff:

“In the midst of a deepening climate and biodiversity crisis on our blue planet, ocean photography has never been more important,”

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Ch-Ch-Ch Chia!

In case you're less than regular, the ONT has you covered!

11 High-Fiber Chia Seed Smoothies to Help You Poop

Chia seeds are a small but powerful way to eat more fiber, and one of the best ways to enjoy them is in your morning smoothie. With at least 6 grams of fiber per serving, each of these smoothie recipes will give you that extra boost of energy and can help with digestion and regularity. If you’re in need of a delicious breakfast that’s good for your gut, these creamy blends like our Blueberry-Peach Chia Seed Smoothie or our Green Smoothie are the perfect solution to keep things moving.

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Giorgio Armani: The Sultan of Style with a Surprising Trump Twist

When you think of Giorgio Armani, you envision buttery-soft suits, dazzling red-carpet gowns, and a fashion empire that married high couture with everyday elegance. The Italian maestro, who passed away on September 4, 2025, at 91, didn’t just dress the world—he redefined it with his visionary designs. But, y’all, hold onto your hats: did you know Armani may have played matchmaker?

Born in Piacenza, Italy, in 1934, Armani’s journey took him from humble roots amidst World War II’s hardships to the pinnacle of global luxury. His big break came in the 1970s with his game-changing unstructured jacket, tossing out stiff padding for a relaxed, sophisticated vibe. That style stole the spotlight in 1980’s American Gigolo, where Richard Gere’s character wore Armani’s fluid suits—silk shirts unbuttoned just right, wide-legged trousers, and those iconic jackets that served effortless cool.

Armani’s romance with Hollywood was pure magic. He dressed over 100 films, from The Untouchables (1987) to The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and turned the red carpet into his personal runway. Think Jodie Foster’s shimmering gown at the 1992 Oscars—glam yet graceful—or Anne Hathaway’s ethereal mermaid dress at the 2009 Oscars. More recently, Cate Blanchett’s plunging Armani Privé gown at the 2022 SAG Awards showed off his haute couture line, launched in 2005. Armani once said, “Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s about being remembered.”

Armani didn’t just dress stars—he sparked a power couple! At a 1998 New York Fashion Week bash he hosted, Armani reportedly introduced Melania Knauss to Donald Trump. That’s right, folks—he may have lit the spark for the future 45th President and First Lady!

President Trump and Melania in 1998

Melania turned to Armani for her show stopping 2005 wedding dress—a masterpiece of elegance and sophistication. Armani, ever the class act, stood by her when other designers balked after Trump’s 2016 election, saying, “Why shouldn’t I dress a beautiful woman? This goes beyond politics.” Swoon!

The day after Armani’s passing, Melania honored him at a private White House dinner on September 5, 2025, wearing a sleek black sleeveless Armani dress with a crossover V-neck and a chic belt—a perfect tribute to the designer who supported her.

Armani recognized there is a connection to ethics in the fashion world and he was the first designer to ban underweight models in 2007. His deconstructed silhouettes challenged norms, his red-carpet innovations glamorized restraint, and his business acumen built an independent empire worth billions. As Donatella Versace noted, the world lost a giant.

Bonus Fashion Pron! Because I know y’all were waiting with baited breath for this information- The Taylor Swift Engagement outfit! The dress is Polo Ralph Lauren, striped silk blend in 1932 Stripe, black and white. The watch is a Cartier Santos Demoiselle, gold and diamond.

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Thanks, Piper - Although that last one was unnecessary!

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DJ Doof - This Date in History Edition
(from thisdayinmusic.com)

On this date in 2003: US singer, and songwriter, Warren Zevon died. He had worked as a session musician and was the piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers.

Born on this date in 1947: Gloria Gaynor, American singer best known for the Seventies disco era hits I Will Survive, 'Never Can Say Goodbye' and 'I Am What I Am'

Born on this date in 1936: Buddy Holly singer, songwriter, The Crickets, who had the 1957 US No.1 'That'll Be The Day', the 1959 UK No.1 single 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.

Also born on this date - Chrissie Hynde in 1951.
Most important Pretenders song ever (You know what it is, and why)

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 9-7-2025

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 86
Number of comments: 21724
Number of unique hashes: 1902

Top 10 commenters:
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Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
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Mystery click dedication from T-Swizzle to your humble host?

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1 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
—Wisdom of Solomoron 10:4-5

Posted by: mindful webworker - another day, another overnight at September 07, 2025 10:00 PM (W+Lui)

2 Ahoy Mateys

Posted by: Mrs. IS ROTH at September 07, 2025 10:00 PM (qGfC5)

3 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at September 07, 2025 10:00 PM (w3u3d)

4 Yay Doof and the ONT!!

Posted by: Zeera. I voted for ALL of this at September 07, 2025 10:02 PM (L5uGT)

5 Good evening.

Posted by: QED Texan at September 07, 2025 10:02 PM (fveCG)

6 Please pardon the Missus. She don't know how that sounds.

Posted by: IS ROTH at September 07, 2025 10:02 PM (qGfC5)

7 FOOD!

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

8 Good evening good people.

A beautiful Blood Moon tonight here.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 07, 2025 10:03 PM (cYBz/)

9 Unnecessary, you say? 😂

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:04 PM (OoFl2)

10 Corgis called

Posted by: rickb223 at September 07, 2025 10:05 PM (uGF6U)

11 Armani, ever the class act, stood by her when other designers balked after Trump’s 2016 election, saying, “Why shouldn’t I dress a beautiful woman? This goes beyond politics.”

Smart guy.

Posted by: Michael Jordan at September 07, 2025 10:05 PM (nhCoE)

12 Strontium and cobalt?

That's one hot little gadget.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:05 PM (AA4iO)

13 Also typical cringeworthy stuff:

“In the midst of a deepening climate and biodiversity crisis on our blue planet, ocean photography has never been more important,”

Viewed a Utoob today of a total bogus AI generated compilation of landslides and floods. Really poorly done. Anywho - UToob slapped a notice at the top stating:

"Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas."

It never stops. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at September 07, 2025 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

14 >Unnecessary, you say? 😂

Posted by: Piper
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they don't like her

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 10:07 PM (AOsQT)

15 DOOF!
Thanks honey🙂....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 07, 2025 10:07 PM (3wXSL)

16 FOOD!
Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

Howdy Glub

Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 10:09 PM (uYjfJ)

17 Wow, Melania has gotten more beautiful the older she has gotten. Armani seems to have been a real class act with true talent.

I doubt we would have ever seen Armani running a gaggle of 'alternative' models down the catwalk in backward clothing.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:10 PM (AA4iO)

18 He who has a slow hand becomes a guitarist,
And his name shall be Clapton.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 07, 2025 10:11 PM (SnC8S)

19 It was cool of Melania to wear Armani to the White House Dinner with the tech bros. I was pretty sure Piper would notice, and she did.

Posted by: Gowns by Adrian at September 07, 2025 10:11 PM (oftw2)

20 Heh. In Canada, we joke about NDP chicken: all left wings and assholes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:11 PM (0sq2f)

21
goOD EveN!ng!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (lCaJd)

22 Melania has definitely gotten more beautiful over time.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (mFSH6)

23 I like the version of Lawyers, Guns, & Money from seconds live album, Stand in the Fire better. I sure wish I could have seen him play live.

Posted by: Solutus at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (Jnnb9)

24 18

Yes! But wait....yes...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (3wXSL)

25
Armani, ever the class act, stood by her when other designers balked after Trump’s 2016 election, saying, “Why shouldn’t I dress a beautiful woman? This goes beyond politics.”

Smart guy.
Posted by: Michael Jordan

Yeah, Republicans buy clothes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (63Dwl)

26 He who has a slow hand becomes a guitarist,
And his name shall be Clapton.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 07, 2025 10:11 PM (SnC8S)

In metal, the guitarist with a slow hand ends up as a roadie. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (snZF9)

27 19 It was cool of Melania to wear Armani to the White House Dinner with the tech bros. I was pretty sure Piper would notice, and she did.
Posted by: Gowns by Adrian at September 07, 2025 10:11 PM (oftw2)

Aww, thank you!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (OoFl2)

28 Yeah, Republicans buy clothes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (63Dwl)

Some of us might buy a few too many!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

29 And I thought "quadriplegic" meant "no use of all four limbs". The little guy was waving his arms, AND his legs were moving a bit as he had his spin around the rink.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:13 PM (0sq2f)

30 You think the Cracker Barrel kerfluffle could not get any weirder?

It seems Little Miss Pyromaniac CEO had hired for the re-branding the same marketing firm that 'helped' Bud Lite with Dylan.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (AA4iO)

31 Thanks for the grand Sunday Night ONT, Doof!

That little kid taking a spin on the ice is beyond precious! What a generous offer from the hockey player!

Thanks for the dress pron, Piper! Great as always!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (kB9dk)

32 Yeah, Republicans buy clothes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (63Dwl)

Some of us might buy a few too many!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

Sounds like you met my brother.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (snZF9)

33 22 Melania has definitely gotten more beautiful over time.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (mFSH6)

She has had some work, but it’s not glaring or overkill, it’s been good, subtle tweaks.

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (OoFl2)

34 I haven’t really got anything to say tonight. But when has that ever stopped me?

What is the ‘Rons’ opinion of young Shelly Winters?

Other than a great smile, she’s never done much for me.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

35 Evenin', Doof. Did you do the Boston to Bermuda run?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (Wnv9h)

36 Berserker, I have met your brother and I wish you could convince him to come join us again.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (mFSH6)

37 Yeah, Republicans buy clothes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:12 PM (63Dwl)

Some of us might buy a few too many!
Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:13 PM (OoFl2)

We like buying Republicans. They are honest, and stay bought.

Posted by: The Heathen Chinee at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (SnC8S)

38 Love that Pretenders song. It's a fantastic track even without the association we all give it.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (TDL+F)

39
Sounds like you met my brother.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Yes. That is EXACTLY who I was referring to. *nodding*

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (OoFl2)

40 RadioGenoa@RadioGenoa
Muslims in Texas want to ban Americans from drinking beer and eating pork. Allah wants this.

Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Dinosaur Wrangler at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

41 It seems Little Miss Pyromaniac CEO had hired for the re-branding the same marketing firm that 'helped' Bud Lite with Dylan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (AA4iO)

Probably the marketing firm of a friend of a college sorority sister.

That's how these things work.

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (gKDq2)

42 *** “Why shouldn’t I dress a beautiful woman? This goes beyond politics.”
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Beautiful women go beyond politics. Who ever...?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (7kOHV)

43 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (sAmhv)

44 Who am I wearing?

Walmart t-shirt with an Irish Pug.
Red shorts, prolly also Walmart.
Socks. Batman, the old-school variety.
Skivvies, (checks) Hanes, tighty-whiteys.

My work clothes are jeans, Carhart or dickies shirt, Fila sneakers or Merrel boots. Ball cap with my company logo. Topped off with a Buc-ees coffee mug, bright red.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (0aYVJ)

45
Thanks for the dress pron, Piper! Great as always!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (kB9dk)

You are welcome!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (OoFl2)

46 I haven’t really got anything to say tonight. But when has that ever stopped me?

What is the ‘Rons’ opinion of young Shelly Winters?

Other than a great smile, she’s never done much for me.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

I can't get past the old Shelly Winters. I think the first time I saw her was in the Poseidon Adventure. You see my problem...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (snZF9)

47 Was Armani gay like a lot of fashion designers?

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

48 Chia seeds are a small but powerful way to eat more fiber

And they make great "pets", too!

Posted by: GWB at September 07, 2025 10:19 PM (RTQn+)

49 Muzzles in Texas, kiss my ass you goat fucking Neanderthals.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:19 PM (mFSH6)

50 Thanks go out to our host for publishing the Wall(s) of Shame. It's important to keep track of who is going off the rails.

Posted by: The Little Engine What Could at September 07, 2025 10:19 PM (oftw2)

51 Shelly Winters? Before the Poseidon Adventure, wasn't she in Lolita? Never quite attractive, more like a character actor that got lucky in casting.

Now Angela Lansbury in Portrait of Dorian Gray was cute.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:20 PM (AA4iO)

52 huh, scored high in the sock department this time

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 10:20 PM (gKWVE)

53 Bonus Fashion Pron! Because I know y’all were waiting with baited breath for this information- The Taylor Swift Engagement outfit! The dress is Polo Ralph Lauren, striped silk blend in 1932 Stripe, black and white. The watch is a Cartier Santos Demoiselle, gold and diamond.

A $5 sun dress and a bedazzled Timex would have worked just as well.

Posted by: Yo Momma at the trailer park at September 07, 2025 10:20 PM (SnC8S)

54 Piper,

How is Soup?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:20 PM (AA4iO)

55 Zevon went on Letterman after it was known his condition was terminal and his time was short. Letterman asked what advice he had for us knowing his condition. His reply was, "Enjoy every sandwich.".

Posted by: Solutus at September 07, 2025 10:21 PM (Jnnb9)

56 47 Was Armani gay like a lot of fashion designers?
Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

Yes.

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:21 PM (OoFl2)

57 []That's how these things work.

Being a Leftist of the Sistah-hood in other words.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:22 PM (AA4iO)

58 @DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers.

It is our Christian duty to welcome the foreigner into your towns.

Posted by: Catholic Charities at September 07, 2025 10:22 PM (gKWVE)

59 54 Piper,

How is Soup?
Posted by: Anna Puma at September

He is good! Still bananas, but cute!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:22 PM (OoFl2)

60 You think the Cracker Barrel kerfluffle could not get any weirder?

It seems Little Miss Pyromaniac CEO had hired for the re-branding the same marketing firm that 'helped' Bud Lite with Dylan.
Posted by: Anna Puma

To that crowd, it's not important to do exemplary work. It's vital to hire each other whether they are competent or not.

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

61 Any of you science nerds able to give us an opinion of this?

What I know of materials science could fill a post-it note. That said.....

The original article doesn't say what "relatively low temperatures" were. Clicking through to the actual paper, they mention things happening at 400C. Which is about 750 in real degrees.

So, it probably has some uses, but it's not going in magic paint for your New York skyscraper, or a fuel cell in your laptop.

Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 10:22 PM (nhCoE)

62 Evenin', Doof. Did you do the Boston to Bermuda run?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (Wnv9h)

Howdy brother. We sailed from the Big (filthy rotten) Apple.

Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 10:23 PM (uYjfJ)

63 So Bulg, yes, he was gay and had 2 long term male partners, but he also slept with women when he was younger. He was very private about it all.

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:23 PM (OoFl2)

64 So a banana costume for Soup this Halloween?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:23 PM (AA4iO)

65 RadioGenoa@RadioGenoa
Muslims in Texas want to ban Americans from drinking beer and eating pork. Allah wants this.

Just wait until they meet us, the true gods of the Democrat party.

Posted by: Moloch and Ba'al at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (SnC8S)

66 Doof, and here I was expecting some Smokey Robinson.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (mFSH6)

67 Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Dinosaur Wrangler at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

I think it's time to start leaving bodies on the ground, not 'shovel, shut up' in some unknown hidden grave. We have to politely and publicly tell them, 'no'.

We have a 2nd Amendment for a reason. We see what's happening in the UK/Australia/NZ/Canada without it.

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (gKDq2)

68 It's time for those who do not like the American culture, to leave. Period.

If you like the way Europe, or Islamic countries work? GO FUCKING LIVE THERE!

There is no place like the US... It's not like I can go somewhere else.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (mP0Kj)

69 46 Yeah, the first time I saw Shelly was in The Poseidon Adventure, where she was heavy, but played a heroic role.

Saw the early Shelly in today’s Noir Alley. Not heavy, not unattractive, but just kinda…meh.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (77rzZ)

70 Armani was a great and gifted fashion designer who happened to be gay.

As opposed to the current crowd who are loudly gay first and fashion designer second.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (AA4iO)

71 It never stops.

Yeah, mother nature just pitches in with lightning fires, volcanos and such. It's not as if climate has always changed.
It's GOT to be peoples fault.

Posted by: Case at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (iwlvf)

72 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

STILL in the hospital - not tolerating solid food. CT Scan today, MRI planned for tomorrow. NO idea WTH is going on...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (j2j0y)

73 There are fashion designers who aren't gay?

Posted by: Startled Homos Everywhere at September 07, 2025 10:26 PM (SnC8S)

74 We have a 2nd Amendment for a reason. We see what's happening in the UK/Australia/NZ/Canada without it.
Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (gKDq2)

The Brits gave up their guns in 1979.... now they are being arrested for singing Hymns, saying the like Bacon, and posting things Old English Politicians like Churchill said.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 07, 2025 10:26 PM (mP0Kj)

75 Just did a type-delete thing.

It was about the "Hurray for Fags" thing downtown today.

Just gonna leave my long rant unwritten.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:26 PM (0aYVJ)

76 72 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

STILL in the hospital - not tolerating solid food. CT Scan today, MRI planned for tomorrow. NO idea WTH is going on...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (j2j0y

No! More prayers and positive vibes headed to you.

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:27 PM (OoFl2)

77 Hi, Piper!

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:27 PM (77rzZ)

78 Also typical cringeworthy stuff:
.......................................
The Green Cult never wastes an opportunity to evangelize.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 07, 2025 10:27 PM (sAmhv)

79 Yeesh Teresa

Best wishes!

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:27 PM (AA4iO)

80 I can't get past the old Shelly Winters. I think the first time I saw her was in the Poseidon Adventure. You see my problem...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (snZF9)

Remember watching an interview with her on, I think, Johnny Carson. She was talking about the movie and hated it. She said she gained like 40 pounds for the role and could never get rid of it.

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:27 PM (gKDq2)

81 RadioGenoa@RadioGenoa
Muslims in Texas want to ban Americans from drinking beer and eating pork. Allah wants this.

Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

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I am sure TX has some deep ponds.

Posted by: runner at September 07, 2025 10:28 PM (g47mK)

82 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (j2j0y)

Sending prayers, dear lady.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)

83 Chrissie Hynde in 1951.
Most important Pretenders song ever (You know what it is, and why)
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Oh, noes! Skyhook Chuckie Schumer runs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:28 PM (7kOHV)

84 Doof, and here I was expecting some Smokey Robinson.
Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:24 PM (mFSH6)

You know me - I can't be predictable!

Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 10:28 PM (uYjfJ)

85
64 So a banana costume for Soup this Halloween?
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:23 PM (AA4iO)

I got him a candy corn bandana. Not sure how he would feel about wearing a banana!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (OoFl2)

86 The Green Cult never wastes an opportunity to evangelize.

Meanwhile Algore and Jean Francois Cary keep jetting around the world and racking up $3,000/month electric bills in each of their many homes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (AA4iO)

87 73 Oleg Cassini got serious tail — Gene Tierney, and I think Grace Kelly as well.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

88 Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Dinosaur Wrangler at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

Nothing wrong with that goatraper that huffing a little phosgene wouldn't fix.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (0sq2f)

89 I am off to bed, I will see y’all manana.

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (OoFl2)

90 It's time for those who do not like the American culture, to leave. Period.

If you like the way Europe, or Islamic countries work? GO FUCKING LIVE THERE!

There is no place like the US... It's not like I can go somewhere else.
Posted by: Romeo13
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For mooselimbs it's about conquering the world. It's been pretty easy for them so far...

Posted by: lin-duh at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (VCgbV)

91 The cruise ship just happened to end the voyage, Doof? Or did someone drink all the liquor and they had to go back to port to restock?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (0eaVi)

92 I discovered something interesting last night while falling down X's rabbit hole. Apparently the Brits actually learned something from the Irish: how to fight a war with songs. I stumbled across one video that started and ended with the fourteen year old girl who defended her twelve year old sister with a hatchet and a knife. Moving on from there, there are a ton of songs about Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Britain itself uniting against the illegal invasion.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (DK5Sh)

93 30 You think the Cracker Barrel kerfluffle could not get any weirder?

It seems Little Miss Pyromaniac CEO had hired for the re-branding the same marketing firm that 'helped' Bud Lite with Dylan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:14 PM (AA4iO)

I wonder why is this not surprising?

Posted by: joemarine at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (y171U)

94 Hi Teresa, sorry to hear you are still incarcerated. May the doc(s) figure it out toot sweet so you can enjoy food and go home. The weekend can be a "B" team experience sometimes.

Posted by: Prayers For You at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (oftw2)

95 Compare Armani’s dresses, and their cool sophisticated chic, with Taylor Shit’s ugly barber-pole chef-apron crapola. That’s all you need to know.

Oh, and her watch is gaudy dogshit too. I never liked Cartier and especially not with the old-style gaudy diamonds. Give me Patek, VC, or Bovet any day.

Other than that, I agree with Piper’s eulogy to GA. Nice work! And no, I’m not a homosexual.

Bonus question: GA got a big break with Hollywood’s use of his fashions in American Gigolo. Can you name another Italian fashion icon who got his big break with a hugely popular Holywood production? How about a French guy?

Hint: Both guys outfitted stars in productions that are probably big favs on this site. Answers to follow tomorrow.

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (3+IIj)

96 (You know what it is, and why)
................................
You're from Akron? 😉

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (sAmhv)

97 Sorry I'm late, there was a mix-up at the blender factory.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (5wrJS)

98 You will comply, or you will die.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Dinosaur Wrangler at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

Yeah, we all just left the Gun Thread. I don't think that's happening. BBQ, bourbon, beer, and babes - it's an America thing.

Posted by: GWB at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (RTQn+)

99 Dear Muslims, Texas has plenty of four legged coyotes and large tracts of desert. And Mexico is right across the river. And there is that river as possible dumping ground.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:30 PM (AA4iO)

100 Hi, Bulg! And also, night!

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:31 PM (OoFl2)

101 Shelly Winters was in "The Greatest Story Ever Told " in 1965.

"I'm healed"

Posted by: Ben Had at September 07, 2025 10:31 PM (mFSH6)

102 Huh? Gene sounded a bit under the weather on the top pic click.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (0eaVi)

103 Prayers up for Teresa and Grammie.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (77rzZ)

104 Rick Davies passed away at 81. I was not really a fan of Supertramp, but I liked some of their songs. He sang Bloody Well Right. I like that one.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)

105 Night Piper, sounds like Soup will be super cute.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (AA4iO)

106
Hint: Both guys outfitted stars in productions that are probably big favs on this site. Answers to follow tomorrow.
Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September

Am I exempt from this?

Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (OoFl2)

107 The Brits gave up their guns in 1979.... now they are being arrested for singing Hymns, saying the like Bacon, and posting things Old English Politicians like Churchill said.
Posted by: Romeo13 at September 07, 2025 10:26 PM (mP0Kj)

I know it's a type but '97, after Dunblane.

Dems keep trying to use a school shooting here for the same purpose, repeal of the 2nd Amendment. Problem is, they're creating the current string of trans shooters.

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:33 PM (gKDq2)

108 Was Armani gay like a lot of fashion designers?
Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:18 PM (77rzZ)
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Yes. But he banged a lot of hot girls too. Weird guy. Best I can tell, is that he loved men. But he was sexually attracted to women.

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:34 PM (3+IIj)

109
This ONT brought to you by Doof Doofens von und zu Doofinsdorf.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 07, 2025 10:34 PM (kkTda)

110 G’night, Piper! Sleep well:

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

111 There's an instrumental version of My City Was Gone on Youtube.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:35 PM (63Dwl)

112 40 RadioGenoa@RadioGenoa
Muslims in Texas want to ban Americans from drinking beer and eating pork. Allah wants this.

Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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LoL!!!!!!

Bless your hearts

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 07, 2025 10:35 PM (sAmhv)

113 The cruise ship just happened to end the voyage, Doof? Or did someone drink all the liquor and they had to go back to port to restock?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (0eaVi)

I can neither confirm nor deny

Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 10:36 PM (uYjfJ)

114 Yes. But he banged a lot of hot girls too. Weird guy. Best I can tell, is that he loved men. But he was sexually attracted to women.
Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:34 PM (3+IIj)

AC/DC, because he never got properly rectified. Or because he did, maybe.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:36 PM (0sq2f)

115 Ravens putting it on the Bills

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 10:36 PM (AOsQT)

116 Greetings Skype Clones!

An excellent Piper's Pit tonight!

Long ago, Kamola and I interviewed the woman who was in charge of Ralph Lauren's Polo line at the time.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 07, 2025 10:36 PM (TGPs7)

117 Hadrian is 3rd this week. Wearing out the keyboard, I must say!

Posted by: Not Hounding You, Just An Observation at September 07, 2025 10:36 PM (oftw2)

118 Hint: Both guys outfitted stars in productions that are probably big favs on this site. Answers to follow tomorrow.
Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September

Am I exempt from this?
Posted by: Piper at September 07, 2025 10:32 PM (OoFl2)
——

No, but you probably know who I’m talking about and would spoil it for the rest. Answer or not, it’s up to you.

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:37 PM (3+IIj)

119 81 RadioGenoa@RadioGenoa
Muslims in Texas want to ban Americans from drinking beer and eating pork. Allah wants this.

Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

===

They will (* you up.
There was a pig farm in Katy, TX it had been there for a hundred years. They (* bought land next to the farm to build a mosque.
They took the farmer to court because they are skyhook, may (* be praised, they won and shut the farm down. That's red Texas.
That's the power of single mindedness.(*

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:37 PM (7kOHV)

120 I'm kinda bummed as well as concerned....
Where the heck is Miklos in top 10 comments🤨....!!!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 07, 2025 10:37 PM (3wXSL)

121 Teresa in Fort Worth,

Prayers up, dear lady, for you and your loved ones. May the docs figure out what the problem is accurately and quickly and get it resolved ASAP! Thanks for keeping us posted.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 07, 2025 10:38 PM (kB9dk)

122 So much fashion.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 07, 2025 10:38 PM (JkO4W)

123 Time for some Texas morons to open a store called Wine and Swine?

Posted by: PabloD at September 07, 2025 10:38 PM (KXWAV)

124 I love that Muslim goatfuckers are protesting alcohol. They give the Irish a run for their money on being the biggest drunks on the planet.

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:40 PM (3+IIj)

125 Maybe I’m thinking of another rocker, but Zevon was connected, or at least his dad was, to various underworld figures. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!)

Posted by: Common Tater at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (dBJdm)

126 I watched a bit of football today, but soon realized I just don't care anymore.

I actually think I would be more interested in Boise State, but I also do not know if I can see any games on the TV, given the stupid cable/antenna thing. I refuse to pay for cable TV.

Whatever. I would rather explore my new home state.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)

127
Hadrian is 3rd this week. Wearing out the keyboard, I must say!
Posted by: Not Hounding You, Just An Observation

_______

I doubt I'll be quite so prolific heading forward.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (kkTda)

128 silk shirts unbuttoned just right, wide-legged trousers, and those iconic jackets that served effortless cool.

Meh, that's me when I'm mowing the lawn...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (nbLIj)

129 What is the ‘Rons’ opinion of young Shelly Winters?

Other than a great smile, she’s never done much for me.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

I can't get past the old Shelly Winters. I think the first time I saw her was in the Poseidon Adventure. You see my problem...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 10:17 PM (snZF9)

She was pretty good looking in Winchester '73 with Jimmy Stewart, but not my type. She was skinny at that time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (0eaVi)

130 Cernovich@Cernovich

During the summer riots, Rand Paul and his wife were surrounded by violent thugs.

He wasn’t citing To Kill a Mockingbird. He was demanding federal action.

Rand wants law and order for him, the rest of us must suffer.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (TGPs7)

131 I will see y’all manana.
Posted by: Piper

Mah na mah na

https://t.ly/3bOLV

You're welcome!!

Posted by: Tonypete at September 07, 2025 10:42 PM (cYBz/)

132 STILL praying for you, Teresa!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 07, 2025 10:42 PM (ZVgZ4)

133 So much fashion.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 07, 2025 10:38 PM (JkO4W)

The Sunday ONTs are what Ace points to when negotiating with advertisers. 'See, we have stuff for the wymens, too.'

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:42 PM (gKDq2)

134 Wine and Swine couldn’t compete with Buc-ees, from what I’ve heard.

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:42 PM (77rzZ)

135 Greetings conversationalists, all across the fruited plain...

###
I miss Rush.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at September 07, 2025 10:43 PM (XQo4F)

136 Human activities have been the main driver of climate change

Did You Know?

There is this strange bright light in the sky … A flaming ball of Hydrogen.

Posted by: Common Tater at September 07, 2025 10:43 PM (dBJdm)

137 Howdy brother. We sailed from the Big (filthy rotten) Apple.
Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 10:23 PM

"New York City?!"

Fair enough. I've done the Boston -> Bermuda run a few times. The parents loved it. Hope y'all had a great time.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 07, 2025 10:44 PM (Wnv9h)

138 107 The Brits gave up their guns in 1979.... now they are being arrested for singing Hymns, saying the like Bacon, and posting things Old English Politicians like Churchill said.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Sweden's migrant situation had gotten so bad that, beginning in 2022, the government started requiring migrants to work, integrate and learn Swedish in order to be eligible for benefits.

"And now there's more leaving than coming."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:44 PM (7kOHV)

139 If it was a flaming ball of lipids, it would be a Nadler.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:45 PM (AA4iO)

140 34 What is the ‘Rons’ opinion of young Shelly Winters?

Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

I didn't find the characters she played attractive - typically airhead gun molls.

Posted by: joemarine at September 07, 2025 10:45 PM (y171U)

141 Just did a type-delete thing.

It was about the "Hurray for Fags" thing downtown today.

Just gonna leave my long rant unwritten.
Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 07, 2025 10:26 PM (0aYVJ)

You coulda posted it. Nobody reads your posts anyway. Like mine.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:45 PM (0eaVi)

142
Sweden's migrant situation had gotten so bad that, beginning in 2022, the government started requiring migrants to work, integrate and learn Swedish in order to be eligible for benefits.

"And now there's more leaving than coming."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

I'm surprised they didn't riot themselves out of it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 07, 2025 10:46 PM (63Dwl)

143 Someone posted this little girl earlier today and the re-post is here.

.youtube.com/watch?v=91pz1E8pAOY
_Led Zeppelin

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:46 PM (7kOHV)

144 You coulda posted it. Nobody reads your posts anyway. Like mine.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:45 PM (0eaVi)

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*fistbump*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 07, 2025 10:46 PM (JkO4W)

145 Oleg Cassini got serious tail — Gene Tierney, and I think Grace Kelly as well.
Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

Everyone got Grace Kelly.

Posted by: Old Hollywood at September 07, 2025 10:47 PM (0eaVi)

146 Rand Paul sucks.

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 10:47 PM (gKWVE)

147 Temu is having a clearance sale?

How could you tell?

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 10:48 PM (AA4iO)

148 140 34 What is the ‘Rons’ opinion of young Shelly Winters?
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Hot, smart, prolly so wild she survived.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 10:48 PM (7kOHV)

149 I’m a little surprised there’s no love for young Shelly Winters here. She was a Sydney Sweeney-ish type of her time. And SS sends everyone to the bathroom with their pants down here. Not me, but pretty much everyone else.

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 10:48 PM (3+IIj)

150 That there in the top pic appears to be a Type IV throwable PFD.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 07, 2025 10:48 PM (JkO4W)

151 NO idea WTH is going on...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief

Teresa - hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: Adriane the By That Definition, I am a Worm Critic . . . at September 07, 2025 10:49 PM (3ZUWJ)

152 72 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

STILL in the hospital - not tolerating solid food. CT Scan today, MRI planned for tomorrow. NO idea WTH is going on...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spa

Hope it's just a bug and all is better, including your scans.

Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 10:50 PM (8I4hW)

153 Cernovich is a bit flaky but I've been enjoying him ripping that useless gasbag, Rand Paul.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 07, 2025 10:50 PM (sAmhv)

154 >Rand Paul sucks.
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I wish I had a dollar for every time he has called for Fauci's prosecution on X

he's all gas, with a bad haircut

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 10:51 PM (AOsQT)

155 Doof! Thank you for the Warren Zevon. Also appreciate the weekly contributions to our cultural zeitgeist, Piper, and hope to see you at TXMoMe X!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at September 07, 2025 10:51 PM (v23vE)

156 That there in the top pic appears to be a Type IV throwable PFD.
—
Yes, but I expected it say SS Minnow Am dissappoint

Posted by: Common Tater at September 07, 2025 10:51 PM (dBJdm)

157 Maybe I’m thinking of another rocker, but Zevon was connected, or at least his dad was, to various underworld figures. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that!)
Posted by: Common Tater at September 07, 2025 10:41 PM (dBJdm)

No. Nothing wrong at all.

Posted by: Chairman of the Board at September 07, 2025 10:52 PM (0eaVi)

158 That there in the top pic appears to be a Type IV throwable PFD.

You're welcome.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 07, 2025 10:48 PM (JkO4W)

Pro tip: don't throw it so accurately that it clonks the drowning person on the head.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:52 PM (0sq2f)

159 If it was a flaming ball of lipids, it would be a Nadler.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Thankfully not. That would burn so hot, Earth would be blasted clean. Just another Mercury.

Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 10:53 PM (nhCoE)

160 Forget a young Shelly Winters,
the real Hollywood hottie in her ephebic days was
Tallulah Bankhead.

That little Missy was smoking hot before the alcohol and
drugs kicked in.

There's a famous anecdote of a USC football player breaking into her trailer, encountering Tallulah and telling her, "Miss Bankhead, I believe I am going to fuck you tonight!"

And Miss Bankhead, not missing a beat, replying "I believe you shall..."

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 07, 2025 10:53 PM (TGPs7)

161 Prayers up Teresa

Posted by: Diogenes at September 07, 2025 10:54 PM (2WIwB)

162 That there in the top pic appears to be a Type IV throwable PFD.
—
Yes, but I expected it say SS Minnow Am dissappoint
Posted by: Common Tater

I don't believe any current cruise lines have a "Minnow."

And they'd be MS, not SS.

Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 10:54 PM (nhCoE)

163 72 Hello, Horde!

STILL in the hospital - not tolerating solid food. CT Scan today, MRI planned for tomorrow. NO idea WTH is going on...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (j2j0y)

I do hope they figure out what's going on, ma'am. Prayers up.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at September 07, 2025 10:55 PM (v23vE)

164 Muslims should not be allowed citizenship at all in civilized countries. Let them in only as "resident aliens", who cannot vote, own property, or hold public office. And let them understand they are here on sufferance, and any sort of misbehavior on their part will trigger deportation proceedings.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:56 PM (0sq2f)

165 It seems like we're very close to Pooky getting discharged, most likely tomorrow. His hospital psych team will be coordinating with his VA psych team, and it helps that everyone knows each other and they're literally blocks away from each other.

We're getting there, but I'm praying so hard that his kidney damage isn't life-altering long-term.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to rest at September 07, 2025 10:58 PM (V71TH)

166
I don't believe any current cruise lines have a "Minnow."

And they'd be MS, not SS.
Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 10:54 PM (nhCoE)

The Minnow would have been an MV, I think. "Motor Vessel".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 10:58 PM (0sq2f)

167 And they'd be MS, not SS.
Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 10:54 PM (nhCoE)

Cicero or some other nautical type should tell us the difference in ship names: MS, MV, SS, USS, HMS, etc....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 10:58 PM (0eaVi)

168 There's a famous anecdote of a USC football player breaking into her trailer, encountering Tallulah and telling her, "Miss Bankhead, I believe I am going to fuck you tonight!"

And Miss Bankhead, not missing a beat, replying "I believe you shall..."
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 07, 2025 10:53 PM (TGPs7)

Bankhead once described herself in an interview: 'I'm as pure as the driven slush'.

Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:59 PM (gKDq2)

169 Tallulah was the daughter of the Speaker of the House and had a Senator uncle and grandpappy. And yes, she did everyone, male or female. Had a hysterectomy because of syphilis.

Posted by: Pride of Huntsville at September 07, 2025 10:59 PM (oftw2)

170 My grilled pork chop with a tub of microwaved rice, and a sliced and salted 'mater was yummy. Pogo is now enjoying the bone.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:00 PM (0sq2f)

171 That Taylor Swift song was from back when she sang good music and kept her political beliefs to herself.

Posted by: BonnieBlue at September 07, 2025 11:00 PM (9N29J)

172 I came across this little bit on utube, Tallulah and Lucy:

https://tinyurl.com/mpffbnre

Posted by: runner at September 07, 2025 11:00 PM (g47mK)

173 MV Merchant Vessel
MS Merchant Ship
SS Sailing Ship
USS United States Ship
HMS His/Her Majesties Ship

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:01 PM (89Sog)

174 IIRC

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:01 PM (89Sog)

175 the Bounty was an HMAV

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 11:03 PM (AOsQT)

176 There's a famous anecdote of a USC football player breaking into her trailer, encountering Tallulah and telling her, "Miss Bankhead, I believe I am going to fuck you tonight!"

And Miss Bankhead, not missing a beat, replying "I believe you shall..."
Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 07, 2025 10:53 PM (TGPs7)

Bankhead once described herself in an interview: 'I'm as pure as the driven slush'.
Posted by: RickZ at September 07, 2025 10:59 PM (gKDq2)
——

‘My father warned me about men & booze, but he never mentioned a word about women & cocaine.’

Posted by: Sir Elric the Blade at September 07, 2025 11:03 PM (3+IIj)

177 Anyone know why FreeRepublic is down? Been a day now. Still a pretty good place for breaking news

Posted by: Common Tater at September 07, 2025 11:05 PM (dBJdm)

178 The Horde needs to stop getting stuck in hospitals.

Posted by: pookysgirl knows too many hospital staff at September 07, 2025 11:06 PM (V71TH)

179 RIP Mr Armani...your designs were timeless works of art, and you were a class act, too.

Posted by: The Grateful at September 07, 2025 11:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

180 You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Dinosaur Wrangler at September 07, 2025 10:16 PM (L/fGl)

I think it's time to start leaving bodies on the ground, not 'shovel, shut up' in some unknown hidden grave. We have to politely and publicly tell them, 'no'.

We have a 2nd Amendment for a reason. We see what's happening in the UK/Australia/NZ/Canada without it.
Posted by: RickZ
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Did something ask for a textbook example of terroristic threatening?

And why vigilance committees arise.

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

181 On the medical front, wife's cardiologist has been after her to get an angiogram for some time. She underwent the procedure Friday AM. The found 97% blockage in her right coronary artery and a 100% in a branch further down.

They decided to do a stint in the upper one. They tried going in through her arm but that didn't work out so the went in her leg. All went well except for her bleeding. They got that under control and sent her to a regular bed where the bleeding resumed. In fact it got out of control.

The cardiologist came back to her room and applied direct pressure, with his hand, for 45 minutes. Bleeding stopped and she is home now and doing well.

You don't find that kind of care much now days.

Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

182 Doof! Thank you for the Warren Zevon. Also appreciate the weekly contributions to our cultural zeitgeist, Piper, and hope to see you at TXMoMe X!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at September 07, 2025 10:51 PM (v23vE)

Hey there! See you in Texas - Good Lord willing and that creek thing doesn't happen

Posted by: Doof at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (uYjfJ)

183 IIRC
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:01 PM (89Sog)

I think MV is motor vessel. Is RMS, like Titanic, Royal Mail Ship?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 11:09 PM (0eaVi)

184 On the medical front, wife's cardiologist has been after her to get an angiogram for some time. She underwent the procedure Friday AM. The found 97% blockage in her right coronary artery and a 100% in a branch further down.

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wow ! how timely. What made him insist on the angiogram ? bad tests ?

Posted by: runner at September 07, 2025 11:09 PM (g47mK)

185 Evening all.

Prayers going out to Teresa and pooky.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 07, 2025 11:10 PM (2F0/Y)

186 Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

Prayers for your wife as well Javems. I'm glad the doctor insisted on the test.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 07, 2025 11:12 PM (2F0/Y)

187 They decided to do a stint in the upper one. They tried going in through her arm but that didn't work out so the went in her leg. All went well except for her bleeding. They got that under control and sent her to a regular bed where the bleeding resumed. In fact it got out of control.

The cardiologist came back to her room and applied direct pressure, with his hand, for 45 minutes. Bleeding stopped and she is home now and doing well.

You don't find that kind of care much now days.
Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

Yikes! Glad she is recovering. I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:13 PM (0sq2f)

188 I have never understood fashion--the clothing bit, I mean. It doesn't make sense to me. But then, I'm remarkably stupid so there is that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 07, 2025 11:14 PM (CHHv1)

189 Put a slash inbetween letters

M/V
The abbreviation for merchant vessel is M/V. This term is commonly used in maritime contexts to refer to ships that transport goods and cargo for commercial purposes.

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:14 PM (89Sog)

190 It appears not to have been cocaine but tobacco that removed Tallulah Bankhead from this plane.

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

191 *blinks*

What could go wrong?

An 18+ con in Huntsville, AL called Otonadake Con. Sept 27th 2025. Mark your calendar to watch your X feed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at September 07, 2025 11:15 PM (AA4iO)

192 Yikes! Glad she is recovering. I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:13 PM (0sq2f)

I hope it all goes well for you and you get a good test result AOP.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 07, 2025 11:16 PM (2F0/Y)

193 huh according to IMDB most of Bankhead's movies were hot garbage. She was apparently great on stage though. You'd think her daddy who was the MOTHERFUCKING SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE would have got her an agent.

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 11:18 PM (gKWVE)

194 I hope it all goes well for you and you get a good test result AOP.
Posted by: Joyenz at September 07, 2025 11:16 PM (2F0/Y)

Thank you!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:18 PM (0sq2f)

195 >>Did you do the Boston to Bermuda run?

Did the Newport to Bermuda run.

Not as many disco rooms.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 07, 2025 11:19 PM (viF8m)

196 M/V
The abbreviation for merchant vessel is M/V. This term is commonly used in maritime contexts to refer to ships that transport goods and cargo for commercial purposes.
Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:14 PM (89Sog)

Ok. Took the San Diego bay cruise and they said the boat was a motor vessel. It was a MV.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 07, 2025 11:20 PM (0eaVi)

197 >>Chia seeds are a small but powerful way to eat more fiber

>>And they make great "pets", too!

Way back before the celebrity chia pets came out, they had various animal designs. My girlfriend bought me one and the box said "grass head pet". I misread it as "grass head Pete". So that became its name. My little chia was Grass Head Pete.

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 07, 2025 11:21 PM (144I4)

198 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

STILL in the hospital - not tolerating solid food. CT Scan today, MRI planned for tomorrow. NO idea WTH is going on...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at September 07, 2025 10:25 PM (j2j0y
**********
So sorry to hear this Teresa....prayers up that you feel better, and that when they determine what is happening it is easily resolved.
You have been such a trooper thru each chapter of this journey

Posted by: The Grateful at September 07, 2025 11:21 PM (IQ6Gq)

199 I'd love to join you, but I'm still watching Zontar from the gun thread.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 07, 2025 11:24 PM (XPKa/)

200 In 1949, Procter & Gamble launched a radio advertising campaign for Prell shampoo featuring "Tallulah the Tube," a singing shampoo tube voiced by Fran Barber. The character appeared in commercials for shows like The Life of Riley and Rosemary on NBC and CBS.

This campaign caused controversy because it was inspired by actress Tallulah Bankhead, who had not given permission for her name to be used. Bankhead filed a $1 million lawsuit against Procter & Gamble, the radio networks, and the advertising agency for unauthorized use of her name, as she had consistently refused endorsement deals.

Posted by: joemarine at September 07, 2025 11:24 PM (y171U)

201 188 I have never understood fashion--the clothing bit, I mean. It doesn't make sense to me. But then, I'm remarkably stupid so there is that.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 07, 2025 11:14 PM (CHHv1)

Well, it's always been nothing but a buncha homos designing dresses they'd like to wear, if only they were women. Now that that crowd has decided they can actually be women, it'll get miles stupider.

Posted by: Blue Steel at September 07, 2025 11:24 PM (hi7qn)

202 Michael Savage sailed to Europe as a college student on the M/V Waterman. It was a converted Liberty Ship. I think it could only do 11-12 knots and the crossing took 11 days or so.

Posted by: Savage Nation at September 07, 2025 11:25 PM (oftw2)

203 Oleg Cassini got serious tail — Gene Tierney, and I think Grace Kelly as well.
Posted by: Bulg at September 07, 2025 10:29 PM (77rzZ)

Oleg? More like 3rdleg, amirite?

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 07, 2025 11:26 PM (144I4)

204 {Teresa in FW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 07, 2025 11:27 PM (RIvkX)

205 Human activities have been the main driver of climate change

Did You Know?

There is this strange bright light in the sky … A flaming ball of Hydrogen.
Posted by: Common Tater
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It keeps that big ball of molten rock and iron under your feets toasty warm too.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 07, 2025 11:28 PM (/lPRQ)

206 Even young, Bankhead was painfully mid in looks.

A Waffle House Fight Club 6.

Posted by: First Rule of Waffle House Fight Club Is: Don't Stick Your Dick in Bankhead at September 07, 2025 11:28 PM (oPkIG)

207 Yikes! Glad she is recovering. I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:13 PM (0sq2f)

Vast majority go off withut a hitch. Hope yours does Bud.

Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:29 PM (8I4hW)

208 wow ! how timely. What made him insist on the angiogram ? bad tests ?

Posted by: runner at September 07, 2025 11:09 PM (g47mK)

Had a few problems with a stress test some tie ago.

Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:31 PM (8I4hW)

209 MV is Motor Vessel

M / V is Merchant.

Differing abbrvs

Posted by: Somewhere South of I-80 at September 07, 2025 11:32 PM (89Sog)

210 Prayers for your wife as well Javems. I'm glad the doctor insisted on the test.

Posted by: Joyenz at September 07, 2025 11:12 PM (2F0/Y)

Thanks. Really miss your Dad

Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:33 PM (8I4hW)

211 AOP - Keep us posted.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:34 PM (XeU6L)

212 well Bankhead said she didn't even like having sex for all the many havings she had of it.

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 11:34 PM (gKWVE)

213 AOP - Keep us posted.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:34 PM (XeU6L)

Will do. I don't expect to be home until late tomorrow evening.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:36 PM (0sq2f)

214 Still trying to resolve Warren Zevon and the Everly brothers. Two different generations.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:36 PM (XeU6L)

215 >>MV is Motor Vessel

Sail is sailboat.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 07, 2025 11:37 PM (viF8m)

216 The cardiologist came back to her room and applied direct pressure, with his hand, for 45 minutes. Bleeding stopped and she is home now and doing well.

You don't find that kind of care much now days.
Posted by: javems
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Glad she's doing OK. You're OK too, I hope.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:37 PM (7kOHV)

217 well Bankhead said she didn't even like having sex for all the many havings she had of it.
Posted by: gKWVE

I guess she was a giver that way.

Posted by: mikeski at September 07, 2025 11:38 PM (nhCoE)

218 JD Vance posted on X that blowing up drug dealers is one of the most proper uses of the military.

One of the gay incest Krassenstein brothers replied that ACKTUALLY Trump violated international law and didn't give the drug dealers due process.

JD replied "I don't give a shit what you call it".

Posted by: Ian S. at September 07, 2025 11:40 PM (TDL+F)

219 >>>like Titanic, Royal Mail Ship?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Root mean square

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:40 PM (7kOHV)

220 oh you guys missed the game of the year

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 11:41 PM (AOsQT)

221 >>Chia seeds are a small but powerful way to eat more fiber

>>And they make great "pets", too!

Way back before the celebrity chia pets came out, they had various animal designs. My girlfriend bought me one and the box said "grass head pet". I misread it as "grass head Pete". So that became its name. My little chia was Grass Head Pete.

Posted by: haffhowershower
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I have the Obama model.

Posted by: ValJar at September 07, 2025 11:41 PM (XeU6L)

222 Happy Birthday to Buddy Holly.But I prefer the Bibby Fuller Four version of "I Fought the Law".

https://tinyurl.com/7u3pbfwr

RIP Bobby, gone at 23.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 07, 2025 11:43 PM (8bTsv)

223
You don't find that kind of care much now days.
Posted by: javems
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We had a discussion about that on an earlier thread today.

Posted by: ValJar at September 07, 2025 11:43 PM (XeU6L)

224 I think I don't like Tallulah Bankhead. Seems to me all she wanted to do was snort coke, smoke cigs and talk trash about people.
I like to think I'd have more fun with Mae West. (Probably for about twenty-six seconds.)

Posted by: gKWVE at September 07, 2025 11:44 PM (gKWVE)

225 >>JD replied "I don't give a shit what you call it".

He's very good at social media. Unless he steps on his crank in the couple years he is the nominee in 2028.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 07, 2025 11:44 PM (viF8m)

226
Root mean square

Posted by: Braenyard
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'Math' warning light on the dash just came on

Posted by: ValJar at September 07, 2025 11:45 PM (XeU6L)

227 The subcontinent needs more trains.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 07, 2025 11:46 PM (NFMXW)

228 >>> I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Make sure the radiologist has his glasses on.
Looking forward to your visit being a winner.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:47 PM (7kOHV)

229 Make sure the radiologist has his glasses on.
Looking forward to your visit being a winner.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:47 PM (7kOHV)

I look forward to gaining super powers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:49 PM (0sq2f)

230 Happy Birthday to Buddy Holly.But I prefer the Bibby Fuller Four version of "I Fought the Law".

https://tinyurl.com/7u3pbfwr

RIP Bobby, gone at 23.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at September 07, 2025 11:43 PM (8bTsv)

Damn, same birthday as Berserker dad, who was 87 today. I didn't know that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 11:49 PM (snZF9)

231
Hank, Jr. did a "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" cover on his Five-O album:

https://tinyurl.com/25etn937

That came out in 1985. My Clempson Cow College days had us playing that a lot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 07, 2025 11:50 PM (w6EFb)

232 >>>197 >>Chia seeds are a small but powerful way to eat more fiber
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Unless you have diverticulosis.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:50 PM (7kOHV)

233 Thank you Piper for the background on Giorgio Armani's history with the Trumps! Introducing Trump to Melania, designing her wedding dress, then Melania wearing one of his in tribute after his death. An example of good humans when we see so few. Brought a tear to my eye.

Posted by: Aawlberninf350 at September 07, 2025 11:53 PM (SXVlR)

234 Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the committee was not briefed ahead of President Trump’s deadly Venezuelan boat strike that was allegedly carrying drugs. The mission was a military operation, but Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...

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Guess whose coke investments just took a hit

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 07, 2025 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)

235
Publius - Very nice moon tonight. Some thin clouds but plenty clear.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:54 PM (XeU6L)

236 I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Good luck.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 11:55 PM (snZF9)

237 Why was Bill Gates at the White House? Was he summoned like von der Leyen and Starmer, or did he have something to sell?

Posted by: Kindltot at September 07, 2025 11:55 PM (rbvCR)

238 Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the committee was not briefed ahead of President Trump’s deadly Venezuelan boat strike that was allegedly carrying drugs. The mission was a military operation, but Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...

Well, you can go fuck yourself, then go fuck yourself again. Take a small break and go fuck yourself again.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 11:56 PM (snZF9)

239 >>>I like to think I'd have more fun with Mae West. (Probably for about twenty-six seconds.)
Posted by: gKWVE
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If you are a wrestler you would go to the front of the line.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:57 PM (7kOHV)

240 Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...
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Why?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:58 PM (XeU6L)

241 Good luck.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 11:55 PM (snZF9)

Thank you!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (0sq2f)

242 >> Publius - Very nice moon tonight. Some thin clouds but plenty clear.

We split the full Moon pretty evenly at just a smidge past high noon for our longitude, so last night and today are about full, 99.6%. Let's see, it's actually more than that tonight, 99.7%. High Loon will be 1:49AM for us.

Of course, that alignment means we missed the eclipse. Opposite side of the globe.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (w6EFb)

243 Not many parents are going to be upset over us blowing Cartel boats out of the water. Most Americans won't be upset.
Only faggots and pinko commies will be upset.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (7kOHV)

244 > but Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...
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nah, Trump wanted to keep it a secret

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (AOsQT)

245 Only real sissy faggots will be upset.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (7kOHV)

246
Hank, Jr. never did "Werewolves of London", though.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (w6EFb)

247 >>I go in tomorrow morning for an angiogram.

Don't sweat it. They aren't that bad. You'll do great.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2025 12:00 AM (viF8m)

248 Not many parents are going to be upset over us blowing Cartel boats out of the water. Most Americans won't be upset.
Only faggots and pinko commies will be upset.

Posted by: Braenyard
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And intel leakers.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 08, 2025 12:00 AM (XeU6L)

249 Post Venezuelan boat strike, recidivism rate of 0.0.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at September 08, 2025 12:03 AM (vd6bO)

250 Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the committee was not briefed ahead of President Trump’s deadly Venezuelan boat strike that was allegedly carrying drugs. The mission was a military operation, but Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...

I bet Brennan got her panties all in a wad.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:03 AM (2WIwB)

251 Not many parents are going to be upset over us blowing Cartel boats out of the water. Most Americans won't be upset.
Only faggots and pinko commies will be upset.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (7kOHV)
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Years ago Scott Adams lost a step-son to fentanyl. Without looking, I believe I remember his exact words last week when this news came out:

"Thank you, Mr. President."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:03 AM (KTCHq)

252 245 Only real sissy faggots will be upset.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 07, 2025 11:59 PM (7kOHV)

I guess that explains Rand Paul’s reaction.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 08, 2025 12:04 AM (BSY5a)

253 We've got all kinds of vessels and personnel in the South Caribbean. Maduro is not sleeping as well as usual.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:04 AM (7kOHV)

254 >Why?

Posted by: Mike Hammer,
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so he can leak it to the NYTimes

Posted by: Don Black and the Don Black Experience at September 08, 2025 12:05 AM (AOsQT)

255 Why?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:58 PM (XeU6L)

So it can be stopped.

Posted by: Reforger at September 08, 2025 12:06 AM (CjwnQ)

256
I guess that explains Rand Paul’s reaction.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Yeah, Grenell thought it was, as the Brits used to say, 'good show'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:07 AM (7kOHV)

257 ⏰ About time for me to quit lurking and get ready to time-travel to tomorrow morning. Dropping some parting gifts for the Horde:

🎦 Simon Whistler is often snarky and certainly skeptical, but is amusing and covers a lot of interesting topics. Here he covers 50 Things Science Still Can’t Explain. The video is over two hours long. We took it in chunks of five items at a time and then the final ten tonight.
https://youtu.be/Lva1Lj6srJU

🎦 Rosie needs serious therapy, or most likely is beyond help. Only 1:23
https://youtu.be/Gv7uuSkNY20

💣 In case you missed it, France has informed hospitals to prepare for a “major [military] engagement” by March of 2026, and between 10,000 to 50,000 people needing hospitalization, wounded soldiers from across Europe. h/t Bertram Cabot, Jr. on an earlier thread today. 'Mericans might want to stock up on ammo. Y'know, just anyway.
https://t.ly/GxfI-

🎦 Finally, some comic relief from Zeducation
https://youtu.be/_uinMTTI-jY

🙏 God bless Teresa and pooky and Grammie and all needy Hordelings. Best of the best.

💤 G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - funny not funny at September 08, 2025 12:07 AM (W+Lui)

258 Well, you can go fuck yourself, then go fuck yourself again. Take a small break and go fuck yourself again.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 07, 2025 11:56 PM (snZF9)

JD Vance should turn over his twitter feed to you.

Posted by: runner at September 08, 2025 12:07 AM (g47mK)

259 I think it would suck all the oxygen out of a theater, if you put Tallulah and Mae West on the same stage.

Posted by: Pantages Theatre at September 08, 2025 12:08 AM (oftw2)

260 I had no ideas who Tallulah Bankhead was - there's a revealing glam-flapper b/w photo of her - she couldn't have been over 15-16 years old at the time.

Posted by: 13times at September 08, 2025 12:08 AM (6YO1+)

261
Oh, Teresa, please rest rest rest and feel better!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 12:09 AM (lCaJd)

262 Years ago Scott Adams lost a step-son to fentanyl. Without looking, I believe I remember his exact words last week when this news came out:

"Thank you, Mr. President."
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:03 AM (KTCHq)

Adams had been the step dad since the kid was two. Been into drugs for years after an injury on a bike.
Blaming the President was stupid.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:11 AM (2WIwB)

263 Warner said, “This kind of action should be briefed to the intelligence community...
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Why?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 07, 2025 11:58 PM (XeU6L)
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I have a different question: Intelligence? Where???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:11 AM (KTCHq)

264 Adams had been the step dad since the kid was two. Been into drugs for years after an injury on a bike.
Blaming the President was stupid.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:11 AM (2WIwB)
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Don't understand. Who blamed which president for what?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:12 AM (KTCHq)

265 Virginia's Senators are trash. Sadly, I think it's future governor will be a deep state spook barbie. Meh.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 08, 2025 12:16 AM (sAmhv)

266 >>I have a different question: Intelligence? Where???

The Intel committees in both houses have leaked for years. Not telling them is not as sexy as indictments but it's a big step in getting shit done.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2025 12:16 AM (viF8m)

267 Don't understand. Who blamed which president for what?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:12 AM (KTCHq)

Oh damn.
My bad. Misread the post.
I was stupid.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:17 AM (2WIwB)

268 https://tinyurl.com/ycxxx8zx
Illustrated Spy Scandal pt VIII
From Doug Ross Substack

Posted by: Skip at September 08, 2025 12:17 AM (+qU29)

269 Fresh new book out:

The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court, by Senator Eric Schmitt.

https://amzn.to/4lQWfK0

Endorsed by President Trump.

Hmm.... So the game plan is so tight that publishing it ahead of implementation will still lower the corrupt judicial system to its knees?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:19 AM (KTCHq)

270 Oh damn.
My bad. Misread the post.
I was stupid.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:17 AM (2WIwB)
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Happens. Too much bourbon.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:20 AM (KTCHq)

271 Fr James Martin led his “F*ck the Rules” LGBT army into the sacred Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV needs to act like a Father and properly govern his house. Who has the keys?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:21 AM (7kOHV)

272 Oh damn.
My bad. Misread the post.
I was stupid.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2025 12:17 AM (2WIwB)
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I bet it's because you couldn't get Berserker's comment out of your head.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:22 AM (KTCHq)

273 For those who missed it:

Connor McGregor summons Irish men and Irish women to nationalism in the name of God.

https://tinyurl.com/yc8bsc24

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:22 AM (7kOHV)

274 Pope Leo XIV needs to act like a Father and properly govern his house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:21 AM (7kOHV)
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And he is! He's just like that Philly dad the other day. No balls.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:23 AM (KTCHq)

275 @AGHamilton29
It really is something to take note of what national news outlets choose to cover and which stories they choose to ignore.

I just checked because I assumed this was an exaggeration but can’t find anything on the North Carolina attack in the NYT, CNN, WaPO, the AP etc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:25 AM (7kOHV)

276 "The Lads in the Shadows" is one of the contemporary songs going around, it's rather dark. UTube keeps taking them down. The original artist for this one had their account canceled and also took down their Instagram. It's been reloaded by someone else.

Posted by: Lirio100 at September 08, 2025 12:25 AM (ky7/T)

277
Incidentally this Sept full moon is not the Harvest Moon. That will be Oct. 6 one. Oct Harvest moon happen about 1 in 5 years on average, but it varies from 3 years to 8 years. Last one was in 2020, next will be 2028, then 2036.

The Harvest Moon, the one that shines on, shines on is the one that occurs closest to the Fall equinox, and that alignment produces the Harvest Moon effect. The difference in moon rise times from day to day around the full moon there are the shortest (and the difference in set times are the longest).

In the Southern hemisphere, it flips to maintain seasonal alignment. The Harvest moon there is in March, which is fall for them. It's all about the angle the ecliptic makes with the eastern horizon at sunset, when the full moon rises.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 12:26 AM (w6EFb)

278

Tallulah Bankhead was in Lifeboat.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0037017

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2025 12:26 AM (63Dwl)

279
Oct Harvest moon happen about 1 in 5 years on average, but it varies from 3 years to 8 years.

Climate change

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2025 12:27 AM (63Dwl)

280 I bet it's because you couldn't get Berserker's comment out of your head.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 08, 2025 12:22 AM (KTCHq)

Warner is a dickhead. I'll never miss an opportunity to tell him to go fuck himself.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at September 08, 2025 12:29 AM (snZF9)

281 278

Tallulah Bankhead was in Lifeboat.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0037017
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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A real movie. A good movie. A depressing movie.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:30 AM (7kOHV)

282 Connor McGregor speaks for about two minutes.
It's butch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:34 AM (7kOHV)

283
Astronomical time scales laugh at human notions of "climate change". The Moon has seen a few actual swings in climate.

Hell she could blink and miss human existence.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 12:34 AM (w6EFb)

284 Hitchcock managed to do a cameo in Lifeboat, against all odds.

Posted by: Drifting By at September 08, 2025 12:35 AM (oftw2)

285
I enjoyed reruns of the old "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" shows.

He was a hoot, a dry laugh riot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 12:36 AM (w6EFb)

286 >>Warner is a dickhead.

Remember when he colluded with Christopher Steele?

He's a lot more than a dickhead. He's corrupt.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2025 12:36 AM (viF8m)

287 > Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

"Oh yeah? I don't think so, Scooter." -- Ron White

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 08, 2025 12:45 AM (qpyNK)

288 > 285 I enjoyed reruns of the old "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" shows.

He was a hoot, a dry laugh riot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 12:36 AM (w6EFb)

"Walt Disney is lucky. If an actor gives him trouble he just tears him up."

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 08, 2025 12:46 AM (qpyNK)

289 So does no one remember the story about Tallulah and Lifeboat? Hitchcock filmed it in a large water tank which required the cast to climb tall ladder up into it each day. Tallulah quite famously never wore underwear, and a small crowd would gather at the base of the ladder whenever she ascended. (Tallulah enjoyed the attention)
Some of the other women on the set got sick of the spectacle and complained to Hitchcock about it, and wanted him to put a stop to it.
Hitchcock declined, and quipped “well I don't know if this is a matter for the costume department, make-up, or hairdressing".

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 08, 2025 12:47 AM (BSY5a)

290 > Pope Leo XIV needs to act like a Father and properly govern his house. Who has the keys?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:21 AM (7kOHV)

We're tanned, rested, and ready.

Also, no one expects us.

Posted by: Congregation of the Holy Office of the Inquisition at September 08, 2025 12:49 AM (qpyNK)

291 I'm not really Catholic, but in my darker moments I think that a good old fashioned Inquisition or Crusade or two might not be a bad idea.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 08, 2025 12:52 AM (qpyNK)

292 . You will comply, or you will die.

"Oh yeah? I don't think so, Scooter." -- Ron White
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Have any TX politicians spoken up?
Big Chip Roy said anything?
The governor?
Paxton?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:54 AM (7kOHV)

293 Rick Davies passed away at 81.

If you didn't know, and they kept it pretty quiet, Rick was the brother of Ray and Dave from a little band you might have heard of..The Kinks.

Posted by: azjaeger at September 08, 2025 12:54 AM (3/XaG)

294 Well, I decided to try out the old pontoon boat this weekend. Finally got the other outboard fixed.

Darleen, Marleen and Charleen were happy, because having worked double shifts over Labor Day Weekend, then got paid on Friday, they were Cash Heavy and Happy.

Then things happened, none of which are my fault.

No fatalities or injuries so far.

There is some discussion between Marleen and Darleen in another room.

In Trailer Houses, walls are paper thin.

Posted by: Weekender Miklos at September 08, 2025 12:57 AM (j0Rup)

295 He was a hoot, a dry laugh riot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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One where the widow serves the investigators, looking for her husband's murder weapon, lunch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:59 AM (7kOHV)

296 Right now, I am only mad about the $145 fine I got because I was the only one wearing a Coast Guard approved Flotation Device.

Officer (Parks and Wildlife) Ok appropriate, but still

Posted by: Weekender Miklos at September 08, 2025 01:06 AM (j0Rup)

297 Dan Burmawi@DanBurmawy
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.
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Arrest the asshoe for threatening mass murd3r. Deport.

Buh-bye, dickhead!

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

298 >>>There is some discussion between Marleen and Darleen in another room.

In Trailer Houses, walls are paper thin.

Posted by: Weekender Miklos
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So, you're still tied to the bedpost?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 01:07 AM (7kOHV)

299 Hank, Jr. did a "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" cover on his Five-O album:

h
That came out in 1985. My Clempson Cow College days had us playing that a lot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

That would be "Bocephus" to you, Sir

Posted by: Miklos "Hank" Junior Brown at September 08, 2025 01:10 AM (j0Rup)

300 Well, I am off to the rack. Have to rise and shine early tomorrow. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 08, 2025 01:13 AM (QXE1M)

301 European MP Afroditi Latinopoulou

"You have filled Europe up with Mohammedans. You have subsidised the Islamisation of Europe. They are raping our children in the name of Allah. Kick them out before Europe dies”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 01:14 AM (7kOHV)

302 So, you're still tied to the bedpost?

Posted by: Braenyard

Who got money for that?

Minimalist mattress on floor, like Japan

Posted by: Scandinavian Minimalist Miklos at September 08, 2025 01:14 AM (j0Rup)

303 Good luck to you tomorrow, AOP.

Kind of wandering through content and comments, Bers, as usual I spit out my drink.

Miklos, what type of flotation devices were the girls wearing??

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 08, 2025 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

304
My favorite Hitchcock Presents episode was probably "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale", with Fess Parker and Phyllis Thaxter.

I won't spoil it for you, but it was damned good, with quite a plot twist.

Phyllis Thaxter was almost perfect for a certain type of woman. Don't know how I'd describe that type exactly other than the type she played. But she was perfect for it.

One of her last roles was Martha Kent in Superman, the 1978 one.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 01:19 AM (w6EFb)

305 So I before I paid the fine, I pointed out that all these girls have sufficient internal buoyancy to float all the way to the North Pole.

$145 anyway

The trouble started later, because they heard that

Posted by: Much put upon Milkos, tryim' a keep 'em happy at September 08, 2025 01:19 AM (j0Rup)

306 @iwasnevrhere_ . 8h

From the skies over our occupied capital, Allah shows His signs, a blood moon above Al-Quds on the night of the first total lunar eclipse of 2025.

The same light that shone on Badr, on Quds Day, and on the steadfast in Gaza, now rises over a city waiting for liberation.

No matter how high the walls or how deep the siege, the heavens still bear witness: the occupier’s night will end

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 01:20 AM (7kOHV)

307 youtu.be/3cQNkIrg-Tk

Bocephus!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 08, 2025 01:25 AM (sAmhv)

308 European MP Afroditi Latinopoulou

"You have filled Europe up with Mohammedans. You have subsidised the Islamisation of Europe. They are raping our children in the name of Allah. Kick them out before Europe dies”
Posted by: Braenyard

I would marry her, if an actual girl, and not married.

I would even accept the Greek Lady Moustache, there are Solutions for that.

Posted by: Miklosololopoulos at September 08, 2025 01:27 AM (j0Rup)

309
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

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Actually, he didn't say that last sentence. I don't care if he wants his religious community to live by their scripture, but he should keep it in the mosque.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 01:32 AM (lCaJd)

310 >> the heavens still bear witness: the occupier’s night will end

Again, "Don't think so, Scooter."

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 01:32 AM (w6EFb)

311
Phyllis Thaxter in her Hitchcock heyday:

https://tinyurl.com/28czmj2m

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 01:34 AM (w6EFb)

312 Actually, he didn't say that last sentence. I don't care if he wants his religious community to live by their scripture, but he should keep it in the mosque.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Thank you for the correction.

Still, the threat is implied. Arrest. Deport. Buh-bye.

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 01:37 AM (rdVOm)

313
Thank you for the correction.

Still, the threat is implied. Arrest. Deport. Buh-bye.
Posted by: JQ

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

Oh, I'm welllllll aware that the killers are crouching, waiting for him to finish paving the way.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 01:40 AM (lCaJd)

314 So

The noise in the back has stopped, and the trailer house is still on the cinderblocks

Now where are all those Natty Daddys they bought with their overtime pay and tips from Labor Day Weekend

They Have Questions

Also something about Jose Cuervo, maybe the guy next door.

How they live 11 or so in that single wide is a mystery.

I live in a double-and-a-half-wide with three two-and-a half-wides.

Posted by: Miklos is telling where the Natty Daddys are if they would shut up and listen at September 08, 2025 01:40 AM (j0Rup)

315
I'm watching "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale" right now and it's loaded with big stars.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 01:46 AM (lCaJd)

316 Thank you for the correction.

Still, the threat is implied. Arrest. Deport. Buh-bye.
Posted by: JQ

Darleen, Marleen, Charleen and even the Cousin Carleen, are Native born Americans. They self-deport to Frogmore sometimes. Golf tournaments, Bass Masters, whatever.

I get some peace and Quiet. And they pay they own bills for a while.

However they also need Correction from time to time.

Posted by: Title Loan King Miklos at September 08, 2025 01:47 AM (j0Rup)

317 I had a ham & cheese sammich for supper today (yeah, but it was too hot to cook)

There's a 1/4 pork loin, cut into chops, in the fridge. Will repackage into 2-chop portions, and freeze.

Got a pack of bacon, waiting to be made into poppers and the remainder cooked/crumbled for other recipes.

No, muzloids, you do not get to stop me from eating pork! Fk you all!

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

318 I don’t think Spec’s will go out of business any time soon.

Posted by: polynikes at September 08, 2025 01:57 AM (EYmYM)

319 >> I'm watching "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale" right now

Enjoy it. Another very good one with Phyllis is "The Long Silence". That will have you on the edge of your seat, I guarantee it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 02:00 AM (w6EFb)

320 The islamic conquest of western europe is completely assured by now. This is all by design and it's facilitated by The Powers That Be. The Unravelling Kingdom is doomed and King Chuckles the Last will dismantle the monarchy and the Church of England. The EU is instilling the Universal Caliphate while the global population of white people are being systematically marginalized / cancelled / censored / imprisoned / eliminated. Demographics are destiny.

"The avalanche has already started. It's too late for the pebbles to vote."

"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote"

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at September 08, 2025 02:03 AM (V362x)

321 Thunderstorm rolling through here tonight... ahhhh... nice & cool, a bit of rain... fantastic *light show*!

Glad I mowed this afternoon. Just in time!

Didn't wash the car, but at least it got a good rinse this evening.

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 02:04 AM (rdVOm)

322 "The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote"

Pebbles?

Whatevs. I understand that voting won't solve that particular issue. At my age, I am prepared to do what must be done, when the time comes.

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 02:07 AM (rdVOm)

323 I'm sure lawyers would argue against it, but here's how I see it:

1) These fentanyl boys KNOW that people are going to die if the sell that shit. They KNOW it.
2) Knowing that, they still smuggle it and distribute it for profit.

IMO, that makes it murder for hire, with malice aforethought.

3) If they're in the process of smuggling it in, they're therefore in the process of committing premeditated murder for hire.

4) Using deadly force to stop a murder in process is fully justified.

5) Eat flaming death, cartel scumbags.

And it's way past my bed time. Good night, all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 08, 2025 02:07 AM (qpyNK)

324 271 Fr James Martin led his “F*ck the Rules” LGBT army into the sacred Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV needs to act like a Father and properly govern his house. Who has the keys?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 08, 2025 12:21 AM (7kOHV)

Fr James Martin has probably buttfucked so much he can't sit down and shut up.

He needs to be put out to pasture.

Posted by: tcn, Pickle Queen of Alaska at September 08, 2025 02:09 AM (urtE/)

325
I got interested in this "using the military to blow up criminals". The key is this was outside US territory, for one, on the high seas. Article I grants Congress broad power to define crimes on the high seas. Treaties and all that interact with that, but Congress has broad power.

For example, it's pretty much fine to smoke pirates per US law on this. Now, for drug smuggling, it's different.

The key there is they defined Tren de Argua or however you spell it as a terrorist organization. That's where the power to smoke 'em comes from.

Inside US territory, it would be a very different thing. But on the high seas, smoke 'em.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 02:20 AM (w6EFb)

326 The key there is they defined Tren de Argua or however you spell it as a terrorist organization. That's where the power to smoke 'em comes from.

Inside US territory, it would be a very different thing. But on the high seas, smoke 'em.
Posted by: publius
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I voted for this.

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

327
Inside US territory, it would be a very different thing. But on the high seas, smoke 'em.

Posted by: publius
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Heh. 'Light 'em if you got 'em'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 08, 2025 02:28 AM (XeU6L)

328 181 On the medical front, wife's cardiologist has been after her to get an angiogram for some time. She underwent the procedure Friday AM. The found 97% blockage in her right coronary artery and a 100% in a branch further down.

They decided to do a stint in the upper one. They tried going in through her arm but that didn't work out so the went in her leg. All went well except for her bleeding. They got that under control and sent her to a regular bed where the bleeding resumed. In fact it got out of control.

The cardiologist came back to her room and applied direct pressure, with his hand, for 45 minutes. Bleeding stopped and she is home now and doing well.

You don't find that kind of care much now days.
Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

Wow, what a story! Blessings on her and everybody.

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 02:32 AM (aURVT)

329 Goodnight Horde, I caught up on the thread and I am sleepy.

Prayers up for Teresa and Pooky and Mrs. Javems.

I will go to sleep with many fond memories of trips to Bermuda, I am glad that you had a good time, Doof.

Night, JQ and Blondie.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 08, 2025 02:37 AM (0nHVk)

330
Enjoy it. Another very good one with Phyllis is "The Long Silence". That will have you on the edge of your seat, I guarantee it.
Posted by: publius

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Iiicckkkk! When you said there was a twist, I started forming ideas, but not that one!

It reminds me of a very cold, scary thriller called Night Watch with Liz Taylor, Laurence Harvey, and Billie Whitelaw.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 02:37 AM (lCaJd)

331 Night, Deb!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 02:38 AM (lCaJd)

332 Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

Wow, what a story! Blessings on her and everybody.
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Seconded!

Hubby had 2 stents place, maybe a decade ago. They went in thru an artery, opened at his wrist.

He came out with a compression bandage on that wrist, and kept trying to loosen it (!) because 1-stoned on anesthetic, and 2- it looked like a screw/bolt and he wanted to turn it because 3- the pressure was uncomfortable.

I had to sit with him & keep him from messing with it for a couple hours. Stubborn man!

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 02:40 AM (rdVOm)

333
Hitchcock seemed to like spousal murder plots. He liked too much, you might say.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 02:40 AM (w6EFb)

334 Good night, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at September 08, 2025 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

335 It's Saint Titus's Day.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 08, 2025 02:41 AM (NFMXW)

336 >>>Connor McGregor summons Irish men and Irish women to nationalism in the name of God.

https://tinyurl.com/yc8bsc24

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

>I'd sooner buy a potato from the Kennedy Clan than the McGregor Clan. The man is a violence-pron doofus.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at September 08, 2025 02:43 AM (BjFWb)

337
Another thing I got a kick out of with Hitchcock was the "censorship code" (why Ricky and Lucy had to sleep in twin beds, and not together in one bed). There was a rule that a murderer or other heinous criminal was not allowed to get away with it. He had either get killed himself or be brought to justice.

So Hitchcock would come up with these clever plots where the murderer and perhaps an accomplice would obviously get away it. And then, at the end of the last scene, he would come on and explain the "rest of the story" where the murderer was caught in some very silly, contrived way.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 02:46 AM (w6EFb)

338
Posted by: javems at September 07, 2025 11:07 PM (8I4hW)

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Phew! You had me biting my nails. Your wife is lucky to have you and her doctor. I hope her future brightens now that she's had her problem ID'd and treated.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 02:46 AM (lCaJd)

339 I'd vote for him.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 08, 2025 02:50 AM (NFMXW)

340
Speaking of Moon signs, I stumbled on an interesting coincidence. I was interested in the variation of the synodic month, the duration of a given lunation cycle. The mean is 29.53+ days, but there is significant variation around that, 29.27 - 29.83 being the typical range. But rare extremes can go beyond that.

Guess what. The full Moon on Dec. 9, 1787 was the longest duration lunation since 1610. That was the year of the Constitutional Convention. And that is longest lunation for the history of the US, and will be for a long time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 03:00 AM (w6EFb)

341
Excuse me, that was the date of the new moon for that cycle. The full Moon for Dec was Dec. 24.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 08, 2025 03:04 AM (w6EFb)

342 309
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

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Actually, he didn't say that last sentence. I don't care if he wants his religious community to live by their scripture, but he should keep it in the mosque.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 01:32 AM (lCaJd)

He didn't say "You will comply, or you will die"?
That's a pretty significant edit!

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 03:06 AM (aURVT)

343
He didn't say "You will comply, or you will die"?
That's a pretty significant edit!
Posted by: m

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Yeah, I kinda felt obligated to point it out.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 03:09 AM (lCaJd)

344 @DanBurmawy said this:

Dan Burmawi
@DanBurmawy
Sep 7
You have 30 days to stop selling alcohol and pork. For now, we’ll demonstrate, because we don’t yet have the demographic numbers. But when we do, we won’t be demonstrating. You will comply, or you will die.

And he posted a video of a man talking with a shopkeeper. And what he has typed is not what was said. The tweet has 5,199 comments.

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 03:14 AM (aURVT)

345 343
He didn't say "You will comply, or you will die"?
That's a pretty significant edit!
Posted by: m

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Yeah, I kinda felt obligated to point it out.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 08, 2025 03:09 AM (lCaJd)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 03:15 AM (aURVT)

346 I have Chia seeds here from Costco Canada. Highly recomended.

CBC 'News' is on now. They have the vapours about President Trump and Chicago. I wish I could send them to walk through neighbourhoods there alone on the weekend.

Great...climate change.

Screw this....hell Disney Channel is better.

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 08, 2025 03:15 AM (jvJvP)

347 Boneless half pork loin is $1.99 lbs next week.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 08, 2025 03:16 AM (NFMXW)

348 347 Boneless half pork loin is $1.99 lbs next week.
Posted by: Boss Moss at September 08, 2025 03:16 AM (NFMXW)

Sweet.

I love a good deal...

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 08, 2025 03:20 AM (jvJvP)

349
A Fashion Primer

Women's Fashion: Getting the hotties to war as little as possible. Getting the rest to wear progressively more.

Men's Fashion: Wearing a suit to command respect, like Cary Grant, Sean Connery or Humphrey Bogart. If you've ever been in a "business" (likely not normal work, but a meeting involving a very large desk, or possibly with others not from your company) setting, you've likely experienced this.

Posted by: The Minah Bird at September 08, 2025 03:28 AM (FlRtG)

350 A search for the word "comply" in this thread picks up these comments:

67 I think it's time to start leaving bodies on the ground, not 'shovel, shut up' in some unknown hidden grave. We have to politely and publicly tell them, 'no'. We have a 2nd Amendment for a reason. We see what's happening in the UK/Australia/NZ/Canada without it. 81 I am sure TX has some deep ponds. 88 Nothing wrong with that goatraper that huffing a little phosgene wouldn't fix. 180 Did something ask for a textbook example of terroristic threatening? And why vigilance committees arise. 287 "Oh yeah? I don't think so, Scooter." -- Ron White 292 Have any TX politicians spoken up? Big Chip Roy said anything? The governor? Paxton 297 Arrest the asshoe for threatening mass murd3r. Deport. Buh-bye, dickhead!

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 03:37 AM (aURVT)

351 Good night Horde...

Posted by: Posted by: Stateless - VERY GRATEFUL, BLESSED, LOVED AND HAPPY! -- - New Life Creation - 18.1% at September 08, 2025 03:46 AM (jvJvP)

352 Alarm didn't go yet but getting up

Posted by: Skip at September 08, 2025 03:53 AM (+qU29)

353 Made top 10 comments again, first time in months

Posted by: Skip at September 08, 2025 04:00 AM (+qU29)

354 Hi Skip! I'm still lurking about. Most everyone else is slumbering.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 08, 2025 04:05 AM (sAmhv)

355 I'm just waitin' for the Tech Thread.

youtu.be/MKLVmBOOqVU

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 08, 2025 04:07 AM (sAmhv)

356 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at September 08, 2025 04:44 AM (aURVT)

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