Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - September 9, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Surprise - I am now your Tuesday ONT host! This night became vacant when scampydog decided to go chase mailmen instead of hosting ONTs. So I decided to move from Mondays to Tuesdays (along with Sundays and Thursdays).
EDIT: Mondays are currently Under Construction, as CBD noted last night.

Anyway, here's a bonus track from the mystery click artist. Opening track to their only album, released in 1989.

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Feel Good Story

29-yo Becomes First Woman to Cross U.S. on a Skateboard–Honoring Stepfather Whose Ashes Were Carried in a Necklace

The stepfather who always believed in her was with her at the end, as his ashes rested inside her necklace while she crossed the finish line.
Brooke Johnson had just become the first woman to cross the United States on a skateboard—a record-setting 3,226-mile journey that began in Santa Monica, California and ended when she walked into the Atlantic Ocean at Virginia Beach after 119 days on the road.
The 29-year-old lifted her skateboard over her head and couldn’t help but think about Roger, the man who made it all happen—even though he was only there in spirit.
Late in his life, Brooke’s stepfather broke his C5 vertebrae and became a quadriplegic. His health continued to decline until he passed away last year.
As time was running out, stepfather and daughter often talked about Brooke’s dream of cross-country skateboarding, and she planned to push him across the finish line in a wheelchair.
Roger never once doubted that she’d make it.
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“If there’s one thing you take away from this trip, it’s that you can truly do anything you put your mind to.”

Read the whole thing. And hug your loved ones because life is short.

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The Opposite of a Feel Good Story

Friends Take Turns Shooting Each Other in the Head, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets.
On 17 August, good friends Sean O’Donnell (37) and Aaron Prout (34) were hanging out in the former’s home when they decided to play a very stupid and dangerous game – taking turns shooting each other in the head with a rifle while wearing a Kevlar helmet for protection. Kevlar helmets are used by modern soldiers because they are known to whithstand heavy impacts, but they are not completely bulletproof. In this particular case, the two friends, who had been drinking, were reportedly holding the Kevlar helmet above their heads while the other tried to aim at it with a rifle. All it took was for one of them to miss their shot by a few millimeters to turn their friendly game into a tragedy.
“Hard to believe two so-called friends would take turns shooting at each other wearing a Kevlar helmet, inside a house in a residential neighbourhood, while using a rifle,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote about the incident on X.

Check out the whole story. News coverage video clip at the link.

It SHOULD go without saying - don't mix guns and booze, and don't shoot at your buddy.

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Yuck!

Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

Carrying a reusable water bottle is a smart habit. It saves money. It cuts down on single-use plastic. It keeps you hydrated. There’s a catch, though.
Many of us don’t clean our bottles nearly as well or as often as we think we do, and the germs that hitch a ride on our hands, rims, and lids can stick around.
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A study on the campus of Purdue University put everyday bottles under the microscope to see how clean they really are and which habits help or hurt. The takeaway is a reality check with simple fixes that anyone can put into practice.
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The research team kept the question simple: “How clean are the bottles that students actually use all day?”
To get real-world answers, they collected 90 bottles directly from students. They asked owners how they used and cleaned their bottles, then tested the bottles in two ways.
First, they swabbed the outer surfaces using a rapid hygiene test called ATP that lights up when organic residue remains. This signal is widely used in food safety as a quick screen for whether a surface is truly clean after washing.
Second, they rinsed the insides and counted bacteria clinging to water-contact surfaces. They measured common water-loving bacteria and checked for coliforms, an indicator group that can signal when conditions could support more concerning contamination.

Read the whole thing to get the specifics.

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Speaking of fecal matter - the ONT continues a "regular" feature

The #1 Dessert to Help You Poop In the Morning, According to a Dietitian

See what I did there?

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Get Yer French Toast, CBD!

Two stories that were fed to me by "The Algorithm" recently.

Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

Any guesses? The article is interesting but kinda long (it IS Reader's Digest), so I'll cut to the chase. "It’s all about nostalgia"

Do check it out, though.

Army veteran from Vermont gifted free tractor for maple syrup operation

The Kubota compact tractor was given free to a Vermont maple syrup producer by a special program honoring military veterans who now work in agriculture.
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According to the website of Wild Woods Maple, Niles served the U.S. Army for more than 25 years and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The website says he was also an instructor at the Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho. After he retired, Niles and his wife, Katie, started Wild Woods Maple and have been growing their family business ever since.
Wild Woods Maple recently earned bragging rights by winning a pair of awards in the 2025 Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans. According to a May 4 Facebook post from the Vermont Maple Festival, Wild Woods Maple took home blue ribbons for "Best of Class" and "Best of Show" for their amber rich syrup.

Cool story - worth checking out.

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

Born on this date in 1975: Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Michael Bublé. He found a worldwide audience with his 2005 album It's Time and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible

Born on this date in 1952: Dave Stewart, guitarist, songwriter and producer.

On this date in 1956: Elvis Presley made his first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan show', performing 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Love Me Tender' and 'Ready Teddy' from the CBS TV Studios in Los Angeles.

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by turning the tables

POV : a man when he uses 100% of his brain. pic.twitter.com/4JyxrUkdd0
— Ayu D. Palupi (@ayu_DPalupi) September 8, 2025

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1 YEET!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:51 PM (yHibv)

2 Whoofreakinghoo hoo!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:51 PM (yHibv)

3 DOOF!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:51 PM (yHibv)

4 Sorry I'm late, fire ants are NOT a good substitute for a fire extinguisher.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (OtlAS)

5 But if you take Mondays, don’t expect me to do 1/2 the work for you!

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (pZEOD)

6 DOOF!!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:51 PM (yHibv)

Hello, Nurse!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (Wc8sE)

7 Yes, let’s get started!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (bIzDl)

8 Early Bird and Worms

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (RrIy1)

9
Fecal matter? In the ONT?

Posted by: guy who thinks everything is Mossad at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (WdJnD)

10 Also, the poop link seems to have gone to shizzle.

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (pZEOD)

11 Tankdemon, you were not trying to get rid of crabs, I hope!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (bIzDl)

12 Heya Doof

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (2sg1c)

13 I wash my water bottles every other day.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 09:55 PM (2sg1c)

14
A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets.

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They could have tested it on canteloupes. But I guess the store was like 20 minutes away, and...

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 09, 2025 09:55 PM (WEm1d)

15 But if you take Mondays, don’t expect me to do 1/2 the work for you!
Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (pZEOD)

Yeah, I should have said that. Piper's indentured servant contract has an exclusivity clause that clearly states that only I have rights to pilfer her work.

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 09:55 PM (Wc8sE)

16 Those helmets obviously weren't protecting anything important.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 09:56 PM (OtlAS)

17 Texas men shoot each other in the head with rifles.
Take that Florida man.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 09:56 PM (RrIy1)

18 If the blog worked right on iPhone I don't know what I'd do.

Posted by: nckate at September 09, 2025 09:56 PM (4bYb7)

19 ONT

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at September 09, 2025 09:56 PM (Eforc)

20 Oily. Really oily

Posted by: Fastly Strokewater at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (H/u99)

21 Willowed and pushed to 1000. My work here is done.

Posted by: man at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (tubbA)

22 To do evil is like sport to a fool.
—Moronic Wisdom 10:23

Posted by: mindful webworker - standards? here? at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (BijkO)

23 Is there video of narco boat 2?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (evzjW)

24 Also, the poop link seems to have gone to shizzle.
Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (pZEOD)

Fixed!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (Wc8sE)

25
Well, shit

Posted by: fourseasons at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (3ek7K)

26 This is some nice news from TX. Academics get some comeuppance:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4njys5

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (BI5O2)

27
True or False?

a movie featured All the "Highwaymen"

If true, what movie & what year?

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 09, 2025 09:58 PM (WdJnD)

28

The #1 Dessert to Help You Poop In the Morning, According to a Dietitian

Is this supposed to be a link?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 09, 2025 09:58 PM (63Dwl)

29 Still more funky shit being reported out of Poland. Makes no sense for either side to do it deliberately, but shit happens.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 09, 2025 09:58 PM (vV6n9)

30 Eurythmics, Presley, Bublé... no Sting... we're safe

Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (gKWVE)

31 Here's Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

Any guesses? The article is interesting but kinda long (it IS Reader's Digest), so I'll cut to the chase. "It's all about nostalgia"

Do check it out, though.

I think you found where the Cracker Barrel Bint will strike next.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (ULPxl)

32 *snoopy dance*

Three in a row for an ONT!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (GUnoj)

33 "Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles"

It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (n9ltV)

34
If you have funky shit, see your doctor

Posted by: fourseasons at September 09, 2025 10:00 PM (3ek7K)

35 Nice photo. Looks like home.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:00 PM (viF8m)

36 Got it now

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 09, 2025 10:00 PM (63Dwl)

37
This Checklist should be Your Checklist:

https://is.gd/skUhAs

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 09, 2025 10:00 PM (WdJnD)

38 32 *snoopy dance*

Three in a row for an ONT!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (GUnoj)

Fast Fingers Ratched over here.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:00 PM (2sg1c)

39 ***and the germs that hitch a ride on our hands, rims, and lids can stick around.
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That's the way we build up immunities .
See that article on people of a certain age being totally immune to current pandemic because they had been exposed earlier and were immune?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (RrIy1)

40 Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

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Easier rectal penetration?

I'm spitballin' here.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (JkO4W)

41 33 "Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles"

It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (n9ltV)

No silly. It's because you don't want to let the neck of the bottle slip on your French toast and dent it.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (2sg1c)

42 24 Also, the poop link seems to have gone to shizzle.
Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (pZEOD)

Fixed!
Posted by: Doof at September

Did you at least giggle?

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (p4NUW)

43 It's because you don't want to let the neck of the bottle slip on your French toast and dent it.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (2sg1c)

Animal.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at September 09, 2025 10:02 PM (n9ltV)

44
If a man giggles is he gay?

Posted by: fourseasons at September 09, 2025 10:02 PM (3ek7K)

45 Had a chia pet once but I didn't eat it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 10:02 PM (RrIy1)

46 Okay, a few minutes too late with this. Rush job, anyway.

What really happened to the cafe post tonight? (JPG)

https://bit.ly/ewok-dilemma

Posted by: mindful webworker - standards? here? at September 09, 2025 10:03 PM (BijkO)

47 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

Ya gotta challenge that immune system.

Posted by: toby928 at September 09, 2025 10:03 PM (jc0TO)

48 Did you at least giggle?
Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (p4NUW)

Of course - that was funny!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:03 PM (Wc8sE)

49 I think . . . Trump may do more to end the Fed than Rand Paul

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
@SecScottBessent
7h
The Federal Reserve is among the foremost drivers of inequality in America.

By failing to deliver on its inflation mandate, the Fed allowed class and generational disparities to grow worse, expanding the divide between asset-owners and lower-income Americans.

The Fed must regain its independence and stop serving the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
The International Economy
@IntlEconomy
Sep 5
.@SecScottBessent submitted this exclusive piece to @IntlEconomy laying out his views on the need for reforms at the Fed. international-economy.com/

Sep 9, 2025 · 6:34 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at September 09, 2025 10:04 PM (rbvCR)

50 If a man giggles is he gay?

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Did he toss confetti in the air?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

51 Evening.

Ace ever get out from under his fallen shelves? Or do we need to dispatch a search party?

Posted by: Robert at September 09, 2025 10:04 PM (Ti7C/)

52 That's the way we build up immunities .
See that article on people of a certain age being totally immune to current pandemic because they had been exposed earlier and were immune?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM

When I was a kid we ate dirt.

Posted by: toby928 at September 09, 2025 10:04 PM (jc0TO)

53
Giggling by a man is the warning sign.

Posted by: fourseasons at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (3ek7K)

54 9
Fecal matter? In the ONT?
Posted by: guy who thinks everything is Mossad

It happens more often than you think.

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (p4NUW)

55 If a man giggles is he gay?

Ask the other guy, the one with the feather up that guy's bunghole

Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (gKWVE)

56 >>It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.

Now you have to explain why much of French cheese tastes like ass and fancy palette people say it's delicious when they know it doesn't.

Maple syrup actually does taste good. There is a difference.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (viF8m)

57 54 9
Fecal matter? In the ONT?
Posted by: guy who thinks everything is Mossad

It happens more often than you think.

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (p4NUW

I always wash my hands after posting here.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (2sg1c)

58 11 Tankdemon, you were not trying to get rid of crabs, I hope!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (bIzDl)

This was an entirely different type of burning.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (OtlAS)

59
That's the Elvis era I like
rockabilly in black and white

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (AOsQT)

60 Some 29 year olds are spryer than others.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (evzjW)

61 "Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles"

It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Most of my kin will desecrate sausage or bacon with maple syrup.

This is an afront up with which I will not put!!

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

62 52 When I was a kid we ate dirt.
Posted by: toby928 at September

That is because we live in Alabama.

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (p4NUW)

63 If a man giggles is he gay?

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Facial expression and involuntary vocalization?

*checks notes*

Yes, ma'am, I'm afraid so. It's gay.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 09, 2025 10:07 PM (BI5O2)

64 scampydog decided to go chase mailmen instead of hosting ONTs.
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One minute it's hosting ONT's, the next it's doggo vs. government employees. Thanks for the ONT, Doof.

Posted by: scampydog at September 09, 2025 10:07 PM (41CYW)

65 38 32 *snoopy dance*

Three in a row for an ONT!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (GUnoj)

Fast Fingers Ratched over here.
Posted by: AlaBAMA

Aaaaaand,
Son #1 just asked to go to the range with me on Saturday. Then to brunch. I’m so happy!

I have a new, tricked out 1911 for him to try.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:08 PM (mT+6a)

66 >>> When I was a kid we ate dirt.
Posted by: toby928 at September 09, 2025 10:04 PM (jc0TO)

Luxury!

Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Four Yorkshire Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:08 PM (3uBP9)

67 I really liked the Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe. Makes me get over the lack of trendy fashions here tonight.

Posted by: Gowns By Renie at September 09, 2025 10:08 PM (oftw2)

68 I'm watching "Palm Springs". Hard to believe I hadn't seen this one. It's "Groundhog Day" but so far if Bill Murray hasn't figured out how to get out of the loop.

Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 10:09 PM (gKWVE)

69 You never run out of dirt.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:09 PM (evzjW)

70 26 This is some nice news from TX. Academics get some comeuppance:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4njys5

It would be Texas A&M, of course!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:09 PM (bIzDl)

71 Aaaaaand,
Son #1 just asked to go to the range with me on Saturday. Then to brunch. I’m so happy!

I have a new, tricked out 1911 for him to try.
Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:08 PM (mT+6a

A family that shoots together, stays together!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:09 PM (2sg1c)

72 Dirt may be worse than 70's pot pies.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (evzjW)

73 Yay! DOOF!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (3wXSL)

74 Speaking of dogs, everyone here with 4 feet has settled, so I am going to bed. Weight classes mañana in the am and core strength at 545p.

Pray for me.

Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (p4NUW)

75 it is easy to criticize netanyahu but he has managed to get iran the saudis, quatar, and turkey to agree over something.

so hes got that going for him.

Posted by: n at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (sz0J3)

76 Lincolntf I of course have no specific info but the context is that Russian drones have used Polish airspace many times the last 3 years when attacking targets in eastern Ukraine. This time? Who knows. Maybe some "went stupid" for some reason (though I haven't seen much info indicating that EW has been successful on these) and wandered off course.

Many russkis are also convinced some Uke drones did the same thing in reverse, ducking into Baltic airspace before turning east to hit targets close to the border up north.

What's distinctive this time is interception by Polish/NATO aircraft.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (U/Byj)

77 Thanks for your inaugural Tuesday Night ONT, Doof!

Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

78 and we were grateful.

Posted by: toby928 at September 09, 2025 10:11 PM (jc0TO)

79 That's the Elvis era I like
rockabilly in black and white
Posted by: Don Black

John Lennon said that Elvis died when he went in the Army.

Posted by: Jailhouse Rock at September 09, 2025 10:11 PM (oftw2)

80 One minute it's hosting ONT's, the next it's doggo vs. government employees. Thanks for the ONT, Doof.
Posted by: scampydog at September 09, 2025 10:07 PM (41CYW)

Yo, Doggo! Glad you stopped by.

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (Wc8sE)

81 That's the way we build up immunities .
See that article on people of a certain age being totally immune to current pandemic because they had been exposed earlier and were immune?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM

When I was a kid we ate dirt.
Posted by: toby928

Meme on facebook:

5 yr old drinking out of a horse water trough with the horse.

Caption: This is why country kids have a great immune system.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (sGNMS)

82 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde. I think I have some very thirsty antelope in the 'hood. Passed a pair of them on the road, less than a 1/4 mile from my house as the crow flies. Stopped and whistled at them; they turned and looked at me. Didn't run right away. Came back from town an hour later, they were still there, still quite unalarmed by my presence. Thinking I ought to fill a tote with water, and haul it down close to them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (dOXkF)

83 46 Okay, a few minutes too late with this. Rush job, anyway.

What really happened to the cafe post tonight? (JPG)

https://bit.ly/ewok-dilemma
Posted by: mindful webworker - standards? here? at September 09, 2025 10:03 PM (BijkO)

It got shelved.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (OtlAS)

84 Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

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It's just a model.

Posted by: Patsy at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (JkO4W)

85 Giggling by a man is the warning sign.
Posted by: fourseasons at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (3ek7K)
___________________________________

There are exceptions to this rule. For example, if you are a Marine grunt and some brainiac up the command said, "Sure, DARPA, we'll test out your robots for you. I'll throw my best men at it, and we'll get creative."

Creative means hiding under a cardboard box, giggling like a 12 year old little girl, slowly creeping up on the robot, and showing what a waste those millions and millions of dollars were.

Posted by: Orson at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (dIske)

86 Yay! DOOF!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (3wXSL)

Howdy, COMM!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (Wc8sE)

87 Why do maple syrup bottles have tiny handles?

Apparently, no good reason.

Except to make people ask the question.

Posted by: mindful webworker - because at September 09, 2025 10:13 PM (BijkO)

88 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

duh?

Posted by: n at September 09, 2025 10:13 PM (sz0J3)

89 beware the vengeance of a patient fat man

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 09, 2025 10:14 PM (pIfcn)

90 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2025 10:14 PM (sAmhv)

91 A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets.

To alcohol!

Posted by: toby928 offers a toast at September 09, 2025 10:14 PM (jc0TO)

92 I'm about to hit the hay. I hope the next time I log in, the Poland thing will have been another tempest in a teapot. But I am always wary.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 09, 2025 10:14 PM (vV6n9)

93 What's the difference between ABWH and Yes? I have the union album which squeezed both together. I don't understand the point of ABWH separate from Yes. Was there a split? I just can't picture those froofy hippies having a big enough beef that would cause a split.

Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

94 "Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles"

It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo [Flying the American Flag!] at September 09, 2025 09:59 PM (n9ltV)

You can cook with real maple syrup. Baked beans, e.g.

I find your hatred of Amber Gold to be a little confusing. Obviously, this hatred stems from your mother giving up the Log Cabin in the metal container when you were a kid and wouldn't even buy Mrs. Butterworth's, just whatever cheap-o watered sugar stuff was on sale.

You need a maple syrup intervention.

Posted by: RickZ at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (gKDq2)

95 Thanks for your inaugural Tuesday Night ONT, Doof!

Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

I appreciate your consistency with enjoying the photos I choose!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (Wc8sE)

96 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

Where tf are you putting it???

Posted by: rickb223 at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (sGNMS)

97 Some 29 year olds are spryer than others.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Thought I was in ok shape. Joined a gym. Thought I was gonna puke, stroke out, heart attack and die. I would have been grateful.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:16 PM (TfUTr)

98 Saudis loathe and fear the Persians and Qataris and desperately/correctly desire regime change in both places. Turks are on some weird jag WRT Israel, but remain bitter rivals and enemies of the Iranian mullahs. Public statements condemning this/that in the eastern Arab world, especially anything connected to Israel, require standard filtering. Saudis' #1 enemy is a tie between Iranian regime and Qatar and their Brotherhood pets. All these countries "agree" on almost nothing, and have interlocking/overlapping sets of allies and foes.

Any champagne left in Riyadh (behind the walls) after the gutting of the Iranian nuke program and military leadership in June has been consumed celebrating today's action against Hamas.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 10:16 PM (U/Byj)

99 71 A family that shoots together, stays together!

Posted by: AlaBAMA at September 09, 2025 10:09 PM (2sg1c)

Don't try doing any quality control checks on Kevlar helmets while you're there.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:16 PM (OtlAS)

100 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

Now do those nasty reusable grocery bags.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 10:16 PM (cYBz/)

101 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Still in the hospital, but holding down food today, so maybe I can go home tomorrow. I miss my bed...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at September 09, 2025 10:17 PM (y9j7d)

102 Water bottles used for biking, hockey, and the gym have never led to illness AFAIK. Wash them thoroughly periodically, rinse them often. Meh.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 10:18 PM (U/Byj)

103 A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head...

Sounds more like assisted suicide than murder.

Posted by: Oddbob at September 09, 2025 10:18 PM (3nLb4)

104 55 If a man giggles is he gay?

Ask the other guy, the one with the feather up that guy's bunghole

Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 10:05 PM (gKWVE)

Holy shit, I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this, especially something expensive.

Posted by: Farquad at September 09, 2025 10:18 PM (Sn2ii)

105 What's the difference between ABWH and Yes? I have the union album which squeezed both together. I don't understand the point of ABWH separate from Yes. Was there a split? I just can't picture those froofy hippies having a big enough beef that would cause a split.
Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

Legal rights to the name Yes. Someone else had the rights (I think it was Chris Squire). So the four guys just went with their names.
The Union Tour was awesome! Saw them twice on that tour. I guess they overcame the legal tussle to put that tour together and release the Union album.
Interesting story about that from Rick Wakeman. He spilled the beans on how dysfunctional that process was. I'll see if I can find it.

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:19 PM (Wc8sE)

106 Now do those nasty reusable grocery bags.
Posted by: Tonypete

Hell, do the shopping carts, especially the ones that just had one of those petri dish toddles strapped in it.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:19 PM (TfUTr)

107 {{{Teresa}}}

Hope you can escape soon

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 09, 2025 10:19 PM (ULPxl)

108 27
True or False?

a movie featured All the "Highwaymen"

If true, what movie & what year?
Posted by: Soothsayer

Stagecoach (mid 80s sometime)

I remember watching it. It was alright for a TV movie.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2025 10:20 PM (sAmhv)

109 93 What's the difference between ABWH and Yes? I have the union album which squeezed both together. I don't understand the point of ABWH separate from Yes. Was there a split? I just can't picture those froofy hippies having a big enough beef that would cause a split.
Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

Without Christopher Squire it's only sparkling prog rock.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:20 PM (OtlAS)

110 >>Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!

Not every sunset around here looks like that but some do.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:20 PM (viF8m)

111 One of the most hilariously stupid changes made was when maple syrup grades went from (as I recall) two levels of Grade A, and then Grade B, to ..... well, I've never bothered to learn the new system. I just get the darkest version available, since that will be Grade B, or close. Much more/better flavor. Never understood why Grade A was more expensive (I mean I know higher production cost, but for the consumer, made now sense).

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 10:20 PM (U/Byj)

112 Saudis loathe and fear the Persians and Qataris and desperately/correctly desire regime change in both places. Turks are on some weird jag WRT Israel, but remain bitter rivals and enemies of the Iranian mullahs. Public statements condemning this/that in the eastern Arab world, especially anything connected to Israel, require standard filtering. Saudis' #1 enemy is a tie between Iranian regime and Qatar and their Brotherhood pets. All these countries "agree" on almost nothing, and have interlocking/overlapping sets of allies and foes.

Any champagne left in Riyadh (behind the walls) after the gutting of the Iranian nuke program and military leadership in June has been consumed celebrating today's action against Hamas.

Posted by: r

yeah, so Turkey sees itself as the natural regional hegemon and wants to reconstitute the old empire in some way. It is a force to be reckoned with and should not be pissed off especially because attacking Turkey is going to be an article 5 offense.
Iran was intended to be the country we backed for regional hegemon before the revolution because they are that good.

Posted by: n at September 09, 2025 10:21 PM (sz0J3)

113 59 That's the Elvis era I like
rockabilly in black and white
Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 10:06 PM (AOsQT)

Very true. Don't Be Cruel video is so good. I never noticed the little vocal ticks he does in the song, but I guess that is part of the rockabilly style.

Posted by: joemarine at September 09, 2025 10:21 PM (y171U)

114 Yes had the normal R&R group fights, bustups, reunions. Wakeman left the band a couple times. I think there were even lawsuits about who could use the name and all, but they mostly kept going.

Posted by: They Stand There! at September 09, 2025 10:21 PM (oftw2)

115 Speaking of handles, why do many women NOT use the handle of a coffee or tea cup?

It drives me absolutely bonkers when a lady holds her coffee cup like that with her long ass sleeves covering most of her hands and taking an infinitesimally small sip of whatever is in the cup.

And don't get me started on them holding their fork in their left hand and smashing peas onto their bite of whatever.

Disgusting!

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 10:22 PM (cYBz/)

116 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

Ya gotta challenge that immune system.
Posted by: toby928

ATM water bottle.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 09, 2025 10:22 PM (/lPRQ)

117 ATM water bottle.
Posted by: Itiner

that is sort of a generational reference

Posted by: n at September 09, 2025 10:23 PM (sz0J3)

118 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Still in the hospital, but holding down food today, so maybe I can go home tomorrow. I miss my bed...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn.

{{{Teresa}}} Hang in there buddy...we have a lot to discuss and I hope to make that happen in Texas! (Heard there might be commemorative plates !!)

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:23 PM (TfUTr)

119 What about 8 hour disposable masks?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:24 PM (evzjW)

120 I want fresh, plastic grocery bags every time I go grocery shopping. My kitties need them!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:24 PM (bIzDl)

121 Teresa, hope you can go home soon.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at September 09, 2025 10:24 PM (Eforc)

122 Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

____________________________

I happen to know that one of the drummers (I forget his name) of the group Yes was very conservative. I met him at an Inauguration party for George W. Bush. He referred to W as "better than the alternative." And, that was before the vast majority realized what a bunch of asshats the Bush's were. I want to say it was Bill Bruford, but I'm not sure.

Posted by: Orson at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (dIske)

123 Born on this date in 1975: Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Michael Bublé.

Pronounced Bubble in the olde country.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (0eaVi)

124 Speaking of handles, why do many women NOT use the handle of a coffee or tea cup?

It drives me absolutely bonkers when a lady holds her coffee cup like that with her long ass sleeves covering most of her hands and taking an infinitesimally small sip of whatever is in the cup.

And don't get me started on them holding their fork in their left hand and smashing peas onto their bite of whatever.

Disgusting!
Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 10:22 PM (cYBz/)

There's a backstory here we're not getting. That was oddly specific!

Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (Wc8sE)

125 Use a mask to drink from a reusable water bottle. Problem solved!

Posted by: runner at September 09, 2025 10:26 PM (g47mK)

126 Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

I appreciate your consistency with enjoying the photos I choose!
Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (Wc8sE)
* * * *
And I appreciate your consistently posting photos that are enjoyable!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:26 PM (kB9dk)

127 Good news, Teresa! Hope you get out tomorrow! I will continue to pray for you!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:27 PM (bIzDl)

128 Turkish ice-cream

You can see the moment the fat man loses his patience. And the vendor has to play three more little games with him.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 09, 2025 10:27 PM (lhenN)

129
Tonypete,

You need to drink more alcohol and maybe you wouldn't give a shit.

Posted by: four seasons at September 09, 2025 10:27 PM (3ek7K)

130 126 Fantastic photo up top with an unreal sunset. Just lovely!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

I appreciate your consistency with enjoying the photos I choose!
Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (Wc8sE)
* * * *
And I appreciate your consistently posting photos that are enjoyable!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:26 PM (kB9dk)

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Get a room, you two.

Shheeesh.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (JkO4W)

131 Maple syrup come in a plastic bottle shaped like Obama's aunt.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (9KZ8S)

132 Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

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Easier rectal penetration?

I'm spitballin' here.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (JkO4W)

No, easier extraction.

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (144I4)

133 Nostalgia.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (evzjW)

134 Born on this date in 1975: Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Michael Bublé.

Pronounced Bubble in the olde country.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (0eaVi)

FAG!

Posted by: Steve Coal-bert at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)

135 Friends Take Turns Shooting Each Other in the Head, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

FFS. They're in their thirties. I thought they were going to turn out to be teenagers. The one who survived should be taken to the vet and fixed because he shouldn't reproduce.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 09, 2025 10:29 PM (0Htd1)

136 Rat!

You bastard!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:29 PM (mT+6a)

137 Easier rectal penetration?

I'm spitballin' here.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (JkO4W)
____________________________

We'll wait until you're done.

Posted by: Orson at September 09, 2025 10:29 PM (dIske)

138 And to your comment, John Lennon was kind of a dick. I never listened to him. Still listen to Elvis.

https://youtu.be/lWWZSu4e5cI

"Little Sister"

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (AOsQT)

139 Isn't that Hawaii?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (evzjW)

140 Water hauled. Did not see the critters, but I doubt they went far.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (1ogME)

141 It's pronounced Boob-lay.

Posted by: Hyacinth Bubble at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (9KZ8S)

142 Teresa, I am glad to hear you are doing better.

Posted by: joemarine at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (y171U)

143
D.C. went 12 days without a murder. Then, on August 26th, Fake News & Democrats celebrated the murder-free-streak was broken with a fatal shooting, thus causing President Trump & MAGA to stop "boasting" about their "success." Yeah, sure.

Since then, it's been 14 Days without a murder in D.C.

But Washington Post says that's not so great.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (WdJnD)

144 139 Isn't that Hawaii?
Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (evzjW)

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That's what I said!

Posted by: Capt. Cook at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (JkO4W)

145 Reusable water bottles are a "breeding ground" for strep and fecal bacteria, study warns

The solution is simple, drink diet coke and coffee instead of water.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (0Htd1)

146 Academics get some comeuppance:

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Darn, i was hoping they were missing with kevlar and guns.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (BDB2Y)

147 Night all. See you on the tech thread.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (sGNMS)

148 Prayers continue, Teresa! Hope you get out of the hospital soon!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at September 09, 2025 10:31 PM (kB9dk)

149 Also, the poop link seems to have gone to shizzle.
Posted by: Piper at September 09, 2025 09:54 PM (pZEOD)

Fixed!
Posted by: Doof at September 09, 2025 09:57 PM (Wc8sE)

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Finally, timing can play a role. While there’s no single “best” time of day to poop,...

The best time of day to poop is when you have to poop!
It's not rocket science. It's not even poop science.

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 09, 2025 10:32 PM (144I4)

150 Rat!

You bastard!
Posted by: nurse ratched

{{{Nurse}}} Congrats on the first. However, 2nd AND 3rd...that's just greedy.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:32 PM (TfUTr)

151 Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

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Easier rectal penetration?

I'm spitballin' here.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (JkO4W)

No, easier extraction.
Posted by: haffhowershower

With dummy cord attached.
.... and tie the loose end to a door knob...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 09, 2025 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)

152 I always thought the little handle was for you could loop twine through it and tie it onto your belt.

Posted by: Otto Pen at September 09, 2025 10:33 PM (sJHOI)

153 131 Maple syrup come in a plastic bottle shaped like Obama's aunt.
Posted by: Reforger

Obama's aunt Zeituni was kinda skinny, IIRC.

Posted by: From Boston at September 09, 2025 10:33 PM (oftw2)

154 Read the whole thing?

MAKE ME!!!

(Why did two or three of those links look/sound like the usual quack clickbait scam ads?)

: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (dk5j5)

155 Maple Syrup is too carby.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (evzjW)

156
btw, I thought that Charlotte stabbing took place in the last 48 hours. Iryna was buried on August 27.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (WEm1d)

157 Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles

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Easier rectal penetration?

I'm spitballin' here.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:01 PM (JkO4W)

No, easier extraction.
Posted by: haffhowershower

With dummy cord attached.
.... and tie the loose end to a door knob...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Ah, I saw that one on the Three Stoolzes

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (144I4)

158 >>Maple syrup come in a plastic bottle shaped like Obama's aunt.

No it doesn't. That would be maple syrup processed foot product. You want real maple syrup you come here.

I've got to take some of you people, starting with NJ based CBD, on a real food tasting tour.

Not only do we have the best seafood in the world we also make exceptional cheese, meat, wine and beer.

And we only boil lobsters.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (viF8m)

159 Good lord, I feel like I am in a kindergarten.

Time to use adult language.

As Mao told Stalin, "There is nothing to do in Moscow but eat, sleep and SHIT."

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:35 PM (dk5j5)

160 The more you eat, the more you shit.

Posted by: Mao Zedong (1893-1976) at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (dk5j5)

161 I thought that Charlotte stabbing took place in the last 48 hours. Iryna was buried on August 27.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

If one follows the lamestream media, it never happened at all.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (TfUTr)

162 Pronounced Bubble in the olde country.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (0eaVi)
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FAG!
Posted by: Steve Coal-bert at September 09, 2025 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)
~~~~~

Yeah. We do we go along with that pretentious twit? His name is COAL-BERT, as in Bert & Ernie.

Posted by: IrishEi at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (3ImbR)

163 Do you think Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben ever... cooked stuff?

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (AOsQT)

164 It's pronounced Boob-lay.
Posted by: Hyacinth Bubble at September 09, 2025 10:30 PM (9KZ8S)

SNL skit

youtu.be/BDKgo3jFwFE

Posted by: haffhowershower at September 09, 2025 10:37 PM (144I4)

165 This just in:

EVERYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU!! ALL THE TIME!! EVERYTHING!

Even that cute little kitty with the smooshy nose and teeny "mews."

Posted by: Steve Coal-bert at September 09, 2025 10:37 PM (0aYVJ)

166 Those glass maple syrup bottles make me nervous in the store. Do you know how hard it is to clean up syrup?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:38 PM (dk5j5)

167 From Uncle Ben to Uncle Bend Over in one generation! Sad.

Posted by: The Great Poof at September 09, 2025 10:38 PM (oftw2)

168 Shut up, Steve, if that's your real name.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 09, 2025 10:39 PM (0aYVJ)

169 …That would be maple syrup processed foot product.…
Posted by: JackStraw

I… um… Same way they stomp grapes for wine?

Posted by: mindful webworker - toe jam? at September 09, 2025 10:39 PM (BijkO)

170 167 From Uncle Ben to Uncle Bend Over in one generation! Sad.
Posted by: The Great Poof at September 09, 2025 10:38 PM (oftw2)

SWEEP AWAY ALL MONSTERS AND DEMONS!!!

Posted by: Communist Party of China, June 1966 at September 09, 2025 10:40 PM (dk5j5)

171 166 Those glass maple syrup bottles make me nervous in the store. Do you know how hard it is to clean up syrup?
Posted by: Cow Demon

Everything tastes better in a glass bottle!

Posted by: It's Uncanny at September 09, 2025 10:40 PM (oftw2)

172 Maple syrup bottle handles are just a throwback to the original packaging. They started by using ceramic jugs (which of course had a jug handle). Eventually, they switched over to hand soldered tins. That was all before they were shelf stable, so the syrup wasn't being sold. It was being stored for personal use.

What WAS being sold during this time (1800's) was hard sugar (candy). That was because, no refrigeration available or needed.

The bottle handles are nothing more than a nostalgia reference to the original ceramic jugs.

Posted by: Orson at September 09, 2025 10:41 PM (dIske)

173 The more you eat, the more you shit.
Posted by: Mao Zedong (1893-1976) at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (dk5j5)

Evil lives a long time.

Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at September 09, 2025 10:41 PM (LjSYW)

174 168 Shut up, Steve, if that's your real name.

---------

We used to have a Steve around here. His passions were Quora and Popeyes's chicken sandwiches.

Wonder what happened to Steve.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 10:41 PM (JkO4W)

175 123 Born on this date in 1975: Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Michael Bublé.

Pronounced Bubble in the olde country.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 09, 2025 10:25 PM (0eaVi)

I'm so pissed Betty and I didn't think of that.

Posted by: Barney Rubl� at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (pIfcn)

176 1975.

The Year of Physical Graffiti and Wish You Were Here.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (dk5j5)

177 The Most Karen Woman in the World (1:29)

https://youtu.be/fHaJT-rWmhE

Posted by: mindful webworker - starring baseball Karen at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (BijkO)

178 Maple Syrup is too carby.
Posted by: Boss Moss at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (evzjW)
~~~~~

Some of the sugar-free varieties aren't too bad as long as you realize you can't pour it on your pancakes or waffles. You've got to put it in a little side dish and dip your pancake pieces in it. Otherwise, you'll just have a mushy mess on your plate because there's so much water in it

Posted by: IrishEi at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (3ImbR)

179 My annual maple syrup consumption is small enough that I am happy to pay a ton of money for the quality stuff. I hate "pancake syrup."

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)

180 Use a mask to drink from a reusable water bottle. Problem solved!
Posted by: runner

Try a LifeStraw!

Posted by: lifestraw dot com at September 09, 2025 10:43 PM (nhCoE)

181 And we only boil lobsters.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:34 PM (viF8m)

Probably aught to boil those reusable water bottles too.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 10:43 PM (9KZ8S)

182 173 The more you eat, the more you shit.
Posted by: Mao Zedong (1893-1976) at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (dk5j5)

Evil lives a long time.
Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at September 09, 2025 10:41 PM (LjSYW)

Only the good die young, all the evil seem to live forever.

Posted by: Iron Maiden at September 09, 2025 10:43 PM (dk5j5)

183 Wonder what happened to Steve.
Posted by: Cicero

Do not inquire about the legend of Steve.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at September 09, 2025 10:43 PM (KAi1n)

184 Not only do we have the best seafood in the world we also make exceptional cheese, meat, wine and beer.

And we only boil lobsters.
Posted by: JackStraw

Hmmmm

I will give you cherrystones and lobster

Our Dungeoness crab, geoduck, king salmon and black cod are better than anything you have over there. Plus halibut, abalone and scallops.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:44 PM (mT+6a)

185 Thanksgiving weekend I do Frawnch Toast in addition to Turkey Day dinner. My wife and sons love my Frawnch toast.

and, at the risk of running afoul of CBD, plenty of real maple syrup.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 09, 2025 10:45 PM (0aYVJ)

186 The Bucket woman vs. Mrs. Bouquet!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:46 PM (bIzDl)

187 >>I… um… Same way they stomp grapes for wine?

That crap that is sold as maple syrup is foot processed garbage.

The real stuff is fantastic and should be not just poured on buttermilk pancakes and waffles but be available for bacon dipping.

Ignore the heathens. Real maple syrup is from the gods.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:46 PM (viF8m)

188 Why a geoduck? Why not a geochicken?

Posted by: Chico Marx at September 09, 2025 10:46 PM (oftw2)

189 Wonder what happened to Steve.

It's not widely known, but there is a blog sub-basement, the door to which is hidden by the barrel, where the banhammered are kept.

Steve's down there with Todd.

Posted by: mindful webworker - among others at September 09, 2025 10:46 PM (BijkO)

190 Gotta check out...

I can't remember for the life of me when Prof. Neil E. Peart's birthday was. I know he was born in September. Maybe it's today?

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:47 PM (dk5j5)

191

Don't Be Cruel covers

The Residents
https://youtu.be/Iu889CRALr0

Devo
https://youtu.be/D5a--Blc4SA

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 09, 2025 10:47 PM (63Dwl)

192 And Washington wines are lovely.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:47 PM (mT+6a)

193 And our oysters are superior to the warm water east coast varieties.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:48 PM (mT+6a)

194 Ignore the heathens. Real maple syrup is from the gods.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:46 PM (viF8m)

It BETTER be. I look at the prices and think to myself "I thought whole cashews were expensive".

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:48 PM (dk5j5)

195 I thought that Charlotte stabbing took place in the last 48 hours. Iryna was buried on August 27.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
-----

If one follows the lamestream media, it never happened at all.
Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (TfUTr)

Those two facts are why it's getting airplay on alternative media NOW, actually forcing the 'real' media to somehow make excuses and to blame white racists for even bringing it up in the first place/local news story. People are just sick and tired of the two-tiered double-standard reporting.

As has been said, reverse the races in this story. How many cities would have already gone up in flames?

The media would be earning their money stoking the fires of outrage with their inciteful rhetoric. White racism is everywhere. Be afraid.

People are just tired of that crap.

Posted by: RickZ at September 09, 2025 10:48 PM (gKDq2)

196 A little Dawn dishwashing detergent will clean those reusable bottles up and sterilize them too! Cause it’s antibacterial!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:48 PM (bIzDl)

197 Jack, how's the local cannabis crop or do you have to import that?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at September 09, 2025 10:49 PM (KAi1n)

198 My annual maple syrup consumption is small enough that I am happy to pay a ton of money for the quality stuff. I hate "pancake syrup."
Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)

I agree. But, I know it's hard to get people to Karo 'bout it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at September 09, 2025 10:49 PM (0eaVi)

199
Probably aught to boil those reusable water bottles too.

Put a few drops of bleach in it and let it sit overnight.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 09, 2025 10:50 PM (63Dwl)

200 Do
Yoh even have loganberries, salmonberries or marionberries?

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:50 PM (mT+6a)

201 152 I always thought the little handle was for you could loop twine through it and tie it onto your belt.
Posted by: Otto Pen at September 09, 2025 10:33 PM (sJHOI)

Like an onion?

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:51 PM (OtlAS)

202 Ah, phooey. The only things left really to find out about the Covid vax and the efforts to force everyone to get it is whether it was just a massive greed op by our "betters" or if they were trying to get rid of the annoying peasants on purpose. Did the pharma companies know of the side effects and poo poo them while blinded by Benjamins or were they actually trying to kill people?

Posted by: azjaeger at September 09, 2025 10:51 PM (3/XaG)

203 >>Hmmmm

>>I will give you cherrystones and lobster

Pfft.

I have oyster farms in my front yard. And they are insanely good.

And in I will put our tuna up against anywhere. And there's a reason it's called Cape Cod.

I'm sorry, we win. It's science.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:51 PM (viF8m)

204 Birch syrup is wonderful, but much more expensive than maple syrup. Most of it comes from Canada, Alaska, and Russia.

Posted by: Mostly Fructose at September 09, 2025 10:51 PM (oftw2)

205 And our oysters are superior to the warm water east coast varieties.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:48 PM (mT+6a)

Warm water? You're confused. Those are Gulf oysters.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at September 09, 2025 10:52 PM (n9ltV)

206 I'm sorry, we win. It's science.
Posted by: JackStraw

Not a chance, sailorboy

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:52 PM (mT+6a)

207 109 93 What's the difference between ABWH and Yes? I have the union album which squeezed both together. I don't understand the point of ABWH separate from Yes. Was there a split? I just can't picture those froofy hippies having a big enough beef that would cause a split.
Posted by: Banana Dread Pirate Autumn Spice Balls Dream at September 09, 2025 10:15 PM (3uBP9)

Without Christopher Squire it's only sparkling prog rock.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:20 PM (OtlAS)

ABWH, because Chris Squire held the rights to the Yes name.

Posted by: Cow Demon at September 09, 2025 10:52 PM (dk5j5)

208 Warm water? You're confused. Those are Gulf oysters.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at September

I can swim on Cape Cod in the summertime.
Our water get 57 at the warmest.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 10:53 PM (Xwwcf)

209 Looks like the cafe isn't going to show up tonight.

Guess I gotta get out of this place.

https://youtu.be/Q3mgapAcVdU

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - seeking funny animals at September 09, 2025 10:54 PM (BijkO)

210 Zep's best album is PG.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 09, 2025 10:54 PM (LjSYW)

211 26 This is some nice news from TX. Academics get some comeuppance:

That student was very brave. She'll go far in life.

Posted by: nerdygirl at September 09, 2025 10:54 PM (0Htd1)

212 210 Zep's best album is PG.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 09, 2025 10:54 PM (LjSYW)

Now and Zen.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 10:55 PM (9KZ8S)

213 202 Ah, phooey. The only things left really to find out about the Covid vax and the efforts to force everyone to get it is whether it was just a massive greed op by our "betters" or if they were trying to get rid of the annoying peasants on purpose. Did the pharma companies know of the side effects and poo poo them while blinded by Benjamins or were they actually trying to kill people?

YES,

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:55 PM (bIzDl)

214 >>Not a chance, sailorboy

In your heart, you know I'm right.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 10:55 PM (viF8m)

215 202 Ah, phooey. The only things left really to find out about the Covid vax and the efforts to force everyone to get it is whether it was just a massive greed op by our "betters" or if they were trying to get rid of the annoying peasants on purpose. Did the pharma companies know of the side effects and poo poo them while blinded by Benjamins or were they actually trying to kill people?
Posted by: azjaeger
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YES.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 10:56 PM (RrIy1)

216 I never heard of birch syrup!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 10:56 PM (bIzDl)

217 Okay, a few minutes too late with this. Rush job, anyway.

What really happened to the cafe post tonight? (JPG)

https://bit.ly/ewok-dilemma

Posted by: mindful webworker - standards? here? at September 09, 2025 10:03 PM (BijkO)

It got shelved.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:12 PM (OtlAS)
-

Ewok on a shelf?

https://tinyurl.com/4hejtrtu

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 09, 2025 10:59 PM (pgEoW)

218 My annual maple syrup consumption is small enough that I am happy to pay a ton of money for the quality stuff. I hate "pancake syrup."
Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nobody Reads My Posts at September 09, 2025 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)

I don't use it much directly on any of the Big 3: Pancakes/waffles/French toast. When I do use it, I find I use less syrup when it's real than when it's fake, too. But I do cook with it. A splash goes great in oatmeal, as another example. It's real basic food. A sugar maple tree's sap boiled down and strained. Pretty damn basic. And once a bottle is opened, pretty much lasts forever in the fridge.

Real Amber Brown is definitely worth the money.

And I read your post.

Posted by: RickZ at September 09, 2025 10:59 PM (gKDq2)

219 whether it was just a massive greed op by our "betters" or if they were trying to get rid of the annoying peasants on purpose

Go with that one.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 09, 2025 10:59 PM (LjSYW)

220 210 Zep's best album is PG.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at September 09, 2025 10:54 PM (LjSYW)

It was a lot better before the cuts to keep it from being Rated R.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 10:59 PM (OtlAS)

221 For whoever asked when Neil Peart's birthday is. Saw the question posted above, can't find it.

Sept 12 to whoever asked.

youtu.be/7lrn4rLRCmQ

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 09, 2025 11:00 PM (sAmhv)

222 I never heard of birch syrup!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Because birch never set you up!

Posted by: Uncle Ben, in mascot purgatory with Aunt Jemima at September 09, 2025 11:00 PM (nhCoE)

223 Yes was a weird band. They broke up, then created a new band called Cinema, with Trevor Rabin replacing Steve Howe on guitar. But halfway through recording what would become 90125, Jon Anderson came back, and they decided to go back to calling themselves Yes. In some ways I prefer the Rabin Yes, 90125 and Big Generator.

All in all, a lot of tremendously talented musicians were part of Yes.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nerd? Yes, we much at September 09, 2025 11:01 PM (0aYVJ)

224 Best crab I've ever had was Singapore Black Pepper Crab. And those crabs came from Alaska.

I'll give the west coast that one. Great crab. Like the women.

I didn't say that.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (viF8m)

225 We weren't PG.

Posted by: Fleetwood Mac at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (gKWVE)

226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

227 I was reading up on the Scoville Scale for measuring the hotness of chili peppers. It makes no sense to me. I think a sliding scale, 0-9, would be better. 0 is your garden variety bell pepper. 9 is "Pepper X".

Plus the way they implement the Scoville Scale sounds incredibly convoluted.

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 11:03 PM (AOsQT)

228 To me there's a point of difference between not caring about the peasants so they could get more $, and actually intending to kill the peasants. Both should lead to removal, but it's kind of like the difference between Imperial Germany and Nazi Germany. And yes, I realize that the Imperial Germans weren't any worse or better than the British or French in WW1 despite the victor written history and wartime propaganda. WW2 was a different story.

Posted by: azjaeger at September 09, 2025 11:03 PM (3/XaG)

229 Good evening morons ותודה דִיסקוֹ

Hoo boy what a long day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:04 PM (RIvkX)

230 NOT unrelated to our Glorious President Trump and his devoted minions (that's us!):

"Ohio State University's football team held a Christian revival event on September 8, 2025, called “Fall Kickoff: An Invitation to Jesus.” It was the second year in a row for this event, organized by team members and student organizations. About 2,000 people attended, nearly double the previous year's turnout, with players like Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, and Luke Montgomery sharing their faith testimonies. The event featured worship music, prayer, and baptisms, with around 50 people baptized, including two football players, Sonny Styles and Payton Pierce."

Stuff like this is no accident. It only took decades for us normies to feel safe enough to live out our normal, Christian lives.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:04 PM (cYBz/)

231 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Use a napkin to pick your nose. And if you have to fart, look over to your left and mutter, "what's that woman wearing?" then blame the chair upholstery.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nerd? Yes, we much at September 09, 2025 11:04 PM (0aYVJ)

232 Steve's down there with Todd.

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Fucking Todd

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:04 PM (JkO4W)

233 ותודה דִיסקוֹ

And thank Disco?

Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 11:05 PM (gKWVE)

234 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan
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Pinch the inside of her left thigh.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:05 PM (RrIy1)

235 > I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

Posted by: Josephistan
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after dinner, excuse yourself and go floss. And breath mints are your friend.

You know how to tell if she wants to kiss you, right? My method is 100% reliable.

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 11:06 PM (AOsQT)

236 >>I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

You're just trolling me now,

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:06 PM (viF8m)

237 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

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Clean underwear is a must.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:06 PM (JkO4W)

238 Clean underwear is a must.
Posted by: Cicero

Underwear?

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:07 PM (cYBz/)

239 I watched "Street Trash" which is pretty much what you would expect from the title. Nice camera work, though. And very inventive effects.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 09, 2025 11:07 PM (CHHv1)

240 163 Do you think Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben ever... cooked stuff?
Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 10:36 PM (AOsQT)
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Ben didn't fool around. He was married to Aunt Jemima's sister, Mother Fucker.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at September 09, 2025 11:07 PM (QdGJh)

241 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

Posted by: Josephistan

First date behavior is entirely dependent on ones desire for a second date.

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 11:08 PM (TfUTr)

242 Who birch this is?!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 11:08 PM (bIzDl)

243 230 NOT unrelated to our Glorious President Trump and his devoted minions (that's us!):

"Ohio State University's football team held a Christian revival event on September 8, 2025, called “Fall Kickoff: An Invitation to Jesus.” It was the second year in a row for this event, organized by team members and student organizations. About 2,000 people attended, nearly double the previous year's turnout, with players like Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, and Luke Montgomery sharing their faith testimonies. The event featured worship music, prayer, and baptisms, with around 50 people baptized, including two football players, Sonny Styles and Payton Pierce."

Stuff like this is no accident. It only took decades for us normies to feel safe enough to live out our normal, Christian lives.
Posted by: Tonypete
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This could become a fad. Great.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:08 PM (RrIy1)

244 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Show her you can fashion a rudimentary lathe.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 11:09 PM (9KZ8S)

245 I bitch a lot about the crap food here, but I agree our oysters and crab are better.

That said, I am spending 4 days in Maine next month.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

246 Show her you can fashion a rudimentary lathe.
Posted by: Reforger

His date's a Gorn?!

Posted by: Some Rat at September 09, 2025 11:11 PM (TfUTr)

247 234 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan
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Pinch the inside of her left thigh.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:05 PM (RrIy1)

Slap a hot iron on it?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at September 09, 2025 11:11 PM (W0ZQv)

248 That said, I am spending 4 days in Maine next month.

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Maybe you'll get work release.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:11 PM (JkO4W)

249 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

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Bring fire and demonstrate your mastery over it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:12 PM (JkO4W)

250 226 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Offer to split the check. Chick's dig it when you aren't a total freeloader.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 11:14 PM (OtlAS)

251 >>I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

Seriously, be yourself. Whatever you did to get that first date must have sparked interest. That's all you have to do is just be you.

And enjoy every moment.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:15 PM (viF8m)

252 Q: what's the most difficult part of skateboarding?

A: telling your parents you're gay.

Posted by: Klarna at September 09, 2025 11:16 PM (HnqLN)

253 First date?

Kiss her hand and ask her out again.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 11:16 PM (7KluB)

254 “Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me?
Fuck you,” Bessent told Pulte.
“I’m gonna punch you in your fucking face.”
_Politico & _NY Post

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:17 PM (RrIy1)

255 Seriously, be yourself. Whatever you did to get that first date must have sparked interest. That's all you have to do is just be you.

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Wait. What kind of idiot advice is that?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:18 PM (JkO4W)

256 Teresa! Good news, and hopefully even better news tomorrow. Was thinking about you all day, and sending positive thoughts and prayers your way.

Posted by: The Grateful at September 09, 2025 11:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

257
remember when BIGFOOT jumped that areoplane in 1999?

Dan Runte, rip.

https://is.gd/AYnFMq

(what's great & most important about this video is it's NOT AI, but sure does look fake. But they didn't know how to fake stuff back then. This is quite real.)

Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at September 09, 2025 11:18 PM (WdJnD)

258 226 Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Tell her how much she resembles her mother.

Chivalry is key. Offer her your coat, lay your cape over the mud puddle sonshe doesn't ruin her pumped up kicks, hold the door for her, if she excuses herself to use the restroom, ask if she needs help wiping.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 11:20 PM (OtlAS)

259 Trump Announces Crackdown On Drug Ads On TV, Potentially Disrupting Billions In Ad Spending
--
“They’re going to have to report all their side effects,” Kennedy said ... “In some cases that might create an advertisement that’s four minutes long.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:22 PM (RrIy1)

260 And thank Disco?
Posted by: gKWVE at September 09, 2025 11:05 PM (gKWVE)
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You got it

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:23 PM (RIvkX)

261 257 But they didn't know how to fake stuff back then. This is quite real.
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at September 09, 2025 11:18 PM (WdJnD)

That's what I tell all the moon landing deniers.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 11:23 PM (OtlAS)

262 “They’re going to have to report all their side effects,” Kennedy said ... “In some cases that might create an advertisement that’s four minutes long.”
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:22 PM (RrIy1)
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Remember Olestra? Came with "anal seepage"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:24 PM (RIvkX)

263
fun fact about Bigfoot

There's been, like, 24 iterations of the Bigfoot truck since 1975. One of them, Bigfoot 9, created in 1990, was supposebly seized by Brazilian Customs in 1998 after a tour and never returned.

Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at September 09, 2025 11:24 PM (WdJnD)

264 I wonder how many wheels (and shoes) skateboard girl wore down during the trip.

I knew a Ukrainian prior to all the trouble and he had told me that he and his father collected birch sap as an ingredient for drinks and for cooking.

Posted by: 13times at September 09, 2025 11:24 PM (UNyxV)

265 ... good news, Lisa Cook will be allowed to vote for a 50bps reduction on her mortgage next week. Maybe 75bps if she feels lucky.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:24 PM (RrIy1)

266 >>Wait. What kind of idiot advice is that?

Given my track record, horrible.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:25 PM (viF8m)

267 First date?

Kiss her hand and ask her out again.
Posted by: nurse ratched

French it.
Then ask if her toes would like some too...

Then work your way up from there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 09, 2025 11:25 PM (/lPRQ)

268
“They’re going to have to report all their side effects,” Kennedy said ... “In some cases that might create an advertisement that’s four minutes long.”
Posted by: Braenyard

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

Good lord, they already do. That motormouth recitation of possible side effects is half the commercials.

I don't think this is a great idea. I think helpful drugs should be advertised. Claritin sure helped me, and I found out about it from advertisements.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 09, 2025 11:26 PM (WEm1d)

269 259 Trump Announces Crackdown On Drug Ads On TV, Potentially Disrupting Billions In Ad Spending
--
“They’re going to have to report all their side effects,” Kennedy said ... “In some cases that might create an advertisement that’s four minutes long.”
Posted by: Braenyard

That’s creative! Just don’t let them speed up the delivery of all the side effects.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 11:27 PM (g/Chl)

270 ====

Remember Olestra? Came with "anal seepage"
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I remember Rush saying how good the potato chips were and you could eat as many as you want. nom, nom. And then, he didn't mention them any more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:27 PM (RrIy1)

271 I don't think this is a great idea. I think helpful drugs should be advertised. Claritin sure helped me, and I found out about it from advertisements.

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Claritin is OTC.

Prescription drugs should not have Dancing Fatty productions on TV, no matter how catchy the jingle is.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:28 PM (hY4dx)

272 Chivalry is key. Offer her your coat, lay your cape over the mud puddle sonshe doesn't ruin her pumped up kicks, hold the door for her, if she excuses herself to use the restroom, ask if she needs help wiping.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 11:20 PM (OtlAS)
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Are you dating Mama June?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:28 PM (RIvkX)

273 Why not just ban the advertisement of prescription drugs? That used to be the standard: why not go back to it? (Claritin is OTC).

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 11:29 PM (g/Chl)

274 Ok - I need help. I am putting in a bathroom in my basement. My wife wants a gold faucet and matching mirror and light fixtures. I always thought gold was pretty ugly unless you're DJT.

Isn't gold ugly as hell?

Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:30 PM (2hq3T)

275 Trump Announces Crackdown On Drug Ads On TV, Potentially Disrupting Billions In ~~Ad Spending~~ Bribes

Posted by: Methos at September 09, 2025 11:30 PM (zLwRl)

276 Isn't gold ugly as hell?
Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:30 PM (2hq3T)

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Four of my teeth say no.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:31 PM (hY4dx)

277 You trust this bunch for first date advice?!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 09, 2025 11:31 PM (g/Chl)

278
I'm not sold yet on Scott Bessent. He's a pickle-smoocher who has yet to prove his effectiveness. And he's not that good on TV. He comes off as nervous and stuttering. But everyone on Our Side says he "owns" the Fake News. Sure, Jan.

btw, for those unaware, Pulte is the HUD Secretary, who exposed the Fraud perpetrated by Didn't Earn It hire Lisa Cook.

I assume Pulte asked the President to get Bessent to help oust lisa cook, or something.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 09, 2025 11:32 PM (WdJnD)

279 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Casually ask her, somewhere between main course and desert, how she feels about threesomes.

Posted by: runner at September 09, 2025 11:32 PM (g47mK)

280 or dessert, all about location...lol

Posted by: runner at September 09, 2025 11:33 PM (g47mK)

281 ==============

Good lord, they already do. That motormouth recitation of possible side effects is half the commercials.

I don't think this is a great idea. I think helpful drugs should be advertised. Claritin sure helped me, and I found out about it from advertisements.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Someone could publish a bulletin site with all the medications sorted by use, off list use, and newest to oldest, alphabetical, etc., along with indications good and bad. The Pharma Cos could pay for it.

But get them off the airwaves.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:33 PM (RrIy1)

282 You can also bring a close relative on your first date, just to show how much of family guy you are!

Posted by: runner at September 09, 2025 11:34 PM (g47mK)

283 From the twatters, funny:

Qatar has threatened a response so we should all brace ourselves for Dave Smith making the podcast rounds again.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:34 PM (U/Byj)

284 >> Ok - I need help. I am putting in a bathroom in my basement. My wife wants a gold faucet and matching mirror and light fixtures. I always thought gold was pretty ugly unless you're DJT.

This is a bathroom in your basement and you think this is a fight you need?

Give her the W.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:35 PM (viF8m)

285 Isn't Pulte head of the FHA or some such, not HUD Sec?

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:35 PM (U/Byj)

286 Ban prescription drug ads?

If we do that, New Zealand will be the only country left allowing them to advertise!

Posted by: mikeski at September 09, 2025 11:36 PM (nhCoE)

287 251 >>I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

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Frisk her first if she asks to go to the toilet.

I've frisked a hundred young punks.

Posted by: Capt. McCluskey at September 09, 2025 11:36 PM (hY4dx)

288 Trying to identify a medication, what it does, what it's for, what it does off label, etc. is a task to get full and accurate there are so many bullshit sites, and sites that tell you what's on the box label.

We shouldn't have to spend that much time getting complete and accurate info.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:36 PM (RrIy1)

289 HUD Secretary is Scott Turner

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:37 PM (RIvkX)

290 Qatar has threatened a response so we should all brace ourselves for Dave Smith making the podcast rounds again.
Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:34 PM (U/Byj)

Maybe they will flood the New York dating market with used yacht girls.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 09, 2025 11:37 PM (1ogME)

291 ......all the side effects.

Sometimes the side effects are worse than what you have.
The damn list is as long as your arm.

Posted by: Case at September 09, 2025 11:37 PM (iwlvf)

292 Gold fixtures, trim, can't be overdone. It's just classy!

Posted by: Gold Fever! at September 09, 2025 11:38 PM (oftw2)

293 We should go back to aspirin, vitamin C, and Father Johns Syrup.

Posted by: runner at September 09, 2025 11:39 PM (g47mK)

294 4 Sorry I'm late, fire ants are NOT a good substitute for a fire extinguisher.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 09, 2025 09:53 PM (OtlAS)

I have so many questions... fighting fire with fire? Do you regularly have fire ants around for general purposes? Did you shoot the ants out of a potato type gun? Or perhaps you had them already in a hose and just opened a nozzle and they flew out like the flow of water? If they had extinguished the fire did you expect them to grow in size and power? Would they consider you friend or foe after your attempt to use them as a fire extinguisher? So many questions...

Evening Everyone 😊

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:39 PM (PcTds)

295 That’s because Pulte – the 37-year-old former scion of the Pulte single-family homebuilding empire — has gained a reputation inside the West Wing as an annoying, sharp-elbowed publicity hound, sources told On The Money.
_NYPost

...director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:40 PM (RrIy1)

296 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

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Stick a Roman candle in your ass and light it. Chicks love that romantic shit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:40 PM (hY4dx)

297 And after the First Date, ask her to go for a drive. A hike. A sail. A walk in the park.

Or go fishing. If she says yes, you’re golden

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 11:40 PM (mT+6a)

298 >>>Did the pharma companies know of the side effects and poo poo them while blinded by Benjamins or were they actually trying to kill people?

At this scale, intent has no real basis, and conspiracy to conceal the deaths make it worse

Posted by: Kindltot at September 09, 2025 11:41 PM (rbvCR)

299 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
Posted by: Josephistan at September 09, 2025 11:02 PM (35Ab/)

Small talk is a must. Ask her opinions about gladiator movies, Turkish prisons, and seeing grown men naked.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at September 09, 2025 11:41 PM (SnC8S)

300 I thought once a scion always a scion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

301 Also, as a Vermonter, please allow me to pontificate on maple syrup.

Until about 10 -15 years ago, pure syrup was graded from "Grade A Fancy" to "Grade B". The rich flatlanders from NY, CT and MA always snatched up the Grade A stuff, but didn't know that the grading wasn't about quality, it was about color. Grade A is damn near colorless. Grade B is good and dark. Grade A is sweet, but with very little 'maple' flavor. Grade B is sweet but with lots more earthy maple flavor. Nobody I knew ever bought Grade A. Grade B is where it's at and always has been

Nowadays there's no A or B. Just ignore the light colored stuff and go for dark robust or whatever it's called now.

That goes for you too, CBD

Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:42 PM (GgaPN)

302 Here’s Why Maple Syrup Bottles Have Those Tiny Handles"

It's because they are not intended for consumption by adults.
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I suppose you would feed it to the fire ants.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:43 PM (PcTds)

303 289 HUD Secretary is Scott Turner
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Had a plan for buying and moving around '19 Biden screwed that up and now, it appears, in a totally different way my plan's going to be scuttled again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at September 09, 2025 11:43 PM (RrIy1)

304 Hey. Just saw this. Brother sent it Fun flask mob of 80s music. https://m.youtube.com/ watch?v=rfUEstWJUkA

Remove the space after the .com/

Back to lurking…

Posted by: The Ghost of PugBoo at September 09, 2025 11:43 PM (Rn83b)

305
NASA has called a press conference for tomorrow, well today now, at 11AM EDT. Sean Duffy is going to be there himself:
https://tinyurl.com/283vcu3g

This likely about a rock sample they found a while back, speculation about which here:
https://tinyurl.com/263zr4qj

I won't say the L-word, but that's what some of the buzz is about.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 09, 2025 11:44 PM (w6EFb)

306 The Fed must regain its independence and stop serving the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.
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I guess that is a good starting place as we work toward ending the Fed.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:45 PM (PcTds)

307 I won't say the L-word, but that's what some of the buzz is about.

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The rock is a lesbo?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:45 PM (hY4dx)

308 AmericanKestral!

Hello there! I hope you are well.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 11:46 PM (mT+6a)

309 >I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!
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tell her you want to go to a bar, a restaurant- somewhere where there's people, so you feel safe.

And order the veal.

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 11:46 PM (AOsQT)

310 300 I thought once a scion always a scion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Scion ended all sales in 2016. A mostly failed experiment by Toyota to attract a younger market.

Posted by: Xa, Xb, tc, frs, etc. at September 09, 2025 11:47 PM (oftw2)

311 Aaaaaand,
Son #1 just asked to go to the range with me on Saturday. Then to brunch. I’m so happy!
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Enjoy!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:47 PM (PcTds)

312 496, just what I said above (though without knowing what I'm talking about, other than as a consumer). I just get the darkest variety available. I always bought Grade B when up in VT for x-c skiing. Compared it once with Grade A, no contest. For all uses especially cooking, Grade B.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:47 PM (U/Byj)

313 Give her the W.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:35 PM (viF8m
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This man is absolutely 100% correct. But I fricking hate gold. Still, 100% correct is 100% correct. I'm just trying to find a way to live with it. I'm not DJT and I'm not NYC Italian. I damn near grew up with dirt floors. I need to figure out how to make peace with this.

Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:48 PM (FN3wE)

314 @exjon:

Greta Thunberg distracted the world with a false flag attack on her boat, allowing Israel to eliminate Hamas leadership. And the Left still hasn't figured out she's a Mossad asset.

It's all good until you get run over by a tank. #Pancake

Posted by: Rachel Corrie at September 09, 2025 11:48 PM (HIRLq)

315 Scion ended all sales in 2016. A mostly failed experiment by Toyota to attract a younger market.
Posted by: Xa, Xb, tc, frs, etc. at September 09, 2025 11:47 PM (oftw2)

Huh. I thought they were targeting fags.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nerd? Yes, we much at September 09, 2025 11:48 PM (0aYVJ)

316 So to speak.

Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nerd? Yes, we much at September 09, 2025 11:49 PM (0aYVJ)

317
It's all good until you get run over by a tank. #Pancake
Posted by: Rachel Corrie at September 09, 2025 11:48 PM (HIRLq

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Greta should be flattened by the comparison.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 09, 2025 11:50 PM (hY4dx)

318 >I'm just trying to find a way to live with it. I'm not DJT and I'm not NYC Italian. I damn near grew up with dirt floors. I need to figure out how to make peace with this.
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how much time do you plan on spending in there?

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 11:50 PM (AOsQT)

319 I won't say the L-word, but that's what some of the buzz is about.

The rock is a lesbo?
Posted by: Cicero

"Lithophilia." The love that dare not speak its name.

Posted by: if this van's rockin'..... at September 09, 2025 11:50 PM (nhCoE)

320 Thinking I ought to fill a tote with water, and haul it down close to them.
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Might be a kind and meaningful action. I know it is a very dry year in Montana.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:51 PM (PcTds)

321 >>That goes for you too, CBD

You people are all about division.

Smelly French brie, baked and the topped with warm maple syrup and crushed walnuts.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 09, 2025 11:51 PM (viF8m)

322 Signs of life on Mars?

Get your a** to Mars!

Elon will be giggly excited.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:51 PM (U/Byj)

323 Evenin’, All.

So, the rock sample is a lesbian?

Posted by: Bulg at September 09, 2025 11:51 PM (77rzZ)

324 >>>I thought once a scion always a scion.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 09, 2025 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

Not after it is grafted. Then it is "graft wood" or "a tree"

Posted by: Kindltot at September 09, 2025 11:52 PM (rbvCR)

325 "I need to figure out how to make peace with this."
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Tell yourself it's *just polished brass* --and use the other bathroom.

You'll be fine.

Posted by: JQ at September 09, 2025 11:52 PM (rdVOm)

326 St. Albans VT has the distinction of being the site of the furthest north battle of the ACW. Cornfeds crossed over from Canada to rob the banks.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 09, 2025 11:52 PM (WvZaB)

327 I need to figure out how to make peace with this.
Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:48 PM (FN3wE)

Rub some dirt on them.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 11:52 PM (9KZ8S)

328 This man is absolutely 100% correct. But I fricking hate gold. Still, 100% correct is 100% correct. I'm just trying to find a way to live with it. I'm not DJT and I'm not NYC Italian. I damn near grew up with dirt floors. I need to figure out how to make peace with this.
Posted by: 496

Velvet wall paper. Red or blue.

Porcelain to complement - coral or lt blue.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at September 09, 2025 11:53 PM (/lPRQ)

329 101 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

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Hello! May you keep your cheerful attitude through all your trials and be aware of God's Love surrounding you.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:54 PM (PcTds)

330 Rhomboid - good instincts on the syrup. Ignore light amber... instant diabetes with little maple flavor. Grade B is also instant diabetes, but with real maple flavor

Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:54 PM (fh6Zf)

331 There's a baked brie thing I'm dying to try. Bacon jam on top (store-bought). Plan to buy the puff pastry and do the fancy wrapped version, but brie with stuff just on top (cranberry sauce is great). Gonna wait til weather's a bit cooler/some guests or event to make it for.

Posted by: rhomboid at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (U/Byj)

332 Might be a kind and meaningful action. I know it is a very dry year in Montana.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 09, 2025 11:51 PM (PcTds)

Pronghorns rarely come to this side of the Red Deer River in these parts. We had adequate rain here, although it's now been dry for several weeks. But out East by Hanna and Oyen, and south of there, it has been very dry.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (1ogME)

333 496

You’re at peace because you’re still married and have all your shit.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (mT+6a)

334 I have a first date for the first time in a while this weekend - give me some good first date advice the way only The Horde can do!

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Frisk her first if she asks to go to the toilet.

Wait a minute!! We have all assumed his date to be female. Given the clientele around here. . . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (cYBz/)

335 how much time do you plan on spending in there?

Posted by: Don Black at September 09, 2025 11:50 PM (AOsQT
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I know my place...

Posted by: 496 at September 09, 2025 11:56 PM (fh6Zf)

336 Wait a minute!! We have all assumed his date to be female. Given the clientele around here. . . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (cYBz/)

Shit. We assumed gender.

Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 11:57 PM (9KZ8S)

337 Seriously, good luck with the date. Dating at our age can be a bit disconcerting.

Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:59 PM (cYBz/)

338 326 Northernmost LAND battle.

CSS Shehnandoah capturing Yankee whalers in the Bering Sea was the absolute northernmost, westernmost, and final action of the Civil War.

Posted by: Bulg at September 09, 2025 11:59 PM (77rzZ)

339 The sun will shine in my back door some day.

Posted by: The Grand Poof at September 10, 2025 12:00 AM (oftw2)

340 Ooh, am I too late for the food fight? 😉

Full disclosure: I'm a transplanted New Englander, specifically a Vermonter. Maple syrup runs in my veins, and we have some of the best cheeses and butter.

I realize everyone here on the west coast loves their Dungeness crab, but I'll take a Wellfleet oyster or Maine lobster any day.

And CBD, you should take JackStraw up on his offer of a food tour. You need to be cured of your maple phobia. 😎

Posted by: Effie Perrine at September 10, 2025 12:00 AM (1auMZ)

341 >>I need to figure out how to make peace with this.

If it makes her happy and doesn't really change your world then you are a lucky man. She puts up with you and all the stuff you do so give her this one and count your blessings. In the grand scheme it doesn't mean much.

Someday you will laugh about the gold fixtures when you are both old and gray.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:00 AM (viF8m)

342 Thank you to everyone who responded last night. Spent some time with a baby and his 6 year old sister tonight, as well as their mother, and am doing much better.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at September 10, 2025 12:01 AM (lUFok)

343 I realize everyone here on the west coast loves their Dungeness crab, but I'll take a Wellfleet oyster or Maine lobster any day.
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And Willapa Bay oysters?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 10, 2025 12:02 AM (WvZaB)

344 >> Signs of life on Mars?

Ancient (from billions of years ago, when Mars was wet) microbial fossils, if anything.

One of the other participants in this press conference is Joel Hurowitz, who wrote a paper a few months ago about "possible biosignature" in that rock sample. Story here:
https://tinyurl.com/22v47nkg

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:04 AM (w6EFb)

345 I was ready to die on this hill, but you all have spoken good sense. I will sleep on it, but I need to keep the bathroom fixtures in perspective (the maple syrup is non-negotiable... fortunately we see eye-to-eye on that). I will give her the W.

I still like the idea of velvet wallpaper though. I may press that point a bit!

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:05 AM (52+rt)

346 294 fighting fire with fire? No, I thought fire ants were the insect version of firemen.
Do you regularly have fire ants around for general purposes? Just a couple of mounds in the back yard. They showed up on their own uninvited, but since I didn't take steps to have them removed right away, I think they have squatters rights now.
Did you shoot the ants out of a potato type gun? I went to the mound and scooped a few shovelfuls into an empty Amazon box, which I then dumped on/near the flames.
Or perhaps you had them already in a hose and just opened a nozzle and they flew out like the flow of water? Nope, just repeated that Amazon box thing a few times.
If they had extinguished the fire did you expect them to grow in size and power? Nope. I expected them to go back to their ant mound and maybe go get a couple of beers when their shift was over.
Would they consider you friend or foe after your attempt to use them as a fire extinguisher? I was expecting them to consider me a fire victim, or maybe the just dumbass who grabbed the non dairy creamer instead of the baking soda when he got a grease fire on the range.

Posted by: tankdemon at September 10, 2025 12:05 AM (OtlAS)

347 I'm kinda haven a sad. I did some digging. Most of the people I used to know died. The last gasp of the late boomers aren't faring very well.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 12:06 AM (evzjW)

348 Ancient (from billions of years ago, when Mars was wet) microbial fossils, if anything.

One of the other participants in this press conference is Joel Hurowitz, who wrote a paper a few months ago about "possible biosignature" in that rock sample. Story here:
https://tinyurl.com/22v47nkg
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:04 AM (w6EFb)

There are only a few places on this planet where we can find billion year-old fossils. Most rocks of that age have been recycled.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 12:09 AM (1ogME)

349 Effie - although Dungeness crab is fantastic, I'm with you on the lobster rolls. I live out west now, but would kill for a good buttery steamed lobster or lobster roll.

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:09 AM (52+rt)

350 Never been a fan of lobster. Tiger prawns. Give me tiger prawns.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at September 10, 2025 12:10 AM (WvZaB)

351 Too tired to search for it, but I'm certain CBD (once upon a time) wrote about making a Manhattan with maple syrup-- and *liking it*-- probably a few years ago.

I'd run away, serpentine, but... yeah, too tired. LOL

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 12:11 AM (rdVOm)

352 I was expecting them to consider me a fire victim, or maybe the just dumbass who grabbed the non dairy creamer instead of the baking soda when he got a grease fire on the range.
Posted by: tankdemon at September 10, 2025 12:05 AM (OtlAS)

Range fire bad. Makes us mooove.

Posted by: The Cows at September 10, 2025 12:11 AM (1ogME)

353 There are only a few places on this planet where we can find billion year-old fossils. Most rocks of that age have been recycled.

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Ediacarans. God's nearly forgotten first try at going multicellular.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at September 10, 2025 12:12 AM (hY4dx)

354 You’re at peace because you’re still married and have all your shit.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (mT+6a)
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Well said. It almost didn't work out this way. I moved out west three years ago and she stayed back east. She's moving out here in a couple months. I need to work on being at peace with the little things - we never lost sight of the big things

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:13 AM (52+rt)

355 There are only a few places on this planet where we can find billion year-old fossils. Most rocks of that age have been recycled.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 12:09 AM (1ogME)

Mars doesn't have crustal plates, the entire surface IIRC is a single piece. My suspicion is that the end of wet Mars was around 500 million years ago, though

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2025 12:14 AM (rbvCR)

356 347 I'm kinda haven a sad. I did some digging. Most of the people I used to know died. The last gasp of the late boomers aren't faring very well.
Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 12:06 AM (evzjW)

I moved back to my Hometown to take care of Mom 12 years ago.... after being gone for 35 years. I was amazed at the amount of people who I had once thought of as friends... had been dead for years...

That list has kept growing...

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 10, 2025 12:15 AM (mP0Kj)

357 355 There are only a few places on this planet where we can find billion year-old fossils. Most rocks of that age have been recycled.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 12:09 AM (1ogME)

Mars doesn't have crustal plates, the entire surface IIRC is a single piece. My suspicion is that the end of wet Mars was around 500 million years ago, though
Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2025 12:14 AM (rbvCR)

Damn Cavemen and their recycle bins!

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 10, 2025 12:15 AM (mP0Kj)

358 > A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets.

I love it when a plan comes together.

Posted by: Charles Darwin at September 10, 2025 12:15 AM (qpyNK)

359 Last time I had a first date

I had to bail out due to being in the ER getting my appendix removed.

Proceed at your own risk.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 12:16 AM (mT+6a)

360
I don't know if I should've called it "fossil" or "fossilized record of biological activity". That last link I posted has a link to the actual paper in a .pdf form. This is the relevant quote from that:

Poppy seeds and leopard spots co-occur with organic carbon in ferric-iron poor mudstones but are absent in ferric iron-rich mudstones and conglomerates that lack organic matter (Fig. 1C). These relationships indicate the vivianite and greigite in these features formed by reaction between organic matter, oxidized iron, and sulfate; geological context and petrography indicate these reactions occurred at low temperatures. On Earth, such organic matter mediated mineral forming reactions are often driven by, or are closely associated with, microbial respiration of organic matter [e.g., 5], and models of the reaction chemistry that formed these features are consistent with microbially mediated process [6]. These properties mark poppy seeds and leopard spots as potential biosignatures. Analysis of the core sample collected from this unit using high-sensitivity instrumentation on Earth will enable tests to assess the biogenicity of the minerals, organics, and textures it contains.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:16 AM (w6EFb)

361 >>Effie - although Dungeness crab is fantastic, I'm with you on the lobster rolls. I live out west now, but would kill for a good buttery steamed lobster or lobster roll.

The absolute best buttery lobster roll I've ever had, and I lived in Maine, is from a food truck at Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island.

It made me want to be a better man.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:17 AM (viF8m)

362 347 I'm kinda haven a sad. I did some digging. Most of the people I used to know died. The last gasp of the late boomers aren't faring very well.
Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 12:06 AM (evzjW)

My mom just took off for her 60th HS reunion. 7 out of 41 still alive.

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 12:18 AM (9KZ8S)

363 A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets.

I love it when a plan comes together.
Posted by: Charles Darwin at September 10, 2025 12:15 AM (qpyNK)

Murder sounds like over-charging what would be a slam-dunk manslaughter case. Maybe the D.A. expects the perp to plead it down?

Posted by: The Cows at September 10, 2025 12:19 AM (1ogME)

364 It made me want to be a better man.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:17 AM (viF8m)
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I've spent a good amount of time up on Prince Edward Island. When my folks started going there in the 60's (approx) they said lobster was so cheap that the butter was more expensive to buy! Not true any more, alas

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:20 AM (Vvecv)

365 >>Last time I had a first date

>>I had to bail out due to being in the ER getting my appendix removed.

I've done some stuff to get out of a bad date but I've never gone so far as having an organ removed. That's next level. I salute you.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:21 AM (viF8m)

366 I saw Vivianite and Greigite open for…

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:22 AM (77rzZ)

367 > Use a napkin to pick your nose.
Posted by: Mikey Alpha Kilo, Nerd? Yes, we much at September 09, 2025 11:04 PM (0aYVJ)

Never blow your nose on a cloth napkin.

Use the tablecloth.

Posted by: 15th Century Etiquette Manual at September 10, 2025 12:22 AM (qpyNK)

368
They have no idea how old this "Sapphire Canyon" rock is, although the best guess is about 3.5 billion years.

There's a proposal for a sample return mission, and this rover has been storing samples in cannisters for such a return mission. If we got those samples back on earth, all this could be determined, precise dating, etc, etc.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

369 Mooves sock off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 12:24 AM (1ogME)

370 Last "first date" was 23 years ago. Probably won't ever be another one, and I'm okay with that.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

371 Remember: you can't spell "Dungeness" without "Dung".

Snow, tanner, or king. Accept no substitutes.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:25 AM (qpyNK)

372
Tomorrow is September 11th.

With any luck, that idiot poster boy for the new Democrat party, moondummy, will say something very, very stupid about 9/11.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:26 AM (WdJnD)

373 > 336 Wait a minute!! We have all assumed his date to be female. Given the clientele around here. . . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at September 09, 2025 11:55 PM (cYBz/)

Shit. We assumed gender.
Posted by: Reforger at September 09, 2025 11:57 PM (9KZ8S)

Given the clientele around here, we probably shouldn't even assume human.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (qpyNK)

374 My last first date was nearly 30 years ago. Best first date I ever had. I’m still married to her.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (77rzZ)

375 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:16 AM (w6EFb)
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"all perfectly true, no doubt; but not the sort of thing to spring on a lad with a morning head"

- Bertie Wooster

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (Vvecv)

376 372
Tomorrow is September 11th.

With any luck, that idiot poster boy for the new Democrat party, moondummy, will say something very, very stupid about 9/11.
Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:26 AM (WdJnD)

Yeah, remember all those 'Never Forget' signs?

Seems they forgot.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (mP0Kj)

377 >>I've spent a good amount of time up on Prince Edward Island. When my folks started going there in the 60's (approx) they said lobster was so cheap that the butter was more expensive to buy! Not true any more, alas

Never been to PEI but I am going back to Nova Scotia this fall, apparently. Next time you are in this area I'll buy a Rhode Island lobster. They have a lot of attitude.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (viF8m)

378 372 September 11th is Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:29 AM (77rzZ)

379 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:25 AM (qpyNK)
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I'm pretty sure I killed you about a week ago. I'm playing through the early Assassin's Creed games. You and I went round and round for a few minutes at the end of AC2.

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:29 AM (Vvecv)

380 Had some blood work done this morning. Results already back and available online.

I'm down in the "non-diabetic" range now. While I'm sure that would change if I went off my meds, anything that indicates one is less-likely to go blind or lose a leg is welcome.

Lots of my other numbers are better, too, or at least so I infer from almost all of them being in the "green" section of the graph, and the few that are in "yellow" mostly only by a point or two. Nothing red at all.

That's a big change from last fall.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (qpyNK)

381 I can pop a crab pot on my kayak tow it out and have a couple dungeoness crabs steaming for my $12 tag.

It may be passable for you seafood snobs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (mT+6a)

382 > -------
I'm pretty sure I killed you about a week ago. I'm playing through the early Assassin's Creed games. You and I went round and round for a few minutes at the end of AC2.
Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:29 AM (Vvecv)

Wasn't me... I've never played that game.

Might well have been another Alaskan, though.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (qpyNK)

383
Today is September 10th.

It is September 10th now, as I write this.

Tomorrow is September 11.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:32 AM (WdJnD)

384 I'm down in the "non-diabetic" range now. While I'm sure that would change if I went off my meds, anything that indicates one is less-likely to go blind or lose a leg is welcome.

Lots of my other numbers are better, too, or at least so I infer from almost all of them being in the "green" section of the graph, and the few that are in "yellow" mostly only by a point or two. Nothing red at all.

That's a big change from last fall.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (qpyNK)

Nice going. I am due for a round of blood tests too. I have been on metformin for a while to try bring down my A1C or whatever the Hell it is.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 12:33 AM (1ogME)

385 Never been to PEI but I am going back to Nova Scotia this fall, apparently. Next time you are in this area I'll buy a Rhode Island lobster. They have a lot of attitude.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:27 AM (viF8m)
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PEI is weird now with their lobster. We used to visit the east side in August (less bugs) but theeast side can't catch lobsters after about June. So all the lobsters we had were either brought in from the west side or were kept on tanks for a couple months.

I've never been to Nova Scotia, but I'm sure you'll have a good time and I bet the lobster will be great. Someday I may take you up on the RI lobster

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:34 AM (bx0xv)

386 My last first date was nearly 30 years ago. Best first date I ever had. I’m still married to her.
Posted by: Bulg
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Excellent! Congratulations.

Still married to hubby, here! We had a fun date-- at the county fair.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 12:34 AM (rdVOm)

387 Rodrigo Borgia, they make glucose meters. I used a One Touch because it is decent.
I found I do best if I limit carbs and use berberine. Metformin was not cutting it for me.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2025 12:35 AM (rbvCR)

388 > I have been on metformin for a while to try bring down my A1C or whatever the Hell it is.

Yeah, A1C, not to be confused with AOC.

Mine is 4.7 now, down from over 12.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:35 AM (qpyNK)

389 You’re correct, Soothsayer. I wasn’t watching the clock.

Damn. I hate 9/11.

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:35 AM (77rzZ)

390 Might well have been another Alaskan, though.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (qpyNK)
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The big battle at the end of AC2 is with Rodrigo Borgia. Actually, I think he survived that - I get to wrassle with him again in the next one.

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:37 AM (bx0xv)

391 > Rodrigo Borgia, they make glucose meters. I used a One Touch because it is decent.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2025 12:35 AM (rbvCR)

Yep, got one and use it. Those don't really do a great job of keeping track of how meals cause you to spike, though, unless you test before and after every meal.

Continuous glucose monitors are better, if you don't mind being tagged like a game animal, and if your doctor goes to bat with the insurance company to get you one.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:37 AM (qpyNK)

392 I make a heckuva steamed Penn Cove mussels in coconut red curry.

Ginger, lemongrass and lime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 12:39 AM (mT+6a)

393 The #1 Dessert to Help You Poop In the Morning

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Shouldn't that dessert be... #2 ?

(As it will be eventually!)

Posted by: Sequel of the Planet of the Japes at September 10, 2025 12:39 AM (L7Nq0)

394 386 Congrats, JQ!

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:40 AM (77rzZ)

395 >>Someday I may take you up on the RI lobster

Always welcome.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 12:40 AM (viF8m)

396
Claritin is OTC.

Prescription drugs should not have Dancing Fatty productions on TV, no matter how catchy the jingle is.
Posted by: Cicero

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

Claritin started off as prescription. It improved my health immensely.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 12:41 AM (WEm1d)

397 > The big battle at the end of AC2 is with Rodrigo Borgia.

Ah, my namesake. Pope Alexander VI.

Nowadays it would probably raise a few eyebrows if a pope had a bunch of mistresses and illegitimate kids hanging around.

Not then, or if it did bother anyone, they were too smart to complain about it.

I remember a bit in "The Count of Monte Cristo" when they learn how to find the treasure from a letter written by a man to his son, but never delivered. "My son, I have been invited to dinner with the Borgias. Accordingly I am sending you the instructions for how to find the treasure..." (more or less)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:41 AM (qpyNK)

398 Ginger, lemongrass and lime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 12:39 AM (mT+6a)
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A nice loaf of sourdough probably goes great with that

Posted by: 496 at September 10, 2025 12:41 AM (GnD1e)

399 I saw Vivianite and Greigite open for…
Posted by: Bulg

Sly and the Family Stone?

Posted by: mikeski at September 10, 2025 12:42 AM (nhCoE)

400 https://tinyurl.com/4hj9z9xy
Illustrated Spygate scandal pt Ix
Doug Ross Substack

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2025 12:45 AM (+qU29)

401 Ah, the Borgias.

Long live the Reformation!

Posted by: Bulg at September 10, 2025 12:47 AM (77rzZ)

402 Still in the hospital, but holding down food today, so maybe I can go home tomorrow
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Bless the people who smuggled in non-hospital food for you...! ;-)

Posted by: Prequel of the Planet of the Japes at September 10, 2025 12:48 AM (L7Nq0)

403 >> idiot poster boy for the new Democrat party, moondummy,

Or, as Al Sharpton pronounces it, "Ma'am damn nanny".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 12:50 AM (w6EFb)

404 The Rethuglicans are the surrender party....

Laura Loomer@LauraLoomer

While the GOP is afraid to message to white voters, a Muslim communist from Africa is about to be Mayor of NYC where his first plan of action is to double the taxes in White neighborhoods.

But tell me again how campaigning for the White vote is racist?

Enjoy getting conquered by Muslims from Africa.

Hopefully you have a job where you can afford to buy your daughter a car so she doesn’t have to ride the subway.

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 10, 2025 12:51 AM (TGPs7)

405
mam damn nanny winning the NYC will be the best thing for us for the '26 Midterms & '28

It pushes the Democrat even further wacky fascist leftward.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:54 AM (WdJnD)

406
Also, Loomer drives voters away from Republicans. She is R poison.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:54 AM (WdJnD)

407
While the GOP is afraid to message to white voters, a Muslim communist from Africa is about to be Mayor of NYC where his first plan of action is to double the taxes in White neighborhoods.

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

They're beyond messaging. Don't blame the GOP; that's like blaming a doctor for not curing a schizophrenic. Mamdani just finished describing his plan for the $1 billion NYC "Department of Community Safety" to substitute for police responses, which he'll fund by raising taxes. This is beyond "messaging."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 12:55 AM (WEm1d)

408 I make a heckuva steamed Penn Cove mussels in coconut red curry.

Ginger, lemongrass and lime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 12:39 AM (mT+6a)

Sounds good !

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2025 12:56 AM (WF/xn)

409 Evening all,

Launch in the morning. I'll be out at the time, so giving the heads-up now.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Tranche 1 Layer B
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: September 10, 2025
Launch Time: 7:12 a.m. PDT (1412 UTC, 16:12 CEST)

https://youtu.be/_i3mvsEWQE8

Posted by: Joyenz at September 10, 2025 12:56 AM (2F0/Y)

410
"When your enemy wants to hang himself, give him rope."
-- Shih Tzu

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 12:59 AM (WdJnD)

411
That's a big change from last fall.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 12:31 AM (qpyNK)

That's great.

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2025 12:59 AM (WF/xn)

412 Good woman and reporter, that Jessica Machado, from the West Portugal region of the People's Republic...

Jessica Machado@Jessicamachadoshow

I'm watching the Boston primary election results come in and I'm feeling dread.

Michelle Wu pulling away with close to 70% of the vote is a harsh reality.

As a conservative woman, wife and mother in Massachusetts, approaching 50 years old, my knowledge about politics, policy and corruption weighs on me daily, inspiring me to work harder to share truth and shed light on things hidden. But sometimes, it's hard to stay motivated.

I don't want a far right state. I don't want a far left state. I want compromise. With every day that passes, I feel our state moving further and further away from the one I was born into. The values of family and community being dismantled with each legislative session. The wasteful misappropriation of our tax dollars on things none of us want.

As a mother, I'm watching my children struggle to buy a home, even after they did everything we were told they needed to do. I am so worried for their futures...

Posted by: Mister Ghost at September 10, 2025 01:01 AM (TGPs7)

413 First dates must always include:

The Test

http://tiny.cc/qkcs001

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2025 01:01 AM (nbLIj)

414 In the "made it bark" department, today I messed with a little old Iron Horse one cylinder 4-cycle engine. They were commonly used as washing machine engines before rural electrification, and had kick starters. This one is equipped with a rope cup for a rope starter. Bore stroke about 2" by 1 1/2", at a guess. I tore it right down, took the valves out, refaced them on the lathe, and lapped them into their seats with compound. Piston and rings were good; did not mess with them. Connecting rod was loose on the journal, so I filed the bearing cap a little, and got rid of the slack. Adjusted tappet clearance by grinding the ends of the valve stems. Cleaned the ignition points. Sprayed a little brake cleaner into the spark plug hole, and put a wad of scotchbrite soaked in brake cleaner in the intake port. Put it on the ground and set a foot on it. Pulled the starter rope. Pop, pop! Wrapped the rope around the cup, and pulled again. Poppity, poppity, pop, pop, pop. It ran for a second or two, and picked up speed until it used all the fuel provided. I won! Got to hear it bark.

I am going to fit it with a weed-eater carb, and see if it can be made to propel a bike. Engine is 80 years old.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 01:03 AM (1ogME)

415 I won't say the L-word, but that's what some of the buzz is about.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 09, 2025 11:44 PM (w6EFb)
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The rock's a ligger?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:07 AM (HbCW+)

416 A nice loaf of sourdough probably goes great with that
Posted by: 496

Oh yes. That sounds marvelous.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 01:09 AM (mT+6a)

417
Something else I stumbled on today that I'm geeking out over:
https://tinyurl.com/2y8ot342

Some Krauts have a ring laser gyro, a Sagnac interferometer, acting an independent measure of earth's rotation and axis movement (precession and nutation).

They increased the precision of this type of device by 2 orders of magnitude, getting to the level of the high precision astrometric methods used now.

This is quite an advance. It gives an independent measure of the earth's rotation and polar motion independent of astronomical observations.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 01:11 AM (w6EFb)

418 First date?

Compliment her shoes.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2025 01:12 AM (2WIwB)

419 315 Scion ended all sales in 2016. A mostly failed experiment by Toyota to attract a younger market.

What was interesting is that most Scions were just rebadged Japanese domestic market Toyotas that weren't sold here. You could get the Japanese badges for the xB which had a different name there and they fit perfect in the recess spaces. So I guess another marketing whiz thing. Take something, say "hey kids, this is for YOU!" without changing anything and see if they buy into it.

Posted by: azjaeger at September 10, 2025 01:13 AM (3/XaG)

420 Good night, all. Going to go snuggle under my covers. Cool and damp enough here in the 907 that I put the thermostat up a couple degrees.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at September 10, 2025 01:13 AM (qpyNK)

421 There are YouTubers and TikTokers in Chicago acting like the military forces that Trump apparently sent are there to attack them rather than quell the crime and murders. Much drama.

I'm not really sure what there is to be afraid of unless you are someone looking to assault or loot or vandalize.

Posted by: Emmie at September 10, 2025 01:15 AM (FMtrg)

422
If those Krauts can squeeze and extra order of magnitude of precision out of that system, it will be able to detect fucking General Relativistic effects, geodetic precession and frame-dragging, of the earth's rotation.

That Sagnac rig will tell what the earth did relative to "its own inertial" axes, and the astronomical observations tell what it did relative to a set of fixed axes (well, almost, at least over time scales of hundreds of years). The difference will show those subtle GR effects.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 01:16 AM (w6EFb)

423 That Sagnac rig will tell what the earth did relative to "its own inertial" axes, and the astronomical observations tell what it did relative to a set of fixed axes (well, almost, at least over time scales of hundreds of years). The difference will show those subtle GR effects.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 01:16 AM (w6EFb)

They will be able to pick up the gravity waves when Lizzo drops a deuce.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 01:18 AM (1ogME)

424 420 Good night, all. Going to go snuggle under my covers. Cool and damp enough here in the 907 that I put the thermostat up a couple degrees.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Windows are open here 60 degrees. Will get to the mid 50s. My electric bill arrived today. Two months. $61.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 10, 2025 01:20 AM (mT+6a)

425 Good morning, good people. The other day, I commented that one of the the crew from Vietnam passed, and it caused me to take a good look at us.

We're ageing out at an increasing rate. Flat doesn't feel like it has been that long.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at September 10, 2025 01:21 AM (vFbHf)

426
For fucking fuck's fucking sake....

They keep adding letters to the homo-groomer alphabet. Did you hear this one, yet?

The letter "P." Guess what it's for?

"Pups." Yet another sexual fetish/disorder branded as an "orientation." I'll leave it to your imagination to figure it out, but, a hint is it's an offshoot of "F" for "furries." Also, "AD" is making its way in their Pervert alphabet. It means "adult babies."

I hate these people.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 01:22 AM (WdJnD)

427 They keep adding letters to the homo-groomer alphabet. Did you hear this one, yet?

The letter "P." Guess what it's for?

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 01:22 AM (WdJnD)
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"We're gonna need a bigger alphabet."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:24 AM (HbCW+)

428
Really. I stopped laughing at the homos years ago during the fake homo "marriage" bullshit and stopped being tolerant of their ways & means. I'm done suffering the Perverts and being polite and tolerant.

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 01:24 AM (WdJnD)

429 North Carolina is rotten through and through:

https://tinyurl.com/ryrsf73z

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:26 AM (HbCW+)

430 North Carolina is rotten through and through:

https://tinyurl.com/ryrsf73z

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:26 AM (HbCW+)
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And Charlotte's mayor Viles isn't done yet:

https://tinyurl.com/44pfyazy

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:28 AM (HbCW+)

431
er, AB, I meant to type

Posted by: Soothsayer at September 10, 2025 01:28 AM (WdJnD)

432 I know better than to watch the videos but scrolling through X I can't avoid seeing the still pics being shown of Iryna Zarutska during the attack.

I don't feel well.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:30 AM (HbCW+)

433 I learned something today. Forever and a day, I thought Cicero said “Carthago delenda est.” No, as Oldcat pointed out to me on a previous thread, it was Cato the Elder! Looked it up on Wikipedia: yep, Cato the Elder. How I ever got those two mixed up, I don’t know!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:30 AM (g/Chl)

434 "WAR!"

unusual_whales
@unusual_whales
3h

JUST IN: U.S. judge temporarily halts President Donald Trump from dismissing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:33 AM (HbCW+)

435 I learned something today. Forever and a day, I thought Cicero said “Carthago delenda est.” No, as Oldcat pointed out to me on a previous thread, it was Cato the Elder! Looked it up on Wikipedia: yep, Cato the Elder. How I ever got those two mixed up, I don’t know!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:30 AM (g/Chl)
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My mind must be slipping. I don't remember either of those two villains from the Batman TV show.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:35 AM (HbCW+)

436 My mind must be slipping. I don't remember either of those two villains from the Batman TV show.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:35 AM (HbCW+)

Well, Cato was the Green Hornet's driver.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 01:40 AM (1ogME)

437 It was the episode where Batman and Robin are climbing up the wall of a building holding on to a rope in a way that looked awfully like walking along a horizontal building facade with the camera tilted a quarter turn. Cato the Elder pops his head out of the window and says “Carthago delenda est!”. It got a lot of laughs!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:43 AM (g/Chl)

438 But you’re right: Cicero never did appear on Batman!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:45 AM (g/Chl)

439
Alex Jones posted the full unedited video of Iryna's stabbing. It's here, but I warn you, it's quite hard to take:
https://tinyurl.com/22tf8lj9

That poor girl, so beautiful, died alone, bewildered as to what happened.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 01:45 AM (w6EFb)

440 >>I don't feel well.

There a lot of people rushed to put Ukraine flags in their bios and have no idea what's going on.

Virtue signaling is no less stupid on our side.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 01:45 AM (viF8m)

441 We need to confront racism by blacks in this country.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:47 AM (g/Chl)

442 But you’re right: Cicero never did appear on Batman!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:45 AM (g/Chl)
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But Caesar did!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:47 AM (HbCW+)

443 We need to confront racism by blacks in this country.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:47 AM (g/Chl)
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5 year old Cannon Hinnant. Say his name:

https://tinyurl.com/4y6hy6js

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:49 AM (HbCW+)

444 Thanks for the link, publius, but I... just can't watch it.

Already difficult enough to sleep.

My heart aches for that poor young woman's family and friends. (while a terrible hatred builds for the rabid animal that stabbed her, and the bastards that refused to lock him up)

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

445 >>I don't feel well.

There a lot of people rushed to put Ukraine flags in their bios and have no idea what's going on.

Virtue signaling is no less stupid on our side.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 10, 2025 01:45 AM (viF8m)
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Agree.

I'm cutting my X scrolling short. I just can't anymore. Citizens need to arise and start taking action against their pols and judiciary - but I repeat myself. And when I say "action," well...

I'll leave with this story of a good man, a patriot, who wants to put this issue in people's faces:

https://tinyurl.com/3v4f9xn9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 01:53 AM (HbCW+)

446 And we need to make it easier to involuntarily commit violent schizophrenics. It would save many lives. And, yes, it might be used against us some day, but it is a very definite mental disease, and can be diagnosed properly. Make it need more than one psychiatrist if need be. We also need to commit the resources to open mental institutions. I also suspect the killer in Charlotte was only mad north by northwest: he knew what he was doing when he killed her. His lawyers will plead insanity, of course.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:55 AM (g/Chl)

447 Almost midnight. I am going to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 10, 2025 01:55 AM (1ogME)

448 First World Problems!

I have a few DVD players around. I use the BluRay mostly. It plays the old DVDs fine. Mostly. Cox Communications decided to do some maintenance so no streaming for an hour or two. Decided to watch Star Trek:TOS on DVD. I've had them for a while. 15 years or so. Did not work. So, I tried another, older DVD player. Didn't work. Tried DVD player on workstation. No worky. None of the DVDs of season 1 for ST:TOS worked. I'm guessing Paramount used the same shoddy DVD maker as Warner Bros. I don't know that for sure, but it seems that way. I watched Firefly instead. I will endeavor to persevere.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 10, 2025 01:57 AM (sAmhv)

449 Hi, Puddleglum! Wow, I didn't know DVDs could 'go bad'

We were given a whole tote-box full by one friend, and another medium-sized box full by a neighbor who moved away... More movies/tv stuff than I'll ever have enough time to watch, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

450
You can clearly hear, "got that white girl". Don't know who said it, the killer or one of the bystanders.

They just stood there, and watched her die.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at September 10, 2025 02:04 AM (w6EFb)

451 DVDs are supposed to last a bit. According to the internet, which is never wrong, 30+ years. Unless made by slave labor in Bangladesh, then not so much. I might be making that up.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 10, 2025 02:05 AM (sAmhv)

452 Back in my LP-purchasing days (my lawn, you know what to do) I noticed that Warner Bros. albums were more likely than others to be defective.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:05 AM (rdVOm)

453 Nice ONT Doof, I hope that you are getting a raise or another cruise or something. Keep up the good work.

Good night AOP.

Prayers for Blanco and Teresa and grammie winger.

Josephistan, good luck on your date. Wear comfy clothes and be yourself as others have mentioned. I hope that there is good chemistry for you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 10, 2025 02:06 AM (0nHVk)

454 Buying a disc or blueray was how I guaranteed I would never watch a movie again. I watched HBO Rome recently. Not much these days is worth the first watch. I feel so old.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 02:09 AM (evzjW)

455 Hi, Debby.

Hope you're well & happy tonight!

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

456 My Star Trek: TOS collection is blu ray, so I guess I am safe for a few years. I think I bought the blu ray set because you have a choice of the original video or the original video with improved special effects. For example, engineering is using a phaser to cut into the wall of a locked room. The original video has a redshirt holding a phaser and a line of spalling appearing on the wall with the phaser sound effect. The improved effect has a line of bright light extending from the phaser to the wall. This was a labor of love! It was what they would have done if they could have back in the day! Recommended!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 02:10 AM (g/Chl)

457 Can you stream from phone to TV?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 02:10 AM (evzjW)

458 Can you stream from phone to TV?
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There's a way. My sister used her smartphone to 'cast' to her tv. I don't know how, personally...

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:12 AM (rdVOm)

459 Are any of those old movies they spent a fortune on any good? Ben Hur Spartacus etc.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 02:12 AM (evzjW)

460
You can clearly hear, "got that white girl". Don't know who said it, the killer or one of the bystanders.

They just stood there, and watched her die.
Posted by: publius

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Consensus seems to be it was the killer. There are pictures of a couple of people who got to her side. I hope she knew.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 02:13 AM (WEm1d)

461
JQ, Deb, in case either of you slips away while I'm getting a cup of tea, good wishes and nitey-night!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 02:14 AM (WEm1d)

462 I'll be here a while, Blondie.

Get a nice cuppa & come on back!

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:16 AM (rdVOm)

463 Blanco, I wasn't around last night but I'm glad the Horde was there for you. You are a welcome presence in this place.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 10, 2025 02:16 AM (PcTds)

464 Posted by: tankdemon at September 10, 2025 12:05 AM (OtlAS)

Thanks for the answers, I hope the fire ants are sitting around a tiny campfire with tiny steins of beer recounting their heroic rescue of the hapless human.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 10, 2025 02:20 AM (PcTds)

465 457 Can you stream from phone to TV?
Posted by: Boss Moss

No. My TV is old. Not 'still has tubes' old, but old for a flat screen. The picture is slowly going away. I'll have to look to get a new one soon. I'll need to re-arrange the furniture because the table I use is too small for the stands on the news TVs. The current old TV has one stand holding the screen up. New ones have two. So, If I get a 50in, I'll need to use a different stand, which I do have, just in no rush to move it. I probably should. I need to clean this place. This would force me to attack the herds of dust bunnies.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 10, 2025 02:21 AM (sAmhv)

466 Hey JQ, I am well and happy tonight, thank you. I got some stuff accomplished around here today. Blondie, I need to get back to drinking some tea late at night, it is getting cooler here.

To 496 or whoever was talking about the gold bathroom fixtures, they are quite trendy right now on the home improvement shows and they can be done tastefully.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 10, 2025 02:21 AM (0nHVk)

467 There is Julius Caesar from 2002 with Christopher Walken.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 02:24 AM (evzjW)

468 I make a heckuva steamed Penn Cove mussels in coconut red curry.

Ginger, lemongrass and lime.
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Sounds delicious!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 10, 2025 02:26 AM (PcTds)

469 There was a scene in 1967 Bedazzled where the Devil, played by Peter Cook, scratches a brand-new LP and carefully repackages it for sale. It later shows up in a scene where our Faustus, Stanley Moon, a short-order cook, played by Dudley Moore, tries to seduce the girl he loves by playing the latest “mood” music LP for her. Of course with the annoying skip on it, it doesn’t work. It’s a good retelling of the Faustus story, played mostly for laughs.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 02:28 AM (g/Chl)

470 I bought a particular LP at a record store and was so disappointed that it skipped on one song.

Took it back & exchanged for another copy of the same album. Skipped in the *same place* so took it back...

Clerk was skeptical of my "system" and didn't want to exchange again, but was willing to play it on the store's system.

*skip* right where I told him. He took yet another copy out of store stock and whaddaya know? IT skipped in that same place.

Got my money back & said I'd wait for a different batch to arrive.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:35 AM (rdVOm)

471 Good night everyone

Peace

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at September 10, 2025 02:40 AM (PcTds)

472 There is Julius Caesar from 2002 with Christopher Walken.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 10, 2025 02:24 AM (evzjW)
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Do I have to point out the obvious?

https://tinyurl.com/3rbmpata

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at September 10, 2025 02:46 AM (HbCW+)

473 446 And we need to make it easier to involuntarily commit violent schizophrenics. It would save many lives. And, yes, it might be used against us some day, but it is a very definite mental disease, and can be diagnosed properly. Make it need more than one psychiatrist if need be. We also need to commit the resources to open mental institutions. I also suspect the killer in Charlotte was only mad north by northwest: he knew what he was doing when he killed her. His lawyers will plead insanity, of course.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at September 10, 2025 01:55 AM (g/Chl)

Nah. I'm not paying for any of that.

I'll pay to have them humanely euthanized. That's it. Not slaving for the state to care for broken people for life. Not even kidding.

Posted by: do whatever you want with your money at September 10, 2025 02:52 AM (f65az)

474 Kestrel, good to see you. I am off to bed, Horde, need to get warm. JQ, you remind me of the stack of lps in the closet, I need to distribute them or something!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at September 10, 2025 02:59 AM (0nHVk)

475 I'm here too, still.
Fuming over a situation involving my favorite FiL (I have 3)...
Asshole cost me $2500 everytime he rears his ugly, .45 penatrated head.
God I wish mob idiot was a better shot back in 69. Or the jailer was less attentive. Or hepatitis C was deadlier. Something to remove that stain from the planet.
Long story.
Back to fuming.

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:10 AM (9KZ8S)

476
And we need to make it easier to involuntarily commit violent schizophrenics. It would save many lives. And, yes, it might be used against us some day, but it is a very definite mental disease, and can be diagnosed properly. Make it need more than one psychiatrist if need be. We also need to commit the resources to open mental institutions. I also suspect the killer in Charlotte was only mad north by northwest: he knew what he was doing when he killed her. His lawyers will plead insanity, of course.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

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It actually is possible to create humane insane asylums; we've done it before. But it will take huge dedication to monitoring and auditing to preserve those people and that system from fraud and abuse.

If we can fight our way back to family and community, the institutions that would have prevented all this madness, we won't have to lock up so many crazies.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:12 AM (WEm1d)

477
Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:10 AM (9KZ8S)

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Wow.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:13 AM (WEm1d)

478
Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 02:35 AM (rdVOm)

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Did he ask you for a date? haha

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:16 AM (WEm1d)

479 Wow.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:13 AM (WEm1d)
Sorry.
I'm a little bent right now. I REALLY wish I had another beer.

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:18 AM (9KZ8S)

480 Security cameras are showing dry lightning out East of me. That's not good. No thunder...

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:22 AM (9KZ8S)

481 Did he ask you for a date? haha
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:16 AM
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The record store guy?

No.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:23 AM (rdVOm)

482 *slides a cold brew down the bar to Reforger*

*slides a shot of whisky, too*

On the house, dude. Sorry for your troubles.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:32 AM (rdVOm)

483
The record store guy?

No.
Posted by: JQ

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For some reason I thought that would have been cute.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at September 10, 2025 03:34 AM (WEm1d)

484 @Posted by: do whatever you want with your money
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Yeah, I'm deeply resentful of being milked for the benefit of a bunch of BS "helpful programs" that have turned out to be useless in fact and merely sources of grift for some well-connected MFers.

And then there's "compassion fatigue"...

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:39 AM (rdVOm)

485 And then there's "compassion fatigue"...
Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:39 AM (rdVOm)
*grap and pounds beer

That so describes my current state of mind. Benefit of the doubt... until I just can't.

Compassion Fatigue would be an awesome band name.

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:44 AM (9KZ8S)

486 *slides over another cold brew for Reforger*

*pours shots for both of us*

Dude.

It's Angry Hour, isn't it? Fk yeah!

Benefit of the doubt, until there's no doubt that the benefit is UNDESERVED.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:47 AM (rdVOm)

487 grrr...
grabs and pounds beer.

I'm off to toss and turn until the morning report.
Good night.

Posted by: Reforger at September 10, 2025 03:48 AM (9KZ8S)

488 G'night, Reforger.

Hope you can sleep well and awake refreshed.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 03:51 AM (rdVOm)

489 Hubby has had a couple of bad days so I'm in a mood too. It's nobody's fault, but I've been shaking my fist at God and need to refocus.

Ugh. Time for bed.

Good night, horde.

Posted by: JQ at September 10, 2025 04:02 AM (rdVOm)

490 Charlotte's mayor is a Cultural Marxist

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2025 04:04 AM (+qU29)

491 Charlotte's mayor is a Cultural Marxist

But, you repeat yourself.

Posted by: clarence at September 10, 2025 04:09 AM (O55k+)

492 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at September 10, 2025 04:30 AM (aURVT)

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