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My new New Year's Resolution:
To quit vying for ONT firsts. Posted by: mindful webworker - because at January 13, 2026 10:13 PM (HJunf) 2
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at January 13, 2026 10:14 PM (4v3FP) 3
Meow
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (w3u3d) 4
Firstly?
Well almost. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (55Qr6) 5
Hi!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (n4Qav) Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/) 7
It’s the welding.
Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (aT5K/) Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (LNeRu) Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (NwnyJ) 10
Close, Piper! But incomplete. The correct response should have been POOR welding! Let's check with the judges . . . .
Then again, I suppose welding alone in indicative of a previous problem! Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (47diA) 11
Helo, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (SRRAx) 12
I see a bad weld/corrosion? Something that would make me not want to lean on the railing.
Posted by: pookysgirl, related to several welders at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA) 13
Wings?
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average? I don't know about you, but I thought Linda McCartney on tambourine was one for the ages. Posted by: Archimedes at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t) 14
Photo looks like a Caspar David Friedrich painting.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:18 PM (KDPiq) 15
I'm guessing J - 10 is reserved for heavy drinkers.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:18 PM (47diA) 16
Love the Fifth Beatle pic!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 10:19 PM (SRRAx) Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:19 PM (uQesX) 18
Common thread - solo career after being member of band
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 13, 2026 10:19 PM (fd80v) 19
Is the implication here that Elizabeth Warren speak with forked tongue?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:20 PM (+HNx/) 20
OK, ladies - can you understand this?
It's missing the third frame, looking straight down at whatever ledge the railing is protecting you from. Labeled "What my mom saw." Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 10:20 PM (nhCoE) 21
10 Close, Piper! But incomplete. The correct response should have been POOR welding! Let's check with the judges . . . .
Then again, I suppose welding alone in indicative of a previous problem! Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 I thought that was implied! I shall await the judges ruling. I hope they are not Big 10 umpires as their day job. Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:20 PM (aT5K/) 22
They make bits that will turn a stripped screw.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:21 PM (KDPiq) 23
Good evening morons e grazie Disco
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX) 24
Yay, ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (lUFok) 25
The 5th Beetle. Love it.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (u/kd+) 26
Piss Coordinates - G13
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ) 27
Lavika Gupta, a resident of Gaur City Avenue-1, in central Noida, recently filed a police complaint against her husband and four in-laws, alleging that she was deceived when she agreed to marry her spouse in 2024. ------ It doesn't look like a matter for the police. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (azNOR) 28
Heh. I've got three guess-the-connection songs for you.
Difficulty: Pretty easy, really. https://youtu.be/Ak_MTXQALa0 https://youtu.be/YsGjFh1ke44 https://youtu.be/EPOIS5taqA8 Another example of why they'll never let me do an ONT. Posted by: mindful webworker - movie channel guy should get it easily at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (HJunf) 29
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is one of my favorite songs
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX) 30
Vampliers - just a line of pliars. I will go with whatever house brand Wally World has at one fifth the price.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ) 31
J-10 looks pretty good to me.
Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at January 13, 2026 10:23 PM (agqcf) 32
OK, back to the fellas. What's your aiming spot?
When I was younger, it was just "aim for C-5." At my current age, it's also "stand close enough to finish around I-5." Posted by: mikeski may not be 29 at January 13, 2026 10:24 PM (nhCoE) 33
I send pics of bad welds to my nephew, seen that one before. He cursed me soundly for it. Dude can tig weld titanium so beautiful it's artwork. Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 13, 2026 10:24 PM (QVmho) 34
Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!
I thought the railing answer was skateboard grinding potential. Posted by: TRex - kick flip dino at January 13, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq) 35
The aiming spot in the toilet depends on many factors: time of day, room lighting, cleanliness of the bowl...
Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 13, 2026 10:24 PM (OGOaV) 36
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is one of my favorite songs
Posted by: San Franpsycho I also like that song. It plays in my head a lot, especially when I haven't done a bloody thing all day. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (n4Qav) 37
Again, thanks for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (47diA) 38
E5
Posted by: Count de Monet. Marksman Qualified at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (wVcYX) 39
Nice version of Jack Straw going on at the Brooklyn salute to Bob Weir right now. They been at it over 2 hours now.
Posted by: Bushwick's Dead And Friends! at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2) 40
Vampliers? I just use Vice Grips. Might scratch if I'm not careful but I've removed quite a few stuck and stripped screws with them.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (lUFok) 41
Anywhere on the grid is a win
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX) 42
So, having had to deal with stripped out screws, a thing I learned was using a punch to fk up the screw head. Wreck it enough, and you make a whole new screw head...yeah...just me, but it worked...🤨...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (LNeRu) 43
Lavika Gupta, a resident of Gaur City Avenue-1, in central Noida, recently filed a police complaint against her husband and four in-laws, alleging that she was deceived when she agreed to marry her spouse in 2024.
------ It doesn't look like a matter for the police. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (azNOR) ---------- It might surprise you to know that the Central Noida Anti-Fraud Investigation & Prosecution Force has a separate unit devoted entirely to good hair scams. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (+HNx/) 44
Oh my gosh, I am ready for lights out, and J just got my dog all riled up after he settled. Cats are growling, the dog now has zoomies that includes jumping on the bed then off the bed. Sigh.
Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (aT5K/) 45
Is the implication here that Elizabeth Warren speak with forked tongue?
Posted by: Cicero Correct. If she was two-faced, would she use that one? Posted by: mikeski respects the classics at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (nhCoE) 46
Evenin’, All.
Posted by: Bulg at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (77rzZ) 47
I thought that was implied! I shall await the judges ruling. I hope they are not Big 10 umpires as their day job.
Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:20 PM (aT5K/) Yes, my part time assistant, you got it correct. It was the welding. Or someone's horrible attempt at it! Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (QMAsf) 48
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s) 49
Oh my gosh, I am ready for lights out, and J just got my dog all riled up after he settled. Cats are growling, the dog now has zoomies that includes jumping on the bed then off the bed. Sigh.
Posted by: Piper At least he's not a monkey. Posted by: cafe thread callbacks! at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (nhCoE) 50
I also like that song. It plays in my head a lot, especially when I haven't done a bloody thing all day.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:25 PM (n4Qav) ==== I'll bake you a butter pie Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX) 51
Let me guess. Doof got stuck in the Disco again?
Maybe he needs a portable gazebo with mood lighting when the weather improves, and it can be Summer of his Disco Tent. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 13, 2026 10:27 PM (S/Y4j) 52
Common thread - solo career after being member of band
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 13, 2026 10:19 PM (fd80v) That fits the first 2 songs but not the 3rd. Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf) 53
Piss target would be D7, any democrat in my (7th) district.
Posted by: Rex B at January 13, 2026 10:27 PM (C9oTe) 54
re Vampliers: Meh. Buy a couple sizes of decent ViceGrips.
Posted by: Chemist at January 13, 2026 10:27 PM (ghT8D) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 13, 2026 10:27 PM (pkeXY) 56
Anywhere on the grid is a win Posted by: San Franpsycho At what range? As a 29 year old, I'm danger close. E5. Unless i need to be stealthy, then it's f2 or f3., Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 13, 2026 10:28 PM (QVmho) 57
Lavika Gupta, a resident of Gaur City Avenue-1, in central Noida, recently filed a police complaint against her husband and four in-laws, alleging that she was deceived when she agreed to marry her spouse in 2024.
------ It doesn't look like a matter for the police. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug Perhaps not, but either way, there'll be hell toupee. Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 10:28 PM (nhCoE) 58
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'The aiming spot in the toilet depends on many factors: time of day, room lighting, cleanliness of the bowl...' I can keep it in the bowl for most of the piss but the last few drops go in front of the bowl. Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 13, 2026 10:28 PM (fd80v) 59
At least Warren’s flip was took about a year .
Walz’s flip took only a few months regard to the MN DOJ Attorney that found the fraud that just resigned. Went from calling him a liar to calling him a great guy . Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:28 PM (KDPiq) 60
I never heard of vamplers.
Maybe 10 years ago a company -- I think it was just called "Engineer" in Japan -- started selling a line of screw grabbing pliers. I have one or two. They were new and they had displays in all the home centers with rounded screws. They are pretty good. I already had some Knipex, which are the slotted adjustable ones with the orange handle (German) and they are essential. This vampler thing sounds like either a rebrand, or a copy. I would check that they really are made in Japan though -- China plays all kinds of tricks, like putting the handle on, or packaging in a country and saying they are "made" there. Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 13, 2026 10:29 PM (uEUHC) 61
I have a very small pair of vise grips used exclusively for removal of messed up screws, which are generally countersunk and always piss me right off!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:29 PM (47diA) 62
Piss coordinates aren't chosen in a vacuum. Let me explain.
All by yourself in the house? Well, then. E-5 is your assignment. HOWEVER, at a party with people right outside the door. You're, at least, going to the more quiet E-1 or E-9. The less water, the less sound. The professionals shoot for the non-water porcelain on the side for ultimate muffle. This is basic stuff. There is a caveat to this as well. If your conscientious, you're going to be concerned about a targeting error requiring clean up. Even at someone else's house. So, focus and concentrate. If you're hammered. There's a perfectly good sink at the perfect level. Don't forget to rinse the bowl. And no funny business with other people's toothbrushes. That's over the line. Posted by: Orson at January 13, 2026 10:29 PM (dIske) Posted by: Just the punchline at January 13, 2026 10:30 PM (cYBz/) 64
If you're hammered. There's a perfectly good sink at the perfect level. Don't forget to rinse the bowl. And no funny business with other people's toothbrushes. That's over the line. Posted by: Orson Spoilsport. Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 13, 2026 10:31 PM (QVmho) 65
Yeah! What Orson Johnson said was right!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:31 PM (47diA) Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (n4Qav) Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX) 68
Mr. Doof, thank you for the dandy Tuesday Night ONT!
And that photo up top is beyond gorgeous. *sigh* I had no idea there was a fifth Beetle! Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (kB9dk) Posted by: clarence at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (XlNvn) 70
1 I have a very small pair of vise grips used exclusively for removal of messed up screws, which are generally countersunk and always piss me right off!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:29 PM (47diA) Again there are screw extractor bit sets that work great, Everyone who does a lot of work with screws should definitely have a set in their tool box. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (KDPiq) 71
Perhaps not, but either way, there'll be hell toupee.
Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 I wonder if this will go over people’s head. Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:33 PM (aT5K/) 72
Piss coords: Start at B5, end at I5. Hopefully.
Posted by: mindful webworker - depending on the beers consumed at January 13, 2026 10:33 PM (HJunf) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:33 PM (KDPiq) 74
Pilot to bombadier.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 13, 2026 10:34 PM (9cHSL) 75
The handrail sprawled like a tired sigh, uneven and jagged, its welds stark scars against the weary iron, whispering tales of hasty hands and lost craft. Each joint a shuddering reminder of promises unkept, rust mingling with regret, as if the very metal lamented its own existence.
Posted by: Bill Faulkner at January 13, 2026 10:34 PM (2Ez/1) 76
I am off to bed. Good night!
Posted by: Piper at January 13, 2026 10:34 PM (aT5K/) Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 13, 2026 10:34 PM (QVmho) 78
Perhaps not, but either way, there'll be hell toupee.
Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 Golf clap Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf) 79
J1 & J10.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 13, 2026 10:35 PM (9cHSL) 80
@6 No.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 13, 2026 10:35 PM (XMwZJ) 81
Jeepers. wings reminds me of senior year in high school
And Belinda Carlisle freshman year in college. Damn. I’m old. Posted by: nurse ratched at January 13, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR) 82
When my dad was 95 his piss coordinates were occasionally 10-J. But at least he wasn't incontinent.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 13, 2026 10:36 PM (0Htd1) 83
I don't want to hear a damn thing about "my democracy" so long as Elizabeth Warren is not only a member of Congress (hey, there are people in homeless shelters who had a house seat), but the Senate, which is supposed to be for the best of our best. She's a stupid, loudmouth, idiot. Anyone who cast even a single vote for her should be banned from ever voting again.
Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 10:36 PM (Cjcf6) 84
I have a very small pair of vise grips used exclusively for removal of messed up screws, which are generally countersunk and always piss me right off!
Posted by: LRob in OK Recently, more and more often, I have been running into an old man problem. Specifically, some of my tools, especially those with teeth, are (gasp!) wearing out. 50 years of use will do that. Vise grips, my Ridgid pipe wrenches, Channellocks, etc. The real problem is if I rebuy them, they'll still be like new when I die and my wife will let them go at a garage sale for $.50 apiece. Posted by: Tonypete at January 13, 2026 10:38 PM (cYBz/) 85
nurse, you ain't old. 1978 was the first time I turned 29! You're doing fine!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:38 PM (47diA) 86
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)
San Fran, have you seen the latest Metal Leo? Is the Embarcadero really that empty? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:38 PM (uQesX) 87
He had hairpiece on his head?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 13, 2026 10:38 PM (EOjZq) 88
Talked to my best libtard friend, we share an interest in the historical society and avoid politics usually.
She started with...what do you think of your Trump now. I'm guessing that was to lead to...Trump's ICE kills innocent woman (felon blocking law enforcement for starters IMO). I just responded...I think it's great the way he grabbed Maduro the crook. Then asked if we could agree on Iran. Big surprise, she hadn't heard anything about it. WTG MSM, you partisan azzholes suck. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (55Qr6) 89
Ok. I see. A guy ONT.
I'm so ok with that🙂. Imma gonna lurk. I totally love ONT guys! Yeah, I cheated a lot with mechanical stuff😖...oh... Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (LNeRu) 90
Recently, more and more often, I have been running into an old man problem. Specifically, some of my tools, especially those with teeth, are (gasp!) wearing out. 50 years of use will do that.
Vise grips, my Ridgid pipe wrenches, Channellocks, etc. The real problem is if I rebuy them, they'll still be like new when I die and my wife will let them go at a garage sale for $.50 apiece. Posted by: Tonypete So the correct answer is to go garage-saleing, and liberate some like-new hand tools from some other widow. Posted by: mikeski goes tooling around at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (nhCoE) 91
Sheesh.
You elites and your toilets. I have to walk five blocks to a construction site and find the port-a-potty. Uphill Both ways In the rain. Posted by: Diogenes at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (2WIwB) 92
Tonypete, you got to have someone lined up for your tools now. My much younger brother gets all mine and knows which ones belonged to our dad. C'mon, man!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (47diA) 93
Jeepers. wings reminds me of senior year in high school
And Belinda Carlisle freshman year in college. Damn. I’m old. Posted by: nurse ratched at January 13, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR) I drove the Go-Gos to their radio interviews when they gave a concert sponsored by my college when I was a graduate assistant. I graduated 43 years ago . Yes I’m older . Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:40 PM (KDPiq) 94
Doof, the top pic song reminded me of being 5 years old. It was one of those songs that played when I rode around in the '73 Impala with Dad. Sweet times, thanks.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:40 PM (n4Qav) 95
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 13, 2026 10:40 PM (sAmhv) 96
I do love 'Friends' by Zep.
It's one of the songs I used to sing to my dog Logan...I may have altered the lyrics to be Logan Dog oriented. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 13, 2026 10:41 PM (EOjZq) 97
OK, this is the link to the company that started this screw extraction pliers thing.
https://tinyurl.com/3nszs6zx I have the "Engineer PZ-55" and that should work in search engine if the link doesn't work. I suspect vampler is a Chinese copy. I use them occasionally. They have really sharp teeth and grip well. Good steel. The Knipex (oddly shown at top of the link for vamplers) are essential. I have several of them and they have good steel, so sharp teeth, so they grip well. Like a new pipe wrench. (I only type all this since you asked. gotta go.) Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 13, 2026 10:41 PM (uEUHC) 98
That Beetle was part of the "Paul is Dead" lore. It's license plate is 28 IF, which Paul would have been if he had lived past 1966.
Posted by: I Bury Paul at January 13, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2) 99
I wasn't aware I could file a police complaint for altered appearance. That pretty much makes every woman on the planet a suspect, provided they wear make-up, extensions, heals, push-up bras, girdles (that still a thing?), contacts etc.
Compared to a single bald Indian guy, I think we're getting the raw end of the deal. Posted by: Orson at January 13, 2026 10:41 PM (dIske) 100
San Fran, have you seen the latest Metal Leo? Is the Embarcadero really that empty?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:38 PM (uQesX) ==== I'll look for it tomorrow, but last time I was there it was like The Walking Dead. It's kind of block-to-block. It triggers my cynicism because everyone has been chirping at me how much "better" everything has gotten. Yeah, I'm not seeing it. Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX) 101
Via GP:
Zohran Mamdani’s tenant advocate, or housing czar, Cea Weaver apparently used to teach a course at New York University, but the school appears to be scrubbing their website of any mentions of her. ---- Imagine that--she got a job...and the University said "Whoa...whoa!" after she opened her mouth. Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 10:42 PM (Cjcf6) 102
The Walrus was Paul? That Beatle stuff was weird.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:42 PM (n4Qav) 103
66 I'll bake you a butter pie
Posted by: San Franpsycho Butter pie! Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:32 PM (n4Qav) Custard Pie Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 13, 2026 10:43 PM (EOjZq) 104
I wasn't aware I could file a police complaint for altered appearance. That pretty much makes every woman on the planet a suspect, provided they wear make-up, extensions, heals, push-up bras, girdles (that still a thing?), contacts etc.
Compared to a single bald Indian guy, I think we're getting the raw end of the deal. Posted by: Orson Go for the big money! Sue Instagram as an accessory. Posted by: mikeski is taller than he types at January 13, 2026 10:43 PM (nhCoE) 105
The Walrus was Paul? That Beatle stuff was weird.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:42 PM (n4Qav) --- That was revisionist history. John Lennon clearly sings that *he* is the Walrus. Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 10:45 PM (krQz2) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:45 PM (KDPiq) 107
57 Lavika Gupta, a resident of Gaur City Avenue-1, in central Noida, recently filed a police complaint against her husband and four in-laws, alleging that she was deceived when she agreed to marry her spouse in 2024.
------ It doesn't look like a matter for the police. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug Perhaps not, but either way, there'll be hell toupee. Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 10:28 PM (nhCoE) ***golf clap*** Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 10:45 PM (SRRAx) 108
But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
Posted by: davidt at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (Q+gd/) 109
Can you bake a butter pie, San Franpsycho, San Franpsycho Can you bake a butter pie, Charming 'Psycho? Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (krQz2) 110
I saw the Psychedelic Furs open for The Go-Go's at the Spectrum in 1982.
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX) 111
Paul is also the only one barefoot crossing Abbey Road, which he would have been in his coffin. Nobody can see your feet if you are in repose in your coffin.
Posted by: He Blew His Mind Out In A Car at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (oftw2) 112
This just in: Cher looks a thousand years old and the wig doesn't change it, and she's still the same bitter old hag she's been for decades (suing Sonny Bono's widow for something I can't be bothered to understand).
Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (Cjcf6) 113
I worked with a gang of millwrights who always thought I was afraid of heights.
They weren't too happy when I explained to them that I was afraid of their shoddy welding. Learn how to weld. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 13, 2026 10:47 PM (BSdIE) 114
Paul is out of step.
Posted by: davidt at January 13, 2026 10:47 PM (Q+gd/) 115
My nephews were all potty-trained elsewhere (Aunt PG just made sure to ask if they had to go), and Lil Pooky will have to be trained eventually, so I gotta ask: Does the Cheerio trick work?
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to know at January 13, 2026 10:47 PM (Wt5PA) 116
Wings?
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average? Well, I don't know if it's considered great, but I love 'Mull of Kintyre'. Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 13, 2026 10:47 PM (sAmhv) 117
Does the Cheerio trick work?
Sure. Just toss a few out in the back yard and tell him to have at it! Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:48 PM (47diA) 118
91 Sheesh. You elites and your toilets. I have to walk five blocks to a construction site and find the port-a-potty. Uphill Both ways In the rain. Posted by: Diogenes at January 13, 2026 10:39 PM (2WIwB) -------- So, you understand why. Posted by: Derelict Street Shitter at January 13, 2026 10:48 PM (VWtfl) 119
Mayor Jihadi fires back against Trump's stance on Sanctuary Cities.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani fired back on social media after Trump made his comments, saying “Our values and our laws are not bargaining chips. We will always defend New Yorkers, even in the face of federal threats to withhold funding.” Mayor Jihadi should have paid closer attention to his oath of office: The oath of office for the New York City mayor involves a solemn promise to support the U.S. Constitution and the New York State Constitution, as well as to faithfully discharge the duties of the office. He can't support sanctuary cities AND the US Constitution. If he had no intention to, after solemnly swearing to, that's fraud. Posted by: rickb223 at January 13, 2026 10:48 PM (u/kd+) 120
But every night all the men would come around...
Posted by: And lay their money down at January 13, 2026 10:48 PM (2Ez/1) 121
93 Jeepers. wings reminds me of senior year in high school
And Belinda Carlisle freshman year in college. Damn. I’m old. Posted by: nurse ratched at January 13, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR) I drove the Go-Gos to their radio interviews when they gave a concert sponsored by my college when I was a graduate assistant. I graduated 43 years ago . Yes I’m older . Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:40 PM (KDPiq) Get on the cart. Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 10:49 PM (Idisy) 122
That was revisionist history.
John Lennon clearly sings that *he* is the Walrus. Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 10:45 PM (krQz2) The Walrus is Paul was from Glass Onion, I think? Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:49 PM (n4Qav) 123
Wings?
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average? Dunno. But having James Coburn and Christopher Lee on your album cover is worth something. Posted by: Tonypete at January 13, 2026 10:50 PM (cYBz/) 124
I think Wings Greatest hits is pretty good.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 10:50 PM (KDPiq) 125
My nephews were all potty-trained elsewhere (Aunt PG just made sure to ask if they had to go), and Lil Pooky will have to be trained eventually, so I gotta ask: Does the Cheerio trick work?
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to know While peeing thru a cheerio is a heck of a trick, start with a bigger target. Baby steps, so to speak. Posted by: mikeski aims at the rolling donut at January 13, 2026 10:50 PM (nhCoE) 126
Piss Coordinates - G13
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ) Hit! You sunk my battleship... Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 10:51 PM (nbLIj) 127
The Paul is Dead ruse was one of the best publicity gimmicks of all time. Similarly, John saying the Beatles were more popular than Christ was a great stunt. Lots of people upset, religious folks burning records, but the whole world was talking about it. The John and Yoko "Peace, Bed, Hair" was a phenomenon, too.
Posted by: Old Yeller! at January 13, 2026 10:51 PM (oftw2) 128
Butter pie!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:32 I've made butter pie in the past. We had Dutch neighbors as a kid and she gave me the recipe for Boettercock sp? Heart clogging stuff. lol. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 13, 2026 10:51 PM (55Qr6) Posted by: toby928(c) at January 13, 2026 10:51 PM (jc0TO) 130
He can't support sanctuary cities AND the US Constitution. If he had no intention to, after solemnly swearing to, that's fraud.
---- It was reported that he swore on a Koran. A book that mandates lying to advance the cause. He intended to lie. Posted by: clarence at January 13, 2026 10:52 PM (XlNvn) 131
Wings?
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average? ---- Are you deaf? Paul McCartney & Wings may have been the tightest touring band circa 1978. Check out the re-release "Rock Show" DVD. That band was amazing. You even asking the question makes me doubt your understanding of music. Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 10:52 PM (Cjcf6) 132
On the other hand, Ebony and Ivory is a crime against music itself.
So is Goodnight Tonight. Crimes. Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:53 PM (RIvkX) 133
The John and Yoko "Peace, Bed, Hair" was a phenomenon, too.
-------- Yoko was a toad. A malignant lump of unkempt black hair that poisoned every room she occupied. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/) 134
A thru J AND 1 THRU 10
Posted by: MAC V SOG at January 13, 2026 10:53 PM (P4Pk9) 135
nurse, you ain't old. 1978 was the first time I turned 29! You're doing fine!
Posted by: LRob in OK I was in fifth grade! That’s just when those songs were something in my Memory! Posted by: nurse ratched at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (IhIKR) 136
F5. But first fire for range then for effect.
Posted by: Got to dial it in at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (TbWk/) 137
Nobody else taking a crack at the musical theme?
Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf) 138
Philosophical musing. I have my doubts that we will ever see true synthetic cognition, let alone in the next N years, because the limit case of the hardest problem to solve is the determination of truth, which is a contested task. There are no shortcuts, because every time one is found, it is immediately co-opted and exploited by con artists with outsized gain at stake -- and the largest is total social control, stealing everything and enslaving everyone to the ruling clique (such as under Marxism and/or Islam).
When the potential prize for winning is the total output of everyone forever, there is no end to what some will attempt. That's how you get the World Economic Forum. But some prizes go beyond even that to the spiritual, or so it seems, as materialism does not seem sufficient to explain the evils of Muhammed and George Soros. So, I take the enemies of civilization seriously. I think they're often nihilistic liars who neither know nor care if their own words are true, but I think their goal (which they lie about) is serious. But I don't take AI seriously. I think that it can't even be iterated into something that can tell what's going on, since that's a category error. Posted by: SciVo at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (Sy6m/) 139
Posted by: mikeski aims at the rolling donut at January 13, 2026 10:50 PM (nhCoE)
I thought you were supposed to just aim for the Cheerio. Of course, given Lil Pooky's athletic prowess, he'd probably insist on going through the Cheerio. Posted by: pookysgirl watched Lil Pooky do multiple chinups today at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (Wt5PA) 140
Piss Coordinates - G13
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ) Hit! You sunk my battleship... Posted by: Joe Kidd Also got peeping kitty right in his smug face. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ) 141
Piss coordinates:
At my place? Off the front porch basically everything is a viable target so I start with fire for effect. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 13, 2026 10:55 PM (vzcgi) 142
It was reported that he swore on a Koran. A book that mandates lying to advance the cause. He intended to lie.
Posted by: clarence So he gave his word that you can never take him at his word. Sounds like Captain Kirk trying to blow up a smart-ass computer. Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 10:55 PM (nhCoE) 143
108 But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
Posted by: davidt at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (Q+gd/) Stuart Sutcliffe? Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 13, 2026 10:55 PM (EOjZq) 144
I use vamp pliers to remove stripped, rusted sheet metal screws from vintage trailer siding. Superlative at this task.
Posted by: keith at January 13, 2026 10:57 PM (XT4le) 145
nurse, you ain't old. 1978 was the first time I turned 29! You're doing fine!
Posted by: LRob in OK I was in fifth grade! That’s just when those songs were something in my Memory! Posted by: nurse ratched I graduated 8th grade. Dang. I feel it too. Posted by: rickb223 at January 13, 2026 10:57 PM (u/kd+) 146
Say, Say, Say is another disturbing McCartney duo. At least as bad as Ebony and Ivory.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:58 PM (n4Qav) 147
Can I buy one of those grids for my toilet? Or for the hall end bathroom? I've got some cousins who would admire that!
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 10:58 PM (47diA) 148
But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
Posted by: davidt at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (Q+gd/) Stuart Sutcliffe? Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 13, 2026 10:55 PM (EOjZq) Leggy Mountbatten? Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:58 PM (uQesX) 149
And no funny business with other people's toothbrushes. That's over the line.
Fine, my butthole won't be minty fresh next time I visit. Hope you're happy now. Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 13, 2026 10:58 PM (lUFok) 150
Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde.
Not overly impressed with the Vampliers. If you are going to use them end-on to back out a screw, the serrations on the jaw tips should be cut the other way. Pro tip: for Phillips and slot screws where the driver bit tends to cam out of the recess on the screw head, dip the tip of the screw driver into some coarse-grade valve grinding compound, and try again. It will double the grip, at least. Commonly lets you develop enough torque to snap the screw head right off, if the screw is well and truly stuck. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 10:59 PM (8zz6B) 151
Boterkoek
Posted by: Kindltot at January 13, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR) 152
The Walrus is Paul was from Glass Onion, I think? Posted by: BarelyScaryMary Correct. I just listened to the first half of that album not more than an hour ago. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 13, 2026 10:59 PM (pkeXY) 153
Nobody else taking a crack at the musical theme?
Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf) Sorry, I have no breadth or depth of musical knowledge to take even any guesses as to those kind of questions. Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:59 PM (uQesX) Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 13, 2026 11:00 PM (pkeXY) 155
I thought you were supposed to just aim for the Cheerio. Of course, given Lil Pooky's athletic prowess, he'd probably insist on going through the Cheerio.
Posted by: pookysgirl My grade school's urinals had air-freshener / splash-mats with targets drawn on them. There are also stickers depicting flies or other insects designed to be placed in urinals and toilets to help with aiming. So, to answer your question seriously..... yes, there's a fundamental bit of programming in the dinosaur part of the brain that makes dudes of any age aim when there's something to aim for. Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 11:00 PM (nhCoE) 156
Don't you fellas pee sitting down?
Posted by: Mayor Pete at January 13, 2026 11:00 PM (oftw2) 157
I see a bad weld/corrosion? Something that would make me not want to lean on the railing.
Posted by: pookysgirl, related to several welders at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (Wt5PA) It's a "gorilla weld". Strong, but ugly. Since pipe fittings are cast steel, they don't take weld very well. Pile enough rod on, it ought to hold. Mostly. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 11:01 PM (8zz6B) 158
145 nurse, you ain't old. 1978 was the first time I turned 29! You're doing fine!
Posted by: LRob in OK I was in fifth grade! That’s just when those songs were something in my Memory! Posted by: nurse ratched I graduated 8th grade. Dang. I feel it too. Posted by: rickb223 ---- Kids! High school was in the rear view mirror in '78. Posted by: clarence at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (XlNvn) 159
"Sleep tight! And don’t let your brain play the greatest hits of your most embarrassing moments.”
I surely don't fit in tonight. Good night sweet Horde❣ Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (LNeRu) 160
I graduated HS in 78.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (KDPiq) 161
The money has strings attached. Thus just in.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (YlWIZ) 162
AOP, snapping off the screw head is ok if you are working on sheetrock or similar. But on my roadster or my truck or, in the old days, on an aircraft, that just leads to another problem.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (47diA) Posted by: Herbie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl) 164
Sanyam Jain will have no career in Starfleet with that ridiculous rug. Can you even imagine.
Posted by: Jean-Luc Picard at January 13, 2026 11:03 PM (gKWVE) 165
It's a "gorilla weld". Strong, but ugly. Since pipe fittings are cast steel, they don't take weld very well. Pile enough rod on, it ought to hold. Mostly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon The equivalent of the nautical "if you can't see the cleat under all the rope, the boat's tied up well enough." Posted by: mikeski at January 13, 2026 11:04 PM (nhCoE) 166
163 But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
- Beep bee-eep beep beep beep Posted by: Herbie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl) Fucking Yoko! Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:04 PM (Idisy) 167
I was a fairly young man I thought when I first started reading aos. 25 years go by fast.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:04 PM (KDPiq) 168
23 years.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:05 PM (KDPiq) 169
Pile enough rod on, it ought to hold. Mostly.
---- It's the 'mostly' that scares anyone that has seen it give out. Posted by: clarence at January 13, 2026 11:05 PM (XlNvn) 170
Sorry, I have no breadth or depth of musical knowledge to take even any guesses as to those kind of questions.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 10:59 PM (uQesX) Sometimes it's not about the music, but rather the titles and/or artists. Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 11:05 PM (QMAsf) 171
Sheesh.
You elites and your toilets. I have to walk five blocks to a construction site and find the port-a-potty. Uphill Both ways In the rain. Posted by: Diogenes I was expecting so much more than a geezer rant from the ex-artillery guy. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 13, 2026 11:06 PM (vzcgi) 172
Wings?
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average? Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/) I'll throw out there the James Bond movie theme song 'Live And Let Die'. Posted by: RickZ at January 13, 2026 11:06 PM (gKDq2) 173
So, to answer your question seriously..... yes, there's a fundamental bit of programming in the dinosaur part of the brain that makes dudes of any age aim when there's something to aim for.
Posted by: mikeski Nothing more satisfying than blasting about a cigarette butt. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 13, 2026 11:06 PM (/lPRQ) 174
147 Can I buy one of those grids for my toilet? Or for the hall end bathroom? I've got some cousins who would admire that!
Posted by: LRob in OK _______ Back when my son was in junior high, a lot of his friends seemed to lack good aim at the toilet. I gathered the crew together and said, "Guys, if your dick isn't big enough to aim at the target and hit it, then you need to sit down and pee." We didn't ever have any bathroom cleanliness problems after that. Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at January 13, 2026 11:07 PM (gf7Ez) 175
On the other hand, Ebony and Ivory is a crime against music itself.
So is Goodnight Tonight. Crimes. Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 10:53 PM Don't say it. Posted by: Minnfidel at January 13, 2026 11:08 PM (4p0Xq) 176
Common thread: TV show titles... Mad About You, Wings, Friends. Of course it's song title/band name/song title, so I'm not 100% sure.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 13, 2026 11:08 PM (lPHZZ) Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 11:08 PM (nbLIj) 178
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 13, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/) I'll throw out there the James Bond movie theme song 'Live And Let Die'. Posted by: RickZ at January 13, 2026 11:06 PM (gKDq2) That was an awesome song, indeed. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 11:08 PM (n4Qav) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:10 PM (KDPiq) 180
Yeah, Live And Let Die was a classic. Better than most of the shit he did with Lennon.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 13, 2026 11:11 PM (gKWVE) 181
>>>Beep bee-eep beep beep beep
Posted by: Herbie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl) Fucking Yoko! Posted by: Gongfarmer >Isn't that supposed to be, "Beep beep'm beep beep, yeah!" Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 13, 2026 11:11 PM (BSdIE) 182
I surely don't fit in tonight.
Good night sweet Horde❣ Posted by: COMountainMarie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (LNeRu) ==== See what you did with all the tool talk! Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX) 183
Ringo had 3 songs from his solo career I liked. That’s three more than Lennon.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:12 PM (KDPiq) 184
All this Yoko chat and Mis Hum isn't even here! He might be sad.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 11:12 PM (47diA) 185
I didn't see off the back deck as a coordinate.
Posted by: Beartooth at January 13, 2026 11:13 PM (GGatE) 186
Best Wings song: Love take me down (to the streets)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at January 13, 2026 11:14 PM (zdQuL) 187
I don't think I know much of McCartney's material with Wings. But I liked his solo album Press to Play from the 80s a lot back in the day.
Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:14 PM (Idisy) 188
Firefox is barely more tolerable than google--here's one of the link's they thought I might want to check out when I logged in tonight:
"What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood" Me personally? I'd look forward to finding out the arrest numbers and whether any of those illegals deserving of getting their asses kicked actually GOT their asses kicked. Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 11:14 PM (Cjcf6) 189
The original Paul was better. RIP.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 13, 2026 11:15 PM (9cHSL) 190
Good answer, Average Guy. If its not the correct one, it should be
Posted by: Wally at January 13, 2026 11:15 PM (0e5Te) 191
Common thread: TV show titles... Mad About You, Wings, Friends. Of course it's song title/band name/song title, so I'm not 100% sure.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 13, 2026 11:08 PM (lPHZZ) Yes! More specifically - 90s sitcoms. Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 11:16 PM (QMAsf) 192
Speaking of cast iron, the second floor pipe developed a crack and had to be replaced. You don't cut cast iron with a saw, you, well, neither I nor the plumber could. The way to remove cast iron pipe, it's between the floors, is to smash (not your wife) it in half. Then the joints come loose easily.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:17 PM (48JDT) 193
Yes! More specifically - 90s sitcoms.
Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 11:16 PM (QMAsf) Yay me. All it takes is a bit of a puzzle/challenge to get me to de-lurk. Posted by: Average Guy at January 13, 2026 11:18 PM (lPHZZ) 194
186 Best Wings song: Love take me down (to the streets)
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at January 13, 2026 11:14 PM (zdQuL) lol Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:18 PM (Idisy) 195
As a matter of fact Ringo has my top two songs out of all the four solo songs playbook.
It Don’t Come Easy Photograph Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (KDPiq) 196
160 I graduated HS in 78.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (KDPiq) Same here! Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (SRRAx) 197
Was Yoko in Wings?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (9cHSL) 198
Sometimes it's not about the music, but rather the titles and/or artists.
Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 11:05 PM (QMAsf) Oh well, if it's about titties... oh, you said titles. Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (uQesX) 199
188 Firefox is barely more tolerable than google--here's one of the link's they thought I might want to check out when I logged in tonight:
"What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood" --- DDG is butt dumb, however, it's not stuck on stupid. If you don't mind the Chinese watching you Opera is smooth, just don't do business with it. I piss on Brave's, spells worse than I do, ashes. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:20 PM (48JDT) 200
Most annoying Wings song was Let 'em In. Who wants a bunch of randos knocking at your door?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 11:20 PM (n4Qav) 201
But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
Posted by: davidt at January 13, 2026 10:46 PM (Q+gd/) --- Duh. Billy Shears Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:21 PM (OaZlZ) 202
0 I graduated HS in 78.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (KDPiq) Same here! Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (SRRAx) 👍 Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:21 PM (KDPiq) 203
AOP, snapping off the screw head is ok if you are working on sheetrock or similar. But on my roadster or my truck or, in the old days, on an aircraft, that just leads to another problem.
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (47diA) Well, obviously one should take steps to free up the stuck threads before snapping the screwhead off. Just pointing out that the valve grinding compound stunt really does work amazingly well. I have other tricks for removing broken screws, too. You can vastly improve an ordinary "flat Blade" screwdriver by grinding the tip such that, seen end-on, it looks a little like a convex lens: thick at the middle, thin at the edges. Subtle, middle maybe 20% thicker than the edges. Makes a huge increase in grip. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B) 204
It Don’t Come Easy
Photograph Posted by: Opinion fact Weren't those songs written by George Harrison? Posted by: All Things Must Pass at January 13, 2026 11:23 PM (oftw2) 205
It Don't Come Easy is a maximum volume song.
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX) 206
Harrison helped write It Don't Come Easy
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX) 207
Since there a so many 29 year olds here tonight with musical knowledge, I have to ask if anyone remembers a song about the Fukawi tribe? I have vague memories of my Dad playing it on a cassette during a long move in 1976.
I don't remember enough of the song to find it anymore. I'm hoping to hear it again, and maybe also hear an echo of Dad's laughter while listening. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 13, 2026 11:24 PM (S/Y4j) 208
Boterkoek
Posted by: Kindltot at January 13, 2026 10:59 TY K. It was delicious. Are you Dutch? Just butter, bit of flour, vanilla and cinnamon IIRC. Tasty, at the time. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (55Qr6) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (48JDT) 210
Don't Come Easy is a maximum volume song.
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX) ---- Yeah. Jet is pretty good. And Band on the Run is a classic. Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (OaZlZ) 211
Yay me. All it takes is a bit of a puzzle/challenge to get me to de-lurk.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 13, 2026 11:18 PM (lPHZZ) Now you're not allowed to go back to lurker mode! Posted by: Doof at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (QMAsf) 212
Posted by: All Things Must Pass at January 13, 2026 11:23 PM (oftw
George helped with It Don’t Come Easy but it was credited solely to Ringo. Photograph was credited to both Ringo and George. Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:26 PM (KDPiq) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:26 PM (48JDT) 214
>>>The handrail sprawled like a tired sigh, uneven and jagged, its welds stark scars against the weary iron, whispering tales of hasty hands and lost craft. Each joint a shuddering reminder of promises unkept, rust mingling with regret, as if the very metal lamented its own existence.
Posted by: Bill Faulkner >The well worn woman of cast iron needed lots of heated foreplay before you could apply you manhood to her delicate crystalline composition lest you crack her spirit. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 13, 2026 11:26 PM (BSdIE) 215
You don't cut cast iron with a saw, you, well, neither I nor the plumber could.
---- I have used a hacksaw to cut cast. Also, when I had a electrical plug nearby, a reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade at 4 tpi. Posted by: clarence at January 13, 2026 11:27 PM (XlNvn) 216
Harrison helped write It Don't Come Easy
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX) ---- That checks. It does have that Harrison sound. Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:27 PM (OaZlZ) 217
Since there a so many 29 year olds here tonight with musical knowledge, I have to ask if anyone remembers a song about the Fukawi tribe? I have vague memories of my Dad playing it on a cassette during a long move in 1976.
Not familiar, but it sounds like something Ray Stevens would do. I can look it up... Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 11:27 PM (nbLIj) 218
Somebody is looking at guy's tools on grindr?
Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:29 PM (OaZlZ) 219
Don't Come Easy is a maximum volume song.
------ I'll go to my grave swearing that Eric Clapton came up with that "rolling chord" intro. It just SCREAMS Eric Clapton, and he was tight with Harrison and Starr. Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 11:29 PM (Cjcf6) 220
122 The Walrus is Paul was from Glass Onion, I think?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:49 PM (n4Qav) John got the idea of the Walrus from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky and was pissed when he later found out the Walrus was the bad guy in the story. Posted by: Joemarine at January 13, 2026 11:29 PM (y171U) 221
The handrail sprawled like a tired sigh, uneven and jagged, its welds stark scars against the weary iron, whispering tales of hasty hands and lost craft. Each joint a shuddering reminder of promises unkept, rust mingling with regret, as if the very metal lamented its own existence.
Posted by: Bill Faulkner All it needs is Quentin Compson insisting he doesn't hate it. Posted by: John Drake at January 13, 2026 11:29 PM (GWvJt) 222
You all are welcome to stand on my lawn.
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:29 PM (RIvkX) 223
John and Billy Shears were thinking of renaming the band to Walrus and the Eggmen.
Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:31 PM (OaZlZ) 224
Sheesh.
You elites and your toilets. I have to walk five blocks to a construction site and find the port-a-potty. Uphill Both ways In the rain. Posted by: Diogenes I was expecting so much more than a geezer rant from the ex-artillery guy. Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 13, 2026 11:06 PM (vzcgi) *** Eh. That makes me think of the schiesemeister at the Graf Training area in Germany. Graf was where the artillery went to shoot. This guy had the contract for all the field latrines there. He was rolling in the Deutch Marks. He'd come up to the OP and shoot the breeze. Learned English as a pow after getting captured in Africa. Cool guy. Posted by: Diogenes at January 13, 2026 11:31 PM (2WIwB) 225
218 Somebody is looking at guy's tools on grindr?
Posted by: Axeman just at Braenyard's crack pipe Posted by: Hunter! at January 13, 2026 11:31 PM (gKWVE) 226
Coincidence, looking at tool rests for my grinder today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (48JDT) ===== Are we not doing phrasing? Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return at January 13, 2026 11:32 PM (RIvkX) Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:33 PM (KDPiq) 228
Cast Iron was a first-level magic-user spell in the first draft of the Player's Handbook but Gary cut it due to space considerations and lack of utility.
Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:33 PM (Idisy) 229
You all are welcome to stand on my lawn.
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return Oh no. Just when I got over my Guam nightmares, you had to go there. Posted by: Hank Johnson, D-Georgia at January 13, 2026 11:35 PM (hgzYo) Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:35 PM (OaZlZ) 231
When you cast iron, you'd better watch out, because you cantrip over it.
Posted by: Axeman at January 13, 2026 11:36 PM (OaZlZ) 232
9 > OK, back to the fellas. What's your aiming spot?
--------- The cat. Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 13, 2026 10:17 PM (NwnyJ) THAT will be a 'Comment of the Week' or my name's not ARiK.. You heard it here first, folks. Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 13, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH) 233
Hour of the Wolf at January 13, 2026 11:24 PM
So it's a comedy bit from Redd Foxx as far as I can tell. Link to follow.. Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj) 234
Homely Depot has a small Victor welding (brazing) kit for $488. How does that sound?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:26 PM (48JDT) Decent price for Victor, which is a good brand. Don't know where they are made now, though. Harbor Freight has an "Olsen" Victor-style outfit for $349. Tote with two small tanks, regulators, hoses, torch handle, cutting and welding tips, and goggles. They have more comprehensive kits as well. Also check Craiglist, and local swap meets and flea markets. Good welding torches last nearly forever. Hoses get old and porous, and should be replaced every 20 years or so. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 11:38 PM (8zz6B) 235
Behold yon handrail, a wretched sight,
Where metal meets with weak and feeble might. Welds like frail cobwebs in the morning dew, Betraying strength, yet whispering of rue. A treacherous grasp, where safety doth equivocate, In this faulted bond, fate doth hesitate. Posted by: Bill Shakespeare at January 13, 2026 11:38 PM (2Ez/1) Posted by: Pooklord at January 13, 2026 11:40 PM (asU3w) Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 11:41 PM (nbLIj) 238
Probably not a Mil-Std-2219 qualified welder.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 13, 2026 11:43 PM (QGaXH) 239
TY K. It was delicious. Are you Dutch?
Just butter, bit of flour, vanilla and cinnamon IIRC. Tasty, at the time. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 13, 2026 11:25 PM (55Qr6) I am not, but I have always been fascinated in language and how they evolved. If it had not been for the Normans, English and Dutch would be very similar Posted by: Kindltot at January 13, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR) 240
What's this about a grid? Don't all you fellas sit when you pee?
Posted by: Tim Walz at January 13, 2026 11:44 PM (hgzYo) 241
https://youtu.be/wwMlum2n-w4?
Hope this is what you're looking for, HoW... Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 13, 2026 11:41 PM (nbLIj) I don't think it was, but I like it. Thank you. Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 13, 2026 11:44 PM (S/Y4j) 242
You sank my battleship.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 13, 2026 11:45 PM (9cHSL) 243
McCartney's Wings debut single from 1972 was a political song that was banned by the BBC. The song came out during The Troubles. The song was 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish'. In protest over the banning, Wings released another single, 'Mary Had A Little Lamb', a completely innocuous song. For that brief moment in time, I respected Paul.
Now, of course, that song 'Give Ireland Back To The Irish' still resonates. Posted by: RickZ at January 13, 2026 11:45 PM (gKDq2) 244
Gosh, I never realized that peeing was so challenging. So glad I'm a woman!
"...But you, my dear, get to have multiple orgasms!" -- Just the punchline Posted by: JQ at January 13, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm) 245
Are we not doing phrasing?
Posted by: San Franpsycho - Pahlavi Will Return a -- Right over my head. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 13, 2026 11:46 PM (48JDT) 246
>>>Help me out, fellas. Are these really must-haves??
Looking at their page, I see a channel locks type pliers, a vise-grips, a lineman's pliers, etc. For the described problem, I'd try the vise-grips first. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 13, 2026 11:47 PM (syz1S) 247
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE GRINDR IS AN APP FOR HOMOSEXUALS TO MEET UP AND GRAB AT EACH OTHERS' TOOLS, WHICH MEANS PENISES.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at January 13, 2026 11:49 PM (gKWVE) 248
Guys, please don't pee on the cat. Cats have ways of *getting even* you know.
Posted by: JQ at January 13, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm) 249
94 Doof, the top pic song reminded me of being 5 years old. It was one of those songs that played when I rode around in the '73 Impala with Dad. Sweet times, thanks.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 10:40 PM (n4Qav) I have the album but nothing to play it on anymore. It's spent the last 35 years in the attic, now slated for disposal. I bought it at Peaches Record Store on Atlantic Ave in Ft Lauderdale. Paid 'Peaches Peachy Price'. Thanks for the memory jog...smile Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 13, 2026 11:51 PM (QGaXH) 250
I scored a huge win today on the weed-whacking front. Spent some hours working on the 40-dollar lawn mower I bought yesterday. Bought some new fuel hose, cleaned out the carburetor, and it runs fine. 5.5 HP Honda engine. Took off the power drive mechanism for the front wheels, bolted the wheels back on, and took 3 cuts on the front of the mower deck with a cutoff disc in my angle grinder, exposing about 15 inches of the forward arc of the blade.
Fired it up, and psuhed it into a patch of 3-foot tall mallow weeds. Slash! Splatter! Topple! I was knocking them down like a combine knocks down wheat straws. In less than an hour, I had completely nuked the entire weed crop, save for a few stragglers too close to obstacles for the blade to reach. It was shooting jets of mulched weed guts over a six foot chain link fence. And into it, too. The fence is well decorated now. My neighbor came out and shot video of the slaughter. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B) 251
98 That Beetle was part of the "Paul is Dead" lore. It's license plate is 28 IF, which Paul would have been if he had lived past 1966.
Posted by: I Bury Paul at January 13, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2) Also - wasn't the fact Paul is barefoot in the picture part of it also? Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 13, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH) 252
I have been in a class and just now tuning in. I know an 'ette has already discussed the obvious photos of the Grand Canyon.
No clue with the 3 songs and I tried. I always try and with a little luck and love someday I might figure it out. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 13, 2026 11:52 PM (WONhk) 253
Keifer Sutherland arrested for drunk driving. Apparently there is an endless supply of rich people who are too stupid to call an Uber if they are too mean to have a friend they could call to come pick them up.
Enjoy 45 minutes of jail Keifer. Posted by: Crusader at January 13, 2026 11:54 PM (Cjcf6) 254
Hahaha, AOP! Love it.
Posted by: JQ at January 13, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm) 255
>>> Help me out, fellas. Are these really must-haves??
No. Use vise grips and save the skin, webbing between your thumb and index finger. BTDT. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 13, 2026 11:55 PM (dK+Kv) 256
Guys, please don't pee on the cat. Cats have ways of *getting even* you know.
Posted by: JQ at January 13, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm) Preemptive payback for the puke landmines. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 13, 2026 11:55 PM (dK+Kv) 257
Preemptive payback for the puke landmines.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder ------ Ah. Comrade Flounder gets the square. Posted by: JQ at January 13, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm) 258
That welded railing would have turned out much better had the welder used an oxy-acetylene outfit and some flux-coated brazing rod. Get the worl cherry-red to orange hot, so the brazing rod melts on contact, and the molten bronze will wick into the joint, and then you can build a fillet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 13, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B) 259
It's okay to pee on the cat. But only if he consents.
Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:57 PM (Idisy) 260
Keifer Sutherland arrested for drunk driving. Apparently there is an endless supply of rich people who are too stupid to call an Uber if they are too mean to have a friend they could call to come pick them up.
Enjoy 45 minutes of jail Keifer. Posted by: Crusader Shouldn't he be riding a Hoverround around Las Angeles at this point? He's way past 29. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 13, 2026 11:58 PM (n4Qav) 261
Huh, I thought the DUI was old news - turned out, Keister Sutherland did get busted for that a few times, like in 2020. This recent thing is because he assaulted a "rideshare driver" whatever that is.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 13, 2026 11:58 PM (gKWVE) 262
If you can't beat the underlings, what's the point of being a celebrity?
Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:59 PM (Idisy) 263
'Way back at #127, Old Yeller! said: …John saying the Beatles were more popular than Christ was a great stunt. Lots of people upset, religious folks burning records, but the whole world was talking about it.…
My recollection, my lasting impression, is that what John said about Beatles being more popular than Christ among young people was not a stunt, but sincerely meant, and despite how it was taken,* he did NOT consider that a positive thing nor was he comparing himself, or the group to Jesus. But it was (relatively) true, and the decline in Christianity (especially in England) continues. (*I know, in this day and age, it's hard to believe the media or "interested parties" could take someone's words out of context and blow them out of proportion.🙄 "More popular than Jesus" https://w.wiki/HSVg Then John came out with a bumbling attempt at an apology (displaying his own lack of sound theology: "God as a thing") and that somewhat made it worse. https://youtu.be/Fe9Z8GtB08s By that point, it was a damned if you do or don't position, anyway. People still get p'o'd for their view of it. I was and remain aghast at seeing all their albums burned, though. What a loss. Posted by: mindful webworker - yeah yeah yeah goo goo ga joob at January 14, 2026 12:01 AM (HJunf) 264
Did Wings ever produce a song that was better than average?
Jet, Band On The Run, Junior's Farm, Helen Wheels... Paul without John easily veered into the over commercial John without Paul easily veered into the under commercial But if they hadn't split sooner or later there would have been many mediocre at best Beatles albums. It is the Way Of Rock Posted by: Azjaeger at January 14, 2026 12:01 AM (3/XaG) 265
Huh, I thought the DUI was old news - turned out, Keister Sutherland did get busted for that a few times, like in 2020. This recent thing is because he assaulted a "rideshare driver" whatever that is.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 13, 2026 11:58 PM (gKWVE) The ride-share driver quit. he was exuberant. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2026 12:01 AM (8zz6B) 266
166 163 But, who is driving the 5th beatle?
- Beep bee-eep beep beep beep Posted by: Herbie at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (vSvIl) Fucking Yoko! Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 13, 2026 11:04 PM (Idisy) John doing that is what caused the group to off the rails in the first place - Paul, Ringo and Zombie George... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 14, 2026 12:01 AM (QGaXH) 267
I graduated HS in 78.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (KDPiq) Same here! Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 13, 2026 11:19 PM (SRRAx) 👍 Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:21 ---- You younguns, by 78 I was 5 yrs out of high school and 1 out of college. I recall an ONT age reveal several yrs ago. Damn, who was it that posted the early morn news that was always joked about being so old? My old mind fails me at this point. Tho it might be the wine, lol. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 14, 2026 12:02 AM (55Qr6) 268
a "rideshare driver" whatever that is.
Posted by: gKWVE Uber, Lyft, etc. Nobody ever "shares" them to split fares, but that's the theory behind the name. The Uber app, at least, does have a "share" button on it somewhere. Or it did the last time I used it. Posted by: mikeski at January 14, 2026 12:03 AM (nhCoE) 269
Hmm Vampliers. They look cool, but I'm not sure I saw anything unique about them because each jaw profile seems to look like profiles I saw on other pliers. These just have a few of them on 1 set of pliers. I guess they would be handy. I would have to torture test them on serious shit to know.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 14, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9) 270
Shouldn't he be riding a Hoverround around Las Angeles at this point? He's way past 29. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary ============ You might be thinking of his dad, Donald. Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 14, 2026 12:03 AM (lCaJd) 271
Donald's probably going to outlive that asshole.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 14, 2026 12:06 AM (gKWVE) 272
These just have a few of them on 1 set of pliers. I guess they would be handy. I would have to torture test them on serious shit to know.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 14, 2026 12:03 AM (snZF9) If vise grips fail, I am drilling it out or grinding off the head. Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 14, 2026 12:06 AM (dK+Kv) 273
Nothing more satisfying than blasting about a cigarette butt.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher For some men, nothing improves the aim like a Jane Fonda urinal cake. Posted by: mindful webworker - the classic at January 14, 2026 12:07 AM (HJunf) 274
Hey Horde, gliding in kind of mellow on a Tuesday night, well it was Tuesday 7 minutes ago.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 14, 2026 12:07 AM (0nHVk) 275
You might be thinking of his dad, Donald.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 14, 2026 12:03 AM (lCaJd) No, I'm just being catty. Keifer Sutherland can't be that much older than I. He was a thing around "The Lost Boys". And then he did 24. But being a drunk fool seems to have stuck. Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 14, 2026 12:08 AM (n4Qav) 276
271 Donald's probably going to outlive that asshole.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 14, 2026 12:06 AM (gKWVE) Donald died in 2024. In this universe. Posted by: Gongfarmer at January 14, 2026 12:09 AM (Idisy) 277
Big bro stormed into my room one day (back when we were in high school) scowling, grabbed my sneakers & dunked them in the toilet! He threw them back at me with a smirk and stormed off.
WTF? I hadn't done anything to him-- not intentionally, or that I could even think of *possibly* having done unintentionally. He was always such a jerk and I mostly tried to stay away from him. He accused ME of dunking HIS shoes, and so it was "payback". Turns out that Mom's cat had a UTI or something, and was peeing in his shoes. I had nothing to do with it! LMFAO. Posted by: JQ at January 14, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm) 278
No, I'm just being catty. Keifer Sutherland can't be that much older than I. He was a thing around "The Lost Boys". And then he did 24. But being a drunk fool seems to have stuck.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 14, 2026 12:08 AM (n4Qav) Kiefer's mother was the spawn of a deranged Socialist. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2026 12:11 AM (8zz6B) 279
Vise grips, my Ridgid pipe wrenches, Channellocks, etc. The real problem is if I rebuy them, they'll still be like new when I die and my wife will let them go at a garage sale for $.50 apiece.
Posted by: Tonypete --- You'll look down at the joy of one finding your left behind and be glad that it belongs to one who appreciates it. Enjoy them now and pass them with no reluctance. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 14, 2026 12:11 AM (48JDT) 280
Donald's probably going to outlive that asshole.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 14, 2026 12:06 AM Nope. "Donald Sutherland, a renowned Canadian actor, passed away on June 20, 2024, at the age of 88" Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (aQEfL) 281
"Star Trek: The Animated Series" is pretty great in blue-ray.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (CHHv1) 282
speaking of people whose dad would be disappointed in how they turned out... hi raimondo.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (gKWVE) 283
That welded railing would have turned out much better had the welder used an oxy-acetylene outfit and some flux-coated brazing rod. Get the worl cherry-red to orange hot, so the brazing rod melts on contact, and the molten bronze will wick into the joint, and then you can build a fillet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon Reminds me... When I am retired in a couple months taking some welding class at the local vo-tech school is on the bucket list. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (/lPRQ) 284
... democrat leaders to designate trumpsters as domestic terrorist outlaws.
Posted by: raimondo at January 14, 2026 12:10 AM (IkN1A) How are the demoncrat leaders going to do that when they have all been rounded up and gassed? Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2026 12:13 AM (8zz6B) 285
Had a patient many years ago who had invented a special wrench for shutting off water valves, called the Gordon wrench; he was handing them out as gifts to all of the nurses when he discharged home.
Posted by: Frankie at January 14, 2026 12:14 AM (efx3C) 286
160 I graduated HS in 78.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 13, 2026 11:02 PM (KDPiq) ****** Same here! Posted by: Teresa ----- Well, if we're into another "you had ones? all we had were zeros" contest... I am a godfather to a high school classmate's daughter. She graduated in 1978. I sowed a lot of oats and got married a lot later. #1 son was in 4th grade at the time. Posted by: buddhaha at January 14, 2026 12:14 AM (lbb+E) 287
Reminds me...
When I am retired in a couple months taking some welding class at the local vo-tech school is on the bucket list. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (/lPRQ) Welding can be a lot of fun to learn. Fire CAN melt steel! Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2026 12:15 AM (8zz6B) 288
.. as we fell into the sun
Great writing. So much better than She loves you yeah yeah yeah She loves you yeah yeah yeah She loves you yeah yeah yeah She loves you yeah yeah yeah Posted by: Fen at January 14, 2026 12:16 AM (ciYHQ) 289
Vampliers sounds like a scy fy flick. Like Sharknado.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 14, 2026 12:18 AM (pkeXY) 290
>>>You'll look down at the joy of one finding your left behind and be glad that it belongs to one who appreciates it. Enjoy them now and pass them with no reluctance.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others >I've had more tools stolen from me than you can imagine. No worries, I'm not building a factory in my front yard at this age. It sucks ass, but it's not something to go to jail for. Everybody tells me my shit is old and they still take it, so maybe it's a hint to upgrade. Cocksuckers. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 14, 2026 12:20 AM (BSdIE) 291
I see in the news, according to Joy Reid (pit), White Women are taking the lead in the ICE protests...
Finally an answer to the age-ole question 'hey, whe de white wimmen at...?' Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 14, 2026 12:20 AM (QGaXH) 292
Stolen tools...
*grumble grumble*... yeah, maybe it's not worth going to jail over, but the Revenge Fantasies do linger, yes? Posted by: JQ at January 14, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm) 293
McCartney sure couldn't write sophisticated cogent lyrics like this guy:
https://youtu.be/TlHfvXTOB2k Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2026 12:23 AM (8zz6B) 294
291 'spit' not 'pit'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 14, 2026 12:23 AM (QGaXH) 295
Hickory shampoo shortage?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 14, 2026 12:24 AM (9cHSL) Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 14, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH) Posted by: Axeman at January 14, 2026 12:26 AM (OaZlZ) 298
"That was an awesome song, indeed."
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January When I was 6, my best friend and I did a play to that song. On a makeshift stage his father built in the backyard. Remember those little peddle powered cars? We crashed them into each other at the "let die" mark. To an audience of his teenage sister and her friends who thought we were the cutest thing. Ah glory days. Posted by: Fen at January 14, 2026 12:27 AM (ciYHQ) 299
Hi, Debby! You still here?
Posted by: JQ at January 14, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm) 300
Welding can be a lot of fun to learn. Fire CAN melt steel!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon I got a MIG welder welder a couple years ago to repair a mower deck but need more practice. It was cheaper than buying a new deck. Welds were.... Marginal. Thread got me thinking I wanted to get a set of tanks and torch for brazing too. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 14, 2026 12:28 AM (/lPRQ) 301
speaking of people whose dad would be disappointed in how they turned out... hi raimondo.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 14, 2026 12:12 AM (gKWVE) When the mom's pulling a train, 'dad' is a mystery. Posted by: RickZ at January 14, 2026 12:29 AM (gKDq2) 302
I am not, but I have always been fascinated in language and how they evolved. If it had not been for the Normans, English and Dutch would be very similar
Posted by: Kindltot at January 13, 2026 11:43 Yes indeed, that is an interesting field. Dutch and some versions of German are very related to English. I met a young man from Cornwall and he was very proud he knew some Cornish. It was almost extinguished but there is a bit of revival today. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 14, 2026 12:30 AM (55Qr6) 303
Hubby has a wire-feed setup & late BF left me a gas setup... I should learn how to weld. Someday.
Posted by: JQ at January 14, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm) 304
If vise grips fail, I am drilling it out or grinding off the head.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 14, 2026 12:06 AM (dK+Kv) Man, no shit. Usually different vice grips will do the job. When they quit you're fucked. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 14, 2026 12:32 AM (snZF9) 305
I recall an ONT age reveal several yrs ago. Damn, who was it that posted the early morn news that was always joked about being so old? My old mind fails me at this point. Tho it might be the wine, lol.
Posted by: Farmer That was the (unlisted) absent friend, Vic. Young Vic pic https://bit.ly/3NsOXRg I had his obituary around here somewhere. Posted by: mindful webworker - the classic at January 14, 2026 12:33 AM (HJunf) 306
AOP, congrats on the war on weeds, in the springtime I really enjoy attempting to eradicate weeds, they always win, although last summer one of my sons put the fear in them.
Farmer, if you are still around, you and I are of the same vintage, I hope that you and Jules are doing well. JQ, you make me laugh so hard sometimes, thank you. You aren't by any chance tending the bar tonight are you? Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 14, 2026 12:33 AM (0nHVk) Posted by: ... at January 14, 2026 12:33 AM (E0p3T) Posted by: JQ at January 14, 2026 12:35 AM (rdVOm) Processing 0.04, elapsed 0.0538 seconds. |
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Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement Integrity SAT's: Entrance Exam for Paul Anka's Band AllahPundit's Paul Anka 45's Collection AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings) George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer Top Top Tens
Democratic Forays into Erotica New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party" Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?" Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance Collective Names for Groups of People John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive" Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments John Edwards Campaign Excuses John Kerry Pick-Up Lines Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney Torments in Dog-Hell Greatest Hitjobs
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny More Margaret Cho Abuse Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed" Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means Wonkette's Stand-Up Act Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report! Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet The House of Love: Paul Krugman A Michael Moore Mystery (TM) The Dowd-O-Matic! Liberal Consistency and Other Myths Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate "Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long) The Donkey ("The Raven" parody) News/Chat
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