Mid-Morning Art Thread

Still Life—Violin and Music
William Michael Harnett

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:30 AM (FMAqD)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

3 rd!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (bFu5X)

4 his luck is draining.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

5 Like most still lifes, it's boring.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

6 Difference between a violin and a fiddle leaf?

Violin has four string and a skinny neck.

Fiddle has four strangs and a redneck.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (FMAqD)

7 Nice.

Posted by: huerfano at January 21, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

8 If yer gonna play in Texas,
ya gotta have a fiddle in the band.

Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (q2NNn)

9 Wanted to make sure the kid got into the Ivy League.

And you're not getting in if you can't play the violin.

Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:32 AM (uEmCf)

10 Siri, you drunk bitch. Where did you come up with leaf after fiddle?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (FMAqD)

11 It's missing boobs.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (36PRH)

12 I will admit, regretfully, that the painting of the sheet music is impressive.

Seems like the artist could have demonstrated technical prowess using a subject with a bit more interest, though.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

13
I played the horseshoe in band!

I was first chair.

...

...

Thing is no one ever yelled, "Needs more horseshoe!"

Lucky cowbelling bastards....

*grumbles*

*kicks rock*

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)

14 Not sure why anyone would hang a violin and a piccolo on a door like that, but I do like the attention to detail in the twine and the wood grain of the violin.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (bFu5X)

15 There is a piccolo in the picture. This will likely excite garrett.

Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)

16 No sax.
Would not hang!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (LlV+5)

17 everything is a bottle opener.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

18 National Gallery of Art-

The painting explores the theme of time's passage. Harnett illustrates this through the signs of wear on the violin and the sheet music, suggesting a connection between the past and the present. The choice of objects reflects a nostalgia for earlier times.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (NpAcC)

19 Thing is no one ever yelled, "Needs more horseshoe!"

The King did but it was too late. The shoe was lost for want of a nail and the kingdom with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

20 Too much violins, wouldn't hang it is the living room!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM (LlV+5)

21 I'm gonna play The Devil Went Down to Minnesota on that fiddle.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (L/fGl)

22 There is a piccolo in the picture. This will likely excite garrett.
Posted by: pudinhead

I didn't see Jenny.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (FMAqD)

23 The upside down horseshoe is a mistake

all the luck runs out

Posted by: Don Black at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

24 No sax.
Would not hang!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:35 AM

Sax and violins wouldn't be appropriate for the Art Thread.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (bFu5X)

25 Today, for your perusal, we present a magazine illustration.

Technically very good, I mean, look at the lines, the consistency of light and shadow, it could just about be a photograph, yet, it just doesn't reach on an emotional level.

Not something I would spend too much time standing in front of at a gallery. Would not hang.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (Hd1lH)

26 needs a little bag of dried peas with a bullseye on it.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (R11M+)

27 And-

This composition is notable for its intricate details and the use of trompe l'oeil techniques, which create an illusion of depth and realism.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

28 There is a piccolo in the picture. This will likely excite garrett.
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)

He's a Brian's Song fanboi?

Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (q2NNn)

29 Needs a sax. Then we'd have sax and violins.

Posted by: Great way to start the day at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (TbWk/)

30 His teacher thought the artist had promising talent, then realized it was only a flute.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:37 AM (LlV+5)

31 OK, we've got the violins, now where's the sex?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:37 AM (L/fGl)

32 Fiddle dee, fiddle dom. I smell the blood of an English man.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (EyfuW)

33 Not sure why anyone would hang a violin and a piccolo on a door...

If you try to hang me...I will seriously kick your ass from here to Planet Namek!!!

Posted by: Piccolo at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)

34 So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

35 Fiddle dee dee.
-- Scarlett O'Hara

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

36 34 fife is marching soldier only.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

37 Still Inorganic Matter?

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (5wYWY)

38 Odd collection of things.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (U2OZr)

39 33 Not sure why anyone would hang a violin and a piccolo on a door...

If you try to hang me...I will seriously kick your ass from here to Planet Namek!!!

Posted by: Piccolo at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)

His power level must be over 9000! *breaks scope*

Posted by: Vegeta at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (TbWk/)

40 So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?
Posted by: Bulg

Piccolos can have more than one bullet.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (L/fGl)

41 There sonata much going on in the painting, huh?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (LlV+5)

42 Nothing I hate worse than a still life. I'd take Ottoman Fattie over this. What a jumble of crap.

Posted by: Art For the (M)asses at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

43 >>>So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?

One played for the Chicago Bears and died prematurely.

The other is a bumbling deputy sheriff in Mayberry.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (Y1sOo)

44 OK, we've got the violins, now where's the sex?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Downstairs, in the cellor.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

45 > 36 34 fife is marching soldier only.
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

Sorry, you have me confused with someone else.

I was 4F.

Posted by: Barney Fife at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)

46 34 So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

There's a Barney Fife but no Barney Piccolo?

Posted by: Nip it in the bud! at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (TbWk/)

47 36 34 fife is marching soldier only.
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R11M+)

This is a Smart Military Blog.

Shouldn't EVERYTHING be about soldiers?

Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (uEmCf)

48 ilhan loves a good straddlevarious.
"i slept with a brazilian!"
aoc, "omg, how many is that?"

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

49 OK, off to walk the dog.
There's a flasher, apparently, so wish me luck*!!

*That I don't see him.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (LlV+5)

50 Needs a concertina.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (X4XpB)

51 It reminds me of a shadow box.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (NpAcC)

52 > One played for the Chicago Bears and died prematurely.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 09:40 AM (Y1sOo)

Also Joanie Cunningham's slutty friend.

Posted by: Barney Fife at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (IG3/x)

53 Doesn't seem like it'd be a good idea to expose your junk to a dog.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

54 13 I played the horseshoe in band!

I was first chair.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)

Our band didn't have horseshoes, just two coconut halves we banged together. Don't ask how we got the coconut, that story is hard to swallow.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (Hd1lH)

55 50 and an ocarina.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

56 I remember St. Kevin. He brought yo-yos to the poor kids of Acre.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 21, 2026 09:43 AM (JkO4W)

57 55 50 and an ocarina.
Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

There's always time for an ocarina.

Posted by: A link to wind instruments at January 21, 2026 09:43 AM (TbWk/)

58 and an ocarina.
Posted by: cmeat

Yeah, let's make gumbo!

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

59 Kamala-" So when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time"

Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (NpAcC)

60 Hartnett had great skill (that sheet music looks like a photograph) but sadly concentrated on boring still lives.

Obviously, Harnett was a fan of The Blade, so that gets him some extra points:

https://tinyurl.com/3bru5ea4

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 21, 2026 09:44 AM (iozMe)

61 My brother cried at the end of Brian's Song.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

62 You probably didn't even know it, but I'm a fiddle player too

Posted by: Satan at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (+HNx/)

63 So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

Duncan Piccolo never made any fine furniture?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (8zz6B)

64 Why is there a bottle opener hanging on a hook?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2026 09:46 AM (0N4FZ)

65 It's easier to play a piccolo than a pickleloaf.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:46 AM (IG3/x)

66 This seemed very 19th century to me, so I had to look the artist up. It is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (ufSfZ)

67 My brother cried at the end of Brian's Song.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)
-----------
I remember talking about it the day after it aired. One guy said, "My Dad was goin' fruits. I had to turn the TV off!"

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (X4XpB)

68 61 nowtell us about ali macgraw.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (R11M+)

69 Got a "country fiddle" vibe to it, with that horseshoe up there.

"If you want to play in Texas
You gotta have a fiddle in the band --"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (wzUl9)

70 All the metal is rusty. The frame is plain, boring. This composition has no reason to exist, other than pissing off us normies. No wonder our host posted this. He likes to jerk our chain. But that is part of his charm and we love him for it.

Posted by: Arts and Farces. at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

71 Does anyone really strive to play the viola? I know people are passionate about the violin, or the cello, but the viola? It's the redhead stepchild of the string section.

Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (y9ksN)

72 Alternate title:

This is Not a Violin

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

73 And I see Count de Monet beat me to it, way back at no. 8!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

74 A piccolo has keys. A fife does not.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (X4XpB)

75 I'm gonna play The Devil Went Down to Minnesota on that fiddle.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (L/fGl)

------------------

This might work well on the fiddle:

"Jesus just left Chicago and he's bound for New St. Paul."

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (bH6aI)

76 You can piccolo, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick a fife.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (L/fGl)

77 Ceci N'est Pas Une Violon.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (X4XpB)

78 Pick?

Oh!

Low.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

79 What’s the difference between a fiddle and violin?

The violin ain’t had beer spilled on it yet

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (UTyB6)

80 I like. Could go in The Man Cave...

...if there was room.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (DgMqy)

81 What's the joke about someone bringing a viola case into a bank?

Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Oy/m2)

82 The instruments were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

83 There it is. I've been looking for that thing.

Posted by: Mr Ed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Q+gd/)

84 Fun picture. After the game of horseshoes there was beer drinking and music

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (0KSrI)

85 It's easier to play a piccolo than a pickleloaf.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

I noticed yesterday that there's a pickleball place less than a mile from my house.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

86 And-

This composition is notable for its intricate details and the use of trompe l'oeil techniques, which create an illusion of depth and realism.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 21, 2026

***
"Fool the eye"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)

87 Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (X4XpB)

===
You must pay me!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)

88 What's the joke about someone bringing a viola case into a bank?
Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 09:49 AM (Oy/m2)
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Dunno, but there are lots of viola jokes.

The viola is the banjo of the orchestra.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (X4XpB)

89 "Still Life, Confessions of a Bootlegger"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (8zz6B)

90 Does anyone really strive to play the viola? I know people are passionate about the violin, or the cello, but the viola? It's the redhead stepchild of the string section.
Posted by: Josephistan

If it has a stand up bass in it, it's good.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (L/fGl)

91 Needs some cakes on the griddle.

Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)

92 It aint golden, though

Posted by: Johnny - from Georgia at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (3r1VB)

93 You must pay me!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (RIvkX)
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Cha-ching!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (X4XpB)

94 And I see Count de Monet beat me to it, way back at no. 8!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

----------------

Premature interlocutor?

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bH6aI)

95 So what's the difference between a piccolo and a fife?
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:38 AM

Fifes don't have valves.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bFu5X)

96 Premature interlocutor?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (bH6aI)
---------
Hey, it can happen to anybody.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (X4XpB)

97 Premature interlocutor?
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM

We don't like those.

Posted by: SCOTUS at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (bFu5X)

98 know people are passionate about the violin, or the cello, but the viola? It's the redhead stepchild of the string section.
Posted by: Josephistan

The cello is the king of string instruments.

Dvorak's cello concerto is sublime.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

99 How long does it take to tune a 12 string guitar?
Nobody knows

How can you tell when a Banjo is in tune?
By the sound it makes when you throw it in the dimpster

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (UTyB6)

100 And just like that the markets are turned around.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (RIvkX)

101 86 if it was trompe l'oeil the violins female hourglass form would appear to be a nekkid gal.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

102 Fifes don't have valves.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

So don't put Valvoline in it?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (mlg/3)

103 Needs a concertina.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM

Not that you're biased, or anything.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (bFu5X)

104 Was the theme for "Brian's Song" played on a piccolo?

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (bH6aI)

105 71 Does anyone really strive to play the viola? I know people are passionate about the violin, or the cello, but the viola? It's the redhead stepchild of the string section.
Posted by: Josephistan at January 21, 2026 09:47 AM (y9ksN)

At least violation is in the orchestra.

Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (Hd1lH)

106 I noticed yesterday that there's a pickleball place less than a mile from my house.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

I expect a scouting report from you!

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (3r1VB)

107 > 50 Needs a concertina.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:41 AM (X4XpB)

Could use concertina wire to hang it up.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (IG3/x)

108 The cello is the king of string instruments.

Dvorak's cello concerto is sublime.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)
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Now play it like a guitar!

Posted by: Luigi Boccherini at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (X4XpB)

109 OK, off to walk the dog.
There's a flasher, apparently, so wish me luck*!!

*That I don't see him.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 21, 2026

***
If you do, just point and laugh. It's the shock and outrage on the victim's face that gives those guys their charge.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

110 Ah, I see now. That gadget above the fife is the hasp for the cupboard door. A locked cupboard, where the farmer stores his guns. Bet you there there's a nice Colt Peacemaker in there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (8zz6B)

111
Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle.
When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle.
And life ain't nothing but a funny, funny riddle, thank God I'm a country boy.

Posted by: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

112 I expect a scouting report from you!
Posted by: Doof

My wife has expressed an interest in learning pickleball.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

113 >91 Needs some cakes on the griddle.
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)

Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.

Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)

114 Instead of valves, I have a bullet in my shirt pocket.

Posted by: Deputy Fife at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (q2NNn)

115 106 I noticed yesterday that there's a pickleball place less than a mile from my house.
Posted by: Bulg
=======
Wear hearing protection as pickleball courts get noise complaints.

Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (E4rtv)

116 Premature interlocutor?

I was in the pool.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (Kt19C)

117 My wife has expressed an interest in learning pickleball.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

If only you knew a certified instructor

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (3r1VB)

118 @106 I saw a picture of Andre Agassi playing pickleball. What a sellout!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (36PRH)

119 A bit of a motley assortment.

I wonder who plays the horseshoe.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (GyQIQ)

120 My idiot friend back east is so excited about his new Joola pickleball racquet he had to text us pictures.

So we verbally brutalized him.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

121 So, past #100, yes?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (mlg/3)

122 Ah, I see now. That gadget above the fife is the hasp for the cupboard door. A locked cupboard, where the farmer stores his guns. Bet you there there's a nice Colt Peacemaker in there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (8zz6B)

You know who has more guns than farmers?

Farmer's Mums, that's who.

Posted by: Hot Fuzz at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (q2NNn)

123 What I learned today. Chess is haram.

https://is.gd/762Qd8

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (L/fGl)

124 Well, I got me a poodle and I got me a fiddle
But I can't play the fiddle 'cause I'm fat around the middle
So now I let the poodle go piddle on the fiddle
Thank God I'm a millionaire!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (X4XpB)

125 A locked cupboard, where the farmer stores his porn.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (Kt19C)

126 If you do, just point and laugh. It's the shock and outrage on the victim's face that gives those guys their charge.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 21, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

"Ha ha! That looks like a dick, only smaller."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM (8zz6B)

127 must have been a nero escape.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

128 Laughs in Appalachian:

@SenGillibrand
Ok, run the simulation for us yourself.

I challenge Secretary Rollins to eat three meals a day on 15 dollars.

Show the American people.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (mlg/3)

129 Neat padlock. Where's the key?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

130 105 At least violation is in the orchestra.
Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:53 AM (Hd1lH)

Dear Autocorrect,

Kindly f off.

Sincerely,

Ukelele

Posted by: Ukelele at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (Hd1lH)

131 My idiot friend back east is so excited about his new Joola pickleball racquet he had to text us pictures.

So we verbally brutalized him.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

Paddle. Not racquet.

And Selkirk >> Joola.

Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (3r1VB)

132 Ole Bull, famous Norwegian violinist, came to USA and tried to establish a Norwegian-American colony in PA. He bought over 11,000 acres and offered it to immigrants. It was not successful, as by the time immigrants arrived and realized they would have to clear the forested, rocky soil, the US government was offering more fertile, flat, better farmland out west. He went back to fiddlin'.

Posted by: Ole-ana at January 21, 2026 09:59 AM (oftw2)

133 129 it's open.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

134 A locked cupboard, where the farmer stores his porn.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 21, 2026 09:57 AM

JC Penny bra ads. That's all we had and were damn glad to have it! Lawn, off it!

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (4p0Xq)

135 I challenge Secretary Rollins to eat three meals a day on 15 dollars.
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?

What world does she live in? I do that pretty much every day. It ain't hard.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (X4XpB)

136 heinie hiders bathroom stall.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)

137 134 and prell commercials.

Posted by: cmeat at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)

138 Hey! No math!

JD Vance Announces Second Couple Is Expecting Fourth Child

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (L/fGl)

139 It's cute, but can you really breathe through that thing?

Posted by: Just the punchline at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

140 Hey! No math!

JD Vance Announces Second Couple Is Expecting Fourth Child
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:02 AM (L/fGl)
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Wow, that's, like, sixteen kids!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:03 AM (X4XpB)

141 "JC Penny bra ads. That's all we had and were damn glad to have it!"

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

142 See the violin inherent in the system!

Hmm. Doesn't really work...

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (XuXeR)

143 Bwahahahahahahaha! No, wait!
Bwahahahahahaha!

Tensions boiled over in St. Paul as anti-ICE activists blocking operations got blasted with a water gun by a passing driver.

It was 9 degrees outside.

Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)

144 Needs some cakes on the griddle.
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)

Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)

And then you crash your plane into the ocean.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (ExV1e)

145 three meals a day on 15 dollars"

I use plates, but hey...

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)

146 Today, for your perusal, we present a magazine illustration.

The incongruity and the 3d nature did in fact remind me heavily of the art in Omni Magazine back in the day.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (CSK7p)

147 Late to the party but I like this twist on still life composition. Technically excellent.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (KDPiq)

148 Robbery with Violins:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=RD_pTHhb9ng

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:05 AM (X4XpB)

149 I wouldn't pay a nickle for that old fiddle unless the provenance showed it was played by someone talented an famous like Jack Benny or Larry Fine.

Posted by: Chauncey's Pawn And Gun at January 21, 2026 10:06 AM (oftw2)

150

Million to one shot, Doc!

Posted by: Peter Bootygig at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (ieou3)

151 How long does it take to tune a 12 string guitar?
Nobody knows
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Eric Johnson asserts that a guitar is never really in tune, and that its fighting its way out of tune from the moment you decide you're happy with where its at.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (TN0g+)

152 Math is haram!

U.S. Is Hurtling Toward Record $39 Trillion Debt

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:07 AM (L/fGl)

153 Tensions boiled over in St. Paul as anti-ICE activists blocking operations got blasted with a water gun by a passing driver.

It was 9 degrees outside.

Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)

Set up a catapult a block away, and pelt the bastards with water balloons. Have a spotter call the shots. "A little short, and to the right."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (8zz6B)

154 Needs some cakes on the griddle.
Posted by: J. Denver at January 21, 2026 09:51 AM (+HNx/)

Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle.
Posted by: John Deutschendorf at January 21, 2026 09:55 AM (GTqXr)

And then you crash your plane into the ocean.
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Great musician, lousy pilot.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (TN0g+)

155 >Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM (FMAqD)

A Super Soaker™ would go a long way to dissuade these assholes.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (GTqXr)

156 And Selkirk >> Joola.
Posted by: Doof at January 21, 2026 09:58 AM (3r1VB)

Harrumpf.

Posted by: The other 469 paddle brands available on Pickleball Central at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (Eq8W+)

157 That horseshoe hanging there means some poor horse is walking around in his socks.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 21, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

158 Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. So if you see a filthy little tree rat, appreciate it, dammit!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (X4XpB)

159 Still Life—Violin and Music, 1887
William Michael Harnett (1848-1892)
Medium Oil on canvas

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts -
William Michael Harnett

Harnett first studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy and later at Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design. Too poor to afford live models, Harnett turned to still-life painting, becoming one of the leading 'trompe l'oeil' painters in America. Between 1880 and 1886 Harnett also studied in Munich and later in Paris. When he returned to America he settled in New York City, where he resided until his premature death at the age of forty-four. This still life is characteristic of his later work in the tightness of its execution and rather luxurious collection of tabletop objects. He acquired many of these props while in Europe, and upon his return to America, used them constantly. The sheet music and violin reflect Harnett's interest in music, ...
suggest the contemporary fascination with the past and its comforting values.

His illusionism was so convincing that Harnett was arrested in 1886 on a counterfeiting charge after exhibiting one of his paintings of a five-dollar bill.

Like the painting but would likely pass hanging.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)

160 So if you see a filthy little tree rat, appreciate it, dammit!"

Sure.

.22 or. 410?

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)

161 Needs some cakes on the griddle.
Posted by: J. Denver

I read that as cakes on a urinal and thought it was an ode to Aggies.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (FMAqD)

162 .22 or. 410?
Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)
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Eh. I'm not choosy.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:10 AM (X4XpB)

163 Yahoo mail is down again.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 21, 2026 10:11 AM (Y1sOo)

164 Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. So if you see a filthy little tree rat, appreciate it, dammit!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:09 AM (X4XpB)
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I'd prefer to make its price increase.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (Q4cxx)

165 Squirrels have turned a part of my lot into the no man's land at Verdun.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)

166 Eh. I'm not choosy"

Ok. Suppressed .22 it is. They'll never know what hit 'em....

As if they would anyway.

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (XuXeR)

167 Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen 'til the mornin' light
Louisiana Saturday night

Posted by: Mel McDaniel at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (q2NNn)

168 Yahoo mail is down again.
Posted by: one hour sober

They should probably stop using a bucket of gum for servers.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (mlg/3)

169 @PollTracker2024
Georgia State Senate 18 (Trump +21.1)

✅🟦Brown 37.6% (advances to possible runoff)
🟥Wilson 21.4%
🟥Daniel 20.5%
🟥McNeel 17.6%
🟥Warnock 1.5%
🟥Allison 1.5%

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So, all told, the GOP candidates outperformed Trump's 2024 result by double digits.

The GOP voters came out in a special election at a higher propensity than Democrat voters.

Will people use this as evidence that the GOP is engaged? Or will they not even realize it's happening and act like the GOP voters simply don't turn out ever?

(also...special elections are not predictive of general elections...I'm just pointing out the selective application of narrative dooming.)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

170
You know why they have horseshoes but not cowshoes?

Because they lactose.

Posted by: I'll let myself out at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

171 My buddy has to fly to Minneapolis today for work, flying into protests and flying back into an ice storm.

Things like this make me so glad I retired early.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (KDPiq)

172 Squirrels have turned a part of my lot into the no man's land at Verdun.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)
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Squirrels with artillery and poison gas is a frightening thought.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (X4XpB)

173 John Denver’s plane reserve fuel switch had been modified and he was not familiar with it, he spent his last moments trying to get to it, (behind the seat apparently) and fly the plane after the engine flamed out. That’s not optimal

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (UTyB6)

174 cakes on a urinal and thought it was an ode to Aggies"

Ok, that's funny right there

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)

175 Skillfully executed, evokes a sense of order and calm. Would definitely hand.

Years ago I used strap hinges much like those and an old padlock exactly like that on a wooden chest I built patterned after furniture in the governor's residence in late 1800s Santa Fe, NM. Very cool.

Posted by: muldoon at January 21, 2026 10:14 AM (qgHp7)

176 Tensions boiled over in St. Paul as anti-ICE activists blocking operations got blasted with a water gun by a passing driver.

It was 9 degrees outside.

Minnesotans are clearly DONE with leftists trying to stop the deportation of violent criminals.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:04 AM

It's going to be minus 25 without windchill on Friday. Time for a wet t-shirt contest.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:14 AM (4p0Xq)

177 Posted by: I'll let myself out "

Please do

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

178 Excellent detail on that piece. I like it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (PSEDc)

179 I love squirrels
Pan fried with biscuits and gravy.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 21, 2026 10:15 AM (0KSrI)

180 I built patterned after furniture in the governor's residence in late 1800s "

Dang. And I thought I was old...

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

181 Needs more cowbell.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (ESVrU)

182 Yahoo mail is down again
I’m one hour sober.

If I don’t get an email soon
My temperance will be over.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (CSK7p)

183 Tensions boiled over in St. Paul as anti-ICE activists blocking operations got blasted with a water gun by a passing driver.

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In a prior life time, for a short while, I was an elementary school teacher in a rural ranch community. The kids, well, the boys anyway, would bring cattle artificial insemination syringes to use as water guns. They didn't just shoot a trickle like regular guns but a deluge that would float Noah's arc.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:16 AM (L/fGl)

184 Squirrels have turned a part of my lot into the no man's land at Verdun.
Posted by: toby928

Yeah, those little bastards. It's hard enough for me to grow grass in my yard without their tearing it up.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)

185 Virginia is proposing to tax people 3.8% a year on collected assets for assets over .5 million.

For affordability. That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.

Affordability, Now!!

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)

186 with biscuits and gravy"

Really cut back on carbs, but a good biscuit would be...

Posted by: man at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (XuXeR)

187 Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)

Is that a half million or 5 million?

Do they count property?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (KDPiq)

188 If you corner the market on squirrels, squirrels will appreciate.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (Q4cxx)

189 Very realistic painting. Too bad he couldn't afford a comely model w/boobs.

Posted by: Gofundme Wasn't Around. at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (oftw2)

190 Doesn't seem like it'd be a good idea to expose your junk to a dog.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

Pit bulls don't let go.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:20 AM (g8Ew8)

191 Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)

Is that a half million or 5 million?

Do they count property?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (KDPiq)
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Yes. So if you own a home straight-out, $200k is reasonable, so your retirement accumulation has to be less than 300k, or the Democrats will bleed you for affordability.

Does anyone notice that it seems that Democrats don't know what any words mean?

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (Q4cxx)

192 Took a ride with a guy in a little Cessna who checked the fuel supply before takeoff by sticking a yardstick in the fuel tank. His comment was “ we oughtta be okay”.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)

193 Virginia is proposing to tax people 3.8% a year on collected assets for assets over .5 million.

I wonder if that would exempt 410k, cause otherwise that would be hilarious.

That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.

I know math is forbidden but... that's at least $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement, or people who own property, or people who don't constantly spend themselves into debt.

Remember: Money == freedom. Freedom is haram.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)

194 What I learned today. Chess is haram.

https://is.gd/762Qd8

That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)

195 hey donna, the stock market doom gloomer, how is the market starting off today ?

Posted by: alpine_beer at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (van9r)

196 The kids, well, the boys anyway, would bring cattle artificial insemination syringes to use as water guns. They didn't just shoot a trickle like regular guns but a deluge that would float Noah's arc.

Where was this? Just asking for a friend. . .

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (ufSfZ)

197 If you corner the market on squirrels, squirrels will appreciate.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:19 AM (Q4cxx)

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A scurry of squirrels in a hurry.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (9hqgY)

198 194 What I learned today. Chess is haram.

https://is.gd/762Qd8

That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)

Mo preferred dominoes.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)

199 A squirrel bit my sister once.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (Q4cxx)

200 I had a next-door neighbor who used to get a kick out of leaving Ritz crackers and Snickers bars in his backyard and watching the squirrels and birds fight over them.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

201 John Denver’s plane reserve fuel switch had been modified and he was not familiar with it, he spent his last moments trying to get to it, (behind the seat apparently) and fly the plane after the engine flamed out. That’s not optimal

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM (UTyB6)

It appears he panicked in his effort to find the fuel valve, and forgot to fly the airplane. If he had continued to fly the airplane, he might have been able to safely ditch it, and survive the water landing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (8zz6B)

202 198 Mo preferred dominoes.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)

Mo preferred getting railed up the al-Butt by the al-Zutt.

Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (uEmCf)

203 Squirrels have never done anything bad to me or my property, except maybe dig up one of my pansies to hide a nut they would later forget about. Now, if they chew your way into your attic, that would be less than optimal.

Posted by: Live And Let Live at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

204 What's 410k?

Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)

205 Mo preferred dominoes.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM

Chutes and ladders.

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (4p0Xq)

206 I’m still aggravated that they claim American’s savings rate is pitiful and economically dangerous but they continue to tax the interest.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (KDPiq)

207 Mo preferred dominoes.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM

Chutes and ladders.
Posted by: Minnfidel at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (4p0Xq)
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Candyland.

He used to pick up chicks playing that game.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (Q4cxx)

208 What I learned today. Chess is haram.

https://is.gd/762Qd8

That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S. at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (2ocoG)

After sex, the goats would often beat Mo at chess so he declared it off limits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (ExV1e)

209 Does anyone notice that it seems that Democrats don't know what any words mean?
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They know. They just think that YOU don't know what words mean. The giveaway that they DO know how stuff works is this: The Strategic Oil Reserve. They tap it EVERY SINGLE TIME a Democrat occupies the White House, because when Democrats occupy the White House gas prices always go to hell and become outrageous.

So Democrats FOR FIVE MINUTES remember "supply and demand curves", and tap the Strategic Reserve so that "supply" will increase and prices (temporarily) go down.

Then five minutes later they return to stupidity and propose raising the minimum wage or something else equally ignorant.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (TN0g+)

210 Took a ride with a guy in a little Cessna who checked the fuel supply before takeoff by sticking a yardstick in the fuel tank. His comment was “ we oughtta be okay”.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:21 AM (pDt9x)
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Reminds me of the scene in "Never Cry Wolf" where Farley is flying into Alaska with a bush pilot, the engine dies, and the pilot makes Farley take the stick while he climbs out on the strut to fix it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (X4XpB)

211 Wow. Impressive detail on every bit. I can't imagine painting that music score, every line, note, and letter.

Still, brown.

Posted by: mindful webworker remembers when color replaced sepia at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (P0/oa)

212 If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (Dv3i1)

213 What's 410k?
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)

9 more than a 401k.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (KDPiq)

214 What's 410k?
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
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9ks more than 401k.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (Q4cxx)

215 What's 410k?
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)

It's like 401k but 9 more.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (ExV1e)

216 What I learned today. Chess is haram.

https://is.gd/762Qd8

That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S

One of the nastiest Islamic conquerors in history, Tamerlane is said to have played chess with his conquered enemies, and would spare them death if they played well.

Maybe it's a Shia v. Sunni thing. (Tamerlane was Shia.)

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)

217 That's weirdly specific even for Islam. Anyone know the Koran backstory there?
Posted by: Ian S.

Nothing Queeranic, but the hadiths say it was gambler's game. Imam Al-Shafi'i, Abu al-Hassan, and Alayhi al-Salam say it was a thing used as a betting thing and hence HARRAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 21, 2026 10:25 AM (mlg/3)

218 Water balloons and drones. Fun Fun Fun

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)

219 What's 410k?
Posted by: I'll ask at January 21, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
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It's normally written 4-10, k?

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (Q4cxx)

220 Violin and Music is 100x better than Picasso’s Violin and Guirar and about 100x less valuable.

Tells you who rules the art market.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (KDPiq)

221 Triple Horde Mind!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (X4XpB)

222 Eats, chutes & leaves.

Posted by: Just the punchline at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

223 Horde mind is scary and beautiful.

Posted by: dantesed at January 21, 2026 10:27 AM (Oy/m2)

224 Virginia is proposing to tax people 3.8% a year on collected assets for assets over .5 million. ...
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:17 AM (Q4cxx)
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A 3.8% annual wealth tax is YUGE.

Assume your net worth is a million bucks and the scope is "everything." Your home equity is $500k. You have $350k in retirement. You have $100k in mutual funds and $50k in cash on hand.

The wealth tax will come to $38,000.

In year 1, you can pay that out of your cash on hand. You no longer have an emergency fund, but the tax is paid. You take down your mutual fund and buy in again at $50k to refill your emergency fund. You pay capital gains tax to do that.

In year 2, you owe a bit less. You pay the tax, leaving ~$25k in your emergency fund. That's enough for your rainy day, but not for next year's tax. Take down the mutual, leaving you with ~$77k in cash on hand. That gets you the next two years of taxes, assuming nothing goes wrong.

Starting in year 5 - or earlier, if there's an expensive problem (likely on a 5-year timeline) - you're now liquidating retirement funds or selling your house.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)

225 Police chief claims ICE agents drew a weapon on his officer … who hesitated to identify self

At a Tuesday press conference intended to address a church protest, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley dropped a bombshell instead: he accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of aggressively confronting an off-duty police officer—with guns drawn.

What happened next escalated fast.
“When she became concerned about the rhetoric and the way she was being treated, she pulled out her phone in an attempt to record the incident. The phone was knocked out of her hands, preventing her from recording it. The officers had their guns drawn during this interaction. And after the officer became so concerned, she was forced to identify herself as a Brooklyn Park police officer in hopes of slowing the incident and de-escalating the situation.

Maybe do that BEFORE grabbing your phone for a tik tok moment.
Not buying this. Smells. Goes to Bo Snerdley.

https://tinyurl.com/5xykdas4

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (FMAqD)

226 Water balloons and drones. Fun Fun Fun
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)
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Ukrainians could make a bundle selling their grenade-dropping mods.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (X4XpB)

227 Starting in year 5 - or earlier, if there's an expensive problem (likely on a 5-year timeline) - you're now liquidating retirement funds or selling your house.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Sell home in year one and GTFO.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)

228 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)

You added an extra 0.

It’s math so ………

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (KDPiq)

229 >>@ChuckGrassley
·
1h
>>Dont believe everything u read on the internet Im not opposed 2 SAVE Act In fact Ive been fighting alongside Iowa Scty of State Pate 2hold Biden admin accountable for their hiding immigration/citizenship voter data in 2024 election ELECTIONS MUST B SECURE W ONLY CITIZENS VOTING

Posted by: JackStraw at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)

230 In other news, some incredibly stupid trucker attempted to haul a 53-foot trailer down Apache Trail from Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Lake. It's a narrow dirt road that clings to the side of a mountain, and is challenging even for Jeeps. He hit a narrow bridge, and tore the trailer in half. Road will be closed for weeks. Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS. The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

231 So Democrats FOR FIVE MINUTES remember "supply and demand curves", and tap the Strategic Reserve so that "supply" will increase and prices (temporarily) go down.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:24 AM (TN0g+)
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But Marx said that demand only plays a remote, minuscule role in prices, at best.

(Because he conflated the fixed cost of capital with "total value")

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)

232 Actually, if the wealth tax is just on net worth in excess of $0.5 million, then everything in 225 doubles, plus probably another year.

So you're into forced liquidation of special assets (retirement, property, etc.) in year 10 or 11, barring other major problems.

If you're well-to-do by 45, goodbye retirement.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (GyQIQ)

233 I hope 4-10 smiles on you all.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)

234 Virginia is proposing to tax people 3.8% a year on collected assets for assets over .5 million.

That's a possible $1,900/year for people who saved for retirement.

Thats 19K. (10% of 500K = 50K)

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (FxH7T)

235 Water balloons and drones. Fun Fun Fun
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 21, 2026 10:26 AM (EyfuW)

Water balloons filled with deer away.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

236 “When SHE became concerned about the rhetoric and the way SHE was being treated, SHE pulled out HER phone..."
----

I think I spotted part of the problem.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (TN0g+)

237 I’m a retard.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (KDPiq)

238 Sell home in year one and GTFO.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)
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Almost.

Sell as soon as it's proposed and GTFO. Don't pay the tax in year 1 at all. Run like the wind.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (GyQIQ)

239 Sell home in year one and GTFO.
Posted by: rickb223

And voila! Northern Virginia housing becomes affordable again.

We're smart, not dumb, like people say.

-Gov Spanaberger (D, CIA)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (Dv3i1)

240 That wealth-tax proposal is nuts. Considering the counties in NoVa are some of the wealthiest in the country, I can't see the reps from those areas going along with it.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

241 Do NOT provoke armed men.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (pDt9x)

242 You added an extra 0.

It’s math so ………
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (KDPiq)
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No, but I probably did make the mistake of including the first $500k. 3.8% of one million is 38,000.

Assuming only net worth in excess of $0.5 million is in play, the tax will be half that, or $19k.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (GyQIQ)

243 The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

These fuckers can't read their own languages, much less English.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)

244 >Mo preferred dominoes.
Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:22 AM (pDt9x)

And goats, but mostly goats.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (GTqXr)

245 In before zombie Bob Ross.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (0sNs1)

246 Chess is haram but Gaming is not.

Go figure.

Posted by: pawn at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (WXTVZ)

247 Squirrels have turned a part of my lot into the no man's land at Verdun.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 21, 2026 10:12 AM (jc0TO)
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Squirrels with artillery and poison gas is a frightening thought.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:13 AM

Just wait until they get air.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (bFu5X)

248 224 Starting in year 5 - or earlier, if there's an expensive problem (likely on a 5-year timeline) - you're now liquidating retirement funds or selling your house.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)

=======

I hope VA enjoys the ride, because it's not gonna stop now.

Making it illegal to hand recount ballots is gonna make sure this ride lasts a long time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)

249 Just wait until they get air.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (bFu5X)
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They do. Flying squirrels.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (X4XpB)

250 I hope 4-10 smiles on you all.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM

10-4, good buddy!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (0sNs1)

251 243 The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

These fuckers can't read their own languages, much less English.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)

Go into say a Pilot truck stop on any interstate. Take a look at the truckers in there. Very educational.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (pDt9x)

252 231 But Marx said that demand only plays a remote, minuscule role in prices, at best.

(Because he conflated the fixed cost of capital with "total value")

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Q4cxx)

=======

Labor is responsible for all wealth. Capital just exists to steal from labor.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)

253 Starting in year 5 - or earlier, if there's an expensive problem (likely on a 5-year timeline) - you're now liquidating retirement funds or selling your house.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Sell home in year one and GTFO.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (FMAqD)

All the people living in blue states have been warned numerous times to get out. No sympathy if they didn't.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (g8Ew8)

254 I’m used to property tax rates as .something.

3.8 is ridiculous. I thought it was .38.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (KDPiq)

255 Assume your net worth is a million bucks and the scope is "everything."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)

It is moronic and economy-destroying on every level, but not exempting primary homes will probably make it DOA.

And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)

256 In other news, some incredibly stupid trucker attempted to haul a 53-foot trailer down Apache Trail from Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Lake. It's a narrow dirt road that clings to the side of a mountain, and is challenging even for Jeeps. He hit a narrow bridge, and tore the trailer in half. Road will be closed for weeks.

Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS.

The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Turban Suburban
Dirka Dirka allah
Dirka dirka muhammad jihad
Haka sherpa sherpa
Abac allah

Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (FMAqD)

257 So the luck running out has already been discussed.

My own take is that the bow has not been relaxed.

As a general rule, I don't like bland collections, but I like this one. Stories to tell of the contrast between iron works and fragile instruments and paper could be fun.

Never put a fiddle away without wiping off excess rosin and relaxing the bow. Would not hang because that would make me nuts looking at it at home.

Posted by: mustbequantum at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (tGk1L)

258 253
All the people living in blue states have been warned numerous times to get out. No sympathy if they didn't.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (g8Ew

=======

I was assured that FL was going to turn blue after 2020 because of all the people escaping blue states.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (GBKbO)

259 246 Chess is haram but Gaming is not.

Go figure.
Posted by: pawn

*looks at nic*

You may be biased, Mr. pawn.

However, I think they do allow betting in the Prettiest Camel contest, so you may be correct.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (Dv3i1)

260 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:28 AM (GyQIQ)
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Man, did I blunder. That's 19k/year if you saved up enough for retirement and own a home.

I guess we know that progs want the state to own the monopoly on extortion.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (Q4cxx)

261 So much of Islam is based on the weirdness of Mo. It is a silly cult, turned murderous, increasingly.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

262 255 It is moronic and economy-destroying on every level, but not exempting primary homes will probably make it DOA.

And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)

=====

Just talking about it has driven half of all billionaire wealth out of CA already.

I'm sure there will be no similar effects in VA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

263 That wealth-tax proposal is nuts. Considering the counties in NoVa are some of the wealthiest in the country, I can't see the reps from those areas going along with it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)
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And they're mostly government employees or in affiliated enterprises - making "GTFO" a lot harder, since earning potential is going to collapse when you leave the government center and have to find work in whatever local market you're targeting. Their salaries are essentially a non-portable special circumstance and the individual's debt situation is likely to be structured around maintaining a reasonable-for-that-location salary floor that is not going to exist elsewhere.

"GTFO" is a lot harder in that scenario without a radical decline in lifestyle and very possibly bankruptcy. A lot of those frogs will choose to be boiled if VA does it.

Silicon Valley has a similar problem, though career portability is generally better.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GyQIQ)

264 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES

Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

265 These fuckers can't read their own languages, much less English.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (n9ltV)

Hence my assumption that the driver is a wetback with a bogus CDL.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (8zz6B)

266 I watched a Brit couple w/ kids stuck on a desert trail in a 40 foot RV rental. Oops

I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM (UTyB6)

267 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

Thank you Ms Landers

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 21, 2026 10:37 AM (KDPiq)

268 Go into say a Pilot truck stop on any interstate. Take a look at the truckers in there. Very educational.

Posted by: tubal at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM (pDt9x)

I worked for UPS for years, primarily at an intermodal facility (planes, trains, trucks).

We would get independent truckers in occasionally, pulling drop-ship stuff, and our drivers called them "gypos. They were usually Indians, and damn, they were rough around the edges, and didn't understand the rules in our yards. We threw out a few.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:37 AM (n9ltV)

269 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES

Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
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They both work in Perl.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (Q4cxx)

270 Hell, I hate driving a regular car in the mountains. I can't imagine driving a truck in them thar hills.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

271 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher

Yes'm!

-02.375

Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (BvTxf)

272 They do. Flying squirrels.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:33 AM

*facepalm*

I forgot the flying squirrels. How will I ever be able to face the Moose Out Front, now?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (bFu5X)

273 In other news, some incredibly stupid trucker attempted to haul a 53-foot trailer down Apache Trail from Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Lake. It's a narrow dirt road that clings to the side of a mountain, and is challenging even for Jeeps. He hit a narrow bridge, and tore the trailer in half. Road will be closed for weeks. Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS. The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)

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I occasionally drive AZ 89-A over Mingus Mountain (where Jerome is located) and the road has been closed a couple of times because of big rigs stuck on the hairpin turns (after ignoring the flashing lights and signs barring them).

I drove the Apache Trail back in '93 (the section you're talking about was terrifying) ... and need to get the wifey down there for a trip someday -- which will undoubtedly terrify her!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' Is Code For 'Hell On Earth' at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (Fsl9/)

274 "GTFO" is a lot harder in that scenario without a radical decline in lifestyle and very possibly bankruptcy. A lot of those frogs will choose to be boiled if VA does it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (GyQIQ)

I'll make the popcorn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (n9ltV)

275 I’m a retard.
Posted by: Opinion fact

Me too. And I also can't read.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (FxH7T)

276 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher

I agree completely with this. Not sing a leading zero is like not using an Oxford comma.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

277 I watched a Brit couple w/ kids stuck on a desert trail in a 40 foot RV rental. Oops

I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM

"You can't park that 'ere, mate."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (bFu5X)

278 Don't know why blow states are competing so hard to be another state you don't want to step a foot in.

But they are.

I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)

279 246 Chess is haram but Gaming is not.

Go figure.
Posted by: pawn at January 21, 2026 10:32 AM (WXTVZ)

I actually asked someone in KSA about that.

He said it depends on the Imam.

Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (iXqHn)

280 278 Don't know why blow states are competing so hard to be another state you don't want to step a foot in.

But they are.

I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)

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Because ideology.

And probably donation money strings.

The Pritzker Family will have their tranny utopia.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)

281 I agree completely with this. Not sing a leading zero is like not using an Oxford comma.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
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Same rule, actually. The Oxford Comma is needed only to ensure disambiguation. If there is no probably ambiguity, you can skip the Oxford (and I do).

But a naked decimal is always potentially ambiguous due to absence of context, and so a leading zero should always be used.

In my opinion, anyway. But my opinions are solid gold!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GyQIQ)

282 I watched a Brit couple w/ kids stuck on a desert trail in a 40 foot RV rental. Oops

I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.

You want to see "surge pricing" in action? They probably had to sell one of the children.

Posted by: t-bird at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (BvTxf)

283 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

Umm, 0.5 is a positive number, and therefore not less than zero.

Did you perhaps mean to refer to -0.5?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

284 I forgot the flying squirrels. How will I ever be able to face the Moose Out Front, now?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM (bFu5X)
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Just don't call him on his bullshit when he tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (X4XpB)

285 Chess has Bishops, dude. Bishops!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (L/fGl)

286

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (0sNs1)

287 FINALLY!

WESLEY CRUSHER TO THE BARREL!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (GyQIQ)

288 I allowed to the wife that it was a minimum $500 towing fee out there “but that was 20 years ago”, not sure what it would be for an RV.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:36 AM (UTyB6)

Well, a buddy of mine was there yesterday, and took pics of the stranded truck on his phone, He said a commercial towing company had been called, and they sent out a big "rotator" rig used for semi wrecks. And the rotator driver took one look, and said to the rangers, "Na-ah, Buddy. Get a crew in there to offload the cargo into pickup trucks, and cut the trailer into pieces, and airlift it out."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)

289 278 Don't know why blow states are competing so hard to be another state you don't want to step a foot in.

But they are.

I'm wondering when we'll see a state declare a "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat"....
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (Q4cxx)

So that there will eventually be No Escape.

The people they drive away will vote for the same policies in their new locations.

In some states (see : Colorado), that will be enough. In others (Florida), not so much (at least not yet).

Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:42 AM (iXqHn)

290 Well, a buddy of mine was there yesterday, and took pics of the stranded truck on his phone, He said a commercial towing company had been called, and they sent out a big "rotator" rig used for semi wrecks. And the rotator driver took one look, and said to the rangers, "Na-ah, Buddy. Get a crew in there to offload the cargo into pickup trucks, and cut the trailer into pieces, and airlift it out."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)
++++
Dayum

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:42 AM (GyQIQ)

291 I mean, I would slot in Wolgang Peterson with Tony Scott, although Peterson has one masterpiece whereas Scott has none.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)

292 .5 NO
0.5 YES

Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)
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They both work in Perl.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:38 AM

That's because there's more than one way to do it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (0sNs1)

293 Because ideology.

And probably donation money strings.

The Pritzker Family will have their tranny utopia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)
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Also it's hard to square a "dictatorship" with "republican form", and the US Constitution guarantees a republican form of government, which would allow the feds to step in.

Which of course would involve "Dictator Trump".

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (Q4cxx)

294 WESLEY CRUSHER TO THE BARREL!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:41 AM (GyQIQ)
====

But Ensign Crusher makes a valid point.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)

295 In other news, some incredibly stupid trucker attempted to haul a 53-foot trailer down Apache Trail from Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Lake. It's a narrow dirt road that clings to the side of a mountain, and is challenging even for Jeeps. He hit a narrow bridge, and tore the trailer in half. Road will be closed for weeks. Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS. The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:29 AM (8zz6B)
++++
*AND* probably didn't configure his vehicle type as "heavy truck" in his GPS settings.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GyQIQ)

296 291 I mean, I would slot in Wolgang Peterson with Tony Scott, although Peterson has one masterpiece whereas Scott has none.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)

=====

Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

297 Blow states? Sounds interesting.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

298 But Ensign Crusher makes a valid point.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
++++
ACTING ensign.

And I don't dispute his point. He's still a sniveler.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GyQIQ)

299 Probably some wetback with a bogus CDL, who relied upon GPS. The road has signs warning that it is not for commercial traffic.

—

No first name given.

Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (Ryx1w)

300 293 Also it's hard to square a "dictatorship" with "republican form", and the US Constitution guarantees a republican form of government, which would allow the feds to step in.

Which of course would involve "Dictator Trump".

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (Q4cxx)

======

We've reached the point where constitutional thought is that the Tenth Amendment means that the Federal government can't enforce immigration law in a state that doesn't want it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GBKbO)

301 It is moronic and economy-destroying on every level, but not exempting primary homes will probably make it DOA.

And if it does pass, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 21, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)

Hey, this is what they voted for, and it will only affect The Rich(TM).

I will laugh like a three year old with a new puppy, if this passes.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

302 I worked for UPS for years, primarily at an intermodal facility (planes, trains, trucks).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
___________

I did a summer with UPS as a loader/unloader during college in the 80s. It was brutal in the heat. 1200 pieces per hour, I think, was the unloading standard, and 600 for loading. I'd build a nice looking wall during loading in case the supervisor came by, and just toss shit behind it. Gotta think that was standard.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (XvL8K)

303 Same rule, actually. The Oxford Comma is needed only to ensure disambiguation. If there is no probably ambiguity, you can skip the Oxford (and I do).

The Oxford comma ensures no ambiguity. Since I might not be aware that an ambiguity might exist in someone else's mind, I always use it. Like turn signals.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

304 298 But Ensign Crusher makes a valid point.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)
++++
ACTING ensign.

And I don't dispute his point. He's still a sniveler.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GyQIQ)

=====

There's a behind the scenes story where producers were in negotiations with the cast on salaries, and they tried to entice Wheaton with a promotion of Wesley to lieutenant instead of a pay raise.

Wheaton, for some reason, wasn't happy with the offer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

305 Good Morning Everyone

It's another day in the neighborhood.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (QGaXH)

306 I told her “the kids will look back on this one day as an adventure!” They were impossibly cute, in that British way.

“Yes, but first we have to get out of here and not die”. Her husband had borrowed an army entrenching tool from a jeepster and was trying to dig out. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (UTyB6)

307 🟦Brown 37.6% (advances to possible runoff)
🟥Wilson 21.4%
🟥Daniel 20.5%
🟥McNeel 17.6%
🟥Warnock 1.5%
🟥Allison 1.5%

—

There’s another Warnock in politics? May God help Georgia.

Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (Ryx1w)

308 We've reached the point where constitutional thought is that the Tenth Amendment means that the Federal government can't enforce immigration law in a state that doesn't want it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:44 AM (GBKbO)
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The states are already barred from enforcing immigration law. So, effectively, there's no immigration law at all.

*bangs head on wall*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (X4XpB)

309 The NYT is all upset.

The paper published a lengthy piece Friday about the acronym AWFUL, which stands for Affluent White Female Urban Liberal. Conservative commentators have used the term to describe liberal women protesting immigration enforcement in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of activist Renee Good by an ICE agent on January 7.
. . . .
The paper leaned on academics to explain conservative criticism of affluent white liberal women. Rutgers political scientist Dr. Shauna Shames told the NY Times the term stems from anxieties about race, gender and immigration among Trump’s base.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (L/fGl)

310 @296

>>Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.

I love Unstoppable, it's my favorite Scott film, but it's just shy of being a masterpiece, will it be taught in film schools?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)

311 Kind of intriguing. Is that lockable cupboard the normal storage for the instruments and they were hung on the door just for the painting?

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (hhkIi)

312 I mean, I would slot in Wolgang Peterson with Tony Scott, although Peterson has one masterpiece whereas Scott has none.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)

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Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)

Ouch!

Zombie Tony Scott is crying tears of self-pity.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (iJfKG)

313 308 The states are already barred from enforcing immigration law. So, effectively, there's no immigration law at all.

*bangs head on wall*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (X4XpB)

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"Immigration law is unconstitutional," is a goal.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (GBKbO)

314 Oops. Less than ONE.

Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher stands corrected at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)

315 Don't use a decimal value less than zero without a leading zero.

.5 NO
0.5 YES
Posted by: Your eighth grade math teacher at January 21, 2026 10:35 AM (2Ez/1)

Thank you Ms Landers
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*golf clap for the reference*

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (TN0g+)

316 15 There is a piccolo in the picture. This will likely excite garrett.
Posted by: pudinhead at January 21, 2026 09:34 AM (pLaQB)

Jenny?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:47 AM (QGaXH)

317 Wheaton, for some reason, wasn't happy with the offer.
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He should have asked for Ashley Judd to return in role of Ensign Robin Lefler.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Dv3i1)

318 I mean, I would slot in Wolgang Peterson with Tony Scott, although Peterson has one masterpiece whereas Scott has none.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XV/Pl)
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You do a grave injustice to Last Boy Scout!

Also, Petersen has to answer for the string of cliches and German propaganda they called Das Boot.

I'll recount again, that I was determined that if the sub went down again, I was going to stand up and cheer. I hated that movie at that point.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Q4cxx)

319 310 @296

>>Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.

I love Unstoppable, it's my favorite Scott film, but it's just shy of being a masterpiece, will it be taught in film schools?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:46 AM (XV/Pl)

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It probably should be. Great action filmmaking combined with effective Hollywood storytelling without a romantic subplot or messaging.

There should be entire semesters dedicated to it because Hollywood has largely forgotten how to do it.

Just because it won't happen, just because the authorities won't do it, doesn't mean that the movie isn't worthy of study. Don't fall into the argument by authority on this one. The authorities are particularly terrible in this instance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

320 The paper leaned on academics to explain conservative criticism of affluent white liberal women. Rutgers political scientist Dr. Shauna Shames told the NY Times the term stems from anxieties about race, gender and immigration among Trump’s base.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2

Did NYT point out the irony of Shauna being an AWFL (no U) herself?

Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (Ryx1w)

321 For a nice hair raising “You bastard!” Road that will get you closer to your significant other, don’t miss the Schaefer trail. An old uranium road cut down the side of a cliff.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (UTyB6)

322 Huh. Tony Scott was the younger brother of Ridley Scott.

If only Ridley had died before making "Napoleon."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (X4XpB)

323 22 There is a piccolo in the picture. This will likely excite garrett.
Posted by: pudinhead

I didn't see Jenny.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2026 09:36 AM (FMAqD)

I got here late - you beat me to it....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (QGaXH)

324 Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM

Tony Scott's masterpiece is totally eclipsed by his older brother Ridley's masterpiece, which is the most named and referenced movie here on the HQ.

This is known.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (0sNs1)

325 318 You do a grave injustice to Last Boy Scout!

Also, Petersen has to answer for the string of cliches and German propaganda they called Das Boot.

I'll recount again, that I was determined that if the sub went down again, I was going to stand up and cheer. I hated that movie at that point.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:48 AM (Q4cxx)

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The whitewashing of German dedication to Naziism is definitely a thing in Das Boot, but I think the cliches of sub existence are just so well executed that it goes beyond cliche.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)

326 Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
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I really like that film. I was wondering if I should mention it.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q4cxx)

327 @319

>>Just because it won't happen, just because the authorities won't do it, doesn't mean that the movie isn't worthy of study. Don't fall into the argument by authority on this one. The authorities are particularly terrible in this instance.

There is iron in your words.

Bender Abides.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (XV/Pl)

328 322 Huh. Tony Scott was the younger brother of Ridley Scott.

If only Ridley had died before making "Napoleon."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:49 AM (X4XpB)

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The rumor is that Tony was given a cancer diagnosis and took his own life by throwing himself off a bridge for it.

Ridley was effectively a father figure to Tony, and from what I understand, Tony's death affected Ridley rather badly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (GBKbO)

329 In other news, some incredibly stupid trucker attempted to haul a 53-foot trailer down Apache Trail from Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Lake. It's a narrow dirt road that clings to the side of a mountain, and is challenging even for Jeeps

A similar thing happens in Boston. Trucks take Storrow Drive, even though there are low-hanging signs and lights telling them access is too low for an 18-wheeler.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 10:51 AM (ufSfZ)

330 I just read that the actress who played Jenny Piccolo is the daughter of Phil Silvers.

Posted by: Crusader at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (TN0g+)

331 The whitewashing of German dedication to Naziism is definitely a thing in Das Boot...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
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It's not unreasonable as the Kriegsmarine was the least Nazified of the service branches.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (X4XpB)

332 326 Tony Scott has Unstoppable. Unstoppable is Tony Scott's masterpiece.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:43 AM (GBKbO)
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I really like that film. I was wondering if I should mention it.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (Q4cxx)

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Mention what you like.

If you love Manos the Hand of Fate, bring it up. Spread the joys!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

333 But a naked decimal is always potentially ambiguous due to absence of context, and so a leading zero should always be used.

In my opinion, anyway. But my opinions are solid gold!
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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If you do that on the gun thread, we will point and laugh at you. 0.357 indeed.

Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

334 No love for me?

Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)

335 It's not unreasonable as the Kriegsmarine was the least Nazified of the service branches.
Posted by: Captain Obvious

I think it was the one that Hitler trusted the most. Hence his appointment of Adm. Donitz to succeed him.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

336
TJM,

While I'm disagreeing with you.

I'd don't think "Village of the Damned" is Carpenter's worst film at all.

I'd probably place it where you have "Prince of Darkness"(maybe higher) for much the same reason, Carpenter's strength as a director really shines in the set pieces, especially. the alien fetal reveal scene.

Also, the difference in the Brit original and this one is that the Brit version focusses on a country village England that no longer exists and so is more concerned with family and high trust community.

Carpenter's as per his tendencies focusses on how the government comes in a takes over the show, the villagers are a secondary thought.

The Brit version is emotionally stronger though because of this.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (iJfKG)

337 334 No love for me?

Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)

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Peacocking aviators with no stakes.

It's fun, but dear lord does it need a rewrite.

Top Gun Maverick is that rewrite.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)

338 I think it was the one that Hitler trusted the most. Hence his appointment of Adm. Donitz to succeed him.
Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
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The upper level guys, sure. OTOH, see ADM Wilhelm Canaris.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (X4XpB)

339 The whitewashing of German dedication to Naziism is definitely a thing in Das Boot...

—

Ask 100 random Germans who were alive during the time and 98 will tell you they hated Hitler and had no idea concentration camps existed.

Posted by: Really?? at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (Ryx1w)

340 The whitewashing of German dedication to Naziism is definitely a thing in Das Boot, but I think the cliches of sub existence are just so well executed that it goes beyond cliche.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)
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It wasn't the necessarily the sub existence. It was the young blonde kid who faithfully writes his girl and you know he's dying.

That wasn't even done that well.

I often like long-running movies. I couldn't wait for Das Boot to end. Crying Germans, the one true Nazi guy is Frank Burns, all of it. And the last part which I will not spoil for anybody who hasn't sat through it. Was not as tragic if you're all the way out of the movie at that point. It's just like "Well, of course!"

Ve really didn't efen like ze Nazis, you know?

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (Q4cxx)

341 If you do that on the gun thread, we will point and laugh at you. 0.357 indeed.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM

Some of us even get by with no decimal at all.

Posted by: 50 cal at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (0sNs1)

342 Good news, everyone.

UK Police to Test Minority Report-Style AI for Predictive Policing

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (L/fGl)

343 Did NYT point out the irony of Shauna being an AWFL (no U) herself?
Posted by: Really??
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I am waiting for the AWFLs to decide to 'embrace' the suck. Perhaps a nice festive pussy hat with AWFL emblazoned on them might serve.

Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (E4rtv)

344 336 Carpenter's as per his tendencies focusses on how the government comes in a takes over the show, the villagers are a secondary thought.

The Brit version is emotionally stronger though because of this.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 21, 2026 10:55 AM (iJfKG)

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I can see that as a change in focus with validity, but I still don't buy any of the drama and pretty much everything about the kids is all wrong.

I just don't think the movie works, no matter Carpenter's intentions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)

345 No love for me?

Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
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None.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Q4cxx)

346 Some of us even get by with no decimal at all.
Posted by: 50 cal
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50 BMG is a proper name.

Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

347 If you do that on the gun thread, we will point and laugh at you. 0.357 indeed.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

Goes to show that context matters. What is ambiguous in one context is clear as a bell in another.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (8zz6B)

348 He said it depends on the Imam.
Posted by: XTC at January 21, 2026 10:40 AM (iXqHn)

Nothing says "the immutable word of Allah" quite like depends on the Imam.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

349 50 BMG is a proper name.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)
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Yup.

The fifty caliber big machine gun!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GyQIQ)

350 Perhaps a nice festive pussy hat

We've got a commissar who can supply those!

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

351 349 50 BMG is a proper name.
Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)
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Yup.

The fifty caliber big machine gun!

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GyQIQ)

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I prefer the BFG9000.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (GBKbO)

352 UK Police to Test Minority Report-Style AI for Predictive Policing
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Until the inevitable result of AI pointing at Muslims then the whole project will be abandoned.

Posted by: whig at January 21, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

353 The new Das Boot is Der Tiger. That is not the movie I thought I was going to watch.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (L/fGl)

354 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Where'd everyone go?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (2WIwB)

355 I'll take the 90s German movie Stalingrad over Das Boot.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (XvL8K)

356 No love for me?

Posted by: Top Gun at January 21, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
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None.
Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 10:57 AM (Q4cxx)
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Counterpoint: Prime Kelly McGillis.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (X4XpB)

357 I guess winter arrives in full force starting Friday. I knew we'd pay the price for a beautiful 75 degree day on Christmas.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 21, 2026 10:59 AM (g8Ew8)

358 Where'd everyone go?
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes

You're not the only one who goes looking for coffee, y'know.

Posted by: Bulg at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

359 If you love Manos the Hand of Fate, bring it up. Spread the joys!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 21, 2026 10:52 AM (GBKbO)

I do love Manos. I think Hal Warren had a good idea, but he didn't flesh it out enough.

There was a crowdfunded sequel / reboot a few years back called Manos Returns, which, while replicating some of the original, ended up being even more confusing.

I still say there's a good idea in the mess. Maybe I'll take a crack at it someday.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (ufSfZ)

360 .
NOOD

The rant thread is up.

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (O7YUW)

361 Trump's fault!

Penguin Panic: Breeding Season Hits Too Soon in Antarctica

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 21, 2026 11:00 AM (L/fGl)

362 Also the sinking of the American ship, followed by the crying Germans--except for Frank Burnshoff was very "Ve vere zhust followink orders."

I enjoyed Diva with subtitles. I enjoyed Amelie with subtitles. And a number of films escaping me now.

Posted by: Axeman at January 21, 2026 11:01 AM (Q4cxx)

363 Heh. Nothing to be found online in the news about the truck wreck on apache Trail. AZ511.gov, which tracks road closures, does show the road closed at the Fish Creek bridge, due to a semi trailer stuck.

I suspect it didn't make the news because it would draw unwanted attention to unqualified truckers on the road.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2026 11:05 AM (8zz6B)

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