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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - January 18, 2026 [Doof]
Giant checks are what it takes, sleeping on the moon. You Can Book a Room at the World’s First Moon Hotel for a $1 Million Down-Payment
GRU Space, a startup founded by 21-year-old Skylar Chan, hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032, and is already accepting down-payments from space enthusiasts with very deep pockets. The final cost of the rooms is still unknown, but Chan says it will exceed $10 million. The good news is that you don’t need to pay it all up front. The company is currently taking deposits of $250,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the options selected.You'd have to be a lunartic to do this. ----- Florida Man has some competition!
Pennsylvania Man Charged in Chilling Grave Robbing Case Involving Over 100 Human Remains
Authorities in Pennsylvania have charged a man with multiple crimes after uncovering what they describe as one of the most disturbing cases of grave robbing in the state’s history. Jonathan Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, is facing more than two dozen charges after police allegedly caught him robbing a grave at Mount Moriah Cemetery, a historic site located on Kingsessing Avenue spanning Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Delaware County.
Virginia Woman Gains Attention for Snorting Food as Daily Diet Habit
A Virginia woman is drawing national attention after revealing an unusual eating habit: snorting food through her nose. Kathryn, a woman in her 30s, showcased her behavior on the Season 7 premiere of TLC’s My Strange Addiction, where she demonstrated how she blends her meals and consumes them nasally. The habit, which Kathryn says began five years ago during community college on a dare, involves liquefying entire meals — from omelets to guacamole — and inhaling them through a straw. “It started with a flavored fruit drink. I got a head rush and it tasted even fruitier than drinking it. I was hooked,” she said on the episode.
Chicago Man Addicted to Eating Live Bugs Cuts Back After Health Warnings
Carlos, a 26-year-old from Chicago, has a unique habit—he regularly eats live bugs like mealworms, cockroaches, and crickets. His unusual eating behavior is featured in an episode of TLC’s “My Strange Addiction,” where he describes the taste of mealworms as similar to buttered popcorn and compares crickets to vegetables. He even claims the insides of cockroaches taste like custard. Carlos says he enjoys the sensation of live bugs squirming in his mouth, calling it a satisfying and primal experience. He admits he’s been fascinated with eating bugs since childhood, and now consumes up to 100 live bugs a day. According to the show’s producers, that adds up to around 30,000 insects a year—roughly the weight of a turkey.
----- First time for everything! (H/T - Piper)
The first written use of fuck, from 1528, inscribed by a monk who seems to have been pretty pissed off with an abbot. pic.twitter.com/YhhiGcV7iL
— Archaeology & Art (@archaeologyart) January 15, 2026
Pitti Peacocks remind us menswear doesn't have to be boring. Show up, turn up the volume, and own every cobblestone. Who's ready to strut? *Filmmaker Aaron Christian humorously captures the scene in his 2016 mockumentary The Life of Pitti Peacocks, narrated in classic David Attenborough style. It portrays the courtyard as a mating ground where “peacocks” jostle for camera proximity, preen, and perform elaborate rituals — all in the hope of landing that one viral shot
----- Thanks, Piper. That was -- whelming.
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“Walmart told me I couldn't buy beer on Sunday. They said it was Arkansas state law. So, I didn't pay for it and I walked out with a six pack. I'm glad they made booze FREE one day a week.”
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
Posted by: mindful webworker - at long last at January 18, 2026 10:00 PM (FMpsC)
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Yay, Sunday before a holiday ONT!
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 18, 2026 10:00 PM (lUFok)
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I'm coming, soon
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 10:00 PM (S3Ylv)
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Whelming. Hmmm. lol.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:02 PM (Wmg4n)
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Good evening morons y graias Disco
GRU Space, a startup founded by 21-year-old Skylar Chan, hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032, and is already accepting down-payments from space enthusiasts with very deep pockets. The final cost of the rooms is still unknown, but Chan says it will exceed $10 million. The good news is that you don’t need to pay it all up front. The company is currently taking deposits of $250,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the options selected.
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Tofu dreg on the moon.
GRU Space, a startup founded by 21-year-old Skylar Chan, hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032, and is already accepting down-payments from space enthusiasts with very deep pockets. The final cost of the rooms is still unknown, but Chan says it will exceed $10 million. The good news is that you don’t need to pay it all up front. The company is currently taking deposits of $250,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the options selected.
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Tofu dreg on the moon.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:02 PM (RIvkX)
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Please contribute to my GoFundMe raising funds for my stay at the lunar hotel.
I hear the view is out of this world.
I hear the view is out of this world.
Posted by: mindful webworker - lunacy at January 18, 2026 10:03 PM (FMpsC)
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Sorry I'm late, I had to take the octopus to the chiropractor.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:03 PM (9uW/C)
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Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 18, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)
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Nasel-eating link does not work. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: French Jeton at January 18, 2026 10:04 PM (j0T5y)
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You'd have to be a lunartic to do this.
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You're right. Money would be better spent taking one of those subs to view the Titanic.
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You're right. Money would be better spent taking one of those subs to view the Titanic.
Posted by: Orson at January 18, 2026 10:05 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:05 PM (U2OZr)
Posted by: fourseasons at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (3ek7K)
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I'm not sure those clothes would be tolerated at a MoMe.
More than a few of the Morons would pants them.
More than a few of the Morons would pants them.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)
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Everything was going great on the guy in the grey three-piece suit until I scrolled down to his feet.
Everything was going great on the guy in the grey three-piece suit until I scrolled down to his feet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (djaKb)
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Carlos says he enjoys the sensation of live bugs squirming in his mouth, calling it a satisfying and primal experience.
No relation to the baby on I've Got a Secret?https://youtu.be/feRMCYxwBBI
No relation to the baby on I've Got a Secret?https://youtu.be/feRMCYxwBBI
Posted by: mindful webworker - my older brother ate worms at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (FMpsC)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)
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Whaddaya know, the Bears do still suck!
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (6Bc88)
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)
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I won't see you on the dark side of the moon.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 18, 2026 10:07 PM (pkeXY)
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They all look like queers, the clothes and the men.
Posted by: fourseasons at January
You would not find J handsome, lol.
They all look like queers, the clothes and the men.
Posted by: fourseasons at January
You would not find J handsome, lol.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: CJ Stroud at January 18, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)
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I don't mind the men's wear photos, except those striped suits. Those look like clown costumes.
Nothing wrong with a sharp dressed man.
But nobody up here has time for suits, except the CA lawyers, and we don't care much for them, not at all.
Nothing wrong with a sharp dressed man.
But nobody up here has time for suits, except the CA lawyers, and we don't care much for them, not at all.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 18, 2026 10:07 PM (6Bc88)
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GRU Space, a startup founded by 21-year-old Skylar Chan, hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032, and is already accepting down-payments from space enthusiasts with very deep pockets.
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Thanks Doof. I've been looking for a 21 year-old who will take my million dollars on the promise of a room on the moon at some time in the future.
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Thanks Doof. I've been looking for a 21 year-old who will take my million dollars on the promise of a room on the moon at some time in the future.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:08 PM (nWPIJ)
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Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
Posted by: Kindltot at January 18, 2026 10:08 PM (rbvCR)
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I heard that monk was a visiting Italian, name of Costello.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 10:08 PM (cP7R4)
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Evening all, thx Doof.
Great game.
The guy eating bugs and being warned about parasites reminds me of the teenage Australian rugby player who ate a slug on a dare. The slug had a rat lung worm parasite and it basically ate the kid from the inside out. Died after about five years
Great game.
The guy eating bugs and being warned about parasites reminds me of the teenage Australian rugby player who ate a slug on a dare. The slug had a rat lung worm parasite and it basically ate the kid from the inside out. Died after about five years
Posted by: Smell the Glove and at January 18, 2026 10:08 PM (PTsqM)
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The last one has me stumped too.
Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)
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GRU Space,... hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032, ... final cost of the rooms is still unknown, ... it will exceed $10 million.
I'm far more interested in the details on how GRU Space will staff it for keeping it running, fresh sheets on the bed, room service, groundskeeping - you know someone is going to want to play golf like Alan Shepard or ride around in NASA-like dune buggies, who is going to caddy and operate the motor pool?
What does the résumé look like? The compensation? How do they turn over shifts? Since it is in space, can they use illegal aliens?
I'm far more interested in the details on how GRU Space will staff it for keeping it running, fresh sheets on the bed, room service, groundskeeping - you know someone is going to want to play golf like Alan Shepard or ride around in NASA-like dune buggies, who is going to caddy and operate the motor pool?
What does the résumé look like? The compensation? How do they turn over shifts? Since it is in space, can they use illegal aliens?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (a4flb)
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If I don't get a holiday off with pay it's not a real holiday. It's only a made up bs holiday for some people.
Posted by: Case at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (4rWc3)
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My favorites are the olive suit and the grey plaid.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (Wmg4n)
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Pitti Peacocks remind us menswear doesn't have to be boring. Show up, turn up the volume, and own every cobblestone. Who's ready to strut?
Proving that women aren't the only ones the fashion mavens are trying to make look idiotic.
That said, I just bought a navy blue suit for my daughter's wedding. It cost more than I made in a fiscal quarter when I was in my 20s. It has classic lines, very good tailoring, and premier fabric. Perhaps I'll be buried in it.
Proving that women aren't the only ones the fashion mavens are trying to make look idiotic.
That said, I just bought a navy blue suit for my daughter's wedding. It cost more than I made in a fiscal quarter when I was in my 20s. It has classic lines, very good tailoring, and premier fabric. Perhaps I'll be buried in it.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t)
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I think Charles Payne is a very fashion forward and fashionable dude. At least he wears pinstripes really well.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
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Women have fashion. Gay dudes have fashion. Men just wear what's not in the laundry hamper.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (T3puI)
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LOL at the crow's feet joke.
Moon Hotel scammer should be arrested and charge with fraud. There is no chance he can possibly deliver on his promise.
I wonder if the bug-eater fool drinks a bottle of Raid as a chaser?
Moon Hotel scammer should be arrested and charge with fraud. There is no chance he can possibly deliver on his promise.
I wonder if the bug-eater fool drinks a bottle of Raid as a chaser?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (8zz6B)
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Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (sAmhv)
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The Pitti Peacocks
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Might wear it under duress
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Gay
Gay
Gay
Might wear it under duress
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Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (nWPIJ)
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Nasel-eating link does not work. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: French Jeton at January 18, 2026 10:04 PM (j0T5y)
Fixed. Thanks for letting me know!
Posted by: French Jeton at January 18, 2026 10:04 PM (j0T5y)
Fixed. Thanks for letting me know!
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf)
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I see several of those pompous dandies spent so much on their Haute Couture they couldn't afford socks. So sad.
Posted by: mindful webworker - my warm wooly socks are mine, all mine, at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM (FMpsC)
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Wood Eye!
Posted by: Crow's feet at January 18, 2026 10:11 PM (pkeXY)
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15 Carlos says he enjoys the sensation of live bugs squirming in his mouth, calling it a satisfying and primal experience.
No relation to the baby on I've Got a Secret?https://youtu.be/feRMCYxwBBI
Posted by: mindful webworker - my older brother ate worms at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (FMpsC)
Sounds more like Renfield to me - the Renfield from Dead and Loving it.
No relation to the baby on I've Got a Secret?https://youtu.be/feRMCYxwBBI
Posted by: mindful webworker - my older brother ate worms at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (FMpsC)
Sounds more like Renfield to me - the Renfield from Dead and Loving it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 10:11 PM (cP7R4)
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Dudes are showing way too much ankle. Do they really beleive global warming is going to make the sea levels rise? Also- socks-- are they stillna thing? Other than that, most of those styles are actually wearable, unlike the nightmares one typically sees at a runway show.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:11 PM (9uW/C)
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Modern male fashion only seems made for gays, pimps, or gay pimps.
Posted by: irright at January 18, 2026 10:12 PM (i1iCx)
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Since it is in space, can they use illegal aliens?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (a4flb)
How about alien aliens?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (a4flb)
How about alien aliens?
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 18, 2026 10:12 PM (6Bc88)
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The two best dressed men in the fashion spread look to be literal hobos.
Posted by: IS Roth at January 18, 2026 10:12 PM (+zgjq)
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Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
Methinks poor Don is feeling ignored.
Methinks poor Don is feeling ignored.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:12 PM (Riz8t)
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I think Charles Payne is a very fashion forward and fashionable dude. At least he wears pinstripes really well.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
He'd fit right in on "A Piece Of the Action"
I think Charles Payne is a very fashion forward and fashionable dude. At least he wears pinstripes really well.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
He'd fit right in on "A Piece Of the Action"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 18, 2026 10:12 PM (pkeXY)
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I think I have pretty good taste in clothes (thanks to a past mature lady friend). I would not dress like any of those fags, although I did go through a Miami Vice phase, but that was also 40 years ago, when I was young and stupid.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 18, 2026 10:13 PM (MZ+PY)
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I see several of those pompous dandies spent so much on their Haute Couture they couldn't afford socks. So sad.
It's even worse. Apparently the light in their apartment is so bad they put on their little brother's pants.
It's even worse. Apparently the light in their apartment is so bad they put on their little brother's pants.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 18, 2026 10:13 PM (bss/y)
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Oh my, look at all the fancy boys!
Posted by: Miss Lindsey Graham at January 18, 2026 10:13 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (bss/y)
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38 I see several of those pompous dandies spent so much on their Haute Couture they couldn't afford socks. So sad.
Posted by: mindful webworker - my warm wooly socks are mine, all mine, at January
They are wearing loafer socks that you can’t see. How do I know this? I am pretty close to an Italian with a lot of loafers. He isn’t light in them, though, so fear not! He wouldn’t wear the blue or red stripes, and he said the guys in picture 2 look like the hired help at a third tier country club. But I am pretty sure he owns the jacket in pic one! 🤣
Posted by: mindful webworker - my warm wooly socks are mine, all mine, at January
They are wearing loafer socks that you can’t see. How do I know this? I am pretty close to an Italian with a lot of loafers. He isn’t light in them, though, so fear not! He wouldn’t wear the blue or red stripes, and he said the guys in picture 2 look like the hired help at a third tier country club. But I am pretty sure he owns the jacket in pic one! 🤣
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (Wmg4n)
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Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
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Every participant in that violated numerous laws. We don't need (yet) the Insurrection Act--we just need bullshit artists like this doing well-documented bullshit things arrested on Federal charges.
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
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Every participant in that violated numerous laws. We don't need (yet) the Insurrection Act--we just need bullshit artists like this doing well-documented bullshit things arrested on Federal charges.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (Cjcf6)
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Have some science:
@MAstronomers
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
@MAstronomers
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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So Don Lemon led a protest/attack on a church . One of the things that precipitated the Spanish Civil War was the left attacking churches. You go Minnesota, follow that failed gay journalist
Posted by: Smell the Glove and at January 18, 2026 10:15 PM (PTsqM)
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Evenin’, All. Happy (ugh) Monday eve.
Posted by: Bulg at January 18, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)
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Those are some short pants.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 18, 2026 10:15 PM (bss/y)
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Piper's male models reminded me, Zoolander was a hilarious movie. And on that note, today I was watching old SCTV youtubes, and there was one that was mocking two gay men.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 18, 2026 10:15 PM (0Htd1)
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So, with "less gay" models would the men's clothes work?
I think, in some cases, yes. Attitude works wonders.
*also... don't be gay
I think, in some cases, yes. Attitude works wonders.
*also... don't be gay
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:16 PM (U2OZr)
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Re: Piper's 'Ette Couture - are men's double-breasted suits a thing again? 'cause I got rid of mine a long time ago.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at January 18, 2026 10:17 PM (bufu1)
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🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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Wasn't that one of Nikolai Tesla's ideas?
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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Wasn't that one of Nikolai Tesla's ideas?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 18, 2026 10:17 PM (ESVrU)
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41 Dudes are showing way too much ankle. Do they really beleive global warming is going to make the sea levels rise? Also- socks-- are they stillna thing? Other than that, most of those styles are actually wearable, unlike the nightmares one typically sees at a runway show.
Posted by: tankdemon at January
That cropped look has been a thing in Europe for awhile. I keep hoping it goes back a little longer, it’s a weird length that sometimes looks okay, and other times looks like the tailor measured wrong. The olive suit sparks a glimmer that a normal pant length may be on the horizon.
Posted by: tankdemon at January
That cropped look has been a thing in Europe for awhile. I keep hoping it goes back a little longer, it’s a weird length that sometimes looks okay, and other times looks like the tailor measured wrong. The olive suit sparks a glimmer that a normal pant length may be on the horizon.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (g47mK)
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27 The last one has me stumped too.
Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)
This might be genius, in that I am not sure using "stumped" is a sly pun referring to what's left of the crow's legs, or you really don't get the joke.
I'm going to assume a sly pun.
Posted by: Michelle Fields at January 18, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)
This might be genius, in that I am not sure using "stumped" is a sly pun referring to what's left of the crow's legs, or you really don't get the joke.
I'm going to assume a sly pun.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (9uW/C)
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Do those male models have something against socks?
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (0Htd1)
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Sorry I'm late, I had to take the octopus to the chiropractor.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:03 PM (9uW/C)
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Surprised you made it back in time.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:03 PM (9uW/C)
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Surprised you made it back in time.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (ESVrU)
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Singers all have initials BJ? Wild guess, I have no idea with War.
A couple of those fancy suits seemed okay except the flood pants look turns me off. The skinny leg pants are all yuck to me. Its a pity with the denim shirt dude, top half is looking hunky and then those tight white pants just ruins it for me.
A couple of those fancy suits seemed okay except the flood pants look turns me off. The skinny leg pants are all yuck to me. Its a pity with the denim shirt dude, top half is looking hunky and then those tight white pants just ruins it for me.
Posted by: PaleRider at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (hhkIi)
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60 Re: Piper's 'Ette Couture - are men's double-breasted suits a thing again? 'cause I got rid of mine a long time ago.
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I hope you didn't lose the zoom suit, vato.
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I hope you didn't lose the zoom suit, vato.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:18 PM (nWPIJ)
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At least Lemon didn't bend himself over the altar, so, that's something
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:19 PM (gKWVE)
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I was hoping the trend of tight, too small sport coats was dying out, but I see the trend persists, Like toenail fungus.
Posted by: Too Sissy For Me at January 18, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)
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Post
Conversation
Auron MacIntyre
@AuronMacintyre
Every protester in this video has committed a federal crime
They can all be easily identified
Don Lemon needs to be in custody by the end of the day if the administration is to ever be taken seriously again
Conversation
Auron MacIntyre
@AuronMacintyre
Every protester in this video has committed a federal crime
They can all be easily identified
Don Lemon needs to be in custody by the end of the day if the administration is to ever be taken seriously again
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)
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So, with "less gay" models would the men's clothes work?
I think, in some cases, yes. Attitude works wonders.
*also... don't be gay
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:16 PM (U2OZr)
Second to last panel is the only one that does not look like it requires familiarity with the taste of penis.
I think, in some cases, yes. Attitude works wonders.
*also... don't be gay
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:16 PM (U2OZr)
Second to last panel is the only one that does not look like it requires familiarity with the taste of penis.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:19 PM (QMAsf)
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But I am pretty sure he owns the jacket in pic one!
Dude looks like Joey Tribbiani in the Friends episode where he puts on all of Chandler's clothes at once, sans underwear.
Could I BE wearing any more clothes?
https://youtu.be/q--6wtCPHg8
Dude looks like Joey Tribbiani in the Friends episode where he puts on all of Chandler's clothes at once, sans underwear.
Could I BE wearing any more clothes?
https://youtu.be/q--6wtCPHg8
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)
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"Successfully transmits electricity through the air without using physical wires"
Already did it. Would not recommend
Already did it. Would not recommend
Posted by: Kid who peed on an electric fence at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (0e5Te)
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Good evening, ONT 'ettes and 'rons. Thanks to Doof for the forum, and Piper for the couture.
Not gonna lie, the grey striped suit with the fur coat look is kinda badass, and exactly not anything I could ever pull off in this lifetime.
Not gonna lie, the grey striped suit with the fur coat look is kinda badass, and exactly not anything I could ever pull off in this lifetime.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (v23vE)
76
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
Nikola Tesla did that over a hundred years ago. Tell Finland to get back to me when they can do it on a scale and with equal efficiency to high-tension power lines.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
Nikola Tesla did that over a hundred years ago. Tell Finland to get back to me when they can do it on a scale and with equal efficiency to high-tension power lines.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (8zz6B)
77
Evenin’, All. Happy (ugh) Monday eve.
Posted by: Bulg
When one is retired, every day is Saturday - except Sunday of course.
Posted by: Bulg
When one is retired, every day is Saturday - except Sunday of course.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (cYBz/)
78
Thanks for the "mens" fashion, Piper! Some of those guys are quite handsome.
Just a sec... gotta turn off the gaydar, it's SO LOUD... hurting my ears!
But still. Eye candy is eye candy.
The Guys will understand this, right?
Just a sec... gotta turn off the gaydar, it's SO LOUD... hurting my ears!
But still. Eye candy is eye candy.
The Guys will understand this, right?
Posted by: JQ at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 18, 2026 10:20 PM (syz1S)
80
Every participant in that violated numerous laws. We don't need (yet) the Insurrection Act--we just need bullshit artists like this doing well-documented bullshit things arrested on Federal charges.
The FBI is still a garbage agency filled with garbage people led by a DEI hire who couldn't care less.
Seriously folks, Trump has proven he would rather spring criminals out of prison than put criminals in. His whole thing is about crushing their money supply - problem is there is no court or Congress that will let him stop the money flow.
We are on our own, and the sooner we understand this basic survival truth, the better we will be. The streets can be littered with dead ICE and MAGA and there will be no Insurrection Act.
Violence, arson, death and bloodshed are all campaign funding strategies and optics.
The FBI is still a garbage agency filled with garbage people led by a DEI hire who couldn't care less.
Seriously folks, Trump has proven he would rather spring criminals out of prison than put criminals in. His whole thing is about crushing their money supply - problem is there is no court or Congress that will let him stop the money flow.
We are on our own, and the sooner we understand this basic survival truth, the better we will be. The streets can be littered with dead ICE and MAGA and there will be no Insurrection Act.
Violence, arson, death and bloodshed are all campaign funding strategies and optics.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:21 PM (a4flb)
81
Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
Methinks poor Don is feeling ignored.
Posted by: Archimedes
Thinking there is a good case for felony charges under the FACE act for all of these basement dwelling antifa and antifa wannabes. The F ng gloves need to come off.
Methinks poor Don is feeling ignored.
Posted by: Archimedes
Thinking there is a good case for felony charges under the FACE act for all of these basement dwelling antifa and antifa wannabes. The F ng gloves need to come off.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:21 PM (T3puI)
82
60 Re: Piper's 'Ette Couture - are men's double-breasted suits a thing again? 'cause I got rid of mine a long time ago.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at January 18, 2026 10:17 PM (bufu1)
Yes! Things always come back! But the lapels might be a little smaller now.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at January 18, 2026 10:17 PM (bufu1)
Yes! Things always come back! But the lapels might be a little smaller now.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)
83
A few dandies, but overall not as objectionable as I suspected it would be. Still, too many men who don’t care for women…
I noticed more than one double-breasted suits.
I was always told they were timeless, but can’t bring myself to wearing an extremely nice one I’ve had since the late 80’s.
But then again, I’m partial to jeans (and cargo shorts when the weather allows)and T-shirts…
I noticed more than one double-breasted suits.
I was always told they were timeless, but can’t bring myself to wearing an extremely nice one I’ve had since the late 80’s.
But then again, I’m partial to jeans (and cargo shorts when the weather allows)and T-shirts…
Posted by: Gunslinger at January 18, 2026 10:22 PM (4pWEQ)
84
Speaking of fashion, I just learned the term “Prince of Wales” suit from today’s offering on Noir Alley.
Posted by: Bulg at January 18, 2026 10:22 PM (77rzZ)
85
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 18, 2026 10:22 PM (pkeXY)
86
I do not own a suit. But if I did acquire one, it would be a really stodgy double-breasted outfit with a vest and a pocket watch. I hate what suits look like these days. They all look like the wearer would blow out the buttons if he sneezed.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (0aYVJ)
87
I'm far more interested in the details on how GRU Space will staff it for keeping it running, fresh sheets on the bed, room service, groundskeeping - you know someone is going to want to play golf like Alan Shepard or ride around in NASA-like dune buggies, who is going to caddy and operate the motor pool?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
The answer is right there in the name!
If the company is GRU Space, the menial tasks will be done by the Minions, obviously.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
The answer is right there in the name!
If the company is GRU Space, the menial tasks will be done by the Minions, obviously.
Posted by: mikeski is despicable at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
88
Only one decent men's fashion suit. There would have been another but the dude forgot his socks.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (KDPiq)
89
Already did it. Would not recommend
Posted by: Kid who peed on an electric fence
Back in the olden times, to test whether or not a fence was electrified, we'd snap off a tall weed, strip the leaves off of it and then touch the end of it to the fence. If nothing, we'd then slide the weed stalk up closer to our hand. If it started to buzz somewheres along that journey, you knew it was charged.
Or dare your little brother to grab it.
Posted by: Kid who peed on an electric fence
Back in the olden times, to test whether or not a fence was electrified, we'd snap off a tall weed, strip the leaves off of it and then touch the end of it to the fence. If nothing, we'd then slide the weed stalk up closer to our hand. If it started to buzz somewheres along that journey, you knew it was charged.
Or dare your little brother to grab it.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (cYBz/)
90
Greg Price
@greg_price11
I'm no historian but I don't think there's ever been a situation in the last 100 years where the people storming the churches were the good guys.
@greg_price11
I'm no historian but I don't think there's ever been a situation in the last 100 years where the people storming the churches were the good guys.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (Cjcf6)
91
Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
Yup. I saw the video. Imagine being menaced by Don fucking Lemon.
Granted, the Antifa mob he was leading actually could do some damage, but still.
Yup. I saw the video. Imagine being menaced by Don fucking Lemon.
Granted, the Antifa mob he was leading actually could do some damage, but still.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (t5upi)
92
51 Dammit!
Got beat to the Abbott and Costello joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (bss/y)
https://youtu.be/-c9mlOrDhc4
Got beat to the Abbott and Costello joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (bss/y)
https://youtu.be/-c9mlOrDhc4
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (9uW/C)
93
When I worked on Wall Street the fashion was white collars and cuffs, just like in the movie.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)
94
Bet King Charles would not wear that striped number!
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 10:24 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: mindful webworker - light sabers at January 18, 2026 10:24 PM (FMpsC)
96
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 18, 2026 10:22 PM (pkeXY)
WTF ?
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 18, 2026 10:22 PM (pkeXY)
WTF ?
Posted by: Nic Tesla at January 18, 2026 10:24 PM (KDPiq)
97
The problem with having two gray tabby cats is that from a distance they can look very similar to each other. Easy to get them confused.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 18, 2026 10:24 PM (ESVrU)
98
Thanks for another entertaining Sunday Night ONT, Doof!
Lovely winter scene up top. Almost looks like someone stepped out their back door and snapped the shot.
Thanks to Piper for the Pitti Peacocks. I sure hope the sans socks look doesn't catch on. It seems ... incomplete. And some of those outfits are simply ridiculous, but I suppose that's the point.
Lovely winter scene up top. Almost looks like someone stepped out their back door and snapped the shot.
Thanks to Piper for the Pitti Peacocks. I sure hope the sans socks look doesn't catch on. It seems ... incomplete. And some of those outfits are simply ridiculous, but I suppose that's the point.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 18, 2026 10:24 PM (kB9dk)
99
2500 years ago. For whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (5wjSQ)
100
Looking at the fashions again reminds me ofbthe scene from Caddyshack when poor caddy Danny Noonan showed up at the yacht club looking like the Ty-D-Bol man.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (9uW/C)
101
12
They all look like queers, the clothes and the men.
Posted by: fourseasons
Some of those clothes would be pretty nice if the pants were the correct length and worn with socks.
They all look like queers, the clothes and the men.
Posted by: fourseasons
Some of those clothes would be pretty nice if the pants were the correct length and worn with socks.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)
102
Not gonna lie, the grey striped suit with the fur coat look is kinda badass, and exactly not anything I could ever pull off in this lifetime.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy
I have to admit, during the days of disco, some of my outfits were on par with what Walt Frazier wore at the time.
"Hey Brother TP!! You pimp'n or are you limp'n?!"
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy
I have to admit, during the days of disco, some of my outfits were on par with what Walt Frazier wore at the time.
"Hey Brother TP!! You pimp'n or are you limp'n?!"
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (cYBz/)
103
That hotel on the moon is out of this world, but there's no atmosphere!
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at January 18, 2026 10:26 PM (MNCvZ)
104
The intro is the common element.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 18, 2026 10:26 PM (sl73Y)
105
“Walmart told me I couldn't buy beer on Sunday. They said it was Arkansas state law. So, I didn't pay for it and I walked out with a six pack. I'm glad they made booze FREE one day a week.”
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
Posted by: mindful webworker - at long last
Blue Laws can be bizarro.
One place you could not buy alcohol on Sundays. So wait until after midnight when the bars opened. And they did for factory workers.
Another place no package alcohol on Sundays until 8:00 Monday morning ( including Saturday after midnight). But bars are open until 4:00am everyday.
― Jarod Kintz, Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
Posted by: mindful webworker - at long last
Blue Laws can be bizarro.
One place you could not buy alcohol on Sundays. So wait until after midnight when the bars opened. And they did for factory workers.
Another place no package alcohol on Sundays until 8:00 Monday morning ( including Saturday after midnight). But bars are open until 4:00am everyday.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 18, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ)
106
78 Thanks for the "mens" fashion, Piper! Some of those guys are quite handsome.
Just a sec... gotta turn off the gaydar, it's SO LOUD... hurting my ears!
But still. Eye candy is eye candy.
The Guys will understand this, right?
Posted by: JQ at January 18,
I am pleasantly surprised at the ones seeing the way to make the outfits wearable for them, maybe realizing you can have a little fun with clothes and not have sugar in your step if you don’t want it! Also surprised at the number who don’t know what loafer socks are.
Just a sec... gotta turn off the gaydar, it's SO LOUD... hurting my ears!
But still. Eye candy is eye candy.
The Guys will understand this, right?
Posted by: JQ at January 18,
I am pleasantly surprised at the ones seeing the way to make the outfits wearable for them, maybe realizing you can have a little fun with clothes and not have sugar in your step if you don’t want it! Also surprised at the number who don’t know what loafer socks are.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:27 PM (OoFl2)
107
15 Carlos says he enjoys the sensation of live bugs squirming in his mouth, calling it a satisfying and primal experience....
Posted by: mindful webworker - my older brother ate worms
He should just suck dick like all the other gay men.
Posted by: mindful webworker - my older brother ate worms
He should just suck dick like all the other gay men.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 18, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)
108
Back in the early to mid 80's the club style was very much what you see here... sans socks included.
True story...
Back in the 80's I'm out with some friends. We're all doing the best Miami Vice vibe we can. It's lame.
But... my neighbor, a 75+ year old widower who can dance, and attract the babes, and not with money but with his dancing, dressing and demeanor is at this club.
I'm mortified. But he draws us over and we talk. The girls around him are chill and are not at all interested in us... until we start talking with him about "being men."
He's cool. Suddenly, so are we. Without socks.
True story...
Back in the 80's I'm out with some friends. We're all doing the best Miami Vice vibe we can. It's lame.
But... my neighbor, a 75+ year old widower who can dance, and attract the babes, and not with money but with his dancing, dressing and demeanor is at this club.
I'm mortified. But he draws us over and we talk. The girls around him are chill and are not at all interested in us... until we start talking with him about "being men."
He's cool. Suddenly, so are we. Without socks.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:27 PM (U2OZr)
109
Don Lemon needs to be in custody by the end of the day if the administration is to ever be taken seriously again
Not to worry. Per Powerline, the DOJ has launched a full investigation. A full investigation, mind you.
Not to worry. Per Powerline, the DOJ has launched a full investigation. A full investigation, mind you.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:27 PM (Fs0KI)
110
The most handsome man I ever saw, was wearing a tuxedo at my sister's wedding... No, not Bro in Law, although he was really looking good. LOL.
Posted by: JQ at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (rdVOm)
111
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Isn't that called "radio" ?
Isn't that called "radio" ?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (a4flb)
112
Looking at the fashions again reminds me ofbthe scene from Caddyshack when poor caddy Danny Noonan showed up at the yacht club looking like the Ty-D-Bol man.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (9uW/C)
"Can you loofah my stretch marks?"
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 10:25 PM (9uW/C)
"Can you loofah my stretch marks?"
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)
113
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
So the receivers need to be superconductors. That's usually done by keeping them near absolute zero. MRI-machine superconductors run at about -450 F.
So it's just the small problem of supplying enough power to keep the superconductors cold, then.
This may be closer than Cold Fusion Power, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Posted by: Don Black
https://t.ly/-pGgQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
So the receivers need to be superconductors. That's usually done by keeping them near absolute zero. MRI-machine superconductors run at about -450 F.
So it's just the small problem of supplying enough power to keep the superconductors cold, then.
This may be closer than Cold Fusion Power, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Posted by: mikeski thinks it's really cool at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)
114
According to Noted Constitutional Scholar Don LeMon (who would look GREAT in any of Piper's get-ups), the First Amendment guarantees the right of an American to interrupt church services if the American feels passionate about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (nWPIJ)
115
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Isn't that called "radio" ?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
A "crystal radio" can power itself from the same signal its decoding. You're not gonna run your house off of it, though.
Isn't that called "radio" ?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
A "crystal radio" can power itself from the same signal its decoding. You're not gonna run your house off of it, though.
Posted by: mikeski listens in at January 18, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
117
Thanks to Piper for the Pitti Peacocks. I sure hope the sans socks look doesn't catch on. It seems ... incomplete. And some of those outfits are simply ridiculous, but I suppose that's the point.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January
Yes, the peacock part taking precedence! For those who wear suits on here, in this house if the pant length is traditional, the socks are very bold. Do you do that, too?
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January
Yes, the peacock part taking precedence! For those who wear suits on here, in this house if the pant length is traditional, the socks are very bold. Do you do that, too?
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (OoFl2)
118
The intro is the common element.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 18, 2026 10:26 PM (sl73Y)
That's not correct but can you elaborate on what you mean??
Posted by: From about That Time at January 18, 2026 10:26 PM (sl73Y)
That's not correct but can you elaborate on what you mean??
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)
119
116 Every gay dude I know dresses like that.
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026
Facts!
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026
Facts!
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (OoFl2)
120
Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
Yup. I saw the video. Imagine being menaced by Don fucking Lemon.
Granted, the Antifa mob he was leading actually could do some damage, but still.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (t5upi)
Bondi should just issue "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster for all the scum that broked into the church, and let Nature take its course.
Yup. I saw the video. Imagine being menaced by Don fucking Lemon.
Granted, the Antifa mob he was leading actually could do some damage, but still.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 18, 2026 10:23 PM (t5upi)
Bondi should just issue "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster for all the scum that broked into the church, and let Nature take its course.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (8zz6B)
121
Not to worry. Per Powerline, the DOJ has launched a full investigation. A full investigation, mind you.
Translation: When Patel, Bondi, et al are called upon to respond to the chaos, violence and crime they can duck all questions and accountability by chanting the magic words: "We can't talk about those matters during an active investigation".
Translation: When Patel, Bondi, et al are called upon to respond to the chaos, violence and crime they can duck all questions and accountability by chanting the magic words: "We can't talk about those matters during an active investigation".
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (a4flb)
122
That fashion picture with the striped bookends:
They all look like extras from 'The Prisoner'. The background even resembles The Village.
They all look like extras from 'The Prisoner'. The background even resembles The Village.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:31 PM (gKDq2)
123
Every gay dude I know dresses like that.
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
It doesn't help.
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
It doesn't help.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:31 PM (Riz8t)
124
Men's fashion is just classic fashion. Not complicated. Requires proper fit and not being color-blind, not much more. If we're talking business clothes.
When I was there DC had a justifiable reputation - among the hordes of fed workers anyway - of dressing like schlubs.
Even before I got to the Hill, I was starting to have suits tailor made by a great old Argentine (Italian) immigrant. Place was close to my then-workplace. By the time I left the Hill, that was most of my closet. Wasn't that expensive really considering the yuuuge quality differential over off-the rack stuff even from good outfits.
Pick your ties very carefully. Same with shirts, add a few custom from Hong Kong to get exactly what you need in some cases. Voila. Not rocket science, and zero "fashion".
When I was there DC had a justifiable reputation - among the hordes of fed workers anyway - of dressing like schlubs.
Even before I got to the Hill, I was starting to have suits tailor made by a great old Argentine (Italian) immigrant. Place was close to my then-workplace. By the time I left the Hill, that was most of my closet. Wasn't that expensive really considering the yuuuge quality differential over off-the rack stuff even from good outfits.
Pick your ties very carefully. Same with shirts, add a few custom from Hong Kong to get exactly what you need in some cases. Voila. Not rocket science, and zero "fashion".
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:31 PM (U/Byj)
125
I don't know...I kind of like the first guy with the long hair. Always loved long hair on guys.
Posted by: skywch at January 18, 2026 10:32 PM (uqhmb)
126
114 According to Noted Constitutional Scholar Don LeMon (who would look GREAT in any of Piper's get-ups), the First Amendment guarantees the right of an American to interrupt church services if the American feels passionate about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (nWPIJ)
He would be wrong and he will hopefully find this out. Also, I strongly suggest he not try this at an AL SBC.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:28 PM (nWPIJ)
He would be wrong and he will hopefully find this out. Also, I strongly suggest he not try this at an AL SBC.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:32 PM (OoFl2)
127
At this juncture, it's probably a win if men are dressed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:32 PM (U2OZr)
128
A "crystal radio" can power itself from the same signal its decoding. You're not gonna run your house off of it, though.
It's all a matter of signal strength.
https://youtu.be/nMF3Plt-mCY
It's all a matter of signal strength.
https://youtu.be/nMF3Plt-mCY
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:33 PM (Fs0KI)
129
GRU Space sounds like a front for Russian Military Intelligence. It's a good way to get real currency and avoid the sanctions.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 18, 2026 10:33 PM (S/Y4j)
130
Apparently Don Lemon flew to MN to lead a mob in intimidating a pastor and his congregation during a church service in Minneapolis.
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
Posted by: Kindltot
Church needs more armed parishioners and the rest with truncheons to beat the shit out of the trespassers (literally).
AAG Harmeet Dhillon is reportedly reviewing this violation of the FACE act
Posted by: Kindltot
Church needs more armed parishioners and the rest with truncheons to beat the shit out of the trespassers (literally).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 18, 2026 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)
131
I just thought it was an interesting thing.
I don't own a suit. Used to, though. I had a charcoal gray 3 piece, which I wore with a powder blue shirt and red tie. Windsor knot. And my black FBI wingtips.
I don't own a suit. Used to, though. I had a charcoal gray 3 piece, which I wore with a powder blue shirt and red tie. Windsor knot. And my black FBI wingtips.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:33 PM (ZxPkt)
132
I've heard in Texas they're armed in church.
Posted by: davidt at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (Q+gd/)
133
The Moon Hotel has a Harsh Mattress, gospodin Mannie.
Posted by: Mike at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (VjfFB)
134
Every gay dude I know dresses like that.
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
I don't think the straight guys who dress like that are likely to be the type of guys I'd hang out with. Maybe some exceptions but I think we live in different worlds.
But not every dude who dresses like that is gay.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
I don't think the straight guys who dress like that are likely to be the type of guys I'd hang out with. Maybe some exceptions but I think we live in different worlds.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 10:35 PM (S3Ylv)
136
52nd Street was Billy Joel's last good album after that Christie Brinkley made him happy and ruined him.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
137
"Come up to my moon base lair" is hot.
Posted by: Antonia Ellis at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (U2OZr)
138
Suits with tight pants and tapered legs are gay AF and it needs to stop.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (1jzN5)
139
Dammit!
Got beat to the Abbott and Costello joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Tom Servo was on first?
Got beat to the Abbott and Costello joke.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Tom Servo was on first?
Posted by: mikeski at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (VHUov)
140
Bondi should just issue "Wanted: Dead or Alive" poster for all the scum that broked into the church, and let Nature take its course.
I would prefer:
"As you all know by now, the DOJ has no interest in either investigating or prosecuting ANY crimes no matter who commits them..." while on the ticker below is a web site promising up-to-date doxxing materials on the AWFLs, and the NGOs (and staff) who are supporting them.
If some AWFL's house burned down during her protest, the DOJ promises not to show any interest in the matter.
Let nature sort it out.
I would prefer:
"As you all know by now, the DOJ has no interest in either investigating or prosecuting ANY crimes no matter who commits them..." while on the ticker below is a web site promising up-to-date doxxing materials on the AWFLs, and the NGOs (and staff) who are supporting them.
If some AWFL's house burned down during her protest, the DOJ promises not to show any interest in the matter.
Let nature sort it out.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (/lPRQ)
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Woman seeing another woman wearing the same thing: "Grrrrrrr!"
Man seeing another man wearing the same thing: "Hey, good taste!"
Woman seeing another woman wearing the same thing: "Grrrrrrr!"
Man seeing another man wearing the same thing: "Hey, good taste!"
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (tgvbd)
Posted by: On the bleeding edge of faggotry at January 18, 2026 10:37 PM (TbWk/)
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According to Noted Constitutional Scholar Don LeMon (who would look GREAT in any of Piper's get-ups), the First Amendment guarantees the right of an American to interrupt church services if the American feels passionate about it.
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Without directly commenting on the *effeminant pretend-"men" and fags* that allowed that to happen, I'd like to point out that this event wouldn't have gone down this way in Texas or Oklahoma. Most congregations of any size already have armed folks in regular clothes in attendance.
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Without directly commenting on the *effeminant pretend-"men" and fags* that allowed that to happen, I'd like to point out that this event wouldn't have gone down this way in Texas or Oklahoma. Most congregations of any size already have armed folks in regular clothes in attendance.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:37 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:37 PM (U2OZr)
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I don't think the straight guys who dress like that are likely to be the type of guys I'd hang out with. Maybe some exceptions but I think we live in different worlds.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)
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You've seen Gavin Newsom cross his legs right?
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)
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You've seen Gavin Newsom cross his legs right?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
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I've heard in Texas they're armed in church.
Posted by: davidt at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (Q+gd/)
Lots of folks at my church, myself included, carry regularly. Our pastor encourages it. I am in a very red and 2A friendly area of MD.
Posted by: davidt at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (Q+gd/)
Lots of folks at my church, myself included, carry regularly. Our pastor encourages it. I am in a very red and 2A friendly area of MD.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (QMAsf)
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I guess the man bun hairstyle is no longer according to these pictures. At least that's something.
Posted by: Case at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (4rWc3)
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When I dressed for office, socks were considered part of the ensemble.
Posted by: MkY at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)
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I don't think the straight guys who dress like that are likely to be the type of guys I'd hang out with. Maybe some exceptions but I think we live in different worlds.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)
You just never know!
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)
You just never know!
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:39 PM (OoFl2)
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Welcome to the Sunday night ONT. So glad you stopped by. Wouldn't be the same without you!
Are you talking better or worse if I wasn't here??!!
(insert sad face here because smilies aren't working)
Are you talking better or worse if I wasn't here??!!
(insert sad face here because smilies aren't working)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 18, 2026 10:39 PM (uQesX)
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"I'm no historian but I don't think there's ever been a situation in the last 100 years where the people storming the churches were the good guys."
He's a bit worse than not an historian, as he shows when he attempts to discuss the early 2000s. But he means well and votes the right way.
All the way back to last week, dozens of mosques in Iran were stormed (and then burned). Sure, lots of understandable pent-up anti-clerical hatred. But, as the signs on many of these places plainly stated, they were also staging/storage/meeting places for the basij, the regime's low-level enforcement thugs. Pretty sure the kid would consider those who burnt the mosques "the good guys".
He's a bit worse than not an historian, as he shows when he attempts to discuss the early 2000s. But he means well and votes the right way.
All the way back to last week, dozens of mosques in Iran were stormed (and then burned). Sure, lots of understandable pent-up anti-clerical hatred. But, as the signs on many of these places plainly stated, they were also staging/storage/meeting places for the basij, the regime's low-level enforcement thugs. Pretty sure the kid would consider those who burnt the mosques "the good guys".
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:39 PM (U/Byj)
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When I dressed for office, socks were considered part of the ensemble.
Ditto, but I drew the line at pants.
Ditto, but I drew the line at pants.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Riz8t)
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121 Not to worry. Per Powerline, the DOJ has launched a full investigation. A full investigation, mind you.
Not saying people shouldn't be arrested, cause they should, but the problem becomes finding prosecutors to prosecute, judges to judge, and juries to convict, in any blue state/city. This can not end well...
Not saying people shouldn't be arrested, cause they should, but the problem becomes finding prosecutors to prosecute, judges to judge, and juries to convict, in any blue state/city. This can not end well...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (MZ+PY)
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Church needs more armed parishioners and the rest with truncheons to beat the shit out of the trespassers (literally).
Normally a Christian congregation doesn't adopt traditional Mosaic punishments like stoning of blasphemers then hanging them from a tree.
We need more cultural appropriations.
Normally a Christian congregation doesn't adopt traditional Mosaic punishments like stoning of blasphemers then hanging them from a tree.
We need more cultural appropriations.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (a4flb)
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Lots of folks at my church, myself included, carry regularly.
What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Fs0KI)
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>>Lovely winter scene up top. Almost looks like someone stepped out their back door and snapped the shot.
My parents had a farm on the side of a very large hill, not really a mountain but pretty damn high up, in Vermont. Pretty goofy state but in the winter scenes like that were just out the back door, but more mountains. Fall was even better.
This country has some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world. I'm not in favor of giving up any state to the left.
My parents had a farm on the side of a very large hill, not really a mountain but pretty damn high up, in Vermont. Pretty goofy state but in the winter scenes like that were just out the back door, but more mountains. Fall was even better.
This country has some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world. I'm not in favor of giving up any state to the left.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (g47mK)
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If some AWFL's house burned down during her protest, the DOJ promises not to show any interest in the matter.
Let nature sort it out.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (a4flb)
The State and City cops might want a word with you. A bounty hunter acting on a Fed bounty ought to be immune to those.
Let nature sort it out.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:36 PM (a4flb)
The State and City cops might want a word with you. A bounty hunter acting on a Fed bounty ought to be immune to those.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (8zz6B)
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Our generation had George Michael and Freddy Mercury. I feel bad for this generation of homos who are stuck with Lemon
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
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When I dressed for office, socks were considered part of the ensemble.
Posted by: MkY at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (q6tQZ)
No thanks. Don't want to look like 'Socks' Trudeau.
Gold Toe socks in black, grey and blue. That's all you need. Covers every color/pattern suit.
Posted by: MkY at January 18, 2026 10:38 PM (q6tQZ)
No thanks. Don't want to look like 'Socks' Trudeau.
Gold Toe socks in black, grey and blue. That's all you need. Covers every color/pattern suit.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKDq2)
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It being the cold, grey, snowy, time of year, I wanted to book one of those Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, but can't until I address my bunions. Ordered 36 Grit sanding belts and some 220 for polishing.
Posted by: DIY Podiatry at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2)
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Not that it matters, but why was this church picked out by Don Lemon and his merry band of depraved communists? I think I saw that they thought the pastor worked for Immigration. Why did they think that? I'm guessing someone used social media to vomit that out and the usual suspects amplified it. The entire progressive movement is just Jonestown, minus the flavor-aid. Well, so far.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: P.T. Barnum at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (uQesX)
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The Pitti Uomo guys look like pansies (with a couple of exceptions).
Now, if they dressed like Regency bucks....
Now, if they dressed like Regency bucks....
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (reMys)
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What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Fs0KI)
Just have some woman parishioner scream that she's being assaulted.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Fs0KI)
Just have some woman parishioner scream that she's being assaulted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (8zz6B)
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Gee, I dunno, Piper. It will be another year before we see that again, right?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (XeU6L)
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Alright, it’s not a holiday for me tomorrow, I need to get to bed. I may just wear purple leggings in honor of the peacocks! Y’all have a great night.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (OoFl2)
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According to Noted Constitutional Scholar Don LeMon (who would look GREAT in any of Piper's get-ups), the First Amendment guarantees the right of an American to interrupt church services if the American feels passionate about it.
Posted by: Cicero
Hopefully he will get to test his theory in a court room.
Posted by: Cicero
Hopefully he will get to test his theory in a court room.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (T3puI)
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54 Have some science:
@MAstronomers
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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Not cool, man. Not cool.
Sincerely,
Squirrels who reserve the right to apply Euthanasia via transformer boxes
@MAstronomers
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Posted by: Don Black at January 18, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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Not cool, man. Not cool.
Sincerely,
Squirrels who reserve the right to apply Euthanasia via transformer boxes
Posted by: Union of Squirrels at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (dIske)
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Lace Wigs!
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (g47mK)
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Or dare your little brother to grab it.
I managed this once.
Once.
Being the oldest has its responsibilities.
I managed this once.
Once.
Being the oldest has its responsibilities.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (EXyHK)
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I'm guessing that the sockless guys are actually wearing "no-show socks" (a.k.a. booties, in women's lingo)
Nice leather shoes do make your feet sweat and it's not comfortable to be sticking to, or sliding around in, your shoes.
Nice leather shoes do make your feet sweat and it's not comfortable to be sticking to, or sliding around in, your shoes.
Posted by: JQ at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (rdVOm)
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161 Our generation had George Michael and Freddy Mercury. I feel bad for this generation of homos who are stuck with Lemon
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
Liberace, Charles Nelson Reilly. Back when you actually had to have talent at something, not just be gay.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
Liberace, Charles Nelson Reilly. Back when you actually had to have talent at something, not just be gay.
Posted by: identify politics ruins everything at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (TbWk/)
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Our generation had George Michael and Freddy Mercury. I feel bad for this generation of homos who are stuck with Lemon
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
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Lol. We feel bad for you. We had Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Posted by: gKWVE at January 18, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
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Lol. We feel bad for you. We had Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)
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What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
Posted by: Oddbob
One doesn't need to draw and fire upon them necessarily. Around here, our LEO and prosecutors have a very liberal interpretation of 'inciting a riot' and 'causing a public disturbance' so that works in our favor.
Posted by: Oddbob
One doesn't need to draw and fire upon them necessarily. Around here, our LEO and prosecutors have a very liberal interpretation of 'inciting a riot' and 'causing a public disturbance' so that works in our favor.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (cYBz/)
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Just have some woman parishioner scream that she's being assaulted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (8zz6B)
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The jury would take one look at Lemon and acquit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:42 PM (8zz6B)
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The jury would take one look at Lemon and acquit.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (nWPIJ)
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It being the cold, grey, snowy, time of year, I wanted to book one of those Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, but can't until I address my bunions. Ordered 36 Grit sanding belts and some 220 for polishing.
Posted by: DIY Podiatry
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No botox?
Posted by: DIY Podiatry
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No botox?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (XeU6L)
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It’s every 6 months! Hahaha. I will rotate men’s fashion in every now and again. Y’all get riled up and it’s fun energy!
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:43 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (reMys)
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When I dressed for office, socks were considered part of the ensemble.
I used to work for a high-falutin full suit and tie organization even jackets were part of the uniform. Over the years the dress code was relaxed. Before we sold the company I came to the office in a T-shirt and spandex bicycle britches.
That was within a span of eight years.
I used to work for a high-falutin full suit and tie organization even jackets were part of the uniform. Over the years the dress code was relaxed. Before we sold the company I came to the office in a T-shirt and spandex bicycle britches.
That was within a span of eight years.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (uQesX)
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Women have fashion. Gay dudes have fashion. Men just wear what's not in the laundry hamper.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM
or the cleanest thing in the pile.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM
or the cleanest thing in the pile.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (edvCA)
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@MAstronomers
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
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More Scandi lies!
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2h
🚨: Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
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More Scandi lies!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)
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What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Fs0KI)
Always a good question to ask yourself before drawing your weapon. No blanket answer to that question. Every situation is different. I just know I always feel safer when I'm armed.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (Fs0KI)
Always a good question to ask yourself before drawing your weapon. No blanket answer to that question. Every situation is different. I just know I always feel safer when I'm armed.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (QMAsf)
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Lol. We feel bad for you. We had Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Raymond Burr
Lol. We feel bad for you. We had Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Raymond Burr
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
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Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
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imagine when they discover velcro
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imagine when they discover velcro
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (g47mK)
Posted by: Gayer than coaches shorts even at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (TbWk/)
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Ex Rex Reeder is correct. Fairly recently, juries acquitted an illegal alien who committed spectacular ADW/using car as a weapon against ICE personnel. And a jury in DC acquitted a guy who pointed a laser at a fed helicopter (either Marine One or a ship in HMX-1, anway, I think).
I think if we could just get some commenters to replace Bondi and Dhillon we could finally get something happening.
I think if we could just get some commenters to replace Bondi and Dhillon we could finally get something happening.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (U/Byj)
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Can we all pass the hat and get some cash together to buy the poor models a nice pair of socks. And a clue.
Posted by: Orson at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (dIske)
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Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
___________
"Pffffft!" - Zombie Nikola Tesla
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
___________
"Pffffft!" - Zombie Nikola Tesla
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (tgvbd)
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Women have fashion. Gay dudes have fashion. Men just wear what's not in the laundry hamper.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM
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or the cleanest thing in the pile.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (edvCA)
Does it pass the smell test?
No smell = Fit to wear.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 18, 2026 10:10 PM
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or the cleanest thing in the pile.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM (edvCA)
Does it pass the smell test?
No smell = Fit to wear.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (gKDq2)
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I wore suit and tie to work for three decades. I had five at a time, one for each day of the week, silk ties only, almost all paisleys. Now I have one serviceable suit for church and funerals.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:46 PM (edvCA)
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Assault with the car case was in Seattle (surprise!).
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)
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What's the legit use of deadly force scenario? I certainly agree that they would deserve it, but I doubt it would be legally justifiable.
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If they were preventing people from leaving, that's kidnapping.
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If they were preventing people from leaving, that's kidnapping.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:47 PM (Cjcf6)
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Need a hint on the theme? I guess it's more difficult than I had expected?
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:47 PM (QMAsf)
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Lol. We feel bad for you. We had Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Raymond Burr
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
Rock Hudson.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Raymond Burr
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
Rock Hudson.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:47 PM (gKDq2)
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Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
I figured this out ages ago. Thieving motherfuckers stole my tech.
I figured this out ages ago. Thieving motherfuckers stole my tech.
Posted by: Nikola Tesla at January 18, 2026 10:47 PM (TbWk/)
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181 Can anyone explain this Aversion to Socks? And when will it pass?
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM
They are wearing no show socks, and socks with an ankle pant would look odd. But they are not barefoot under those shoes.
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM
They are wearing no show socks, and socks with an ankle pant would look odd. But they are not barefoot under those shoes.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (OoFl2)
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Raymond Burr
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
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*spit take*
Say what now?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
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*spit take*
Say what now?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
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200 181 Can anyone explain this Aversion to Socks? And when will it pass?
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM
They are wearing no show socks, and socks with an ankle pant would look odd. But they are not barefoot under those shoes.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10
We can pray for the ankle length to end and socks you see make a natural return.
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 10:44 PM
They are wearing no show socks, and socks with an ankle pant would look odd. But they are not barefoot under those shoes.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10
We can pray for the ankle length to end and socks you see make a natural return.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:49 PM (OoFl2)
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181 Can anyone explain this Aversion to Socks? And when will it pass?
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly
Nothing new under the sun. I recall 'Miami Vice' 80s fashion being a thing for a bit. Growing up in Western PA in a town full of totally not mobbed up Italians, that shit didn't fly then either. Well, the yoots did it anyway, but not nearly as much as elsewhere.
just so weird
Posted by: Beverly
Nothing new under the sun. I recall 'Miami Vice' 80s fashion being a thing for a bit. Growing up in Western PA in a town full of totally not mobbed up Italians, that shit didn't fly then either. Well, the yoots did it anyway, but not nearly as much as elsewhere.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 18, 2026 10:49 PM (sAmhv)
204
Don LeMon is going to employ the "I thought it was a mainline Protestant church and everyone knows thats where you go to meet gay men" defense.
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 10:49 PM (0e5Te)
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Not that it matters, but why was this church picked out by Don Lemon and his merry band of depraved communists?
Most churches I know of, have large men of action who are packing "greet" people at the door. Once the service begins, the doors are locked, the exterior cameras are monitored, and there is a responsible person near the doors for the late-comers.
For these people to barge in was a cascade of security failure, or was an inside job - that is, the pastor or someone else agreed to use the service as a global stage.
Most churches I know of, have large men of action who are packing "greet" people at the door. Once the service begins, the doors are locked, the exterior cameras are monitored, and there is a responsible person near the doors for the late-comers.
For these people to barge in was a cascade of security failure, or was an inside job - that is, the pastor or someone else agreed to use the service as a global stage.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (a4flb)
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Three suits worn in weekly rotation for church. It's a trade. As part of the Mystical Body of Christ, I'll wear a suit so the other guys don't have to and they can kneel for me because I can't any longer.
Three suits worn in weekly rotation for church. It's a trade. As part of the Mystical Body of Christ, I'll wear a suit so the other guys don't have to and they can kneel for me because I can't any longer.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (tgvbd)
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Raymond Burr
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
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*spit take*
Say what now?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
You didn't know?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 10:45 PM (XeU6L)
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*spit take*
Say what now?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
You didn't know?
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (gKDq2)
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My church has spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (edvCA)
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They are wearing no show socks, and socks with an ankle pant would look odd. But they are not barefoot under those shoes.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (OoFl2)
Nevertheless, they could walk diagonally across a quarter section of new-fallen snow, and leave nary a footprint.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:48 PM (OoFl2)
Nevertheless, they could walk diagonally across a quarter section of new-fallen snow, and leave nary a footprint.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (8zz6B)
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I'm guessing USN obfuscates the actual location of anything, but FWIW, they're saying the USS Lincoln is in the Strait of Malacca, at 17kn.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
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Why don’t male fashion models wear socks? Seems like those shoes would change soon enough.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (wWU6x)
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Didn't Raymond Burr kill a gay lover?
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (tgvbd)
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Nevertheless, they could walk diagonally across a quarter section of new-fallen snow, and leave nary a footprint.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM
Light in the loafers, as it were?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM
Light in the loafers, as it were?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (edvCA)
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Lincoln switched on its AIS, doubt they spoof in these circumstances, so yeah its location is probably accurate.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (U/Byj)
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208 My church has spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (edvCA)
I almost wondered if we went to the same church, but we don’t have spears. We do have armed police, though, both in the church as well as directing traffic. And I am sure others are armed, plus it’s big and a lot of people are there - Don would not have gotten the same response.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (edvCA)
I almost wondered if we went to the same church, but we don’t have spears. We do have armed police, though, both in the church as well as directing traffic. And I am sure others are armed, plus it’s big and a lot of people are there - Don would not have gotten the same response.
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (OoFl2)
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Bruce Springsteen dedicated a song to that criminal ugly lesbian at a recent concert.
It was a Good shoot of that criminal ugly lesbian. Bruce has been an idiot for decades.
It was a Good shoot of that criminal ugly lesbian. Bruce has been an idiot for decades.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (Cjcf6)
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Always a good question to ask yourself before drawing your weapon. No blanket answer to that question. Every situation is different. I just know I always feel safer when I'm armed.
Posted by: Doof
It is very instructive when surveying our 'safety' team. Former LEO and former vets have completely different viewpoints regarding action, or lack of it, when evaluating threats.
Posted by: Doof
It is very instructive when surveying our 'safety' team. Former LEO and former vets have completely different viewpoints regarding action, or lack of it, when evaluating threats.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (cYBz/)
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Always a good question to ask yourself before drawing your weapon. No blanket answer to that question. Every situation is different. I just know I always feel safer when I'm armed.
Posted by: Doof
Maryland has horrible gun laws. How do you do it? I won't drive through that state, ever again.
Posted by: Doof
Maryland has horrible gun laws. How do you do it? I won't drive through that state, ever again.
Posted by: Open Carry Opie at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (oftw2)
220
Chicago Man Addicted to Eating Live Bugs Cuts Back After Health Warnings
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I hear he's the keynote speaker at Davos this year.
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I hear he's the keynote speaker at Davos this year.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at January 18, 2026 10:54 PM (BGygK)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 10:54 PM (mP0Kj)
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I imagine we could push an unarmed crowd out by coming down the aisles in a sarissa phalanx.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 10:54 PM (edvCA)
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They chose this church because the pastor prayed for Ice and a rumor started that was his job. It was a SBC, which is a very loose affiliation, but I am guessing they are smaller in MN than here. I am really going to bed now. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at January 18, 2026 10:55 PM (OoFl2)
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Former LEO and former vets have completely different viewpoints regarding action, or lack of it, when evaluating threats.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (cYBz/)
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Former CIA: half the congregation is shot and the terrorists get away unscathed.
Former LEO and former vets have completely different viewpoints regarding action, or lack of it, when evaluating threats.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (cYBz/)
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Former CIA: half the congregation is shot and the terrorists get away unscathed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:55 PM (tgvbd)
225
“Men’s fashion” doesn’t equal faggotry. WTF is wrong with people
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 10:55 PM (hF3wE)
226
Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
Paging Nikolai Tesla! Nikolai Tesla, please pick up the white courtesy phone!
Paging Nikolai Tesla! Nikolai Tesla, please pick up the white courtesy phone!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (wWU6x)
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I figured this out ages ago. Thieving motherfuckers stole my tech.
Posted by: Nikola Tesla
Actually, Henry Morray figured this out based on the magnetic resonant frequency of the Earth. Oversimplifying here, but building an antennae turned to this frequency and run through transformers and basically tech you could find at a Radio Shack he was able to harvest enough usable electricity to power his home.
Interesting story of it in the book "How To Build A Flying Saucer and other works of speculative engineering"
Apparently Henry had the same problems with the same people who kept the 100MPG carburetor off the market to us Commons.
Posted by: Nikola Tesla
Actually, Henry Morray figured this out based on the magnetic resonant frequency of the Earth. Oversimplifying here, but building an antennae turned to this frequency and run through transformers and basically tech you could find at a Radio Shack he was able to harvest enough usable electricity to power his home.
Interesting story of it in the book "How To Build A Flying Saucer and other works of speculative engineering"
Apparently Henry had the same problems with the same people who kept the 100MPG carburetor off the market to us Commons.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (a4flb)
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Chicago Man Addicted to Eating Live Bugs Cuts Back After Health Warnings
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I hear he's the keynote speaker at Davos this year.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at January 18, 2026 10:54 PM (BGygK)
Maybe he was getting butterflies in his stomach.
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I hear he's the keynote speaker at Davos this year.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at January 18, 2026 10:54 PM (BGygK)
Maybe he was getting butterflies in his stomach.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (8zz6B)
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225 “Men’s fashion” doesn’t equal faggotry. WTF is wrong with people
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 10:55 PM (hF3wE)
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He's right you know.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 10:55 PM (hF3wE)
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He's right you know.
Posted by: Liberace at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (nWPIJ)
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The popped collar makes one's face immediately punchable .
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (KDPiq)
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I imagine we could push an unarmed crowd out by coming down the aisles in a sarissa phalanx.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Is that similar to the flying wedge of olden football days?
Posted by: toby928(c)
Is that similar to the flying wedge of olden football days?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (cYBz/)
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Raymond Burr did raise orchids and breed them. Invented a couple strains and named them He and his partner owned a South Seas island for over 20 years for this purpose.
Posted by: Robert T. Ironside at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (oftw2)
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Maryland has horrible gun laws. How do you do it? I won't drive through that state, ever again.
Posted by: Open Carry Opie at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (oftw2)
I know the laws and I follow them. And I live in a 2A friendly county.
Posted by: Open Carry Opie at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (oftw2)
I know the laws and I follow them. And I live in a 2A friendly county.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (QMAsf)
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There's a synagogue in my 'hood and - for years - I've been appalled at the lack of visible armed security. Especially the last 3 or so, of course. There's even a K-4 elementary school there. Nothing more than unarmed rent-a-cop under a tent at a desk that's visible. Yeah yeah there may well be more less visible. But in this context visible muscle has a huge deterrent effect. Recent holiday was the only time I saw armed security outside in a long time.
Structure nearest the street seems solid (was inside for a few community meetings and checked out its security features), legit Jerusalem stone exterior. Assume the glass is ballistic.
Dude. Break out the checkbook. It's an incredibly stupid, dangerous time.
Structure nearest the street seems solid (was inside for a few community meetings and checked out its security features), legit Jerusalem stone exterior. Assume the glass is ballistic.
Dude. Break out the checkbook. It's an incredibly stupid, dangerous time.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (U/Byj)
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Change -> chafe
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 10:57 PM (wWU6x)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (tgvbd)
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You didn't know?
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (gKDq2)
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Shows what I know which ain't much. But to my credit he was a little before my time.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 10:50 PM (gKDq2)
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Shows what I know which ain't much. But to my credit he was a little before my time.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
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“Men’s fashion” doesn’t equal faggotry. WTF is wrong with people
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It DOES equal faggotry if we don't win the Civil War we're in. The left wants to redefine and thus destroy all social norms.
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It DOES equal faggotry if we don't win the Civil War we're in. The left wants to redefine and thus destroy all social norms.
Posted by: Crusader at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (Cjcf6)
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> It was a Good shoot of that criminal ugly lesbian. Bruce has been an idiot for decades.
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Best newspaper obituary (future) ever.
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Best newspaper obituary (future) ever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (U2OZr)
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Pitti Peacocks? Those guys are fags!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at January 18, 2026 10:59 PM (wVcYX)
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Double-breasted suits and sports jackets with European cut: Very nice!
Suits without socks: gay as sh*t.
Suits without socks: gay as sh*t.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 18, 2026 10:59 PM (2WIwB)
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Allegedly, my church had it's original building shot up during the civil right time. The new church was built with a defilade wall across the front and no windows streetside.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:00 PM (edvCA)
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212 Didn't Raymond Burr kill a gay lover?
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (0e5Te)
Just to watch him die!
Actually, no. But he did have one.
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 10:52 PM (0e5Te)
Just to watch him die!
Actually, no. But he did have one.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 11:01 PM (cP7R4)
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OK hint on the theme. You may have heard short excerpts from all 3 of those songs elsewhere. Not at the same time. Each one perhaps once a week during several year stretches. Different stretches for each song.
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 11:01 PM (QMAsf)
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Shows what I know which ain't much. But to my credit he was a little before my time.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
Sure, sure. You were born after 'Ironside' (1967-75). Right?
And if you were, get off my lawn.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)
Sure, sure. You were born after 'Ironside' (1967-75). Right?
And if you were, get off my lawn.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (IG3/x)
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All the way back to last week, dozens of mosques in Iran were stormed (and then burned). Sure, lots of understandable pent-up anti-clerical hatred. But, as the signs on many of these places plainly stated, they were also staging/storage/meeting places for the basij, the regime's low-level enforcement thugs. Pretty sure the kid would consider those who burnt the mosques "the good guys".
Posted by: rhomboid
Mosque is rarely translated.
If it were it would be "armory".
Posted by: rhomboid
Mosque is rarely translated.
If it were it would be "armory".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)
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It is very instructive when surveying our 'safety' team. Former LEO and former vets have completely different viewpoints regarding action, or lack of it, when evaluating threats.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (cYBz/)
Yup. Wrote an entire Instructor Guide for the Navy for Destroyer Boarding Teams coming back from overseas, to reinforce what civilian law about guns was...
Although endorsed by my Command, and Flag, it was never adopted by the Navy...
But I know, my Guys appreciated it.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 10:53 PM (cYBz/)
Yup. Wrote an entire Instructor Guide for the Navy for Destroyer Boarding Teams coming back from overseas, to reinforce what civilian law about guns was...
Although endorsed by my Command, and Flag, it was never adopted by the Navy...
But I know, my Guys appreciated it.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (mP0Kj)
249
ZZTop correctly said chicks dig a sharped dress man. Women though have terrible judgment when it comes to men.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM (KDPiq)
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I imagine we could push an unarmed crowd out by coming down the aisles in a sarissa phalanx.
I always forget my sarissa when I go to church.
I always forget my sarissa when I go to church.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM (wWU6x)
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Apropos of the gay, I watched The Imitation Game last night. I find it hard to believe that Alan Turing could have been so autisticly homo as Cumberbatch played him, even in poofter England.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM (edvCA)
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same people who kept the 100MPG carburetor off the market
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LOL. All of the best engineers in the world (from all sides) were working to maximize efficiency and power from available fuels during World War Two. Gasoline was critical, you can be sure if it were possible somebody would have made it happen.
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LOL. All of the best engineers in the world (from all sides) were working to maximize efficiency and power from available fuels during World War Two. Gasoline was critical, you can be sure if it were possible somebody would have made it happen.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (hF3wE)
253
Common theme- they were all used as theme songs for TV shows.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (9uW/C)
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Burr was signed for 26 more Perry Masons and could probably have gone on forever, but his health gave out. I suppose Andy Griffith and Angela Lansbury could have done the same.
Posted by: Made For TV Movies at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (oftw2)
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Sweat pants at home, jeans if I'm going anywhere. Flannel shirts, generally. Oklahoma Hot Caughtyour. 🤠
Always loved long hair on guys.
Posted by: skywch
Well, hi, there. J/K, I'm married.
That does it for me for tonight's ONT.
https://youtu.be/xgxAe2Duyyk
G'nite, y'all.
Always loved long hair on guys.
Posted by: skywch
Well, hi, there. J/K, I'm married.
That does it for me for tonight's ONT.
https://youtu.be/xgxAe2Duyyk
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and then...? at January 18, 2026 11:05 PM (FMpsC)
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I always forget my sarissa when I go to church.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM
That's like leaving your guidon at home.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM
That's like leaving your guidon at home.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:05 PM (edvCA)
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My golfing buddies call a putt that looks straight, but really isn't is called a "Rock Hudson".
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at January 18, 2026 11:05 PM (MNCvZ)
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It DOES equal faggotry if we don't win the Civil War we're in.
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Well maybe, I’m just sayin’ don’t put that shit on the page here.
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Well maybe, I’m just sayin’ don’t put that shit on the page here.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (hF3wE)
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210 I'm guessing USN obfuscates the actual location of anything, but FWIW, they're saying the USS Lincoln is in the Strait of Malacca, at 17kn.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
Soo.... Lincoln is loafing along so it'd Burke Class Destroyers can save fuel... as they are efficient at 17 knots.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
Soo.... Lincoln is loafing along so it'd Burke Class Destroyers can save fuel... as they are efficient at 17 knots.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (mP0Kj)
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Raymond Burr really was a good friend of Rod Serling.
Posted by: Case at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (4rWc3)
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (0e5Te)
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The 100MPG "carb" is real, it's just not that practical. It vaporized the fuel with heat rather than just mixing it into the airstream. It would work for a static application though, I guess.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:07 PM (edvCA)
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Shows- George Lopez show (Low Rider)
Bosom Buddies (My Life)
Deadliest Catch (Wanted Dead or Alive)
Bosom Buddies (My Life)
Deadliest Catch (Wanted Dead or Alive)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:07 PM (9uW/C)
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And if you were, get off my lawn.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (gKDq2)
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No before, but I have a feeling a lost my slot on your trivia team.
Posted by: RickZ at January 18, 2026 11:02 PM (gKDq2)
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No before, but I have a feeling a lost my slot on your trivia team.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
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My favorites are the olive suit and the grey plaid.
Posted by: Piper
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Me too. I also liked the blue button down shirt but not the white pants. I love a man in a great suit!
Posted by: Piper
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Me too. I also liked the blue button down shirt but not the white pants. I love a man in a great suit!
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 18, 2026 11:08 PM (VCgbV)
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Apparently Henry had the same problems with the same people who kept the 100MPG carburetor off the market to us Commons.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (a4flb)
I saw the patent drawings of the Pogue (inventor's name) 100 MPG carburetor once. It was just a simple air-to-air heat exchanger made in the form of a thin ribbon wrapped in a spiral. Engine exhaust gases went through the hot side, and intake air plus drippings of liquid gasoline went in the cold side. The gasoline was completely vaporized to a dry gas, and blended with air to the proper 14:1 fuel-air ratio. An engine so equipped would run very smoothly, and also deliver very little power, because the vaporized fuel occupied combustion chamber space that otherwise could be filled with oxygen-bearing air, and a small cloud of minute droplets of liquid gasoline. So a car with a Pogue carburetor got fantastic mileage because it was very underpowered. And eventually, the hot side of the carb would become clogged with carbon.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:56 PM (a4flb)
I saw the patent drawings of the Pogue (inventor's name) 100 MPG carburetor once. It was just a simple air-to-air heat exchanger made in the form of a thin ribbon wrapped in a spiral. Engine exhaust gases went through the hot side, and intake air plus drippings of liquid gasoline went in the cold side. The gasoline was completely vaporized to a dry gas, and blended with air to the proper 14:1 fuel-air ratio. An engine so equipped would run very smoothly, and also deliver very little power, because the vaporized fuel occupied combustion chamber space that otherwise could be filled with oxygen-bearing air, and a small cloud of minute droplets of liquid gasoline. So a car with a Pogue carburetor got fantastic mileage because it was very underpowered. And eventually, the hot side of the carb would become clogged with carbon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B)
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Raymond Burr really was a good friend of Rod Serling.
Posted by: Case
Imagine if you will... a man who tends his flowers with meticulous care, who carries heavy cases in the dead of night, who scrubs his hands and tools as though erasing some invisible stain. A husband whose invalid wife has suddenly vanished from view, leaving only silence where arguments once echoed. To the casual observer, he is merely another tenant enduring the heat. But to the man across the way, he is something far more sinister—a puzzle of guilt, wrapped in ordinary routine, waiting for the light to expose its cracks.
What begins as idle suspicion spirals into a dangerous game of observation and revelation, where the watcher may become the watched, and the innocent facade hides a killer's heart. Tonight, in this ordinary apartment building, the boundaries between voyeur and victim blur... in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Case
Imagine if you will... a man who tends his flowers with meticulous care, who carries heavy cases in the dead of night, who scrubs his hands and tools as though erasing some invisible stain. A husband whose invalid wife has suddenly vanished from view, leaving only silence where arguments once echoed. To the casual observer, he is merely another tenant enduring the heat. But to the man across the way, he is something far more sinister—a puzzle of guilt, wrapped in ordinary routine, waiting for the light to expose its cracks.
What begins as idle suspicion spirals into a dangerous game of observation and revelation, where the watcher may become the watched, and the innocent facade hides a killer's heart. Tonight, in this ordinary apartment building, the boundaries between voyeur and victim blur... in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (cYBz/)
268
Eve Whitfield>>Fran Belding
Posted by: Second Bananas at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (oftw2)
269
I have a bad feeling about NASA sending four to the moon, even though they are not landing. Is there really even a point in sending humans, when robotics would be fine? idk.
SpaceX would seem more reliable, but we must prop up the old government machine, DEI and global warming and Islamic tendencies not withstanding.
SpaceX would seem more reliable, but we must prop up the old government machine, DEI and global warming and Islamic tendencies not withstanding.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (vbXSk)
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LOL. All of the best engineers in the world (from all sides) were working to maximize efficiency and power from available fuels during World War Two. Gasoline was critical, you can be sure if it were possible somebody would have made it happen.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (hF3wE)
It is interesting that engines HAVE come a long way. 300 HP 3.6 liter sixes are normal now...
300 HP used to be a super duper muscle car...
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (hF3wE)
It is interesting that engines HAVE come a long way. 300 HP 3.6 liter sixes are normal now...
300 HP used to be a super duper muscle car...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (mP0Kj)
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> I'm guessing USN obfuscates the actual location of anything, but FWIW, they're saying the USS Lincoln is in the Strait of Malacca, at 17kn.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
Soo.... Lincoln is loafing along so it'd Burke Class Destroyers can save fuel... as they are efficient at 17 knots.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (mP0Kj)
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Billionaire financier of the anti-ICE riots lives in Singapore. Right off the starboard beam of the Lincoln.
Just sayin'
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 18, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
Soo.... Lincoln is loafing along so it'd Burke Class Destroyers can save fuel... as they are efficient at 17 knots.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:06 PM (mP0Kj)
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Billionaire financier of the anti-ICE riots lives in Singapore. Right off the starboard beam of the Lincoln.
Just sayin'
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 18, 2026 11:10 PM (U2OZr)
272
Shows- George Lopez show (Low Rider)
Bosom Buddies (My Life)
Deadliest Catch (Wanted Dead or Alive)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:07 PM (9uW/C)
Did you need the hint to figure it out?
Bosom Buddies (My Life)
Deadliest Catch (Wanted Dead or Alive)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:07 PM (9uW/C)
Did you need the hint to figure it out?
Posted by: Doof at January 18, 2026 11:11 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:11 PM (KDPiq)
274
y'll heard that Islamic republic's TeevEe was hacked today and ALL channels, including 24h sports channel were transmitting anti-regime messages , together with Trump's "help is on the way", Mertz's "regime will be gone", and the shah's appeal to the army, right ? they estimate about 30 million people heard it.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:11 PM (g47mK)
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That's not correct but can you elaborate on what you mean??
Posted by: Doof at January
Not really, too musically inept. Something about the build up into the presentation. I'll accept not correct, curious as to what is.
Posted by: Doof at January
Not really, too musically inept. Something about the build up into the presentation. I'll accept not correct, curious as to what is.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (sl73Y)
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I find it hard to believe that Alan Turing could have been so autisticly homo as Cumberbatch played him, even in poofter England.
I finally got around to watching it a few weeks ago. Probably the worst-written well-acted movie I’ve ever seen. There is no way the puzzle solvers they were portrayed as didn’t see the solution at the beginning of the movie when it was telegraphed to the rest of us.
Of the three movies within the movie—breaking Enigma, Young Alan, and Old Gay Alan—there was no need for Young Alan. It added nothing except the rosebud moment at the end. But the reason for the computer name was so obvious treating it as a rosebud moment was pointless.
From what I’ve read elsewhere, Turing was actually well liked by his co-workers and socially comfortable. Don’t know for sure though.
Then there was the programmers taking on strategic planning as there responsibility.
I finally got around to watching it a few weeks ago. Probably the worst-written well-acted movie I’ve ever seen. There is no way the puzzle solvers they were portrayed as didn’t see the solution at the beginning of the movie when it was telegraphed to the rest of us.
Of the three movies within the movie—breaking Enigma, Young Alan, and Old Gay Alan—there was no need for Young Alan. It added nothing except the rosebud moment at the end. But the reason for the computer name was so obvious treating it as a rosebud moment was pointless.
From what I’ve read elsewhere, Turing was actually well liked by his co-workers and socially comfortable. Don’t know for sure though.
Then there was the programmers taking on strategic planning as there responsibility.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (EXyHK)
277
it's getting close! to something!
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (g47mK)
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269 I have a bad feeling about NASA sending four to the moon, even though they are not landing. Is there really even a point in sending humans, when robotics would be fine? idk.
SpaceX would seem more reliable, but we must prop up the old government machine, DEI and global warming and Islamic tendencies not withstanding.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (vbXSk)
Yeah... not sure why they are doing this... I mean if they were going up to the our CAR they left up there? OK... but just to orbit?
Publicity... nothing more.
SpaceX would seem more reliable, but we must prop up the old government machine, DEI and global warming and Islamic tendencies not withstanding.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (vbXSk)
Yeah... not sure why they are doing this... I mean if they were going up to the our CAR they left up there? OK... but just to orbit?
Publicity... nothing more.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (mP0Kj)
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So the receivers need to be superconductors. That's usually done by keeping them near absolute zero. MRI-machine superconductors run at about -450 F.
So it's just the small problem of supplying enough power to keep the superconductors cold, then.
This may be closer than Cold Fusion Power, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Superconducting coils can be made to work at the temperature of boiling liquid nitrogen. Keep them in dewars and top off the liquid N2 at the end of the day. Liquid N2 costs about as much as milk, on a per gallon basis.
So it's just the small problem of supplying enough power to keep the superconductors cold, then.
This may be closer than Cold Fusion Power, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Superconducting coils can be made to work at the temperature of boiling liquid nitrogen. Keep them in dewars and top off the liquid N2 at the end of the day. Liquid N2 costs about as much as milk, on a per gallon basis.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (wWU6x)
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y'll heard that Islamic republic's TeevEe was hacked today and ALL channels, including 24h sports channel were transmitting anti-regime messages , together with Trump's "help is on the way", Mertz's "regime will be gone", and the shah's appeal to the army, right ? they estimate about 30 million people heard it.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:11 PM
Tell me it was Max Headroom giving the news. Lie if you must.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:11 PM
Tell me it was Max Headroom giving the news. Lie if you must.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (edvCA)
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There are 100 mpg carbs, but they go on 500 pound vehicles.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (vbXSk)
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267 Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (cYBz/)
As good as description of Rear Window as any. Grace Kelly was a hottie.
As good as description of Rear Window as any. Grace Kelly was a hottie.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (9uW/C)
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The 100MPG "carb" is real, it's just not that practical. It vaporized the fuel with heat
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No it isn’t real. No carburetor gets 100mpg unless it’s a motorcycle or something like that
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No it isn’t real. No carburetor gets 100mpg unless it’s a motorcycle or something like that
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (hF3wE)
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I thought pix of gay faggots were contrary to AoS style guide?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 10:35 PM (S3Ylv)
Wow...could you demonstrate more ambivalence?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 10:35 PM (S3Ylv)
Wow...could you demonstrate more ambivalence?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 18, 2026 11:13 PM (n9ltV)
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Iranian TV has been thusly hacked several times before. Spicier this time though due to circumstances, obviously.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 18, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:13 PM (9uW/C)
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Tell me it was Max Headroom giving the news. Lie if you must.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (edvCA)
it was glorious !
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (edvCA)
it was glorious !
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:14 PM (g47mK)
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254 Burr was signed for 26 more Perry Masons and could probably have gone on forever, but his health gave out. I suppose Andy Griffith and Angela Lansbury could have done the same.
Posted by: Made For TV Movies at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (oftw2).
I recall a later episode where Burr is consulted while in a hospital bed, and in some you can see his eyes are dark and sunk into his head, and he just looks like hell.
Similar thing with Jeremy Brett - in the later episodes he’s notably looking much, much worse. The famous Mycroft episode with Charles Gray came about because Brett was too ill to perform at one point. Gray of course was a fabulous substitute!
Posted by: Made For TV Movies at January 18, 2026 11:04 PM (oftw2).
I recall a later episode where Burr is consulted while in a hospital bed, and in some you can see his eyes are dark and sunk into his head, and he just looks like hell.
Similar thing with Jeremy Brett - in the later episodes he’s notably looking much, much worse. The famous Mycroft episode with Charles Gray came about because Brett was too ill to perform at one point. Gray of course was a fabulous substitute!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 11:14 PM (cP7R4)
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Finland successfully transmits electric power through the air without using physical wires.
They idea is to use lasers and focused acoustics to clear a path for the electrical "spark" so that sounds like a phaser or those Klingon disruptors.
Or some sort of "blaster"
They idea is to use lasers and focused acoustics to clear a path for the electrical "spark" so that sounds like a phaser or those Klingon disruptors.
Or some sort of "blaster"
Posted by: Kindltot at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (rbvCR)
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>>“Men’s fashion” doesn’t equal faggotry.
Spent too many years wearing the uniform. My men's fashion is now shorts and some random t-shirt. Maybe a polo if company is calling. Hopefully, the t-shirt was free from some event. The seasonal change is jeans and a flannel shirt or sweatshirt over the t-shirt.
This winter I'm giving a truckload of suits and other assorted gear to Goodwill. It will feel great to have them out of my closet. Maybe they will do something for someone else. I will never miss wearing a tie.
Spent too many years wearing the uniform. My men's fashion is now shorts and some random t-shirt. Maybe a polo if company is calling. Hopefully, the t-shirt was free from some event. The seasonal change is jeans and a flannel shirt or sweatshirt over the t-shirt.
This winter I'm giving a truckload of suits and other assorted gear to Goodwill. It will feel great to have them out of my closet. Maybe they will do something for someone else. I will never miss wearing a tie.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m)
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FWIW, Tom Ogle achieved 100 MPG with a Big V8 in '77 - Here's How He Did It and Why You Can't Have It
https://youtu.be/icprC7G_q80
https://youtu.be/icprC7G_q80
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (edvCA)
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282 267 Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (cYBz/)
As good as description of Rear Window as any. Grace Kelly was a hottie.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (9uW/C)
Peak Princess Grace... High Society? Or to Catch a Thief.
Tough one.
As good as description of Rear Window as any. Grace Kelly was a hottie.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (9uW/C)
Peak Princess Grace... High Society? Or to Catch a Thief.
Tough one.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)
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SpaceX would seem more reliable, but we must prop up the old government machine, DEI and global warming and Islamic tendencies not withstanding.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (vbXSk)
Hope it’s not another Apollo 13, or worse, a new Challenger incident.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:09 PM (vbXSk)
Hope it’s not another Apollo 13, or worse, a new Challenger incident.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (wWU6x)
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My favorites are the olive suit and the grey plaid.
Posted by: Piper
So, the two guys that are attempting to look straight.
Gray plaid guy needs some socks, though. Bare ankles might fly in wherever-they-are, but not in Minnesota. He'll lose both feets to frostbite like that.
Posted by: Piper
So, the two guys that are attempting to look straight.
Gray plaid guy needs some socks, though. Bare ankles might fly in wherever-they-are, but not in Minnesota. He'll lose both feets to frostbite like that.
Posted by: mikeski at January 18, 2026 11:16 PM (VHUov)
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Tell me it was Max Headroom giving the news. Lie if you must.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (edvCA)
D-D-D-D-Dur-Dur-Duk-Durka-durka!!!
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (edvCA)
D-D-D-D-Dur-Dur-Duk-Durka-durka!!!
Posted by: Kindltot at January 18, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)
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Tell me it was Max Headroom giving the news. Lie if you must.
Posted by: toby928(c)
"I'm Max Headroom, and Th... Th... This is the new...new...news news."
Posted by: toby928(c)
"I'm Max Headroom, and Th... Th... This is the new...new...news news."
Posted by: Tonypete at January 18, 2026 11:17 PM (cYBz/)
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[momentairily considers mentioning Jim Nabors, forgets it]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 18, 2026 11:17 PM (XeU6L)
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Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m)
If I have to dress? Black silk shirt. Black Silk tie (al la paige)... black pants.
Black Armani suit...
Sometimes, a Crimson Red shirt...
Oh, and Black Wayfarer sun glasses... just... because fuck you...
If I have to dress? Black silk shirt. Black Silk tie (al la paige)... black pants.
Black Armani suit...
Sometimes, a Crimson Red shirt...
Oh, and Black Wayfarer sun glasses... just... because fuck you...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (mP0Kj)
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Similar thing with Jeremy Brett - in the later episodes he’s notably looking much, much worse.
Wasn’t there also an episode in the final season where Holmes is very very sick, or disguised himself as someone sick? I don’t remember much about the last season except that the writing quality had gone way down.
Wasn’t there also an episode in the final season where Holmes is very very sick, or disguised himself as someone sick? I don’t remember much about the last season except that the writing quality had gone way down.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (EXyHK)
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GRU Space, a startup founded by 21-year-old Skylar Chan, hopes to open the world’s first moon hotel by 2032
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I predict the business will.... crater.
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I predict the business will.... crater.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (UUvzi)
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Those pants in the fashion section about are way too skinny for real men.
Posted by: Archer at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (YGRGv)
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I would watch AI news if it was Max'ed.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:19 PM (edvCA)
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At $10M, that room better come with two Moon Maids.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:20 PM (edvCA)
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It is interesting that engines HAVE come a long way. 300 HP 3.6 liter sixes are normal now...
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Fuel injection, variable valve timing, electronic engine controls, Better machining in mass production. Back in the good old days a V8 was probably ready for overhaul at about 75,000 miles. Oil change intervals were suggested at 1,000 miles or 2 months.
Japan, Russia, Germany, Britain, Canada France, Australia USA, etc, all sides had some very good engineers and worked very hard on the fuel issue.
If there were a way to improve fuel economy by tenfold you would have heard about it.
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Fuel injection, variable valve timing, electronic engine controls, Better machining in mass production. Back in the good old days a V8 was probably ready for overhaul at about 75,000 miles. Oil change intervals were suggested at 1,000 miles or 2 months.
Japan, Russia, Germany, Britain, Canada France, Australia USA, etc, all sides had some very good engineers and worked very hard on the fuel issue.
If there were a way to improve fuel economy by tenfold you would have heard about it.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:20 PM (hF3wE)
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292 Peak Princess Grace... High Society? Or to Catch a Thief.
Tough one.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)
I haven't seen High Society, so I guess To Catch a Thief (which, apropos of nothing but I find it interesting, for some reason has a couple of dudes playing hockey sack in one scene) by default.
Tough one.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 18, 2026 11:15 PM (mP0Kj)
I haven't seen High Society, so I guess To Catch a Thief (which, apropos of nothing but I find it interesting, for some reason has a couple of dudes playing hockey sack in one scene) by default.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 18, 2026 11:20 PM (9uW/C)
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$1,000,000 to sleep on the moon? I'll just go to the pine barrens, or wait a few years for the goat fucker to turn nyc into a wasteland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 18, 2026 11:21 PM (snZF9)
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I looked up the Ogle patent. US patent only (not filed elsewhere) and it lapsed after four years for failing to pay maintenance fees.
I looked up the Ogle patent. US patent only (not filed elsewhere) and it lapsed after four years for failing to pay maintenance fees.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 18, 2026 11:21 PM (tgvbd)
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132 I've heard in Texas they're armed in church.
Posted by: davidt
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Wouldn't need guns for that bunch that stormed the church. A good ass whoopin' would do it.
Really surprised Southern Baptists put up with it.
It wouldn't have lasted three minutes out here.
Posted by: davidt
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Wouldn't need guns for that bunch that stormed the church. A good ass whoopin' would do it.
Really surprised Southern Baptists put up with it.
It wouldn't have lasted three minutes out here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:21 PM (/LXUT)
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I'm limiting what I let myself see in Iran now
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
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Now that I'm retired, my fashion is wrangler boot cut jeans t-shirt and long sleeve canvas shirt. Oh and either boots or sneakers.
Posted by: Archer at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (YGRGv)
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High voltage electronic ignition is what I think is the greatest advance in motoring. I mean, fuel injection and the other things are good but, not having to set points or clean spark plugs is the best thing. I replace my platinum plugs every 100,000 miles whether they need it or not.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:23 PM (edvCA)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:23 PM (hF3wE)
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I’ll take picture #4. And he’s wearing socks.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 18, 2026 11:23 PM (KXEt8)
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Suit with suspenders was back in style for awhile in late 90's. I rocked them only because a girl 'friend' picked them out for me. Have to admit they got positive attention without the jacket.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:24 PM (KDPiq)
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>>Black Armani suit...
The Armani is going too.
The only thing a guy needs is a perfectly tailored blue blazer, some khakis and a dark blue suit for those times there is no escaping wearing a suit.
The Armani is going too.
The only thing a guy needs is a perfectly tailored blue blazer, some khakis and a dark blue suit for those times there is no escaping wearing a suit.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:24 PM (viF8m)
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Peak Princess Grace... High Society? Or to Catch a Thief.
Tough one.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Rear Window
Peak Princess Grace... High Society? Or to Catch a Thief.
Tough one.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Rear Window
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:25 PM (djaKb)
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Disappointing about CAFE, it seems the only thing Trump is going to do is lighten up on the fuel economy regs. There goes my blown diesel HiLux.
damn.
damn.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:25 PM (/LXUT)
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Apologies to Raymond Burr. Earlier in the thread I mentioned the death of a lover. I was thinking of Paul Lynde.
Posted by: Wally at January 18, 2026 11:25 PM (0e5Te)
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Eve Whitfield (Barbara Anderson) wore very nice clothes, much nicer than an average detective would wear. The character's backstory was that she was from a prominent society family, so that's why the nice clothes. She wore them well. Barbara won an Emmy, and was nominated several times.
Posted by: Ironside Lore at January 18, 2026 11:26 PM (oftw2)
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No it isn’t real. No carburetor gets 100mpg unless it’s a motorcycle or something like that
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (hF3wE)
Well, the Pogue carburetor was real. Some people claimed it made 100 MPG, but I doubt that. Might have made 50 with a light auto like a Model A Ford. But at the expense of making the car a real slug. A smooth running slug, but still a slug.
We might note that there are plenty of cars on the road running propane and compressed natural gas as fuel. They run smooth, and the engines last a long time, because no oil dilution, but power output is down from the gasoline-fueled cars with the same engine. When propane and CNG were crazy cheap, due to no road tax, it made a lot of sense to do the conversion if you were a high-mileage user. Back in the 1980's nearly every taxicab in Calgary ran on propane. Now there are none, AFAIK. Electronic fuel injection made gasoline engines much more fuel-efficient, and loner lasting, and increased taxes on alternate fuels destroyed the incentive to use them. Many fleets still run CNG vehicles, but rationale for that is that it sells as being "green".
Thermodynamics is a bitch.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:12 PM (hF3wE)
Well, the Pogue carburetor was real. Some people claimed it made 100 MPG, but I doubt that. Might have made 50 with a light auto like a Model A Ford. But at the expense of making the car a real slug. A smooth running slug, but still a slug.
We might note that there are plenty of cars on the road running propane and compressed natural gas as fuel. They run smooth, and the engines last a long time, because no oil dilution, but power output is down from the gasoline-fueled cars with the same engine. When propane and CNG were crazy cheap, due to no road tax, it made a lot of sense to do the conversion if you were a high-mileage user. Back in the 1980's nearly every taxicab in Calgary ran on propane. Now there are none, AFAIK. Electronic fuel injection made gasoline engines much more fuel-efficient, and loner lasting, and increased taxes on alternate fuels destroyed the incentive to use them. Many fleets still run CNG vehicles, but rationale for that is that it sells as being "green".
Thermodynamics is a bitch.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 11:26 PM (8zz6B)
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I’ll take picture #4. And he’s wearing socks.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 18, 2026 11:23 PM (KXEt
And cuffed pants. I guess they made a comeback but left the pleats behind.
Posted by: Jen the original at January 18, 2026 11:23 PM (KXEt
And cuffed pants. I guess they made a comeback but left the pleats behind.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:26 PM (KDPiq)
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Wasn’t there also an episode in the final season where Holmes is very very sick, or disguised himself as someone sick? I don’t remember much about the last season except that the writing quality had gone way down.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (EXyHK)
Yes, I recall that one. Towards the end they started using some non - Conan Doyle stories, and they were not nearly so good.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (EXyHK)
Yes, I recall that one. Towards the end they started using some non - Conan Doyle stories, and they were not nearly so good.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 11:27 PM (cP7R4)
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I still have all the equipment for maintaining engines with breaker points. Haven't looked at dwell or timing in 30 years.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:27 PM (edvCA)
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>>Now that I'm retired, my fashion is wrangler boot cut jeans t-shirt and long sleeve canvas shirt. Oh and either boots or sneakers.
This guy gets it.
Toss in some flip flops and you have the entire male fashion ensemble.
This guy gets it.
Toss in some flip flops and you have the entire male fashion ensemble.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:27 PM (viF8m)
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These days I wear suits for a) funerals and b) weddings, and not even all of those.
Oh, I wore one to a 25th Anniversary party for some friends a few years back, but that was only because I was in the wedding in the first place (they wanted some then and now pics).
Oh, I wore one to a 25th Anniversary party for some friends a few years back, but that was only because I was in the wedding in the first place (they wanted some then and now pics).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 18, 2026 11:28 PM (IG3/x)
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The only thing a guy needs is a perfectly tailored blue blazer, some khakis and a dark blue suit for those times there is no escaping wearing a suit.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:24 PM (viF8m
Spot on imo.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:24 PM (viF8m
Spot on imo.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:28 PM (KDPiq)
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Alan Turing got in trouble not just for being gay, but for being a chickenhawk. (Left out of most accounts, naturally.)
Which reminds me: I saw the great Derek Jacobi do King Lear at BAM many years ago. He was fantastic in every scene (especially the last act), except when he was doing the mad scene on the heath, where he flitted around the stage like a butterfly, rather than an 80-year-old grand old warrior gone mad.
But that entrance with Cordelia in his arms--oh my God.
Which reminds me: I saw the great Derek Jacobi do King Lear at BAM many years ago. He was fantastic in every scene (especially the last act), except when he was doing the mad scene on the heath, where he flitted around the stage like a butterfly, rather than an 80-year-old grand old warrior gone mad.
But that entrance with Cordelia in his arms--oh my God.
Posted by: Beverly at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (reMys)
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Do cars even have timing marks anymore?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (edvCA)
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (g47mK)
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Towards the end they started using some non - Conan Doyle stories, and they were not nearly so good.
I wondered about that. It had been a long time (and still is) since I’ve read the collection, so I couldn’t be sure, but they didn’t seem at all like Doyle.
Then again, I’ve read Solar Pons, so who am I to judge.
I wondered about that. It had been a long time (and still is) since I’ve read the collection, so I couldn’t be sure, but they didn’t seem at all like Doyle.
Then again, I’ve read Solar Pons, so who am I to judge.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:31 PM (EXyHK)
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I predict the business will.... crater.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (UUvzi)
Hah!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 18, 2026 11:18 PM (UUvzi)
Hah!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 11:32 PM (8zz6B)
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It’s both. Carburetors are (can be) extremely precise, but they don’t come that way out of the box. Not even a little bit.
I messed around with an O2 sensor to fine-tune Holley’s and it was very interesting. There are a gazillion adjustments on those things. Most people have no fucking idea what they are doing, which is why the government forbade any adjustments on them right before they were replaced with fuel injection by 1985.
Every dumb shit with a screwdriver wanted to fuck with the carburetor. I mean it’s right on top, and easy to get to, so let’s fuck with that, right?
They won’t stay in tune or require annual cleaning. Modern fuel destroys power valve diaphragms, corrosion of zinc castings, etc. Excessively rich fuel mixtures “washed out” piston rings, oil dilution, fouls plugs.
I used a scope to for close tuning. An old worn out distributor wallers around like an out of balance washing machine spin cycle, bearings get egg shaped. It causes ignition traces to go goofy too. You’ll never get the point gaps to read the same twice.
I messed around with an O2 sensor to fine-tune Holley’s and it was very interesting. There are a gazillion adjustments on those things. Most people have no fucking idea what they are doing, which is why the government forbade any adjustments on them right before they were replaced with fuel injection by 1985.
Every dumb shit with a screwdriver wanted to fuck with the carburetor. I mean it’s right on top, and easy to get to, so let’s fuck with that, right?
They won’t stay in tune or require annual cleaning. Modern fuel destroys power valve diaphragms, corrosion of zinc castings, etc. Excessively rich fuel mixtures “washed out” piston rings, oil dilution, fouls plugs.
I used a scope to for close tuning. An old worn out distributor wallers around like an out of balance washing machine spin cycle, bearings get egg shaped. It causes ignition traces to go goofy too. You’ll never get the point gaps to read the same twice.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:32 PM (hF3wE)
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My little Honda Civic Hatchback 1800cc could get 38 any day I wanted. But I brutalized it (45 miles to work, in the city. avg speed. 55mph) every day five days a week. 30mpg.
But that was before CAFE munched in.
But that was before CAFE munched in.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:33 PM (/LXUT)
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309 I'm limiting what I let myself see in Iran now
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
I understand, it’s too dark. Looked at a lot of analysis and explanation this weekend, and I think I understand why Trump aborted the first planned attack. It would have been weak and symbolic only and would have brought about more harm than good.
I also think the carrier groups are going there to be ready, but that there’s no great planned attack coming. The risk is too high and the benefit too low.
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
I understand, it’s too dark. Looked at a lot of analysis and explanation this weekend, and I think I understand why Trump aborted the first planned attack. It would have been weak and symbolic only and would have brought about more harm than good.
I also think the carrier groups are going there to be ready, but that there’s no great planned attack coming. The risk is too high and the benefit too low.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 11:33 PM (cP7R4)
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wait a few years for the goat fucker to turn nyc into a wasteland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I don't know how I missed the news back on December 9, but we've got a wasteland coming up in California. Apple moving lock, stock, and twig to Austin actually has me kind of shook. I've driven by the old Oracle campus many times, and it's not only vacant -- it's a ruin. Tumbleweeds on a barren parking lot and those three giant silver toilet paper rolls shivering in the sun.
Next, the Apple campus, complete with its $1.2bil 850,000 square-foot addition, completed in 2024 to much fanfare and Newscum's trumpeting what a productive state he leads! Desertion scheduled over the next seven years, starting in 2026.
Sort of OT, but American ruins really bugs me. More ranting to come.
wait a few years for the goat fucker to turn nyc into a wasteland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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I don't know how I missed the news back on December 9, but we've got a wasteland coming up in California. Apple moving lock, stock, and twig to Austin actually has me kind of shook. I've driven by the old Oracle campus many times, and it's not only vacant -- it's a ruin. Tumbleweeds on a barren parking lot and those three giant silver toilet paper rolls shivering in the sun.
Next, the Apple campus, complete with its $1.2bil 850,000 square-foot addition, completed in 2024 to much fanfare and Newscum's trumpeting what a productive state he leads! Desertion scheduled over the next seven years, starting in 2026.
Sort of OT, but American ruins really bugs me. More ranting to come.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:33 PM (djaKb)
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$1,000,000 to sleep on the moon?
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I guess I'll wait until they have a nice last minute deal.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (g47mK)
I'll look for a deal on Trivago in 2032.
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I guess I'll wait until they have a nice last minute deal.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (g47mK)
I'll look for a deal on Trivago in 2032.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:33 PM (KDPiq)
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Do cars even have timing marks anymore?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (edvCA)
Normally a TDC mark, to use when assembling the engine.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (edvCA)
Normally a TDC mark, to use when assembling the engine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)
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329 $1,000,000 to sleep on the moon?
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I guess I'll wait until they have a nice last minute deal.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (g47mK)
Should have checked Trivago.
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I guess I'll wait until they have a nice last minute deal.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:30 PM (g47mK)
Should have checked Trivago.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 18, 2026 11:34 PM (6Bc88)
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That's not what a Moon hotel will eventually look like. Underground (lava tubes?) is the way to go.
The bird cartoon: I was stuck way too long working with "ravens."
The bird cartoon: I was stuck way too long working with "ravens."
Posted by: MartynWW at January 18, 2026 11:34 PM (M9zxq)
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I still have all the equipment for maintaining engines with breaker points. Haven't looked at dwell or timing in 30 years.
Posted by: toby928(c)
I rebuilt a Ranger engine. They insisted it be run at 2100rpm for 20 minutes for break-in. NO way to hook up a tach.
I had to use an aftermarket thingie with a strip on the side of the harmonic balance. Damndest thing I ever saw.
Posted by: toby928(c)
I rebuilt a Ranger engine. They insisted it be run at 2100rpm for 20 minutes for break-in. NO way to hook up a tach.
I had to use an aftermarket thingie with a strip on the side of the harmonic balance. Damndest thing I ever saw.
Posted by: MkY at January 18, 2026 11:34 PM (q6tQZ)
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American ruins really bugs me.
If they’re seriously abandoning the Apple California campus, it’s time for a Gamma World movie.
If they’re seriously abandoning the Apple California campus, it’s time for a Gamma World movie.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:35 PM (EXyHK)
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I'm limiting what I let myself see in Iran now
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
I understand, it’s too dark.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Same here. I don't know how Tousi and Goldie are keeping their spirits up. I don't want to watch them give up.
I'm limiting what I let myself see in Iran now
But I did see the Prince's speech had been broadcast on state television
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
I understand, it’s too dark.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Same here. I don't know how Tousi and Goldie are keeping their spirits up. I don't want to watch them give up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:36 PM (djaKb)
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Maybe if I ever get that 1973 MG Midget I will have to start setting points again.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:37 PM (edvCA)
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I didn't know Apple was totally moving to Austin. I know they built a huge campus here but I just thought it was a second headquarters. Wow, that's kind of a big deal.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 18, 2026 11:37 PM (VCgbV)
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Apropos of the gay, I watched The Imitation Game last night. I find it hard to believe that Alan Turing could have been so autisticly homo as Cumberbatch played him, even in poofter England.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Turing was a brilliant man, but also a pedophile. It was not a matter of having an adult, homosexual lover. He was compelled to prey on boys. That's why he was chemically sterilized. That little detail is left out of the movie.
In those days, the government and the courts spent their efforts in protecting society from sexual predators.
Posted by: toby928(c)
Turing was a brilliant man, but also a pedophile. It was not a matter of having an adult, homosexual lover. He was compelled to prey on boys. That's why he was chemically sterilized. That little detail is left out of the movie.
In those days, the government and the courts spent their efforts in protecting society from sexual predators.
Posted by: A face in the crowd.... at January 18, 2026 11:38 PM (qYG4O)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:38 PM (RIvkX)
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The real amazing thing to me was vacuum advance. It’s all done by computers now. But 100 years ago they didn’t have that.
They got part way there with centrifugal weights, and springs. A regular V8 from the 1950s cruises on the highway level ground at around 52° before top dead center.
The only way to achieve that was something other than weights and springs. Utilizing engine manifold vacuum was really ingenious. A guy named Kettering, worked for AC Delco. My dad met him once, he consulted for the Navy for years. They were trying to make captured U-Boat snorkel tech work, without much success
They got part way there with centrifugal weights, and springs. A regular V8 from the 1950s cruises on the highway level ground at around 52° before top dead center.
The only way to achieve that was something other than weights and springs. Utilizing engine manifold vacuum was really ingenious. A guy named Kettering, worked for AC Delco. My dad met him once, he consulted for the Navy for years. They were trying to make captured U-Boat snorkel tech work, without much success
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:38 PM (hF3wE)
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I also think the carrier groups are going there to be ready, but that there’s no great planned attack coming. The risk is too high and the benefit too low.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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SCS Probing Initiative@SCS_PI . 5hrs?
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and its strike group members of destroyers USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), have just broadcasted their AIS signals and are approaching the Strait of Malacca.
@TheIntelFrog
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is just a few days away from entering the 5th Fleet/CENTCOM AOR and ~5 days from being within range of Iran.
We also saw 12x USAF F-15s depart the UK for Jordan this morning.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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SCS Probing Initiative@SCS_PI . 5hrs?
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and its strike group members of destroyers USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), have just broadcasted their AIS signals and are approaching the Strait of Malacca.
@TheIntelFrog
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is just a few days away from entering the 5th Fleet/CENTCOM AOR and ~5 days from being within range of Iran.
We also saw 12x USAF F-15s depart the UK for Jordan this morning.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:41 PM (/LXUT)
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SCS Probing Initiative@SCS_PI . 5hrs?
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and its strike group members of destroyers USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), have just broadcasted their AIS signals and are approaching the Strait of Malacca.
@TheIntelFrog
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is just a few days away from entering the 5th Fleet/CENTCOM AOR and ~5 days from being within range of Iran.
We also saw 12x USAF F-15s depart the UK for Jordan this morning.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:41 PM
This is all a ruse for our strike on Greenland.
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and its strike group members of destroyers USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), have just broadcasted their AIS signals and are approaching the Strait of Malacca.
@TheIntelFrog
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is just a few days away from entering the 5th Fleet/CENTCOM AOR and ~5 days from being within range of Iran.
We also saw 12x USAF F-15s depart the UK for Jordan this morning.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:41 PM
This is all a ruse for our strike on Greenland.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:42 PM (edvCA)
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Same here. I don't know how Tousi and Goldie are keeping their spirits up. I don't want to watch them give up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:36 PM (djaKb)
Goldie is going to be on Hannity's program tomorrow! That is huge!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:36 PM (djaKb)
Goldie is going to be on Hannity's program tomorrow! That is huge!
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:42 PM (g47mK)
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Must have all been used as hockey intros.
Posted by: From about That Time at January 18, 2026 11:43 PM (sl73Y)
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Everyone is looking at Tehran as we hit Nuuk.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:43 PM (edvCA)
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They know it's a war. And they know it's going in the right direction this time.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:43 PM (g47mK)
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Maybe if I ever get that 1973 MG Midget I will have to start setting points again.
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Points are easy, you want good ole NOS though. And a fresh Distributor as mentioned.
The real problem is “condensors”, the old fashioned name for capacitors. Turns out, making a high quality high voltage capacitor in a small package is tough, and they will go bad on the shelf.
Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
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Points are easy, you want good ole NOS though. And a fresh Distributor as mentioned.
The real problem is “condensors”, the old fashioned name for capacitors. Turns out, making a high quality high voltage capacitor in a small package is tough, and they will go bad on the shelf.
Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (hF3wE)
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If they’re seriously abandoning the Apple California campus, it’s time for a Gamma World movie.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
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Turning the place into a giant 3-D gamers' playground actually sounds like a good idea -- I was thinking the weather and location is good for an amusement park. But I'm pretty sure the same things that are driving Apple out will keep other investors away. All that concrete poured over former farmland seems a shame. Maybe someone will tear it all up and plant orchards again.
If they’re seriously abandoning the Apple California campus, it’s time for a Gamma World movie.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
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Turning the place into a giant 3-D gamers' playground actually sounds like a good idea -- I was thinking the weather and location is good for an amusement park. But I'm pretty sure the same things that are driving Apple out will keep other investors away. All that concrete poured over former farmland seems a shame. Maybe someone will tear it all up and plant orchards again.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (djaKb)
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Hope it’s not another Apollo 13, or worse, a new Challenger incident.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Trump's fault.
Hope it’s not another Apollo 13, or worse, a new Challenger incident.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Trump's fault.
Posted by: The narrative at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (pkeXY)
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Women though have terrible judgment when it comes to men.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM (KDPiq)
I think I did pretty darned well. Check with the TxMoMe folks. They think I did pretty well, too.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 18, 2026 11:03 PM (KDPiq)
I think I did pretty darned well. Check with the TxMoMe folks. They think I did pretty well, too.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (6Bc88)
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>>Same here. I don't know how Tousi and Goldie are keeping their spirits up. I don't want to watch them give up.
Do you see any possible way the mullahs survive the runaway inflation, lack of water in Tehran, crushing US sanctions and just a basic collapse of every government institution in Iran?
We just took down Venezuela which hit Iran hard. I hope the best for the people of Iran but I'm perfectly fine letting this play out and only doing something overt if we absolutely have to. Rather spend billions freeing Minneapolis than Tehran.
Do you see any possible way the mullahs survive the runaway inflation, lack of water in Tehran, crushing US sanctions and just a basic collapse of every government institution in Iran?
We just took down Venezuela which hit Iran hard. I hope the best for the people of Iran but I'm perfectly fine letting this play out and only doing something overt if we absolutely have to. Rather spend billions freeing Minneapolis than Tehran.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
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No it isn’t real. No carburetor gets 100mpg unless it’s a motorcycle or something like that
Posted by: Common Tater
Assuming -
- zero wind resistance
- zero friction bearings... and
- zero work
100mpg carb is quite doable
Posted by: Common Tater
Assuming -
- zero wind resistance
- zero friction bearings... and
- zero work
100mpg carb is quite doable
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)
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Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM
Stick with Lucas!
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM
Stick with Lucas!
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:47 PM (edvCA)
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Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:33 PM (djaKb)
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I was one of the first occupants. I didn't know they were already abandoning it.
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I was one of the first occupants. I didn't know they were already abandoning it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:47 PM (RIvkX)
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Turing was a brilliant man, but also a pedophile. It was not a matter of having an adult, homosexual lover. He was compelled to prey on boys. That's why he was chemically sterilized. That little detail is left out of the movie.
Posted by: A face in the crowd.... at January 18, 2026 11:38 PM (qYG4O)
I was quite disappointed when I learned that "chemical castration" did not involve dipping the perv's naughty bits into battery acid.
Turing was a brilliant man, but also a pedophile. It was not a matter of having an adult, homosexual lover. He was compelled to prey on boys. That's why he was chemically sterilized. That little detail is left out of the movie.
Posted by: A face in the crowd.... at January 18, 2026 11:38 PM (qYG4O)
I was quite disappointed when I learned that "chemical castration" did not involve dipping the perv's naughty bits into battery acid.
Posted by: a.moron at January 18, 2026 11:47 PM (X5Jzz)
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But I'm pretty sure the same things that are driving Apple out will keep other investors away. ...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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The delusion runs deep.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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The delusion runs deep.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 18, 2026 11:48 PM (/LXUT)
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Per Powerline, the DOJ has launched a full investigation. A full investigation, mind you.
Investigation should be completed by no later than 11am Monday. We already know who did it and its on film.
Modern Europe is an object lesson in why its not a good idea to have two World Wars in your country within 30 some years. That's how you end up.
Investigation should be completed by no later than 11am Monday. We already know who did it and its on film.
Modern Europe is an object lesson in why its not a good idea to have two World Wars in your country within 30 some years. That's how you end up.
Posted by: Azjaeger at January 18, 2026 11:48 PM (3/XaG)
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For some reason people think that the entire legal process - investigation, charges, trial etc, should take a TV hour, including commercials.
Posted by: runner at January 18, 2026 11:50 PM (g47mK)
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Hey. It’s been awhile. What did I miss?
Posted by: Usntakim at January 18, 2026 11:50 PM (Kwwen)
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In those days, the government and the courts spent their efforts in protecting society from sexual predators.
Posted by: A face in the crowd
.....rather than vice-versa?
Ah, the good-old days.
Posted by: A face in the crowd
.....rather than vice-versa?
Ah, the good-old days.
Posted by: mikeski at January 18, 2026 11:51 PM (VHUov)
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We just took down Venezuela which hit Iran hard. I hope the best for the people of Iran but I'm perfectly fine letting this play out and only doing something overt if we absolutely have to. Rather spend billions freeing Minneapolis than Tehran.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
I agree, that’s the smart play. Iran is in a Spring 1945 3rd Reich scenario now. The end is near, but they can still bring about a lot of death and destruction before they get there.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
I agree, that’s the smart play. Iran is in a Spring 1945 3rd Reich scenario now. The end is near, but they can still bring about a lot of death and destruction before they get there.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 18, 2026 11:51 PM (cP7R4)
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Hey. It’s been awhile. What did I miss?
Posted by: Usntakim at January 18, 2026 11:50 PM
The Moon Hotel is booked solid. Snooze and lose.
Posted by: Usntakim at January 18, 2026 11:50 PM
The Moon Hotel is booked solid. Snooze and lose.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 18, 2026 11:51 PM (edvCA)
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Instead of selling non-existent hotel rooms on the Moon, how about buying a surplus aircraft carrier from the Navy, and making it into a floating RV park? You could have pads and hookups on deck at one rate, and pads and hookups below decks at a higher rate. Passengers would sleep in the comfort of their own RVs, and could cook their own meals there, too, or avail themselves of the giant buffet, and dinner at the Captain's table. Sail from Miami to Buenos Aires, tour Argentina by RV for a month or more, and then back to Miami.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 18, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)
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Wow, that's kind of a big deal.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
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Near The Domain, right? Get this, Apple leaves Cupertino and buys PRIME LAND in Austin and still saves money. In one year, Apple will more than recoup the $1.2bil they invested in the recent Cupertino expansion that they'll never use. I watched a rundown of the numbers on someone's YouTube channel and it's jaw-dropping. How's this? Home prices in the area are set to fall by 18-27%. Countless small businesses will go. (One example, a restaurant that started 18 years ago with customers 70% Apple workers. The owner says that when Apple goes, they close.) There's much, much more, insane numbers and insane problems coming to that area. Newscum lashed out within hours of the announcement. That's a HUGE one to hit him with in the 2028 race.
Wow, that's kind of a big deal.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
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Near The Domain, right? Get this, Apple leaves Cupertino and buys PRIME LAND in Austin and still saves money. In one year, Apple will more than recoup the $1.2bil they invested in the recent Cupertino expansion that they'll never use. I watched a rundown of the numbers on someone's YouTube channel and it's jaw-dropping. How's this? Home prices in the area are set to fall by 18-27%. Countless small businesses will go. (One example, a restaurant that started 18 years ago with customers 70% Apple workers. The owner says that when Apple goes, they close.) There's much, much more, insane numbers and insane problems coming to that area. Newscum lashed out within hours of the announcement. That's a HUGE one to hit him with in the 2028 race.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:52 PM (djaKb)
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We just took down Venezuela which hit Iran hard. I hope the best for the people of Iran but I'm perfectly fine letting this play out and only doing something overt if we absolutely have to. Rather spend billions freeing Minneapolis than Tehran.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
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I'm ok with this for now content to pray on it but I would very much like to see American arms play even a minute role in eliminating the mullahs.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 18, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)
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I'm ok with this for now content to pray on it but I would very much like to see American arms play even a minute role in eliminating the mullahs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 18, 2026 11:52 PM (RIvkX)
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"$1,000,000 to sleep on the moon?"
Some fools estimated our price for Greenland was $700B. That comes to around $10M for each (70k?) Greenland inhabitant (if I did the new math correctly). I think we could get it for maybe $200k per Greenlander ... and they would be tired of WINNING so much money.
Some fools estimated our price for Greenland was $700B. That comes to around $10M for each (70k?) Greenland inhabitant (if I did the new math correctly). I think we could get it for maybe $200k per Greenlander ... and they would be tired of WINNING so much money.
Posted by: illiniwek at January 18, 2026 11:53 PM (vbXSk)
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they can still bring about a lot of death and destruction before they get there.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's what disturbs me. I bet Trump is losing sleep over it.
they can still bring about a lot of death and destruction before they get there.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's what disturbs me. I bet Trump is losing sleep over it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:55 PM (djaKb)
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What did I miss?
Australia has fallen, Officer Rockatansky has disappeared, and the Lord Humungus rules the Wasteland with a leather glove.
Australia has fallen, Officer Rockatansky has disappeared, and the Lord Humungus rules the Wasteland with a leather glove.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 18, 2026 11:55 PM (EXyHK)
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Sort of OT, but American ruins really bugs me. More ranting to come.
California disassembling means growth and building in another part of the US, like Texas.
California disassembling means growth and building in another part of the US, like Texas.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 18, 2026 11:58 PM (wWU6x)
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I was one of the first occupants. I didn't know they were already abandoning it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Crazy, isn't it? Whatever hit Tim Cook, it must have been sudden and right between the eyes.
I was one of the first occupants. I didn't know they were already abandoning it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Crazy, isn't it? Whatever hit Tim Cook, it must have been sudden and right between the eyes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (djaKb)
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I have a Pertronix on my VW Bus and my Corvair. Work great, but I carry a points condenser distributor as a spare in each car.
Posted by: Ironside Lore at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (oftw2)
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I’ve been gone for awhile. Anyway. My health has slipped somewhat. Progressive Neuro disease never quits. I finally got the VA to rate some of my stuff. 80% now. Still not the core issues. But they acknowledge neurotoxin exposure. It’s just time now. Eventually I’ll get rated properly. I’m about totally housebound now.
Posted by: Usntakim at January 19, 2026 12:00 AM (Kwwen)
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I could see Don Lemon wearing most of those units.
Posted by: Ripley at January 19, 2026 12:00 AM (PTDkx)
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I did not know this
The International Space Station (ISS) has eight docking and berthing ports for visiting spacecraft. This number includes ports on both the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) and the US Orbital Segment (USOS), allowing for simultaneous docking of crewed and cargo vehicles from multiple international partners.
For the first time in its 25-year history, all eight docking ports were fully occupied on December 1, 2025, marking a historic milestone in low Earth orbit operations.
I was going to ask why we had not ever tested an inflatable section on one of the eight ports but I guess they don't have one to spare.
The International Space Station (ISS) has eight docking and berthing ports for visiting spacecraft. This number includes ports on both the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) and the US Orbital Segment (USOS), allowing for simultaneous docking of crewed and cargo vehicles from multiple international partners.
For the first time in its 25-year history, all eight docking ports were fully occupied on December 1, 2025, marking a historic milestone in low Earth orbit operations.
I was going to ask why we had not ever tested an inflatable section on one of the eight ports but I guess they don't have one to spare.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 19, 2026 12:01 AM (edvCA)
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> but I would very much like to see American arms play even a minute role in eliminating the mullahs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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especially since we are partially responsible for the overthrow of the Shah in 1979
see Carter, Jimmy
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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especially since we are partially responsible for the overthrow of the Shah in 1979
see Carter, Jimmy
Posted by: Don Black at January 19, 2026 12:02 AM (ZxPkt)
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Points are easy, you want good ole NOS though. And a fresh Distributor as mentioned.
The real problem is “condensors”, the old fashioned name for capacitors. Turns out, making a high quality high voltage capacitor in a small package is tough, and they will go bad on the shelf.
Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (hF3wE)
It ought to be very easy to use breaker points to switch an old-style GM 4-pole HEI module, and use the HEI module to drive a regular ignition coil. Breaker points would last practically forever if they were switching only a few milliamps, witn no back EMF from the collapsing field in the coil primary. Points-triggered "transistor ignition" was a brief fad in the 1960's, but the germanium power transistors used didn't stand the gaff. Then silicon transistors and magnetic triggers came along, and got us to where we are now.
I had a Triumph TR6 that I modified the distributor to use a Mopar magnetic pickup driving a GM HEI module. Ran fine.
The real problem is “condensors”, the old fashioned name for capacitors. Turns out, making a high quality high voltage capacitor in a small package is tough, and they will go bad on the shelf.
Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (hF3wE)
It ought to be very easy to use breaker points to switch an old-style GM 4-pole HEI module, and use the HEI module to drive a regular ignition coil. Breaker points would last practically forever if they were switching only a few milliamps, witn no back EMF from the collapsing field in the coil primary. Points-triggered "transistor ignition" was a brief fad in the 1960's, but the germanium power transistors used didn't stand the gaff. Then silicon transistors and magnetic triggers came along, and got us to where we are now.
I had a Triumph TR6 that I modified the distributor to use a Mopar magnetic pickup driving a GM HEI module. Ran fine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2026 12:03 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 19, 2026 12:03 AM (edvCA)
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Crazy, isn't it? Whatever hit Tim Cook, it must have been sudden and right between the eyes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (djaKb)
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Sorry I was at Oracle not Apple. Those buildings opened in 1991.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (djaKb)
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Sorry I was at Oracle not Apple. Those buildings opened in 1991.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 19, 2026 12:03 AM (RIvkX)
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The Tesla facility in Austin is 500 acres just the building.
The Honda facility 2 plants is 500 acres total in Canada north of Toronto just into the snow belt. A lot of the employees live north of that.
The Honda facility 2 plants is 500 acres total in Canada north of Toronto just into the snow belt. A lot of the employees live north of that.
Posted by: Lord Percy at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (NO/Iy)
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>>>Do you see any possible way the mullahs survive the runaway inflation, lack of water in Tehran,
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We've seen a lot of failure theater the last twenty or so years. Success is an oddity.
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We've seen a lot of failure theater the last twenty or so years. Success is an oddity.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (/LXUT)
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>>I agree, that’s the smart play. Iran is in a Spring 1945 3rd Reich scenario now. The end is near, but they can still bring about a lot of death and destruction before they get there.
We are getting as spoiled as the people we mock. We are now arguing about why we haven't already ended the mullahs when a year ago that was a fantasy and we ignore that the Overton Window has been torn off the house and moved a completely different house two towns over.
Our amazing military just took down the center of anti-American headquarters in Venezuela dealing China, Iran and Russia a huge kick in the nutsack while Trump has Euro trash foaming at the mouth over a frozen island nobody was even talking about a minute ago. We don't have to run the Iran revolution as well. Not our circus. We'll get there when it benefits us. That's how foreign policy is supposed to work even if that sounds cold on social media.
Let's go take out the communists in Minneapolis and every other blue city first.
We are getting as spoiled as the people we mock. We are now arguing about why we haven't already ended the mullahs when a year ago that was a fantasy and we ignore that the Overton Window has been torn off the house and moved a completely different house two towns over.
Our amazing military just took down the center of anti-American headquarters in Venezuela dealing China, Iran and Russia a huge kick in the nutsack while Trump has Euro trash foaming at the mouth over a frozen island nobody was even talking about a minute ago. We don't have to run the Iran revolution as well. Not our circus. We'll get there when it benefits us. That's how foreign policy is supposed to work even if that sounds cold on social media.
Let's go take out the communists in Minneapolis and every other blue city first.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)
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The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (RIvkX)
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Do you see any possible way the mullahs survive the runaway inflation, lack of water in Tehran
The Khmer Rouge lasted until Vietnam overthrew them. The willingness to use extreme violence goes a long way.
The Khmer Rouge lasted until Vietnam overthrew them. The willingness to use extreme violence goes a long way.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 19, 2026 12:07 AM (edvCA)
391
Sort of OT, but American ruins really bugs me. More ranting to come.
California disassembling means growth and building in another part of the US, like Texas.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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True. It means increased productivity and, if the new Texans don't vote themselves another California, increased freedom.
I don't know what to envision for California. Detroit with good weather?
Sort of OT, but American ruins really bugs me. More ranting to come.
California disassembling means growth and building in another part of the US, like Texas.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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True. It means increased productivity and, if the new Texans don't vote themselves another California, increased freedom.
I don't know what to envision for California. Detroit with good weather?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:07 AM (djaKb)
392
Sorry folks, it's the British Constable on Patrol: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
Posted by: tjpruett at January 19, 2026 12:08 AM (YSkxf)
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Trump decided to go for a new leadership in Iran. Since it is Trump's decision, it is a brilliant decision and I am all for it.
Posted by: runner at January 19, 2026 12:08 AM (g47mK)
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The big problem with guys still trying to run points & condensors in classic cars are the Chinesium points and condensors. They are worthless junk.
The NOS points are fine, with platinum contacts. But they can’t make high voltage capacitors in a small package for some reason. The NOS condensors, I tested a dozen or so from the 60s I had laying around, at 600 volts they all failed, they “see” much higher voltages than that.
I messed around using modern polypropylene “orange drops” - sprague film capacitors work pretty good. Ignition is really weird stuff, high voltage. Change one component in the mix - the spark plugs, the spark plug gap, the wires, the plugs themselves, it can screw everything up.
They even changed the rotor gap, the coearwnce between the distributor terminal, in the 1970s, this will fuck everything up as well. A replacement rotor seems like a good thing, till it isn’t. Ignition coils can get shorted windings in the secondary, very hard to detect, results in attenuation of spark output.
The NOS points are fine, with platinum contacts. But they can’t make high voltage capacitors in a small package for some reason. The NOS condensors, I tested a dozen or so from the 60s I had laying around, at 600 volts they all failed, they “see” much higher voltages than that.
I messed around using modern polypropylene “orange drops” - sprague film capacitors work pretty good. Ignition is really weird stuff, high voltage. Change one component in the mix - the spark plugs, the spark plug gap, the wires, the plugs themselves, it can screw everything up.
They even changed the rotor gap, the coearwnce between the distributor terminal, in the 1970s, this will fuck everything up as well. A replacement rotor seems like a good thing, till it isn’t. Ignition coils can get shorted windings in the secondary, very hard to detect, results in attenuation of spark output.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 19, 2026 12:08 AM (hF3wE)
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Let's go take out the communists in Minneapolis and every other blue city first.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)
simpler... and a lesson it took me many years of breaking my heart and soul doing evil shit for my government to learn...
You can kill evil folks. You CAN NOT FREE nor FIX any population, they have to free or fix themselves.
This is actually the lesson in our own Declaration of Independence... that somehow... we ignore.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)
simpler... and a lesson it took me many years of breaking my heart and soul doing evil shit for my government to learn...
You can kill evil folks. You CAN NOT FREE nor FIX any population, they have to free or fix themselves.
This is actually the lesson in our own Declaration of Independence... that somehow... we ignore.
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 19, 2026 12:09 AM (mP0Kj)
396
Drove by Tesla recently, takes over a minute to pass the building. Impressive.
Posted by: Lord Percy at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (NO/Iy)
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Sorry I was at Oracle not Apple. Those buildings opened in 1991.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Ah, is that what you meant? I was at Oracle, too, in the mid-90s and I remember their newness. Abandoned already. Have you seen them lately?
Sorry I was at Oracle not Apple. Those buildings opened in 1991.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Ah, is that what you meant? I was at Oracle, too, in the mid-90s and I remember their newness. Abandoned already. Have you seen them lately?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (djaKb)
398
I have a Pertronix on my VW Bus and my Corvair. Work great, but I carry a points condenser distributor as a spare in each car.
Posted by: Ironside Lore at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (oftw2)
Pertronix has a big following in the Studebaker world. I did a couple of the V8's using Prestolite electronic distributor parts from early 70's Mopar engines; the big-block Mopars had the correct distributor rotation to work. The supply of those in the junkyards has dried right up, but they worked well back in the day. You can now buy Chinesium HEI distributors for Studebaker V8's. And other engines, too.
Posted by: Ironside Lore at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (oftw2)
Pertronix has a big following in the Studebaker world. I did a couple of the V8's using Prestolite electronic distributor parts from early 70's Mopar engines; the big-block Mopars had the correct distributor rotation to work. The supply of those in the junkyards has dried right up, but they worked well back in the day. You can now buy Chinesium HEI distributors for Studebaker V8's. And other engines, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (8zz6B)
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I don't get the botox bird cartoon.
Please send the Intermountain West some snow. It's starting to impact our moods. I don't know what this will mean soon. We were annoyed by two odd boys sitting in front of us in church, so it's getting bad out here. Maybe we should go fight the anti-ICE weirdos in MN simply to see snow and release our frustrations.
The mentally ill girl who blends and snorts her food grosses me out. I had sinus surgery age 18yrs (and a blind date in the hospital,I forgot about that til now. A dorm friend brought him in to see me in all my glory of the moustache bandage/drugs. Never saw him again).
To marry this super model you had to learn that I snort salt water to keep things open every night in the bathroom.No worse than brushing teeth sounds. I honestly don't see how she would not get infections as it is so gross, the pain of it must be horrific,and I don't why she simply doesn't have anorexia if she doesn't want to taste her food.YUCK. Get a feeding tube!
Piper:I sort of liked the top photo (without all the hair and the twee scarf). On a woman that would look grand, the mixture of a subtle wool vest, wool jacket, and layers with a blouse and scarf.
Please send the Intermountain West some snow. It's starting to impact our moods. I don't know what this will mean soon. We were annoyed by two odd boys sitting in front of us in church, so it's getting bad out here. Maybe we should go fight the anti-ICE weirdos in MN simply to see snow and release our frustrations.
The mentally ill girl who blends and snorts her food grosses me out. I had sinus surgery age 18yrs (and a blind date in the hospital,I forgot about that til now. A dorm friend brought him in to see me in all my glory of the moustache bandage/drugs. Never saw him again).
To marry this super model you had to learn that I snort salt water to keep things open every night in the bathroom.No worse than brushing teeth sounds. I honestly don't see how she would not get infections as it is so gross, the pain of it must be horrific,and I don't why she simply doesn't have anorexia if she doesn't want to taste her food.YUCK. Get a feeding tube!
Piper:I sort of liked the top photo (without all the hair and the twee scarf). On a woman that would look grand, the mixture of a subtle wool vest, wool jacket, and layers with a blouse and scarf.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 19, 2026 12:11 AM (RIvkX)
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>We don't have to run the Iran revolution as well. Not our circus. We'll get there when it benefits us.
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you see no benefit to the US taking down one of the leading exporters of terrorism in the world
terrorism that has been aimed at us so many times
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you see no benefit to the US taking down one of the leading exporters of terrorism in the world
terrorism that has been aimed at us so many times
Posted by: Don Black at January 19, 2026 12:11 AM (ZxPkt)
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389 The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Things are dying in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. Huge Sheraton just closed, as well as Morton's Steak House,and PF Changs. Many jobs lost.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Things are dying in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. Huge Sheraton just closed, as well as Morton's Steak House,and PF Changs. Many jobs lost.
Posted by: Charm City, AKA Bodymore at January 19, 2026 12:11 AM (oftw2)
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he Khmer Rouge lasted until Vietnam overthrew them. The willingness to use extreme violence goes a long way.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 19, 2026 12:07 AM (edvCA)
North Korea is still there. We missed the nuke window there. But it is not as vicious and destabilizing globally as the Islamic Republic. PLus it does not have vast amounts of oil it can sell to China for nothing. Chicoms lost Venezuela, and is about to lose Iran as its convenient cheap source of oil. What a shame.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 19, 2026 12:07 AM (edvCA)
North Korea is still there. We missed the nuke window there. But it is not as vicious and destabilizing globally as the Islamic Republic. PLus it does not have vast amounts of oil it can sell to China for nothing. Chicoms lost Venezuela, and is about to lose Iran as its convenient cheap source of oil. What a shame.
Posted by: runner at January 19, 2026 12:12 AM (g47mK)
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>>>Let's go take out the communists in Minneapolis and every other blue city first.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Multi-task.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Multi-task.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 19, 2026 12:12 AM (/LXUT)
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Posted by: Usntakim
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Sorry about your health. I'm glad the VA has come through to an extent, but it sure sounds to me that you need 100%.
Posted by: Usntakim
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Sorry about your health. I'm glad the VA has come through to an extent, but it sure sounds to me that you need 100%.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:12 AM (djaKb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 19, 2026 12:13 AM (/LXUT)
407
The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Did a bubble burst?
The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Did a bubble burst?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 19, 2026 12:13 AM (pkeXY)
408
NGO-funded madness continues in Minneapolis, the volume on violence has been increased and it appears that activists have been given the green light to physically assault ...
...Social media is being flooded with multiple instances ... bystanders being assaulted and some nearly killed.
This includes former J6 prisoner and "controversial" Florida Senate candidate Jake Lang,
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Lang was attacked following a speech he gave a the Minneapolis City Hall for his "March Against Fraud". There were no Minneapolis police to be found during the incident. Lang was struck over the head several times with various weapons, and had to be hospitalized for severe lacerations and cranial bleeding.
https://tinyurl.com/bdfxv6rb
...Social media is being flooded with multiple instances ... bystanders being assaulted and some nearly killed.
This includes former J6 prisoner and "controversial" Florida Senate candidate Jake Lang,
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Lang was attacked following a speech he gave a the Minneapolis City Hall for his "March Against Fraud". There were no Minneapolis police to be found during the incident. Lang was struck over the head several times with various weapons, and had to be hospitalized for severe lacerations and cranial bleeding.
https://tinyurl.com/bdfxv6rb
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 19, 2026 12:13 AM (/LXUT)
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I don't get the botox bird cartoon.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Humans use botox to get rid of wrinkles..... like "crow's feet."
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Humans use botox to get rid of wrinkles..... like "crow's feet."
Posted by: mikeski at January 19, 2026 12:13 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:14 AM (djaKb)
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The big problem with guys still trying to run points & condensors in classic cars are the Chinesium points and condensors. They are worthless junk.
The NOS points are fine, with platinum contacts. But they can’t make high voltage capacitors in a small package for some reason. The NOS condensors, I tested a dozen or so from the 60s I had laying around, at 600 volts they all failed, they “see” much higher voltages than that.
I messed around using modern polypropylene “orange drops” - sprague film capacitors work pretty good. Ignition is really weird stuff, high voltage. Change one component in the mix - the spark plugs, the spark plug gap, the wires, the plugs themselves, it can screw everything up.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 19, 2026 12:08 AM (hF3wE)
You can get 1600 volt rated Mylar caps easy enough. But point/condenser (Kettering) ignition simply breaks down at high RPM; insufficient coil saturation.
The NOS points are fine, with platinum contacts. But they can’t make high voltage capacitors in a small package for some reason. The NOS condensors, I tested a dozen or so from the 60s I had laying around, at 600 volts they all failed, they “see” much higher voltages than that.
I messed around using modern polypropylene “orange drops” - sprague film capacitors work pretty good. Ignition is really weird stuff, high voltage. Change one component in the mix - the spark plugs, the spark plug gap, the wires, the plugs themselves, it can screw everything up.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 19, 2026 12:08 AM (hF3wE)
You can get 1600 volt rated Mylar caps easy enough. But point/condenser (Kettering) ignition simply breaks down at high RPM; insufficient coil saturation.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2026 12:15 AM (8zz6B)
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407
The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Did a bubble burst?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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May as well give Newsom a fiddle, he's doing the job as well.
The Apple campus in Cupertino is much newer. But everything seems to be closing around here even older well known landmarks.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Did a bubble burst?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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May as well give Newsom a fiddle, he's doing the job as well.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 19, 2026 12:15 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 12:15 AM (/lPRQ)
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Ah, is that what you meant? I was at Oracle, too, in the mid-90s and I remember their newness. Abandoned already. Have you seen them lately?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (djaKb)
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Maybe passing by on 101.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:10 AM (djaKb)
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Maybe passing by on 101.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 19, 2026 12:16 AM (RIvkX)
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Did a bubble burst?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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A bubble of delusion. Economic sanity has hit some founders and CEOs.
Did a bubble burst?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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A bubble of delusion. Economic sanity has hit some founders and CEOs.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:16 AM (djaKb)
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Normally a Christian congregation doesn't adopt traditional Mosaic punishments like stoning of blasphemers then hanging them from a tree.
We need more cultural appropriations.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (a4flb)
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A good bastinado-ing would curb their street protests...
We need more cultural appropriations.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 18, 2026 10:40 PM (a4flb)
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A good bastinado-ing would curb their street protests...
Posted by: As not seen on TV at January 19, 2026 12:18 AM (AauBe)
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Removing the Islamic Republic and expediting its replacement with a friendly regime will be the greatest foreign policy achievement since the USSR dissolved. China, putting down terrorism, taking the arabs down a peg, shrinking Islamic domination, and possibly rolling it back beyond Iran, so many wins. Minneapolis is overblown in the media. Will likely not require an Insurrection act at all. Just good policing and good, strong, legal force.
Posted by: runner at January 19, 2026 12:18 AM (g47mK)
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Crazy, isn't it? Whatever hit Tim Cook, it must have been sudden and right between the eyes.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (djaKb)
I expect it has something to do with the proposed Wealth Tax, which hasn’t even been passed yet but which is already destroying California’s tax base. Given how much the State depends on high income business owners to pay all of their bills, this one outrageously idiotic mistake could be the thing that finally wrecks their economy for good.
By the time they see what they’ve done and say “never mind”! It’ll be too late. Those that have left won’t be coming back.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 11:59 PM (djaKb)
I expect it has something to do with the proposed Wealth Tax, which hasn’t even been passed yet but which is already destroying California’s tax base. Given how much the State depends on high income business owners to pay all of their bills, this one outrageously idiotic mistake could be the thing that finally wrecks their economy for good.
By the time they see what they’ve done and say “never mind”! It’ll be too late. Those that have left won’t be coming back.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 19, 2026 12:20 AM (cP7R4)
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>>you see no benefit to the US taking down one of the leading exporters of terrorism in the world
terrorism that has been aimed at us so many times
You see them exporting a lot of terrorism after we blew up their shit with some incredibly strategically placed bombs and then took out Maudro? Venezuela was ground zero in the western hemisphere for Hezbollah and Islamic terrorism. Now it isn't.
Yes, I want the mullahs taken out as much as anyone but they are now less of a threat to what I want than our own domestic terrorists who will work to steal yet another election if they aren't crushed. I care more about this country than Iran. America first.
It's been an incredible year for us MAGA troglodytes but it will all go away if we don't keep winning elections. And that includes progress in the Middle East. Let's go beat Chinese and globalist influence in our own cities and take all of our country back not just the current red places. We've earned it.
terrorism that has been aimed at us so many times
You see them exporting a lot of terrorism after we blew up their shit with some incredibly strategically placed bombs and then took out Maudro? Venezuela was ground zero in the western hemisphere for Hezbollah and Islamic terrorism. Now it isn't.
Yes, I want the mullahs taken out as much as anyone but they are now less of a threat to what I want than our own domestic terrorists who will work to steal yet another election if they aren't crushed. I care more about this country than Iran. America first.
It's been an incredible year for us MAGA troglodytes but it will all go away if we don't keep winning elections. And that includes progress in the Middle East. Let's go beat Chinese and globalist influence in our own cities and take all of our country back not just the current red places. We've earned it.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:22 AM (viF8m)
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By the time they see what they’ve done and say “never mind”! It’ll be too late. Those that have left won’t be coming back.
Posted by: Tom Servo
And those that didn't leave will say "well, maybe I should get out before they try something even more retarded."
Posted by: Tom Servo
And those that didn't leave will say "well, maybe I should get out before they try something even more retarded."
Posted by: mikeski at January 19, 2026 12:23 AM (VHUov)
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I expect it has something to do with the proposed Wealth Tax,
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's driving away a few billionaires for sure, and it's funny some of them are not even waiting for Newscum to veto it as threatened. Even though it only affects billionaires, it's a clear signal that California intends to take from the rich and give to the Democrats. Once the billionaires are driven out, the millionaires will be targeted.
I expect it has something to do with the proposed Wealth Tax,
Posted by: Tom Servo
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That's driving away a few billionaires for sure, and it's funny some of them are not even waiting for Newscum to veto it as threatened. Even though it only affects billionaires, it's a clear signal that California intends to take from the rich and give to the Democrats. Once the billionaires are driven out, the millionaires will be targeted.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:24 AM (djaKb)
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By the time they see what they’ve done and say “never mind”! It’ll be too late. Those that have left won’t be coming back.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 19, 2026 12:20 AM (cP7R4)
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"Heh. Where are they gonna go? Heh heh."
-Governor Gavin "Beavis" Newsom
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 19, 2026 12:20 AM (cP7R4)
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"Heh. Where are they gonna go? Heh heh."
-Governor Gavin "Beavis" Newsom
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 19, 2026 12:24 AM (RIvkX)
423
Botox gets rid of crows feet.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 12:15 AM (/lPRQ)
See! The lack of snow this winter is making me more stupid on top of moody! We need it badly for reasons like water, but also because the West does not want me in a mood. Granted, at least I am not as ugly as angry lesbians, so there's that.
Sort of blah, yes. Tired, yes. Who cares, yes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 12:15 AM (/lPRQ)
See! The lack of snow this winter is making me more stupid on top of moody! We need it badly for reasons like water, but also because the West does not want me in a mood. Granted, at least I am not as ugly as angry lesbians, so there's that.
Sort of blah, yes. Tired, yes. Who cares, yes.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:24 AM (WONhk)
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417 Removing the Islamic Republic and expediting its replacement with a friendly regime will be the greatest foreign policy achievement since the USSR dissolved.”
I agree completely! The real breaking point, as Wretchard has pointed out, will be when the military figures out they’re not going to be paid anymore. (They probably don’t realize that yet). Iran’s financial system has completely collapsed (that’s what precipitated the riots) and the last black market quote for the Iranian Rial was 1.5 million to the dollar. Their currency is worthless. Combine that with reports that regime members have been smuggling billions in foreign currency and gold out of the country recently (preparing for a getaway) it means that they’re going to try running a country with no money at all.
When the guys with the guns find out that part, I don’t think they’re going to be the least bit happy about it, and I don’t think they’re going accept that it’s just the Will of Allah, either.
I agree completely! The real breaking point, as Wretchard has pointed out, will be when the military figures out they’re not going to be paid anymore. (They probably don’t realize that yet). Iran’s financial system has completely collapsed (that’s what precipitated the riots) and the last black market quote for the Iranian Rial was 1.5 million to the dollar. Their currency is worthless. Combine that with reports that regime members have been smuggling billions in foreign currency and gold out of the country recently (preparing for a getaway) it means that they’re going to try running a country with no money at all.
When the guys with the guns find out that part, I don’t think they’re going to be the least bit happy about it, and I don’t think they’re going accept that it’s just the Will of Allah, either.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 19, 2026 12:27 AM (cP7R4)
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They're going to investigate it.
And they're going to discover that it happened.
They'll boldly declare that it happened.
And they'll consider charges.
They're going to investigate it.
And they're going to discover that it happened.
They'll boldly declare that it happened.
And they'll consider charges.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:30 AM (djaKb)
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I saw the video of Don Lemon in MN in the church invasion. He is pathetic since the lawsuit of him putting his hand down a boy's pants. Is he now self-identifying as a lesbian? Why is he there except attention, the has been. GET OUT! Let the Somolians have him, too!
They should have chased the wackos out of the church, but I guess it would startle you and normal people would simply leave (as many did. I did see a photo of a guy with a gun today. Lookin' bad.
I want this putrid pustule to come to an eruption this week. Clean out the infected wound that is this nasty city of lesbos. With the National Guard or military. Either/or. Do it.
They should have chased the wackos out of the church, but I guess it would startle you and normal people would simply leave (as many did. I did see a photo of a guy with a gun today. Lookin' bad.
I want this putrid pustule to come to an eruption this week. Clean out the infected wound that is this nasty city of lesbos. With the National Guard or military. Either/or. Do it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:31 AM (WONhk)
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Ignition duty is rough stuff. A lot of guys run Pertronix with good success. A Hall effect transistor, no more points or condensor.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (hF3wE)
Harley went with electronic ignition in 1979. The rotor had a magnet in it. That was a 1 year thing, then they moved to the hall effect thing in 1980, then slightly upgraded it in 1982. Its been a great system. Guys would carry a point plate with points and condenser should the electronic system fail. At that point you're back up and running in 15 minutes since the mounting points for either ignition is the same. It was rare anybody had to deal with that though. Its been a great system. It lasted until 1999, then they went crank fired. Now if something goes wrong you're fucked.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 18, 2026 11:44 PM (hF3wE)
Harley went with electronic ignition in 1979. The rotor had a magnet in it. That was a 1 year thing, then they moved to the hall effect thing in 1980, then slightly upgraded it in 1982. Its been a great system. Guys would carry a point plate with points and condenser should the electronic system fail. At that point you're back up and running in 15 minutes since the mounting points for either ignition is the same. It was rare anybody had to deal with that though. Its been a great system. It lasted until 1999, then they went crank fired. Now if something goes wrong you're fucked.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 19, 2026 12:33 AM (snZF9)
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Combine that with reports that regime members have been smuggling billions in foreign currency and gold out of the country recently (preparing for a getaway) it means that they’re going to try running a country with no money at all.
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Some of their diplomats already asked for asylum, defections everywhere, but the mullahs brought in arab terrorists and assorted other headchopers from Afghanistan, Iraq and other shitholes like HOuthiland to kill everyone, even when their own forces refused. Regimes like cannot fall by themselves, Stalin sent tens of millions to the gulags for slave labor to build up the USSR. NorKoms are doing the same thing. Which is what I think the mullahs are thinking of doing. this regime needs to go and now is the opportunity.
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Some of their diplomats already asked for asylum, defections everywhere, but the mullahs brought in arab terrorists and assorted other headchopers from Afghanistan, Iraq and other shitholes like HOuthiland to kill everyone, even when their own forces refused. Regimes like cannot fall by themselves, Stalin sent tens of millions to the gulags for slave labor to build up the USSR. NorKoms are doing the same thing. Which is what I think the mullahs are thinking of doing. this regime needs to go and now is the opportunity.
Posted by: runner at January 19, 2026 12:34 AM (g47mK)
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>>> Wretchard has pointed out, will be when the military figures out they’re not going to be paid anymore. (They probably don’t realize that yet).
They will have to keep the military fed and ignorant as long as possible. Barracks and high op-tempo and no leave. They will be PO'd when they figure it out. When the grumbling starts their commanders will probably come clean rather than face their wrath.
Meanwhile, I would hope that Green Beanies are there doing what they are supposed to be doing and bringing some greenbacks so rebels have some cash. Any info were are getting out is surely very tightly controlled.
They will have to keep the military fed and ignorant as long as possible. Barracks and high op-tempo and no leave. They will be PO'd when they figure it out. When the grumbling starts their commanders will probably come clean rather than face their wrath.
Meanwhile, I would hope that Green Beanies are there doing what they are supposed to be doing and bringing some greenbacks so rebels have some cash. Any info were are getting out is surely very tightly controlled.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 12:37 AM (/lPRQ)
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I expect it has something to do with the proposed Wealth Tax…
They are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs to see where the gold comes from.
They are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs to see where the gold comes from.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 19, 2026 12:40 AM (wWU6x)
431
I was quite disappointed when I learned that "chemical castration" did not involve dipping the perv's naughty bits into battery acid.
Posted by: a.moron at January 18, 2026 11:47 PM (X5Jzz)
I think this would be cheaper. Please let Elon know to post for a vote on X.
My father had a tool for this with bulls. I have no idea what it was called but I saw it once in the storage room of the barn. I would think this could be used for pedos and save money of no anesthesia.
I was kept free of all the cattle business except for feeding baby calves now and then.He also was messing with creating a new breed at times.
My first summer after nursing school he also wanted me to help deworm the cows. I explained to him that I would give them injections into hide, but it was not the same as humans, Daddy. I told him no way was I injecting into the eyeballs (I don't know what that was about, either), and that annoyed him. Poor moo cows.
I helped bale hay by throwing bales and that was it. I was adverse to heat,sweat, bugs and snakes and basically worthless.
My brothers and husband helped at times and apparently my Marine father remembered his cuss words with them (never in front of me).
I was quite disappointed when I learned that "chemical castration" did not involve dipping the perv's naughty bits into battery acid.
Posted by: a.moron at January 18, 2026 11:47 PM (X5Jzz)
I think this would be cheaper. Please let Elon know to post for a vote on X.
My father had a tool for this with bulls. I have no idea what it was called but I saw it once in the storage room of the barn. I would think this could be used for pedos and save money of no anesthesia.
I was kept free of all the cattle business except for feeding baby calves now and then.He also was messing with creating a new breed at times.
My first summer after nursing school he also wanted me to help deworm the cows. I explained to him that I would give them injections into hide, but it was not the same as humans, Daddy. I told him no way was I injecting into the eyeballs (I don't know what that was about, either), and that annoyed him. Poor moo cows.
I helped bale hay by throwing bales and that was it. I was adverse to heat,sweat, bugs and snakes and basically worthless.
My brothers and husband helped at times and apparently my Marine father remembered his cuss words with them (never in front of me).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:44 AM (WONhk)
432
I think Tuesday's the day for more action either in Iran or MN. He will wait til MLK's day is done and whammo!
I sort of hope MN at this point as I am tired of seeing the ugly people. I think deportation of ugly people should be on the table with Somolians, certainly violent lesbians. And Don Lemon.
I sort of hope MN at this point as I am tired of seeing the ugly people. I think deportation of ugly people should be on the table with Somolians, certainly violent lesbians. And Don Lemon.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:48 AM (WONhk)
433
They are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs to see where the gold comes from.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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As if on cue, they are now threatening people who have long left the state. A guy on X is posting his letter from the California Franchise Tax Board, our local stasi. They want him to provide "a narrative of the circumstances surrounding you becoming non-residents” in 2022. They also want invoices from the moving company and an inventory of everything they moved.
They are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs to see where the gold comes from.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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As if on cue, they are now threatening people who have long left the state. A guy on X is posting his letter from the California Franchise Tax Board, our local stasi. They want him to provide "a narrative of the circumstances surrounding you becoming non-residents” in 2022. They also want invoices from the moving company and an inventory of everything they moved.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:49 AM (djaKb)
434
I saw this late ONT from last night and wanted to respond.
"174 I grew up just across the border from Montreal. If anyone else here did you'll know Canadian TV ads were very common. And anyone who did will surely remember ads for Dorion Suit as well as the ad with the phrase "two-five two-five Laurentien Boulevard" (spoken in a French Canadian accent of course).
I have racked my brain for years... does anyone remember what the ads were for?
Posted by: 496 at January 17, 2026 11:12 PM (t+VLa)"
Yes! I grew up in northern Vermont and remember these adverts with great fondness. I remember that Dorion Suit had their female counterpart with Dorion Furs. Those models were so beautiful! Montreal of the 70s and 80s was a classy fashionable city.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Tx-VvUZfE
"174 I grew up just across the border from Montreal. If anyone else here did you'll know Canadian TV ads were very common. And anyone who did will surely remember ads for Dorion Suit as well as the ad with the phrase "two-five two-five Laurentien Boulevard" (spoken in a French Canadian accent of course).
I have racked my brain for years... does anyone remember what the ads were for?
Posted by: 496 at January 17, 2026 11:12 PM (t+VLa)"
Yes! I grew up in northern Vermont and remember these adverts with great fondness. I remember that Dorion Suit had their female counterpart with Dorion Furs. Those models were so beautiful! Montreal of the 70s and 80s was a classy fashionable city.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Tx-VvUZfE
Posted by: Effie Perrine at January 19, 2026 12:49 AM (1auMZ)
435
14
Everything was going great on the guy in the grey three-piece suit until I scrolled down to his feet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (djaKb)
I thought the same but you said it better.
Short skinny pants and no socks is too twee. Much less the pimp suits. My husband said he had a Nehru jacket in junior high and that was the height of fashion for him.
Everything was going great on the guy in the grey three-piece suit until I scrolled down to his feet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 18, 2026 10:06 PM (djaKb)
I thought the same but you said it better.
Short skinny pants and no socks is too twee. Much less the pimp suits. My husband said he had a Nehru jacket in junior high and that was the height of fashion for him.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:52 AM (WONhk)
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>>Yes! I grew up in northern Vermont and remember these adverts with great fondness. I remember that Dorion Suit had their female counterpart with Dorion Furs. Those models were so beautiful! Montreal of the 70s and 80s was a classy fashionable city.
I did a New Years in Montreal with a bunch of friends in the 80s. Aside from the occasional condescension from wannbee icebacks it was fantastic. Quebec City is even better.
I did a New Years in Montreal with a bunch of friends in the 80s. Aside from the occasional condescension from wannbee icebacks it was fantastic. Quebec City is even better.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
437
As if on cue, they are now threatening people who have long left the state. A guy on X is posting his letter from the California Franchise Tax Board, our local stasi. They want him to provide "a narrative of the circumstances surrounding you becoming non-residents” in 2022. They also want invoices from the moving company and an inventory of everything they moved.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:49 AM (djaKb)
I would send them a note: "Fuck You! Stern letter to follow."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 12:49 AM (djaKb)
I would send them a note: "Fuck You! Stern letter to follow."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2026 12:58 AM (8zz6B)
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Thanks for explaining the cartoon, I hit myself with the stupid stick. I used to ponder things for a while and figure them out and it seems like living in the computer age has altered my brain deliberately. I used to remember multiple phone numbers and now I must view my list of "contacts" not friends or family.
USNtakim, I am sorry for all of your health problems, hadn't seen you in a long time. Try to check in more often around here, we miss you.
USNtakim, I am sorry for all of your health problems, hadn't seen you in a long time. Try to check in more often around here, we miss you.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 12:59 AM (0nHVk)
439
Well, 2300 here, and I am going to hit the sack. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2026 01:03 AM (8zz6B)
440
My husband looks mighty fine in a subtle black/grey herringbone wool jacket and black turtle neck sweater. Mighty fine. He looked way better than any of those guys, Piper. And he's old.
He dresses casual out West but I am going to request this for our next dressy dinner. If we are ever in the mood again, which will require snow. Masses of snow. I don't ask for much.
He dresses casual out West but I am going to request this for our next dressy dinner. If we are ever in the mood again, which will require snow. Masses of snow. I don't ask for much.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 01:06 AM (WONhk)
441
Yeah, the orange drops or large poly caps of sufficient voltage won’t fit inside the distributor is all, have to remote mount them.
The increased rotor/terminal gap took me a while to figure out. The part # was the same, for replacements, but it caused arcing elsewhere. The old school ignition components were good stuff, but they tried to make emissions (lean fuel mixtures) by screwing things up. Increasing spark plug gap does the same thing, the coil will reach a higher firing voltage. This is good, but only up to a point.
And then valve timing. Detroit screwed the pooch with that as well. They changed timing chains without telling anybody, basically. Retarded valve timing. Tolerances in manufacturing usually cancel each other out, but sometimes “stack up”, without degreeing a cam in, it’s just guessing.
I figured out a barnyard degree wheel using an old pie plate, and a bent coat hanger as a pointer, and installed a new timing chain with several degrees advance. It ran REALLY nice after that.
There’s just a gazillion things that got out of tune on the old school stuff. It’s all done with computers & fuel injection now, no use for guys like me any more lol.
The increased rotor/terminal gap took me a while to figure out. The part # was the same, for replacements, but it caused arcing elsewhere. The old school ignition components were good stuff, but they tried to make emissions (lean fuel mixtures) by screwing things up. Increasing spark plug gap does the same thing, the coil will reach a higher firing voltage. This is good, but only up to a point.
And then valve timing. Detroit screwed the pooch with that as well. They changed timing chains without telling anybody, basically. Retarded valve timing. Tolerances in manufacturing usually cancel each other out, but sometimes “stack up”, without degreeing a cam in, it’s just guessing.
I figured out a barnyard degree wheel using an old pie plate, and a bent coat hanger as a pointer, and installed a new timing chain with several degrees advance. It ran REALLY nice after that.
There’s just a gazillion things that got out of tune on the old school stuff. It’s all done with computers & fuel injection now, no use for guys like me any more lol.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 19, 2026 01:07 AM (+dkNf)
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I would send them a note: "Fuck You! Stern letter to follow."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I'd send them pictures of their houses.
I would send them a note: "Fuck You! Stern letter to follow."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I'd send them pictures of their houses.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 01:07 AM (djaKb)
443
Quebec City is even better.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
I loved it there about a decade ago. I am sure they'd hate me now, being American, but at the time they understood my French and were very nice. Beautiful city. Probably too many cultural moose limbs now. I want to go back someday.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
I loved it there about a decade ago. I am sure they'd hate me now, being American, but at the time they understood my French and were very nice. Beautiful city. Probably too many cultural moose limbs now. I want to go back someday.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 01:09 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Common Tater at January 19, 2026 01:09 AM (+dkNf)
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As if on cue, they are now threatening people who have long left the state. A guy on X is posting his letter from the California Franchise Tax Board, our local stasi. They want him to provide "a narrative of the circumstances surrounding you becoming non-residents” in 2022. They also want invoices from the moving company and an inventory of everything they moved.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Those who leave need to register to vote wherever they land and get a new ID on day one. Send certified letters informing the old precinct you are no longer there. Reregister vehicles. Liquidate all Cali holdings ASAP.
As far as moving invoices and inventories - FOAD.
That is all they need.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Those who leave need to register to vote wherever they land and get a new ID on day one. Send certified letters informing the old precinct you are no longer there. Reregister vehicles. Liquidate all Cali holdings ASAP.
As far as moving invoices and inventories - FOAD.
That is all they need.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 01:11 AM (/lPRQ)
446
It got a bit crazy around here. And then it got to be unusable with advertising. Then I just gave up. Now It seems better. I missed it somehow. I should lurk. Check things out.
Posted by: Usntakim at January 19, 2026 01:13 AM (Kwwen)
447
I would send them a note: "Fuck You! Stern letter to follow."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
They are in effect demanding an "exit visa" and were doing this shit thirty years ago. Cali has been on my not "no", but "Fvck No!" list when going on national job searches.
Lived, worked, in five states. Refused to even consider a job there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
They are in effect demanding an "exit visa" and were doing this shit thirty years ago. Cali has been on my not "no", but "Fvck No!" list when going on national job searches.
Lived, worked, in five states. Refused to even consider a job there.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 01:18 AM (/lPRQ)
448
just wear socks and look like a human being.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 19, 2026 01:20 AM (mlg/3)
449
Short skinny pants and no socks is too twee. Much less the pimp suits. My husband said he had a Nehru jacket in junior high and that was the height of fashion for him.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:52 AM (WONhk)
You need to ask him about the medallion. Can't have a Nehru jacket without a big chunky hippie necklace. There must have been one.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 19, 2026 12:52 AM (WONhk)
You need to ask him about the medallion. Can't have a Nehru jacket without a big chunky hippie necklace. There must have been one.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 19, 2026 01:21 AM (w/O5Q)
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>>I loved it there about a decade ago. I am sure they'd hate me now, being American, but at the time they understood my French and were very nice. Beautiful city. Probably too many cultural moose limbs now. I want to go back someday.
Beautiful place, particularly in winter. Like anywhere else, leftists who run things are enormous assholes but a lot of really nice people as well and a lot of them hate their political leaders too.
Beautiful place, particularly in winter. Like anywhere else, leftists who run things are enormous assholes but a lot of really nice people as well and a lot of them hate their political leaders too.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 01:28 AM (viF8m)
451
Also mined from X just now, the mayor of San Francisco whooping it up and celebrating because a new restaurant just opened on Fisherman's Wharf...
a Taco Bell.
I'm not kidding.
City used to be world class, and now the mayor is personally standing in front of this *phenomenon* this TRIUMPH, this symbol of greatness! Behold, we have a Taco Bell!!!!
Also mined from X just now, the mayor of San Francisco whooping it up and celebrating because a new restaurant just opened on Fisherman's Wharf...
a Taco Bell.
I'm not kidding.
City used to be world class, and now the mayor is personally standing in front of this *phenomenon* this TRIUMPH, this symbol of greatness! Behold, we have a Taco Bell!!!!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 01:36 AM (djaKb)
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And now for a public service announcement:
Morons, leave the boogers alone! You can thank me later.
https://tinyurl.com/4dz6pnwf
Morons, leave the boogers alone! You can thank me later.
https://tinyurl.com/4dz6pnwf
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 19, 2026 01:36 AM (UUvzi)
453
I assume many of you know that Nick Sortor was attacked and robbed of his camera yesterday in Minnesota.
But did you know...
https://tinyurl.com/2m9cp946
But did you know...
https://tinyurl.com/2m9cp946
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 19, 2026 01:47 AM (UUvzi)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 19, 2026 01:53 AM (UUvzi)
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Last time I wore a regular suit was at my daughter's wedding, which was *pulls off slippers, calls wife, has her remove her slippers* 36 years ago. I now have a couple of sports jackets and slacks. And a tux. I bought it back when my wife did a lot of volunteer work, and those organizations were run by ladies who just loved black tie events.
I think that the "no socks" look is a status thing, like a Silver Cloud, i.e. I have stupid amounts of money. "I don't need socks to cushion my feet, because my shoe are bespoke and fit me exactly. I can't wash shoes the way you peons wash socks, but when my shoes start to stink, I throw them.away."
*****
Assuming -
- zero wind resistance
- zero friction bearings... and
- zero work
100mpg carb is quite doable
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Assuming a spherical.cow....
I think that the "no socks" look is a status thing, like a Silver Cloud, i.e. I have stupid amounts of money. "I don't need socks to cushion my feet, because my shoe are bespoke and fit me exactly. I can't wash shoes the way you peons wash socks, but when my shoes start to stink, I throw them.away."
*****
Assuming -
- zero wind resistance
- zero friction bearings... and
- zero work
100mpg carb is quite doable
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Assuming a spherical.cow....
Posted by: buddhaha at January 19, 2026 01:53 AM (epPlm)
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454 Elon Musk is having a moron-worthy contest:
https://tinyurl.com/ywswe96r
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Ok, that is a masterpiece of advertising.
https://tinyurl.com/ywswe96r
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Ok, that is a masterpiece of advertising.
Posted by: clarence at January 19, 2026 01:56 AM (VL3/h)
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They are in effect demanding an "exit visa" and were doing this shit thirty years ago. Cali has been on my not "no", but "Fvck No!" list when going on national job searches.
Lived, worked, in five states. Refused to even consider a job there.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 01:18 AM (/lPRQ)
I would rather live in a yurt in the deserts of Iraq.
Lived, worked, in five states. Refused to even consider a job there.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 19, 2026 01:18 AM (/lPRQ)
I would rather live in a yurt in the deserts of Iraq.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 19, 2026 01:57 AM (snZF9)
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Hey Blondie, we have a Taco Bell near here and the parking lot is filled with Audis and BMWs and Volvos. Lots of liberal spawn embracing their co-existence. Didn't San Fran just demolish Alioto's which was an institution in San Francisco for a long time? I believe that way back when the daughter of the founder of the Patriots (NFL) married into the Alioto family, Kathleen Sullivan, she was and is a liberal piece of work.
Hmm, no JQ or Miklos in sight, guess the bar is self-serve tonight, can I get anybody anything?
Christy, can I interest you in a wine?
Hmm, no JQ or Miklos in sight, guess the bar is self-serve tonight, can I get anybody anything?
Christy, can I interest you in a wine?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 01:59 AM (0nHVk)
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Elon Musk is having a moron-worthy contest:
https://tinyurl.com/ywswe96r
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I think there's already a moron there.
Brandon
@Brand0n
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4h
Tunnel from my house to @DelTaco
Elon Musk is having a moron-worthy contest:
https://tinyurl.com/ywswe96r
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I think there's already a moron there.
Brandon
@Brand0n
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4h
Tunnel from my house to @DelTaco
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 02:00 AM (djaKb)
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Hmm, no JQ or Miklos in sight, guess the bar is self-serve tonight, can I get anybody anything?
Christy, can I interest you in a wine?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 01:59 AM (0nHVk)
Bourbon..*hic*
Christy, can I interest you in a wine?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 01:59 AM (0nHVk)
Bourbon..*hic*
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 19, 2026 02:01 AM (snZF9)
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>> Elon Musk is having a moron-worthy contest:
There's a lot of Democrats that need their assholes reamed out good. Industrial strength enemas, they need.
There's a lot of Democrats that need their assholes reamed out good. Industrial strength enemas, they need.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 19, 2026 02:08 AM (w6EFb)
462
Hello, horde! Sorry I'm late.
Had to *do battle* with the pellet stove today. Grrr. Had shut it down this afternoon, for its weekly cleaning. Usually wait 3 hours to let it cool off before scraping & vacuuming, but it was off for 6 before I got back home to do the work.
Then, when I re-lit & switched it on...the most awful, loud screeching from the exhaust blower motor! (yeah, it had been chirping a little the last couple of weeks, even after some spray-lube. It's a "sealed-bearing" unit but the extra lube helped for a while)
Had to let it cool down a bit more before putting new motor in. And then I hadn't installed the fins low enough on the shaft; had to take it out *again* to make adjustment. Another half hour to let it cool & smoke to clear the unit..
UGH! Meanwhile, house was down to 60 degrees. It's 30 outside, so I guess that means my life doesn't really suck as bad as I think it does.
Ya all can help y'selves to the bar-- OH, I see you already have done so-- Great! I will join you!!!!
Had to *do battle* with the pellet stove today. Grrr. Had shut it down this afternoon, for its weekly cleaning. Usually wait 3 hours to let it cool off before scraping & vacuuming, but it was off for 6 before I got back home to do the work.
Then, when I re-lit & switched it on...the most awful, loud screeching from the exhaust blower motor! (yeah, it had been chirping a little the last couple of weeks, even after some spray-lube. It's a "sealed-bearing" unit but the extra lube helped for a while)
Had to let it cool down a bit more before putting new motor in. And then I hadn't installed the fins low enough on the shaft; had to take it out *again* to make adjustment. Another half hour to let it cool & smoke to clear the unit..
UGH! Meanwhile, house was down to 60 degrees. It's 30 outside, so I guess that means my life doesn't really suck as bad as I think it does.
Ya all can help y'selves to the bar-- OH, I see you already have done so-- Great! I will join you!!!!
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)
463
Well jeepers, JQ, let me pour a double for you, my trials are minor in comparison.
Bers, here you go, I am going to have a final glass before bed.
I can't sleep though so it may require a second application.
Bers, here you go, I am going to have a final glass before bed.
I can't sleep though so it may require a second application.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 02:17 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
465
Didn't San Fran just demolish Alioto's which was an institution in San Francisco for a long time? I believe that way back when the daughter of the founder of the Patriots (NFL) married into the Alioto family, Kathleen Sullivan, she was and is a liberal piece of work.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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DDS, your questions alone are smarter than my answers could be. I keep reading headlines that "iconic San Fran restaurant closes" and they're a blur. The story that caught my eye was about a restaurant with huge windows, near the Embarcadero, that I used to pass when going to work. Ahhh, how I longed to go in there! If only I could afford it.
It was smashed up in the anti-Floyd riots of 2020 because... why not?
Didn't San Fran just demolish Alioto's which was an institution in San Francisco for a long time? I believe that way back when the daughter of the founder of the Patriots (NFL) married into the Alioto family, Kathleen Sullivan, she was and is a liberal piece of work.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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DDS, your questions alone are smarter than my answers could be. I keep reading headlines that "iconic San Fran restaurant closes" and they're a blur. The story that caught my eye was about a restaurant with huge windows, near the Embarcadero, that I used to pass when going to work. Ahhh, how I longed to go in there! If only I could afford it.
It was smashed up in the anti-Floyd riots of 2020 because... why not?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 19, 2026 02:22 AM (djaKb)
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I've learned to keep replacement parts on hand for this heater-- it's a common unit, so parts are available and not horribly expensive-- and it's not difficult to troubleshoot or repair. (Yay, am'zon!)
Pellet stoves are not supposed to be a *primary* heat source for one's home, after all... Yeah. Heh.
Pellet stoves are not supposed to be a *primary* heat source for one's home, after all... Yeah. Heh.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
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Quebec City is even better.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
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I loved it there about a decade ago. I am sure they'd hate me now, being American, but at the time they understood my French and were very nice. Beautiful city. Probably too many cultural moose limbs now. I want to go back someday.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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A business trip way up the seaway ended with an overnight stay in QC for the next morning's flight. Got in around 9:30PM, only nearby food was a strip club. I had a steak and a beer, and supported single moms for about two hours after the beer - drank soda. I come out into a dark.and snow covered parking lot, and right across the street is a QC police car, watching the club. Fish where the fish are. Now comes the good part. Unfamiliar rental car, fumble keys trying to get door open, have to grope around in the dark a bit to.get the key into the ignition. I pull out,left turn right past them, 20 mph for a block and a half to the hotel, with them right in.my ass. They park behind me, and, after a shift into english, we proceed to.have a"knock and talk". Took.awhile to convince them that I wasn't drunk. Nice and polite, though
Posted by: JackStraw at January 19, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
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I loved it there about a decade ago. I am sure they'd hate me now, being American, but at the time they understood my French and were very nice. Beautiful city. Probably too many cultural moose limbs now. I want to go back someday.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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A business trip way up the seaway ended with an overnight stay in QC for the next morning's flight. Got in around 9:30PM, only nearby food was a strip club. I had a steak and a beer, and supported single moms for about two hours after the beer - drank soda. I come out into a dark.and snow covered parking lot, and right across the street is a QC police car, watching the club. Fish where the fish are. Now comes the good part. Unfamiliar rental car, fumble keys trying to get door open, have to grope around in the dark a bit to.get the key into the ignition. I pull out,left turn right past them, 20 mph for a block and a half to the hotel, with them right in.my ass. They park behind me, and, after a shift into english, we proceed to.have a"knock and talk". Took.awhile to convince them that I wasn't drunk. Nice and polite, though
Posted by: buddhaha at January 19, 2026 02:32 AM (epPlm)
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Oh hell JQ, I remember traveling with my brother (the normal one) to Florida one winter and we stayed in this house with a bunch of his buddies, there was a cold snap and we were burning end tables in the fireplace. Fun times.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 02:33 AM (0nHVk)
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Real men wearing suits are clean shaven and have socks. Those dudes are spiffy little cockboys from the fashion industry.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 19, 2026 02:34 AM (BSdIE)
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UGH! Meanwhile, house was down to 60 degrees. It's 30 outside, so I guess that means my life doesn't really suck as bad as I think it does.
Ya all can help y'selves to the bar-- OH, I see you already have done so-- Great! I will join you!!!!
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)
I woke up last week and the family room, which has its own zone, was 57 degrees. Went to the heater, gave the circulator pump a small whack with a hammer, and the pipes started getting hot. It must be seizing, or having hard time starting. I got a new pump just in case it really shits the bed. I would like to wait til the weather breaks to change it. I'll see how long the hammer tap lasts.
Ya all can help y'selves to the bar-- OH, I see you already have done so-- Great! I will join you!!!!
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)
I woke up last week and the family room, which has its own zone, was 57 degrees. Went to the heater, gave the circulator pump a small whack with a hammer, and the pipes started getting hot. It must be seizing, or having hard time starting. I got a new pump just in case it really shits the bed. I would like to wait til the weather breaks to change it. I'll see how long the hammer tap lasts.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 19, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)
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Oh wow, Debby! That's wild.
I'm glad to have the pellet heater vs. fireplace-- pellets are less expensive in the long run and much easier to procure & store. More predictable pricing and no bugs or sticky sap!
Burning furniture...like the Burning Times, LOL.
I'm glad to have the pellet heater vs. fireplace-- pellets are less expensive in the long run and much easier to procure & store. More predictable pricing and no bugs or sticky sap!
Burning furniture...like the Burning Times, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)
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I'd rather load/unload and stack bags of pellets, than need to run chainsaw and/or swing an axe to 'make wood' for fire... BTDT.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)
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I carry at church but the physical set up at my church gives me nightmares from a security perspective, way too much glass, too many ingress/egress options. Would be difficult to hold off a determined group of intruders for any length of time, and there's not really a more secure room or area to fall back to if needed.
Posted by: Frankie at January 19, 2026 02:45 AM (efx3C)
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Went to the heater, gave the circulator pump a small whack with a hammer, and the pipes started getting hot. It must be seizing, or having hard time starting. I got a new pump just in case it really shits the bed. I would like to wait til the weather breaks to change it. I'll see how long the hammer tap lasts.
Posted by: Berserker
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Yep. That's all you can do. Hope that pump holds out for you!
Posted by: Berserker
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Yep. That's all you can do. Hope that pump holds out for you!
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:46 AM (rdVOm)
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>>>I'd rather load/unload and stack bags of pellets, than need to run chainsaw and/or swing an axe to 'make wood' for fire... BTDT.
Posted by: JQ
>Around here, getting cord of firewood is cheap and easy. Rack it and stack it. You don't need to buy a splitter.
Posted by: JQ
>Around here, getting cord of firewood is cheap and easy. Rack it and stack it. You don't need to buy a splitter.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 19, 2026 02:50 AM (BSdIE)
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I am limping through this winter with the furnace I've got, I would like for it to become someone else's problem.
Sweet dreams Horde, looks like some snow removal will be required to get stuff done tomorrow, and it needs to be done.
Frankie, it is still good to know that you can probably eradicate a lone shooter and there is no shortage of them.
Sweet dreams Horde, looks like some snow removal will be required to get stuff done tomorrow, and it needs to be done.
Frankie, it is still good to know that you can probably eradicate a lone shooter and there is no shortage of them.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 19, 2026 02:50 AM (0nHVk)
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I'm glad to have the pellet heater vs. fireplace-- pellets are less expensive in the long run and much easier to procure & store. More predictable pricing and no bugs or sticky sap!
Burning furniture...like the Burning Times, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)
I'm eventually going to put up a pole barn. I'm probably going with a pellet stove. A friend of mine built a house in N carolina and uses a pellet stove. He said it only costs about $6-700 to heat the entire house during the winter using the pellet stove. It got me interested.
Burning furniture...like the Burning Times, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)
I'm eventually going to put up a pole barn. I'm probably going with a pellet stove. A friend of mine built a house in N carolina and uses a pellet stove. He said it only costs about $6-700 to heat the entire house during the winter using the pellet stove. It got me interested.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 19, 2026 02:54 AM (snZF9)
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Pellet stoves are not supposed to be a *primary* heat source for one's home, after all... Yeah. Heh.
Posted by: JQ
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Now you tell.me.
This is my 5th year with this Cleveland. Replaced the igniitor after one year, and the room fan last year. I have to order parts, but they've been pretty fast. I have the propane (ghastly expensive) furnace for stove downtime.
I usually turn it off around 3, and have it cleaned and reloaded with pellets by 5. It runs over the evening, I just turned it off a half hour ago. My wife fires it up around 6:30-7 when she gets up, and it runs the rest of the day. It keeps the living areas of the house (not well insulsted) between 76 - 68. Keep the bedroom doors closed, they stay in the low 60s. Outside temps today were 45 high and supposed to go to 23 tonight.
It works fine as my primary heat source for about $6/day, as opposed to $450 a month in propane.
Posted by: JQ
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Now you tell.me.
This is my 5th year with this Cleveland. Replaced the igniitor after one year, and the room fan last year. I have to order parts, but they've been pretty fast. I have the propane (ghastly expensive) furnace for stove downtime.
I usually turn it off around 3, and have it cleaned and reloaded with pellets by 5. It runs over the evening, I just turned it off a half hour ago. My wife fires it up around 6:30-7 when she gets up, and it runs the rest of the day. It keeps the living areas of the house (not well insulsted) between 76 - 68. Keep the bedroom doors closed, they stay in the low 60s. Outside temps today were 45 high and supposed to go to 23 tonight.
It works fine as my primary heat source for about $6/day, as opposed to $450 a month in propane.
Posted by: buddhaha at January 19, 2026 02:54 AM (epPlm)
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Around here, getting cord of firewood is cheap and easy. Rack it and stack it. You don't need to buy a splitter.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Firewood used to be cheap here. Then, everybody and their unemployable nephew went out to "make wood" and prices got ridiculous. Didn't know if you were going to get good wood or chopped-up, sooty slash until they showed up.
Well, that's how it was 25 years ago when I last had a fireplace and tried to BUY vs DIY cordwood.
Splitters are great for green- or softwood. A crisp, cold day is great for axe-work on seasoned stuff.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Firewood used to be cheap here. Then, everybody and their unemployable nephew went out to "make wood" and prices got ridiculous. Didn't know if you were going to get good wood or chopped-up, sooty slash until they showed up.
Well, that's how it was 25 years ago when I last had a fireplace and tried to BUY vs DIY cordwood.
Splitters are great for green- or softwood. A crisp, cold day is great for axe-work on seasoned stuff.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 02:59 AM (rdVOm)
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It works fine as my primary heat source for about $6/day, as opposed to $450 a month in propane.
Posted by: buddhaha
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Yes. "Supposed to be" being the operative phrase. I see you have a furnace also. Nice to have backup!
I have space heaters for backup, if you can call it that-- they cannot keep this house livable, but can keep pipes from freezing.
A bag a day = about $6 a day. Can keep the house at ~70* if it's not below 20F outside, except when I shut it down for cleanings. Then, house cools to 68 or so if I get started up right away.
It's not bad, it's just more labor-intensive than I want to deal with. But I'm *stuck* with it for now and possibly for the rest of my life.
Posted by: buddhaha
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Yes. "Supposed to be" being the operative phrase. I see you have a furnace also. Nice to have backup!
I have space heaters for backup, if you can call it that-- they cannot keep this house livable, but can keep pipes from freezing.
A bag a day = about $6 a day. Can keep the house at ~70* if it's not below 20F outside, except when I shut it down for cleanings. Then, house cools to 68 or so if I get started up right away.
It's not bad, it's just more labor-intensive than I want to deal with. But I'm *stuck* with it for now and possibly for the rest of my life.
Posted by: JQ at January 19, 2026 03:06 AM (rdVOm)
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>>>Well, that's how it was 25 years ago when I last had a fireplace and tried to BUY vs DIY cordwood.
Splitters are great for green- or softwood. A crisp, cold day is great for axe-work on seasoned stuff.
Posted by: JQ
>You gotta go all Commando like Arnold and just carry your firewood from the sticks on your shoulder with muscles bulging and a chainsaw in your free hand.
Splitters are great for green- or softwood. A crisp, cold day is great for axe-work on seasoned stuff.
Posted by: JQ
>You gotta go all Commando like Arnold and just carry your firewood from the sticks on your shoulder with muscles bulging and a chainsaw in your free hand.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 19, 2026 03:09 AM (BSdIE)
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Just noticed a new weather station popped up on the map close by. These things are getting popular.
But I've got to register a complaint. He botched his barometer offset setting. I don't know why this is so difficult for people. Well, I do. The "setting your barometer for dummies" instructions in the manuals for these things is sorely lacking. They tell you just to compare your absolute reading with the nearest airport, and add the difference. No mention much about *the time* of the airport observation you're looking at.
And that's what this new guy apparently did, and he's 0.12" low.
Just noticed a new weather station popped up on the map close by. These things are getting popular.
But I've got to register a complaint. He botched his barometer offset setting. I don't know why this is so difficult for people. Well, I do. The "setting your barometer for dummies" instructions in the manuals for these things is sorely lacking. They tell you just to compare your absolute reading with the nearest airport, and add the difference. No mention much about *the time* of the airport observation you're looking at.
And that's what this new guy apparently did, and he's 0.12" low.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 19, 2026 03:09 AM (w6EFb)
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And his elevation is all botched. He read it off GPS looks like, in meters, and put that in for feet.
And his elevation is all botched. He read it off GPS looks like, in meters, and put that in for feet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 19, 2026 03:12 AM (w6EFb)
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You gotta go all Commando like Arnold and just carry your firewood from the sticks on your shoulder with muscles bulging and a chainsaw in your free hand.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Yeah. When I was 29 *the first time* it wasn't a problem, LOL. Now? I'm an old woman and too tired and weak for that sh!t.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Yeah. When I was 29 *the first time* it wasn't a problem, LOL. Now? I'm an old woman and too tired and weak for that sh!t.
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