Mid-Morning Art Thread

Flirtation
Giovanni Battista Torriglia

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:30 AM (gPWpV)

2
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Posted by: r hennigantx at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

3 First?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)

4 Dude, your game blows.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:31 AM (gPWpV)

5 Spicy time awaits.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

6 He's puttin' the moves on the sewing lady.

In the background, Granny Clampett is watching to see what happens.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)

7 Alternate title:

"Annabelle Prepares To Yank Out Sam's Infected Molar With Yarn"

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (iJfKG)

8 Granny thinking she might get some grandbabies after all.

Posted by: huerfano at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)

9 Chicken in the bread pan
picking out dough

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (gPWpV)

10 The knitting needles were horny that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

11 I like the light in this painting, looks my Mama approves of the suitor too.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (0nHVk)

12 Old lady behind the wall obviously has plans for that chicken.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

13 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (7Q7Ca)

14 Beautiful. Would absolutely hang.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (g8Ew8)

15 He's puttin' the moves on the sewing lady.

In the background, Granny Clampett is watching to see what happens.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

She's hoping Elly Mae gets hitched so she can get her house back.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:33 AM (gPWpV)

16 Light hair, no swarthy features, must be Mountain Guineas.

Posted by: Prelude To Alpenporn? at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)

17 Am I the only one admiring the solid wood floor?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (0xIB4)

18 Huhhuh......Hey Babeh.......Huhhuhhuh.

Posted by: Butt-Head at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (7Q7Ca)

19 A finely detailed painting with good quality of light. The chicken on the floor, the worn wood walls, furniture, and floor, and the canary (?) in the cage all attest to the "lived-in" sense of the room.

And he's smoking a pipe!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

20 How YOU doin'?

Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

21 "How could I disappoint ye. Let me count the ways...."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:35 AM (7Q7Ca)

22 Seems these are fat Italians.

Posted by: pudinhead at January 22, 2026 09:35 AM (pLaQB)

23 Guy is getting all up in her personal space.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (36PRH)

24 Long skirt dragging through chicken shit hardly seems hygienic.

Posted by: Dumb Clucks at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)

25 Darn it! I hate to be a knit-picker, but trouble is looming in the Art Thread. CBD had better spindle little time and effort to keep things from getting unseamly!

Needlecraft puns- GO!

Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (qgHp7)

26 Alternate title:

"Annabelle Prepares To Yank Out Sam's Infected Molar With Yarn"

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:32 AM (iJfKG)
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When I walked into the exam room, I asked what kind of string they would tie to the doorknob to extract the tooth.

In hindsight, that might have been easier. I didn't feel pain in my jaw, but my neck got a workout as he pried the first fragment out. After that, the rest came out on its own.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

27 Granny is listening, muttering, "Don't fall for that shitty line, Nelly".

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (g8Ew8)

28 Her face is pleasant and attractive, but something about her suggests that she is not that young. The family spinster, perhaps? And Granny is keeping a low profile so as not to scare Signor Pipesmoker off.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)

29 Am I the only one admiring the solid wood floor?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:34 AM (0xIB4)

I love the wide plank!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (n9ltV)

30 Alternate title:

"Malaga the Witch Queen Cackles and Rubs Her Hands in Anticipation For The Moment When Her Young Ward Sylfinia Pluges the Thirteen Needles of Sorrow Into Her Victim and Makes Him Her Zombie Slave"

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (iJfKG)

31 Darn it! I hate to be a knit-picker, but trouble is looming in the Art Thread. CBD had better spindle little time and effort to keep things from getting unseamly!

Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026

***
Looks OK to my eye

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)

32 The fragrant aroma of fresh chicken shit on the floor makes for quite the romantic atmosphere.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

33 Spinning some yarn.

Posted by: dantesed at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (Oy/m2)

34 Flirtation? Right. About to be caught in the act is more like it. And you can tell he's a rake by the way he's leaning. Why are they always rakishly leaning?

Nice splash of happy blue in front of her. Dab of threatening red about to come around the corner. A hint of real yellow in her dress. A little light from the window.

Otherwise, again, dim and brown. It was the sepia age.

Chicken, therefore art.😶🍗

Posted by: mindful webworker is raw umbridge at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (P0/oa)

35 Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (qgHp7)

Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes...I see what you are up to!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:38 AM (n9ltV)

36 So much for social distancing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (7Q7Ca)

37 Needles in the art thread!

Posted by: Oh, no! at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

38 Ol' Dude wants him a li'l 'sump'm-sump'm' … knowhutimean?

Posted by: Dr_No at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (ayRl+)

39 8 Granny thinking she might get some grandbabies after all.
Posted by: huerfano

Sure, when a GUY watches he's a creeper cuck incel, but when a woman watches, she caring and sweet!

Posted by: Red Pill Wisdom at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)

40 What is the symbolism of the chicken? Is it a rooster or a hen?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (ZOv7s)

41 Flirting is such fun. Both as the fllirter and the flirtee. It makes everyone happy. You feel seen. And appreciated. It’s lighthearted. It’s complimentary.

It’s a skill too. One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out. Kinda sad.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (IhIKR)

42 That's clearly a house chicken. It has its own food bowl.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (36PRH)

43 John has a long mustache. The chair, however is not against the wall.

Posted by: Mixed signals at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (sATSP)

44 Wow. That's really good.

"Can you darn my socks later?"

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (DgMqy)

45 Mama in the back saying “yes!”

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (OoFl2)

46 Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon

There goes Muldoon, trying to hem in the comments so he can create a cheap limerick at our expense.

Posted by: Prediction Expert at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

47 Well I see it's going to be THAT kind of Art Thread.

Posted by: Weasel at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (PVV5z)

48 10 The knitting needles were horny that day, my friends.
Posted by: George Costanza

I've been there! We call it sausage fencing, though.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (JCZqz)

49 OnlyFans.
The knitting era.

Posted by: Next is needlepoint at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

50 She's leading him on. Her heart -- and other parts of her -- will always belong to The Paolo.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

51 Nice skill and composition. But pics like this, of past centuries where people are living in squalor, remind me that I’m lucky to be living when I am. I can smell the dust and stench of that room from here.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (4SP+f)

52 The man will soon be featured on a painting sitting on a ottoman. The chair, not the people.

Posted by: Ouch the Grouch at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (k1gZr)

53 I get aggravated when a painting is so well done on a subject or composition that I really have no interest in.

On that note , I wouldn’t hang the Mona Lisa either.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (KDPiq)

54 She seems happy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (qFwJc)

55 Love me, love my pet chicken.

Posted by: redridinghood at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (NpAcC)

56 Flirting is such fun. Both as the fllirter and the flirtee. It makes everyone happy. You feel seen. And appreciated. It’s lighthearted. It’s complimentary.

It’s a skill too. One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out. Kinda sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Word.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (cYBz/)

57 It’s a skill too. One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out. Kinda sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched

(Swipe right)
Done. Easy!

Posted by: Younger Generation at January 22, 2026 09:41 AM (JCZqz)

58 Come on baby, it'll be OK. Sure it might hurt a bit, but it's OK... it'll only hurt you.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (U2OZr)

59 Who's the creepy person on the left?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (ESVrU)

60 Squalor?

LOL. This middle class.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (qFwJc)

61 No one in this painting has bathed since last summer.

Posted by: Aren't You Glad You Use Dial? at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)

62 So who's having sex with the chicken?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

63 On that note , I wouldn’t hang the Mona Lisa either.
Posted by: Opinion fact

I've never been able to appreciate the Mona Lisa. It just doesn't turn my crank.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (cYBz/)

64 Sure, when a GUY watches he's a creeper cuck incel, but when a woman watches, she caring and sweet!
Posted by: Red Pill Wisdom at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (JCZqz)
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In more civilized times, it was known that young women might suffer failures in judgement, hence having chaperones on hand to avoid trouble.

Then we decided that women didn't need any of that, they could have sex without consequences, and then we had to legalize killing babies on an industrial scale.

We call this "progress."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

65 So is this where the chicken went that crossed the road?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 09:43 AM (KDPiq)

66

That hen is HOT!

Posted by: Chicken Fucker at January 22, 2026 09:43 AM (SZnme)

67 Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM (qgHp7)
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We've already lost the thread of this Thread.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 22, 2026 09:43 AM (ESVrU)

68 When was this painted? Torriglia lived from 1858 to 1937, so I'd guess some time after about 1888. It's a mature work, not that of a young apprentice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:43 AM (wzUl9)

69 Darn it! I hate to be a knit-picker, but trouble is looming in the Art Thread. CBD had better spindle little time and effort to keep things from getting unseamly!

Needlecraft puns- GO!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:36 AM

C'mon, man, she's a spinner, not a singer.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (kgE5c)

70 Knitting puns are a real stitch.

Posted by: Groan at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

71 20 How YOU doin'?
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at January

No no no. He is saying “what’s sewing on?” And laughing at his own joke.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (OoFl2)

72 Wholesome! Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (LlV+5)

73 Charming painting!

The Paolo, he will seduce all the ladies. He is no discriminator of the womens.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (gWBY1)

74 "Back at my place the bench is upholstered."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (JkO4W)

75 That said, he looks like he wants to sample 'er.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (kgE5c)

76 Nice friendly, family scene. He did quite a few of those.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (Dsoxb)

77 A sewer went out to sew.

Posted by: It's in the Bible at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

78 "Ah, I remember-a the talk about tab-a going into slot b-ah. Those were-a the days!"

Posted by: The Woman on the Left at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (0sNs1)

79 Go bother some other girl, unc!

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (ag3c1)

80 Love nana, off in the left corner, already imagining how many grandkids they're going to produce. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (LlV+5)

81
I love the wide plank!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (n9ltV)

That's what SHE said.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (7Q7Ca)

82 Italian men, lolling about like this, is why they never had a cohesive nation. Also why Columbus had to go to Spain to beg some ships.

Posted by: Get To Work!! at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (oftw2)

83
71 20 How YOU doin'?
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at January

No no no. He is saying “what’s sewing on?” And laughing at his own joke.
Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (OoFl2)

In stitches, you might say.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (OoFl2)

84 Needles in the art thread!
Posted by: Oh, no! at January 22, 2026

***
"Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine!"
( -- Linda Ronstadt)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

85 "Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine!"
( -- Linda Ronstadt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Ah, Linda. Mmmmmmmm...

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

86 She sews socks that smell !

(Exorcist joke)

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 22, 2026 09:46 AM (KDPiq)

87 He's looking for a poke.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (7Q7Ca)

88 >>No no no. He is saying “what’s sewing on?” And laughing at his own joke.

Knit that there's anything wrong with that!
"Er, nice weaver we're having! Nothing but sunshine for weeks. . ."

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (LlV+5)

89 "...young women might suffer failures in judgement..."

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

90 "Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine!"
( -- Linda Ronstadt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
*
Ah, Linda. Mmmmmmmm...
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026

***
What so many girls in the '70s *wished* they could look like!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (wzUl9)

91
No one else thinks the old lady looks creepy hiding in the shadows?

Must just be me.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (iJfKG)

92 How YOU doin'?
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at January

No no no. He is saying “what’s sewing on?” And laughing at his own joke.
Posted by: Piper

That sounds more like a Chandler Bing! joke than a Dr Drake Ramoray joke.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (gPWpV)

93 "C'mon babe, do that tie a knot thing with your tongue thing again"

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:47 AM (XuXeR)

94 What's with the empty birdcage on the windowsill?

Posted by: dantesed at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

95 I love the wide plank!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM

I do love me some wide-plank pine flooring.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (kgE5c)

96
82 Italian men, lolling about like this, is why they never had a cohesive nation.

-----------

Churchill when told Italy had allied with Nazi Germany in the Tripartite Pact in 1940:

"It's only fair. We had them last time."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)

97 She has a chicken on the floor because a cow wouldn't fit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (8zz6B)

98 Okay, the skull hanging on the upper right wall is NOT AT ALL creepy.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (nXhai)

99 The chicken is a nice touch.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (pDt9x)

100 There goes Muldoon, trying to hem in the comments so he can create a cheap limerick at our expense.
Posted by: Prediction Expert

**************

Yeah? Sew Sue Me! - a cheap limerick at your expense

Annabelle was a seamstress, you see
Who could whip out a cross-stitch or three
But when flirting with Fred
She threw down her thread
And they both carried on needlessly!

Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

101 What's with the empty birdcage on the windowsill?"

That was lunch.

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (XuXeR)

102 He'd like to thread her needle.

Posted by: Amirite at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

103 Love nana, off in the left corner, already imagining how many grandkids they're going to produce. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (LlV+5)
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They know she is there, so they're using coded language to make it all seem innocent, but Nana is no fool, and can't help but smile.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

104 What's with the empty birdcage on the windowsill?
Posted by: dantesed at January 22, 2026

***
You're right. I thought there was a bird in there, but if there is, he's hiding.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

105 Yeah? Sew Sue Me! - a cheap limerick at your expense

Annabelle was a seamstress, you see
Who could whip out a cross-stitch or three
But when flirting with Fred
She threw down her thread
And they both carried on needlessly!
Posted by: muldoon at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (qgHp7)

National f*cking Treasure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (7Q7Ca)

106 Flirting is an art. It’s about smiling and gesturing. And winking and playful touches on the back of the chair. A little grin. An eyebrow raised. And it doesn’t have to mean you want to screw. Well. Not that minite, at least. Enjoy the game.

So fun.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (IhIKR)

107 It’s a skill too. One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out. Kinda sad.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 09:39 AM (IhIKR)

Swipe left...swipe right...but never speak!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (n9ltV)

108 Okay, the skull hanging on the upper right wall is NOT AT ALL creepy.
Posted by: ShainS

I don't see a skull. Just the dude's coat and hat.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

109 They know she is there, so they're using coded language to make it all seem innocent, but Nana is no fool, and can't help but smile.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM

Yup. Nana wrote the book those two are reading.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (kgE5c)

110 Household poultry was a commonplace in Italy, yes? The wealthy kept marmosets.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (pDt9x)

111 He'd like to thread her needle.

Posted by: Amirite at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

Scuttlebutt in sewing circles is he has a needledick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (7Q7Ca)

112 Okay, the skull hanging on the upper right wall is NOT AT ALL creepy.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (nXhai)
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Zoom in. It's his hat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

113 104 What's with the empty birdcage on the windowsill?
Posted by: dantesed at January 22, 2026

***
You're right. I thought there was a bird in there, but if there is, he's hiding.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at

Bottom right corner.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (OoFl2)

114 >>No one else thinks the old lady looks creepy hiding in the shadows?

Must just be me.

I'm imagining that she and the other grandma set these two up.
She stealthily monitoring the progress of the completely random, not plotted at all, afternoon of pleasant flirtation so that she can report back to the other grandma that their plan totally worked!!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (LlV+5)

115 Torriglia is my favorite kind of pasta.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (BHrzb)

116 Is that a flat screen TV hanging in the corner?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (JkO4W)

117 I love the wide plank!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 09:37 AM (n9ltV)
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You??? Think of the FWPs!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (0xIB4)

118 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

119 >>> On that note , I wouldn’t hang the Mona Lisa either.

Have you seen Knives Out 2? The Mona Lisa is featured prominently in it, and the art history nerd in me is horrified at what happens to her.

One of my fave Mona Lisa cameos is in the movie Ever After. The prince chases down a painting tube from a thief and says all this for a painting? Da Vinci unrolls the painting, which turns out to be the Mona Lisa , and says yes, a woman is always worth it.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (gWBY1)

120 Can't wait til these sewing puns are depleated.

Posted by: Rex B at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (oEMAv)

121 There is a bird in the cage, yo

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (4SP+f)

122 Flirting is an art. It’s about smiling and gesturing. And winking and playful touches on the back of the chair. A little grin. An eyebrow raised. And it doesn’t have to mean you want to screw. Well. Not that minite, at least. Enjoy the game.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I flirt shamelessly with the old lady widows at church. As you said, they love the attention and being recognized as still here. Hopefully, it makes their day before going back home to an empty house.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (cYBz/)

123 And it doesn’t have to mean you want to screw.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 09:49 AM

For that, you need to get drunk first. And have a waterbed.

Posted by: zombie Jimmy Buffet at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (0sNs1)

124 That's some good art. One of my paesans, naturally. Would hang.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (qwx/I)

125 One that the younger generation hasn’t been able to figure out.
Posted by: nurse ratched

When a casual wolf whistle became sexual harassment, flirting became another weapon in the feminist's arsenal.

Posted by: old chick at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (F3Dlr)

126 Okay, the skull hanging on the upper right wall is NOT AT ALL creepy.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026

***
That's a short-brimmed hat with a small bow on the front. Probably the younger woman's, or maybe Granny's, going by the cloak hanging under it. The dents in the crown do look like skull eye sockets, though.

It might be the man's hat, but I don't know if men in 1880s Italy wore short cloaks like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

127 116 Is that a flat screen TV hanging in the corner?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (JkO4W)

Yes. Early model, made by the Fiat family. Rarely worked.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (pDt9x)

128 If I recall a long ago art class, the empty birdcage represents hope/freedom/ escape. So, it fits the theme.

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (XuXeR)

129 Churchill when told Italy had allied with Nazi Germany in the Tripartite Pact in 1940:

"It's only fair. We had them last time."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026 09:48 AM (JkO4W)
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It's a nice quip, but Churchill tried desperately to keep Italy out of the war, and he was honest enough to include his correspondence in The Second World War.

If Italy had stayed out, the Brits would have been able to run convoys through the Med, eliminating the need for the campaigns in Africa, meaning more ships, men and aircraft for the Pacific and of course defending England.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)

130 fuddy yuckin?

Posted by: cmeat at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

131 118 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

It’s just God creating a diversion for the news obsessed.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (pDt9x)

132 Can't wait til these sewing puns are depleated.
Posted by: Rex B at January 22, 2026

***
We will press forward with this theme, though.

There is iron in the paints of Torriglia.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (wzUl9)

133 Grandma is thinking 'chicken and dumplings for three.'

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (oT7pT)

134 Needles in the art thread!
Posted by: Oh, no! at January 22, 2026

***
"Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine!"
( -- Linda Ronstadt)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

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Linda Ronstadt played a pivotal role in the formation of The Eagles, serving as the catalyst that brought founding members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner together. In 1971, while assembling her backing band for her Silk Purse Tour, Ronstadt recruited the musicians -- then known as Shiloh and the Stone Canyon Band -- after hearing them perform her song "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. The band members bonded during the tour, and by its end, Frey and Henley decided to form their own group, which became The Eagles.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (nXhai)

135
When a casual wolf whistle became sexual harassment, flirting became another weapon in the feminist's arsenal.
Posted by: old chick at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (F3Dlr)

This.

Then they piss about no one catcalling them anymore, so they wear bra and panties to get exercise to get attention, then get pissed when men look at them because they're wearing a bra and panties in public.

Feminism is the bane of most things.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (7Q7Ca)

136 >>Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

French toast level emergency: Must run out and buy a month's worth of milk, bread and eggs!! And those cheetos, and some batteries -- which size do the flashlights take? Just GRAB some -- and TP, do not forget the TP, and maybe some yeast and flour? Yeah, we can make bread, unless the power goes out. . .

Posted by: New Englanders at the local Shaw's & Stop'n Shop at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (LlV+5)

137 Is that a flat screen TV hanging in the corner?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 22, 2026
*
Yes. Early model, made by the Fiat family. Rarely worked.
Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026

***
"Fix It Again, Tony!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

138 I think the thing tilted out from the walls in the corner is a mirror. Very dusty, but placed so that the seamstress's customers can see how their new frocks look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

139 "Zoom in. It's his hat."

George: I was spottin' those raccoons...

Jerry: They were mailboxes, you idiot. I didn't have the heart to tell you.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 09:55 AM (DgMqy)

140 135

This.

Then they piss about no one catcalling them anymore, so they wear bra and panties to get exercise to get attention, then get pissed when men look at them because they're wearing a bra and panties in public.

Feminism is the bane of most things.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (7Q7Ca)

Hard to please bunch is my take. Might be best to just let them go complain by themselves. But they are loud.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:55 AM (pDt9x)

141 The band members bonded during the tour, and by its end, Frey and Henley decided to form their own group, which became The Eagles.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM

And then we were on the map, baby!

Posted by: Winslow, Arizona at January 22, 2026 09:55 AM (0sNs1)

142 I like the painting's composition balances the old lady on the left with the black shawl and hat on the right.

And yes, old lady seems to like the suitor. She Is just out of sight, making sure the young lady is chaperoned but giving them space. Grandma wingman ftw.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (gWBY1)

143 It’s almost 9! I should probably get dressed. Or sew it seams.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (OoFl2)

144 ...made by the Fiat family.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (pDt9x)
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For those unaware:

Fix
It
Again
Tony

My late FIL had one, a late 70's 128.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (0xIB4)

145

Have you ever put a knitting needle up a man's wang?

Would you like to?

Posted by: Perverted Rake at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (SZnme)

146 Meemaw does not like this cad and is about to take swift action.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

147 Can't wait til these sewing puns are depleated.

Posted by: Rex B at January 22, 2026

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"Oh, what a tangled web we weave ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (nXhai)

148 I'm imagining that she and the other grandma set these two up.
She stealthily monitoring the progress of the completely random, not plotted at all, afternoon of pleasant flirtation so that she can report back to the other grandma that their plan totally worked!!
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:50 AM (LlV+5)
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It's kind of funny how you go from being fiercely protective of your daughters, giving guys the death gaze for even thinking about dating them, but then one of them meets a nice guy with a good job, who treats her right and you start rooting for him.

MOAR GRANDKIDZ!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)

149 I follow Max Velocity on teh Youtoob. He's warning of heavy ice accumulation across the mid south, followed by an Arctic blast. Take precautions.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (qwx/I)

150 "Fix It Again, Tony!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)
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Great Morons think alike!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (0xIB4)

151 Flirting is an inexpensive low risk investment to see if there is any interest on the part of the other person. Harmless yet valuable indicator of a potential relationship. It's a skill that takes a little practice, but a lot of fun.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

152 I guess textiles have always been an Italian thing. Lots of designers, tailors, etc. There were still Italian tailors in NYC a generation ago. Jewish, too, then their children went to college and now they are insufferable, lefty lawyers and wastrels.

Posted by: Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long! at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (oftw2)

153 $20, same as in town!

*not believing anyone hasn't said this yet!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (MDua2)

154 The late and ex-Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 always swore that Linda Ronstadt stole her singing style from Mrs. W's mother. They both lived in AZ about the same time and were about the same age, so who knows.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

155 All that bobbin' and weaving, shuttling across the ring.

Posted by: Protect yourself at all times at January 22, 2026 09:58 AM (TbWk/)

156 Posted by: New Englanders at the local Shaw's & Stop'n Shop at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM

Went to Market Basket yesterday. Liquor cabinet and wine rack are stocked. Sippin' iced coffee.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 09:59 AM (kgE5c)

157 >>One of my fave Mona Lisa cameos is in the movie Ever After. The prince chases down a painting tube from a thief and says all this for a painting? Da Vinci unrolls the painting, which turns out to be the Mona Lisa , and says yes, a woman is always worth it.

My favorite is in "The Freshman."

The day it arrived here, I was like, nine. My Dad unwrapped it out of this huge crate. There was styrofoam, newspaper, everywhere. And suddenly, there it was. And he turned to me, I'll never forget this, and he said - "Now I'm happy, suga. Now I got the Mona Lisa."

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:59 AM (LlV+5)

158 after hearing them perform her song "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. The band members bonded during the tour, and by its end, Frey and Henley decided to form their own group, which became The Eagles.
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 09:53 AM (nXhai)

I thought that song existed long before Linda Ronstadt sang it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 09:59 AM (8zz6B)

159 >>@AGPamBondi

>>Minutes ago at my direction, @HSI_HQ and @FBI agents executed an arrest in Minnesota.

>>So far, we have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

>>We will share more updates as they become available.

>>Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 09:59 AM (viF8m)

160 >>Went to Market Basket yesterday. Liquor cabinet and wine rack are stocked. Sippin' iced coffee.

Dunkies?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (LlV+5)

161 Wholesome! Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (LlV+5)

I'm sorry...I'll try to do better tomorrow.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (n9ltV)

162 And then we were on the map, baby!

Posted by: Winslow, Arizona at January 22, 2026 09:55 AM (0sNs1)

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lol

After we escaped Califzuela in 2013, took the wifey for a visit to Winslow.

She was dissapoint.

Although, there is a great Art Deco hotel there called La Posada -- built in 1930 by the Santa Fe Railroad for the Fred Harvey Company. It stands as the last great railway hotel built in America.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (nXhai)

163 Currently -20 feels like -40.
Tomorrow morning -29 feels like -53.

That cold air has to go somewhere so it's best to prepare even if you don't think you need to.

Posted by: old chick at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (F3Dlr)

164 I thought that song existed long before Linda Ronstadt sang it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026

***
Wiki sez it was first recorded by one Wanda Jackson (country genre) in 1956.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (wzUl9)

165 Then they piss about no one catcalling them anymore, so they wear bra and panties to get exercise to get attention, then get pissed when men look at them because they're wearing a bra and panties in public.

Feminism is the bane of most things.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 22, 2026 09:54 AM (7Q7Ca)
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"Slut walks" were a desperate cry for attention.

They wanted to be seen as sexy, but also wanted to be able to turn down lots of guys. A mass of angry contradictions.

I'm old enough to remember in the 1990s a big feminist issue was letting students date faculty, because the coeds wanted to marry a high status prof.

"We're fully mature adults who can make informed choices," they said. A decade later they were helpless, incapable of giving "true" consent because of power imbalances.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

166 161 Wholesome! Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (LlV+5)

I'm sorry...I'll try to do better tomorrow.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (n9ltV)

Te absolvo.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 10:01 AM (pDt9x)

167 >>> Then they piss about no one catcalling them anymore

My husband said that ladies that work jobs where you have to wear a yellow reflective vest and strip down to their underwear in the heat complain that guys will shout at them, nice titties.

He says it's dumb because the ladies don't realize that if a guy has stripped off his shirt and is working in his yellow reflective vest, the same guys will also shout at him nice titties!

Equal opportunity heckling!

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:01 AM (gWBY1)

168 Okay, this is a charming image done very well. The quality of the light helps set the mood of playfulness and tradition: boy meets girl. I especially like the older woman, smiling at the familiar scene and probably recalling her own girlhood. Yes, it is romanticized with the rustic farm house, the aged timber frame, the ongoing house work and the chicken (pet or future meal?) in the room. The postures are relaxed and restful to look at. It is an all together pleasant image. I need to look for others by this artist.

This has the feel of a Carl Larsson domestic scene, just transferred to Italy.

Thanks, CBD. This is a lovely start to the day as we prepare for the predicted snowmagedon.

Posted by: JTB at January 22, 2026 10:02 AM (yTvNw)

169
Fun fact: this painting started out as art, but the chicken ate the dog before Torriglia could paint it in.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 22, 2026 10:02 AM (y9nCu)

170 So far, we have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
=====

Dear Nekima,

How's my ass taste?

Love, Franpsycho

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 10:02 AM (RIvkX)

171 >>I'm sorry...I'll try to do better tomorrow.

Now, see, I am trying to provide positive feedback!
It's easy to complain when you don't have to track down a new, interesting painting every day for years and years, and we very much appreciate the variety!

(Also: please don't punish us with Lucian Freud!!)

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 10:02 AM (LlV+5)

172 You'll never figure out women. If you say something playful and the woman finds you somewhat attractive, it's fine and flirting. If you don't meet her standards of attractiveness, you are a lecher and creep. There's no way to win.

Posted by: Taking My Balls And Going Home at January 22, 2026 10:03 AM (oftw2)

173
NYPD detectives say they were disrespected at NYU Langone Health in Brooklyn, denied treatment

COBBLE HILL, Brooklyn (WABC) -- NYPD detectives say they were disrespected and treated rudely at a local hospital after going to emergency room for treatment.
Police officials say the detectives arrived at the emergency room at NYU Langone Health in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, but they were confronted by security guards who questioned who they were and why they were there.
Sources told Eyewitness News that the detectives were in plainclothes and explained that one of them needed treatment for a minor injury after a scuffle with a suspect. They were allegedly detained and one of them was refused entry with his service weapon. The confrontation left union leaders infuriated. It happened on Friday. A department spokesperson says NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted the apology from the hospital.

Under New York's sanctuary city laws, ICE agents are forbidden from entering hospitals
without a signed judicial warrant.

https://tinyurl.com/5n7ushbu

Y'all might want to check the Constitutionality of sanctuary laws.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 10:03 AM (gPWpV)

174 CBD, how do you put up with us knuckleheads?

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 10:03 AM (pDt9x)

175 Wiki sez it was first recorded by one Wanda Jackson (country genre) in 1956.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (wzUl9)

Wanda Jackson was really a rockabilly performer. She was quite a gal. Check out her tunes on the 'toob.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:04 AM (8zz6B)

176 Heading out to gas up and do the Milk Bread Toilet Paper Polka before the Polar Apocalyptic Vortex Hypercane hits.

I'm actually well stocked, I just want a hit off that pre-storm panic.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 22, 2026 10:05 AM (kpS4V)

177 Wholesome! Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 09:44 AM (LlV+5)

I'm sorry...I'll try to do better tomorrow.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (n9ltV)

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Oh noes! We're gonna get a naked fat Italian like Chris Christy or Fredo "The Younger" Cuomo on an Ottoman tomorrow ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:05 AM (nXhai)

178 This is all arty and shit. Amazingly accurate suspect sketches.

https://is.gd/F74vjr

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 10:05 AM (L/fGl)

179 Flirting is an inexpensive low risk investment to see if there is any interest on the part of the other person. Harmless yet valuable indicator of a potential relationship. It's a skill that takes a little practice, but a lot of fun.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

Not so inexpensive and low risk these days, unless you're Chad.

"Hey, uh, so I was thinking...."
*pepper spray*
"OH MY GOD GET AWAY FROM ME YOU CREEP! LIKE COMPLETE ICK! YOU'RE SO GROSS AND CHOPPED, LIKE EW! INCEL LOSER! YOU THINK I'D HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU? BET YOU HAVE A TINY DICK AND RAPE KIDS! I'M TELLING EVERYONE ON MY INSTAGRAM YOU'RE A PEDO!"

Posted by: Felony FWA - flirting while average at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (TbWk/)

180 Ken Langone might have something to say about that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (RIvkX)

181 A suitor for her granddaughter, a sunlit home, her faith, and a chicken feeding in the foyer. What more could a grandmother hope for?

Sweet and beautifully rendered painting.

Posted by: red speck at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (Ve/HL)

182 I just want a hit off that pre-storm panic."

Head to Costco...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (XuXeR)

183 Wow, this is so good!

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (VM1VU)

184 Heading out to gas up and do the Milk Bread Toilet Paper Polka before the Polar Apocalyptic Vortex Hypercane hits.

I'm actually well stocked, I just want a hit off that pre-storm panic.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 22, 2026 10:05 AM (kpS4V)

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That there is a Heroine Addict!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (nXhai)

185 "...>So far, we have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong..."

YEA!!

Take THAT, Nothing Will Happen guy!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

186 This reminds me of the fifty-year-old film The Tree of Wooden Clogs, set in Northern Italy in 1900.

The prettiest girl working at the textile mill is walking home and is pursued by a boy. At first, I was worried about the girl. But then, the boy finally catches up and and stops to say, "You're purty. I likes ya." Next thing you know, the boy is meeting all 274 members of her family. Courtship was simpler back then.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (BHrzb)

187 178 This is all arty and shit. Amazingly accurate suspect sketches.

https://is.gd/F74vjr

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 10:05 AM (L/fGl)

Thanks AW, made me laugh!!

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (pDt9x)

188 8 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

Same here. Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (g8Ew8)

189 167
My husband said that ladies that work jobs where you have to wear a yellow reflective vest and strip down to their underwear in the heat complain that guys will shout at them, nice titties.

He says it's dumb because the ladies don't realize that if a guy has stripped off his shirt and is working in his yellow reflective vest, the same guys will also shout at him nice titties!

Equal opportunity heckling!
Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:01 AM (gWBY1)

During spring and summer, I frequently see my neighbor with big titties out gardening topless. Just wish it was his wife instead.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 22, 2026 10:08 AM (N39Ws)

190
I'm old enough to remember in the 1990s a big feminist issue was letting students date faculty, because the coeds wanted to marry a high status prof.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

Actually, I'm pretty sure that the issue was pushed into the forefront by male feminist faculty "allies" who wanted to bang nubile young coeds and toss them aside like a soiled kleenex on the floor of a teenage boy's bedroom.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 22, 2026 10:08 AM (y9nCu)

191 Bubba will come a-courtin' just as soon as Bob leaves. Canary in the window should have told you that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 22, 2026 10:08 AM (oT7pT)

192 >>Take THAT, Nothing Will Happen guy!

And so it begins guy > Nothing will happen guy

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:08 AM (viF8m)

193 OK, do walk overdue, another day to avoid the local flasher!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 10:09 AM (LlV+5)

194 188 8 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

Same here. Has the Weather Channel named it yet?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (g8Ew

They did. Of course.

Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)

195 When a casual wolf whistle became sexual harassment, flirting became another weapon in the feminist's arsenal.
Posted by: old chick at January 22, 2026 09:52 AM (F3Dlr)

Wait until they insist that the dating apps automatically report any guy who swipes right if they swipe left for sexual assault.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:10 AM (ExV1e)

196 During spring and summer, I frequently see my neighbor with big titties out gardening topless. Just wish it was his wife instead.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed

The boys gotta breathe!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 10:10 AM (gPWpV)

197 Then they piss about no one catcalling them anymore, so they wear bra and panties to get exercise to get attention, then get pissed when men look at them because they're wearing a bra and panties in public.

Feminism is the bane of most things.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

No, no, they complain because the *wrong* men notice them. Only those living up to their inflated standards are allowed to look.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at January 22, 2026 10:10 AM (ag3c1)

198 "I just want a hit off that pre-storm panic."

Head to Costco...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:06 AM (XuXeR)

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Since 2020, I have filled an entire mudroom and stocked it with toilet paper for future PsyOps.

[I drive several miles as a medical courier and always stop at Costco to gas up before returning to my home base VA Medical Center in town. Back in 2020, during the toilet paper shortage, as I drove through the local Costco parking, l would check out the cart baskets of those people leaving the store -- and if they had toilet paper, I'd park and run in to buy some during that surreal shortage.]

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:10 AM (nXhai)

199 >>@AGPamBondi
·
19m
>>Replying to @AGPamBondi
UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.

>>More to come.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (viF8m)

200 Beautiful. Would absolutely hang.

This is the painting to rub a modern artist's nose in and say, "see? This is how much you suck!"

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (VM1VU)

201 She was only the shoemaker's daughter, but she was ready to give her awl.

Posted by: Des O'Connor at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (oftw2)

202 Has the Weather Channel named it yet?"

Yeah. Right after they named a dripping faucet...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

203 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

Have all the bread, eggs and milk been stripped from the shelves? Can't have a proper blizzard without French toast.

Posted by: The official dish of natural disasters at January 22, 2026 10:12 AM (TbWk/)

204 And trees and supposed to explode this weekend.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:13 AM (DgMqy)

205 CBD

Good art. Even wholesome. Keep going on this theme and artist.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 22, 2026 10:13 AM (u82oZ)

206 UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.

>>More to come.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (viF8m)

Of the Saint Paul Chauntylls?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)

207 >>Of the Saint Paul Chauntylls?

Time to roll up the Minneapolis branch of BLM.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:14 AM (viF8m)

208 as I drove through the local Costco parking, l would check out the cart baskets of those people leaving"

Used to get a kick out of watching the line of filled carts and trolleys leaving Costco. TP, frozen foods, milk, cheese, more TP...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

209 @AGPamBondi
·
19m
>>Replying to @AGPamBondi
UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.

>>More to come.
Posted by: JackStraw

One better be Don Lemon or they'll all be thrown out.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (gPWpV)

210 Same here. Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (g8Ew

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Polar Vortexageddon!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (nXhai)

211 She was only the shoemaker's daughter, but she was ready to give her awl."

Trying to cobble together some other puns?

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

212 Wonderful painting today. Now THAT'S art!

Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (PSEDc)

213 200 Beautiful. Would absolutely hang.

This is the painting to rub a modern artist's nose in and say, "see? This is how much you suck!"
Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (VM1VU)

It's no Rothko. Thank goodness.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (L81HX)

214 Wow.

Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Have a nice day. Even if it was nice, youd turn it into vinegar.

Enjoy being nasty and miserable.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (1d+x4)

215 Who names their kid Chauntyll?

Posted by: I gotta ask at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

216 UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.

But...but...but what about Lemon, huh? WHAT ABOUT LEMON???

Posted by: That guy who doesn't understand that things can happen in sequence at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

217 It's no Rothko"

Or Pollock ..

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

218 Used to get a kick out of watching the line of filled carts and trolleys leaving Costco. TP, frozen foods, milk, cheese, more TP...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

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Heh, indeed.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (nXhai)

219 Wait until they insist that the dating apps automatically report any guy who swipes right if they swipe left for sexual assault.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:10 AM (ExV1e)
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Wasn't there a gal app that supposedly allowed them to warn of creeper guys, which was Stunning, Brave and Empowering but then a male app was developed allowing men to wave other men off from psycho chicks, and they went apeshit.

Good times.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

220 One better be Don Lemon or they'll all be thrown out.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (gPWpV)

Takes a while to search all the bath houses, you know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (8zz6B)

221 is she hawing or hemming?

Posted by: cmeat at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (R11M+)

222 Of the Saint Paul Chauntylls?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)

LOL

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (g8Ew8)

223 It's no Rothko"

Or Pollock ..

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

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Or Hunter Biden shit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (nXhai)

224 Wake me when there's a prosecution

Posted by: And so it begins that nothing will happen at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (S1bNl)

225 I like the way the light is used here, and lovely little details such as different colors in the design on the water jug on the cupboard.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (KxQqp)

226 And trees and supposed to explode this weekend.

Yeah, you don't want that.

Posted by: Veterans of the Hurtgen Forest at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)

227 That is art!

Maybe he'll let her smoke his pipe?

Posted by: Leftists at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Dv3i1)

228 >>One better be Don Lemon or they'll all be thrown out.

I want that crazy bearded dude. He's a frigging psycho.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (viF8m)

229 Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM

One reason I watch Weather Nation is that they do not name storms, or acknowledge the Weather Channel's idiocy. Also, no dumb shows about climate crisis, just the weather. All the time.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (PSEDc)

230 Debbie Harry and Chris Stein struggled for band success for years in NYC. They were in someone elses band, then formed one that didn't take off after. Debbie was a natural brunette, then bleached her hair. As Chris and Debbie walked around, guys would yell "Hey, Blondie" from down the block and across the street. Gave them the idea for the band. so, catcalls had a lot to do with their success.

Posted by: Sidewalks Of NY at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (oftw2)

231 is he booping her on the head with the cat's toy?

Posted by: cmeat at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

232 208 as I drove through the local Costco parking, l would check out the cart baskets of those people leaving"

Used to get a kick out of watching the line of filled carts and trolleys leaving Costco. TP, frozen foods, milk, cheese, more TP...
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

You can always spot noobs by what they buy. Pre-hurricane shopping carts filled with perishable items and jugs of water. The power's going to go out. Municipal water isn't.

Posted by: Leading horses to the canned goods section at January 22, 2026 10:19 AM (TbWk/)

233 Or Hunter Biden shit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (nXhai)

One week...maybe my last week...I'll have a Freud/Albright retrospective, and end it with a Biden!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:19 AM (n9ltV)

234 Replying to @AGPamBondi
UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.
____

Trump is taking political prisoners now.

Tina Peters? Never heard of her.

Posted by: This, is CNN at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (Dv3i1)

235 Wake me when there's a prosecution"

Hey, I was just flirting! And her mom was right there!!!

Oh. Not in reference to the art...

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)

236 Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (1d+x4)
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We didn't do it. What you're seeing is that for women, flirting is cost-free and fun and for men, it can lead to complete ruin.

It is a high-risk, low-reward activity. I used to flirt in the 1990s, but when I got a job, that was over. Strictly business, no physical contact.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

237 >>>You'll never figure out women. If you say something playful and the woman finds you somewhat attractive, it's fine and flirting

There was a rare funny modern SNL skit where they have an office scenario showing how hypocritical women are about this. The nerdy guy who flirts with the lady at the office is in her eyes a creep, and the handsome guest host (was it Chris Hemsworth?) who does the same thing is in her eyes charming and dreamy. It was ever thus.

Say anything, with the guy playing a boombox with "In your eyes" outside your window at night is only romantic if you actually like the guy. Otherwise he's a crazy stalker.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (xMI4f)

238 I'm forecasting 8"-10" this weekend.

Sorry.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:21 AM (DgMqy)

239 Wow.

Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Have a nice day. Even if it was nice, youd turn it into vinegar.

Enjoy being nasty and miserable.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 10:16 AM (1d+x4)

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Are you new here?

/And I you can't love Nurse enough ... like I ... until you meet her at a TX MoMe.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:21 AM (nXhai)

240
Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM

Winter Storm Chauntyll, I believe.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:21 AM (iJfKG)

241
She was only the shoemaker's daughter, but she was ready to give her awl."

Trying to cobble together some other puns?
Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

Dood was really into that sweet sole sistah.

Can ya dig it?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 22, 2026 10:22 AM (y9nCu)

242 214 Wow.

Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Have a nice day. Even if it was nice, youd turn it into vinegar.

Enjoy being nasty and miserable.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 22, 2026

I will flirt with you, Nurse. Being miserable is not fun and no way to go through life!

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:22 AM (pZEOD)

243 the handsome guest host (was it Chris Hemsworth?)
____

The handsome guest host was Tom Brady.

Posted by: Tom Brady at January 22, 2026 10:22 AM (Dv3i1)

244 I'm forecasting 8"-10" this weekend."

/ the Paolo, he laughs

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:22 AM (XuXeR)

245 CBD post a painting we all enjoy, Muldoon posts a great limerick, a fine morning, indeed.

Posted by: Contented Cow at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

246 The painting looks better if you imagine "Fascination" by Human League playing in the background.

Posted by: Crusader at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (TN0g+)

247 The Paolo, he will seduce all the ladies. He is no discriminator of the womens.
Posted by: LizLem

My prince! I'm ready...https://tinyurl.com/37z7c67s

(While looking for pics, I saw this very recent one: https://tinyurl.com/y32hhces ) Poor girl keeps getting bigger. And, in the article, she talks about why she wants to live on a farm. The jokes write themselves!

Posted by: Lena Dunham at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (JCZqz)

248 You can always spot noobs by what they buy. Pre-hurricane shopping carts filled with perishable items and jugs of water. The power's going to go out. Municipal water isn't.

a power outage often stops the water
, especially for well water or high-rise apartments, because pumps need electricity; however, gravity-fed city water systems usually continue flowing from elevated tanks until those tanks deplete, though prolonged outages can stop pumps refilling them, and water treatment plants might also halt, making water unsafe, so backup plans are wise

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

249 231 is he booping her on the head with the cat's toy?
Posted by: cmeat at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

She doesn't look like a field mouse.

Posted by: He might be a tad foofoo at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (TbWk/)

250 [snip]

Say anything, with the guy playing a boombox with "In your eyes" outside your window at night is only romantic if you actually like the guy. Otherwise he's a crazy stalker.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (xMI4f)

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Nailed it, Liz.

I'm a hopeless romantic poet, and have often been mistaken by my lovers (and now my wife) for a stalker.

Same as it ever was ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (nXhai)

251 Say anything, with the guy playing a boombox with "In your eyes" outside your window at night is only romantic if you actually like the guy. Otherwise he's a crazy stalker.
Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (xMI4f)
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Yep. It used to be that flirting included nuance and a certain amount of tolerance. If a guy made a misstep, no problem, but forgiveness is dead, and mercy is only meted out to the Elect. Men, as a whole, get none.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

252 The SNL skit about sexual harassment in the workplace - the guy in his underwear was Tom Brady.
Sexual harassment = anything the nerdy short guy does, including saying hello.

Ordinary flirtation = anything Tom Brady does, including walking up to a woman in his underwear.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (GaAlw)

253 Here's Chet Atkins doing a weather-appropriate tune:

https://youtu.be/cBK8iOxs_xs

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (8zz6B)

254 You can flirt even if you're married. It doesn't have to be a prelude to intercourse. Like the poster above said, you can flirt with old widows at church.

It's a way to acknowledge attractiveness, whether present or past. That's all.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

255 Can ya dig it?"

There's two kinds of people in the world. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig?

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

256 Thanks for this painting CBD. As mentioned above very wholesome and, I might add, very cute.

Posted by: Tuna at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (lJ0H4)

257 228 >>One better be Don Lemon or they'll all be thrown out.

I want that crazy bearded dude. He's a frigging psycho.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (viF8m)

They'd better lock up that troon, Christopher Finke.

Posted by: XTC at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (6Uni8)

258 243 the handsome guest host (was it Chris Hemsworth?)
____

The handsome guest host was Tom Brady.
Posted by: Tom Brady at January 22, 2026 10:22 AM (Dv3i1)

Rule 1: be Tom Brady
Rule 2: don't not be Tom Brady

Posted by: And so it goes at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (TbWk/)

259 CBD post a painting we all enjoy, Muldoon posts a great limerick, a fine morning, indeed.

Posted by: Contented Cow at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

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The only thing missing is Cow Puns!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (nXhai)

260 Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Gay men often do that.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

261
CBD post a painting we all enjoy, Muldoon posts a great limerick, a fine morning, indeed.

Posted by: Contented Cow at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

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The only thing missing is Cow Puns!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (nXhai)

Udder insanity!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (y9nCu)

262 You can flirt even if you're married"

"Just because you're on a diet doesn't mean you can't look in the refrigerator "

/ascribed to Minne Pearl

Posted by: man at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (XuXeR)

263 194 188 8 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

Same here. Has the Weather Channel named it yet?
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:07 AM (g8Ew

They did. Of course.
Posted by: tubal at January 22, 2026 10:09 AM (pDt9x)
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Polar Vortex Curly Sue

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (36PRH)

264 You can always spot noobs by what they buy. Pre-hurricane shopping carts filled with perishable items and jugs of water. The power's going to go out. Municipal water isn't.
Posted by: Leading horses

But when the water treatment facility has been blown away in Hurricane Brunhilda, you need that water. For those not on municipal water and have a well, your pump doesn’t pump.

- signed I really can see Mobile Bay from here, and those are real Hurricane Shutters

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (pZEOD)

265 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.

I'll believe it when I see it.
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I hope to God all of the forecasts are overblown and that what we get locally is a nothing-burger.

Posted by: Crusader at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (TN0g+)

266 CBD post a painting we all enjoy, Muldoon posts a great limerick, a fine morning, indeed.

Posted by: Contented Cow at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

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The only thing missing is Cow Puns!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (nXhai)

Oh bullshit

Posted by: Heifer pun is better than none at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (TbWk/)

267 The only thing missing is Cow Puns!
___

Moove along, ma'am.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (Dv3i1)

268 In one ear and out the udder.

Posted by: Just the punchline at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

269 We kicked the redcoats' asses at cow puns.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

270 CBD post a painting we all enjoy, Muldoon posts a great limerick, a fine morning, indeed.

Posted by: Contented Cow at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (oftw2)

The only thing missing is Cow Puns!

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (nXhai)

Don't be a dumb cluck!

This thread requires chicken puns.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM (iJfKG)

271 Everybody's freaking out over this blizzard we're supposed to get this weekend.
___

Global warming. You should have listened to me.

Posted by: Al Gore at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM (Dv3i1)

272 I'm forecasting 8"-10" this weekend.

I got 8-10" last weekend, whereas AccuWeather app said I got .25" of sleet. It's predicting 19" of snow this weekend.

I'm expecting "hilariously wrong".

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM (VM1VU)

273 I got a haircut this morning, so I'm ready for the blizzard. Bring it on!

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

274 You can flirt even if you're married. It doesn't have to be a prelude to intercourse. Like the poster above said, you can flirt with old widows at church.

It's a way to acknowledge attractiveness, whether present or past. That's all.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)
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Twenty years of Air Force HR training taught me to NEVER comment on a woman's appearance.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (ZOv7s)

275 You can always spot noobs by what they buy. Pre-hurricane shopping carts filled with perishable items and jugs of water. The power's going to go out. Municipal water isn't.

a power outage often stops the water
, especially for well water or high-rise apartments, because pumps need electricity; however, gravity-fed city water systems usually continue flowing from elevated tanks until those tanks deplete, though prolonged outages can stop pumps refilling them, and water treatment plants might also halt, making water unsafe, so backup plans are wise
Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

As long as there's no big ice accumulation here, we'll have electricity. And they're not predicting ice here in OKC (knocking on wood). So my refrigerated larder should be good.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (g8Ew8)

276 You can flirt even if you're married. It doesn't have to be a prelude to intercourse. Like the poster above said, you can flirt with old widows at church.

It's a way to acknowledge attractiveness, whether present or past. That's all.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

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There is truth in beauty.

Of which I am guilty.

And risk being slapped by the wifey.

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (nXhai)

277 260 Y’all turned a potentially fun flirty art thread into a bunch of women hating negative bullshit.

Gay men often do that.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

I am absolutely not laughing right now. 😂

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (pZEOD)

278 nurse ratched at January 22, 2026 10:16

Apologies, nurse.
My comment probably set it off and I only meant the younger generations haven't learned the art of flirting due to being told that innocent flirting isn't allowed or tolerated any longer.

Posted by: old chick at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (F3Dlr)

279 269 We kicked the redcoats' asses at cow puns.
Posted by: Bulg

(Groan)

Posted by: Military Moron at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (JCZqz)

280
The only thing missing is Cow Puns!

Posted by: ShainS

Stop steering us wrong!

Posted by: Tipping Point at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (oftw2)

281 You can flirt even if you're married. It doesn't have to be a prelude to intercourse. Like the poster above said, you can flirt with old widows at church.

It's a way to acknowledge attractiveness, whether present or past. That's all.

Heh. The pretty young woman who cut my hair got a good tip, not because the cut was anything special, but because I like pretty young women. Sue me.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (Riz8t)

282 If a guy made a misstep, no problem, but forgiveness is dead, and mercy is only meted out to the Elect. Men, as a whole, get none.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

You must live in a lovely place.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (n9ltV)

283 >>You can always spot noobs by what they buy. Pre-hurricane shopping carts filled with perishable items and jugs of water. The power's going to go out. Municipal water isn't.

Some of us live in an area not served by municipal water. We have our own wells.

It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)

284 We kicked the redcoats' asses at cow puns.

Posted by: Bulg

/slow clap

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (OUMaO)

285 Cow puns are kind of moot, now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (8zz6B)

286 In certain places yes stocking water makes sense. In my AO it's a giveaway they're a hurricane virgin.

Posted by: Regional variances can uh vary at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (TbWk/)

287 She has a nice yarn swift.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (V362x)

288 Wake me when there's a prosecution
Posted by: And so it begins that nothing will happen at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM

I would say conviction.

Posted by: That Guy who always intones "Nothing will happen." at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (0sNs1)

289 And risk being slapped by the wifey.
Posted by: ShainS

A little tame foreplay

Posted by: Sam Brinton at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (JCZqz)

290 Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 22, 2026 10:18 AM (PSEDc)

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look that up.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (KxQqp)

291 Gay men often do that.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

I am absolutely not laughing right now. 😂

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:28 AM (pZEOD)

This is the dirty little secret of AoSHQ.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:30 AM (n9ltV)

292 "You can flirt even if you're married
Posted by: Bulg"

Not if you're married to a Latina, as I found out years ago. Even normal conversation is suspect.

Posted by: Ripley at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (GUOwU)

293 Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

I looked it up. Sunday's fearsome, extinction-level storm has been named "Fern".

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (VM1VU)

294 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)

Bottled whiskey works, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (8zz6B)

295 286 In certain places yes stocking water makes sense. In my AO it's a giveaway they're a hurricane virgin.
Posted by: Regional variances can uh vary at January

Did Sally hit you?

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (pZEOD)

296 If a guy made a misstep, no problem, but forgiveness is dead, and mercy is only meted out to the Elect. Men, as a whole, get none.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

You must live in a lovely place.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

It's funny how these trends seem to concentrate in some areas but not others, isn't it? No wonder U-Haul's been having a lot of mobility in its rolling stock lately...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (OUMaO)

297 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.
Posted by: JackStraw

Microplastics! Reeee!

Posted by: Karen From the HOA at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (oftw2)

298 Posted by: Heifer pun is better than none at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (TbWk/)

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* golf clap *

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (nXhai)

299 Fill the bathtub.

Posted by: Hurricane veterans at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

300 Some of us live in an area not served by municipal water. We have our own wells.

It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.

It's not a bad idea to run some water into the tub before the storm, so as to be able to flush toilets in the event of a water outage. No, don't do your business in the tub. Use a bucket.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (Riz8t)

301 Polar Vortex Curly Sue
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 22, 2026 10:26 AM (36PRH)

Nyuck nyuck nyuck!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:32 AM (g8Ew8)

302 Don't be a dumb cluck!

This thread requires chicken puns.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:27 AM

You're just trying to egg them on.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 10:32 AM (0sNs1)

303 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)

Bottled whiskey works, too.

Wise.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

304 Heh. The pretty young woman who cut my hair got a good tip, not because the cut was anything special, but because I like pretty young women. Sue me.
Posted by: Archimedes

I had a crush on a barmaid in college, and gave her 50% tips.

It availed me naught.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:33 AM (77rzZ)

305 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.

Surrounded by two feet of snow, but not a drop to drink!

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:33 AM (VM1VU)

306
The latest Amelia:

https://x.com/Huff4Congress/status/2014310253035143299?s=20

Is this limey-style flirting?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)

307 I looked it up. Sunday's fearsome, extinction-level storm has been named "Fern".
Posted by: t-bird

There was a young lady in my high school class named Fern Bass. I nicknamed her...

Posted by: ....Flora And Fauna at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (oftw2)

308 Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straights) and Chet Atkins.

https://is.gd/8hZJoC

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (L/fGl)

309 Not if you're married to a Latina, as I found out years ago. Even normal conversation is suspect.
Posted by: Ripley

Well, it's best not to flirt when your spouse is present.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

310 You must live in a lovely place.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:29 AM (n9ltV)
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Do men ever get the benefit of the doubt? Johnny Depp actually scored a rare win, but most of the time it's guilty until prov- oh wait, just guilty.

I live in a college town, and for many years the Obama College Inquisition regularly destroyed men because reasons. There was a case where a football player who was an NFL prospect was accused of rape and that was it. Millions of dollars gone. He fought back, and sued the university and it came out that his accuser was not raped, but wanted sex without a condom so she could be a baby momma and get a piece of his salary for 18 years.

He then refused to have sex with her, and she accused him of rape. The university paid him a bunch of money, but then had to pay HER money as well, because reasons.

Tons of examples of that, plus HR Commissars running all over the place. Easier just to keep things formal, distant. I don't really miss flirting and my wife prefers that I don't, so it's not an issue.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

311 Wasn't there a gal app that supposedly allowed them to warn of creeper guys, which was Stunning, Brave and Empowering but then a male app was developed allowing men to wave other men off from psycho chicks, and they went apeshit.

Good times.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

There was and I believe still is. Tea. IIRC, to have an account you must submit your personal information and a photo. Which the app developer stores in an unsecured, public, folder. So folks started posting the names/pics of women who'd said shit and what they'd said.

That was the first instance of apeshit related to the app.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (ExV1e)

312 305 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.

Surrounded by two feet of snow, but not a drop to drink!
Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026

Especially when it’s black or yellow or both. Even I know that!

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:35 AM (pZEOD)

313 Has the Weather Channel named it yet?

I looked it up. Sunday's fearsome, extinction-level storm has been named "Fern".

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (VM1VU)

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Damn, brings back great memories of "Fernwood Tonight."

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:36 AM (nXhai)

314 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

Nothing you wrote has anything to do with normal men and women enjoying each other.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:36 AM (n9ltV)

315 Fill the bathtub.
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My collard greens are already in there.

Posted by: Kamala H at January 22, 2026 10:37 AM (TN0g+)

316 Especially when it’s black or yellow or both. Even I know that!
Posted by: Piper

Watch out where the Shiba goes, don't you eat that yellow snow!

Posted by: Nanook at January 22, 2026 10:37 AM (oftw2)

317 I've never been able to appreciate the Mona Lisa. It just doesn't turn my crank.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 22, 2026 09:42 AM (cYBz/)

This song discusses the artistic merits of the Mona Lisa.
https://youtu.be/j3YBagf8fmY

Posted by: No Name Today at January 22, 2026 10:37 AM (8mulE)

318 There was a rare funny modern SNL skit where they have an office scenario showing how hypocritical women are about this. The nerdy guy who flirts with the lady at the office is in her eyes a creep, and the handsome guest host (was it Chris Hemsworth?) who does the same thing is in her eyes charming and dreamy. It was ever thus.

Say anything, with the guy playing a boombox with "In your eyes" outside your window at night is only romantic if you actually like the guy. Otherwise he's a crazy stalker.
Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:20 AM (xMI4f)

Tom Brady. https://youtu.be/PxuUkYiaUc8

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (ExV1e)

319 Damn, brings back great memories of "Fernwood Tonight."
Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:36 AM (nXhai)

Fernwouldn't last night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)

320 Nothing you wrote has anything to do with normal men and women enjoying each other.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 22, 2026 10:36 AM (n9ltV)
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There's been an acute shortage of "normal" for many years. But I'm glad you live in one of the last places where it prevails.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)

321 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

Nothing you wrote has anything to do with normal men and women enjoying each other.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

He's in a college town. Good luck finding the "normal women" there.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (OUMaO)

322 Did Sally hit you?
Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (pZEOD)

Yes. The cops didn't believe me despite me bleeding profusely from the mouth and nose. Got a restraining order though.

Oh the hurricane! Not directly but I don't live by the coastline.

Posted by: Ones a raging destructive force the other's a storm at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (TbWk/)

323 Damn, brings back great memories of "Fernwood Tonight."
Posted by: ShainS

Then you must remember Happy Kyne, and Debbie Dunbar.

Posted by: Honorary Mirthmaker at January 22, 2026 10:39 AM (oftw2)

324 It's good to have bottled water when the power goes out.

Surrounded by two feet of snow, but not a drop to drink!
Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026

Especially when it’s black or yellow or both. Even I know that!

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:35 AM (pZEOD)

*nods sagaciously*

Posted by: Crackhead Biden at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (dK+Kv)

325 Will Bondi squeeze Lemon?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

326 Winter storm "Fern."

Which means there were 5 other named storms so far. So says the Weather Channel. The Pr0nhub of climate change.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (tqNCs)

327 >>It's not a bad idea to run some water into the tub before the storm, so as to be able to flush toilets in the event of a water outage. No, don't do your business in the tub. Use a bucket.

I've lived along the northeast coast most of my life. Storms are a normal part of life around here. I was living at my old place for the April Fools Day storm in 1997. We lost power for almost 5 days and the plows didn't dig us out until day 4.

The weather guys are often wrong, particularly around here where the weather can change at a moments notice and the difference between a moderate snowfall and 3 feet of wet snow can be a few miles. Being prepared is kind of a thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (viF8m)

328 I got some wise advice from a priest right before I got married and he said your wife is THE woman who gets your attention.

So, it's "field of vision" to the best of my ability.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (DgMqy)

329 Funny how noting the extreme dysfunction that exists in the dating scene and male-female relations more broadly makes one "gay." Seems like first-class projection.

Posted by: At minimum a very effeminate shaming tactic at January 22, 2026 10:41 AM (TbWk/)

330 He's in a college town. Good luck finding the "normal women" there.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:38 AM (OUMaO)
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Also did two decades in the increasingly woke military. After a while you just internalize the risk/reward matrix.

I looks like things are changing and my grandson may grow up in a better world, and I hope that's the case.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)

331 Will Bondi squeeze Lemon?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

A little zesting would be appropriate, too. With a belt sander.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)

332 Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 10:31 AM (VM1VU

I think they should have named it "Plant" instead, and then they could have gone on endlessly about the "the storm 'Plant' going to plant itself."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 10:41 AM (Cjc4c)

333 Will Bondi squeeze Lemon?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

A little zesting would be appropriate, too. With a belt sander.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:41 AM (8zz6B)

He's zesty enough.

Posted by: Those wrists - so expressive! at January 22, 2026 10:42 AM (TbWk/)

334 My method of flirtation usually involved awkwardness, staring at my drink, or my shoes, and if the woman was interested, blushing and stammering.

That's how I landed my wife.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 22, 2026 10:43 AM (PSEDc)

335 Funny how noting the extreme dysfunction that exists in the dating scene and male-female relations more broadly makes one "gay." Seems like first-class projection.

Posted by: At minimum a very effeminate shaming tactic

Here's the thing: It's very clear--at least to me--that these issues seem concentrated highly in certain regions, and not nearly so present in others. It's almost as if there's been a certain amount of cultural sorting over the past few decades leading to very different experiences and outcomes.

If only there was some way to track where that was the case, maybe something to do with internal migration and economic patterns...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:43 AM (OUMaO)

336 Pipe smokers are classy guys.

Forecast here in NC is over an inch of freezing rain. It starts Saturday evening and ends very early Monday morning.

Posted by: mrp at January 22, 2026 10:43 AM (rj6Yv)

337 Ryan Hall forecast. I really like him, he has been accurate. https://tinyurl.com/5x7xzc6h

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:44 AM (pZEOD)

338 Just the tip?

Posted by: Dirty Jack at January 22, 2026 10:45 AM (n+1Zi)

339 I got some wise advice from a priest right before I got married and he said your wife is THE woman who gets your attention.

So, it's "field of vision" to the best of my ability.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (DgMqy)

The lovely and delightful Mrs naturalfake has never been one of those weirdos who get jealous if I happen to look at an attractive girl in the vicinity.

But, of course, she's my wife so naturally she gets my true attention and time.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

340 I got some wise advice from a priest right before I got married and he said your wife is THE woman who gets your attention.

So, it's "field of vision" to the best of my ability.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (DgMqy)
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Yes, that is the other factor. My wife is amazing, and she doesn't like it, and I'm happy to oblige. When I flirt, I flirt with her, which is much more productive.

Interestingly, a bunch of us who used to work together 20 years ago still gather about every quarter to have dinner and catch up. No flirting, everyone settled, it's nice. It was that way back in the office, and it felt safe and comfortable. No possibility of misunderstanding.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

341 Stay warm and safe this weekend!

Dave Rubin fled Miami from CA. He said they had a rare cold spell recently: 40 degrees, the horror. But at that temperature, it shocks the iguanas and they'll fall right from the trees to fhe ground. So he was walking his dog and there were a bunch of stunned iguanas on the ground everywhere. That would be a sight!

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (gWBY1)

342 Pipe smoke has a delightful fragrance. Always liked it even from childhood. Seems to be a declining pastime, far as I can tell.

Posted by: The hobbits were on to something at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (TbWk/)

343 He should be tied to the hood of an ice vehicle, put a mask on him so his own people unknowingly pelt him till he tells the truth.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (EyfuW)

344 I impress the ladies by carrying my cash in a roll and whipping it out to buy them a drink at the shot house. A fifty and a twenty on the outside, all ones on the inside. Dumb bishes ain't caught on yet!

Posted by: Larry The Ladies Man at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (oftw2)

345 I was in art class with the object of my first crush in 7th grade. I stared at her all through the class. Finally, one of her friends came up to me and told me to knock it off, as I was making her uncomfortable. She also made me apologize to my crushee.

Today, I'd probably be brought up on charges.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)

346 By the way, the 2nd person arrested today, Chauntyll Allen, is on the St Paul Board of Education.

No, our children isn't learning.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)

347 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I have some reading to do on this thread!
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)

348 "she's my wife so naturally she gets my true attention and time"

Indeed. I don't think everyone gets this, though.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (DgMqy)

349 So you've never been to a party where other women insist on talking with you while your wife is off to powder her nose?I got some wise advice from a priest right before I got married and he said your wife is THE woman who gets your attention.

So, it's "field of vision" to the best of my ability.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:40 AM (DgMqy)

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (g8Ew8)

350 So he was walking his dog and there were a bunch of stunned iguanas on the ground everywhere. That would be a sight!
Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (gWBY1)

They'd warm up real fine on a barbecue grill.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (8zz6B)

351 Years ago, I wouldn't call it flirting, but I bought a cup of coffee for several older ladies. They were fumbling through their purses, I was on a lunch break. They didn't know how to repay me. I wished them a happy Valentine's day- it was Feb 14th.
When I ordered my Americano I asked for a small shot of B52 flavoring. I could hear one of the ladies say to her friend "Didn't your husband work on that plane?" This was in SW Seattle.

Posted by: Rex B at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (oEMAv)

352 Would love to see a video of the Nekima Armstrong perp walk.
Looks like the NY Post only has a photo.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (2Ez/1)

353 >>Dave Rubin fled Miami from CA. He said they had a rare cold spell recently: 40 degrees, the horror. But at that temperature, it shocks the iguanas and they'll fall right from the trees to fhe ground. So he was walking his dog and there were a bunch of stunned iguanas on the ground everywhere. That would be a sight!

I saw it one time in the Keys.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (viF8m)

354 Holy crap. Total paste failure.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (g8Ew8)

355 Pipe smoke has a delightful fragrance.

I misread that at first and wondered why you'd set Piper on fire.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

356 "So you've never been to a party where other women insist on talking with you while your wife is off to powder her nose?"

I don't go to "parties" anymore.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (DgMqy)

357 Today, I'd probably be brought up on charges.
Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)
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I remember when Bill Clinton got feminists to say that "the first grope is free." Also, oral sex wasn't actual sex.

Crazy days.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:49 AM (ZOv7s)

358 354 Holy crap. Total paste failure.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

You can't put it back in the tube.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:49 AM (Dv3i1)

359 Pipe smoke has a delightful fragrance.

I misread that at first and wondered why you'd set Piper on fire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

I wouldn't. Burning Lycra would smell terrible.

Posted by: Such jokes should be barred at January 22, 2026 10:50 AM (TbWk/)

360 I need to find a new iguana
Any kind of new iguana
It's hard to rhyme a word like iguana
Steven Kwan, kinda, or Botswana

Posted by: gKWVE at January 22, 2026 10:50 AM (gKWVE)

361 I pop out at parties.

Posted by: Vitameatavegamine at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (oftw2)

362 359 Pipe smoke has a delightful fragrance.

I misread that at first and wondered why you'd set Piper on fire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

I wouldn't. Burning Lycra would smell terrible.
Posted by: Such jokes should be barred at January 22, 2026 10:50 AM (TbWk/)

I am sure there is at least 1 person out there who would throw me on a pyre.

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (pZEOD)

363 So you've never been to a party where other women insist on talking with you while your wife is off to powder her nose?I got some wise advice from a priest right before I got married and he said your wife is THE woman who gets your attention.

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So you’re not allowed to talk to other women after marriage? A secure wife doesn’t give a shit who you talk to at a party.

Posted by: Really?? at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (Ryx1w)

364 I need to find a new iguana
Any kind of new iguana
It's hard to rhyme a word like iguana
Steven Kwan, kinda, or Botswana
Posted by: gKWVE at January 22, 2026 10:50 AM (gKWVE)

You can rhyme it in Tijauna, Bwana.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 22, 2026 10:52 AM (8zz6B)

365 I wish I was in Tiajuana
Eating barbequed iguana

Posted by: wall of voodoo that you do so well at January 22, 2026 10:52 AM (TbWk/)

366 So you've never been to a party where other women insist on talking with you while your wife is off to powder her nose?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 22, 2026 10:47 AM (g8Ew

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One can have excellent conversations free of flirtation.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:52 AM (ZOv7s)

367 "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany." "That is where we are right now."
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Prizker will like it better after Krystal Night Out and, Night of the Long Buffets and Reichstag Rib BBQ

Posted by: Ripley at January 22, 2026 10:53 AM (GUOwU)

368 "So you’re not allowed to talk to other women after marriage?"

Of course I am. I just don't seek the attention of other women, like a flirt would entail.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at January 22, 2026 10:54 AM (DgMqy)

369 The lovely and delightful Mrs naturalfake has never been one of those weirdos who get jealous if I happen to look at an attractive girl in the vicinity.

But, of course, she's my wife so naturally she gets my true attention and time.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 22, 2026 10:45 AM (iJfKG)

Same, here, but then I never give her any reason to doubt, I am not out shopping the bars or other such places where bad decisions are made.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 22, 2026 10:55 AM (dK+Kv)

370 One can have excellent conversations free of flirtation.
____

I recently had a pleasant conversation with a middle-aged woman in Costco as we were looking at vacuum cleaners. No minefields there.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:55 AM (Dv3i1)

371 Granny has been ploting and scheming this moment since they was 6

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 22, 2026 10:55 AM (LOZbR)

372 Interestingly, a bunch of us who used to work together 20 years ago still gather about every quarter to have dinner and catch up. No flirting, everyone settled, it's nice. It was that way back in the office, and it felt safe and comfortable. No possibility of misunderstanding.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

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My wife and I were the only marriage that evolved after the startup software company we worked for between 2000-2002 (before the internet bubble crashed) was formed (there were a couple of already married couples hired).

We had an inside joke during our wedding (our company was "eBuilt") with candied hearts, one of which stated "An eBuilt RFP" (Request For Proposal).

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (nXhai)

373 Prizker will like it better after Krystal Night Out and, Night of the Long Buffets and Reichstag Rib BBQ

Posted by: Ripley

But they only have White Castle up there...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (OUMaO)

374 I have 9 sister-in-laws. Would not even consider flirting. Hugs are allowed.

Posted by: javems at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (pYPLg)

375 I am sure there is at least 1 person out there who would throw me on a pyre.
Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (pZEOD)

And several hundred who would stop them.

Posted by: Reforger at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (7ujVx)

376 367 "Illinois Governor JB Pritzker likens the first year in Trump's America to the "early days of Nazi Germany." "That is where we are right now."
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

=====

So, just having Trump out of office completely resets things, huh?

Because he was there for four years before.

The whole anti-Trumpism is so overwhelming on the left, he's been their boogeyman for so long, that I really think they're going to struggle to replicate the same environment of hatred against Vance.

Yes, they will hate him. They will call him Hitler.

But, the fervor won't be there. It'll be diminished.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, barreling through the action thrills with Wolfgang Petersen at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)

377 UPDATE: A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.

>>More to come.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 22, 2026 10:11 AM (viF8m)

Good. Go J6 on all of them.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (dK+Kv)

378 recently had a pleasant conversation with a middle-aged woman in Costco as we were looking at vacuum cleaners. No minefields there.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:55 AM (Dv3i1)

No double entendre about the sucking quality of vacuums?

Posted by: Really?? at January 22, 2026 10:57 AM (Ryx1w)

379 Sippin' iced coffee.

Dunkies?
Posted by: Lizzy at January 22, 2026 10:00 AM

Oddly enough, no. The last of my TXMoMe HEB pecan coffee that Ben Had recommended I try.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 22, 2026 10:57 AM (kgE5c)

380 349 So you've never been to a party where other women insist on talking with you while your wife is off to powder her nose?
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LOL

Memorably, this happened to me at a party way back in the day. My now-wife then-gf went to the ladies' room, and this other female acquaintance of mine finds me standing alone and starts blatantly hitting on me, and when I say blatant I mean I'm a typical dude who needs to be clubbed over the head with a "hint" to get it, and I got it.

Entertained it for about a minute to feed my young ego, then saw my wife making her way back toward me, grabbed a buddy I knew well, and wingmanned him right into the other girl's face. They went home together that night and later got married, had two kids, and are no longer together.

Good times lol.

Posted by: ballistic at January 22, 2026 10:57 AM (3BwY8)

381 So you’re not allowed to talk to other women after marriage? A secure wife doesn’t give a shit who you talk to at a party.
Posted by: Really?? at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (Ryx1w)

My wife routinely says that women have been flirting with me. She's said that she feels utterly secure because I am, apparently, clueless.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

382 I have 9 sister-in-laws. Would not even consider flirting. Hugs are allowed.

Posted by: javems at January 22, 2026 10:56 AM (pYPLg)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (dK+Kv)

383 And we all know that Gov. Pritzker is an expert on German history. Right up there with Shirer.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

384 I am sure there is at least 1 person out there who would throw me on a pyre.
Posted by: Piper

That's silly. Who wouldn't like you?

Posted by: Not Flirting, Either at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (oftw2)

385 Chauntyll Louisa Allen

Looks exactly like you'd expect.

https://is.gd/ETd3Dd

Posted by: Archimedes at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (Riz8t)

386 I looked up what museum this painting is in, it would be fun to see the details up close. It says it resides in a private collection. Well never mind then.

Posted by: LizLem at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (gWBY1)

387 My wife routinely says that women have been flirting with me. She's said that she feels utterly secure because I am, apparently, clueless.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

#metoo

Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (Dv3i1)

388 Our great Mikado, virtuous man
When he to rule our land began
Resolved to try a plan whereby
Young men might best be steadied
So he decreed, in words succinct
That all who flirted, leered or wnked
Unless conubially linked
Should forthwith be beheaded

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (X4XpB)

389 375 I am sure there is at least 1 person out there who would throw me on a pyre.
Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:51 AM (pZEOD)

And several hundred who would stop them.
Posted by: Reforger at January 22

Awwww- thank you for this!

Posted by: Piper at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (OoFl2)

390 Entertained it for about a minute to feed my young ego, then saw my wife making her way back toward me, grabbed a buddy I knew well, and wingmanned him right into the other girl's face. They went home together that night and later got married, had two kids, and are no longer together.

Good times lol.

Posted by: ballistic

Has the buddy forgiven you?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (OUMaO)

391 So far Bondi has arrested 2 of the Church "protestors" and said there will be more to come...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (VE6XX)

392 >>>Chauntyll Louisa Allen

>>>Looks exactly like you'd expect.

Jabba the Scrunt

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (dK+Kv)

393 WHAT is that white thing spewing out of her mouth. Is she spewing it onto her needlework, or is her needlework composed of the breath of witches, or what?

Irritating painting. Would not hang. Give me yesterdays fiddle and horseshoe, which I almost liked except for the horseshoe and for pete's sake, why hang a good violin on a swinging cabinet door?

Posted by: Persnickety at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (NXsA/)

394
"No, our children isn't learning."

That's because they're learing.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

395 I was in art class with the object of my first crush in 7th grade. I stared at her all through the class. Finally, one of her friends came up to me and told me to knock it off, as I was making her uncomfortable. She also made me apologize to my crushee.

Today, I'd probably be brought up on charges.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 10:46 AM (77rzZ)

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Heh.

When I was in 5th grade, the best friend of a girl I liked spoke with my best friend -- and asked if I was interested in "going steady."

Whatever the hell that meant ...

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 11:01 AM (nXhai)

396 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at January 22, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

397 31 Darn it! I hate to be a knit-picker, but trouble is looming in the Art Thread. CBD had better spindle little time and effort to keep things from getting unseamly!

Seems the thread is unraveling and coming apart at the seams. Can it be repaired? Can we pin our hope on a future patch that features boobs or dogs?

Posted by: JML at January 22, 2026 11:01 AM (EtRph)

398 My wife routinely says that women have been flirting with me. She's said that she feels utterly secure because I am, apparently, clueless.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

It ‘s funny I told my daughter this just last night. There’s a guy she likes at school and she’s kinda bummed that he has not reciprocated her moves. I told her he’s a dude he’s most likely totally clueless. Trust me I know, I’ve been there a million times myself.

Posted by: Really?? at January 22, 2026 11:01 AM (Ryx1w)

399 My wife routinely says that women have been flirting with me. She's said that she feels utterly secure because I am, apparently, clueless.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 22, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)
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I've gotten perceptive enough to notice it, but I ignore it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 22, 2026 11:02 AM (ZOv7s)

400 My wife routinely says that women have been flirting with me. She's said that she feels utterly secure because I am, apparently, clueless.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

#metoo
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 22, 2026 10:59 AM (Dv3i1)

Also, me too. Wife thinks it's hilarious.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 22, 2026 11:02 AM (PSEDc)

401 So far Bondi has arrested 2 of the Church "protestors" and said there will be more to come...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (VE6XX)

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But have any of the thousands of serial traitors been arrested yet?

"A nation turns its lonely spies to you ... woo hoo hoo."

Posted by: ShainS -- 'The Warmth Of Collectivism' is Code for 'Hell On Earth' at January 22, 2026 11:03 AM (nXhai)

402 Has the buddy forgiven you?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at January 22, 2026 11:00 AM (OUMaO)
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He's still one of my best friends and a golfing buddy.

He said after they split up, "I should have just hit it that night and gone home, but I was dumb."

Posted by: ballistic at January 22, 2026 11:05 AM (3BwY8)

403 Ryan Hall forecast. I really like him, he has been accurate. https://tinyurl.com/5x7xzc6h
Posted by: Piper

Hey, that's good stuff. I'll have to add him.

Posted by: t-bird at January 22, 2026 11:06 AM (VM1VU)

404 One the women arrested after the church service protest said, " "we did not rush into the church. We sat down and participated in the service."

What a liar!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 22, 2026 11:06 AM (KxQqp)

405 Chauntyll Louisa Allen, GA to another church rioter, has also been arrested.

And, get this, she's on the St. Paul School Board.

Sounds about right.

Quality Learing Center indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 22, 2026 12:04 PM (2Ez/1)

406 Well, I just got here and you guys let me down.

- what is the small painting of man praying? I thought it was a Rembrandt but probably not.

- what is meaning of the olive leaves? I wonder if it means hope.

The painting is filled with symbolism (spinster, caged bird, granny...) so I sure it means something. Maybe they both mean hope. I don't know.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 22, 2026 01:43 PM (pKhVe)

407 AH, I used google and

- that painting might be Rembrandt St James the Greater, Praying.

- Olive branches do mean hope, generally, but I could see no specific use of the symbol in classical art to say that.

Also, she is clearly embroidering a wedding dress.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at January 22, 2026 01:51 PM (pKhVe)

408 Storms Coming read him a real scary Story witha nice big fire in the Fireplace

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at January 22, 2026 05:20 PM (wGqjj)

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