Moose Encounters of the Third Kind Cafe

Yorkshire Dale, England
from @VisualTherapy0

Hand-raising an orphaned baby anteater so it can survive on its own and just be weirdly adorable.

Friendly skunk swarm.

Old but cute: Duck runs a race. (Well I think he just ran a hundred yards at the end but that's still very good for a duck.)

Natural pesticide: Thousands of ducks are released to eat all the insects out of a plot of farmland after the harvest.

This is turning into a very duck-heavy cafe.

Baby elephant tries to use his trunk.

Baby polar bear chases off a rude raven.

I'm a peacock, captain! You've gotta let me fly!

Sea lion gets territorial with a marine iguana. Tourists go home.

Helicopter mom lioness.

Panda playing with a snowman at the Toronto Zoo 🐼⛄️ pic.twitter.com/V5hXfyWRBF
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) February 1, 2026

An enormous moose approaches the camera and get petted pic.twitter.com/bG45siliFD
— Nature Unedited (@NatureUnedited) February 1, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 07:30 PM

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1 Yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (K7m1Q)

2 Oh yay!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:32 PM (K7m1Q)

3 2026 still sea otter starved.

I haz the sadz.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (K7m1Q)

4 Never pet a moose, bear, mountain lion, badger, or pretty much any wild animal no matter how much they beg.

Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (98kQX)

5 When I was a little girl, we had a tame Mallard drake. He cleared the grasshoppers out of the garden. Ducks are surprisingly quick.

Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (98kQX)

6 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:36 PM (Ia/+0)

7 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

My cat Jasmine says, "Hello," and she'd never be caught dead petting a moose.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM (ESVrU)

8 5 When I was a little girl, we had a tame Mallard drake. He cleared the grasshoppers out of the garden. Ducks are surprisingly quick.
Posted by: huerfano

And tasty too!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM (LUIDu)

9 >>And tasty too!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:38 PM

I can never decide whether it tastes like greasy mud or muddy grease. Not a fan of duck meat.

Posted by: huerfano at February 02, 2026 07:42 PM (98kQX)

10 What do those bug eating ducks do on their off time?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 07:42 PM (Cqx++)

11 If I lived in Texas and had fire ants, then I would definitely go for the pet anteater solution!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)

12 5 When I was a little girl, we had a tame Mallard drake. He cleared the grasshoppers out of the garden.
==

Did he ask "is that all there is?" after eating the grasshoppers?

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0bjKf)

13 Stray dog with bottle was good , hate seeing any animals stressed like that

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

14 Will an anteater eat fire ants? Does he eat a Tums afterwards?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (Cqx++)

15
Shoulda been The Big Dummy in there.

*fumes*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:45 PM (tgvbd)

16 I love moose. Mooses. Meese.

Never never never would I want to be that close to one or, God forbid, to pet one, cute as they are.

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:45 PM (79pEw)

17 The marine iguana video looks like Godzilla versus Flipper.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:46 PM (HlyYF)

18 Moose photographer is lucky he's not a pile of crushed bones and organs.

Posted by: PabloD at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (3VXNH)

19 Also, I want to go to the Yorkshire Dales.

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (79pEw)

20 Hadrian, did the show not go as expected?

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (79pEw)

21 11 If I lived in Texas and had fire ants, then I would definitely go for the pet anteater solution!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)

We have crazy ants now. Those things are MUCH worse than fire ants. They messed up my car and our well. They have almost overtaken the fire ants on our property.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:48 PM (lpTXP)

22 I've only had duck and sausage gumbo. I prefer chicken.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:48 PM (cwGMH)

23 Had a single large tom turkey today in the back yard. Poking his head down in the snow. Looking for bugs, I reckon.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (XeU6L)

24 What are "crazy ants"?

Are they Democrat ants that moved to Texas from Blue states?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (HlyYF)

25 That second Dodo video gives me a really great diet product idea.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (2wNzd)

26 Fulton County is suing to recover the ballots seized by the FBI. A Fulton County official made the statement in the filing, “Now we cannot verify that we’ve received everything back because there was no chain-of-custody inventory taken at the time the records were seized.”
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (PlpaN)

27 AWFL trains for combat against ICE.

https://is.gd/ACROAd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (J+Psw)

28 18 Moose photographer is lucky he's not a pile of crushed bones and organs.
Posted by: PabloD at February 02, 2026 07:47 PM (3VXNH)
We’re closed for the season. Didn’t you see the other moose out front.

Posted by: Eromero at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (IAc3W)

29 I always enjoy the Cafe no matter the content but have to admit I'm always a little disappointed when there are no dog/cat interaction videos.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (cwGMH)

30 Also, I want to go to the Yorkshire Dales.
Posted by: bluebell
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Have been there. Tried hard to fix it in my mind so that I could call it up later. But, like all such vistas, I just can't.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (XeU6L)

31 Moose look like some strange creature designed by a government committee.

They kill more people than Grizzlies or Wolves or Mountain Lion. You don’t want to get near them, is my understanding. Eyesight is very poor, and males, they tend to think you are a rival suitor trying to put the move on their mate.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (3LcAa)

32 Any results on the Big Dummy at Westminster?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (RIvkX)

33 I will fuck you up!

Sorry, shoulda told ya.

Posted by: Moose out front at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (u73oe)

34 We are pleased to announce PEI.

The Perversity Everywhere Initiative is designed to further our successful efforts to push polymorphic perversity beyond the southern-most reaches of the Southern Hemisphere, and remake the world in our image.

While our ambassadors here are few in number at the moment, we hope you will join us!

Posted by: Big Penguin at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (lvJsN)

35 Why would they care? They frauded the election 4 years ago so what difference does it make to them?

Ohhh, election fraud and a jail sentence

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)

36 12 5 When I was a little girl, we had a tame Mallard drake. He cleared the grasshoppers out of the garden.
==

Did he ask "is that all there is?" after eating the grasshoppers?
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0bjKf)

Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is my friend,
Then let's eat locusts
We'll break out the booze
and have a ball...

Posted by: Huerfano's Drake at February 02, 2026 07:52 PM (nbLIj)

37 AWFL trains for combat against ICE.

https://is.gd/ACROAd
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Everybody has a plan until they're punched in the side of the head.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (PlpaN)

38 Fulton County is suing to recover the ballots seized by the FBI. A Fulton County official made the statement in the filing, “Now we cannot verify that we’ve received everything back because there was no chain-of-custody inventory taken at the time the records were seized.”
--------
Heh. Done by Fani Willis?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (XeU6L)

39 Have been there. Tried hard to fix it in my mind so that I could call it up later. But, like all such vistas, I just can't.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (XeU6L)
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I imagine it looking exactly like the first (the GOOD) All Creatures Great and Small series. I hope it's still as peaceful as it looked then. If they have access to the internet, it's probably not. I'd still like to go.

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (79pEw)

40 If you haven't been to Yorkshire, Ace, you need to go before the invaders ruin it. That's where my father's ancestors lived and had a sheep farm a couple of centuries ago. Apparently on a windy hill.

I had two duckies for Easter when I was about 3yrs old. There are photos of me with heart-shaped sunglasses and pig tails admiring them. I remember them being a bit stinky (this was in my grandmother's back yard). When they were grown my father took them to his lake where they did not survive. We guess due to foxes (who apparently never wanted the crazy rooster who chased us years later, but killed the hens).

I was at an Easter egg hunt once and there were baby chicks. One girl loved hers so much she killed it right there during the hunt.

I don't have good bird memories. We had a parakeet named Ricky (from Ricky Ricardo) who hated us, because we stuck our fingers in his cage as little kids and he pecked us.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (WONhk)

41 Heh. Done by Fani Willis?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:53 PM (XeU6L)

Willie Fanit would be a good name for a bad baseball player.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (8zz6B)

42
Any results on the Big Dummy at Westminster?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 07:51 PM (RIvkX)

__________

He was Select Dog, one of the lesser awards. The Best of Breed winner is the current #1 Borzoi. If you're going to lose, lose to the best.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)

43 Mallards are sort of comical looking. They survey the area and waddle around like they own the place, which they kinda do, I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (3LcAa)

44 Give us back those things! We are completely open and honest!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)

45 23 Had a single large tom turkey today in the back yard. Poking his head down in the snow. Looking for bugs, I reckon.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM

The turkeys love it when I do early spring burns at the farm.

The subsequently exposed black top soil always warms up much faster than the adjacent ground that has 3' of prairie grass insulation on it.

The bugs hatch much earlier in the warm ground and I have seen lines of turkeys marching across to sweep up the bugs.

It almost looks like a military operation. I think they deliberately drive the bugs in front of them.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (HlyYF)

46 Kudos to the Café Janitorial Staff for their prompt Febreezing after the latest HappyFoot breakout.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

47
QUACK

Posted by: Ducks for Trump at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (UjdFS)

48 Those Yorkshire Dales look pretty soggy to me. Need some Global Warmening.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (8zz6B)

49 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (WONhk)

All birds should be named Larry.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (cwGMH)

50 Moose!
Yum!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (2WIwB)

51 Sock Monkey don't worry, a Commissar Judge will get those unrestricted ballots returned 100%

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)

52 When I lived in a somewhat less urban part of Japan (I mean, I have seen rice fields in Tokyo, so the urban parts can be very concentrated) Well, at a home center they sold little fishies. Like in a pet store, but they only sold fish. About 3 or 4 different types.

I didn't understand until one day I saw a farmer on the checkout line with his farm supplies and a baggie of fish too. "ah,... for the rice fields."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (2wNzd)

53 What are "crazy ants"?

Are they Democrat ants that moved to Texas from Blue states?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:49 PM (HlyYF)

Here you go, PI.
https://tinyurl.com/3zj6hh6a

They have been the bane of our existence for the last two summers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (lpTXP)

54 >>>Thousands of ducks are released to eat all the insects out of a plot of farmland after the harvest.

You horrible people have perpetrated a massacre.
--The Insects

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM (syz1S)

55 Anything exciting going on?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

56 Mallard Filmore is a good comic strip.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (cwGMH)

57
All birds should be named Larry.
Posted by: Opinion fact
------

Had a Parakeet named Fred.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM (XeU6L)

58 Aetius, yes but I'm not going to share.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (0KSrI)

59 Hadrian, that sounds pretty good to me, but I'm sorry if HM is disappointed. I know you both put so much work into your dogs.

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (79pEw)

60 Those Yorkshire Dales look pretty soggy to me. Need some Global Warmening.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Luxury!

Posted by: Yorkshireman at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (cxFcK)

61 27 AWFL trains for combat against ICE.

https://is.gd/ACROAd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM

I liked the way she kept her face undefended the entire time she was throwing kicks!

I am pretty sure a moderately tough parakeet could take her in one-on-one combat.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (HlyYF)

62
Thousands of ducks are released to eat all the insects out of a plot of farmland after the harvest.

_________

*sighs*

Posted by: Chinese Sparrows at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (tgvbd)

63 Also, I want to go to the Yorkshire Dales.
Posted by: bluebell

Do they have pubs?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)

64 Christy, it is now Starmer's policy to swamp the Shire. Rural England is too white you see.
tinyurl.com/mdz8s46s

Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)

65 Aetius, yes but I'm not going to share.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM (0KSrI)

Fair enough.

Its just good to know.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

66 Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm certain they do. I think it's a British law.

Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (79pEw)

67 Have England's soccer hooligans just conceded to a Muslim takeover?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (cwGMH)

68 Anything exciting going on?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 07:57 PM

Consensus was reached amongst the guitar players that Les Pauls > Stratocasters.

The 'ettes determined that Bad Bunny's most flattering Super Bowl dress would be an A-line.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)

69 A raised glass to America. Still the greatest place on earth.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)

70 Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm certain they do. I think it's a British law.
Posted by: bluebell at February 02, 2026 08:00 PM (79pEw)

***

Excellent!

*looks over flights*

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (2WIwB)

71 >>>This is turning into a very duck-heavy cafe.

That link is mangled. Correct link below.

https://x.com/NatureUnedited
/status/2018349933061914787

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (syz1S)

72
Nice to see a PBGV that looks properly tousled. Nowadays they look all scissored and overgroomed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:02 PM (tgvbd)

73 69 A raised glass to America. Still the greatest place on earth.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0KSrI)

AMEN. And cheers!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (lpTXP)

74 Hey! It's Black History Month!

I'll have to watch a marathon of The First 48. To celebrate the culture.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)

75 I’ve pivoted from reading about the 8th Army Air Force to the submarine service in WWII. I’m gobsmacked reading the details about the defective Mark 14 torpedo. They cost $10,000 a piece in say, 1935 dollars. In fact, they were so expensive the Bureau of Ordinance and the Navy decided better not test them. I mean, these babies cost a lot of money! They’ll probably work, right?
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)

76 The 'ettes determined that Bad Bunny's most flattering Super Bowl dress would be an A-line.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)

Huh. Can't wait to not watch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (zZu0s)

77 Apparently it's been revealed that Epstein invited Berlusconi to his island.

Berlusconi's response: "At my place the food is better, and the wine is so good the girls come back on their own. No need for kidnapping."

Legend.

(if this turns out not to be true, don't tell me)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (IG3/x)

78 I remember a couple local pubs near the base in England, probably still operating 47 years later

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (Ia/+0)

79 3 2026 still sea otter starved.

I haz the sadz.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 02, 2026 07:33 PM (K7m1Q)

best I can do:

https://tinyurl.com/y4a98d8m

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (w/O5Q)

80 Here you go, PI.
https://tinyurl.com/3zj6hh6a

They have been the bane of our existence for the last two summers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 07:56 PM

Well those ants don't sound fun at all.

Perhaps you can briefly revert back to ScaryMary and go on a raspberry ant genocide this spring?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (HlyYF)

81 52 When I lived in a somewhat less urban part of Japan (I mean, I have seen rice fields in Tokyo, so the urban parts can be very concentrated) Well, at a home center they sold little fishies. Like in a pet store, but they only sold fish. About 3 or 4 different types.

I didn't understand until one day I saw a farmer on the checkout line with his farm supplies and a baggie of fish too. "ah,... for the rice fields."
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at

Is this a good time to bring up my Japanese dog?

I am kidding, stop running away!

Posted by: Piper at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (GMx4K)

82 Hey! It's Black History Month!

I'll have to watch a marathon of The First 48. To celebrate the culture.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (cxFcK)

Every once in a while they will throw in a white guy murderer. Usually it's in Tulsa.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:05 PM (cwGMH)

83 You do not pet a freakin' moose.

Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:05 PM (gtcuf)

84 bluebell, thank you once again for the civics material as it going to put into use in the near future.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:06 PM (0KSrI)

85 Also, I want to go to the Yorkshire Dales.
Posted by: bluebell

Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes
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Here's one I sampled, very close to Dartmoor prison. It was great. https://www.rock-inn.co.uk/eat/bar/

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (XeU6L)

86 Perhaps you can briefly revert back to ScaryMary and go on a raspberry ant genocide this spring?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:04 PM (HlyYF)

They won't like me when I'm angry.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (lpTXP)

87 I’ve pivoted from reading about the 8th Army Air Force to the submarine service in WWII. I’m gobsmacked reading the details about the defective Mark 14 torpedo. They cost $10,000 a piece in say, 1935 dollars. In fact, they were so expensive the Bureau of Ordinance and the Navy decided better not test them. I mean, these babies cost a lot of money! They’ll probably work, right?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM

Once the kinks were resolved, the Mk. 14 was *the* torpedo in submarines up until the mid-70's or so, because it was the only combat-proven torpedo in the inventory.

The Navy wanted more, and put the blueprints out for bid. The lowest bid was $2mil+/copy. The Navy declined.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

88 75 I’ve pivoted from reading about the 8th Army Air Force to the submarine service in WWII. I’m gobsmacked reading the details about the defective Mark 14 torpedo. They cost $10,000 a piece in say, 1935 dollars. In fact, they were so expensive the Bureau of Ordinance and the Navy decided better not test them. I mean, these babies cost a lot of money! They’ll probably work, right?
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM

That one greatly pissed me off too. I wonder how many Americans needlessly died due to that failure?

Since that was pre-DEI, I wonder if some admiral's idiot nephew was in charge of the program?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:08 PM (HlyYF)

89
Dogs on the roof are like, "WUT?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 02, 2026 08:08 PM (xG4kz)

90 >>>Panda playing with a snowman at the Toronto Zoo

Yeah, playing. lol

If you pay attention, you will notice that all the human keepers interacting with pandas at the zoo are always covered head to toe in heavy rubber. That way they don't get their body parts pulled off.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM (syz1S)

91 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (J+Psw)

The thing about Miss Ballbricker there is that she's never going to have the stamina to keep that up for more than a minute. She was already winded after 3 kicks.

Boxing workouts are HARD. Kickboxing workouts are HARD. AWFLS like that will exhaust themselves in a great big hurry. And just looking at her, I highly doubt she's going to put in the hard work.

Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM (gtcuf)

92 Oldest pub I was in was the Red Lion Inn. Started operation in 1342. Somewhere near Lavenham.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 08:11 PM (GdZOB)

93 Way past my bedtime, Tech thread shows up awful early
Have a great evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (Ia/+0)

94 Heddy Lamar saved a lot of lives with her frequency spectrum technology that prevented the enemy to jam the radio controlled torpedoes.

I think it also led to WiFi and Bluetooth technology.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (cwGMH)

95 Ah, perfect pic, perfect setting. I guess we are ready to talk about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, yes ?

Posted by: runner at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (g47mK)

96 Berlusconi's response: "At my place the food is better, and the wine is so good the girls come back on their own. No need for kidnapping."

Lie to me if you have to.

Elon Musk said about the same. Bitch, I'm Elon Musk. I just have to respond to some pickme in my comments and she's coming over and suing me nine months later.
Paraphrasing.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)

97 Delurker, I got to counting how long physical interactions last because of the John Wick movies.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (0KSrI)

98 Boxing workouts are HARD. Kickboxing workouts are HARD. AWFLS like that will exhaust themselves in a great big hurry. And just looking at her, I highly doubt she's going to put in the hard work.

Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:10 PM

Well she did put out the video and signal her virtue.

I suspect she has now fully achieved her "training" goal.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (HlyYF)

99
What do those bug eating ducks do on their off time?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

They write ad copy for the WEF --

"You will eat ze bugs and you
will like eating ze bugs!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 02, 2026 08:14 PM (xG4kz)

100 Yes, but they had so many problems with them, they had difficulty determining what to do.

Consider too, once you actually fire torpedos, the gig is up. They know where you are, and the convoy escorts and such are not happy with you, and start dropping depth charges, widely considered unpleasant.

They just got done sailing 6000 miles, burning thousands of gallons of diesel, getting lined up to take a shot, and the fuckers are duds, or might even circle around and blow yer ass up. And it took a lot of persuasion to get the brass to admit the torpedos were defective.

I also learned a pharmacists mate performed an emergency appendectomy using spoons from the mess, needle nose pliers from the engine room, novacaine, etc. Yeesh.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:15 PM (fOaHw)

101 I tried not to laugh at the AFWL. I really did. But I failed. Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)

102
Michael Canalizo is among the great Afghan Hound experts and he picked one. Three sighthounds and a scenthound.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (tgvbd)

103 TSince that was pre-DEI, I wonder if some admiral's idiot nephew was in charge of the program?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

The Chief of BuOrd during the Mark 14 torpedo fiasco was Rear Admiral William Henry Purnell Blandy.

Blandy later rose to full admiral, commanded Joint Task Force One for the 1946 Bikini Atoll atomic tests and led the Atlantic Fleet before retiring.

No formal punishment resulted from the torpedo issues.

Two unchangeable rules in the Navy:

1) Big Navy always acts like Big Navy.

2) Nothing changes Rule #1.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (cYBz/)

104 Once again, the official AOSHQ mascot, a panda, is thwarted by a snowman guarding a fence.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (oT7pT)

105 Well those ants don't sound fun at all.

We had an infestation of them one summer. The exterminator came out multiple times and sprayed. That killed them but they kept coming. Every day I had to vacuum up dead ants inside the back door and hose them off the porch. Then they just disappeared as suddenly as they came.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)

106 >I suspect she has now fully achieved her "training" goal.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 08:13 PM (HlyYF)

She needs to train her fat ass to keep out of the fridge.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 02, 2026 08:17 PM (GTqXr)

107 There are those who are campaigning for the yak to be the official AoSHQ mascot.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)

108 97 Delurker, I got to counting how long physical interactions last because of the John Wick movies.

The best advice I've ever heard about street fights is, most guys, especially drunks, will completely wear themselves out within a minute. Just dodge and weave and let them punch away till they're exhausted, it won't take long, and then you can take almost anyone. How big they are doesn't even matter. Many people know how to throw a proper punch or kick. Very few can keep it up for long.

Boxing workouts kick your butt for a reason!

Posted by: Delurker at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (gtcuf)

109 What untrained guys have to watch out for when a woman tries to attack them is that they aren't trying to put a Brazilian jujitsu move on them. A number of those holds are hard to get out of once they are locked on even by a woman. Body slam is the best way.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (cwGMH)

110 37
'AWFL trains for combat against ICE.

Everybody has a plan until they're punched in the side of the head.'

We laugh but if she puts her weight behind one of those kicks, someone's going to the hospital.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 02, 2026 08:19 PM (fd80v)

111 We had an infestation of them one summer. The exterminator came out multiple times and sprayed. That killed them but they kept coming. Every day I had to vacuum up dead ants inside the back door and hose them off the porch. Then they just disappeared as suddenly as they came.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)

I hope they disappear here also. They have been very damaging. They love electricity and we have to guard our well and HVA system. The exterminator helped. Haven't seen any since the freezing temps.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)

112 Duncanthrax, that is absolutely fitting but AoS remains Yak free.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (0KSrI)

113
I also learned a pharmacists mate performed an emergency appendectomy using spoons from the mess, needle nose pliers from the engine room, novacaine, etc. Yeesh.
Posted by: Common Tater

Sounds like Destination Tokyo.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0035799

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 08:23 PM (Cqx++)

114 Posted by: Tonypete at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (cYBz/)

I've always contended the US only trails France in selecting the wrong weapon or out right rejecting the best weapon systems. The reason we trail France is because we usually correct the error eventually.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:24 PM (cwGMH)

115 Kickboxing kicks my ass every time. I'm middle aged and half blind, but I'd take on that fat ass AWFL from muscle memory alone.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:24 PM (lpTXP)

116 111 We had an infestation of them one summer. The exterminator came out multiple times and sprayed. That killed them but they kept coming. Every day I had to vacuum up dead ants inside the back door and hose them off the porch. Then they just disappeared as suddenly as they came.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:16 PM (AP5hF)

I hope they disappear here also. They have been very damaging. They love electricity and we have to guard our well and HVA system. The exterminator helped. Haven't seen any since the freezing temps.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:20 PM (lpTXP)

Food-grade diatomaceous earth can be your good friend against all ants. Non-toxic, cheap, effective. Search for utube vids to show you how and where to use. You will need a dispenser. I use a squeeze bulb with long dispenser sprayer. Also inexpensive.

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:25 PM (5rh/l)

117 Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:25 PM (5rh/l)

Works on all insects with an exoskeleton iirc. It slices and dices.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:28 PM (cwGMH)

118 Criminals Bill and Hill have agreed to testify to Comer's House Oversight Committee. Don't know when. They won't be recall anything, not even their names. Epstein was who? Dems always skate one way or another.

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:28 PM (5rh/l)

119 26 Fulton County is suing to recover the ballots seized by the FBI. A Fulton County official made the statement in the filing, “Now we cannot verify that we’ve received everything back because there was no chain-of-custody inventory taken at the time the records were seized.”
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM (PlpaN)
_______________________________

This is someone throwing a hair Mary ass protection move. The could care less about the irony of the statement. They just want to give the hand picked low level judge the opportunity to throw out the evidence. Of course, the FBI did the chain-of-custody on a box by box basis. I think there were over 700 boxes.

Posted by: Orson at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (dIske)

120 From the Starmer plan to rid the ciuntrysideof whites:

recommendation suggests dogs should be kept under stricter control, citing fears of the animals among some communities.

The Malvern Hills National Landscape said: “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature in the UK because their parents and their grandparents did not feel safe enough to take them or had other survival preoccupations.”

Posted by: Really?? at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (qpQFJ)

121 Food-grade diatomaceous earth can be your good friend against all ants. Non-toxic, cheap, effective. Search for utube vids to show you how and where to use. You will need a dispenser. I use a squeeze bulb with long dispenser sprayer. Also inexpensive.

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:25 PM (5rh/l)

Thanks , Gref. We put diatomaceous earth around our well, .HVAC condenser, and windows. DE slows them down a bit, but not completely.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:29 PM (lpTXP)

122 These crazy ants are like the Biden border policy. You can't even imagine the numbers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:31 PM (lpTXP)

123 Barely ScaryMary, I use a product called Surrender. Dead, gone and no return.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:32 PM (0KSrI)

124 Diatomaceous earth can be great, but keep that stuff well away from your eyes. It'll slice those too.

Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:32 PM (7DKa5)

125 Ironic that the NFL is getting bad PR because they chose a bad PR for their halftime show.

Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (7DKa5)

126 Thanks , Gref. We put diatomaceous earth around our well, .HVAC condenser, and windows. DE slows them down a bit, but not completely.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

That shit works wonders for moles and voles.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (GdZOB)

127 75 I’ve pivoted from reading about the 8th Army Air Force to the submarine service in WWII. I’m gobsmacked reading the details about the defective Mark 14 torpedo. They cost $10,000 a piece in say, 1935 dollars. In fact, they were so expensive the Bureau of Ordinance and the Navy decided better not test them. I mean, these babies cost a lot of money! They’ll probably work, right?
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)

I've read about the damned things, too. Tragic story; we'll never know how many subs and crew we lost because of them failing to work when truly needed.

Another thing designed by the Top Experts in the World!

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (5rh/l)

128 “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature”

Too fucking bad. STFU

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:34 PM (fOaHw)

129 Insect trivia. They are called Raspberry Crazy Ants not for the color but because they were identified as a species by an exterminator named Raspberry in Pearland TX.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (PTHUV)

130 Ben Had, I will look into that. Our exterminator uses something called Advance . I've been keeping an eye on A&M agrilife for news to fight these boogers..

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (lpTXP)

131 At least that's what an exterminator named Raspberry in Pearland tells people.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:36 PM (PTHUV)

132 [Reading the prior thread now:]
]
A year ago, Cong Pressley wrote on X that Pres Trump and Elon Musk “want to pillage the government and make themselves rich.”

What's rich is that this anti-capitalist went from a negative net worth before entering Congress to well over $8 million in cash and assets today.

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

Porn Name Contest!

"Long Con(g) Silver."

Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 08:37 PM (GFEkn)

133 Barely ScaryMary, any feed store will carry it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (0KSrI)

134 'Food grade' is an odd term. Who wants to eat diatemaceous earth? Recipe?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)

135 Since that was pre-DEI, I wonder if some admiral's idiot nephew was in charge of the program?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

One of the McCains?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (/lPRQ)

136 The other night we got the squalor of the Cotswolds, tonight run-down Yorkshire Dale. Ivy climbing buildings, undermining masonry, people on the dole with bad teeth infesting the old buildings. A nation in terminal decline.

Posted by: Tear Down-Build McMansions at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (oftw2)

137
Barely ScaryMary, I use a product called Surrender. Dead, gone and no return.
Posted by: Ben Had

About this item
Control Solutions Martin's Surrender Fire Ant Killer 1lb

Use on fire ant mounds
Treats up to 108 fire ant mounds
Active Ingredients: Acephate

Can not ship to AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY

States Registered: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)

138 Moose are notorious camera-hogs and welcome photographers getting close for selfies. No worries.

Posted by: Hints From Heloise at February 02, 2026 08:41 PM (oftw2)

139 Barely ScaryMary, any feed store will carry it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (0KSrI)

Ben Had, is this for fire ants or crazy ants?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:42 PM (lpTXP)

140 Insect trivia. They are called Raspberry Crazy Ants not for the color but because they were identified as a species by an exterminator named Raspberry in Pearland TX.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 02, 2026 08:35 PM (PTHUV)

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

Weird Al parody suggestion (for a "you vil eat zee bugs!" video):

* cue Prince *

♫ ♪ ♬ ♩ ♩
"She ate a Raspberry Parfait --
The kind you find in a second cave floor ..."
♫ ♪ ♬ ♩ ♩

Posted by: ShainS at February 02, 2026 08:42 PM (GFEkn)

141 Moose outside should have stomped you into a mud hole.

Amazing. Tame or wild? Roll the dice.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:43 PM (oT7pT)

142 And in other 1st world problems, I have had it up to hear with Uber taking advantage of this snowstorm, they have jacked their prices up so high that they are completely uncompetitive with NYC taxis.

I decided to walk the 10 blocks to the job site rather than pay 70 bucks for an Uber.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:44 PM (XV/Pl)

143 134 'Food grade' is an odd term. Who wants to eat diatemaceous earth? Recipe?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 08:38 PM (zZu0s)

The hippies at the local co-op believe it will rid your body of internal parasites. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I don't know.

I've never had success with the stuff against ants or garden pests. YMMV.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (zYpTz)

144 Barely ScaryMary, both. It is the scorched earth of ant killers with no secondary effects.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (0KSrI)

145 The other night we got the squalor of the Cotswolds, tonight run-down Yorkshire Dale. Ivy climbing buildings, undermining masonry, people on the dole with bad teeth infesting the old buildings. A nation in terminal decline.

Posted by: Tear Down-Build McMansions at February 02, 2026 08:40 PM (oftw2)

I did read that Tom Cruise moved out of his London flat because of crime. He's a nutcase, but not completely stupid, perhaps.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:47 PM (lpTXP)

146 >>Michael Canalizo is among the great Afghan Hound experts and he picked one. Three sighthounds and a scenthound.

Mrs Pilot showed our Portuguese Podengo under him in Virginia. She won BOB, and advocated for him to judge at the Knoxville show next fall.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 08:47 PM (ewuvP)

147 107 There are those who are campaigning for the yak to be the official AoSHQ mascot.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Over my dead body!

Posted by: Chilly Willy at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (oftw2)

148 Hawkpilot, congratulations.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (0KSrI)

149 It is the scorched earth of ant killers with no secondary effects.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:45 PM (0KSrI)

Thanks! I'll check it out.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:48 PM (lpTXP)

150 63 Also, I want to go to the Yorkshire Dales.
Posted by: bluebell

Do they have pubs?
Posted by: Diogenes

Yes. It's England. You'll find pubs in the smallest of villages. Hinton-on-the-Hedges is a tiny blip of a village. Barely classifies as a village. It was within walking distance of RAF Croughton. I went there because the food was outstanding and Old Speckle Hen Ale was on tap. Lots and lots of pubs over there. Go quick. I'm pretty sure Starmer and his band of Top. Men, er, Pyrsons, are going to burn it all down.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 08:49 PM (sAmhv)

151 >>>The hippies at the local co-op believe it will rid your body of internal parasites. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I don't know.

I've never had success with the stuff against ants or garden pests. YMMV.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

>Eat some Carolina Reapers. That will cleanse your bowel. Or not, but you'll enjoy the experience.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 02, 2026 08:50 PM (oT7pT)

152 21 11 If I lived in Texas and had fire ants, then I would definitely go for the pet anteater solution!

Posted by: Pillage IdioT
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Read that fire ants eat termites. (No certification)
If it were true Pest Exterminators would suppress that information.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 08:50 PM (JZkx/)

153 Not deserving of a lot of discussion but in the previous threads I don't recall anyone referencing Biilie Ellish being gay.

Proves the horde hate doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:51 PM (cwGMH)

154 I use dawn dishsoap on the red ants around here. About 10 drops in a garden sprayer and spray them down.

Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 08:52 PM (J/fgw)

155 Fire ants kill any ground nesting species.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 08:52 PM (0KSrI)

156 >> Hawkpilot, congratulations.

Thx. She is a year old today. Her brother Quiz was BOB at Westminster tonight.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (ewuvP)

157 Ironic that the NFL is getting bad PR because they chose a bad PR for their halftime show.
Posted by: Splunge at February 02, 2026 08:33 PM (7DKa5)

Too bad they could have played Bob Kraft's Massage Me So Horny Tape as the halftime show.

Ratings Gold!

Posted by: Diana Christensen, UBS Television Network at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (HJUwF)

158 The hippies at the local co-op believe it will rid your body of internal parasites. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. I don't know.

Yeah why use the perfectly safe no side effects proven success Ivermectin when you can swallow crushed up shells.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (cwGMH)

159 I’ve pivoted from reading about the 8th Army Air Force to the submarine service in WWII. I’m gobsmacked reading the details about the defective Mark 14 torpedo. They cost $10,000 a piece in say, 1935 dollars. In fact, they were so expensive the Bureau of Ordinance and the Navy decided better not test them. I mean, these babies cost a lot of money! They’ll probably work, right?
For the first 2 years they had constant duds, particularly when a perfect 90 degree hit was achieved. Also had a habit of running about 10 feet deeper than set. Premature explosions, and also a nasty habit of circling back on you. Nice!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:03 PM (3LcAa)

I remember reading about that some years ago. I remember something about a brass ring or some shit that was made wrong. The more I read about stuff the more I realized we went into WWII with our frigging dick in our hand. We won't talk about tanks with pea shooters poking out of their turret.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

160 Proves the horde hate doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:51 PM (cwGMH)

I couldnt pick this dummy out of a lineup. From her remarks, she seems like a low IQ, stupid bint. Who she fucks is irrelevant.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (lpTXP)

161 Can not ship to AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY

States Registered: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
---

It's almost like, it's almost like, ...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 08:55 PM (JZkx/)

162 Hot peppers will not rid the body of internal parasites. But they do apparently prevent internal critters from setting up shop in the first place. Prevention.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 08:56 PM (fOaHw)

163 @153

>>Proves the horde hate doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation.

She's not gay, it's a pose and virtue signal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (XV/Pl)

164 Too bad they could have played Bob Kraft's Massage Me So Horny Tape as the halftime show.

Ratings Gold!
Posted by: Diana Christensen, UBS Television Network at February 02, 2026 08:54 PM (HJUw

Kraft gets into the HoF but Belichick is denied because he may have spied on another team.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (cwGMH)

165 There is a Carolina reaper cheese at HEB. I need to try it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (lpTXP)

166 She's not gay, it's a pose and virtue signal.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 02, 2026 08:57 PM (XV/Pl)

So she's lying? I guess she'll do anything to sell a record . I admit a lesbian love song does have a fan base

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:00 PM (cwGMH)

167 Can one get used to hot stuff somehow? I used to think smoked chipotle in adobo sauce, those pudding sized cans, was pretty stout. Maybe 1/2 can in a pot of Chili.

Now? I haven’t started eating them directly from the can itself but we’re getting there. Tasty

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (fOaHw)

168 Elisha has a large rack, no?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)

169 The Pekingese -- why?!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 02, 2026 09:03 PM (kpS4V)

170 My dad was on subs from '35 until he retired in the 50's. He started the war as the chief of the forward torpedo room on the Cachelot. The torp problem was huge and they hated the bureaucratic bullshit they got from the Navy about them. Bad shots, poor commanders, poor training. He said more than once they could hear the thing hit the ships, but no explosion.
They worked the exploder problem hard at Pearl. He was awarded for devising a way to retrieve test shots so they weren't wasted, or lost.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:04 PM (2WIwB)

171 Now? I haven’t started eating them directly from the can itself but we’re getting there. Tasty
Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:02 PM (fOaHw)

Yeah, you can. I taste tested hot sauce for about 8 years so it definitely changed my standards of 'hot'. Still got lit up once. It was actually kind of funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

172 willow

The SLS rocket is now fully fueled, all stages, and in replenish mode (trickling liquid in to replenish what is lost by boil-off). They're doing a simulated launch at 9PM EST or so (exact time may have changed with the leaks).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)

173 Now I am going to have to go pet my moose.

Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (dK+Kv)

174 Diogenes, you getting closer to moving to Texas? An evening spent with you over cigars and scotch is much anticipated.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0KSrI)

175 ScaryMary, we've found this very effective:

Texas A&M-Recommended Orange Oil and Dish Soap Ant Killer

The most effective organic method for killing fire ants, validated by Texas A&M University research, uses 1.5 ounces of orange oil (such as Medina Orange Oil) and 3 ounces of Dawn dish soap mixed into 1 gallon of water. This solution is applied as a mound drench during early morning or late afternoon when ants are most active inside their nests.

How it works: The d-limonene in orange oil breaks down the ants' exoskeletons, causing suffocation. The dish soap helps the solution penetrate the mound and stick to the ants.

Application: Pour the mixture directly onto the fire ant mound. The treatment typically kills about 90% of ants on the first application.

Follow-up: Repeat the treatment once a week for three total applications to eliminate nearly all ants (99.99% effectiveness). This is because surviving ants may be deep in the nest, and multiple applications ensure the queen and colony are eradicated.

Source: This method is based on controlled studies by Texas A&M University entomologists and is also referenced in publications like Mother Earth News and The Dirt Doctor.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)

176 > Cong Pressley

As in Viet Cong?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (IG3/x)

177 173 Now I am going to have to go pet my moose.
Posted by: Quinn

Don't. It will bite your sister.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (sAmhv)

178 A moose bit my sister once.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (FLx59)

179 >>>He was awarded for devising a way to retrieve test shots so they weren't wasted, or lost.
Posted by: Diogenes
--

Good show, good dad.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:07 PM (JZkx/)

180 Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM

Thank you!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:08 PM (lpTXP)

181 I thought there'd be groundhog vids
anyway I got you, babes
youtu.be/zhf6MMbhTjE

Posted by: gKWVE at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (gKWVE)

182 Diogenes, you getting closer to moving to Texas? An evening spent with you over cigars and scotch is much anticipated.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:06 PM (0KSrI)

Working on jt.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)

183 Speaking of animal encounters, did y'all read about the Chinese tourist who tried for a selfie with a snow leopard and got her face munched on?

No Darwin Award, but perhaps someone will give her an award for bravely fighting the stereotype that all Chinese people are smart.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (IG3/x)

184 Duncanthrax, A&M thing is a load of bullshit.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (0KSrI)

185 "Sat Cong" is best Cong.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)

186 Food-grade diatomaceous earth can be your good friend against all ants. Non-toxic, cheap, effective. Search for utube vids to show you how and where to use. You will need a dispenser. I use a squeeze bulb with long dispenser sprayer. Also inexpensive.
Posted by: Gref

Got some diatomaceous earth from the 'Zon.
Same brand had food grade and pest control. Common question was "what is the difference". Brand supplier basically said exact same product on the bag. Usage instructions depend on application.
I think at the time "food grade" was like 1/4 the price. Price / pound goes down fast with larger packages too. Got about a 15 lb bag that may last for years.

.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)

187 >
One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)

Meanwhile, Musk is sending 'em as regular as subway cars or buses -- and reusing most of them to boot.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (IG3/x)

188 Working on jt.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)

Don't leave us!

Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (dK+Kv)

189 My father bought me a Bong the Cong sweatshirt at the Fort Polk PX. Cool looking Asian Tiger on it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (cwGMH)

190 Duncanthrax, A&M thing is a load of bullshit.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM

We've dealt with many a mound using it, usually with one application, sometimes two. Once in a while they pack up and move a yard or two away, but we get 'em eventually.

I'm surprised you'd say that. Those Aggies, you know they build good stuff. ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)

191
Hello, horde. I couldn't get ace for the last ~45 minutes in this Starbucks I was at, so I was doing some things and doomscrolling through X. Holy fvk, we are doomed. Who can beat Newsom? I just want someone who can beat Newsom. Just get me someone who can beat Newsom. (wanders out of house into dark street stiffly, tells cops I'm fine, I just need someone who can beat Newsom)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 09:15 PM (JToVE)

192 I use Diatomaceous Earth with a small strainer I keep in the bag.
Works great. I use it around my bee hives for hive beetles. They have to pupate in the ground, so, sprinkle some around each hive.
Seems to work.
Can't use insecticides around the hives, so...

Posted by: MkY at February 02, 2026 09:15 PM (q6tQZ)

193 Working on jt.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:09 PM (2WIwB)

Don't leave us!
Posted by: Quinn at February 02, 2026 09:12 PM (dK+Kv)

***

It's going to take at least six months to get this place set for selling.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (2WIwB)

194 Food grade diatomaceous earth. Haven't seen that in my local grocery.

Honey, what are we having for supper?

Dirt.

Dirt?
Yes, it's food grade dirt. Very healthy. Good for the digestive system.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (JZkx/)

195
26 Fulton County is suing to recover the ballots seized by the FBI. A Fulton County official made the statement in the filing, “Now we cannot verify that we’ve received everything back because there was no chain-of-custody inventory taken at the time the records were seized.”
Do they make statements like this purposefully or is this a factor of IQ?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM

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The GA election official wearing the band uniform coat pronounced to a video camera that all the documents seized were being systematically logged by another official as the FBI removed them.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 09:16 PM (xPNeT)

196 "Food grade" for non-food items usually just means that someone (in theory) is eyeballing whatever it is to make sure it's not made from shit that causes cancer, or shipped in drums that used to contain toxic waste, or soaked with lubricating oil from the mining and manufacturing machinery, or whatever.

And you can believe as much of that as you want to.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (IG3/x)

197 He was Select Dog, one of the lesser awards. The Best of Breed winner is the current #1 Borzoi. If you're going to lose, lose to the best.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)
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Congratulations Select Dummy! and Her Majesty and to you H7.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (RIvkX)

198 Duncanthrax, because they do the pack up and move away thing. Possibly out of your range but they aren't dead. I have tried all the organic solutions.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM (0KSrI)

199 Newsom talks like a fag and his shit's all retarded. Is he a serious candidate nationwide? He seems too pale and too (beta) male.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:18 PM (lpTXP)

200 Fashion a rudimantary furnace. Melt down 10 pounds of aluminum. Pour into anthill.

Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (J/fgw)

201 One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)

They use the boil off to both pressurize the tanks and make sure the tanks don't rupture under pressure.
This is SOP since the von Braun brothers and Willie Ley were launching two-stick Repulsors in Berlin

Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

202 I thought there'd be groundhog vids
Posted by: gKWVE

Here in Oklahoma, the armadillo came out and saw it's shadow which means another 52 weeks of random weather that will kill you.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 02, 2026 09:21 PM (cxFcK)

203 He was Select Dog, one of the lesser awards. The Best of Breed winner is the current #1 Borzoi. If you're going to lose, lose to the best.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 02, 2026 07:54 PM (tgvbd)

The Big Dummy is first place in the hearts of the Horde.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:22 PM (lpTXP)

204 > Is he a serious candidate nationwide?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:18 PM (lpTXP)

Not a chance. The Dems have yet to learn that "electable in California" is synonymous with "unelectable nationally".

The last one was, what, Reagan? That was a long time ago.

Remember that in her previous outing, Commie Lay had to withdraw from *her own party's primary* without winning a single delegate. Her own party.

Then they tried to fix that by just not bothering to have a primary the next time. It turned out that didn't actually solve the problem. Heh.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:22 PM (IG3/x)

205 TJM is convinced she will win SC because black women love her (kamala.) Considering her showing last time... que?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)

206 Alaska mostly doesn't have groundhogs, so we have Marmot Day instead (groundhogs are one species of marmot).

We've got the Alaska Marmot and the Hoary Marmot.

That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)

207 That picture of the Yorkshire Dales reminds me of a movie….“Dances With Wolves,” where Kevin Costner’s character states “I want to see the Frontier, before it’s gone.” The officer he says that to looks at him like he’s an idiot. But now the Frontier is England, and the natives being driven out and driven down are the English.

But if you want to experience Yorkshire in print read James Herriot’s glorious book “All Creatures Great & Small,” and its several sequels. The man was a veterinarian, but he had a way with words unmatched by 99.999999% of modern “Creative Writing” graduates.

Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 09:28 PM (FDJjs)

208 Isn't O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca old enough to run this time?

I don't think she'd have a prayer of getting the nomination, but it would be fun to watch Klobber, Newscum, Buttjizz, etc. attempt to distance themselves from her more retarded outbursts.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:28 PM (IG3/x)

209 Fashion a rudimantary furnace. Melt down 10 pounds of aluminum. Pour into anthill.
Posted by: Reforger at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (J/fgw)
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It's a two-fer!

You get a really neat work of art and it kills all the ants in the process!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 02, 2026 09:29 PM (ESVrU)

210
61 27 AWFL trains for combat against ICE.

https://is.gd/ACROAd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 02, 2026 07:50 PM

I liked the way she kept her face undefended the entire time she was throwing kicks!

I am pretty sure a moderately tough parakeet could take her in one-on-one combat.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM

--------

The riot organizers are planning to use her as a bullet sponge.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 02, 2026 09:30 PM (xPNeT)

211 190 Duncanthrax, A&M thing is a load of bullshit.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:10 PM

We've dealt with many a mound using it, usually with one application, sometimes two. Once in a while they pack up and move a yard or two away, but we get 'em eventually.

I'm surprised you'd say that. Those Aggies, you know they build good stuff. ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:13 PM (0sNs1)

Aggie aerospace engineering seniors never get a response from NASA year after year, about their recurring senior design project to design a manned mission to land on the sun. They don't understand why. Their plan is foolproof as best they calculate. They always plan to land during nighttime.

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:30 PM (5rh/l)

212 I have a photo of a marmot in my bathroom. It jumped out at me in the Grand Tetons. I was sure it was a grizzly bear. But it was a marmot. He posed for a pic. Cheeky bugger.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:31 PM (lpTXP)

213
One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Robert Zimmerman (behindtheblack.com) was on Coast to Coast AM last week and he's very concerned that bad things are going to happen.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 02, 2026 09:31 PM (Cqx++)

214 That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)

Well, look at the way they're dressed!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:32 PM (dK+Kv)

215
Newsom talks like a fag and his shit's all retarded. Is he a serious candidate nationwide? He seems too pale and too (beta) male.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

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

Vogue just did a feature on him and it's to barf -- for any normal person. Which means it's scary. This is how he's going to be served up. The article is titled "Gavin Newsom Is Setting His Own Rules."

>>Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence as he delivers his final State of the State address. “In Washington, the president believes that might makes right,” pronounces California governor Gavin Newsom. “Secret police, businesses raided, windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot, masked men snatching people in broad daylight….” His tone is temperate, but the words echo through the State Capitol’s Assembly chamber, the august backdrop for his speech. “Lining the pockets of the rich; crony capitalism at an unimaginable scale,” he goes on. “Rolling back rights…. Rewriting history.” Newsom shakes his head, seeming more mournful than angry. Seeming, yes, presidential. “None of this is normal.”

It must drive Trump nuts....

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 02, 2026 09:35 PM (JToVE)

216 I am pretty sure a moderately tough parakeet could take her in one-on-one combat.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 02, 2026 07:58 PM

A Dairy Queen menu would stop her in her tracks.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:36 PM (dK+Kv)

217 Rodrigo Borgia: “The Dems have yet to learn that "electable in California" is synonymous with "
‘unelectable nationally.’”

What I resent most about California politicians is this: for a very long time the thing everyone said about California was “I’d love to live there, if I could afford it.” People who wanted to live there said it, and for people who left there it was often their only complaint. Now there are tens of millions of people who would never ever live there even when they can afford it, me and my family included. I no longer envy Californians. I hate them despise them spit upon them for utterly wrecking paradise.

And that is Gavin NewScum’s problem: he and his ilk have utterly ruined one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 09:36 PM (FDJjs)

218 "I have a photo of a marmot in my bathroom."

It wasn't wearing your pajamas, was it?

Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

219 We've got the Alaska Marmot and the Hoary Marmot.

That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)

I went to summer camp on Kenai Lake. One of the girls, apparently not used to living in the woods, came screaming into the cabin yelling about the Horney Varmint in the outhouse. Um...

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (I40wl)

220 Duncanthrax, because they do the pack up and move away thing. Possibly out of your range but they aren't dead. I have tried all the organic solutions.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 02, 2026 09:17 PM

Die or move, just be gone. It gets 'em gone. Of course, my spread isn't nearly as big as yours, so if they move 2 acres away, I'm probably good.

Have you considered getting a true-maroon Aggie to consult? (g,d,&r)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 02, 2026 09:38 PM (0sNs1)

221 I wouldn't trust a damn word a Fulton County " official" had to say. They cheated in an election. They think they got away with it. They have another thing coming. Now they are shopping around for a judge to get them out of it.

Posted by: Case at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (E7+ue)

222 Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_

BREAKING: DC based federal judge Ana Reyes (Biden appointee) has just blocked DHS from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000+ Haitians in the U.S. whose legal status was set to expire *tomorrow*, which would have opened them up to deportation and a loss of their work authorizations.

In a scathing opinion, Judge Reyes says DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doesn’t have the law or facts on her side, and writes that it is “substantially likely” that Noem has “hostility toward nonwhite immigrants.”

Judge Reyes writes that the plaintiffs who sued DHS aren’t “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies,” and says that they are a neuroscientist, a lab assistant, a nurse, and an economics major who were all facing deportation.

I am reaching out to DHS for comment/reaction.

X: https://bit.ly/4knfgF6

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (P5BPp)

223 It wasn't wearing your pajamas, was it?

Posted by: davidt at February 02, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

The marmot is au naturel, and he is fabulous!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (lpTXP)

224 I have a photo of a marmot in my bathroom.
——

How did it get in your bathroom?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (OrWo5)

225 214 That's right... the patriarchy has gone so far as to slut-shame large ground squirrels.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 02, 2026 09:26 PM (IG3/x)

Well, look at the way they're dressed!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:32 PM (dK+Kv)

Pretty sure every one of them is stark naked. LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)

226 Pretty sure every one of them is stark naked. LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)

Hoaring around, no doubt.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:41 PM (dK+Kv)

227 For the record, do not pet the moose. A nice mama moose came at Piper (the dog, not the commenter) a couple of days ago. Luckily we have a very good fence. But she objected to the language said dog was using and felt it necessary to protect her sacred honor.

I expect she could have jumped the fence if she wanted to, but she eventually backed off and bedded down a few yards from the fence, remarkably unconcerned about said idiot dog.

That dog moved fast, I have to give her that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:42 PM (I40wl)

228 226 Pretty sure every one of them is stark naked. LOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:39 PM (I40wl)

Hoaring around, no doubt.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 02, 2026 09:41 PM (dK+Kv)

Better than horning around, like the varmint in the outhouse.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:42 PM (I40wl)

229 I went to summer camp on Kenai Lake. One of the girls, apparently not used to living in the woods, came screaming into the cabin yelling about the Horney Varmint in the outhouse. Um...
Posted by: tcn

Well if I'd known there was a girl in there . . .

Posted by: Don Lemon at February 02, 2026 09:43 PM (gKWVE)

230 Because I am the New Willow (what ever happened to her?), I will comment.

In 1974 I went on a travel study to London. The big discussions with strangers were of "Tricky Dick" and asking me to streak. In four different pubs over the course of 3wks I was asked to streak. I told them no.

I got an A because I knew my English Lit (second year) and the really old professor told me I would because I had a pint at a pub. I guess some would not drink warm British beer but I did.

I also learned to drink Coke with lemon and no ice, because I am a hard core Coke fan. The real stuff. I have one about every 2wks or when I have a headache with 2 Advil. This is the alarm that I'm not having a great day without wearing a sign.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:44 PM (WONhk)

231 My retirement plan is to move to Yorkshire Dale and open a tanning salon.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:44 PM (JkO4W)

232

Aggie aerospace engineering seniors never get a response from NASA year after year, about their recurring senior design project to design a manned mission to land on the sun. They don't understand why. Their plan is foolproof as best they calculate. They always plan to land during nighttime.
Posted by: Gref

I larfed. I do have three of them that work for me. Great aerospace engineers. Better than any average MIT dick.

Posted by: BifBewalski- at February 02, 2026 09:45 PM (QVmho)

233 Judge Reyes writes that the plaintiffs who sued DHS aren’t “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies,” and says that they are a neuroscientist, a lab assistant, a nurse, and an economics major who were all facing deportation.

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A LAB ASSISTANT??? MY GOD WHAT WERE WE THINKING!!!!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (JkO4W)

234 I would be afeared to pet a moose or any wild animal. I have decided I want a pet raven like the one in Dickens novel "Barnaby Rudge," whose conversation largely consists of saying "I'm a devil! I'm a devil! Bow wow, wow!" On second thought, it might get a little tiresome after a while and I am sure my dog would not approve.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (Kxi0p)

235 An econ major. Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (zZu0s)

236 229 I went to summer camp on Kenai Lake. One of the girls, apparently not used to living in the woods, came screaming into the cabin yelling about the Horney Varmint in the outhouse. Um...
Posted by: tcn

Please tell me it was not a snake. I would simply die right there.

I had a phobia in FL of a python coming up the toilet, especially while using it. But anytime I thought of it was horrific. I even instructed my husband to explain in the obit why I had a sudden cardiac arrest.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGthe reat at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (WONhk)

237 Nood.

ONT is early

Posted by: tankdemon at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (zGyLA)

238 If a President can grant Temporary Protected Status a President can rescind it.

All Leftist judges are evil scum.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:47 PM (cwGMH)

239 F*ck these federal judges who can read peoples' minds and spout the exact demographics of any given population of grifter, layabouts and criminals.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 02, 2026 09:48 PM (JkO4W)

240 201 One fucking rocket. The build one fucking rocket.
And it leaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 09:05 PM (JZkx/)

They use the boil off to both pressurize the tanks and make sure the tanks don't rupture under pressure.
This is SOP since the von Braun brothers and Willie Ley were launching two-stick Repulsors in Berlin

Posted by: Kindltot at February 02, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

The H2 boiloff is vented down a duct away from the rocket to avoid flammable concentration near the rocket. If the seal between the boil-off exhaust port on the rocket and the ground-side duct (it disconnects and pulls away at lift-off) isn't good enough, a flammable concentration of H2 can build-up where you do not want it. The same issue occurred occasionally with the Shuttle External Tank H2 boiloff connection. H2 is damned difficult to contain at a flexible interface (the ground-side connection plate has to have some 'flex' to accommodate small rocket motion relative to the launch umbilical tower.)

Don't ask how I know, I'm trying to forget. I wasn't responsible for the design of that Shuttle interface but was on a troubleshooting team.

Posted by: Gref at February 02, 2026 09:48 PM (5rh/l)

241 234 I would be afeared to pet a moose or any wild animal. I have decided I want a pet raven like the one in Dickens novel "Barnaby Rudge," whose conversation largely consists of saying "I'm a devil! I'm a devil! Bow wow, wow!" On second thought, it might get a little tiresome after a while and I am sure my dog would not approve.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:46 PM (Kxi0p)

Ravens are little assholes. They get into everything and spread it all around. I have watched three of them open the lid on a dumpster and just run amok. They are too smart to be boring, but man, do they make a mess.

They like to sit on the edge of the roof at Freddies in Fairbanks and knock snow down on people walking by. Honestly, I need that when I'm after groceries?

And if they are really bored, they just yak at everything, endlessly.

But they are kinda pretty, in a very primitive way.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 02, 2026 09:50 PM (I40wl)

242 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000+ Haitians
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How many of those people have an active application for citizenship?

Posted by: clarence at February 02, 2026 09:50 PM (6L3LN)

243 For the record, I think Newscum looks like a greasy used car salesman. And the left's other heartthrob, murderer Mangione, looks like a friggin' caveman.

The same people who think these 2 are dreamy will tell you Melania isn't beautiful.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at February 02, 2026 09:52 PM (Kxi0p)

244 Little Haiti is in Miami is a nightmare.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 02, 2026 09:53 PM (cwGMH)

245 MisHum!
Always, always! Good to see you my friend 🙂!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 02, 2026 10:16 PM (LNeRu)

246 “it is ‘substantially likely’ that Noem has “hostility toward nonwhite immigrants.”

And what if she does? The Constitution doesn’t have a g.d. thing to say against us banning immigrants because we don’t like them.

The very first naturalization law passed by Congress limited citizenship to “free whites.” In 1882 - after all the post-Civil War amendments - Congress passed a ban on Chinese immigration that lasted for 60 years.

In 1880 the American West had 2 million people. China had 400 million. It is very quite likely that the entire western half of North America - or maybe all of it - would be speaking Mandarin right now if it weren’t for the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Posted by: OneSickPuppy at February 02, 2026 10:37 PM (Z1N5b)

247 Search Engines; what I really like about the new algorithms is the way they take my entry and completely, either, ignore it or add or subtract words to make it an entirely different reference.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 02, 2026 10:53 PM (JZkx/)

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