Mid-Morning Art Thread

Dance to the Music of Time
Nicolas Poussin

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Switch blade

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 11, 2026 09:30 AM (w9Wax)

2
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 11, 2026 09:30 AM (tgvbd)

3 No Boots, Poussin.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 11, 2026 09:31 AM (w9Wax)

4 Ugly cattle.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 09:31 AM (Kt19C)

5 Lyre, Lyre, Pants on Fire

Oh, wait...

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (w9Wax)

6 Not to the beat of the rhythm of the night? The artist clearly knows nothing of the 80s.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (bFu5X)

7 Needs a concertina.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (JoLAO)

8 Naked baby with crack pipe.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

9 This painting disgusts me.

Yet I can't look away.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

10 It's Greek to me.

Posted by: huerfano at February 11, 2026 09:33 AM (98kQX)

11 This is weird, yet fascinating.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 11, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)

12 Time was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 11, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

13 I like this, though there's nowhere in my house it would really fit.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 11, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)

14 "Dance, dance, dance --
She's a dancin' machine!
Automatic, systematic --"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 09:36 AM (wzUl9)

15 There's a naked old man with wings, watching chunky women dance, while a horse is floating in the cloud.
I don't get it.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 11, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

16 Hippies corrupting our youth. Probably smoking the Marihuana and talking s$&t about Athens. Typical.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 11, 2026 09:36 AM (A8EHn)

17 You put your left foot in, you put your left foot out, you put your left foot in and shake it all about...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 11, 2026 09:37 AM (ESVrU)

18 Are those ghost riders in the sky??

Posted by: dantesed at February 11, 2026 09:37 AM (Oy/m2)

19 Ladies with thick, muscular legs....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:37 AM (QGaXH)

20 Very pretty and beautifully painted.

Posted by: Tuna at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)

21 sniper - peashooter - bottom left

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (+YA9H)

22 Angels do not skip leg day, apparently.

Posted by: PabloD at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (3VXNH)

23 Dance to the Music of Time
-

I see wraps and hip hop.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (7xyr6)

24 Dance to the Music of Time

Apparently, in the 32nd century, we're still dancing to crappy 21st century generic hip-hop.

https://tinyurl.com/2ef883sv

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (JCZqz)

25 Nekkid babies!

Posted by: Creepy Joe at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

26 Ghost riders in the skyyyyy.........

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:38 AM (QGaXH)

27 Naked baby with crack pipe.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

First known photo of Hunter Biden?

Posted by: Doof at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (B4Se1)

28 Could it have to do with life seasons? There's a old man and a baby and at least one of the women looks somewhat younger.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (ix8EF)

29 Those are some thicc gals.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

30 Protofunk.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (XvL8K)

31 8 Naked baby with crack pipe.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

h8er

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (+YA9H)

32 I like the Sly Stone version better.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (viF8m)

33 Odd combo of images. A naked elderly angel (? he has wings, anyway) playing the lyre; four sturdy women dancing under a cloudy sky through which a palomino soars surrounded by impish mini-angels -- one with a hula hoop . . .

Interesting in its way, and technically excellent, but I don't get it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (wzUl9)

34 one wonders what prompts such frollicking...could it be Bad Bunny is conducting from the wing?

Posted by: DanMan at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (8uzBS)

35
Let's Talk About Whatever Pops Up - a limerick

There once was a right proper dance
Where the ladies would frolic and prance
Down at the Forum
There was proper decorum
'Til the lutist forgot to wear pants!

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (qgHp7)

36 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (J+Psw)

37 I like the color palette, the composition and the technique.

Probably still wouldn't hang it though.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (cwGMH)

38 34 one wonders what prompts such frollicking...could it be Bad Bunny is conducting from the wing?
Posted by: DanMan at February 11, 2026 09:39 AM (8uzBS)

heh

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (+YA9H)

39 Old man Angel is jacked.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (cwGMH)

40 Bogie Fever

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 11, 2026 09:41 AM (jtM2q)

41 Whole lotta shakin' going on.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 11, 2026 09:42 AM (0nHVk)

42 The first Academy Award Winning song was about a dance, "The Continental" featured in the 1934 film The Gay Divorcee, an Astaire/Rogers vehicle.

Posted by: Two Left Feet at February 11, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)

43 They can dance if they want to.
They can leave their friends behind.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (8AONa)

44 Freaky.
Babies in the corners…weird.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (Eh6IB)

45 Tempus Fugg it

Posted by: Bubble Pipe, by Blam-O at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (bR6qe)

46 Wiki-

Overview of the Painting
A Dance to the Music of Time is a painting by Nicolas Poussin, created between 1634 and 1636. It is housed in the Wallace Collection in London. The artwork is an allegory that explores themes of time, human life, and the cyclical nature of existence.

Symbolism and Interpretation

Main Figures
The painting features four central figures representing different stages of human life:
Poverty: Depicted as a male figure at the back.
Labour: A muscular woman next to Poverty.
Riches: Positioned next in the circle.
Pleasure (or Luxury): The front figure, often interpreted as leading to Poverty again.

These figures symbolize the progression and cyclical nature of life, suggesting that pleasure ultimately leads back to poverty.

Additional Elements
Father Time: A winged, naked figure playing a lyre, representing the passage of time.
Apollo: The sun god, driving his chariot across the sky, symbolizes the relentless march of time.
Putti: Small figures holding an hourglass and blowing bubbles, further emphasizing the transience of life.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (NpAcC)

47 They are playing musical chairs. Baby on the right is timing when to stop the music.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (cwGMH)

48 No upright bass means piss-poor music.

Posted by: Nor A Sackbut at February 11, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

49 Next year’s alternative 1/2 time show?

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 09:44 AM (Eh6IB)

50 100 comment rule. [CBD]
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (J+Psw)

That's a MAN, baby....

Now back to our regularly scheduled mocking of art...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:45 AM (QGaXH)

51 Who is up in the clouds?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:46 AM (48ipd)

52 Freaky.
Babies in the corners…weird.
Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (Eh6IB)

No one puts babies in the corners.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 11, 2026 09:46 AM (cwGMH)

53 Done well.. Never a fan of this type of art...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 09:46 AM (m4p63)

54 Superb Owl halftime show. The early years.

Posted by: National Faggots League at February 11, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

55 43 They can dance if they want to.
They can leave their friends behind.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (8AONa)

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:47 AM (QGaXH)

56 >>Interesting in its way, and technically excellent, but I don't get it.

It's a mythstery!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:47 AM (48ipd)

57 Who is up in the clouds?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:46 AM (48ipd)
*****
Apollo

Posted by: redridinghood at February 11, 2026 09:48 AM (NpAcC)

58 Who is up in the clouds?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:46 AM (48ipd)
*****
Apollo
Posted by: redridinghood

He's going after Scotty for moving in on his girl.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)

59 So, the top part is obviously Apollo in his chariot with his golden ring, blazing through the heavens. It's Time, and it's central position in the frame emphasizes that the four figures below are in the middle of theirs. The oldster and the babies are bookends on that point.

Not sure why it's three chicks and one dude though.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 11, 2026 09:49 AM (BI5O2)

60 This is what my dreams look like if I take melatonin.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 11, 2026 09:49 AM (h/O4U)

61 46 Posted by: redridinghood at February 11, 2026 09:43 AM (NpAcC)

Great summary! Thank you for posting the info.

Do you have any of the ladies phone numbers...?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:49 AM (QGaXH)

62 >>Next year’s alternative 1/2 time show?

. . . France's first idea for their 2024 Olympics opening, before they toned it down and went with the LBTQ Last Supper.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:50 AM (48ipd)

63 Small figures holding an hourglass and blowing bubbles is no basis for a system of government.

Posted by: Monty Python at February 11, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

64 Shake your Bootay!

Posted by: KC & The Sunshine Band at February 11, 2026 09:50 AM (uvB+6)

65 There certainly is a lot going on here. Enjoyable frolic.

What with grampaw and the toddlers being naked, don't you think we could have had at least one little nip slip on the ladies?

I like the action in the cloud.

And, at least, there's some color. Nice crisp details.

Name that tune.

Good morning.

Posted by: mindful webworker hears thunder at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (xTrHG)

66 They'll be dancin'. Dancin' in the streets

Posted by: Coked out DLR at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (+abK1)

67 Grampa Time was sporting wood. A metronome for the occasion.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (xFfhU)

68 They can dance if they want to.
They can leave their friends behind.
Posted by: 2009Refugee

You can pick your friends.
You can pick your behind.
But you can't pick your friends behind.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (gkpAx)

69 This piece raises the question Why?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)

70 It's no Super Bowl halftime show, but I guess it'll do...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM (ESVrU)

71 ...don't you think we could have had at least one little nip slip on the ladies?.

Posted by: mindful webworker hears thunder at February 11, 2026 09:51 AM (xTrHG)

There is a fully bare breast, but it is in shadow.

Poussin was a tease!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM (n9ltV)

72
The newborn piccolo player...

...plays the Flute of the Womb!

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM (qgHp7)

73 "I wanna put on, I wanna put on,
my my my my boogie shoes!
And boogie with you!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM (48ipd)

74 Old Man sings:

Dance in a ring
Stick out your rump
If something goes in
Give it a pump
Now you're doin' The Greek Mistake!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)

75 Them there ladies are doin' the Tube Snake Boogie

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 11, 2026 09:53 AM (QVmho)

76 63 Small figures holding an hourglass and blowing bubbles is no basis for a system of government.
Posted by: Monty Python at February 11, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

; )

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 09:54 AM (+YA9H)

77 Old Man sings:

Dance in a ring
Stick out your rump
If something goes in
Give it a pump
Now you're doin' The Greek Mistake!

Posted by: naturalfake

GOLF CLAP

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 09:54 AM (gkpAx)

78 Only the musician is naked? Gotta pick things up bud.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 11, 2026 09:54 AM (sl73Y)

79 Small figures holding an hourglass and blowing bubbles is no basis for a system of government.
Posted by: Monty Python

Yes it is.
Posted by: Bubbles

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 09:55 AM (gkpAx)

80 Those babies look kinda old.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 11, 2026 09:55 AM (i1DgZ)

81 OK, but can they do THIS?!!

https://tinyurl.com/29zzebap

Posted by: Bad Bunny at February 11, 2026 09:55 AM (48ipd)

82 Dancing in the Moonlight.

Posted by: King Harvest at February 11, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

83 muldoon.

I dig how your brain is wired, man.

Posted by: Maynard G. Krebs at February 11, 2026 09:56 AM (uvB+6)

84 Them there ladies are doin' the Tube Snake Boogie
Posted by: BifBewalski
___________

In hopes of a Pearl Necklace.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 09:56 AM (XvL8K)

85 Dance to the Music of Time
Nicolas Poussin

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

They must be playing up tempo. It's The 45Second Waltz.

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 09:57 AM (qgHp7)

86 Something is burning.

Posted by: pawn at February 11, 2026 09:57 AM (uvB+6)

87 Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
Genesis

Said the uni faun to his true love's eyes
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
For her merchandise, he traded in his prize
"Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd
"Old man dies!" The note he left was signed 'Old Father Thames'

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 11, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)

88 You'll find them all
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Oy!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 09:58 AM (JoLAO)

89 Didn't anyone have to work back then? All fun and games I guess.

Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 09:58 AM (j6kTf)

90 ___________

In hopes of a Pearl Necklace.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Bwahahahaha. Most excellent response.

How are you sir?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 11, 2026 09:59 AM (QVmho)

91 Goin downtown, gonna see my gal
Gonna sing her a song
Gonna show her my ding-dong.....

Blind Melon Chitlin' on lyre....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:59 AM (QGaXH)

92 50 100 comment rule. [CBD]
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 09:40 AM (J+Psw)

That's a MAN, baby....

Now back to our regularly scheduled mocking of art...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 09:45 AM (QGaXH)

Dancin right on the edge......lol!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:00 AM (QGaXH)

93 86 Something is burning.
Posted by: pawn at February 11, 2026 09:57 AM (uvB+6)

Your kisses lift me higher
Like the sweet song of a choir
You light my morning sky
With burning love
With burning love
(Ah, ah, burning love)

[Outro]
I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 10:01 AM (+YA9H)

94 They'll be dancin'. Dancin' in the streets

Posted by: Coked out DLR

======

Not Jagger or Bowie's best moment

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 11, 2026 10:01 AM (8AONa)

95 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

96 "Plays the lute, flute, bass piccolo and harmonium..."

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (XuXeR)

97 They can dance if they want to.
They can leave their friends behind.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 11, 2026

***
And act real rude and totally removed, and one of them can act like an imbecile.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)

98 In hopes of a Pearl Necklace.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Bwahahahaha. Most excellent response.

How are you sir?
Posted by: BifBewalski
_______

Good. And I Thank You.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (XvL8K)

99 Pants optional.

Posted by: Unlike the Book Thread at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

100 100

Posted by: m at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (+YA9H)

101 Alternate title:

"Originally, Homer's "Odyssey" Ended With a Cakewalk at the Temple Bazaar"

Posted by: naturalfake at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (iJfKG)

102 No upright bass means piss-poor music.
Posted by: Nor A Sackbut at February 11, 2026

***
Everyone says if you wanna play in Heaven, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM (wzUl9)

103 95 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

In the year 2525...Zager and Evans

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)

104 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Posted by: Chicago at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

105 There is a fully bare breast, but it is in shadow.

Poussin was a tease!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 11, 2026 09:52 AM

Tease? He was chicken!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM (bFu5X)

106 El Paso airport briefly shut down - Mexican cartel drones violated US airspace.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:05 AM (QGaXH)

107 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

In the year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM

Really?!

Posted by: Zombie Jim Croce at February 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bFu5X)

108 Story time:
A Super Bowl Ad Accidentally Showed The Horrific Future of America!

Sinclair Lewis famously wrote, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

That may be true. But we found out during this weekend’s Super Bowl that when mass surveillance comes to America, it will be to help sad puppy dogs.

In the Amazon Ring ad a poor little beautiful sad doggie goes missing. A little white girl cries. A man sobs uncontrollably. Then we find out the dog can be found using the Ring Cam Mass Surveillance Doggie Rescue™ app. The man with AI hair in the ad says, “One post of the dog’s photo in the Ring app starts outdoor cameras looking for a match. [It] then uses AI to help find the lost dog.”

This is wonderful! You can find your lost dog! …Or maybe instead of a lost dog, you can just type into the search box: “Black man in the neighborhood.” And then every camera in a ten-mile radius will let you watch that black man (or any black man) to make sure he’s not up to something. …Or you could type in: “college girl walking down the street” and then watch her throughout the neighborhood on her entire walk home.
(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:05 AM (gkpAx)

109 I think it's 25 or 26 minutes before four o'clock.

Posted by: The drummer for the band Chicago squinting at the analog clock across the room at February 11, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

110 130,000 jobs added in January, net of over 30,000 government jobs being eliminated.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 11, 2026 10:06 AM (0U5gm)

111 And most importantly, it’s unobtrusive! That 20-year-old girl won’t know you’re watching her. There’s no 1910’s flash-bulb camera going off. Or even just 15 years ago, when you wanted to track and take photos of an annoyed young lady, you had to follow her around in your van. And even if you were in the bushes dressed as a large bird or something, those little click-and-wind cameras they sold at Walmart always alerted her to your presence. It was a disaster, even for the most skilled leering creeper.

But now, with Ring Cam Mass Surveillance Fucking Doggie Rescue™, you can watch anyone and everyone anywhere in your neighborhood. Or hell, with a little hacking knowledge, you can probably watch anyone near a Ring cam in the nation.

But what if your missing adorable puppy cute puppy dog has hot-wired a car and skipped town? Have no worries! Amazon’s Ring has signed a deal with Flock Safety, which has deals with police departments across the country. Flock cameras monitor license plates in many cities using their gigantic surveillance network. And luckily for your adorable driving puppy cute puppy doggie, Flock monitors cars whether the driver has done anything wrong or not. (Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:07 AM (gkpAx)

112 January jobs report is even better than the headline.

Net job gain was 130k. Great number on its own. But this included federal govt cuts of 34k and state govt cuts of 8k. Which means a net 172k new jobs created in the private sector.

Within that 172k, 5k factory jobs and 33k construction jobs. That means companies are investing in building real things again.

Wages up 3.7% year over year, well ahead of inflation. People are getting real raises.

2026 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year economically speaking.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:07 AM (Eh6IB)

113 Relax, everybody. He's on it.

A manic Tim Walz claims he’s the one who actually cares about prosecuting fraud in Minnesota, unlike the federal government:

"Fraud is a long forgotten thing for everybody except me!"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:08 AM (J+Psw)

114 110 130,000 jobs added in January, net of over 30,000 government jobs being eliminated.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 11, 2026 10:06 AM (0U5gm)

Saw that.. Double what was predicted..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 10:08 AM (m4p63)

115 Or you could type in: “college girl walking down the street” and then watch her throughout the neighborhood on her entire walk home."

There she goes, just a walkin down the street...

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:08 AM (XuXeR)

116 They then share that surveillance with police upon request.

But the nation’s 800,000 police officers have promised they will only use Amazon’s fun and exciting new panopticon for good, not evil.

Just think of the possibilities of the new Ring Cam Mass Surveillance Doggie Rescue System™:
Adorable puppy cute puppy dogs will never go missing again.
Abusive spouses will never be able to abuse a partner in their front yard again.
Murderers will never be able to easily bury a body in the back yard again.
Sexy US postal employees will never go un-ogled again.
Food delivery people will finally be watched as they bend over to place a bag on your front steps.
Annoying neighbors will finally be filmed as they do annoying nefarious things like sit on their porch and eat an apple.
Folks can watch teenagers for fun or profit.
Squirrels.
So, everyone in America needs to do their patriotic duty and attach an Amazon Ring Cam Mass Surveillance Doggie Rescue Device™ to their front door, back door, and hell, living room ceiling, immediately. Otherwise the good people at Amazon Ring Cam will murder your missing dog.
Seriously though, are you noticing a trend?

(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:08 AM (gkpAx)

117 When our data was first mass-surveilled, we were told it was to catch terrorists. When drones first started flying over American skies, we were told it was to catch pedophiles. When they started watching all of our license plates everywhere we went, we were told it was to catch criminals on the run.

Every right you give up will be couched in something moral and pure and cute.

Fini

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (gkpAx)

118 It's cute, but can you put it in a bottle?

Posted by: The ghost of James Joseph Croce at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (2Ez/1)

119 No love for a woman's man with no time to talk?

At least try to understand the New York Times' effect on man!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)

120 In the year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

It Was a Very Good Year.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

121 Sinclair Lewis was wrong. Fascism want nothing to do with the cross.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)

122 net of over 30,000 government jobs being eliminated."

Fairfax VA restaurants hardest hit...

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

123 Snowed was right.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:10 AM (Eh6IB)

124 Every right you give up will be couched in something moral and pure and cute.

And the Ring Camera superbowl ad touting how they network all the cameras to find lost dogs.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 11, 2026 10:10 AM (cO6Mr)

125 103 95 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

In the year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM (QGaXH)

Livin on Tulsa Time - Don Williams
Time marches on - Tracy Lawrence
Does anybody really know what time it is..Chicago

I couild go on.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (QGaXH)

126 but can you put it in a bottle?"

Sure. It came today...

Posted by: The Chambers Brothers at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (XuXeR)

127 Sinclair Lewis was wrong. Fascism want nothing to do with the cross.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)
---------
Sinclair Lewis was full of shit on a number of subjects.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (JoLAO)

128 Rear Window, The Matrix edition.

Posted by: And you're Jimmy Stewart at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

129 >>That may be true. But we found out during this weekend’s Super Bowl that when mass surveillance comes to America, it will be to help sad puppy dogs.

As Mary Katharine Ham commented: Guys I think we're the dogs.

Opting in to mass surveillance to save the doggies!
The 'We Rate Dogs' guy, a Lefty, had a good statement on it (he dug into who has access, and how many dogs Ring actually helps find), which shows both sides are not buying this at all.

Posted by: Bad Bunny at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (48ipd)

130 Your Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers

https://is.gd/HVm3fm

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:11 AM (J+Psw)

131 Livin on Tulsa Time - Don Williams
Time marches on - Tracy Lawrence
Does anybody really know what time it is..Chicago

I couild go on.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026

***
"24 Hours From Tulsa"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:12 AM (wzUl9)

132 95 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

I think Pink Floyd did a song about that subject. Had clocks and everything.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (PSEDc)

133 Time - Pink Floyd

Posted by: Nazdar at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (NcvvS)

134 By the time I get to Phoenix...

Posted by: Hi! I'm Glenn Campbell! at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

135 130, scroll up...

Posted by: The Chambers Brothers at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (XuXeR)

136 Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM

Horde mind...

Posted by: Nazdar at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (NcvvS)

137 >>Not Jagger or Bowie's best moment

https://tinyurl.com/zkse66kb

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (viF8m)

138 Downside of a booming jobs market is no more rate cuts. At least not for a while.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (Eh6IB)

139 Time after Time

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (m4p63)

140 I think Pink Floyd did a song about that subject. Had clocks and everything.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (PSEDc)

133 Time - Pink Floyd
Posted by: Nazdar at February 11, 2026 10:13 AM (NcvvS)

*smacks head* Oh yeah!

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (PSEDc)

141 By the Time I Get to Phoenix.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (J+Psw)

142 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)

143 Time - Pink Floyd
Posted by: Nazdar at February 11, 2026

***
Pink Floyd's lyric about "Teacher -- leave those kids alone!" has taken on a whole new meaning in the 2020s. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (wzUl9)

144
Grandpa played like the strings were on fire
Accompanied by a full toddler choir
"Sure, I'll play at your dance.
I'll even wear pants."
That old goat was a dirty stinkin' lyre!

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (qgHp7)

145 Dance to the Music...Sly and the Family Stone

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (NFX2v)

146 But security is good for you!

/

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:15 AM (XuXeR)

147 Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:15 AM (77rzZ)

148 138 Downside of a booming jobs market is no more rate cuts. At least not for a while.
Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (Eh6IB)

Let's face it it was never gonna be lowered while Powell is there...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 10:15 AM (m4p63)

149 "If I Could Turn Back Time . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:15 AM (wzUl9)

150 THERE'S NO THYME!!

Posted by: Jack Bauer in the kitchen at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (PSEDc)

151 El Paso airport briefly shut down - Mexican cartel drones violated US airspace.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:05 AM (QGaXH)

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

The department of War has "disabled" (shot down or maybe a directed EMP weapon?) those drones.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Washington Post is Dying in Darkness at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (XbPXw)

152 Who makes time with the timekeeper's daughter while the timekeeper's busy keeping time?

Posted by: Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)

153 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that."

"Dear Sir,
I'm the sh*t."

Signed....

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

154 Rivers (of the Hidden Funk), by Joe Walsh.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (XvL8K)

155 Not that fond of the PF Time, though the intro is fun - thought having that on an alarm clock would be cool.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 11, 2026 10:16 AM (NcvvS)

156 Yes it is.

Posted by: ... at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (oZ51P)

157 "Time" by Zebra (a freakin awesome tune)

"Time Stand Still" by Rush (even freakin awesomer)

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (DgMqy)

158 Oh, please... it's obviously Time Stand Still. Not even a contest.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (BI5O2)

159 Personally I helped find dogs via Ring. Not directly through my camera but with the app. About a year ago I saw two dogs on their own wandering around. They must have got out of their yard somehow.

I posted on the neighborhood thingy on Ring. Two dogs, this color, this size are wandering around in this area. A bunch of responses came in right away saying oh I think that’s my neighbors dogs. Or uh I saw them too, they’re now walking over at this intersection.

And the owner of the dogs ended up getting noticed as well and got her dogs.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (Eh6IB)

160 Time by the Alan Parsons Project.

Time, is flowing like a river, to the SEEEEAAAAA!

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (0bjKf)

161 Kamala is still serving up word salads.

https://is.gd/3Dac9q

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (8ZVmQ)

162 142 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that.
+++
We're sitting right here.

Posted by: AI engines everywhere at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)

163 117 When our data was first mass-surveilled, we were told it was to catch terrorists. When drones first started flying over American skies, we were told it was to catch pedophiles. When they started watching all of our license plates everywhere we went, we were told it was to catch criminals on the run.

Every right you give up will be couched in something moral and pure and cute.

Fini
Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:09 AM (gkpAx)

Rick - absolutely chilling!

Like the ad saying the future wasn't scary which featured a soy-boy in the back of a self-driving car, asking nervously 'car where are we going?' as it takes him to a dark lit area....No response...but no worries - it's taking him to a surprise party for him!

I would have been trading in self-driving car the next day for a mid-60's GM product.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (QGaXH)

164 The tall block of stone to the left (I'd sure that kind of object has a name somebody here will know) with the two faces: Is that supposed to be the Roman god Janus? One face is clearly bearded and male, while the other is probably female. Was Janus gender-fluid?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)

165 157 "Time" by Zebra (a freakin awesome tune)

"Time Stand Still" by Rush (even freakin awesomer)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (DgMqy)

158 Oh, please... it's obviously Time Stand Still. Not even a contest.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 11, 2026 10:17 AM (BI5O2

*fistbump*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (BI5O2)

166 Does anybody really know what time it is..Chicago

I couild go on.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

25 or 6 to 4

Posted by: Tuna at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (lJ0H4)

167 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that."

—

That’s what AI for. Seriously. Just make sure it doesn’t sound like it’s AI. 😀

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (Eh6IB)

168 *sobs*

Posted by: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (w9Wax)

169

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
Pete Hegseth shot down a Mexican drone

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (Cqx++)

170 Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (m4p63)

171
Why did the moron throw the clock out the window?

Because it reminded him of Richard Clock, the man convicted of knife raping his wife.

Posted by: ... at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (oZ51P)

172 sobs*
Posted by: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary "

Time. Not...nevermind.

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (XuXeR)

173 Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

174 >>Dance to the Music...Sly and the Family Stone

I was a kid living in a very mixed area in NJ when that song came out and Motown was peaking. About the only time we weren't fighting was when the music was playing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (viF8m)

175 107 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
When I'm 64 - The Beatles

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)

In the year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:04 AM

Really?!
Posted by: Zombie Jim Croce at February 11, 2026 10:05 AM (bFu5X)

Ok Zombie Jim - yes - Time in a Bottle....now go back to bothering the operator.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (QGaXH)

176
It's no "The Syncopated Clock".

Nor is it "Skip to My Lou".

Missed opportunities, M'sieur Fish!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (xG4kz)

177 Downside of a booming jobs market is no more rate cuts. At least not for a while.
Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (Eh6IB)

Which is why the market is currently down since rate cuts are, apparently, the only thing that stock traders care about.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (ExV1e)

178 "Time" by Zebra (a freakin awesome tune)

"Time Stand Still" by Rush (even freakin awesomer)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026

***
I went to jr. high and high school with a founding member of Zebra. We even did a musical together in high school: Guys and Dolls.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:20 AM (wzUl9)

179 And I shot a drone in El Paso
Just to watch it die...

No, that's not it...

Posted by: Johnny Cash at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (2Ez/1)

180
In the Year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

That histrionic horseshit sucked green donkey balls.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (xG4kz)

181 THERE'S NO THYME!!
Posted by: Jack Bauer in the kitchen

Sage advice.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (gkpAx)

182 Cyndi Lauper whimpers...

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (XuXeR)

183 157 "Time Stand Still" by Rush (even freakin awesomer)
--

with Aimee Mann on guest vocals!

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (0bjKf)

184 Phil Keaggy does a song called "Way Back Home" that looks at his past.

If you are in a mellower/sentimental mood, I highly recommend.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (DgMqy)

185 The infants in the corners are pretty well-fed.

The dancing women are hardly anorexic themselves.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (wzUl9)

186 I went to jr. high and high school with a founding member of Zebra. We even did a musical together in high school: Guys and Dolls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Randy Jackson's brother was in my high school class. He could type faster than anyone else in the class. Guess it runs in the family!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (w9Wax)

187 What's that hippie song "the time has come today", and the backup singers go "Time!" in the background.... you know, they always use it in car commercials and stuff...

That one.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (JwNbV)

188 We even did a musical together in high school: Guys and Dolls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

What part did you play, Wolfus?

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

189 Downside of a booming jobs market is no more rate cuts. At least not for a while.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (Eh6IB)

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

I've been assured by our "AI" algorithm-coding overlords that half of white collar jobs will be eliminated (assuming they don't destroy humanity first). #Soon.

That's gonna suck for those in college -- especially with large college loans -- programmers, lawyers, et. al., and especially for whomever is POTUS if that ever does happen ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Washington Post is Dying in Darkness at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (XbPXw)

190 Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
Pete Hegseth shot down a Mexican drone"

In a little Cafe just the other side of the border...

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (XuXeR)

191 Watching the Olympic women's biathlon (skiing and shooting). A Ukrainian woman just came in 14th.
Hey, if she's really good at shooting, and her country is in such grave danger of losing its freedom, maybe she shouldn't be in Italy right now.

Posted by: Wally at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (0e5Te)

192 High little girl! Wanna help me and the puppet find my lost kitten?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (Kt19C)

193 Which is why the market is currently down since rate cuts are, apparently, the only thing that stock traders care about.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (ExV1e)

I remember seeing this phenomenon back in the 90s and thinking that’s weird, should stocks go up when the economy is doing well. But it makes sense in a weird way. Cost of capital is a yuuuge component in the analysts of what a company’s share price is worth.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (Eh6IB)

194 When the clock strikes two.....

Posted by: ... at February 11, 2026 10:24 AM (oZ51P)

195 Poussin really seems to like allegorical themes for his paintings. He has used the old man as an example of time in other works. The circle dance indicates a year/time and the four dancers the seasons. Each figure wears a different color to distinguish them. It's dawn (I assume that is Aurora and Apollo's chariot in the sky), the start of a new day and each day should be celebrated. No idea why one of the figures is male and in shadow or if that has a meaning. It's altogether a positive image of celebrating life.

I enjoy Poussin's landscapes. I wonder if he was an influence on John Constable. They both have a lyrical, poetic/romantic feel.

Posted by: JTB at February 11, 2026 10:24 AM (yTvNw)

196 I'm not gonna use AI. Just need to noodle it through for a bit.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

197 Watching the Olympic women's biathlon (skiing and shooting). A Ukrainian woman just came in 14th.
Hey, if she's really good at shooting, and her country is in such grave danger of losing its freedom, maybe she shouldn't be in Italy right now.
Posted by: Wally at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (0e5Te)

14th though.
I mean…
🤣

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:24 AM (Eh6IB)

198 hat's that hippie song "the time has come today"

The Chambers Brothers "hippie"?

Ah...

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:24 AM (XuXeR)

199
Dear Time:
https://youtu.be/v_yJFbvOkXs

Posted by: Alison Brown and Steve Martin featuring Jackson Browne at February 11, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

200 We even did a musical together in high school: Guys and Dolls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
*
What part did you play, Wolfus?
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026

***
I was "Nathan Detroit." Fortunate that ND has only one solo song and it can be talk-sung, as I really can't carry a tune.

Felix was "Nicely-Nicely Johnson," the "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" character. He rocked that song for sure, as did all of our actors and actresses. The show was a big hit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:25 AM (wzUl9)

201 Anyone notice that the Guthrie kidnapper picture was obtained from “background data” on the system?

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 11, 2026 10:25 AM (LMRVO)

202 Really, Time Stand Still is a work of art. I love that song.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 11, 2026 10:26 AM (BI5O2)

203 When the clock strikes two....."

Instead of 13?

Posted by: Winston at February 11, 2026 10:26 AM (XuXeR)

204
Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that."

"Dear Sir,
I'm the sh*t."

Signed....

"Dear Sir,

"I am offering to you the opportunity to hire me.

"Should you decline to do so, you will regret it but once ... and that will be for the rest of your life.

"Thank you for your attention to this matter.

"With my kindest regards,"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:26 AM (xG4kz)

205 'Closing Time' by whoever the name of that band.

Posted by: dantesed at February 11, 2026 10:26 AM (Oy/m2)

206 Felix was "Nicely-Nicely Johnson," the "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" character. He rocked that song for sure, as did all of our actors and actresses. The show was a big hit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I'm sure it was. I would love to play Nicely-Nicely. Stubby Kaye rocked that role.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

207 When the clock strikes two....."
*
Instead of 13?
Posted by: Winston at February 11, 2026

***
You ought to know that when the clock strikes go, she'll call it off.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)

208 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

The song Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof?
https://tinyurl.com/nhd9n6rz

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 11, 2026 10:27 AM (JCZqz)

209 It's Hammer Time

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

210 Sly Stone does not approve.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (MZ+PY)

211 186 I went to jr. high and high school with a founding member of Zebra. We even did a musical together in high school: Guys and Dolls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

So, who was behind the door?

Posted by: I member zebra at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (+abK1)

212
Sue me. Sue me. What can you do me? I love you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (xG4kz)

213 "I don't do cover letters. I write all my own letters."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (JwNbV)

214 You write a resume and cover letter using AI and HR uses AI to read said resume and cover letter.

It’s a fun world we live in.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (Eh6IB)

215 The song Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof?
https://tinyurl.com/nhd9n6rz
Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 11, 2026 10:27 AM

Yes!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (bFu5X)

216 The song Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof?
https://tinyurl.com/nhd9n6rz
Posted by: Moron Analyst

Yeah, that one gets my vote.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (77rzZ)

217 Summer Time Blues.

Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (j6kTf)

218 Felix was "Nicely-Nicely Johnson," the "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" character. He rocked that song for sure, as did all of our actors and actresses. The show was a big hit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
*
I'm sure it was. I would love to play Nicely-Nicely. Stubby Kaye rocked that role.
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026

***
Oor lead playing "Sky Masterson" did a great job too. "Luck, Be a Lady Tonight" is an exciting song and it sends the audience out of the theatre humming. G & D is rife with memorable tunes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)

219
Today it would be Trans Guys and Queer Dolls.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:29 AM (xG4kz)

220 Time, time, time, what has become of me?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 11, 2026 10:29 AM (0U5gm)

221 Hey Ladies!

Want me to play you a song on my skin lute?

Posted by: Naked guy at the party at February 11, 2026 10:30 AM (6fhoX)

222 So did the super whammodyne awesome find-your-lost-dog Ring camera network of Big Brother busybodies find the Old Lady Guthrie kidnapper?

Hmmmm?

Posted by: I gotta ask at February 11, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

223 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2PNlhvy8E

Dance to the sideburns and feathered hats

Posted by: DaveA at February 11, 2026 10:30 AM (FhXTo)

224 I just landed a job with a rather large corporation, and there was no cover letter involved at any point in the process. Resume got uploaded through a referral link from a friend who works there too. I think there might have been a thing on the submittal site where you could put extra documents in if you want to, but that smelled like a trap so I didn't.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:30 AM (JwNbV)

225 Father Time - Sammy Hagar & The Circle

It ain't over yet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 11, 2026 10:30 AM (xFfhU)

226
G & D is rife with memorable tunes.

Arvidy's Song

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (xG4kz)

227 Timing X

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vZdKHAx7Wio

Posted by: Devo at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (G7orJ)

228 163 I would have been trading in self-driving car the next day for a mid-60's GM product.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:18 AM (QGaXH)

Equally satisfying would be driving it to the edge of a deep quarry, put a bullet right thru the computer and push it over the edge....especially if you dub in the voice of HAL saying 'Dave...don't do that Dave...can we talk, Dave...?' right before the gubshot.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (QGaXH)

229 Dude playing the harp is just waiting for the inevitable wardrobe malfunction.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (Y1sOo)

230 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that."

"Dear Sir,
I'm the sh*t."

Signed....

"Dear Sir,

"I am offering to you the opportunity to hire me.

"Should you decline to do so, you will regret it but once ... and that will be for the rest of your life.

"Thank you for your attention to this matter.

"With my kindest regards,"

Gentlemen,
I despise each and every one of you.
Best wishes...

Posted by: Archimedes at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (Riz8t)

231 from Fiddler on the Roof?"

True story - saw the final performance at the Broadway... have a Playbill autographed by several cast members...

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (XuXeR)

232 It's go time!

Posted by: Mandelbaum at February 11, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

233 Today it would be Trans Guys and Queer Dolls.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:29 AM (xG4kz)

It's Guys and Dolls, not Guys and Guys!

Posted by: G. Costanza at February 11, 2026 10:32 AM (PSEDc)

234 Today it would be Trans Guys and Queer Dolls.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026

***
"I got the tranny right here;
His name is Paula Revere --"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:32 AM (wzUl9)

235 I ain't no time keeper.

- Billy Cobham

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 10:32 AM (Kt19C)

236 Is Father Time's father Grandfather Clock?

Must be a maternal grandfather, huh?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:32 AM (JwNbV)

237 I remember seeing this phenomenon back in the 90s and thinking that’s weird, should stocks go up when the economy is doing well. But it makes sense in a weird way. Cost of capital is a yuuuge component in the analysts of what a company’s share price is worth.
Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (Eh6IB)

Imagine if companies could operate without going massively into debt. Once upon a time, the company I worked for had a very large cash reserve. When times were bad we'd forego raises but no layoffs happened.

Then the founder retired.

New CEO was a finance bro. Bought other companies. Went into debt. Layoffs happened. Company bought out by larger company.

Still... the executives got big bonuses.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 11, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

238 'Closing Time' by whoever the name of that band.
Posted by: dantesed
________

Six Pack to Go is better song on closing times.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 10:33 AM (XvL8K)

239 Naked Harp Man wants congress to pass the SAVE Act.

Posted by: XTC at February 11, 2026 10:33 AM (iXqHn)

240 Sly Stone does not approve."

How about the rest of the family?

Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:33 AM (XuXeR)

241 you will regret it but once ... and that will be for the rest of your life.
-----------
Thank you, Jeb Stuart.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:33 AM (JoLAO)

242 Also : How the hell is Naked Harp Man so ripped at his age?

Dude is jacked to the gills, and he doesn't have a roid gut.

Posted by: XTC at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (iXqHn)

243 221 Hey Ladies!
Want me to play you a song on my skin lute?
Posted by: Naked guy at the party

I think I'm seeing a trend here.

Titian's The Three Ages of Man
https://is.gd/NTl2zJ

Posted by: Archimedes at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)

244 Imagine if companies could operate without going massively into debt. Once upon a time, the company I worked for had a very large cash reserve. When times were bad we'd forego raises but no layoffs happened.

Then the founder retired.

New CEO was a finance bro. Bought other companies. Went into debt. Layoffs happened. Company bought out by larger company.

Still... the executives got big bonuses.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Companies with large cash reserves become targets for venture capitalists like Romney.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (0U5gm)

245 180
In the Year 2525...Zager and Evans
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

That histrionic horseshit sucked green donkey balls.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:21 AM (xG4kz)

Really? GREEN donkey balls? Not just donkey balls, it's gotta be green donkey balls...??? (laughing!)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (QGaXH)

246 Sexy US postal employees will never go un-ogled again.
Posted by: rickb223

***********

Sexy US postal employees?
What universe do you live in?

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (qgHp7)

247 A great tune to play and sing when viewing that painting is the Grateful Dead's "Ripple."

" . . . and my tunes . . were played . . . on the harp . . . unstrung . . . "

Couple of gummies or a half a blunt and you are la la la da da-ing along with the dancers.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (KiBMU)

248 Tom Waits - Closing Time

https://tinyurl.com/4mhnvmzp

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (viF8m)

249 New CEO was a finance bro. Bought other companies. Went into debt. Layoffs happened. Company bought out by larger company.

Still... the executives got big bonuses.

What happened to the stock price? If it went up dramatically, then the finance guy was right. The shareholders made out.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

250 242 Also : How the hell is Naked Harp Man so ripped at his age?

Dude is jacked to the gills, and he doesn't have a roid gut.
Posted by: XTC at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (iXqHn)

He's an angel. Look at the wings. Ever seen a fat angel?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (JwNbV)

251 Six Pack to Go is better song on closing times.

Hangover Tavern

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (Kt19C)

252 I just landed a job with a rather large corporation, and there was no cover letter involved at any point in the process. Resume got uploaded through a referral link from a friend who works there too. I think there might have been a thing on the submittal site where you could put extra documents in if you want to, but that smelled like a trap so I didn't.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

I usually don't bother, but this is a company that I think would be a fascinating place of work, and where my previous experience would be a good fit. So I'm gonna try to communicate that in the cover letter to make myself stand out.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

253 Titian's The Three Ages of Man
https://is.gd/NTl2zJ
Posted by: Archimedes at February 11, 2026 10:34 AM (Riz8t)
----------
Dude's about to play "Spin the Shepherdess."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (JoLAO)

254 Six o'clock already I was just in the middle of a dream....
Manic Monday (Bangles?)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (QGaXH)

255

Each watch I smash apart, just bringing near the hour

Of 25 o'clock, that's when you're going to be mine
25 o'clock, we'll be together 'til the end of time
At 25 o'clock

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (Cqx++)

256 Last year, someone kept going on about the significance of time.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at February 11, 2026 10:36 AM (YXfnZ)

257 Sexy US postal employees?
What universe do you live in?

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (qgHp7)

there was a no-foolin' smoke-show who used to do the UPS route for my old house. Does that count?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:37 AM (JwNbV)

258 Who you gonna call?

https://is.gd/duVknv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:37 AM (J+Psw)

259
Libertine men and scarlet women,
And ragtime! Shameless music that'll grab
Your son and your daughter
In the arms of the jungle, animal instinct
Mass 'steria!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 11, 2026 10:37 AM (tgvbd)

260 G & D is rife with memorable tunes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Yes, it is.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)

261 250 He's an angel. Look at the wings. Ever seen a fat angel?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (JwNbV)

Angel? Where's the 68 eyeballs? Where's the flaming dodecahedron?

Posted by: XTC at February 11, 2026 10:38 AM (iXqHn)

262 190 Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
Pete Hegseth shot down a Mexican drone"

In a little Cafe just the other side of the border...
Posted by: man at February 11, 2026 10:23 AM (XuXeR)

From 30,000 feet I see her there below...
A city with a legend, the west Texas city of El Paso....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:38 AM (QGaXH)

263 The procession in the sky has seven human figures and *three* horses, the palomino, a white, and a black. This is one busy painting!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:38 AM (wzUl9)

264 Trying to write a cover letter for a position I'm applying to. I'm really out of practice for that.
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:14 AM (77rzZ)
---
Use AI to get you a rough draft. Take out all the buzzwords and replace them with concrete examples of your achievements in applying the buzzwords.

Rinse and repeat for each company you are applying to.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 11, 2026 10:38 AM (ESVrU)

265 Bulg, good luck on your applications & have fun on your cover letter

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 11, 2026 10:39 AM (42yrw)

266 201 Anyone notice that the Guthrie kidnapper picture was obtained from “background data” on the system?

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 11, 2026 10:25 AM (LMRVO)

She had a cam, but no subscription to keep files stored.

Which, supposedly, meant Ring, Google, or whoever, was supposed to have deleted the data and not have access to it.'

Maybe they do a dump once every few weeks or a month and the FBI got in there in time to save some recordings.

Or maybe they lie and keep your stuff forever whether you pay or not.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:39 AM (6ydKt)

267 Time is on my side

Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 10:39 AM (j6kTf)

268
Closing Time' by whoever the name of that band.
Posted by: dantesed

I, not at all fondly, referred to that as "Closing Whine".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:39 AM (xG4kz)

269 Each watch I smash apart, just bringing near the hour

Of 25 o'clock, that's when you're going to be mine
25 o'clock, we'll be together 'til the end of time
At 25 o'clock
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 11, 2026

***
It's really gonna be something when that happens on the twelfth of Never.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)

270 What happened to the stock price? If it went up dramatically, then the finance guy was right. The shareholders made out.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 11, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

The stock price didn't go up until we were bought out at a premium by a technically US company whose top 5 levels of management are entirely Indian.

Yay, shareholders.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 11, 2026 10:40 AM (ExV1e)

271 would hang

Posted by: Gref at February 11, 2026 10:40 AM (5rh/l)

272 Congrats on your new job, Warai!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 11, 2026 10:40 AM (42yrw)

273 I kinda like "2525." Yeah, it's over the top, but sometimes it fits my mood.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

274 Summer Time Blues.

Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (j6kTf)

There ain't no cure for that. Oh wait I thought you said Syphilis.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 11, 2026 10:41 AM (oZ51P)

275 200 ... "I was "Nathan Detroit." Fortunate that ND has only one solo song and it can be talk-sung, as I really can't carry a tune."

Wolfus,
I bet that was fun. Guys and Dolls is one of my favorite movie musicals. I sing along especially with Luck Be A Lady and Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat, just an octave or two lower.

Posted by: JTB at February 11, 2026 10:41 AM (yTvNw)

276 Time is on my side
Posted by: Case
_______

Time could be my friend
But it's less than nowhere now
It’s less than nowhere now
It’s less than nowhere now
Nowhere now

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (XvL8K)

277 I think the guy on the top of the cloud is supposed to be Apollo, but what do I know.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (6ydKt)

278 266 Which, supposedly, meant Ring, Google, or whoever, was supposed to have deleted the data and not have access to it.'

Maybe they do a dump once every few weeks or a month and the FBI got in there in time to save some recordings.

Or maybe they lie and keep your stuff forever whether you pay or not.

*whistle innocently*

Posted by: chatgpt at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (sGtp+)

279 Well, it's over for me. I've got Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" stuck in my head. That's gonna be there all day now.

Posted by: XTC at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (iXqHn)

280 272 Congrats on your new job, Warai!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 11, 2026 10:40 AM (42yrw)

Thanks

It's gonna be some crazy whiplash, going from a family company with about a dozen people, to one of the largest corporations on earth.

Definite culture shock coming in my future.

"Six pack in the break room fridge if you want one. ... What?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (JwNbV)

281
Titian's The Three Ages of Man

The Stone Age
The Bone Age
The Time to Atone Age

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (xG4kz)

282 Use AI to get you a rough draft. Take out all the buzzwords and replace them with concrete examples of your achievements in applying the buzzwords.

Rinse and repeat for each company you are applying to.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 11, 2026 10:38 AM (ESVrU)

Saw a thumbnail for a video from a corporate recruiter which said that to ensure success... lie. The more you lie, the more success you will have. Presumably that's because the vetting process goes through several layers of people who know fuck-all about what their company does before it gets to someone (maybe) who can determine if you can do the job for which you're applying.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)

283 Why did the moron throw the clock out the window?

Because it reminded him of Richard Clock, the man convicted of knife raping his wife.
Posted by: ... at February 11, 2026 10:19 AM (oZ51P)

Ah, a fellow Norm McDonald fan I see...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Queefs are for Kids at February 11, 2026 10:43 AM (i49OE)

284 Only “cover letters” I write is if I message someone directly about a job on LinkedIn or something like that. But if applying for an open position, it’s a waste of time. Nobody reads that stuff. They barely read a resume as it is.

Posted by: Really?? at February 11, 2026 10:43 AM (Eh6IB)

285 Like Six Flags.

https://is.gd/3mysVe

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:43 AM (J+Psw)

286 Titian's The Three Ages of Man

The Stone Age
The Bone Age
The Time to Atone Age
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:42 AM (xG4kz)

But hey if you're too stoned to bone then you don't have to atone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (JwNbV)

287 So, the musician is naked and the dancers are fully clothed.

That seems backwards to me.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (TsPiR)

288 How the hell is Naked Harp Man so ripped at his age?

group sex?

Posted by: Gref at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (5rh/l)

289 Y'all are forgetting the mid-80s Eddie Murphy masterpiece "Party All The Time"

Posted by: Doof at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (B4Se1)

290 Guy Clark - Desperadoes Waiting for a Train

https://is.gd/Uf5VCb

There was old men with beer guts and dominoes, lying 'bout their lives as they played

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (qgHp7)

291 Really? GREEN donkey balls? Not just donkey balls, it's gotta be green donkey balls...??? (laughing!)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

Does that mean they're mint flavored, or pistachio?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (JCZqz)

292 287 So, the musician is naked and the dancers are fully clothed.

That seems backwards to me.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (TsPiR)

All I know is the chick in blue seems to flirting with me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (6ydKt)

293 WRT RCV, any system where you can get fractional vote tallies and "surplus votes" are de-weighted and distributed to other choices.

Well that system is a bullshit, opaque monstrosity, totally ripe for shenanigans.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (XV/Pl)

294 289 Y'all are forgetting the mid-80s Eddie Murphy masterpiece "Party All The Time"
Posted by: Doof at February 11, 2026 10:44 AM (B4Se1)

Yay better earworm than Mexican Radio!

Thanks, doof.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (JwNbV)

295 From the slightly more prudish Romantic period.

There's still 3 gals and one guy, but they're all mostly dressed, with no nudididity. (And one old angel, with 2 cupids, who will just watch. Hey, that's Romanticism.)

Posted by: GWB at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (ZuFx4)

296 Funny how the wedding reception gigs started drying up for the lyre player about the same time he began showing up naked.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (8ty7h)

297 259
Libertine men and scarlet women,
And ragtime! Shameless music that'll grab
Your son and your daughter
In the arms of the jungle, animal instinct
Mass 'steria!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 11, 2026 10:37 AM (tgvbd)

You need a boys band....

Professor Harold Hill - Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '08

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (QGaXH)

298 If I knew the way
I would take you home

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:46 AM (viF8m)

299 Sometimes I look at how our elections actually work, mechanically, and wonder in exactly what way this is any better than trial by combat.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:46 AM (JwNbV)

300 Must be hard for Janus there in the left to ever get good seats for a show.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 11, 2026 10:46 AM (sKqQm)

301 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Sees painting. I'm feeling the time this morning.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)

302 Sue me. Sue me. What can you do me? I love you.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:28 AM (xG4kz)

When you see a fat slob with a good paying job....

Posted by: Boswell at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (V7158)

303 "I was "Nathan Detroit." Fortunate that ND has only one solo song and it can be talk-sung, as I really can't carry a tune."
*
Wolfus,
I bet that was fun. Guys and Dolls is one of my favorite movie musicals. I sing along especially with Luck Be A Lady and Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat, just an octave or two lower.
Posted by: JTB at February 11, 2026

***
It amazes me now to think of how much energy we all had at 16 and 17. We did school all day, then rehearsal at night. Some of our actors were on sports teams, and I was handling several college-prep classes. Whew.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (wzUl9)

304 For some reason "Electric Avenue" just started playing in my head and I have no idea why.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (6ydKt)

305 Yay better earworm than Mexican Radio!

Thanks, doof.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 11, 2026 10:45 AM (JwNbV)

I help where I can

Posted by: Doof at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (B4Se1)

306 Well, it's over for me. I've got Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" stuck in my head. That's gonna be there all day now.
Posted by: XTC
________

I'll distract you with The Walls Came Down, which was playing nonstop on MTV at the same time.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 11, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)

307 273 I kinda like "2525." Yeah, it's over the top, but sometimes it fits my mood.
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:41 AM (77rzZ)

It's on my playlist...

Green Donkey balls INDEED! (sneeringly!)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (QGaXH)

308 FAA lifted the NOTAM on the TX NM MX border.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (7xyr6)

309 The Three Ages of Man

Neonate
Infantry
Adultery

Posted by: muldoon at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (qgHp7)

310 Professor Harold Hill - Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '08

IIRC, it was the Gary Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '05.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

311 Guy Clark - Desperadoes Waiting for a Train

I'm still recovering from my last train, but already have the next one scheduled!

🍑 🚄

Posted by: Bonnie Blue at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (JCZqz)

312 The Righteous - Unchained Melody

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:49 AM (viF8m)

313 Posted by: Denny Crane - Queefs are for Kids at February 11, 2026 10:43 AM (i49OE)

A classic

Posted by: ... at February 11, 2026 10:49 AM (oZ51P)

314 Professor Harold Hill - Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '08

IIRC, it was the Gary Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '05.
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)
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Bulg Johnson is right!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:49 AM (JoLAO)

315 25 or 6 to 4

It's Time to say goodbye

Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 10:50 AM (j6kTf)

316 This banger might help remove the earworms

Pretenders - Time The Avenger
https://youtu.be/HbTYnEB1jRA

Posted by: Doof at February 11, 2026 10:51 AM (B4Se1)

317
It's Time to say goodbye
Posted by: Case at February 11, 2026 10:50 AM (j6kTf)

Bocelli.. Good one

Posted by: It's me donna at February 11, 2026 10:51 AM (m4p63)

318
All I know is the chick in blue seems to flirting with me.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Oh, she's a naughty girl ... a very, very naughty girl, indeed!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 11, 2026 10:52 AM (xG4kz)

319 It's interesting that three of my favorite musicals -- My Fair Lady, the Music Man, and Fiddler on the Roof -- are all set in largely the same time period -- the early 20th century, before WWI.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)

320 WRT RCV, any system where you can get fractional vote tallies and "surplus votes" are de-weighted and distributed to other choices.

Well that system is a bullshit, opaque monstrosity, totally ripe for shenanigans.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

So you have studied how """elections""" are conducted in New Mexico. Votes? We don't need no stinking votes.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 11, 2026 10:52 AM (8ZVmQ)

321 310 Professor Harold Hill - Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '08

IIRC, it was the Gary Conservatory Gold Medal Class of '05.
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

I wasn't sure so I just skipped it. I remembered the little boy singing 'Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana.....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:52 AM (QGaXH)

322 Title Dance to the Music of Time
Artist Nicolas Poussin
Date 1634
Medium oil,canvas
Dimensions 82.5 x 104 cm
Art Movement Classicism
Current Location Wallace Collection, London, UK

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 11, 2026 10:53 AM (gbOdA)

323 If we're listing songs about time...

My Grandfather's Clock

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 11, 2026 10:53 AM (2J/Lj)

324 >>What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (48ipd)

325 I wasn't sure so I just skipped it. I remembered the little boy singing 'Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana.....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

If I ever met Ron Howard in person, I'm going to call him "Winthrop Paroo."

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

326 Posted by: Denny Crane - Queefs are for Kids

I think I saw a local LGBTQIA2S+ group advertising 1-800-Queers 4 Kids...

Over maybe there were just 1,800 queers looking for kids to groom...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (JCZqz)

327 It's interesting that three of my favorite musicals -- My Fair Lady, the Music Man, and Fiddler on the Roof -- are all set in largely the same time period -- the early 20th century, before WWI.

Posted by: Bulg

The world as it was, dancing on the precipice, ignorant of where the next misstep would take it. A world that ended in 1914, though it was already dying by then.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (OUMaO)

328 If I ever met Ron Howard in person, I'm going to call him "Winthrop Paroo."
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)
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He'd probably prefer that to "Opie."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:55 AM (JoLAO)

329 ...And then one day you find,10 years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 11, 2026 10:55 AM (vqA1l)

330 184 Phil Keaggy does a song called "Way Back Home" that looks at his past.

If you are in a mellower/sentimental mood, I highly recommend.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 11, 2026 10:22 AM (DgMqy)

But for those of us who prefer his rock chops, his song "Time" fits the bill quite well. Here's a live version:
https://youtu.be/ORoWp8ZjGt4

Posted by: goozer at February 11, 2026 10:55 AM (BAs8w)

331 In case you haven't enough to worry about.

https://is.gd/VaWIjV

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 11, 2026 10:55 AM (J+Psw)

332 Before he lost his mind.

Cat Stevens - Father and Son

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)

333
For some reason "Electric Avenue" just started playing in my head and I have no idea why.

Posted by: SpeakingOf

This compelled me to mentally rev the motorcycle.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 11, 2026 10:56 AM (QVmho)

334 The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before

Posted by: old chick at February 11, 2026 10:56 AM (F3Dlr)

335 The world as it was, dancing on the precipice, ignorant of where the next misstep would take it. A world that ended in 1914, though it was already dying by then.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (OUMaO)
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Tuchman's "The Proud Tower" is a pretty good take on the time period.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:56 AM (JoLAO)

336 Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time' was pretty popular for awhile there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:57 AM (6ydKt)

337 End of the Line - Travelling Wilburys

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 10:57 AM (JoLAO)

338 303 ... "It amazes me now to think of how much energy we all had at 16 and 17. We did school all day, then rehearsal at night. Some of our actors were on sports teams, and I was handling several college-prep classes. Whew."

Agreed. Sports (shot put), concert choir, all classes were advanced placement, and for a while an after school job. And a social life (sorta). If I tried that now I would roll up like a window shade. Amazing what a difference 50 or 60 years can make.

Posted by: JTB at February 11, 2026 10:57 AM (yTvNw)

339 This compelled me to mentally rev the motorcycle.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 11, 2026 10:56 AM (QVmho)

...and then we take it higher.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 11, 2026 10:57 AM (6ydKt)

340 325 I wasn't sure so I just skipped it. I remembered the little boy singing 'Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana.....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

If I ever met Ron Howard in person, I'm going to call him "Winthrop Paroo."
Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 10:54 AM (77rzZ)

One of my regrets is in the 1980's Pasadena City College was hosting an 'Evening with Peter Falk'. I didn't go even though it was open to the public and I lived close by. I might have had a chance to shake the great one's hand and tell him how much I enjoyed his work, especially Columbo.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 10:57 AM (QGaXH)

341 >>What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?

I'm an Adult Now - Pursuit of Happiness
As Good as I Once Was - Toby Keith
I Was Wrong - Social D

Posted by: Lizzy at February 11, 2026 10:58 AM (48ipd)

342 The Righteous - Unchained Melody

And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine?
Posted by: JackStraw

Back when people could sing without "enhancements".

Posted by: rickb223 at February 11, 2026 10:59 AM (gkpAx)

343 Time - the Chambers Brothers

Posted by: tubal at February 11, 2026 11:00 AM (pDt9x)

344 That old guy has some buff legs.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 11, 2026 11:00 AM (qFwJc)

345 I am shocked how few people realize their interior security cams from cloud based services like Ring, as well as smart home assistants, have thousands of Indians and eastern europeans with unsupervised access to watch and listen. In addition to the automated data harvesting.

There have also been numerous incidents of tech bros trading images around the office or spying on specific women - though this is less common as they get replaced with h1b's.

Also a good time to bring up Meta getting busted for selling access to users' dm content and attatchments.

DO NOT trust any of these companies

Posted by: heya at February 11, 2026 11:00 AM (neSLO)

346 >>Back when people could sing without "enhancements".

My time.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 11:01 AM (viF8m)

347 Joe Mannix' Chimp (not an orangutan!) is up.

Posted by: Bulg at February 11, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

348 End of the Line - Travelling Wilburys
Posted by: Captain Obvious

Such great lyrics and the rocking chair w/guitar is such a perfect tribute.

Posted by: old chick at February 11, 2026 11:01 AM (F3Dlr)

349 What are the best or most popular songs/music that deal with time?
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Chambers Brothers
'Time Has Come Today'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2026 11:02 AM (XeU6L)

350 Back when people could sing without "enhancements".

My time.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 11, 2026 11:01 AM (viF8m)
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I hate Autotune with the burning passion of a thousand suns. Just sing the goddam note!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 11:02 AM (JoLAO)

351 Huh. The danger of posting without reading upthread.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2026 11:03 AM (XeU6L)

352 Ok - take care everybody!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 11, 2026 11:03 AM (QGaXH)

353 Noodmunkey.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 11, 2026 11:03 AM (JoLAO)

354 Casablanca - As Time Goes By - Original Song by Sam

Ya'll are slipping.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 11, 2026 11:04 AM (xFfhU)

355 OT- Just was a passenger in a car where someone called into the WOR 710 NYC conservative Mark Simone show. There was a communication problem and a caller referred to Bad Bunny and his sexualized lyrics, except that Mark heard it, or the man sounded like he was saying "Bugs Bunny". No, I don't want to think of Bugs and sexualized lyrics. Don't ruin my childhood! I did laugh though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 11, 2026 11:05 AM (rZCVI)

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