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A Meme Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
Welcome everybody to Friday meme night!
Fido Friday:Helping
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Tonight's quiz
What's in a name?
K.O.
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Put the pipe down
Afganistan is a horrible place run by evil men, but even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every so often
Cute content
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 20, 2026
We are so lucky to have the boneless ones in this country
Oh, snap!
Pew pew
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From 160 BC, and we are scarily far to the right
Marriage
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There's an Easter version of this joke too
We are lesser sons of greater fathers
He sounds crabby
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) February 21, 2026
Bon mot
It's amazing any of us survived adolescence
Heartwarming video of the day
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: mindful webworker - she's a wonder that woman at February 20, 2026 09:58 PM (oq2IS)
Posted by: Rex B at February 20, 2026 09:58 PM (GI9/m)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 09:59 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Half Dozen at February 20, 2026 10:00 PM (EYvpB)
Posted by: mindful webworker at 09:58 PM
Which one of us has a time-jumping wormhole?
I'll never tell.
Posted by: mindful webworker - time and time again at February 20, 2026 10:00 PM (oq2IS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 20, 2026 10:00 PM (h3Fno)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 20, 2026 10:01 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: Latrina at February 20, 2026 10:02 PM (nWPIJ)
NO
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 20, 2026 10:04 PM (nWPIJ)
We don't deserve dogs.
Dogs and beer are proof to me that God loves us and wants us to be happy during our stay here.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:06 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:03 PM (kvcnI)
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So you're the guy.
Posted by: Marcel from Dijon at February 20, 2026 10:07 PM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:08 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 20, 2026 10:09 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:09 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tankdemon at February 20, 2026 10:10 PM (PMi3m)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 20, 2026 10:10 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 20, 2026 10:12 PM (Ookz/)
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right click
open image in new tab
Posted by: Don Black at February 20, 2026 10:12 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 10:12 PM (02Em6)
Paintball?!?
My boys were PISSED when I didn’t give them a chance. “Mom. You’re supposed to let your kids win to build thei self confidence.”
Ha ha. Beat me. Then you’ll be confidant.
Posted by: nurse ratched
I was the assistant head ref for 24 years for scenario games. I've retired from reffing and spending my time playing. I played from '97 to 2002. Then started reffing. I'm back to playing now.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 20, 2026 10:13 PM (Ifu6F)
Posted by: Alpa Chino at February 20, 2026 10:13 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:13 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:13 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Marcel from Dijon at February 20, 2026 10:07 PM (nWPIJ)
Yup. Terrified as a small child every Nov 5th.
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:13 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:14 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)
open image in new tab
Posted by: Don Black at February 20, 2026 10:12 PM
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That's too much effort.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:14 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Joemarine at February 20, 2026 10:14 PM (y171U)
Posted by: t-bird at February 20, 2026 10:15 PM (JW6Az)
Am I the only one who found the "most popular by state" completely illegible?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
I have a 27 inch screen and am wearing reading glasses and have a hard time with it. I don't see how anyone uses a phone on web sites.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 20, 2026 10:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:15 PM (gKWVE)
The look on the husband's face says it all on the marriage one but the wife looks like she's a cutie so prob worth it.
The crab video is hilarious!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:16 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:16 PM (u7NM6)
Bertram,
I don't get how people comment here on phones.
The screens are too small for my big fingers.
Posted by: four seasons at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K)
Kaheva discussing AdChrome ... I don't know exactly what it is but ...
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)
ight click
open image in new tab
Posted by: Don Black
That blew it up. That blew it up real good.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Maptards at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (qUkBO)
Posted by: Joemarine at February 20, 2026 10:14 PM (y171U)
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C.S. Lewis was almost killed by mortar fire. Tolkien got "trench fever" and was hospitalized. If he hadn't gotten sick, he would have been with his battalion when it was annihilated in the spring of 1918.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:18 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 20, 2026 10:04 PM (nWPIJ)
And as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:18 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 20, 2026 10:04 PM (nWPIJ)
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They are in Asia.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:20 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: 29Victor at February 20, 2026 10:22 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)
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Ford Madox Ford had a shell blow up underneath him. Just threw him around. Hemingway was badly wounded.
Folks forget that Churchill was a battalion commander who insisted on wearing a French helmet. The Establishment very much wanted him KIA.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:23 PM (ZOv7s)
The Trump Administration should now IMMEDIATELY file lawsuits on every single Judge that has ruled against the administration... because the only reason they can do that are rules that are now UnConstitutional under that doctrine.. because it is Congress Job according to the Constitution to write the rules under which lower courts have power.... but they delegated rule writing to the Supremes in the 1930's.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 20, 2026 10:23 PM (mP0Kj)
Bertram,
I don't get how people comment here on phones.
The screens are too small for my big fingers.
Posted by: four seasons at February 20, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K)
That's part of the reason why I average six typos for every four comments.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 20, 2026 10:23 PM (PMi3m)
Posted by: 29Victor at February 20, 2026 10:22 PM (0MjtC)
Some of the numbers are probably inflated by people going for reasons other than tourism - like to 'shop'.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:25 PM (QGaXH)
I feel like I can almost make out what's being said in the KO video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 20, 2026 10:25 PM (Ookz/)
Some of the stuff you see from WWI, assuming legit, just look like the guys have gone round the bend.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 20, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 20, 2026 10:27 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 20, 2026 10:27 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 10:27 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Joemarine
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"Civilization ended in 1914" -- Barbara Tuchman
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 20, 2026 10:28 PM (XeU6L)
I never thought letting my kids win was ok. They got beat time and time again. Until they beat me. I remember the first time they beat me down the ski slope. They were so very happy. And they knew they won. Because they beat me.
No. I never let them win. Whether it be a board game or a foot race. If they put up the challenge, they had to try to meet it.
I guess I’m a bitch.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:28 PM (A5RD0)
Some of the stuff you see from WWI, assuming legit, just look like the guys have gone round the bend.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 20, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)
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They aren't. Shell shock is an actual physical concussion. You got blown up. It hurts. PTSD is more about watching all your friends die pointlessly.
Both suck.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:29 PM (ZOv7s)
I never thought letting my kids win was ok. They got beat time and time again. Until they beat me. I remember the first time they beat me down the ski slope. They were so very happy. And they knew they won. Because they beat me.
No. I never let them win. Whether it be a board game or a foot race. If they put up the challenge, they had to try to meet it.
I guess I’m a bitch.
Posted by: nurse ratched
No. Not a bitch. Awesome mom. Kids need to learn nothing will be given to them.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 20, 2026 10:29 PM (Ifu6F)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:30 PM (QGaXH)
All I can make out is her saying "no peleas". But, Mom, one punch is not a fight!
Posted by: t-bird at February 20, 2026 10:30 PM (JW6Az)
Yeah, he doesn't have a prayer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)
My prayer for him is that she's a demon in the sack...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 20, 2026 10:31 PM (nbLIj)
I can think of at least 20 different places to
Take you that would be more …. PNW. But that’s my taste.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:31 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 20, 2026 10:32 PM (cRHw8)
I guess I’m a bitch.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:28 PM (A5RD0)
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My maternal grandfather used to play me in Chess and Stratego. He showed no mercy. Beat me every damn time.
I was frustrated at first, and then respected him for bringing his best against me.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:32 PM (ZOv7s)
Marriage - one of my all-time favorite videos
I might think that maybe "pussy" meant something else in England, were it not for Pussy Galore.
Oklahoma City National Memorial - been there; very moving - but, the only site less visited is… Ben & Jerry's!
Bon mot - 🥹
Thanks, WeirdDave
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Fine with Dogs (in case you missed it)
https://bit.ly/fine-with-dogs
Posted by: mindful webworker - always a great post on Friday ONT at February 20, 2026 10:34 PM (oq2IS)
I can think of at least 20 different places to
Take you that would be more …. PNW. But that’s my taste.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:31 PM (A5RD0
What nurse said.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 20, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 20, 2026 10:35 PM (XV/Pl)
Nobody other than the most hardcore Journey fans ever still cares about whether Steve Perry will ever come back to Journey.
And I loved 4 or 5 of their albums back in the day. Steve screwed this up. You can take a hiatus. You can't take a 20+ (or 30+) year hiatus and have anyone normal still give a damn about whether you come back. See ya Steve. See ya Journey.
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 10:36 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:37 PM (kvcnI)
Grandpa does not. He must earn the win. He will thank me later.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:37 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at February 20, 2026 10:38 PM (WG1E5)
>"Home of the Bears"
... which home is that?
Posted by: gKWVE
They're just going to tear down whatever is left of Gary and build the stadium there!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 20, 2026 10:38 PM (G1ktt)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at February 20, 2026 10:38 PM (KOx5s)
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 10:36 PM (Cjcf6)
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Who?
Posted by: Everyone under 50 at February 20, 2026 10:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 20, 2026 10:40 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:18 PM (ZOv7s)
and millions of people would never feel the joy of reading 30 pages on how a leaf reflects sunlight. Trench fever...I wish I knew that after reading LOTR. I would have done my best Charlton Heston pounding my fist in the sand and yelling "you maniac"! lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 10:41 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:43 PM (kvcnI)
I wish them luck and success so they can export the model to other big cities.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:45 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 20, 2026 10:46 PM (7D3Aa)
The family that brought Worcestershire Sauce to the US built a mansion on Newport harbor they called Bonniecrest. Really beautiful place that has since been divided up internally and turned into condos. Very pricy condos.
The original place had many fireplaces for heat. All of the chimneys were designed to look Worcestershire Sauce bottles.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 10:46 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: some nerd in his 50s at February 20, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 20, 2026 10:48 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 20, 2026 10:49 PM (Ifu6F)
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Heh. Urban renewal. Things can only get better. Mkaes me sick tolook atthe remains of
"Song Overview Eddie Hodges introduces the sunny charm of "Gary, Indiana" on the Original Broadway Cast album of 'The Music Man'
Makes me sick to see images of City Methodist Church.
"City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana, United States. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975, after just over 50 years of use."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 20, 2026 10:49 PM (XeU6L)
Me want!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 20, 2026 10:49 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 20, 2026 10:50 PM (kvcnI)
Posted by: Dr. Johnny Fever at February 20, 2026 10:50 PM (Sv1lj)
Posted by: four seasons at February 20, 2026 10:50 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Dr. Johnny Fever at February 20, 2026 10:50 PM (Sv1lj)
Remember to watch out for the phone cops!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 10:51 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Lirio100 at February 20, 2026 10:52 PM (ky7/T)
Thanks for the ONT, Weirddave! Lotsa fun content tonight.
*Mozzarella bites and stuffed mushrooms at the bar for the "meatless" crowd*
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dr. Johnny Fever at February 20, 2026 10:53 PM (Sv1lj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 20, 2026 10:53 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: The Paolo at February 20, 2026 10:53 PM (R86kT)
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Had it remained open for an additional 50 years, it would have had only 15 additional years of teaching Christian doctrine.
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: rickb223
I’m a bit popped too.
Relax. You have earned a little freedom from stress and responsibility and worry. You’re a good man and you did good.
Breathe. Relax. Feel good.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:54 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 10:45 PM (QGaXH)
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I'll let you know what success because so far its all talk.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 10:55 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: raimondo at February 20, 2026 10:59 PM (IV0DD)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 20, 2026 11:00 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JackStraw
Easy for you to say.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 20, 2026 11:00 PM (cRHw8)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 20, 2026 11:01 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)
You mean like being vicious fascists using the power of the state to falsely imprison people and torture them for their political beliefs?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 20, 2026 11:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 20, 2026 10:08 PM (ZOv7s)
Right-click it -> "Open image in new tab", then expand it there.
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 11:02 PM (02Em6)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 20, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)
Maybe he's been to Korea.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 20, 2026 11:02 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: t-bird at February 20, 2026 10:15 PM (JW6Az)
People STOP in Kansas? We always drove right through.
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 11:04 PM (02Em6)
Britain, Canada, lost many of their best leaders and men.
Rathbone was also two-time British Army fencing champion. He taught Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn sword fighting.
Posted by: Flanders Field at February 20, 2026 11:05 PM (oftw2)
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Once Girl F. learned the rules to chess she always beat me. After so many matches she got bored and moved onto another pursuit.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_UdtS-8QS0
Posted by: Epobirs at February 20, 2026 11:07 PM (/0z9K)
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Went through Kansas on I-70 once, and stopped for a cheeseburger at Stucky's (somewhere... there were so many along that highway back then).
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:07 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: t-bird at February 20, 2026 10:15 PM (JW6Az)
People STOP in Kansas? We always drove right through.
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Hey, if you can make it in Wichita, you can make it *anywhere*.
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 11:07 PM (Cjcf6)
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-3MoneyWTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
Dare to be ST00P1D
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 20, 2026 11:12 PM (s0Eto)
The real story is that years ago when it was first brought to the US, a black waiter in a NYC steakhouse was asked to bring an order to a customer with a new sauce for his steak dinner. Waiter looked at the bottle and said "What's this here sauce?"
True story.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 11:12 PM (viF8m)
The family that brought Worcestershire Sauce to the US built a mansion on Newport harbor they called Bonniecrest. Really beautiful place that has since been divided up internally and turned into condos. Very pricy condos.
The original place had many fireplaces for heat. All of the chimneys were designed to look Worcestershire Sauce bottles.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 10:46 PM (viF8m)
Good story Jack. I love Newport. I love the Gilded Age mansions. So glad the preservation society saved and restored many that were not turned into condos or demolished.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 20, 2026 11:13 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 11:13 PM (Cjcf6)
Did I screw up with the virtual bar snacks? I mean.. (assuming one maybe would still come to the bar during Lent)..
Is cheese considered "meat" by observant Catholics?
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: West Nyack, NY at February 20, 2026 11:15 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: four seasons at February 20, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: West Nyack, NY at February 20, 2026 11:15 PM (oftw2)
Winter is fucking cold.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 20, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
On Feb. 11, illegal alien Floriberto Perez-Nieto of Mexico was sought by the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office as the main suspect in a shooting the day before. When deputies located Perez-Nieto, they attempted to pull him over, but the illegal alien tried to evade arrest and opened fire — shooting a deputy in the chest.
The deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest and did not sustain any injuries. As a result of Perez-Nieto’s opening fire on deputies, they returned fire, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This criminal illegal alien illegally obtained a firearm and nearly killed a law enforcement officer,” the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Thankfully, the officer’s body armor saved his life. There could have been quite a different tragic outcome for this officer and his family.”
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 11:17 PM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)
No, cheese is fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 20, 2026 11:17 PM (bss/y)
And that's not even top story this week.
Posted by: blaster at February 20, 2026 11:19 PM (NlEaG)
If that's the case, I can see Bill Gates, part of the WEF leadership, and Mark Zuckerberg listed as part of the ET (Eat Terrans) group.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:19 PM (S/Y4j)
40,000,000 my ass.
Posted by: Reforger at February 20, 2026 11:20 PM (onCFI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Thank you! Hoped that I didn't inadvertently offend anyone!
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:20 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: rickb223
Go with it man, go with it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:22 PM (snZF9)
40,000,000 my ass.
Posted by: Reforger at February 20, 2026 11:20 PM (onCFI)
Haven't they turned the Mall of America into a giant senior living center yet?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:22 PM (S/Y4j)
In his circle of friends I think most didn’t survive. The letters between the various members of the group in various biographies are crazy.
This was before the Inklings. But there must have been some massive potential that we’ll never know.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 20, 2026 11:22 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)
No, cheese is fine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
As are eggs, fish and milk. It's not animal products per se that we abstain from. "meat" back in the way back times was understood to mean flesh of warm-blooded animals — animals that have "flesh and blood" - mammals and birds.
Fish, shellfish, reptiles, and eggs were never classified as "meat". Eggs were grouped with dairy products (milk, cheese, butter) as animal products that do not involve the direct killing of the animal.
The Church historically viewed the killing and eating of an animal (shedding its blood) as the core act requiring abstinence. So . . . . . eggs, etc. get a pass.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 20, 2026 11:22 PM (cYBz/)
Have Gorsuch clapping on the side.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 20, 2026 11:23 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Thank you! Hoped that I didn't inadvertently offend anyone!
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Any Christian who finds a reason to be offended by cheese might want to re-think a few things.
Posted by: Crusader at February 20, 2026 11:23 PM (Cjcf6)
They are an often overlooked gem. Newport is where the robber barons summered and the sheer opulence of the places is mind boggling. They absolutely rival the castles of Europe. Those that haven't been cut up or taken over by various entities are open for viewing and worth a visit.
In my misspent yute a group of women used to do a charity fundraiser they called the Gatsby Balls. They would get permission to use one of the mansions and put on a 1920s era ball. Guys in tuxedos, women in period dress. Complete with a 1920s swing band. For at least one night you got a small taste of what it was like to be a master of the universe.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 11:24 PM (viF8m)
The Pope has asked us to give up being offended or something like that for Lent.
Boy I’d like to have a few words with him about that.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 20, 2026 11:26 PM (EXyHK)
Have Gorsuch clapping on the side.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 20, 2026 11:23 PM (abIsI)
Use hamsters instead, Gorsuch can be a humpster.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:26 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: blaster at February 20, 2026 11:19 PM (NlEaG)
And it will be the same as the Epstein files. All sorts of people will take every single *mention* of aliens or UFOs as PROOF of it. And they will still say the gov't is covering up. It's really not going to stop the alien conspiracy people.
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 11:26 PM (02Em6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 20, 2026 11:27 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 11:27 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Lirio100 at February 20, 2026 11:30 PM (ky7/T)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Took me a while to figure out the meat sold in thelocal grocery story was called "boned". They had a bone(s) in them... then it came together - they took the bone out then shoved it back in - Boned.
Seriously. It so you do not have to cut around the bone.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 20, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)
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I would think getting the truth is more important than "stopping the alien conspiracy people."
Posted by: Methos at February 20, 2026 11:31 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 20, 2026 11:31 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: rickb223
I’m a bit popped too.
Relax. You have earned a little freedom from stress and responsibility and worry. You’re a good man and you did good.
Breathe. Relax. Feel good.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 20, 2026 10:54 PM (A5RD0)
What has happened that you're now free of stress and responsibility?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:31 PM (QGaXH)
A heavily armed 23-year-old man who told his family he wanted to commit an act that would put him "on the news," allegedly drove across the country and crashed a car into a Nevada power facility Thursday — an incident authorities are calling a potential act of terrorism.
https://t.ly/-YHUz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 20, 2026 11:32 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 20, 2026 11:33 PM (3ek7K)
Obviously, I'm not Catholic... so quite ignorant of the specifics.
Doesn't help that vegans helped to ruin the classic definition of "meat"!
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:34 PM (rdVOm)
I wouldn't say no to a beer.....(smile)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:35 PM (QGaXH)
https://youtu.be/TuKeSUUK-A4
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - how can I be sure? at February 20, 2026 11:35 PM (oq2IS)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 20, 2026 11:27 PM (RIvkX)
It'll brie a cold day before I hand over my cheddar, jack!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:35 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Thank you! Hoped that I didn't inadvertently offend anyone!
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:20 PM (rdVOm)
You? I don't think that's possible....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:38 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:38 PM (rdVOm)
Did I screw up with the virtual bar snacks? I mean.. (assuming one maybe would still come to the bar during Lent)..
Is cheese considered "meat" by observant Catholics?
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:14 PM (rdVOm)
Oh shit, are we back to this no meat friday thing already? Mrs B is going to be insufferable. Every friday I'm going to get the frigging warning.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:39 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Gouda thing I don't give Edam!
Posted by: The Cheez Whiz at February 20, 2026 11:40 PM (oftw2)
That became uninteresting somewhere in the vicinity of Neal Schon going hardcore TDS.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 20, 2026 11:40 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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Thank you, ARiK.
*slides a beer down the bar*
- - - - -
I don't always mean to offend people, but when I do--
I want them to know DAMNED WELL that it was INTENTIONAL!
Heh.
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:40 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: blaster at February 20, 2026 11:19 PM (NlEaG)
And it will be the same as the Epstein files. All sorts of people will take every single *mention* of aliens or UFOs as PROOF of it. And they will still say the gov't is covering up. It's really not going to stop the alien conspiracy people.
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 11:26 PM (02Em6)
I'd be surprised if there's anything beyond 'we found this thing and can't figure out what it is....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:40 PM (QGaXH)
Original fans of Journey resent that he was forced in by a record company ultimatum.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 20, 2026 11:41 PM (lUFok)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 20, 2026 11:41 PM (EXyHK)
The funny part is that he ordered it after Obama said aliens are real, and then retracted it the next day.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 20, 2026 11:41 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
You mean like back in the old days when after finishing a carb rebuild one would have some parts that didn't go anywhere?
Or maybe they did. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at February 20, 2026 11:42 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Lirio100 at February 20, 2026 11:30 PM (ky7/T)
I considered it my parental duty to make it possible for my kids to excel and accomplish beyond what I did in my life.
Sounds like your ex was a child.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:43 PM (QGaXH)
https://t.ly/-YHUz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Before it can be officially "terrorism" they have to find a manifesto.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 20, 2026 11:43 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: The Fifth Wheel at February 20, 2026 11:44 PM (oftw2)
ARIK,
His wife had a long battle with cancer.
Rickb223 took care of his wife for a long time.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 20, 2026 11:33 PM (3ek7K)
Thank you fourseasons
My condolences Rickb. My poor memory prevents me from keeping track of these sorts of things.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: GWB at February 20, 2026 11:26 PM (02Em6)
And people have no freakin idea about how much information is 'classified'.
Literally every time we saw something we could not identify on Radar, it was reported... and then we were told not to talk about it... Lots of that info is flat out wrong... some of it was weird sightings of the then secret Stealth Aircraft...
A couple things I saw, yeah, made me wonder... but that was out of a couple of hundred bogus sightings.
And that is just crap I saw as a Radar Tech... multiply that times thousands and thousands... so much info it will be worthless.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (S/Y4j)
Dude. Meatless is ok once a week... I guess...
I had a BLT for lunch. Baked chicken legs for dinner, but wasn't very hungry, so they will be lunch tomorrow.
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There should be an exception for bacon!!!
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: The Fifth Wheel at February 20, 2026 11:44 PM (oftw2)
In the sky. Duh!
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 20, 2026 11:46 PM (JRP2U)
The funny part is that he ordered it after Obama said aliens are real, and then retracted it the next day.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 20, 2026 11:41 PM (QZThv)
Well.... Obama would know... he married one...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 20, 2026 11:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: First Time Caller at February 20, 2026 11:47 PM (oftw2)
Dude. Meatless is ok once a week... I guess...
I had a BLT for lunch. Baked chicken legs for dinner, but wasn't very hungry, so they will be lunch tomorrow.
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There should be an exception for bacon!!!
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVO
I wanted to make a sandwich as I type that, and the friday thing hit me. In 13 minutes its saturday. Fuck it, at 12:01 I'm going in. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:47 PM (snZF9)
And, in case you were unaware: "Delsym is a popular over-the-counter, 12-hour, extended-release cough suppressant containing dextromethorphan polistirex, designed to treat dry, hacking coughs due to minor throat/bronchial irritation."
Posted by: Orson at February 20, 2026 11:49 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
You mean like back in the old days when after finishing a carb rebuild one would have some parts that didn't go anywhere?
Or maybe they did. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at February 20, 2026 11:42 PM (cYBz/)
Many years ago I had an early 80's Suburban. One time, after changing alternator? fuel pump? something - I found a leftover bracket. I never did figure out where that thing went....it might still be kicking around somewhere in the garage - if I find it maybe I can send it to AOP.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:49 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Andre' LePlume at February 20, 2026 11:50 PM (oftw2)
And, in case you were unaware: "Delsym is a popular over-the-counter, 12-hour, extended-release cough suppressant containing dextromethorphan polistirex, designed to treat dry, hacking coughs due to minor throat/bronchial irritation."
Posted by: Orson at February 20, 2026 11:49 PM (dIske)
Sorry, you will be receiving a warning about possible fines because you did not add in the mandatory Warnings on side effects.
Posted by: FDA at February 20, 2026 11:52 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 20, 2026 11:52 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 20, 2026 11:52 PM (XeU6L)
WW1 was one of if not the worst things that ever happened in history. We are still dealing with the results of it. And it only happened because of stupid nepotistic elites who had no idea what would happen when their egos wouldnt let them back down and their crony advisers didnt want to blow their seat at the gravy table to disagree. We would have done it again already except even the nepo elites understand atomic weapons
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 20, 2026 11:53 PM (/2Iqm)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:49 PM (QGaXH)
I guess if it was important you would have known by now. Hmm, why did the alternator leave a dent in my hood? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:53 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 20, 2026 11:45 PM (mP0Kj)
I was involved with the space based sensors. Every so often someone would get in trouble for getting a little too chummy with the ufo crowd....the folks that hang out in Moab...
I never saw or heard of anything questionable detected.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: FDA at February 20, 2026 11:52 PM (mP0Kj)
____________________________
Well, her brother (my friend) is named George. I jokingly call him dollar because his parents were likely starting at a One dollar bill when they name him.
Does that mean the I can also expect a call from the Treasury Department?
Posted by: Orson at February 20, 2026 11:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:56 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 20, 2026 11:56 PM (3ek7K)
Some carburetor kits are useful for a couple (or several) different models, and not all the parts are used on every model.
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)
Yup, lost most of a generation of young Men... the best and brightest who went off to war...
Then... 50 Million more folks died right after it due to the Spanish Flu.
Then... just 20 years later? WW2...
I'm really not surprised that most of Europe has never been the same.... even though we seemed to come out good.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 20, 2026 11:57 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 20, 2026 11:58 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 20, 2026 11:52 PM (XeU6L)
Man, you're not shitting. I go ballistic with this one harley shop I occasional work out of. I tell them, keep every last old part until the engine is done, or the bike it built, whatever. If something don't fit you have a reference if you can compare it to the old part to see what is wrong with the new one. Do they listen? Nooo. Does it always come back to bite them in the ass? All the time. Do they learn? noooo.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 20, 2026 11:47 PM (snZF9)
You're luck. My wife insists the prohibition continues until Saturday morning.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JackStraw
And a wonderful Bob Weir song it is!
Posted by: Terrapin Station at February 21, 2026 12:05 AM (oftw2)
And even if there were somehow intelligent lifeforms on other planets, they would have had to made gigantic leaps in technology that would allow them to surmount the issues with intergalactic travel, which are, time, distance, physics, biology.
Humans are optimized to live on earth, not to travel outside of the protective environment of earth, aliens would similarly be optimized for their environment and not interstellar space.
Which is why the idea of humans going to Mars is complete fantasy.
A theoretical mission to mars would expose the astronauts to 100 years worth of cosmic radiation in the theoretical 3 year mission.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 21, 2026 12:06 AM (XV/Pl)
It's an OK film in the Gamera MCU but there's a huge bit where we see the other Gamera films condensed. Kind of. It's like 30 minutes, so "condensed" means "not really."
Fun in a stupid way. I dare TLM to feature this in the Sidebar, or, as it has become known, "The TLM Newsfeed."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 21, 2026 12:06 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 21, 2026 12:07 AM (/2Iqm)
This year, I had already decided and quit smoking even before Ash Wednesday. It's all I can handle right now! LOL. But also I'm trying to control my new-found appetite.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 12:08 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 21, 2026 12:09 AM (CHHv1)
I never saw or heard of anything questionable detected.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 20, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)
AN/SPS - 40 Air Search Radar... you could spin it up to close to a MegaWatt of power (if you war tuned it), 400-450 Megahertz... which is a very low freq for a Radar.
We'd get surface ducting in the atmospherics were just right... and with only 5 usable channels... and surface formations of 10 - 15 ships in the 80's? All that power heterodyning off each other?
Lots of spurious hits, that if you WANTED to believe... it's like Global Warmering.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:09 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: First Time Caller
Juice the kumquats.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 21, 2026 12:10 AM (cRHw8)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
Traveling only at night wouldn't help?
Posted by: SPF 50 at February 21, 2026 12:10 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:11 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
What about that teeny, tiny spring that went boing and then it was gone?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 21, 2026 12:11 AM (cRHw8)
Are the aliens that careful?
Also - it seems the sightings all started with the development of photography and flight. Why?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
Some carburetor kits are useful for a couple (or several) different models, and not all the parts are used on every model.
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)
I love when that happens. They do that a lot with master engine gasket sets for harleys because there's so many changes over the years they say screw it and include everything. If I get a set for a shovelhead it comes with every gasket ever used on shovelheads from 1966 up to 1984. 3 different cam cover gaskets, 3 different type of pushrod tube seals, etc etc. Some of the earliest gaskets can be used on the even older panheads. Tons of spare gaskets and seals in one kit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 12:12 AM (snZF9)
Also - it seems the sightings all started with the development of photography and flight. Why?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
Hmmm... never heard of the books Chariots of the Gods... or as we called it... Hubcaps of the Gods?
Lots of weird carvings and such out there... but again... I think it's a case of if you want to believe.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:14 AM (mP0Kj)
LOL
Posted by: JQ at February 20, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)
*burp* mission accomplished.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9)
Also - it seems the sightings all started with the development of photography and flight. Why?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)
Where do you think “Leave no Trace” came from ???
Posted by: The Environmental Movement at February 21, 2026 12:15 AM (TTAGa)
Posted by: Azjaeger
The Lost Generation.
Great War screwed up a lot of people. In all sorts of ways.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 21, 2026 12:16 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: The Man From Athabaska at February 21, 2026 12:18 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 21, 2026 12:21 AM (1je/5)
Lots of weird carvings and such out there... but again... I think it's a case of if you want to believe.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:14 AM (mP0Kj)
I remember the book - it was popular for a while. I agree there's a lot of unexplainable stuff that becomes explainable if you postulate the existence of aliens - like the desert carvings in SE California. But that can't be the only explanation.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:21 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Stories of supernatural phenonama is usually in line with technology and culture of the times.
In the 1500s UFOs would be angels or demons.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 21, 2026 12:21 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Berserker
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And I'll bet that your stash of those extra parts has saved a project on more than one occasion!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 21, 2026 12:23 AM (1je/5)
Posted by: There Are No Pockets In A Shroud at February 21, 2026 12:23 AM (oftw2)
Great War screwed up a lot of people. In all sorts of ways.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 21, 2026 12:16 AM (/lPRQ)
My Paternal GrandPa got gassed in France... he was in a US Artillery unit...
Was never quite the same according to family lore. He eventually died of Lung cancer, but he also not only smoked like a chimney, he worked as a Rail Road Conductor for decades (breathing soot and smoke).
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:24 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:24 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:24 AM (QGaXH)
UFO.... the only Blue Haired chicks I ever saw that were attractive... the ones stationed on the moon.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:26 AM (mP0Kj)
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Dumber maybe. They allied with the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 21, 2026 12:27 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 21, 2026 12:27 AM (+HNx/)
Like allying with North Korea. Or the UK.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 21, 2026 12:28 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Stories of supernatural phenonama is usually in line with technology and culture of the times.
In the 1500s UFOs would be angels or demons.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 21, 2026 12:21 AM (/lPRQ)
Your comment reminded me of a short story I read as a youth - the gist of it was a modern day researcher going thru a newly discovered library from the dark ages comes across a document in one of the books which purportedly was written by a time traveler - he managed to land in the Europe during the plague years but gets trapped there and dies but not before he writes down what happened....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:29 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Romeo13
Woo Hoo! I'm standing right over here.
Posted by: Trigglypuff at February 21, 2026 12:30 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:24 AM (QGaXH)
UFO.... the only Blue Haired chicks I ever saw that were attractive... the ones stationed on the moon.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 21, 2026 12:26 AM (mP0Kj)
I remember that show. It had that early warning spacecraft that would go - in a stately british accent - 'red alert...red alert....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 21, 2026 12:32 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 12:34 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:34 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Douglas Adams at February 21, 2026 12:37 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Agree.
Funny, when the FJB admin/media was referring to ill iggles as "newcomers" I kept thinking of Alien Nation LOL.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)
What's on the other side of where the universe ends? A film crew?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:39 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Well, see, there's The Bar at the End of the Universe... so after that must be, I dunno, a Denny's or something.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)
Looking at the attractions for each state and having lived in New England for a while I'm...unimpressed.
Let's start with Maine. The state is full of amazing coastal beauty and we get...The LL Bean store.
Vermont and...Ben and Jerry's mediocre ice cream? Really? A state where you can get a better home made ice cream in most of the towns? Also...try the Bennington Battle Monument. Now that is impressive.
New Hampshire and the White Mountains? I mean yes but that's a significant chunk of the whole damn state. Also don't climb Mount Washington in the winter without gear. People keep trying to die that way for some reason.
RI? Not a real state.
MA? Unfortunately a real state. Fanuiel Hall is a tourist trap. Try Hammond Castle, Crane Estate or Shelburne Falls
And just over in NY they picked dirty stinking Times Square over Niagara? Pathetic.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:42 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
Vast amounts, waaay too many to count. If we run out of a seal or gasket during a repair we'll raid the leftover kits. Its last resort, but it usually always pays off.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 12:43 AM (snZF9)
The place where those socks that go missing from your dryer end up
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:43 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 21, 2026 12:45 AM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 21, 2026 12:46 AM (gVUi7)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:34 AM (viF8m)
Yeah, no fucking way we're the only ones. You got billions of stars in our galaxy, and billions of galaxies with their own billions of stars. You could have had some advanced race that died out a billion years ago in a galaxy a billion light years away and never know it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 12:47 AM (snZF9)
>>In an infinite universe the idea that the only place life exists is on earth seems pretty silly. I'd be shocked if the only place life existed was here.
The number of parameters ie, miracles necessary just to get the planetary environment to the point where inorganic soup could potentially become organic life is enormous.
Then there is the other matter that intelligence is costly, dinosaurs existed on this planet for hundreds of millions of years and did not develop intelligence, our brains consume 20 pct of our resting energy.
Humans emerged because a perfect and unique environment developed so that we could.
There are literally 100s of finely tuned parameters that were necessary for life to emerge and 100s more for humans to emerge.
It's just not probable that all of the parameters necessary were repeated.
And again, the aliens would of had to emerged far sooner and developed far faster than we did, simply not possible given that it took roughly 4.5 billion years for humans to emerge.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 21, 2026 12:47 AM (XV/Pl)
And that "dimension" is rather warm and full of people like Ted Kennedy...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:48 AM (sKqQm)
Take one of those in detail - the formation of the moon.
A slightly bigger impactor hits the earth and....no more earth. A slightly smaller one and no moon.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:49 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:51 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 21, 2026 12:51 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 21, 2026 12:47 AM (XV/Pl)
In a universe thats 15 billion years old they could have developed 10 billion years ago and died off 5 billion years ago.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 12:51 AM (snZF9)
I’m pretty sure von Däniken didn’t believe his own books. I read most of them as a teen; in one of the later books, in the midst of his usual oddly shaped rocks he reprinted a supposedly ancient carving that was unquestionably an alien, holding a record-like item. It was absolute proof—if it existed. He wrote that he’d been unable to find the source and went back to writing about unaccountably spherical rocks.
Instead of moving heaven and earth to find that proof. I lost interest in Von Däniken at that point.
Decades later I was able to find the source on the net. It was indeed alien. It was by a Soviet artist for a music magazine.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 21, 2026 12:51 AM (EXyHK)
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That depends on *why* life exists.
Or the universe, for that matter.
If it was created, then it's entirely possible that an infinite empty universe is a message from the Creator about His nature. It's also possible that life was created elsewhere, but given our fall into sin, I expect they'd want to avoid us. It's further possible that some of what we think of as angels ("sons of God" in Biblical terms) are biological entities using some manner of technology (The Genesis 6 account suggests this, and also that we should avoid them).
Or if it was random, sure, there should be life everywhere, for some ratio of the stars. And one would assume that we're not the first, and given the rate of technological development we've seen in the last century (and the time scale that world view assumes), it's very hard to guess what their civilizations would look like.
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 12:54 AM (vSvIl)
232 >>The universe isn't infinite, but it's big.
What's on the other side of where the universe ends? A film crew?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:39 AM
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Looking there with a telescope of sufficient magnification, you'd see the back of your own head.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 21, 2026 12:55 AM (VWtfl)
Infinite. That's a concept many ignore because it doesn't fit into their models. There is no end to the number of possible place live could have formed outside this solar system.
There might be a mirror image Spock out there somewhere or there could be some kind of plant or worst case a planet full of Karens but the idea that the earth is the only place in the entire universe that somehow hit a magic wildcard and life evolved seems pretty shortsighted to me.
Infinity is a pretty big thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
There is the hypothetical Fermi Paradox. The reason we don't see advanced alien civilizations is that at a certain point they become advanced enough to destroy themselves. And we're about at that point now.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 21, 2026 01:01 AM (VWtfl)
My understanding is...you'd see just about what we can see now and nothing more.
Past a certain distance due to the expansion of the universe you can't see anything.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 01:01 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
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You don't get infinity out of the Big Bang.
There's some center where it happened, and whatever matter cam out of it is (at some point in the early bang) limited by the speed of light, so the age of the universe sets a limit at least on how far apart the furthest matter is. Spacetime beyond that might be infinite, but there's nothing (for certain values of nothing) there.
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 01:02 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: JackStraw
If weird alien life is found elsewhere it would be taken as proof of intelligent design because the odds of it occuring randomly is nil.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 21, 2026 01:03 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 12:54 AM (vSvIl)
You only need an alien race 1000 years more advanced than ours to do some crazy ass shit. I remember reading a book about planetary civilizations. We're a type 0 civilization, and the author was saying there were real dangers that type O civilizations face as they march to a type 1, and that was they discover atomics. He made a point that the galaxy could be littered with dead type 0 civilizations that managed to wipe themselves out before hitting type 1. I think the book was by Michio Kaku. It was an interesting read. He went through all the types. he went from type 0 to maybe 3 or 4 and explained what they would be like. I think by the time you got to type 3 you were basically the frigging Vorlons from B5.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 01:04 AM (snZF9)
>>Infinity is a pretty big thing.
But there are infinate, finley tuned parameters, and also wild, almost super-natural luck that is required.
The stability of our system is also extraordinary.
And that stability has given us the opportunity to develop.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 21, 2026 01:04 AM (XV/Pl)
While I believe we are the only intelligent life in our galaxy (and possibly the universe), there are a number of answers to the Fermi paradox outside of destruction.
Imagine, for example in a few years on Earth we develop the ability to build something like the Matrix but where each individual can choose to live in whatever artificial reality they want (the idea predates the movie). Presuming it is 100% impossible to tell it isn't real life how many people would voluntarily enter the simulation? It might be most...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 01:05 AM (sKqQm)
Don't go through Belgium. Stand on defensive at your borders and make the French come to them. Then the English come into the war on the German side.
Posted by: Weirddave at February 21, 2026 01:06 AM (xj1PI)
They just come here to watch us like we are a sideshow.
Posted by: Case at February 21, 2026 01:07 AM (j6kTf)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)
>> Spacetime beyond that might be infinite, but there's nothing (for certain values of nothing) there.
That's the wild thing about space-time, the universe is expanding like a ballon, but it's not expanding into anything, it's extending reality.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 21, 2026 01:08 AM (XV/Pl)
They just come here to watch us like we are a sideshow.
Posted by: Case at February 21, 2026 01:07 AM (j6kTf)
Man, they don't just come to watch us.
Posted by: Probed Redneck at February 21, 2026 01:09 AM (NZPfR)
Of course. But then again, infinite.
There is no end. There is no lack of combinations. I'm not saying there is an equal, better or worse form of life somewhere out there but it seems in a universe full of infinite possibilities the only forms of life exist here seems wrong.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 01:12 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 01:04 AM (snZF9)
You have to bear in mind that those various categories of civilizations are merely hypothetical constructs from the mind of the author. We have exactly one data point: us.
Question: is there anything in Scripture that categorically denies the possibility of God having created other planets to be homes for other races?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:13 AM (8zz6B)
They just come here to watch us like we are a sideshow.
Posted by: Case at February 21, 2026 01:07 AM (j6kTf)
I always wondered if the aliens we think we see aren't just us from the distant future who managed to invent time travel to back and look at the primitives. Like perillo tours.
"Hello galactic cruisers, get your year 4520 seasonal perillo tour brochure. Go back to 21st century, relax with your tour group as you get to see the primitives. Marvel at the silliness, see the crappy wooden houses, discuss with your tour group over drinks on how the fuck we actually made it this far."
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 01:17 AM (snZF9)
259 Maybe earth people are too disgusting for the aliens.
They just come here to watch us like we are a sideshow.
Posted by: Case at February 21, 2026 01:07 AM
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*makes armpit farts*
Alien Audience: Oooh! Aaah!
*clicking cameras*
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 21, 2026 01:18 AM (azNOR)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 21, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Counter: is there anything that *promotes* the possibility?
Where did Cain find a wife?
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 21, 2026 12:51 AM (sKqQm)
I have a photo I took of lenticular clouds over Calgary. It looks like a fleet of flying saucers is approaching the city.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:21 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:22 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Boob guy trying for a little comic relief at February 21, 2026 01:26 AM (2Ez/1)
I think anybody who claims aliens, UFOs etc. exist, has a burden of proof, and it's entirely on themselves. It's not for anyone else to disprove it. it's 100% on them to back it up. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I haven't seen it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 21, 2026 01:27 AM (VWtfl)
Posted by: mikeski at February 21, 2026 01:30 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:13 AM (8zz6B)
To be honest, I don't give a shit. I think the whole god thing is an earth thing, and if it isn't and it exists out there, its an alien thing. Not saying I don't think he exists, I know he or least something does. We just don't know what or who. I see way too much proof that we don't have a frigging clue whats going on. I lean towards the science of things. My biggest question is how millions of years can go by, and some species of humans can be separated by a million or so years, have little difference in tools, and yet not take another million years to discover language, or math, or science. We go from saying ugh ugh, living in caves, and suddenly modern man appears out of nowhere and 60,000 years later we're waving from the fucking moon. Shit doesn't add up.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 01:32 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:32 AM (8zz6B)
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LOL no, we are smack in between Aristocracy and Oligarchy.
Posted by: ... at February 21, 2026 01:32 AM (E0p3T)
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I don't think there's adequate information in Scripture to answer that. He was worried the rest of Adam's family would kill him in retribution for Abel, which suggests he avoided them, something which would be very easy to do permanently when there's only half a dozen people around. I think most people who have considered it assume it was one of that family, somehow.
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 01:33 AM (vSvIl)
They just come here to watch us like we are a sideshow.
Posted by: Case
Obligatory:
https://is.gd/MjORcc
Posted by: meatski at February 21, 2026 01:34 AM (VHUov)
I worked with Arno Penzias' daughter. Got to hear him speak a couple times. Interesting guy.
I'm open to hearing any theory on what's on the other side of the non-infinite universe. To date, I remain unconvinced.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 01:35 AM (viF8m)
Damn. I'm gonna weigh 800lbs before these fking cravings go away... Ugh!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
Like standing on the tallest building in Fargo and looking west.
Posted by: meatski at February 21, 2026 01:38 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski at February 21, 2026 01:39 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Methos
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I don't see any mention of daughters born to Adam & Eve.
Then, there's a place called Nod, where Cain went. Next thing, he's got a wife. And she became pregnant with Enoch.
Whatever. I'm not a scholar.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Jimmy Carter's department of education at February 21, 2026 01:41 AM (yJpvi)
Posted by: eleven at February 21, 2026 01:42 AM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 21, 2026 01:45 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 21, 2026 01:45 AM (lUFok)
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I don't think there's adequate information in Scripture to answer that. He was worried the rest of Adam's family would kill him in retribution for Abel, which suggests he avoided them, something which would be very easy to do permanently when there's only half a dozen people around. I think most people who have considered it assume it was one of that family, somehow.
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 01:33 AM (vSvIl)
I know where adam got his. God said, I will create a worldly mate for you, one that will worship you, be your steady companion, make your life paradise. Adam says oh cool, what will it cost? God says, I need a few fingers, an ear, one ear. and maybe one leg below the knee. Adam thinks about it and says, nah no way, what I can I get for a rib?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 01:47 AM (snZF9)
I think it works both ways. There were some folks not that long ago that North America didn't exist and when they landed here they called the natives indians because they thought they landed in India.
Why does it have to be a binary choice? Maybe there is life out there, maybe not. Let's go look around and find out.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 01:47 AM (viF8m)
Youtube, on my TV, just tossed me a suggested video called "Where Exactly Did Cain Find His Wife"
I'm going to bed.
Posted by: Methos at February 21, 2026 01:47 AM (vSvIl)
We have a launch in a couple of hours.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-25
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 21, 2026
Launch Time: 1:00 a.m. PST (0900 UTC, 10:00 CET)
https://youtu.be/ISsbI85skm4
If the Space Affairs guy is still unable to stream the launches, here is an alternative link.
https://youtu.be/iAcq-UGCm2o
Posted by: Joyenz at February 21, 2026 01:50 AM (2F0/Y)
I'm going to bed.
Posted by: Methos
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Eww. Fking spies. Sorry, Methos... Creepy, creepy intertube BS spying!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)
I guess we've all seen the video of Times Square tonight.
Muslims occupying the streets for Ramadan prayer. Thousands of them.
And Chad Bianco, Sheriff of Riverside County and Cali GOP gubernatorial candidate, says his deputies will not engage in any deportation activity and he wants to make Riverside "safe" for "all residents." Well, that makes it easy for me to choose between him and Steve Hilton.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 21, 2026 01:53 AM (EYabQ)
Just getting to Mars is almost impossible.
Posted by: Jimmy Carter's department of education at February 21, 2026 01:54 AM (yJpvi)
Now if I can convince Elon to build submarines and explore the oceans that cover most of this planet and we don't even understand. That would make me happy.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 01:57 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Reforger at February 21, 2026 02:00 AM (onCFI)
No, haven't watched vid of Times Square. Full of muzz? Nah, no thanks. F them and F ram-it-in.
NYC will soon be getting the *full measure* of what they voted for, and I'm not sorry for them. At all.
Sorry you're stuck with Cali choices! Be well, as well as you can be!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:02 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 01:47 AM (viF8m)
I spent years reading about this shit, tons of books. Still didn't get answers, just a bunch of shit that don't add up or make sense. Just arguments that cancel each other out. 1 example- Oh we'll never travel into space. Ok then, why is the universe 15 billion light years across? Well, you see god wants us to see his majesty. Really? You just told me we'll never travel into space, he could have made "his majesty" 5 light years across and we wouldn't know any better. No answer huh? We'll he wanted to go big. For who? Not us obviously, we'll never see it. Are we talking some galactic Johhny appleseed cruising around seeding space for the last 15 billion years creating stars, and the 6000+ exo planets science has found? Why? Don't give me the majesty shit, because we could have the same view 5 light years away, or 10. Why make other planets that we'll never see? Oh thats right, planet formation is a by product of stellar formation. Turns out all stars seem to have them. And we are the only lucky ones??
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:05 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:08 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker
On the other paw, He is infinite. His power is infinite. It's literally no more effort for Him to make a universe with trillions of trillions of stars than it is for Him to make a single ant.
Posted by: mikeski at February 21, 2026 02:09 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:02 AM (rdVOm)
No shit, gonna be fun to watch..er..collapse.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:09 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: mikeski at February 21, 2026 02:09 AM (VHUov)
He did need a days rest after the universe. I bet an ant requires like maybe a 10 minute break.
Posted by: Reforger at February 21, 2026 02:14 AM (onCFI)
That's pretty much what's always sparked my curiosity. Maybe the universe is one big empty void. Maybe not. Why not go take a look?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 02:18 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Berserker
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Bers, iirc you're in NJ? Shit. Too close to NYC-- take care! It's gonna get very ugly, you know. The locusts will flood out to destroy the surrounding areas as they attempt to escape the results of their stupidity.
Worst will be the *immediate* surroundings-- those with the least to offer, will travel the least distance.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
Blondie, I have not seen video of Times Square, but I am surmising that it is now London.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 21, 2026 02:37 AM (0nHVk)
Worst will be the *immediate* surroundings-- those with the least to offer, will travel the least distance.
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
I don't think my area would be affected. They wouldn't come here. It wouldn't suite their lifestyle at all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:40 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Mortal Moron at February 21, 2026 02:43 AM (tPDXG)
Scoop out the gills, coat them all over with EVOO, a little melted butter in the 'cups' then add a mixture of grated mozzarella, chopped spinach & "italian" spice. Top with a little grated parm and a sprinkle of paprika. Put in metal pan (lined with no-stick foil) with a tablespoon or two of plain water, and bake at 375, covered, for about 20 minutes or till mushrooms are soft but not mushy. Yum!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:44 AM (rdVOm)
That's pretty much what's always sparked my curiosity. Maybe the universe is one big empty void. Maybe not. Why not go take a look?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 02:18 AM (viF8m)
Well you have to figure that earth was bombed with all kinds of comets and asteroids that brought the right chemicals here, and no doubt the same shit happens on exo planets. Sooner or later they're going to crash on a planet that will make use of them, if they haven't already. While I'm thinking about it, think about the octopus. The thing has no ancestors, no relatives, it exists alone, like it didn't come from here. How does that shit happen?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:46 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
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Hope so, Bers!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)
Pretty frigging smart, too.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 02:52 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Berserker
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Hope so, Bers!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)
Houses around here have property, property requires maintenance, this area requires owning a car, no local bars to walk to....see where I'm going with this? This shit is like green acres or Mayberry. No city slicker friendly in the least.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:55 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)
Pretty frigging smart, too.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 21, 2026 02:52 AM (viF8m)
Right? The damn thing is almost alien. I think its a spy. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 02:56 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JackStraw
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It's easy. Convince him that thing to explore the ocean is essential to productivity on Mars. And it shall be done.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 21, 2026 02:56 AM (KRypC)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 21, 2026 02:59 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 03:01 AM (rdVOm)
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Thought you were eating fish gills for a second.
whoof
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 21, 2026 03:02 AM (KRypC)
Posted by: ... at February 21, 2026 03:03 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: buddhaha at February 21, 2026 03:06 AM (2lBM+)
Posted by: buddhaha at February 21, 2026 03:07 AM (2lBM+)
There is a group of men who 'what out' for the neighbors.
There was a muslim wearing Indian sacred paraphernalia, the dot, a significant bracelet and necklace - trying to 'make time' with some Hindu girls. They caught him, beat him up and paraded him to jail.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 21, 2026 03:10 AM (KRypC)
I think Cain went off and married an Egyptian. They started the tower of Babel? I could have it all mixed up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 21, 2026 03:16 AM (KRypC)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 21, 2026 03:18 AM (KRypC)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 03:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 03:27 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 03:32 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 21, 2026 03:27 AM (snZF9)
Just fyi the bowl lift is brutal for dough. Just a terrible machine for it. I have made a lot of bread in a lot of different ways and had to get rid of the one I bought. That said for pizza dough it would probably be passable. Read up on how big a batch to make because it does small and large batches better than medium ones. Very low bar though.
Posted by: ... at February 21, 2026 03:34 AM (E0p3T)
I have a really good cinnamon roll recipe, but need to cut it down to 1/9th for home use... raises twice... PITA!
Posted by: JQ at February 21, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)
So the word on the street is that Eric Swalwell doesn’t live in CA and is committing fraud by claiming an apartment he doesn’t live in…
I thinks Eric needs to prove he actually lives here... who gets hotel rooms when you have a residence?
Swalwell is running for Cal governor.
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