Giraffe MMA Cafe

Not giraffes

Cat is 20 years young. Joe Scarborough just emailed me to call this "the most cogent, most aware, best version of this cat, ever, and f*** you if you disagree."

Bear and cub.

Puppy needs to calm the hell down.

Fetch the stick.

Sheep does not go easy on the baby. Head-butts will be given freely to all.

On to the giraffe MMA.

Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958 and is believed to play a role in establishing male dominance hierarchies. However, despite being often documented, quantitative investigations of sparring behaviour are currently lacking. Here, we investigate the factors affecting the frequency, duration and intensity of sparring bouts in a population of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa living on a private fenced reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. We show that sparring bouts were most frequently observed in young adults, and between males that were more evenly matched in size. Sparring bouts between males of similar body size were also characterised by being of high intensity and of short duration. Taken together, these results support the suggestion that sparring functions principally to provide maturing males a means of testing their competitive ability without escalating to full-scale fights. Additionally, mature bulls intervened on young adults possibly to disable any winner effect achieved by the latter, with the most dominant bull being responsible for the majority of interventions. For the first time, we also show that individuals displayed strong laterality when engaged in sparring: individuals consistently preferred delivering blows from either their left or right side, and these preferences dictated the orientation of sparring bouts (whether head-to-head or head-to-tail).

First, some low-intensity neck wrestling, or "necking."

Giraffes will engage in wrestling bouts known as "necking," which is when a giraffe will swing their necks wildly, trying to batter each other with their heavy heads. But this isn't them actually fighting, it's just a measure of strength & fitness. 🏋️‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/5vKqBiPe52
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) March 22, 2020

Below, giraffes "sparring" by using their heads like weighted whips to pound each other.

I did not know this.

When giraffes spar they show a huge level of mutual respect and fair play

Like boxers grouped by weight, they duel with similar sized opponents. The direction of swing preferences are also taken into account so neither has an unfair advantage 1/2 pic.twitter.com/EGhsaSkWNr
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) February 2, 2023

Another giraffe fight:

Male Giraffe, neck to neck combat.
In every species, the male is the same, there is always a power struggle. 😂

pic.twitter.com/f11K1xAmOH
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) April 9, 2023

Two people on twitter confirmed that giraffes do fight by using their heads a flails.

Another great giraffe combat.

This giraffe fight is narrated by National Geographic. The fight ends with a knockout. One giraffe clocks the other so hard on the head to give him a concussion and drop him.

Giraffe rescue:

When a giraffe was spotted with wire around his neck, people got him down to the ground very, very carefully so they could set him free 💗 pic.twitter.com/zM2wad7VPt
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) February 18, 2018

Just so you don't think giraffes are bloodthirsty monsters:

Man encounters curious giraffe pic.twitter.com/q7sBjfhJVc
— Crypto Solutions 🕊️ (@creptosolutions) February 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:10 PM

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1 * squak *

Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1)

2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

3 Top pic would make a nice pic on a t-shirt. Or painted on the side of a van.

Posted by: Street Entrepreneurs at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (q2NNn)

4 After the Wolven, it's all giraffes, all the way down.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (gtcuf)

5 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM

Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)

6 That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?

Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/)

7 Allie Cat.

Good one!

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf)

8 They're the world's tallest (Africa's grooviest)
With spotted coats and cute little manes
It's the giraffe, the giraffe
The giraffe, the giraffe

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (nDXEV)

9 Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)
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Let's just say it won't be sporting a purple pimp hat any time soon.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ESVrU)

10 Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.

Republicans: 73-18 (+55)
Democrats: 22-62 (-40)
Independents: 48-37 (+11)

If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (CNl8/)

11 When all you have is a neck, everything is a neck hammer.

amirite?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (aTgV0)

12 Thanks for learning about giraffes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (RIvkX)

13 Allie Cat.

Good one!
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf)
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Believe it or not I didn't name her that. She came that way.

Tough name, but really a sweet kitty when she gets to know you.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (ESVrU)

14 Can't the male giraffes just have dick measuring contests, like civilized folks?

Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (q2NNn)

15 Lots of giraffees.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (QScRl)

16 Hey mister tangerine man

Posted by: Lefty giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (Cqx++)

17 What did the giraffe say when he walked up to the bar?

"Barkeep! The highballs are on me!"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (0sNs1)

18 I was pretty sure the top pic wasn't giraffes, but thanks for the caption anyway.

Posted by: #1-The Larch at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (oftw2)

19 When giraffes spar...

I've never seen that before! They are smacking the crap out of each other. The impact would knock a human twenty feet.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (o2432)

20 Yes, my name is Jeanine. No joke.

Posted by: Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (Q+gd/)

21 Giant herbivores are just weird.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

22 2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ummmm. Put on some pants?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud)

23 There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?

Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (oftw2)

24 Knee status: knobby.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (8zz6B)

25 I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ummmm. Put on some pants?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud)
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What? On a Wednesday? That's crazy talk...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (ESVrU)

26 21 Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (nDXEV)

27 Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...

I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

28 First game drive I went on we left the lodge early, about 6 am before the sun was up. They gave us blankets because it was chilly. We're driving along his trail and the trail takes a left and heads down a little hill with a bunch of brush in front of us.

Driver stops and just as the sun is coming up a giraffe head chewing on some leaves appears from behind the brush. Then another, and another .. about 7 of them in all. Just staring us and chewing on leaves while we are staring at them. Very cool animals and very chill.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (viF8m)

29 I can see your house from up here.

Posted by: Funny Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Q+gd/)

30 Not much streaming coming.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl)

31 Veterinary chiropractors usually make a killing at zoos that have giraffes.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (nDXEV)

32 Pants are for closers.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (aTgV0)

33 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (wUQJO)

35 If you get age-restricted on "Not smol" you can switch to xcancel. It's a sweetheart pit bull with a head the size of a mini-fridge.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (o2432)

36 AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (8zz6B)

37 Those giraffes flailing on each other just need to be gulping down a few beers between hits...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (ESVrU)

38 Fetterman is positioning himself to join the Republicans and Mitch’s back stabbers club. He is a Democrat, at best a Reagan/Trump Democrat.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (77Bgk)

39 Pants are for closers.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM

So, skirts and kilts are for openers?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (0sNs1)

40 Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

Scary, too. Why I wear loud checked suits to scare them off.

Posted by: Herb Tarleck at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (8zz6B)

41
Years ago I took the kids to a drive through safari park in Georgia.

I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head.

It was awesome.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

42 Fetch the stick has me cracking up

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)

43 "Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us.
Posted by: Dr. Varno"

My favorite is the giant sloth.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0)

44 Mitch has two seats to fill, Collins’ and his. Fetterman can fill Collins’

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (77Bgk)

45 Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM (oftw2)

46
That dude in the giraffe suit at the Democrat shit show has aroused Ace.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Y8DZL)

47 Cat is 20 years young.

Sweet. I miss my cat.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (4NO2D)

48 "Does any species attack and eat giraffes?"

The flesh of the young giraffe is said to be good eating. The Hottentots hunt the animal principally on account of its marrow, which, as a delicacy, they set a high value on.

The Hottentots have a curious mode of cooking their antelope venison, which renders it, however, exceedingly palatable. After stewing the meat in a very small quantity of water, they take it out of the pot and pound it between two stones until reduced to the consistency of pap, when they mix it with a considerable quantity of sheep’s fat, and then stew it for a short time longer.

Posted by: Giraffe Recipes at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

49 Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

50 I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM

Man.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:27 PM (4NO2D)

51 I'm sure a Giraffe could whomp a lion with a pretty painful rib crack.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

52 >>>My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!!

Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U)

53 >>I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head.

It was awesome.

What a cool experience!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (tj6OY)

54 Now I want a pet giraffe but I can't figure out how to get him through the front door.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

55 Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM

What we talk about is penguins' sh*t smelling bad in here.

That's a fact. You could look it up.

Their polymorphic perversity is both legendary and factual. You could look that up, too.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

56 Giant herbivores weird us out. Plus, they smell bad.

Posted by: The Lions at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (gtcuf)

57
Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.
Posted by: Delurker

The day after Elvis went on the Sullivan show.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (Cqx++)

58 Not much streaming coming.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl)

Try some SuperBeets!

Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (q2NNn)

59 Democrats are PAGAN

Some dimbulb of a Democrat, yeah I know redundancy, is complaining that age verification is preventing 'trans-kids' from accessing 'sex education' material aka pr0n.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

60 Sea stacks is still on it
Posted by: Skip

We oppose Sea Stacks. All should be dynamited and made into reefs that attract fish. It's in our 5-Year Plan. Gannets and Puffins roost on Sea Stacks and they compete with us for food. Especially as we migrate ever Northward. On ward To Greenland! Excelsior!

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (oftw2)

61 43 My favorite is the giant sloth.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0)

There's a giant sloth skeleton at the science library here. It's dying, sinking pose usually makes the grad students uncomfortable.

https://tinyurl.com/e6nwt4u8

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (nDXEV)

62 Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (4NO2D)

63 >>Puppy needs to calm the hell down.

Dang, that cat is patient!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (tj6OY)

64 6 That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?
Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/)

No, detectives.

https://youtu.be/oqSIux0jKOg

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/)

65 10 Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.

Republicans: 73-18 (+55)
Democrats: 22-62 (-40)
Independents: 48-37 (+11)

If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary.
Posted by: Mark1971
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Pretty much. The old style Dems in NY, PA, IL, etc. are losing out to the hard core lefties now running the Dems. And braying AWFULs are at the head of the pack. So Cuomo, defenestrated, Shapiro, got denied VP position becuz too Jewish, now Fetterman, too masculine, and so on.

And now Gavin trying on his oppressed dyslexia bit and his idiotic statements in Atlanta about being lower than average on SATs.

As AWFULs and their POC allies proclaim males as the worst people on Earf, particular white males, very difficult environment for males to run now statewide or on national level offices as Democrats unless Trans, Gay POC, or some other reason.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv)

66 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.

Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2)

67 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!!
Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U)
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What's funnier is that no, I didn't....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU)

68 Golly.

Posted by: Linda Lovelace at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (Q+gd/)

69 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (nLdZ2)

70 36 AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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If the Dems had gotten totally wiped out in 2024 like Reagan stomped Mondale in 1984, I might agree but I think the Dems are now female dominated and if not an AWFUL or a POC, then they are not interested in them for the top job. And they hate anyone taking the side of Israel or Jews because of their newcomers from the Middle East like Tlaib, Omar, etc.

Their positions are increasingly more like performance art and virtue signalling than actual campaigning. Then again, that is what the whole protest culture is about--hectoring, bullying, threatening by force of numbers, etc. And not persuasion.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)

71 69 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
Posted by: Accomack
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Heh. I was slowly trying to type that out myself. You said it in far fewer words than I. But without substantial change in the party base, I would agree.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)

72 We had a large, overweight, female classmate with the charm and energy of a Giant Sloth. Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.

Posted by: The Possum at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (oftw2)

73 Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/)

Killer tune! And what fantastic lyrics.

"You snatch a chill and you match a cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake."

That's how it's done, son.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (gtcuf)

74 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2)

The Paolo is, how you say, equipped with similar biological technology.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (q2NNn)

75 I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR)

76 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU)

Don't you have a Biscuit Blanket to protect your stash of nuts from kitty claws?

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (Sy6m/)

77 They are bigger when you stand next to them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (j9zxt)

78 From Grok for the Penguin Promotion Board:

"Penguin poop earns its reputation for being seriously pungent, especially from species like Adélie penguins that chow down on krill and fish. The high nitrogen content breaks down into ammonia gas, giving it that classic sharp, fishy-ammonia stench (one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun). In dense colonies, where penguins poop every 5–15 minutes and the stuff piles up (sometimes visible from space as pinkish-brown stains on the ice), the smell hits you before you even spot the birds. Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine," and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

79 I think there is a pussy on my penis joke in there. Somewhere

Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at February 25, 2026 07:43 PM (E4CFW)

80 >>"(one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun"

So, like our local Captain D's rest room.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:44 PM (nDXEV)

81 Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?

Posted by: Penguin Pete at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (oftw2)

82 66 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM
I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (LHPAg)

83 and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

Krill, the Robert Reich of marine crustaceans.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:46 PM (8zz6B)

84 According to Zork Lore, Duncanthrax is an ancestor to Lord Dimwit Flathead, which is nothing to be proud of.

Posted by: Penguin Pete. at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2)

85 >>> I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again

I 100% disagree. They will run the Virginia playbook and run "moderate" white people, then turn around and unleash a progressive hellscape when they finally get back in power. That will be the last election.

Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (q177U)

86 OK, so now my fears are:

Flying
Falling
Speaking in public

And now I can add giraffes to the list.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (k9OZB)

87 I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR)
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Nice!

I'm struggling with the fact that two of my kitties (Penny and Jasmine) will be 14 this year.

And Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all) will be 12!

How did that happen?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)

88 "It's little-known fact, Norm, but carnivorous giraffes were once a plague upon the earth, until primitive man domesticated penguins and wiped the murderous giraffe packs out.

Why yes, I'll have another beer, Sam."

Posted by: Cliff Clavin at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (bhZyo)

89 Comparisons like "an old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun" are frequently uttered by unfortunate passersby, just before passing out.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (vFG9F)

90 Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine,

I'm watching out my window as two tree removal guys take down a ginormous blue spruce, and I'm thinking, chainsaw-wielding tree climbers beat researching pengun shit by a country mile, as far as jobs go.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:52 PM (gtcuf)

91 "They are bigger when you stand next to them.
Posted by: Braenyard"

Meow!

Posted by: That's what the cat said at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

92

Perfessor,

I wonder how my oldest son is 51, lol.

Time flies.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K)

93 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
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Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists.

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (mNjzF)

94 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.

Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2)

95 I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (8jVAy)

96 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM

The Democrats are saying that President Trump's SOTU speech was full of lies, too.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

97 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2)

The only Communist Stooge was Trumbo Shemp.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:56 PM (8zz6B)

98 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)

99 Not to be confused with Fake Shemp.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (nDXEV)

100 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention

I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".
Posted by: Eromero

🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend
It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2)

101 >>>This cold has me flat on my back.

You did see that the cat was laying on its stomach, right?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (syz1S)

102 Perfessor,

I wonder how my oldest son is 51, lol.

Time flies.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K)
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heh. That's my age as well! (until August)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ESVrU)

103 What is a man?
A man is what he says he is.
I am not a man.
I have transcended gender.
I am The Rainbow. The Rainbow Man!

Posted by: Gavin Newsome at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (8jVAy)

104 Are we not men?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (nDXEV)

105 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)
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Maybe the giraffe was wondering, "How are these guys still alive?"

And decided to let them go to meet their fate.

Meanwhile a hungry lioness is lurking off screen in the bushes...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (ESVrU)

106 Never back up. It encourages them.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8jVAy)

107 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)

They are not allowed weapons on a game preserve. They each carry pepper spray scented to smell like Texas Barbecue, and if threatened, they spray it on their fellow bikers, then pedal like mad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8zz6B)

108 "Are we not men?"

Do we look like biologists?

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (vFG9F)

109
LMAO AOP!

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (3ek7K)

110 I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.
Posted by: Accomack

The only reason Hochul allowed Mayor Jihadi to promise all the shit he did and not stop him? She needs him to fail so he doesn't come after her job.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (LROu2)

111 Governor Newsome, are you a man?
I am not a geologist.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (8jVAy)

112 I know how my daughter got to be 57. The same way I got to be 77, that's how.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)

113

With good reason the SOTU speech has dominated the news.

I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update?

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K)

114 Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (bhZyo)

115 It seems Hochul is suing Trump to get the tariff fees sent to Albany now that tariffs are illegal.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (8jVAy)

116 Gavin Newsom is the slickest liar the Dems have had since The Clenis himself, all the better to fool the LIV's, and he has the most big money donors in his pocket, which is extra important in the party of superdelegates.

I would not be surprised to see them run a straight white male. They'll have to give him the looniest DEI running mate imagineable though, of course. My money's on AOC.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (gtcuf)

117 Twenty years old, this calico --! When she was born, Bush the Younger was president, 9/11 was only a few years back in the rear view mirror, and the Internet was still kind of fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (wzUl9)

118 I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".
Posted by: Eromero

🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend
It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶
Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2)

ah yes, orthostatic hypotension ... eet's no bueno.

Posted by: browndog seeing stars at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (3sXRv)

119 Gavin Newsom definitely likes Huey Lewis and the News.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:04 PM (nDXEV)

120 Democrats: 10 dollar gas, 8% unemployment and runaway inflation is an economic miracle

Also Democrats: 2 dollar gas, jobs and low inflation is a recession

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (j1LdG)

121 Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

That was a master stroke last night.
Trump: Everyone stand up who thinks it's government's job to promote and protect American citizens.

No dem moves. THAT should be Republican's midterm election campaign slogan.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (LROu2)

122 I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update?

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K)

There are some reports of MX national guard engaging with cartels, and requests to "shelter in place" in that area
Pres Scheinbaum has made some comments on her talks with Trump. I think it is in a shake out phase before they really get to figuring out who each side is fighting.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (rbvCR)

123 Cuando el destino nos alcance.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (nDXEV)

124 Damn. Now I can’t find the article

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (8jVAy)

125 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0)

126 The cat I had the longest, from age six weeks to his passing at sixteen and a half years, was Arizona the big red tabby longhair. Chekov D. Siberian came close at fourteen and a half.

I have no idea how old little Oreo was when she passed away in '08. I was told when I adopted her at a cat show in '02 that she was five, but at least one vet opined in the next two years that she have been as much as eight or ten. At the outside, then, she might have been fourteen or fifteen. Sixteen would have been pushing it, given her various health issues. But who knows.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (wzUl9)

127 I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

Right on the old groanads, eh?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (/HDaX)

128 Everyone around the planet has the idea only the US has tariffs

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

129 Here we go:
https://tinyurl.com/2pjab5uj
NY Post today

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (8jVAy)

130
Thank you Kindltot

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

131 Didn't see too many leg sweeps with the giraffe combatants. Or ground and pound. I'd bet they could stomp a mudhole in you if they wanted to.

I wonder if giraffe steaks taste like antelope. Probably very lean.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:13 PM (gVUi7)

132
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.

Nothing said about return tickets, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

133 79% of "refugees" in Sweden have vacationed in the country they're supposedly "refugees" from.

Checks out. I remember how during WWII all the Jews were taking vacations in Nazi Germany.

Oh, wait: I don't remember that. Because that didn't happen.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (IG3/x)

134 Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.
Posted by: toby928

Huge lung volume, to overcome the "snorkel problem," I guess.

If you try to use a snorkel whose volume is comparable to your lung volume, you're really just breathing the same air over and over, so it doesn't work. For very long, anyway.

.....

Related: What did the elephant say to the nudist?

"How do you breathe through that thing?"

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (VHUov)

135 132
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.
Nothing said about return tickets, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

Set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (nDXEV)

136 Did they find that monkey's mom yet?

Posted by: A monkey's uncle at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (vFG9F)

137 There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?
Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026

***
Actually, yes! I've seen one, a Steiff toy I think or something like it, in the window of a children's boutique in the big mall here.

Oh. You meant live ones. Uh, no.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)

138 2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

Pussy sits on junk.
It's a story as old as humankind.

Posted by: HQ After Dark at February 25, 2026 08:21 PM (AS4GF)

139 I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.

Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm)

140 Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.

Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part.

Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (Q+gd/)

141 Jalisco: @dk1250 . 10h

Working as a team, citizens and the Mexican Army collaborate to remove charred remains from cars and trucks on the highway from Tuito to Puerto Vallarta. Work clears roads after blockades and fires in the coastal area of Jalisco
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Everything appears in the past tense. The cartels have suspended violence in the region.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:26 PM (j9zxt)

142 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention

Look at all the giraffe knowledge getting thrown around here!

.....

Compared to a human, how many more neck bones does a giraffe have?

.....

Posted by: none. none more neck bones. at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (VHUov)

143 AI wolves!

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (/M/4v)

144 Re:

Baby getting gently butted by the kid.

Dog chewing on cat like a toy.

Me: awwwwww.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s)

145 I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.
Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm)

Kinky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s)

146 One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7)

147 Great were the herds of giraffe before the white man came.

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (Q+gd/)

148 Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it
Posted by: Skip

Dwarf hamsters and bushbabies get marked off with the "smol" links. Pretty sure we haven't had a bushbaby yet this year, not as sure about dwarf hammies.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (VHUov)

149 https://youtu.be/jENapQxK6bc?
si=NLxG74mKYps1UB62

Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

150 Can't eat giraffe, just weird.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (/M/4v)

151 Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.
Nothing said about return tickets, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

There are vacation rental commercials already! The Brits are looking for any deal going.

https://tinyurl.com/3w9jxffh

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:33 PM (rbvCR)

152 93 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
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Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists.
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Ah yes, the Mrs. Doubtfire gambit.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)

153 If you can't figure out that vacationing, or buying property in a failed narco state, it is your problem.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v)

154 146 One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7)
Takes two villages to braise a giraffe.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg)

155 Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Try the various clips with Robin Williams on Carson. He was a singular talent. Some of the really old Dick Cavett interviews with people like Julie Andrews or David Niven are also great.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)

156 Exspecially a state that abused its proximity to the US for decades.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v)

157 The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV)

158 140 Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.

Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part.
Posted by: davidt
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Next Dem impeachment will mention failure to complete the stage management directions in the SOTU. Course Mr. Rep. Green is busy trying to rent apes apparently from his sign but I am sure he will return to his quest soon enough.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)

159 Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum

Ah, 'The Whale' comes to mind. College guys are brutal too.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (cYBz/)

160 ASS says what?

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (E4rtv)

161 Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now.
And at zero cost.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk)

162 Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now.
And at zero cost.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk)

I did not know that.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (nDXEV)

163 The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV)

Is that like buffing the German Helmet?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (0aYVJ)

164 I spent all day on campus for a change--normally I work from home now.

When I came home, I discovered my cats had been having all sorts of fun while I was out.

Lots of cat puke to clean up.

And Jasmine and Penny had stolen my office chair.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (ESVrU)

165
Many years ago hubby and I took our teenage son to Puerto Vallerta.
We had such a great time.
The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K)

166 160 Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum

One thing I feel really bad about was one girl whose name was Ivana, but she had a bad accent and pronounced it Ih-wanna.
Of course we all called her Iguana.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (k/Sbk)

167 Giraffe in hotel room Cluny, France

https://tinyurl.com/mr6uvph2

Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (zFsEm)

168 One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (6ydKt)

169 >>@AlphaNews
·
48m
>>WATCH: US Attorney Daniel Rosen says "the pace of prosecutions in fraud will increase at a considerable margin" in Minnesota.

>>"We have been reinforced in dramatic numbers by the Department of Justice ... fraud prosecutions you will see are going to be dramatically increasing in pace."

>>Rosen also says the number of assistant US attorneys in the office decreased by 17 in the months before he took over, and by 11 since he assumed office.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m)

170 The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K)

When I was a kid we took a day-trip to Matamoros (Aunt and Uncle lived in Harlingen). First thing we saw after crossing the border was a taxi driver plow into a guy crossing the street. What I remember most was that the shopping areas smelled like meat.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ)

171 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ)

172 In a press release Wednesday, the DOJ said 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. had been arrested in Jeffersonville, Ind., that day. The department said Brown, a former Air Force officer and pilot, had been charged “for providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).”

“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

173 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971

I wonder how the good Major feels about helicopter rides?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (cYBz/)

174 You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7)

175 175 You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7)
Takes three shamans to crew the giraffe.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:52 PM (LHPAg)

176 From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L)

177 The FBI has arrested former U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Gerald Brown for training the Chinese.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (Wmg4n)

178 Schiffs are known to fight like that as well, but their huge bobbly head is known to get in the way and crack like an overripe melon

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (PYyV9)

179 Never mind. Old news. lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Wmg4n)

180 177 From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L)
I could hear Barry White in the background.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (LHPAg)

181
One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

https://t.ly/Sr3za

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

182 Carla Angola TV@carlaangola . 3h

Marco Rubio, Blunt!
Stop hearing the noise for a moment and let's focus on this.
Delcy and her cartel are NOT the legitimate authorities.
Venezuela will have legitimate authorities and will be able to be a reliable partner of the US and the Caribbean, after passing the stabilization stage, the reconstruction stage and then the transition stage.

Delcy Eloína has a peremptory role, in case we have any doubts.
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>no cross reference
https://tinyurl.com/ms4x3x4s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (j9zxt)

183 172 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv)

184 The Trojan Horse had nothing on the Kenyan Giraffe in the war on Somalia.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (gVUi7)

185 A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM

The Paolo is, how you say, impressed.

Posted by: Paolo at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (0sNs1)

186 I already have plenty of experience with Mexico here in the US, I don't need to pay extra to go and experience it there.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:58 PM (/M/4v)

187 Our local zoo has giraffes, and has a viewing station at their head level. Sometimes they let the kids by hunks of leaf lettuce for a dollar and feed it to the giraffes - those tongues are amazing! Not just the color, but the way they can wrap them around whatever they want and pull it out of your hand.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:00 PM (k/Sbk)

188 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:01 PM (cMwHA)

189 Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v)

190 selling out to the Chicoms is worse than selling out to the Russians, Chicoms is the real and credible threat.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (/M/4v)

191 This is Ground Control to Major Brown
You’ve really made the grade

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (nDXEV)

192 I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9)

193 Chicoms probably pay better than the Russians. Maybe it was the hookers.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:07 PM (/M/4v)

194 I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
---------
Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9)

I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots?

If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:08 PM (gczS8)

195 I’ve been to Mexico before the cartels took over everything and it was a pretty amazing place, some things there I liked better than here. We think of Mexico as leaning socialist because the government always sucks; but in many ways that was the most free market / libertarian society I’ve ever been in.

I’d say that the marvel of Mexico, and also the curse of Mexico, is that they have a lot of rules - but nobody in that society, from top to bottom, gives a shit about following any rules.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (k/Sbk)

196 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did.
Posted by: BurtTC
===

Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ)

197 >>Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

198 I don't know the laws but I would not be surprised if there were some kind of nondisclosure type rule when you retire from at least some jobs in the military and you cannot go train a hostile nation in your specialty.

I know for certain intel stuff is blacked out, my friend worked in Air Force intel still can't talk about a lot of what he did.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (PYyV9)

199 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv)

Nonsense. Everyone should beheading down to Mexico.

Posted by: Gamers at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (sn5xH)

200 I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots?

If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics.
Posted by: BurtTC

Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ)

201 Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v)

Strapped to a drone and blasted by an A-10.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (snZF9)

202 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

It took them a year to get around to doing that?

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (k/Sbk)

203 Doesn't the USAF have its own intel?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt)

204 Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...

I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

Modern scientists think everything is in some journal. Male mammals establishing a pecking order is universal.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (8avO+)

205 I’m glad I went to Mexico before the cartels went crazy . They used to be low profile so not to get heat.

Cabo and Cancun were both a great vacation.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (4hjRS)

206 People are stupid going to Mexico.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (/M/4v)

207 >>It took them a year to get around to doing that?

Well it might have taken a little time to find out. I doubt the agents who did the spying rushed to tell Kash that had been spying on him. Illegally.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (viF8m)

208 >>>I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
---------
Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

>Best encounter I ever had with the FBI is when an agent thought he could trespass on our property to get around to the back door of our neighbor. The resident heeler put a canine stamp on his calf and the dude cried like a little bitch. He threatened to shoot my dog.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (gVUi7)

209 Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ)

I'm wondering if a guy who retired in 1996, could possibly cause more damage than all the scientists and military personnel who were sharing germ warfare research and tech with Chi Nah, only to have all that stuff leak (Oops!) out of a Chi Nah lab, causing a worldwide pandemic.

The latter seems a lot worse.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (gczS8)

210 75
'I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.'

I have a 19 year old cat and she only shows her age a little. I'm partial to her because I'm her favorite of our family.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (fd80v)

211 The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9)

212 Muhammad liked cats and hated dogs. Just saying.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/M/4v)

213 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw

I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at....
Whatever, FBI was spying on a bunch of people that were not affiliated with Trump then but just happened to be working with him afterwards on the campaign.
Yet again, Watergate on steroids.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/lPRQ)

214 I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

It had been described, but nobody here knew how to translate “Ooga! Oogo Mbongo buka buka!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (k/Sbk)

215 The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9)

I hear you.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/M/4v)

216 81
'Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?'

My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (fd80v)

217 Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ)

I got a speeding ticket the other day.

I can pay the fine or do defensive driving school.

Maybe they can send him to "Don't Train Chi Nah Pilots" School.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (gczS8)

218 New York Post@nypost . 40m

FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt)

219 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

It took them a year to get around to doing that?
Posted by: Tom Servo

File was left on Blondie's desk.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/lPRQ)

220 Fucking Mexico.

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman at February 25, 2026 09:19 PM (Q+gd/)

221 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

222 >>I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at....

The claim is the FBI was investigating as part of Jack Smith's corrupt investigation. Lot of new about Jack Smith lately.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (viF8m)

223 FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos

FIFA will do whatever they get paid to. its not about the game, its not about the players, its about the Euros.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (PYyV9)

224 Doesn't the USAF have its own intel?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt)

Everybody has their own intel service.

I'm sure the National Forest Service has spies. In case someone tries to steal a tree.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (gczS8)

225 FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt)

But a professional German soccer team cancelled exhibition matches in Minneapolis because of the ICE protests.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (4hjRS)

226 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

arabs suck at everything, including piloting; getting "trained" in the US is a badge of some sort, like getting the most expensive falcon or a horse. but they can't really fly.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (/M/4v)

227 So the giraffes are now out of control as well as the bears. Great. We might not live through this.

Posted by: Extermination delivered in longnecks at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (TbWk/)

228 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk

When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS)

229 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS8)

230 When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS)

We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

None of the good stuff.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (gczS8)

231 We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS

What the hell are you talking about?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS)

232 We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9)

233 Cat is almost 14yo. Still rough n tough but stays indoors more often when it's really cold out. The big lump...

Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (rdVOm)

234 FBI Raids Home of Alberto Carvalho

Unlike other FBI actions, this one is solid.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:29 PM (/lPRQ)

235 232
'We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.'

'What the hell are you talking about?'

Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v)

236 My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM

Who among us doesn't?

Posted by: Eric Swalwell, the next Governor of California at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (0sNs1)

237

Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here.

Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about.

I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest.

He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

238 We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS

What the hell are you talking about?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS)

There's this really good documentary.

Called Rambo 3. You should watch it.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:32 PM (nha4a)

239 Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9)

I'm sure we know how.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:33 PM (nha4a)

240 Extermination delivered in longnecks
****

Budweiser's new motto.

Posted by: clarence at February 25, 2026 09:34 PM (iIAkP)

241 Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here.

Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about.

I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest.

He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

242 I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

Heh, not Met labs. The Mets could probably benefit from more meth.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

243 'What the hell are you talking about?'

Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v)

Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields.
They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons.
How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)

244
BurtTC,

Yessir, those and people growing pot.

It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol.

I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K)

245 >>He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Ugh, awful!
In Denver we had a DA (through last year) whose husband is a known firebug. Alleged to have started many fires, but he's always manages to escape any serious punishment.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (tj6OY)

246 233 We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

In a lot of Middle East countries, US techs service the planes and maintain stores for them as well. Middle Eastern countries, aside from Israel, usually have a problem with NCOs and enlisted being treated like crap, even the technical jobs, and officers mainly viewing their roles as political and social leaders far above their enlisted. They lack force cohesion as a result.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)

247
Lizzy,

yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K)

248 >>Yessir, those and people growing pot.

Saw a Game Warden, Tony Latham, interviewed by Joe Rogan years ago - a lot of stories!! He wrote a book: Behind the Thin Green Line.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (tj6OY)

249 It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol.

I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K)

Yeah, you are right. I just said Forest Service because I thought it sounded funny to say they have their own intel unit.

They should! There are other departments in the gov though, that probably have no damn good reason, and still do.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (nha4a)

250

So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K)

251 235 FBI Raids Home of Alberto Carvalho

Unlike other FBI actions, this one is solid.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Guy was previously over Miami Dade and his initiative was to stop the 'school to prison' pipeline and restorative justice crap. Young Trayvon went through that program and the Stoneman school shootup occurred under his watch as well involved in the same damn program.

Thorough piece of crap 'educator' and typical of how these pieces of shit float from one disaster at a major school system to another with no consequences but increased salaries.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)

252 yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K)

then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ)

253 Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields.
They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons.
How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)

Even when the American government has the best of intentions, their efforts have a tendency to backfire.

One of the more common occurrences is training "insurgents" in lands where we think they'll be good at picking off our enemies at the time.

Eventually they turn their tactics on us. Al Qaeda is just one of our more embarrassing examples.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (nha4a)

254
BurtTC,

My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K)

255 So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K)

Indeed. And probably best not to get too close, investigating it yourself.

People can and do disappear that way.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:45 PM (nha4a)

256 If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.

Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

257 BurtTC,

My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K)

Of course! I understand completely. I was just being silly about the whole "intel" service for fed agencies, and couldn't think of anyone else.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (nha4a)

258 No fucking giraffes either.
Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a)

259 I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

I know, right??

Posted by: Nerdeen Kiswani, Islam >>> NYC dogs at February 25, 2026 09:49 PM (Sy6m/)

260 >>If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.

Arson is one of those things that should have the harshest punishment available. The destruction can be unbelievable (as we've seen throughout the West), and it has been a known form of terrorism in the ME.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (tj6OY)

261
One of the coolest jobs one of my son's employees have is going up into the hills to feed the horses.

Last summer some family opened a gate to enter where the horses were and failed to close the gate when they left.

One of the horses exited the gate and hot a hoof caught in the animal grid. Son was heartbroken because he had to go up there and shot the horse. There was no way to save the horse.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (3ek7K)

262 How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a)

The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:51 PM (rbvCR)

263 How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC

The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

264 It's about that time again. Pay your cafe tab and be ready to move on.

Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 09:59 PM (rlEvI)

265 Really tall turkey basters.

Posted by: Just the punchline at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (2Ez/1)

266 The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds?
Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

That probably works better than the usual way.

Baby giraffes have to fall about 8' at birth. I'm sure the casualty rate is very high. Even if there weren't lions and hyaenas everywhere waiting for them to bloom.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (WjwD7)

267 then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ)

----------

We frequently find cigarette butts on our property off a relatively busy neighborhood thoroughfare -- which is really annoying as we live in an area susceptible to wildfires.

The most frequent cause of wildfires in Northern AZ are idiots pulling trailers and dragging their chains. They will start a chain of several wildfires along the major roads up here ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wGSOc)

268 Emerald Robinson @Emerald Robinson .6h

First, Trump took down Maduro in Venezuela.
Then he ordered a blockade on Cuba.
Then he canceled China's control of Panama Canal.
Then he hit the biggest drug poster in Mexico.
Trump's rolling up the entire network in our hemisphere.

Donroe
---

Read that the Panamanian govt voted out the sale control of the canal to Blackrock and Maersk will take the agreement,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (j9zxt)

269 Mood - the stars at night, are big and bright…

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4)

270 TRex ONT up!

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Sy6m/)

271 Mood?! NOOD!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZVgZ4)

272 But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

A healthy dose of Tabasco Scorpion sauce, shall we say, yields a bouquet more underworldly than floral.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (A3+q6)

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