Sea Lion Tamers Cafe

Punch the Monkey
I mean, don't punch him. His name is Punch.

This dog knows what's up.

Avalanche rescue dogs on a ski mountain.

A Labrador takes a trip on the adventure bus.

I know we're all sick to death of superhero slop, but this old video of Batman bragging about having had sex with Talia made me LOL. Content warning but worth it.

Speaking of bats, this should hold Duncanthrax over for a while: A bat cave is home to fifteen million bats. Contains the words "bat vortex" and "batnado."

Dog is rescued from the garbage bin.

A guy goes to work at sea every day and has befriended a sea lion to the point that the beloved creature climbs onto the boat and always takes a nap. pic.twitter.com/dXlZJPWV5E
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) March 4, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:45 PM

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1 1!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (GD0B3)

2 Fuck that shit. Never get that close to a monkey.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (f5x7f)

3 Speaking of bats, this should hold Duncanthrax over for a while:
==

No, he is a typical bat loving socialists. Always wants more.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (GD0B3)

4 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

5 i hope you enjoy the batman dirty talk

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

6 Yay. Made it home. Now to cook dinner.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (tY81A)

7 Punch the Monkey

Peter Gabriel was great back in those days.

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 07:53 PM (gtcuf)

8 You had me at batnado.

Posted by: bluebell at March 04, 2026 07:53 PM (79pEw)

9 Peter Sellers knew how to deal with minkeys.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 07:55 PM (cYBz/)

10 Avalanche rescue dogs on a ski mountain.

Not buying it. No mini kegs on their collars.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 07:57 PM (zYpTz)

11 Jeff B. liked Peter Gabriel's early stuff a lot.
"Melt" (or III) was in fact awesome.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:00 PM (gKWVE)

12 Nelson Ledges State Park (and race track, a Paul Newman favorite) in Ohio had a pretty crusty concession area in the 60s and 70s. One snack/beer bar had a couple monkeys in a large cage and people, usually from the Harley Davidson crowd, would provide them with beer. Drunk monkeys. They seemed to prefer Millers.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:00 PM (gm9Sb)

13 MAGA IS GONE!! TRUMP LOSES MAGA!! Cucker split MAGA!

"Donald Trump Approval Rating Among MAGA

🟢 Approve: 98%
🔴 Disapprove: 2%

Fox (Beacon/Shaw) poll | 2/28-3/2"

🤣🤣🤣🤣

🤡🤡🚌

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (GD0B3)

14 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.

Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)

15 Bats!!! We have bats!!!!! O frabjous day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Ace!

You're a good blogger everyday, Ace. The best!!!!!!!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)

16 yeah, fuck you Kelly, Cucker, Posobiec, and the rest of you lefty losers

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:02 PM (GD0B3)

17 15 Million bats walk into a cave...

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (gtcuf)

18 swashing around their own echo chamber, living off Paki bots

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (GD0B3)

19 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.
Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM

The smell .... the smell .... * shudder *

Posted by: Colonel Kurz at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

20 A rescue dog should have a keg of cognac uner their neck

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM (Ia/+0)

21 Punch the Monkey

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

*types deletes*

/I was about to denounce and self-ban myself, but Wifey vetoed the intended comment.

["But it would have gotten laughs as well as groans!"]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM (iu4Pw)

22 Wonder if my dog would object to carrying a small wine cask?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 08:05 PM (+nEug)

23 What? No spank the monkey comment yet?

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (ggkmJ)

24 So today I was driving a vehicle with SiriusXM which I never use but turned it on and there was some bitch on there saying we are fighting Israel's war and when I finally figured out what channel it was on it was Megan Kelly's.

Otherwise I would have no knowledge of what she says or does but am sure now that Trump had her pegged the first time around.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (vFG9F)

25 10/10 for the Batman video.

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (Q+gd/)

26 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

-
"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

27 Hmmm. Chinese zoo up top?

Thats a commie holding the monkey.

Thats a commie monkey.

Sell you out to the secret police for half a mushy banana.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

28 Wifey vetoed the intended comment.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM

Dood. Use me as an exemplar, and achieve great things.

Posted by: Carlos Danger at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

29 linzybinzy has a very cool house.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

30 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.
Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM

The smell .... the smell .... * shudder *
Posted by: Colonel Kurz at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

As bad as a couple of sea lions.
Ppeeeeuuu!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)

31 Punch the Monkey

youtu.be/CnVf1ZoCJSo

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 08:10 PM (sAmhv)

32 "Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

=====

The Double Bagger

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 08:10 PM (8AONa)

33 Use me as an exemplar, and achieve great things.
Posted by: Carlos Danger

nobody can keep a good weiner down for long

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)

34 OMG I'm still laughing at the MTG/View retard sketch...

Posted by: Laughing like, well, a retard at March 04, 2026 08:12 PM (TbWk/)

35 During a period of being ice locked, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and crew thrived on the meat of penguins, usually washed down with gin. A step up from lutefisk.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:13 PM (gm9Sb)

36 The Mel Blanc of DC.

https://is.gd/0R2kLi

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:13 PM (FXNzP)

37 26 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

-
"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

TWO brown paper bags...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:15 PM (I40wl)

38 Ace makes me laugh. A lot.

But the stuff that makes Ace laugh doesn't make me laugh.

Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 08:17 PM (FMtrg)

39 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

-
"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

TWO brown paper bags...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:15 PM (I40wl)

Smoke grenade.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 08:18 PM (snZF9)

40 Captain James Cook called walrus "sea beef" and tried to make his crew eat it. They nearly mutineed. Cook relented.

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:18 PM (gtcuf)

41 "Montana US attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the deadline."

No idea who this guy is, but thankfully, someone will carry an R into that Senate election.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (tOcjL)

42 The sea lion just wants to be a pet.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (OoFl2)

43 38 Ace makes me laugh. A lot.

But the stuff that makes Ace laugh doesn't make me laugh.
Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 08:17 PM (FMtrg)

Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)

44 Wasn't the trick Hollywood used for ugly actors to smear the camera lens with petroleum jelly?

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (YwEeS)

45 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (3sXRv)

46
Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)

47 Only someone who knew nothing would happen would want demands for a interview

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (Ia/+0)

48 Wasn't the trick Hollywood used for ugly actors to smear the camera lens with petroleum jelly?
Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (YwEeS)

Usually for aging beauty queens to help hide the wrinkles. Joan Collins. Cyrillic Shepherd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)

49 44 That or a little hairspray.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (gm9Sb)

50 46
Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)

She was upset that not everyone was following "the rules." Like she ever did. Puh-leeze.

She just needed an excuse to flounce out in a huff. She had just about had it with the hoi-polloi, her obvious inferiors. How dare they?

/spit

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:22 PM (I40wl)

51 don't you know I'm gonna
shock the doggie
hey hey

Posted by: Hasan Piker at March 04, 2026 08:23 PM (gKWVE)

52 Pour one out for Kaya, lads.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)

53 Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)[/io]

It allowed her to scream and get mad to break the flow of the hearing, and then give a pretext for giving the answers on pizzagate and other issues that she wanted to say, instead of responding to what she was asked

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 08:25 PM (rbvCR)

54 45 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)

55 41 "Montana US attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the deadline."

No idea who this guy is, but thankfully, someone will carry an R into that Senate election.
Posted by: Nova Local
======
It was arranged as Daines slid out, the DA filed his petition. Daines either has a scandal coming down on him or more likely a serious health issue.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

56 I better call it a night
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (Ia/+0)

57 Kaya deserved a lot better.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gKWVE)

58 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)

Slam the ham.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (snZF9)

59 Rep. Burgess (R) whose district was removed under him by Democrat judge and the awful Gov. there, is not running for reelection in 2026.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (E4rtv)

60
That Batperv video is the funniest shit I've seen in awhile.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (HXiQ2)

61 I hope Hillary passes before Bill.

Bill is just a pervert. Hillary is pure evil.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (cntUY)

62 Retiring for the evening so good night, good luck and remember our troops in harms way.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:28 PM (E4rtv)

63 Shock the monkey.

Posted by: Peter Gabriel at March 04, 2026 08:28 PM (RIvkX)

64 We made it all the way to March 3 without having to view flying, diseased, rodents. Everyone within 200 miles of the cave has rabies and whatever other diseases Chinee Labs put out. It's not safe!

Posted by: Ron Cey at March 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oftw2)

65 We made it all the way to March 3 without having to view flying, diseased, rodents. Everyone within 200 miles of the cave has rabies and whatever other diseases Chinee Labs put out. It's not safe!
Posted by: Ron Cey at March 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oftw2)

The Penguin? ? Penguins snuck in here?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:36 PM (8avO+)

66 Man. Helping Ski Patrol train the the avalanche dogs was a hoot. Also having puppies at work all year was cool. Diamond Peak had two, about two years apart back in the late 90's when I worked there. They would hang with me in the summer while I did lift maintenance. I had a tennis ball thrower and would throw the ball WAY out into the sticks and they came back with it every time. Those dogs were the dogs world equivalent of extream sportsmen. I miss that life.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 08:38 PM (njT/n)

67 Saw Peter Gabriel at the University of Buffalo's Alumni Arena on the SO Tour. His opening act was Youssou N'Dour, who had performed on some songs on that album. During N'Dour's set, Peter Gabriel himself comes strolling down the aisle, wearing a suit, shaking hands and asking people in the aisle seats how they liked his opening act. Thought that was pretty cool.

We had a giant party bowl going and one of my friends offered it to Gabriel, who smilingly declined. "I have to sing in a few minutes!"

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:38 PM (gtcuf)

68 Taming the sea lion requires a significant amount of water resistant lubrication.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 08:39 PM (gVUi7)

69 I should proof read better.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 08:39 PM (njT/n)

70
P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin
Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)

Prompt the porpoise

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 08:42 PM (HXiQ2)

71 The only time I saw Peter Gabriel was at the Arco Arena in Sacramento during the Us tour. A strange venue.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:45 PM (RIvkX)

72
Posted by: Reforger

You ever run into a retired Army Colonel named Glenn McLeod? He used to try out for one of the Ski Patrol slots every year. And earn it too.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (QVmho)

73 Punish the Pope

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (/lPRQ)

74 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
The head of the Kurdish National Party (by far the largest political representative of the Kurdish people) strongly disputes this as Israeli American propaganda.
At the very least this wants again puts the Kurds at risk by America.

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 04, 2026 08:49 PM (pPx0w)

75 12 minutes ago posted to Fartbook:

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: Democrats’ attempt to HALT President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury has FAILED, 47-53
John Fetterman crossed over and voted with Republicans.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 08:52 PM (tY81A)

76 Content warning but worth it.

Really seals in the flavor.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 08:53 PM (/HDaX)

77 I don't want to die tonight, but if I do I'll die laughing from that Batman clip.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 08:53 PM (MZ+PY)

78 Ambush the Ayatollah

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 08:54 PM (gVUi7)

79 tantum
@QuasLacrimas • Follow
X Mehdi Hasan has two modes: "offended you question Muslims loyalty" and "threatening you with fifth-column Muslim terrorism"

Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan Scott Jennings thinks "terrorism" stops "now" because of Trump's attack on Iran. Pretty sure he has just energized extremists and given them an excuse to attack Americans. Every president who starts wars in the MidEast ends up becoming a recruiting sergeant for terror
groups.
8:34 AM • Mar 2, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:55 PM (RIvkX)

80 t was arranged as Daines slid out, the DA filed his petition. Daines either has a scandal coming down on him or more likely a serious health issue.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

Prayers for Daines; I bet you're right

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 08:56 PM (lCppi)

81 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
====

Sounds better in original Bengali.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)

82 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
The head of the Kurdish National Party (by far the largest political representative of the Kurdish people) strongly disputes this as Israeli American propaganda.
At the very least this wants again puts the Kurds at risk by America.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 04, 2026 08:49 PM (pPx0w)

If the original story is false, he would say this.
If the original story is true, he would also say this.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

83 osted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

you just reposted a troll

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (GD0B3)

84 Oldcat, why do you hate us ??

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (GD0B3)

85 Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan Scott Jennings thinks "terrorism" stops "now" because of Trump's attack on Iran. Pretty sure he has just energized extremists and given them an excuse to attack Americans. Every president who starts wars in the MidEast ends up becoming a recruiting sergeant for terror
groups.
8:34 AM • Mar 2, 2026
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:55 PM (RIvkX)

They don't need an excuse, and never have. They cower when we have the whip hand, and when we quit thrashing them they sneak out and try again.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (8avO+)

86 Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

Dude!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (/HDaX)

87 Mehdi Hassan is a pathetic terrorist loving piece of shit.

Scott Jennings hast recht.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 08:59 PM (etYFQ)

88 don't quote the black berry consumer

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:59 PM (gKWVE)

89 "A wild seal takes a nap on a small rock."

Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero.

Even the f'ing Eskimos don't have friggin pet seals.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 09:00 PM (P4bJX)

90 Starmer is dirty.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:01 PM (GD0B3)

91 Some say China isn't doing anything to help Iran. I say, look at all the new bots and trolls.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:01 PM (lCppi)

92 "Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?

Posted by: Barnum and Bailey at March 04, 2026 09:02 PM (FylAi)

93 "Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?
Posted by: Barnum and Bailey at March 04, 2026 09:02 PM (FylAi)

They used to be called "trained seals" not tame seals.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8avO+)

94 Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan, KMA
Thank you for paying attention to this matter.
_Brae

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:05 PM (4k6kk)

95 >>>"Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?

Posted by: Barnum and Bailey

Big Mike Obama was a trained pet seal with an appetite for lobster.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 09:07 PM (gVUi7)

96 Ad on Ebay:

For Sale.... Slightly used and damaged Chinese Military Equipment.

Will accept offers in US Dollars Only. Will not accept bids in Rials..

Contact Hadjie in Teheran via Carrier Pigeon because all Comm/Internet Sites are present experiencing technical difficulties.

Posted by: Alternative News at March 04, 2026 09:09 PM (38587)

97 There's no such thing as a trained seal. Those are sea lions that they train. Not the same animal.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 09:09 PM (P4bJX)

98 I haven't really noticed an increase in the trolls. Mostly just them desperately trying to find a tack with some traction.

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

99 China and fellow terrorism enthusiasts should bone up on Tokyo Rose and Mildred Gillars.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:10 PM (lCppi)

100 There's no such thing as a trained seal. Those are sea lions that they train. Not the same animal.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Shut up Wesley!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 09:10 PM (cYBz/)

101 You ever run into a retired Army Colonel named Glenn McLeod? He used to try out for one of the Ski Patrol slots every year. And earn it too.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (QVmho)

That was so long ago I couldn't say. I'm the worst with names. I met and forgot a shit ton of people back then.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 09:11 PM (njT/n)

102 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

103 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (38587)

104

a tack with some direction
a track with some traction
they're slipping the clutch
they're letting out yards

watch out folks either way
they're full on tards

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (4k6kk)

105 99 China and fellow terrorism enthusiasts should bone up on Tokyo Rose and Mildred Gillars

No need...... They have Hollywood, Fake News, and the Democrat Party...

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:14 PM (38587)

106 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.
Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

Ill have you know im just a pedantic asshole, young lady!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

107 Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

108 FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (38587)

Odd. At least last night we were seeing that they were being fairly surgical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:17 PM (zZu0s)

109 102 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.
Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

The real problem is that once in a while I say something blindingly stupid, and I would hate to be considered a troll...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:17 PM (I40wl)

110 Batman ignored the moron guideline never dip your Johnson in crazy. Look what it got him. There are a few morons out there who need to pay attention. This one should probably be a level above "guidelines ".

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (1JFYK)

111 being an asshole is all just part of my manly essence

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (jrgJz)

112 107 Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

You tack when you sail upwind. Zig zag because you can't sail directly into the wind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (I40wl)

113 BATMAN is ... well batshit crazy. I think he is exempt from Rule #1.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (zZu0s)

114 If you reef the sails, you are taking them down, mostly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (I40wl)

115 Where is Straw when you need him?

I think it's tack, like tacking with the wind.
Reef is something you do with the sails. (a form of tacking?)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (4k6kk)

116 Cicero knows, is he here?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (4k6kk)

117 103 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K.

- He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see.

Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)

118 I think it's tack, like tacking with the wind.
Reef is something you do with the sails. (a form of tacking?)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (4k6kk)
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Reefing is shortening sail - decreasing the sail area.

You can see lines of reef points on sails.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 09:21 PM (0cQfd)

119 >>Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

>>Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?

It's tack. And yes it is a change of course when heading upwind. When heading downwind it's called gybing.

Reefing is a shortening of sail due to stronger winds, it has nothing to do with either tacking or gybing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:22 PM (viF8m)

120 Aetius,

You tack into the wind. You zig-zag to maintain a course, using what wind you can grab in your sails to keep moving. When the wind fills your sails, your are sailing with a fresh wind.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 09:23 PM (gKDq2)

121 It's tack. And yes it is a change of course when heading upwind. When heading downwind it's called gybing.

Reefing is a shortening of sail due to stronger winds, it has nothing to do with either tacking or gybing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:22 PM (viF8m)
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I took a boating class in high school. This is fun to revisit.

I did not ever sail a boat, btw.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:25 PM (ZOv7s)

122 didn't everyone important have to leave tehran anyway because the water ran out?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:25 PM (gKWVE)

123 Gyb, not jib? The things I've learned here.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:27 PM (lCppi)

124 Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)
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This is where you get a propaganda singularity.

On the one hand, we are ruthless evil bastards, pummeling a helpless opponent, but then that means that we won completely, decisively. Oops! Have to find a defeat in here somewhere!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:27 PM (ZOv7s)

125 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K.

- He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see.

Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)

***
Well...CNN. What can one expect? Pictures from last night showed the lights on people out doing stuff.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)

126 That kid's got a monkey on his front.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (Cqx++)

127 The amount of foreign clowns on X now insisting that the US is losing the Iran campaign is inexplicable. Today, I've read that the US does not have air superiority in Iran, the US/Israel purposely bombed a school, and AND! that all of the US bases in the mid-east are burning.

Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)

128 >>I took a boating class in high school. This is fun to revisit.

>>I did not ever sail a boat, btw.

I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (viF8m)

129 Batman fires Wonder Woman...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMaP4c4vaU

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (Q+gd/)

130 Well...CNN. What can one expect? Pictures from last night showed the lights on people out doing stuff.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)
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It is a city of carnage. Trump is literally making the rubble bounce. What? Those dancing teenagers? They are doing a mourning ceremony for all the orphans killed today. Yes, "YMCA" is actually very similar to a traditional song of lamentation.

Posted by: This is CNN at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (ZOv7s)

131 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)
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The enemies of the United States know they are hopelessly outclassed militarily.

Their only hope is to destroy the truth.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (ESVrU)

132
103

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM

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A/C?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 09:31 PM (azNOR)

133 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)
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It's China's 50 cent army. They've gotten their orders and are carrying them out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

134 I love Nate Bargatze.

The avalanche doggies are so great. What a great job for both ski bums and doggies.

All avalanches are typically in the back country and ungroomed areas on the other side of the mountain of a resort. By the time the ski patrol arrives it is typically too late. Now skiers who take these risks wear beacons and some have, if they have time, the ability to trigger an avalanche airbag. Sadly some die even with all this and training. They know the risks and do it anyway.

I used to like to ski but stayed in the resorts.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (WONhk)

135 A/C?

aircraft/carriers, silly

Posted by: free tibet at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (1wtUm)

136 I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (viF8m)
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Lifelong Michigander. Longest coastline outside of Alaska.

A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money.

Sailing is the art of slowly going nowhere at great expense.

A boat is a horse than can sink.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZOv7s)

137 Yes, "YMCA" is actually very similar to a traditional song of lamentation.
Posted by: This is CNN

I think I will request that YMCA be sung at my wake.
Until now I really did not care what people do when I am dead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (/lPRQ)

138 Oh, baby~! Here's a fresh, hot, steaming one:

@cem_uk_
Under the Geneva Conventions, you are required to rescue the crew of a ship that you sink during war. To leave them to drown is both illegal and depraved beyond belief. The US military fights with zero morals. It is today's Nazi army.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (diia5)

139
Bust
Out
Another
Thousand

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (f5x7f)

140 Under the Geneva Conventions, you are required to rescue the crew of a ship that you sink during war. To leave them to drown is both illegal and depraved beyond belief. The US military fights with zero morals. It is today's Nazi army.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (diia5)
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Hot take from 1915.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (ZOv7s)

141 >>Gyb, not jib? The things I've learned here.

Gybe is old school, jibe is a more modern term. I grew up with gybe.

Jib is one of a number of names for a foresail on a sloop or cutter rig.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

142 Bust
Out
Another
Thousand
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (f5x7f)
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If you ask how much the boat is, you can't afford it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (ZOv7s)

143 When heading downwind it's called gybing.

Jib-ing or Jyy-bing?

Or Gib-ing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (zZu0s)

144 Hello fellow hard-right ultra-conservative MAGAns. I voted Republican for decades, and for Trump every primary and major election, but I have had enough. He is plainly now just the puppet of the globalist Zionist cabal of world weather controllers, stirring up revolution, color revolutionizing established national governments, and destabilizing the international peace. From now on, I am voting straight-party Democrat. Harris/Buttigig 2028!

This message absolutely not paid for and approved by the People's Committee to Re-unite China.

😖[blinks in morse code --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. . ]

Posted by: mindful webworker makes it through another day at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (9O6qm)

145 That Batman thing is disgusting. And hilarious.

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (cAEoL)

146 Jib-ing or Jyy-bing?

Or Gib-ing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Can you provide proof of funds? Otherwise, Sir, the door is over there.

Posted by: Yacht Dealer at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (diia5)

147 Ummmmmm... so Bismark was supposed to stop and render aid when Hood blowed up?

As the lady said, the stuff I learn here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)

148 Sea lions eat a LOT of salmon. They are pests here. They stink to high heavens.

But they are fun to bark at. They bark right back! It’s hilarious when you’re racing sailboats, round a mark and there’s sea lions perched on it and we bark. And hold our noses. And the bark back! And then we pass the flask because it’s awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (A5RD0)

149 The new Trump tower in Ozzieland will be gleaming

@disclosetv 4m
JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)

150 I do like to visit the lakeshore, and it's particularly nice to walk around the harbor at sunset, taking in the marina, and sometimes I look at the vessels docked there and think "Damn, that is really F-U money."

Because it is. To really get the pleasure of owning a boat, you have to be lighting your cigars with $100 bills. I know people who were close, but not there, and it was endless misery. The happiest day of owning a boat is when you buy it. The second happiest day is when you sell it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (ZOv7s)

151 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention?

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (Q+gd/)

152 Wait gold transfers? Is he refilling Ft Knoc?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

153 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention?
Posted by: davidt

I'm sure they mulled over it. ... Would you like some hot, spiced wine?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:42 PM (diia5)

154 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)

sowing confusion and despair, doubt, and guilt are part of propaganda. It makes people anxious, it grinds into the target audience guilt and self debasement. It is standard mind control and psychological warfare.
It was very prominent during Covid and BLM, and it still flares up.

Trolls confuse language, confuse terms, and drive home ideas that should make people shamed and debased in their own minds.
These trolls aren't very good at it, mostly, a few were very divisive, and quite effective

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:43 PM (rbvCR)

155 Only someone who knew nothing would happen would want demands for a interview
Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM

In fairness, I've never made any demands for an interview.

Posted by: That Guy who always says "Nothing will happen." at March 04, 2026 09:44 PM (0sNs1)

156 The point of propaganda is to break the soul. You could feel it a bit 2021-2.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)

157 CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran

===

this alone should have given anyone pause - there are no reporters in Tehran, unless they were invited there by the regime to spew regime propaganda, even now

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (GD0B3)

158 Ummmmmm... so Bismark was supposed to stop and render aid when Hood blowed up?

As the lady said, the stuff I learn here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)
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Aktually...yes. Surface combatants are different from submarines. Lots of examples of this.

Submarines are different insofar as surfacing will get them killed, along with anyone they might "rescue" and they also have insufficient space to hold passengers. Early in WW I, the practice was to surface, force the ship to scuttle itself, and then take the captain aboard, while the crew took to lifeboats.

Arming merchantmen forced submarines to use torpedoes (less accurate, few aboard) and that meant no rescues, no advance warning. Classic escalation spiral. What was barbarism is now accepted practice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (ZOv7s)

159 143 When heading downwind it's called gybing.

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Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

The technical definition is when the boom passes through the direction of the wind while running. It can be violent if not controlled, as when it happens accidentally. People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (+HNx/)

160 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention"

Nah. But mullets are...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (XuXeR)

161 1000 kilos...2200 pounds!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (GD0B3)

162 JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)
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Wait, how many kilograms to the livres?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (ZOv7s)

163 People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.
Posted by: Cicero

You say that like it's a bad thing. Party poop-decker~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (diia5)

164 Wonder Woman? Never again, after what Supe did to me.

Posted by: The Invisible Man at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (0sNs1)

165 >>The happiest day of owning a boat is when you buy it. The second happiest day is when you sell it.

I never understood this one. Hated selling my boats.

- Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

166 People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat."

Yep. Happens when I jam the throttle open...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (XuXeR)

167 A metric shit ton.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (f5x7f)

168 [iu]A/C?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 09:31 PM (azNOR)

Clearly need to get someone in to take a look at the HVAC system if it is making earth shaking booms. Might be they need to adjust the louvers, might need to spray for John McClaines

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (rbvCR)

169 Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

The technical definition is when the boom passes through the direction of the wind while running. It can be violent if not controlled, as when it happens accidentally. People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (+HNx/)
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Yeah, I remember that from the class. Lots of warnings called out to make sure no one gets swept overboard.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (ZOv7s)

170 It's China's 50 cent army. They've gotten their orders and are carrying them out.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

Tony from LC Signs got big and now everyone wants a piece of the action.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (ExV1e)

171 with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold"

That's what, just over a Cubic foot or so?

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:50 PM (XuXeR)

172 ratched, there's a youtube of a doggy who is BFF with a seal
youtu.be/0xAgFYSZnvY
I hope it is not AI

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

173 I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.
Posted by: JackStraw

I sailed to Tahiti with an all-girl crew.

Posted by: Zombie Gardner McKay at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (oftw2)

174 @disclosetv 4m
JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)

The four greatest buyers of gold in the world are India, Shanghai London and the US.

Shanghai and London have recently had a problem filling their physical gold and silver orders, though that had mostly resolved itself. It looks like the question of whether there is enough gold in Fort Knox and JPMorgan has solved itself in our favor, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (rbvCR)

175 - Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)
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It has its moments. I suppose it's different when you're Shanghai'd as it were. I spent a lot of time on boats because my mother loved the boating lifestyle and dated men who could afford it (and married a man who ultimately could not).

Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

176 Joost Meerloo wrote a book about it, The Rape of the Mind.
That book served me well, but I only got half way through it.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (rbvCR)

177 Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios

Do the crew take shifts on when they get to swim in it?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (gKWVE)

178 "Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell."

The Kurds have taken Tehran and are marching on Moscow to help out the big z-man!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (FylAi)

179 Shanghai and London have recently had a problem filling their physical gold and silver orders, though that had mostly resolved itself. It looks like the question of whether there is enough gold in Fort Knox and JPMorgan has solved itself in our favor, though.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (rbvCR)
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Is this the whole Fort Knox thing Trump was pushing about a year ago coming to completion. Seemed odd how it was loud and then just dropped.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (ZOv7s)

180 Gold price was $5161/oz today.

Damn.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (f5x7f)

181 you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM

Well, until you tie up in a Caribbean port in the summer, with a number of other boats from Europe, crewed by nubile French, Danish, and Dutch girls, who for some reason often find that wearing tops is optional.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)

182 Gold price was $5161/oz today.

Damn.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (f5x7f)
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A lot of the modern translations of Roman/Greek texts were done in the 1930s and it's deeply depressing to see how much our currency has depreciated since then.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (ZOv7s)

183 >>Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

Yes, I'm aware. You can also accidentally tack if you sail too close to the wind.

Gybing is a way of changing course when sailing down wind. Accidents can happen on all points of sail.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM (viF8m)

184 Well, until you tie up in a Caribbean port in the summer, with a number of other boats from Europe, crewed by nubile French, Danish, and Dutch girls, who for some reason often find that wearing tops is optional.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)
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Oh, I had fantasies, too! So that was yours?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM (ZOv7s)

185 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)
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It has its moments. I suppose it's different when you're Shanghai'd as it were. I spent a lot of time on boats because my mother loved the boating lifestyle and dated men who could afford it (and married a man who ultimately could not).

Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

yeah kinda what I remember. Breaking down, getting towed in by the coast guard..twice, scraping barnacles, repainting the bottom with the special paint, getting stuck out on the boat instead of riding dirt bikes with my friends. Dad said the boat gave him the 2 greatest days of his life. The day he bought it and the day he sold it. Yeah, he really said that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (snZF9)

186 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

Perhaps hanging out at the small airport with your airplane.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

187 Is this the whole Fort Knox thing Trump was pushing about a year ago coming to completion. Seemed odd how it was loud and then just dropped.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (ZOv7s)

The Goldbugs were split between "there is an IOU" and
"There is more than what they reported both there and at NY Federal Reserve."

However, Delcy Rodriguez most likely got market price for Venezuelan gold, where Maduro most likely sold it at a discount on the sly.
It is profitable to be Trump's ally now

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (rbvCR)

188 ONT is operational. I repeat, ONT is operational.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (diia5)

189 >>Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager

I suppose it depends on where and how. Social life was not something we lacked.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (viF8m)

190 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

Perhaps hanging out at the small airport with your airplane.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

Now thats big dick shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)

191 Come one, come all, to the best ONT of the day.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418759

Posted by: mindful webworker spreading the word at March 04, 2026 10:03 PM (9O6qm)

192 Oh, I had fantasies, too! So that was yours?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM

Wishes can come true;
they can happen to you,
if you're young at heart.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 10:03 PM (0sNs1)

193 "New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition"

So a fake background full of books she never read like on Teams and video calls?

Posted by: Ripley at March 04, 2026 10:14 PM (PTDkx)

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