Health Hits

From Blue Oyster Cult legend Buck Dharma: Important Yak Content.

Scientists hunting for treatments and cures for multiple sclerosis may have found an unlikely ally -- the yak.
The high-altitude, cold-hardy relative of the cow could be the key to a medical breakthrough, according to a March13 study published in the journal Neuron.
At the center of it all is the myelin sheath -- a fatty, protective coating around nerve fibers that helps signals travel between the brain and body.
In MS, the immune system attacks that coating, disrupting communication and triggering neurological symptoms including problems with balance and coordination.
Previous research found that animals living on Tibet's high plateau -- including yaks and antelopes, which roam at average elevations above 14,800 feet -- carry a special genetic mutation called Restat that protects their brains from low-oxygen conditions. Crucially, it does so without damaging the myelin sheath.
Now scientists believe that same gene could help humans repair damaged nerves by regrowing the protective coating, and potentially opening a new door for MS treatment.
The disease typically strikes adults between the ages of 20 and 40. About 1 million Americans are currently living with it, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
To find out if the genetic mutation Restat could play a role in protecting nerve health in humans, Liang Zhang, a neuroscientist at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and his team tested mice engineered with the genetic mutation while living in low-oxygen conditions.
And the results were promising.
The mice engineered to carry the mutant gene not only performed better in memory and behavior tests -- they also had healthier, thicker myelin, according to Zhang's study.
Even better, when their nerves were damaged, these mice repaired their myelin faster and more completely.
The gene works by boosting production of a vitamin A-related molecule called ATDR -- all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinol -- which helps create and mature the cells that make myelin.

I don't know if I want Yak DNA in my body. As a wise man once said, "History shows again and again that nature points up the folly of man."

A pair of prebiotics, one of which is a non-calorie sweetener, supposedly helps protect against Alzheimer's.

What's good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain.
A first-of-its-kind study in twins found that taking daily protein and prebiotic supplements can improve memory test scores in people over age 60.
Published in 2024, the findings are food for thought, especially as the same visual memory and learning test is used to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
The double-blind trial tested two inexpensive plant-fiber prebiotics that are available over the counter in many countries.
Prebiotics are non-digestible consumables that help stimulate our gut microbes.
One of the supplements was inulin, a dietary fiber in the fructan class. The other, fructooligosaccharide (FOS), is a plant carbohydrate often used as a natural low-calorie sweetener.

Now if you want to go the other way and speed up your cognitive decline, you should do what the Young Idiots are doing and use ChatGPT for everything.

AI chatbots can act as a "cognitive crutch" that reduces our ability to retain information, a new study suggests.
The research was conducted by AI expert André Barcaui of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, who ran an experiment with 120 university students. Half were allowed to use ChatGPT to help them respond to an assignment on the topic of artificial intelligence, and half weren't.
In a surprise test sprung on the participants 45 days after the assignment was given, the students who used ChatGPT scored an average of 5.75 out of 10. For those who took the traditional study route, the average score was 6.85 out of 10.
That's a notable difference, and while this is a relatively small study in terms of participants and timescale, it chimes with other research showing that using AI to find information means we just don't take as much in.
"This suggests that unrestricted ChatGPT use impaired long-term retention, likely by reducing the cognitive effort that supports durable memory," writes Barcaui in his published paper.

This is one of the least-surprising findings I've ever seen.

Now we see what JackStraw was doing with his NIH grant.

Scientists Engineered a Plant to Produce 5 Different Psychedelics at Once
What do plants, toads, and mushrooms have in common? They can all produce psychedelic substances -- and now their powers have been combined in one plant, like a trippier Captain Planet.
In a wild first, scientists have taken the genes these organisms use to make five natural psychedelics and introduced them into a tobacco plant (Nicotiana benthamiana), which then produced all five compounds simultaneously.
As interest grows in psychedelics as potential treatments for illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, the newly developed system could offer scientists a new way to produce these compounds for research purposes.
"[Our] strategy established a heterologous plant system for the production of five prominent therapeutically valuable compounds, their derivatives, and nonnatural plant analogs, providing a starting point for their production in plants," writes a team led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
"You smoke the LSD tree and listening to the Grateful Dead becomes so immersive you completely forget how much they suck," said self-declared "part time drifter, full time dreamer" JackStraw.

Good news for every male AOS commenter.

Frequent Ejaculations Can Boost Sperm Quality, Study Suggests

Wait, it said "ejaculations" not "masturbation sessions." I guess it says something Sad! about me that I read it as being good news for chronic masturbators.

Slowed speech may indicate cognitive decline, report scientists at Obvious University's Department of No Shit.

Testosterone is not always linked to male well-being, claims someone posting as "Gonah Joldberg."

The connection between testosterone and well-being is weaker than many people think. Although there are clear health connections, a higher testosterone level is not always the key to well-being, according to a thesis at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Jonah Goldberg's Unfulfilled Wife.
...

The clearest connections are found in sexual problems with sexual desire, erection and sexual performance, as well as in some muscle and joint pain, as well as sitting on Twitter all day long spamming out trash jokes from 1999."

Muscle health and testosterone are also connected. Higher testosterone levels are linked to higher muscle mass and, above all, to less intramuscular fat. This is especially true in muscles with a high percentage of fat: around the stomach, waist, lower back and hips, and in the chest muscles, the so-called JGFDS, or 'Jonah Goldberg Fat Deposition Sites.'"

Want to increase your physical and mental performance? Take a fake pill. Even if you know it's fake it will still work because you're so gullible.

Some test subjects were given placebos claimed to be a multivitamin with pro-mental and muscular properties. Some test subjects were given an "open placebo," a placebo identified to the patient as a placebo with no real benefits, but were also told that sometimes placebos could grant psychological benefits that would result in real benefits.

Both groups saw benefits from the fake medicine.

A placebo is "an inert treatment presented as active", according to the definition used by these authors. In medical history, placebo effects have been researched by offering an inert treatment as if it were an active intervention. This presumes that the patient's belief is necessary for the effect to occur. However, more recent literature suggests the contrary.
That is, if the placebo effect is satisfactorily explained as involving mind-body interactions, open-label placebos exert effects on patients as strong as deceptive placebos across multiple clinical and experimental parameters. Psychologists attribute this to patients' expectations, which operate through psychological, contextual, and expectancy-driven processes to fulfil them.
...

Within each group, self-reported parameters remained unchanged. Cognitive performance increased from before to after the intervention in both placebo groups. A cognitive inhibition task showed improvement in all groups, including controls, suggesting a likely practice or habituation effect rather than a placebo-specific effect.
Physical functioning improved in both placebo groups, but more significantly in the open-label group, in within-group analyses, although no significant between-group differences were observed at post-intervention.

People actually saw greater benefits when they knew they were taking a placebo. (Albeit with the information that a placebo can still produce a real world effect.)

Specifically, researchers found that the placebo improved physical performance by 7% when taken under deception, and by 9.2% when taken knowingly. Cognitive performance improved, depending on the assessment test used by the psychologists, by between 12.6% and 14.6% in the case of the sham supplement (deceptive placebo), and by between 6.9% and 21.5% in the case of the placebo taken knowingly.
"These are significant effects," the psychologist emphasizes, "comparable to those seen in some experimental studies on physical activity regarding physical performance and cognitive training, especially with regard to memory." Among the various effects observed, there was an improvement in drowsiness and, particularly for the group aware they are taking the placebo, in stress levels.

A placebo effect is still an effect.

DNA shows that dog became man's best friend even earlier than previously thought.

The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years -- 5,000 years earlier than had previously been thought, new research said Wednesday.
Despite being ubiquitous in the homes, backyards and hearts of people across the world, surprisingly little is known about where dogs come from.
...
Dogs are most likely a mix of two types of grey wolves, he said. However exactly when dogs diverged from wolves has been difficult to trace, partly because their ancient bones are tricky to tell apart.
That is why scientists behind two new studies published in the journal Nature sequenced the genomes from archaeological remains, shedding light on the elusive origins of our furry friends.
The first study revealed that the world's oldest canine DNA was discovered in a piece of a skull in Pinarbasi in what is now Turkey.
The female puppy, which was perhaps "a few months old", probably looked like a small wolf when it lived roughly 15,800 years ago, according to study co-author Laurent Frantz of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Before Wednesday, the oldest-known dog DNA was from 10,900 years ago.
Also breaking that record was genetic evidence the team found in southwest England dating back 14,300 years, which illustrated how early dogs had spread across Europe.
Frantz said scientists could not prove exactly what role these dogs had among humans living during the last Ice Age.
"But I think we can assume that they must have played a role because they would have been expensive to feed," he said.
Perhaps the dogs were used for hunting or protection, he speculated.
Even if these dogs were not treated the same as pets are today, there was likely still a strong bond, he said, adding that "kids will still have played with puppies".

And now for the big question: Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

I don't have any. I've been low-carb pretty consistently, but the only result is that I'm not gaining weight. I'm losing none. I really do have to start exercising again.

Such a day.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/lRfjoEJZhK
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) April 2, 2026

Purrfect workout partner..🐈🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/WEIqUkzKaD
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) April 2, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:40 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 I come to conquer.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:41 PM (aTgV0)

2 Secmonds.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (aTgV0)

3 I saw Island of Dr. Moreau. No thanks!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, Open Source INT Analyst at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (8Ppug)

4 Yaks have 'ere been our allies.

We were just loathe to see it.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (aTgV0)

5 Dang, that's a heck of a post for someonetaking it easy today.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (Sco7b)

6 >>>5 Dang, that's a heck of a post for someonetaking it easy today.

nah it was a quick search. I wrote it last night. I don't mind doing the work, I just don't want to do it on Friday.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (1wjle)

7 GODZILLA!!!!!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (aTgV0)

8 when I get work done on weds and thurs and take off half of friday, I feel like I just committed a great heist.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (1wjle)

9 Chronic masturbatouers make the world work.

Masturbatouers is the fancy way of saying it.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (aTgV0)

10 And now for the big question: Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

======

Barely did any workouts this week.

Just wasn't in the mood.

Ate the rest of my cheddar and jalapeno sourdough loaf, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:47 PM (hAotW)

11
And now for the big question: Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

I'm down 20 pounds from January. 10 more to go and I reach my goal of being back under 200.

Posted by: BifBewalski at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (UWQC6)

12 "not always"
-------

Now there's a good phrase you always want on the masthead of a high quality scientific inquiry. My Lord.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (mWRBW)

13 By the way, I just watched "Hobo With A Shotgun."

It started off showing that it was filmed in Canada. And Nova Scotia. My heart sank.

But then I watched an incredibly bloody, twisted messed up movie. It was truly one of the most heart-warming, hobo vigilante with a shotgun movies ever. Not for the squeamish. 10 out of 10.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:49 PM (Sco7b)

14 There's a warm, runny placebo in my pants!

Posted by: President Emeritus at April 03, 2026 03:49 PM (oftw2)

15 Just peak cruelty to do a masturbation thread *now*.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:49 PM (mWRBW)

16 lol, dogs on a treadmill.
There’s any video where several dogs are jogging, but the lil’ corgi is on the side of his, using one paw to pretend jog.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (4KUe5)

17 In a wild first, scientists have taken the genes these organisms use to make five natural psychedelics and introduced them into a tobacco plant (Nicotiana benthamiana), which then produced all five compounds simultaneously.

And, apparently, in a smokable form...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (ynpvh)

18
when I get work done on weds and thurs and take off half of friday, I feel like I just committed a great heist.
Posted by: ace

this is the way it's done. work it off early when you feel like it, then go into fook off mode early.

Posted by: BifBewalski at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (UWQC6)

19 Ate the rest of my cheddar and jalapeno sourdough loaf, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 20

Did it work and more importantly did my tips help, because again, I am the only thing that matters to me.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (mWRBW)

20 What's good for your aging gut may also be good for your aging brain.
......

bEER?

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (UjdFS)

21 My health gains are the dog's gains. He's alive and well.

I'm lifting him a lot. So that's exercise.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (Sco7b)

22 lol, sounds like the MAHA Hospital on SNL!

Posted by: Sid at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (Rgcbc)

23 Between flouncing, TDS, and the usual hand jive, Masturbatin' Pete is fully booked.

Posted by: Only So Many Hours In The Day at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (oftw2)

24 A placebo effect is still an effect.

This is one of the things Andrew Weil used to go on about before he became a diet guru and was still hanging out with JackStraw.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (34an+)

25 8 when I get work done on weds and thurs and take off half of friday, I feel like I just committed a great heist.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (1wjle)

Good for you and thank you.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (Sco7b)

26 I could use a glass of placebo

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (Ia/+0)

27 I note sexist ace never does any threads about female masturbation. We need to gear this place more toward *modern audiences*.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (mWRBW)

28 19
Did it work and more importantly did my tips help, because again, I am the only thing that matters to me.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (mWRBW)

======

It did!

Blocks of cheddar work well.

Next loaf will probably be roasted garlic and rosemary. I brought up the idea a couple of weeks ago to Dolley, but we didn't have any garlic at the time. So, I've been delaying, and she's been frustrated by that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:52 PM (hAotW)

29 I don't know if I want Yak DNA in my body.

That depends on how it is injected, right? IYKWIM.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 03:52 PM (4NO2D)

30 Reported that Whoopie Goldberg and the View Voluptuous Creatures with the Beauty of Helen of Troy were rushed to a local facility after overdoses on Jelly Donuts with the news about the rescued US Airman...

More to follow.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at April 03, 2026 03:52 PM (xvV4K)

31 Frequent Ejaculations Can Boost Sperm Quality, Study Suggests
.......

also: frequent exposure to sperm improves women's complexions

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 03:52 PM (UjdFS)

32 LOL......fitting for MPLS:

RandBall
@RandBall
·
43m
Power out at Target Field, as everyone at the ballpark is reporting. Xcel map shows 1,540 customers lost power in and around Target Field. Estimated time to fix? 5 p.m.! Guess we will find out if an MLB home opener in an hour can expedite things ...

Posted by: beckster at April 03, 2026 03:53 PM (kX27y)

33 > Scientists Engineered a Plant to Produce 5 Different Psychedelics at Once
--------------
Psychedelics you say? 5 of them? At once?

Posted by: Captain Trips at April 03, 2026 03:53 PM (AkEZC)

34 I don't know if I want Yak DNA in my body.

What, you don't trust the Gaystapo to inject your body with all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinol!?!? They're not even hiding it anymore!!!

Posted by: Alex Jones at April 03, 2026 03:53 PM (JCZqz)

35 Obligatory King of the Hill scene:

https://youtu.be/SHILxPVLopY

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (skR0U)

36 Sounds like what I am doing is helping me with Dementia...

I jerk Off every day to a nude picture of Whoopie Goldberg.

Hey Man, Don't tell Jill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (/Uzmo)

37 Ace works tirelessly for you dweebs.

That man whose boots you are not fit to lick.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (aTgV0)

38 Although there are clear health connections, a higher testosterone level is not always the key to well-being, according to a thesis at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Jonah Goldberg's Unfulfilled Wife.

This is the cruelty I (and VDH) come here for.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (2ocoG)

39 Do you think a tennis ball would help Jonah Goldberg?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (AlhUl)

40 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:52 PM (hAotW)
Sounds excellent

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (mWRBW)

41 I skimmed the content. Something about wearing a sheath if you are ejaculating frequently into a yak.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (qgHp7)

42 There was an allergy medicine being tested that I was watching because it was supposed to be very effective for cat allergies. I'm extremely allergic to cats and I thought actually being able to have one would be neat. Anyway it failed in a later stage clinical trial. The first trials went great with 60 - 70 % claiming it helped their allergies. But later trials which included strict double-blind tests found that while the 60 - 70 % success rate held a greater 80 - 90 % of the people on the placebos said those helped. This tells me two things, 1 people are stupid, 2 people say they have allergies and really have never experience real life threatening allergies.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (3uBP9)

43 placebo...
You too can get prescription Obecalp™ ...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (ynpvh)

44 Sourdough bread consumed during Passover. Should stone you outside the city.

Posted by: Phineas the Pharisee at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (oftw2)

45 > Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

More of a loss, really, but my tumor is gone for now. The doc is sure he got it all, and the pathology report confirms this (as I understand it, he cut away a margin of healthy tissue around the tumor).

Immunotherapy and watchful waiting come next.

At a minimum, it won't kill me this year, and there's a reasonable chance it's gone for good.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (IG3/x)

46 Want to increase your physical and mental performance? Take a fake pill. Even if you know it's fake it will still work because you're so gullible.
___________________

Here's a test. Get very very hung over. I'm talking, reluctant to move because it might start projectile vomiting without warning.

NOW, stand in the middle of a four lane highway as a tractor trailer plows towards you at 80 mph. The hangover and all it's decrepit attributes leave your body in an that instant as you dive for cover on the berm of the highway.

Summary: A lot of this stuff is psychological.

Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)

47 Anyone want Tibet that yaks aren't the cure for MS?

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (qgHp7)

48 The Missus and I do an NCAA BB bracket bet every year and this year the winner gets to choose a loaf of bread to be made by the loser. Winner: ME

Cheddar and jalapeno would be awesome for ME, but she won't eat the jalapenos, so I told her I would choose something we would both enjoy.

Suggestions welcome!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 03, 2026 03:56 PM (DgMqy)

49 You mean my diet of Roach Burgers and Crab Grass Roots is not healthly ????

Those SOB's LIED to me !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 03, 2026 03:56 PM (38587)

50 35 Obligatory King of the Hill scene:

https://youtu.be/SHILxPVLopY

He's an ignoranus... LOL. Perfect word for a dumb asshole.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 03:56 PM (ynpvh)

51 48
Cheddar and jalapeno would be awesome for ME, but she won't eat the jalapenos, so I told her I would choose something we would both enjoy.

Suggestions welcome!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 03, 2026 03:56 PM (DgMqy)

======

I've gathered that yak hair is delicious from my skimming of the thread.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (hAotW)

52 I tried using a myelin sheath but I found it tore too easily.
I went back to latex condoms, Kimono specifically.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (xcxpd)

53 Love the picture of Joe.
"Where the fuck am I?"

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (UjdFS)

54 >>>In a wild first, scientists have taken the genes these organisms use to make five natural psychedelics and introduced them into a tobacco plant (Nicotiana benthamiana), which then produced all five compounds simultaneously.

This is like a plot to a zombie film. Or a super hero origin story: Captain Trips.

Posted by: Max Power at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (q177U)

55 That fat golden retriever video was beautiful. God bless that lady. That's a lot of work.

Thanks ace.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Sco7b)

56 Just finished rear delts now onto side delts Aggravated my right knee on leg extensions with a little bit too much weight the other day. Need to lose about 10-12 pounds. Too many cinnamon rolls for breakfast (6), too many Oreo Cookie Ice Cream sandwiches (6). I don't know what it is about the number six. It seems to be a magic number especially for Reeses Peanut Butter Cups or any other carb/sugar laced goodies.

Posted by: JROD at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (IlL6s)

57 Inside you are two yaks.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (3uBP9)

58 No puns til 200.

k thnx

Yak outside should have told you.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:58 PM (aTgV0)

59 Yakky Yak , no injecting that crap

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)

60 The Yin Yak and the Yang Yak?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:58 PM (aTgV0)

61 Psychedelic Shack--that's where it's at!

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (Fi81e)

62 A group of conservative stand-up comics are staging a fundraiser for Tibetan MS research and calling it:

Yuks For Yaks

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (qgHp7)

63 Wait, it said "ejaculations" not "masturbation sessions." I guess it says something Sad! about me that I read it as being good news for chronic masturbators.
__________

"Fuck!"

-- Masterbatin' Pete

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (iFTx/)

64 48 The Missus and I do an NCAA BB bracket bet every year and this year the winner gets to choose a loaf of bread to be made by the loser. Winner: ME

Cheddar and jalapeno would be awesome for ME, but she won't eat the jalapenos, so I told her I would choose something we would both enjoy.

Suggestions welcome!
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 03, 2026 03:56 PM (DgMqy)

Cashews and bread with a high butter content can be very tasty. You also might try sunflower seeds as well.

Finally, I would do it in the butt.

Next caller.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (xcxpd)

65 Using a virus to inject Yak DNA into your body is the perfect way to become a real trans-human, not those fake so-called transwomen and transmen...those are just mentally ill looking for attention.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (ynpvh)

66 Legalinsurrection.com
France is joing China and Russia and Iran with not freeing up the Straight

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

67 Wait, it said "ejaculations" not "masturbation sessions." I guess it says something Sad! about me that I read it as being good news for chronic masturbators.
---
Masturbatin' Pete, hardest whacked.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)

68 Continued -

My company went on a hiring spree of foreign turdbags by offshoring the jobs to bypass H1B restrictions, would explain why domestic jobs while foreign jobs continue to rise, theyre just finding new ways to game the system
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger

=======
Except US is probably going to start putting serious security blocks on a lot of those furriners after the fiasco with Microsoft Azure cloud services where ChiComs in China were directly accessing secure US government files. Pixy has a thread earlier from a Microsoft insider about how it happened.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (E4rtv)

ICYMI from tech thread. Worth a read.

How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Inside the complacency and decisions that eroded trust in Azure—from a former Azure Core engineer.

>>>If you’re running production workloads on Azure or relying on it for mission-critical systems, this story matters more than you think.

Pt. 1 of 6

https://tinyurl.com/hkzczzh6

Really read it. It reads like the background facts of a shareholder lawsuit filing.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (dK+Kv)

69 Interesting,

"JUST IN: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he's 100% behind PRESIDENT TRUMP on Iran

"I support what the president is doing. They've been at war with us for 47 years."

"They've killed our people and maimed our people, attacked our allies."

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (E4rtv)

70 66 Legalinsurrection.com
France is joing China and Russia and Iran with not freeing up the Straight

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

That's so gay...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

71 Masturbatin' Pete, hardest whacked.
Posted by: Axeman
======
He is AOS permabanned as of earlier thread today.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)

72 I don't know who Aldus H Chapin II is but he must've been one hell of a narrator!

Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862
By: Hank H. Cox
Narrated by: Aldus H Chapin II's voice replica

https://is.gd/QQQSTz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (ndZc7)

73 I can think of worse things to put inside your body other than Yak DNA.

A Yak's dick would be one. Not the only one. Just one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (AkEZC)

74 I don't care, I'm not taking any damn yak DNA. We've been warned.

https://youtu.be/SqGehlUI2Ck

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (Riz8t)

75 Masturbatin' Pete, hardest whacked.
Posted by: Axeman
======
He is AOS permabanned as of earlier thread today.
Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)
---
So he got whacked off ... the board?

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)

76 Mitch's animatronic corpse just said something helpful?

Not buying it.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (aTgV0)

77 70 66 Legalinsurrection.com
France is joing China and Russia and Iran with not freeing up the Straight

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

That's so gay...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

=======

About 9 million barrels a day are being rerouted through two major pipelines. 4 million got through the strait a couple of days ago.

20 million get through on a normal day.

Really, in a few months, the only people who are going to remember this are the shale oil producers in America when they look at their fleet of new Bugattis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (hAotW)

78 MS is a nasty way to go. I saw a friend's decline with that shit.

If it were me, I'd try just about anything that might help.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (IG3/x)

79 And a reminder to keep one's exercise activities in check.

From Post Millennial.
"A Washington state children's book author and co-founder of the Bellingham Naked Bike Ride has been arrested on child sex crime charges.

Zachary Elisha Robertson, 42, of Bellingham, was taken into custody on March 10 on two felony counts of possession of child pornography. Investigators located approximately 25 nude images of prepubescent and pubescent girls on his laptop upon the execution of a search warrant. He later allegedly confessed to downloading nude images of girls between the ages of 5 and 7 years old, according to court documents."

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (E4rtv)

80 Really cool curved horns and thick mats of body fur are side effects of the Yak-DNA Therapy.

Posted by: The Trade-Off at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (oftw2)

81 I can think of worse things to put inside your body other than Yak DNA.

A Yak's dick would be one. Not the only one. Just one.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (AkEZC)
---
I can't imagine why?!

Posted by: Don LeMon at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Fi81e)

82 *watches last video*

Why'd it get so dusty in here all of a sudden??

Posted by: pookysgirl tries to keep Jt The Wonder Dog healthy at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Wt5PA)

83 GatewayPundit....what the heck

Two more US military aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, in addition to an F-15E Strike Eagle that crashed earlier.

An A-10 Warthog reportedly went down contemporaneously with the crash of the F-15, according to the New York Times.

Officials have not stated the cause of the crash or the country where it occurred, but it reportedly occurred near the Strait of Hormuz.

The pilot was safely rescued.

Additionally, Black Hawk helicopter was hit by Iran. Preliminary reports suggest that the Blackhawk was hit during search and rescue operations but landed safely. It was later reported that two helicopters were struck by Iranian fire during the search and rescue, but all crew members are safe

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Sco7b)

84 78 MS is a nasty way to go. I saw a friend's decline with that shit.

If it were me, I'd try just about anything that might help.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (IG3/x)

=======

MS...or like Aunt Gladys at the end of Weapons?

Well, Aunt Gladys went quick, at least...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (hAotW)

85 So he got whacked off ... the board?
Posted by: Axeman

Umm, phrasing?

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)

86 Calories in, calories out. There is no other secret.

Well, except if you get your calories from solid food sources that supply the right nutrients, you feel better and your ability to grow or maintain muscle mass improves and you protect bone density.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Q9G/L)

87 MS-Now - Big Propaganda success for Iran , US fighter shot down

You can hear the seals clapping

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

88 im so convinced that israel controls the most powerful nation on earth and can kill whomever they want with impunity but won't kill their harshest critics because im super smart

Posted by: UA113 at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (cz34i)

89 Yakety Sax would be the perfect music for this. Imagine ace chasing around a bunch of buxom gals benny hill style.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 03, 2026 04:03 PM (3uBP9)

90 I skimmed the content. Something about wearing a sheath if you are ejaculating frequently into a yak.
Posted by: muldoon

You skipped a section. The sheath actually scores worse than a placebo.

Posted by: a muslim who's tired of goats at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (VHUov)

91 Strong work this week, Ace.

Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (qgHp7)

92 75 Masturbatin' Pete, hardest whacked.
Posted by: Axeman
======
He is AOS permabanned as of earlier thread today.
Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)
---
So he got whacked off ... the board?
Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)

Missed A LOT today. Was he especially obnoxious?

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (pDt9x)

93 62 A group of conservative stand-up comics are staging a fundraiser for Tibetan MS research and calling it:

Yuks For Yaks
Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:59 PM (qgHp7)

_____________________________

They stole that from that group of hookers who wanted to make fax machines relevant again.

(sorry, I know it's Friday, and no one wants to fgure stuff out...but there's a joke in there).

Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (dIske)

94 There once was a Moran named Pete

Who's mastubatin was never complete

He said with a grin

While licking his chin

Apparently I am now Delete.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (aTgV0)

95 @83

Another explanation might be that new shipments of Chinese arms have arrived. The PRC wants to know if ANY of their stuff works.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

96 Did my shopping for Easter - kid asked for ham, asparagus, fruit and tots. Which item would be sold out in all forms? If you guessed the ham, you'd be wrong. Apparently, the area loves them some asparagus b/c even the organic and white versions were gone.

So, I picked up all the sale veg and am gonna ask the sons for round 2 - brussel sprouts (got the last 2 bags of those), warm cabbage apple slaw, or cucumber salad...what they want with ham on Easter (the brussels will be Easter or day after b/c they go with pork fat, so I'm gonna insist on it with a ham dinner).

PS - I originally bought lamb and was gonna make that, but one teen was up in arms...so that's now gonna be a nice Saturday night dinner later in the month when he's with the friends at a community Church event (and thus, won't eat it)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (tOcjL)

97 In MLB news, the Colorado Rockies have been mathematically eliminated from post-season play.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (qgHp7)

98 Really, in a few months, the only people who are going to remember this are the shale oil producers in America when they look at their fleet of new Bugattis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:02 PM (hAotW)

And President Trump as he 'sets things right.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (Sco7b)

99 92
Missed A LOT today. Was he especially obnoxious?

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (pDt9x)

=======

Had been for a while.

He just did it in ace's presence this time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (hAotW)

100 The park where Charlie the poodle and I often take our morning constitutional has a feature I like. Near most trees, there is a post identifying the species with a QR link to more info on the species.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (ndZc7)

101 "Despite being ubiquitous in the homes, backyards and hearts of people across the world..."

Don't forget stomachs! Mmm-mmm.

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (Bjg/j)

102 ...through the 2028 season.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (qgHp7)

103 In MLB news, the Colorado Rockies have been mathematically eliminated from post-season play.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (qgHp7)

lol

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (dK+Kv)

104 Who knows what's really happening:

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
37m
🚨 WOW! The second downed US fighter crew member has reportedly MADE CONTACT with the US military after he went down through encrypted radio

US forces now have the ENTIRE night in Iran to find him, nearly 7 hours of pure darkness

Pray he's found 🇺🇸

Posted by: beckster at April 03, 2026 04:06 PM (kX27y)

105 Wait a minute you guys.

I got it.

YakMan.

amirite?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:06 PM (aTgV0)

106 He is AOS permabanned as of earlier thread today.

Permabanned is so lame. I think we should use Permafrosted.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

107 egalinsurrection.com
France is joing China and Russia and Iran with not freeing up the Straight

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

US should just take the straits - then close them just for Russia, China and France.

Posted by: Boswell at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (j10i6)

108 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 03:55 PM (IG3/x)

Rodrigo, blessings, I had no idea you had been through that. Excellent news! FWIW you are one of my Official Morons in Good Standing. An exclusive list.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (mWRBW)

109 98 And President Trump as he 'sets things right.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (Sco7b)

=======

"But no, Trump shouldn't have tried to fix a generations' long regional and worldwide threat because it made winning the midterms harder. He should have been like Democrats who refused to open the borders under Biden because it was so unpopular that it threatened their midterm prospects and just did border security instead to try and keep the Senate and maybe push through another bill."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (hAotW)

110 >>>Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

lol

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

111 83 GatewayPundit....what the heck

Two more US military aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, in addition to an F-15E Strike Eagle that crashed earlier.

An A-10 Warthog reportedly went down contemporaneously with the crash of the F-15, according to the New York Times.

Officials have not stated the cause of the crash or the country where it occurred, but it reportedly occurred near the Strait of Hormuz.

The pilot was safely rescued.

Additionally, Black Hawk helicopter was hit by Iran. Preliminary reports suggest that the Blackhawk was hit during search and rescue operations but landed safely. It was later reported that two helicopters were struck by Iranian fire during the search and rescue, but all crew members are safe
Posted by: Stateless
======
Operation Tempo is pretty high right now and US pilots are probably targeting areas with a lot of man launched missiles. Around the SW coastline of Iran-Straits of Hormuz.

Centcom is playing it close to the chest as to what brought the aircraft down except for the two rescue helicopters that were fired upon but got home safely.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (E4rtv)

112 I've got a pretty big health update.

About 8-10 years ago I finally quit smoking for good after reading Alan Carr's "Easy Way to Quit Smoking" which was recommended by our own Ace. (Many, many thanks to you, Ace.) Since that time, I have gone religiously for the once yearly low-dose CT scan of lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers.

Every one was negative. My doctor suggested that since I had been doing it for at least 8 years, I could probably stop. I asked for just one more, and he said okay. Well, it showed a very small spot on the right lower lobe. After much testing it was confirmed as Stage I CA. Please note that I had no symptoms whatsoever that anything was wrong.

I had the CA removed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NYC about two weeks ago. Doc got it all. No chemo, no radiation required. There were a few glitches, but I've been home for more than a week and feeling better and stronger every day. Thank you to all of you for your prayers!

My only wish is for all of you to take advantage of any and all screenings that are offered--mammograms, CTs, colonoscopies, etc. Catch the beast early and you can beat it.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (3ImbR)

113 Partially related to the content, but I am warning everyone I can about stuff that they know, but think they can take care of "later" -

My father passed away and left me as the executor of his estate. It's modest, but needs to be done. He left a will, but not much other documentation on house title, car(s) title, insurance policies, etc. Coupled with greedy conniving family members that are willing to burn down a lifetime of relationships for money that amounts to about enough that would allow them to buy a nice SUV, it's stressful.

Get your (and your parents) beneficiaries, accounts, passwords, will, and trust in order while you have time. Make a living trust and keep it updated. Your survivors and executors will thannk you.

Posted by: Croaker at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (+BcZI)

114 Well, the health gain is that this chemo seems to be holding things steady for now.

Unfortunately, the other "gain" is that a steroid has to be given without it so that my liver doesn't develop scarring, so I have put back on about 25 pounds since January.

The surgeon says that the steroids aren't crossing into my system (the chemo is delivered directly into my hepatic artery and quickly metabolized), but I think that Prednisone is a sneaky little bastard, and doctors can't really be sure about that.

The indication has more to do with just weight gain, but also the fact that my blood sugar numbers jumped up 40 points in the same time period - which only ever happens when I am on steroids (no history of diabetes on either side of my direct family).

Another lovely side effect has been urinary issues - TMI for polite company; suffice it to say I am quite miserable and stuck near a bathroom at all times. Thankfully, I saw my urologist this week and she has me on some samples of a medication which has helped immensely.

She didn't pooh-pooh my claims of steroid exposure - said this was not uncommon at all.

It's been an interesting few months.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (SRRAx)

115 MS-Now - Big Propaganda success for Iran , US fighter shot down

-
Some smart ass on YT calls them BS-NOW.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (ndZc7)

116 99 92
Missed A LOT today. Was he especially obnoxious?

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:04 PM (pDt9x)

=======

Had been for a while.

He just did it in ace's presence this time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (hAotW)

Have to say good riddance, he won’t be missed. A couple of others getting banned would be okay with me too. But, not my blog. The paid trolls never engage I have observed, just hit and run stuff.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)

117 Now scientists believe that same gene could help humans repair damaged nerves by regrowing the protective coating, and potentially opening a new door for MS treatment.
-----------------
So, after yak gene therapy the patient has to live at 14,800 feet altitude for the rest of their life? I don't get it.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (n17eQ)

118 110 >>>Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

lol

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

======

But you'd better be back Monday morning.

early.

More like Sunday night.

Gotta make up for the lost time for going home early.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (hAotW)

119 I actually do have some gains. I'm slowly getting function back in my left arm and feeling back in my hands and feet. Lotta work to do but making progress.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (viF8m)

120 The park where Charlie the poodle and I often take our morning constitutional has a feature I like.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (ndZc7)

Pro-tip: Do not poop in park.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (dK+Kv)

121 Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)

My favorite was when he called *you* a Trump bootlicker. LMAO

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (mWRBW)

122 People actually saw greater benefits when they knew they were taking a placebo.

This bodes poorly for my gainzz.

I now know that as long as I know that Twinkies and Ho-Hos have no health benefits, I could get some health benefit from them, so I have less reason to not eat Twinkies and Ho-Hos.

Posted by: mikeski puts his AI in an infinite loop at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (VHUov)

123 116 Have to say good riddance, he won’t be missed. A couple of others getting banned would be okay with me too. But, not my blog. The paid trolls never engage I have observed, just hit and run stuff.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)

=======

I always knew you hated me!

*weeps bitterly but manfully*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (hAotW)

124 >>>More of a loss, really, but my tumor is gone for now. The doc is sure he got it all, and the pathology report confirms this (as I understand it, he cut away a margin of healthy tissue around the tumor).
Immunotherapy and watchful waiting come next.
At a minimum, it won't kill me this year, and there's a reasonable chance it's gone for good.

I'm sorry to hear of your travail. It's good to hear they think they got the tumor!

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (1wjle)

125 In MLB news, the Colorado Rockies have been mathematically eliminated from post-season play.
Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 04:05 PM (qgHp7)

So, no reason not to trade all their players to the Mets at the trade deadline then...anything to save the Mets season at this point.

Posted by: Boswell at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (j10i6)

126 Pro-tip: Do not poop in park.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at

Beats doing it in reverse.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (mWRBW)

127 Congratulations Irish and welcome back.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 04:10 PM (viF8m)

128 Strong work this week, Ace.

Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.
Posted by: muldoon
......

Don't forget to charge your time to PTO.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:10 PM (UjdFS)

129 He is AOS permabanned as of earlier thread today.

Permabanned is so lame. I think we should use Permafrosted.
Posted by: Archimedes

Double secret probation.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:10 PM (ndZc7)

130 Crazy thought.

I would rather have the Israelis running my life than the democrats.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:10 PM (aTgV0)

131 123 116 Have to say good riddance, he won’t be missed. A couple of others getting banned would be okay with me too. But, not my blog. The paid trolls never engage I have observed, just hit and run stuff.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:08 PM (pDt9x)

=======

I always knew you hated me!

*weeps bitterly but manfully*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (hAotW)

Look, I was trying to be all genteel about the matter!!

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (pDt9x)

132 >>>Congratulations Irish and welcome back.
~~~~~

Thank you, Straw!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (3ImbR)

133 >>> >>>Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.

lol
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)

Um, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow. So if you could be here around 9:00, that would be great. Mm-Kay?

Posted by: Bill Lumbergh at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (3uBP9)

134 Missed A LOT today. Was he especially obnoxious?
Posted by: tubal

Eh, given his terminal TDS and proclivity to show up just to provoke fights since Trump, it was a matter of time. Same sperging and spiralling down that another recently banned critter did.

And about as logical on their arguments as a typical leftist.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (E4rtv)

135 Why do we poop on a parkway but shit in a driveway?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (mWRBW)

136 > Rodrigo, blessings, I had no idea you had been through that. Excellent news! FWIW you are one of my Official Morons in Good Standing. An exclusive list.
Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:07 PM (mWRBW)

Thanks! I'm still pissing through a tube coming out of my dick, but other than that everything seems to be good. I'm really, really ready for that thing to come out.

I'm sure there are people who are into that sort of thing, but I'm not one of them.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (IG3/x)

137 Beats doing it in reverse.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (mWRBW)

Out through the out door only.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (dK+Kv)

138 "I don't know if I want Yak DNA in my body."

Surgical mesh, used to repair hernias and tissue damage, might now be more often made of polypropylene, a non-absorbable plastic polymer. However, other materials include polyester, polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE or Gore-Tex), or biologic tissues derived from porcine (pig) or bovine (cow) collagen are also used, and bacteria can grow and form biofilms on all types of hernia mesh. (Had it happen.)

Gel injections for knee pain were derived from rooster combs (hence the nickname "rooster comb injections"). Now most modern hyaluronic acid is produced in labs through bacterial fermentation, making them safe for people with chicken allergies.

Tat ink can be a horror in the human body.

MS is such a terrible disease. My young niece has been cautious but engaged in some drug trials for relief. She did not regret it and, if that proves a good treatment or cure, she'd likely go for it.

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (NFX2v)

139 Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
Hate to tell you but most people here are not Prometheus fans.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (E4rtv)

140 Irish Ei, so happy for you!! Must have been a Huge weight lifted from you.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (pDt9x)

141 139 Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
Hate to tell you but most people here are not Prometheus fans.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (E4rtv)

=========

I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (hAotW)

142 I don't have any. I've been low-carb pretty consistently, but the only result is that I'm not gaining weight. I'm losing none. I really do have to start exercising again.
---
I am eating unmodified potato starch as a resistant starch. Supposed to feed your little buddies in your gut biome. 90+% of them. So far just 2 teaspoons a day.

Results aren't in quite yet. But the studies quoted say 2-4 weeks for resistant starch to really make a difference.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Fi81e)

143 Don't forget to charge your time to PTO.
Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:10 PM (UjdFS)

_______________________

PTO? Patton Tiberius Oswald?

Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (dIske)

144 Never ever quit on the Colorado Diamondbacks!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (aTgV0)

145 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (hAotW)

That would be an epic flounce.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (dK+Kv)

146 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (hAotW)
---
You remember that I like Prometheus, right?

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Fi81e)

147 139 Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
Hate to tell you but most people here are not Prometheus fans.
Posted by: whig

It all makes sense if you watch the director's cut.

Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)

148 All the best to Teresa and Irish.
Well all of you.

Back later, hopefully to happier news.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Sco7b)

149 Weeell....I'm not dead yet. That's a win.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 03, 2026 04:14 PM (7Lycq)

150 Why do we poop on a parkway but shit in a driveway?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (mWRBW)
---
Congratulations. You got me into a rolling chuckle.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:14 PM (Fi81e)

151 Teresa has good news too? A great day at the HQ.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (pDt9x)

152 Down to 185. Lost 25 pounds. Just eating less and exercising more. Nothing esoteric. God bless us every one.

Posted by: Browncoat formerly known as Mike at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (eAAqq)

153 It all makes sense if you watch the director's cut.

Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)
---
On mushrooms.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (Fi81e)

154 Thanks! I'm still pissing through a tube coming out of my dick, but other than that everything seems to be good. I'm really, really ready for that thing to come out.

I'm sure there are people who are into that sort of thing, but I'm not one of them.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Ah Foley's Catheter. I spent months on one waiting for an operation to clear an obstructed bladder. Unpleasant as hell and I still worked at the time. You do have some Azo tablets? They help with the pain of that damn apparatus. And if your doc allows it, cranberries might be a good thing to consume. You really do not want a UTI with that thing in you.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)

155 This story comes via renown Yak expert Buck Dharma?

I guess it must be true.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (8mulE)

156 my little dog will be 13 in July.
When my husband was dying, he WAY overfed her; she was his "comfort animal", they deeply loved each other, and she would spend all day and all night focused on him, sitting in his lounger with him, lying with him, watching TV.
She is a mishmosh of four small breeds, two of which would happily eat until they exploded.
No matter how I tried to keep it in check, he would give her handfuls of his food, or just give her his plate.
And she ate.
By the time he passed, she weighed 16 pounds.
She should weigh 8.
When my daughter came home from a year in another state, she screamed when she saw the dog--she looked like an overinflated football with a point at each end, balanced on four other points.
It took me over a year to get her down to 8 again, and I am so glad I did, even though she was convinced I didn't love her and was trying to kill her.
She is healthy, vigorous for her age, and still a sweet dear.
May she continue, God willing!

Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (enw9G)

157 >>About 8-10 years ago I finally quit smoking for good after reading Alan Carr's "Easy Way to Quit Smoking" which was recommended by our own Ace. (Many, many thanks to you, Ace.) Since that time, I have gone religiously for the once yearly low-dose CT scan of lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers.
Every one was negative. My doctor suggested that since I had been doing it for at least 8 years, I could probably stop. I asked for just one more, and he said okay. Well, it showed a very small spot on the right lower lobe. After much testing it was confirmed as Stage I CA. Please note that I had no symptoms whatsoever that anything was wrong.
I had the CA removed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NYC about two weeks ago. Doc got it all. No chemo, no radiation required. There were a few glitches, but I've been home for more than a week and feeling better and stronger every day. Thank you to all of you for your prayers!

o thank God, I was worried in that second part.

I'm thinking of getting that book again because I've been using a vape and want to quit. It triggers an allergy response in me and I'm just tired of being dependent on a drug.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (1wjle)

158 Silica is supposed to clear aluminum deposits from the brain. You can buy the mineral mix to add to water or you can drink Fiji water. Fiji water has the highest silica in bottled water. Simple enough to try it

https://tinyurl.com/y3s75aef

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (gQ15S)

159 All I know is that Placebo must be a wonder drug, because they test every other drug for every ailment against it, and it usually provides some benefit every time.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (0U5gm)

160 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Didn't Ace actually do that once?

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

161 Liang Zhang, a neuroscientist at Shanghai Jiao Tong University,

--------

Oh that's just dandy.

Maybe once we're in a fifth year of attempting to put down the hordes of hypermyelinated, brain-eating RESTAT-27 zombies, our Frontline Healthcare Heroes will admit it didn't actually come from a Mongol banging a yak.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (BI5O2)

162 >>>155 This story comes via renown Yak expert Buck Dharma?

yeah, he sent it. I've been to his house and have seen his Wall of Gold Records.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (1wjle)

163 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=======
That will do wonders for your movie channel.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (E4rtv)

164 I'm sure there are people who are into that sort of thing, but I'm not one of them.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:11 PM (IG3

Best to you too.

Thanks to the Horde, when it's done for pleasure I know that's called sounding.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (Sco7b)

165 160 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Didn't Ace actually do that once?

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

=====

Only if ace is a solipsist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (hAotW)

166 The only thing wrong with Prometheus was no-one was likeable.

And the plot made no sense.

And half the movie was cut out.

And the protagonist was unrootable for.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (aTgV0)

167 "Frequent Ejaculations Can Boost Sperm Quality, Study Suggests"

I misread frequent as "female" and went, here we go, another transgender story.

NOTE TO SELF: Wear your damn glasses. Squinting to bring text into focus stopped working 20 years ago.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at April 03, 2026 04:17 PM (glnUu)

168 he was on the podcast once and I avoided talking about politics because I don't want to get people in trouble

I heard from his son later, "He was kind of disappointed you didn't ask him about politics."

Sorry! I was trying to help!

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:17 PM (1wjle)

169 When does Prometheus 2 come out? I can't wait.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:17 PM (UjdFS)

170
at the cardiologist for my regular annual check up. bp was 123/85 pulse 65. heavy protein diet, minimal carbs, light exercise (walking). now down to 210 on my way past 200.

Posted by: BifBewalski at April 03, 2026 04:17 PM (UWQC6)

171 This story comes via renown Yak expert Buck Dharma?

I guess it must be true.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (8mulE)
---
He didn't miss the deadline.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:18 PM (Fi81e)

172 And,

JUST IN: President Trump is making moves to finally privatize TSA in airports, according to his budget submission to Congress for FY 2027.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)

173 >>I'm just tired of being dependent on a drug.

Just the one?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 04:18 PM (viF8m)

174 The only thing wrong with Prometheus was no-one was likeable.
---------

Ah so Madison saw himself in everyone.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 04:19 PM (mWRBW)

175 >>>Just the one?
Posted by: JackStraw

A lot of us get high on life, Little Jackie Paper. I know that sounds a little square to acidheads like yourself.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:19 PM (1wjle)

176 157
I'm thinking of getting that book again because I've been using a vape and want to quit. It triggers an allergy response in me and I'm just tired of being dependent on a drug.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (1wjle)

My two cents is go with the nicotine lozenges. They worked for me. Much better than the gum and better than having 15 or 20 patches stuck on you. That might be hyperbole.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:19 PM (pDt9x)

177 The only thing wrong with Prometheus was no-one was likeable.

And the plot made no sense.

And half the movie was cut out.

And the protagonist was unrootable for.
Posted by: eleven

On the plus side TJM pimps it from time to time. That is always good for a few good natured snarks.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at April 03, 2026 04:19 PM (glnUu)

178 "When does Prometheus 2 come out? I can't wait.
Posted by: wth"

It came out. It didn't end well let me tell you.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:19 PM (aTgV0)

179 Strong work this week, Ace.

Go ahead and finish the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.
Posted by: muldoon

Ace, be sure to avoid Lundberg.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (PSEDc)

180 Irish Ei, so happy for you!! Must have been a Huge weight lifted from you.
Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:12 PM (pDt9x)
~~~~~

Thank you, tubal. It was. I just hope everyone will tolerate me constantly advocating for screening!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (3ImbR)

181 They shot down 3 different US aircraft ? Obviously Iran had some hidden weaponry....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (FtULh)

182 160 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Didn't Ace actually do that once?
Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

Ace *tried* to do that once, but he ended up banning himself first. Kinda took the wind out of his sails.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (8mulE)

183 A lot of us get high on life, Little Jackie Paper.

I got that reference.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (Riz8t)

184 That obese golden retriever is pathetic. Cannot even get up. I don't know how one can do that to a dog.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (/lPRQ)

185 156
Posted by: barbarausa
.......

My Mom has overfed a couple of dogs to death. But then, she's mostly blind so can't see how fat they are getting.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:20 PM (UjdFS)

186 >>My two cents is go with the nicotine lozenges. They worked for me. Much better than the gum and better than having 15 or 20 patches stuck on you. That might be hyperbole.

i'll look into them. right now I'm chewing a lot of gum.

Are lozenges easy to take out and then start using again later? I'm having that problem with the gum. I just don't feel like having something in my mouth all day. I don't know how garrett does it.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

187
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03,

I am so sorry you went through what you did, but thrilled they got it all. Yay!

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (Q9G/L)

188 160 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!

What do you mean, everyone?

Posted by: Gary Oldman at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

189 I don't know if I want Yak DNA in my body.

Better to have Yak DNA in your body than muslim dna in a yak's body.

Wait.

What a day.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 03, 2026 04:22 PM (K3Fc+)

190 Do not take Placebo if you are allergic to Placebo or any of it's ingredients.

Posted by: Reforger at April 03, 2026 04:22 PM (SCCU1)

191 The only thing wrong with Prometheus was no-one was likeable.
---
I don't need likable in movies. So, that might explain why I'm okay with it.

I enjoy a good gritty noir, if it's well done.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:23 PM (Fi81e)

192
139 Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
Hate to tell you but most people here are not Prometheus fans.
Posted by: whig

It all makes sense if you watch the director's cut.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)

The A9 fan edit actually takes Prometheus from unwatchable drek, through "tolerable", all the way to "that was a pretty decent way to spend an evening".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 03, 2026 04:23 PM (y9nCu)

193 >>My two cents is go with the nicotine lozenges. They worked for me. Much better than the gum and better than having 15 or 20 patches stuck on you. That might be hyperbole.

i'll look into them. right now I'm chewing a lot of gum.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

Just have a heart attack. You can stop same day.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 04:23 PM (dK+Kv)

194 They shot down 3 different US aircraft ? Obviously Iran had some hidden weaponry....
Posted by: It's me donna

They really hadn't had a chance to use it until recently. They are short range so they have to be pretty much right under the aircraft to take a shot.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 04:24 PM (/lPRQ)

195 186

gum.

Are lozenges easy to take out and then start using again later? I'm having that problem with the gum. I just don't feel like having something in my mouth all day. I don't know how garrett does it.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

They are if you set them on a little saucer or something like that. They dry really quickly. The have 2&4 mg doses. I quickly switched over to 2 and that dose seems easier to wean off of. Best of luck to you boss. You can do it. I’ll even pray for you if you don’t mind.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)

196 I hope that study on MS gets worked through quickly, I have family members with MS.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 03, 2026 04:25 PM (rbvCR)

197 >>>They are if you set them on a little saucer or something like that. They dry really quickly. The have 2&4 mg doses. I quickly switched over to 2 and that dose seems easier to wean off of. Best of luck to you boss. You can do it. I’ll even pray for you if you don’t mind.

thanks, i'll see if CVS has them.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)

198 181 They shot down 3 different US aircraft ? Obviously Iran had some hidden weaponry....
Posted by: It's me donna
========
Close Air Support and rescuing downed pilots/weapons officers is a difficult task. Right now, it could be that the F-15 went down first and certainly the copters were attacked while doing the rescue mission. The other aircraft, the A-10, flies at low level anyway--not clear whether it was also involved in the search for the downed F-15 pilots.

So two aircraft were lost and two copters got shot at and at least one damaged rescuing downed pilots. They got to safety okay.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:25 PM (E4rtv)

199 I just don't feel like having something in my mouth all day. I don't know how garrett does it.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was
......

Oh snap!

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:25 PM (UjdFS)

200 Oh, one more thing, ace, get the generics and not Nicorette brand. MUCH cheaper, and just as effective.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:26 PM (pDt9x)

201 Critical Drinker reports that the Super Mario Bros movie isn't a deep, philosophical exploration of the eternal verities. I'm shocked.

https://youtu.be/jOhyF7002sk

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

202 >>>200 Oh, one more thing, ace, get the generics and not Nicorette brand. MUCH cheaper, and just as effective.

good tip, I'll do that.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (1wjle)

203 I don't know how garrett does it.

Posted by: ace

*snort*

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (A5RD0)

204 Congrats, Irish Ei.

It's a good feeling to know that it's (probably) gone.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (IG3/x)

205 IrishEye, did you have Dr. Cheung?

Posted by: spongeworthy at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (sLLbN)

206 Critical Drinker reports that the Super Mario Bros movie isn't a deep, philosophical exploration of the eternal verities. I'm shocked.

https://youtu.be/jOhyF7002sk
Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)
---
I'm not going to see it, then!

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

207
Man, I am j-j-j-j-j-j-jones-in' for a placebo right now!

* scratches his raw and bloody arms *

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 04:29 PM (xG4kz)

208 I'm thinking of getting that book again because I've been using a vape and want to quit. It triggers an allergy response in me and I'm just tired of being dependent on a drug.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (1wjle)
~~~~~

Do it, ace. I can't really figure out how it worked, but it did. I went into it convinced that it would be no better than every other technique I had tried: hypnosis, SmokEnders, accupuncture, etc. Figured my best shot was to read it in one sitting, so I did so one night and finished just before bed. Got up the next morning and said to myself, "Yeah, I'm not smoking anymore."

And that was it. I don't even remember if there were any withdrawal symptoms. I was done. You can do it, ace.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:29 PM (3ImbR)

209 My modest gains are the 5 pounds I gained from my King Cake blitz are gone. And I ran today and didn’t even whine about it.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 04:29 PM (Q9G/L)

210 good tip, I'll do that.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:27 PM (1wjle)

How long before Ace looks like that Ben Affleck meme standing there...

Posted by: Boswell at April 03, 2026 04:29 PM (j10i6)

211 It all makes sense if you watch the director's cut.
Posted by: Auspex

It makes more sense not to watch it at all. Lots of recent movies that I simply do not care to watch ever. Plenty of good ones that I haven't seen (Thanks TJM for those), and others to rewatch.

Time is short and my attention limited to such things.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:29 PM (E4rtv)

212 Sorry, Dr. Huang?

Posted by: spongeworthy at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (sLLbN)

213 From Blue Oyster Cult legend Buck Dharma: Important Yak Content.

-
Wait. The Don't Fear the Reaper guy? I don't know.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (ndZc7)

214 It took me over a year to get her down to 8 again, and I am so glad I did, even though she was convinced I didn't love her and was trying to kill her.
She is healthy, vigorous for her age, and still a sweet dear.
May she continue, God willing!
Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (enw9G)

Good for you. That's a nice story.

And screw it. All of you talked me into Prometheus. I found it free online and have 124 minutes to kill. Book reading is next week.

Besides "Freddy Got Fingered" wasn't that bad compared to today's crap so how bad can it be? 2012...no trannies, not many important messages. It'll be Shakespeare in space compared to today.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (Sco7b)

215 Integrity crew is going to perform CPR today while aboard the Orion spacecraft. Should be interesting to see how they pull it off.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (ESVrU)

216 Sorry, Dr. Huang?
Posted by: spongeworthy at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (sLLbN)
---
Will Huang.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (Fi81e)

217 Flounder!

If you haven’t recently, please reach out to Jordan61. Hubs is home from the hospital finally and she could prolly use a chuckle.

Hope baseball season is coming right along!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (A5RD0)

218 >>Do it, ace. I can't really figure out how it worked, but it did. I went into it convinced that it would be no better than every other technique I had tried: hypnosis, SmokEnders, accupuncture, etc. Figured my best shot was to read it in one sitting, so I did so one night and finished just before bed. Got up the next morning and said to myself, "Yeah, I'm not smoking anymore."

you don't have to sell me, I know it works! I quit smoking after three days and haven't smoked again since. I only started vaping years later because a doctor (yes a doctor) told me I could try that to improve my focus.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (1wjle)

219 I have a gain, and I have Ace and the blog to thank for it. Long discussions of creatine tempted me. I asked both my hematologist and my gp about it and they both said to try it as long as I promised to have a kidney check in 3 months. I have a couple of medical conditions that make many things iffy.

By the end of the first week, I felt so much stronger and more alert. I am tearing around doing things that exhausted me to think about a month ago!

Thank you all! And that kidney test better be good because I now can't imagine doing without it.

Posted by: Wenda at April 03, 2026 04:31 PM (dXTLm)

220 >>Just have a heart attack. You can stop same day.

Worked for me.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (viF8m)

221 > I'm sorry to hear of your travail. It's good to hear they think they got the tumor!
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:09 PM (1wjle)

Thanks!

Ah Foley's Catheter.
Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)

Yeah, that's the one. A clever bit of apparatus, but not exactly designed for comfort.

At least I've been cleared to use a plug in the damned thing, which I can pull when my bladder gets full. For a while I was walking around with a bag of urine strapped to my leg.

Again, not being judgy here, but that's not something I find a turn-on. Heh.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (IG3/x)

222 Do not take Placebo if you are allergic to Placebo or any of it's ingredients.
Posted by: Reforger
.......

side effects include anal leakage, swelling between the anus and genitals, and death

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (UjdFS)

223 >>Testosterone is not always linked to male well-being, claims someone posting as "Gonah Joldberg."

As someone who has cycled before, I can tell you this, 250mg of Testosterone Enanthate/Cypionate twice weekly will make you feel like you could pick up a truck and pick up a chick all at the same time.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (XV/Pl)

224 I am eating unmodified potato starch as a resistant starch. Supposed to feed your little buddies in your gut biome. 90+% of them. So far just 2 teaspoons a day.

Results aren't in quite yet. But the studies quoted say 2-4 weeks for resistant starch to really make a difference.
Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:13 PM (Fi81e)

I discovered that statins can spike your blood sugar, and the suspected mechanism is that it suppresses the growth of Clostridium sp. in your gut. The non-problematic Clostridiae species are involved in excreting compounds that are used by the liver.
Anyhow, my fasting blood glucose levels are creeping up again.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

225 I tried getting high on life, once.
Worst hangover I’ve ever had.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (6ydKt)

226 just don't feel like having something in my mouth all day. I don't know how garrett does it.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:21 PM (1wjle)

This place....😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (SRRAx)

227 "And screw it. All of you talked me into Prometheus. I found it free online and have 124 minutes to kill. "

Just think, you'll have another 123 minutes left to kill doing something else after turning it on...

Posted by: Boswell at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (j10i6)

228
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was

She was the one with the pork chop tied around her neck in order to get the other dogs to play with her.

Now, write that down since you can't remember it!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (xG4kz)

229 Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?
====

Cut my Rx Metformin in half 4/1

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (RIvkX)

230 side effects include anal leakage, swelling between the anus and genitals

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:32 PM (UjdFS)
---
When you're Don Le Mon.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (Fi81e)

231 @201

>>Critical Drinker reports that the Super Mario Bros movie isn't a deep, philosophical exploration of the eternal verities. I'm shocked.

If it's a cute and adorable as the 1st film, it's going to make a billion dollars.

And even if it's not, it's largely got a multi-generational audience baked into the cake.

It's going to make dough.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (XV/Pl)

232 >>>IrishEye, did you have Dr. Cheung?
~~~~~

Nope. Rocco. Big Italican guy. Can't say enough about MSK - outstanding.

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

Thank you, piper!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:35 PM (3ImbR)

233 If it's a cute and adorable as the 1st film, it's going to make a billion dollars.

And even if it's not, it's largely got a multi-generational audience baked into the cake.

It's going to make dough.

You're probably right. It's apparently nothing but a nonstop barrage of movement, sound and color. It's perfect for Gen Z and Alpha.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 03, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

234 Scientists Engineered a Plant to Produce 5 Different Psychedelics at Once

-
It's called a Grateful Dead plant.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:36 PM (ndZc7)

235
To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.

Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

236 Swapping back to keto. Found a good recipe for a egg, sausage, spinach casserole that I liked a lot.

Makin bacon right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (bss/y)

237 If it's a cute and adorable as the 1st film, it's going to make a billion dollars.

And even if it's not, it's largely got a multi-generational audience baked into the cake.

It's going to make dough.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (XV/Pl)
---
I like anything that makes Chris Pratt box office.

Because you can almost guess that plenty of people in Hollywood would like to see him go.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)

238 >>>I have a gain, and I have Ace and the blog to thank for it. Long discussions of creatine tempted me. I asked both my hematologist and my gp about it and they both said to try it as long as I promised to have a kidney check in 3 months. I have a couple of medical conditions that make many things iffy.
By the end of the first week, I felt so much stronger and more alert. I am tearing around doing things that exhausted me to think about a month ago!

great! I haven't been taking as much because the dose I want (about 15 mg) causes GI issues. I switched to creatine HCL (instead of the more common creatine monhydride) and that helped a bit. It also helped not having it in my coffee. Coffee plus creatine was too much for my plumbing.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle)

239 >>>Cut my Rx Metformin in half 4/1

cool! Congrats.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:39 PM (1wjle)

240 >>> I just hope everyone will tolerate me constantly advocating for screening!

I do the same browbeating. I got prostate cancer but nipped it in the bud. The urologist was so somber. "Well, I'm sorry. but it is cancer." I just laughed. After leiomyosarcoma, prostate cancer just doesn't rate. 5 jolts of the Fermi Remedy and I'm good to go.

Posted by: spongeworthy at April 03, 2026 04:39 PM (sLLbN)

241 "Nope. Rocco. Big Italican guy."

I guess Moose must have been tied up helping the judge find his wallet.

Posted by: Boswell at April 03, 2026 04:39 PM (j10i6)

242
Wait. The Don't Fear the Reaper guy? I don't know.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (ndZc7)

Buck is a Moron, has been for years. I dunno about you folks, but I'm honored to share that title with him.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 03, 2026 04:39 PM (y9nCu)

243 15 grams, I meant, not mg.

Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:40 PM (1wjle)

244 Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes) are a good source of inulin. They were a thing in the 70s. We could buy them in the produce aisle. If I recall correctly, they taste somewhat like jicama.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at April 03, 2026 04:40 PM (FMtrg)

245 235 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

Take Goodfellas for instance.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

246 IAB, wth, and Stateless, I never should have let it get out of hand, but the dachs and chihuahua are strong in her. She lives to eat.
My husband loved food, and his eyes were bigger than his appetite as he declined, and he raised absolute hell if anyone tried to convince him to take SOME, and have a bit more if he felt good. He wanted the whole steak, and a baked potato, and so on.
He'd have a few bites, and hand her the plate, and she would have wolfed as much down as she could (which was plenty) before I could grab it.
Vet gave me a great tip--she can have as many vegs as she wants, and she absolutely loves any kind of bean or pea.
I get the mini cans of low sodium peas and carrots, and drain one into a container in the fridge. She can have a small handful (8-10 peas, 2-3 little cubes of carrot) for a treat, and it is good for her.
After every walk, she lines up at the fridge for her peas and carrots!

Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:40 PM (enw9G)

247 @242

>>Buck is a Moron, has been for years. I dunno about you folks, but I'm honored to share that title with him.

Have you ever seen Buck and Ace?

They're probably brothers or cousins.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:41 PM (XV/Pl)

248 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)
---
I was thinking of Rami's A Simple Plan. One of my favorite movies. Bill Paxton's character is the most likeable and he's still bad. He just has intentions closer to good.

Or like the Gentlemen, where the the most sympathetic characters are still mobsters, and quite ruthless--perhaps not Colin Farrell's Coach.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:41 PM (Fi81e)

249 >>>I guess Moose must have been tied up helping the judge find his wallet.
~~~~~

Hah!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:42 PM (3ImbR)

250 >>Critical Drinker reports that the Super Mario Bros movie isn't a deep, philosophical exploration of the eternal verities. I'm shocked.

If it's a cute and adorable as the 1st film, it's going to make a billion dollars.

And even if it's not, it's largely got a multi-generational audience baked into the cake.

It's going to make dough.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:34 PM (XV/Pl)
_____________________________

I'd go if it had an NC-17 rating. Two Italian guys running around with unlimited weapons in a Shroom based Kingdom. Princess Peach is a nymphomaniac, which, of course, causes issues with the brothers. The scenarios are endless...and disgusting.

Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 04:42 PM (dIske)

251 Yeah, that's the one. A clever bit of apparatus, but not exactly designed for comfort.

At least I've been cleared to use a plug in the damned thing, which I can pull when my bladder gets full. For a while I was walking around with a bag of urine strapped to my leg.

Again, not being judgy here, but that's not something I find a turn-on. Heh.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

When working with one, I wore Fisherman's pants that convert into shorts. Easy enough to unzip the short a bit and drop the exhaust line into the toilet for unloading.

The Azo tablets are actually a food safe clothing dye that for whatever reason reduce urinary inflammation/pain but in return makes your pee a deep stainable orange in color. Over the counter at drug stores and I think there is a similar product from another brand name.

I had to get over severe UTIs by months of antibiotics before the docs would consider surgery and then I found out that the local docs misdiagnosed me with an enlarged prostate when I actually had a bladder obstruction. So I dumped the local docs and went to Mayo Scottsdale AZ for cold holmium laser removal of the obstruction.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:42 PM (E4rtv)

252
I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

253 >>> Can't say enough about MSK - outstanding.

It's a factory, but it's clean as hell, great-looking nurses and doctors if I'm being honest. I had both lungs done so I had to stay for 3 days. Food's good!

Posted by: spongeworthy at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (sLLbN)

254 160 I'm banning EVERYONE!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Didn't Ace actually do that once?

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

Did he ban himself once?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (ynpvh)

255 235 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

Take Goodfellas for instance.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
......

and The Way We Were

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:44 PM (UjdFS)

256 And screw it. All of you talked me into Prometheus. I found it free online and have 124 minutes to kill. Book reading is next week.

Besides "Freddy Got Fingered" wasn't that bad compared to today's crap so how bad can it be? 2012...no trannies, not many important messages. It'll be Shakespeare in space compared to today.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:30 PM (Sco7b)

You just can't save people from themselves...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 03, 2026 04:44 PM (xcxpd)

257 Totally unrelated to anything, but on Chris Plante's morning show yesterday, he explained how Seals & Croft vanished.

The wrote a pro-life song in 1974.

It sounds incredible just 2 years after Roe v. Wade. But it ended their careers, apparently.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)

258 The Flat Earthers are not real, it's a lark, I don't believe it for one second.

It's a conspiracy to give NDT something to yammer about.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 03, 2026 04:45 PM (XV/Pl)

259 I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

Thankfully I just vacated my office that I shared with one. Fuking idiot. New office is basically a closet but at least I'm not near him.

Posted by: Reforger at April 03, 2026 04:45 PM (SCCU1)

260 great! I haven't been taking as much because the dose I want (about 15 mg) causes GI issues. I switched to creatine HCL (instead of the more common creatine monhydride) and that helped a bit. It also helped not having it in my coffee. Coffee plus creatine was too much for my plumbing.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:38 PM (1wjle)

I have found the gastro stuff is usually very food dependent. Mixing it with milk helps.

But I still have to stay away from tomato.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 04:45 PM (bss/y)

261 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

Take Goodfellas for instance.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
......

and The Way We Were
Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:44 PM (UjdFS)
---
Yeah, but there's usually somebody likable in a Barbara Streisand movie.

Take What's Up Doc, for example....

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (Fi81e)

262 Coming up on the end of the medical weight management program (rapid weight loss under doctor supervision), now entering the third week of transition back to "regular" food. After 16 weeks of high-protein shakes, bars, and soup, they ease you back to normal nutrition over 6 weeks to prevent your insides from seizing up. DH and I did it together; he's lost 47 lbs, I've lost 45. Unfortunately I still have another 15 to go to reach my goal of losing 60 lbs and attaining a "healthy" BMI. It's been a slog but there's light (and tacos) at the end of the tunnel!

Posted by: tankascribe at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (NtoJk)

263 >>Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

I put my boat up for sale. On consignment with Ashley Marine. I feel better already. And I'll feel even better once it actually sells.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

264 252
I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

Just observe a ship on the ocean moving away from the shore...it starts to disappear from the bottom up...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (ynpvh)

265 259 I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.
Posted by: publius
=======
Glad you have the patience to try to teach them something but unfortunately terminal stupidity is not a curable disease.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (E4rtv)

266 I think the best part of The Stand mini-series from the 90s was the opening scenes of Captain Trips virus spreading while Don’t Fear The Reaper played in the background.

I’ve loved that song ever since.

Needs more cowbell, but otherwise it’s perfect.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (6ydKt)

267 Did he ban himself once?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (ynpvh)
---
He was talking to himself and got a little too personal.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

268 252
I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

Posted by: publius

They're not landing 'cause Stanley Kubrick's dead and can't do the special effect moon walking.

Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (Y8DZL)

269
If Super Mario Galaxy is as cute and adorable as the 1st film, it's going to make a billion dollars.

And even if it's not, it's largely got a multi-generational audience baked into the cake.

I am contemplating taking the gKids to see it next week. For me the fun is watching them watching it.

It's going to be loud though -- the trailer itself is loud.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (xG4kz)

270 263 >>Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

I put my boat up for sale. On consignment with Ashley Marine. I feel better already. And I'll feel even better once it actually sells.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

Ah, one of the two greatest moments owning a boat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (ynpvh)

271 >>>Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

Gainzzz?

Posted by: m at April 03, 2026 04:47 PM (fNISR)

272 I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (w6EFb)
---
What if the Earth is round and the Moon is flat? Do they have answer for that?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

273 261 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)
____________________

No necessarily in the category of "great" movies, but entertaining. "American Psycho" had absolutely not likeable characters. None. I would add "The Wolf of Wallstreet" has a similar situation.

Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 04:49 PM (dIske)

274 263 >>Does anyone have any health gains they'd like to report to the group?

I put my boat up for sale. On consignment with Ashley Marine. I feel better already. And I'll feel even better once it actually sells.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

Boat guy here. Found myself with 2, somehow. Just sold one and it feels GREAT! Sooner or later you have too many boats. Like 2.

Posted by: tubal at April 03, 2026 04:49 PM (pDt9x)

275 I'd go if it had an NC-17 rating. Two Italian guys running around with unlimited weapons in a Shroom based Kingdom. Princess Peach is a nymphomaniac, which, of course, causes issues with the brothers. The scenarios are endless...and disgusting.
Posted by: Orson at April 03, 2026 04:42 PM (dIske)

Or....awesome?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 03, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

276 What if the Earth is round and the Moon is flat? Do they have answer for that?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)
---
Duh. Haven't you heard, the moon is a hollow, metallic structure to capture Earth souls!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

277 Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:40 PM (enw9G

I can't judge. After a neighbour was cat-napping outdoor cats, I took my friends' outdoor cats in since they lived here before. In a few months, poor Snowflake went from 8 to 12 pounds.

She's healthy and outdoors again.

But you obviously also had bigger concerns. I'm sorry on the loss of your husband.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (Sco7b)

278 272 I'm having a ball. The flat-earthers are having conniption fits over the pictures of earth Artemis has started sending back. They are "debunking" them, cause you know, the earth is flat and space is fake and gay.

It's a hoot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:43 PM (w6EFb)
---
What if the Earth is round and the Moon is flat? Do they have answer for that?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

Darth FlatEarth finds you're lack of faith disturbing...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (ynpvh)

279 You guys didn't like Henry Hill?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (aTgV0)

280 Plus, a few months ago I bought a fancy scale on amazon (sale.)

Gives a body type breakdown, % fat, skeletal muscle, whole nine yards.

One annoying kind of funny thing, It lists my weight level as 'Obese' and my body type as 'obese.' WTF, scale? lol.

At this point, while I have been eating crap, I have continued to lift, so I have more muscle than at any time since high school. Now I am still about 30 lbs off my weight then, but still.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (bss/y)

281 Just observe a ship on the ocean moving away from the shore...it starts to disappear from the bottom up...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
......

It's just sinking. Duh.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (UjdFS)

282 To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

Take Goodfellas for instance.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

The White Lotus mini-series featured entire casts of unlikable characters. Not a single person in them was worth a damn. Yet they were amazingly watchable and interesting.

Posted by: tankascribe at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (NtoJk)

283 281 Just observe a ship on the ocean moving away from the shore...it starts to disappear from the bottom up...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
......

It's just sinking. Duh.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (UjdFS)

And unsinks itself when it sails back!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:51 PM (ynpvh)

284 Galileo proved the Moon wasn't flat when he figured out that the dark circles on it had shadows, like what his Italian painter buddies were noticing on curved objects they were painting.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 03, 2026 04:51 PM (gKWVE)

285
I was thinking of Rami's A Simple Plan. One of my favorite movies. Bill Paxton's character is the most likeable and he's still bad. He just has intentions closer to good.

You should read the book. If you think the movie characters are bad, in the book, EVERYONE is just downright evil. The stuff that the main character is willing to do in order to find and steal back a single $100 bill are downright diabolical. That got cut from the screenplay.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:41 PM (Fi81e)

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 03, 2026 04:51 PM (y9nCu)

286 >>Sooner or later you have too many boats.

You people are weird.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (viF8m)

287 Duh. Haven't you heard, the moon is a hollow, metallic structure to capture Earth souls!!
Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)
---
Could also be a giant egg, like in that terrible Doctor Who episode...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (ESVrU)

288 And unsinks itself when it sails back!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 03, 2026 04:51 PM (ynpvh)
---
Modern technology, what can't it do?

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:53 PM (Fi81e)

289
Having finally gotten fed up with how much crap we have in this place, starting tomorrow I am going to begin to assuage my wrath by beginning to dispose of said crap out of our basement and our garage. This has been long overdue for the doing.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 04:53 PM (xG4kz)

290 My only health news is that I’m now paying $131 a week for the gold plan health insurance at work.

I guess $6300 a year isn’t too terrible for health insurance these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)

291 Could also be a giant egg, like in that terrible Doctor Who episode...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (ESVrU)

Can you narrow that down a bit?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 04:54 PM (/lPRQ)

292 At this point, while I have been eating crap, I have continued to lift, so I have more muscle than at any time since high school. Now I am still about 30 lbs off my weight then, but still.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026

Is it based off of BMI? I hate that metric. I want one of the scales that tells you your metabolic age in addition to all the rest of the stuff. Except bmi. I don’t care about that at all.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 04:54 PM (pZEOD)

293 Duh. Haven't you heard, the moon is a hollow, metallic structure to capture Earth souls!!
Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)
---
Could also be a giant egg, like in that terrible Doctor Who episode...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (ESVrU)
---
But it definitely does not have a bite out of it, like it did for the remainder of the Tick cartoon series. (And said "HA" after Chairface tried to carve his name on the moon and the planet eater ate the C).

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Fi81e)

294 It's just sinking. Duh.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (UjdFS)

And unsinks itself when it sails back!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
......

Now you're just trying to confuse everybody.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (UjdFS)

295 When modern technology can make frozen pizza as good as a pizzeria I'll know we have arrived as a spacefaring race.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (aTgV0)

296 279 You guys didn't like Henry Hill?
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (aTgV0)

For a cocaine addict, drug dealing, mafioso I guess he wasn’t too bad.

Not somebody I’d want over for dinner without hiding the good silverware, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (6ydKt)

297 Is it based off of BMI? I hate that metric. I want one of the scales that tells you your metabolic age in addition to all the rest of the stuff. Except bmi. I don’t care about that at all.
Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 04:54 PM (pZEOD)

It does have a body age. I ignore the BMI.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (bss/y)

298 Just started binge watching Burn Notice . Forgot how good it was.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (V4IXI)

299 Could also be a giant egg, like in that terrible Doctor Who episode...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (ESVrU)

Can you narrow that down a bit?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 04:54 PM (/lPRQ)
---
And does that substantially differentiate from the silly episodes?

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)

300 Stateless, the argument I tried with him was that he loved her so much he shouldn't feed her to death, but it gave him pleasure to please her, and she has a killer winsome expression.
It's been a couple years, and I'm starting to get more in gear.
I'm honestly thankful I had the dog to focus on and take care of.
She really is the best girl
(she curled up in his lounger looking sad for months after he died. I think she still misses him)

Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (enw9G)

301 Youtube just asked me if I thought "I Remember Larry" by Weird Al should be recommended for children. That's the song where Larry pranks Al too many times and then Al ties him in a plastic bag and leaves him innawoods.
I said yes. YT asked why; I chose "it teaches life skills".

Posted by: gKWVE because eff youtube and eff bullies at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (gKWVE)

302 290 My only health news is that I’m now paying $131 a week for the gold plan health insurance at work.

I guess $6300 a year isn’t too terrible for health insurance these days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)

I'm in Canada and healthcare is "FREE, FREE! FREE!!!"

With only a few downsides....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

303 >>>Food's good!
~~~~~

Yep. Gained 3 lbs. *eyeroll*

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (3ImbR)

304
Here's some of the first images NASA has posted:

https://is.gd/uZXdEt

Note from their perspective the earth is upside down. In those pics, the south pole is in the upper right and north pole lower left. That's the Sahara on the left, with Spain peeking in from the lower left. Brazil is also visible on the right, just under a lot of clouds.

And note this the night side of earth. That bright one is overexposed or processed as such.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:57 PM (w6EFb)

305 Ace,
I'm taking whatever the minimum creatine dose is. I take it as part of a morning drink of collagen and a power drink. Thick as malted milk. So far no problem.

And once again, thanks. It has really mattered.

Posted by: Wenda at April 03, 2026 04:57 PM (dXTLm)

306 >>>155 This story comes via renown Yak expert Buck Dharma?

yeah, he sent it. I've been to his house and have seen his Wall of Gold Records.
Posted by: ace who still doesn't know who the Hound of the Baskervilles was at April 03, 2026 04:16 PM

I am green with envy.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 04:57 PM (4NO2D)

307 There is no dark side of the Earth.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (aTgV0)

308 I'm honestly thankful I had the dog to focus on and take care of.
She really is the best girl
(she curled up in his lounger looking sad for months after he died. I think she still misses him)
Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM

Digital hugs to both of you.
Older dogs are a lot of work

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (Sco7b)

309 You guys didn't like Henry Hill?
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (aTgV0)
---
Ray Liotta became my favorite actor after that movie.

I said over and over that Liotta didn't belong on screen with Pesci and DeNiro and he was going to get "blown off the screen".

And found out how wrong I was. But not just for Goodfellas, though.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (Fi81e)

310 >>> To be fair, there's any number of great movies with no likable characters.
Posted by: Auspex at April 03, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

A Fish Called Wanda

I dislike every character in the movie. Except for his wife who gets a bad rap and I think was the most likable person. Probably a Thatcherette, my kind of woman. But I still really liked the movie.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (3uBP9)

311
And the bright dot to the lower right is Venus, I think.

If it weren't for the atmosphere, you see Venus to the east of the Sun, then Saturn, Mars, and Mercury all lined up to the West of the sun. Still too close to the Sun to see any of the latter at sunrise.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (w6EFb)

312 Could also be a giant egg, like in that terrible Doctor Who episode...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:52 PM (ESVrU)

Can you narrow that down a bit?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 04:54 PM (/lPRQ)
----
Sure. "Kill the Moon" from Series Eight of the new Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi is the Twelfth Doctor and his companion is Clara Oswald. They stumble into a lunar mission where "moon spiders" are causing problems. Then they discover the Moon is alive and have to decide whether or not to "abort" the hatching moonspawn, thus saving planet Earth, or allow it to hatch, which might destroy Earth. Terrible episode from start to finish with heavy-handed pro-abortion messaging.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

313 You guys didn't like Henry Hill?
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (aTgV0)

I couldn't stand being around the real Henry Hill for a second based on his Howard astern appearances.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 03, 2026 04:58 PM (V4IXI)

314 295 When modern technology can make frozen pizza as good as a pizzeria I'll know we have arrived as a spacefaring race.
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 04:55 PM (aTgV0)

Something happens when flash freezing partially cooked food that makes it taste like frozen partially cooked food forever.

Crap, I was going to make tacos but now you have me thinking about pizza.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

315 I still have a tri-toon. I'm not selling that. Perfect for the relatively calm waters of Pensacola Bay (new home of American Magic) and even calmer Escambia Bay.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 04:59 PM (Y1sOo)

316
Just observe a ship on the ocean moving away from the shore...it starts to disappear from the bottom up...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
......

It's just sinking. Duh.

Posted by: wth at April 03, 2026 04:50 PM (UjdFS)

And unsinks itself when it sails back!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Actually, those ships are going down to Davey Jones' locker room for a shower and a change of garments.

The trans boats are provoking all others to no end by their insistence that "they belong". They will shortly receive their comeuppance unless they back off, and that right soon

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 05:00 PM (xG4kz)

317 304. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Thanks! 👍

Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 03, 2026 05:00 PM (NFX2v)

318
Americans are so wasteful!!!

After putting all that time and effort on that Golden Retriever, getting her-

all nice and plump and juicy and fat.

They didn't even eat her!!!!

What a waste!

*wipes drool from mouth*

This country sucks.

Posted by: Ex-Preezy Barack Obama at April 03, 2026 05:00 PM (iJfKG)

319 Thanks Stateless.
She is not so much work now that she's healthy again.
If I take good care of her, her mix of breeds means she could live as long as 20.
Here's hoping!

Posted by: barbarausa at April 03, 2026 05:00 PM (enw9G)

320 >> Glad you have the patience to try to teach them something

Oh I wouldn't engage with these loons at all -- they're nutjobs, ineducable. I just enjoy like watching a NASCAR crash.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 03, 2026 05:01 PM (w6EFb)

321 Nood

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 05:01 PM (Sco7b)

322 And screw it. All of you talked me into Prometheus. I found it free online and have 124 minutes to kill.

It's Idiocrasy, with starships.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 05:02 PM (4NO2D)

323 Actually have a website that shows ship to ship sighting for sailing ship saved

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 05:02 PM (Ia/+0)

324 With only a few downsides....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

Don’t tell them you’re depressed too often or they’ll just start handing you the MAiD brochure when you walk through the door.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 03, 2026 05:02 PM (6ydKt)

325 dammit

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 05:03 PM (4NO2D)

326 55 That fat golden retriever video was beautiful. God bless that lady. That's a lot of work.

Thanks ace.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Sco7b)

Agreed!

Posted by: m at April 03, 2026 05:03 PM (fNISR)

327
Ray Liotta became my favorite actor after that movie.

I liked his work in Dominic and Eugene as well as in Cop Land.

I have never seen Cocaine Bear, though, so my perspective on his acting range may be skewed.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 03, 2026 05:05 PM (xG4kz)

328 My oncologist saw I had an excess of red blood cells. She suspected polycythemia vera, a type of blood cancer that leads to the overproduction of red blood cells.

She also saw a high level pf testosterone. I was taking testosterone shots to stop bone loss. That was the culprit in red blood cell production. Not good for you.

Posted by: javems at April 03, 2026 05:12 PM (zFsEm)

329 I highly recommend Moron help clearing things, if you can get it. I was blessed to have Salty, then Snail Racer and her husband, move stuff from my converted garage to the new shed. I still need to haul things to the dump and Goodwill but I have free space to move things around.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 03, 2026 05:12 PM (gQ15S)

330 315 I still have a tri-toon. I'm not selling that. Perfect for the relatively calm waters of Pensacola Bay (new home of American Magic) and even calmer Escambia Bay.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 04:59 PM (Y1sOo)
------
Now I want some shrimp from Joe Patti's.

Posted by: ballistic at April 03, 2026 05:13 PM (oqH4h)

331 Seems like things are going to the next level. We are now taking out power plants in Iran.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 03, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m)

Processing 0.05, elapsed 0.0627 seconds.
15 queries taking 0.0154 seconds, 340 records returned.
Page size 196 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.