Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1
art

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:30 AM (/+uur)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at April 10, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

3 I can feel the sun and hear the water.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 10, 2026 09:31 AM (p9rFX)

4 Sargent was so good.

Posted by: huerfano at April 10, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

5 Now that is lovely! John Singer Sargeant was really a master.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (ix8EF)

6 Chillin' by the fountain

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (AkEZC)

7 The fountain was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

8 Do you think she's painting a picture of someone painting a picture?

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (ftFVW)

9 Damn, I can't quite make out her ankles!!!!

Posted by: 19th Century Gooner at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (JCZqz)

10 Perfect painting for a bright spring morning. Happy Friday Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (0nHVk)

11
ESPONJA111!!!11

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (2/MrR)

12
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (tgvbd)

13 Fantastic. Ticks all the boxes.

What if the painting in the painting is of a woman painting a painting in a painting...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (DgMqy)

14 I mean, it's a JSS painting, what else is there to say.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (XV/Pl)

15 or is that a dude in a scarfy hat?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 10, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

16 Her smock is very clean for an artist.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 10, 2026 09:33 AM (NpAcC)

17 *Sargent was so good.*

But he was no major.

Posted by: Captain obvious at April 10, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

18 And really, posting a JSS is kind of cheating.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (XV/Pl)

19
She's giving him the honey-do list from Hell. And he's thinking, "Oh, shut up."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (tgvbd)

20 Guy " Yeah, I'd hit it"...

Posted by: man at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (XuXeR)

21 Looks like an enjoyable morning(?)!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (Suwql)

22 5 Now that is lovely! John Singer Sargeant was really a master.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I checked, and he had no military record. He definitely wasn't a Master Sargeant, and wasn't a singer in a military band.

Posted by: Confused Moron at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (JCZqz)

23 Would work splendidly in the hot tub room at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (nWPIJ)

24 The Art Institute of Chicago

Artist
John Singer Sargent
Title
The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
Place
Frascati (Place depicted

Date
1907
Medium
Oil on canvas
Inscriptions
Signed recto, bototm-left, on ground, in brown paint: "John S. Sargent".
Dimensions
71.4 × 56.5 cm (28 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:34 AM (/+uur)

25 Sargent was so good.*

But he was no major.
Posted by: Captain"

/General observation?

Posted by: man at April 10, 2026 09:35 AM (XuXeR)

26
/General observation?

Posted by: man at April 10, 2026 09:35 AM (XuXeR)

________

Just keep it private.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 09:35 AM (tgvbd)

27 Do you think she's painting a picture of someone painting a picture?

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 10, 2026 09:32 AM (ftFVW)

Well I hope she isn't painting the poor bastard thats leaning on the concrete railing. He'll be walking like biden by the time she's done diddling her brush.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2026 09:36 AM (snZF9)

28 Torlonia and Frascati sound like types of pasta.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:36 AM (77rzZ)

29 25 Sargent was so good.*

But he was no major.
Posted by: Captain"

/General observation?

Private thought

Posted by: BIP at April 10, 2026 09:36 AM (HcoTw)

30
Meh. She's no Mme. X.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 10, 2026 09:36 AM (tgvbd)

31 Is this a repeat? I know CBD has posted a few of his paintings.

Posted by: dantesed at April 10, 2026 09:36 AM (Oy/m2)

32 I like it, good choice!

And after embiggening, it's clear our man there is fucking wasted!

Posted by: Denny Crane - As Am I. at April 10, 2026 09:37 AM (dmDsy)

33 25 Sargent was so good.*

But he was no major.
Posted by: Captain"

/General observation?
Posted by: man at April 10, 2026 09:35 AM

/Rank hypocrisy.

Posted by: The Admiralty at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

34 York was a better Darren than Sargent.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

35 Nice but looks likecshe is painting a dead man

Posted by: Skip at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (UmJ7n)

36 Kind of nice, a bit sketchy for my taste. Very well rendered.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (CHHv1)

37 /Rank hypocrisy.

Posted by: The Admiralty at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

There's a colonel of truth to this statement.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 10, 2026 09:38 AM (n9ltV)

38 Beautiful painting, but I can't help imagining what kind of portrait that is going to be. A big, fleshy sphere, receding hairline at the center, with a bit of a bump for the nose and brow ridge.

"I call it: A Different Perspective On Luigi."

Posted by: red speck at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (Ve/HL)

39 >>She's giving him the honey-do list from Hell. And he's thinking, "Oh, shut up."

"Yes, dear. . . (mumbles sarcastically I'll get RIGHT on that)"

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (Suwql)

40 These are first class punz...

Posted by: Commenter 2nd Class at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

41 The painter wants to know how the lazy bum feels about LA DIGNIDAD.

Posted by: XTC at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (uEmCf)

42 There’s a colonel of truth in these observations.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

43 it's clear our man there is fucking wasted!

Posted by: Denny Crane - As Am I. at April 10, 2026 09:37 AM (dmDsy)

I noticed that! I got a chuckle out of it. He stopped at the pub before he met her, and had a few too many.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (n9ltV)

44 >>John Singer Sargeant was really a master.

He really is!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (Suwql)

45 I remember this! I suggested it to CBD a couple of years ago and he was kind enough to post it.

I really like Sargent's technique here - you can almost feel the spray of the fountain. I would love to see this in person.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (ufSfZ)

46 I'm no expert but, shouldn't the subject be sitting on the other side of the easel?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (nWPIJ)

47 Damn, CBD beat me to it.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

48 That's a beautiful painting. A very nice scene.

Perfect. Someone posted details. Coffee.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 09:41 AM (Sco7b)

49 I'm the captain now!

Posted by: Lew Tenant at April 10, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

50 Tell me you hate straight lines and angles without telling me you hate straight lines and angles.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 09:41 AM (RIvkX)

51 42 There’s a colonel of truth in these observations.
Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:39 AM (77rzZ)

But not a Sergeant.

Which is a shame. Every man should be Gunny Hartmann.

Posted by: XTC at April 10, 2026 09:42 AM (uEmCf)

52 He has a mirror on the toe of his shoe, but she's wearing a long dress, so...

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at April 10, 2026 09:42 AM (U3fVU)

53 >>Sargent was so good.*

But he was no major.
Posted by: Captain"

/General observation?

Private thought

But he always signed letters to his wife "XO"!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:42 AM (Suwql)

54 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (ufSfZ)

A lot longer than a few years ago!

2018. It's a repeat, but I like it, and it's a bit different than the typical Sargent.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 10, 2026 09:42 AM (n9ltV)

55 Well, it doesn't warrant these officer punz...

Posted by: man at April 10, 2026 09:42 AM (XuXeR)

56 At least it's not French.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (RIvkX)

57 I'm not a fast captain.
I'm not a slow captain.
You might say I'm more of a...

Posted by: You know the rest at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

58 I just love the abstraction of 95% of the painting, the only detail being in the faces and artist's hand. Such a clever use of color and form that takes advantage of the mind's desire to make sense of what it sees.

Posted by: red speck at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (Ve/HL)

59 Eloise paints and watches Charles close his eyes to savor the scents of the garden. A moment later, Eloise is wrinking her nose - "Charles, that's horrible!"

Posted by: Oglebay at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (2ap+5)

60 17 *Sargent was so good.*
But he was no major.

But was he a lady suffragette?

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (U3fVU)

61 shouldn't the subject be sitting on the other side of the easel?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:40 AM (nWPIJ)

She is painting a landscape. He is pretending to be interested in art so he can see whether she has a rockin' body underneath the tarp she is wearing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 10, 2026 09:44 AM (n9ltV)

62 Also it could use more diversity.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 09:44 AM (RIvkX)

63 25 Sargent was so good.

But Dick York was the better Dick.

Posted by: Delurker at April 10, 2026 09:45 AM (gtcuf)

64 I wonder if that might be Sargeant himself -without the beard -or another painter teaching the woman how to paint?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 10, 2026 09:45 AM (PFs9e)

65 >>Rank hypocrisy.

He was a bit of a space cadet

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:45 AM (Suwql)

66 55 Well, it doesn't warrant these officer punz..
-----

We're majoring on the minors.

Posted by: She said she was 17! at April 10, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

67 That painting hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago, and is well worth a visit to see. It's a small work, one of a series of oil sketches Sargent made of friends of his. Another in the Art Institute is a sketch he made of Charles Deering, the Florida developer and a patron of his. These are among my favorites of Sargent's work, more like his exquisite watercolors than his big society portraits.

Posted by: Nemo at April 10, 2026 09:46 AM (4RPgu)

68 65 >>Rank hypocrisy.

He was a bit of a space

Don't be petty

Posted by: BIP at April 10, 2026 09:46 AM (HcoTw)

69 Painting is an allegory, a parable about fountains of misinformation spewing forth out of the modern media. Hard to enjoy a pleasant scene when the chemtrails above presage doom. The Italian fellow lazing about is an indication of modern, Western men sleeping while the world burns.

Posted by: Arts and Farces at April 10, 2026 09:46 AM (oftw2)

70 @59

I laughed.
I'm still laughing.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at April 10, 2026 09:47 AM (U3fVU)

71 She is painting a landscape. He is pretending to be interested in art so he can see whether she has a rockin' body underneath the tarp she is wearing.

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Ah! Got it.

*deletes theory about how the piece is a subtle metaphor on the sense of ennui that infused western culture during the interwar period*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:48 AM (nWPIJ)

72
The Lesser Art - a limerick

I'm not a professional art gauger
But I'm willing to make you a wager
Per all the art-archiving clerks
It's not among his best-known works
I'll bet you that it's not a Sargent "major"

Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 09:49 AM (qgHp7)

73
Her: I bet he's thinking about other women.

Him: Why isn't 11 pronounced "onety-one?"

Posted by: Meme Master at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

74 Giuseppe is not interested in her painting. He's sniffing around because he's looking to slide his freakish hands into that smock.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (Fbc0I)

75 Rank puns? Corporal punishment!!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (Ij7mQ)

76 Wonder if he is related to Dick Sargent

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (/+uur)

77 76 Wonder if he is related to Dick Sargent

---------

We all do.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:51 AM (nWPIJ)

78 74 Giuseppe is not interested in her painting. He's sniffing around because he's looking to slide his freakish hands into that smock.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

In high school, all the girls thought I was European because of the Russian hands and Roman fingers.

Posted by: Grabby Hayes at April 10, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

79 I'll bet you that it's not a Sargent "major"
Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 09:49 AM (qgHp7)

You have made a major breakthrough.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:53 AM (/+uur)

80 He's not drunk, just marshaling his thoughts before proposing they have a romantic dinner after this little painting session.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 10, 2026 09:53 AM (Suwql)

81 77 76 Wonder if he is related to Dick Sargent

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We all do.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:51 AM (nWPIJ)

You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (/+uur)

82 Sargent? If he was German he'd be a Feldwebel.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (nWPIJ)

83 This is where Hollywood got the bright idea that making movies about making movies is what people are interested in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (Fbc0I)

84 "...then is a corpuscle."

Posted by: cmeat at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (R11M+)

85 Does anything in this scene betray the presence of a midget and something to do with a bean?

Posted by: Only mildly curious at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

86 Him: Why isn't 11 pronounced "onety-one?"
Posted by: Meme Master at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

Why do 11 12 have names?

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (/+uur)

87 I got to marry Liz Montgomery twice!
— Sargeant York

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

88 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Never mind the Alice Pearce to Sandra Gould switch.

Posted by: Abner Kravitz at April 10, 2026 09:55 AM (oftw2)

89 34 excellent fish karma song "dick york"

Posted by: cmeat at April 10, 2026 09:55 AM (R11M+)

90 Thanks for the lovely painting CBD. Nice way to start a Friday morning.

Posted by: Tuna at April 10, 2026 09:55 AM (lJ0H4)

91 Feldwebels wobble, but they don't fall down.

Posted by: As I learned from Saturday morning cartoons at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

92 Excellent painting. It relaxes me.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (Riz8t)

93 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

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And the weird thing was how everybody in the show pretended not to notice.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (nWPIJ)

94
The Art Class - a limerick

We're starting to lose the best light
And there's no naked model in sight
Seems my cousin Raoul
Had some shrinkage from the pool
So instead just paint the artist on your right

Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)

95 ANd there were at least 3 Beckys

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (/+uur)

96 I liked Dick York a lot better.

Dick Sargeant just always seemed angry.

Maybe because he had to kiss a girl.

Posted by: Delurker at April 10, 2026 09:56 AM (gtcuf)

97 Dick Sargeant just always seemed angry.

Maybe because he had to kiss a girl.

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I would have kissed Dick Sargent.

Posted by: Mr. Brady at April 10, 2026 09:57 AM (nWPIJ)

98 81 Dick York badly injured his back in a movie he was in, and collapsed on set in Bewitched. They had no choice but to replace him.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

99 Morning.

A painting of a painter painting.

Very "meta".

Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2026 09:58 AM (htWC/)

100 Shrinkage?
You mean like laundry?

Posted by: Elaine at April 10, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

101 Lecy Goransen was the only Becky that counts. The best Becky that ever Beckied.

Posted by: Delurker at April 10, 2026 09:58 AM (gtcuf)

102 52 "it's a wonder their guts don't fall out!" -jack venables

Posted by: cmeat at April 10, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

103 No dog. Not art.

Unfair, and you know dogs so you know why.
The dog is in the fountain.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 10, 2026 09:59 AM (zdLoL)

104 The Fountain. Not The Fella, not The Painter. I have to assume he's just watching her paint the fountain.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 09:59 AM (cWLG3)

105 One of the aspects of Sargent's art is the way he captures and uses light. It may be shadows but this one is brilliant sunlight, reflecting off the white clothing, light colored stonework and especially the water fountain. The greens and blues are darker, of course, but still soft so they contrast gently with the lighter colors.

Sargent is known for his straight portraits but I actually prefer his less posed scenes like this one. They are pleasant and soft.

Posted by: JTB at April 10, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)

106 Sargent. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 10, 2026 10:00 AM (Wnv9h)

107 For the unsophisticated like me, this is the kind of painting that looks better and better as you walk back and put distance between you and the painting. It's like seeing pixels vs. seeing a scene.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 10, 2026 10:00 AM (3uBP9)

108 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

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

Gunsmoke had at least four different actors playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.

Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

109 Him: Why isn't 11 pronounced "onety-one?"
Posted by: Meme Master at April 10, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

Why do 11 12 have names?
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 09:54 AM (/+uur)

Why isn't 11 "oneteen". 12 should be "twoteen".

When I establish my murderous worldwide empire and built my palaces from the bones of all who oppose me I shall immediately fix this.

Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (htWC/)

110 You mean the Thatcher girl? Yeah, I knew her. Was kind of sweet on her, actually.

Posted by: Tom Sawyer at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)

111 This is what's meant by "A life of leisure".

Posted by: No Name Today at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (8mulE)

112 How many actresses played the blonde Bradley sister on Petticoat Junction?

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

113 ...playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.

*********

That sounds dirty, but it's not.

Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

114 Our local museum has a Sargent prominently displayed and it is strikingly good, like this one.

If ever the Gardner museum returns to its old policy of letting patrons take one home ( https://tinyurl.com/372dazcu ) I'm hoping to borrow his El Jaleo, an incredible painting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (Klrhf)

115 In high school, all the girls thought I was European because of the Russian hands and Roman fingers.

I got told "That's enough exploring, Columbus!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 10:02 AM (ufSfZ)

116 Mike Evans for Damon Evans for Mike Evans
Lionel Jefferson

And they say we think all blacks looks the same

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:02 AM (/+uur)

117 My grandparents had a fountain in one of their formal gardens. Never figured out where the water came from.

Their neighbor had a small koi pond.

NW Washington D.C. circa 1960's and 70's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 10, 2026 10:03 AM (AkEZC)

118 108 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

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

Gunsmoke had at least four different actors playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.
Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)
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I remember when they switched Jerry's dad on Seinfeld. The replacement was great though. The new, gay Darrin was not.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:04 AM (cWLG3)

119 >>In high school, all the girls thought I was European because of the Russian hands and Roman fingers.
Posted by: Grabby Hayes at April 10, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

Once when an older, female friend cautioned me to behave on a date later that evening, replied, 'No problem, my fingers never leave my hands.' She actually responded, 'OK then, WHAT?!'

Posted by: Nazdar at April 10, 2026 10:04 AM (NcvvS)

120 Why do 11 12 have names?
Like the dozen, it's pretty good evidence our original
numeric system was not base-ten.
With AI doing fingers, we'll be back to this in no time.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 10, 2026 10:04 AM (zdLoL)

121 115 LOL, MP4.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

122 Dick Sargent played a man who murders his neighbor on Adam-12. The two were in a dispute over a boat they co-owned. Malloy and Reed are called to the residence multiple times as the feud escalates. The episode was filmed couple months before Sargent took over the Darren roll on Bewitched.

Posted by: Mark VII Limited at April 10, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

123 Some people liked the original "Coach" bartender better than me.

Posted by: Woody Harrelson at April 10, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

124 role

Posted by: Mark VII Limited at April 10, 2026 10:05 AM (oftw2)

125 Gunsmoke had at least four different actors playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.
Posted by: muldoon

Once the actor was cast as the banker they lost interest.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:06 AM (cYBz/)

126 >Dick Sargent played a man who murders his neighbor on Adam-12. The two were in a dispute over a boat they co-owned. Malloy and Reed are called to the residence multiple times as the feud escalates.

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We're on our way.

Posted by: Car 54 at April 10, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

127 After the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) passed a new policy that prohibits biological males from competing in women's competitions, a transgender competitor spoke out to blast the decision.

"Apparently, I just got retired, not by choice, but because I’m no longer allowed to compete," Van Leuven said in an Instagram video.

PST you can still play!

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:07 AM (/+uur)

128 Nice picture… everything looks relaxed

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:07 AM (yz/88)

129
Alternate title:

Too Bad the Refrigerator Hasn't Been Invented, Henry Mumbles as He Thinks of a Place to Hang Yet Another of Mildred's "Works of Art"

Posted by: naturalfake at April 10, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

130 Dick Sargent delivered one of the best lines on Bewitched. He and Samantha were having a spat:

Darren: “This was all caused by something I said.”

Sam: “Oh? What was that?”

Darren: “I do.”

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

131 @128 It does look like a pleasant Spring day.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (cWLG3)

132 Left hand wtf???

Posted by: From about That Time at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (sl73Y)

133 That’s a shame. Lol

“New first-quarter 2026 EV sales estimates from Cox Automotive show the US electric-vehicle market shrinking sharply, with total sales down 27% year over year to about 216,000 units.

Nearly every major automaker posted steep declines, underscoring how brutal the market has become without federal incentives.”

Posted by: Heroq at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (z0fc5)

134 112 How many actresses played the blonde Bradley sister on Petticoat Junction?
Posted by: Bulg

Top of my head-three. Jeanine Riley, Gunilla Hutton, and Meredith MacRae, in order.

Posted by: TV Fax and Figgers at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (oftw2)

135 Nate Bargatze explains "dozen"

https://tinyurl.com/msduhdha

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (Gwe14)

136 After the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) passed a new policy that prohibits biological males from competing in women's competitions, a transgender competitor spoke out to blast the decision.

"Apparently, I just got retired, not by choice, but because I’m no longer allowed to compete," Van Leuven said in an Instagram video.

PST you can still play!
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:07 AM (/+uur)

Bonus points if he hits the bullseye after firing the dart from his girldick.

Posted by: Robert at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (htWC/)

137 I like this one.

I can imagine myself relaxing, just chilling out next to the waterfall.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (ESVrU)

138 Top of my head-three. Jeanine Riley, Gunilla Hutton, and Meredith MacRae, in order.
Posted by: TV Fax and Figgers at April 10, 2026 10:09 AM (oftw2)

I knew the water tasted different

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:10 AM (/+uur)

139 Rank hypocrisy.

He was a bit of a space

Don't be petty
Posted by: BIP at April 10, 2026 09:46 AM (HcoTw)

None of these puns warrant comment.

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

140 Three's Company was never the same when they replaced Stanley Roper with Ralph Furley. Helen was a great ball-buster.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 10:12 AM (Fbc0I)

141 Nate is seriously funny

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:13 AM (/+uur)

142 Top of my head-three. Jeanine Riley, Gunilla Hutton, and Meredith MacRae, in order.
Posted by: TV Fax and Figgers

I knew the water tasted different
Posted by: r hennigantx

As a youngster, I honestly thought the girls were bathing in the town's water supply, NOT the locomotive's water tower.

I was a bit young to figure it all out but something was stirring in there. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:14 AM (cYBz/)

143 The 3s company changes were me characters, not the same as the Darrens.

Mr Furley was great.

Posted by: Heroq at April 10, 2026 10:14 AM (z0fc5)

144 Read the title...
Now I'm hungry. Might have to call Olive Garden for lunch.

Posted by: GWB at April 10, 2026 10:14 AM (feXlV)

145 Now I'm hungry. Might have to call Olive Garden for lunch.
Posted by: GWB

Good thing you aren't craving Italian food.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:15 AM (cYBz/)

146 I was totally drawn in by the beauty and restfulness of the picture until --

I looked at the lady's feet, crossed at the ankles and trapped in the folding stool. If she tried to get out of that foot trap she'd break a leg.

So, no matter how pretty and hangable, I would not hang because I would be worrying about getting the lady off the plinth safely.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 10, 2026 10:16 AM (XpXPH)

147 144 Read the title...
Now I'm hungry. Might have to call Olive Garden for lunch.
Posted by: GWB at April 10, 2026 10:14 AM (feXlV)
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For me it's basically doctor's orders, if I see an Olive Garden just keep on driving.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:17 AM (cWLG3)

148 127 PST you can still play!
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:07 AM (/+uur)

*GASP* Not without his wig and makeup! And having to be called the name his father gave him???

Posted by: XTC at April 10, 2026 10:17 AM (uEmCf)

149 I think she's detailing the various ways Italy is going tomscrew over Europe and America in the future.

Or creating an alibi until whatever's going in his food takes effect. Or his nightly after dinner walk turns adventurous.

For "Two and a Half" men, they just should have had Kutcher be the new Charlie, keep all 8 seasons intact and just have Alan have a 'Dallas' dream sequence where he dreamt Charlie was older and less attractive.

Running joke. Character relationships intact. And the show would have maybe stayed funny and watching would not have felt like razor blading your ballsack.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:17 AM (Sco7b)

150 Now I'm hungry. Might have to call Olive Garden for lunch.
Posted by: GWB

Good thing you aren't craving Italian food.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:15 AM (cYBz/)

lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2026 10:17 AM (snZF9)

151 I would not hang because I would be worrying about getting the lady off the plinth safely.
Posted by: mustbequantum

Dismounts can be tricky, it's true!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:17 AM (cYBz/)

152 Bohemians use the term "artists" to hide their chaotic lifestyles spent in squalor and muddling idleness while ruining their household with poverty and dirt.

Posted by: George Orwell, Burmese Days at April 10, 2026 10:18 AM (vHMud)

153 152 Bohemians use the term "artists" to hide their chaotic lifestyles spent in squalor and muddling idleness while ruining their household with poverty and dirt.
Posted by: George Orwell, Burmese Days at April 10, 2026 10:18 AM (vHMud)
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I'm glad the Bavarians make crystal, not the Bohemians.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

154 Between the two Darren’s on Bewitched, the first one (forgot the actors name) was funnier. Dick Sargent seemed to be almost bored that he had to be in some silly TV show

Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:20 AM (+gA9j)

155 Bohemians need to Czech their privilege.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

156 Modern day bohemians are filthy hippies. Years ago, when there was an actual country called Bohemia, much different.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 10:21 AM (Fbc0I)

157 @154 Dick York. Funny also that they were both Dicks.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:22 AM (cWLG3)

158 Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

I'd add Julie Newmar as the Catwoman to the list.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:22 AM (cYBz/)

159 If I type in maybe, my phone autosuggest throws up Maybelline. Does anyone else's do that or is my phone just a Chuck Berry fan?

Posted by: From about That Time at April 10, 2026 10:23 AM (sl73Y)

160 Now I'm hungry. Might have to call Olive Garden for lunch.

My boyfriend's out of town. Why not ask me?

Posted by: Olive Oyl at April 10, 2026 10:23 AM (ufSfZ)

161 Linus, Serena was Samantha’s cousin, not her sister.

And yes, Liz Montgomery was hot. I preferred Samantha to Genie because Genie was too much of a ditz, and I’ve always been attracted to smart women.

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

162 Does Olive Garden claim to be Italian? Honest question. Always thought of them as being vaguely Mediterranean type food.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:24 AM (pDt9x)

163 Modern day bohemians are filthy hippies. Years ago, when there was an actual country called Bohemia, much different.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 10:21 AM (Fbc0I)

Yes!

Then the bohemians were beatnik, and the land throbbed to the beat of bongo drum and mighty bBeat Poetry with titles like, "Word!" and "Wipe" and "Michelle's Lost Sock".

Truly, those were the days!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 10, 2026 10:25 AM (iJfKG)

164 If I type in maybe, my phone autosuggest throws up Maybelline. Does anyone else's do that or is my phone just a Chuck Berry fan?

Perhaps your phone is transitioning?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 10:25 AM (ufSfZ)

165 Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Saw a photo of Barbara Eden in the NY Post recently. At age 94 IIRC, she still looks wonderful.

Posted by: Tuna at April 10, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

166 159 If I type in maybe, my phone autosuggest throws up Maybelline. Does anyone else's do that or is my phone just a Chuck Berry fan?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 10, 2026 10:23 AM (sl73Y)
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"Maybe it's Maybelline?" Your phone has been hacked by Madison Avenue.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:25 AM (cWLG3)

167 It must be nice to have a life of leisure...

Posted by: lin-duh at April 10, 2026 10:26 AM (VCgbV)

168 165 Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Saw a photo of Barbara Eden in the NY Post recently. At age 94 IIRC, she still looks wonderful.
Posted by: Tuna at April 10, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)

Genetics are a Thing. God’s Lottery.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:26 AM (pDt9x)

169 167 It must be nice to have a life of leisure...
Posted by: lin-duh at April 10, 2026 10:26 AM (VCgbV)

Had one. Then I got a puppy.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:27 AM (pDt9x)

170 >>I'm glad the Bavarians make crystal, not the Bohemians.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

'Bohemian Crystal' is the name of a very good Chicago-area restaurant.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 10, 2026 10:27 AM (NcvvS)

171 Linus, Serena was Samantha’s cousin, not her sister.

And yes, Liz Montgomery was hot. I preferred Samantha to Genie because Genie was too much of a ditz, and I’ve always been attracted to smart women.
Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

Serena… aah. As a youngun’ that portrayal made me go all George Costanza: It moved….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:28 AM (+gA9j)

172 Recently, I saw an episode of Rawhide with Barbara Eden in it. She's quite young in that one.

Posted by: dantesed at April 10, 2026 10:28 AM (Oy/m2)

173 Does Olive Garden claim to be Italian? Honest question. Always thought of them as being vaguely Mediterranean type food.
Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:24 AM (pDt9x)

The one near me has a sign the reads "Olive Garden...an Italian kitchen"

I laughed.

Posted by: Joey Buttafuoco at April 10, 2026 10:28 AM (vHMud)

174 My boyfriend's out of town. Why not ask me?
Posted by: Olive Oyl

Hey Olive, Swee'Pea looks an awful lot alike Wimpy. Anything you want to tell me?
-- Popeye

Posted by: Tonypete at April 10, 2026 10:28 AM (cYBz/)

175 Question for the Horde? Has anyone experienced with both ChatGPT and Claude? I've used Claude and want to know if ChatGPT is better more user friendly. What is best for business use?

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:30 AM (sX1BW)

176 Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Sorry. I'd take Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) any day. I'd hit that like Ali hitting Frazier.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 10:31 AM (ufSfZ)

177 Barbara Eden showed up in ep of Andy Griffith. Andy described her ass when she was walking: “She’s got a little hitch in her gitalong.”

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

178 "I've used Claude and want to know if ChatGPT is better more user friendly."

Ask Claude and ChatGPT to debate each other about which is better.

Posted by: fd - At least I'm not that guy at April 10, 2026 10:31 AM (vFG9F)

179 Lilly Munster was hotter than Morticia Addams.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

180 Don’t know if Olive Garden is Italian but I’ll admit I like the place. Was there for dinner just last night.

Part of it is good memories. First date with my wife was at an Olive Garden. No cheap shots for my choice of dating locations!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:32 AM (yz/88)

181 Can't say I'm in love with all of the weeds sprouting from the cracks.

Posted by: Weasel at April 10, 2026 10:33 AM (qdktZ)

182 Sargent … well, that's a mis-spell — ev'ybody knows it's 'SERGEANT!' …

Posted by: Dr_No at April 10, 2026 10:33 AM (ayRl+)

183 >>> especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…

>Didn't Genie also have a bottled alter ego? She was lusty temptress as well.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 10:33 AM (Fbc0I)

184 180 Don’t know if Olive Garden is Italian but I’ll admit I like the place. Was there for dinner just last night.

Part of it is good memories. First date with my wife was at an Olive Garden. No cheap shots for my choice of dating locations!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:32 AM (yz/8

No all you can eat buffets. Good man!!!

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:33 AM (pDt9x)

185 Funny how so many people hate Olive Garden. Yet, there are plenty of them. SOMEONE is giving them business for there to be so many…

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 10, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb)

186 Barbara Eden showed up in ep of Andy Griffith. Andy described her ass when she was walking: “She’s got a little hitch in her gitalong.”
Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

Huh.

Weirdly, that's the same description used to describe "Walter Brennan's "Gran'pappy Amos" from "The Real McCoys".

Posted by: naturalfake at April 10, 2026 10:34 AM (iJfKG)

187 Had one. Then I got a puppy.
Posted by: tubal
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Ha!

Posted by: lin-duh at April 10, 2026 10:34 AM (VCgbV)

188 185 Funny how so many people hate Olive Garden. Yet, there are plenty of them. SOMEONE is giving them business for there to be so many…
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 10, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb

We go occasionally, none nearby. Wife loves it. I think it’s good enough.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

189 Why is Pope Leo meeting with Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod?

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Because Chicago Bob is a commie rat bastard?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (ndZc7)

190 The Missus and I like Olice Garden, but we seldom go there because there is always a wait and the location near us.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (DgMqy)

191 My aunt's first husband was named Sargent. An NCO in the Army. So he was Seargent Sargent.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (PSEDc)

192 Olive! Garden!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (DgMqy)

193 "I've used Claude and want to know if ChatGPT is better more user friendly."

Ask Claude and ChatGPT to debate each other about which is better.

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This is the Horde response I was expecting - though not necessarily the one I want. I guess I could ask both what their opinions of boobs are ... but seriously.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (sX1BW)

194 189 Why is Pope Leo meeting with Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod?

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Because Chicago Bob is a commie rat bastard?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (ndZc7)
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I see two Chicago Democrats sittin in a tree...

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (cWLG3)

195 Posted by: You know the rest at April 10, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

Til Tuesday?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (E6xSb)

196 "No cheap shots for my choice of dating locations!!"

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: CiCi's Pizza Buffet at April 10, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

197 This is the Horde response I was expecting - though not necessarily the one I want. I guess I could ask both what their opinions of boobs are ... but seriously.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (sX1BW)
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I've been using Grok. I like it, though I don't expect too much out of it. So far, it's done a pretty good job of answering my queries that are beyond the scope of just "Googling it."

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

198 Posted by: CiCi's Pizza Buffet at April 10, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)
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Used to terrorize that place when I was a youngun.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 10:39 AM (RIvkX)

199 Are all these "AI" services paid subscriptions?

Posted by: Denny Crane - And...Am I AI? at April 10, 2026 10:39 AM (dmDsy)

200 >>>Funny how so many people hate Olive Garden. Yet, there are plenty of them. SOMEONE is giving them business for there to be so many…

>I've never had a bad experience at Olive Garden. It's fresh, hot, plentiful, always can get a reservation, and the food is good. I wouldn't call it 'authentic' italian, but the company would always pick up the check when we went there for lunch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 10:39 AM (Fbc0I)

201 ---
I see two Chicago Democrats sittin in a tree...
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:36 AM (cWLG3)

F-U-C-K-I-N-G

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 10, 2026 10:39 AM (E6xSb)

202 Wife loves it. I think it’s good enough.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

Yup. Not every restaurant meal is going to be life changing.

Nothing wrong with some hot food, a drink or two, and a reasonable bill.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 10, 2026 10:39 AM (n9ltV)

203 @197 Grok isn't generally approved for business use because of the lack of stricter guardrails of the kind Claude and ChatGPT supposedly have, but I like it.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:40 AM (cWLG3)

204 Had a coworker who always picked the restaurant when it was his turn, always a buffet. He weighed 18 Stone, easily. I sat back and marveled while he ate.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:40 AM (pDt9x)

205 193 "I've used Claude and want to know if ChatGPT is better more user friendly."

all the models are kind of different

I used AI mostly for design so I don't use the semantic models very much but here's my impression:

- Chat - chatty, kisses up, good for writing
- Claude - more in depth, long winded, decent overall
- Google Gemini - my personal favorite for most things, also does great visual AI
- Grok - a bit below Gemini but very good overall, does a lot of things well, direct, not great at written content
- PERPLEXITY - this one is gold! it's more an agent/app sort of. it's more finished. I think the future of AI use will be something more like Perplexity. I think you have to pay but it's very worth it.

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:41 AM (j+aD2)

206 >> Why is Pope Leo meeting with Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod?

Catholic voters make up a very large percentage of MAGA voters. This is another part of the Democrats strategy to try and dislodge those voters from Republicans.

You know the party of anarchy, abortion, euthanasia, gender subversion, homosexuality and countless ills they’ve thrust on society.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (Kkd7+)

207 Painting: very nice.

Posted by: gp at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (N8ZBc)

208 I like the local Olive Garden. Can still squeeze out the bathroom window.

Posted by: Dine'n' Dash Darrell at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (oftw2)

209 Olive Garden is Italian like Taco Bell is Mexican.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)

210 Painting: very nice.

Now do Evenink Vear.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (8DR9B)

211 199 Are all these "AI" services paid subscriptions?

you can use most without paying

I like Claude specifically bc you can just purchase tokens when you need to, but most of it is free

perplexity is not really functional unless you subscribe

grok is very functional without paying; so is gemini

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:43 AM (j+aD2)

212 He weighed 18 Stone, easily. I sat back and marveled while he ate.
Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:40 AM (pDt9x)

So what, he was like 940 pounds?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Understand Stones...Did He Have Big Balls? at April 10, 2026 10:43 AM (dmDsy)

213
My biomechanical probe can detect a rent-boy's anal pulse in a busy nightclub up to 12 miles away.

Posted by: Jared Polis, Gay-1000 Ass Terminator at April 10, 2026 10:43 AM (BI5O2)

214 Catholic voters make up a very large percentage of MAGA voters. This is another part of the Democrats strategy to try and dislodge those voters from Republicans.

yes this is what they're attempting

we conservative-leaning Catholics are already fed up with our liberal co religionists so I highly doubt it will work

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:44 AM (j+aD2)

215 I have paid subscriptions for ChatGPT, SuperGrok, Perplexity and Google's Gemini is great on the free version.

Chat is great for summarizing information and producing nice readable output if you're using AI for mostly text.

I have pitted all 4 of them against each other, copying and pasting their responses, especially at time's when they disagree. It's kind of fun.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:44 AM (Sco7b)

216 Olive Garden is to white people what Tyler Perry movies are to blacks. The love that date not speak its name.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (BI5O2)

217 I still say that the main reason the cardinals picked an American for Pope was to counter Trump.

Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

218 I have pitted all 4 of them against each other, copying and pasting their responses, especially at time's when they disagree. It's kind of fun.

that is VERY fun to do! agree

grok can get salty

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (j+aD2)

219 I read that Olive Garden doesn't do much actual cooking. Pretty much everything comes in bags from a central commissary and they run it through a microwave.

The CEO said the company would be changing all that, but who knows.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (8DR9B)

220 217 I still say that the main reason the cardinals picked an American for Pope was to counter Trump.

he's not really American anymore tho is he?

he's an expat!

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (j+aD2)

221 219 I read that Olive Garden doesn't do much actual cooking. Pretty much everything comes in bags from a central commissary and they run it through a microwave.

that's most restaurants sadly

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (j+aD2)

222 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Nice art this morning. Interesting.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (2WIwB)

223 Regardless, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was absolutely the hottest thing on television ever… especially when she played her bad twin sister…. Only genie (Barbara Eden) was in the same league of hotness…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 10, 2026 10:20 AM (+gA9j)

Didnt she play a cousin too

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (/+uur)

224 I did want to mention - the painting is so lovely, thank you CBD

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (j+aD2)

225 Why is Pope Leo meeting with Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod?

Catholic voters make up a very large percentage of MAGA voters. This is another part of the Democrats strategy to try and dislodge those voters from Republicans.

You know the party of anarchy, abortion, euthanasia, gender subversion, homosexuality and countless ills they’ve thrust on society.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (Kkd7+)

I'll be charitable for two seconds and hope that Axelrod is considering converting.

Posted by: LASue at April 10, 2026 10:47 AM (lCppi)

226 >>yes this is what they're attempting

we conservative-leaning Catholics are already fed up with our liberal co religionists so I highly doubt it will work

Jury is out until we see what the Pope does. But I can’t think of a faster way for the Catholic Church to reverse the current trend of people, especially young people, coming back to the faith than to embrace Democrats long march against everything good. Congregants are already tired of how the last Pope subverted church teachings by embracing Democrats many actions which are antithetical to the gospels and church teaching under the guise of “love”.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:47 AM (Kkd7+)

227 221 219 I read that Olive Garden doesn't do much actual cooking. Pretty much everything comes in bags from a central commissary and they run it through a microwave.

that's most restaurants sadly
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (j+aD2)

Going for lunch today at my local Mexican joint. You can watch the non verbal cook and his drudge sweating over the grill.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)

228 I miss Red Lobster.

Posted by: Said No One Ever at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (vHMud)

229 Lilly Munster was hotter than Morticia Addams.
Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

Either one of them could slide their shoes under my bed whenever they wanted.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (ufSfZ)

230 I don't know much about Perplexity. What does it do well?

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (sX1BW)

231 228 I miss Red Lobster.
Posted by: Said No One Ever at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (vHMud)

But but but it’s for the Seafood Lover in You?? you don’t like Seafood??

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (pDt9x)

232 Are all these "AI" services paid subscriptions?

you can use most without paying

I like Claude specifically bc you can just purchase tokens when you need to, but most of it is free

perplexity is not really functional unless you subscribe

grok is very functional without paying; so is gemini
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:43 AM (j+aD2)

Anyone know which AI Sarah Hoyt's using for her book covers and music videos?

It seems awfully good despite her newness to the program.(s?)

Posted by: naturalfake at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (iJfKG)

233 - PERPLEXITY - this one is gold! it's more an agent/app sort of. it's more finished. I think the future of AI use will be something more like Perplexity. I think you have to pay but it's very worth it.
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:41 AM (j+aD2)
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If you believe that AI is the future (and I pretty much do subscribe to that belief) - Agentic AI is the future of it. Little AI minions that interact with other apps and LLMs to do your bidding for you. We're developing a pretty cool one at my work.

Posted by: ballistic at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (oqH4h)

234 Going for lunch today at my local Mexican joint. You can watch the non verbal cook and his drudge sweating over the grill.

lol I meant chain restaurants

although I see it at local brew pubs and White Dog does it too. it's getting pretty endemic

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (j+aD2)

235 227 221 219 I read that Olive Garden doesn't do much actual cooking. Pretty much everything comes in bags from a central commissary and they run it through a microwave.

that's most restaurants sadly
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:46 AM (j+aD2)

Going for lunch today at my local Mexican joint. You can watch the non verbal cook and his drudge sweating over the grill.
Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:47 AM (pDt9x)
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Anakin and Amidala meme: "But they do boil the pasta, right. Right?"

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (cWLG3)

236 230 I don't know much about Perplexity. What does it do well?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (sX1BW)

Confuse me.

Posted by: Denny Crane - AI AI AI! at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (dmDsy)

237 You know the party of anarchy, abortion, euthanasia, gender subversion, homosexuality and countless ills they’ve thrust on society.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:42 AM (Kkd7+)

There still appears to be a fair amount of communism in the Catholic Church. It sounds so nice compared the the free market where everyday people make real time (messy) decisions.
Whereas the learned high priest of communism (central planners) make sure that every is taken care of.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (/+uur)

238 If you believe that AI is the future (and I pretty much do subscribe to that belief) - Agentic AI is the future of it. Little AI minions that interact with other apps and LLMs to do your bidding for you. We're developing a pretty cool one at my work.

exactly totally agree ballistic

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (j+aD2)

239 Why is Pope Leo meeting with Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod?
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NGOs were somewhat cut off by DOGE. The Spice must flow!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (Dv3i1)

240 Morn' all.. Late this AM.. The headline was hit with when I turned on my computer was "Calls grow for the removal of Trump."

Posted by: It's me donna at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (FtULh)

241 While lying wide awake at 3:30 am, I ran across a great clip from Adam Carolla where he compares the Democrats to a wife demanding her husband leave the front door open at night despite the raccoons coming in and tearing the place apart.

https://tinyurl.com/ysrv8h2z

Posted by: Oglebay at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (2ap+5)

242 Morn' all.. Late this AM.. The headline was hit with when I turned on my computer was "Calls grow for the removal of Trump."

But what do the Experts Say?

That's what I want to know.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026 10:51 AM (8DR9B)

243 240 Morn' all.. Late this AM.. The headline was hit with when I turned on my computer was "Calls grow for the removal of Trump."
Posted by: It's me donna at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (FtULh)

Morning. Well dogs in the kennel are gonna bark and yap.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:51 AM (pDt9x)

244 I'm having lunch today at Tommy's Joynt
tommysjoynt.com

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 10, 2026 10:52 AM (RIvkX)

245 that is VERY fun to do! agree

grok can get salty
Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (j+aD2

Agreed!

With what I'm working on - after my break - we call things 'grokifying' when I want a more interesting 'Holy crap!' take on things.

If you really want to mess Grok up, or most of them, have them give you advanced Boolean logic questions. Catching them making so many mistakes makes me less fearful of AI takeover.

That and their output limits.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:52 AM (Sco7b)

246 "Jury is out until we see what the Pope does."

I predict a hodge-podge of Statist Approved Political Opinions and maybe some Spiritual Impartations if he decides to stick to his job.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 10, 2026 10:52 AM (DgMqy)

247 Oh and Kathy Hochul is totally a “Catholic” too. What, with her support for abortion until birth infanticide, forced recognition of homosexuality, forcing gender garbage on believers under punishment of law, undermine religious freedom, and just about everything else she does.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:52 AM (Kkd7+)

248 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

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And the weird thing was how everybody in the show pretended not to notice.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 10, 2026

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In those days they might replace the actor for a given character without notice. I remember once on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow a voice over announced a change of casting, "The role of So-and-so will now be played by Whomever," and that was it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 10:53 AM (wzUl9)

249 247 Oh and Kathy Hochul is totally a “Catholic” too. What, with her support for abortion until birth infanticide, forced recognition of homosexuality, forcing gender garbage on believers under punishment of law, undermine religious freedom, and just about everything else she does.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:52 AM (Kkd7+)

So, not “ Catholic” Catholic then?

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:53 AM (pDt9x)

250 240 Morn' all.. Late this AM.. The headline was hit with when I turned on my computer was "Calls grow for the removal of Trump."
Posted by: It's me donna at April 10, 2026 10:50 AM (FtULh)
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New push for the 25th amendment. And these are the same people that ignored Biden's cognitive decline to support a vegetable as POTUS.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:53 AM (cWLG3)

251
She is waiting for the moment when he has dozed off sufficiently so she can gently insert two brushes up his nostrils and then complete his portrait, which she intends to call, "The Walrus".

Coo, coo, ka joob!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026 10:54 AM (hivT2)

252 236 230 I don't know much about Perplexity. What does it do well?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (sX1BW)

Perplexity will give you links to everything it tells you to 'confirm' what it is saying. So you can check out the information.

He's my online researcher.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:54 AM (Sco7b)

253 Funny how so many people hate Olive Garden. Yet, there are plenty of them. SOMEONE is giving them business for there to be so many…
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 10, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb

We go occasionally, none nearby. Wife loves it. I think it’s good enough.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:35 AM (pDt9x)

Its not bad. It's just not what someone who grew up with authentic Italian cooks would call...familiar.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2026 10:54 AM (snZF9)

254 Morn' all.. Late this AM.. The headline was hit with when I turned on my computer was "Calls grow for the removal of Trump."

The wheels are closing in! The walls are coming off!

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 10, 2026 10:55 AM (ufSfZ)

255 You ever wake up at night and think WTF they switched Darrens.

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It's only been in recent years that the entertainment people have tried to maintain "role + actor" as a unit, and if they can't get the actor for a re-appearance, they change the script to a different character.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 10:55 AM (wzUl9)

256 Gunsmoke had at least four different actors playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.
Posted by: muldoon

Once the actor was cast as the banker they lost interest.
Posted by: Tonypete

***********

He later had the starring role in another western.

The Loan Arranger

Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (qgHp7)

257 Perplexity does deep dive research, and does it really well.

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (j+aD2)

258 252 236 230 I don't know much about Perplexity. What does it do well?
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at April 10, 2026 10:48 AM (sX1BW)

Perplexity will give you links to everything it tells you to 'confirm' what it is saying. So you can check out the information.

He's my online researcher.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:54 AM (Sco7b)
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Sounds like a ringing endorsement to me! Though it aint free.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (cWLG3)

259 Anyone can request a meeting with the Pope.
There is a very active effort to try and create chaos between Catholics, as one part of Democrats attempt to attempt that subversion.

Remember these are demonstrably devious, evil people who don’t do anything without purpose.

They also know the subjects discussed are not typically released to the public.

So it could be the appearance alone they are looking to leverage in order to create that disunity.

We shall see.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (Kkd7+)

260
Funny how so many people hate Olive Garden. Yet, there are plenty of them. SOMEONE is giving them business for there to be so many…
Posted by: Cow Demon

It's the draw of coloring with crayons on the craft paper tablecloths.

At least, it used to be. We have not been to one in twenty years.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (hivT2)

261 256 Gunsmoke had at least four different actors playing Mr. Bodkins at the bank.
Posted by: muldoon

Once the actor was cast as the banker they lost interest.
Posted by: Tonypete

***********

He later had the starring role in another western.

The Loan Arranger
Posted by: muldoon at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (qgHp7)

That’s pretty good. Take a bow.

Posted by: tubal at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (pDt9x)

262 Its not bad. It's just not what someone who grew up with authentic Italian cooks would call...familiar.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 10, 2026 10:54 AM (snZF9)
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Olive Garden:Italian Food:

omino's

izza

It's fine for what it is as long as you're not expecting authenticity. If I want pizza I don't go to Domino's. If I want Domino's I go to Domino's. I just consider it a different food altogether.

Posted by: ballistic at April 10, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

263
Convexity and Concavity will yield dramatically opposite answers to the same inquiry.

Don't let's talk about Depravity.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026 10:58 AM (hivT2)

264 I still say that the main reason the cardinals picked an American for Pope was to counter Trump.
Posted by: Bulg at April 10, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

Agree.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 10, 2026 10:58 AM (g8Ew8)

265 @264 Aye.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:59 AM (cWLG3)

266 Olive Garden is fine, but if you are ever in the vicinity of Steubenville, Ohio (and who isn't from time to time?), go to Dean Martin endorsed Naples Spaghetti House.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 10, 2026 10:59 AM (2ap+5)

267 Convexity and Concavity will yield dramatically opposite answers to the same inquiry.

Don't let's talk about Depravity.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026

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Complexity is all of them mashed together.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 10:59 AM (wzUl9)

268 Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 10, 2026 10:56 AM (cWLG3)

I'd listen more to BlackOrchid.
I'm just working on my personal projects.

Coursera has a great course on AI prompting, zip through it for free and gather the resources, which will teach you how to get better responses out of the AI.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 10, 2026 10:59 AM (Sco7b)

269 when we have a new branding project our timelines now (using Perplexity to assist in the brand research piece) have compressed considerably.

we still have brand marketing staff! but we can handle more projects simultaneously and the "drudge work" part is basically gone. it's been really great.

a good example is when we do extensive cleint/customer interviews. Used to take forever to compile, transcribe and pull together those. now it's a day. this means we can DO MORE INTERVIEWS! which makes for better information.

we do check Perplexity's take on the data tho, and really we don't use that. It tries. It's good to sort of bounce off and some people like seeing where it's off. But so far it's not making up stuff at least so that's nice lol.

still just a very helpful part of the process.

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2) at April 10, 2026 10:59 AM (j+aD2)

270 Vexatious is the newest AI platform. It'll make you pull your hair out.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 11:00 AM (wzUl9)

271 "Whatever it takes to keep the little bushes happy ..."
-- Signor Torlonia

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at April 10, 2026 11:00 AM (0sNs1)

272 Noodus throckmortonii

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 10, 2026 11:01 AM (wzUl9)

273
I still say that the main reason the cardinals picked an American for Pope was to counter Trump.
Posted by: Bulg

One numpty is as good as another.

I never expected PDJT to consider whether the Pope was a 'Merican or not with respect to what courses of action that he would pursue.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026 11:01 AM (hivT2)

274 Convexity and Concavity will yield dramatically opposite answers to the same inquiry.

Don't let's talk about Depravity.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 10, 2026 10:58 AM (hivT2)

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I like to go with Destiny.

Unless she's not working then I try Charity.

Posted by: ballistic at April 10, 2026 11:01 AM (oqH4h)

275 Got drunk. Sunburned. Why did you paint me like that?

Posted by: Eromero at April 10, 2026 11:01 AM (YDyQ3)

276 Perplexity is the service Ben Shapiro uses and he frequently quotes its responses to his in-depth questions. It sounds reliable and unbiased, and somehow smarter than the others (although my exposure to all is pretty limited).

Posted by: LASue at April 10, 2026 11:02 AM (lCppi)

277 The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy (1907) is an Impressionist oil-on-canvas painting by John Singer Sargent, featuring a luminous,,,plein air scene of friends Wilfrid and Jane Emmet de Glehn.

Wikipedia, in part:
Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn (born Jane Erin Emmet; 1873 - 20 February 1961)[1] was an American figure and portrait painter.

Jane Emmet's career began while studying at the New York's Art Students League and she later studied under Frederick William MacMonnies in Paris.[10] She then travelled in Europe to view the work of the Grand Masters and continue her studies.

After returning to America, she met and married the notable British impressionist painter Wilfrid de Glehn in 1904 in New Rochelle, New York. Following their marriage, the couple honeymooned in Cornwall, England, vacationed in Paris and Venice, and made a permanent home in Chelsea, London.[10]

A lovely John Singer Sargent painting of other artists lounging at a charming fountain in an Italian village. Nevertheless, I wouldn't hang it.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 10, 2026 11:03 AM (NFX2v)

278 There still appears to be a fair amount of communism in the Catholic Church. It sounds so nice compared the the free market where everyday people make real time (messy) decisions.
Whereas the learned high priest of communism (central planners) make sure that every is taken care of.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 10, 2026 10:49 AM (/+uur)

That's why they call him papa. The concept of a pope couples perfectly with that of communism. Papa knows all. Papa will make sure everyone behaves.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 10, 2026 11:07 AM (g8Ew8)

279 >>>I read that Olive Garden doesn't do much actual cooking. Pretty much everything comes in bags from a central commissary and they run it through a microwave.

that's most restaurants sadly

Posted by: BlackOrchid(j+aD2)

>Probably depends on how far you are out in flyover country. I don't believe this was the case when I lived in LA. I would go to a brick and mortar Marie Callender's and everything was made on site. Fresh, warm bakery.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 10, 2026 11:07 AM (Fbc0I)

280 @ 199 Are all these "AI" services paid subscriptions?
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I use Grok3 free, but there is a 'paid subscription' version available. For what I need, 'free' works just fine. I submitted a medical report and asked it to summarise it in language a 10-year-old could understand, and … VIOLA! … suddenly I knew what my doc had been trying to 'splain me. It also tossed in definitions for the 'med-speak' terms so I'd know what those mean in English.

Posted by: Dr_No at April 10, 2026 11:08 AM (ayRl+)

281 Don't let's talk about Depravity.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot

*********

Or Menndacity...

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

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