Wednesday Night ONT - April 15, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. This is a Tucker, Candace and Megyn free zone. Please.

[Top photo: Bamberg Altes Rathhaus]

From Fodor's:

At Bamberg's historic core, the Altes Rathaus is tucked snugly on a small island in the Regnitz. To the west of the river is the so-called Bishops' Town; to the east, Burghers' Town. The citizens of Bamberg built this extravagantly decorated building on an artificial island when the bishop of Bamberg refused to give the city the land for a town hall. Industrious citizens quickly realized that the river was a tax haven as it wasn't claimed by anyone as property.

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Matthew Chapter 9

9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.
11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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She Works Hard for the Money:

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Tax burden state-by-state comparison:

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Rich Men North of Richmond:

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Quote Origin: Don't Tax You. Don't Tax Me. Tax That Fellow Behind the Tree

[H]umorous verses advocating that taxes be levied on someone "behind the tree" began to appear by the 1930s. These early instances were anonymous.

In March 1932 "Collier's Weekly" ran an article titled "Tax Everyone But Me" which included an instance starting with "Congress! Congress! Don't tax me" instead of the sing-song: "Don't tax you. Don't tax me."
"At the end of the year, and again at the opening of 1932, the hotel rooms and lobbies of Washington were crowded and swarming with citizens who had come to play, in paraphrased adult form, an old game of their childhood:
Congress! Congress! Don't tax me,
Tax that fellow behind the tree."

In September 1973 the "National Tax Journal" published an article that included the verse credited to Long...:
'RUSSELL B. LONG, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has recently been credited with a little doggerel describing "Most people['s]...philosophy about taxes":
Don't tax you,
Don't tax me,
Tax that fellow behind the tree.'"

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After taxes:

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Willie:

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Johnny Paycheck has feelings about the IRS:

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Ouch. Well done, Community Note.

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The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving. Thank you people of Pittsburgh!

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Taxman cover by Joe Bonamassa for the big ONT finish:

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Comments

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1 Yowza

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2026 10:00 PM (Cqx++)

2 Never first...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:00 PM (A9n1A)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 15, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)

4 Howdy Doof! Evenin' Horde.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 15, 2026 10:01 PM (DzcSl)

5 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 15, 2026 10:01 PM (SRRAx)

6 The doggos are doing a reverse Oreo.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 15, 2026 10:01 PM (kpS4V)

7 Apologies, Dino.... I've got my evenings mixed up as usual

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 15, 2026 10:02 PM (DzcSl)

8 Ok, everyone, TRex is all Tuckered out. He's given up on the animatronic dinosaurs - or has he?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:02 PM (S/Y4j)

9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 15, 2026 10:03 PM (Iz+f5)

10 Never first, but always happy😛.
Hi Mr. REX..raaahhhhggg🦖!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:03 PM (A9n1A)

11 8 Ok, everyone, TRex is all Tuckered out. He's given up on the animatronic dinosaurs - or has he?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:02 PM
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Given up? Ha! Double Ha!

Posted by: TRex - never give up dino at April 15, 2026 10:04 PM (IQ6Gq)

12 10 Never first, but always happy😛.
Hi Mr. REX..raaahhhhggg🦖!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:03 PM
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Howdy COMM. Maybe not first, but still top 10!

Posted by: TRex - tax deductible dino at April 15, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)

13 Real estate was much more expensive in those days.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)

14 Is that the Rathaus of Khan?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

15 Back as soon as Sixers game is over.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 15, 2026 10:05 PM (sl73Y)

16 Johnny Paycheck's hat looks almost sombrero-like. Yuge brim.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 15, 2026 10:07 PM (0aYVJ)

17 His father ran a boulangerie, right?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2026 10:07 PM (nDXEV)

18 Ok, everyone, TRex is all Tuckered out. He's given up on the animatronic dinosaurs - or has he?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:02 PM
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Given up? Ha! Double Ha!
Posted by: TRex - never give up dino
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Hope dies hard.....

Posted by: The Grateful at April 15, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

19 Hello, everyone. Nice to see you all here.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 10:08 PM (CHHv1)

20 Remember that Jesus is bipartisan.

He eats with 'publicans AND sinners.

Posted by: GWB at April 15, 2026 10:08 PM (IxSmD)

21 I know it was an earlier thread but I like to mention that By Any Means Necessary is a tautology. If it's necessary they will do it, but more importantly, if they do it, then it was invariably necessary.

So although it may sound noble, or even like you caused whatever they decided to do, what these terrorists actually intend to communicate is "we do what we want".

Posted by: ... at April 15, 2026 10:08 PM (vE0+H)

22 The T-Rex is widely overated and many paleontologists consider it the Cleveland Browns of the dinosaur kingdom.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2026 10:10 PM (nDXEV)

23 Good evening morons y gracias Dino

Please to remember there is NO relationship between how much we pay in taxes and what the government spends.

Tax policy is social policy not fiscal policy.

Posted by: Judge Boozeberg at April 15, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

24 How many Rats live in the Bamburg Rathaus?

Show your work.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:11 PM (+HNx/)

25 So although it may sound noble, or even like you caused whatever they decided to do, what these terrorists actually intend to communicate is "we do what we want".

What it means is they will kill you if they don't get their way.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at April 15, 2026 10:12 PM (X5FXP)

26 Male or Female sweeper?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)

27 I owed $278.

Ugh

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 15, 2026 10:13 PM (A5RD0)

28 /psycho judge sock off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

29 Mentioned last night....my tax guy, who I've worked with for approximately 35 years, informed me that, at last, I'm too poor to even bother to file this year...yippee! FU gov't....apparently you finally got enough of my money and blood.
Kiss my old white women ass🤪!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:14 PM (A9n1A)

30 COMM!

Sweet lady! Good to see you!
Wobbly table have any room?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 15, 2026 10:15 PM (A5RD0)

31 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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Fast thinker, that Jesus.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

32 What it means is they will kill you if they don't get their way.
Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at April 15, 2026 10:12 PM (X5FXP)
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Summary Marxism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

33 Tomorrow we're taking Pookette's advanced math class to a Math Bee. Should be fun, as long as Pookette takes her ADHD meds...

Posted by: pookysgirl, math mom who's not good at math at April 15, 2026 10:16 PM (Wt5PA)

34 19 BeckChas💕💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (A9n1A)

35 The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving.

Only three entries, but they're good ones!

South Side. 20th South 10th Street - Holiday Inn. Caller said that two guests are arguing in the parking lot. The argument has apparently now escalated to the point that they are trying to hit each other with their cars.

If I were the dispatcher, I'd be confused.

Are they trying to hit each others' cars with their cars? You'd think they'd both succeed immediately, unless they're really bad drivers.

Trying to hit each other, but not in their cars? So they're having a good old-fashioned honorable duel? Taking turns getting out of their cars and letting the other guy take a run at them?

Shadyside. Denniston St. Caller requesting help with their finger stuck in a sweeper.

When the cop gets there, they find out the sweeper's name is Tiffani. She's totally a janitor and not a prostitute, though.

Oakland. Craft Ave. Caller said that someone is outside of their apartment playing a loud trombone. Caller does not like this.

It's much easier to serenade your lover with a guitar or a saxophone, but I guess you dance with the one that brung ya.

Posted by: mikeski at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

36 So according to that map, everyone in Tennessee, Florida, and Wyoming died.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)

37 Fast thinker, that Jesus.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

He had the questions in advance....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

38

Hi BC and Robert!

Posted by: four seasons at April 15, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

39 22 The T-Rex is widely overated and many paleontologists consider it the Cleveland Browns of the dinosaur kingdom.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2026 10:10 PM
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NOT a comment of the week candidate.

Posted by: TRex - unimpressed dino at April 15, 2026 10:19 PM (IQ6Gq)

40
Browsing NASA's image site, here's a picture with Victor Glover that struck me as pretty cool:

https://is.gd/7zZSA2

I think that's the hatch window, there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 15, 2026 10:19 PM (w6EFb)

41 30 nurse

If you're up for it, let's kick it girl!🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:19 PM (A9n1A)

42 Thanks for the dandy shenanigans of the Wednesday type, T Rex!

Great tax-related content is much appreciated! Sorry I have no puns to offer... fresh out after paying (gag!) the tax bill.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM (vrNzf)

43 It’s very rare to see someone on the Big Stage fall so completely from power so quickly - and infinitely enjoyable to see it happen to someone like Swallwell!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM (yGQJD)

44 The T-Rex is widely overated and many paleontologists consider it the Cleveland Browns of the dinosaur kingdom.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2026 10:10 PM
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NOT a comment of the week candidate.
Posted by: TRex - unimpressed dino
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AKA Pittsburgh Steeler Dino

Posted by: The Grateful at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM (IQ6Gq)

45 "Spirit Airlines could liquidate as early as this week, CNBC reports, citing sources."

Ok, how many flown Spirit and are you sad??

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:21 PM (GD0B3)

46 42
Great tax-related content is much appreciated! Sorry I have no puns to offer... fresh out after paying (gag!) the tax bill.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM
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At some point, ya just gotta laugh. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?

Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

47 He had the questions in advance....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

And this is why I love all y'all...
You always make me laugh.

Posted by: sal at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (f+FmA)

48 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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Fast thinker, that Jesus.
Posted by: Cicero

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Definitely better than "Research".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (/lPRQ)

49 Hmm, jersey isn't the highest in taxes. I'm shocked. Definitely among the highest, but was beat out by places that are a bit surprising. Maine? New Mexico? Damn. Vermont was no surprise, jerkoff bernie needs another house.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (snZF9)

50 Never flew on Spirit. Does it offer a Fist Class perchance?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)

51 Fast thinker, that Jesus.
Posted by: Cicero

He had the questions in advance....
Posted by: OrangeEnt

.....

.....

whoa.

Posted by: Neo at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

52 What it means is they will kill you if they don't get their way.

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at April 15, 2026 10:12 PM (X5FXP)

That too

Posted by: ... at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (vE0+H)

53 Some years ago, I quickly crunched the numbers, the initial income tax rates in the US started at 2% on incomes say around $500,000 in today’s phony baloney confetti-bucks.
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Yeah, “Democracy” - everything is fine, if we get our way. If not, then YOU are the fascist and must be removed “by any means necessary”.

It’s like being governed by 2 year olds. Maybe they’ll discover “Democracy” itself is flawed. They just use it as a means of gaining power and control, who am I kidding.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (m+uh6)

54 Never flew on Spirit. Does it offer a Fist Class perchance?
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Me either too. Cannot say.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (GD0B3)

55 It’s very rare to see someone on the Big Stage fall so completely from power so quickly - and infinitely enjoyable to see it happen to someone like Swallwell!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Now if only he could only take that beady eyed lying piece of shit Adam Schiff down with him.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (Lo97M)

56 Given up? Ha! Double Ha!
Posted by: TRex - never give up dino
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Hope dies hard.....
Posted by: The Grateful at April 15, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

If he gets an animatronic dinosaurs, you could always get an animatronic TRex.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (S/Y4j)

57 At some point, ya just gotta laugh. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

I always wanted to stand next to someone saying that while holding a big stick, so I could demonstrate how I can make them stronger several times.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (yGQJD)

58 >> Big Stage fall so completely from power so quickly

He fell, then got stomped into dust and ground in the dirt, and then remains scooped up and launched into the Sun.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 15, 2026 10:27 PM (w6EFb)

59 I always wanted to stand next to someone saying that while holding a big stick, so I could demonstrate how I can make them stronger several times.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (yGQJD)

Bonk bonk on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 15, 2026 10:27 PM (nDXEV)

60 Today is Dad's b-day... RIP, Dad. Miss ya!

Posted by: JQ at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (rdVOm)

61 Never flew on Spirit. Does it offer a Fist Class perchance?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)

I think they were one step above The Grace L. Ferguson Airline and Storm Door Co.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (S/Y4j)

62 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to learn the lyrics to "Baby Shark," but I keep getting them mixed up with the Rolling Stones' "Heartbreaker."

Posted by: tankdemon at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (Aqg7j)

63 What doesn't kill you can cripple you for life, or just leave you with permanent brain damage.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (+HNx/)

64 I bought tickets on a Spirit Airline flight for me and my oldes to visit Marine in San Diego.

Oldest said NO. He bought tickets for us on Alaska Ailines. Three times as much.

I guess he knew something.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (A5RD0)

65 Great tax-related content is much appreciated! Sorry I have no puns to offer... fresh out after paying (gag!) the tax bill.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM
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At some point, ya just gotta laugh. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Okay, sure, I'll go with that... Actually, I prefer to believe that every dime of my hard-earned tax money is going to the Dept. of War's budget and enlisted salaries in particular!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:29 PM (vrNzf)

66 He fell, then got stomped into dust and ground in the dirt, and then remains scooped up and launched into the Sun.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 15, 2026 10:27 PM (w6EFb)
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Pieces of sh*t like this guy are made for the Kennedy School of Government.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)

67 What doesn't kill you... needs to be fking *destroyed* before it tries again!!!

Posted by: JQ at April 15, 2026 10:29 PM (rdVOm)

68 Time to bring out Angie Fisher's IRS again

youtu.be/EHJ3QkHwVjw

Posted by: Kindltot at April 15, 2026 10:30 PM (rbvCR)

69 New Mexico taxes surprised me. I had to look up what the basis was. Apparently, they are even more progressive than NY or California, and the really sock it to the top earners in the state...as well as corporations.

In short, the are chasing away their top contributors, and chasing way their top job providers. And, I'm willing to bet that a majority of the population in that state is pissed off about that, but your usual handful of politicians with no economic chops got into the legislature and dumped their Utopian nonsense on everyone else.

Posted by: Orson at April 15, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)

70 A Florida man running for governor was arrested April 10 on suspicion of beating his elderly parents and threatening to shoot them after they tried to watch TV without his permission.

Kevin Cichowski (D), 46, of Palm Coast faces eight charges related to the incident, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and robbery.

He seems nice.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 15, 2026 10:30 PM (abIsI)

71 BC I hope you felt the power of morons praying for you

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)

72 Harrison Ford "theme music"

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/-KQiNvqAmEo

Enjoy the punch line.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:31 PM (S/Y4j)

73 Thanks for the ONT, Dino. Dog image is funny and the Willie Nelson IRS commercial is an awesome throwback.

Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 10:31 PM (41CYW)

74 73 Thanks for the ONT, Dino. Dog image is funny and the Willie Nelson IRS commercial is an awesome throwback.
Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 10:31 PM
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Doggo! Good evening.

Posted by: TRex - vintage dino at April 15, 2026 10:32 PM (IQ6Gq)

75 Thank you Horde. Yes I appreciate you all.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 10:32 PM (CHHv1)

76 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 15, 2026 10:32 PM (+9wcF)

77 43 It’s very rare to see someone on the Big Stage fall so completely from power so quickly - and infinitely enjoyable to see it happen to someone like Swallwell!
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 15, 2026 10:20 PM (yGQJD)

That is one sneering asshat what got it comin'. He's been running interference for the CCP and the people that make cash by removing healthy organs from children. I don't care what form the lightning bolt took, smote is smote.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 15, 2026 10:33 PM (w/O5Q)

78 Ok, how many flown Spirit and are you sad??
Posted by: runner

I flew Spirit once, many years ago. Which was once too often.

The flight itself was okay, in a "Greyhound bus at 30000 feet" way. Which isn't that much different than the bigs, nowadays.

But they were so understaffed that we were delayed 90 minutes while they found a maintenance guy..... to fix a latch on one of the overhead compartments. At least they didn't just duct-tape it shut.

Posted by: mikeski's arms are tired at April 15, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)

79 Now if only he could only take that beady eyed lying piece of shit Adam Schiff down with him.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (Lo97M)

There is no way - no way, that Adam Schiff will be taken down by allegations of sex with women.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

80 >>Never flew on Spirit. Does it offer a Fist Class perchance?

I've flown Spirit once. Once.

Had to get a last minute flight from Las Vegas to Providence. Only flight was a Spirit connection through Ft Lauderdale. For those of you unfamiliar the USA this is not a convenient connection.

Never again.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 15, 2026 10:34 PM (viF8m)

81 I sense a theme here.

Posted by: wth at April 15, 2026 10:34 PM (BT3km)

82 75 Thank you Horde. Yes I appreciate you all.

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I * Am * Somebody

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:34 PM (+HNx/)

83 We paid enough in income taxes this year to pay a year's salary for an entry-level engineer.

Would rather do that than have the government squander it on people who are constantly telling us that we aren't paying our "fair share", and need to be paying more in taxes.

F*** those people and the rented mules they rode in on.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (SRRAx)

84 T Rex, if I were you, I would hold out for the dino replica in the yard. It sure sounds awesome and just the thing for a new home in the genteel South! Still scouting around for that perfect model that will do homage to the T Rex and keep Grateful happy!

(As the spousal unit of an entomologist, I have horror stories of what I would routinely discover in the fridge and freezer. But I did have to draw the line at having venomous snakes in the same dwelling. My trump card was that I threatened to take the dog with me if the snakes remained and I was forced from our home.)

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (vrNzf)

85 Chuck Berry got sideways with the revenue department too.

He had an interesting gig. He had no band when touring, he just had local people wherever he was playing at sit in. Who wouldn’t want to backup Chuck Berry on stage? Everybody knew his tunes too, so that wasn’t really a problem. So he’d drive around to gigs in his Cadillac w/guitar and little else.

Cash up front. I suspect that’s where he ran into complications, but…

Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (m+uh6)

86 At least they didn't just duct-tape it shut.

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Or so you think!

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (GD0B3)

87 Airlines really screwed up air travel.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:37 PM (GD0B3)

88 If ace ever sold merch, I would buy a t shirt that says "Caller doesn't like this" in every color.

Thanks for a great ONT!!

Posted by: moki at April 15, 2026 10:38 PM (wLjpr)

89 As the spousal unit of an entomologist, I have horror stories of what I would routinely discover in the fridge and freezer

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Like word root origins? Yecch.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:38 PM (+HNx/)

90 Spirit Airlines has become Section 8 in the sky.

Posted by: Similar to Carnival before demanding decency at April 15, 2026 10:40 PM (TbWk/)

91 60 Today is Dad's b-day... RIP, Dad. Miss ya!
Posted by: JQ at April 15, 2026 10:28 PM (rdVOm)

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May perpetual light shine upon him.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 15, 2026 10:41 PM (DzcSl)

92 I * Am * Somebody
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:34 PM (+HNx/)
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Ok ok, let's not lose control of this thing.

Pretty soon everyone will be someone.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)

93 Oh wait. That's an etymologist. Nevermind.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:41 PM (+HNx/)

94 At some point, ya just gotta laugh. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino at April 15, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

57 I always wanted to stand next to someone saying that while holding a big stick, so I could demonstrate how I can make them stronger several times.*

YES

Just sayin' as a simple COMM....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (A9n1A)

95 As the spousal unit of an entomologist, I have horror stories of what I would routinely discover in the fridge and freezer. But I did have to draw the line at having venomous snakes in the same dwelling. My trump card was that I threatened to take the dog with me if the snakes remained and I was forced from our home.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient

* checks dictionary *

Entomologists study insects.

So, I can only assume the snakes were there to eat the bugs that escaped, and the bugs were so dangerous that the snakes were the safer choice?

Jinkies.

Posted by: mikeski swallowed a spider to catch a fly at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)

96 As the spousal unit of an entomologist, I have horror stories of what I would routinely discover in the fridge and freezer

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Like word root origins? Yecch.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:38 PM (+HNx/)

What the...did you put a diphthong in the freezer?!

Posted by: What is WRONG with you? at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (TbWk/)

97 As the spousal unit of an entomologist, I have horror stories of what I would routinely discover in the fridge and freezer

A gal I dated for a time during college and a rather large collection of roaches. She had live ones of all kinds in containers and jars all over the apt. Crazy gal but loveable.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (cYBz/)

98 @82 Yes. Yes you are. There are statues depicting you but they're a few centuries in the future.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (CHHv1)

99 Many a night I stumbled past the Rathouse on my way back to the barraks after a night at the Green Goose or Maut Kellers. That downtown area is beyond awesome. You can feel the history. There was a pretty big battle during the 30 Years War right near there. Bamberg was left intact during WW2.

Posted by: Reforger at April 15, 2026 10:43 PM (emWLT)

100 Pretty soon everyone will be someone.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)

If everyone's someone, no one is.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (1Ff7Z)

101 I caught the reclusive black cat tonight, but was hoping for the groundhog that has been boldly coming onto my porch, right in front of me a couple times. I saw the cat on my cameras, so put out dry food for him as usual, but he first found the meat I had in the trap ... I watched him saunter in ... released him right away. Still time for the groundhog tonight, but the cat ate half the hamburger I had out.

Exciting times on the farm ... heh.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (vbXSk)

102 Oh wait. That's an etymologist. Nevermind.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:41 PM (+HNx/)
* * * *
Good catch! I would have preferred to encounter word roots rather than dead critters and portions thereof.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (vrNzf)

103 I * Am * Somebody
Posted by: Cicero

Ok ok, let's not lose control of this thing.
Pretty soon everyone will be someone.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

"Oy, look who thinks he's nobody."

Posted by: just the punchline at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

104 Locust sanwiches!

*Locust are edible, highly nutritious and a great source of protein!

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (GD0B3)

105 JQ, you were right about Schiff. He did get a pardon. I forgot about the J6 blanket pardon. My bad.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (viF8m)

106 I've never flown on Spirit Airlines, but they show up on youtube often. Apparently a high proportion of their customers are drunken imbeciles who have to be dragged off the plane by cops. It doesn't sound like the best flying experience for people who just want to sit on the plane for a few hours and do sudoku puzzles, or read a book.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 10:46 PM (0Htd1)

107 106 I've never flown on Spirit Airlines, but they show up on youtube often. Apparently a high proportion of their customers are drunken imbeciles who have to be dragged off the plane by cops.

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This must be why they're the Official Feeder Airline of Carnival Cruises.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:47 PM (+HNx/)

108 That map of taxes by state… I’d have guessed CA was the highest. They’re bad but NY are the folks really getting the big screwgie…. And they don’t even have the beautiful weather of CA!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 10:48 PM (KhRIf)

109 60 JQ

Much blessings, and very fine memories darlin'💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 10:48 PM (A9n1A)

110
Spirit was one of the limited choices from Oakland to San Diego. They had delayed flights and cancelled flights more and more often until they could not be considered a viable option. Closed out of Oakland, now done altogether. Mismanaged into oblivion.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 15, 2026 10:49 PM (VWtfl)

111 >> Big Stage fall so completely from power so quickly

He fell, then got stomped into dust and ground in the dirt, and then remains scooped up and launched into the Sun.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 15, 2026 10:27 PM (w6EFb)

And somewhere in there got his dick stepped on with golf shoes, the old kind.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 10:49 PM (snZF9)

112 Now if only he could only take that beady eyed lying piece of shit Adam Schiff down with him.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 15, 2026 10:24 PM (Lo97M)

There is no way - no way, that Adam Schiff will be taken down by allegations of sex with women.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Now black homeless boys, that is another matter.
Ed Buck would probably tell all for another $20 in his canrina account.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 10:49 PM (/lPRQ)

113 Entomologists study insects.

So, I can only assume the snakes were there to eat the bugs that escaped, and the bugs were so dangerous that the snakes were the safer choice?

Jinkies.
Posted by: mikeski swallowed a spider to catch a fly at April 15, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)
* * * *
Um, no. This entomologist is entranced with anything that slimes, slithers, flies or crawls. The snakes were going to be there so he could show them to folks with a warning to steer clear of them.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:49 PM (vrNzf)

114 It doesn't sound like the best flying experience for people who just want to sit on the plane for a few hours and do sudoku puzzles, or read a book.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 10:46 PM (0Htd1)

The best experience is to be cramped in tiny seats between the toilets and some screaming colicky toddler. Obviously.

Posted by: United at April 15, 2026 10:50 PM (gKWVE)

115 So... was Matthew the Apostle also Matthew the Gospel Writer? Asking cuz I'm too lazy to look it up.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 10:50 PM (aJQbY)

116 Hitchcock voice: Good eeeeev'ning.

Late to the party, 'cause it was a very taxing day.💸

Heaviest rainstorm thus far this year this afternoon, lots of thunder, and a good dose of small hail, just to add flavor. No tornadoes, though.🌪️

Didn't that rogue President guy say something about eliminating the IRS?* I'm pretty sure I remember something about that. Guess he's just too busy playing Pope. Or anti-Christ. Or Aragorn. Something like that.

*But, then, without Income Tax, how would we pay off those Congressional perversion suits?💲

Posted by: mindful webworker - only in it for the monet at April 15, 2026 10:50 PM (4i4/O)

117 Carnival cruises has a very successful business model. They own every segment.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:50 PM (GD0B3)

118 "12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Jesus also called (some of?) the Pharisees "of your father the devil, and the works of you father you will do". So I don't think Jesus really meant the Pharisees were "righteous". Jesus was being "pragmatic" I'd presume.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 10:51 PM (vbXSk)

119 From trash to hoity-toity.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:51 PM (GD0B3)

120 ...He did get a pardon. I forgot about the J6 blanket pardon...
Posted by: JackStraw
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Damn. Was hoping I'd mis-remembered.

Posted by: JQ at April 15, 2026 10:51 PM (rdVOm)

121 I had a HO scale version of the top picture. It was when, as a youte, I was making 1/76 scale model dioramas of the of ETO and HO scale European buildings went well my Panzers and Infantry.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 15, 2026 10:51 PM (tYGL3)

122 115 So... was Matthew the Apostle also Matthew the Gospel Writer? Asking cuz I'm too lazy to look it up.

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Do you even know pseudepigraphy?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 10:52 PM (+HNx/)

123 Evening, TRex, and ONT Horde. Back from Wing Nite in Elnora. Had nice visit with my 2-mile distant neighbors who were also there. 21 degrees, and snow is flying. Came home by way of the grid roads. Got the wounded 2008 Surburban hauled home, which was an adventure in itself.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 15, 2026 10:52 PM (utfVc)

124 Locust sanwiches!

*Locust are edible, highly nutritious and a great source of protein!
Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (GD0B3)
* * * *
You first. Me never.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:52 PM (vrNzf)

125 106 I've never flown on Spirit Airlines, but they show up on youtube often. Apparently a high proportion of their customers are drunken imbeciles who have to be dragged off the plane by cops. It doesn't sound like the best flying experience for people who just want to sit on the plane for a few hours and do sudoku puzzles, or read a book.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 10:46 PM (0Htd1)

Child, any flight that does not end up in a black hole is a good one at this point.

Posted by: Donelda Lemonade at April 15, 2026 10:53 PM (kEqhi)

126 There is no way - no way, that Adam Schiff will be taken down by allegations of sex with women.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

Ole Pencil Neck needs to be erased from the Congressional Roll, and sent home in disgrace - or forced to wear prison garb for 10-25.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 10:53 PM (S/Y4j)

127 You first. Me never.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:52 PM (vrNzf)

No. I am just stating facts!

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:53 PM (GD0B3)

128 "Heaviest rainstorm thus far this year this afternoon, lots of thunder, and a good dose of small hail, just to add flavor. No tornadoes, though.🌪️"

We were forecast to get over 2" about three hours ago, then they kept dropping that and we ended up with zero, though still seeing some lightning as the front moved past.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 10:53 PM (vbXSk)

129 Cicero - I feel like I should, but I can't quite recall it.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 10:54 PM (aJQbY)

130 46.At some point, ya just gotta laugh. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
Posted by: TRex - philosopher dino

Nietzsche was a nut.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 15, 2026 10:54 PM (NFX2v)

131 Um, no. This entomologist is entranced with anything that slimes, slithers, flies or crawls. The snakes were going to be there so he could show them to folks with a warning to steer clear of them.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 15, 2026 10:49 PM (vrNzf)

Snakes are the purview of herpetologists.

Posted by: Not herpes, to my surprise at April 15, 2026 10:54 PM (TbWk/)

132 Hubby booked with Spirit Aitlines. They cancelled the flight last minute and issued credit to book elsewhere, but they don't fly anywhere useful. Basically stole our money.

They can DIAF

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2026 10:55 PM (fE6HJ)

133 Airlines really screwed up air travel.
Posted by: runner

Twenty nine years ago Hawaii had three competing inter-island airlines. You could buy books of tickets for as little as about $15 each. Just show up at the airport, hand them a coupon for the next flight to the island you want to go to, then go get on the bus and pick your seat.
You could also get fairly decent hotels for $40 night.
Both were 'special local discount'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

134 84 T Rex, if I were you, I would hold out for the dino replica in the yard.
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The Horde is here for you Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 10:56 PM (41CYW)

135 No step on snek!

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:56 PM (GD0B3)

136 Nietzsche was a nut.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 15, 2026 10:54 PM (NFX2v)

I think he is mostly understood.

What people know about him is more or less a caricature.

Posted by: Wanda the Fish at April 15, 2026 10:56 PM (bgGNY)

137 115 So... was Matthew the Apostle also Matthew the Gospel Writer? Asking cuz I'm too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 10:50 PM (aJQbY)

Tradition long said so, yes. But of course skeptical modern “scholarship” always looks to discredit the Bible and its credibility so you’ll find lots of modern critical scholarship claiming no… if they can show the author wasn’t an eyewitness then it’s not as credible an account obviously. I’ll stick with tradition, thank you

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 10:57 PM (KhRIf)

138 This must be why they're the Official Feeder Airline of Carnival Cruises.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

If you look at the youtubes of people misbehaving on Spirit airplanes, they seem to have a lot in common with the people fighting on Carnival Cruises.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 10:57 PM (0Htd1)

139
Still time for the groundhog tonight, but the cat ate half the hamburger I had out.

Exciting times on the farm ... heh.
Posted by: illiniwek

What are you going to do with the groundhog?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Cqx++)

140 108 That map of taxes by state… I’d have guessed CA was the highest. They’re bad but NY are the folks really getting the big screwgie…. And they don’t even have the beautiful weather of CA!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

But there's all that culture in NY.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 10:59 PM (0Htd1)

141 What doesn't kill you can leave you crippled and in intractable agony for life.

Posted by: You'll just wish it had killed you at April 15, 2026 10:59 PM (TbWk/)

142 I almost forgot to feed the cats...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 10:59 PM (VCgbV)

143 Ignore what does not kill you. Amirite?

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 10:59 PM (GD0B3)

144 What are you going to do with the groundhog?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 15, 2026 10:58 PM (Cqx++)

Make sausage of course.

Posted by: What else do you do with ground hog? at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (TbWk/)

145 The other thing Mafia government can do with high taxes is give tax breaks to companies and individuals that give them money and\or do what they say

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (3/XaG)

146 I guess just to make sure my intended question is the one that's read on the other end of the internet:
Is Matthew-the-Gospel-Writer also Matthew-the-Apostle also Matthew-the-Tax-Collector?

Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (aJQbY)

147 Chuck Berry got sideways with the revenue department too.

He had an interesting gig. He had no band when touring, he just had local people wherever he was playing at sit in. Who wouldn’t want to backup Chuck Berry on stage? Everybody knew his tunes too, so that wasn’t really a problem. So he’d drive around to gigs in his Cadillac w/guitar and little else.

Cash up front. I suspect that’s where he ran into complications, but…
Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (m+uh6)

Friend of mine was in a doo wop group that shared a bill with Chuck Berry a few times. Berry required cash in a brown paper bag, delivered before he would go on stage. No bag, no Berry...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (nbLIj)

148 "12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
13 But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Jesus also called (some of?) the Pharisees "of your father the devil, and the works of you father you will do". So I don't think Jesus really meant the Pharisees were "righteous". Jesus was being "pragmatic" I'd presume.
Posted by: illiniwek

To continue the "doctor" analogy: in the 1st century, there was no Aramaic word for "triage."

Posted by: mikeski at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

149 I am right.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (GD0B3)

150 Bamberg is also known for it's smoked beer ("Rauchbier").

Sounds wrong but I liked it when I tried it.

Posted by: jix at April 15, 2026 11:01 PM (y687V)

151 This week's Great Moments in Journalism: The Athletic, a New York Times-owned website devoted to sports coverage, is concerned about a new "controversial" statue put up in the ballpark of the Texas Rangers. The pencil-necked homo who wrote the article is pissed that no one from the Rangers will say who put up the statue or why.

The "controversial" statue is of a Texas Ranger. In the stadium where the Texas Rangers play.

Posted by: Wally at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (65cLN)

152 I almost forgot to feed the cats...
Posted by: lin-duh

* stare *

* stare *

* stare *

* stare *

Posted by: the cats at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)

153 Bamberg is also known for it's smoked beer ("Rauchbier").

Sounds wrong but I liked it when I tried it.
Posted by: jix a

Pairs well with pulled pig.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

154 "What are you going to do with the groundhog?"

Bring it inside, bathe it with a brush in the sink, then I have a new friend.

Or maybe just shoot it so it stops digging under my porch. I blame it for digging by my well pipes, letting cold air down there to freeze and break the pipe, so I now have to cut off power to the pump and manually turn the power on/off when I want more water. Will have to dig up the line at some point, but not this year I guess.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (vbXSk)

155 So... was Matthew the Apostle also Matthew the Gospel Writer? Asking cuz I'm too lazy to look it up.

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Yes. Matthew the tax collector and apostle wrote the Gospel of Matthew.

John the beloved apostle wrote the Gospel of John and Revelation.

Mark was a disciple and scribe of Peter. Mark was also probably the guy who ran away naked during the arrest of Jesus.

Luke the physician was a disciple and scribe of Paul, and wrote the Book of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2026 11:03 PM (fE6HJ)

156 >>'ve never flown on Spirit Airlines, but they show up on youtube often.

I've flown a lot all over the world for work. Spirit is easily in bottom couple for everything from checkin. For some reason they decided to go with the most uncomfortable airline seats I've ever sat in. Like they had a grudge against their customers for buying a ticket.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 15, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

157 Hello everyone!

Posted by: Piper at April 15, 2026 11:04 PM (pZEOD)

158 The Talmudic scholar in residence just belched.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 11:04 PM (RIvkX)

159
* stare *

* stare *

* stare *

* stare *
Posted by: the cats
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Hey, I got out of bed and fed all 4 of you!

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:04 PM (VCgbV)

160 Snakes are the purview of herpetologists.
Posted by: Not herpes, to my surprise

There's a crossover point at "trouser snakes."

Posted by: mikeski and/or The Paolo at April 15, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)

161 Twenty nine years ago Hawaii had three competing inter-island airlines. You could buy books of tickets for as little as about $15 each. Just show up at the airport, hand them a coupon for the next flight to the island you want to go to, then go get on the bus and pick your seat.
You could also get fairly decent hotels for $40 night.
Both were 'special local discount'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 15, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

I used to take the shuttle Friday evenings from Boston to DC on US Air ( I think that was the name. They're gone now). Cost $100 round trip. I would stay at a friends house, sight see for the weekend, then fly back to Boston early Monday morning and beat everyone into work.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 15, 2026 11:04 PM (tYGL3)

162 Thanks, vmom. I knew about John, wasn't sure that Matthew was playing all the parts himself, and knew that Luke was a Physician but didn't know he wrote Acts.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 11:05 PM (aJQbY)

163 released him right away. Still time for the groundhog tonight, but the cat ate half the hamburger I had out.

Exciting times on the farm ... heh.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 10:44 PM (vbXSk)

You have carnivorous groundhogs?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 15, 2026 11:06 PM (rUN8k)

164 Rauchbier is awful.

I've omitted the expletives because this is a family blog. But feel free to insert six or seven of them in the first sentence.

Posted by: eff that effing shid corksucking iceholes at April 15, 2026 11:06 PM (1oIjw)

165 36 So according to that map, everyone in Tennessee, Florida, and Wyoming died.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 15, 2026 10:17 PM (RIvkX)

Guess one good reason why we live in AK?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:07 PM (DwqWV)

166 Child, any flight that does not end up in a black hole is a good one at this point.
Posted by: Donelda Lemonade

I don't even remember what online site it was, but there was a commenter whining because they took a trip and there was a 45 minute delay for the flight.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 15, 2026 11:07 PM (0Htd1)

167 Guess one good reason why we live in AK?

===

Fresh air, wide open spaces.

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:07 PM (GD0B3)

168 Oh, and abundance of Bald Eagles !

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:08 PM (GD0B3)

169 John the beloved apostle wrote the Gospel of John and Revelation.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 15, 2026 11:03 PM (fE6HJ)

That's highly debatable. It is doubtful that Revelation was written before the death of the Apostle John.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:09 PM (DwqWV)

170 This week's Great Moments in Journalism: The Athletic, a New York Times-owned website devoted to sports coverage, is concerned about a new "controversial" statue put up in the ballpark of the Texas Rangers. The pencil-necked homo who wrote the article is pissed that no one from the Rangers will say who put up the statue or why.

The "controversial" statue is of a Texas Ranger. In the stadium where the Texas Rangers play.
Posted by: Wally at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (65cLN)

Coincidentally it was that paragon of journalistic integrity the Athletic that hired Dianna Russini as an NFL “insider” who just had to resign because she was playing hanky panky with an NFL coach that she was covering (very objectively of course)…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 11:09 PM (uAQQB)

171 168 Guess one good reason why we live in AK?

===

Fresh air, wide open spaces.
Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:07 PM (GD0B3)

And damned fine summer time. Free salmon. PFD. And very, very low taxes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:10 PM (DwqWV)

172 And damned fine summer time. Free salmon. PFD. And very, very low taxes.

==

I have family in AK...maybe I should visit...

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:10 PM (GD0B3)

173 I was invited !

Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:11 PM (GD0B3)

174 Bamberg is also known for it's smoked beer ("Rauchbier").

Sounds wrong but I liked it when I tried it.
Posted by: jix a

I have a recipe for smoked hard apple cider that I'd like to try. I figure it would come out a lot like a smoked beer...

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 15, 2026 11:11 PM (NZPfR)

175 That's highly debatable. It is doubtful that Revelation was written before the death of the Apostle John.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:09 PM (DwqWV)

I very much believe the apostle John (the disciple whom Jesus loved) wrote Revelation, the gospel of John… and I, II, and III John

Tradition says he died in exile on the island of Patmos… mentioned in the first chapter of Revelation

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 11:13 PM (uElTB)

176 "You have carnivorous groundhogs?"
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Last night I put out some cantaloupe with vanilla extract dripped on it, which has worked well before for groundhogs. That is still there ... not sure if groundhogs would be attracted to meat. But if I got the fat raccoon (I've been seeing) before it has its babies I guess I'd have to "release" it, since they are not in season.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 11:13 PM (vbXSk)

177 I have family in AK...maybe I should visit...
Posted by: runner at April 15, 2026 11:10 PM (GD0B3)

Pro tip: Don't do so in February.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:14 PM (DwqWV)

178 I have a recipe for smoked hard apple cider that I'd like to try. I figure it would come out a lot like a smoked beer...
Posted by: Nerd Herd

Might taste great. Might taste like burnt apple pie. Only one way to find out.

Posted by: mikeski got 'em at April 15, 2026 11:14 PM (VHUov)

179 Coincidentally it was that paragon of journalistic integrity the Athletic that hired Dianna Russini as an NFL “insider” who just had to resign because she was playing hanky panky with an NFL coach that she was covering (very objectively of course)…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 11:09 PM (uAQQB)

Covering? Like, on top of?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 11:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

180 Should the Somali communities in the US be celebrating today? Tax day to them is like receiving a birthday card from their Aunt Hibaaq, with a pre-loaded Platinum Card enclosed.

Posted by: Orson at April 15, 2026 11:16 PM (dIske)

181 Hello and good evening Piper.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)

182 He had an interesting gig. He had no band when touring, he just had local people wherever he was playing at sit in. Who wouldn’t want to backup Chuck Berry on stage? Everybody knew his tunes too, so that wasn’t really a problem. So he’d drive around to gigs in his Cadillac w/guitar and little else.

Cash up front. I suspect that’s where he ran into complications, but…
Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 10:36 PM (m+uh6)

Friend of mine was in a doo wop group that shared a bill with Chuck Berry a few times. Berry required cash in a brown paper bag, delivered before he would go on stage. No bag, no Berry...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (nbLIj)

I knew a guy who was one of those locals that berry hired when he was in the area. He said there was never a problem getting paid, but pretty much confirmed him being.... unconventional lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

183 I very much believe the apostle John (the disciple whom Jesus loved) wrote Revelation, the gospel of John… and I, II, and III John

Tradition says he died in exile on the island of Patmos… mentioned in the first chapter of Revelation
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 11:13 PM (uElTB)

It is fair to believe so, since we do not know precisely, but Eusebius said that John the Apostle did not write the last two letters nor the Book of Revelation, and we do know that John the Apostle died in AD 98 in Ephesus, which is in Turkey, so not Patmos. There is a Church built over his tomb, which unfortunately is now a mosque.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:19 PM (DwqWV)

184 Yeah, suddenly CA cares about the oil industry.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 15, 2026 11:19 PM (hJH5n)

185 ." not sure if groundhogs would be attracted to meat."

You might try baiting the trap with some extra salty bacon. The need for salt might tempt a vegetarian groundhog into a trap.

Or you might step out in the morning and find you caught one of the Moron Horde.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 15, 2026 11:20 PM (rUN8k)

186 headline from Archaeology.org: "Who Suffered During a Plague Outbreak?"
... I expect, the people who caught it

Posted by: gKWVE at April 15, 2026 11:20 PM (gKWVE)

187 So yep.
To all the fantastically CoBs...and gosh💞💕! Hordes!
So much love❣❣❣❣
Thanx T, and thank Disco and Doggo!

"I hope your dreams are soft and kind, just like your hearts".

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 15, 2026 11:20 PM (A9n1A)

188 179 I have a recipe for smoked hard apple cider that I'd like to try. I figure it would come out a lot like a smoked beer...
Posted by: Nerd Herd
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That sounds fantastic. I recently was going through boxes we have in storage that date back to the 1970's when a grandparent passed away. Inside, I found a whole book of handwritten recipes for a different gambit of different things. The first I'm going to try is Homemade Walnut Maple Hard Candy.

Posted by: Orson at April 15, 2026 11:21 PM (dIske)

189 Or you might step out in the morning and find you caught one of the Moron Horde.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 15, 2026 11:20 PM (rUN8k)

I think that only applies when there is an actual Bacon Wench.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:21 PM (DwqWV)

190 The problem in TX is that while we have no state income tax, and while we have no state property tax, property taxes are made onerous by profligate local government entities. That’s the killer. The Legislature has made efforts to rein them in over the years but more needs to be done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 15, 2026 11:21 PM (hJH5n)

191 > And damned fine summer time. Free salmon. PFD. And very, very low taxes.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:10 PM (DwqWV)

Summer's not here yet, but you can see it from here. The snow-free spot in the yard here at Old People Warehouse is getting bigger every day, and the park benches on my daily walk have *almost* emerged from the snow enough to sit on them.

I'm ready.

In other good news, it's now physically possible for me to pee my pants again. The "indwelling" catheter is out.

I've got one-time-use catheters that I can use if the flow isn't going (which so far it's not. Supposedly that will improve).

Even so, I only have a hose jammed up my sensitive regions for a few minutes at a time a few times a day, rather than having it in there all the time, so that's a big win.

These are also a lot smaller than the Foley, so they're a lot more comfortable to put in and take out.

Sorry if that's TMI. I'm just happy I no longer have to have a bag of pee strapped to my leg all the time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:22 PM (IG3/x)

192 Or you might step out in the morning and find you caught one of the Moron Horde.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

I think that only applies when there is an actual Bacon Wench.
Posted by: tcn in AK

There's a "sweeper" joke in there somewhere, but I like all my body parts where they currently are.

Posted by: mikeski runs serpentine at April 15, 2026 11:24 PM (VHUov)

193 Posted by: gKWVE at April 15, 2026 11:20 PM (gKWVE)

Willowed:

Tucker Carlson to launch publishing imprint with books by Russell Brand and Milo Yiannopoulos

Hoo boy. Think I'll stick with selfpub slop from Kindle Unlimited
Posted by: gKWVE at April 15, 2026 07:42 PM (gKWVE)

Ka-ching! I'll let you know when my book's uploaded!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 11:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

194 > I knew a guy who was one of those locals that berry hired when he was in the area. He said there was never a problem getting paid, but pretty much confirmed him being.... unconventional lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:18 PM (snZF9)

I like the story about him punching Keith Richards in the face... seems that while Chuck was off collecting the loot, Keith just couldn't resist picking up Chuck's guitar and giving it a whirl.

Chuck didn't like that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:25 PM (IG3/x)

195 Sorry if that's TMI. I'm just happy I no longer have to have a bag of pee strapped to my leg all the time.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

It puts our "tax day" woes in perspective, today, so the judges will allow it.

Posted by: mikeski pays out the other side at April 15, 2026 11:25 PM (VHUov)

196 The demonstration, held on April 7, was advertised on social media as an "Emergency Protest"

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This checks out.

Whenever I've had an emergency, right as I'm lunging for a gun or a fire extinguisher or a phone to call 911, or going to administer CPR, the one thing that always runs through my head is "if only I had a couple dozen fat, ugly, illiterate homosexuals screaming about something nobody cares about right now."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 15, 2026 11:26 PM (BI5O2)

197 Sorry if that's TMI. I'm just happy I no longer have to have a bag of pee strapped to my leg all the time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:22 PM (IG3/x)

Be glad you're not a chick. You would spend most of your time trying to find a bag to match your shoes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)

198 @141. But there's all that culture in NY.

Not all culture is good. Some culture is pure evil.

Posted by: Case at April 15, 2026 11:26 PM (pvf3X)

199 200!

Also, Happy Fair Share Contribution Day to the 'ettes and 'rons, and thanks to TRex for the fine ONT!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 15, 2026 11:26 PM (t2oSI)

200 I saw Big Bag of Pee open for System of a Down at the Fairplex in '82.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 15, 2026 11:27 PM (+HNx/)

201 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 15, 2026 11:26 PM (t2oSI)

Still no action on the Bleat front. Oh well. I wouldn't post much anyway.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

202 "You might try baiting the trap with some extra salty bacon. The need for salt might tempt a vegetarian groundhog into a trap."

I haven't tried salting the bait, easy enough to try it. I caught three in a row one day with the cantaloupe and vanilla thing. Threw their bodies just ten feet from the trap, but they did not heed the warning. Since then I don't think I've trapped any groundhogs, just have to catch them while my 22 is close at hand.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (vbXSk)

203 I'm not Catholic, but I think post Vatican II's embrace of modern critical scholarship is the correct approach. To borrow the phrasing used with respect to POTUS, we should take the Bible seriously but not necessarily literally, including authorship attributions. I get why that rankles, but one could do far worse than Catholic commentators like Raymond Brown (who reached conservative ends through liberal means).

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (GU19I)

204 The BBC has discovered that "shadowy organizations" are helping illegals seek asylum in the UK.

By teaching them how to act gay.

I don't know how that helps, unless the rumors about Kier Starmer are true, of course.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (sabhw)

205
171 This week's Great Moments in Journalism: The Athletic, a New York Times-owned website devoted to sports coverage, is concerned about a new "controversial" statue put up in the ballpark of the Texas Rangers. The pencil-necked homo who wrote the article is pissed that no one from the Rangers will say who put up the statue or why.

The "controversial" statue is of a Texas Ranger. In the stadium where the Texas Rangers play.
Posted by: Wally at April 15, 2026 11:02 PM (65cLN)

Coincidentally it was that paragon of journalistic integrity the Athletic that hired Dianna Russini as an NFL “insider” who just had to resign because she was playing hanky panky with an NFL coach that she was covering (very objectively of course)…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 15, 2026 11:09 PM

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Tits...

*stumbles in random directions, hands out front and cupped*

Posted by: Smitten NFL Coach at April 15, 2026 11:29 PM (VWtfl)

206 I like the story about him punching Keith Richards in the face... seems that while Chuck was off collecting the loot, Keith just couldn't resist picking up Chuck's guitar and giving it a whirl.

Chuck didn't like that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:25 PM

Keith probably assumed that was an acceptable risk and has no regrets...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 15, 2026 11:30 PM (nbLIj)

207 Still no action on the Bleat front. Oh well. I wouldn't post much anyway.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (1Ff7Z)

I am shockingly deficient in my contributions both to the Bleat (https://lileks.com/bleats for them as are wondering what the devil OrangeEnt and I are talking about) and here at AoSHQ. Maybe when I get back from my short vacation tomorrow through Monday.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 15, 2026 11:30 PM (t2oSI)

208 I like the story about him punching Keith Richards in the face... seems that while Chuck was off collecting the loot, Keith just couldn't resist picking up Chuck's guitar and giving it a whirl.

Chuck didn't like that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:25 PM (IG3/x)

Chuck's guitar was probably worth more than the shit Richards would play.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:30 PM (snZF9)

209 To borrow the phrasing used with respect to POTUS, we should take the Bible seriously but not necessarily literally, including authorship attributions. I get why that rankles
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Yes, that does rankle. Christians should take the Bible literally and seriously.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:32 PM (VCgbV)

210 The thing about tragedy is that it affects people depending on how close they are to the tragedy. I try to be in tune to the various shocks and setbacks of the Horde, and I try to offer my sympathies. In the end, though, I'm just a name on a blog.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 11:33 PM (CHHv1)

211 Sorry if that's TMI. I'm just happy I no longer have to have a bag of pee strapped to my leg all the time.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:22 PM (IG3/x)

Do let me know if you need anything. I'm just up the road a piece and I actually come into Anchorage now and again to see the grandbaby and various docs.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:35 PM (DwqWV)

212 When I see the overfed, overstuffed, over medicated, social misfits at Walmark, it makes me proud that my taxes subsidize their sloth and deviancy.

Posted by: Infernal Revenue at April 15, 2026 11:36 PM (oftw2)

213 Since college & flying any airline back & forth from college (sometimes with 2 stops),I had a brief decade with SW for a cheap and direct flight to see my family from Orlando.

We are Delta people. Normal flights. Used to fly monthly for decades.

Returning from London/Paris in 1999, our sons first time overseas, we flew to Atlanta. Where I now try to avoid at all costs. Customs was horrific,hot, crowded, slow & I was jet lagged. I almost laughed hysterically at a large black woman next to me using her giant bazooms cleavage as a cell phone holder. Got the Look of Warning from my husband.

We get on the flight to Orlando & someone screwed up the gate thing and put it in forward vs reverse. It hit the plane door with a thud and dented it to the point they could not close the door.

The moans and lamentations of the people started when they said we'd have to get off the plane while they found another. I was more tired than anyone on board.

I said, loudly, "He can't close the door! He can't fly with the plane with the door open!!!" People knew they had a grouchy and crazy woman on board and shut up. The spare plane was old and held together with duct tape, but we made it home.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 15, 2026 11:37 PM (WONhk)

214 Gospel writers: Chances are one or more of the Gospels was actually inscribed by disciples of the person to whom the Gospel is attributed. Gospel "according to…"

I expect Luke wrote his own, though.

Also, of course, the synoptic gospels each derive somewhat from a common source, either Matthew, or the suspected lost "Q" gospel.

Also also, according to textual criticism the last part of Mark appears to have been lost and some material added (in some versions) to replace the ending. https://w.wiki/LGjG

Considering the various motives, styles, and times of the different Gospels, I've always thought it amazing — and convincing — how much the character of Jesus shone through. You'd be hard-pressed to find four witnesses to an accident who could have such consistency.

Posted by: mindful webworker - what was the q again? at April 15, 2026 11:37 PM (4i4/O)

215 Yes, that does rankle. Christians should take the Bible literally and seriously.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:32 PM (VCgbV

I think that effectively ends up being book worship, a kind of idolatry.

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 15, 2026 11:38 PM (GU19I)

216 State tax chart in the content: Wyoming keeps whispering to me.

Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 11:38 PM (41CYW)

217 When I was stationed “Over There” I tried every damn kind of Beer they had. Tough job, somebody had to do it, that’s just the kinda guy I am.

Rauchbier is kinda weird. Tastes like good beer, but it was strained through campfire ashes. It’s OK, just … different. Give me a Pils or Hefe Weissen, bitte.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 11:38 PM (m+uh6)

218 Yes, that does rankle. Christians should take the Bible literally and seriously.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:32 PM (VCgbV)

I believe one must read the various books as they were presented. For instance, the Song of Songs is poetry, and while it often likens itself to the relationship of God for His people, it is also a fairly exotic love poem. How does one read poetry "literally?"

But yes, history is history, and there is no reason whatsoever to doubt that the historical books, including the Gospels, are not completely truthful.

That said, God gave us everything in the Bible that we need for salvation, and nothing extra, because we are a confused lot and easily led. A great many people read a lot into and out of the Bible that simply isn't there, which is their right of course, but it tends to pervert the message. That's how we end up with oddball things like Liberation Theology and Prosperity Gospel, pure nonsense, both of them.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:39 PM (DwqWV)

219 Local craft brew (don't know if still open, run by a guy who has a German butcher/meat business) had rauchbier. Excellent. Would be fantastic with certain foods.

Flew on Spirit once, Ft Lauderdale to St Maarten round trip. Everything about it was fine, gate staff were great and very helpful, flight was fine. Charged for everything except water (I think?), which I didn't care about. Planes seemed new.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 15, 2026 11:39 PM (U/Byj)

220 The BBC has discovered that "shadowy organizations" are helping illegals seek asylum in the UK.

By teaching them how to act gay.

I don't know how that helps, unless the rumors about Kier Starmer are true, of course.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 15, 2026 11:28 PM (sabhw)

Hopefully the instructions include acting that way all of the time, including in the mosque.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 11:40 PM (S/Y4j)

221 I am shockingly deficient in my contributions both to the Bleat (https://lileks.com/bleats for them as are wondering what the devil OrangeEnt and I are talking about) and here at AoSHQ. Maybe when I get back from my short vacation tomorrow through Monday.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 15, 2026 11:30 PM (t2oSI)

Well, I refuse to use Disqus, so I'm just trying to get into Bleat Blather. I may have a couple things to say, but ain't gonna sign up for disgust.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 15, 2026 11:40 PM (1Ff7Z)

222 We are Delta people. Normal flights. Used to fly monthly for decades.
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Similar here. Delta mostly. More interested in direct flights and will take a day on either side to avoid getting up at Oh-Dark-Thirty. Did 2.5 round trips per week for a 4 year stretch. Had another 5 year stretch of once per week. Nothing romantic about air travel.

Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 11:41 PM (41CYW)

223 We should also probably remember that none of the Gospels were originally titled "The Gospel According to..." They were simply written, and later attributed to the authors. I expect they were accurately attributed by people who really knew who wrote them, having been there at the time.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:41 PM (DwqWV)

224 I'm just a name on a blog.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 11:33 PM (CHHv1)

Not to me, you are a kind person. I hope you are doing a bit better.

None of us are just a person. We are all unique.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 15, 2026 11:42 PM (WONhk)

225 Is Matthew-the-Gospel-Writer also Matthew-the-Apostle also Matthew-the-Tax-Collector?
Posted by: RandomDave at April 15, 2026 11:00 PM (aJQbY)
Yes

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 15, 2026 11:42 PM (eo0di)

226 I'm just a name on a blog.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 11:33 PM (CHHv1)

Not to me, you are a kind person. I hope you are doing a bit better.

None of us are just a person. We are all unique.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 15, 2026 11:42 PM (WONhk)

You aren't a singer in a rock and roll band?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 11:43 PM (S/Y4j)

227 227 I'm just a name on a blog.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 15, 2026 11:33 PM (CHHv1)

Not to me, you are a kind person. I hope you are doing a bit better.

None of us are just a person. We are all unique.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 15, 2026 11:42 PM (WONhk)

You aren't a singer in a rock and roll band?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 11:43 PM (S/Y4j)

Her name was Robert Paulsen?

Posted by: Project Mayhem at April 15, 2026 11:45 PM (GU19I)

228 Mark, who wrote that lovely gospel, was actually named John Mark, and served mostly as Peter's secretary, since Peter was a smelly old fisherman and wasn't the greatest writer. He wrote down what Peter related to him, and of course, he was around for some it too. So, there were plenty of Johns around to write things down. Surnames would have helped, but they really weren't in vogue unless you were a Roman Senator or something.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:46 PM (DwqWV)

229 I thought Rauchbier was “excellent” too - in execution, in terms of quality yes, but still reminded me of a campfire, or maybe some kind of leftover Insurance scam. It’s just weird or definitely an acquired taste

Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 11:48 PM (m+uh6)

230 When I was stationed “Over There” I tried every damn kind of Beer they had. Tough job, somebody had to do it, that’s just the kinda guy I am.

Rauchbier is kinda weird. Tastes like good beer, but it was strained through campfire ashes. It’s OK, just … different. Give me a Pils or Hefe Weissen, bitte.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 15, 2026 11:38 PM (m+uh6)

I liked your description of Rauchbier. I once described Manichevitz as 'a decent red wine that someone tossed a bag of sugar into.'

Posted by: Nerd Herd at April 15, 2026 11:49 PM (NZPfR)

231 > Do let me know if you need anything. I'm just up the road a piece and I actually come into Anchorage now and again to see the grandbaby and various docs.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 15, 2026 11:35 PM (DwqWV)

So far the fam has stepped up, but much appreciated!

I think I'm done with surgery for a couple of months, anyway, and I'm back to the point where I'm getting around okay.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:49 PM (IG3/x)

232 John Mark shows up in Acts a bit. He was friends with Paul, then they had a falling out over something, but by the end of Paul’s life they appear to have reconciled.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 15, 2026 11:49 PM (yGQJD)

233 Nothing romantic about air travel.
Posted by: scampydog at April 15, 2026 11:41 PM (41CYW)

No. We fly to NOLA to avoid Atlanta now to see my mother. Direct flight. Never early. I despise early flights.

When we moved back here from FL we sold our cars and flew once the movers came. Then put the house on the market.

Had spent the night in the Orlando airport hotel and had giant bags of precious things I didn't trust with the movers. Staggered on board a direct flight.

My last thought, on the dark tarmac, was that I won't be in this airport again for awhile. Then we both passed out cold from fatigue and stress.

First class. The flight attendent thought we were doing drugs we were so out of it. First time to not remember the take off vs being alert. The flight attendent poked me and stood back to ask what I wanted for breakfast. I may have looked dead. We ate and went back to sleep.

I wish I could sleep like this on every flight but don't. Sort of better in the fold out beds, but I am still on guard for perverts and don't sleep deeply.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 15, 2026 11:50 PM (WONhk)

234 Well, I am getting really sleepy. Been a long day, and I was out in the cold and the wind for several hours. Going to crawl into bed and turn the electric blanket up to "broil". Winter is having another shot at us 21 degrees, North wind, and snow.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 15, 2026 11:50 PM (utfVc)

235 When I said literally, I meant that the entire Bible is the inspired word of God and I literally take it that way.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:52 PM (VCgbV)

236 Raining again, heavily, and windy. Third wave of the day.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Must be Spring at April 15, 2026 11:53 PM (4i4/O)

237 Listen, I don't have a problem with the concept of taxation, I have a problem with the wasting of my tax money and filthy bastards living high on the hog off my stolen moeny.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2026 11:54 PM (XV/Pl)

238 When I see the overfed, overstuffed, over medicated, social misfits at Walmark, it makes me proud that my taxes subsidize their sloth and deviancy.

Posted by: Infernal Revenue at April 15, 2026 11:36 PM (oftw2)

I don't know why, but this made me laugh, a lot. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:54 PM (snZF9)

239 Sorry, I'm tired and not very articulate at this point.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:56 PM (VCgbV)

240 Tax burden state-by-state comparison:
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Those New Mexicans must make almost as much money as New Yorkers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 15, 2026 11:57 PM (Puq9y)

241 Listen, I don't have a problem with the concept of taxation, I have a problem with the wasting of my tax money and filthy bastards living high on the hog off my stolen moeny.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2026 11:54 PM (XV/Pl)

So, Congresscritter should live in a secured Motel 6 while they're in DC? If they do they're jobs right, they get panels to break the wind, rain, and snow off the outdoor walkways.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 15, 2026 11:57 PM (S/Y4j)

242 None of us are just a person. We are all unique.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

I'm not.

Posted by: mikeski, respecting the classics at April 15, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov)

243 Listen, I don't have a problem with the concept of taxation, I have a problem with the wasting of my tax money and filthy bastards living high on the hog off my stolen moeny.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 15, 2026 11:54 PM (XV/Pl)

Exactly. You want roads, and garbage pickup, and water, and other 1st world things. You don't want to pay for lazy assholes with 4 baby mommas, or inbred thieving somalians, or illegals who all carry on like the shit is owed to them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 15, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)

244 Computer fixin' to conk out and too lazy to go downstairs for the battery.

Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 16, 2026 12:00 AM (WONhk)

245 236 When I said literally, I meant that the entire Bible is the inspired word of God and I literally take it that way.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 15, 2026 11:52 PM (VCgbV)

But Paul tells us in at least one instance that this is not so. 1 Cor. 7:25 ("Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.").

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:01 AM (GU19I)

246 That Texas Ranger statue is not “controversial” and not new. It is titled “one riot, one ranger” and it was commissioned in 1961, and was placed in a position of prominence in Dallas Love Field Air Terminal. It stood there for decades, until a new woke local administration decided it was “uncomfortable” with a statue complimentary to law enforcement.

It was taken down about the time of Covid and disappeared, although it was believed that some private benefactor was safeguarding it.
Everyone who knew of that statue and lamented its disappearance was overjoyed to see Trump up again at Ranger Stadium, the perfect place for it!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 16, 2026 12:03 AM (yGQJD)

247 >>but ain't gonna sign up for disgust.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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That's when I left The Other McCain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 12:04 AM (Puq9y)

248 But Paul tells us in at least one instance that this is not so. 1 Cor. 7:25 ("Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.").
Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:01 AM (GU19I)

Not a real argument. His statement is clearly meant for us to read, and as such, is Divinely inspired. Real people wrote the books of the Bible, not automatons that just wrote words God told them to. That isn't inspiration, that's just a steno copying things.

Why do you suppose Jesus came to us as a human being, incarnated? Not simply because our sins could be overcome only by one who could take them on (a human), but also because only Moses managed to look at God and live. God comes to us as the creatures He created, knowing who and what we are, and what we can and cannot understand.

Same with the Bible authors. Real human beings, telling us Divine things in human language. Inspiration is Divine mystery.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 16, 2026 12:06 AM (DwqWV)

249 Tax burden state-by-state comparison:
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Those New Mexicans must make almost as much money as New Yorkers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 15, 2026 11:57 PM (Puq9y)

Yeah that was a shocker. I wouldn't have thought they were higher than jersey.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 16, 2026 12:07 AM (snZF9)

250 That's when I left The Other McCain.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 12:04 AM (Puq9y)

You used to be able to comment anonymously, but that's gone too. If Wombat every shows up here again, I'd ask why.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 16, 2026 12:07 AM (1Ff7Z)

251 Exactly. You want roads, and garbage pickup, and water, and other 1st world things. You don't want to pay for lazy assholes with 4 baby mommas, or inbred thieving somalians, or illegals who all carry on like the shit is owed to them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Yep. Not anarchy/anarchists. The "trust us bro" spending plan that resembles a Vegas bachelor party at 2am with a credit card is not reassuring.

Posted by: scampydog at April 16, 2026 12:13 AM (41CYW)

252 Comment sections have got to be moderated to be tolerable, and almost no websites anymore are willing to do this. Most dealt with this by either using a strict registration systems, a getting rid of comment sections completely.

And then there are some like Zero Hedge, which has decent articles but a connent section that is a complete cesspool.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 16, 2026 12:14 AM (yGQJD)

253 only Moses managed to look at God and live.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 16, 2026 12:06 AM (DwqWV)
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Jew here. Not getting involved in Christian theology but have a look at Exodus 33:20:

https://tinyurl.com/2ww6fdvz

Compare there to verse 11.

And I'm out.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 16, 2026 12:14 AM (1o8D5)

254 Hmm

the Lebanese government has imposed a full ban on all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps activities inside Lebanese territory. Security forces have been ordered to hunt down, arrest and deport any IRGC members found operating there.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 16, 2026 12:14 AM (rbvCR)

255 What was the cartoon about a futuristic house that included a tax man or greedy relative setting? It isn't Tex Avery's House of Tomorrow - at least not the version with Joi Lansing in a bathing suit.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 16, 2026 12:21 AM (S/Y4j)

256 Not a real argument. His statement is clearly meant for us to read, and as such, is Divinely inspired. Real people wrote the books of the Bible, not automatons that just wrote words God told them to. That isn't inspiration, that's just a steno copying things

But if that's the case, why would he say it all here? It would simply be assumed, as elsewhere. He mentions it here precisely because he is extemporizing. Nothing wrong with that. One could do far worse than Paul's gut check.

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:22 AM (GU19I)

257 Jew here. Not getting involved in Christian theology but have a look at Exodus 33:20:

https://tinyurl.com/2ww6fdvz

Compare there to verse 11.

And I'm out.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 16, 2026 12:14 AM (1o8D5)

Eh, we're very involved in your theology. Turnabout is fair play.

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:26 AM (GU19I)

258 "A New York Times website"

You could have stopped right there.

Posted by: Case at April 16, 2026 12:31 AM (pvf3X)

259 I like the story about him punching Keith Richards in the face... seems that while Chuck was off collecting the loot, Keith just couldn't resist picking up Chuck's guitar and giving it a whirl.

Chuck didn't like that.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 15, 2026 11:25 PM (IG3/x)

I like the story about Frank Sinatra at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, snarling at Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, "Hands off the threads, creep," when he put an arm on Sinatra's shoulder. (I looked up the details, since I couldn't remember the pol or the date.)

I understand that the famous both profit and suffer from the "parasocial" relationship with fans, but it's funny when they cross boundaries with each other. Of all people, they should know better than to mistake a public familiarity for real closeness.

Posted by: SciVo at April 16, 2026 12:36 AM (Sy6m/)

260 But if that's the case, why would he say it all here? It would simply be assumed, as elsewhere. He mentions it here precisely because he is extemporizing. Nothing wrong with that. One could do far worse than Paul's gut check.
Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:22 AM (GU19I)

Paul is admitting his inability to find a scriptural basis for the point he is making. Doesn't mean it wasn't divinely inspired. He was writing for a specific audience and that writing has been accepted as the inspired Word of God. Good enough for me..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 16, 2026 12:37 AM (nbLIj)

261 https://youtu.be/5-DEARoQeqY

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

262 50y.o Speech Updated for TRUMP:America250

You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and I won't have it!! Is that clear?! You think you've merely stopped a business deal. That is not the case. The Arabs have taken billions of dollars out of this country, and now they must put it back! It is ebb and flow, tidal gravity! It is ecological balance!

The old LIB civilization(s) which thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels.

It is the international system of currency which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today. That is the atomic and subatomic and galactic structure of things today! And YOU have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and YOU WILL ATONE! Am I getting through to you?

LET'S GO BRANDON! End LIB Civilization.
End their Strategic Insanity Forever...

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 16, 2026 12:40 AM (KfQ+T)

263 This feels like a thread where I get the good news of my tax refund only to find out that ace set me up on a blind date with Lena Dunham. Where anxiety turns to dread.

It's a good thing I stopped at the liquor store after exiting the CPA's office.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 12:55 AM (Fbc0I)

264 I dread anxiety. Makes me hungry.

Posted by: Case at April 16, 2026 12:58 AM (pvf3X)

265 I dread anxiety. Makes me hungry.
Posted by: Case

I hope hunger doesn't make you anxious.

Posted by: mikeski, cyclically at April 16, 2026 01:01 AM (VHUov)

266 My federal taxes were manageable, this state grabbed a lot more than their fair share.

Just going to sip a quick Chivas before bed, I feel tired. Oh what the heck, JQ, make it a double.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2026 01:01 AM (0nHVk)

267 Who did Trump attack lately? Riley Gaines. Because of course he did.
Posted by: Make it end at April 16, 2026 12:46 AM (qJHK4)
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Trump is almost entirely reactive. What did she say or do?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 16, 2026 01:02 AM (ohEng)

268 Hi, Debby. Double?

You got it!

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

269 Taxes? Pffft. Fed taxes the shit out of our IRA w/d's. And we got a hefty refund (not that I planned it that way-- just didn't know how this would all shake out after hubby's almost-year in nursing home) Need to chat with the investment guy about changing the withholding percentages, given the "medical expenses."

And so what, a big refund... just turn around and pay it to the fking nursing home anyway. Not like it can be spent on, say, a nice cruise or vacation.

Well, I suppose I *could* take a cruise or whatever. It wouldn't be any fun without hubby, though. Fk.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:11 AM (rdVOm)

270 JQ, set aside some for a brief vacation in Texas in the fall, you would have a wonderful time.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2026 01:17 AM (0nHVk)

271 JQ, set aside some for a brief vacation in Texas in the fall, you would have a wonderful time.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2026 01:17 AM (0nHVk)
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I can attest to that, but for the TxMoMe in 2020 when the cold front rolled through and we spent most of our time in the horse barn.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 16, 2026 01:23 AM (ohEng)

272 Texas. Hmm. Well, the only way I could possibly do that, is if hubby passes.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)

273 Seriously-- it's about 2k miles from here to Corsicana. And I'd need to drive it. Alone.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

274 Schroedinger appears to be watching the house poltergeist.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 16, 2026 01:34 AM (ohEng)

275 I've flown a lot all over the world for work. Spirit is easily in bottom couple for everything from checkin. For some reason they decided to go with the most uncomfortable airline seats I've ever sat in. Like they had a grudge against their customers for buying a ticket.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 15, 2026 11:03 PM (viF8m)

I have flown all over the world and Spirit easily ranks as the worst airline I have ever flown on. Scoot Airlines on this side of the world is pretty bad too - but Spirit stands alone in sheer spiteful, incomprehensible, anti-customer torture and meaningless inconvenience. I once quipped that if I am going somewhere and the only option is Spirit, I am walking, even if its Antarctica.

Good evening Hordlings from your erstwhile correspondent in Southeast Asia. Still, as always, hotter n' hell here. But green (in a bucolic way, not a modern political movement way), safe and fairly serene here in Singapore.

Posted by: Publius Redux at April 16, 2026 01:36 AM (Gu66x)

276 I once quipped that if I am going somewhere and the only option is Spirit, I am walking, even if its Antarctica.
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I visited the Air and Space Museum in McMinnville just recently, and they have first class airliner seats scattered around the place for people to rest in. I quipped that it's the only time I'm going to be in a first class seat. I have to admit, they're pretty comfy.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 16, 2026 01:41 AM (ohEng)

277 It's a good thing I stopped at the liquor store after exiting the CPA's office.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Current events are very taxing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 01:41 AM (Puq9y)

278 Hello from Idaho, Publius Redux!

It's cold and windy now, chance of rain/snow mixed overnight. Hope it slows the lawn growth, I've been mowing every 5 days, due to previous early warmth!

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

279 And now for some heavy western swing.

The Prairie Moons
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
https://youtu.be/DqWWayImQeI

The original version was recorded by Patsy Montana in 1934.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 16, 2026 01:49 AM (glnUu)

280 Much obliged JQ.

Sweet dreams Horde, early alarm tomorrow.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 16, 2026 01:50 AM (0nHVk)

281 'Night, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 01:50 AM (rdVOm)

282 The Bonamassa Taxman is rad.

Posted by: scottst at April 16, 2026 01:52 AM (szEov)

283
Riley criticized Trump for the Jesus post and he said “I’m not a big fan of Riley, actually.”

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 16, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)

284 The Jesus post? You mean, the one where Trump is depicted as a healer (or so he says)?

And these same fktards said nothing about all the "halo" photos of 0bastard, and the freaking *candles* of him & other demonrats and even fauci?!

Yeah. Boohoo.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

285 Well, Wednesday is over, even by Mountain Time. 🕐 The trash is out by the road. The IRS approved our submission. The rains are apparently over for a while, at least 'til Friday. The cat is asleep and the dog has gone to bed. And so should MiladyJo and I. It was a day.

Don't you think it's better living in the country?
https://youtu.be/7rHiuXlbKpg

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - still rural but too close to suburban sprawl at April 16, 2026 02:06 AM (4i4/O)

286
The Jesus post? You mean, the one where Trump is depicted as a healer (or so he says)?

And these same fktards said nothing about all the "halo" photos of 0bastard, and the freaking *candles* of him & other demonrats and even fauci?!

Yeah. Boohoo.
Posted by: JQ

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Yes. I rather think young Riley should have kept her thoughts to herself.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 16, 2026 02:12 AM (n7rxJ)

287 Riley's 15 minutes were up, a while ago. She should've walked on by.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)

288 Hi, Blondie!

Sorry, guess I'm just in a pissy mood tonight. Ugh. My apologies...

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm)

289 I can attest to that, but for the TxMoMe in 2020 when the cold front rolled through and we spent most of our time in the horse barn.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 16, 2026 01:23 AM (ohEng)

That was my first year. Yeah it was a bit cold, but not much colder than it was back home, so I had the clothes for it. Every year after was pretty frigging hot.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 16, 2026 02:19 AM (snZF9)

290 Eh, we're very involved in your theology. Turnabout is fair play.

Posted by: Drive-By Theology at April 16, 2026 12:26 AM (GU19I)
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I'm quite familiar with Christian scripture and theology. My point was simply to point out the Biblical verse which stated otherwise than the comment. Nothing more was meant.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 16, 2026 02:26 AM (1o8D5)

291 No, the ONT does not have a second home in New York City worth more than $5m, but thank you for your concern.
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Didn't know what this was referencing until I came across this:

https://tinyurl.com/4ajfr37z

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 16, 2026 02:35 AM (1o8D5)

292 I say we dig up OJ Simpson and carry out the death penalty for murder:

https://tinyurl.com/mry537zd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 16, 2026 02:41 AM (1o8D5)

293 >>>The Jesus post? You mean, the one where Trump is depicted as a healer (or so he says)?

And these same fktards said nothing about all the "halo" photos of 0bastard, and the freaking *candles* of him & other demonrats and even fauci?!

Yeah. Boohoo.

Posted by: JQ

>The best one was when Jesus showed up and threw Trump into Hell. That's classic. I'd bet the pope liked that one.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 02:51 AM (Fbc0I)

294
Hi, Blondie!

Sorry, guess I'm just in a pissy mood tonight. Ugh. My apologies...
Posted by: JQ

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I find your piss quite refreshing! No need to apologize.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 16, 2026 02:54 AM (n7rxJ)

295 Trump's Eternal Revenue Department sounds better and better. We got all the oil we need; start building new refineries.Get those nuke plants up. Start selling all that Venezuelan oil. Make the Middle East irrelevant. Get those tariffs back up. Have the world start paying us for a change. Lord knows we have spilt our blood for foreign powers. Time to collect.

Also, these sing-abouters need to tune their instruments and pay up; I'll take them seriously when they stop employing the same accountants as the "rich folks". All can take advantage of all legal loopholes; no worries. But do not bemoan the taxman when you make money bemoaning taxes. A wee bit hypocritical.

The tone deaf dude with red beard really needs to STFU.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 16, 2026 02:55 AM (icmmM)

296 Glurp gleep gleb

Posted by: raimondo...who likes it in the ass at April 16, 2026 02:55 AM (XiH46)

297 It's nearly bedtime, heh...

Yeah, it's been a lousy day. Nothing particular really, just general frustration with every fking thing. Bah.

Hope life is going smoother for the rest of the Horde!

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm)

298 Don't you think it's better living in the country?
https://youtu.be/7rHiuXlbKpg

G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker
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I've heard their work. (I think) At a blog in the early 2's a fellow from Florida posted songs from this band, not addresses (things were different) I downloaded the music directly from the site.
Been trying to find the band ever since.
They should have made it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 03:01 AM (Puq9y)

299 >The best one was when Jesus showed up and threw Trump into Hell. That's classic. I'd bet the pope liked that one.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 02:51 AM (Fbc0I)

The Catholic Church has long encouraged migration which has lead to many deaths and the notion that you can just move somewhere else and mess up their place rather than stay put and clean your mess in your place. No! Clean up your own shit hole. Help? Sure we'll give it too you but you need to clean up your mess. This starts with not bringing in socialist or communist governments.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 16, 2026 03:02 AM (icmmM)

300 Why do trools fa-all in step?
Why are their minds so full.of crep?
Why do they sleep in shet?

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 16, 2026 03:04 AM (zvnUC)

301 Southern Band

The waves are settling down and the sun has sunk into the sand and the only calm the city gives is living in these ocean sounds not as bad as it could be not as good as it could be you’ll find out what you miss most when you’re out on the West Coast

It’s been a long fall,
Yes it’s gonna be a long fall
Yes it’s gonna be a long fall,

I’m not sure why I’m still here when I left my life seemed so clear Now my dreams are heavy thing muddied by reality cause I can’t find good days and no game days on Saturdays. Yes the only tailgates I see now are loading sacks of crack cocaine. For a long haul up the West Coast to a long fall, to a long fall

My girl knew the price of fame I lost her when she changed her name. Her face used to feel so soft till her agents doctor pulled it off.
She got a nose and cheek bones and a bit part on a TV show. But broken down to a broken place (not sure I heard that correctly)
When the one you love’s got a strangers face

It’s a long fall, I’ll be ready for a long fall
Little more rain and I don’t feel the pain

Guitar solo

cont

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 03:05 AM (Puq9y)

302 Guitar solo

When I thought I’d head on back I saw a black haired girl on the concrete path She flung her hair back with her hands between the setting sun and the copper sand and in the fading light I could barely see a spot of a wink? and she gave it to me

She said you look like someone I know I said I do but I can’t love you so
In this long fall I lost out on the West Coast. It’s a long fall. No, no, no one gets on in
It’s a long fall. No way, but I know Jane would say long fall. It’s a long fall

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 16, 2026 03:07 AM (Puq9y)

303 >>>The Catholic Church has long encouraged migration which has lead to many deaths and the notion that you can just move somewhere else and mess up their place rather than stay put and clean your mess in your place. No! Clean up your own shit hole. Help? Sure we'll give it too you but you need to clean up your mess. This starts with not bringing in socialist or communist governments.

Posted by: The Man from Athens

>Catholic leadership has been lackluster for a couple of generations and they need to get back to the gospel and hope and unity and grace.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 03:07 AM (Fbc0I)

304 Rainmandodo! You got a new hash!

Ya know, I really got a kick out of the one you had the other night-- it was something like LjrKo? Read: el jerko.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 03:08 AM (rdVOm)

305 'Night, all.

Posted by: JQ at April 16, 2026 03:21 AM (rdVOm)

306 Went on a blind date with a lady from the I.R.S. She probably made good money. I'll never know.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 16, 2026 03:21 AM (wDs+a)

307 >>>Went on a blind date with a lady from the I.R.S. She probably made good money. I'll never know.

Posted by: JM in Illinois

>You may have been blind, but she's got your number, buddy.

She should be busy this time of year.

If you're a horn dog, you should find out what she's pulling in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 03:30 AM (Fbc0I)

308 >Catholic leadership has been lackluster for a couple of generations and they need to get back to the gospel and hope and unity and grace.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 16, 2026 03:07 AM (Fbc0I)

Hopefully once the fags all pass on, we can have a real Church again with real men leading it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 16, 2026 03:51 AM (DwqWV)

309 Time to get moving

Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2026 03:53 AM (Ia/+0)

310 Stretch of Summer here, over 90s yesterday, upper 80s today

Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2026 04:15 AM (Ia/+0)

311 Still spring in the Willamette Valley; got down to 36 overnight, projected to peak in the low 50s today. At least we've been getting some rain, after a very dry winter.

Posted by: SciVo at April 16, 2026 04:22 AM (Sy6m/)

312 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 16, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

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